June 10, 2003 (Volume 68)

Federal Register June 10, 2003

View all documents issued on June 10, 2003. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

119 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on June 10, 2003

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Agricultural Marketing Service

No documents available.

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) invites the general public and other interested parties to comment on a proposed pilot test of a potential new administrative data collection system for the...
Notice Jun 10, 2003
In accordance with a periodic review of existing regulations, the Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) of the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is amending the regulations under the United States Grain Standards Act,...
Rule Jun 10, 2003

Meetings:

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The Siskiyou County Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Yreka, California, June 16, 2003. The meeting will include routine business and discussion, review, and recommendation of submitted project proposals.
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Plant related quarantine; foreign:

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We are removing the cold treatment requirement for Ya pears imported from Hebei Province in the People's Republic of China. The cold treatment requirement had been imposed to ensure that Ya pears did not introduce the Oriental fruit fly into the Unit...
Rule Jun 10, 2003

Program regulations:

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The Rural Housing Service (RHS) proposes to amend its regulations for the Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program (GRRHP). Under the GRRHP, RHS guarantees loans for the development of housing and related facilities for low or moderate income families...
Proposed Rule Jun 10, 2003

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and in accordance with the Washington State Environmental Policy Act, this notice advises the public that the USFWS and NMFS (collectively, the Services) intend to gather information necessary...
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Export administration regulations:

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The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is publishing this final rule to describe the understandings reached at the June 2002 plenary meeting of the Australia Group (AG) and to amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), as needed, to implem...
Rule Jun 10, 2003

Fishery conservation and management:

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NMFS is closing directed fishing for yellowfin sole by vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the third seasonal apportionment of the halibut bycatch allow...
Rule Jun 10, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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The purpose of this notice is to invite the public to submit proposals for available funding toward research and development projects that address various aspects of Chesapeake Bay Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) culture and large scale restoratio...
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Permits

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Notice is hereby given that Dr. Peter L. Tyack, Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 02543, has been issued a permit to take various cetacean species for purposes of scientific research.
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
ANR Pipeline Co.
Notice Jun 10, 2003
ANR Pipeline Co.
Notice Jun 10, 2003
Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.
Notice Jun 10, 2003
Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.
Notice Jun 10, 2003
Columbia Gulf Transmission Co.
Notice Jun 10, 2003
Distrigas of Massachusetts LLC
Notice Jun 10, 2003
Eastern Shore Natural Gas Co.
Notice Jun 10, 2003
Enbridge Pipelines (KPC)
Notice Jun 10, 2003
Equitrans, L.P.
Notice Jun 10, 2003
Global Common Greenport, LLCs
Notice Jun 10, 2003
Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP
Notice Jun 10, 2003
Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP
Notice Jun 10, 2003
Honeoye Storage Corp.
Notice Jun 10, 2003
Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.
Notice Jun 10, 2003
MidAmerican Energy Co.
Notice Jun 10, 2003
National Fuel Gas Supply Corp.
Notice Jun 10, 2003
PGE Gas Transmission, Northwest Corp.
Notice Jun 10, 2003
PPL Montana, LLC et al.
Notice Jun 10, 2003
San Diego Gas Electric Co.
Notice Jun 10, 2003
Total Peaking Services, L.L.C.
Notice Jun 10, 2003
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.
Notice Jun 10, 2003
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.
Notice Jun 10, 2003
Vector Pipeline L.P.
Notice Jun 10, 2003
Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co.
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

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ITC Holdings Corp., et al.
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Electricity export and import authorizations, permits, etc.:

Title Type Published
American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEPSC), on behalf of its public utility operating companies, has applied for authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
The inventions named below are co-owned by the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the United States in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR part 404. Pursuant to 37 CFR 404.7, beginning three months after the date of this notice t...
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Air pollution control:

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This notice announces that the EPA Administrator has partially granted and partially denied the petition to object to a State operating permit issued by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) for the Port Hudson Operations of Georgi...
Notice Jun 10, 2003

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

Title Type Published
EPA is taking final action to approve a revision to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the state of Kansas. The purpose of this revision is to delete the Wyandotte County Air Pollution Control Regulations from the Federally-Approved Reg...
Rule Jun 10, 2003
EPA proposes to approve a revision to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of Kansas. The purpose of this revision is to delete the Wyandotte County Air Pollution Control Regulations from the Federally-Approved Regulations. Thes...
Proposed Rule Jun 10, 2003

Export-Import Bank logo Export-Import Bank

Meetings:

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The Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee was established by Pub. L. 105-121, November 26, 1997, to advise the Board of Directors on the development and implementation of policies and programs designed to support the expansion of the Bank's financial...
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Common carrier services:

Title Type Published
The Commission seeks comment on a petition for declaratory ruling from the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) asking the Commission to clarify carrier obligations with respect to a number of local number portability (LNP) imple...
Rule Jun 10, 2003
In this document the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposes rules that would require Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS) and Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) operators to limit the strength of some or all of the radio signals...
Proposed Rule Jun 10, 2003
This document suspends construction deadlines for Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS) and Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) authorization holders until the completion of a companion rulemaking proceeding. The MO&O also temporarily suspe...
Rule Jun 10, 2003

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Background. Notice is hereby given of the final approval of proposed information collections by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) under OMB delegated authority, as per 5 CFR 1320.16 (OMB Regulations on Controlling Paperwork...
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Health and Human Services notifies Federal agencies of the laboratories currently certified to meet standards of Subpart C of Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (59 FR 29916, 29925). A notice listing al...
Notice Jun 10, 2003
This notice advises the public that the Indian Health Service (IHS) is redesignating the geographic boundaries of the Contract Health Service Delivery Area (CHSDA) for the Rosebud Sioux Tribe ("The Tribe"). The Tribe's CHSDA was comprised of Bennett,...
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect a change of sponsor for two approved new animal drug applications (NADAs) from Anthony Products Co. to Cross Vetpharm Group Ltd.
Rule Jun 10, 2003
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Intervet, Inc. The supplemental NADA provides for use of an approved fenbendazole Type A...
Rule Jun 10, 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 Cross Vetpharm Group, Ltd. The ANADA provides for the oral use of pyrantel pamoate paste...
Rule Jun 10, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Children's Bureau (CB) within the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2003 funds for competing new activities under the Adoption Oppo...
Notice Jun 10, 2003
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces that applications will be accepted for the Graduate Geropsychology Education Program (GGEP) for Fiscal Year 2003. Authorizing Legislation: These applications are solicited under sectio...
Notice Jun 10, 2003
ORR invites the submission of applications for assistance that supports activities in three categories aimed at strengthening refugee family life by promoting healthy marriages for refugee couples and support services for adjustment of refugee elderl...
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Medicare and medicaid:

Title Type Published
In this proposed rule, we are considering an adjustment to the annual update for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) that would account for forecast errors. In addition, we are proposing to make a technical correction to correct a misspelling in existi...
Proposed Rule Jun 10, 2003

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the following public meeting: FDA Workshop on the Notification Process for Food Contact Substances. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the food contact notification (FCN) process so that noti...
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Commercial laboratory accrediations:

Title Type Published
BSI Inspectorate America Corporation of Garden City, Georgia has applied to Customs and Border Protection under Sec. 151.12 of the Customs Regulations for an extension of accreditation as a commercial laboratory to analyze petroleum products under Ch...
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Disaster assistance:

Title Type Published
This final rule adopts the interim final rule, published in the Federal Register on May 4, 2001, to implement portions of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 that affect large in-lieu contributions (alternate projects), irrigation facilities, critica...
Rule Jun 10, 2003

Drawbridge operations:

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The Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District, has approved a temporary deviation from the regulations governing the operation of the NE. 8th Street (George Bush Boulevard) bridge at Delray Beach across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, mile 1038.7 i...
Rule Jun 10, 2003

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) and its Hazardous Cargo Transportation Security Subcommittee will meet to discuss security issues relating to the marine transportation of hazardous materials in bulk. These meetings will be open...
Notice Jun 10, 2003
The Federal Radiological Preparedness Coordinating Committee (FRPCC) advises the public that the FRPCC will meet on July 30, 2003 in Washington, DC.
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Ports and waterways safety:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for the International Freedom Festival Fireworks display on June 25, 2003. This safety zone is necessary to control vessel traffic within the immediate location of the fireworks launch site and...
Rule Jun 10, 2003
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for the Celebrate America fireworks display on June 14, 2003. This safety zone is necessary to control vessel traffic within the immediate location of the fireworks launch site and to ensure the...
Rule Jun 10, 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 Jun 10, 2003

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking comments on the collection of information necessary for utilization of the Loan Guaranty, Insurance, and Interest Subsidy Program. This is necessary to continue the use of forms for this program approved...
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Alaska Native claims selection:

Title Type Published
As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an appealable decision approving lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, will be issued to Old Harbor Native Corporation, for lands in T. 33 S., R. 24 W.,...
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Endangered and threatened species:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate critical habitat for the Blackburn's sphinx moth (Manduca blackburni), pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). A total of approximately 22,440 hectares (55,451 acre...
Rule Jun 10, 2003
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to reclassify Lesquerella filiformis (Missouri bladderpod) from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We are proposing this reclassification beca...
Proposed Rule Jun 10, 2003
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 12-month finding for a petition to list a distinct population segment (DPS) of the western gray squirrel (Sciurus griseus griseus) in Washington, in accordance with the Endangered Species A...
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

No documents available.

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is announcing four meetings of the Hanford Reach National Monument (Monument) Federal Planning Advisory Committee (Committee). In the next four meetings, the Committee will continue their work on making re...
Notice Jun 10, 2003

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title Type Published
China
Notice Jun 10, 2003
The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping investigations No. 731-TA-1039-1041 (Preliminary) under section 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673b(a)) (the Act)...
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
30-Day notice of information collection under review: Extension of a currently approved collection; Application for Representative Payee.
Notice Jun 10, 2003
30-Day notice of information collection under review: revision of a currently approved collection; Application for Permit, User Limited Display Fireworks.
Notice Jun 10, 2003
30-day notice of information collection under review: extension of a currently approved collection; National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
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 con...
Notice Jun 10, 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 Jun 10, 2003
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Employee benefit plans; prohibited transaction exemptions:

Title Type Published
This document contains exemptions issued by the Department of Labor (the Department) from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (th...
Notice Jun 10, 2003

National Archives and Records Administration logo National Archives and Records Administration

Title Type Published
NARA is giving public notice that the agency proposes to request use of the Financial Disclosure Form, a new Standard Form, that will be used to make personnel security determinations, including whether to grant a security clearance, to allow access...
Notice Jun 10, 2003
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice at least once monthly of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). Once approved by NARA, records schedules provide mandatory instru...
Notice Jun 10, 2003

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities logo National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Meetings:

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National Labor Relations Board

Privacy Act:

Title Type Published
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is revising its Privacy Act System of Records, NLRB 18, Office of Inspector General Investigative Files, to include as routine uses the disclosure of information (1) to the p...
Notice Jun 10, 2003

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National Science Foundation

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
Physical Anthropology and Archaeology Date Sharing Advisory Committee
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jun 10, 2003
Operating licenses, amendments; no significant hazards considerations; biweekly notices
Notice Jun 10, 2003

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Postal Regulatory Commission

Domestic rates, fees, and mail classifications:

Title Type Published
This document provides notice that the Postal Service has filed a request with the Commission seeking an expedited decision approving a two-year experiment testing bulk parcel return services. It briefly describes the proposal, which focuses primaril...
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Notice of an application for an order under (a) section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act") for an exemption from sections 18(f) and 21(b) of the Act; (b) section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Act for an exemption from sections 12(d)(1)(A) and (B) of the Act; (c) sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an exemption from sections 17(a)(1) and 17(a)(3) of the Act; and (d) section 17(d) of the Act and rule 17d-1 under the Act to permit certain joint transactions.
Notice Jun 10, 2003
Public utility holding company filings
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title Type Published
American Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Jun 10, 2003
Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jun 10, 2003
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Notice Jun 10, 2003
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jun 10, 2003
Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Disaster loan areas:

Title Type Published
Illinois
Notice Jun 10, 2003
Kansas
Notice Jun 10, 2003

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Special Counsel Office

Title Type Published
In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), and implementing regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, this is the second Federal Register notice published by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) about...
Notice Jun 10, 2003

State Department logo State Department

Art objects; importation for exhibition:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of...
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Railroad services abandonment:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
The Surface Transportation Board (Board) will hold a public hearing in this case on Thursday, July 24, 2003, in New York City, NY. The hearing will provide a forum for interested persons to express their views on the matters at issue in this proceedi...
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
This amendment adopts miscellaneous amendments to the required IFR (instrument flight rules) altitudes and changeover points for certain Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes for which a minimum or maximum en route authorized IFR altitude is...
Rule Jun 10, 2003

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10, -10F, -15, -30, -30F (KC-10A and KDC-10), -40, and -40F airplanes; and certain Model MD-10-10F and -30F airplane...
Proposed Rule Jun 10, 2003

Aviation proceedings:

Title Type Published
Agreements filed, etc.
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
The FHWA and FTA are jointly issuing this Revised Notice of Intent to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will not be prepared for a proposed transportation improvement project along State Highway 82 in the counties of Pitk...
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Meetings:

Title Type Published
RSPA will conduct a public meeting and accept written comments pertaining to 63 proposed changes to the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Materials, TS-R-1, scheduled for revision in the yea...
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title Type Published
The Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST) is updating the regulatory language to reflect the departures of the Transportation Security Administration and the United States Coast Guard to the new Department of Homeland Security, and to chang...
Rule Jun 10, 2003

Railroad services abandonment:

No documents available.

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Spectrum Policy and Management, is conducting bench tests to investigate the impact of ultrawideband emissions on selected aeronautical systems which operate below 1 GHz and on the global positioning sys...
Notice Jun 10, 2003

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
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 Jun 10, 2003

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Adjudication; pensions, compensation, dependency, etc.:

Title Type Published
This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adjudication regulations and its Veterans Benefit Administration fiduciary activities regulations to reflect statutory provisions of the Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 200...
Rule Jun 10, 2003

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
In accordance with Executive Order 13166, Improving Access to Service for Persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP), this notice requests comments on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) draft guidance on improving access for persons with lim...
Notice Jun 10, 2003

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