December 30, 2003 (Volume 68)

Federal Register December 30, 2003

View all documents issued on December 30, 2003. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

146 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on December 30, 2003

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the comment period on the proposal to exempt producers and marketers from assessments for marketing promotion activities under marketing order programs is extended.
Proposed Rule Dec 30, 2003

Cherries (tart) grown in

Title Type Published
This proposal invites comments on the establishment of final free and restricted percentages for the 2003-2004 crop year. The percentages are 75 percent free and 25 percent restricted and would establish the proportion of cherries from the 2003 crop...
Proposed Rule Dec 30, 2003

National Forest System land and resource management planning

Title Type Published
The Department of Agriculture is adopting this final rule to amend regulations concerning the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (hereinafter, referred to as the roadless rule) to temporarily exempt the Tongass National Forest (hereinafter, referred to...
Rule Dec 30, 2003

Pistachios grown in

Title Type Published
This decision proposes the issuance of a marketing agreement and order (order) for pistachios grown in California, and provides growers with the opportunity to vote in a referendum to determine if they favor promulgation of the order. The proposed or...
Proposed Rule Dec 30, 2003

Procurement and property management:

Title Type Published
The Office of Procurement and Property Management of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposes to amend its procedures for the acquisition and transfer of excess personal property to 1994 Institutions (as defined in section 532 of the Equity in E...
Rule Dec 30, 2003

Program regulations:

Title Type Published
This rule proposes to establish procedures for a guarantee program for cooperatives and other not-for-profit lenders that make loans eligible for assistance under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (the RE Act). Criteria for eligibility of lenders...
Proposed Rule Dec 30, 2003

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Dec 30, 2003
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Dec 30, 2003
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Antidumping:

Title Type Published
Belgium
Notice Dec 30, 2003
On September 26, 2003, the Department of Commerce published the preliminary results of the new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on fresh garlic from the People's Republic of China. The period of review is November 1, 2001, through October...
Notice Dec 30, 2003
On September 9, 2002, the Court of International Trade ("CIT" or "the Court") affirmed the Department's remand determination and entered a judgment order in Rhodia, Inc. v. United States, 240 F. Supp. 2d 1247 (CIT 2002) ("Rhodia II"), a lawsuit chall...
Notice Dec 30, 2003
On September 30, 2003, the Department of Commerce initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on industrial nitrocellulose from France. The review covers one manufacturer/ exporter, Bergerac, N.C. The period of review is August 1...
Notice Dec 30, 2003
Notice of Antidumping Duty Order.
Notice Dec 30, 2003
The Department of Commerce has received information sufficient to warrant initiation of a changed-circumstances review of the antidumping order on structural steel beams from Japan. The review will be conducted to determine whether Yamato Steel is th...
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Cheese quota; foreign government subsidies:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce ("the Department"), in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, has prepared its annual list of foreign government subsidies on articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty during the period October 1, 2002...
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Fishery conservation and management:

Title Type Published
NMFS issues this proposed rule to provide information about the schedule, procedures, and eligibility requirements for participating in referendums to determine whether an individual fishing quota (IFQ) program for the Gulf of Mexico commercial red s...
Proposed Rule Dec 30, 2003
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Community Development Quota (CDQ) reserve amounts of shortraker/rougheye rockfish and northern rockfish in the Bering Sea subarea and "other species" in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSA...
Rule Dec 30, 2003

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) seeks comments from former, current and prospective participants and other interested parties on whether inter partes reexamination proceedings are believed to be inequitable to any of the parties...
Notice Dec 30, 2003
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling public meetings of its Habitat, Groundfish and Scallop Oversight Committees and Scallop Advisory Panel in, January, 2004 to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exc...
Notice Dec 30, 2003
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a 3-day Council meeting on January 27-29, 2004, to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Permits:

Title Type Published
Due to public request for an extension of the public comment period, NMFS is reopening the comment period for the notice of intent to issue Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs) and Scientific Research Permits (SRPs) for the collection of Atlantic highly m...
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Consumer financial information privacy:

Title Type Published
The OCC, OTS, Board, FDIC, NCUA, FTC, CFTC, and SEC (the Agencies) are requesting comment on whether the Agencies should consider amending the regulations that implement sections 502 and 503 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLB Act) to allow or require...
Proposed Rule Dec 30, 2003

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
Notice.
Notice Dec 30, 2003
Notice.
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Acquisition regulations:

Title Type Published
DoD has issued an interim rule amending Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) policy pertaining to unique item identification and valuation. This rule contains changes resulting from comments received in response to an interim rul...
Proposed Rule Dec 30, 2003

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Defense Science Board Task Force on Corrosion Control will meet in closed sessions on February 2-3, 2004; February 25-26, 2004; April 21-22, 2004, and May 10-11, 2004, in Arlington, VA (exact location to be determined). The Task Force will addres...
Notice Dec 30, 2003
The Defense Science Board Task Force on Critical Homeland Installation Protection will meet in closed sessions on January 20-21, 2004; February 26-27, 2004; April 1-2, 2004; May 10-11, 2004; June 17- 18, 2004, in Arlington, VA (exact location to be d...
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Privacy Act:

Title Type Published
The Office of the Secretary is amending one system of records notice in its inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a).
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Education Department logo Education Department

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Supply Margin Assessment Conference
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request t...
Notice Dec 30, 2003
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request t...
Notice Dec 30, 2003
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing appro...
Notice Dec 30, 2003

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

Title Type Published
EPA is proposing to approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Maryland. These revisions amend the Baltimore severe 1-hour ozone nonattainment area's (the Baltimore area's) rate-of-progress (ROP) plan for the 2005 mil...
Proposed Rule Dec 30, 2003

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces that EPA is extending the comment period for the stakeholder dialogue by 30 days until February 4, 2004. The comment period for this stakeholder dialogue was initially scheduled to close on January 5, 2004. Because of a request...
Notice Dec 30, 2003

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

Title Type Published
Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR part 404, EPA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive, royalty-bearing, revocable license to practice the invention described and claimed in the patent application listed below, all U.S. patents is...
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of an External Review Draft entitled, "Neurotoxicity of Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene): Discussion Paper" (EPA/ 600//P-03/005A). EPA will accept public comments on...
Notice Dec 30, 2003
On or about December 29, 2003, the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA), within EPA's Office of Research and Development, will make available for public review and comment revised drafts of Chapters 7 and 8 of EPA's document Air Qualit...
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Title Type Published
In this document, the Wireline Competition Bureau sought comment on the Nextel Partners Tennessee (Nextel Partners TN) petition. Nextel Partners TN seeks designation as an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) to receive federal universal service...
Notice Dec 30, 2003
This document seeks public comment on petitions filed requesting a waiver of the requirement that a local exchange carrier (LEC) verify the inbound carrier change request(s) when a customer seeks to switch to the LECs interexchange carrier affiliate.
Notice Dec 30, 2003
The Commission adopted rule revisions to require use of new satellite and earth station application forms. Certain rules contained new and modified information requirements and were published in the Federal Register on November 12, 2003. This documen...
Rule Dec 30, 2003

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Consumer financial information privacy:

No documents available.

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Consumer financial information privacy:

No documents available.

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

Consumer financial information privacy:

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Dec 30, 2003
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Dec 30, 2003
Corrective Action Plan.. 7 1 8.0 56 Implementation Status Report.................... 7 3 2.0 42 51.23(c) Reports, materials and fiscal data 57 1 1.0 57
Notice Dec 30, 2003
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Biological products:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the biologics regulations by providing options to the existing requirement for separate, dedicated facilities and equipment for work with spore- forming microorganisms. FDA is amending the regulation...
Rule Dec 30, 2003
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to amend the biologics regulations by providing options to the existing requirement for separate, dedicated facilities and equipment for work with spore-forming microorganisms. FDA is proposing this...
Proposed Rule Dec 30, 2003

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Association between exposure to media violence and youth violence; research program; correction
Notice Dec 30, 2003
Cancer and other chronic diseases prevention and control; chief elected officials strategies
Notice Dec 30, 2003
Capacity building assistance to improve delivery and effectiveness of HIV prevention services for racial/ethnic minority populations; correction
Notice Dec 30, 2003
Home visitors; training skills improvement practices; correction
Notice Dec 30, 2003
Injury Control Research Centers; correction
Notice Dec 30, 2003
Pacific Islands; HIV prevention projects
Notice Dec 30, 2003
This notices announces the availability of a Request for Applications (RFA) on Implementation grants to evaluate the effects of health information technology (HIT) on improving patient safety and quality of health care. The objective of this RFA is t...
Notice Dec 30, 2003
United States; prevention projects
Notice Dec 30, 2003
Youth Violence Prevention Through Community-Level Change Program; correction
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Health Services Research Initial Review Group Committee
Notice Dec 30, 2003
Notice of meeting.
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Clozapine Tablets: In Vivo Bioequivalence and In Vitro Dissolution Testing." This draft guidance provides recommendations for sponsors of...
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of West Virginia (FEMA-1500-DR), dated November 21, 2003, and related determinations.
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Disaster and emergency areas:

Title Type Published
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (FEMA-1501-DR), dated November 21, 2003, and related determinations.
Notice Dec 30, 2003
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (FEMA-1501-DR), dated November 21, 2003, and related determinations.
Notice Dec 30, 2003
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands (FEMA-1503-DR), dated December 9, 2003, and related determinations.
Notice Dec 30, 2003
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Commonwealth of Virginia (FEMA-1502-DR), dated December 9, 2003, and related determinations.
Notice Dec 30, 2003
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of West Virginia (FEMA-1500-DR), dated November 21, 2003, and related determinations.
Notice Dec 30, 2003
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of West Virginia (FEMA-1500-DR), dated November 21, 2003, and related determinations.
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Ports and waterways safety:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing a safety/security zone at the Cove Point Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal. This is in response to the re-opening of the terminal by Dominion Power in July 2003. This safety and security zone is necessary to help en...
Rule Dec 30, 2003
The Coast Guard is revising the established safety zone at the Cove Point Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal. This is in response to the re-opening of the terminal by Dominion Corporation on July 25, 2003. This safety and security zone is necessary...
Rule Dec 30, 2003

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

Title Type Published
In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this announcement notifies the public of a funding decision made by the Department to the Duke University of Durham, NC. This announcement...
Notice Dec 30, 2003
In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this announcement notifies the public of a funding decision made by the Department to the National Academy of Sciences of Washington, DC. T...
Notice Dec 30, 2003
In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this announcement notifies the public of a funding decision made by the Department to the National Academy of Sciences of Washington, DC Pr...
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the terms of existing concession permits, with the exception of construction on National Park Service lands, public notice is hereby given that the National Park Service intends to provide visitor services under the authority of a tempora...
Notice Dec 30, 2003
Pursuant to 36 CFR 51.23, public notice is hereby give that the National Park Service proposes to extend the following expiring concession contracts for a period of up to 1 year, or until such time as a new contract is executed, whichever occurs soon...
Notice Dec 30, 2003
Pursuant to 36 CFR 51.23, public notice is hereby given that the National Park Service proposes to extend the following expiring concession contract for a period of up to 2 years, or until such time as a new contract is executed, whichever occurs soo...
Notice Dec 30, 2003
Pursuant to the terms of existing concession contracts, public notice is hereby given that the National Park Service intends to request a continuation of visitor services for a period not-to-exceed 1 year from the date of contract expiration.
Notice Dec 30, 2003
Pursuant to 36 CFR 51.23, public notice is hereby given that the National Park Service proposes to extend the following expiring concession contracts for a period of up to one year, or until such time as a new contract is executed, whichever occurs s...
Notice Dec 30, 2003
Pursuant to 36 CFR 51.23, public notice is hereby given that the National Park Service proposes to extend the following expiring concession contract for a period of up to one year, or until such time as a new contract is executed, whichever occurs so...
Notice Dec 30, 2003
The following permits were issued.
Notice Dec 30, 2003
Pursuant to 36 CFR 51.23, public notice is hereby given that the National Park Service proposes to extend the following expiring concession contract for a period of up to 3 years, or until such time as a new contract is executed, whichever occurs soo...
Notice Dec 30, 2003
Pursuant to 36 CFR 51.23, public notice is hereby given that the National Park Service proposes to extend the following expiring concession contracts for a period of up to one year, or until such time as a new contract is executed, whichever occurs s...
Notice Dec 30, 2003
Pursuant to 36 CFR 51.23, public notice is hereby given that the National Park Service proposes to extend the following expiring concession contract for a period of up to one year, or until such time as a new contract is executed, whichever occurs so...
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Concession contracts and permits:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to 36 CFR 51.23, public notice is hereby given that the National Park Service proposes to extend the following expiring concession contracts for a period of up to one year, or until such time as a new contract is executed, whichever occurs s...
Notice Dec 30, 2003
Pursuant to 36 CFR 51.23, public notice is hereby given that the National Park Service proposes to extend the following expiring concession contracts for a period of up to one year, or until such time as a new contract is executed, whichever occurs s...
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of the final rural landscape management program environmental impact statement (EIS) for Cuyahoga Valley National...
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Liquor and tobacco sale or distribution ordinance:

Title Type Published
This notice publishes the Robinson Rancheria of California Ordinance Governing the Regulation and Licensing of Liquor on lands of the Robinson Rancheria. The ordinance regulates and controls the sale, manufacture, and distribution of alcoholic bevera...
Notice Dec 30, 2003

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

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to Department of the Interior 200 D.M. 2.4 and 200 D.M. 1.10, the National Park Service announces the proposed Amendment two (Amdt. 2) to Southeast Region Order No. 6, Delegation of Authority, to clarify the authority of Field Land Resources...
Notice Dec 30, 2003

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Import investigations:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review the initial determination ("ID") issued by the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ") on November 26, 2003, granting complainant Auto Meter Products,...
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Executive Office for Immigration Review:

Title Type Published
This proposed rule would amend the regulations pertaining to appearances by attorneys and representatives before the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). This proposed rule authorizes the Director, EOIR, or his designee to register attorne...
Proposed Rule Dec 30, 2003

Grants:

Title Type Published
This rule proposed to amend the regulations for the STOP (Services--Training--Officers--Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program and the STOP Violence Against Indian Women Discretionary Grant Program in 28 CFR 90.17 and 90.55, respec...
Proposed Rule Dec 30, 2003

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or con...
Notice Dec 30, 2003
This notice revises our [MSHA Approval and Certification Center (A&CC)] user fees. Fees compensate us for the costs that we incur for testing, evaluating, and approving certain products for use in underground mines. We based the 2004 fees on our actu...
Notice Dec 30, 2003

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title Type Published
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 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 inf...
Notice Dec 30, 2003
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 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 inf...
Notice Dec 30, 2003
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 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 inf...
Notice Dec 30, 2003
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 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 inf...
Notice Dec 30, 2003
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 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 inf...
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and NASA policy and p...
Notice Dec 30, 2003

National Archives and Records Administration logo National Archives and Records Administration

Title Type Published
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 30, 2003

Presidential records; management and custody:

Title Type Published
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has identified an incomplete version of Presidential records on electronic media, housed at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland facility, as appropriate for disposal under the provis...
Notice Dec 30, 2003

National Credit Union Administration logo National Credit Union Administration

Consumer financial information privacy:

No documents available.

Credit unions:

Title Type Published
NCUA is updating and clarifying the definitions of certain terms used in NCUA's loan participation rule. Specifically, the definition of "credit union organization" is amended to conform to the terms of the credit union service organizations (CUSOs)...
Rule Dec 30, 2003
NCUA is amending its share insurance rules to simplify and clarify them and provide parity with the deposit insurance rules of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Specifically, the amendments: Provide continuation of coverage following...
Rule Dec 30, 2003

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

N
Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Yucca Mountain, NV
Notice Dec 30, 2003

R
Railroad Retirement Board

Title Type Published
In accordance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which provides opportunity for public comment on new or revised data collections, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) will publish periodic summaries o...
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Consumer financial information privacy:

No documents available.

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title Type Published
American Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Dec 30, 2003
International Securities Exchange, Inc.
Notice Dec 30, 2003
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Notice Dec 30, 2003
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Notice Dec 30, 2003
Pacific Exchange, Inc.
Notice Dec 30, 2003
Pacific Exchange, Inc.
Notice Dec 30, 2003

State Department logo State Department

Arms Export Control Act:

Title Type Published
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 30, 2003

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Shipping Coordinating Committee
Notice Dec 30, 2003
Shipping Coordinating Committee
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Presidential permits:

Title Type Published
Valero Logistics Operations LP; pipeline construction, connection, operation, and maintenance at U.S.-Mexican border
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Tennessee Valley Authority logo Tennessee Valley Authority

Meetings:

Title Type Published
TVA will convene a meeting of the Regional Resource Stewardship Council (Regional Council) to obtain views and advice on the topic of public involvement practices. Under the TVA Act, TVA is charged with the proper use and conservation of natural reso...
Notice Dec 30, 2003

T
Trade Representative, Office of United States

Andean Trade Preference Act:

Title Type Published
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) received petitions in September 2003 to review certain practices in certain beneficiary developing countries to determine whether such countries are in compliance with the ATPA eligibility c...
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Trade Policy Staff Committee:

Title Type Published
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), on behalf of the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC), seeks comment on the interim environmental review of the proposed U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The interim environmental review is...
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Air carrier certification and operations:

Title Type Published
This final rule amends the regulations governing service difficulty reports (SDRs) submitted to the FAA by aeronautical repair stations. The FAA is clarifying which type of failures, malfunctions, and defects repair stations must report. Finally, FAA...
Rule Dec 30, 2003
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is further delaying the effective date of a final rule that amends the reporting requirements for air carriers and certificated domestic and foreign repair station operators concerning failures, malfunctions,...
Rule Dec 30, 2003

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
This document makes a correction to Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2003-24-13, which was published in the Federal Register on December 4, 2003 (68 FR 67789), and applies to certain Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Models 172R, 172S, 182S, 182T, T182T,...
Rule Dec 30, 2003
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain GARMIN International Inc. GTX 330/GTX 330D Mode S transponders. This proposed AD would require you to install GTX 330/ 330D Software Upgrade Version 3.03. This proposed AD is th...
Proposed Rule Dec 30, 2003
This document makes corrections to Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2003-23-05 applicable to certain Titeflex Corporation hoses installed on Boeing 737-300, -400, -500, -600, -700, -700C, -800, -900, 747-400, 757-200, -300, 767-200, -300, and -300F airpl...
Rule Dec 30, 2003

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) is amending its regulations to incorporate a number of technical and conforming amendments. They include clarifications, updated statutory and other references, and corrections of typographical errors.
Rule Dec 30, 2003

Consumer financial information privacy:

No documents available.

Income taxes:

Title Type Published
This document contains final regulations that affect the defenses available to the imposition of the accuracy-related penalty when taxpayers fail to disclose reportable transactions or fail to disclose that they have taken a return position based on...
Rule Dec 30, 2003
These final regulations modify and clarify the rules relating to confidential transactions under the Income Tax Regulations, and make minor conforming changes to the list maintenance rules under the Procedure and Administration Regulations. These reg...
Rule Dec 30, 2003
This document contains temporary regulations requiring information reporting by a corporation if control of the corporation is acquired or if the corporation has a recapitalization or other substantial change in capital structure. This document also...
Rule Dec 30, 2003
This document withdraws proposed regulations published in the Federal Register on November 18, 2002 (REG-143321-02). In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS is issuing temporary regulations relating to info...
Proposed Rule Dec 30, 2003

Interest rates:

Title Type Published
For the period beginning January 1, 2004 and ending on June 30, 2004, the prompt payment interest rate is 4.000 per centum per annum.
Notice Dec 30, 2003

Procedure and administration:

Title Type Published
This notice proposes modifications of the regulations governing practice before the Internal Revenue Service (Circular 230). These regulations affect individuals who are eligible to practice before the IRS. The proposed modifications set forth best p...
Proposed Rule Dec 30, 2003

U
United States Sentencing Commission

Title Type Published
Pursuant to section 994(a), (o), and (p) of title 28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing Commission is considering promulgating certain amendments to the sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and commentary. This notice sets forth t...
Notice Dec 30, 2003

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