Federal Register December 1, 2003 (Volume 68)

Agencies Publishing on December 1, 2003

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Agricultural Marketing Service (0)
Agriculture Department (7)
Commerce Department (8)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (1)
Defense Department (3)
Education Department (1)
Energy Department (18)
Environmental Protection Agency (3)
Federal Communications Commission (6)
Federal Election Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (2)
General Services Administration (0)
Health and Human Services Department (15)
Homeland Security Department (6)
Housing and Urban Development Department (2)
Interior Department (15)
International Trade Commission (2)
Justice Department (6)
Labor Department (2)
Library of Congress (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (0)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (3)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (2)
Securities and Exchange Commission (6)
State Department (2)
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State Justice Institute (1)
Transportation Department (18)
Treasury Department (3)

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Agricultural Marketing Service

Agency designation actions:

No documents available.

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > CCC Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of Currently Approved Information Collections In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Commodity Credit Corporation's (CCC) intention to request an extension for, and revision to, currently approved information collections in support of the regulations go...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Agency designation actions:

Title	Type	Published
Agricultural Marketing Service > GIPSA, Agriculture Department Opportunity for Designation in the East Indiana (IN), Fremont (NE), and Titus (IN) Areas, and Request for Comments on the Official Agencies Serving These Areas The designations of the official agencies listed below will end in June 2004. Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is asking persons interested in providing official services in the areas served by these agencies to submit...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Agricultural Marketing Service > GIPSA, Agriculture Department Designation for the Frankfort (IN), Indianapolis (IN), and Virginia Areas Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) announces designation of the following organizations to provide official services under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act):	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Ash Creek Fire Salvage, Umpqua National Forest, Douglas County, OR On March 20, 2003, a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental (EIS) for the Ash Creek Fire Salvage on the Tiller Ranger District of the Umpqua National Forest, was published in the Federal Register (68 FR 13666). Forest Service has decided...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > CSREES Decision Support, Education, and Workforce Development Through Geospatial Extension Specialists Program: Request for Applications and Request for Input As part of a collaborative, interagency effort, the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is soliciting applications for the Decision Support, Education, and Workforce Devel...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Willamette Province Advisory Committee The Williamette Province Advisory Committee (PAC) will meet in Salem, Oregon. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss issues pertinent to the implementation of the Northwest Forest Plan (NFP) and to provide advice to federal land managers in the Pro...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > NRCS Notice of Proposed Changes in the National Handbook of Conservation Practices Notice is hereby given of the intention of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to issue a series of new or revised conservation practice standards in its National Handbook of Conservation Practices. These standards include: Irrigation W...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > BIS Impact of Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention on Commercial Activities Involving “Schedule 1” Chemicals Through Calendar Year 2003 The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is seeking public comments on the impact that implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention has had on commercial activities involving "Schedule 1" chemicals through calendar year 2003. This notice of inq...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Commerce Department > ITA Export Trade Certificate of Review The Office of Export Trading Company Affairs ("OETCA"), International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, has received an application for an Export Trade Certificate of Review. This notice summarizes the conduct for which certification...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Export administration regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > BIS Revisions and Clarifications to the Export Administration Regulations-Chemical and Biological Weapons Controls: Australia Group; Chemical Weapons Convention; Correction On Tuesday, June 10, 2003, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a final rule that amended the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to implement the understandings reached at the June 2002 plenary meeting of the Australia Group (AG)....	Rule	Dec 01, 2003

Export privileges, actions affecting:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > BIS Action Affecting Export Privileges; Ahwaz Steel Commercial & Technical Service Gmbh Ahwaz Steel Commercial Technical Service Gmbh	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Commerce Department Bureau of Industry and Security Metal Mineral Trade Sarl.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Highly Migratory Species; Correction This document corrects the phone number for the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) in the notice of availability of the Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan (FMP), which was published November 6, 2003.	Proposed Rule	Dec 01, 2003
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Allocation of Pacific Cod Among Fixed Gear Sectors NMFS issues a final rule to implement Amendment 77 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area (FMP). This action apportions the fixed gear portion of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Manag...	Rule	Dec 01, 2003

Permits:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered Species; File No. 1451 Notice is hereby given that NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, has applied in due form for a permit to take threatened and endangered sea turtles for purposes of scientific research.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Textile and apparel categories:

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Request for Public Comments on Commercial Availability Petition Under the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) On November 24, 2003, the Chairman of CITA received a petition from Encajes, S.A. alleging that certain viscose rayon filament yarns, of the specifications detailed below, classified in subheading 5403.41.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Defense Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > COE Notice of Availability; Final Environmental Impact Statement The King Cove Health and Safety Act (Section 353) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1999 (Public Law 105-277) provided the Aleutians East Borough (AEB) with $20 million to construct a year-round marine-road...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Title	Type	Published
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Excluded Parties System Enhancement The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to curtail the publication and obviate the need to publish the hardcopy publication of...	Proposed Rule	Dec 01, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USN Meeting of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Executive Panel The CNO Executive Panel is to report the recommendations of the Expeditionary Strike Study Group to the Chief of Naval Operations. This meeting will consist of discussions relating to Expeditionary Strike capabilities as a context to broader U.S. nat...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Education Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information; Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education-Special Focus Competition: US-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 US-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Canyon Creek Compression Company; Notice of Tariff Filing Canyon Creek Compression Co.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Chandeleur Pipe Line Company; Notice of Tariff Filing Chandeleur Pipe Line Co.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Handeleur Pipe Line Company; Notice of Tariff Filing Chandeleur Pipe Line Co.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Compliance Filing Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Energy Department > FERC El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff El Past Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Enbridge Pipelines L.L.C.; Notice of Petition for a Rate Approval Enbridge Pipelines L.L.C.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Enogex Inc.; Notice of Refund Report Enogex Inc.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C.; Notice of Compliance Filing Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Energy Department > FERC NRG Energy, Inc.; Notice of Application NRG Energy, Inc.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Negotiated Rates Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Overthrust Pipeline Company; Notice of Compliance Filing Overthrust Pipeline Co.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Compliance Filing Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Texas Eastern Transmission, L; Notice of Supplemental Filing Texas Eastern Transmission, LP	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Application Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Western Gas Interstate Company; Notice of Compliance Filing Western Gas Interstate Co.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Saltville Gas Storage Company L.L.C.; Notice of Application and Site Visit Saltville Gas Storage Co. L.L.C.; site visit	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Preliminary permits surrender:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Mark R. Frederick; Notice of Surrender of Preliminary Permits Frederick, Mark R.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Environmental Protection Agency

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Nebraska Update to Materials Incorporated by Reference EPA is updating the materials submitted by Nebraska that are incorporated by reference (IBR) into the state implementation plan (SIP). The regulations affected by this update have been previously submitted by the state agency and approved by EPA. Thi...	Rule	Dec 01, 2003

Grants, State and local assistance:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Availability of FY 02 Section 105 Grant Performance Reports for the Air Pollution Control Agencies of the States of Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee and the Commonwealth of Kentucky, as Well as the Local Areas of Louisville, Kentucky and Forsyth County, NC EPA's grant regulations (40 CFR 35.150) require the Agency to evaluate the performance of agencies which receive grants. EPA's regulations for regional consistency (40 CFR 56.7) require that the Agency notify the public of the availability of the rep...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Upcoming Science Advisory Board Meetings of the Multimedia, Multipathway, and Multireceptor Risk Assessment (3MRA) Modeling System Panel The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a conference call of the Multimedia, Multipathway, and Multireceptor Risk Assessment (3MRA) Modeling System Panel.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Public Information Collections Approved by Office of Management and Budget The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13. An agency may not conduct or spo...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval The Federal Communications Commissions, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection, as required by the...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Federal Election Commission

Contribution and expenditure limitations and prohibitions:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Election Commission Leadership PACs The Federal Election Commission is revising portions of its regulations to address the relationship between the authorized committee of a Federal candidate or officeholder and entities that are not authorized committees but are associated with the Fe...	Rule	Dec 01, 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	Dec 01, 2003
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of OMB Approval; Export of Medical Devices-Foreign Letters of Approval The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Export of Medical Devices--Foreign Letters of Approval" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act o...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of OMB Approval; Agreement for Shipment of Devices for Sterilization The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Agreement for Shipment of Devices for Sterilization" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
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	Dec 01, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Health and Human Services Department Program Exclusions: October 2003 Notice of program exclusions.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Administrative practice and procedure:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Civil Money Penalties Hearings; Maximum Penalty Amounts and Compliance With the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing a new regulation to adjust for inflation the maximum civil money penalty amounts for the various civil money penalty authorities within our jurisdiction. We are taking this action to comply with the...	Proposed Rule	Dec 01, 2003

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; DERAMAXX The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the regulatory review period for DERAMAXX and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of an application to the...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Food additive petitions:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Vulcan Chemicals; Filing of Food Additive Petition The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that Vulcan Chemicals has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulation for chlorine dioxide be amended to provide for an additional method for producing the additive.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Office of Community Services; Grant to the Concordia Avondale Campus Notice is hereby given that ACF will award grant funds without competition to Concordia Avondale Campus in Chicago, Illinois. This grant is being awarded for a project that conforms to the applicable program objectives, is within legislative authorit...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC, HRSA Rapid Expansion of Antiretroviral Therapy Programs for HIV-Infected Persons in Selected Countries in Africa and the Caribbean Under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Africa and Caribbean; antiretroviral therapy programs for HIV-infected persons; rapid expansion	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Rapid Strengthening of Blood Transfusion Services in Selected Countries in Africa and the Caribbean for the Ministries of Health and National Transfusion Services Under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief An important aspect of the President Bush's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief is to provide assistance to ensure a safe and adequate blood supply. The focus of this initiative is 14 countries in Africa and the Caribbean heavily affected by HIV/AIDS: Bot...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Providing Technical Assistance Support for the Rapid Strengthening of Blood Transfusion Services in Selected Countries in Africa and the Caribbean Under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief An important aspect of President Bush's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief plan is to provide assistance to ensure a safe and adequate blood supply. The focus of this initiative is 14 countries in Africa and the Caribbean that are heavily affected by HIV...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Practices To Improve Training Skills of Home Visitors Home visitors; training skills improvement practices	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Medical devices:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Dental Devices; Gold Based Alloys, Precious Metal Alloys, and Base Metal Alloys; Designation of Special Controls The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to amend the classification regulations of gold-based alloys and precious metal alloys for clinical use and base metal alloy devices. FDA is also proposing to exempt these devices from premarket not...	Proposed Rule	Dec 01, 2003

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff; Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Dental Precious Metal Alloys and Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Dental Base Metal Alloys; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance documents entitled "Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Dental Precious Metal Alloys" and "Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Dental Base M...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Homeland Security Department

Flood elevation determinations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations Technical information or comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed below. The BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that the co...	Proposed Rule	Dec 01, 2003
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Final Flood Elevation Determinations Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either to adopt or to s...	Rule	Dec 01, 2003
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations Technical information or comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed below. The BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that the community...	Proposed Rule	Dec 01, 2003
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations This interim rule lists communities where modification of the Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) is appropriate because of new scientific or technical data. New flood insurance premium rates will be calculated from the modified BFEs for...	Rule	Dec 01, 2003

Flood insurance; communities eligible for sale:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Suspension of Community Eligibility This rule identifies communities, where the sale of flood insurance has been authorized under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), that are suspended on the effective dates listed within this rule because of noncompliance with the floodplain...	Rule	Dec 01, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Upper Chesapeake Estuary Area Committee Meeting, Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (PREP) Area Exercise; Captain of the Port Baltimore, MD The Captain of the Port Baltimore, MD will hold an Area Committee Meeting to discuss various issues related to the Upper Chesapeake Estuary Area Contingency Plan and 2004 industry-led Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (PREP) exercise. The me...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: Project Rent Surveys for Update of Section 8 Fair Market Rents The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Low income housing:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Mixed-Finance Development for Supportive Housing for the Elderly or Persons With Disabilities and Other Changes to 24 CFR Part 891 This interim rule implements statutory changes that enable the use of mixed-finance and for-profit participation in the Section 202 supportive housing programs for the elderly and the Section 811 supportive housing program for persons with disabiliti...	Rule	Dec 01, 2003

Interior Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Invasive Species Advisory Committee; Request for Nominations The U.S. Department of the Interior, on behalf of the interdepartmental National Invasive Species Council, proposes to appoint new members to the Invasive Species Advisory Committee (ISAC). The Secretary of the Interior, acting as administrative lead...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Native American human remains, funerary objects; inventory, repatriation, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion: American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY Notice.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion: The Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO Notice.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 7, Anchorage, AK Notice.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion: Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL Notice.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, KS Notice.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion: Longyear Museum of Anthropology, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY Notice.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion: Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, Bemidji, MN, and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Chippewa National Forest, Cass Lake, MN Notice.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, Coastal Systems Station, Dahlgren Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City, FL Notice.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Nebraska State Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE Notice.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Notice.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Notice.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Completion of Inventory of Native American Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects from Washington County, Rhode Island, in the Possession of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology; Correction Notice; correction.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region, Phoenix Area Office, Phoenix, AZ Notice.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > OSM West Virginia Regulatory Program We are announcing our approval of an amendment to the West Virginia surface coal mining regulatory program (the West Virginia program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). The amendment we are approving con...	Rule	Dec 01, 2003

International Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission In the Matter of Certain Universal Transmitters for Garage Door Openers; Notice of Commission Determination To Affirm Initial Determination Denying Temporary Relief Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to affirm the presiding administrative law judge's initial determination finding subject matter jurisdiction and denying temporary relief in the above-captioned invest...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Justice Department

National cooperative research notifications:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Grinding Optimization Venture Grinding Optimization Venture	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Nano-Engineered Thermal Interfaces Enabling Next Generation Microelectronics Nano-Engineered Thermal Interfaces Enabling Next Generation Microelectronics	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 Power Tool Institute Joint Venture Project Power Tool Institute Joint Venture Project	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Roll to Roll Processing To Enable the Organic Electronic Revolution Roll to Roll Processing to Enable the Organic Electronic Revolution	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent Decree Portage Point Inn et al.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Labor Department

Product approval requirements; international standards equivalency; review:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > MSHA Evaluation of International Electrotechnical Commission's (IEC) Standards for Intrinsic Safety and Explosion-Proof Enclosures This notice announces the Mine Safety and Health Administration's intent to review the International Electrotechnical Commission's (IEC) standards for Electrical Apparatus for Explosive Gas Atmospheres, Part 0, General Requirements; Part 1, Construct...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Safety standard petitions:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > MSHA Petitions for Modification Genwal Resources, Inc., et al.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Library of Congress

Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel rules and procedures:

Title	Type	Published
Library of Congress > COLC Cost of Living Adjustment for Performance of Musical Compositions by Colleges and Universities The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress announces a cost of living adjustment of 2% in the royalty rates paid by colleges, universities, or other nonprofit educational institutions that are not affiliated with National Public Radio for the us...	Rule	Dec 01, 2003

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission System Energy Resources, Inc.; Notice of Acceptance of Application for Early Site Permit for the Grand Gulf ESP Site System Energy Resources, Inc	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Licensing Support Network; Advisory Review Panel The Licensing Support Network Advisory Review Panel (LSNARP) will hold its next meeting on Tuesday December 9, 2003, at the Alexis Park, located at 375 East Harmon, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109. The meeting will be open to the public pursuant to the Feder...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing for public comment the proposed policy guidance on Title VI's prohibition against national origin discrimination as it affects limited English proficient persons.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Single-employer plans:

Title	Type	Published
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Disclosure to Participants; Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-employer Plans This rule amends appendix D to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulation on Benefits Payable in Terminated Single- Employer Plans by adding the maximum guaranteeable pension benefit that may be paid by the PBGC with respect to a plan part...	Rule	Dec 01, 2003
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Valuation of Benefits and Assets; Expected Retirement Age This rule amends the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulation on Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans by substituting a new table that applies to any plan being terminated either in a distress termination or involuntarily by the PBG...	Rule	Dec 01, 2003

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meetings Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 01, 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	Dec 01, 2003

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Lehman Brothers Inc., et al.; Notice of Application Notice of application for a permanent order under section 9(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act").	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Cincinnati Stock Exchange, Inc.; Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change by The Cincinnati Stock Exchange, Inc. To Eliminate Market Order Exposure Requirements Cincinnati Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Concerning Late Trade Reports, Reports of Trades Executed Outside Normal Market Hours, and Clarifying NASD Rule 6420 National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.; Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 thereto by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. To Amend Rule 4710 to Allow Nasdaq National Market Execution System Order Entry Firms To Automatically Internalize in SuperMontage National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

State Department

Title	Type	Published
State Department Bureau of Political-Military Affairs: Directorate of Defense Trade Controls; Notifications to the Congress of Proposed Commercial Export Licenses Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has forwarded the attached Notifications of Proposed Export Licenses to the Congress on the dates shown on the attachments pursuant to sections 36(c) and 36(d) and in compliance with section 36(f) o...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

International Traffic in Arms regulations:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Amendment to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations; Correction This document makes a correction to the final rule published on November 21, 2003 (68 FR 65633). The regulation made changes to the prohibited exports and sales to certain countries at 22 CFR 126.1.	Rule	Dec 01, 2003

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State Justice Institute

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
State Justice Institute Grant Guideline This Guideline sets forth the administrative, programmatic, and financial requirements attendant to Fiscal Year 2004 State Justice Institute grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FRA Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (“RSAC”); Working Group Activity Update FRA is updating its announcement of RSAC's working group activities to reflect their current status. For additional details on completed activities see prior working group activity notices (68 FR 25677).	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Aeronautical land-use assurance; waivers:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To Release Airport Property at the Waco Regional Airport, Waco, TX The FAA proposes to rule and invite public comment on the release of land at Waco Regional Airport under the provisions of Section 125 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR 21).	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 Series Airplanes This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes, that currently requires repetitive inspections to find cracks, fractures, or corrosion of...	Rule	Dec 01, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-400 and -400F Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 747-400 and -400F series airplanes. This action requires replacing the rudder feel, centering, and trim mechanism with a new or serviceable rudder feel, cent...	Rule	Dec 01, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Model Mystere-Falcon 200 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to all Dassault Model Mystere-Falcon 200 series airplanes. This action requires a one-time inspection of the fire extinguishing pipe for each engine to determine whether hole...	Rule	Dec 01, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA-365N, N1, AS-365N2, and AS 365 N3 Helicopters This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) model helicopters that requires inspecting the fuel air vent hoses (air vent hoses) for chafing and fuel leakage in the interference areas, insp...	Rule	Dec 01, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS332C, L, L1, and L2 Helicopters This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) model helicopters that requires inspecting the cockpit pedal unit (pedal unit) adjustment lever (lever) for a crack at specified time intervals...	Rule	Dec 01, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-31 and DC-9-32 Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-31 and DC-9-32 airplanes. This action requires installation of ceiling panels and a protective pad in the tailcone emergency exit passageway....	Rule	Dec 01, 2003

Antidrug and alcohol misuse prevention programs for personnel engaged in specified aviation activities:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Percentage Rates of Covered Aviation Employees for the Period of January 1, 2004, Through December 31, 2004 The FAA has determined that the minimum random drug and alcohol testing percentage rates for the period January 1, 2004, through December 31, 2004, will remain at 25 percent of safety- sensitive aviation employees for random drug testing and 10 perce...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Environmental Impact Statement: Kootenai and Bonner Counties, Idaho The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed highway project in Kootenai and Bonner Counties, Idaho.	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Innovative Grants To Support Increased Safety Belt Use Rates NHTSA announces the fifth year of a grant program under Section 1403 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) to provide funding to States for innovative projects to increase safety belt use rates. Consistent with prior years, t...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FMCSA Office of Research and Technology Forum This notice invites interested persons to participate in a forum sponsored by the FMCSA Office of Research and Technology in conjunction with the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. The purpose of the forum is to provide insight...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel Systems Integrity In this document, NHTSA is upgrading the rear impact test in the Federal motor vehicle safety standard on fuel system integrity. To simulate being struck in the rear by another vehicle, that standard currently specifies that the full width of the rea...	Rule	Dec 01, 2003

Noise certification standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Stage 4 Aircraft Noise Standards The FAA is proposing a new noise standard for subsonic jet airplanes and subsonic transport category large airplanes. This noise standard would ensure that the latest available noise reduction technology is incorporated into new aircraft designs. Thi...	Proposed Rule	Dec 01, 2003

Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application 03-05-C-00-AOO To Impose, and Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Altoona-Blair County Airport, Martinsburg, PA This correction revises information from the previously published notice. In notice document 03-28826 beginning on page 65342 in the issue of Wednesday, November 19, 2003, under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section, first paragraph, the substantiall...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Approvals and Disapprovals The FAA publishes a monthly notice, as appropriate, of PFC approvals and disapprovals under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Pub. L. 101-508) and Par...	Notice	Dec 01, 2003

Pipeline safety:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > RSPA Gas and Hazardous Liquid Gathering Lines This document announces a public meeting and an opportunity to submit written comments on the safety regulation of gas and hazardous liquid gathering lines. Congress has directed RSPA to define "gathering line" for gas and hazardous liquid pipeline t...	Proposed Rule	Dec 01, 2003
Transportation Department > RSPA Pipeline Safety: Passage of Internal Inspection Devices On April 12, 1994, RSPA issued a regulation requiring pipeline operators to design and construct certain new transmission lines and certain existing line sections that contain replaced pipe or components to accommodate the passage of instrumented int...	Proposed Rule	Dec 01, 2003

Treasury Department

Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act; implementation

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > Customs Service Implementation of the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act CFR correction	Rule	Dec 01, 2003
Treasury Department > Customs Service Implementation of the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act Correction	Rule	Dec 01, 2003

Terrorism Risk Insurance Program

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Terrorism Risk Insurance Program; Initial Claims Procedures The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) is issuing this proposed rule as part of its implementation of Title I of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (the Act). That Act established a temporary Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (Program) under...	Proposed Rule	Dec 01, 2003

Federal Register December 1, 2003

Agencies Publishing on December 1, 2003

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Agency designation actions:

Agriculture Department

Agency designation actions:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Commerce Department

Export administration regulations:

Export privileges, actions affecting:

Fishery conservation and management:

Permits:

C Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Textile and apparel categories:

Defense Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Meetings:

Education Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Meetings:

Preliminary permits surrender:

Environmental Protection Agency

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

Grants, State and local assistance:

Meetings:

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Election Commission

Contribution and expenditure limitations and prohibitions:

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Health and Human Services Department

Administrative practice and procedure:

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Food additive petitions:

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Medical devices:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Homeland Security Department

Flood elevation determinations:

Flood insurance; communities eligible for sale:

Meetings:

Housing and Urban Development Department

Low income housing:

Interior Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Native American human remains, funerary objects; inventory, repatriation, etc.:

Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions:

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Justice Department

National cooperative research notifications:

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Labor Department

Product approval requirements; international standards equivalency; review:

Safety standard petitions:

Library of Congress

Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel rules and procedures:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Meetings:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Single-employer plans:

Securities and Exchange Commission

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

State Department

International Traffic in Arms regulations:

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Agricultural Marketing Service

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

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State Justice Institute