August 25, 2003 (Volume 68)

Federal Register August 25, 2003

View all documents issued on August 25, 2003. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

76 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on August 25, 2003

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Agricultural Marketing Service

Stockyards; posting and deposting:

No documents available.

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Stockyards; posting and deposting:

Title Type Published
We are deposting 77 stockyards. These facilities are no longer capable of being used as stockyards and, therefore, are no longer required to be posted.
Notice Aug 25, 2003
We propose to post 10 stockyards. We have received information that the stockyards meet the definition of a stockyard under the Packers and Stockyards Act and, therefore, need to be posted. Posted stockyards are subject to the provisions of the Packe...
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Civil Rights Commission logo Civil Rights Commission

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Aug 25, 2003
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Aug 25, 2003
The Office of Export Trading Company Affairs ("OETCA"), International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, has received an application for an Export Trade Certificate of Review. This notice summarizes the conduct for which certification is s...
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Fishery conservation and management:

Title Type Published
NMFS announces approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of collection-of-information requirements contained in the following American Fisheries Act (AFA)-related amendments: Amendment 61 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Groun...
Rule Aug 25, 2003
NMFS proposes to remove the expiration date of regulations published as a final rule in the Federal Register on December 30, 2002, implementing the AFA. The AFA final rule specified a period of effectiveness that will expire December 31, 2007, and th...
Proposed Rule Aug 25, 2003
NMFS announces that the Mid-Atlantic Council (Council) has submitted Amendment 13 to the Atlantic Surf Clam and Ocean Quahog Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Secretarial review and is requesting comments from the public. Amendment 13 to the FMP (Ame...
Proposed Rule Aug 25, 2003

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory bodies will hold public meetings.
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The...
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors will meet to make such inquiry, as the Board shall deem necessary into the state of morale and discipline, the curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, and academic methods of the Naval Aca...
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Education Department logo Education Department

Title Type Published
The Leader, Regulatory Information 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 Aug 25, 2003

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Electric utilities (Federal Power Act):

Title Type Published
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is revising its regulations pertaining to hydroelectric licensing under the Federal Power Act. The revisions create a new licensing process in which a potential license applicant's pre-filing cons...
Rule Aug 25, 2003

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Notice of open meeting cancellation.
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Tribal Pesticide Program Council (TPPC) will hold a 3-day meeting, beginning on September 17 and ending on September 19, 2003. This notice announces the location and times for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice announces that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is publishing Draft Guidance On Watershed-Based National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permitting Implementation. EPA is making the draft guidance available to the p...
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Water pollution control:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the EPA decision identifying water quality limited segments and associated pollutants in Ohio to be listed pursuant to the Clean Water Act section 303(d)(2), and requests public comment. Section 303(d)(1) requires that states su...
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Water supply:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the State of Oklahoma is revising its approved Public Water System Supervision Program. Oklahoma has adopted an Arsenic Rule, Radionuclides Rule, Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Filter Backwash Recycling...
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Title Type Published
Colombia; drug interdiction assistance (Presidential Determination No. 2003-32 of August 18, 2003)
Presidential Document Aug 25, 2003

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or...
Notice Aug 25, 2003
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 Aug 25, 2003
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 Aug 25, 2003

Common carrier services:

Title Type Published
This document amends the Commission rules pertaining to mandatory minimum standards, and other regulations, for Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) and speech-to-speech services for individuals with hearing and speech disabilities. The amended ru...
Rule Aug 25, 2003
This document seeks comment on technological advancements that may further the statutory goal of functionally equivalent Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) for persons with hearing and speech disabilities, including comment on whether TRS facili...
Proposed Rule Aug 25, 2003
In this document the Commission amends a reference to a section that has been removed from the Commission's rules.
Rule Aug 25, 2003
In this document, the Wireline Competition Bureau sought comment on the NPCR, Inc. d/b/a Nextel Partners' petition seeking designation as an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) to receive federal universal service support for service offered in...
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Radio broadcasting:

Title Type Published
This decision extends the period for filing public comments and reply comments in this proceeding at the request of commenters.
Proposed Rule Aug 25, 2003

Radio frequency devices:

Title Type Published
In this document, the Commission affirms the decision to allow the unlicensed operation of fixed point-to-point transmitters in the 24.05-24.25 GHz band at field strengths up to 2500 mV/m under amended provisions of the Commission's rules. In the cou...
Rule Aug 25, 2003

Telephone Consumer Protection Act; implementation:

Title Type Published
We recently revised the current Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) rules, and adopted new rules modifying the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission's) unsolicited facsimile advertising requirements. This document establishes a...
Rule Aug 25, 2003

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title Type Published
Formations, acquisitions, and mergers
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Truth in lending (Regulation Z):

Title Type Published
The Board is publishing a final rule amending the staff commentary that interprets the requirements of Regulation Z (Truth in Lending). The Board is required to adjust annually the dollar amount that triggers requirements for certain home mortgage lo...
Rule Aug 25, 2003

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

Industry guides:

Title Type Published
The Federal Trade Commission ("Commission") requests public comments about the overall costs and benefits of and the continuing need for its Tire Advertising and Labeling Guides ("the Tire Guides" or "the Guides"), as part of the Commission's systema...
Proposed Rule Aug 25, 2003

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Medical Device User Fee Cover Sheet; Form FDA 3601" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 19...
Notice Aug 25, 2003
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Aug 25, 2003
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish noti...
Notice Aug 25, 2003
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Aug 25, 2003
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Aug 25, 2003
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Human drugs:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending to November 25, 2003, the comment period for an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) for over-the-counter (OTC) antigingivitis/antiplaque drug products. The ANPR was published in the Federal...
Proposed Rule Aug 25, 2003

Medicare and medicaid:

Title Type Published
The Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is soliciting the voluntary submission of instruments measuring patient perspectives of their experience with hemodialysis facilities from researchers, vendors, stakeholders and other interested pa...
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Meetings:

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Marine casualties and investigations:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is reopening the comment period on the notice of proposed rulemaking for Marine Casualties and Investigations; Chemical Testing Following Serious Marine Incidents published in the Federal Register on February 28, 2003. In response to...
Proposed Rule Aug 25, 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 Aug 25, 2003
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. Housing owners/agents submit vouchers to HUD or their Contract Adm...
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
On July 18, 2003, HUD and the Department of Labor (DOL) jointly announced the availability of approximately $12.5 million to help address chronic homelessness. This notice advises interested parties that, as a result of the emergency situation caused...
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) invites comments on an information collection request which will be renewed. The collection is: Gaming on Trust Lands Acquired After October 17, 1988, OMB Cont...
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are extending the comment period for the Draft Handbook for Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances and Enhancement of Survival Permit Processing. This draft document provides internal guidance for co...
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
Due to an inadvertent error, the document published on August 8, 2003, at 68 FR pp. 47364-47365 did not contain the full text. This revised document will correct and supercede that document. The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort t...
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
In the Federal Register, Vol. 68, No. 138, Friday, July 18, 2003, the competition was announced and the SGA printed in its entirety. The recent power outage in several states has caused the preparation and submission of proposals to be adversely affe...
Notice Aug 25, 2003

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National Science Foundation

Meetings:

Title Type Published
DOE/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory Committee
Notice Aug 25, 2003
Proposal review meetings
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has revised the Standard Review Plan (NUREG-1620) that was developed to provide guidance for staff reviews of reclamation plans for uranium mill tailings sites covered by Title II of the Uranium Mill Taili...
Notice Aug 25, 2003
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has developed a Standard Review Plan (NUREG-1569) which provides guidance for staff reviews of applications to develop and operate uranium in situ leach facilities. Under the provisions of Title 10 of the...
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Notice of application for an order under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") for an exemption from section 19(b) of the Act and rule 19b-1 under the Act.
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Title Type Published
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), agencies are required to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying th...
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Disaster loan areas:

Title Type Published
Indiana
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title Type Published
Associate Deputy Administrator for Capital Access
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Social security benefits:

Title Type Published
We are providing notice of proposed rulemaking to conform to the "Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act of 2000". This legislation was enacted on April 7, 2000, and became retroactively effective on January 1, 2000. It eliminates the Social Security a...
Proposed Rule Aug 25, 2003

State Department logo State Department

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has forwarded the attached Notifications of Proposed Export Licenses to the Congress on the dates shown on the attachments pursuant to sections 36(c) and 36(d) and in compliance with section 36(f) o...
Notice Aug 25, 2003
Cuba; Cuban Interests Section, Embassy of Switzerland; motor vehicle acquisition and disposition
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Arms Export Control Act:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given of an updated list of persons that are subject to an arms embargo in implementation of UN Security Council Resolutions 1390 (2002) and 1455 (2003). This action is being taken pursuant to sections 38 and 42 of the Arms Export Co...
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Fees:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
The Board adopts its 2003 User Fee Update and revises its fee schedule at this time to recover the costs associated with the January 2003 Government salary increases and to recover increased Federal Register costs to the Board.
Rule Aug 25, 2003

Tennessee Valley Authority logo Tennessee Valley Authority

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Aug 25, 2003

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Trade Policy Staff Committee:

Title Type Published
The United States intends to initiate negotiations with Bahrain on a free trade agreement. The interagency Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) will convene a public hearing and seek public comment to assist the United States Trade Representative (UST...
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Fees:

No documents available.

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Aug 25, 2003
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Title Type Published
The invention listed below is owned by the U.S. Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and is available for licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR part 404 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results o...
Notice Aug 25, 2003

Adjudication; pensions, compensation, dependency, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is adding a new provision to its adjudication regulations concerning certain awards of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC). The new rule explains that certain awards of disab...
Rule Aug 25, 2003

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