Federal Register September 17, 2003 (Volume 68)

Federal Register September 17, 2003

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

152 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on September 17, 2003

Agriculture Department (3)
Commerce Department (11)
Defense Department (4)
Education Department (3)
Energy Department (11)
Environmental Protection Agency (16)
Federal Communications Commission (3)
Federal Housing Finance Board (2)
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (1)
Federal Trade Commission (1)
Health and Human Services Department (25)
Homeland Security Department (1)
Housing and Urban Development Department (5)
Interior Department (9)
Labor Department (32)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (4)
Personnel Management Office (2)
Securities and Exchange Commission (7)
Small Business Administration (1)
Social Security Administration (1)
Transportation Department (6)
Treasury Department (1)
Veterans Affairs Department (1)

Agriculture Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Davis Fire Recovery Project, Deschutes National Forest, Deschutes and Klamath Counties, OR The USDA, Forest Service, will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on a proposed action to salvage dead and severely damaged trees, utilize small diameter forest products, and plant trees to assist in the restoration of the area burned in...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Deschutes Provincial Advisory Committee (DPAC) The Deschutes Provincial Advisory Committee will meet on September 23, 2003 starting at 8 a.m. at the Supervisor's Office at 1645 Highway 20 east, Bend, Oregon. The agenda will include a field tour to discuss fire restoration. Also, one hour will be...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Agriculture Department > FS Ravalli County Resource Advisory Committee The Ravalli County Resource Advisory Committee will be meeting to discuss projects for 2003 and monitoring of 2002 projects. Agenda topics will include contracts for projects that have been accepted, presentation on other subjects and a public forum...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Continuation of Suspended Antidumping Duty Investigations: Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, and Ukraine The Department of Commerce ("the Department"), pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended ("the Act"), determined that termination of the suspended antidumping duty investigations underlying the suspension agreements on...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Small Diameter Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe From Romania: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review On May 12, 2003, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of the antidumping duty administrative review of seamless pipe from Romania. This review covers one manufacturer/exporter of the subject merchandise. The p...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Commerce Department > ITA Termination of Suspended Antidumping Duty Investigation: Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From South Africa Pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended ("the Act"), the United States International Trade Commission ("the Commission") determined that termination of the suspended antidumping duty investigation on cut-to-length carbon stee...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Coastal zone management programs and estuarine sanctuaries:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Evaluation of Coastal Zone Management Programs and National Estuarine Research Reserves The NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) announces its intent to evaluate the performance of the New York Coastal Management Program and the Ohio Coastal Management Program. The Coastal Zone Management Program evaluations will...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision in the Case of the Goat Canyon Enhancement Project at the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve Notice is hereby given that the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce has signed the Record of Decision (ROD) in the c...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Export Administration regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > BIS Export Administration Regulations: Penalty Guidance in the Settlement of Administrative Enforcement Cases The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) proposes to amend the Export Administration Regulations by incorporating guidance on how BIS makes penalty determinations when settling administrative enforcement cases under part 766 of the Export Administra...	Proposed Rule	Sep 17, 2003

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); Recreational Atlantic Blue and White Marlin Landings Limit; Clarification of Recreational HMS Reporting Requirements NMFS proposes this rule to amend the regulations governing Atlantic HMS recreational fisheries in order to implement recommendations adopted by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), and to achieve consistent rec...	Proposed Rule	Sep 17, 2003
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Shallow-Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for species that comprise the shallow-water species fishery by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), except for vessels fishing for pollock using pelagic trawl gear in those portions of the GOA ope...	Rule	Sep 17, 2003

Marine mammals:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Small Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Oceanographic Surveys in the Mid-Atlantic Ocean NMFS has received an application from the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO), a part of Columbia University, for an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to conducting oceano...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Permits:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals; File No. 358-1585-04 Notice is hereby given that the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, P.O. Box 25526, Juneau, Alaska 99802-5526 [Principal Investigator: Robert Small, Ph.D.] has been issued an amendment to scientific research Permit No. 358-1585-02 as amended by a min...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department Notice of availability of a draft regional restoration plan Notice is hereby given that a document entitled, "Draft Louisiana Regional Restoration Plan: Region 2" is available for public review and comment. This document has been prepared by the state and federal natural resource trustee agencies (National Oc...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Defense Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA, COE Intent To Modify a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Lake Okeechobee Watershed Project The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Jacksonville District, previously published a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an integrated project Implementation Report/Draft Environmental Impact Statement (PIR/DEIS) for the Lake Okeechobee Watershed Pr...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA, COE Intent To Preapre an Environmental Impact Statement for Denver Water's Moffat Collection System Project The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze the direct, indirect and cumulative effects of a water supply project (Moffat Collection System Project) by the City and County of Denver, acting b...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Defense Science Board The Defense Science Board Task Force on Integrated Fire Support in the Battlespace will tentatively meet in closed session on January 14-15, 2004; February 11-12, 2004; and March 17-18, 2004, at locations to be determined. The Task Force will apply t...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

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

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA Availability for Non-Exclusive, Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive Licensing of U.S. Patent Application Concerning Method and Apparatus for Educating Asthma Sufferers and Caregivers In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6 and 404.7, announcement is made of the availability for licensing of U.S. Patent Application No. 09/829,007 entitled "Method and Apparatus for Educating Asthma Sufferers and Caregivers," filed April 10, 2001. Foreign r...	Notice	Sep 17, 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 17, 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 17, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Rehabilitation Training: Rehabilitation Long-Term Training-Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 Rehabilitation Long-Term Training Program	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > EIA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The EIA has submitted the Uranium Data Program to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and a three-year extension under section 3507(h)(1) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Request To Use Alternative Procedures in Preparing a License Application	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Central New York Oil and Gas Company, LLC; Notice of Compliance Filing Central New York Oil Gas Co., LLC	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Eastern Shore Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.; Notice of Application Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Petition for Waiver Northwest Pipeline Corp.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.; Notice of Compliance Filing Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Texas-New Mexico Power Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Filings Texas-New Mexico Power Co. et al.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Notice DE-FG01-03ER03-25; Office of Nuclear Physics Outstanding Junior Investigator Program The Office of Nuclear Physics of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), invites grant applications for support under the Outstanding Junior Investigator Program (OJI) in nuclear physics. The purpose of this program is to support...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Public Hearings on Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Procurement Under Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Financial Assistance Agreements This document announces the dates and locations of public hearings wherein EPA will take comments on its proposed rule for "Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Procurement under Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Financial Assis...	Proposed Rule	Sep 17, 2003

Air pollution control:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Act Approval of Revisions to the Operating Permits Program in North Dakota EPA is proposing to approve, as a revision to North Dakota's title V air operating permits program, a proposed amendment to North Dakota's definition of "major source" in response to recent amendments to the definition of "major source" in the operat...	Proposed Rule	Sep 17, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Act Approval of Revisions To the Operating Permits Program in North Dakota EPA is approving, as a revision to North Dakota's title V air operating permits program, a proposed amendment to North Dakota's definition of "major source" in response to recent amendments to the definition of "major source" in the operating permit...	Rule	Sep 17, 2003

Air programs; approval and promulgation; State plans for designated facilities and pollutants:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; Control of Emissions From Existing Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incinerators This action approves the commercial and industrial solid waste incinerator 111(d)/129 plan (the "plan") submitted by North Dakota's Department of Health on May 1, 2003. The plan was submitted to fulfill requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The pl...	Rule	Sep 17, 2003

Air programs; approval and promulgation; State plans for designated facilities and pollutants:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; Control of Emissions From Existing Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incinerators EPA is proposing to approve the commercial and industrial solid waste incinerator 111(d)/129 plan (the "plan") submitted by North Dakota's Department of Health on May 1, 2003. The plan was submitted to fulfill requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA)....	Proposed Rule	Sep 17, 2003

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plan and Operating Permits Program; State of Missouri EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) and Operating Permits Program revision submitted by the state of Missouri on May 12, 2003. These revisions, which became effective on April 30, 2003, correct all deficiencies described in th...	Proposed Rule	Sep 17, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Operating Permits Program; State of Missouri EPA is announcing approval of revisions to the Missouri State Implementation Plan (SIP) and Operating Permit Program. The changes, which include revisions to definitions, permit modification procedures, and reporting requirements, were made to correc...	Rule	Sep 17, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans North Carolina: Miscellaneous Revisions to the North Carolina State Implementation Plan The EPA is approving the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of North Carolina on April 4, 2003, for the purpose of establishing revisions to Volatile Organic Compounds and other miscellaneous revisions. In the Final Rules...	Proposed Rule	Sep 17, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans North Carolina: Miscellaneous Revisions to the North Carolina State Implementation Plan The EPA is approving the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of North Carolina on April 4, 2003, for the purpose of establishing revisions to Volatile Organic Compounds and other miscellaneous revisions.	Rule	Sep 17, 2003

Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Pesticide Products; Registration Applications This notice announces receipt of applications to register pesticide products containing new active ingredients not included in any previously registered products pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency Intent to Suspend Certain Pesticide Registrations This Notice, pursuant to section 6(f)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. 136et seq., announces that EPA issued Notices of Intent to Suspend pursuant to section 3(c)(2)(B) of FIFRA. The Notices of Intent to...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency Dinocap; Availability of Reregistration Eligibility Decision Document for Comment This notice announces availability and starts a 30-day public comment period on the Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) document for the pesticide active ingredient dinocap, which consists of a voluntary cancellation of all United States (U.S.)...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency Molinate; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests from Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. and Helm Agro US, Inc. to voluntarily cancel the reg...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Thiamethoxam; Pesticide Tolerance This regulation establishes tolerances for combined residues of thiamethoxam and its metabolite in or on imported coffee, pecan, stone fruit, succulent bean, and sunflower. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. and the Interregional Research Project Number...	Rule	Sep 17, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency Trifloxysulfuron; Pesticide Tolerance This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of trifloxysulfuron in or on almond; almond, hulls; fruit, citrus, group 10; cotton, undelinted seed; cotton, gin byproducts; sugarcane; and tomato. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. requested this to...	Rule	Sep 17, 2003

Superfund; response and remedial actions, proposed settlements, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Stallings Salvage Superfund Site, Monroe, North Carolina; Notice of Proposed Settlement The United States Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to enter into a settlement with the Estate of Paul Stallings, by and through its Executor, Morris Stallings, as Executor of the Estate of Paul Stallings; Morris Stallings as attorney in f...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Federal Communications Commission

Digital television stations; table of assignments:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Digital Television Broadcast Service; Hobbs, NM The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Eastern New Mexico University requesting the allotment of DTV channel 47 to Hobbs, New Mexico, as the community's second local DTV service. DTV Channel 47 can be allotted to Hobbs in complianc...	Proposed Rule	Sep 17, 2003
Federal Communications Commission Digital Television Broadcast Service; Tyler and Lufkin, TX The Commission, by this document, denies a petition for reconsideration filed by International Broadcasting Network of the Report and Order, which substituted DTV channel 10 for DTV channel 38 at Tyler, Texas, and DTV channel 11 for DTV channel 43 at...	Rule	Sep 17, 2003

Radio broadcasting:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Media Bureau To Terminate Temporary Broadcast Station Application Freeze; Revised Processing Guidelines Announced In this document, the Commission is revising the processing guidelines for broadcast station applications filed on Forms 301, 314, and 315, reinstating the June 2002 versions of Forms 301, 314 and 315, and terminating the temporary application filing...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Federal Housing Finance Board

Federal home loan bank system:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Housing Finance Board Federal Home Loan Bank Acquired Member Assets The Federal Housing Finance Board (Finance Board) is withdrawing its proposed rule that would have amended its Acquired Member Assets (AMA) regulation to place greater responsibility with each Federal Home Loan Bank (Bank) to manage its AMA program,...	Proposed Rule	Sep 17, 2003
Federal Housing Finance Board Registration by Each Federal Home Loan Bank of a Class of Its Securities Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 The Federal Housing Finance Board (Finance Board) is proposing to adopt a regulation requiring each Federal Home Loan Bank (Bank) to prepare and make public certain disclosures relating to its business and financial condition. Each Bank will satisfy...	Proposed Rule	Sep 17, 2003

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Federal Reserve System

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 17, 2003

Federal Trade Commission

Prohibited trade practices:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission South Georgia Health Partners, L.L.C., et al.; Analysis To Aid Public Comment The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices or unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Amended Notice of Meeting	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Health and Human Services Department Program Exclusions: July 2003 Notice of program exclusions.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Health and Human Services Department Program Exclusions: August 2003 Notice of program exclusions.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Medical care:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > IHS Reimbursement Rates for Calendar Year 2003 Notice is given that the Director of Indian Health Service (IHS), under the authority of sections 321(a) and 322(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 248(a) and 249(b)) and section 601 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 16...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Center for Research Resources; Notice of Meetings National Center for Research Resources	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Amended Notice of Meeting National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Mental Health	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; Notice of Meeting National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute on Drug Abuse	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > CDC National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Meeting Quality assurance standards module for respiratory protective equipment	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > CDC The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Notice of Meeting Respiratory protection against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear agents	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Scientific Review Center	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Public safety and health protection:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Final Recommendations for Protecting Human Health from Potential Adverse Effects of Exposure to Agents GA (Tabun), GB (Sarin), and VX Agents GA, GB, and VX are stored and are in the process of being destroyed by the Department of Defense (DoD). Public Law 99-145 (50 U.S.C. 1521) mandates that all unitary (self-contained) lethal chemical munitions be destroyed. Public Law 91-121 and...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Draft Guidance for Industry on Preparing a Claim of Categorical Exclusion or an Environmental Assessment for Submission to the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance document entitled "Guidance for Industry: Preparing a Claim of Categorical Exclusion or an Environmental Assessment for Submission to the Center for Food Safety...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Homeland Security Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department Homeland Security Advisory Council The Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) will hold its next meeting in Detroit, MI on October 3, 2003. The HSAC will meet for the purposes of: (1) Welcoming and swearing in new members of the HSAC; (2) discussing current HSAC projects, including...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB: Submission Requirements for the Capital Advance Program Section 202/811 The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject propos...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Low-income housing:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Conversion of Developments From Public Housing Stock; Methodology for Comparing Costs of Public Housing and Tenant-Based Assistance This proposed rule would establish the cost methodology that Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) must use under HUD's programs for the required and voluntary conversion of public housing developments to tenant-based assistance. Both programs require that...	Proposed Rule	Sep 17, 2003
Housing and Urban Development Department Required Conversion of Developments From Public Housing Stock This final rule implements section 537 of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998. Section 537 requires Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) to identify distressed public housing developments that must be converted to tenant-based assistanc...	Rule	Sep 17, 2003
Housing and Urban Development Department Voluntary Conversion of Developments From Public Housing Stock This final rule furthers HUD's implementation of section 533 of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998. Section 533 authorizes Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) to convert a development to tenant-based assistance by removing the develop...	Rule	Sep 17, 2003

Public and Indian housing:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Housing Choice Voucher Program Homeownership Option: Eligibility of Units Owned or Controlled By a Public Housing Agency This final rule provides that units owned or substantially controlled by a public housing agency (PHA) are eligible for purchase under the Housing Choice Voucher Program homeownership option. The inclusion of PHA-owned or controlled properties among...	Rule	Sep 17, 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; Grant Agreement and Amendment to Grant Agreement 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 17, 2003

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Recovery Plan for the Quino Checkerspot Butterfly The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ("we") announces the availability of the final Recovery Plan for the Quino Checkerspot Butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino). The Quino checkerspot butterfly is a subspecies that is currently restricted primarily to c...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement / Proposed Resource Management Plan, Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area, NV In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, a FEIS/ PRMP has been prepared for the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area Planning Are...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Importation, exportation, and transportation of wildlife:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Review of Information Concerning Bighead Carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reviewing available economic and biological information on bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) for possible addition of that species to the list of injurious wildlife under the Lacey Act. The importation an...	Proposed Rule	Sep 17, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > OST Tribal Consultation on Participation by the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians in the Department of the Interior Consolidation of Agency Appraisal Functions Notice is hereby given that the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians (OST) will conduct consultation meetings to obtain oral and written comments concerning potential issues related to participation by OST in the Department of the Inter...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Public Meeting, Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council Meeting In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council (RAC) meet...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Interior Department > BIA Tribal Consultation on Regional Organization Structure Notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) will conduct consultation meetings to obtain oral and written comments concerning potential issues in the organizational structure of the BIA's twelve regional offices. Eighteen informati...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Public land orders:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Public Land Order No. 7583; Partial Revocation of Executive Order Dated December 14, 1886; Washington This order revokes an Executive Order insofar as it affects 20.68 acres of lands reserved for the Ediz Hook Lighthouse. The lands are no longer needed by the United States Coast Guard for lighthouse purposes.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Interior Department > BLM Public Land Order No. 7584; Revocation of Executive Order Dated October 19, 1866; Wisconsin This order revokes in its entirety, an 1866 Executive Order which reserved 8.8 acres of public land for the Eagle Bluff Light Station. The land is no longer needed by the United States Coast Guard for lighthouse purposes. This order will open 1.21 ac...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Labor Department

Adjustment assistance:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Agilent Technologies, Inc., Network Systems Test Division, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Notice of Termination of Investigation Agilent Technologies, Inc.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Ameriphone, Inc., a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Plantronics, Inc., Garden Grove, California; Notice of Revised Determination on Remand Ameriphone, Inc.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Ashland Chemicals, Philips Semiconductors Location, San Antonio, Texas; Notice of Termination of Investigation Ashland Chemicals	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Berwick Weaving, Inc., Berwick, Pennsylvania; Notice of Termination of Investigation Berwick Weaving, Inc.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense and Space Group, Commercial Airplane Group, now Known as Labinal-Corinth, Inc., Corinth, Texas; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance Boeing Co.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA CTS Corporation, Elkhart, Indiana; Notice of Termination of Investigation CTS Corp.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Carey Farmer Setnet Operation, Eagle River, AK; Notice of Termination of Investigation Carey Farmer Set Net Operation	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Carolina Shoe Company, Morganton, North Carolina; Notice of Termination of Investigation Carolina Shoe Co.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Chevron Products Company, Roosevelt, Utah; Notice of Revised Determination On Reopening Chevron Products Co.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Crystal Creative Products Maysville, KY; Notice of Termination of Investigation Crystal Creative Products	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Dynacast, Inc., Yorktown Heights, NY; Notice of Termination of Investigation Dynacast, Inc.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Fishing Vessel (F/V) Emerald Sea, Kodiak, AK; Notice of Termination of Investigation EMERALD SEA	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Elastic Corporation of America, Inc., Asheboro, NC; Notice of Termination of Investigation Elastic Corporation of America, Inc.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Johnson Hosiery Mills, Inc., an Affiliate of Prewett Associated Mills, Ft. Payne, AL; Notice of Termination of Investigation Johnson Hosiery Mills, Inc.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Joy Mining Machinery, Abingdon, Virginia; Notice of Termination of Investigation Joy Mining Machinery	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Fishing Vessel (F/V) Lumi, Seward, Alaska; Notice of Termination of Investigation LUMI	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Labinal-Corinth, Inc., Formerly Known as the Boeing Company, Boeing Defense and Space Group, Commercial Airplane Group, Corinth, TX; Notice of Termination of Investigation Labinal-Corinth, Inc.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Lala Ellen Knitting, Ft. Payne, Alabama; Notice of Termination of Investigation Lala Ellen Knitting	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA McKeehan Hosiery Mills, Inc., A Affiliate of Prewett Associated Mills Ft. Payne, AL; Notice of Termination of Investigation McKeehan Hoisery Mills, Inc.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Nibco, Inc., Central Tooling Services Center, Elkhart, Indiana; Notice of Termination of Investigation NIBCO, Inc.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance North Pacific Processors, Inc., et al	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Rothtec Engraving Corp., Spartanburg, South Carolina; Notice of Termination of Investigation Rothtec Engraving Corp.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA TRW Automotive, Winona, Minnesota; Notice of Termination of Investigation TRW Automotive	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA TRW Automotive, Rushford, Minnesota; Notice of Termination of Investigation TRW Automotive	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Texas Steel Partners, Ft. Worth, Texas; Notice of Termination of Investigation Texas Steel Partners	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Tingley Rubber Corp., South Plainfield, New Jersey; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance Tingley Rubber Corp.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Vaughan Furniture Company, Inc., Johnson City, Tennessee; Notice of Termination of Investigation Vaughn Furniture Co., Inc.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Vermont Tubbs, Inc., A Division of Carris Financial Corporation, Brandon, Vermont; Notice of Termination of Investigation Vermont Tubbs, Inc.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance Vesuvius USA et al.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Visteon Systems, LLC, Lansdale, Pennsylvania; Notice of Termination of Investigation Visteon Systems, LLC	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Volex Inc., Conover, North Carolina; Notice of Termination of Investigation Volex Inc.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance Waggoner/Parker Fisheries et al.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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 NanoConduction Inc., of Los Gatos, CA has applied for an exclusive license to practice the invention contained in the pending patent application corresponding to NASA Case No. ARC-15042-1, entitled "Carbon Nanotube Inter...	Notice	Sep 17, 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 17, 2003
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sunshine Meeting Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Pennsylvania Power Company, Ohio Edison Company, the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, the Toledo Edison Company, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company; Notice of Partial Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co. et al.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance; Notice of Availability The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) is announcing the availability of the three volumes (Revision 1 of Volume 1, and final Volumes 2 and 3) of NUREG-1757, "Consolidated NMSS Decommission...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Personnel Management Office

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Federal Salary Council The Federal Salary Council will meet at the time and location shown below. The Council is an advisory body composed of representatives of Federal employee organizations and experts in the fields of labor relations and pay policy. The Council makes re...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Personnel management demonstration project:

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Personnel Demonstration Project; Alternative Personnel Management System for the U.S. Department of Commerce Section 4703 of title 5 U.S.C. authorizes the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to conduct demonstration projects that experiment with new and different human resources management concepts to determine whether changes in policies and procedures re...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meetings Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Securities:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Additional Form F-6 Eligibility Requirement Related to the Listed Status of Deposited Securities Underlying American Depositary Receipts The Commission is publishing for comment a proposed amendment to Form F-6 to make the form unavailable to register under the Securities Act of 1933 depositary shares evidenced by unsponsored American depositary receipts if the foreign issuer has sepa...	Proposed Rule	Sep 17, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Foreign Bank Exemption From the Insider Lending Prohibition of Exchange Act Section 13(k) We propose to exempt qualified foreign banks from the insider lending prohibition under Section 13(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as added by Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. This section prohibits both domestic and foreign issuers...	Proposed Rule	Sep 17, 2003

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Order Accelerating Approval of Proposed Rule Change by the American Stock Exchange LLC Relating to Trust Certificates Linked to a Basket of Investment Grade Fixed Income Securities American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Emerging Markets Clearing Corporation; Order Granting Approval of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to EMCC's Capital Requirements for Members Emerging Markets Clearing Corp.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.; Order Granting Approval to Proposed Rule Change and Amendments No. 1, 2, and 3 Thereto and Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Amendments No. 4 and 5 Thereto Relating to the Automatic Execution of Booked Customer Limit Orders Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Small Business Administration

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Wasserstein SBIC Ventures II, LP; Notice Seeking Exemption Under Section 312 of the Small Business Investment Act, Conflicts of Interest Wasserstein SBIC Ventures II, LP	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Social Security Administration

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Computer Matching Program; (SSA/Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Match Number 1076) In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as amended, this notice announces the renewal of an existing computer matching program that SSA is currently conducting with CMS.	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airspace Designations; Incorporation By Reference This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 71 relating to airspace designations to reflect the approval by the Director of the Federal Register of the incorporation by reference of FAA Order 7400.9L Airspace Designations and R...	Rule	Sep 17, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Modification of the Houston Class B Airspace Area; TX This action modifies the current Houston, TX, Class B airspace area to contain large turbine-powered aircraft during operations to the new Runway 8L/26R at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), and to the new primary runway (Runway 4) at Willia...	Rule	Sep 17, 2003

Air carrier certification and operations:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Regulation of Fractional Aircraft Ownership Programs and On-Demand Operations The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is updating and revising the regulations governing operations of aircraft in fractional ownership programs. The FAA has determined that the current regulations do not adequately define fractional ownership pr...	Rule	Sep 17, 2003

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) Airplanes This document corrects typographical errors that appeared in airworthiness directive (AD) 2003-14-02 that was published as a final rule; correction in the Federal Register on August 15, 2003 (68 FR 48783). The typographical errors resulted in an inco...	Rule	Sep 17, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; International Aero Engines AG (IAE) V2522-A5, V2524-A5, V2527-A5, V2527E-A5, V2527M-A5, V2530-A5, and V2533-A5 Turbofan Engines The FAA proposes to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for certain IAE V2522-A5, V2524-A5, V2527-A5, V2527E-A5, V2527M-A5, V2530-A5, and V2533-A5 turbofan engines. That AD currently requires initial and repetitive inspections of the m...	Proposed Rule	Sep 17, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Turbomeca S.A. Arrius 2 B1, 2 B1A, 2 B1A 1, and 2 K1 Turboshaft Engines The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Turbomeca S.A. Arrius 2 B1, 2 B1A, 2 B1A 1, and 2 K1 turboshaft engines. This AD requires replacement of the gas generator high pressure (HP) turbine disk before further flight after the engi...	Rule	Sep 17, 2003

Treasury Department

Employment taxes and collection of income taxes at source:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements This document contains final regulations relating to the income, employment, and gift taxation of split-dollar life insurance arrangements. The final regulations provide needed guidance to persons who enter into split-dollar life insurance arrangemen...	Rule	Sep 17, 2003

Veterans Affairs Department

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-21), this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted below to the...	Notice	Sep 17, 2003

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