Federal Register December 29, 2003 (Volume 68)

Agencies Publishing on December 29, 2003

Agriculture Department (2)
Commerce Department (3)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (1)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (3)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (1)
Defense Department (3)
Education Department (1)
Energy Department (20)
Environmental Protection Agency (10)
Federal Maritime Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (2)
General Services Administration (1)
Health and Human Services Department (6)
Homeland Security Department (2)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (6)
International Trade Commission (1)
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Judicial Conference of the United States (1)
Justice Department (6)
Labor Department (12)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (3)
National Archives and Records Administration (2)
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (3)
Securities and Exchange Commission (12)
Small Business Administration (2)
State Department (3)
Surface Transportation Board (2)
Transportation Department (6)
Treasury Department (7)
Veterans Affairs Department (5)

Agriculture Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
HHS, USDA Announcement of Meeting of 2005 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, Invitation for Oral Testimony, and Solicitation of Written Comments The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (a) provide notice of the second meeting of the Committee, (b) invite requests for oral testimony, and (c) solicit written comments.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Milk marketing orders:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Milk in the Pacific Northwest and Arizona-Las Vegas Marketing Areas; Reconvening of Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Tentative Marketing Agreements and Orders This notice announces the reconvening of the public hearing begun on September 23, 2003, in Tempe, Arizona, and reconvened on November 17, 2003, in Seattle, Washington, to consider proposals to amend the producer-handler provisions of the Arizona-Las...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 2003

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Vessel Monitoring System Requirements in the Western Pacific Pelagic Longline Fishery The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Commerce Department > NOAA Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; South Pacific Tuna Act The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast (NE) Multispecies Fishery; Amendment 13 NMFS announces that the New England Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted Amendment 13, incorporating the Draft Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS) to the NE Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Secretaria...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 2003

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title	Type	Published
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletion The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete services previously furnished by such agencies. Comments Must Be...	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Bilateral textile consultations:

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Announcement of Request for Bilateral Textile Consultations with the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Establishment of an Import Limit for Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Dressing Gowns and Robes, Category 350/650, Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China Notice	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Announcement of Request for Bilateral Textile Consultations with the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Establishment of an Import Limit for Brassieres and Other Body Supporting Garments, Category 349/649, Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China Notice	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Announcement of Request for Bilateral Textile Consultations with the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Establishment of an Import Limit for Knit Fabric, Category 222, Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China Notice	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Federal Hazardous Substances Act:

Title	Type	Published
Consumer Product Safety Commission Bath Seats; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking The Commission is proposing a rule to ban bath seats that do not meet certain requirements under the authority of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. Bath seats are used to support infants in a tub or sink while they are bathed. The Commission is a...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 2003

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Department of Defense Mandatory Declassification Review Addresses Pursuant to the Information Security Oversight Office's Classified National Security Information Directive No. 1, this notice provides Department of Defense addresses to which Mandatory Declassification Review requests may be sent. This notice benefi...	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Defense Department Removal of Parts The Department of Defense is removing various parts (organizational charters) from chapter I, Office of the Secretary of Defense. This administrative action removes obsolete information from the Code of Federal Regulations and notifies readers of the...	Rule	Dec 29, 2003

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > COE Intent to Prepare a Joint Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the Wilson Creek/Oak Glen Creek Feasibility Study in the City of Yucaipa, San Bernardino County, CA The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Los Angeles District, in cooperation with the County of San Bernardino Flood Control District, will prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/ Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) in support of the prop...	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests The Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Little Wood River; Ranch II Hydro; Notice of Paper Scoping and Soliciting Scoping Comments Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC CAlifornians for Renewable Energy, Inc., (CARE), Complainant, v. Calpine Energy Services, L.P., and the California Department of Water Resources, Respondents; Notice of Complaint Californians for Renewable Energy, Inc., et al.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Energy Department > FERC CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Co.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Chandeleur Pipe Line Company; Notice of Compliance Filing Chandeleur Pipe Line Co.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Compliance Filing Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Compliance Filing Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Columbia Gulf Transmission Company; Notice of Compliance Filing Columbia Gulf Transmission Co.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC; Notice of Tariff Filing Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.; Notice of Application Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Energy Department > FERC NewCorp Resources Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice Of Application NewCorp Resources Electric Cooperative, Inc.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Northern Border Pipeline Company; Notice of Compliance Filing Northern Border Pipeline Co.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Compliance Filing Northern Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice Granting Late Intervention Pacific Gas Electric Co.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Southwest Gas Storage Company; Notice of Motion To Vacate Southwest Gas Storage Co.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Application Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Negotiated Rates Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Energy Department > FERC Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Tariff Filing Tuscarora Gas Tranmission Co.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Florida Gas Transmission Company; Notice Of Technical Conference Florida Gas Transmission Co.; technical conference	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Radioactive waste:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Notice of Preferred Nevada Rail Corridor On July 23, 2002, the President signed into law (Pub. L. 107- 200) a joint resolution of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate designating the Yucca Mountain site in Nye County, Nevada, for development as a geologic repository for the...	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing Correction	Correction	Dec 29, 2003

Air pollution control:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Operating Permits Program; San Diego County Air Pollution Control District EPA is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District Operating Permits (Title V) Program. Under authority of the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act), we are approving a rule revis...	Rule	Dec 29, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency Revisions to the Operating Permits Program, San Diego County Air Pollution Control District EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District's Part 70 Operating Permits (Title V) Program. The proposed revisions address a change in the major source threshold for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) an...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 2003

Air programs; approval and promulgation; State plans for designated facilities and pollutants:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of State Air Quality Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Control of Landfill Gas Emissions From Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills EPA is approving the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the Commonwealth) municipal solid waste landfill plan (the plan) for implementing emission guideline (EG) requirements promulgated under the Clean Air Act (the Act). The plan establishes enforceable...	Rule	Dec 29, 2003

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Memphis-Shelby County; Revised Format for Materials Being Incorporated by Reference EPA is revising the format of 40 CFR part 52 for materials submitted by Memphis-Shelby County that are incorporated by reference (IBR) into the State Implementation Plan (SIP). The regulations affected by this format change have all been previously s...	Rule	Dec 29, 2003

Air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Deferral of Effective Date of Nonattainment Designations for 8- Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Early Action Compact Areas Various States; correction	Correction	Dec 29, 2003

Solid wates:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste-Extension of Comment Period The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule entitled "Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste," which appeared in the Federal Register on October 28, 2003 (68 FR 61558). The public comment p...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 2003

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement; In Re: Old Colony Railroad Superfund Site, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts 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 settlement for recovery of past response cos...	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency T.H. Agriculture & Nutrition Company Superfund Site; Notice of Proposed Settlement Under section 122(h)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9622(h)(1), the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has entered into an Agreement for Recovery of Past Costs (Agr...	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Water pollution; effluent guidelines for point source categories:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Effluent Limitations Guidelines and New Source Performance Standards for the Concentrated Aquatic Animal Production Point Source Category; Notice of Data Availability In 2002, EPA proposed technology-based effluent limitations and new source performance standards for the concentrated aquatic animal production (CAAP) point source category. The proposal applied to new and existing CAAP facilities that discharge poll...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 2003

Federal Maritime Commission

Investigations, hearings, petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Petition of National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Inc. for Rulemaking; Notice of Filing National Customs Brokers Forwarders Association of America, Inc.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Federal Reserve System

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 29, 2003

Home mortgage disclosure (Regulation C):

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Home Mortgage Disclosure The Board is publishing a final rule amending Regulation C (Home Mortgage Disclosure) and the staff commentary that interprets the requirements of Regulation C. The regulation and staff commentary are amended to conform them to changes in the Standar...	Rule	Dec 29, 2003

General Services Administration

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration GSA Board of Contract Appeals Rules Procedure Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the General Services Administration, has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a renewal of a currently approved info...	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Health and Human Services Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Capacity Building Assistance To Improve the Delivery and Effectiveness of HIV Prevention Services for Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations; Notice of Availability of Funds-Amendment Capacity building assistance to improve delivery and effectiveness of HIV prevention services for racial/ethnic minority populations; correction	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Competitive Funds for National Programs to Improve the Health, Education, and Well-Being of Young People, Program Announcement Number 04010 Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panels	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute on Drug Abuse	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Health Statistics (BSC, NCHS) Scientific Counselors Board	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Homeland Security Department

Ports and waterways safety:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Safety Zone; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Mile 134 West of the Harvey Locks, Louisa, LA The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone 100 feet east and west of the Louisa Bridge on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW), mile 134 West of the Harvey Locks (WHL), extending the entire width of the waterway. This safety zone is nee...	Rule	Dec 29, 2003
Homeland Security Department > USCG Security Zone; Suisun Bay, Concord, CA The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary security zone in the navigable waters of the United States adjacent to the Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO), California (formerly United States Naval Weapons Center Concord, California). In light of...	Rule	Dec 29, 2003

Housing and Urban Development Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > MMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, Comment Request To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, we are inviting comments on a collection of information that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The information collection request (ICR) is ti...	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Advisory Committee Meeting In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Canyons of the Ancients National Monument (Monument) Adv...	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Interior Department Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council; Notice of Meeting The Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary is announcing a public meeting of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Interior Department > FWS Service Regulations Committee Meeting The Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinafter Service) will conduct an open meeting on January 29, 2004, to identify and discuss preliminary issues concerning the 2004-05 migratory bird hunting regulations.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Surface coal mining and reclamation operations:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > OSM Ownership and Control Settlement Rule We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), propose to amend certain provisions of our December 19, 2000, final ownership and control rule (hereinafter referred to as the 2000 final rule) in order to effectuate a settlement ag...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 2003

Withdrawal and reservation of lands:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Nevada The Bureau of Land Management has received a request from the Department of Energy to withdraw 308,600 acres of public land from surface entry and mining for a period of 20 years to evaluate the land for the potential construction, operation, and mai...	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Certain Ceramic Station Post Insulators From Japan Japan	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

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Judicial Conference of the United States

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Judicial Conference of the United States Hearing of the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure The public hearing on proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, scheduled for January 9, 2004, in Houston, Texas, has been canceled. [Original notice of hearing appeared in the Federal Register of September 10, 2003.]	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Justice Department

DNA identification system:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Regulations Under the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 The Department of Justice is publishing this final rule to implement section 3 and related provisions of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000, as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act. The rule specifies the Federal offenses that will be treated...	Rule	Dec 29, 2003

Inmate control, custody, care, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > BOP Administrative Safeguards for Psychiatric Treatment and Medication In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) amends its regulations on Psychiatric Treatment and Medication. We make several minor word changes to conform more closely with the language of 18 U.S.C. 4241-4247 on psychiatric hospitalization. We re...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 2003
Justice Department > BOP Religious Beliefs and Practices: Nomenclature Change The Bureau amends its regulations on religious beliefs and practices to rename the special diet with which it accommodates inmates' religious dietary practices. The special diet, formerly known as the common fare menu, will now be called the religiou...	Rule	Dec 29, 2003

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Gallagher, William J.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Between the United States of America and Erwin Grant and the Real Property Located at 3368 N.E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Grant, Erwin, et al.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Ponderosa Fibres of America, Inc., et al.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > WHD Minimum Wages for Federal and Federally Assisted Construction; General Wage Determination Decisions Minimum wages for Federal and federally-assisted construction; general wage determination decisions	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Adjustment assistance:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA AK Steel Corp., Rockport Works, Shipping, Receiving and Packaging Department, Rockport, IN; Dismissal of Application for Reconsideration AK Steel Corp.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Labor Department > ETA American Suessen Corp., Charlotte, NC; Dismissal of Application for Reconsideration American Suessen Corp.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Fishing Vessel (F/V) Bad Betty, Homer, AK; Dismissal of Application for Reconsideration Bad Betty	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Control Engineering Company, Pellston, MI; Control Engineering Company, Harbor Springs, MI; Control Engineering Company, Boyne City, MI; Notice of Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration Control Engineering Co. et al.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Descartes Systems (USA) LLC, an Affiliate of the Descartes Systems Group, Inc., Atlanta, GA; Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration Descartes Systems (USA) LLC	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Exfo Gnubi Products Group, Inc., Gnubi Communications, L.P., Gnubi Communications, Inc., Addison, TX; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance Exfo Gnubi Products Group, Inc., et al.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance Gentry Mills, Inc., et al.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Martens Manufacturing, LLC, Kingsford, Michigan; Notice of Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration Martens Manufacturing, LLC	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Nortel Networks Corporation, Optical Global Technical Assistance Center, Research Triangle Park, NC; Nortel Networks Corporation, Optical Global Technical Assistance Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Nortel Networks Corporation, Optical Global Technical Assistance Center, Centennial, CO; Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration Nortel Networks Corp. et al.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Labor Department > ETA Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance TCI Machinery, Inc., et al.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Safety standard petitions:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > MSHA Petitions for Modification Kingwood Mining Co., LLC, et al	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a forthcoming meeting of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Aviation Safety Reporting System Subcommittee; Meeting The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a forthcoming meeting of the Aviation Safety Reporting System Subcommittee (ASRSS).	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Advisory Council, Planetary Protection Advisory Committee; Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a forthcoming meeting of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC), Planetary Protection Advisory Committee (PPAC)...	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

National Archives and Records Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Archives and Records Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request NARA is giving public notice that the agency proposes to request extension of a currently approved information collection, NATF Form 36, Microfilm Publication Order Form, used by customers/ researchers for ordering roll(s) or microfiche of a microfil...	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
National Archives and Records Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request NARA is giving public notice that the agency has submitted to OMB for approval the information collection described in this notice. The public is invited to comment on the proposed information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 199...	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Title	Type	Published
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Sunshine Act Meeting of the National Museum Services Board This notice sets forth the agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the National Museum and Library Services Board. This notice also describes the function of the board. Notice of this meeting is required under the Sunshine in Government Act.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regulatory Guide; Issuance, Availability Regulatory guides; issuance, availability, and withdrawal	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Envirocare of Utah, Inc.; Order Modifying Exemption From Requirements Relative to Possession of Special Nuclear Material Envirocare of Utah, Inc.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Radiac Research Corp., Brooklyn, New York; Receipt of Request for Action Under 10 CFR 2.206 Radiac Research Corp.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Financial reporting matters:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Commission Guidance Regarding Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations The Commission is publishing interpretive guidance regarding the disclosure commonly known as Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, or MD&A, which is required by Item 303 of Regulation S-K, Items 303(b...	Rule	Dec 29, 2003

Securities:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Recordkeeping Requirements for Registered Transfer Agents The Commission is amending its rule concerning recordkeeping requirements for registered transfer agents. The amendments will make clear that registered transfer agents may use electronic, microfilm, and microfiche media as a substitute for hard copy...	Rule	Dec 29, 2003

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 American Stock Exchange LLC Relating to the Exceptions to the Exchange's Firm Quote Rule American Stock Exchange, LLC	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. Relating to the Trading of Index Options and Options on ETFs on the CBOE Hybrid System Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. To Amend Provisions of its Constitution and Rules Pertaining to the Governance of the Exchange Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by International Securities Exchange, Inc., Extending the Waiver of Its Marketing Fee International Securities Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change to Amend Rule 412 and its Interpretation Relating to Partial Customer Account Transfers New York Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto by the Pacific Exchange, Inc. To Amend Its Rules Governing Market-Maker Obligations on the Archipelago Exchange Pacific Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Pacific Stock Exchange, Inc.; Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change to Incorporate New PCX Rules Into Its Minor Rule Plan Pacific Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to a Pilot Program To Deploy the Options Floor Broker Management System Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Stock Clearing Corporation of Philadelphia; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change Relating to Permanent Approval of SCCP's Restructured Limited Clearing Business Stock Clearing Corp. of Philadelphia	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Small Business Administration

Small business size standards:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Small Business Size Standards; Information Technology Value Added Reseller The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is establishing a new industry category and size standard of 150 employees for Information Technology Value Added Resellers under the industry of Other Computer Related Services, North American Industry Cl...	Rule	Dec 29, 2003
Small Business Administration Small Business Size Standards; Testing Laboratories The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is adopting the proposed increase to the size standard for the Testing Laboratories industry (North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541380) from $6 million to $10 million in average an...	Rule	Dec 29, 2003

State Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Request for Grant Proposals: Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) U.S. Business Internship Program for Young Middle Eastern Women The Office of Academic Exchange Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) U.S. Business Internship Program for Young Middle Eastern Women. Public and private...	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Exceptions from Port-of-Entry Special Registration, Fingerprinting and Photographing (Class A Referrals) Jones, Richard H.; nonimmigrants; port-of-entry special registration, fingerprinting, and photographing; exceptions	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
State Department Special Exemptions From Port-of-Entry Special Registration, Fingerprinting and Photographing by Patrick J. Kennedy (National Interest) Kennedy, Patrick J.; nonimmigrants; port-of-entry special registration, fingerprinting, and photographing; special exemptions	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Surface Transportation Board

Rail carriers:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor The Board has approved the first quarter 2004 rail cost adjustment factor (RCAF) filed by the Association of American Railroads. The first quarter 2004 RCAF (Unadjusted) is 1.025. The first quarter 2004 RCAF (Adjusted) is 0.517. The first quarter 200...	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Railroad services abandonment:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB City of Venice-Abandonment Exemption-in Venice, IL, and St. Louis, MO Venice, IL	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Notice and Request for Comments In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Requirement (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and c...	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; AeroSpace Technologies of Australia Pty Ltd Airplanes The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all AeroSpace Technologies of Australia Pty Ltd Model N22B, N22S, and N24A airplanes. This proposed AD would require you to inspect the forward and aft face of the rear fuselage frame f...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 2003

Aviation proceedings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed the Week Ending December 12, 2003 Agreements filed; weekly receipts	Notice	Dec 29, 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) During the Week Ending December 12, 2003 Certificates of public convenience and necessity and foreign air carrier permits; weekly applications	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Fuel economy standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Reforming the Automobile Fuel Economy Standards Program This document seeks comment on various issues relating to the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) program. In particular, this document seeks comments relating to possible enhancements to the program that will assist in furthering fuel conservation...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 2003
Transportation Department > NHTSA Reforming the Automobile Fuel Economy Standards Program; Request for Product Plan Information The purpose of this request for comments is to acquire information regarding vehicle manufacturers' future product plans to assist the agency in analyzing possible reforms to the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) program which are discussed in a...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 2003

Rail carriers:

No documents available.

Railroad services abandonment:

No documents available.

Treasury Department

Income taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Addition of New Transmitter Encryption Options and Pending Discontinuance of Non-Encrypted Options for IRS e-file Internal Revenue Service will provide the ability for IRS e- file program participants to use approved encryption methods for the 2005 and later filing seasons, beginning with the Acceptance Testing System (ATS) in late 2004. For the 2005 filing seas...	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Information Statements for Certain Substitute Payments This document contains final regulations under section 6045(d) that reflect the changes to information reporting for payments in lieu of dividends effected by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 (JGTRRA). These regulations provi...	Rule	Dec 29, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Earned Income Tax Credit Issue Committee An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Earned Income Tax Credit Issue Committee will be conducted (via teleconference). The committee is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving the administration of the Earned Income Ta...	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Area 4 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the States of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, and Wisconsin) An open meeting of the Area 4 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comment, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Joint Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel An open meeting of the Joint Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted via teleconference.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Area 1 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the States of New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine) An open meeting of the Area 1 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Procedure and administration:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Awards of Attorney's Fees and Other Costs Based Upon Qualified Offers This document contains final regulations relating to the qualified offer rule, including the requirements that an offer must satisfy to be treated as a qualified offer under section 7430(g) and the requirements that a taxpayer must satisfy to qualify...	Rule	Dec 29, 2003

Veterans Affairs Department

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Standards for Collection, Compromise, Suspension, or Termination of Collection Effort, and Referral of Civil Claims for Money or Property; Regional Office Committees on Waivers and Compromises; Salary Offset Provisions; Delegations of Authority The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to revise its current regulations concerning the collection, compromise, suspension, termination, and referral of debts owed to VA. The proposed revision clarifies and simplifies debt collection standa...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 2003

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Medical Research Service Merit Review Committee, Notice of Meetings Medical Research Service Merit Review Committee	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Veterans Affairs Department Advisory Committee on Women Veterans; Notice of Meeting Women Veterans Advisory Committee	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a(e) (4)) requires that all agencies publish in the Federal Register a notice of the existence and character of their systems of records. Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amen...	Notice	Dec 29, 2003
Veterans Affairs Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a(e) (4)) requires that all agencies publish in the Federal Register a notice of the existence and character of their systems of records. Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amen...	Notice	Dec 29, 2003

Federal Register December 29, 2003

Agencies Publishing on December 29, 2003

Agriculture Department

Meetings:

Milk marketing orders:

Commerce Department

Fishery conservation and management:

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

C Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Bilateral textile consultations:

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Federal Hazardous Substances Act:

Defense Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Education Department

Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Meetings:

Radioactive waste:

Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:

Air pollution control:

Air programs; approval and promulgation; State plans for designated facilities and pollutants:

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

Air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:

Solid wates:

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

Water pollution; effluent guidelines for point source categories:

Federal Maritime Commission

Investigations, hearings, petitions, etc.:

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Home mortgage disclosure (Regulation C):

General Services Administration

Health and Human Services Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Homeland Security Department

Ports and waterways safety:

Housing and Urban Development Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Interior Department

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Surface coal mining and reclamation operations:

Withdrawal and reservation of lands:

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

J Judicial Conference of the United States

Meetings:

Justice Department

DNA identification system:

Inmate control, custody, care, etc.:

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Labor Department

Adjustment assistance:

Safety standard petitions:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Meetings:

National Archives and Records Administration

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Securities and Exchange Commission

Financial reporting matters:

Securities:

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Small Business Administration

Small business size standards:

State Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Surface Transportation Board

Rail carriers:

Railroad services abandonment:

Transportation Department

Airworthiness directives:

Aviation proceedings:

Fuel economy standards:

Rail carriers:

Railroad services abandonment:

C
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

J
Judicial Conference of the United States