Federal Register May 27, 2003 (Volume 68)

Agencies Publishing on May 27, 2003

Agriculture Department (4)
Civil Rights Commission (2)
Commerce Department (3)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (4)
Defense Department (1)
Education Department (3)
Energy Department (3)
Environmental Protection Agency (4)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Federal Communications Commission (6)
Federal Reserve System (1)
Health and Human Services Department (12)
Homeland Security Department (9)
Interior Department (3)
International Trade Commission (1)
Justice Department (2)
Labor Department (2)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1)
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National Capital Planning Commission (1)
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National Science Foundation (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (5)
Personnel Management Office (1)
Postal Service (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (5)
Small Business Administration (4)
Social Security Administration (3)
State Department (1)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
Tennessee Valley Authority (1)
Transportation Department (27)
Treasury Department (9)
Veterans Affairs Department (3)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Information Collection; Application for Permit, Non-Federal Commercial Use of Roads Restricted by Order In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the renewal, without change, of a previously approved information collection, Application for Permit,...	Notice	May 27, 2003
Agriculture Department > ARS National Arboretum The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is revising a schedule of fees to be charged for certain uses of the facilities, grounds, and services at the United States National Arboretum (USNA).	Rule	May 27, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests Resource Advisory Committee The Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Redmond, Oregon. The purpose of the meeting is to review proposed projects and make recommendations under Title II of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Deter...	Notice	May 27, 2003
Agriculture Department > FS John Day/Snake Resource Advisory Council, Hells Canyon Subgroup The Hells Canyon Subgroup of the John Day/Snake Resource Advisory Council will meet on June 25-27, 2003 at the Pittsburg Admin Site on Snake River. The meeting will begin at 2 p.m. and continue until 5 p.m. the first day, day 2 will begin at 8 a.m. a...	Notice	May 27, 2003

Civil Rights Commission

Meetings; State advisory committees:

Title	Type	Published
Civil Rights Commission Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Oregon Advisory Committee Oregon	Notice	May 27, 2003
Civil Rights Commission Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Western Region State Advisory Committees Western Region	Notice	May 27, 2003

Commerce Department

Marine mammals:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Small Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Coastal Commercial Fireworks Displays NMFS has received a request from The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) for a one-year authorization to take small numbers of California sea lions and harbor seals by Level B harassment incidental to permitting professional fireworks disp...	Notice	May 27, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Ad Hoc Allocation Committee (Committee) will hold a working meeting, which is open to the public.	Notice	May 27, 2003

Permits:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered Species; Permits Notice is hereby given of the following action regarding permits for takes of endangered and threatened species for the purposes of incidental take under the Endangered Species Act (ESA): NMFS has issued permit 1417 to Dr. Anne RudloeGulf Specimen Ma...	Notice	May 27, 2003

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Bangladesh Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection adjusting limits.	Notice	May 27, 2003
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Indonesia Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection.	Notice	May 27, 2003
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Nepal Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection.	Notice	May 27, 2003
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Pakistan Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection adjusting limits.	Notice	May 27, 2003

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > NSA/CSS Privacy Act; Implementation The National Security Agency/Central Security Services (NSA/ CSS) is revising its Privacy Act Program procedural and exemption rules. Revisions include updating the responsibilities assigned to NSA/ CSS personnel, and establishing a queue to process...	Rule	May 27, 2003

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Leader, Regulatory Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	May 27, 2003
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests The Leader, Regulatory Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	May 27, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Special Education: State Program Improvement Grants Program Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2002 State Program Improvement Program	Notice	May 27, 2003

Energy Department

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FPL Energy New York, LLC, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Filings FPL Energy New York, LLC, et al.	Notice	May 27, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for the Revised Draft Hanford Site Solid (Radioactive and Hazardous) Waste Program Environmental Impact Statement, Richland, WA In response to requests for extension of the public comment period for the Revised Draft Hanford Site Solid (Radioactive and Hazardous) Waste Program Environmental Impact Statement, Richland, Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy has extended the...	Notice	May 27, 2003

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Payments in Lieu of Taxes Under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954; Guidelines DOE publishes policy guidelines it uses to guide decisions with regard to applications by State or local jurisdictions for discretionary payments in lieu of taxes with regard to eligible real property that is not subject to State and local taxation b...	Notice	May 27, 2003

Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollution control:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Settlement Agreement In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed consent order in American Lung Association v. Whitman, No. 1:03CV00778 (D.D.C. 2003). This case concerns a challenge, pursuant...	Notice	May 27, 2003

Air programs; approval and promulgation; State plans for designated facilities and pollutants:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of State Air Quality Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; State of West Virginia; Control of Emissions From Existing Small Municipal Waste Combustion Units EPA is taking direct final action to approve the section 111(d)/129 negative declaration submitted by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality (DAQ). The negative declaration certifies that small municipal was...	Rule	May 27, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of State Air Quality Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; State of West Virginia; Control of Emissions from Existing Small Municipal Waste Combustion Units EPA is proposing to approve the section 111(d)/129 negative declaration submitted by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality (DAQ). The negative declaration certifies that small municipal waste combustion (MW...	Proposed Rule	May 27, 2003

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Framework for Cumulative Risk Assessment The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Risk Assessment Forum (RAF) announces the availability of a final report, Framework for Cumulative Risk Assessment (EPA/630/P-02/001F, April 2002).	Notice	May 27, 2003

Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President National Maritime Day, 2003 National Maritime Day (Proc. 7680)	Presidential Document	May 27, 2003

Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Wireless Telecomunications Bureau Promotes Increased Martime Safety by Expanding Collection of Maritime Mobile Service Information The Wireless Communications Bureau will collect additional MMSI data recommended by the International Maritime Organization and requested by the GMDSS Task Force. This data collection will be available for U.S Coast Guard use in search and rescue ope...	Notice	May 27, 2003
Federal Communications Commission Auction of Multichannel Video Distribution and Data Service Licenses (Auction No. 53) Is Postponed This document announces the postponement of Auction No. 53.	Notice	May 27, 2003

Digital television stations; table of assignments:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Digital Television Broadcast Service; Conway, SC The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by South Carolina Educational Television Commission ("SCETV"), licensee of noncommercial educational station WHMC-TV, NTSC channel *23, Conway, South Carolina. The SECTV proposes the substitution o...	Proposed Rule	May 27, 2003

Radio stations; table of assignments:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Bunnell and Palm Coast, FL In response to a Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 67 FR 5961 (February 8, 2002) ("Notice"), this Report and Order allots Channel 254A to Palm Coast, Florida, and provides Palm Coast with its first local aural transmission service. This document also d...	Rule	May 27, 2003
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Bear Lake, Bellaire, Cheboygan, Ludington, Manistique, Onaway, Rapid River, Rogers City, and Walhalla, MI This document grants, in part, a Petition for Reconsideration filed Northern Radio of Michigan, Inc., and denies a Petition for Reconsideration by Fort Bend Broadcasting Company both directed to the Report and Order in this proceeding which denied a...	Rule	May 27, 2003
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Daisy, AR; Muldrow, OK; Rattan, OK and Trona, CA This document grants four proposals that allot new FM channels to Daisy, Arkansas; Trona, California; Muldrow, Oklahoma; and Rattan, Oklahoma. The Audio Division, at the request of Gray Media Corporation, allots Channel 293C3 at Daisy, Arkansas, as t...	Rule	May 27, 2003

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Expansion of the Operating Hours for the On-Line Fedwire® Funds Service The Board has approved the expansion of the operating hours for the on-line Fedwire Funds Service from eighteen hours to twenty-one and one-half hours each business day.\1\ The new opening time will be 9 p.m. eastern time for on-line funds transfers...	Notice	May 27, 2003

Health and Human Services Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Pediatric Subcommittee of the Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	May 27, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute	Notice	May 27, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute	Notice	May 27, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Dieases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases	Notice	May 27, 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	May 27, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences	Notice	May 27, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke	Notice	May 27, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke	Notice	May 27, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Aging; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute on Aging	Notice	May 27, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Pharmacology and Toxicology Subcommittee of the Advisory Committee for Pharmaceutical Science; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	May 27, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting Scientific Review Center	Notice	May 27, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Amended Notice of Meeting Scientific Review Center	Notice	May 27, 2003

Homeland Security Department

Disaster and emergency areas:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Alabama; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Alabama, (FEMA-1466-DR), dated May 12, 2003, and related determinations.	Notice	May 27, 2003
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Illinois; Major Disaster and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Illinois (FEMA-1469-DR), dated May 15, 2003, and related determinations.	Notice	May 27, 2003
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Kansas; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Kansas, (FEMA-1462-DR), dated May 6, 2003, and related determinations.	Notice	May 27, 2003
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Mississippi; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Mississippi, (FEMA-1459-DR), dated April 24, 2003, and related determinations.	Notice	May 27, 2003
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Missouri; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Missouri, (FEMA-1463-DR), dated May 6, 2003, and related determinations.	Notice	May 27, 2003
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Tennessee; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Tennessee, (FEMA-1464-DR), dated May 8, 2003, and related determinations.	Notice	May 27, 2003

Drawbridge operations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Berwick Bay, Morgan City, LA The Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Burlington Northern Railway Vertical Lift Span Railroad Bridge across Berwick Bay, mile 17.5, at Morgan City, St. Mary Par...	Rule	May 27, 2003
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Fore River, ME The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the drawbridge operation regulations for the Casco Bay Bridge, mile 1.5, across the Fore River between Portland and South Portland, Maine. Under this temporary deviation...	Rule	May 27, 2003
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Back Bay of Biloxi, Biloxi, MS The Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Popps Ferry Bascule Span Highway Bridge across the Back Bay of Biloxi, mile 8.0, at Biloxi, Harrison County, MS. This devi...	Rule	May 27, 2003

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BIA Request for Comments on Grazing Regulations Information Collection Renewal As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are renewing the information collection found in the general grazing regulations. The purpose of this data collection is to ensure that grazing regulations are administered for the benefit of Ind...	Notice	May 27, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Public Meeting, Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council Meeting 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	May 27, 2003

Oil and gas leases:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Proposed Reinstatements of Terminated Oil and Gas Leases Colorado	Notice	May 27, 2003

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Tapered Roller Bearings From Japan; Notice and Scheduling of Remand Proceedings The U.S. International Trade Commission (the Commission) hereby gives notice of the court-ordered remand of its five-year review in Investigation Nos. AA-1921-143 (Review) and 731-TA-343 (Review).	Notice	May 27, 2003

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ATF Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested 60-Day notice of information collection under review: Extension of a currently approved collection; requisition for forms of publication and requisition for firearms/explosives forms.	Notice	May 27, 2003
Justice Department Office of Community Oriented Policing Services; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested 30-Day notice of information collection under review: Extension of a currently approved collection Making Officer Redeployment Effective (MORE) Grant Progress Report.	Notice	May 27, 2003

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Submission for OMB Emergency Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 27, 2003
Labor Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 27, 2003

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook:

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook-Incremental Funding This final rule amends the NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook by revising the conditions and restrictions for use of incremental funding. The revisions in this area are necessary to increase flexibility while retaining appropriate controls...	Rule	May 27, 2003

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National Capital Planning Commission

Senior Executive Service:

Title	Type	Published
National Capital Planning Commission Senior Executive Service; Performance Review Board; Members Section 4314(c) of Title 5, U.S.C. (as amended by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978) requires each agency to establish, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management, one or more Performance Review Boards (PRB) to...	Notice	May 27, 2003

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National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541) The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act at Ti...	Notice	May 27, 2003

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
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	May 27, 2003

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License Exelon Generation Co., LLC	Notice	May 27, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for a License Amendment for Covance Laboratories, Madison, WI Covance Laboratories, Inc.	Notice	May 27, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Meeting of the Subcommittee on Plant License Renewal; Notice of Meeting Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee	Notice	May 27, 2003
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting Notice Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee	Notice	May 27, 2003

Personnel Management Office

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office General and Miscellaneous The Office of Personnel Management proposes to remove its regulation concerning the submission of claims by preference eligibles to OPM and the recognition of representatives by OPM. The regulation is now obsolete.	Proposed Rule	May 27, 2003

Postal Service

Board of Governors bylaws:

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service Amendment to Bylaws of the Board of Governors On March 31, 2003, the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service adopted a revision to its bylaws. The purpose of this revision was to provide that the Board may, by a recorded vote, vary the time or place of a regular or annual meeting....	Rule	May 27, 2003

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	May 27, 2003

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application To Withdraw From Listing and Registration on the American Stock Exchange LLC (Atlantic Premium Brands, Ltd., Common Stock, $.01 par value) File No. 1-13747 Atlantic Premium Brands, Ltd.	Notice	May 27, 2003

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Granting Approval of a Proposed Rule Change by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Relating to Rule G-14, on Reports of Sales or Purchases Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board	Notice	May 27, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Amended Proposal by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. To Conform the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual to New York Stock Exchange Rules That Allow Authorized State-Registered Investment Advisers To Receive and Vote Proxy Materials on Behalf of Beneficial Owners New York Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	May 27, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the Pacific Exchange, Inc. Relating to Arbitration Pacific Exchange, Inc.	Notice	May 27, 2003

Small Business Administration

Disaster loan areas:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration State of Illinois Illinois	Notice	May 27, 2003
Small Business Administration State of Maine Maine	Notice	May 27, 2003
Small Business Administration State of Missouri Missouri	Notice	May 27, 2003
Small Business Administration State of Tennessee Tennessee	Notice	May 27, 2003

Social Security Administration

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements With Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, Other Non-Profit Organizations, and Commercial Organizations These final rules establish new regulations providing standards in the administration of SSA grants and agreements with institutions of higher education, hospitals, other non-profit organizations, and commercial organizations. The Social Security Ind...	Rule	May 27, 2003
Social Security Administration Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments These final rules establish new regulations dealing with the administrative requirements for grants and cooperative agreements with State and local governments. The Social Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994 established SSA as...	Rule	May 27, 2003
Social Security Administration Restrictions on Lobbying These final rules establish new regulations dealing with the restrictions on lobbying contained in the Common Rule, "New Restrictions on Lobbying," commonly referred to as the Byrd Anti- Lobbying Amendment common rule. The Social Security Independenc...	Rule	May 27, 2003

State Department

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Delegation of Authority 175-3; Further Assignment of Functions Under Section 208 of Title 18 of the United States Code Delegations of Authority No. 175 and 245 delegated authority from the Secretary of State to the Deputy Secretary of State to issue waivers pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 208(b)(1) to Department of State employees. In 1992 and 1995, the Deputy Secretary of Sta...	Notice	May 27, 2003

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad services abandonment:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Springfield Terminal Railway Company-Discontinuance of Service Exemption-Manchester and Lawrence Branch, in Essex County, MA and Rockingham and Hillsborough Counties, NH Springfield Terminal Railway Co.	Notice	May 27, 2003

Tennessee Valley Authority

Title	Type	Published
Tennessee Valley Authority Revision of Tennessee Valley Authority Freedom of Information Act Regulations The Tennessee Valley Authority is amending its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulations to reflect a change in the procedure for obtaining paper copies of documents located in TVA's electronic reading room.	Rule	May 27, 2003

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Motor Vehicle Safety: Disposition of Recalled Tires Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federa...	Notice	May 27, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-400 and -400F Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 747-400 and -400F series airplanes, that requires initial and, for certain airplanes, repetitive inspections of the rivets in the forward, top, and side pane...	Rule	May 27, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Revision of Jet Route 10 This action revises Jet Route 10 (J-10) between the Farmington, NM, Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Radio Range and Tactical Air Navigation Aids (VORTAC), and the HIPPI intersection. The current J-10 route is aligned from Farmington, NM, via the...	Rule	May 27, 2003

Aeronautical land-use assurance; waivers:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To Release Airport Property at Nick Wilson Field, Pocahontas, AR The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the release of land at Nick Wilson Field under the provisions of Section 125 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR 21).	Notice	May 27, 2003

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330 and A340 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A330 and A340 series airplanes, that requires, among other actions, modifying the down drive brackets of the left- and right-hand sides of the inboard flap t...	Rule	May 27, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 747 series airplanes, that requires repetitive inspections for cracking of the skin, bear strap, and sill chord of the lower lobe cargo door cutout, and repa...	Rule	May 27, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 767-200 and -300 Series Airplanes This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 767-200 and -300 series airplanes, that currently requires repetitive inspections to find discrepancies of the barrel nuts that attach the vertical...	Rule	May 27, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model 717-200 Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model 717-200 airplanes, that requires modification of the longeron-to-frame installation of the upper center fuselage. This action is necessary to prev...	Rule	May 27, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model 717-200 Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model 717-200 airplanes, that requires modification of certain attachment holes in the rear spar of the left and right wings. This action is necessary t...	Rule	May 27, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Model Beech 400A and 400T Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Raytheon Model Beech 400A and 400T series airplanes, that requires replacement of the low-pressure oxygen tubing located in the forward fuselage (nose avionics bay), lowe...	Rule	May 27, 2003

Coastwise trade laws; administrative waivers:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by Pub. L. 105-383 and Pub. L. 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstan...	Notice	May 27, 2003
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by Pub. L. 105-383 and Pub. L. 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstan...	Notice	May 27, 2003
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by Pub. L. 105-383 and Pub. L. 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstan...	Notice	May 27, 2003
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by Pub. L. 105-383 and Pub. L. 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstan...	Notice	May 27, 2003
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by Pub. L. 105-383 and Pub. L. 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstan...	Notice	May 27, 2003
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by Pub. L. 105-383 and Pub. L. 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstan...	Notice	May 27, 2003
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by Public Law 105-383 and Public Law 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circ...	Notice	May 27, 2003

Hazardous materials:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > RSPA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for Exemptions In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, exemptions from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR part 107, subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardo...	Notice	May 27, 2003
Transportation Department > RSPA Office of Hazardous Material Safety; Notice of Applications for Modification of Exemption In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, exemptions from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR part 107, subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardo...	Notice	May 27, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Public Meetings on Reporting Procedures Under the Early Warning Reporting Rule This document announces that NHTSA will hold meetings with interested members of the public to discuss the manner in which early warning reporting (EWR) information is to be submitted by motor vehicle and motor vehicle equipment manufacturers to NHTS...	Notice	May 27, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA RTCA Special Committee 181/EUROCAE Working Group 13: Standards of Navigation Performance The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 181/EUROCAE Working Group 13: Standards of Navigation Performance.	Notice	May 27, 2003

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming 2001-2003 Mercedes-Benz Type 463 Short Wheel Base Gelaendewagen Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicles Are Eligible for Importation This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that 2001-2003 Type 463 SWB Gelaendewagen MPVs that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal moto...	Notice	May 27, 2003
Transportation Department > NHTSA Decision That Nonconforming 1986 Chevrolet Blazer Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicle Are Eligible for Importation This notice announces the decision by NHTSA that 1986 Chevrolet Blazer multi-purpose passenger vehicle not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards are eligible for importation into the United State...	Notice	May 27, 2003

Motor vehicle safety standards; exemption petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Dan Hill and Associates, Inc.; Red River Manufacturing; Decision on Applications for Renewal of Temporary Exemptions From Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 224 Dan Hill Associates, Inc., et al.	Notice	May 27, 2003

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

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Petition for Exemption From the Federal Motor Vehicle Motor Theft Prevention Standard; Nissan This notice grants in full the petition of Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) for an exemption of a high-theft line, the Infiniti M45, from the parts-marking requirements of the Federal motor vehicle theft prevention standard. This petition is grant...	Notice	May 27, 2003

Pipeline safety:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > RSPA Pipeline Safety: Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Operator Annual Report Form In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the RSPA Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on July 26, 2002, announcing RSPA's/OPS's intention to collect pipeline characteristics information via...	Notice	May 27, 2003

Planning and research:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Federal-Aid Highway System The FHWA adopts as final an interim final rule that amends the regulation on Federal-aid highway systems to incorporate changes made by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) and the National Highway System Designation A...	Rule	May 27, 2003

Railroad services abandonment:

No documents available.

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 27, 2003
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 27, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 2555-EZ 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	May 27, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Area 2 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the States of Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the District of Columbia) An open meeting of the Area 2 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted.	Notice	May 27, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Area 3 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the States of Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Tennessee) An open meeting of the Area 3 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference).	Notice	May 27, 2003
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	May 27, 2003

Iraqi sanctions regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > OFAC Iraqi Sanctions Regulations; Authorizations of Non-Commercial Funds Transfers and Related Transactions, Activities by the U.S. Government and Its Contractors or Grantees, Privately Financed Humanitarian Transactions, and Certain Exports and Reexports to Iraq The Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") of the U.S. Department of the Treasury is amending the Iraqi Sanctions Regulations, to include four general licenses issued May 7, 2003. Subject to certain conditions, these general licenses authorize the...	Rule	May 27, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
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 in Andover, Massachusetts.	Notice	May 27, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Joint Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel An open meeting of the Joint Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted via teleconference.	Notice	May 27, 2003

Veterans Affairs Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Rehabilitation Research and Development Service Scientific Merit Review Board; Notice of Meeting Rehabilitation Research and Development Service Scientific Merit Review Board	Notice	May 27, 2003
Veterans Affairs Department Advisory Committee on Women Veterans; Notice of Meeting Women Veterans Advisory Committee	Notice	May 27, 2003

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Privacy Act of 1974; Report of Matching Program Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) intends to conduct a recurring computer matching program matching Department of Justice, Bureau of Prison (BOP), inmate records with VA pension, compensation, and dependency and inde...	Notice	May 27, 2003

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Agencies Publishing on May 27, 2003

Agriculture Department

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Civil Rights Commission

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Commerce Department

Marine mammals:

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Permits:

C Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:

Defense Department

Education Department

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Energy Department

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollution control:

Air programs; approval and promulgation; State plans for designated facilities and pollutants:

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Executive Office of the President

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Federal Communications Commission

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Federal Reserve System

Health and Human Services Department

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Homeland Security Department

Disaster and emergency areas:

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Interior Department

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Oil and gas leases:

International Trade Commission

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Justice Department

Labor Department

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook:

N National Capital Planning Commission

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N National Science Foundation

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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Personnel Management Office

Postal Service

Board of Governors bylaws:

Securities and Exchange Commission

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Small Business Administration

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Social Security Administration

State Department

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Surface Transportation Board

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Tennessee Valley Authority

Transportation Department

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Motor vehicle safety standards:

Motor vehicle safety standards; exemption petitions, etc.:

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

Pipeline safety:

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Treasury Department

Iraqi sanctions regulations:

Meetings:

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

N
National Capital Planning Commission

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National Science Foundation