Federal Register March 18, 2003 (Volume 68)

Federal Register March 18, 2003

View all documents issued on March 18, 2003. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

141 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on March 18, 2003

Agriculture Department (2)
Commerce Department (5)
Defense Department (13)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (2)
Environmental Protection Agency (12)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Federal Communications Commission (2)
Federal Reserve System (1)
General Services Administration (1)
Health and Human Services Department (35)
Interior Department (9)
Justice Department (1)
Labor Department (18)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1)
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National Science Foundation (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2)
Securities and Exchange Commission (1)
State Department (1)
Surface Transportation Board (2)
Transportation Department (20)
Treasury Department (9)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Hass Avocado Promotion, Research, and Information Order; Termination of the Definition of “Substantial Activity” The purpose of this proposed rule is to seek comments on the proposed termination of the definition of "substantial activity" in the Hass Avocado Promotion, Research, and Information Order (Order). The definition relates to the eligibility of importe...	Proposed Rule	Mar 18, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee The purpose of this notice is to notify all interested parties that the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will hold a Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (Committee) meeting that is open to the public. The U.S. Department of Agricultur...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Commerce Department

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Pacific Fishery Management Council; Notice of Intent On April 16, 2002, NMFS and the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) announced their intent to prepare an EIS in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 for Amendment 16 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Man...	Proposed Rule	Mar 18, 2003
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Scup Fishery; Gear Restricted Area (GRA) Exemption Program NMFS announces the approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and effectiveness of a collection-of-information requirement for a GRA Exemption Program, whereby interested participants must contact NMFS to request authorization to participa...	Rule	Mar 18, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program; Availability of Funds The National Institute of Standards and Technology invites proposals from qualified organizations for funding projects that provide manufacturing extension services to small- and medium-sized manufacturers in the United States. These projects will es...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will hold public meetings.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Permits:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received an application for scientific research from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in Sacramento, CA (1415) and California Departments of Fish and Game and Water Resources (CDFG/CDWR) in Oroville and Sacr...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Defense Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Title	Type	Published
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Contract Types for Commercial Item Acquisitions The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to clarify the use of award fees and performance or delivery incentives i...	Rule	Mar 18, 2003
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal, State, and Local Taxes The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to clarify the prescriptions for use of clauses relating to Federal, Stat...	Rule	Mar 18, 2003
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Progress Payment Requests Under Indefinite-Delivery Contracts The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require, under indefinite-delivery contracts, the contractor to accoun...	Rule	Mar 18, 2003
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-13; Introduction This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2001-13. A companion document, the...	Rule	Mar 18, 2003
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Preference for U.S.-Flag Vessels-Subcontracts for Commercial Items The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) regarding the applicability of statutory requirements for use of U.S.-fla...	Rule	Mar 18, 2003
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Small Entity Compliance Guide This document is issued under the joint authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services and the Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in...	Rule	Mar 18, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > DLA Notice of Solicitation for Cooperative Agreement Applications The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has issued a solicitation for cooperative agreement applications (SCAA) to assist State and local governments and others nonprofit eligible entities in establishing or maintaining procurement technical assistance ce...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Office of the Secretary of Defense; Meeting of the DoD Advisory Group on Electron Devices The DoD Advisory Group on Electron Devices (AGED) announces a closed session meeting.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Defense Department Change in Meeting Date of the DOD Advisory Group on Electron Devices Working Group B (Microelectronics) of the DoD Advisory Group on Electron Devices (AGED) announces a closed session meeting.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Defense Department Meeting of the DOD Advisory Group on Electron Devices, DOD. Working Group A (Microwave Devices) of the DoD Advisory Group on Electron Devices (AGED) announces a closed session meeting.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Defense Department > USN Meeting of the U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors The U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors will meet to make such inquiry, as the Board shall deem necessary into the state of morale and discipline, the curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, and academic methods of the Naval Aca...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Education Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Recreational Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 Individuals with disabilities; recreational programs	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Education Department Rehabilitation Continuing Education Programs (RCEP); Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 Rehabilitation Continuing Education Programs	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Energy Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Nevada This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Nevada Test Site. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Rocky Flats This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Rocky Flats. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meeting be announced in the Fe...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; 2003 Hazardous Waste Report The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is revising the previous notice published on August 13, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 156, page 52720) for the EPA plan to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management a...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri EPA is announcing it is approving a revision to the Missouri State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision pertains to the revision of a Missouri air program rule which controls volatile organic compound emissions in the Kansas City area. The effect...	Rule	Mar 18, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri EPA proposes to approve an amendment to the Missouri State Implementation Plan (SIP). This amendment pertains to the revision of a Missouri air program rule which controls volatile organic compound emissions in the Kansas City area. In the final rule...	Proposed Rule	Mar 18, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri EPA proposes to approve an amendment to the Missouri State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the state of Missouri. This revision pertains to updating the state's Air Quality Index (AQI) rule to make it consistent with the Federal rule. The AQI...	Proposed Rule	Mar 18, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri EPA is announcing it is approving a revision to the Missouri State Implementation Plan (SIP) which pertains to the rescission of two outdated opacity rules for the Kansas City and St. Louis areas and the revision of the state-wide opacity rule. Appro...	Rule	Mar 18, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri EPA proposes to approve an amendment to the Missouri State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the state of Missouri. This revision pertains to the rescission of two outdated opacity rules for the Kansas City and St. Louis areas and the revision o...	Proposed Rule	Mar 18, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri EPA proposes to approve an amendment to the Missouri State Implementation Plan (SIP). This amendment pertains to the revision of two Missouri air program rules which control particulate matter emissions from indirect heating sources located in the Sp...	Proposed Rule	Mar 18, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri EPA is announcing it is approving a revision to the Missouri State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision pertains to two Missouri rules, applicable to the Springfield-Greene County area and out-state area, which control particulate matter emission...	Rule	Mar 18, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri EPA is announcing it is approving a revision to the Missouri State Implementation Plan (SIP) which pertains to updating the state's Air Quality Index (AQI) rule to make it consistent with the Federal rule. The AQI is used by states for daily air qual...	Rule	Mar 18, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency 2003 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act National Meeting Notice is hereby given of public invitation to the 2003 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) National Meeting, "RCRA: Putting Resource Conservation into RCRA." The meeting will be held August 12-15, 2003. This year along with EPA, the meetin...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board; Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meeting; Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC) Conference Call The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Science Advisory Board (SAB), Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC) is announcing a planning teleconference meeting to discuss several proposed self- initiated projects for Fiscal Year 2004.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Radiation protection programs:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Waste Characterization Program Documents Applicable to Transuranic Radioactive Waste From the Savannah River Site Proposed for Disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, or "we") is announcing the availability of, and soliciting public comments for 30 days on, Department of Energy (DOE) documents on waste characterization programs applicable to certain transuranic (TRU) radio...	Proposed Rule	Mar 18, 2003

Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President National Poison Prevention Week, 2003 National Poison Prevention Week (Proc. 7653)	Presidential Document	Mar 18, 2003

Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Auction of Direct Broadcast Satellite Service Licenses Scheduled for August 6, 2003; Comment Sought on Reserve Prices or Minimum Opening Bids and Other Auction Procedures This document announces the auction of licenses to use the Direct Broadcast Satellite ("DBS") service allocation and seeks comment on reserve prices or minimum opening bids and other auction procedures.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Federal Communications Commission Auction of Direct Broadcast Satellite Service Deadlines Extended for Comments and Reply Comments This document extends the comment and reply comment date to allow additional time to comment on reserve prices or minimum opening bids and other auction procedures in Auction No. 52.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Federal Reserve System

Equal credit opportunity (Regulation B):

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Equal Credit Opportunity The Board is publishing a final rule amending Regulation B, pursuant to the Board's policy of periodically reviewing and updating its regulations. Regulation B implements the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. Among other things, the final rule retains th...	Rule	Mar 18, 2003

General Services Administration

Acquisition regulations:

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Consolidation of Industrial Funding Fee and Sales Reporting Clauses; Reduction in Amount of Industrial Funding Fee The General Services Administration (GSA) is proposing to amend the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to give GSA the unilateral right to change the percentage rate of the Industrial Funding Fee (IFF) in Multiple Award Sch...	Proposed Rule	Mar 18, 2003

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing The inventions listed below are owned by agencies of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. Fo...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing The inventions listed below are owned by agencies of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. Fo...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing The inventions listed below are owned by agencies of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. Fo...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing The inventions listed below are owned by agencies of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. Fo...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Advisory Committee; Renewals The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the renewal of certain FDA advisory committees by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (the Commissioner). The Commissioner has determined that it is in the public interest to renew the charters of t...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Contract health service delivery areas; redesignation:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > IHS Redesignation of Contract Health Service Delivery Area This notice advises the public that the Indian Health Service (IHS) is redesignating the geographic boundaries of the Contract Health Service Delivery Area (CHSDA) for the Rosebud Sioux Tribe ("The Tribe"). The Tribe's CHSDA was comprised of Bennett,...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Allergenic Products Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA The President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health; Notice of Meeting Mental Health, President's New Freedom Commission	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Cancer Institute	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Cancer Institute	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Notice of Closed Meetings National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Eye Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Eye Institute	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Meeting National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of General Medical Services; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of General Medical Sciences	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of General Medical Sciences	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Mental Health	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institutes on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute on Drug Abuse	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute on Drug Abuse	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > FDA National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Science Board to the Food and Drug Administration; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Scientific Review Center	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Scientific Review Center	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority State and Community Systems Development Division et al.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > PHS The National Toxicology Program (NTP) Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR) Announces the Availability of the NTP-CERHR Monograph on Di-n-Butyl Phthalate Potential Human Reproductive and Developmental Effects of Di-n-Butyl Phthalate; monograph	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BOR Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Renewal In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is seeking a renewal of the following information collection: Diversions, Return Flow, and Consumptive Use of Colorado River Wa...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation of Critical Habitat for Two Larkspurs From Coastal Northern California We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate critical habitat pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), for Delphinium bakeri (Baker's larkspur) and Delphinium luteum (yellow larkspur). We are designating 2 unit...	Rule	Mar 18, 2003
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation of Critical Habitat for Sidalcea keckii (Keck's checkermallow) We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate critical habitat pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), for Sidalcea keckii (Keck's checkermallow). Approximately 438 hectares (ha) (1,085 acres (ac)) are designat...	Rule	Mar 18, 2003
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designations and Nondesignations of Critical Habitat for 42 Plant Species From the Island of Molokai, HI We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate critical habitat pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), for 41 of 51 listed species known historically from the Hawaiian island of Molokai. A total of approximatel...	Rule	Mar 18, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Issuance of Permit for Incidental Take of Threatened Species for the Briargate Development, El Paso County, CO On November 22, 2002, and January 21, 2003, notices were published in the Federal Register (67 FR 70453 and 68 FR 2792, respectively), that an application had been filed with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) by La Plata Investments, LLC,...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Interior Department > BLM Northwest National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Draft Integrated Activity Plan/Environmental Impact Statement The Bureau of Land Management announces a 15-day extension of the public comment period for the Northwest National Petroleum Reserve- Alaska Draft Integrated Activity Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (IAP/EIS).	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission: Notice of Meeting Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Resource management plans, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Resource Management Plan; East Alaska Planning Area This document provides notice that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) intends to prepare an RMP with an associated EIS for the Glennallen Field Office. This planning activity encompasses approximately 7.6 million acres of BLM-administered lands. The...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Tribal-State Compacts approval; Class III (casino) gambling:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BIA Indian Gaming Under Section 11 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA), Public Law 100-497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the Secretary of the Interior shall publish, in the Federal Register, notice of the approved Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of engaging in...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Justice Department

National cooperative research notifications:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-J Consortium, Inc. J Consortium, Inc.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > BLS Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Department of Labor, 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 agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or co...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Labor Department > BLS Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or con...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Adjustment assistance:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA B-W Specialty Manufacturing, Seattle, WA; Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration B-W Specialty Manufacturing	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Labor Department > ETA BBA Nonwovens Simpsonville Inc., Lewisburg, PA; Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration BBA Nonwovens Simpsonville Inc.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Burlington Resources, Gulf Coast Division, Houston, TX; Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration Burlington Resources	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Columbia Sportswear Company, Portland, OR; Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration Columbia Sportswear Co.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Dura Automotive Systems, Inc., Shifters Group, Livonia, MI; Notice of Termination of Investigation Dura Automotive Systems, Inc.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Labor Department > ETA FiberMark, Inc., Rochester, MI; Notice of Termination of Investigation FiberMark, Inc.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Fort Dearborn Company, Coldwater, MI; Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration Fort Dearborn Co.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Labor Department > ETA The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Stow Mold Facility, Akron/Stow Complex, Akron, OH; Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration Goodyear Tire Rubber Co.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Hilti Inc., New Castle, PA; Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration Hilti Inc.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Labor Department > ETA J & J Forging Inc., Monaca, Pennsylvania; Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration JJ Forging Inc.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Kennametal Inc., Greenfield Tap Plant, Greefield, MA; Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration Kennametal Inc.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Komtek, Worcester, MA; Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration Komtek	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Motorola Integrated Electronics Systems Sector, Automotive Communication Electronic Systems, Elma, NY; Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration Motorola	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Ameriphone, Inc., a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Plantronics, Inc., Garden Grove, CA; Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration Ameriphone, Inc.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Cerf Brothers Bag Co., New London, MO, Cerf Brothers Bag Co., Vandalia, MO; Notice of Termination of Investigation Cerf Brothers Bag Co.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Chevron Products Company, Roosevelt, UT; Notice of Negative Determination of Reconsideration On Remand Chevron Products Co.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Advisory Council, Minority Business Resource Advisory Committee; Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a forthcoming meeting of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC), Minority Business Resource Advisory Committee.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

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National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Notice of Permits Issued Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the required notice.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Meetings; Sunshine Act Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations Operating licenses, amendments; no significant hazards considerations; biweekly notices	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Securities and Exchange Commission

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission JNL Series Trust, et al.; Notice of Application Notice of an application under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") for an exemption from section 15(a) of the Act and rule 18f-2 under the Act, as well as from certain disclosure requirements.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

State Department

Arms Export Control Act:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Bureau of Political-Military Affairs: Directorate of Defense Trade Controls; Notifications to the Congress of Proposed Commercial Export Licenses Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has forwarded the attached Notifications of Proposed Export Licenses to the Congress on the dates shown on the attachments pursuant to sections 36(c) and 36(d) and in compliance with section 36(f) o...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Surface Transportation Board

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Railroad services abandonment:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB New York Central Lines, LLC-Abandonment Exemption-in Bronx County, NY; CSX Transportation, Inc.-Discontinuance of Service Exemption-in Bronx County, NY New York Central Lines, LLC	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FTA Notice of Request for the Extension of Currently Approved Information Collections In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend the following currently approved information collec...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FTA Notice of Request for the Extension of Currently Approved Information Collections In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend the following currently approved information collec...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FTA Notice of Request for the Extension of Currently Approved Information Collections In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend the following currently approved information collec...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice annouces that the Information Collection Requests (ICR) abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for extension of th...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Transportation Department Notice and Request for Comments In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Requirement (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and c...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for extension of the...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Revocation of Class E Airspace; Brookfield, MO This document confirms the effective date of the direct final rule which revokes Class E airspace at Brookfield, MO.	Rule	Mar 18, 2003

Air carrier certification and operations:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Transponder Continuous Operation; Extension of Comment Period This action extends the comment period for an NPRM that was published on January 14, 2003. In that document, the FAA proposed to revise the instrument and equipment requirements for airplanes operated in domestic, flag, and supplemental operations to...	Proposed Rule	Mar 18, 2003

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model 407 Helicopters This amendment supersedes an existing emergency airworthiness directive (EAD), which was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (Bell) helicopters by individual letters. That EAD requires a visual che...	Rule	Mar 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Model Falcon 2000 and Mystere-Falcon 900 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to all Dassault Model Falcon 2000 and Mystere-Falcon 900 series airplanes. This action requires a one-time inspection to detect discrepant wires in the fire control panel for...	Rule	Mar 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Robert E. Rust Models DeHavilland DH.C1 Chipmunk 21, 22, and 22A Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Robert E. Rust (R.E. Rust) Models DeHavilland DH.C1 Chipmunk 21, 22, and 22A airplanes. This AD requires you to check the airplane logbook to determine whether certain m...	Rule	Mar 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Robert E. Rust Models DeHavilland DH.C1 Chipmunk 21, 22, and 22A Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Robert E. Rust (R.E. Rust) Models DeHavilland DH.C1 Chipmunk 21, 22, and 22A airplanes. This AD requires you to inspect the fuselage to determine if a steel fuselage cen...	Rule	Mar 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF34-3A1, -3B, and -3B1 Turbofan Engines This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), that is applicable to General Electric Company (GE) CF34-3A1, - 3B, and -3B1 turbofan engines with scavenge screens part numbers (P/Ns) 4047T95P01 and 5054T86G02 installed in the B-s...	Rule	Mar 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), DC-9-87 (MD-87), and MD-88 Airplanes This document corrects information in an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), DC-9-87 (MD- 87), and MD-88 airplanes. That AD currently requires revisions...	Rule	Mar 18, 2003

Computer reservations systems, carrier-owned:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Computer Reservations System (CRS) Regulations; Statements of General Policy The Department has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking on whether it should readopt or amend its existing rules governing airline computer reservations systems (CRSs). The notice includes a detailed discussion of the tentative factual findings and...	Proposed Rule	Mar 18, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airport Privatization Pilot Program On January 16, 2003, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a notice in the Federal Register (68 FR 2391) seeking information and comments from interested parties on the final application by the Orleans Levee District for participation o...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Organization and Delegation of Powers and Duties; Delegations to Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs The Secretary of Transportation is delegating to the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs the authority to conduct an annual review of the Department of Transportation's civil penalty provisions and coordinate the Department's compliance with...	Rule	Mar 18, 2003

Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Blue Grass Airport, Lexington, KY The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Blue Grass Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget Recon...	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Railroad services abandonment:

No documents available.

Traffic control systems; discontinuance or modification:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FRA Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System or Relief From the Requirements of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 236 Union Pacific Railroad Co.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FRA Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System or Relief From the Requirements of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 236 Union Pacific Railroad Co.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 1099-CAP 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	Mar 18, 2003
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

Income taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Certain Transfers of Property to Regulated Investment Companies [RICs] and Real Estate Investment Trusts [REITs] This document contains final regulations that apply to certain transactions or events that result in a Regulated Investment Company [RIC] or a Real Estate Investment Trust [REIT] owning property that has a basis determined by reference to a C corpora...	Rule	Mar 18, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Amendments to Rules for Determination of Basis of Partner's Interest; Special Rules This document contains final regulations relating to special rules on determination of basis of a partner's interest under section 705. The final regulations are necessary to coordinate sections 705 and 1032.	Rule	Mar 18, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Earned Income Tax Credit Issue Committee An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Earned Income Tax Credit Issue Committee will be conducted (via teleconference).	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Area 1 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the States of New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine) An open meeting of the Area 1 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference).	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) Multilingual Initiative Issue (MLI) Committee Will Be Conducted (Via Teleconference) An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) Multilingual Initiative Issue (MLI) Committee will be conducted (via teleconference).	Notice	Mar 18, 2003
Treasury Department President's Commission on the United States Postal Service Notice is given of a meeting of the President's Commission on the United States Postal Service.	Notice	Mar 18, 2003

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