Federal Register November 18, 2003 (Volume 68)

Agencies Publishing on November 18, 2003

Agriculture Department (7)
Commerce Department (6)
Defense Department (18)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (2)
Environmental Protection Agency (4)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Federal Reserve System (4)
Health and Human Services Department (14)
Homeland Security Department (6)
Interior Department (9)
International Trade Commission (2)
Justice Department (2)
Labor Department (2)
Legal Services Corporation (4)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1)
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National Council on Disability (1)
National Credit Union Administration (1)
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National Science Foundation (2)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (7)
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Science and Technology Policy Office (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (1)
Small Business Administration (2)
Social Security Administration (1)
Surface Transportation Board (2)
Transportation Department (24)
Treasury Department (2)
Veterans Affairs Department (4)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection in support of regulations for the importation of...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Agriculture Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Appealable decisions; legal notice:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Newspaper To Be Used for Publication of Legal Notice of Appealable Decisions Under 36 CFR Part 217 and Corrections Under 36 CFR Part 215 for the Southern Region; Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia, West Virginia, Arkansas, Oklahoma, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico Deciding Officers in the Southern Region will publish notice of decisions subject to administrative appeal under 36 CFR part 217 in the legal notice section of the newspapers listed in the Supplementary Information section of this notice. As provided...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Hoosier National Forest, Indiana, German Ridge Restoration Project The USDA Forest Service, Hoosier National Forest is revising the expected date for a draft environmental impact statement. The prior notice concerning this project appeared in the Federal Register on August 30, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 169, pages 5577...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Field office technical guides; changes:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > NRCS Notice of Proposed Changes to Section IV of the Tennessee Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) It has been determined by the NRCS State Conservationist for Tennessee that changes must be made in the NRCS Field Office Technical Guide, specifically in practice standard Wetland Creation (Code 658) to account for improved technology. This practice...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Tariff-rate quotas:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department Determination of Total Amounts of the Tariff-Rate Quotas for Raw Cane Sugar and Certain Imported Sugars, Syrups, and Molasses (Refined Sugar). This notice establishes the aggregate quantity of 1,156,195 metric tons raw value of sugar that may be entered under the tariff- rate quota (TRQ) provisions of Additional U.S. Note 5(a) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) dur...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Trade adjustment assistance; applications, petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FAS Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Notice.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA NOAA Information Collection Requirements; Update and Correction On October 28, 2003, NMFS published a final rule, technical amendment, to update and correct Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control numbers and related regulatory citations for NMFS information collection requirements. The published document c...	Rule	Nov 18, 2003

Export privileges, actions affecting:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > BIS Action Affecting Export Privileges; Ralph Michel Michel, Ralph	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Commerce Department > BIS Action Affecting Export Privileges; Omega Engineering, Inc. Omega Engineering, Inc.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Bluefin Tuna Fisheries NMFS has determined that effective 11:30 p.m. local time on November 17, 2003, the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) Angling category fishery will close in both the northern and southern management areas. NMFS also has determined that a BFT quota transfer...	Rule	Nov 18, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NIST National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee Meeting The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology announces that the National Construction Safety Team Federal Advisory Committee will meet on December 2-3, 2003.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > EAB Data Sharing Activity The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) will provide to the Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) data collected from the Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States--1997 and the Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad-...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Defense Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Defense Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Defense Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Defense Department Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Department of Defense The Department of Defense, with the concurrence of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), amends the Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Department of Defense to reflect certain administrative changes as a result of DoD reo...	Rule	Nov 18, 2003

Danger zones and restricted areas:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > COE United States Navy Restricted Area, Narragansett Bay, East Passage, Coasters Harbor Island, Naval Station Newport, Newport, RI The Corps of Engineers is proposing regulations to establish a restricted area on the east side of the East Passage of Narragansett Bay around Coasters Harbor Island in the vicinity of Naval Station Newport. These regulations will enable the Navy to...	Proposed Rule	Nov 18, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Real Property Master Plan (RPMP) and Real Property Exchange (RPX) for the Parks Reserve Forces Training area (RFTA), Dublin, CA The U.S. Army's Installation Management Agency-Army Reserve Division (IMA-ARD) and Parks RFTA intend to prepare an EIS in support of the installation's RPMP and RPX. The RPMP presents a plan for rapid redevelopment of the cantonment area of Parks RFT...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Defense Department > USA Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Construction of the Thomas Jefferson Hall (Cadet Library-Learning Center) and Other Cadet Zone Activities Within the United States Military Academy (USMA), West Point, NY This announces the availability of the FEIS that assesses the potential environmental impacts of the design, construction and operation of the new Cadet Library--Learning Center, identified as Thomas Jefferson Hall, and other Cadet Zone Activities at...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Defense Intelligence Agency Advisory Board, Standing Committee on Emerging Chemical and Biological Technology Advisory Committee of Experts Closed Panel Meeting Pursuant to the provisions of subsection (d) of section 10 of Public Law 92-463, as amended by section 5 of Public Law 94-409, notice is hereby given that a closed meeting of the Defense Intelligence Agency Advisory Board, Standing Committee on Emerg...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Defense Department Defense Science Board The Defense Science Board Task Force on Enabling Joint Force Capabilities will tentatively meet in closed session on December 16, 2003, at Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, VA. This Task Force will review the current state of assigned responsibilities a...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Defense Department Defense Science Board The Defense Science Board Task Force on Patriot Systems Performance will meet in closed session on February 10-11, 2004, at SAIC, 4001 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA. The Task Force will assess the recent performance of the Patriot System in Operati...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Defense Department Defense Advisory Committee on Military Personnel Testing Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Defense Advisory committee on Military Personnel Testing is scheduled to be held. The purpose of the meeting is to review planned changes and progress in developing computeri...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Defense Department Meeting of the Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services Pursuant to Section 10(a), Public Law 92-463, as amended, notice is hereby given of a forthcoming meeting of the Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS). The purpose of the Committee meeting is to finalize the annual...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > DLA Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records The Defense Logistics Agency proposes to alter a system of records notice in its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. The alteration consists of adding new records being maintained and the purpos...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Defense Department > USAF Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Department of the Air Force is amending a system of records notice in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Defense Department > USA Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Department of the Army is amending two systems of records notices in its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Defense Department > USAF Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Department of the Air Force is amending a system of records notice in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. The amendment is required to alert the users of this system of records...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Defense Department > USAF Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Department of the Air Force is amending a system of records notice in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. The amendment is required to alert the users of this system of records...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities This notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of the upcoming meeting of the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. This notice also describes the functions of the Board. Notice of this meeting is required by...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Energy Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Rocky Flats This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Rocky Flats. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meeting be announced in the Fe...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Annual Report of Closed Advisory Committee Meetings; Availability National Nuclear Security Administration Advisory Committee	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollution control:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Settlement Agreement, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended ("Act"), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement agreement and stipulation modifying the settlement agreement, to address two lawsuits filed by Association...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Hazardous waste:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approaches to an Integrated Framework for Management and Disposal of Low-Activity Radioactive Waste: Request for Comment This Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) requests public comment regarding options to promote a more consistent framework for the disposal of radioactive waste with low concentrations of radioactivity ("low-activity"). Of immediate interest...	Proposed Rule	Nov 18, 2003

Superfund program:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List The Environmental Protection Agency published a document in the Federal Register of October 30, 2003 concerning request for comments on a Notice of Intent for Partial Deletion of the Del Monte Corporation (Oahu Plantation) Superfund Site from the Nat...	Proposed Rule	Nov 18, 2003

Water pollution; discharge of pollutants (NPDES):

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency State Program Requirements; Approval of Application by Maine To Administer the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program; Maine On October 31, 2003 the Regional Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, approved the application by the State of Maine to administer and enforce the Maine Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (MEPDES) Program for the terri...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President America Recycles Day, 2003 America Recyles Day (Proc. 7734)	Presidential Document	Nov 18, 2003

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Federal Reserve System Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities Permissible nonbanking activities	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Federal Open Market Committee:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Federal Open Market Committee; Domestic Policy Directive of September 16, 2003 Domestic policy directives	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Nov 18, 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 18, 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 18, 2003

Human drugs:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Determination That Diclofenac Potassium 25-Milligram Tablet Was Not Withdrawn From Sale for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing its determination that diclofenac potassium 25-milligram (mg) tablet (Cataflam) was not withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness. This determination will allow FDA to approve abbr...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Medical devices:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Medical Devices; Effective Date of Requirement for Premarket Approval for Three Class III Preamendments Devices The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to require the filing of a premarket approval application (PMA) or a notice of completion of a product development protocol (PDP) for the following three class III preamendments devices: Indwelling...	Proposed Rule	Nov 18, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Anesthetic and Life Support Drugs Advisory Committee; Amendment of Notice Notice.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Food Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Infectious Disease Scientific Counselors Board	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Privacy Act of 1974; Deletion of Systems of Records CMS proposes to delete 3 systems of records from its inventory subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Homeland Security Department

Disaster and emergency areas:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA California; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of California (FEMA-1498-DR), dated October 27, 2003, and related determinations.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Homeland Security Department > FEMA California; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of California (FEMA-1498-DR), dated October 27, 2003, and related determinations.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Homeland Security Department > FEMA California; Major Disaster and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of California (FEMA-1498-DR), dated October 27, 2003, and related determinations.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Virginia; Amendment No. 10 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the Commonwealth of Virginia (FEMA-1491-DR), dated September 18, 2003, and related determinations.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Washington; Major Disaster and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Washington (FEMA-1499-DR), dated November 7, 2003, and related determinations.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Ports and waterways safety:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Regulated Navigation Area; Des Plaines River, Joliet, IL The Coast Guard is revising the effective period for a regulated navigation area (RNA) on the Des Plaines River in Joliet, Illinois. This action is necessary to ensure vessel and public safety due to several serious allisions with this bridge structu...	Rule	Nov 18, 2003

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > OSM Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0094 and 1029-0098 In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing that the information collection requests for the titles described below have been forwarded to the Office of Manageme...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Interior Department > OSM Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0119 In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing its intention to request renewed approval for the collection of information for the Abandoned Mine Land Contractor In...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Interior Department > FWS Information Collection Renewal To Be Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction Act; NEPA Compliance Checklist The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (We) will submit the collection of information described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. You may obtain copies of the coll...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Mexican Spotted Owl We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce that, based on the October 10, 2003, decision in Center for Biological Diversity v. Norton, Civ. 01-409 TUC DCB (D. Ariz.), we are once again soliciting comment on our July 21, 2000, proposed...	Proposed Rule	Nov 18, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BOR Lower Santa Ynez River Fish Management Plan and Cachuma Project Biological Opinion for Southern Steelhead Trout, Santa Barbara County, CA The Bureau of Reclamation, the lead Federal agency, and Cachuma Operations and Maintenance Board (COMB), the State lead agency, are extending the comment period for 15 days on the Draft EIS/EIR. The original notice was published in the Federal Regist...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Interior Department > BOR Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Project, Tehama and Shasta Counties, CA The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), the lead Federal agency; the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, a cooperating Federal agency and the State Water Resources Control Board, the State lead agency, are extending the review period for the Draft...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Public Meeting, Central Montana Resource Advisory Council In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management ACT (FLMPA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Central Montana Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will mee...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Migratory bird hunting:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Migratory Bird Hunting; Application for Approval of Tungsten-Bronze-Iron as a Nontoxic Shot Material for Waterfowl Hunting The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) hereby provides public notice that International Nontoxic Composites Corporation of Ontario, Canada, has applied for approval of Tungsten-Bronze-Iron shot as nontoxic for waterfowl hunting in the United St...	Proposed Rule	Nov 18, 2003

Senior Executive Service:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Performance Review Board Appointments This notice provides the names of individuals who have been appointed to serve as members of the Department of the Interior Performance Review Board.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

International Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Stainless Steel Wire Rod From Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain, Sweden, and Taiwan The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with full reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) to determine whether revocation of the countervailing duty order on stainless steel wire rod from...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > USPC Public Announcement; Pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act (Public Law 94-409) [5 U.S.C. Section 552b] Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

National cooperative research notifications:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Test and Diagnostics Consortium, Inc. Test and Diagnostics Consortium, Inc	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Construction safety and health standards:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OSHA Safety Standards for Cranes and Derricks The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announces the fifth and sixth meetings of the Crane and Derrick Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee (C-DAC). The Committee will review summary notes of the prior meeting, review draft regu...	Proposed Rule	Nov 18, 2003

Legal Services Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Legal Services Corporation Sunshine Act Meeting of the Board of Directors Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Legal Services Corporation Sunshine Act Meeting of the Board of Directors Committee on Provision for the Delivery of Legal Services Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Legal Services Corporation Sunshine Act Meeting of the Board of Directors Finance Committee	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Legal Services Corporation Sunshine Act Meeting of the Board of Directors Operations & Regulations Committee	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Advisory Council; 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 (NAC).	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

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National Council on Disability

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Council on Disability International Watch Advisory Committee Meetings (Conference Calls) International Watch Advisory Committee	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

National Credit Union Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Credit Union Administration Sunshine Act; Meetings Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

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National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Notice of Permits Issued Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the required notice.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
National Science Foundation Notice of Permits Issued Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the required notice.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission EPA Publication of Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding the Disposal of Low-Activity Radioactive Waste: Request for Comment The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announces publication of an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting comments on approaches to an integrated framework for management and disposal of low-act...	Proposed Rule	Nov 18, 2003
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sunshine Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Duke Energy Corporation, et al., Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2, McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2; Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hearing Duke Energy Corp., et al.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Nuclear Regulatory Commission STP Nuclear Operating Company; Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses STP Nuclear Operating Co.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hearing Southern Nuclear Operating Co., Inc.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Related to Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company's Request for Exemption From the Recordkeeping Requirements of 10 CFR 50.59(D)(3); 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A; 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B Maine Yankee Atomic Power Co.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Regarding a Request for Exemption From the Recordkeeping Requirements of 10 CFR Part 50 Appendix A Criterion 1, 10 CFR Part 50 Appendix B Section XVII and, 10 CFR Part 50 Section 50.59(d)(3), for the Maine Yankee Nuclear Plant Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) regarding a request for exemption from the recordkeeping requirements of 10 CFR Part 50 Appendix A criterion 1, 10 CFR Part 50 Appendix B Section XVII, and 10 CFR Part 50 Section 50.59(d)(3) for the Maine Yankee Nuclear Plant.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

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Science and Technology Policy Office

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Science and Technology Policy Office Meeting of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for a meeting of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), and describes the functions of the Council. Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory C...	Notice	Nov 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 Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Relating to Interpretation of Rule G-37 on Political Contributions and Prohibitions on Municipal Securities Business Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Small Business Administration

Disaster loan areas:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration State of Delaware; Amendment #2 Delaware	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Small Business Administration State of Washington Washington	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Social Security Administration

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Privacy Act of 1974 as Amended; Computer Matching Program (SSA/Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children and Families, Office of Child Support Enforcement (HHS/ACF/OCSE)) Match Number 1074 In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as amended, this notice announces a computer matching program that SSA plans to conduct with the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children and Families, Office of Child S...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Port Authority of New York and New Jersey-Petition for Declaratory Order The Surface Transportation Board is instituting a declaratory order proceeding and requesting comments on the petition of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Port Authority) for an order declaring that the construction by petitioner of a c...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Railroad services abandonment:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Union Pacific Railroad Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Marshall County, KS Union Pacific Railroad Co.	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System, such as the...	Rule	Nov 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or revised criteria, or because of changes...	Rule	Nov 18, 2003

Air carrier certification and operations:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Extended Operations (ETOPS) of Multi-Engine Airplanes; Correction This document makes corrections to the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on November 14, 2003 (68 FR 64730), which proposes to issue regulations governing the design, maintenance, and operation of airplanes and engines for flights that...	Proposed Rule	Nov 18, 2003

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320-111, -211, and -231 Series Airplanes This document proposes the supersedure of an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A320- 111, -211, and -231 series airplanes, that currently requires repetitive inspections for cracking in the transition and pick-...	Proposed Rule	Nov 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Limited (Jetstream) Model 4101 Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to all BAE Systems (Operations) Limited (Jetstream) Model 4101 airplanes. This proposal would require repetitive inspections for cracking in the casing of th...	Proposed Rule	Nov 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Limited (Jetstream) Model 4101 Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to all BAE Systems (Operations) Limited (Jetstream) Model 4101 airplanes. This proposal would require repetitive inspections for damage of the horizontal and...	Proposed Rule	Nov 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757-200 Series Airplanes This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 757-200 series airplanes, that currently requires modification of the number 3 left and right emergency exit doors. This amendment requires a new,...	Rule	Nov 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727, 727C, 727-100, and 727-100C Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to all Boeing Model 727, 727C, 727- 100, and 727-100C series airplanes. This proposal would require repetitive detailed and special detailed inspections for...	Proposed Rule	Nov 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, and -200C Series Airplanes This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 737-100, -200, and -200C series airplanes, that currently requires repetitive inspections to detect discrepancies in the upper and lower skins of t...	Rule	Nov 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727, 727-100C, 727-200F, and 727C Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Boeing Model 727, 727- 100C, 727-200F, and 727C series airplanes. This proposal would require repetitive open-hole high frequency eddy current ins...	Proposed Rule	Nov 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model DHC-8-400, −401, and −402 Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Bombardier Model DHC-8- 400, -401, and -402 airplanes. This proposal would require replacing certain flight guidance modules with improved modules...	Proposed Rule	Nov 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Model Mystere-Falcon 50 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Dassault Model Mystere- Falcon 50 series airplanes. This proposal would require applying PR (fuel tank sealant) and installing PR patches over the...	Proposed Rule	Nov 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company (GE) CF6-80C2 Turbofan Engines The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for GE CF6-80C2 turbofan engines with certain part number (P/N) high pressure turbine stage 2 nozzle guide vanes (HPT S2 NGVs) installed. This proposed AD would require flex borescope inspe...	Proposed Rule	Nov 18, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Model 1900, 1900C, 1900C (C-12J), and 1900D Airplanes The FAA proposes to revise an earlier proposed airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Raytheon Aircraft Company (Raytheon) Model 1900, 1900C, 1900C (C-12J), and 1900D airplanes that do not have canted bulkhead Kit No. 129-4005-1 S incor...	Proposed Rule	Nov 18, 2003

Coastwise trade laws; administrative waivers:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by Pub. L. 105-383 and Pub. L. 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstan...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by Pub. L. 105-383 and Pub. L. 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstan...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by Pub. L. 105-383 and Pub. L. 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstan...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by Public Law 105-383 and Public Law 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circ...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by Public Law 105-383 and Public Law 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circ...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by Public Law 105-383 and Public Law 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circ...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by Public Law 105-383 and Public Law 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circ...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Final Environmental Impact Statement; Jefferson and Lewis & Clark Counties, MT In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Montana Environmental Policy Act (MEPA), the FHWA, in cooperation with the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming 1999-2003 Ducati 748 and 916 Motorcycles Are Eligible for Importation This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that 1999- 2003 Ducati 748 and 916 motorcycles that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal moto...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Transportation Department > NHTSA Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming 2000 MV Augusta F4 Motorcycles Are Eligible for Importation This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that 2000 MV Augusta F4 motorcycles that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle s...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

Railroad services abandonment:

No documents available.

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	Nov 18, 2003
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Veterans Affairs Department

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Veterans Affairs Department Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal a...	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Chiropractic Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Chiropractic Advisory Committee	Notice	Nov 18, 2003
Veterans Affairs Department National Commission on VA Nursing; Notice of Meeting VA Nursing National Committee	Notice	Nov 18, 2003

Federal Register November 18, 2003

Agencies Publishing on November 18, 2003

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Commerce Department

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Defense Department

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Education Department

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Energy Department

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Environmental Protection Agency

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Executive Office of the President

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Federal Reserve System

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Health and Human Services Department

Human drugs:

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Homeland Security Department

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Interior Department

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International Trade Commission

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Justice Department

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Labor Department

Construction safety and health standards:

Legal Services Corporation

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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N National Council on Disability

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National Credit Union Administration

N National Science Foundation

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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S Science and Technology Policy Office

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Securities and Exchange Commission

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Small Business Administration

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Social Security Administration

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Surface Transportation Board

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Transportation Department

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Coastwise trade laws; administrative waivers:

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Motor vehicle safety standards:

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National Council on Disability

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National Science Foundation

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Science and Technology Policy Office