September 10, 2003 (Volume 68)

Federal Register September 10, 2003

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

132 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on September 10, 2003

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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The Department is issuing an interim final rule to extend the transition period for site-specific project decisions in the Forest Service land and resource management planning regulations adopted November 9, 2000. Early in 2001, the Department determ...
Rule Sep 10, 2003

Pears (Bartlett) grown in

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This rule would increase the assessment rate established for the Northwest Fresh Bartlett Pear Marketing Committee (Committee) for the 2003-2004 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.025 to $0.335 per 44-pound standard box or container equivalent of...
Proposed Rule Sep 10, 2003

Potatoes (Irish) grown in

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This rule increases the assessment rate established for the Area No. 2 Colorado Potato Administrative Committee (Committee) for the 2003-2004 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.0035 to $0.0051 per hundredweight of potatoes handled. The Committee l...
Rule Sep 10, 2003

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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NRCS is seeking public comments on the draft National Animal Agriculture Conservation Framework (NAACF). NRCS is asking for comments from individuals; the livestock and poultry industries; private consultants; Federal, State, Tribal, and local govern...
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board logo Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
The Office of Export Trading Company Affairs ("OETCA"), International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, has received an application to amend an Export Trade Certificate of Review ("Certificate"). This notice summarizes the proposed amendm...
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Antidumping:

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On March 6, 2003, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of the administrative reviews of the antidumping duty orders on heavy forged hand tools (HFHTs) from the People's Republic of China (PRC). As the Departme...
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

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Baxter Healthcare Corp.; pharmaceutical manufacturing plant
Notice Sep 10, 2003
Baxter Healthcare Corp.; pharmaceutical manufacturing plant
Notice Sep 10, 2003
Cardinal Health 409, Inc.; gelatin capsules/pharmaceutical products manufacturing facilities
Notice Sep 10, 2003
Decatur Mold Tool Engineering, Inc.; plastic injection molds manufacturing and warehousing facilities
Notice Sep 10, 2003
Ergon Refining, Inc.; oil refinery complex
Notice Sep 10, 2003
Ergon St. James, Inc.; oil terminal
Notice Sep 10, 2003
IPR Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; pharmaceuticals manufacturing facility
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Endangered and threatened species:

Title Type Published
On August 20, 2003, NMFS Northwest Region issued three incidental take permits (1391, 1392, and 1393) allowing endangered Pacific salmon and steelhead to be taken incidental to the operation of three hydroelectric projects located on the Columbia Riv...
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Fishery conservation and management:

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NMFS proposes to amend the regulations implementing the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) to provide for a mandatory, vessel-financed observer program on at-sea processing vessels. This action would require processing vessels to...
Proposed Rule Sep 10, 2003

Meetings:

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NMFS announces the first meeting of the General Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the IATTC on September 24, 2003.
Notice Sep 10, 2003

C
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:

Title Type Published
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection adjusting a limit.
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors:

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Civil defense:

Title Type Published
Correction
Correction Sep 10, 2003

Commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors:

No documents available.

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Department of the Navy announces its decision to homebase 8 fleet squadrons (96 aircraft) and the Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) (24 aircraft) at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia, and 2 fleet squadrons (24 aircraft) at Marine Corps Air...
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Meetings:

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The Panel to Review Sexual Misconduct Allegations at the U.S. Air Force held a public meeting to discuss and deliberate on information gathered through fact-finding, research and investigation, and testimony received during the Panel's study. The pan...
Notice Sep 10, 2003
On Thursday, June 19, 2003 (68 FR 36772), the Department of Defense announced closed meetings of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Enabling Joint Force Capabilities. The September 2, 2003, meeting has moved to September 22, 2003, at the Joint F...
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Senior Executive Service:

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 Sep 10, 2003

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3507(j)(1) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), and 5 CFR 1320.13 of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the Federal Energy Regulatory (Commission) is providing not...
Notice Sep 10, 2003
Hydroelectric applications
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Co.
Notice Sep 10, 2003
Colorado Interstate Gas Co.
Notice Sep 10, 2003
Colorado Interstate Gas Co.
Notice Sep 10, 2003
Destin Pipeline Co., L.L.C.
Notice Sep 10, 2003
Florida Gas Transmission Co.
Notice Sep 10, 2003
Great Lakes Gas Transmission LP
Notice Sep 10, 2003
Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.
Notice Sep 10, 2003
Petal Gas Storage, L.L.C.
Notice Sep 10, 2003
Texas Gas Transmission, LLC
Notice Sep 10, 2003
Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co.
Notice Sep 10, 2003
Wyoming Interstate Co., Ltd.
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Workshop
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This is a request to renew...
Notice Sep 10, 2003
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This is a request to renew...
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

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The Charter for the Environmental Protection Agency's Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC); will be renewed for an additional two-year period, as a necessary committee which is in the public interest, in accordance with the provisi...
Notice Sep 10, 2003
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointments to fill several vacancies on the Good Neighbor Environmental Board. For this round of recruitment, given the goal of maintain...
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency-United States Department of Agriculture Committee to Advise on Reassessment and Transition (EPA- USDA CARAT) will hold a public meeting on October 1-2, 2003. An agenda is being developed and will be posted by Septe...
Notice Sep 10, 2003
Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92463, EPA gives notice of a meeting of the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT). NACEPT provides advice and recommendations to the Administrator of EPA on a b...
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:

Title Type Published
The companies that hold the pesticide registrations of products containing dimethoate have submitted requests to modify their technical labels to remove uses on certain crops. These crops consist of apples, grapes, cabbage, collards, spinach, head le...
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural commodities:

Title Type Published
This regulation establishes tolerances for combined residues of trifloxystrobin in or on leaf petioles subgroup 4B; and vegetable, root, except sugar beet, subgroup 1B, except radish. Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) requested these tol...
Rule Sep 10, 2003

Water pollution; discharge of pollutants (NPDES):

Title Type Published
Section 405 of the Water Quality Act of 1987 added section 402(p) to the Clean Water Act (CWA) which requires the EPA to develop a phased approach to regulating storm water discharges under the NPDES program. EPA published a final regulation on Novem...
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Water pollution; effluent guidelines for point source categories:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to amend certain provisions of the wastewater regulations for the Centralized Waste Treatment Point Source Category. This regulation established effluent limitations guidelines, pretreatment stan...
Proposed Rule Sep 10, 2003

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
Rulemaking proceedings; petitions filed, granted, denied, etc.
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Common carrier services:

Title Type Published
This document corrects an error in the DATES section of a Federal Register document regarding the Commission's inquiry regarding proposed modifications to the Commission's existing rules implementing section 252(i) which requires local exchange carri...
Proposed Rule Sep 10, 2003

Digital television stations; table of assignments:

Title Type Published
The Commission, at the request of Scanlan Television, Inc., substitutes DTV channel 9c for DTV channel 56 at Sault Saint Marie, Michigan. See 67 FR 20941, April 29, 2002. DTV channel 9c can be allotted to Sault Saint Marie in compliance with the prin...
Rule Sep 10, 2003

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, this notice advises interested persons that the Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age has been established and is holding its first...
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission logo Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Interbank liabilities (Regulation F):

Title Type Published
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) has adopted final, technical amendments to its Regulation F that remove an obsolete section of the rule and correct several typographical errors.
Rule Sep 10, 2003

Government Accountability Office logo Government Accountability Office

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The JFMIP is seeking announcement of document finalization and posting for the JFMIP document entitled,"Inventory, Supplies, and Materials System Requirements" dated September 2003. The document is an update of the Federal Financial Management System...
Notice Sep 10, 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 "Interstate Shellfish Dealer's Certificate" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Sep 10, 2003
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Administrative Detention and Banned Medical Devices" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1...
Notice Sep 10, 2003
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Trans Fatty Acids in Nutrition Labeling; Nutrient Content Claims and Health Claims" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under t...
Notice Sep 10, 2003
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a notice that appeared in the Federal Register of August 8, 2003 (68 FR 47331). The document announced the submission of the proposed collection of information entitled "Requirements for Medicated...
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Human drugs:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is withdrawing approval of a new drug application (NDA) for TEGISON (etretinate) Capsules held by Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., 340 Kingsland St., Nutley, NJ 07110. Hoffmann-La Roche has requested that approval of th...
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title Type Published
Equal Employment Opportunity Office, Office of Director
Notice Sep 10, 2003
Financial Management Office
Notice Sep 10, 2003
Procurement and Grants Office
Notice Sep 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 Sep 10, 2003

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we are notifying the public that we have submitted to OMB an information collection request (ICR) to renew approval of the paperwork requirements in the regulations under 30 CFR part 203, "Rel...
Notice Sep 10, 2003
To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we are inviting comments on a collection of information that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The information collection request (ICR) conce...
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Endangered and threatened species:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, propose to revise our regulations pertaining to permits issued under the Endangered Species Act. The proposed revisions will refine and clarify the application requirements and issuance criteria for such permit...
Proposed Rule Sep 10, 2003
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces the availability of the final revised Recovery Plan for the Gila trout (Oncorhynchus gilae). The Gila trout is native to relatively undisturbed high altitude mountain streams in Arizona and New M...
Notice Sep 10, 2003
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, propose to revise our regulations pertaining to enhancement of survival permits issued under the Endangered Species Act. The purpose of the proposed revisions is to revise the current implementing regulations f...
Proposed Rule Sep 10, 2003

Minerals management:

Title Type Published
An application has been filed for the conveyance of the Federally owned mineral interest in the tract of land described below in this notice. Publication of this notice temporarily segregates the mineral interests in the public lands covered by the a...
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions:

Title Type Published
We are approving a proposed amendment to the Virginia regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). The program amendment increases the permit and anniversary fees for Coal Surface Mining and Recl...
Rule Sep 10, 2003

J
Judicial Conference of the United States

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Advisory Committee on Rules of Appellate Procedure will hold a one-day meeting. The meeting will be open to public observation but not participation.
Notice Sep 10, 2003
The Advisory Committees on Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Criminal Procedure have proposed amendments to the following rules: Appellate Rules: 4, 26, 27, 28, 28.1, 32, 32.1, 34, 35, and 45. Bankruptcy Rules: 1007, 3004, 3005, 4008, 7004,...
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Records, reports, and exports of listed chemicals:

Title Type Published
On October 24, 2001, DEA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled "Establishment of a Threshold for Gamma- Butyrolactone" (66 FR 53746) that proposed a zero kilogram threshold and the exemption of transactions of 16,000 kilograms (net weight)...
Rule Sep 10, 2003

Schedules of controlled substances:

Title Type Published
This final rule is issued by the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to extend the temporary scheduling of N-benzylpiperazine (BZP), 1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl) piperazine (TFMPP) and 2,5-dimethoxy-4-(n)-propylthiophenethylamin...
Rule Sep 10, 2003

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Adjustment assistance:

Title Type Published
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
Notice Sep 10, 2003
Cannondale Corp.
Notice Sep 10, 2003
Dorr-Oliver Eimco USA, Inc.
Notice Sep 10, 2003
Halliburton Formation Evaluation Machine Shop
Notice Sep 10, 2003
Murray Engineering, Inc.
Notice Sep 10, 2003
Robert Bosch Tool Corp.
Notice Sep 10, 2003
Tillotson Healthcare Corp.
Notice Sep 10, 2003
Tingley Rubber Corp.
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The National Advisory Committee on Ergonomics (NACE) is part of the Secretary's comprehensive approach for reducing ergonomics- related injuries and illnesses in the workplace. The committee was convened for the first time on January 22, 2003. This n...
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Safety and health standards, etc.:

Title Type Published
OSHA is extending the deadline for receipt of public comments on its proposed rule "Assigned Protection Factors" to October 2, 2003. This action is in response to interested parties who have requested the additional time.
Proposed Rule Sep 10, 2003

M
Management and Budget Office

Title Type Published
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board, is providing public notification of the decision to discontinue the development of a Cost Accounting Standard (CAS) addressing the recognition of costs of post-re...
Proposed Rule Sep 10, 2003

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

Title Type Published
This notice sets forth the agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the National Museum Services Board. This notice also describes the function of the board. Notice of this meeting is required under the Sunshine in Government Act and regulations of the Ins...
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Source Term Modeling Peer Review Committee
Notice Sep 10, 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 12(d)(1)(J) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act") for an exemption from sections 12(d)(1)(A), (B), and (C) of the Act and under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an exemption from section 17(a) of the Act.
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval System (EDGAR):

Title Type Published
This document corrects the IC Release number to a final rule published in the Federal Register of July 31, 2003, regarding the Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual.
Rule Sep 10, 2003

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Title Type Published
Notice of an application under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") for an exemption from section 15(f)(1)(A) of the Act.
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Disaster and emergency areas:

Title Type Published
New York
Notice Sep 10, 2003
Ohio
Notice Sep 10, 2003

State Department logo State Department

Title Type Published
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 Sep 10, 2003
In accordance with Sections 3 and 6 of the Clean Diamond Trade Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108-19) and Section 2 of Executive Order 13312 of July 29, 2003, the Department of State is identifying all the Participants eligible for trade in rough diamonds unde...
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreement awards:

Title Type Published
Eastern Europe and Independent States of Former Soviet Union Research and Training Program
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Railroad services abandonment:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Tennessee Valley Authority logo Tennessee Valley Authority

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice is provided in accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality's regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 to 1508) and TVA's procedures implementing the National Environmental Policy Act. TVA has decided to implement the preferred alternative...
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System, such as the...
Rule Sep 10, 2003

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Aerospatiale Model ATR42-200, -300, -320, and - 500 series airplanes; and all Model ATR72 series airplanes; that currently requires revising the Airplane Flight Man...
Rule Sep 10, 2003
This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to all Boeing Model 747SP, 747SR, 747-100, -100B, -100B SUD, -200B, -200C, -200F, and -300 series airplanes. This proposal would require modification of the...
Proposed Rule Sep 10, 2003

Aviation proceedings:

Title Type Published
The Department of Transportation is directing all interested persons to show cause why it should not issue an order finding Primaris Airlines, Inc., fit, willing, and able, and awarding it certificates of public convenience and necessity to engage in...
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The FWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Assessment (EA) or Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for the proposed construction of a highway on new alignment from I-65 west to US 31W in northern Warren...
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Hazardous materials:

Title Type Published
RSPA proposes to amend requirements in the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) pertaining to aluminum cylinders manufactured using aluminum alloy 6351-T6. The purpose of this rulemaking initiative is to enhance safety, minimiz...
Proposed Rule Sep 10, 2003

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the withdrawal of four prior ARAC tasks, and describes two new tasks assigned to and accepted by the ARAC. This notice informs the public of the ARAC activities and invites public participation in the ARAC working groups.
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title Type Published
This document announces the extension of the comment period on a petition for NHTSA to decide that 2003 Ferrari 360 Spider and Coupe passenger cars that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety stand...
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Railroad services abandonment:

No documents available.

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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

Income taxes, etc.:

Title Type Published
This document contains proposed regulations that provide guidance regarding the treatment of controlled services transactions under section 482 and the allocation of income from intangibles, in particular with respect to contributions by a controlled...
Proposed Rule Sep 10, 2003

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Closed meeting of the Art Advisory Panel will be held in Washington, DC.
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Former Prisoners of War Advisory Committee
Notice Sep 10, 2003

Real property; enhanced-use leases:

Title Type Published
The Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) intends to designate approximately .48 acres of real property at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, in Charleston, South Carolina, to be leased under an enhanced-use lease. The...
Notice Sep 10, 2003

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