Federal Register December 26, 2002 (Volume 67)

Agencies Publishing on December 26, 2002

Agency for International Development (1)
Agriculture Department (11)
Commerce Department (4)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (1)
Defense Department (6)
Education Department (8)
Energy Department (11)
Environmental Protection Agency (9)
Federal Communications Commission (2)
Federal Election Commission (2)
Federal Maritime Commission (4)
General Services Administration (3)
Health and Human Services Department (10)
Homeland Security Department (2)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (4)
International Trade Commission (1)
Justice Department (4)
Labor Department (16)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1)
National Credit Union Administration (7)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (1)
Postal Service (1)
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Railroad Retirement Board (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (7)
Social Security Administration (1)
State Department (7)
Surface Transportation Board (2)
Transportation Department (5)
Treasury Department (10)

Agency for International Development

Title	Type	Published
Agency for International Development Employee Responsibilities and Conduct USAID is amending its regulations governing the responsibilities and conduct of USAID employees.	Rule	Dec 26, 2002

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > RTB Sunshine Act Meeting Board of Directors meeting.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > RUS Information Collection Activity; Comment Request In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on this information collection for which RUS intends to request approval from the Office of Management and B...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Appealable decisions; legal notice:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Newspapers Used for Publication of Legal Notices by the Intermountain Region; Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and Wyoming This notice lists the newspapers that will be used by the ranger districts, forests and regional office of the Intermountain Region to publish legal notices required under 36 CFR 215 and 217. The intended effect of this action is to inform interested...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Egg, poultry, and rabbit products; inspection and grading:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Increase in Fees and Charges for Egg, Poultry, and Rabbit Grading The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is increasing the fees and charges for Federal voluntary egg, poultry, and rabbit grading. These fees and charges are increased to cover the increase in salaries of Federal employees, salary increases of State...	Rule	Dec 26, 2002

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > NRCS Mill Creek Watershed, Richland County, WI Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR part 1500); and the Natural Resources Conservation Service Regulations (7 CFR part 650); the Natural Resources Co...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Equity 23-21 and 32-4 Oil and Gas Wells, Dakota Prairie Grassland, Billings County, North Dakota The Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact statement to document the analysis and disclose the environmental impacts of the construction of the well pads, access roads, production facilities, utilites, and pipelines proposed under the Su...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Field office technical guides; changes:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > NRCS Notice of Proposed Change to Section IV of the Virginia State Technical Guide It has been determined by the NRCS State Conservationist for Virginia that changes must be made in the NRCS State Technical Guide specifically in practice standards: <greek-i>342, Critical Area Planting; <greek-i>466, Land Smoothing; <greek-i>468, Li...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Notice of Resource Advisory Committee Meeting Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463) and under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-393), the Boise and Payette National Forests' Southwest Idaho Resour...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Agriculture Department > FS Wrangell-Petersburg Resource Advisory Committee The Wrangell-Petersburg Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet beginning at 8 a.m. on Friday, January 17 through noon, Saturday, January 18, 2003, in Wrangell, Alaska. The purpose of this meeting is to review and discuss proposals for funding un...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Onions grown in

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Onions Grown in South Texas; Increased Assessment Rate This rule would increase the assessment rate established for the South Texas Onion Committee (Committee) for the 2002-03 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.05 to $0.085 per 50-pound equivalent of onions handled. The Committee locally administers t...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2002

Patent licenses; non-exclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > ARS Notice of Federal Invention Available for Licensing and Intent To Grant Exclusive License Notice is hereby given that the Federally owned invention disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 6245294 "Method and Apparatus for Surface Treatment of Materials", issued June 12, 2001, is available for licensing and that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ag...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Commerce Department

Antidumping and countervailing duties:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with November anniversary dates. In accordance with the Department's regulations, w...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils From France On August 7, 2002, the Department of Commerce ("Department") published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from France. The merchandise covered by the order is...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; Interim 2003 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish NMFS issues interim 2003 total allowable catch (TAC) amounts for each category of groundfish, Community Development Quota (CDQ) reserve amounts, American Fisheries Act (AFA) pollock allocations and sideboard amounts, and prohibited species catch (PSC...	Rule	Dec 26, 2002
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Interim 2003 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish NMFS issues interim 2003 total allowable catch (TAC) amounts for each category of groundfish, American Fisheries Act (AFA) sideboard amounts, and specifications for prohibited species catch (PSC) amounts for the groundfish fishery of the Gulf of Alas...	Rule	Dec 26, 2002

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Title	Type	Published
Consumer Product Safety Commission Petition Requesting Ban of All-Terrain Vehicles Sold for Use by Children Under 16 Years Old; Extension of Comment Period The Commission is extending its comment period to receive information concerning a petition asking the Commission to ban the sale of adult-size four wheel all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) sold for the use of children under 16 years of age. Seven manufactu...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Defense Department

Danger zones and restricted areas:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > COE United States Navy Restricted Area, Cooper River and Tributaries, Naval Weapons Station Charleston, Charleston, SC The Corps of Engineers is proposing to amend existing regulations to expand the authority of the Commander, Naval Weapons Station Charleston, to restrict passage of watercraft and vessels within currently designated restricted areas in the Cooper Riv...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2002

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > COE Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for a Special Area Management for the San Jacinto River and Upper Santa Margarita River Watersheds, Riverside County, CA The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps of Engineers) is announcing its intent to prepare a DEIS for a Special Area Management Plan (SAMP). The SAMP is being developed to address anticipated development, infrastructure, and maintenance projects and a...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Title	Type	Published
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Davis-Bacon Act-Price Adjustment (Actual Method) Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a curr...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USAF Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Department of the Air Force is proposing to alter a system of records in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. The alteration expands the category of individuals to include parac...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Defense Department > DLA Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records The Defense Logistics Agency proposes to alter a system of records notice in its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. The alteration adds a new category of records being maintained and a new purp...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Defense Department > DLA Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records The Defense Logistics Agency proposes to alter a system of records notice in its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. S322.10.DMDC is being altered to add a routine use for the purposes of valida...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Education Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests The Leader, Regulatory Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests The Leader, Regulatory Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Education Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Leader, Regulatory Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Education Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Leader, Regulatory Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Access to Telework Fund The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services proposes a priority and application and project requirements for an Access to Telework Fund (ATF). The Assistant Secretary may use this priority and the requirements for compet...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Education Department Final Priority on Alternative Financing Program Technical Assistance (AFPTA) under Title III of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services announces a final priority on Alternative Financing Program Technical Assistance (AFPTA) under title III of the Assistive Technology Act (AT Act) of 1998 that is administered b...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Education Department Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research-Alternative Financing Program Technical Assistance (AFPTA); Notice Inviting Applications for Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 Alternative Financing Program Technical Assistance	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Act), the Department of Education (Department) publishes this notice of a new system of records for the collection and maintenance of information on the issuance of Identification Media for Depa...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Compliance Filing ANR Pipeline Co.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Energy Department > FERC ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Tariff Filing ANR Pipeline Co.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Energy Department > FERC ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Negotiated Rate Filing ANR Pipeline Co.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Alliance Pipeline L.P.; Notice of Compliance Filing Alliance Pipeline L.P.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Aquila, Inc., Complainant v. Public Service Company of Colorado, Respondent; Notice of Complaint Aquila, Inc.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Tariff Filing Dominion Transmission, Inc.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C.; Notice of Tariff Filing Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application Northern Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Sabine Pipe Line LLC; Notice of Compliance Filing Sabine Pipe Line LLC	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Negotiated Rate Filing Texas Eastern Transmission, LP	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Electricity export and import authorizations, permits, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Application To Export Electric Energy; Rainy River Energy Corporation Rainy River Energy Corporation (Rainy River) has applied to export electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act for a period of two years.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollution control:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Resolution of Notice of Deficiency for Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program in Indiana This notice announces that our recent approvals of rule changes made by the State of Indiana (published at 67 FR 34844 and 67 FR 52615) have, collectively, resolved all of the issues listed in the December 11, 2001 (66 FR 64039) notice of program def...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency EPA Science Advisory Board Executive Committee; Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meeting Science Advisory Board	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural commodities:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Urea; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of urea when used in pesticide formulations. Ecolab, Inc. submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the Food Qua...	Rule	Dec 26, 2002
Environmental Protection Agency Urea: Revocation of Tolerance Exemptions EPA is amending 40 CFR part 180 subpart D to revoke four exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance for urea because these tolerance exemptions are no longer necessary. The Agency is acting on its own initiative. This direct final rule is being p...	Rule	Dec 26, 2002

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Report to Congress on the Impacts and Control of Combined Sewer Overflows and Sanitary Sewer Overflows; Availability of Public Health Experts Workshop Summary (EPA 833-R-02-002) Pub. L. 106-554 required EPA to provide to Congress a report on the impacts and control of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs). In evaluating the extent of human health impacts caused by municipal CSOs and SSOs, EPA in...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Solid wastes:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Regulatory Innovations: Pilot-Specific Rule for Electronic Materials in the EPA Region III Mid-Atlantic States; Hazardous Waste Management System; Modification of the Hazardous Waste Program; Cathode Ray Tubes Many used cathode ray tubes (CRTs) are currently classified as characteristic hazardous wastes under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Such CRTs are therefore subject to the hazardous waste regulations of RCRA Subtitle C unless they...	Rule	Dec 26, 2002
Environmental Protection Agency Regulatory Innovations: Pilot-Specific Rule for Electronic Materials in the EPA Region III Mid-Atlantic States; Hazardous Waste Management System; Modification of the Hazardous Waste Program; Cathode Ray Tubes Many used cathode ray tubes (CRTs) are currently classified as characteristic hazardous wastes under RCRA. Such CRTs are therefore subject to the hazardous waste regulations of RCRA Subtitle C unless they come from a household or a conditionally exem...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2002

Water pollution control:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System-Amendment of Final Regulations Addressing Cooling Water Intake Structures for New Facilities Today's direct final rule makes minor changes to EPA's final rule published December 18, 2001 implementing section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) for new facilities that use water withdrawn from rivers, streams, lakes, reservoirs, estuaries, oce...	Rule	Dec 26, 2002
Environmental Protection Agency National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System-Amendment of Final Regulations Addressing Cooling Water Intake Structures for New Facilities EPA is proposing minor changes to EPA's final rule implementing section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) for new facilities that use water withdrawn from rivers, streams, lakes, reservoirs, estuaries, oceans or other waters of the United States fo...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2002

Federal Communications Commission

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Common carrier services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991 On September 18, 2002, the Commission released a document (67 FR 62667, October 8, 2002) seeking comment on whether it should change its rules restricting telemarketing calls and facsimile advertisements. This document extends the time to file reply...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2002

Federal Election Commission

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act; implementation:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Election Commission BCRA Technical Amendments The Commission recently reorganized the sections defining "contributions" and "expenditures," and also redesignated other sections. These technical amendments correct cites in title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations to bring the regulations into...	Rule	Dec 26, 2002

Contribution and expenditure limitations and prohibitions:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Election Commission Leadership PACS The Federal Election Commission is seeking comment on proposed rules to address leadership PACs, which are unauthorized committees that are associated with a Federal candidate or officeholder. Please note that the draft rules that follow do not repre...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2002

Federal Maritime Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Notice of Agreement(s) Filed Agreements filed, etc.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Ocean transportation intermediary licenses:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Transportation Intermediary License; Applicants Atallah Business Group, Inc., et al.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Transportation Intermediary License; Reissuances Cross Ocean International, Inc., et al.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Transportation Intermediary License; Revocations Cross Water Line et al.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

General Services Administration

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration Information Collection: Nondiscrimination in Federal Financial Assistance Programs Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the General Services Administration requested in June 2002 that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reinstate an information collection regarding nondiscriminat...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Federal Management Regulation:

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration Federal Management Regulation; Notification of Allocation of Surplus Personal Property for Donation The General Services Administration (GSA) is amending the Federal Management Regulation (FMR) to clarify the period of time GSA normally requires to allocate surplus personal property for donation. This final rule will allow holding agencies to move...	Rule	Dec 26, 2002

Federal property management:

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration Federal Property Management Regulations; Centralized Field Reproduction Services The General Services Administration (GSA) is amending the Federal Property Management Regulations (FPMR) by removing coverage on centralized field reproduction services.	Rule	Dec 26, 2002

Health and Human Services Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Proposed collection; comment request	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Proposed collection; comment request	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of OMB Approval; Export Certificates for FDA Regulated Products The Food and Drug Administration is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Export Certificates for FDA Regulated Products Under Sections 801(e) and 802 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act" has been approved by the Office of Man...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of OMB Approval; Medical Devices: Humanitarian Use Devices The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Medical Devices: Humanitarian Use Devices" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Oral Dosage Form New Animal Drugs; Clindamycin Liquid; Change of Sponsor's Address The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of an abbreviated new animal drug application (ANADA) filed by Delmarva Laboratories, Inc., and a change of this sponsor's address. The ANADA provides...	Rule	Dec 26, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Ophthalmic and Topical Dosage Form New Animal Drugs; Imidacloprid and Ivermectin The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Bayer Corp., Agriculture Division, Animal Health. The NADA provides for veterinary prescription use in...	Rule	Dec 26, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Notice of Meeting Radiation and Worker Health Advisory Board	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Radiological health:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Electronic Products; Performance Standard for Diagnostic X-Ray Systems and Their Major Components; Correction The Food and Drug Administration is correcting a proposed rule that appeared in the Federal Register of December 10, 2002 (67 FR 76056). The document proposed to amend the performance standard for diagnostic x-ray systems and their major components....	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2002

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Draft Guidance for Industry on Labeling for Topically Applied Cosmetic Products Containing Alpha Hydroxy Acids as Ingredients; Availability; Correction The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a notice that appeared in the Federal Register of December 2, 2002 (67 FR 71577). The document announced the availability of a draft guidance entitled "Guidance for Industry: Labeling for Topically...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Homeland Security Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Federal Emergency Management Agency is submitting a request for review and approval of a collection of information under the emergency processing procedures in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulation 5 CFR 1320.13. FEMA is requesting...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Disaster and emergency areas:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Ohio; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Ohio, (FEMA-1444-DR), dated November 18, 2002, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Housing and Urban Development Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment-Public Housing Drug Elimination Program Formula Allocation: Plan, Consultation, Reporting Resident Survey The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Interior Department

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Mono Basin Area Sage Grouse as Endangered We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 90-day finding on a petition to list the Mono Basin area sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus phaios) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. We find the petition does not p...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designations of Critical Habitat for Plant Species From the Island of Oahu, HI We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of the draft economic analysis for the proposed designations of critical habitat for plant species from the island of Oahu, Hawaii. The comment period for the proposed critic...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2002

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NIGC Fee Rates Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 25 CFR 514.1(a)(3), that the National Indian Gaming Commission has adopted final annual fee rates of 0.00% for tier 1 and 0.0665% (.000665) for tier 2 for calendar year 2002. These rates shall apply to all assessab...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council; Notice of Meeting The Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary is announcing a public meeting of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Fresh Tomatoes From Mexico On December 16, 2002, the Department of Commerce published notice in the Federal Register of the suspension of its antidumping investigation on fresh tomatoes from Mexico (67 FR 77044). The basis for the suspension is an agreement between Commerce an...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Justice Department

Immigration:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > INS Adjustment of Status for Certain Aliens from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos in the United States This rule finalizes the Department of Justice regulations implementing section 586 of Public Law 106-429, which provides for the adjustment of status for certain aliens from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Eligible applicants must have been physically p...	Rule	Dec 26, 2002
Justice Department > INS Waiver of Criminal Grounds of Inadmissibility for Immigrants On July 9, 2002, the Department of Justice published a proposed rule to implement a law authorizing the adjustment of status for certain aliens from Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos, and to codify the Attorney General's approach to granting waivers under...	Rule	Dec 26, 2002

Interstate Transportation of Dangerous Criminals Act; implementation:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Establishment of Minimum Safety and Security Standards for Private Companies That Transport Violent Prisoners In the Interstate Transportation of Dangerous Criminals Act of 2000 ("the Act"), Congress instructed the Department of Justice ("the Department") to promulgate regulations providing minimum safety and security standards for private companies that tra...	Rule	Dec 26, 2002

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records Systems of records	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Labor Department

Adjustment assistance and NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance Kalmar Industries Corp. et al.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Adjustment assistance:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Biljo, Inc., Currently Known as Kalikow Brothers LP, Dublin, GA; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance Biljo, Inc.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Labor Department > ETA Chamco Equipment Ltd., Vancouver, WA; Notice of Termination of Investigation Chamco, Equipment LTD.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Labor Department > ETA Dixon Ticonderoga Company, Inc., Sandusky Division, Sandusky, OH; Notice of Termination of Investigation Dixon Ticonderoga Co., Inc.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Labor Department > ETA Haemer-Wright Tool & Die, Inc., Saegertown, PA; Notice of Termination of Investigation Haemer-Wright Tool Die, Inc.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Labor Department > ETA Haemer-Wright Tool and Die, Inc., Saegertown, Pennsylvania; Notice of Revised Determination on Reopening Haemer-Wright Tool Die, Inc.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Labor Department > ETA Pfaltzgraff Company, Also Known as Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff, York, PA, Thomasville, PA, and Dover, PA; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance Pfaltzgraff Co.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Labor Department > ETA Sonoco Products Company, Santa Maria Plant, Santa Maria, CA, and Mt. Olive, NC; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance Sonoco Products Co.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Proposed Collection of the ETA 5159, Claims and Payment Activities; Comment Request The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or cont...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Labor Department > ETA Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers (UCX) Handbook; Comment Request The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or cont...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Coal mine safety and health, and education and training:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > MSHA Emergency Temporary Standard; Correction This document corrects errors that appeared in MSHA's preamble for Emergency Evacuations; Emergency Final Rule.	Rule	Dec 26, 2002

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act; implementation:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OWCP Performance of Functions Under This Chapter; Claims for Compensation Under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, as Amended On May 25, 2001, the Department of Labor (DOL) published interim final regulations that governed its responsibilities under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, as amended (EEOICPA or Act). The Act provides lump...	Rule	Dec 26, 2002

NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Nestle Purina, St. Joseph, Missouri; Notice of Termination of Investigation Nestle Purina	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Labor Department > ETA Pfaltzgraff Company, Also Known as Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff, York, PA, Thomasville, PA, and Dover, PA; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for NAFTA-Transitional Adjustment Assistance Pfaltzgraff Co.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Nationally recognized testing laboratories, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OSHA NSF International; Application for Expansion of Recognition This notice announces the application of NSF International for expansion of its recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory under 29 CFR 1910.7, and presents the Agency's preliminary finding. This preliminary finding does not constitute...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Safety standard petitions:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > MSHA Petitions for Modification Mallie Coal Co., Inc., et al.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Availability of Annual Report on Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Acquisitions for Fiscal Years 1999, 2000, and 2001 Under the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13211-13219) as amended by the Energy Conservation Reauthorization Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-388), and Executive Order 13149 (April 2000), "Greening the Government Through Federal Fleet and Transportation...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

National Credit Union Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Credit Union Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB For Review; Comment Request The NCUA is resubmitting the following information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). This information collection is publis...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
National Credit Union Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB For Review; Comment Request The NCUA intends to submit the following information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). This information collection is pub...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
National Credit Union Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB For Revision to a Currently Approved Information Collections; Comment Request The NCUA intends to submit the following information collections to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). These information collection a...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
National Credit Union Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review; Comment Request The NCUA is resubmitting the following information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). This information collection is publi...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
National Credit Union Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB For Review; Comment Request The NCUA intends to submit the following information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). This information collection is publ...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
National Credit Union Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB For Revision to a Currently Approved Information Collections; Comment Request The NCUA intends to submit the following information collections to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). These information collection a...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
National Credit Union Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review; Comment Request The NCUA is resubmitting the following information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). This information collection is publi...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Licensing Support System Advisory Reivew Panel The Licensing Support System Advisory Review Panel was established by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission as a Federal Advisory Committee in 1989. Its purpose was to provide advice on the fundamental issues of design and development of an electron...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request; Survey of Nonparticipating Single Premium Group Annuity Rates The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC") is requesting that the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") extend approval, under the Paperwork Reduction Act, of a collection of information (OMB control number 1212-0030; expires January 31, 200...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Postal Service

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

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Railroad Retirement Board

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Railroad Retirement Board Actuarial Advisory Committee With Respect to the Railroad Retirement Account; Notice of Public Meeting Actuarial Advisory Committee	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Consolidated Tape Association; Notice of Filing and Summary Effectiveness of the Fourth Substantive Amendment to the Second Restatement of the Consolidated Tape Association Plan and the Second Substantive Amendment to the Restated Consolidated Quotation Plan Consolidated Tape Association and Quotation Plans; amendments	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Filings Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as Amended (Act) Public utility holding company filings	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Joint industry plan:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Joint Industry Plan; Notice of Filing of Amendment to the Options Intermarket Linkage Plan To Provide a Process for Potential New Options Exchanges To Have Interim Access to Linkage Information Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc., et al.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by International Securities Exchange, Inc., Relating to Rules Governing the Intermarket Linkage International Securities Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Extension of Comment Period for the Proposed Rule Changes by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to Supervisory Control Amendments National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Relating to the Establishment of a Nasdaq Official Closing Price and a Trade Report Modifier With Which To Identify That Price to the Public National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the Pacific Exchange, Inc. Relating to Exchange Rules for the Options Intermarket Linkage Pacific Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Social Security Administration

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Emergency Request and Comment Request Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

State Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Office of Foreign Missions, Diplomatic Motor Vehicle Office The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments should be submitted to OMB within 30 days of...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Art objects; importation for exhibition:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “An Imperial Collection: Women Artists from the State Hermitage Museum” Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
State Department Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition; Determinations: “Manet/Velazquez: The French Taste for Spanish Painting” Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Request for Grant Proposals: Summer Institute for English Language Administrators From Francophone and Lusophone Sub-Saharan Africa Francophone and Lusophone Sub-Saharan Africa; Summer Institute for English-as-a-Foreign Language Administrators	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

International Traffic in Arms regulations:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Amendments to the International Traffic in Arms Regulation: Canadian Exemption This rule clarifies the Canadian Exemption at the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) as to how the Department of State will identify Canadian Crown Corporations as authorized end-users.	Rule	Dec 26, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Shipping Coordinating Committee, Facilitation Committee; Notice of Meeting Shipping Coordinating Committee	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
State Department Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Meeting Shipping Coordinating Committee	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB CSX Transportation, Inc.-Corporate Family Merger Exemption-The Western Railway of Alabama CSX Transportation, Inc., et al.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
DOT, STB Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority-Acquisition Exemption-Union Pacific Railroad Company Union Pacific Railroad Co.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Transportation Department

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Proposed Endangered Species Habitat Bank for the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse, Douglas County, CO The FHWA is proposing to sign an agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) which designates 25 acres of property owned by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) as a habitat conservation bank for the Preble's Meadow Jumpin...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Environmental Impact Statement; Sherburne and Stearns Counties, MN The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that a Tier I environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed east/west minor arterial connection between Trunk Highway (TH) 15 and TH 10, including a crossing of the Mississip...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Hazardous materials:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > RSPA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for Modification of Exemptions In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, exemptions from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR part 107, Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardo...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Transportation Department > RSPA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for Exemptions In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, exemptions from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR part 107, subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardo...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Motor carrier safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FMCSA Oregon Department of Transportation Application for Exemptions for Farmers The FMCSA has received an application from the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) for exemptions from all the Federal regulatory requirements concerning parts and accessories necessary for the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

Treasury Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Proposed Collection of Information: Voucher for Payment of Awards The Financial Management Service, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on a continuing information collection. By this no...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Treasury Department > OCC Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Comment Request The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduct...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Federal claims collection:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > FS Centralized Offset of Federal Payments to Collect Nontax Debts Owed to the United States This interim rule describes the general rules and procedures applicable to the centralized offset of Federal payments to collect delinquent, nontax debts owed to Federal agencies. The Department of the Treasury's Financial Management Service has esta...	Rule	Dec 26, 2002

Income taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Redemptions Taxable as Dividends; Correction This document contains corrections to a notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of public hearing (REG-150313-01) which was published in the Federal Register on Friday,October 18, 2002 (67 FR 64331). This regulation provides guidance regarding the t...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2002
Treasury Department > IRS Education Tax Credit This document contains final regulations relating to the Hope Scholarship Credit and the Lifetime Learning Credit under section 25A of the Internal Revenue Code. The final regulations reflect changes made to the law by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997...	Rule	Dec 26, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Treasury Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of the U.S. Customs Service This notice announces the date, time, and location for the first meeting of the eighth renewed term of the Treasury Advisory Committee on Commercial on Commercial Operations (COAC), announcement of members, and the provisional agenda for consideratio...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Treasury Department > IRS Open meeting of the Small Business/Self-Employed Payroll Tax Issue Committee for the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel An open meeting of the Small Business/Self-Employed Payroll Tax Issue Committee for the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted.	Notice	Dec 26, 2002
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Area 2 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the States of Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the District of Columbia) An open meeting of the Area 2 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference).	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Primary money laundering:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Departmental Offices Designation of Nauru and Ukraine as Primary Money Laundering Concerns This notice advises the public that the Department of the Treasury, on December 20, 2002, designated the countries of Nauru and Ukraine as primary money laundering concerns pursuant to section 5318A of Title 31, U.S.C., as added by section 311 of the...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Departmental Offices; Interim Guidance Concerning Definition of Insurers, Scope of Insurance Coverage, and Disclosures Mandated by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 This notice provides additional interim guidance concerning entities that are "insurers" as defined in Title I of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 and, therefore, are required to be participants in the Department of Treasury's Terrorism Risk...	Notice	Dec 26, 2002