Federal Register January 6, 2004 (Volume 69)

Agencies Publishing on January 6, 2004

Agriculture Department (6)
Commerce Department (9)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (1)
Defense Department (7)
Education Department (1)
Energy Department (9)
Environmental Protection Agency (4)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Farm Credit Administration (1)
Federal Communications Commission (14)
Federal Reserve System (1)
Health and Human Services Department (12)
Homeland Security Department (15)
Interior Department (17)
Justice Department (4)
Labor Department (4)
Library of Congress (1)
M
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (3)
Securities and Exchange Commission (11)
Social Security Administration (2)
State Department (1)
T
Trade Representative, Office of United States (2)
Transportation Department (12)
Treasury Department (5)

Agriculture Department

Almonds grown in

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Almonds Grown in California; Continuance Referendum This document directs that a referendum be conducted among eligible growers of California almonds to determine whether they favor continuance of the marketing order regulating the handling of almonds grown in the production area.	Proposed Rule	Jan 06, 2004

Child nutrition programs:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FNS Summer Food Service Program for Children; Program Reimbursement for 2004 This notice informs the public of the annual adjustments to the reimbursement rates for meals served in the Summer Food Service Program for Children (SFSP). These adjustments reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index and are required by the statute...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Catron County Resource Advisory Committee The Catron County Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Reserve, New Mexico, on January 27, 2004, at 10 a.m. m.s.t. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss use of project proposal form, establish process for project submission, evaluate submitted...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Agriculture Department > FS Meeting Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463) and under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-393) the Black Hills National Forests' Crook County Resource Advisory Comm...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Agriculture Department > FS Notice of Lincoln County Resource Advisory Committee Meeting Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463) and under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-393) the Kootenai National Forests' Lincoln County Resource Advisory Commi...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, and tangelos grown in

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in Florida and Imported Grapefruit; Removing All Seeded Grapefruit Regulations, Relaxation of Grade Requirements for Valencia and Other Late Type Oranges, and Removing Quality and Size Regulations on Imported Seeded Grapefruit The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim final rule removing the regulations for seeded grapefruit under the Florida citrus marketing order and for seeded grapefruit imported into the United States...	Rule	Jan 06, 2004

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NMFS, (Assistant Administrator) granted the affirmative finding for the Republic of El Salvador under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). This affirmative finding will allow yellowfin tuna harvested in...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Honey From Argentina: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review On January 22, 2003, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published in the Federal Register (68 FR 3009) a notice announcing the initiation of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on honey from Argentina. The period of revie...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Large Diameter Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe From Japan On July 29, 2003, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published in the Federal Register (68 FR 44524) a notice announcing the initiation of an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain large diameter carbon and alloy seam...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube from Turkey: Extension of the Time Limit for the Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Turkey	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Skates Management in the Groundfish Fisheries of the Gulf of Alaska NMFS issues a proposed rule that would implement Amendment 63 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (FMP). Amendment 63, if approved, would move skates from the "other species" list to the "target species" list in the FM...	Proposed Rule	Jan 06, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Research Steering Committee in January, 2004. Recommendations from the committee will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if ap...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Commerce Department > NOAA Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings and Hearings The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has begun its annual preseason management process for the 2004 ocean salmon fisheries. This document announces the availability of Council documents as well as the dates and locations of Council meetin...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Permits:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals; Photography Permit File No. 1061-1738 Notice is hereby given that Joanne Lunt, Wag TV, 2d Leroy House, 436 Essex Road, London N1 3QP, England [Principal Investigator: Joanne Lunt] has applied in due form for a permit to take Northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) for purposes...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals; File No. 642-1536 Notice is hereby given that Joseph R. Mobley, Jr., Ph.D., Professor Psychology, University of Hawaii-West Oahu, 96-129 Ala Ike, Pearl City, Hawaii 96782 (Principal Investigator: Dr. Joe Mobley), has requested an amendment to scientific research Permi...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Derivatives clearing organizations:

Title	Type	Published
Commodity Futures Trading Commission In the Matter of Intermarket Clearing Corporation-Request for Vacation From Designation as Derivatives Clearing Organization In response to a request by the Intermarket Clearing Corporation ("ICC"), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("Commission" or "CFTC") is issuing an order vacating ICC's designation as a Derivatives Clearing Organization ("DCO").	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Notice	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Defense Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Defense Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Defense Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Defense Department > USAF Privacy Act; Implementation The Department of the Air Force is revising a (j)(2) exemption to an existing exemption rule for the Privacy Act system of records notice F090 AF IG B, Inspector General Records. The (j)(2) exemption will increase the value of the system of records f...	Rule	Jan 06, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Defense Business Board; Notice of Advisory Committee Meeting The Defense Business Board (DBB) will meet in open session on Wednesday, January 14, 2003, at the Pentagon, Washington, DC from 0815 until 0940 in room 2C-554, the Pentagon. The mission of the DBB is to advise the Senior Executive Council (SEC) and t...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Department of the Army is proposing to amend 30 systems of records notices in its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. The administrative amendments being made to the notices reflec...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests The Acting 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	Jan 06, 2004

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Submitted for OMB Review In compliance with the requirements of Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Submitted for OMB Review In compliance with the requirements of section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Notice DE-FG01-04ER04-07; Microbial Genome Program The Office of Biological and Environmental Research (OBER) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for research in support of the Microbial Genome Program (MGP), focused...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Energy Department Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Notice DE-FG01-04ER04-08; Scientific Discovery Through Advanced Computing: Climate Change Prediction Program The Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for research grants in the Climate Change Prediction Program (CCPP), whi...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Hanford This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meeting be announced in the Fe...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that publi...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Northern New Mexico This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Northern New Mexico. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announ...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Power rate adjustments:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > WAPA Loveland Area Projects-Rate Order No. WAPA-105 Notice is given of the confirmation and approval by the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE) of Rate Order No. WAPA-105 and Rate Schedule L-F5 placing provisional rates for the Loveland Area Projects (LAP) firm electric service into eff...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Energy Department > WAPA Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program-Eastern Division-Rate Order No. WAPA-110 Notice is given of the confirmation and approval by the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE) of Rate Order No. WAPA-110 and Rate Schedules P-SED-F7 and P-SED-FP7 placing into effect provisional rates for the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Pr...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Environmental Protection Agency

Air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Alabama; Redesignation of Birmingham Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment for Ozone On November 19, 2003, the State of Alabama, through the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), submitted a request to redesignate the 1-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) nonattainment area of Birmingham, Alabama...	Proposed Rule	Jan 06, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency EPA National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology-Compliance Assistance Advisory Committee; Notification of Public Advisory Committee Teleconference Meeting Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92- 463, notice is hereby given that the Compliance Assistance Advisory Committee (CAAC) under the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) will meet in a pu...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office Notification of Multiple Upcoming Meetings The Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces upcoming multiple teleconferences of: (1) SAB Committee on Valuing the Protection of Ecological Systems and Services: Public teleconferences to plan its future wo...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Pesticides; experimental use permits, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Issuance of Experimental Use Permits EPA has granted experimental use permits (EUPs) to the following pesticide applicants. An EUP permits use of a pesticide for experimental or research purposes only in accordance with the limitations in the permit.	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Executive Office of the President

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Libya Libya; continuation of national emergency (Notice of January 5, 2004)	Presidential Document	Jan 06, 2004

Farm Credit Administration

Title	Type	Published
Farm Credit Administration Sunshine Act Meeting; Farm Credit Administration Board; Regular Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)), of the regular meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board (Board).	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Petitions for Reconsideration and Clarification of Action in Rulemaking Proceedings Rulemaking proceedings; petitions filed, granted, denied, etc.	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Radio stations; table of assignments:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Carrollton, Gurley, Meridianville, and Tuscumbia, AL In response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 67 FR 40907 (June 14, 2002), this document grants a petition for rulemaking filed jointly by Capstar TX Limited Partnership, licensee of Station WXQW(FM), Meridianville, Alabama, and Clear Channel Broad...	Rule	Jan 06, 2004
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Las Animas, CO This document dismisses a pending petition for rulemaking to add an FM allotment in Las Animas, Colorado. The Audio Division had requested comment on a petition filed by Sierra Grande Broadcasting, proposing the allotment of Channel 234C1 at Las Anim...	Proposed Rule	Jan 06, 2004
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Knoxville, IL This document dismisses a pending petition for rulemaking to add an FM allotment in Knoxville, Illinois. The Audio Division had requested comment on a petition filed by Paul Christensen, proposing the allotment of Channel 291A at Knoxville, Illinois....	Proposed Rule	Jan 06, 2004
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Nantucket, Massachusetts. This document dismisses a pending petition for rulemaking to add an FM allotment in Nantucket, Massachusetts. The Audio Division had requested comment on a petition filed by Paul Christensen, proposing the allotment of Channel 249A at Nantucket, Mass...	Proposed Rule	Jan 06, 2004
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Hartford and South Haven, MI The Audio Division requests comments on a petition for rule making filed by WSJM, Inc. proposing (1) the reallotnent of Channel 279A from Hartford to South Haven, Michigan, and the modification Station WZBL(FM)'s license accordingly; and (2) the real...	Proposed Rule	Jan 06, 2004
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Hartington, Nebraska The Audio Division, at the request of Pierce Radio L.L.C., allots Channel 232C2 at Hartington, Nebraska, as the community's first local FM service. Channel 232C2 can be allotted to Hartington, Nebraska, in compliance with the Commission's minimum dis...	Rule	Jan 06, 2004
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Carrizozo, NM The Audio Division, at the request of Douglas Bennett, allots Channel 261C2 at Carrizozo, New Mexico, as the community's first local FM service. Channel 261C2 can be allotted to Carrizozo, New Mexico, in compliance with the Commission's minimum dista...	Rule	Jan 06, 2004
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Centerville, Texas The Audio Division, at the request of David P. Garland, allots Channel 274A at Centerville, Texas, as the community's third local FM service. See 67 FR 78,402, December 24, 2002. The Order also dismisses the counterproposal of Sonoma Media Corporatio...	Rule	Jan 06, 2004
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Alpine and Presidio, Texas In response to a Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 67 FR 57779 (September 12, 2001), this Report and Order grants the proposal to allot Channel 292C1 to Presidio, Texas, and denies the mutually exclusive proposal to allot Channel 293C at Alpine, Texas....	Rule	Jan 06, 2004
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Rocksprings, TX This document dismisses a pending petition for rulemaking to add an FM allotment in Rocksprings, Texas. The Audio Division had requested comment on a petition filed by Katherine Pyeatt, proposing the allotment of Channel 263A at Rocksprings, Texas. S...	Proposed Rule	Jan 06, 2004
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Salina, UT At the request of Sierra Grande Broadcasting this document allots Channel 233C to Salina, Utah. See 67 FR 47502, published July 19, 2002. The reference coordinates for the Channel 233C allotment at Salina, Utah, are 38-52-24 and 111-51-33. With this...	Rule	Jan 06, 2004
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Various Locations The Commission, on its own motion, editorially amends the Table of FM Allotments to specify the actual classes of channels allotted to various communities. The changes in channel classifications have been authorized in response to applications filed...	Rule	Jan 06, 2004
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Newcastle and Pine Haven, WY This document requests comments on a Petition for Rule Making filed by Michael Radio Group, licensee of Station KRKI(FM), Channel 258A, Newcastle, Wyoming, proposing the substitution of Channel 258C0 for Channel 258A at Newcastle, Wyoming and the mod...	Proposed Rule	Jan 06, 2004

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Health and Human Services Department

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Ophthalmic and Topical Dosage Form New Animal Drugs; Ivermectin The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Merial Ltd. The supplemental NADA provides for topical use of ivermectin on cattle to con...	Rule	Jan 06, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Oral Dosage Form New Animal Drugs; Nitazoxanide Paste The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a new animal drug application (NADA) filed by IDEXX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The NADA provides for veterinary prescription use of an nitazoxanide oral...	Rule	Jan 06, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Implantation or Injectable Dosage Form New Animal Drugs; Trenbolone and Estradiol The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of an abbreviated new animal drug application (ANADA) filed by Fort Dodge Animal Health, Division of Wyeth. The ANADA provides for use of three differe...	Rule	Jan 06, 2004

Medicaid:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicaid Program; Time Limitation on Recordkeeping Requirements Under the Drug Rebate Program On August 29, 2003, we published a final rule with comment period in the Federal Register that finalized two specific provisions: it established new 3-year recordkeeping requirements for drug manufacturers under the Medicaid drug rebate program and s...	Rule	Jan 06, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicaid Program; Time Limitation on Recordkeeping Requirements Under the Drug Rebate Program On August 29, 2003, we published a final rule with comment period in the Federal Register that finalized two specific provisions: it established new 3-year recordkeeping requirements for drug manufacturers under the Medicaid drug rebate program and s...	Proposed Rule	Jan 06, 2004

Medical devices:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Medical Devices Regulated by the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research; Availability of Safety and Effectiveness Summaries for Premarket Approval Applications The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is publishing a list of premarket approval applications (PMAs) that have been approved by the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER). This list is intended to inform the public of the availability o...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Medicare:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare Program; Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System; Payment Reform for Calendar Year 2004 This interim final rule with comment period implements provisions of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (DIMA) of 2003 that affect the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) that become effective January...	Rule	Jan 06, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare Program; Notice of One-Time Appeal Process for Hospital Wage Index Classification In accordance with section 508(a) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, this notice establishes a one-time appeal process by which a hospital may appeal the wage index classification otherwise applicable to the...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare Program: Meeting of the Advisory Panel on Medicare Education In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2, section 10(a) (Pub. L. 92-463), this notice announces a meeting of the Advisory Panel on Medicare Education (the Panel) on February 5, 2004. The Panel advises and makes recom...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Cancer Institute	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research; Amended Notice of Meeting National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Office of Public Health and Science and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority National Vaccine Program Office	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
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 proposed continuing information collecti...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Secretarial Authorization for Certain Members and Employees of the U.S. Coast Guard to Serve on the Board of Control, Coast Guard Mutual Assistance The Commandant of the Coast Guard has authorized certain Coast Guard personnel to serve on the Board of Control of Coast Guard Mutual Assistance, a non-federal military-welfare entity. These personnel will provide coordination, oversight, and advice...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Deepwater ports:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Deepwater Ports This temporary interim rule revises regulations adopted in 1975 to implement the Deepwater Port Act of 1974. It updates and streamlines those regulations in accordance with the 1996 Deepwater Port Modernization Act. It also extends the deepwater port...	Rule	Jan 06, 2004

Flood elevation determinations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Final Flood Elevation Determinations Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either to adopt or to s...	Rule	Jan 06, 2004
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations Technical information or comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed below. The BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that the community...	Proposed Rule	Jan 06, 2004
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations Technical information or comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management me...	Proposed Rule	Jan 06, 2004
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations Technical information or comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed below. The BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that the co...	Proposed Rule	Jan 06, 2004
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations This interim rule lists communities where modification of the Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) is appropriate because of new scientific or technical data. New flood insurance premium rates will be calculated from the modified BFEs for...	Rule	Jan 06, 2004
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations Technical information or comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed below. The BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that the co...	Proposed Rule	Jan 06, 2004
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations Modified Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) are finalized for the communities listed below. These modified elevations will be used to calculate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and their contents.	Rule	Jan 06, 2004
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations Modified Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) are finalized for the communities listed below. These modified elevations will be used to calculate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and their contents.	Rule	Jan 06, 2004
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Final Flood Elevation Determinations Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either to adopt or to s...	Rule	Jan 06, 2004
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Final Flood Elevation Determinations Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either to adopt or to s...	Rule	Jan 06, 2004

Great Lakes pilotage regulations; rates update

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Rates for Pilotage on the Great Lakes This document contains corrections to the interim rule [USCG- 2002-11288], which was published in the Federal Register on December 12, 2003 (68 FR 69564). The interim rule provides a partial rate adjustment for pilotage on the Great Lakes. A review o...	Rule	Jan 06, 2004

Merchant marine officers and seamen:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Validation of Merchant Mariners' Vital Information and Issuance of Coast Guard Merchant Mariner's Documents (MMDs) This interim rule describes enhancements to the application procedures for the Merchant Mariner Licensing and Documentation program. These are necessary to improve maritime safety and promote the national security interests of the United States. The...	Rule	Jan 06, 2004

Interior Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Arkansas Post National Memorial Final EIS Availability Pursuant to section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement and General Management Plan (EIS/GMP) for Arkansas Post National Memor...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability of the Lakeview Resource Management Plan/Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued a ROD for the Lakeview Proposed RMP/ Final EIS. The ROD documents the approval of t...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Interior Department > BLM Grazing Administration-Exclusive of Alaska The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the draft environmental impact statement (Draft EIS) published to support proposed revisions to the regulations governing grazing administration, which were published in the Federal Re...	Proposed Rule	Jan 06, 2004

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Intent To Conduct Restoration Planning, Regarding Point Reyes Tarball Incident, Marin County, California, Pursuant to 15 CFR 990.44 Point Reyes National Seashore et al., CA; restoration planning	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Interior Department > NPS Intent to Conduct Restoration Planning, S.S. Jacob Luckenbach, San Francisco, CA Pursuant to section 1006 of the Oil Pollution Act (OPA), 33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., designated Federal and State trustees for natural resources are authorized to assess natural resource damages resulting from oil spills into navigable waters and develop...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Fiscal Year 2004 Private Stewardship Grants Program; Request for Grant Proposals We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are soliciting project proposals for Federal assistance under the Private Stewardship Grants Program (PSGP). This document describes how to access the required information for applying for funding und...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine; Acadia National Park Advisory Commission; Notice of Meeting Acadia National Park Advisory Commission	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Interior Department > NPS Cape Cod National Seashore, South Wellfleet, MA; Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission; Two Hundred Forty-Fifth; Notice of Meeting Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

National Register of Historic Places:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations Pending nominations	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Interior Department > NPS National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations Pending nominations	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Interior Department > NPS National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations Pending nominations	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

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

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion: American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY Notice.	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Carlsbad, NM Notice.	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Intent to Repatriate: Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science, Baton Rouge, LA Notice	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion: Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, Bemidji, MN, and U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC Notice.	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Correction Notice; correction.	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items in the Possession of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Correction Notice; correction.	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Agency Information Collection Activities Under Review: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested 60-day notice of information collection under review: Nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in State and local government services (self-evaluation).	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Justice Department Agency Information Collection Activities Under Review: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested 60-day notice of information collection under review: Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, certification of State and local government accessibility requirements.	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Justice Department Agency Information Collection Activities Under Review; Proposed Collection; Comments Requested 60-day notice of information collection under review: Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990/section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 discrimination complaint form.	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Justice Department Agency Information Collection Activities Under Review: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested 60-day notice of information collection under review: Nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in State and local government services (transition plan).	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Labor Department Submission of OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Labor Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OSHA National Advisory Committee on Ergonomics; Notice of Meeting The National Advisory Committee on Ergonomics (NACE) is part of the Secretary's comprehensive approach for reducing ergonomics- related injuries and illnesses in the workplace. The committee was convened for the first time on January 22, 2003. This n...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Library of Congress

Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel rules and procedures:

Title	Type	Published
Library of Congress > COLC Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings and Ephemeral Recordings The Copyright Office is announcing the initiation of the voluntary negotiation period for determining reasonable rates and terms for two compulsory licenses, which in one case, allows public performances of sound recordings by means of eligible nonsu...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

M
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Commission Meeting The Commission will hold its next public meeting on Wednesday, January 14, 2004, and Thursday, January 15, 2004, at the Ronald Reagan Building, International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The meeting is tentatively sche...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations Operating licenses, amendments; no significant hazards considerations; biweekly notices	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Entergy Nuclear Generation Company, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Joint Industry Plan:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Joint Industry Plan; Notice of Filing of Joint Amendment No. 8 to the Options Intermarket Linkage Plan Relating to Satisfaction Orders and Trade-Throughs International Securities Exchange, Inc., et al.	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

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 Amex Membership's Duty to Report Fraudulent or Manipulative Conduct American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated Relating to Time Periods Within the Membership Process Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 by the Chicago Stock Exchange, Incorporated To Amend Its Minor Rule Violation Plan Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Emerging Markets Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval on a Temporary Basis of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to Buy-In and Sell-Out Procedures Emerging Markets Clearing Corp.	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Fixed Income Clearing Corporation; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation's Cross-Margining Agreements With the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, BrokerTec Clearing Company, and the Board of Trade Clearing Corporation and To Eliminate the Cross-Margining Agreement with the New York Clearing Corporation Fixed Income Clearing Corp.	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change by the International Securities Exchange, Inc., Relating to the Extension of a Linkage Fee Pilot Program International Securities Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. To Establish a Nasdaq Official Opening Price National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Social Security Administration

Organization and procedures:

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Filing of Applications and Related Forms These final regulations revise our rules relating to the filing of an application for Social Security benefits. They inform the public of the option of filing Internet applications on our Web site for several types of Social Security benefits. These...	Rule	Jan 06, 2004

Supplemental security income:

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Determining Income and Resources under the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program We propose to revise our regulations that explain how we determine an individual's income and resources under the supplemental security income (SSI) program in order to achieve three program simplifications. First, we propose to eliminate clothing fr...	Proposed Rule	Jan 06, 2004

State Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs; Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) U.S. Business Internship Program for Young Middle Eastern Women Correction to proposal submission date.	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

T
Trade Representative, Office of United States

Intellectual property rights, countries denying; identification:

Title	Type	Published
Trade Representative, Office of United States Identification of Countries Under Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974: Request for Public Comment Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Trade Act) (19 U.S.C. 2242) requires the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to identify countries that deny adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights or deny fair and equitable mark...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Trade Act of 1974:

Title	Type	Published
Trade Representative, Office of United States Notice of Proposed Measure and Opportunity for Public Comment Pursuant to Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974: Certain Ductile Iron Waterworks Fittings From the People's Republic of China The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has determined, pursuant to section 421(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the Trade Act) (19 U.S.C. 2451(b)(1)), that certain ductile iron waterworks fittings \1\ from the People's Repu...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Modification of Class E Airspace; Sidney, NE This document confirms the effective date of the direct final rule which revises Class E airspace at Sidney, NE.	Rule	Jan 06, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Modification of Class E Airspace; Plattsmouth, NE Plattsmouth, NE nondirectional radio beacon (NDB) has been relocated and new NDB Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) have been developed to serve Plattsmouth Municipal Airport. An examination of controlled airspace for Plattsmouth, NE rev...	Rule	Jan 06, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Modification of Restricted Areas 3801A, 3801B, and 3801C, Camp Claiborne, LA This action proposes to revise Restricted Area 3801A (R- 3801A), 3801B (R-3801B), and 3801C (R-3801C), at Camp Claiborne, LA. The United States Air Force (USAF) requested that the FAA take action to eliminate the area currently designated as R-3801A;...	Proposed Rule	Jan 06, 2004

Air carrier certification and operations:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Extended Operations (ETOPS) of Multi-engine Airplanes This action extends the comment period for an NPRM that was published on November 14, 2003 (68 FR 64730). In that document, the FAA proposed to issue regulations governing flights that go beyond certain distances from an adequate airport. This extens...	Proposed Rule	Jan 06, 2004

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company (GE) CF6-80E1A2 and -80E1A4 Turbofan Engines The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for General Electric Company (GE) CF6-80E1A2 and -80E1A4 turbofan engines with left vertical link bolts part number (P/N) 1304M26P02 installed, and pylon attachment bolts originally torqued to 45...	Rule	Jan 06, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4 Series Turbofan Engines This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to Pratt & Whitney (PW) JT9D-7R4 series turbofan engines. This amendment requires on JT9D-7R4 series turbofan engines with steel fan cases, replacement of the existing one-piece fa...	Rule	Jan 06, 2004

Airworthiness standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Special Conditions: Airbus Model A300 B4-600, -B4-600R, -F4-600R Series Airplanes; and Model A310-200 and -300 Series Airplanes; High-Intensity Radiated Fields (HIRF) These special conditions are issued for Airbus model A300 B4- 600, -B4-600R, and -F4-600R (collectively called A300-600) series airplanes; and A310-200 and -300 series airplanes modified by Canard Aerospace Corporation. These modified airplanes will...	Rule	Jan 06, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Special Conditions; Polskie Zaklady Lotnicze (PZL)-Mielec, Model M28 05; Protection of Systems for High Intensity Radiated Fields (HIRF) These special conditions are issued to Polskie Zaklady Lotnicze (PZL)-Mielec, for a Type Certificate for the M28 05 Skytruck airplane. This airplane will have novel and unusual design features when compared to the state of technology envisaged in the...	Rule	Jan 06, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Aging Transport Systems Rulemaking Advisory Committee Meeting This notice announces a public meeting of the FAA's Aging Transport Systems Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ATSRAC).	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Air Traffic Procedures Advisory Committee The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public that a meeting of the Federal Aviation Air Traffic Procedures Advisory Committee (ATPAC) will be held to review present air traffic control procedures and practices for standardization, clarificatio...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application 04-03-C-00-CKB To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Harrison-Marion Regional Airport, Clarksburg, WV The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Harrison-Marion Regional Airport under the provisions of the 49 U.S.C. 40117 and part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR p...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Pipeline safety:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > RSPA Pipeline Safety: Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Operator Annual Reports This action requires operators of pipeline systems subject to RSPA's hazardous liquid pipeline safety regulations to prepare and file annual reports containing information about these systems. This data will provide the basis for more efficient and m...	Rule	Jan 06, 2004

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Departmental Offices; Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections; as required by the Pap...	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Jan 06, 2004
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Jan 06, 2004

Income taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Section 42 Carryover and Stacking Rule Amendments This document contains final regulations that amend several existing regulations concerning the low-income housing tax credit. The regulations primarily reflect changes to the law made by the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000 and affect owners...	Rule	Jan 06, 2004

Procedure and administration:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Definition of Agent for Certain Purposes This document contains final regulations relating to the definition of agent for certain purposes. The final regulations clarify that the term agent in certain provisions of section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) includes contractors.	Rule	Jan 06, 2004

Federal Register January 6, 2004

Agencies Publishing on January 6, 2004

Agriculture Department

Almonds grown in

Child nutrition programs:

Meetings:

Oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, and tangelos grown in

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Fishery conservation and management:

Meetings:

Permits:

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Derivatives clearing organizations:

Defense Department

Meetings:

Privacy Act:

Education Department

Energy Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Power rate adjustments:

Environmental Protection Agency

Air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:

Meetings:

Pesticides; experimental use permits, etc.:

Executive Office of the President

Farm Credit Administration

Federal Communications Commission

Radio stations; table of assignments:

Federal Reserve System

Health and Human Services Department

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Medicaid:

Medical devices:

Medicare:

Meetings:

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Homeland Security Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Deepwater ports:

Flood elevation determinations:

Great Lakes pilotage regulations; rates update

Merchant marine officers and seamen:

Interior Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

National Register of Historic Places:

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

Justice Department

Labor Department

Meetings:

Library of Congress

Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel rules and procedures:

M Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Securities and Exchange Commission

Joint Industry Plan:

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Social Security Administration

Organization and procedures:

Supplemental security income:

State Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

T Trade Representative, Office of United States

Intellectual property rights, countries denying; identification:

Trade Act of 1974:

Transportation Department

Air carrier certification and operations:

Airworthiness directives:

Airworthiness standards:

Meetings:

Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

Pipeline safety:

Treasury Department

Income taxes:

Procedure and administration:

M
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

T
Trade Representative, Office of United States