Federal Register September 15, 2003 (Volume 68)

Agencies Publishing on September 15, 2003

Agency for International Development (1)
Agriculture Department (9)
Commerce Department (17)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (1)
Defense Department (3)
Energy Department (20)
Environmental Protection Agency (6)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Farm Credit Administration (1)
Federal Communications Commission (2)
Federal Reserve System (2)
General Services Administration (1)
Health and Human Services Department (11)
Homeland Security Department (5)
Housing and Urban Development Department (3)
Interior Department (22)
International Trade Commission (1)
Labor Department (2)
Legal Services Corporation (1)
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Management and Budget Office (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (8)
National Archives and Records Administration (1)
National Credit Union Administration (1)
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National Science Foundation (2)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (3)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (2)
Personnel Management Office (5)
Securities and Exchange Commission (3)
Social Security Administration (1)
State Department (2)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
Transportation Department (15)
Treasury Department (35)

Agency for International Development

Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2003:

Title	Type	Published
Agency for International Development Israel Loan Guarantees Issued Under the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2003-Standard Terms and Conditions This regulation prescribes the procedures and standard terms and conditions applicable to loan guarantees issued for the benefit of the Government of Israel on behalf of the State of Israel pursuant to the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriation...	Rule	Sep 15, 2003

Agriculture Department

Child nutrition programs:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FNS Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): Revisions to the WIC Food Packages The WIC Program provides supplemental food packages designed to provide specific nutrients critical to growth and development. WIC food packages and nutrition education are the chief means by which WIC affects the dietary quality and habits of partic...	Proposed Rule	Sep 15, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Importation of Artificially Dwarfed Plants in Growing Media From the People's Republic of China; Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Request for Comments We are informing the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared an environmental assessment for a proposal to allow the importation of specific species of artificially dwarfed (penjing) plants of the genera Buxus, Ehretia...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM, Agriculture Department > FS Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Smoky Canyon Mine, Panels F and G Extension, BLM Pocatello Field Office and Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Caribou County, ID Notice is hereby given that the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Pocatello Field Office and the Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (FS), Caribou-Targhee National Forest, will jointly prepare an EIS to determine and...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Exportation and importation of animals and animal products:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Importation of Pork-Filled Pasta We are amending the regulations regarding the importation of pork and pork products from regions affected with swine vesicular disease by establishing procedures for the importation of pork-filled pasta into the United States. The procedures require...	Rule	Sep 15, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Wrangell-Petersburg Resource Advisory Committee The Wrangell-Petersburg Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet from 8:30 a.m. until 5:15 p.m. (or until the conclusion of public testimony) on Friday, October 24, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:15 p.m. (or until the conclusion of public testimony), Satu...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Plant related quarantine; foreign:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Importation of Eucalyptus Logs, Lumber, and Wood Chips From South America We are proposing to amend the regulations that govern the importation of logs, lumber, and other unmanufactured wood articles into the United States to require that logs and lumber of tropical species of Eucalyptus from South America be fumigated wit...	Proposed Rule	Sep 15, 2003

Plant-related quarantine, domestic:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Asian Longhorned Beetle; Quarantined Areas and Regulated Articles We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the Asian longhorned beetle regulations by adding portions of New York City, NY, and Hudson County, NJ, to the list of quarantined areas and restricting the interstate move...	Rule	Sep 15, 2003

Trade adjustment assistance; applications, petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FAS Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Notice.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Agriculture Department > FAS Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Notice.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Commerce Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Commerce Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Commerce Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From the People's Republic of China: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of New Shipper Review The Department of Commerce is extending the time limit for issuing the preliminary results of the new shipper review of Shanghai Ocean Flavor International Trading Co., Ltd. (Shanghai Ocean Flavor) under the antidumping duty order on freshwater crawf...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA University of Chicago; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument Chicago	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Commerce Department > ITA Villanova University; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument Villanova University	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Commerce Department > ITA University of Wisconsin, et al.; Notice of Consolidated Decision on Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Electron Microscopes Wisconsin et al.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Countervailing duties:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Pure Magnesium and Alloy Magnesium from Canada: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews On May 12, 2003, the Department of Commerce published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of the administrative reviews of the countervailing duty orders on pure magnesium and alloy magnesium from Canada for the period January 1, 2001 thr...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Commerce Department > ITA Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from France: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review The Department is issuing the final results of the second administrative review of the countervailing duty order on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from France for the period January 1, 2001, through December 31, 2001.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS, Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition to List the Northern and Florida Panhandle Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Subpopulations as Endangered We, the FWS and NMFS (collectively "the Services") announce a 12-month finding on a petition to reclassify the Northern and Florida Panhandle subpopulations of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), a species now listed as threatened throughout...	Proposed Rule	Sep 15, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA, Environmental Protection Agency Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program: Approval Decision on Connecticut Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program Notice is hereby given of the intent to fully approve the Connecticut Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program (coastal nonpoint program) and of the availability of the draft Approval Decisions on conditions for the Connecticut coastal nonpoint pro...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The Pacific Northwest Crab Industry Advisory Committee (PNCIAC) will meet in Seattle, WA.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Commerce Department > NOAA Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene a meeting of the Ad Hoc Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Committee, which is open to the public.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Commerce Department > NOAA Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) will hold a work session, which is open to the public.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Permits:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals; File No. 782-1708-00 Notice is hereby given that the National Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMML), National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115-0070 (PI: Dr. Thomas Loughlin) has been issued a permit to take Norther...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Surveys, determinations, etc.

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > USBC Annual Trade Survey The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is proposing to expand the 2003 Annual Trade Survey (ATS) to include manufacturers' sales branches and offices (MSBO). The Census Bureau proposes this expansion at the request of the Bureau of Economic Analysi...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

African Growth and Opportunity Act; determinations:

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements September 10, 2003. The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has determined that certain textile and apparel goods from Ghana shall be treated as "handloomed, handmade, or folklore articles" and qualify for preferential treatment under the Afric...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Defense Department

Acquisition regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Fish, Shellfish, and Seafood Products DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to further implement Section 8136 of the Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2003. Section 8136 requires the acquisition of domestic fish, shellfish, and s...	Proposed Rule	Sep 15, 2003
Defense Department Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Government Source Inspection Requirements DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to eliminate Government source inspection requirements for contracts or delivery orders valued below $250,000, unless certain conditions exist. This change will p...	Proposed Rule	Sep 15, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Notice of Availability of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Initial Defensive Operations Capability at Vandenberg Air Force Base Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact This notice announces the availability of the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Initial Defensive Operations Capability (IDOC) at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) Environmental Assessment (EA) and Draft Finding of No...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Transfer of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP; Notice of Compliance Filing Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP; Notice of Tariff Filing Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Compliance Filing Eastern Shore Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Equitrans, L.P.; Notice of Compliance Filing Equitrans, L.P.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C.; Notice of Negotiated Rates Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Energy Department > FERC High Island Offshore System, L.L.C.; Notice of Negotiated Rrate Filing High Island Offshore System, L.L.C.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff and of Offer of Settlement Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.; Notice of Filing Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Northern Border Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Northern Border Pipeline Co.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Office of the People's Counsel of the District of Columbia, Complainant, v. Mirant Americas Energy Marketing, L.P., Respondent; Notice of Complaint Office of the People's Counsel of the District of Columbia et al.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Energy Department > FERC PG&E Gas Transmission, Northwest Corporation; Notice of Negotiated Rates PGE Gas Transmission, Northwest Corp.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Questar Pipeline Company; Notice of Negotiated Rates Questar Pipeline Co.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Compliance Filing Southern Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company v. Frontier Pipeline Company; Notice of Complaint Tesoro Refining and Marketing Co. et al.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Compliance Report Texas Eastern Transmission, LP	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company; Notice of Tariff Filing Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department National Energy Technology Laboratory; Notice of Availability of a Financial Assistance Solicitation Notice is hereby given of the intent to issue Financial Assistance Solicitation No. DE-PS26-03NT15392-0 entitled "Microhole Technology Development." The Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory's (NETL) National Petroleum Tec...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Practice and procedure:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Regulations Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice Off-the-record communications	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Electronic Filing of Documents; Notice of New Release for Electronic Filing FERC online; electronic filing system upgrade	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Environmental Protection Agency

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Illinois; Revised Motor Vehicle Emissions Inventories and Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets using MOBILE6 EPA is proposing approval of a revision to the Illinois State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the attainment and maintenance of the one-hour national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for ozone submitted by Illinois on April 11, 2003. Specifically,...	Proposed Rule	Sep 15, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Illinois; Revised Motor Vehicle Emissions Inventories and Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets Using MOBILE6 EPA is approving a revision dated April 11, 2003, to the Illinois State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the attainment of the 1- hour national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for ozone. Specifically, EPA is approving Illinois' revised 2005 and 200...	Rule	Sep 15, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; North Carolina: Mecklenburg-Union Transportation Conformity Interagency Memorandum of Agreement The EPA is proposing to approve a revision to the North Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP) that contains the transportation conformity memorandum of agreement with the Mecklenburg- Union Metropolitan Planning Organization and others. In the Fin...	Proposed Rule	Sep 15, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; North Carolina: Mecklenburg-Union Transportation Conformity Interagency Memorandum of Agreement EPA is approving a revision to the North Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP) that contains the transportation conformity memorandum of agreement with the Mecklenburg-Union Metropolitan Planning Organization and others. The memorandum of agreemen...	Rule	Sep 15, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; Control of Emission of Oxides of Nitrogen From Cement Kilns On July 30, 2003, EPA published a direct final rule (68 FR 44631) approving revisions to the Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP) concerning Control of Air Pollution from Nitrogen Compounds, Cement Kilns. The revision was based on a request from the...	Rule	Sep 15, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

No documents available.

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Gulf of Mexico Program Management Committee Meeting Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), EPA gives notice of a meeting of the Gulf of Mexico Program (GMP) Management Committee (MC).	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Executive Office of the President

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Presidential Determination with Respect to Foreign Governments' Efforts Regarding Trafficking in Persons Trafficking in persons; determination under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (Presidential Determination No. 2003-35 of September 9, 2003)	Presidential Document	Sep 15, 2003

Farm Credit Administration

Farm credit system:

Title	Type	Published
Farm Credit Administration Loan Policies and Operations; Disclosure to Shareholders; Disclosure to Investors in Systemwide and Consolidated Bank Debt Obligations of the Farm Credit System The Farm Credit Administration (FCA or agency) proposes to amend its regulations governing the Farm Credit System's (System) mission to provide sound and constructive credit and services to young, beginning, and small farmers and ranchers, and produc...	Proposed Rule	Sep 15, 2003

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Public Information Collection Approved by Office of Management and Budget The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Common carrier services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Forbearance From Applying Provisions of TOCSIA to CMRS Carriers In this document we decline, with two limited exceptions, to forbear any further from applying provisions of the Telephone Operator Consumer Services Improvement Act (TOCSIA) to commercial mobile radio services (CMRS) aggregators and operator service...	Rule	Sep 15, 2003

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies Change in bank control	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

General Services Administration

Acquisition regulations:

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration Office of Governmentwide Policy; Cancellation of an Optional Form by the Department of Defense The Department of Defense is cancelling the following Optional Form because of low demand in the Federal Supply Service:	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Product Jurisdiction Assignment of Agency Component for Review of Premarket Applications 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	Sep 15, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Food additive petitions:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Genencor International, Inc.; Withdrawal of Food Additive Petition The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the withdrawal, without prejudice to a future filing, of a food additive petition (FAP 4A3806) proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of a polyamine-epi...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Medicare and Federal health care programs; fraud and abuse:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Medicare and Federal Health Care Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Clarification of Terms and Application of Program Exclusion Authority for Submitting Claims Containing Excessive Charges This proposed rule would amend OIG exclusion regulations addressing excessive claims, by including definitions for the terms "substantially in excess" and "usual charges," and by clarifying the "good cause" exception set forth in this section.	Proposed Rule	Sep 15, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee; Amendment of Notice The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an amendment to the notice of meeting of the Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee. This meeting was announced in the Federal Register of August 4, 2003, (68 FR 45827). The...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA International Conference on Harmonisation; Draft Guidance on E2D Postapproval Safety Data Management: Definitions and Standards for Expedited Reporting; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance entitled "E2D Postapproval Safety Data Management: Definitions and Standards for Expedited Reporting." The draft guidance was prepared under the auspices of the...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Guidance for Industry on Investigational New Drug Application Exemptions for Studies of Lawfully Marketed Drug or Biological Products for the Treatment of Cancer; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled "IND Exemptions for Studies of Lawfully Marketed Drug or Biological Products for the Treatment of Cancer." This guidance clarifies FDA's policy...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Guidance for Industry on Pentetate Calcium Trisodium and Pentetate Zinc Trisodium for Treatment of Internal Contamination with Plutonium, Americium, or Curium; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that we (FDA) have concluded that pentetate calcium trisodium (Ca-DTPA) and pentetate zinc trisodium (Zn-DTPA), when produced under conditions specified in approved new drug applications (NDAs), ca...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Homeland Security Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Open Meeting, Board of Visitors for the National Fire Academy In accordance with section 10 (a) (2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, FEMA announces the following committee meeting: Name: Board of Visitors (BOV) for the National Fire Academy. Dates of Meeting: October 2-4, 2003. Place: Bui...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Ports and waterways safety:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Security Zone; Limerick Generating Station, Schuylkill River, Montgomery County, PA The Coast Guard proposes establishing a permanent security zone on the waters adjacent to the Limerick Generating Station. This would protect the safety and security of the plant from subversive activity, sabotage, or terrorist attacks initiated from...	Proposed Rule	Sep 15, 2003
Homeland Security Department > USCG Security Zone; Oyster Creek Generation Station, Forked River, Ocean County, NJ The Coast Guard proposes establishing a permanent security zone on the waters adjacent to the Oyster Creek Generation Station. This would protect the safety and security of the plant from subversive activity, sabotage, or terrorist attacks initiated...	Proposed Rule	Sep 15, 2003
Homeland Security Department > USCG Security Zone; Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Susquehanna River, York County, PA The Coast Guard proposes establishing a permanent security zone on the waters adjacent to the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station. This would protect the safety and security of the plant from subversive activity, sabotage, or terrorist attacks initiate...	Proposed Rule	Sep 15, 2003
Homeland Security Department > USCG Security Zone; Salem and Hope Creek Generation Stations, Delaware River, Salem County, NJ The Coast Guard proposes establishing a permanent security zone on the waters adjacent to the Salem and Hope Creek Generation Stations. This would protect the safety and security of the plants from subversive activity, sabotage, or terrorist attacks...	Proposed Rule	Sep 15, 2003

Housing and Urban Development Department

Low income housing:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Certain Operating Cost Adjustment Factors for 2004 This notice establishes annual factors used in calculating rent adjustments under section 524 of MAHRA as amended by the Preserving Affordable Housing for Senior Citizens and Families into the 21st Century Act of 1999, and under LIHPRHA.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Mortgage and loan insurance programs:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Credit Watch Termination Initiative This notice advises of the cause and effect of termination of Origination Approval Agreements taken by the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Federal Housing Administration against HUD- approved mortgagees through its Credit Watch Te...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Public and Indian housing:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; Meeting This document announces a meeting of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. The purpose of the Committee is to discuss and negotiate a proposed rule that would change the regulations for the Ind...	Proposed Rule	Sep 15, 2003

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction Act; Annual Certification of Hunting and Sport Fishing Licenses Issued, 50 CFR 80.10 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (We) has submitted the collection of information listed below to OMB for approval under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act. A copy of the information collection requirement is included in this notice. If...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Interior Department > FWS Receipt of Applications for Endangered Species Permits The public is invited to comment on following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species. We provide this notice pursuant to section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Closure of public lands:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Emergency Closure of Public Lands to All Public Access of Every Kind Within the Boundary of the Orchard Plant Material Research and Test Site, Ada County, ID The subject lands are being closed to protect valuable vegetative projects from destruction and demise as a result of malicious vandalism, grazing trespass, and offroad travel through project sites. Access to and entering upon public lands administer...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Interior Department > BLM Emergency Restriction of Public Lands: Tooele County, UT The Salt Lake Field Office, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is giving notice that we are temporarily restricting a portion of public land to all motorized vehicle use, from August 6, 2003 to August 6, 2005. The restricted area is within the Fivemile...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Coal leases, exploration licenses, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Invitation for Coal Exploration License Application, Oxbow Mining, LLC., COC 67112; Colorado Pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act of February 25, 1920, as amended, and to Title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, subpart 3410, members of the public are hereby invited to participate with Oxbow Mining, LLC, in a program for the exploration of unle...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Call for Nominations for Resource Advisory Council The purpose of this notice is to solicit public nominations for a vacant position on the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Nevada Northeastern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council (RAC). The RAC provides advice and recommendations to BLM on land use p...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Interior Department > BLM Steens Mountain Advisory Council; Notice of Call for Nominations BLM is publishing this notice under section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Pursuant to the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-399), BLM gives notice that the Secretary of the Interior is cal...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Issuance of Permits Between November 23, 2002, and July 17, 2003, the Pacific Region of the Fish and Wildlife Service (we, the Service) issued nine permits in response to applications for incidental take of threatened and endangered species, pursuant to sections 10(a)(1...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Gauley River National Recreation Area, West Virginia The National Park Service (NPS), in accordance with section 9.52(b) of Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations has received from Equitable Production Inc., a Plan of Operations for plugging Flynn Lumber <greek-i>A1 (API <greek-i>47-067-00052), fr...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Intent To Conduct a Special Resource Study, Environmental Impact Statement, for the Great Falls Historic District, Paterson, New Jersey, and To Hold a Public Scoping Meeting Under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Special Resource Study (SRS) for the Great Falls Historic District in Paterson, New Jersey....	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the North Valleys Water Projects This document provides notice that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City Field Office intends to prepare an EIS to address the impacts (direct, indirect, and cumulative) resulting from construction and operation of two separate water suppl...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Extension of the Scoping Period for Amending the Northeast National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Integrated Activity Plan and Environmental Impact Statement, Request for Information, and Call for Nominations and Comments The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces an extension of the scoping period for the Amendment of the Northeast (NE) National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) Integrated Activity Plan (IAP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource Management Plan and Associated Environmental Impact Statement for the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) intends to prepare an RMP with an associated EIS for the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area as directed in the Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Advisory Commission; Notice of Public Meeting Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park Advisory Committee	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Interior Department > NPS Gettysburg National Military Park Advisory Commission This notice sets forth the date of the October 16, 2003 meeting of the Gettysburg National Military Park Advisory Commission.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

National Register of Historic Places:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations Pending nominations	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Natural resource damage assessment plans; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Availability of the Holston River/Saltville National Priority List Site Natural Resource Damage Assessment Plan Which Encompasses Smyth and Washington Counties, Virginia, and Hawkins and Sullivan Counties, TN The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), on behalf of the U.S. Department of the Interior, the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Tennessee, and the Tennessee Valley Authority, jointly referred to as the Saltville National Priority List (NPL...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Public administrative procedures:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Applications for Recordable Disclaimer of Interest for Lands Underlying Eight Rivers and Nine Lakes in Alaska The State of Alaska has submitted four applications for recordable disclaimer of interest pursuant to section 315 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the regulations contained in 43 CFR part 1864. A recordable disclaimer of interest, if...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Termination of Classification and, Opening Order; Arizona This notice terminates a portion of a Recreation and Public Purposes Act, classification on 40.00 acres, as this classification is no longer needed.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act Classification; Idaho The following public lands near the community of Bliss, Gooding County, Idaho have been examined and found suitable for classification for lease or conveyance to Hagerman Cemetery Maintenance District, Idaho under the provisions of the Recreation and...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Interior Department > BLM Nye County, Nevada; Notice of Realty: Non-Competitive Sale of Public Lands The following described lands near Beatty, Nye County, Nevada, have been examined and found suitable for sale utilizing non- competitive sale procedures, at the appraised fair market value of $42,000:	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Recreation management restrictions:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Final Supplementary Rules for the BLM-Managed Shoreline of Lake Havasu, the Parker Strip Recreation Area, and the Craggy Wash Area, in Mohave and La Paz Counties, AZ and in San Bernardino County, CA This notice contains Supplementary Rules for the BLM-managed shoreline of Lake Havasu, a manmade lake on the Colorado River located in Arizona and California, including the boat-access campsites; supplementary rules for the Parker Strip Recreation Ar...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Certain Ductile Iron Waterworks Fittings From China Following receipt of a petition, on September 5, 2003, on behalf of McWane, Inc.,\1\ Birmingham, AL, the Commission instituted investigation No. TA-421-4, Certain Ductile Iron Waterworks Fittings from China, under section 421(b) of the Act to determi...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Labor Department

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Privacy Act of 1974; Publication of Amendments to Existing Systems of Records The Privacy Act of 1974 requires that each agency publish notice of all proposed and final amendments to the systems of records that it maintains. This document proposes to add two routine uses to an existing system of records, and it makes an admini...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Safety and health standards:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OSHA Safety Standards for Cranes and Derricks The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announces the third meeting of the Crane and Derrick Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee (C-DAC). The Committee will review summary notes of the second meeting, review draft regulatory tex...	Proposed Rule	Sep 15, 2003

Legal Services Corporation

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

Title	Type	Published
Legal Services Corporation Notice of Intent To Award-Grant Awards for the Provision of Civil Legal Services to Eligible Low-Income Clients Beginning January 1, 2004 The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) hereby announces its intention to award grants and contracts to provide economical and effective delivery of high quality civil legal services to eligible low-income clients, beginning January 1, 2004.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

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Management and Budget Office

Title	Type	Published
Management and Budget Office Proposed Bulletin on Peer Review and Information Quality OMB requests comments on a proposed bulletin under Executive Order No. 12866 and supplemental information quality guidelines. As part of an ongoing effort to improve the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information disseminated by the...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing The inventions listed below are assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, have been filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and are available for licensing.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing The inventions listed below are assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, have been filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and are available for licensing.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing The inventions listed below are assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, have been filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and are available for licensing.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing The inventions listed below are assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, have been filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and are available for licensing.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing The invention listed below is assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, has been filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and is available for licensing.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing The inventions listed below are assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, have been filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and are available for licensing.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing The inventions listed below are assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, have been filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and are available for licensing.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

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

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Notice of Prospective Patent License NASA hereby gives notice that Carbon Therapeutics, Inc., of Palo Alto, CA has applied for an exclusive license to practice the invention contained in the pending patent application corresponding to NASA Case Number ARC-15088-1, entitled "Provision of...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

National Archives and Records Administration

Public availability and use:

Title	Type	Published
National Archives and Records Administration NARA Facilities; Public Use NARA is modifying its regulations for using NARA facilities. Our existing regulations specify conduct rules on NARA property, which is defined as property under the control of the Archivist. We are adding threats as a prohibited behavior because of t...	Rule	Sep 15, 2003

National Credit Union Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Credit Union Administration Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

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National Science Foundation

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Advisory Committee for Engineering; Notice of Meeting Engineering Advisory Committee	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
National Science Foundation Advisory Committee for Polar Programs; Notice of Meeting Polar Programs Advisory Committee	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby informs potential respondents that an agency...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Testmaster Inspection Company, Perrysburg, OH; Order Imposing Civil Monetary Penalty Testmaster Inspection Co.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, Meeting of the Subcommittee on Reactor Fuels; Notice of Meeting Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Single-employer plans:

Title	Type	Published
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulations on Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans and Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans prescribe interest assumptions for valuing and paying benefits under terminating single-e...	Rule	Sep 15, 2003
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Required Interest Rate Assumption for Determining Variable-Rate Premium; Interest Assumptions for Multiemployer Plan Valuations Following Mass Withdrawal This notice informs the public of the interest rates and assumptions to be used under certain Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation regulations. These rates and assumptions are published elsewhere (or can be derived from rates published elsewhere), bu...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Personnel Management Office

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Review of a Revised Information Collection: Forms RI 20-7 and RI 30-3 In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) intends to submit to the Office of Management and Budget a request for review of a revised info...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Personnel Management Office Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Review of a Revised Information Collection: SF 2823 In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review of a revised info...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Personnel Management Office Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request for Review of a Currently Approved Information Collection: RI 20-63, RI 20-116, RI 20-117 In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review of a currently...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Personnel Management Office Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request for Reclearance of a Revised Information Collection: RI 92-22 In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review of a revised in...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee; Open Committee Meetings Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the Chicago Stock Exchange, Incorporated Relating to Automatic Execution of Partial Orders Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Extension of Comment Period for the Amendments to Proposed Rule Changes by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to Supervisory Control Amendments New York Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to Equity and Index Option Fees Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Social Security Administration

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; New System of Records and New Routine Use Disclosures In accordance with the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and (e)(11)), we are issuing public notice of our intent to establish a new system of records entitled eWork System, 60-0330, and routine uses applicable to the system of records. We also are is...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

State Department

Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption; Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000; Accreditation of Agencies; Approval of Persons; Preservation of Convention Records The Department of State (the Department) is proposing regulations to implement the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (the Convention) and the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (the IA...	Proposed Rule	Sep 15, 2003
State Department Intercountry Adoption-Preservation of Convention Records The Department of State (the Department) is proposing new regulations to implement the records preservation requirements of the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (the Convention) and...	Proposed Rule	Sep 15, 2003

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company-Trackage Rights Exemption-Union Pacific Railroad Company Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Planned Establishment of the Sanford Airport Class C Airspace Area, Sanford, FL, and Modification of the Orlando International Airport Class B Airspace Area, FL This document announces two fact-finding informal airspace meetings to solicit information from airspace users, and others, concerning a plan to establish a Class C airspace area at the Orlando- Sanford International Airport, Sanford, FL, and to modi...	Proposed Rule	Sep 15, 2003

Air carrier certification and operations:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Digital Flight Data Recorder Requirements-Changes to Recording Specifications and Additional Exceptions; Correction This document makes corrections to the correction to the final rule published in the Federal Register on August 20, 2003 (68 FR 50069). This document makes a minor change to a section number that was changed in the previous correction to the final ru...	Rule	Sep 15, 2003

Coastwise trade laws; administrative waivers:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by Public Law 105-383 and Public Law 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circ...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by Public Law 105-383 and Public Law 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circ...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by Public Law 105-383 and Public Law 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circ...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by Public Law 105-383 and Public Law 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circ...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by Public Law 105-383 and Public Law 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circ...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by Public Law 105-383 and Public Law 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circ...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by Public Law 105-383 and Public Law 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circ...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by Public Law 105-383 and Public Law 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circ...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA RTCA Special Committee 172: Future Air-Ground Communications in the Very High Frequency (VHF) Aeronautical Data Band (118-137 MHz) The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 172: Future Air-Ground Communications in the VHF Aeronautical Data Band (118-137 MHz).	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Motor vehicle safety standards; exemption petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc., Receipt of Application for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, CA The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at San Francisco International Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omn...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Pipeline safety:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > RSPA Pipeline Safety: Further Regulatory Review; Gas Pipeline Safety Standards The Research and Special Programs Administration's (RSPA) Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) is changing some of its safety standards for gas pipelines. The changes are based on recommendations by the National Association of Pipeline Safety Representati...	Rule	Sep 15, 2003

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Conducting Component Level Tests To Demonstrate Compliance The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the availability of proposed policy on conducting component level tests in order to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of Sec. 25.785(b) and (d), in a Federal Register notice published on...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 2587 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 15, 2003
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 15, 2003
Treasury Department > BPD Proposed Collection: Comment Request 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 15, 2003
Treasury Department > BPD Proposed Collection: Comment Request 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 15, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form CT-2 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 15, 2003
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 15, 2003
Treasury Department > BPD Proposed Collection: Comment Request 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 15, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel An open meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Area 1 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the States of New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine) An open meeting of the Area 1 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Area 1 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the States of New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine) An open meeting of the Area 1 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference) to discuss various IRS issues. The public is invited to make oral comments.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Area 2 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the States of Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the District of Columbia) An open meeting of the Area 2 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Area 3 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the States of Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Tennessee) An open meeting of the Area 3 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Area 4 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the States of Kentucky, West Virginia, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin) An open meeting of the Area 4 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Area 5 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the States of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Minnesota) An open meeting of the Area 5 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Area 6 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the States of Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Oregon, Wyoming, Washington, Montana, Alaska, Hawaii) An open meeting of the Area 6 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Area 7 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Includes the State of California) An open meeting of the Area 7 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Joint Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel An open meeting of the Joint Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Small Business/Self-Employed Compliance Issues Schedule C Non-Filers of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel An open meeting of the Small Business/Self-Employed Compliance Issue Schedule C Non-Filers of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer servic...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Small Business/Self-Employed Reducing Taxpayer Burden Payroll Taxes of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel An open meeting of the Small Business/Self-Employed Reducing Taxpayer Burden Payroll Taxes of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer servic...	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Earned Income Tax Credit Issue Committee An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Earned Income Tax Credit Issue Committee will be conducted (via teleconference) to discuss various issues. The public is invited to make oral comments.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Treasury Department > BPD Proposed Collection: Comment Request 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 15, 2003
Treasury Department > BPD Proposed Collection: Comment Request 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 15, 2003
Treasury Department > BPD Proposed Collection: Comment Request 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 15, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 1138 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 15, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 706-GS(T) 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 15, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 8554 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 15, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 8828 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 15, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 8854 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 15, 2003
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 15, 2003

Income taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Assumption of Partner Liabilities Correction	Correction	Sep 15, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Section 42 Carryover and Stacking Rule Amendments; Hearing This document cancels the public hearing on proposed regulations relating to carryover and stacking rule amendments under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code.	Proposed Rule	Sep 15, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Earned Income Tax Credit Issue Committee An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Earned Income Tax Credit Issue Committee will be conducted (via teleconference) to discuss various issues. The public is invited to make oral comments.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Area 1 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the States of New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine) An open meeting of the Area 1 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference) to discuss various IRS issues. The public is invited to make oral comments.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Wage & Investment Reducing Taxpayer Burden (Notices) Issue Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel An open meeting of the Wage & Investment Reducing Taxpayer Burden (Notices) Issue Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Wage & Investment Earned Income Tax Credit Issue Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel An open meeting of the Wage & Investment Earned Income Tax Credit Issue Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted.	Notice	Sep 15, 2003

Federal Register September 15, 2003

Agencies Publishing on September 15, 2003

Agency for International Development

Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2003:

Agriculture Department

Child nutrition programs:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Exportation and importation of animals and animal products:

Meetings:

Plant related quarantine; foreign:

Plant-related quarantine, domestic:

Trade adjustment assistance; applications, petitions, etc.:

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Countervailing duties:

Endangered and threatened species:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Permits:

Surveys, determinations, etc.

C Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

African Growth and Opportunity Act; determinations:

Defense Department

Acquisition regulations:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Practice and procedure:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Environmental Protection Agency

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

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Executive Office of the President

Farm Credit Administration

Farm credit system:

Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

General Services Administration

Acquisition regulations:

Health and Human Services Department

Food additive petitions:

Medicare and Federal health care programs; fraud and abuse:

Meetings:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Homeland Security Department

Meetings:

Ports and waterways safety:

Housing and Urban Development Department

Low income housing:

Mortgage and loan insurance programs:

Public and Indian housing:

Interior Department

Closure of public lands:

Coal leases, exploration licenses, etc.:

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Endangered and threatened species:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Meetings:

National Register of Historic Places:

Natural resource damage assessment plans; availability, etc.:

Public administrative procedures:

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Recreation management restrictions:

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Labor Department

Privacy Act:

Safety and health standards:

Legal Services Corporation

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

M Management and Budget Office

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

M
Management and Budget Office

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National Science Foundation