October 31, 2003 (Volume 68)

Federal Register October 31, 2003

View all documents issued on October 31, 2003. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

126 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on October 31, 2003

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Child nutrition programs:

Title Type Published
This proposed rule would rewrite the regulations for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program in "plain language" to help program operators and the general public better understand program requirements. It would also reduce the time and paperwork burd...
Proposed Rule Oct 31, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has made a finding of no significant impact in connection with possible impacts related to the construction and operation of a 500 megawatt combined-cycle combustion turbine generation fac...
Notice Oct 31, 2003
The USDI Bureau of Land Management and the USDA Forest Service have prepared a FSEIS to consider an amendment of selected portions of the Aquatic Conservation Strategy (ACS) (part of the Northwest Forest Plan) to clarify guidance intended to protect...
Notice Oct 31, 2003
In compliance with Bureau of Land Management (BLM) planning regulations, title 43 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 1610.2(f)(4) and title 40 CFR part 1500, the BLM and Forest Service hereby gives notice that the proposed Management Plan/Final E...
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Meetings:

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The November 19 meeting of Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board (NFAB) has been postponed until December 3, 2003. The proposed agenda includes advisement on last month's presentation concerning forest health and fuels and ongoing discussion of...
Notice Oct 31, 2003
Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-463) and under the secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-393) the Sierra National Forest's Resource Advisory Committe...
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Milk marketing orders:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the reconvening of the hearing which began on September 23, 2003, in Tempe, Arizona, to consider proposals to amend the producer-handler provisions of the Arizona-Las Vegas and Pacific Northwest orders and to consider eliminatio...
Proposed Rule Oct 31, 2003
This notice orders that a referendum be conducted to determine whether producers favor issuance of the order regulating the handling of milk in the Western marketing area, as amended in the tentative final decision issued by the Administrator on Augu...
Proposed Rule Oct 31, 2003

National Organic Program:

Title Type Published
This final rule amends the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (National List) to reflect recommendations submitted to the Secretary by the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). Technical corr...
Rule Oct 31, 2003

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Antidumping:

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On June 2, 2003, the Department published the preliminary results of the new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on honey from the People's Republic of China (68 FR 33099). The review covers one producer/exporter, Wuhan Bee Healthy Co., Ltd....
Notice Oct 31, 2003
Thailand
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Coastal zone management programs and estuarine sanctuaries:

Title Type Published
This notice announces that the due date for a decision of an administrative appeal filed with the Department of Commerce by the Millennium Pipeline Company (Consistency Appeal of Millennium Pipeline Company, L.P.) has been extended.
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Countervailing duties:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting a new shipper review of Scierie La Pointe & Roy Ltee. (La Pointe & Roy) under the countervailing duty order on certain softwood lumber products from Canada for the period January 1, 2002, thro...
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Ocean and coastal resource management:

Title Type Published
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is proposing a draft revised management plan and revised regulations for the Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary (GRNMS or Sanctuary). The revised regulations would prohibit anchoring in th...
Proposed Rule Oct 31, 2003

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled logo Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title Type Published
This action adds to the Procurement List products and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes from the Procurement List products previously furnished by such agenci...
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), the Department of the Navy has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for construction and...
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The CNO Executive Panel will provide consensus advice to the Chief of Naval Operations on the Navy's role in future joint operating concepts and receive CNO direction regarding future studies to be conducted by the Panel.
Notice Oct 31, 2003

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

Title Type Published
New England Ropes, Inc.; correction
Correction Oct 31, 2003

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Consumer products; energy conservation program:

Title Type Published
This notice of proposed rulemaking contains an amendment to the test procedure for measuring the energy consumption of clothes washers. The amendment changes one of the spin cycles required for testing the cloth used in the extraction phase of the te...
Proposed Rule Oct 31, 2003
The Department of Energy (Department or DOE) today promulgates an amendment to the test procedure for measuring the energy consumption of clothes washers. The amendment changes one of the spin cycles required for testing the cloth used in the extract...
Rule Oct 31, 2003

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Title Type Published
Springerville Unit 3 Holding LLC, et al.
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Practice and procedure:

Title Type Published
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is amending its regulations to implement reporting requirements for FERC-regulated entities that participant in cash management programs. The Commission is also modifying certain aspects of the documentation r...
Rule Oct 31, 2003

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request t...
Notice Oct 31, 2003
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The Agency is...
Notice Oct 31, 2003
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request t...
Notice Oct 31, 2003
This document announces the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) responses to Agency clearance requests, in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to...
Notice Oct 31, 2003
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This is a request to an ex...
Notice Oct 31, 2003
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that the following continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and ap...
Notice Oct 31, 2003

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

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action on the "State Plan" submitted by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to fulfill the requirements of sections 111(d)/129 of the Clean Air Act for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste...
Rule Oct 31, 2003
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve the "State Plan" submitted by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to fulfill the requirements of sections 111(d)/129 of the Clean Air Act for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incinera...
Proposed Rule Oct 31, 2003

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

Title Type Published
Due to the receipt of an adverse comment, the EPA is withdrawing the direct final rule approving a revision to Michigan's definition of volatile organic compound. The approval would have revised Michigan's State Implementation Plan (SIP) for ozone. I...
Rule Oct 31, 2003

Air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:

Title Type Published
EPA is proposing to determine that the San Francisco Bay Area has attained the 1-hour ozone air quality standard by the deadline required by the Clean Air Act. Based on this proposal, we also propose to determine that the CAA's requirements for reaso...
Proposed Rule Oct 31, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
While EPA supports the efforts to restore the longleaf pine ecosystem and enhance red-cockade woodpecker habitat, EPA has environmental concerns related to potential water quality impacts and herbicide use.
Notice Oct 31, 2003
Weekly receipts
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation (OPEI) is giving notice of the availability of its solicitation for proposals for the 2003/2004 grant program to support innovation by State environmental regulatory...
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Water pollution control:

Title Type Published
EPA Region 8 is hereby giving notice of its proposed determination to issue five National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permits for wastewater lagoon systems that are located in Indian country in the States of MT, ND, SD, UT,...
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Title Type Published
Sudan; continuation of national emergency (Notice of October 29, 2003)
Presidential Document Oct 31, 2003
Weapons of mass destruction; continuation of emergency (Notice of October 29, 2003)
Presidential Document Oct 31, 2003

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
The Federal Communications Commissions, 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, as required by the...
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Common carrier services:

Title Type Published
In this document the Commission invites comment on Western Wireless's petition to reject Valor's self-certification as a rural telephone company in the state of Oklahoma.
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Digital television stations; table of assignments:

Title Type Published
The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Knoxville 25, LLC, an applicant for channel 26 at Knoxville, requesting the substitution of DTV channel 7 for channel 26 at Knoxville. DTV Channel 7 can be allotted to Knoxville at reference coo...
Proposed Rule Oct 31, 2003

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This document announces the next meeting date and agenda of the Consumer Advisory Committee whose purpose is to make recommendations to the Federal Communications Commission ("Commission") regarding consumer issues within the jurisdiction of the Comm...
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Television stations; table of assignments:

Title Type Published
The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by KB Prime Media and United Television, Inc. requesting the substitution of channel 49 for channel 35+ at Tupelo, Mississippi. TV Channel 49 can be allotted to Tupelo with a plus offset at referen...
Proposed Rule Oct 31, 2003
The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Channel 61 Associates, LLC, requesting the substitution of channel 40 for channel 61- at Saranac Lake, New York. TV Channel 40 can be allotted to Saranac Lake with a plus offset at reference coo...
Proposed Rule Oct 31, 2003

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the FDIC Advisory Committee on Banking Policy ("Advisory Committee"), which will be held in Washington, DC. The Advisory Commit...
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish noti...
Notice Oct 31, 2003
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 (the PRA).
Notice Oct 31, 2003
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that the proposed collection of information listed below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA)...
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Intervet, Inc. The NADA provides for use of an altrenogest oral solution in gilts for synchronization...
Rule Oct 31, 2003
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Monsanto Co. The supplemental NADA provides for revised wording of the indication and pre...
Rule Oct 31, 2003

Child support enforcement program:

Title Type Published
Quarterly wage and unemployment compensation claims reporting to National Directory of New Hires; CFR correction
Correction Oct 31, 2003

Medical devices:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying the endotoxin assay into class II (special controls). The agency is taking this action in response to a petition submitted under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act) as amended by th...
Rule Oct 31, 2003

Meetings:

Title Type Published
HIV and STD Prevention and Treatment Advisory Committee
Notice Oct 31, 2003
National Cancer Institute
Notice Oct 31, 2003
National Eye Institute
Notice Oct 31, 2003
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Notice Oct 31, 2003
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Notice Oct 31, 2003
Notice.
Notice Oct 31, 2003
Scientific Review Center
Notice Oct 31, 2003
Scientific Review Center
Notice Oct 31, 2003
Notice.
Notice Oct 31, 2003

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

No documents available.

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the guidance entitled "Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Endotoxin Assay." This guidance document describes a means by which an endotoxin assay may comply with the re...
Notice Oct 31, 2003
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance document for industry entitled "Product Recalls, Including Removals and Corrections." This document provides members of industry regulated by FDA with guidance for ha...
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Ports and waterways safety:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary security zone encompassing the Trans-Alaska Pipeline (TAPS) Valdez Terminal Complex, Valdez, Alaska and TAPS Tank Vessels and a security zone in the Valdez Narrows, Port Valdez, Alaska. These security zones...
Rule Oct 31, 2003

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
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 Oct 31, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species and/or marine mammals.
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Bureau of Reclamation has made available for public review and comment the DEIS for the Lake Berryessa Visitor Services Plan (VSP). The DEIS outlines the proposed project alternati...
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
Minimum wages for Federal and federally-assisted construction; general wage determination decisions
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Adjustment assistance:

Title Type Published
A E Products
Notice Oct 31, 2003
Ace Packaging Systems
Notice Oct 31, 2003
Arch Chemicals, Inc.
Notice Oct 31, 2003
Baxter Healthcare, Inc.
Notice Oct 31, 2003
Congress Industries
Notice Oct 31, 2003
Continental Teves
Notice Oct 31, 2003
General Mills
Notice Oct 31, 2003
Hitachi Automotive Products, Inc.
Notice Oct 31, 2003
North Pacific Processors, Inc.
Notice Oct 31, 2003
Padgett Furniture Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Notice Oct 31, 2003
Penn-Union Corp.
Notice Oct 31, 2003
Photronics, Inc.
Notice Oct 31, 2003
Rockwell Automation
Notice Oct 31, 2003
Rohm Haas Co.
Notice Oct 31, 2003
Savane International Corp.
Notice Oct 31, 2003
Seahawk Seafoods, Inc.
Notice Oct 31, 2003
Springs Industries, Inc.
Notice Oct 31, 2003
Standard Mercerizing Specialty Yarn, LLC
Notice Oct 31, 2003
VF Jeanswear, LP
Notice Oct 31, 2003
Vantico, Inc.
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Library of Congress logo Library of Congress

Copyright office and procedures:

Title Type Published
This rule provides that during the period from October 28, 2003, through October 27, 2006, the prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that effectively control access to copyrighted works shall not apply to persons who engage in n...
Rule Oct 31, 2003

M
Management and Budget Office

Title Type Published
Hospital and medical care treatment furnished by United States; costs, rates regarding recovery from tortiously liable third persons (Circular A-25)
Notice Oct 31, 2003

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Acquisition regulations:

Title Type Published
This final rule revises the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to conform to changes made to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) by Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2001-15 by providing guidance to contracting officers for use of clause alternates to i...
Rule Oct 31, 2003
This interim rule amends the NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (NFS) to provide a definition of obsolete property, to address contractor validation of 1018 data, to clarify reporting of software to which NASA has title, to clarify other...
Rule Oct 31, 2003
This is a proposed rule to amend the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to include a requirement for the electronic submission of abstracts of the planned research to be conducted under contracts containing research and development (R&D) effort valued at over...
Proposed Rule Oct 31, 2003

Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook:

Title Type Published
This is a proposed rule to amend the NASA Grant & Cooperative Agreement Handbook to include a requirement for the electronic submission of abstracts of the planned research to be conducted under grants and cooperative agreements containing research a...
Proposed Rule Oct 31, 2003

N
National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish to publish notice of permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the required notice.
Notice Oct 31, 2003
The Foundation modified a permit to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541; Code of Federal Regulations Title 45, Part 670).
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Anticipatory research projects; recommendations from stakeholders
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Title Type Published
The Office of Personnel Management is issuing a proposed rule that would change the timing of annual wage surveys conducted by the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), Department of the Interior, to determine prevailing rates of pay for supervisors of negoti...
Proposed Rule Oct 31, 2003

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title Type Published
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to reflect a change of address for the Interior Board of Contract Appeals (IBCA). IBCA has moved to a new building in Arlington, Virginia.
Rule Oct 31, 2003

Postal Service logo Postal Service

Domestic Mail Manual:

Title Type Published
The proposal to require enhanced sender identification for all discount rate mailings published in the Federal Register on October 21, 2003 (Vol. 68, No. 203, pages 60052-60054), is withdrawn.
Proposed Rule Oct 31, 2003

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

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

No documents available.

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title Type Published
American Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Oct 31, 2003
American Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Oct 31, 2003
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Oct 31, 2003
Correction
Correction Oct 31, 2003
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Notice Oct 31, 2003
Pacific Exchange, Inc.
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Disaster loan areas:

Title Type Published
Pennsylvania
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Small Business Investment Companies:

Title Type Published
Maximum leverage ceiling increase
Notice Oct 31, 2003

State Department logo State Department

Foreign terrorists and terrorist organizations; designation:

Meetings:

Title Type Published
International Economic Policy Adivsory Committee
Notice Oct 31, 2003
International Telecommunication Advisory Committee
Notice Oct 31, 2003

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

African Growth and Opportunity Act; implementation:

Title Type Published
The United States Trade Representative (USTR), as of the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register, designates the Democratic Republic of Congo (DROC) as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country eligible to receive the trade benefit...
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to section 303 of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984, as amended, USTR is required to publish annually the National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE). With this notice, the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) is requesting...
Notice Oct 31, 2003

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Bombardier Model CL-600- 2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) airplanes. This proposal would require repetitive inspections for cracking of the up...
Proposed Rule Oct 31, 2003

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Income taxes:

Title Type Published
This document contains a correction to a proposed regulation that was published in the Federal Register on May 15, 2002 (68 FR 46516), relating to partnership transactions involving contracts accounted for under a long term contract method of account...
Proposed Rule Oct 31, 2003

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