March 20, 2003 (Volume 68)

Federal Register March 20, 2003

View all documents issued on March 20, 2003. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

106 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on March 20, 2003

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. II), notice is hereby given that the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary), after consultation with the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), intends to reestablish the A...
Notice Mar 20, 2003
The USDA Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Ash Creek Fire Salvage within the Ash/Zinc sub- watershed on the Tiller Ranger District of the Umpqua National Forest. During 2002, the Boulder Creek fire burned abo...
Notice Mar 20, 2003
The Land Between The Lakes Advisory Board will hold a meeting on Tuesday, April 8, 2003. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.2. The meeting agenda includes the following: (1) Welcome/Introductions/Ag...
Notice Mar 20, 2003
The Agricultural Marketing Service is correcting the final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of February 12, 2003, which amended all Federal milk marketing orders based on evidence received at a hearing held May 8-12, 2000, in Alexandria, Vi...
Rule Mar 20, 2003
It has been determined by the NRCS State Conservationist for Pennsylvania that changes must be made in the NRCS State Technical Guide specifically in practice standard 338 Prescribed Burning to account for improved technology. The prescribed burning...
Notice Mar 20, 2003
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim final rule regarding the raisin diversion program (RDP) as specified under the Federal marketing order for California raisins (order). The order regulates t...
Rule Mar 20, 2003
This document contains two corrections to the referendum order published in the Federal Register on March 3, 2003 (68 FR 9944), concerning tart cherries grown in the States of Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin....
Proposed Rule Mar 20, 2003

Civil Rights Commission logo Civil Rights Commission

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92- 463 as amended by Pub. L. 94-409), the Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is giving notice of a meeting of the Census Advisory Committee of Professional Associations. The Committee will ad...
Notice Mar 20, 2003
We, NMFS and USFWS, announce our intention to revise the 1991 recovery plan for the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), listed as threatened throughout its range, under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), as amended. The 1991 recovery plan...
Proposed Rule Mar 20, 2003
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher/processor vessels using hook-and-line gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the A season apportionment of the...
Rule Mar 20, 2003
In response to a request from Solvay Solexis SpA and Solvay Solexis, Inc., the Department of Commerce is initiating a changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty order on granular polytetrafluoroethylene resin from Italy (PTFE) (see Antidump...
Notice Mar 20, 2003
On February 11, 2003, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published in the Federal Register its notice of final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from Mexico for the period July...
Notice Mar 20, 2003
The Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 requires the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and to the Committee on Resources of th...
Notice Mar 20, 2003
We preliminarily determine that polyvinyl alcohol from the People's Republic of China is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value, as provided in section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. Interested par...
Notice Mar 20, 2003
We preliminarily determine that polyvinyl alcohol from the Republic of Korea is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value, as provided in section 733 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. Interested parties are inv...
Notice Mar 20, 2003
The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on glycine from the People's Republic of China (PRC) in response to a request from Tianjin Tiancheng Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (TTPC). The peri...
Notice Mar 20, 2003

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), announcement is made of the following committee meeting: Name of Committee: Coastal Engineering Research Board (CERB). Dates of Meeting: April 9, 2003. Place:...
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Education Department logo Education Department

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Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2002.
Notice Mar 20, 2003
The purpose of the program is to promote academic achievement through the planning, implementation, or expansion of small, safe, and successful learning environments in large public high schools through competitive grants to local educational agencie...
Notice Mar 20, 2003
The Secretary proposes to amend the regulations governing programs administered under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA)--referred to in these proposed regulations as the Title I programs. These proposed...
Proposed Rule Mar 20, 2003

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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EPA is updating the materials submitted by Mississippi that are incorporated by reference (IBR) into the Mississippi State Implementation Plan (SIP). The regulations affected by this update have been previously submitted by the state agency and appro...
Rule Mar 20, 2003
EPA is proposing to redesignate the San Diego County area to attainment for the 1-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). EPA is also proposing to approve a 1-hour ozone maintenance plan and motor vehicle emissions budgets as revisi...
Proposed Rule Mar 20, 2003
This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of flufenacet in or on various food commodities.
Notice Mar 20, 2003
The next meeting of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board, a federal advisory committee that reports to the President and Congress on environmental and infrastructure projects along the U.S. border with Mexico, will take place in Deming, New Mexico,...
Notice Mar 20, 2003
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region III announces the deletion of a portion of the former Nansemond Ordnance Depot site (Nansemond) from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL constitutes appendix B of 40 CFR part 300, which is the...
Rule Mar 20, 2003
This notice announces the final decision on a prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) Clean Air Act (CAA) permit issued by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to Minergy Detroit LLC (Minergy) for a proposed facility in Detro...
Notice Mar 20, 2003

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...
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Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

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Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board logo Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

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General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

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In accordance with GSA Bulletin FTR 26 issued July 25, 2002 (67 FR 48654), the attached bulletin is issued to inform agencies of FedTrip as the online booking service available governmentwide for arranging temporary duty travel. Agencies will benefit...
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Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) announces the availability of FY 2003 funds for grants for the following activity. This notice is not a complete description of the act...
Notice Mar 20, 2003
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to classify silicone sheeting intended to manage hyperproliferative (hypertrophic and keloid) scars on intact skin into class I (general controls) and to exempt the device from premarket notificatio...
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This notice sets out the addresses for filing a complaint with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, for non- compliance by a covered entity with the standards for privacy of individually identifiable health information under...
Notice Mar 20, 2003
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of an abbreviated new animal drug application (ANADA) filed by Phoenix Scientific, Inc. The ANADA provides for the oral use of pyrantel pamoate paste f...
Rule Mar 20, 2003

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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The Coast Guard is revising its regulation on Boothville Anchorage, located near mile 12.9, Lower Mississippi River, Venice, Louisiana. This revision is necessary to accommodate the construction of Sea Point, a container transshipment facility. The a...
Rule Mar 20, 2003
The Coast Guard has revised its proposal to change the operating regulations that govern the Route 70 Bridge across the Manasquan River. The revised proposal would change the regulation with a new provision to limit the required openings of the draw...
Proposed Rule Mar 20, 2003
The Coast Guard proposes to establish a regulated navigation area (RNA) and two safety and security zones. The rule would regulate the circumstances under which certain vessels may enter, transit or operate within the RNA and would exclude all vessel...
Proposed Rule Mar 20, 2003
The Coast Guard proposes revising the established safety zone at the Cove Point Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal. This is in response to the re-opening of the terminal by Dominion Power scheduled for May 2003. This safety and security zone is nec...
Proposed Rule Mar 20, 2003
The Coast Guard proposes establishing moving and fixed safety/ security zones on the waters of the Chesapeake Bay and it tributaries for cruise ships and vessels carrying Certain Dangerous Cargo (CDC), Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), or Liquefied Hazard...
Proposed Rule Mar 20, 2003
The Coast Guard is implementing the special local regulations for the 24th Annual Safety at Sea Seminar, a marine event to be held March 29, 2003, on the waters of the Severn River at Annapolis, Maryland. These special local regulations are necessary...
Rule Mar 20, 2003

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the reopening of the comment period for the proposed designation of critical habitat for the threatened Astragalus pycnostachyus var. lanosissimus (Ventura marsh milk-vetch) in Ventura and Santa Barbar...
Proposed Rule Mar 20, 2003
The plats of survey of the following described lands were officially filed in the Oregon State Office, Portland, Oregon, on October 25, 2002.
Notice Mar 20, 2003
We, the Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the availability of the second revision of the recovery plan for the red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis). The original plan was approved in 1979 and the first revision was approved in 1985. The enda...
Notice Mar 20, 2003
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are advising the public that we intend to gather information necessary to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and conduct public scoping rega...
Notice Mar 20, 2003
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) are preparing a joint Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) to address the potential impacts of the Initial Stewardship Pr...
Notice Mar 20, 2003
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will...
Notice Mar 20, 2003
This order withdraws approximately 960 acres of National Forest System lands from location and entry under the United States mining laws for 20 years to protect the outstanding recreational, scenic, fisheries, and water quality values of the Scenic s...
Notice Mar 20, 2003
This order opens, subject to the provisions of section 24 of the Federal Power Act, 419.65 acres of public lands withdrawn by a Secretarial Order which established Bureau of Land Management Power Site Classification No. 93. This action will permit co...
Notice Mar 20, 2003
This order opens, subject to the provisions of section 24 of the Federal Power Act, 54.88 acres of National Forest System land withdrawn by a Secretarial Order which established Bureau of Land Management Power Site Classification No. 372. This action...
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Notice Mar 20, 2003
Ralph Smoot (Applicant) has applied for an incidental take permit (TE-068275-0) pursuant to section 10(a) of the Endangered Species Act (Act). The requested permit would exempt the applicant from Section 9 prohibitions. The proposed take would occur...
Notice Mar 20, 2003
The Office of Hearings and Appeals is publishing for comment a petition for rulemaking received from the National Mining Association. The petition requests amendment of several existing rules relating to the burden of proof in proceedings under the S...
Proposed Rule Mar 20, 2003

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

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Notice Mar 20, 2003

Justice Department logo Justice Department

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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is amending the regulations to implement the provisions of the Safe Explosives Act, Title XI, Subtitle C of Pub. L. 107-296, the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (enacted November 25, 2002)....
Rule Mar 20, 2003
Notice Mar 20, 2003
This notice presents the Advisory Statement of the class action settlement in Barahona-Gomez v. Ashcroft, No. Civ 97-0895 CW (ND.Cal.). The Advisory Statement sets forth the rights of class members who had applied for suspension of deportation under...
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Labor Department logo Labor Department

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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 20, 2003
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 20, 2003
OSHA solicits comments concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the information-collection requirements contained in its Benzene Standard (29 CFR 1910.1028). The standard protects employees from adverse health effects from occupational expos...
Notice Mar 20, 2003

Library of Congress logo Library of Congress

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The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress will be holding public hearings on the possible exemptions to the prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works. In accordance with the Copyright A...
Proposed Rule Mar 20, 2003

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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This final rule revises the NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Supplement (NFS) to specify that the Space Act is the authority for all NASA interagency acquisitions except those acquired under the authority of the Inspector General Act of 1978...
Rule Mar 20, 2003

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Ocean Policy Commission

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The U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy will hold a meeting to discuss the development of recommendations for a coordinated national ocean policy. This will be the fifteenth public Commission meeting.
Notice Mar 20, 2003

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

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Notice of application for an order under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") granting exemptions from the provisions of sections 9(a), 13(a), 15(a) and 15(b) of the Act and Rules 6e-2(b)(15) and 6e-3(T)(b)(15) thereunder.
Notice Mar 20, 2003

State Department logo State Department

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The Office of English Language Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for the 2004-2005 English Language Fellow Program. Public and private non- profit organizations meeting the provisions described i...
Notice Mar 20, 2003
The Office of Academic Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for the South Pacific Scholarship Program. Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenu...
Notice Mar 20, 2003
On January 11, 2002 the Department published an interim rule that expanded the definition of immediate relative to include the widows and children whose spouses/parents were victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. This rule makes final t...
Rule Mar 20, 2003
This rule makes final the Department's interim rule pertaining to the issuance of replacement immigrant visas.
Rule Mar 20, 2003
This rule eliminates the extended visa validity benefit for certain aliens who qualified under section 154 of the Immigration Act of 1990, (IMMACT 90). Section 154 of IMMACT 90 permitted certain aliens resident in Hong Kong to extend the validity of...
Rule Mar 20, 2003
This rule makes final the Department's interim rule published on August 29, 2000. The interim rule extended the waiver of the visa application and issuance fees to B-1 visa applicants coming to the United States as participants in their U.N. observer...
Rule Mar 20, 2003

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

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This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain General Electric Aircraft Engines (GEAE) CT7 series turboprop engines. This amendment requires initial and repetitive inspections of the propeller gearbox (PGB) oi...
Rule Mar 20, 2003
Pursuant to section 506 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (Act), Sargeant Marine, Inc. (Sargeant), by letter dated March 11, 2003, as amended, requests approval for the temporary transfer of the ASPHALT COMMANDER (O.N. 663105) to the domes...
Notice Mar 20, 2003
This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System, such as the...
Rule Mar 20, 2003
This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or revised criteria, or because of changes...
Rule Mar 20, 2003

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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This document adopts as a final rule, with some changes, a proposed amendment to the Customs Regulations to set forth procedures for the deferral of entry filing and duty collection on certain yachts imported for sale at boat shows in the United Stat...
Rule Mar 20, 2003
The Financial Management Service, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on a continuing information collection. By this no...
Notice Mar 20, 2003
This document informs the public that Customs has decided to withdraw a proposal to amend the Customs Regulations regarding the bond condition on the basic entry and importation bond requiring the principal to furnish Customs with any document or evi...
Proposed Rule Mar 20, 2003
This document proposes to amend the Customs Regulations to eliminate patent surveys. After careful review, Customs questions the worthiness of continuing the patent survey program given lack of demand for the program, stemming in part from the progra...
Proposed Rule Mar 20, 2003
The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing information collections, as required by th...
Notice Mar 20, 2003

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United States Institute of Peace

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