February 28, 2003 (Volume 68)

Federal Register February 28, 2003

View all documents issued on February 28, 2003. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

170 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on February 28, 2003

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Agricultural Marketing Service

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Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection in support of the regulations issued under the A...
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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We are advising the public that an environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact have been prepared by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service relative to a proposed field release of the nonindigenous salvinia weevil for the bi...
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Fees:

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The Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) of the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is proposing to increase certain fees by approximately 4.1 percent; i.e., contract and noncontract hourly rates, certain unit rates, an...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2003
The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is proposing an approximate 4.1 percent increase in fees for all hourly rates and certain unit rates for inspection services performed under the Agricultural Marketing Act (AMA) of 1...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2003

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Antidumping:

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In response to a request from Suzhou Sanjian Fine Chemical Co., Ltd., the Department of Commerce is initiating a changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty order on creatine monohydrate from the People's Republic of China ("PRC") (see Notic...
Notice Feb 28, 2003
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.216(b), FMC Corporation, a U.S. producer of persulfates and an interested party in this proceeding, filed a request for a changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty order on persulfates from the People's Republ...
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

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This notice is a call for nominees for the U.S. Delegation to the June 2003 International Whaling Commission (IWC) annual meeting.
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Fishery conservation and management:

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NMFS issues this final rule to implement Framework 15 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP) developed by the New England Fishery Management Council (Council). This final rule implements management measures for the 2003 fishing yea...
Rule Feb 28, 2003
The Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator) has made a preliminary determination that the subject EFP application contains all the required information and warrants further consideration. The Regional Administrator has also mad...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2003
The Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator) has made a preliminary determination that the subject EFP application contains all the required information and warrants further consideration. The Regional Administrator has also mad...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2003
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted Amendment 75 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area (FMP). This amendment would delay the effective date of requiremen...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is canceling the announcement to solicit competitive applications under its Native American Business Development Center (NABDC) program to operate the New Mexico Statewide NABDC.
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Meetings:

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Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given that the Advanced Technology Program Advisory Committee, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will meet Tuesday, March 11, from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p...
Notice Feb 28, 2003
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92- 463, as amended by Public Law 94-409, Public Law 96-523, and Public Law 97-375), we are giving notice of a meeting of the Bureau of Economic Analysis Advisory Committee. The meeting's age...
Notice Feb 28, 2003
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a public meeting of the Law Enforcement Advisory Panel (LEAP).
Notice Feb 28, 2003
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) (formerly known as the Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board (CSSPAB)) will meet Tues...
Notice Feb 28, 2003
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Herring Oversight Committee and Advisory Panel in March 2003, to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone. Recommendatio...
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Patents:

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has added rules of practice to implement the USPTO's procedures for acceptance of complaints under the Inventors' Rights Act of 1999 (the "Act"). The Act requires the USPTO to provide a forum for...
Rule Feb 28, 2003

Permits:

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Notice is hereby given that National Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bin C15700, Seattle, Washington 98115-0070, [Principal Investigator: Dr. Sue Moore, Director],...
Notice Feb 28, 2003
Notice is hereby given that Mr. Salvatore Cerchio, Department of Biology and Museum of Zoology, 1109 Geddes Ave. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1079, has been issued an amendment to scientific research Permit No. 559-144200 to exte...
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Watches and watch movements; allocation of duty-exemptions:

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This action allocates calendar year 2003 duty exemptions for watch producers located in the Virgin Islands pursuant to Pub. L. 97- 446, as amended by Pub. L. 103-465 ("the Act").
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled logo Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

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The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List a service to be furnished by a nonprofit agency employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Corporation for National and Community Service logo Corporation for National and Community Service

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The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the "Corporation"), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal ag...
Notice Feb 28, 2003
The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the "Corporation") has submitted a public information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduc...
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Acquisition regulations:

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DoD is issuing a correction to the final rule published at 68 FR 7438-7441 on February 14, 2003, making technical amendments to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. This correction is needed because the February 14, 2003, final rule...
Rule Feb 28, 2003
DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to remove the requirement that a contracting officer withhold 5 percent of the payments due under a time-and-materials or labor-hour contract unless otherwise pre...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2003

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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The Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hereby cancels its notice of intent to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to the Central and Southern Florida Project (C&SF) Comprehensive Review Study Integrated Feasi...
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Meetings:

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In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. I), announcement is made of the following Committee meeting: Name of Committee: U.S. Army War College (USAWC) Subcommittee of the Army Education Advisory Committ...
Notice Feb 28, 2003
The Defense Science Board Task Force on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and Uninhabited Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAV) will meet in closed session on February 27-28, 2003, and March 27-28, 2003, at Strategic Analysis Inc., 3601 Wilson Boulevard, Arling...
Notice Feb 28, 2003
The Defense Science Board Task Force on Joint Experimentation will meet in closed session on March 7, 2003, at Strategic Analysis Inc., 3601 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA. This Task Force will examine joint experimentation programs and activities a...
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Senior Executive Service:

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Notice is given of the names of members of a Performance Review Board for the Department of the Army.
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Water pollution control:

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On January 15, 2003, the Department of the Army (Army) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) jointly published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on the Clean Water Act (CWA) regulatory definition of "Waters of the United States...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2003

Education Department logo Education Department

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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 Feb 28, 2003

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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As required by section 9524 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), the Secretary of Education on February 7, 2003, issued guidance on constitutionally protected prayer in publ...
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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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: Construc...
Notice Feb 28, 2003
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: NSPS Sub...
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Air pollution control; new motor vehicles and engines:

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In this action, we are adopting emission standards for new marine diesel engines installed on vessels flagged or registered in the United States with displacement at or above 30 liters per cylinder. These standards are equivalent to the international...
Rule Feb 28, 2003

Air quality implementation plans:

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The EPA is hereby extending for 60 days the public comment period regarding the December 31, 2002 proposal proposing revisions to the regulations governing the NSR programs mandated by parts C and D of title I of the Clean Air Act (CAA). See 67 FR 80...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2003

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

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EPA is finalizing approval of revisions to the Ventura Air Pollution Control District ("District") portion of the California State Implementation Plan ("SIP"). These revisions were proposed in the Federal Register on June 24, 2002, and concern the Di...
Rule Feb 28, 2003
EPA is updating the materials submitted by Florida that are incorporated by reference (IBR) into the State implementation plan (SIP). The regulations affected by this update have been previously submitted by the State agency and approved by EPA. This...
Rule Feb 28, 2003
EPA approves revisions to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the Governor of North Dakota with a letter dated June 21, 2001. The revisions affect air pollution control rules regarding general provisions, emissions of particulate matter...
Rule Feb 28, 2003
EPA is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the West Virginia State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revisions change portions of West Virginia's minor new source review and existing stationary source operating permit program. Specificall...
Rule Feb 28, 2003
EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of West Virginia for the purpose of converting the partial approval and partial disapproval of West Virginia's minor new source review and existing stationary...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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EPA expressed environmental concerns and recommended integrating 404 permitting requirements into the EIS process and decision making for selecting among Canyon Lake dam rehabilitation options. EPA recommended preparing a preliminary 404(b)(1) evalua...
Notice Feb 28, 2003
Weekly receipts
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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The due date for proposals for the Network Grant Program has been extended to March 18, 2003. Proposals must be submitted by mail or courier to U.S. EPA Headquarters, Office of Information Collection, ATTN: Lyn Burger, EPA West, Mail Code 2821T, 1200...
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:

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This notice announces the availability of the Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision (IRED) document for the triazine pesticide atrazine. This decision document has been developed as part of the public participation process that EPA and the U.S....
Notice Feb 28, 2003
In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of request for amendment by Syngenta Crop Protection Inc. (formerly Zeneca Ag Products) to delete us...
Notice Feb 28, 2003
This Notice, pursuant to section 6(f)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq., announces that EPA issued a Notice of Intent to Suspend pursuant to section 3(c)(2)(B) of FIFRA and that the Notice of I...
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:

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This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Superfund program:

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region IX announces its intent to delete a portion of the South Indian Bend Wash (SIBW) Site located in Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona, from the National Priorities List (NPL) and requests public comment on...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2003

Water pollution control:

No documents available.

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

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Cuba; continuation of the national emergency relating to the anchorage and movement of vessels (Notice of February 27, 2003)
Presidential Document Feb 28, 2003

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

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The Food and Drug Administration (we) is issuing an order prohibiting the extralabel use of phenylbutazone animal and human drugs in female dairy cattle 20 months of age or older. We are issuing this order based on evidence that extralabel use of phe...
Rule Feb 28, 2003

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

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This notice invites nominations of members to the Advisory Panel on Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) Groups (the Panel). There will be six vacancies on the Panel as of March 31, 2003. The purpose of the Panel is to review the APC groups and th...
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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This notice informs interested parties of an opportunity to apply for a cooperative agreement to participate in a Capitated Disease Management Demonstration. This demonstration uses disease management interventions and payment for services based on f...
Notice Feb 28, 2003
This notice announces the availability of funding, through grants, for eligible States under section 203 of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 (TWIIA). The grant program is designed to assist States in developing infrastru...
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Human drugs:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the regulatory review period for ZOMETA and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of an application to the Di...
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Medicaid:

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This notice solicits interested parties to submit requests for review of the appropriateness of the payment amount for a particular intraocular lens furnished by an ambulatory surgical center.
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Medical devices:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reclassifying the automated blood cell separator (ABCS) device operating by filtration principle, intended for routine collection of blood and blood components, from class III to class II (special controls)....
Rule Feb 28, 2003

Medicare:

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This notice describes the criteria and standards to be used for evaluating the performance of fiscal intermediaries, carriers, and Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) regional carriers in the administration of the...
Notice Feb 28, 2003
This final rule revises the estimates used to establish the sustainable growth rates (SGRs) for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for the purposes of determining future updates to the physician fee schedule and announces a 1.6 percent increase in the calend...
Rule Feb 28, 2003

Meetings:

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AIDS Research Office Advisory Council
Notice Feb 28, 2003
Infant Mortality Advisory Committee
Notice Feb 28, 2003
National Cancer Institute
Notice Feb 28, 2003
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Feb 28, 2003
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Notice Feb 28, 2003
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Notice Feb 28, 2003
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Notice Feb 28, 2003
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Notice Feb 28, 2003
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Notice Feb 28, 2003
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Notice Feb 28, 2003
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Notice Feb 28, 2003
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Notice Feb 28, 2003
National Institute on Aging
Notice Feb 28, 2003
National Institute on Aging
Notice Feb 28, 2003
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Notice Feb 28, 2003
Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee
Notice Feb 28, 2003
Scientific Review Center
Notice Feb 28, 2003
Scientific Review Center
Notice Feb 28, 2003
Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center Board of Governors
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
On August 28, 1998, FEMA published a proposed rule concerning the production or disclosure of information, (63 FR 45982). There have been numerous changes to FEMA's program for the production or disclosure of information since FEMA published this not...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2003

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

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The Coast Guard has recertified the Cook Inlet Regional Citizen's Advisory Council for the period covering November 27, 2002 through August 31, 2003. Under the Oil Terminal and Oil Tanker Environmental Oversight Act of 1990, the Coast Guard may certi...
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Disaster and emergency areas:

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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Alaska, (FEMA-1445-DR), dated December 4, 2002, and related determinations.
Notice Feb 28, 2003
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of an emergency for the State of Louisiana: Space Shuttle Columbia (FEMA- 3172-EM), dated February 1, 2003, and related determinations.
Notice Feb 28, 2003
This notice amends the notice of the Presidential declaration of an emergency for the State of Louisiana: Space Shuttle Columbia (FEMA-3172-EM), dated February 1, 2003, and related determinations.
Notice Feb 28, 2003
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Oklahoma (FEMA-1452-DR), dated February 4, 2003, and related determinations.
Notice Feb 28, 2003
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of South Carolina, (FEMA-1451-DR), dated January 8, 2003, and related determinations.
Notice Feb 28, 2003
This notice amends the notice of the Presidential declaration of an emergency for the Space Shuttle Columbia, (FEMA-3171-EM), dated February 1, 2003, as amended, and related determinations.
Notice Feb 28, 2003
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of an emergency for the Space Shuttle Columbia (FEMA-3171-EM), dated February 1, 2003, as amended, and related determinations.
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Drawbridge operations:

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The Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the CSX Transportation Railroad Swing Span Bridge across Three Mile Creek, mile 0.3, at Mobile, Baldwin County, AL. This devia...
Rule Feb 28, 2003
The Coast Guard proposes to change the operating regulations of the Commercial Boulevard bridge (SR 870) across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, mile 1059.0 in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida. This proposed rule would require the bridge to open on...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2003
The Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the SR 315 drawbridge across the Falgout Canal, mile 3.1, in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. This deviation allows the bridge to...
Rule Feb 28, 2003
The Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Norfolk Southern Railroad bascule bridge across the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, mile 4.5, in New Orleans, Orleans Parish...
Rule Feb 28, 2003
The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the drawbridge operation regulations for the SR 127 Bridge, mile 0.0, across the Annisquam River, Blynman Canal, in Gloucester, Massachusetts. This deviation allows the...
Rule Feb 28, 2003

Marine casualties and investigations:

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The Coast Guard proposes changing the alcohol testing requirements for commercial vessels following a serious marine incident. The 1998 Coast Guard Authorization Act requires the Coast Guard to establish procedures ensuring alcohol testing is conduct...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2003

Meetings:

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FEMA announces the following open meeting. Name: Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS). Date of Meeting: March 6, 2003. Place: Building S, Room 113, National Emergency Training Center (NETC), 16825 South Seton Avenue, E...
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

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This rule makes technical changes to various parts of titles 33 (Navigation and Navigable Waters) and 46 (Shipping) of the Code of Federal Regulations. These revisions coincide with the scheduled March 1, 2003, transfer of the Coast Guard from the De...
Rule Feb 28, 2003

Outer Continental Shelf activities:

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The Coast Guard proposes to establish a safety zone around a petroleum and gas production facility in Viasca Knoll 915 of the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico. The facility needs to be protected from vessels operating outside the normal...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2003

Ports and waterways safety:

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The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for all waters of the Upper Mississippi River from mile marker 14.5 to 16.0, near Cairo, IL. Significant reductions in river levels have caused extreme low water conditions on the Upper Mississi...
Rule Feb 28, 2003
The Coast Guard is changing its notification of arrival and departure requirements for vessels bound for or departing from ports or places in the United States. This rule permanently changes the notice of arrival requirements in 33 CFR part 160. It r...
Rule Feb 28, 2003

Radiological Emergency Preparedness:

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is announcing the availability of draft REP Program Planning Guidance for comment. The Planning Guidance document is available at http://www.fema.gov/rrr/ rep/.
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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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 Feb 28, 2003

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

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In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this document notifies the public of two awards for Fiscal Year 2002 to the Housing Assistance Council and the Native American Housing Coun...
Notice Feb 28, 2003
In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this document notifies the public of funding awards for Fiscal Year 2002 Research and Technology unsolicited proposals. The purpose of this...
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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This notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Mortgage and loan insurance programs:

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This notice announces changes in the interest rates to be paid on debentures issued with respect to a loan or mortgage insured by the Federal Housing Commissioner under the provisions of the National Housing Act (the "Act"). The interest rate for deb...
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

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This notice advises the public that the HUD Office of Inspector General (OIG) is closing its Brockton, Massachusetts post-of- duty station, and also provides a cost-benefit analysis of the impact of the closure.
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, we are inviting comments on an information collection request (ICR) that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR is titled "30 CFR part 206...
Notice Feb 28, 2003
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Department of the Interior announces that is has forwarded a Paperwork Reduction Act submission to OMB to request public comments on this submission. Comments are invited on: (a) Whethe...
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Contract negotiations:

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Notice is hereby given of contractual actions that have been proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and were pending through December 31, 2002, and contract actions that have been completed or discontinued since the last publication of t...
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement on the General Management Plan for the Buck Island...
Notice Feb 28, 2003
Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement on the General Management Plan for the Virgin Isla...
Notice Feb 28, 2003
Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement on the General Management Plan for Virgin Islands...
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Meetings:

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In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), meetings of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Sierra Front-Northwestern Great Basin Resource Advis...
Notice Feb 28, 2003
Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act that a meeting of the Committee for the Preservation of the White House will be held at the White House at 1 p.m., Friday, March 28, 2003.
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Watches and watch movements; allocation of duty-exemptions:

No documents available.

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Import investigations:

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Immigration:

Title Type Published
This notice confirms only editions dated May 31, 2001, or later, of the Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, as acceptable for filing by persons applying for United States citizenship. These revised editions include recent legislative changes,...
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

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The Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended, transfers the functions of the Immigration and Naturalization Service to the Department of Homeland Security. The Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended, retains in the Department of Justice, under th...
Rule Feb 28, 2003

Labor Department logo Labor Department

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Minimum wages for Federal and federally-assisted construction; general wage determination decisions
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Labor surplus areas classification:

Title Type Published
Annual list; correction
Correction Feb 28, 2003

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Nuclear Management Co., LLC
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Maine Yankee Atomic Power Co.
Notice Feb 28, 2003
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the proposed construction and operation of a mixed oxide (MOX) fuel fabrication facility at the Savannah River Site i...
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Radiation protection standards:

Title Type Published
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an enhanced participatory rulemaking on alternatives for controlling the disposition of solid materials that originate in restricted or impacted areas of NRC-licensed facilities, and that have no,...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2003

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Feb 28, 2003
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Disaster loan areas:

Title Type Published
Northern Mariana Islands
Notice Feb 28, 2003

State Department logo State Department

Foreign terrorists and terrorist organizations; designation:

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
An examination of controlled airspace for Denison, IA revealed a discrepancy in the location of the Denison, IA nondirectional radio beacon (NDB) used in the legal description for the Denison, IA Class E airspace. This action corrects the discrepancy...
Rule Feb 28, 2003

Air traffic operating and flight rules, etc.:

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This action codifies current flight restrictions for aircraft operating in U.S. airspace in the vicinity of Niagara Falls, NY. The FAA is taking this action to complement flight management procedures established for Niagara Falls by the Canadian gove...
Rule Feb 28, 2003
The FAA is supplementing the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum in Domestic United States Airspace (DRVSM) that was published in the Federal Register on May 10, 2002 (67 FR 31920). The FAA is adding a proposal...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2003

Airworthiness directives:

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This document publishes in the Federal Register an amendment adopting Emergency Airworthiness Directive (EAD) 2002-25-51, sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of the specified Agusta S.p.A. (Agusta) helicopters by individual letters...
Rule Feb 28, 2003
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (Bell) model helicopters that requires modifying the auxiliary fin assemblies and revising the Limitations section of the Rotorcraft Flight Manu...
Rule Feb 28, 2003
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified Bell model helicopters that requires replacing the hydraulic solenoid tee fitting (tee fitting) and tubes. This amendment is prompted by the manufacturer's discovery that tee...
Rule Feb 28, 2003
This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Bombardier Model CL-600-1A11 (CL-600), CL-600-2A12 (CL-601), and CL-600-2B16 (CL-601-3A, CL-601-3R, and CL-604) series airplanes. This proposal wo...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2003
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 440) series airplanes, that requires replacement of the overwing emergency exit placards, door weight placards, and no b...
Rule Feb 28, 2003
This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain EMBRAER Model EMB-135 and -145 series airplanes. This proposal would require operators to inspect the pitot-true air temperature (TAT) relays and...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2003
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Eurocopter France (Eurocoper) Model SA341G and SA342J helicopters. This action requires modifying an electric hoist (hoist) junction box (junction box). This amendment is prompted by the di...
Rule Feb 28, 2003
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0070 and 0100 series airplanes, that requires a one-time general visual inspection to detect any missing attachment bolts in the replaceable frame stru...
Rule Feb 28, 2003
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), that is applicable to Hartzell Propeller Inc. model HC-B3TN-5( ) propellers, with blades part number (P/N) T10176H(B,K)-5 or T10178H(B)-11(R) that are installed on Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,...
Rule Feb 28, 2003
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), that is applicable to Hartzell Propeller Inc. model HD-E6C-3B/E13890K propellers with certain serial numbers of model D-1199-2 propeller control units (PCU's) installed. This amendment require...
Rule Feb 28, 2003
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model 717-200 airplanes. This action requires a one-time inspection for cracking of the support fitting assemblies and stop pads of the main spoi...
Rule Feb 28, 2003
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model MD-90-30 airplanes, that requires a one-time general visual inspection to find wire chafing damage and to determine adequate clearance between the...
Rule Feb 28, 2003
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model MD-90-30 airplanes, that requires measuring the length of the wear indicator on the brake stack of the main landing gear (MLG) brake assembly to d...
Rule Feb 28, 2003
This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Raytheon Model DH.125, HS.125, BH.125, and BAe.125 (U-125 and C-29A) series airplanes; and Model Hawker 800, Hawker 800 (including variant U-125A), Hawker 800XP...
Rule Feb 28, 2003

Buy America requirements:

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This final rule implements a provision of the Buy America statute which allows bidders or offerors the opportunity to correct inadvertent or clerical errors in their Buy America certifications after bid opening.
Rule Feb 28, 2003
This document withdraws the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) October 8, 1999, advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) in which it sought public comment on whether the permanent waiver of the Buy America requirements for microcomputers sh...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2003

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

No documents available.

Drawbridge operations:

No documents available.

Hazardous materials:

Title Type Published
The Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) is issuing a formal interpretation of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) identifying when: (1) An airline passenger "offers" hazardous materials in carry-on baggage (including items on hi...
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Marine casualties and investigations:

No documents available.

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

No documents available.

Outer Continental Shelf activities:

No documents available.

Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

Title Type Published
The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use a PFC at Metropolitan Oakland International Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budge...
Notice Feb 28, 2003
The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at San Diego International Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus...
Notice Feb 28, 2003

Ports and waterways safety:

No documents available.

Railroad services abandonment:

No documents available.

Seaway regulations and rules:

Title Type Published
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) and the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) of Canada, under international agreement, jointly publish and presently administer the St. Lawrence Seaway Regulations and Rules (Pra...
Rule Feb 28, 2003

Traffic control systems; discontinuance or modification:

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The Department of the Treasury, 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 proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Feb 28, 2003
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, FinCEN invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the Report of International Transportation of Curr...
Notice Feb 28, 2003
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Feb 28, 2003
Correction Feb 28, 2003
The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) is issuing this proposed rule as part of its implementation of Title I of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002. That Act established a temporary Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (Program) under which the...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2003
The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) is issuing this interim final rule as part of its implementation of Title I of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (Act). That Act established a temporary Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (Program) under...
Rule Feb 28, 2003

Income taxes:

Title Type Published
This document contains corrections to final regulations that were published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, December 3, 2002 (67 FR 71821). This document contains final regulations relating to loans made from a qualified employer plan to plan par...
Rule Feb 28, 2003

Labor surplus areas classification:

No documents available.

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The report is now available. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. I section 10(d), of the Federal Advisory Committee Act; and 5 U.S.C. section 552b, the Government in the Sunshine Act: A report summarizing the closed meeting activities of the Art Advisory Panel...
Notice Feb 28, 2003

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