May 28, 2003 (Volume 68)

Federal Register May 28, 2003

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

98 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on May 28, 2003

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Office of Procurement and Property Management (OPPM) intends to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of fiv...
Notice May 28, 2003
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, this notice announces the Food Safety and Inspection Service's (FSIS) intention to request an extension for and revision to a currently...
Notice May 28, 2003

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Title Type Published
On March 27, 2003, the Department published a notice of preliminary results of changed circumstances review and preliminarily found that there was no reasonable basis to determine that changed circumstances sufficient to warrant revocation exist. In...
Notice May 28, 2003
The Department of Commerce ("the Department") is extending the time limit of the preliminary results of the antidumping duty administrative review of foundry coke from the People's Republic of China.
Notice May 28, 2003
On March 7, 2003, the Department published the preliminary results of review of the antidumping duty order on natural bristle paintbrushes and brush heads from the People's Republic of China (68 FR 11041). The review covers one manufacturer, Hunan Pr...
Notice May 28, 2003
Latvia
Notice May 28, 2003
Preliminary Critical Circumstances Determination.
Notice May 28, 2003

Countervailing duties:

Title Type Published
On May 16, 2003, the Department of Commerce (the Department) issued a notice of intent to rescind the countervailing duty administrative review on certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from Argentina (hot-rolled products), covering the period...
Notice May 28, 2003

Fishery conservation and management:

Title Type Published
NMFS issues this notice about a voluntary fishing capacity reduction program in the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery. After a successful referendum, harvesters that are accepted to participate would be paid to surrender their fishing permits and rest...
Proposed Rule May 28, 2003
NMFS issues a final rule to allow use of pot gear in waters around Cape Barnabas and Caton Island located in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) for directed fishing for Pacific cod. Waters within 3 nautical miles (nm) of these sites currently are closed to Pac...
Rule May 28, 2003
NMFS is closing directed fishing for yellowfin sole by vessels using trawl gear in Bycatch Limitation Zone 1 (Zone 1) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2003 bycatch allowa...
Rule May 28, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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This Fisheries Disasters program provides financial assistance for assistance to the shrimp industries in the Gulf and South Atlantic. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number is 11.452, titled Unallied Industry Projects.
Notice May 28, 2003

Meetings:

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The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene public workshops on collecting information about vessel expenses and earnings in the Gulf of Mexico reef fish and coastal pelagics (mackerel) fisheries.
Notice May 28, 2003

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is the premier United States agency for environmental assessment, prediction and management providing broad benefits to the national economy, public safety and environment. NOAA has recently...
Notice May 28, 2003
NOAA's National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), will update the Nation's tidal datums to a new National Tidal Datum Epoch (NTDE) to adjust for changes in mean sea level that have occurred along the...
Notice May 28, 2003

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

Title Type Published
The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the "Corporation"), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal ag...
Notice May 28, 2003

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
The inventions listed below are assigned to the United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy and are available for licensing by the Department of the Navy. Navy Case No. 82,499, entitled "Infrared Countermeasure System for Pro...
Notice May 28, 2003

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

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The U.S. Joint Forces Command Transformation Advisory Group (TAG) is being established in consonance with the public interest and in accordance with the provisions of Pub. L. 92-463, the "Federal Advisory Committee Act," title 5 U.S.C., appendix 2. T...
Notice May 28, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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This announces the availability of the DEIS which assesses the potential environmental impacts of the design, construction and operation of the new Cadet Library-Learning Center, identified as Thomas Jefferson Hall, and other Cadet Zone Activities at...
Notice May 28, 2003

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Title Type Published
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a curr...
Notice May 28, 2003
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to clarify, streamline, and update guidance and clauses on patents, data, and copyright...
Proposed Rule May 28, 2003

Meetings:

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This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for the third meeting of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) Board of Advisers. The Deputy Secretary of Defense chartered the Board on October 4, 2000, to provide advice and recomme...
Notice May 28, 2003
The Defense Science Board Task Force on Missile Defense, Phase III (Modeling and Simulation) will meet in closed session on June 16, 2003, at the Institute for Defense Analyses, 1801 N. Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA. The Task Force will assess: T...
Notice May 28, 2003

Education Department logo Education Department

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The Leader, Regulatory Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice May 28, 2003
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 28, 2003

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with the requirements of section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and...
Notice May 28, 2003
Hydroelectric applications
Notice May 28, 2003

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Title Type Published
United States Energy Department et al.
Notice May 28, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meeting be announced in the...
Notice May 28, 2003
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Paducah. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Feder...
Notice May 28, 2003

Natural gas companies (Natural Gas Act):

Title Type Published
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is amending its regulations to enable natural gas interstate pipeline companies to replace mainline facilities using a route other than the existing right-of-way, and to commence construction with...
Rule May 28, 2003

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:

Title Type Published
Correction
Correction May 28, 2003
This action promulgates national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for wood building products surface coating operations. The final standards establish emission limitations, operating limits, and work practice requirements for...
Rule May 28, 2003

Air pollution; standards of performance for new stationary sources:

Title Type Published
On April 14, 2003, the EPA published a direct final rule to amend the standards of performance for stationary gas turbines, along with a parallel proposal to be used as a basis for final action in the event that we received any adverse comments on th...
Proposed Rule May 28, 2003
On April 14, 2003, the EPA published a direct final rule to amend the standards of performance for stationary gas turbines, along with a parallel proposal to be used as a basis for final action in the event that we received any adverse comments on th...
Rule May 28, 2003

Air programs:

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EPA is announcing that the motor vehicle emission budgets (budgets) for Philadelphia, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Bucks Counties contained in the revised 2005 Attainment Plan (Plan) are adequate for transportation conformity purposes. The Plan...
Notice May 28, 2003

Air programs; State authority delegations:

Title Type Published
EPA is taking direct final action to approve New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services' (NHDES) request for partial rule substitution for inactive waste disposal sites pursuant to section 112(l) of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
Rule May 28, 2003
EPA proposes to approve New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services' (NHDES) request to implement and enforce its regulation entitled "Management and Control of Asbestos Disposal Sites Not Operated After July 9, 1981" in lieu of the National E...
Proposed Rule May 28, 2003

Meetings:

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A meeting of the National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances (NAC/AEGLs) Committee will be held on June 17-19, 2003, in Washington, DC. At this meeting, the NAC/AEGLs Committee will address, as time permit...
Notice May 28, 2003

Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice announces receipt of applications to register pesticide products containing new active ingredients not included in any previously registered products pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and...
Notice May 28, 2003

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Title Type Published
Iraq; protection of the Development Fund for Iraq and certain other property (EO 13303)
Presidential Document May 28, 2003

Special observances:

Title Type Published
Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day (Proc. 7681)
Presidential Document May 28, 2003

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Title Type Published
In this document the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) announces it has mailed audit letters to licensees holding authorizations for certain site-specific licenses operating in three commercial radio services in the 220-222 MHz band.
Notice May 28, 2003
In this document, the Commission addresses a Petition for Reconsideration of the MAG Order filed by the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA), the National Rural Telecom Association, the Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small...
Rule May 28, 2003
This notice announces that the 2002 revenue threshold between Class A carriers and Class B carriers is increased to $121 million. The 2002 revenue threshold between larger Class A carriers and mid-sized carriers is increased to $7.083 billion.
Notice May 28, 2003

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Availability of funds and collection of checks (Regulation CC):

Title Type Published
The Board of Governors is publishing a final amendment to appendix A of Regulation CC that updates the routing numbers for Federal Reserve Banks and Federal Home Loan Banks. Banks generally must provide next-day or second-day availability for checks...
Rule May 28, 2003

Home mortgage disclosure (Regulation C):

Title Type Published
The Board is publishing final amendments to the official staff commentary to Regulation C (Home Mortgage Disclosure). The amendments provide transition rules for applications received before January 1, 2004, on which final action is taken on or after...
Rule May 28, 2003

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

Title Type Published
Premerger notification waiting periods; early terminations
Notice May 28, 2003

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Federal travel:

Title Type Published
To improve the ability of the per diem rates to meet the lodging demands of Federal travelers to high cost travel locations, the General Services Administration (GSA) has integrated the contracting mechanism of the new Federal Premier Lodging Program...
Notice May 28, 2003

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice May 28, 2003

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to change the regulations for liquid medicated feed and free-choice medicated feed. By changing the regulations for liquid medicated feed, FDA wants to clarify: What data are required to demonstrate...
Proposed Rule May 28, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Asthma; Addressing from Public Health Perspective
Notice May 28, 2003
This notice extends the deadline for fiscal year 2003 applications for Chiropractic Demonstration Project (CHIRO) Grants (Sec. 755(b)(3) of the Public Health Service Act) and expands the purpose of the Program. An August 9, 2002 Federal Register noti...
Notice May 28, 2003
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces that applications will be accepted for the Comprehensive Geriatrics Education Program for Fiscal Year 2003. Authorizing legislation: These applications are solicited under the authorit...
Notice May 28, 2003

Human drugs:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that Periactin (cyproheptadine hydrochloride (HCl)) 4-milligram (mg) tablets were not withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness. This determination will allow FDA to approve abbre...
Notice May 28, 2003

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Philadelphia District, in cooperation with the Society of Clinical Research Associates, (SoCRA) is announcing a workshop on FDA clinical trial statutory and regulatory requirements. Topics for discussion include...
Notice May 28, 2003

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Coast Guard intends to seek the approval of OMB for the renewal of four Information Collection Requests (ICRs). The ICRs comprise Declaration of Inspection Before Transfer of Liquid Cargo in...
Notice May 28, 2003

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard seeks applications for membership on the Towing Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC). TSAC provides advice and makes recommendations to the Secretary on matters relating to shallow-draft inland and coastal waterway navigation and towing s...
Notice May 28, 2003

Flood elevation determinations:

Title Type Published
This interim rule lists communities where modification of the Base (1-percent-annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) is appropriate because of new scientific or technical data. New flood insurance premium rates will be calculated from the modified Ba...
Rule May 28, 2003

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and the National Parks Service (NPS) are holding a Public Information Meeting on Tuesday, May 27, 2003, at 5:30 p.m. at the Chapel at Fort Tilden, Rockaway Point Boulevard, Rockaway, New York to present information relatin...
Notice May 28, 2003

Ports and waterways safety:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard proposes a temporary safety zone within the Davis Camp Region on the navigable waters of the Colorado River for the Laughlin River Days boat race. This temporary safety zone consists of the navigable waters of the Colorado River betwe...
Rule May 28, 2003
The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone on the waters of the Columbia River in the vicinity of Vancouver, Washington that will be enforced every July 4. The Captain of the Port, Portland, Oregon, is taking this action to safeguard watercraft an...
Rule May 28, 2003

Regattas and marine parades:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing temporary special local regulations for the "Patuxent River Air Expo 2003", an event to be held over the waters of the lower Patuxent River near Solomons, Maryland. These special local regulations are necessary to prov...
Rule May 28, 2003

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...
Notice May 28, 2003
The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...
Notice May 28, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
On April 25, 2003, HUD published its Fiscal Year 2003 Super Notice of Funding Availability (SuperNOFA) for HUD's Discretionary Programs. This document makes certain technical corrections with respect to the section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elde...
Notice May 28, 2003

Low income housing:

Title Type Published
Section 8(c)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (the Act) requires the Secretary to publish FMRs annually to be effective on October 1 of each year. FMRs are used to determine payment standard amounts for the Housing Choice Voucher program,...
Notice May 28, 2003

Mortgage and loan insurance programs:

Title Type Published
This notice advises of the cause and effect of termination of Origination Approval Agreements taken by HUD's Federal Housing Administration (FHA) against HUD-approved mortgagees through its Credit Watch Termination Initiative. This notice includes a...
Notice May 28, 2003

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians announces the following Information Collection Requests have been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and app...
Notice May 28, 2003

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Group health plans; access, portability, and renewability requirements:

Title Type Published
This document contains proposed regulations implementing the notice requirements of the health care continuation coverage (COBRA) provisions of Part 6 of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The continuation coverag...
Proposed Rule May 28, 2003

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Labor Research Advisory Council
Notice May 28, 2003

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; implementation:

Title Type Published
This document provides the text of regulations governing the employee protection ("whistleblower") provisions of Section 806 of the Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability Act of 2002, Title VIII of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ("Sarbanes-Oxley...
Rule May 28, 2003

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

N
National Transportation Safety Board

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

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice May 28, 2003
This document corrects a notice appearing in the Federal Register on May 13, 2003 (68 FR 25663), in which the Commission noticed amendments issued since the previous publication of the Biweekly notice. This action is necessary to correct an erroneous...
Notice May 28, 2003

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Licensing Support System Advisory Review Panel was established by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission as a Federal Advisory Committee in 1989. Its purpose was to provide advice on the fundamental issues of design and development of an electron...
Notice May 28, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Nuclear equipment and material; export and import:

Title Type Published
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to issue a general license for the import of major components of utilization facilities for end-use at NRC-licensed reactors. The amendment is necessary to facilitate imports of majo...
Rule May 28, 2003
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) proposes to amend its regulations to issue a general license for the import of major components of utilization facilities for end-use at NRC-licensed reactors. The amendment is necessary to facilitate imports o...
Proposed Rule May 28, 2003

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice May 28, 2003
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice May 28, 2003

Securities:

Title Type Published
As directed by section 303 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, we are adopting rules to prohibit officers and directors of an issuer, and persons acting under the direction of an officer or director, from taking any action to coerce, manipulate, misle...
Rule May 28, 2003

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Small business size standards:

Title Type Published
The U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is considering granting a waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Overhead Fiber Optic Groundwire and Ancillary Hardware Components. The basis for waivers is that no small business manufacturers are supply...
Proposed Rule May 28, 2003

State Department logo State Department

Title Type Published
The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. T...
Notice May 28, 2003
The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments should be submitted to OMB within 30 days of...
Notice May 28, 2003

Nonproliferation measures imposition:

Title Type Published
The U.S Government has determined that a foreign entity has engaged in missile technology proliferation activities that require the imposition of measures pursuant to Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 1994, as amended by Executive Order 13094 of...
Notice May 28, 2003
A determination has been made that entities in Moldova have engaged in missile technology proliferation activities that require imposition of sanctions pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, and the Export Administration Act of 1979, as...
Notice May 28, 2003

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (RRD) (formerly Rolls-Royce plc) models Tay 650-15 and 651-54 turbofan engines with certain pa...
Proposed Rule May 28, 2003

Aviation proceedings:

Title Type Published
Agreements filed; weekly receipts
Notice May 28, 2003

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
By this notice, the FAA announces the formation of an advisory committee to conduct a comprehensive review and rewrite of Advisory Circular (AC) 120-27C, Aircraft Weight and Balance Control, and other related guidance. The FAA will establish a Weight...
Notice May 28, 2003

Hazardous materials:

Title Type Published
This final rule announces Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of information collection request (ICR) OMB No. 2137- 0612, "Hazardous Materials Security Plans". This information collection has been approved by OMB until April 30, 2006. This...
Rule May 28, 2003

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the new tasks assigned to and accepted by the ATSRAC.
Notice May 28, 2003

Workplace drug and alcohol testing programs:

Title Type Published
The Department of Transportation (DOT) is amending a provision of its drug and alcohol testing procedures to change the instructions to medical review officers (MROs) with respect to reporting specimens as dilute or substituted. The change is based o...
Rule May 28, 2003

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This document provides notice of the availability of Application Packages for the 2004 Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Program.
Notice May 28, 2003

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