Federal Register December 30, 2002 (Volume 67)

Agencies Publishing on December 30, 2002

Agriculture Department (14)
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (1)
Commerce Department (7)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (2)
Defense Department (12)
Education Department (3)
Energy Department (24)
Environmental Protection Agency (15)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Federal Communications Commission (2)
Federal Reserve System (2)
Health and Human Services Department (8)
Homeland Security Department (8)
Housing and Urban Development Department (7)
Interior Department (3)
International Trade Commission (1)
Justice Department (1)
Labor Department (2)
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Management and Budget Office (1)
National Archives and Records Administration (2)
Personnel Management Office (1)
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Postal Regulatory Commission (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (12)
Small Business Administration (2)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (1)
Transportation Department (10)
Treasury Department (1)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS United States Standards for Livestock and Meat Marketing Claims These proposed minimum requirements for livestock and meat industry production/marketing claims, when adopted, will become the United States Standards for Livestock and Meat Marketing Claims. Some segments of the livestock and meat industries make cl...	Notice	Dec 30, 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 30, 2002
Agriculture Department > CCC, FSA Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) are seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the reinstatement and revision of previously ap...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
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 30, 2002
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 30, 2002
Agriculture Department > AMS Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to request approval from Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an extension of and revision...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Apples; grade standards

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Apples; Grade Standards The Agricultural Marketing Service published in the Federal Register on November 19, 2002, (67 FR 69660) final regulations revising the United States Standards for Grades of Apples. In that document, incomplete paragraph references were published. Th...	Rule	Dec 30, 2002

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Martin Basin Rangeland Project The Santa Rosa Ranger District, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on a proposal to authorize continued livestock grazing within the Martin Basin Rangeland Project area. The analysis will determine i...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Agriculture Department > FS Payette National Forest, Idaho; Sloan-Kennally Timber Sale, Goose Creek Watershed Projects, Brown Creek Timber Sale, Middle Fork Weiser Vegetation Management Project; Little Weiser Vegetation Management Project The USDA Forest Service will prepare five supplemental environmental impact statements (SEISs). The projects are: Sloan- Kennally Timber Sale, Goose Creek Watershed Projects, Brown Creek Timber Sale, Middle Fork Weiser Vegetation Management Project;...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Agriculture Department > FS Payette National Forest, Idaho, Upper West Fork Weiser Vegetation Project The USDA Forest Service published a Notice of Intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the West Fork Weiser Watershed Projects in the Federal Register on March 11, 1999 (Vol. 64, No 47, pages 12150-12151). A revised Notice of Int...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Agriculture Department > FS Interface Recreation Trails Project This is a revision of the notice of intent published on November 22, 2000 (pages 76332-76333). This notice documents changes in the information in the previous notice of intent. The changes are: (1) A change in the responsible official from the Distr...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Ketchikan Resource Advisory Committee The Ketchikan Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Ketchikan, Alaska, January 22, 2003. The purpose of the meeting is to provide orientation to Advisory Committee members, and to discuss potential projects under the Secure Rural Schools and Commu...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Agriculture Department > FS Rogue/Umpqua Resource Advisory Committee (RAC); Meeting The Rogue/Umpqua Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet on Friday, February 7, 2003. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. and conclude at 3 p.m., with possibility of continuing until 4 p.m. The meeting will be held via telephone conferenc...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Agriculture Department > FS Tuolumne County Resource Advisory Committee The Tuolumne County Resource Advisory Committee will meet on January 27, 2003 at the City of Sonora Fire Department, in Sonora, California. The purpose of the meeting is to receive project proponent updates on status of Round 1 funded projects, and r...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board Meeting The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) has scheduled its regular business meetings to take place in Washington, DC on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 14-15, 2003, at the times and location noted below.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Commerce Department

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Amendments 61/61/13/8 to Implement Major Provisions of the American Fisheries Act NMFS issues final regulations to implement the following American Fisheries Act (AFA)-related amendments: Amendment 61 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area, Amendment 61 to the Fishery...	Rule	Dec 30, 2002
Commerce Department > NOAA Fishing Capacity Reduction Program for the Crab Species Covered by the Fishery Management Plan for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs Correction to a proposed rule.	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2002

Marine mammals:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, announces voluntary restrictions consistent with the requirements of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan's (ALWTRP) implementing regulations. These voluntary restrictions apply to lobster...	Rule	Dec 30, 2002
Commerce Department > NOAA Small Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking of Ringed and Bearded Seals Incidental to On-ice Seismic Activities NMFS has received a request from ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc. (CPA) for an authorization to take small numbers of ringed and bearded seals by harassment incidental to conducting on-ice seismic operations in the Beaufort Sea during oil and gas explorati...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Research Steering Committee, Groundfish Oversight Committee and Social Science Advisory Committee in January, 2003 to consider actions affecting New England fi...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Permits:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals; File No. 848-1335 Notice is hereby given that The Honolulu Laboratory, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 2570 Dole Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822-2396 (Dr. George Antonelis, Jr., Principal Investigator), has been issued an amendment to scientific research Permit No....	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Practice and procedure:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > PTO Correspondence With the United States Patent and Trademark Office The United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") is revising its rules of practice to simplify the requirements for: (1) Filing an application for registration based on a foreign registration under 15 U.S.C. 1126(e); and (2) designation of a d...	Rule	Dec 30, 2002

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Establishment of an Import Limit and a Sublimit for Certain Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Belarus Issuing a directive to the commissioner of customs establishing a limit and a sublimit.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Special access and special regime programs:

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Denial of Participation in the Special Access Program Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs suspending participation in the Special Access Program.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USN Notice of Availability of Government-Owned Inventions; Available for Licensing The inventions listed below are assigned to the United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy and are available for licensing by the Department of the Navy. U.S. Patent No. 5,264,722 entitled "Nanochannel Glass Matrix Used in M...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA Proposed Collection; Comment Request In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Department of the Army announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether th...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Defense Department > USA Proposed Collection; Comment Request In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Department of the Army announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether th...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Defense Department > USA Proposed Collection; Comment Request In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Department of the Army announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether th...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Defense Department > USA Proposed Collection; Comment Request In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Department of the Army announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether th...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > COE Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Port of the Americas Port Complex The Port of the Americas (the applicant) is proposing the development of a transshipment port facility. The proposal included the development of hubs at one or more sites on the south coast of Puerto Rico, in the Municipalities of Ponce, Pe[ntilde]ue...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USAF Air University Board of Visitors; Notice of Meeting The Air University Board of Visitors will hold an open meeting on 13-16 April 2003, with the first business session beginning at 0830 (five seats available). The purpose of the meeting is to give the board an opportunity to review Air University's ed...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Defense Department > USAF Air University Board of Visitors; Notice of Meeting The Air Force Institute of Technology Subcommittee of the Air University Board of Visitors will hold an open meeting on 16-18 March 2003, with the first business session beginning at 0830 (five seats available). The purpose of the meeting is to give...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

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

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA Availability of Non-Exclusive, Exclusive License or Partially Exclusive Licensing of U.S. Patent Apparatus for Lifting or Pulling a Load In accordance with 37 CFR Part 404.6, announcement is made of the availability for licensing of U.S. Patent No. US 6,488,267 B1 entitled "Apparatus for Lifting or Pulling a Load" issued December 3, 2002. This patent has been assigned to the United St...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Defense Department > USA Intention To Grant Exclusive Patent License on a Federally Owned Invention In accordance with 37 CFR 404.7, announcement is made of the intention to grant an exclusive patent license for U.S. Patent Number 5,665,970, entitled, "Directional Radiation Detector and Imager," that was issued to Kronenberg et al. on September 9,...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Defense Department > USA Intent To Grant an Exclusive License of a U.S. Government-Owned Patent In accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(I)(i), announcement is made of the intent to grant an exclusive, royalty- bearing, revocable license to U.S. patent number 6,387,665 issued May 14, 2002 entitled "Method of Making a Vaccine for...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Defense Department > COE Grant of Exclusive or Partially Exclusive Licenses The Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, announces the general availability of exclusive, or partially exclusive licenses for the pending patents listed under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Any license granted shall comply with 35 U.S.C....	Notice	Dec 30, 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 30, 2002

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Direct Grant and Fellowship Programs The Secretary reopens the deadline dates for the submission of applications by certain applicants (see ELIGIBILITY) under certain direct grant and fellowship programs. All of the affected competitions are among those under which the Secretary is maki...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Education Department Native American and Alaska Native Children in School Program; Notice inviting applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 Native American and Alaska Native Children in School Program	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application for Surrender of Exemption and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application for Surrender of Major Project License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing, and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Compliance Filing Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Application Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Discovery Gas Transmission LLC; Notice of Compliance Filing Cove Point LNG LP	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Cove Point LNG Limited Partnership; Notice of Compliance Filing Cove Point LNG LP	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Cove Point LNG Limited Partnership; Notice of Compliance Filing Cove Point LNG LP	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Florida Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Filing of Anual Report Florida Gas Transmission Co.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Florida Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Florida Gas Transmission Co.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Negotiated Rate Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Energy Department > FERC In the Matter of Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application Southern Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Energy Department > FERC In the Matter of Southern Natural Gas Company and ANR Storage Company; Notice of Application Southern Natural Gas Co. et al.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Energy Department > FERC In the Matter of Southern Natural Gas Company and ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Application Southern Natural Gas Co. et al.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.; Notice of Filing OF Refund Report Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Energy Department > FERC TransColorado Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Compliance Filing TransColorado Gas Transmission Co.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Application Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Vector Pipeline L.P.; Notice of Proposed Amendment to Presidential Permit Vector Pipeline L.P.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd.; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Illinois Power Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Filings llinois Power Co. et al.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Electricity export and import authorizations, permit, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Application To Export Electric Energy; Wisconsin Public Service Corporation Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPSC) has applied for authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC City of Duluth, Minnesota; Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed City of Duluth Pipeline Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues Duluth, MN	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Energy Department Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and To Conduct Public Scoping Meetings, and Notice of Floodplain and Wetlands Involvement for Remediation of the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Site in Grand County, UT The Department of Energy published a document in the Federal Register of December 20, 2002, announcing its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement to assess the potential environmental impacts of actions that would remediate contaminated...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Environmental Protection Agency

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Safe Drinking Water Act State Revolving Fund Program In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit the following continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Safe Drinking...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission of EPA ICR No. 1718.04 (OMB No. 2060-0308) to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Recordke...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission of EPA ICR No. 2076.01 to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: National...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission of EPA ICR No. 0940.17 (OMB No. 2060-0084) to OMB for Review; Comment Request In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Ambient...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Regional...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Secondary Aluminum Production On March 23, 2000, the EPA issued national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for secondary aluminum production facilities under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). This action amends the applicability provisions for aluminu...	Rule	Dec 30, 2002

Air pollution control:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for Shaw Industries, Inc.-Plant No. 2; Dalton (Whitfield County), GA Pursuant to Clean Air Act section 505(b)(2) and 40 CFR 70.8(d), the EPA Administrator signed an order, dated November 15, 2002, denying a petition to object to a state operating permit issued by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) to...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for Oglethorpe Power Company-Wansley Combined Cycle Energy Facility; Roopville (Heard County), GA Pursuant to Clean Air Act section 505(b)(2) and 40 CFR 70.8(d), the EPA Administrator signed an order, dated November 15, 2002, denying a petition to object to a state operating permit issued by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) to...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for Shaw Industries, Inc.-Plant No. 80; Dalton (Whitfield County), GA Pursuant to Clean Air Act section 505(b)(2) and 40 CFR 70.8(d), the EPA Administrator signed an order, dated November 15, 2002, denying a petition to object to a state operating permit issued by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) to...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans for Kentucky: Air Permit Regulations The EPA is approving revisions to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) of the Commonwealth of Kentucky which separate rule 401 KAR 50:035 into several rules based on the type of air permit, and renumber and rewrite in plain English rule 401 KAR 50:032...	Rule	Dec 30, 2002
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans for Kentucky: Air Permit Regulations The EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) of the Commonwealth of Kentucky which separate rule 401 KAR 50:035 into several rules based on the type of air permit, and renumber and rewrite in plain English rule 401...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2002

Pesticide programs:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program, Proposed Chemical Selection Approach for Initial Round of Screening; Request for Comment This notice sets forth for public comment the approach EPA plans to use for selecting the first group of chemicals to be screened in the Agency's Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP). Following consideration of comments on this draft approach...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Water pollution control:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Modification of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Deadline for Storm Water Discharges for Oil and Gas Construction Activity That Disturbs One to Five Acres of Land Today's action proposes to postpone until March 10, 2005, the permit authorization deadline for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) storm water permits for oil and gas construction activity that disturbs one to five acres of land....	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2002

Water pollution; discharge of pollutants (NPDES):

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency State Program Requirements; Approval of Application by Arizona To Administer the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program; Arizona On December 5, 2002, the Regional Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX (EPA), approved the application by the State of Arizona to administer and enforce the Arizona Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (AZPDES) Program,...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Water supply:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Tentative Approval and Solicitation of Request for a Public Hearing for Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Notice is hereby given in accordance with the provision of section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act as amended, and the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is revising its approved Publi...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Executive Office of the President

Government agencies and employees

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Designation of Officers of the Federal Emergency Management Agency To Act as Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Emergency Management Agency; designation of officers to act as Director	Presidential Document	Dec 30, 2002

Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service In this document, the Commission seeks comment on specific aspects of three connection-based proposals to further refine the record in its proceeding to revisit its universal service contribution methodology.	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2002
Federal Communications Commission Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service In this document, the Commission adopts several interim modifications to the existing federal universal service contribution system. The Commission concludes that these modifications to the current revenue-based contribution methodology will sustain...	Rule	Dec 30, 2002

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies Change in bank control	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Dec 30, 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 30, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Emergency Medical Device Shortage Program Survey The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish noti...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Notice of Participation The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that the proposed collection of information listed below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Harmonisation International Conference; pharmaceuticals guidelines availability:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA International Conference on Harmonisation; Draft Guidance on the M4 Common Technical Document-Quality: Questions and Answers/Location Issues; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance entitled "Common Technical Document-- Quality: Questions and Answers/Location Issues." The draft guidance was prepared under the auspices of the International C...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Human drugs:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Determination That Diazepam Autoinjector Was Not Withdrawn From Sale for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that Diazepam Autoinjector (diazepam for injection) 5 milligrams per milliliter (mg/mL) was not withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness. This determination will allow FDA to app...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC National Vaccine Advisory Committee, Subcommittee on Future Vaccines, Subcommittee on Immunization Coverage, and Subcommittee on Vaccine Safety and Communication Meetings National Vaccine Advisory Committee	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > ATSDR Citizens Advisory Committee on Public Health Service (PHS) Activities and Research at Department of Energy (DOE) Sites: Oak Ridge Reservation Health Effects Subcommittee. Public Health Service Activities and Research at DOE Sites Citizens Advisory Committee	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Homeland Security Department

Disaster and emergency areas:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Guam; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the Territory of Guam, (FEMA-1446-DR), dated December 8, 2002, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Homeland Security Department > FEMA North Carolina; Major Disaster and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of North Carolina (FEMA-1448-DR), dated December 12, 2002, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Homeland Security Department > FEMA North Carolina; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of North Carolina, (FEMA-1448-DR), dated December 12, 2002, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Northern Mariana Islands; Major Disaster and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (FEMA- 1447- DR), dated December 11, 2002, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Ohio; Amendment No. 2 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 30, 2002
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Texas; Amendment No. 6 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Texas, (FEMA-1439-DR), dated November 5, 2002, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Federal Radiological Preparedness Coordinating Committee Meeting The Federal Radiological Preparedness Coordinating Committee (FRPCC) advises the public that the FRPCC will meet on January 28, 2003 in Washington, DC.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Maritime Security The Coast Guard is holding seven public meetings to discuss requirements for security assessments, plans, and specific security measures for ports, vessels, and facilities. Discussions will aid the Coast Guard in determining the types of vessels and...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Housing and Urban Development Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register 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 30, 2002
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Request for Acceptance of Changes in Approved Drawings and Specifications 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 30, 2002
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB: Housing Agency Calculation of Occupancy Percentage for Requested Budget Year PHA-Owned Rental Housing, Performance Funding System The proposed information collection requirement described below has been 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 propos...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB: Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities The proposed information collection requirement described below has been 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 propos...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB: Repayment Agreement The proposed information collection requirement described below has been 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 propos...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB: Public Housing Homeownership Program The proposed information collection requirement described below has been 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 propos...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Meetings:

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Housing and Urban Development Department Draft Model Documents for Mixed-Finance Transactions The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), invites interested parties to attend a one-day meeting to discuss a set of model documents developed to facilitate the preparation and review of certain evidentiary materials required for mixed-f...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Interior Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BIA Submission of Information Collections to the Office of Management and Budget for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act This notice announces the Information Collection Requests for the Grants Application for Community Colleges and the Grant Tribal Colleges and Universities Annual Report Form has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for approval and r...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Commission Meeting This notice announces an upcoming meeting of the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Commission. Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463).	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Interior Department > MMS Notice of Workshop This notice announces that MMS will hold the International Offshore Pipeline Workshop 2003 (http://www.projectconsulting.com/ workshop2003/index.htm). MMS will co-host the workshop with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Research and Specia...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission In the Matter of Certain Video Game Systems, Accessories, and Components Thereof; Issuance of Limited Exclusion Order and Cease and Desist Order; Termination of Investigation Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has terminated the above-captioned investigation and issued a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Justice Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested 60-Day emergency notice of information collection under review: New information collection; Application for Representative Payee.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Labor Department

Employee benefit plans; prohibited transaction exemptions:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > PWBA Proposed Exemptions; Deutsche Bank AG (Duetsche Bank) This document contains notices of pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of proposed exemptions from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (the Act) and/or the Inte...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Labor Department > PWBA Grant of Individual Exemptions; Fidelity Management Trust Company and Its Affiliates (Collectively Fidelity) This document contains exemptions issued by the Department of Labor (the Department) from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (th...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

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Management and Budget Office

Prompt Payment Act; implementation:

Title	Type	Published
Management and Budget Office Prompt Payment The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is issuing a final revision to its rules on the Prompt Payment Act (PPA) to implement section 1010 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001, as amended by section 1007 of the National De...	Rule	Dec 30, 2002

National Archives and Records Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Archives and Records Administration Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice at least once monthly of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). Once approved by NARA, records schedules provide mandatory instru...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Records management:

Title	Type	Published
National Archives and Records Administration Expanding Transfer Options for Electronic Records NARA is amending the regulations for the transfer of permanent records to NARA by permitting two additional electronic records transfer methods, File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and Digital Linear Tape IV (DLTtape IV). NARA is introducing these transfer...	Rule	Dec 30, 2002

Personnel Management Office

Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program:

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program: New Age Bands and New Premiums The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has completed a study of funding and claims experience within the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program. OPM is announcing additional age bands for Optional insurance and revised premiums thr...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

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Postal Regulatory Commission

Practice and procedure:

Title	Type	Published
Postal Regulatory Commission Additional Filing Requirements This proposal requires the Postal Service to provide "overview" testimony specifically discussing how other testimony in the case interrelates and identifying all material changes affecting cost attribution, volume projections and rate design. This a...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2002

Securities and Exchange Commission

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management et al.; Notice of Application Notice of application for an order under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act") for exemptions from section 17(a) of the Act, and under section 17(d) of the Act and rule 17d-1 thereunder to permit certain joint transactions.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York, et al. Notice of application for an order pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") granting exemption from Sections 2(a)(32) and 27(i)(2)(A) of the Act and Rule 22c-1 thereunder.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Granting Approval to Proposed Rule Change and Amendment Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Thereto by the American Stock Exchange LLC Relating to the Review of a Floor Official's Market Decision American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the American Stock Exchange LLC To Increase the Maximum Number of Equity Securities Permitted To Be Linked to an ELN American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., Relating Its AutoQuote Triggered Ebook Execution System Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the Chicago Stock Exchange, Incorporated Relating to Execution of Limit Orders Following Primary Market Block-Size Trade-Through Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by International Securities Exchange, Inc., Relating to Fee Changes International Securities Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 30, 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 Exemptions From Options Position and Exercise Limits National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Regarding an Amendment to Nasdaq's Transaction Credit Program for Exchange-Listed Securities to Allocate Credits to Liquidity Providers National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Relating to NASD's Minor Rule Violation Plan National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Regarding the Extension of the Pilot Programs for Mediation and Administrative Conferences New York Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Extending the Pilot Regarding Shareholder Approval of Stock Option Plans through February 28, 2003, or Such Earlier Date as the NYSE's Pending Rule Proposal Requiring Shareholder Approval of Equity-Compensation Plans Is Approved by the Commission New York Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Small Business Administration

Disaster loan areas:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration State of Alaska; Amendment #1 Alaska	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Small Business Administration State of Ohio; Amendment #2 Ohio	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad services abandonment:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Illinois Central Railroad Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Forrest County, MS Illinois Central Railroad Co.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Intellectual property rights, countries denying; identification:

Title	Type	Published
Trade Representative, Office of United States Identification of Countries Under Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974: Request for Public Comment Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Trade Act) (19 U.S.C. 2242), requires the United States Trade Representatives (USTR) to identify countries that deny adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights or deny fair and equitable ma...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Transportation Department

Air carrier certification and operations:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Security Considerations for the Flightdeck on Foreign Operated Transport Category Airplanes This action clarifies the applicability of regulations addressing flightdeck security and operational procedures for foreign carriers operating to and from the United States. It also makes other technical corrections to the regulation.	Rule	Dec 30, 2002

Exemption petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FRA Petition for a Waiver of Compliance Atlantic Western Railway, L.P.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Transportation Department > FRA Petition for Waiver of Compliance Locomotive Tower Preservation, Ltd.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Transportation Department > FRA Petition for Waiver of Compliance Montana Rail Link, Inc.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Fuel economy standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Light Truck Average Fuel Economy Standards Model Years 2005-07; Correction This document corrects the preamble to a proposed rule published in the Federal Register of December 16, 2002, regarding the establishment of corporate average fuel economy standards for light trucks manufactured in model years (MY) 2005 through 2007...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Notice of Public Hearing; the North County Transit District In notice document FRA-2002-11809, Federal Register Vol. 67, No. 235 on page 72718 in the issue of Friday, December 6, 2002, make the following correction: The date previously published in the Federal Register for the North County Transit District (N...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002
Transportation Department > MARAD Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA)/Joint Planning Advisory Group (JPAG) Synopsis of December 9-11, 2002 meeting with VISA participants.	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Motor vehicle theft prevention standards; exemption petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Petition for Exemption From the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard; DaimlerChrysler This document grants in full the petition of DaimlerChrysler Corporation, (DaimlerChrysler) for an exemption of a high-theft line, the Jeep Grand Cherokee, from the parts-marking requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard. Th...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Railroad accidents/incidents; reports classification and investigations:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FRA Retention of Current Monetary Threshold for Reporting Rail Equipment Accident/Incidents During Calendar Year 2003 and Until Further Amended This Interim Final Rule establishes at $6,700 the monetary threshold for reporting certain railroad accidents/incidents involving railroad property damage that occur during calendar year 2003 and, until further notice, during subsequent calendar year...	Rule	Dec 30, 2002

Railroad services abandonment:

No documents available.

Safety advisories, bulletins, and directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FRA Notice of Safety Advisory FRA is issuing Safety Advisory 2002-03 addressing potential catastrophic failure of 100-ton truck bolsters manufactured by National Castings of Sahagun, Mexico, with Association of American Railroads' (AAR) Identification <greek-i>B-2410 and National...	Notice	Dec 30, 2002

Treasury Department

Procedure and administration:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Tax Shelter Disclosure Statement and Requirement to Maintain List of Investors in Potentially Abusive Tax Shelters; Hearing This document contains a notice of public hearing on proposed regulations relating to the modification of tax shelters under sections 6011, 6111, and 6112.	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2002

Federal Register December 30, 2002

Agencies Publishing on December 30, 2002

Agriculture Department

Agency information collection activities:

Apples; grade standards

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Meetings:

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

Meetings:

Commerce Department

Fishery conservation and management:

Marine mammals:

Meetings:

Permits:

Practice and procedure:

C Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:

Special access and special regime programs:

Defense Department

Agency information collection activities:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Meetings:

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

Education Department

Agency information collection activities:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Electricity export and import authorizations, permit, etc.:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Environmental Protection Agency

Agency information collection activities:

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:

Air pollution control:

Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States:

Pesticide programs:

Water pollution control:

Water pollution; discharge of pollutants (NPDES):

Water supply:

Executive Office of the President

Government agencies and employees

Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Health and Human Services Department

Agency information collection activities:

Harmonisation International Conference; pharmaceuticals guidelines availability:

Human drugs:

Meetings:

Homeland Security Department

Disaster and emergency areas:

Meetings:

Housing and Urban Development Department

Agency information collection activities:

Meetings:

Interior Department

Agency information collection activities:

Meetings:

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Justice Department

Agency information collection activities:

Labor Department

Employee benefit plans; prohibited transaction exemptions:

M Management and Budget Office

Prompt Payment Act; implementation:

National Archives and Records Administration

Records management:

Personnel Management Office

Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program:

P Postal Regulatory Commission

Practice and procedure:

Securities and Exchange Commission

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Small Business Administration

Disaster loan areas:

Surface Transportation Board

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

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Management and Budget Office

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Postal Regulatory Commission

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Trade Representative, Office of United States