Federal Register November 21, 2003 (Volume 68)

Agencies Publishing on November 21, 2003

Agriculture Department (5)
Commerce Department (5)
Commission of Fine Arts (1)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (1)
Corporation for National and Community Service (1)
Defense Department (1)
D
Delaware River Basin Commission (1)
Education Department (1)
Energy Department (32)
Environmental Protection Agency (12)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Federal Communications Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (2)
Federal Trade Commission (1)
Health and Human Services Department (19)
Homeland Security Department (2)
Housing and Urban Development Department (6)
Interior Department (8)
International Trade Commission (1)
Labor Department (27)
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Management and Budget Office (1)
National Credit Union Administration (1)
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (3)
R
Railroad Retirement Board (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (7)
Small Business Administration (2)
State Department (2)
Surface Transportation Board (4)
Transportation Department (2)
Treasury Department (8)
Veterans Affairs Department (1)

Agriculture Department

Coal management:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Gray Mountain Coal Lease Proposal As the lead federal agency, in cooperation with the BLM, the Daniel Boone National Forest hereby announces that the BLM will conduct a public hearing to accept comments on the Gray Mountain Coal Lease Land Use Analysis and Draft Environmental Impact...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > ARS Notice of the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture; Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. II, the United States Department of Agriculture announces a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture (AC21).	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Agriculture Department > FS Shasta County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) The Shasta County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet on December 3, 2003, in Redding, California. The purpose of the meeting will be to review pending projects to nominate for approval consideration.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Onions grown in

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Onions Grown in South Texas; Decreased Assessment Rate This rule would decrease the assessment rate established for the South Texas Onion Committee (Committee) for the 2003-04 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.085 to $0.03 per 50-pound equivalent of onions handled. The Committee locally administers t...	Proposed Rule	Nov 21, 2003

Walnuts grown in

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Walnuts Grown in California; Decreased Assessment Rate This rule decreases the assessment rate established for the Walnut Marketing Board (Board) for the 2003-04 and subsequent marketing years from $0.0120 to $0.0101 per kernelweight pound of assessable walnuts. The decreased assessment rate should gener...	Rule	Nov 21, 2003

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Stainless Steel Wire Rods From India: Extension of Time Limit for the Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review The Department of Commerce ("the Department") is extending the time limit for the preliminary results of the review of stainless steel wire rods from India. This review covers the period December 1, 2001 through November 30, 2002.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Pasta from Italy: Extension of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Italy	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Groundfish Fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area and the Gulf of Alaska, King and Tanner Crab Fisheries in the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands, Scallop and Salmon Fisheries off the Coast of Alaska NMFS and the North Pacific Fishery Management Council are soliciting proposals for specific HAPCs that could be identified and managed within Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) pursuant to the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magn...	Proposed Rule	Nov 21, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NIST Announcing a Meeting of the Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) will meet Tuesday, December 16, 2003, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., Wednesday, December 17, 2003, fr...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Commerce Department > ITA United States Travel and Tourism Promotion Advisory Board The United States Travel and Tourism Promotion Advisory Board ("Board") will hold a Board meeting on December 8, 2003 at the Hyatt Regency Denver. The Board will discuss the design, development and subsequent implementation of an international advert...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Commission of Fine Arts

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commission of Fine Arts 2004 National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs Program National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs Program	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title	Type	Published
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List; Additions This action adds to the Procurement List a service to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Corporation for National and Community Service

Title	Type	Published
Corporation for National and Community Service Renewal of Two Currently Approved Information Collections; Comment Request The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the "Corporation"), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal age...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Defense Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Meeting of the Technology and Privacy Advisory Committee (TAPAC) An open meeting of the Technology and Privacy Advisory Committee was held November 20-21, 2003. The purpose of the meeting was for presentations of interest and discussion concerning the legal and policy considerations implicated by the application o...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

D
Delaware River Basin Commission

Title	Type	Published
Delaware River Basin Commission Notice of Commission Meeting and Public Hearing Meetings and hearings	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests The Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Negotiated Rate Filing ANR Pipeline Co.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Energy Department > FERC ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Tariff Filing ANR Pipeline Co.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Energy Department > FERC ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Negotiated Rate Filing ANR Pipeline Co.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Energy Department > FERC ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Compliance Filing ANR Pipeline Co.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Alliance Pipeline L.P.; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Alliance Pipeline L.P.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Black Marlin Pipeline Company; Notice of Tariff Filing Black Marlin Pipeline Co.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Energy Department > FERC CenterPoint Energy-Mississippi River Transmission Corporation; Notice of Negotiated Rate Filing CenterPoint Energy - Mississippi River Transmission Corp.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Compliance Filing Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline Co.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Compliance Filing Dominion Transmission, Inc.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Gas Transmission Northwest Corporation; Notice of Compliance Filing Gas Transmission Northwest Corp.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Energy Department > FERC GulfStream Natural Gas System, L.L.C.; Notice of Application GulfStream Natural Gas System, L.L.C.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Kern River Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Compliance Filing Kern River Gas Transmission Co.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Negotiated Rates Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Negotiated Rates Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice Of Compliance Filing Northern Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Park and Loan Activity Report Northwest Pipeline Corp.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Paiute Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Paiute Pipeline Co.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Portland General Electric Company; Notice of Tariff Filing Portland General Electric Co.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Portland General Electric Company; Notice of Tariff Filing Portland General Electric Co.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Southern LNG Inc.; Notice of Tariff Filing Southern LNG Inc.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice Of Filing Of Negotiated Rate Agreement Texas Gas Transmission, LLC	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice Of Compliance Filing Texas Gas Transmission, LLC	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Viking Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Proposed Changes In FERC Gas Tariff Viking Gas Transmission Co.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd.; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Wyoming Interstate Co., Ltd.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Eurus Combine Hills I LLC, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Filings Eurus Combine Hills I LLC, et al.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Filings NRG Power Marketing Inc., et al.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Virginia Hydrogeneration and Historical Society, L.C.; Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment Virginia Hydrogeneration and Historical Society, L.C.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Gustavus Electric Company; Notice of Intention to Hold Public Meetings on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Falls Creek Hydroelectric Project and Land Exchange Falls Creek Hydroelectric Project and Land Exchange, AK	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Preliminary permits surrender:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Arizona Independent Power, Inc.; Notice of Surrender of Preliminary Permit Arizona Independent Power, Inc.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Bliss-Gooding Highway Hydropower, Inc., et al.; Notice of Surrender of Preliminary Permits Bliss-Gooding Highway Hydropower, Inc., et al.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Edgewater, LLC; Notice of Surrender of Preliminary Permit Edgewater, LLC	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Public Utility District No. 1 of Franklin Count; Notice of Surrender of Preliminary Permit Public Utility District No. 1 of Franklin County, WA	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency List of Hazardous Air Pollutants, Petition Process, Lesser Quantity Designations, Source Category List The EPA proposes to amend the list of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) contained in section 112(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) by removing the compound ethylene glycol monobutyl ether (EGBE) (2- Butoxyethanol) (Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) No. 111...	Proposed Rule	Nov 21, 2003

Air pollution control:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Final Approval of Revision of 34 Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permits Programs EPA is taking final action to approve a revision of the following 34 Clean Air Act (CAA) title V Operating Permits Programs in the State of California: Amador County Air Pollution Control District (APCD), Bay Area AQMD, Butte County AQMD, Calaveras C...	Rule	Nov 21, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended ("CAA" or "Act"), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed consent decree to address a lawsuit filed by Our Children's Earth Foundation and Sierra Club: Our Children's...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Settlement Agreement, Clean Air Act Petitions for Review 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 to address petitions for review filed by the Utility Air Regulatory Group, Clean Air Implementati...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Air pollution control; new motor vehicles and engines:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency California State Nonroad Engine and Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Authorization of Nonroad Durability Standards, Notice of Decision EPA today, pursuant to section 209(e) of the Clean Air Act (Act), 42 U.S.C. 7543(b), is authorizing California to enforce amendments to its Small Off-Road Engine (SORE) regulations which set new durability standards for covered engines. The Californi...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New Jersey1-Hour Ozone Control Programs The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes approval of a request from New Jersey to revise its State Implementation Plan to incorporate revisions to Subchapter 16 "Control and Prohibition of Air Pollution by Volatile Organic Compounds." These...	Proposed Rule	Nov 21, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding potential adverse impacts to water quality and designated critical habitat and endangered species from proposed silvicultural practices in Late-Successional Reserves. ERP No. D-CGD-L59001-WA Rating LO, S...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Weekly receipts	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Endocrine Disruptor Methods Validation Subcommittee under the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology; Notice of Public Meeting There will be a meeting of the Endocrine Disruptor Methods Validation Subcommittee (EDMVS), a subcommittee under the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT), on December 10-12, 2003. The purpose of this meeting is t...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Dichlormid; Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Water pollution control:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Water Pollution Control; State Program Requirements; Program Modification Application by Arizona To Administer the Sewage Sludge Management (Biosolids) Program The State of Arizona has submitted a program modification application to EPA, Region 9 to administer the sewage sludge (biosolids) management program. According to the State's application, this program would be administered by the Arizona Department...	Proposed Rule	Nov 21, 2003

Water programs:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Underground Injection Control Program: Hazardous Waste Injection Restrictions; Petition for Exemption-Class I Hazardous Waste Injection, Rubicon, Inc. Notice is hereby given that an exemption to the land disposal restrictions under the 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act has been granted to Rubicon, Inc., for five Class I injection wells located a...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President National Farm-City Week, 2003 National Farm-City Week (Proc. 7737)	Presidential Document	Nov 21, 2003

Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Section 272(b)(1)'s “Operate Independently” Requirement for Section 272 Affiliates This document initiates an inquiry regarding the Commission's rules implementing section 272(b)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, (the Act) seeking comment on whether the Commission should modify the rules adopted to implement section...	Proposed Rule	Nov 21, 2003

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies Change in bank control	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Federal Trade Commission

Appliances, consumer; energy consumption and water use information in labeling and advertising:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Rule Concerning Disclosures Regarding Energy Consumption and Water Use of Certain Home Appliances and Other Products Required Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (“Appliance Labeling Rule”) The Federal Trade Commission ("Commission") announces that the current ranges of comparability for refrigerators, refrigerator- freezers, and freezers will remain in effect until further notice.	Rule	Nov 21, 2003

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Suggested Documentation for Substantiating Whether Foods Have or Have Not Been Developed Using Bioengineering; Withdrawal This document withdraws a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notice that published in the Federal Register of October 31, 2003 (68 FR 62086).	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office of Management and Budget Approval; Electronic Records; Electronic Signatures The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Electronic Records; Electronic Signatures" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office of Management and Budget Approval; Environmental Impact Considerations The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Environmental Impact Considerations" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Nov 21, 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 21, 2003

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; Formaldehyde The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the regulations for food additives permitted in feed to provide for the safe use of formaldehyde to improve the handling characteristics of canola and soybean oilseeds and/or meals in feed for beef a...	Rule	Nov 21, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Notice of Final Changes to SAMHSA's Discretionary Grant Announcements On August 21, 2003, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced plans to change its approach to announcing and soliciting applications for its discretionary grant programs in Fiscal Year (FY) 2004. These changes i...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Notice of Final Standard Best Practices Planning and Implementation Grants Announcement On August 21, 2003, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced plans to change its approach to announcing and soliciting applications for its discretionary grant programs in Fiscal Year (FY) 2004. These changes i...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Notice of Final Standard Infrastructure Grants Announcement On August 21, 2003, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced plans to change its approach to announcing and soliciting applications for its discretionary grant programs in Fiscal Year (FY) 2004. These changes i...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Notice of Final Standard Service-to-Science Grants Announcement On August 21, 2003, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced plans to change its approach to announcing and soliciting applications for its discretionary grant programs in Fiscal Year (FY) 2004. These changes i...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Notice of Final Standard Services Grants Announcement On August 21, 2003, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced plans to change its approach to announcing and soliciting applications for its discretionary grant programs in Fiscal Year (FY) 2004. These changes i...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Harmonization International Conference; guidelines availability:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA International Conference on Harmonisation; Stability Data Package for Registration Applications in Climatic Zones III and IV; Stability Testing of New Drug Substances and Products; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of two guidances prepared under the auspices of the International Conference on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). The...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Medicaid:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Notice of Hearing: Reconsideration of Disapproval of Rhode Island State Plan Amendment 02-009 This notice announces an administrative hearing to be held on January 7, 2004, at 10 a.m., Government Center, JFK Federal Building, Viewstation 2350, Boston, Massachusetts 02203-0003. Closing Date: Requests to participate in the hearing as a party mu...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Blood Products Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines; Notice of Meeting Childhood Vaccines Advisory Committee	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research; Notice of Meeting National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Scientific misconduct findings; administrative actions:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Findings of Scientific Misconduct The Office of the Secretary, HHS, published a notice in the Federal Register of November 13, 2003, concerning a finding of scientific misconduct regarding Dr. Smith. The document contained an omission and a typographical error.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Information Collection Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): 1625-0056, Labeling Required in 33 CFR Parts 181 and 183 and 46 CFR 25.10-3 In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this request for comments announces that the Coast Guard has forwarded one Information Collection Report (ICR), on Labeling Required in 33 CFR Parts 181 and 183 and 46 CFR 25.10-3, to the Office...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department Homeland Security Advisory Council The Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) will hold its next meeting in Miami, FL on December 9, 2003. The HSAC will meet for purposes of: (1) Welcoming and swearing in new members; (2) addressing current HSAC projects, including continued discus...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Housing and Urban Development Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Greenbridge Redevelopment Project, King County, WA HUD provides notice to the public, agencies, and Indian tribes on behalf of the King County Department of Development and Environmental Services (DDES) acting as the Responsible Entity for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Mortgage and loan insurance programs:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department FHA TOTAL Mortgage Scorecard This interim rule would codify the procedures that mortgagees and automated underwriting system vendors must observe if they opt to use the "Technology Open To Approved Lenders" (TOTAL) mortgage scorecard offered by the Federal Housing Administration...	Rule	Nov 21, 2003
Housing and Urban Development Department Annual Indexing of Basic Statutory Mortgage; Limits for Multifamily Housing Programs In accordance with section 206A of the National Housing Act, HUD has adjusted the basic statutory mortgage limits for multifamily housing programs for calendar year 2004.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Delegation of Authority to the Director of the Office of Departmental Operations and Coordination The Secretary of HUD delegates to the Director of the Office of Departmental Operations and Coordination (ODOC) all authority to perform certain functions related to the requirements of the Davis- Bacon Act, the Copeland Act, the Contract Work Hours...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Housing and Urban Development Department Redelegation of Authority to the Director of the Office of Labor Relations Published concurrently in the Federal Register is a delegation of authority from the Secretary of HUD to the Director of Office of Departmental Operations and Coordination (ODOC), which delegates the authority to perform certain functions related to...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Office of Acquisition and Property Management; Agency Information Collection Activities: Renewal of OMB Approved Collection; Comment Request As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, PAM invites the public and other Federal agencies to comment on a proposal to renew the currently approved collection of information discussed below for a survey of the priva...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Interior Department > FWS Issuance of Permits The following permits were issued.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Interior Department > FWS Receipt of Applications for Permit The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for Regulation of Coastal Armoring by Indian River County, FL. Indian River County Board of County Commissioners (Applicant) requests an incidental take permit (ITP) pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), as amended (Act). The Applicant anticipates taking log...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Interior Department > FWS Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for Expansion of a Storm Water Retention Facility in Martin County, FL Martin County Board of County Commissioners (Applicant) requests an incidental take permit (ITP) for a three-year term pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), as amended (Act). The Applicant antici...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BIA Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Elk Valley Rancheria 203.5 Acre Fee-to-Trust Transfer and Casino/Resort Project, Del Norte County, CA This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), with the cooperation of the Elk Valley Rancheria, intends to gather information necessary for preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed 203.50 acre Fee-t...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Survey plat filings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Filing of Plat of Survey; Illinois Illinois	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Filing of Plat of Survey; Missouri Missouri	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Hand Trucks From China The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of an investigation and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping investigation No. 731-TA-1059 (Preliminary) under section 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673b(a)) (the Act) to d...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > DOL Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or con...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Work Application/Job Orders Recordkeeping The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or con...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Labor Department > DOL Minimum Wages for Federal and Federally Assisted Construction; General Wage Determination Decisions Minimum wages for Federal and federally-assisted construction; general wage determination decisions	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Adjustment assistance:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Agilent Technologies, Loveland, CO; Notice of Termination of Investigation Agilent Technologies	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Labor Department > ETA The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense and Space Group, Commercial Airplane Group, Labinal-Corinth, Inc., Corinth, Texas; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance Boeing Co.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Brindar, Gresham, OR; Notice of Termination of Investigation Brindar	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Chicago Cold Rolling, a Subsidiary of Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Portage, IN; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance Chicago Cold Rolling	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Copperweld Corporation, Piqua, OH; Notice of Termination of Investigation Copperweld Corp.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Daylight Harbor, Inc., Kodiak, AK; Dismissal of Application for Reconsideration Daylight Harbor, Inc.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Fishing Vessel (F/V) Family Pride, Kodiak, AK; Dismissal of Application for Reconsideration FAMILY PRIDE	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Hasler, Inc., Shelton, Connecticut; Notice of Termination of Investigation Hasler, Inc.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Henry I Siegel Company, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee; Notice of Termination of Investigation Henry I Siegel Co., Inc.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Fishing Vessel (F/V) Imperial, Funter Bay, AK; Dismissal of Application for Reconsideration IMPERIAL	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Labor Department > ETA JacksonLea, Santa Fe Springs, California; Notice of Termination of Investigation JacksonLea	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Knernschield Manufacturing Company, Columbia, Missouri; Notice of Termination of Investigation Knernschield Manufacturing Co.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Lynn Dean Fashions, Inc., Biscoe, North Carolina; Notice of Termination of Investigation Lynn Dean Fashions, Inc.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Maytag Appliances, Amana, IA, Notice of Termination of Investigation Maytag Appliances	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Northrup Grumman Interconnect Technology, Springfield, MO; Notice of Termination of Investigation Northrup Grumman Interconnect Technology	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Planto Furniture Manufacturing Co., Inc., San Antonio, TX, Notice of Termination of Investigation Planto Furniture Manufacturing Co., Inc.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Fishing Vessel (F/V) Robert Booney, Cordova, Alaska; Dismissal of Application for Reconsideration ROBERT BOONEY	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Labor Department > ETA SMTC Manufacturing Corporation of Massachusetts, Franklin, MA; Notice of Termination of Investigation SMTC Manufacturing Corp. of Massachusetts	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Standard Textile Company, Inc., Enterprise, Alabama; Notice of Termination of Investigation Standard Textile Co., Inc.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Labor Department > ETA State of Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission Permit #S04K61830V, Kodiak, AK; Dismissal of Application for Reconsideration State of Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission Permit (No. S04K61830V)	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc., Plant B, Thomasville, NC and Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc. Corporate Office, Thomasville, NC; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Tingley Rubber Corporation, South Plainfield, NJ; Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance Tingley Rubber Corp.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Business Confidential; U.S. Axle, Inc., Pottstown, PA; Notice of Termination of Investigation U.S. Axle, Inc.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Fishing Vessel (F/V) Wolf Chief, Ketchikan, AK; Notice of Termination of Investigation WOLF CHIEF	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

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Management and Budget Office

Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998; implementation:

Title	Type	Published
Management and Budget Office Public Availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-270) (“FAIR Act”). In accordance with the FAIR Act, agency inventories of activities that are not inherently governmental are now available to the public from the agencies listed below for FY 2003. Each fiscal year, the FAIR Act requires that OMB publish an announcemen...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

National Credit Union Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Credit Union Administration Notice of Change In Subject of Meeting; Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Meetings of Humanities Panel Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended), notice is hereby given that the following meetings of the Humanities Panel will be held at the Old Post Office, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, D...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Access authorization fees; assessment

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Assessment of Access Authorization Fees Correction	Correction	Nov 21, 2003

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Seeks Qualified Candidates for the Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission seeks qualified candidates for the Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste. Submit resum[eacute]s to: Ms. Sherry Meador, Administrative Assistant, ACRS/ ACNW, Mail Stop T2E-26, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Wa...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting Notice Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

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Railroad Retirement Board

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act:

Title	Type	Published
Railroad Retirement Board Railroad Retirement Board. Pursuant to section 8(c)(2) and section 12(r)(3) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (Act) (45 U.S.C. 358(c)(2) and 45 U.S.C. 362(r)(3), respectively), the Board gives notice of the following: 1. The balance to the credit of the Railroad Unemp...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meetings Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
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 21, 2003

Securities:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Commission Guidance on Rule 3b-3 and Married Put Transactions The Securities and Exchange Commission is publishing interpretive guidance on calculating a "net long" position under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 when using married put transactions as a part of certain trading strategies. A seller of securit...	Rule	Nov 21, 2003

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change by the American Stock Exchange LLC Relating to Trust Certificates Linked to a Basket of Investment Grade Fixed Income Securities American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Fixed Income Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation's Cross-Margining Agreements With the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, BrokerTec Clearing Company, and the Board of Trade Clearing Corporation and To Eliminate the Cross-Margining Agreement With the New York Clearing Corporation Fixed Income Clearing Corp.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to Extension of the Pilot for the Exchange's Automatic Execution Facility for Certain Limit Orders (NYSE Direct+) New York Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Small Business Administration

Disaster loan areas:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration State of Maryland (Amendment #2) Maryland	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Small Business Administration State of North Carolina (Amendment #4) North Carolina	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

State Department

International Traffic in Arms regulations:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Amendment to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Lifting of National Union for the Total Independence of Angola Embargo and Partial Lifting of Denial Policy Against Iraq This rule amends the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) by removing Angola from the list of proscribed countries. Also, this rule partially lifts the denial policy regarding Iraq and removes Iraq as a country supporting acts of internat...	Rule	Nov 21, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation; Notice of Meeting Historical Diplomatic Documentation Advisory Committee	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB San Pedro Railroad Operating Company, LLC-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-SWKR Operating Co. Inc. SWKR Operating Co., Inc.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
DOT, STB Soo Line Railroad Company-Trackage Rights Exemption-Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Company Wisconsin Southern Railroad Co.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Railroad services abandonment:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB CSX Transportation, Inc.-Abandonment Exemption-in LaPorte, Porter and Starke Counties, IN CSX Transportation, Inc.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
DOT, STB Union Pacific Railroad Company-Abandonment Exemption-In Monterey County, CA Union Pacific Railroad Co.	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Transportation Department

Aviation proceedings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Order Granting Exemption The Department of Transportation has granted an application by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to permit IATA to implement certain resolutions and recommended practices of its worldwide Cargo Services Conference (CSC), without fili...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Motorcycle Controls and Displays In this document, we (NHTSA) propose two regulatory alternatives to amend the motorcycle controls and displays standard. Each alternative would require that for certain motorcycles without a clutch control lever, the rear brakes be controlled by a le...	Proposed Rule	Nov 21, 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 21, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request For Regulation Project The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Nov 21, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form T 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 21, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 4506 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 21, 2003

Income taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Transfers To Provide for Satisfaction of Contested Liabilities This document contains regulations relating to transfers of money or other property to provide for the satisfaction of contested liabilities. The regulations affect taxpayers that are contesting an asserted liability and that transfer their own stock...	Rule	Nov 21, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Transfers To Provide for Satisfaction of Contested Liabilities In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS is issuing temporary regulations relating to the transfer of indebtedness or stock of a taxpayer or related persons or of a promise to provide services or property in...	Proposed Rule	Nov 21, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Guidance Regarding the Treatment of Certain Contingent Payment Debt Instruments With One or More Payments That Are Denominated in, or Determined by Reference to, a Nonfunctional Currency; Hearing Cancellation This document cancels a public hearing on proposed regulations under section 1275 of the Internal Revenue Code regarding the treatment of contingent payment debt instruments for which one or more payments are denominated in, or determined by referenc...	Proposed Rule	Nov 21, 2003

Veterans Affairs Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Scientific Review and Evaluation Board for Health Services Research and Development Service, Notice of Meeting Health Services Research and Development Service Scientific Review and Evaluation Board	Notice	Nov 21, 2003

Federal Register November 21, 2003

Agencies Publishing on November 21, 2003

Agriculture Department

Coal management:

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Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Fishery conservation and management:

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Commission of Fine Arts

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Corporation for National and Community Service

Defense Department

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D Delaware River Basin Commission

Education Department

Energy Department

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Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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Environmental Protection Agency

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Air pollution control:

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Executive Office of the President

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Federal Trade Commission

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Health and Human Services Department

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Harmonization International Conference; guidelines availability:

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Interior Department

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International Trade Commission

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Labor Department

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Meetings:

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Access authorization fees; assessment

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Meetings:

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Securities and Exchange Commission

Securities:

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Small Business Administration

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Delaware River Basin Commission

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Management and Budget Office

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