Federal Register September 18, 2003 (Volume 68)

Agencies Publishing on September 18, 2003

Agriculture Department (4)
Commerce Department (8)
Education Department (1)
Energy Department (11)
Environmental Protection Agency (6)
Federal Communications Commission (2)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (0)
Federal Maritime Commission (5)
Federal Reserve System (2)
Health and Human Services Department (9)
Homeland Security Department (3)
Housing and Urban Development Department (3)
Interior Department (2)
International Trade Commission (2)
Justice Department (2)
Labor Department (3)
Merit Systems Protection Board (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1)
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National Science Foundation (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (4)
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Office of National Drug Control Policy (2)
Postal Service (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (3)
State Department (1)
Transportation Department (23)
Treasury Department (6)
Veterans Affairs Department (1)

Agriculture Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Gray Mountain Coal Lease Proposal The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is preparing a Land Use Analysis/Environmental Impact Statement (LUA/EIS) to analyze the environmental impacts of leasing three federal coal reserve tracts. The three tracts total 1,210.44 acres and underlie lands admin...	Notice	Sep 18, 2003
Agriculture Department > FS Revised Land and Resource Management Plans for the Huron-Manistee National Forests (Alcona, Crawford, Iosco, Lake, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Ogemaw, Oscoda and Wexford Counties, MI); the Hiawatha National Forest (Alger, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Delta, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette and Schoolcraft Counties, MI); and the Ottawa National Forest (Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Marquette and Ontonagon Counties, MI) The USDA Forest Service intends to prepare three separate and individual Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) documents for revising the Huron-Manistee, Hiawatha and Ottawa National Forest Land and Resource Management Plans (Forest Plan) pursuant to...	Notice	Sep 18, 2003
Agriculture Department > FS Acker Fire Salvage, Umpqua National Forest, Douglas County, OR On June 24, 2003, a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Acker Fire Salvage on the Tiller Ranger District of the Umpqua National Forest, was published in the Federal Register (68 FR 37451). Forest Service...	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Field office technical guides; changes:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > NRCS Notice of Proposed Changes to Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Louisiana It is the intention of the NRCS in Louisiana to issue revised conservation practice standards: Channel Vegetation (322), Deep Tillage (324), Conservation Crop Rotation (328), Residue Management, No-Till (329A), Residue Management, Mulch-Till (329B),...	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Foreign Fishing Vessels Operating in Internal Waters. The Department of Commerce, 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 collections, a...	Notice	Sep 18, 2003
Commerce Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Sep 18, 2003
Commerce Department > NOAA Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Antarctic Living Marine Resources Conservation and Management Measures. The Department of Commerce, 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 collections, a...	Notice	Sep 18, 2003
Commerce Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > FTZB Foreign-Trade Zone 72-Indianapolis, Indiana, Area Application for Expansion Indiana	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Export administration regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > BIS Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations Based on the 2002 Missile Technology Control Regime Plenary Agreements The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the Commerce Control List (CCL) to reflect changes to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Annex that were agreed to by MTCR member countries at the September 2002 Plenary in Warsaw, Polan...	Rule	Sep 18, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ECSA Bureau of Economic Analysis Advisory Committee Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92- 463, as amended by Public Law 94-409, Public Law 96-523, and Public Law 97-375), we are giving notice of a meeting of the Bureau of Economic Analysis Advisory Committee. The meeting's age...	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Permits:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered Species; Permit No. 1187 Notice is hereby given that a request for modification of scientific research permit no. 1187 submitted by Mr. Christopher J. McNally, St. George's School has been granted.	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Education Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education-Comprehensive Program (Preapplications and Applications); Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education Comprehensive Program (2004 FY)	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(a) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public comment on the specifics of the information colle...	Notice	Sep 18, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application for Extension of Time to Commence and Complete Construction and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Sep 18, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application To Amend License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff ANR Pipeline Co.	Notice	Sep 18, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP; Notice of Compliance Filing Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP	Notice	Sep 18, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Georgia Strait Crossing Pipeline LP; Notice of Petition for a Declaratory Order Georgia Strait Crossing Pipeline LP	Notice	Sep 18, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Petition for Waiver Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.	Notice	Sep 18, 2003
Energy Department > FERC TransColorado Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Tariff Filing TransColorado Gas Transmission Co.	Notice	Sep 18, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company; Notice of Tariff Filing Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co.	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Electric utilities (Federal Power Act):

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Arizona Public Service Company, El Paso Electric Company, Public Service Company of New Mexico, Tucson Electric Power Company, WestConnect RTO, LLC, Remedying Undue Discrimination Through Open Access Transmission Service and Standard Electricity Market Design; Notice of Technical Conference Undue discrimination; remedying through open access transmission service and standard electricity market design; technical conferences	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Technical Conference El Paso Natural Gas Co.; tariff compliance filing; technical conference	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Asbestos On November 20, 1990, the EPA issued national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for asbestos under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). This action would amend the citation for labeling containers of asbestos waste materials...	Proposed Rule	Sep 18, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Asbestos On November 20, 1990, the EPA issued national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for asbestos under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). This action will amend the citation for labeling containers of asbestos waste materials,...	Rule	Sep 18, 2003

Air programs:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Supplemental Rule Regarding a Recycling Standard Under Section 608 of the Clean Air Act; Correction Through this action, EPA is correcting the final rule published in the Federal Register on July 24, 2003 (68 FR 43786). Specifically, EPA is clarifying that the effective date for the rule, as it applies to the certification of refrigerant recycling...	Rule	Sep 18, 2003

Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States; air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New Mexico; Redesignation of Grant County to Attainment for Sulfur Dioxide The EPA is proposing action on a request to redesignate Grant County, New Mexico from nonattainment area to attainment for the sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). In conjunction with this action, EPA is als...	Proposed Rule	Sep 18, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New Mexico; Redesignation of Grant County to Attainment for Sulfur Dioxide The EPA is taking direct final action on a request to redesignate Grant County, New Mexico from nonattainment area to attainment for the sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). In conjunction with this action,...	Rule	Sep 18, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency EPA Public Meeting: Market Enhancement Opportunities for Water-Efficient Products; Notice of Public Meeting The Environmental Protection Agency is hosting a one-day public meeting to discuss market enhancement opportunities for water- efficient products. EPA's goal is to bring together stakeholders from Federal, state and local governments; manufacturers;...	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Radio services, special:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Implementation of the Communications Act of 1934 as Amended and Promotion of Spectrum Efficient Technologies on Certain Part 90 Frequencies This document contains corrections to the final regulations, which were published Thursday, July 17, 2003 (68 FR 42296). The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau published final rules in the Order, document revising Commission rules amending and promot...	Rule	Sep 18, 2003

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

No documents available.

Federal Maritime Commission

Casualty and nonperformance certificates:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Security for the Protection of the Public; Financial Responsibility To Meet Liability Incurred for Death or Injury to Passengers or Other Persons on Voyages; Notice of Issuance of Certificate (Casualty) American West Steamboat Co. LLC et al.	Notice	Sep 18, 2003
Federal Maritime Commission Security for the Protection of the Public Indemnification of Passengers for Nonperformance of Transportation; Notice of Issuance of Certificate (Performance) Discovery World Cruises Inc. et al.	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Ocean transportation intermediary licenses:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Revocations Cargo Carriers Ltd. et al.	Notice	Sep 18, 2003
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Reissuances Caribbean Cold Storage, Inc, et al.	Notice	Sep 18, 2003
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Applicants United Global Services (NY) Corp. et al.	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

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 18, 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 18, 2003
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 18, 2003

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Oral Dosage Form New Animal Drugs; Change of Sponsor The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect a change of sponsor for two approved new animal drug applications (NADAs) from Teva Pharmaceuticals USA to Delmarva Laboratories, Inc.	Rule	Sep 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > FDA New Animal Drugs; Ractopamine The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Elanco Animal Health. The NADA provides for use of ractopamine hydrochloride Type A medicated articles...	Rule	Sep 18, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Biological Response Modifiers Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Sep 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Prevention; Notice of Meeting Substance Abuse Prevention Center National Advisory Council	Notice	Sep 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment; Notice of Meeting Substance Abuse Treatment Center National Advisory Council	Notice	Sep 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Guidance for Industry: Revised Recommendations for the Assessment of Donor Suitability and Blood Product Safety in Cases of Suspected Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome or Exposure to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a document entitled "Guidance for Industry: Revised Recommendations for the Assessment of Donor Suitability and Blood Product Safety in Cases of Suspected Severe Acute Respirato...	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Homeland Security Department

Ports and waterways safety:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Regulated Navigation Areas (RNAs), San Francisco Bay, CA The Coast Guard is proposing to revise the regulated navigation areas (RNA) at: The Benicia-Martinez Railroad Drawbridge (BMRD) at the entrance to Suisun Bay; the Pinole Shoal Channel RNA; the southern boundary of the Southampton Shoal/Richmond Harbo...	Proposed Rule	Sep 18, 2003

Regattas and marine parades:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Choptank River, Cambridge, MD The Coast Guard is establishing temporary special local regulations during the "Chesapeake Challenge", a marine event to be held September 28, 2003 on the waters of the Choptank River at Cambridge, Maryland. These special local regulations are necess...	Rule	Sep 18, 2003
Homeland Security Department > USCG Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; James River, Jamestown Beach to First Colony Beach, VA The Coast Guard is establishing temporary special local regulations during the "James River Cancer Swim", a marine event to be held September 21, 2003 on the waters of the James River, between Jamestown Beach and First Colony Beach, Virginia. These s...	Rule	Sep 18, 2003

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment for the General Conditions for Construction, Public Housing Programs The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...	Notice	Sep 18, 2003
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Emergency Comment Request HOME Program Competitive Reallocation of Funds; Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comment...	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Consolidated Redelegation of Authority for Office of Public and Indian Housing This notice supersedes the redelegation of authority pertaining to the Office of Public and Indian Housing published October 7, 1994.	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Interior Department

Public land orders:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Public Land Order No. 7582; Withdrawal of Public Land and Reserved Federal Mineral Interest for the Rio Blanco Project Site; Colorado This order withdraws 200 acres of public land from surface entry and mining and 160 acres of reserved Federal mineral interest from mining, for the Department of Energy for a 50-year period to protect the public from subsurface contamination at the R...	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Royalty management:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > MMS Delegation to States, State of Alaska The State of Alaska has requested a delegation of audit and investigation authority from the Minerals Management Service (MMS). This Notice gives the public an opportunity to review and comment on the State's proposal, which is posted on our Web site...	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission In the Matter of Certain Plastic Grocery and Retail Bags; Notice of Decision Not To Review an Initial Determination Granting a Motion To Amend the Complaint and Notice of Investigation To Add Six Respondents Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination (ID) issued by the presiding administrative law judge (ALJ) in the above- captioned investigation amending the complaint and not...	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Senior Executive Service:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Notice of Appointment of Individuals to Serve as Members of Performance Review Boards Appointment of Individuals to serve as members of Performance Review Board.	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Justice Department

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Bollman Trucking Co. et al.	Notice	Sep 18, 2003
Justice Department Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent Decree Madison County Executive Airport Authority	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > EBSA Proposed Extension of Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment; Summary Plan Description Requirements under ERISA The Department of Labor (Department), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on propos...	Notice	Sep 18, 2003
Labor Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > BLS Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee; Notice of Open Meeting and Agenda Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Merit Systems Protection Board

Practice and procedure:

Title	Type	Published
Merit Systems Protection Board Practices and Procedures The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB or the Board) is amending several provisions of its practices and procedures regulations to improve the agency's service to its customers by facilitating the expeditious adjudication of appeals. The amendments...	Rule	Sep 18, 2003

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Grants and cooperative agreements:

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook-Format and Numbering This final rule amends the NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook by revising the format and numbering scheme used to identify NASA's grants and cooperative agreements. This change is required to maintain the traditional alignment between NASA...	Rule	Sep 18, 2003

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National Science Foundation

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Notice of Intent to Prepare a Comprehensive Environmental Evaluation (CEE) for the Construction and Operation of a High-Energy Neutrino Telescope (Project IceCube) at the South Pole The National Science Foundation proposes to construct and operate a high-energy neutrino telescope at the South Pole. The telescope is designed to detect subatomic particles (i.e., neutrinos) from distant astrophysical sources in the universe. The pr...	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations Operating licenses, amendments; no significant hazards considerations; biweekly notices	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Carolina Power & Light Company; Notice of Partial Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License Carolina Power Light Co.	Notice	Sep 18, 2003
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Tennessee Valley Authority; Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hearing Tennessee Valley Authority	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Petitions; Director's decisions:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company; Notice of Issuance of Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co.	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

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Office of National Drug Control Policy

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Office of National Drug Control Policy New England Governor's Summit to be Held on October 8, 2003 in Boston, MA A Summit of New England Governors will be held on Wednesday, October 8, 2003, in Boston, Massachusetts at Historic Faneuil Hall, Merchant's Row, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. The Summit will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 8, 2003, and will c...	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Senior Executive Service:

Title	Type	Published
Office of National Drug Control Policy Appointment of Members of Senior Executive Services Performance Review Board The following persons have been appointed to the ONDCP Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board: Mr. Mark Coomer, Mr. Edward H. Jurith, Ms. Christine Morden, and Mr. David Rivait.	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Postal Service

Domestic Mail Manual:

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service Parcel Return Services Experiment This final rule sets forth the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) standards adopted by the Postal Service to implement the Parcel Return Services experiment pursuant to the Decision of the Governors of the Postal Service approving the Recommended Decision of...	Rule	Sep 18, 2003

Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change by the American Stock Exchange LLC Relating to the Listing and Trading of Contingent Principal Protection Notes Linked to the Performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Sep 18, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Emerging Markets Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Creating an Inactive Member Category Emerging Markets Clearing Corp.	Notice	Sep 18, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Relating to Changes to the Territorial Boundaries of Certain NASD District Offices National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

State Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Request for Grant Proposals: Educational Advising Program for the Middle East and North Africa The Educational Information and Resources Branch (ECA/A/S/A), Office of Global Educational Programs, of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, announces an open competition for educational advising in the Middle East and North Africa. Public...	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FRA Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (“RSAC”); Working Group Activity Update FRA is updating its announcement of RSAC's working group activities to reflect their current status. For additional details on completed activities see prior working group activity notices (68 FR 25677).	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Administrative regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Order 8000.82 designates information provided to the agency from a voluntary Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) as protected from public disclosure, including disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act or...	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Advisory circulars; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 23-8B, Flight Test Guide for Certification of Part 23 Airplanes This notice announces the issuance of Advisory Circular (AC) 23-8B, Flight Test Guide for Certification of Part 23 Airplanes. The AC aids standardization in normal, utility, acrobatic, and commuter category airplanes and consolidates existing policy...	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319 and A320 Series Airplanes Equipped With Elevator and Aileron Computer (ELAC) L80 Standard This document proposes the supersedure of an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A319 and A320 series airplanes, that currently requires revising the airplane flight manual to specify procedures for landing under...	Proposed Rule	Sep 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to all Airbus Model A330 series airplanes. This proposal would require replacement of the elevator servo-controls with new servo-controls when the existing p...	Proposed Rule	Sep 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to all Boeing Model 747 series airplanes. This proposal would require repetitive inspections of the nacelle strut-to-wing attachment structure, and repetitiv...	Proposed Rule	Sep 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Boeing Model 737-100, - 200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. This proposal would require replacing the existing screw, nut, and wash...	Proposed Rule	Sep 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS355E, F, F1, F2, and N Helicopters This document proposes adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) model helicopters. This proposal would revise the Limitations section of the Rotorcraft Flight Manual (RFM) to prohibit using the land...	Proposed Rule	Sep 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS332C, L, and L1 Helicopters This document revises an earlier proposed airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) model helicopters that would have required, for bevel gears with more than 6,600 hours time-in-service (TIS), inspecting the bevel...	Proposed Rule	Sep 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS 365 N3 and EC 155B Helicopters This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Model AS 365 N3 and EC 155B helicopters, that requires replacing each Fenestron pitch change control rod (control rod) with an improved reinforced...	Rule	Sep 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-15, DC-10-30, DC-10-30F (KC-10A and KDC-10), DC-10-40, DC-10-40F, MD-10-10F, and MD-10-30F Airplanes; and Model MD-11 and MD-11F Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-15, DC-10-30, DC-10-30F (KC-10A and KDC-10), DC-10-40, DC-10-40F, MD-10-10F, and MD-10-30F airp...	Proposed Rule	Sep 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model 717-200 Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model 717-200 airplanes. This proposal would require inspection of the inboard ends of the outer skin panels of the horizontal s...	Proposed Rule	Sep 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Turbomeca Arriel 1 Series Turboshaft Engines; Correction This document makes a correction to Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2003-16-03 applicable to Turbomeca Arriel 1 Series turboshaft engines that was published in the Federal Register on August 8, 2003 (68 FR 47208). Turbomeca Arriel turboshaft engine 1 C1...	Rule	Sep 18, 2003

Aviation proceedings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed Between August 25, 2003 and September 5, 2003 Agreements filed; weekly receipts	Notice	Sep 18, 2003
Transportation Department Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) During the Week Ending August 29, 2003 Certificates of public convenience and necessity and foreign air carrier permits; weekly applications	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Environmental Impact Statement: Placer and Sutter Counties, CA The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public of its intent to prepare a Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Placer Parkway Corridor Preservation, a proposed transportation corridor in western Placer and eastern Sutter Counties...	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Exemption petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FRA Petition for a Waiver of Compliance Michigan State Trust Railway Preservation, Inc.	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Motor carrier safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FMCSA Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision This notice publishes the FMCSA decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 26 individuals. The FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from vision standards if the exem...	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Annual List of Defect and Noncompliance Decisions Affecting Nonconforming Imported Vehicles This document contains a list of vehicles recalled by their manufacturers during Calendar Year 2002 (January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002) to correct a safety-related defect or a noncompliance with an applicable Federal motor vehicle safety stan...	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Motor vehicle safety standards; exemption petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Mazda North American Operations; Receipt of Application for Determination of Inconsequential Noncompliance Mazda North American Operations	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application 03-05-C-00-MBS To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at MBS International Airport, Saginaw, Michigan The FAA proposes to rule and invites pubic comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at MBS International Airport under the provisions of the 49 U.S.C. 40117 and part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158)...	Notice	Sep 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Tulsa International Airport, Tulsa, OK The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Tulsa International Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Bud...	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Mobile Live Fire Training Simulators The FAA issues regulations and prescribes standards for the training of aircraft rescue and fire fighters (ARFF) on United States airports certificated under 14 Code of Federal Regulations part 139. One of the requirements of part 139 is for all ARFF...	Notice	Sep 18, 2003

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Sep 18, 2003
Treasury Department > OCC, OTS, Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Comment Request The OCC, Board, FDIC, and OTS (collectively, the Agencies), as part of their continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invite the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on the proposed extension, without revision, of...	Notice	Sep 18, 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 18, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 706-GS(D-1) 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 18, 2003

Alcohol; viticultural area designations:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > TTB Proposed Southern Oregon Viticultural Area (2002R-338P) The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau proposes to establish the Southern Oregon viticultural area in portions of Douglas, Jackson, and Josephine Counties in southwestern Oregon. The proposed area encompasses the established Applegate Valley, R...	Proposed Rule	Sep 18, 2003

Income taxes, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Automatic Extension of Time To File Certain Information Returns and Exempt Organization Returns; Correction This document contains corrections to final and temporary regulations that were published in the Federal Register on June 11, 2003 (68 FR 34797), regarding an automatic extension of time to file certain information returns and exempt organization ret...	Rule	Sep 18, 2003

Veterans Affairs Department

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Release of Information From Department of Veterans Affairs Records This document withdraws a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on September 10, 1998 (63 FR 48455). This action is necessary to further amend the proposed rule in view of recent changes in the law. The...	Proposed Rule	Sep 18, 2003

Federal Register September 18, 2003

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Agriculture Department

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