Federal Register December 22, 2003 (Volume 68)

Agencies Publishing on December 22, 2003

Agriculture Department (1)
Commerce Department (19)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (2)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (3)
Environmental Protection Agency (4)
Federal Communications Commission (1)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1)
Federal Reserve System (2)
General Services Administration (1)
Health and Human Services Department (9)
Homeland Security Department (8)
Housing and Urban Development Department (3)
Interior Department (7)
International Trade Commission (1)
Justice Department (1)
Labor Department (14)
Library of Congress (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (2)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (7)
Peace Corps (1)
Personnel Management Office (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (1)
Small Business Administration (3)
Social Security Administration (1)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
Transportation Department (14)
Treasury Department (2)

Agriculture Department

Country of origin labeling:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Beef, Lamb, Pork, Fish, Perishable Agricultural Commodities, and Peanuts On October 30, 2003, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published a proposed rule (68 FR 61944) for the mandatory country of origin labeling program as mandated by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Farm Bill) and the 2002 Supp...	Proposed Rule	Dec 22, 2003

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Non-Frozen Apple Juice Concentrate From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of New Shipper Review We have determined that sales of certain non-frozen apple juice concentrate from the People's Republic of China were made below normal value during the period June 1, 2002, through November 30, 2002. Based on our review of comments received and a ree...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Non-Frozen Apple Juice Concentrate from the People's Republic of China: Final Results and Partial Rescission of the 2001-2002 Administrative Review, and Final Results of the New Shipper Review. We have determined that sales of certain non-frozen apple juice concentrate from the People's Republic of China were not made below normal value during the period June 1, 2001, through May 31, 2002. We are also rescinding the review, in part, in acco...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Wax and Wax/Resin Thermal Transfer Ribbons From France France	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Critical Circumstances: Wax and Wax/Resin Thermal Transfer Ribbons From Japan Notice of preliminary determination of sales at less than fair value.	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Not Less Than Fair Value: Wax and Wax/Resin Thermal Transfer Ribbons From the Republic of Korea Notice of preliminary determination of sales at not less than fair value.	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Commerce Department > ITA Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars From the Republic of Korea: Notice of Postponement of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review The Department of Commerce (the Department) is postponing the final results of the administrative review of Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar (rebar) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). This review covers the period from January 30, 2001 through August...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars from Latvia On August 15, 2003, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of its first administrative review of the antidumping duty order on steel concrete reinforcing bars (rebar) from Latvia. The review covers one producer...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Commerce Department > ITA Final Court Decision and Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Canned Pineapple Fruit From Thailand On September 15, 2003, the United States Court of International Trade (CIT) affirmed the Department of Commerce's redetermination on remand of the final results of the fifth administrative review of the antidumping duty order on canned pineapple frui...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > FTZB Foreign-Trade Zone 119-Minneapolis, MN; Application for Subzone Expansion and Permanent Authority-Subzone 119B; Wirsbo Company Plant, Apple Valley, Minnesota (Polyethylene Tubing) Wirsbo Co. Plant; polyethylene tubing	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Export privileges, actions affecting:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > BIS Action Affecting Export Privileges; In the Matter of: ABO (USA) INC., 2653 NW 20th Street, Miami, FL 33142, Respondent ABO (USA) Inc.	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 2004 Fishing Quotas for Atlantic Surfclams, Ocean Quahogs, and Maine Mahogany Ocean Quahogs NMFS is required pursuant to 50 CFR 648.71 to specify annual catch quotas for the Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahog fisheries. In order to meet this regulatory requirement, NMFS issues this rule to set final quotas for the Atlantic surfclam, ocean q...	Rule	Dec 22, 2003
Commerce Department > NOAA Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fishing Capacity Reduction Program; Crab Species Covered by the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs NMFS issues this notice to inform the public of persons who prospectively qualify to bid, vote, or both in the fishing capacity reduction program for the crab species covered by the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands king and tan...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 22; Public Hearings The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold public hearings to solicit comments on Draft Amendment 22 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan of the Gulf of Mexico (Draft Amendment 22) that contains alternatives for red snapper...	Proposed Rule	Dec 22, 2003
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; North Pacific Halibut and Sablefish IFQ Cost Recovery Program The National Marine Fisheries Service publishes IFQ standard prices and notification of adjustment of the IFQ fee percentage for the IFQ Cost Recovery Program in the halibut and sablefish fisheries of the North Pacific. This action is required by reg...	Rule	Dec 22, 2003
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Northeast (NE) Multispecies Fishery The regulations contained in the emergency rule published on June 27, 2003, in order to reduce overfishing and continue conservation measures, are continued for an additional 180 days, after which subsequent Secretarial action may be taken to ensure...	Rule	Dec 22, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a public meeting of the Shrimp Advisory Panel (AP).	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Commerce Department > NOAA Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene public meetings of the Red Snapper Advisory Panel (AP) and the Standing and Special Reef Fish Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) from January 6 through January 7, 2004.	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Commerce Department > NOAA Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene public meetings.	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Patent cases:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > PTO Changes to Implement the 2002 Inter Partes Reexamination and Other Technical Amendments to the Patent Statute The 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act contains a title relating to intellectual property. The patent-related provisions in the intellectual property title of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Auth...	Rule	Dec 22, 2003

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in India Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection adjusting limits.	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Textile and apparel categories:

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Denying Entry to Textiles and Textile Products Allegedly Manufactured by a Certain Factory in El Salvador Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to deny entry to shipments allegedly manufactured by a certain factory in El Salvador.	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Education Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Institute of Education Sciences; Overview Information; Small Business Innovation Research Program-Phase I Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 Small Business Innovation Research Program	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Special education and rehabilitative services:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Arbitration Panel Decision Under the Randolph-Sheppard Act The Department gives notice that on April 11, 2003, an arbitration panel rendered a decision in the matter of Joseph Urbanek v. South Carolina Commission for the Blind (Docket No. R-S/01-7). This panel was convened by the U.S. Department of Education...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Energy Department

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Conemaugh Power LLC, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Filings Conemaugh Power LLC, et al.	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > BPA Transmission Policy-Level Environmental Impact Statement BPA proposes to adopt a comprehensive policy to guide its transmission business activities. This transmission policy-level Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will address the planning, construction, operation, and marketing of BPA's Transmission Bu...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Natural Gas Policy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Office of Fossil Energy; Orders Granting, Amending, and Vacating Authority To Import and Export Natural Gas, Including Liquefied Natural Gas The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy gives notice that during October 2003, it issued Orders granting, amending, and vacating authority to import and export natural gas, including liquefied natural gas. These Orders are summar...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Environmental Protection Agency

Air quality implementation plans:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Revisions to the Regional Haze Rule To Correct Mobile Source Provisions in Optional Program for Nine Western States and Eligible Indian Tribes Within That Geographic Area The EPA is taking final action to approve a correction to the mobile source provisions of EPA's regional haze rule. This correction is consistent with recommendations of the Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP). The amendments to the rule are inte...	Rule	Dec 22, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Pollution Prevention and Toxics Advisory Committee; Notice of Public Meeting Change of Dates Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2 (Public Law 92-463), EPA gives notice of a change of date to the January meeting of the National Pollution Prevention and Toxics Advisory Committee (NPPTAC). The purpose of the NPPTAC i...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Superfund; response and remedial actions, proposed settlements, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as Amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act; Lagoon Drive Chemical Removal Site In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended ("CERCLA"), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed Administrative Order on Consent ("AOC," Region 9, Docket No...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Water pollution; effluent guidelines for point source categories:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Effluent Limitations Guidelines, Pretreatment Standards, and New Source Performance Standards for the Centralized Waste Treatment Point Source Category The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is amending certain provisions of a wastewater discharge regulation for the Centralized Waste Treatment (CWT) Point Source Category. Today's action deletes the selenium limitations and standards from certain...	Rule	Dec 22, 2003

Federal Communications Commission

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission First Meeting of the Advisory Committee for the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-07 Advisory Committee) In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice advises interested persons that the initial meeting of the WRC- 07 Advisory Committee will be held on January 30, 2004, at the Federal Communications Commission. The purpose of the me...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Addition of a New System of Records The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is issuing public notice of its intent to add a new category of records to its Privacy Act system of records. This action is necessary to meet the requirement of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, fo...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB Notice is hereby given of the final approval of proposed information collections by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) under OMB delegated authority, as per 5 CFR 1320.16 (OMB Regulations on Controlling Paperwork Burdens on...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

General Services Administration

Federal travel:

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration Federal Travel Regulation; eTravel Service (eTS) This final rule is issued to amend the Federal Travel Regulation's (FTR) required use of a travel management service to the required use of the Governmentwide eTravel Service. This final rule revises the term and definition of "Travel Management Syst...	Rule	Dec 22, 2003

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study (ARIC) Under the provisions of section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request f...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Advisory Committee to the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee to Director	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps; Notice of Meeting National Health Service Corps Advisory Council	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

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

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: Use of Mutants of Human Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 (IGFBP-3) in Treatment of Cancer This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services is contemplating the grant of an exclusive license to practice the inventions embo...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested 30-day notice of information collection under review: Arrival Record, Form I-94AOT.	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Federal Emergency Management Agency, 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 a proposed information collection. In ac...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Anchorage regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Anchorage Grounds; Delaware Bay and River The Coast Guard is temporarily changing the regulations that govern Anchorage 5, southeast of Pea Patch Island, due to U.S. Army Corp of Engineers dredging operations in the anchorage. This regulation will help ensure the safety of vessels anchoring...	Rule	Dec 22, 2003

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department Directorate of Science and Technology; Notice of Establishment of Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee (HSSTAC) Section 311 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107- 296, established within the Department of Homeland Security the Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee (HSSTAC). The mission of the HSSTAC is to be a source of indepe...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Homeland Security Department Directorate of Science and Technology; Notice of Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee (HSSTAC) Vacancy and Call for Applications Pursuant to section 311 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-296, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security is seeking nominations to fill a vacant seat on the Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee (HSSTA...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Open Meeting/Conference Call, Board of Visitors for the National Fire Academy In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, FEMA announces the following committee meeting: Name: Board of Visitors (BOV) for the National Fire Academy. Dates of Meeting: January 29, 2004. Place: Buildi...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Maritime Security Directives (MARSEC Directives) 104-1, 104-2, 104-3, 104-4, 105-1, 105-2, 105-3 and 106-1; Performance Standards for Cruise Ships and Facilities, Passenger Vessels/Ferryboats and Facilities, Cargo/Other Commercial Vessels and Facilities, Mobile Oil Drilling Units/Off-Shore Supply Vessels, and Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Facilities The Coast Guard announces the availability of MARSEC Directives 104-01, 104-02, 104-03, 104-4, 105-01, 105-02, 105-03, and 106-1. The MARSEC Directives provide performance standards to assist facility and vessel owners/operators with developing facil...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Vessel documentation and measurement:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Interpretations of Vessel Tonnage Measurement Regulations This notice addresses the use of a Marine Safety Center Technical Note (MTN) for interpreting the Coast Guard's vessel tonnage measurement regulations. While the regulations provide the necessary framework for assigning gross and net tonnages and reg...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB: Rural Housing and Economic Development Grant Application The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject propos...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Customer Satisfaction Surveys 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 22, 2003

America's Affordable Communities Intitiative:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department America's Affordable Communities Initiative, HUD's Initiative on Removal of Regulatory Barriers: Proposals for Incentive Criteria on Barrier Removal in HUD's Funding Allocations; Extension of Public Comment Deadline On November 25, 2003, HUD published a notice that announced HUD's intention to establish in the majority of its FY2004 Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs), including HUD's SuperNOFA, a policy priority for increasing the supply of affordable housi...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Interior Department

Comprehensive conservation plans; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Availability of the Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Summary for the Alamosa-Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuges Complex, Alamosa, CO The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces that the final Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and Summary are available for the Alamosa-Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuges Complex. This CCP, prepared pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge Sys...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the 'Alala (Corvus hawaiiensis) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ("we") announces the availability of a draft revised recovery plan for the 'Alala, or Hawaiian Crow (Corvus hawaiiensis) for public review. This endemic Hawaiian bird, a member of the family Corvidae, is now believe...	Notice	Dec 22, 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 a Proposed Commercial Development in Palm Beach County, FL Notice.	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department List of Programs Eligible for Inclusion in Fiscal Year 2004 Annual Funding Agreements To Be Negotiated With Self-Governance Tribes by Interior Bureaus Other Than the Bureau of Indian Affairs This notice lists programs or portions of programs that are eligible for inclusion in Fiscal Year 2004 annual funding agreements with self-governance tribes and lists programmatic targets for each of the non-BIA bureaus, pursuant to section 405(c)(4)...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Land acquisitions into trust:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BIA Land Acquisitions; Skokomish Tribe of Washington The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs made a final agency determination to acquire approximately 3.0 acres, of land into trust for the Skokomish Tribe of Washington on December 8, 2003. This notice is published in the exercise of authority delegate...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission; Notice of Meeting Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Tribal-State Compacts approval; Class III (casino) gambling:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BIA Indian Gaming Under section 11 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA) Public Law 100-497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the Secretary of the Interior shall publish in the Federal Register, notice of the approved Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of engaging in C...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

International Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ATF Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested 30-day notice of information collection under review: eForm 6 Access Request.	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Labor Department

Adjustment assistance:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Aaden Aaberg Setnet Operation, Anchorage, AK; Notice of Termination of Investigation Aaden Aaberg Setnet Operation	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Alcatel, Allen, TX; Notice of Termination of Investigation Alcatel	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Avery Dennison, Office Products Group, Flowery Branch, GA; Notice of Termination of Investigation Avery Dennison	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Fishing Vessel (F/V) Darlin Michele, Hoonah, AK; Notice of Termination of Investigation DARLIN MICHELE	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance Derby Industries, LLC et al.	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Labor Department > ETA G & R Transport, St. Joseph, MO; Notice of Termination of Investigation GR Transport	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Halliburton Energy Services, Screens Manufacturing Facility, Houston, TX; Notice of Termination of Investigation Halliburton Energy Services	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Learjet, Inc., A Division of Bombardier, Inc., Wichita, KS; Notice of Termination of Investigation Learjet, Inc.	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Millennium A.R. Haire, Thomasville, NC; Notice of Termination of Investigation Millennium A.R. Haire	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Labor Department > ETA P & R Trucking Services, Inc., St. Joseph, MO; Notice of Termination of Investigation PR Trucking Services, Inc.	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Perry Judd's, Waterloo, WI; Notice of Termination of Investigation Perry Judd's	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Twitchell Corp., Dothan, AL; Notice of Termination of Investigation Twitchell Corp.	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Labor Department > ETA The Washout Co., St. Joseph, MO; Notice of Termination of Investigation Washout Co.	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > VETS Funding Opportunity: Incarcerated Veterans Transition Program (IV-TP) Pilot Competitive Grants for FY 2004 Applicants for grant funds should read this notice in its entirety. The U.S. Department of Labor, Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS), announces a grant competition for up to four pilot programs that comply with the requirements of 38 U....	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Library of Congress

Title	Type	Published
Library of Congress > COLC Notice of New Copyright Office Seal The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is adopting a new official seal to authenticate copyright registrations, certifications of documents and other official documents. This new seal will replace the seal used by the Copyright Office since...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Acquisition regulations:

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Re-Issuance of NASA FAR Supplement Subchapter D This proposed rule would amend the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) by removing from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) those portions of the NFS containing information that consists of internal Agency administrative procedures and guidance that does not...	Proposed Rule	Dec 22, 2003
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Re-Issuance of NASA FAR Supplement Parts 1813 Through 1817 This proposed rule would amend the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) by removing from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) those portions of the NFS containing information that consists of internal Agency administrative procedures and guidance that does not...	Proposed Rule	Dec 22, 2003

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Notice of Receipt of License Amendment Request From the Homestake Mining Company To Request an Extension of Reclamation Milestones for Its Grants, New Mexico Facility, and Opportunity To Request a Hearing Notice of consideration of license and opportunity to request a hearing.	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Nuclear Regulatory Commission United States Army; Jefferson Proving Ground Site; Designation of Presiding Officer U.S. Army, Jefferson Proving Ground, IN	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Inc.; Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Inc.	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Exelon Generation Company, LLC and Midamerican Energy Company; Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2, Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Exelon Generation Co., LLC, et al.	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Entergy Operations, Inc., Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping Process Entergy Operations, Inc.	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Subcommittee Meeting on Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena; Notice of Meeting Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Subcommittee Meeting on Future Plant Designs; Notice of Meeting Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Peace Corps

Title	Type	Published
Peace Corps Organization The Peace Corps is proposing to remove regulations which set out information regarding the Peace Corps' organization. The regulations are outdated and unnecessary. Information on the Peace Corps' organization is already published and updated annually...	Proposed Rule	Dec 22, 2003

Personnel Management Office

Excepted service:

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Excepted Service; Consolidated Listing of Schedules; A, B, and C Exceptions This gives a consolidated notice of all positions excepted under Schedules A, B, and C as of June 30, 2003, as required by Civil Service Rule VI, Exceptions from the Competitive Service.	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Relating to Proposed Amendments to “TRACE-Eligible Security” and an Exemption to Trade Reporting National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Small Business Administration

Disaster loan areas:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration U.S. Virgin Islands Virgin Islands	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Small business size standards:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Termination of the Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule The decision to terminate this waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule is based on evidence provided to the SBA that there are small businesses which manufacturer items within this class of product. Terminating this waiver will require recipients of contr...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Small Business Administration Termination of the Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule The decision to terminate this waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule is based on evidence provided to the SBA that there are small businesses which manufacturer items within this class of product. Terminating this waiver will require recipients of contr...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Social Security Administration

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; New System of Records and New Routine Use Disclosures In accordance with the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and (e)(11)), we are issuing public notice of our intent to establish a new system of records entitled Electronic Disability Claim File, 60-0320, hereinafter referred to as the eDib Claim File,...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad services abandonment:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Pine Belt Southern Railroad Company, Inc.-Abandonment Exemption-in Lee and Chambers Counties, AL Pine Belt Southern Railroad Co.	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Philadelphia, PA This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at Philadelphia, PA. The development of Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) based on area navigation (RNAV) to serve flights into Spitfire Aerodrome (7N7) under Instrument Flight Rule...	Proposed Rule	Dec 22, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption part 11 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), this notice contains a summary of certain petitions seeking relief fr...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Aeronautical land-use assurance; waivers:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Public Notice for Waiver of Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance; Gerald R. Ford International Airport, Grand Rapids, Michigan The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering a proposal to change a portion of the airport from aeronautical use to non-aeronautical use and to authorize the sale of the airport property. The proposal consists of 3 parcels of land totalin...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B2 and A300 B4 Series Airplanes; A300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R (Collectively Called A300-600) Series Airplanes; A300 C4-605R Variant F Airplanes; and A310 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to all Airbus Model A300 B2 and A300 B4 series airplanes; A300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R (collectively called A300-600) series airplanes; A300 C4-605R Var...	Proposed Rule	Dec 22, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to all Boeing Model 757 series airplanes. For certain affected airplanes, this proposal would require repetitive testing of the secondary brakes of the horiz...	Proposed Rule	Dec 22, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Boeing Model 777 series airplanes. This proposal would require an inspection to determine the part number of the filter/regulator on the fire exti...	Proposed Rule	Dec 22, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757-200 and -200CB Series Airplanes This document proposes the supersedure of an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 757- 200 series airplanes, that currently requires modifications to the attachment installation of the forward lavatory. This actio...	Proposed Rule	Dec 22, 2003
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-10, DC-9-20, DC-9-30, DC-9-40, and DC-9-50 Series Airplanes This document revises an earlier proposed airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-10, DC-9-20, DC-9-30, DC-9-40, and DC-9-50 series airplanes, and C-9 (military) airplanes, that would have superseded an existi...	Proposed Rule	Dec 22, 2003

Aviation proceedings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed Between November 10 and December 5, 2003 Agreements filed; weekly receipts	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Transportation Department Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) Filed With the Department Between November 24 and December 5, 2003 Certificates of public convenience and necessity and foreign air carrier permits; weekly applications	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming 1979-1980 Volkswagen Transporter Multipurpose Passenger Vehicles Are Eligible for Importation This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that 1979-1980 Volkswagen Transporter MPVs that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor ve...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Transportation Department > NHTSA Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming 1996 Audi S6 Passenger Cars Are Eligible for Importation This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that 1996 Audi S6 passenger cars that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safe...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Motor vehicle safety standards; exemption petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Michelin North America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Michelin North America, Inc.	Notice	Dec 22, 2003
Transportation Department > NHTSA Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Denial of Petition For Rulemaking Based on the agency's evaluation, NHTSA denies a petition for rulemaking from the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (AAM) to amend S4(d) and S4(f)(4) of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 214, "Side impact protection," which specifi...	Proposed Rule	Dec 22, 2003

Railroad services abandonment:

No documents available.

Treasury Department

Income taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Charitable Remainder Trusts; Application of Ordering Rule Correction	Correction	Dec 22, 2003

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons The U.S. Department of the Treasury publishes for public comment proposed policy guidance on Title VI's prohibition against national origin discrimination as it affects limited English proficient persons. This policy guidance is intended to replace p...	Notice	Dec 22, 2003

Federal Register December 22, 2003

Agencies Publishing on December 22, 2003

Agriculture Department

Country of origin labeling:

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Export privileges, actions affecting:

Fishery conservation and management:

Meetings:

Patent cases:

C Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:

Textile and apparel categories:

Education Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Special education and rehabilitative services:

Energy Department

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Natural Gas Policy Act:

Environmental Protection Agency

Air quality implementation plans:

Meetings:

Superfund; response and remedial actions, proposed settlements, etc.:

Water pollution; effluent guidelines for point source categories:

Federal Communications Commission

Meetings:

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Privacy Act:

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

General Services Administration

Federal travel:

Health and Human Services Department

Meetings:

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

Homeland Security Department

Anchorage regulations:

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Meetings:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Vessel documentation and measurement:

Housing and Urban Development Department

America's Affordable Communities Intitiative:

Interior Department

Comprehensive conservation plans; availability, etc.:

Endangered and threatened species:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Land acquisitions into trust:

Meetings:

Tribal-State Compacts approval; Class III (casino) gambling:

International Trade Commission

Justice Department

Labor Department

Adjustment assistance:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Library of Congress

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Acquisition regulations:

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Meetings:

Peace Corps

Personnel Management Office

Excepted service:

Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Small Business Administration

Disaster loan areas:

Small business size standards:

Social Security Administration

Privacy Act:

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad services abandonment:

Transportation Department

Aeronautical land-use assurance; waivers:

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements