Federal Register November 17, 2003 (Volume 68)

Federal Register November 17, 2003

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

140 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on November 17, 2003

Agriculture Department (2)
Commerce Department (12)
Defense Department (3)
Education Department (1)
Energy Department (52)
Environmental Protection Agency (5)
Federal Communications Commission (3)
Health and Human Services Department (13)
Homeland Security Department (8)
Housing and Urban Development Department (4)
Interior Department (4)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (2)
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National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (1)
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (8)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
Transportation Department (17)
Treasury Department (2)
Veterans Affairs Department (1)

Agriculture Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Public Meeting; Plant Protection and Quarantine Stakeholders We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will hold a public meeting for the purpose of exchanging information on our Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) programs with stakeholders that are affected by our progr...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department Privacy Act; System of Records Notice is hereby given that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing to change the USDA Privacy Act System of Records by re-designating a USDA Office of Outreach system of records as a USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) system. The...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from South Africa: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review On July 9, 2003, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from South Africa (68 FR 40903). The review cov...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews: Certain Pasta From Turkey The Department of Commerce has received information sufficient to warrant the initiation of changed circumstances administrative reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain pasta from Turkey. Based on this information, we pre...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > FTZB Foreign-Trade Zone 219-Yuma, AZ; Application for Expansion Arizona	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Commerce Department > FTZB Foreign-Trade Zone 134-Chattanooga, TN, Request for Manufacturing Authority; Sofix Corporation (Black Colorformer Chemicals) Sofix Corp.; black colorformer chemicals manufacturing facility	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Countervailing duties:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Implementation Under Section 129 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act; Countervailing Measures Concerning Certain Steel Products From the European Communities On January 8, 2003, the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organization adopted the report of the Appellate Body in United States--Countervailing Measures Concerning Certain Products from the European Communities, WT/DS212/AB/R (December 9, 2...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Construction of an Office/Laboratory/Classroom Facility for the Canaan Valley Institute NOAA is the lead agency funding and overseeing the proposed action and preparation of this EIS by CVI for construction of an office/laboratory/classroom facility near the town of Davis, West Virginia. In accordance with the National Environmental Pol...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Total Allowable Catch Harvested for Period 2 Management Area 1A NMFS announces that 95 percent of the Atlantic herring total allowable catch (TAC) allocated to Management Area 1A (Area 1A) for fishing year 2003 is projected to be harvested by November 19, 2003. Therefore, effective 0001 hours, November 19, 2003,...	Rule	Nov 17, 2003
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Closure NMFS closes the commercial fishery for king mackerel in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the northern Florida west coast subzone. This closure is necessary to protect the Gulf king mackerel resource.	Rule	Nov 17, 2003
Commerce Department > NOAA Vessel Monitoring Systems; Approved Mobile Transmitting Units for use in the Fisheries off the West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery This document provides notice of vessel monitoring systems (VMS) approval by NOAA for use by vessels participating in the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery and sets forth relevant features of the VMS.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) and its Ecosystems Committee and Executive Committee will hold public meetings.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Commerce Department > NOAA South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council); Public Meeting The SEDAR assessment of the South Atlantic and Gulf King mackerel will consist of a series of three workshops, a Data Review Workshop, an Assessment Workshop, and a Review Workshop.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Permits:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals; File No. 1048-1717 NMFS will hold a public meeting regarding the scientific research proposed by Dr. Peter J. Stein, Scientific Solutions, Inc., Nashua, New Hampshire, in an application for a scientific research permit and analyzed in a draft environmental assessment.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Department of Defense Mandatory Declassification Review Addresses Pursuant to the Information Security Oversight Office's Classified National Security Information Directive No. 1, this notice provides Department of Defense addresses to which Mandatory Declassification Review requests may be sent. This notice benefi...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USAF HQ USAF Scientific Advisory Board Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of the forthcoming outbrief on Technology for Machine-to-Machine ISR Integration. The purpose of the meeting is to allow the SAB leadership to advise SAF/AQ an outbrief of the study. This meeting...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Defense Department > USAF HQ USAF Scientific Advisory Board Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of the forthcoming outbrief on Technology for Machine-to-Machine ISR Integration. The purpose of the meeting is to allow the SAB leadership to advise J8 an outbrief of the study. This meeting will...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Education Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Federal Interagency Coordinating Council Meeting This notice describes the schedule and agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the Federal Interagency Coordinating Council (FICC). Notice of this meeting is intended to inform members of the general public of their opportunity to attend the meeting. The...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions to Intervene and Protest Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application for Non-Project Use of Project Lands and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, and Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Negotiated Rate Filing ANR Pipeline Co.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Filing ANR Pipeline Co.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Algonquin Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Compliance Filing Algonquin Gas Transmission Co.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Co.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Chanaramble Power Partner LLC; Notice of Filing Chanaramble Power Partner LLC	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Colorado Interstate Gas Company; Notice of Compliance Filing Colorado Interstate Gas Co.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Compliance Filing Columbia Gas transmission Corp.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Dauphin Island Gathering Partners; Notice of Tariff Filing Dauphin Island Gathering Partners	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Negotiated Rate Filing Dominion Transmission, Inc.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC East Tennessee Natural Gas Company; Notice of Compliance Filing East Tennessee Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Tariff Filing Eastern Shore Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Compliance Filing El Paso Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Kinder Morgan Border Pipeline, L.P.; Notice of Petition for Rate Approval Kinder Morgan Border Pipeline, L.P.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC New England Gas Company, a Division of Southern Union Company; Notice Of Application New England Gas Co.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Northeast Utilities Service Company; Notice of Filing Northeast Utilities Service Co.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Informal Settlement Conference Northern Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Compliance Filing Northwest Pipeline Corp.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Overthrust Pipeline Company; Notice of Tariff Filing Overthrust Pipeline Co.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Filing Pacific Gas and Electric Co.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Filing Pacific Gas and Electric Co.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Paiute Pipeline Company; Notice of Compliance Filing Paiute Pipeline Co.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Questar Pipeline Company; Notice of Tariff Filing Questar Pipeline Co.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Negotiated Rate Tariff Filing Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Negotiated Rate Tariff Filing Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Negotiated Rate Tariff Filing Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Filing of Negotiated Rate Agreement Texas Gas Transmission, LLC	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Application Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Filing Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Western Gas Interstate Company; Notice of Compliance Filing Western Gas Interstate Co.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Western Interconnect, L.L.C.; Notice of Filing Western Interconnect, L.L.C.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd.; Notice of Compliance Filing Wyoming Interstate Co., Ltd.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Yankee Gas Services Company; Notice of Filing Yankee Gas Services Co.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Office of Fossil Energy; National Coal Council Pursuant to Section 14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463) and in accordance with title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulation, section 102-3.65, and following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat of th...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department Office of Fossil Energy; National Petroleum Council Pursuant to section 14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463) and in accordance with title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulation, section 102-3.65, and following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat of th...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Eurus Combine Hille I, LLC, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Filings Eurus Combine Hille I, LLC, et al.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Exelon Generating Company, LLC, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Filings Exelon Generating Company, LLC, et al.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Filings South Carolina Electric Gas Co. et al.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Center Creek; Notice of the Draft Environmental Assessment as a Basis for Any Order Issued on the License Application Center Creek Hydroelectric Project; Iron County, UT	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Freeport LNG Development, L.P.; Notice of Meeting on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Freeport LNG Project Freeport LNG Development, L.P.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Georgia Power Company; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment Georgia Power Co.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Public Utility District No.1 of Chelan County; Notice of Meeting To Discuss Settlement Agreement for the Licensing of the Lake Chelan Project Lake Chelan Hydroelectric Project; Chelan, WA	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Natural Gas Markets Conference; Agenda for the Conference Natural Gas Markets Conference	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Practice and procedure:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Records Governing Off-the Record Communications; Public Notice Off-the-record communications	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Environmental Protection Agency

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Regional Haze Regulations; Availability of Guidance Documents We are announcing today the availability of guidance to assist States and Tribes in implementing regulations governing regional haze which were published in the Federal Register on July 1, 1999. These documents address the establishment of natural vi...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Solid wastes:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Hazardous Waste Management System; Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste; Proposed Exclusion The EPA is proposing to grant a petition submitted by American Chrome & Chemicals L.P. (ACC) to exclude (or delist) certain dewatered sludge from the production of chrome oxide green pigments (K006) generated at its Corpus Christi, Texas facility fro...	Proposed Rule	Nov 17, 2003

Superfund program:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region III, is publishing a direct final notice of deletion of the Follansbee, Superfund Site (Site), located north of the city of Follansbee, West Virginia, from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL,...	Rule	Nov 17, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region III is issuing a notice of intent to delete the Follansbee Superfund Site (Site), Follansbee, WV, from the National Priorities List (NPL) and requests public comments on this notice of intent. The NPL,...	Proposed Rule	Nov 17, 2003

Water pollution control:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Reissuance of the NPDES General Permit for the Territorial Seas of Texas (TXG260000) The Regional Administrator of EPA Region 6 today proposes to issue the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit for the Territorial Seas of Texas (No. TXG260000) for discharges from existing and new dischargers and New S...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Federal Communications Commission Sunshine Act Meeting; Deletion of Agenda Items From November 13th Open Meeting The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning Earth stations on board vessels that are used to provide broadband telecommunications services on passenger, government, cargo, and recreational vessels.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Common carrier services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Confirms Certain 220 MHz Phase I Licenses Cancelled as a Result of Spectrum Audit As a result of certain licensees' failure to respond to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) audit inquiries, the Bureau announces that certain licenses have been presumed non-operational for one year or more and therefore have cancelled a...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Study to Measure the Compliance of Prescribers With the Contraindication of the Use of Triptans in Migraine Headache Patients With Vascular Disease 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	Nov 17, 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	Nov 17, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Withdrawal Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Nov 17, 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	Nov 17, 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	Nov 17, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing The invention listed below is owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and is available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. Fore...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing The invention listed below is owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and is available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. Fore...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing The invention listed below is owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and is available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. Fore...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Center for Research Resources; Notice of Closed Meetings National Center for Research Resources	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Mental Health	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health Radiation and Worker Health Advisory Board	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Scientific Review Center	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Information Collections Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): OMB Control Numbers: 1625-0023 (Formerly 2115-0092), 1625-0017 (Formerly 2115-0056), 1625-0044 (Formerly 2115-0542), and 1625-0008 (Formerly 2115-0017) In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this request for comments announces that the Coast Guard has forwarded the four Information Collection Requests (ICRs) abstracted below to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Flood elevation determinations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations Technical information or comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed below. The BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that the co...	Proposed Rule	Nov 17, 2003
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations Technical information or comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management me...	Proposed Rule	Nov 17, 2003
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Final Flood Elevation Determinations Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations and modified Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either...	Rule	Nov 17, 2003
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations Technical information or comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management me...	Proposed Rule	Nov 17, 2003
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations Modified Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) are finalized for the communities listed below. These modified elevations will be used to calculate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and their contents.	Rule	Nov 17, 2003
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations This interim rule lists communities where modification of the Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) is appropriate because of new scientific or technical data. New flood insurance premium rates will be calculated from the modified BFEs for...	Rule	Nov 17, 2003
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Final Flood Elevation Determinations Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations and modified Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either...	Rule	Nov 17, 2003

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment for Contract Administration-Public and Indian Housing 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	Nov 17, 2003
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB: Request Voucher for Grant Payment-LOCCS Voice Response Access Authorization 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 submission is a request for extension of the current approval t...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Funding Availability for HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Competitive Reallocation of Funds To Provide Permanent Housing for the Chronically Homeless; Correction On October 15, 2003, HUD published the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Competitive Reallocation of HOME Funds to Provide Permanent Housing for the Chronically Homeless. This notice corrects that funding announcement by notifying applica...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Inspector General Office fraud alerts:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department OIG Fraud Alert: Bulletin on Detecting and Preventing Counterfeiting of Housing Authority Checks This Federal Register notice provides important information recently issued by HUD's Office of the Inspector General on detecting and preventing counterfeiting of local housing authority checks.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Interior Department

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: Reopening of Comment Period Notice is hereby given that the period during which the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians (OST) will accept written comments concerning potential issues related to participation by OST in the Department of the Interior plan to consol...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Meeting Notice for the Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council The Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council (SEORAC) will hold a meeting for all members from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time (PT), Monday, December 8, 2003 and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (PT) on Tuesday, December 9, 2003 at the BLM, Burns District Office. Th...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Oil and gas leases:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease WYW154931 Pursuant to the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 3108.2-3(a) and (b)(1), a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease WYW154931 for lands in Converse, County, Wyoming, was timely filed and was accompanied by all the required re...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Survey plat filings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Filing of Plats of Survey; Nevada The purpose of this notice is to inform the public and interested State and local government officials of the filing of Plats of Survey in Nevada.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Acquisition regulations:

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Re-Issuance of NASA FAR Regulations Consistent With the Federal Acquisition Regulations System Guidance and Policy This proposed rule would amend the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) by removing from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) those portions of the NFS containing information that consists of internal Agency administrative procedures and guidance that does not...	Proposed Rule	Nov 17, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Advisory Council, Biological and Physical Research Advisory Committee Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the NASA Advisory Council, Biological and Physical Research Advisory Committee.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

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National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

Title	Type	Published
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States Public Hearing The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States will hold its fifth public hearing on November 19, 2003, at Drew University in Madison, NJ. Witnesses will speak about issues related to "Private/Public Sector Partnerships for Emerg...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Title	Type	Published
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Generic Clearance for Guidelines, Applications, Reporting Forms and Customer Surveys The Institute of Museum and Library Services announces the following information collection has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Filings Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as Amended (“Act”) Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 filings	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application To Withdraw From Listing and Registration on the American Stock Exchange LLC (Cannon Express, Inc., Common Stock, $.01 Par Value) File No. 1-13917 Cannon Express, Inc.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Alpine Equity Trust, et al.; Notice of Application Notice of an application for an order under sections 6(c), 12(d)(1)(J), and 17(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") for an exemption from sections 12(d)(1)(A) and (B) and 17(a) of the Act, and under section 17(d) of the Act and rule 17d-1 under the Act to permit certain joint transactions.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Temporary Hearing Rules Relating to Disapproved Registration Applications Disapproved registration applications; temporary hearing rules; accelerated approval	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Securities:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Purchases of Certain Equity Securities by the Issuer and Others We are adopting amendments to Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), which provides issuers with a "safe harbor" from liability for manipulation when they repurchase their common stock in the market in accordance with t...	Rule	Nov 17, 2003

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. Relating To Modifying the Designated Primary Market-Maker Membership Ownership Requirement Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. To Amend the NASD Delegation Plan To Remove the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.'s Representation of NASD in the UTP Plan National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., To Amend an Interpretation of NYSE Rule 345 To Provide for the Elimination of “Registered Representative-in-Charge” as a Category Precluded From Being an Independent Contractor New York Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB STB Finance Docket No. 34424, Railroad Control Application, Canadian National Railway Company and Grand Trunk Corporation-Control-Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway Company, Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company, and The Pittsburgh & Conneaut Dock Company CN has filed an application with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) seeking approval under 49 U.S.C. 11321-11325 to acquire control of three rail carriers--Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway Company; Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company;...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Modification of the Los Angeles Class B Airspace Area; CA This notice announces four fact-finding informal airspace meetings to solicit information from airspace users, and others, concerning a proposal to revise the Class B airspace at Los Angeles, CA. The purpose of these meetings is to provide interested...	Proposed Rule	Nov 17, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Establishment of Restricted Area 4601 A, B, C, and D, Bearpaw; MT This action proposes to establish new restricted areas (R-4601 A, B, C, and D) in the vicinity of Bearpaw, MT, as part of a Montana Air National Guard (MANG) training initiative. The MANG has requested the airspace be established to improve current a...	Proposed Rule	Nov 17, 2003

Advisory circulars; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Advisory Circular; Instructions for Continued Airworthiness; Maintenance Tasks for High Intensity Radio Frequency (HIRF)/Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)/Lightning Protection Features The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the availability of proposed advisory circular (AC) number 33.4-3, Instructions for Continued Airworthiness; Maintenance Tasks for High Intensity Radio Frequency (HIRF)/Electromagnetic Interference...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319 and A320 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Airbus Model A319 and A320 series airplanes. This proposal would require a modification and replacement affecting the center and wing fuel tanks....	Proposed Rule	Nov 17, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320-111, -211, -212, and -231 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Airbus Model A320-111, - 211, -212, and -231 series airplanes. This proposal would require repetitive inspections for fatigue cracking around the...	Proposed Rule	Nov 17, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Various Boeing and McDonnell Douglas Transport Category Airplanes This amendment revises an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to various Boeing and McDonnell Douglas transport category airplanes, that currently requires revising the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to advise the flightcrew to don oxygen...	Rule	Nov 17, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model DHC-8-401 and -402 Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Bombardier Model DHC-8-401 and -402 airplanes. This proposal would require modifying the wiring of the rudder trim switch, inspecting all wiring o...	Proposed Rule	Nov 17, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-300 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Dornier Model 328-300 series airplanes. This proposal would require replacement of 3-switch and 4-switch overhead fire extinguisher control panels...	Proposed Rule	Nov 17, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-8-70 and -70F Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-8-70 and -70F series airplanes. This proposal would require repetitive inspections for cracking of the lower cargo door...	Proposed Rule	Nov 17, 2003

Airworthiness standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Special Conditions: Hamilton Sundstrand, Model 54H60-77E Propeller The FAA is issuing special conditions for the Hamilton Sundstrand model 54H60-77E constant speed propeller. This four-bladed propeller will have a dual acting digital electro-hydraulic propeller control system, which is a novel or unusual design feat...	Rule	Nov 17, 2003

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Environmental Impact Statement: Bartow County, GA The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that a supplemental draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for the proposed new location extension of US 411 in Bartow County, Georgia.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > SAINT Advisory Board; Notice of Meeting Advisory Board	Notice	Nov 17, 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 22 individuals. The FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from vision standards if the exem...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming 1991-1994 Mercedes Benz S Class (140 Car Line) Passenger Cars Are Eligible for Importation This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that 1991-1994 Mercedes Benz S Class (140 car line) passenger cars that were not originally manufactured to comply with all app...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003
Transportation Department > NHTSA Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming 1999 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe Passenger Cars Are Eligible for Importation This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that 1999 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe passenger cars that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal m...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application (04-09-C-00-JAC) To Impose and To Use a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at the Jackson Hole Airport, Submitted by the Jackson Hole Airport Board, Jackson, WY The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use a PFC at the Jackson Hole Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 40117 and part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 158).	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Pipeline safety:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > RSPA Pipeline Safety: Guidance on When the Baseline Integrity Assessment Begins This document provides guidance to operators of gas transmission pipelines on the requirement in 49 U.S.C. 60109 that operators begin the baseline integrity assessment of pipeline segments located in high consequence areas no later than June 17, 2004...	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

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Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Area 4 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the States of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, and Wisconsin) An open meeting of the E-Filing Issue Committee will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comment, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.	Notice	Nov 17, 2003

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Board of Veterans Appeals:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Board of Veterans' Appeals: Rules of Practice; Use of Supplemental Statement of the Case This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Board of Veterans' Appeals Rules of Practice to eliminate the requirement that an appellant must file a timely Substantive Appeal with respect to issues covered in a Supplemental Statement...	Rule	Nov 17, 2003

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