July 17, 2003 (Volume 68)

Federal Register July 17, 2003

View all documents issued on July 17, 2003. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

121 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on July 17, 2003

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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On March 29, 2002, a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental (EIS) for the Long Damon Plantation Release and Site Preparation project, on the Doublehead Ranger District of the Modoc National Forest was published in the Federal Register, Vo...
Notice Jul 17, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) requests applications for the Native American Outreach Program for fiscal year (FY) 2003 to develop and deliver outreach activities that will inform Native American farmers and...
Notice Jul 17, 2003

Meetings:

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The Catron County Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Reserve, New Mexico, on August 1, 2003, at 10 a.m. MDST. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss use of product proposal form, establish process for project submission, evaluate submitted pr...
Notice Jul 17, 2003
The Glenn/Colusa County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in Willows, California. Agenda items to be covered include: (1) Introductions, (2) Approval of Minutes, (3) Public Comment, (4) Brochure for Glenn/Colusa, (5) Ski-High Project/Possib...
Notice Jul 17, 2003
The Tuolumne County Resource Advisory Committee will meet on July 14, 2003 at the City of Sonora Fire Department, in Sonora, California. The purpose of the meeting is to review in detail projects submitted by members of the community, based on presen...
Notice Jul 17, 2003

National Forest System land and resource management planning:

Title Type Published
Roadless area conservation; Tongass National Forest, AK; correction
Correction Jul 17, 2003

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
On November 17, 1999, the Secretary of Commerce issued an Export Trade Certificate of Review to USXT, Inc. Because this certificate holder has failed to file an annual report as required by law the Department is initiating proceedings to revoke the c...
Notice Jul 17, 2003
On January 7, 2002, the Secretary of Commerce issued an Export Trade Certificate of Review to Vinex International, Inc. Because this certificate holder has failed to file an annual report as required by law the Department is initiating proceedings to...
Notice Jul 17, 2003
The International Code Council (ICC), promulgator of the International Codes ("I-Codes") and Standards, maintains a process for updating the entire family of International Codes based on receipt of proposals from interested individuals and organizati...
Notice Jul 17, 2003

Antidumping and countervailing duties:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce published a notice in the Federal Register on July 1, 2003, concerning the initiation of administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with May anniversary dates. The document con...
Notice Jul 17, 2003

Antidumping:

Title Type Published
Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value.
Notice Jul 17, 2003
Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value.
Notice Jul 17, 2003
Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value.
Notice Jul 17, 2003
Notice of preliminary determination of sales at less than fair value, postponement of final determination, and affirmative preliminary determination of critical circumstances in part.
Notice Jul 17, 2003
Notice of preliminary determination of sales at less than fair value, postponement of final determination, and negative preliminary determination of critical circumstances.
Notice Jul 17, 2003

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

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The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (HIHWNMS or Sanctuary) is seeking applicants for the following six vacant seats on its Sanctuary Advisory Council (Council): Hawaii County, Honolulu County, Kauai County, Maui County, Educ...
Notice Jul 17, 2003

Fishery conservation and management:

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NMFS announces that the Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, is considering issuing an EFP to Limuli Laboratories of Cape May Court House, NJ to conduct a third year of an exempted fishing operation otherwise restricted by regulations prohibiti...
Proposed Rule Jul 17, 2003

Foreign trade statistics:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Census Bureau (Census Bureau) is amending the Foreign Trade Statistics Regulations (FTSR) to incorporate requirements for the mandatory Automated Export System (AES)/AESDirect filing for items identified on the Department of Commerce's Comme...
Rule Jul 17, 2003

Meetings:

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The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Monkfish Oversight Committee in August, 2003 to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from thi...
Notice Jul 17, 2003
The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Ad Hoc Groundfish Habitat Technical Review Committee will hold two working meetings, one by teleconference on August 4, 2003, and one in person on September 3-5, 2003. The meetings are open to the pu...
Notice Jul 17, 2003
The Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will host an informational briefing regarding the launch of the new kids.us domain.
Notice Jul 17, 2003

National Fire Codes:

Title Type Published
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) revises existing standards and adopts new standards twice a year. At its November meeting or its May meeting, the NFPA acts on recommendations made by its technical committees. The purpose of this notic...
Notice Jul 17, 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"), submitted the following information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Re...
Notice Jul 17, 2003

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Privacy Act:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Marine Corps is deleting one system of records notice from its inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a).
Notice Jul 17, 2003

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
ANR Pipeline Co.
Notice Jul 17, 2003
ANR Storage Co.
Notice Jul 17, 2003
Arizona Public Service Co.
Notice Jul 17, 2003
Blue Lake Gas Storage Co.
Notice Jul 17, 2003
Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.
Notice Jul 17, 2003
Columbia Gulf Transmission Co.
Notice Jul 17, 2003
Connecticut Light Power Co.
Notice Jul 17, 2003
Crossroads Pipeline Co.
Notice Jul 17, 2003
Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc.
Notice Jul 17, 2003
Great Lakes Gas Transmission L.P.
Notice Jul 17, 2003
Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C.
Notice Jul 17, 2003
MIGC, Inc.
Notice Jul 17, 2003
Maritimes Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C.
Notice Jul 17, 2003
Northern Border Pipeline Co.
Notice Jul 17, 2003
Pacific Gas Electric Co.
Notice Jul 17, 2003
Portland Natural Gas Transmission System
Notice Jul 17, 2003
Steuben Gas Storage Co.
Notice Jul 17, 2003
Texas Gas Transmission, LLC
Notice Jul 17, 2003
Texas Gas Transmission, LLC
Notice Jul 17, 2003
Tuscarora Gas Transmission Co.
Notice Jul 17, 2003
Viking Gas Transmission Co.
Notice Jul 17, 2003

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Title Type Published
First Energy et al.
Notice Jul 17, 2003

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces an open meeting of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board's subcommittee known as the Blue Ribbon Commission on the Use of Competitive Procedures for Department of Energy Laboratories. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public...
Notice Jul 17, 2003

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Title Type Published
In this document, the Commission resolves petitions for reconsideration filed against the Report and Order in WT Docket No. 97- 112 and CC Docket No. 90-6, in which the Commission modified rules affecting cellular service in the Gulf of Mexico. The C...
Rule Jul 17, 2003
In this document, the Commission seeks comment on the Recommended Decision, of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service (Joint Board) regarding modifications to the Lifeline and Link- Up programs. The Commission seeks comment regarding the...
Proposed Rule Jul 17, 2003

Radio services, special:

Title Type Published
In this document the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) amends its rules to include a long-term schedule for the migration of Private Land Mobile Radio (PLMR) systems, using frequencies in the 150- 174 MHz and 421-512 MHz bands, to narrowband te...
Rule Jul 17, 2003
In this document the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) provides public notice that it is considering adopting new rules related to promoting spectrum efficiency for private land mobile radio services (PLMRS), and is seeking public comment. The...
Proposed Rule Jul 17, 2003

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board logo Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act; correction
Correction Jul 17, 2003

National Forest System land and resource management planning:

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Jul 17, 2003
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Jul 17, 2003
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Jul 17, 2003

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of June 4, 2003 (68 FR 33381). The document amended the animal drug regulations to reflect a change of sponsor for an approved new animal drug app...
Rule Jul 17, 2003
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental abbreviated new animal drug application (ANADA) filed by Ivy Laboratories, Division of Ivy Animal Health, Inc. The supplemental ANADA...
Rule Jul 17, 2003

Human drugs:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reopening the administrative record for the rulemaking for over-the-counter (OTC) external analgesic drug products to accept comments and data concerning OTC external analgesic drug products that have been fi...
Proposed Rule Jul 17, 2003

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Women's Services Advisory Committee
Notice Jul 17, 2003

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled "Necessity of the Use of Food Product Categories in Registration of Food Facilities." FDA has developed this guidance in response to section 305...
Notice Jul 17, 2003

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Drawbridge operations:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard proposes to change the operating regulations and the name of the Gasparilla Island Causeway bridge, across the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, mile 34.3, in Boca Grande, Florida. The proposed rule would require the bridge to open only two...
Proposed Rule Jul 17, 2003

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Navigation Safety Advisory Council (NAVSAC) will meet to discuss various issues relating to the safety of navigation. The meetings are open to the public.
Notice Jul 17, 2003

Ports and waterways safety:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone on the waters of the Columbia River in the vicinity of Astoria, Oregon. The Captain of the Port, Portland, Oregon, is taking this action to safeguard watercraft and their occupants from safety hazards ass...
Rule Jul 17, 2003
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary regulated navigation area (RNA), a moving safety zone and temporarily suspending two anchorage areas encompassed by the RNA for the 2003 Tall Ships Challenge. These regulations are necessary to control vess...
Rule Jul 17, 2003
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone within the navigable waters of the Sacramento River, Sacramento, CA, for a water festival that includes high-speed boat exhibitions, water safety demonstrations, and other water-skiing and wake-...
Rule Jul 17, 2003

Regattas and marine parades:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing temporary special local regulations, including an exclusionary area and spectator anchorage areas, a regulated navigation area, as well as drawbridge regulations for the Parade of Sail Toledo 2003 in the Port of Toledo...
Rule Jul 17, 2003

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Manufactured home procedural and enforcement regulations:

Title Type Published
The Secretary has rejected a proposed recommendation by the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee to promulgate a regulation concerning restrictions on the use of land for the placement of manufactured housing. The Secretary has determined that th...
Proposed Rule Jul 17, 2003

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Endangered and threatened species:

Migratory bird hunting:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinafter Service or we) is proposing to establish the 2003-04 early-season hunting regulations for certain migratory game birds. We annually prescribe frameworks, or outer limits, for dates and times when huntin...
Proposed Rule Jul 17, 2003

Outer Continental Shelf operations:

Title Type Published
On February 20, 2003, the MMS published a Notice of Availability (68 FR 8306) of the proposed Notice of Sale for Sale 186, which included lease terms and conditions providing for a minimum bid amount of $62 per hectare and a rental rate of $13 per he...
Notice Jul 17, 2003
On August 20, 2003, MMS will open and publicly announce bids received for blocks offered in Western GOM Oil and Gas Lease Sale 187, pursuant to the OCS Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331-1356, as amended) and the regulations issued thereunder (30 CFR part 256...
Notice Jul 17, 2003
The MMS announces the availability of the proposed Notice of Sale for proposed Sale 189 in the Eastern GOM OCS. This Notice is published pursuant to 30 CFR 256.29(c) as a matter of information to the public. With regard to oil and gas leasing on the...
Notice Jul 17, 2003

Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions:

Title Type Published
We are withdrawing a required amendment to the Kentucky regulatory program (the "Kentucky program") under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). The required amendment pertains to public notification of permit appl...
Rule Jul 17, 2003
We are approving, with the exception of one provision, a proposed amendment to the Kentucky regulatory program (the "Kentucky program") under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Kentucky proposed revisions to th...
Rule Jul 17, 2003
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are approving a proposed amendment to the Maryland regulatory program (the "Maryland program") under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Maryla...
Rule Jul 17, 2003

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Extension of a currently approved collection, Manufacturers of Ammunition, Records and Supporting Data of Ammunition Manufactured and Disposed of.
Notice Jul 17, 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 Jul 17, 2003
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 Jul 17, 2003
OSHA requests comment concerning its proposed extension of the information-collection requirements specified by the Standard on 4,4'- Methylenedianiline Construction (29 CFR 1926.60). The standard protects employees from the adverse health effects th...
Notice Jul 17, 2003
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Jul 17, 2003

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Postal Service logo Postal Service

Title Type Published
This notice sets forth the changes to the Domestic Mail Classification Schedule to be implemented as a result of the Decision of the Governors of the United States Postal Service on the Recommended Decision of the Postal Rate Commission Approving Sti...
Notice Jul 17, 2003

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Investment advisers:

Title Type Published
The Commission is adopting technical revisions to Forms ADV, ADV-W and ADV-H and related rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, which were published in the Federal Register on September 22, 2000 (65 FR 57437). The amendments are designed to...
Rule Jul 17, 2003

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title Type Published
American Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Jul 17, 2003
American Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Jul 17, 2003
Depository Trust Co.
Notice Jul 17, 2003
International Securities Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jul 17, 2003
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Notice Jul 17, 2003
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jul 17, 2003
Pacific Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jul 17, 2003
Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jul 17, 2003
Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jul 17, 2003

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
This notice proposes to establish Class D and Class E4 airspace at Ormond Beach, FL. A Federal contract tower with a weather reporting system is being constructed a the Ormond Beach Municipal Airport. Therefore, the airport will meet the criteria for...
Proposed Rule Jul 17, 2003
This action amends Class E5 airspace at Augusta, GA. A Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning system (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) has been developed to Augusta Regional Airport At Bush Field. Additionally, a modification has...
Rule Jul 17, 2003

Air carrier certification and operations:

Title Type Published
By this notice, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reopens the comment period for its regulatory review of 14 CFR parts 135 and 125. The part 135/125 Aviation Rulemaking Committee had its first meeting on June 10-12, 2003, and members requeste...
Proposed Rule Jul 17, 2003

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Boeing transport category airplane models, as listed above. This proposal would require a modification of the air data computer (ADC) system, whic...
Proposed Rule Jul 17, 2003
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) model helicopters that requires removing certain main servocontrols and replacing them with servocontrols that do not fall within the "Applicabi...
Rule Jul 17, 2003
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain McCauley Systems, Inc. propellers that are installed on BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Jetstream Model 4101 airplanes. This AD requires a fluorescent penetrant inspection (FPI) of t...
Rule Jul 17, 2003
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211-524G2, -524G2-T, -524G3, -524G3-T, -524H, - 524H-T, -524H2, and -524H2-T series, and models RB211 Trent 768-60, 772-60, and 772B-60 turbofan engines with high press...
Rule Jul 17, 2003

Airworthiness standards:

Title Type Published
This notice proposes special conditions for the installation of an AMSAFE, Inc. Inflatable Three-Point Self-Adjusting Restraint Safety Belt with an Integrated Inflatable Airbag Device on the Zenair model CH2000. This airplane, as modified by AMSAFE,...
Proposed Rule Jul 17, 2003

Motor carrier safety standards:

Title Type Published
In March 1996, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's predecessor, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) specifying what minimum safety performance history information new or prospectiv...
Proposed Rule Jul 17, 2003

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title Type Published
This notice sets forth two draft interpretations concerning how our standard on lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment applies to replacement equipment. We will issue final interpretations after the comment period closes, and after consi...
Notice Jul 17, 2003

Pipeline safety:

Title Type Published
RSPA/OPS issued a final rule in August 2002 defining high consequence areas (HCAs) for gas transmission pipelines. Trade associations representing pipeline companies transporting the majority of natural gas delivered to customers in the United States...
Notice Jul 17, 2003
On August 6, 2002, RSPA/OPS published a final rule on how to identify the populated areas near a pipeline for which additional protections would be required (67 FR 50824). These "high consequence areas" (HCAs) include not only population areas alread...
Notice Jul 17, 2003

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Employment taxes and collection of income tax at source:

Title Type Published
This document contains proposed regulations relating to the deposit of Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) taxes. The proposed regulations would provide an additional exception to the FUTA deposit requirements for taxpayers that qualify for the de mi...
Proposed Rule Jul 17, 2003

Income taxes:

Title Type Published
This document contains proposed regulations that would provide guidance for certain retirement plans containing cash or deferred arrangements under section 401(k) and providing for matching contributions or employee contributions under section 401(m)...
Proposed Rule Jul 17, 2003
This document contains final regulations relating to a qualified subchapter S trust election for testamentary trusts under section 1361 of the Internal Revenue Code. The Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 and the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 ma...
Rule Jul 17, 2003
This document contains final regulations that provide rules regarding the requirements for a welfare benefit fund that is part of a 10 or more employer plan. The regulations affect certain employers that provide welfare benefits to employees through...
Rule Jul 17, 2003

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Valles Caldera Trust

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Board of Trustees of the Valles Caldera Trust adopts these final NEPA procedures, hereafter referred to as "procedures", for implementation of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and to aid in the overall management and public use of the Val...
Notice Jul 17, 2003

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Veterans Readjustment Advisory Committee
Notice Jul 17, 2003

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