Federal Register September 12, 2003 (Volume 68)

Agencies Publishing on September 12, 2003

Agriculture Department (4)
Commerce Department (9)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (3)
Defense Department (4)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (1)
Environmental Protection Agency (9)
Executive Office of the President (2)
Federal Communications Commission (6)
Federal Reserve System (2)
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (1)
Health and Human Services Department (8)
Homeland Security Department (4)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (10)
International Trade Commission (1)
Justice Department (1)
Labor Department (3)
National Archives and Records Administration (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (4)
Personnel Management Office (1)
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Postal Regulatory Commission (1)
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Railroad Retirement Board (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (7)
Small Business Administration (3)
State Department (4)
Surface Transportation Board (3)
Transportation Department (10)
Treasury Department (8)
Veterans Affairs Department (6)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > RUS Information Collection Activity; Comment Request In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on this information collection for which RUS intends to request approval from the Office of Management and B...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Burley Tobacco Advisory Committee; Open Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) announcement is made of a forthcoming meeting of the Burley Tobacco Advisory Committee.	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
Agriculture Department > FS Northeast Oregon Forests Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committees Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Northeast Oregon Forests Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet on September 25, 2003 in John Day, Oregon. The purpose of the meeting is to meet as a Commit...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Patent licenses; non-exclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > ARS Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, intends to grant Aerotech Laboratories, Inc. of Phoenix, Arizona an exclusive license to U.S. Patent No. 5,563,040, "Method and Apparatus for Immunological Diagnosis of F...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > PTO Patent Cooperation Treaty The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), 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 the continuing information...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Synthetic Indigo From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review On March 10, 2003, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on synthetic indigo from the People's Republic of China with respect to Liyang Skyblue Chemica...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Pacific Fishery Management Council; Notice of Intent NMFS and the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) intend to prepare an EIS in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 analyzing the adoption of rebuilding plans for four overfished groundfish species: cowcod (Sebastes le...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Vessels Catching Pacific Cod for Processing by the Inshore Component in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska NMFS is prohibiting retention of Pacific cod by vessels catching Pacific cod for processing by the inshore component in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). NMFS is requiring that catch of Pacific cod in this area be treated in th...	Rule	Sep 12, 2003
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery off the Southern Atlantic States; Amendment 13; Amendment 13A NMFS and the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (South Atlantic Council) intend to prepare a draft EA, in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), for extension of the prohibition on fishing for and possessing snapper grou...	Proposed Rule	Sep 12, 2003
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action #3 - Closure and Reopening of the Recreational Fishery from Cape Falcon, Oregon to Humbug Mountain, Oregon NMFS announces that the recreational selective fishery for marked hatchery coho salmon in the area from Cape Falcon, OR to Humbug Mountain, OR, was closed at midnight on August 19, 2003. The Northwest Regional Administrator, NMFS (Regional Administra...	Rule	Sep 12, 2003

Marine mammals:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Oceanographic Surveys at the Storegga Slide, Norwegian Sea In accordance with provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to conducting ocean...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Permits:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered Species; File No. 1429 Notice is hereby given that the Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, 75 Virginia Beach, Miami, FL 33149, has requested a modification to scientific research Permit No. 1429.	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Practice and procedure:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > PTO Changes To Support Implementation of the United States Patent and Trademark Office 21st Century Strategic Plan The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) has established a 21st Century Strategic Plan to transform the Office into a quality-focused, highly productive, responsive organization supporting a market-driven intellectual property system. T...	Proposed Rule	Sep 12, 2003

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title	Type	Published
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Miscellaneous Amendments to Committee Regulations The Committee is changing the dates by which the annual certifications by participating nonprofit agencies are due to the central nonprofit agencies and the Committee.	Rule	Sep 12, 2003
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List; Additions This action adds to the Procurement List services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List; Proposed Additions The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List products and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Defense Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USAF Availability of the Record of Decision for the Los Angeles Air Force Base Land Conveyance and Development Project The ROD is based on a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) with a notice of availability (NOA) published on July 3, 2003 Federal Register (FR): (Volume 68, Number 128) Page 39940) having a waiting period ending August 18, 2003. Due to an error...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Regarding the Proposed Leasing of Lands at Fort Bliss, Texas, for the Proposed Siting, Construction, and Operation by the City of El Paso of a Brackish Water Desalination Plant and Support Facilities This announces the intention of the U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery Center and Fort Bliss (SUAADACENFB) to prepare an EIS regarding the proposed leasing of lands at Fort Bliss, Texas, for the proposed siting, construction, and operation of a brackish...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
Defense Department > COE Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for a Proposed Marine Terminal Development at Pier S In the Port of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, CA The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is considering the development of Pier S Marine Terminal Project (Proposed Action). The development of Pier S would result in a 160-acre marine container terminal, and would include four elements: dredging, wh...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USAF HQ USAF Scientific Advisory Board Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of the forthcoming meeting of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Panel. The purpose of the meeting is to brief the Air Staff and the Joint Staff on the results of the study. This meeting will be closed...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
Education Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Energy Department

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC North Hartland. LLC., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Filings North Hartland, LLC., et al.	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments EPA has environmental concerns related primarily to water quality improvement goals and objectives for the National Forest. EPA recommends inclusion of several forest-wide goals, objectives and standards to improve water quality and identifies indivi...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Weekly receipts	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Public Input Requested on the Proposed Yucaipa Valley Water District's Regional Non-Potable Water Distribution System Project, Yucaipa, CA This Notice is to announce EPA and the District's intention to collect public comment in advance of preparing an EIS. Need for Action: The Yucaipa Valley Water District is dependent on local groundwater sources, surface water and imported water to me...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Region III Urban Initiative Grants; Notice of Availability EPA Region III is announcing the availability of approximately $60,000 in fiscal year (FY) 2003 grant/cooperative agreement funds under section 20 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) as amended, for grants to non-profit...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee; Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meeting (Teleconference) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency), Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a publicly-accessible teleconference: for the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) to review, deliberate on, and approve the report of...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Ecological Processes and Effects Committee; Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meeting; Consultation on EPA's Strategy on Suspended and Bedded Sediments; Discussion of EPEC Activities in Fiscal Year 2004 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Science Advisory Board Staff Office (SAB), Ecological Processes and Effects Committee (EPEC) will hold a face-to-face meeting to conduct a consultation on EPA's strategy for developing water-quality criteria...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meeting; Executive Committee The Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board (SAB) Executive Committee (EC), a Federal Advisory Committee, will hold a public meeting on the date and time given below to review a report from an SAB Subcommittee and to complete its plann...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act; implementation:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Advisory Committee for Regulatory Negotiation Concerning All Appropriate Inquiry; Meeting The Environmental Protection Agency, as required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), is announcing the date and location of an upcoming meeting of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on All Appropriate Inquiry.	Proposed Rule	Sep 12, 2003

Water pollution control:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Ocean Disposal; Proposed Designation of Dredged Material Disposal Sites in the Central and Western Portions of Long Island Sound, CT EPA today proposes to designate two dredged material disposal sites; Central Long Island Sound (CLIS) and Western Long Island Sound (WLIS) located offshore from New Haven and Stamford, Connecticut, respectively, for the disposal of suitable dredged m...	Proposed Rule	Sep 12, 2003

Executive Office of the President

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Report to the Congress Consistent With the Afghanistan Afghanistan; transmittal of report to the Congress on security needs (Memorandum of July 22, 2003)	Presidential Document	Sep 12, 2003
Executive Office of the President Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Terrorist attacks; continuation of national emergency with respect to certain (Notice of September 10, 2003)	Presidential Document	Sep 12, 2003

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested 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	Sep 12, 2003
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission 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	Sep 12, 2003
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority 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	Sep 12, 2003
Federal Communications Commission Petitions for Reconsideration and Clarification of Action in Rulemaking Proceedings Rulemaking proceedings; petitions filed, granted, denied, etc.	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Common carrier services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Effects of Communications Towers on Migratory Birds In this document, the Federal Communications Commission ("Commission") initiates an inquiry to gather comment and information on the impact that communications towers may have on migratory birds. The Commission seeks information that is supported by...	Proposed Rule	Sep 12, 2003
Federal Communications Commission Satellite License Procedures In this document, the Commission invites comment on extending electronic filing requirements to all satellite and earth station- related filings. The Commission also proposes extending a streamlined license modification procedure to Direct Broadcast...	Proposed Rule	Sep 12, 2003

Federal Reserve System

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

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Availability of Funds and Collection of Checks On September 2, 2003, the Board of Governors published in the Federal Register a final rule amending appendix A of Regulation CC. The rule removed the reference to the Pittsburgh check processing office of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and re...	Rule	Sep 12, 2003

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Employee Thrift Advisory Council; Open Meeting Employee Thrift Advisory Council	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Proposed Collection; Comment Request; National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Office of Communications and Public Liaison Communications Program Planning and Evaluation Research In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), at th...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Anti-Counterfeit Drug Initiative; Correction The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a notice that appeared in the Federal Register of August 26, 2003 (68 FR 51270). The document announced the establishment of a docket to receive information and comments on the agency's initiative...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > AHRQ Health Care Policy and Research Special Emphasis Panel; Notice of Meeting Health Care Policy and Research Special Emphasis Panel	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Cancer Institute	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Aging; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute on Aging	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department Submission for OMB Emergency Review; Comment Request The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has submitted the following (see below) information collection request (ICR), utilizing emergency review procedures, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with th...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
Homeland Security Department > NCS Proposed Collection; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department Office of Science and Technology; Announcement of Seminars The Office of Science and Technology, Department of Homeland Security, will be hosting a series of seminars in key cities nationwide to educate the public about the application process for the Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologie...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Ports and waterways safety:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Security and Safety Zone; Protection of Large Passenger Vessels, Portland, OR In order to maintain an increased maritime security posture, the Coast Guard is establishing regulations for the security and safety of large passenger vessels in the navigable waters of the Portland, OR Captain of the Port zone. This security and sa...	Rule	Sep 12, 2003

Housing and Urban Development Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Issuance of Permits The following permits were issued.	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
Interior Department > FWS Receipt of Applications for Permit The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species and/or marine mammals.	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
Interior Department > FWS Receipt of Applications for Permit The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species.	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
Interior Department > FWS Issuance of Permits The following permits were issued.	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Central Valley Project Improvement Act:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BOR Central Valley Project Improvement Act, Water Management Plans. The following Water Management Plans are available for review: [sbull] Maine Prairie Water District. [sbull] City of Santa Barbara. [sbull] Solano Irrigation District. To meet the requirements of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act of 1992 (CV...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Availability of a Safe Harbor Agreement and Receipt of Application for an Enhancement of Survival Permit for Activities on the (Crosswhite) EC Bar Ranch, Apache County, AZ James W. Crosswhite (Applicant) has applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for an enhancement of survival permit pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act (Act). The permit application includes a proposed Safe Har...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Notice of a Public Scoping Meeting Related to the Pima County Multi-Species Conservation Plan To Be Held on October 4, 2003 Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), this notice advises the public that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) intends to prepare an EIS to evaluate the impacts of and alternatives for the possible issuance of an incidenta...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Importation, exportation, and transportation of wildlife:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Review of Information Concerning Boiga Snakes The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reviewing available economic and biological information on the Boiga genus of snakes for possible addition of the 28 species of snakes in the genus to the list of injurious wildlife under the Lacey Act. The impor...	Proposed Rule	Sep 12, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Fish and Wildlife Service announces a meeting designed to foster partnerships to enhance public awareness of the importance of aquatic resources and the social and economic benefits of recrea...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Change of Address/Relocation and Public Room Closure: Idaho BLM Effective on or about October 14, 2003, the Pocatello Field Office will be relocating to 4350 Cliffs Drive, Pocatello, Idaho 83204. Please address all correspondence to this address after October 10, 2003. Because of the relocation of the BLM Pocatel...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission In the Matter of Certain Insect Traps; Notice of Investigation Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on August 8, 2003, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of American Biophysics Corporation of East Greenwich,...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Justice Department

Schedules of controlled substances:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > DEA Schedules of Controlled Substances: Exempt Anabolic Steroid Products The DEA is withdrawing the suspension of the interim rule published on June 13, 2003 and reinstating the order published on January 15, 2003 designating two pharmaceutical preparations as exempt anabolic steroid products under the Controlled Substanc...	Rule	Sep 12, 2003

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Proposed Collection; Comment Request 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	Sep 12, 2003
Labor Department Minimum Wages for Federal and Federally Assisted Construction; General Wage Determination Decisions Minimum wages for Federal and federally-assisted construction; general wage determination decisions	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Research Misconduct; Statement of Policy USDOL hereby publishes its policies that are to be used to implement the Federal Policy on Research Misconduct issued by the Executive Office of the President's Office of Science and Technology on December 6, 2000.	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

National Archives and Records Administration

NARA facilities:

Title	Type	Published
National Archives and Records Administration NARA Facilities; Hours of Operation for the Exhibition Halls The National Archives and Records Administration is modifying the extended hours that the exhibition halls in the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, are open from April 1 through the Friday before Memorial Day. The exhibition halls will cl...	Rule	Sep 12, 2003

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Omaha Public Power District, Fort Calhoun Station, Unit 1; Exemption Omaha Public Power District	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
Nuclear Regulatory Commission STP Nuclear Operating Company; Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License, Proposed no Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hearing STP Nuclear Operating Co.	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission STP Nuclear Operating Company, et al., South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact STP Nuclear Operating Co.	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Meeting of the Subcommittee on Plant License Renewal; Notice of Meeting Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Personnel Management Office

Pay administration:

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Extended Assignment Incentives The Office of Personnel Management is issuing interim regulations to implement a recent statutory amendment that authorizes the payment of extended assignment incentives to certain categories of Federal employees in positions located in a territory o...	Rule	Sep 12, 2003

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Postal Regulatory Commission

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Postal Regulatory Commission Briefing on Data System Changes The starting time for a United States Postal Service briefing on a proposed merger of two major data reporting systems (previously noticed at 68 FR 52802) has been changed. Instead of beginning at 10 a.m. on September 17, 2003, the briefing will begi...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

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Railroad Retirement Board

Title	Type	Published
Railroad Retirement Board Proposed Collection; Comment Request In accordance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which provides opportunity for public comment on new or revised data collections, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) will publish periodic summaries o...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.; Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 Thereto by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Regarding the Regulation of Activities of Members Experiencing Financial and/or Operational Difficulties	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. to Implement a Six-Month Pilot Program Establishing Fees for Written Interpretations of Nasdaq Listing Rules National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. To Clarify Reporting Requirements for Transactions Conducted Through Electronic Communications Networks National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change By the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. To Introduce Fees for Persons That Are Not NASD Members Using the Financial Information Exchange Protocol to Connect to Nasdaq National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Amendment Nos. 3 and 4 to a Proposed Rule Change by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Relating to NASD Rule 3110(f) Governing Use of Predispute Arbitration Agreements With Customers National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the Pacific Exchange, Inc. Relating to the Processing of Market Orders Prior to the Opening of the Primary Market Pacific Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 Thereto by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. to Revise Its Schedule of Dues, Fees and Charges to Adopt a Registered Representative Termination Fee Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Small Business Administration

Disaster loan areas:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration State of Florida; Amendment #2 Florida	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
Small Business Administration State of Nevada Nevada	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs; Public Meeting Veterans Business Affairs Advisory Committee	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

State Department

Art objects; importation for exhibition:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Rembrandt's Journey: Painter, Draftsman, Etcher” 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	Sep 12, 2003
State Department Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “The Raphael, Cellini and a Renaissance Banker: The Patronage of Bindo Altoviti” 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	Sep 12, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
State Department U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy; Notice of Meeting Public Diplomacy, U.S. Advisory Commission	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Senior Executive Service:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Department of State Performance Review Board Members (At Large Board) Performance Review Board; membership	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB R.J. Corman Equipment Company, LLC-Acquisition Exemption-Lines of CSX Transportation, Inc. CSX Transportation, Inc.	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
DOT, STB Winchester and Western Railroad Company, New Jersey Division-Acquisition Exemption-Line of Consolidated Rail Corporation Consolidated Rail Corp.	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
DOT, STB R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Central Kentucky Lines-Lease and Operation Exemption-Lines of R.J. Corman Equipment Company, LLC R.J. Corman Equipment Co., LLC	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > MARAD Information Collection Available for Public Comments and Recommendations In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Maritime Administration's (MARAD's) intentions to request extension of approval for three years of a currently approved information collection.	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
Transportation Department > NHTSA Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review NHTSA has submitted the following request for emergency processing of a public collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapte...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Modification of Class D Airspace; and Modification of Class E Airspace; St. Joseph, MO Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) have been developed to serve Rosecrans Memorial Airport, St. Joseph, MO. Also, several existing SIAPs serving Rosecrans Memorial Airport have been...	Rule	Sep 12, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Modification of Class E Airspace; West Union, IA This document confirms the effective date of the direct final rule which revises Class E airspace at West Union, IA.	Rule	Sep 12, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Modification of Class E Airspace; Waterloo, IA This document confirms the effective date of the direct final rule which revises Class E airspace at Waterloo, IA.	Rule	Sep 12, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Modification of Class E Airspace; Webster City, IA This document confirms the effective date of the direct final rule which revises Class E airspace at Webster City, IA.	Rule	Sep 12, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Modification of Class E Airspace; Aurora, MO This document confirms the effective date of the direct final rule which revises Class E airspace at Aurora, MO.	Rule	Sep 12, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Petitions for Exemption; Dispositions of Petitions Issued Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption part 11 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), this notice contains the dispositions of certain petitions previously...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Airworthiness standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Special Conditions: Cessna Model 680 Sovereign; Side-Facing Single-Occupant Seats These special conditions are issued for the Cessna Model 680 Sovereign airplane. This airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature(s) associated with side-facing single-occupant seats. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain a...	Rule	Sep 12, 2003

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

Technical standard orders:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Technical Standard Order-TSO-C39c, 9g Transport Airplane Seats Certified by Static Testing This notice announces the availability of and request comments on a proposed Technical Standard Order (TSO) C39c, 9g Transport Airplane Seats Certified by Static Testing. The proposed TSO-C39c prescribes the minimum performance standard (MPS) that a...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project 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	Sep 12, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Revenue Procedure 2000-37 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	Sep 12, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Revenue Procedure 2000-35 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	Sep 12, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Revenue Procedure 97-43 and Revenue Ruling 97-39 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	Sep 12, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > CDFI Notice of Allocation Availability Inviting Applications for the New Markets Tax Credit Program: Change of Certain Deadlines; New Markets Tax Credit Program Allocation Application: CDE Registration Notice of Allocation Availability ("NOAA") inviting applications for the second round of the New Markets Tax Credit ("NMTC") Program: Change of Certain Deadlines; NMTC Program Allocation Application: CDE Registration.	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Small Business/Self-Employed E-Filing Issue Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel An open meeting of the Small Business/Self-Employed E-Filing Issue Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted.	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Wage & Investment Multilingual Initiative Issue (MLI) Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel An open meeting of the Wage & Investment Multilingual Initiative Issue Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted.	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Procedure and administration:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Testimony or Production of Records in a Court or Other Processing; Correction This document contains proposed amendments to the existing regulation that establishes the procedures to be followed by IRS officers and employees upon receipt of a request or demand for disclosure of IRS records or information.	Proposed Rule	Sep 12, 2003

Veterans Affairs Department

Acquisition regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department VA Acquisition Regulations: Sealed Bidding and Competitive Proposals This document withdraws a proposed rule published in the Federal Register on March 11, 1998 (63 FR 11865), that would have amended the Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) at 48 CFR 806.401. The changes proposed in this rule a...	Proposed Rule	Sep 12, 2003

Board of Veterans Appeals:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Board of Veterans' Appeals: Speeding Appellate Review for Aging Veterans This document amends a Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) Rule of Practice to provide that a case may be advanced on the Board's docket because of the appellant's advanced age. The change is necessary to speed the appellate process for the large grou...	Rule	Sep 12, 2003
Veterans Affairs Department Board of Veterans' Appeals: Rules of Practice-Motions for Revision of Decisions on Grounds of Clear and Unmistakable Error: Advancement on the Docket This document amends the Rules of Practice of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) relating to challenges to Board decisions on the grounds of "clear and unmistakable error" (CUE). The amendment provides for advancing CUE motions on the docket.	Rule	Sep 12, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Medical Research Service Merit Review Committee, Notice of Meetings Medical Research Service Merit Review Committee	Notice	Sep 12, 2003
Veterans Affairs Department National Commission on VA Nursing; Notice of Meeting VA Nursing National Commission	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records As required by the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e) notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending the system of records currently known as "Health Administration Center Civilian Health and Medical Care Records--...	Notice	Sep 12, 2003

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