Federal Register January 15, 2004 (Volume 69)

Agencies Publishing on January 15, 2004

Agriculture Department (7)
Commerce Department (8)
Defense Department (8)
Energy Department (22)
Environmental Protection Agency (13)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Farm Credit Administration (1)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (2)
Federal Housing Finance Board (1)
General Services Administration (0)
Health and Human Services Department (2)
Homeland Security Department (2)
Interior Department (3)
International Trade Commission (1)
J
Judicial Conference of the United States (1)
Justice Department (3)
M
Marine Mammal Commission (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (4)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (2)
Personnel Management Office (1)
R
Railroad Retirement Board (2)
Securities and Exchange Commission (8)
State Department (2)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
Transportation Department (15)
Treasury Department (11)
Veterans Affairs Department (1)

Agriculture Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Lamb Promotion, Research, and Information: Certification of Organizations for Eligibility To Make Nominations to the Lamb Promotion, Research, and Information Board Notice is hereby given that the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is accepting applications from State, regional, and national lamb producer, seedstock producer, feeder, and first handler organizations or associa...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > RUS Golden Valley Electric Association, Inc.; Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for a project proposed by Golden Valley Electric Association, Inc., (GVEA) of Fairbanks, Alaska. The project consists of constructing a 138kV...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Del Norte County Resource Advisory Committee The Del Norte County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet on March 3, 2004 in Crescent City, California. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the selection of Title II projects under Public Law 106-393, H.R. 2389, the Secure Rural Schools...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Agriculture Department > FS Oregon Coast Provincial Advisory Committee The Oregon Coast Province Advisory Committee will meet in Corvallis, OR, January 22, 2004. The theme of the meeting is Introduction/Overview/Business Planning. The agenda includes: Payments to counties Update, Aquatic Conservation Strategy EIS, Corva...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Plant-related quarantine, foreign:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Importation of Eucalyptus Logs, Lumber, and Wood Chips From South America We are amending the regulations that govern the importation of logs, lumber, and other unmanufactured wood articles into the United States to allow wood chips derived from temperate species of Eucalyptus from South America to be treated with a surfac...	Rule	Jan 15, 2004

Trade adjustment assistance; applications, petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FAS Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Notice.	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Agriculture Department > FAS Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Notice.	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Individually Quick Frozen Red Raspberries From Chile: Notice of Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review In response to requests from interested parties, the Department of Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on individually quick frozen red raspberries from Chile. This review covers sales of individually quick f...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Commerce Department > ITA Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and Unfinished, From the People's Republic of China: Amended Final Results of Antidumping Administrative Review The United States Court of International Trade has affirmed the Department of Commerce's final remand results affecting the final weighted-average margins for the 1997-1998 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on tapered roller bearing...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Extension of Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Review: Certain Folding Metal Tables and Chairs from the People's Republic of China The Department of Commerce ("the Department") is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain folding metal tables and chairs ("FMTC") from the People's Republic of China ("PRC") in response to requests by petitioner M...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received permit applications from S.P. Cramer & Associates, Inc. (S.P. Cramer) in Chico, CA (1464), and A.P. Klimley in Davis, CA (1467). The permits would affect federally endangered Sacramento River winter-run C...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received an application for a permit from Ted Sedell, U. S. Forest Service in Corvallis, OR (permit 1463). The permit would affect one Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU) of salmonids identified in the Supplemen...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Application for an Exempted Fishing Permit NMFS announces the receipt of four exempted fishing permit (EFP) applications from the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and the intent to issue the requested EFPs. If awarded, these EFPs will allow vessels with valid Washington...	Proposed Rule	Jan 15, 2004
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Spiny Dogfish Fishery; Reopening of Commercial Fishery NMFS announces that spiny dogfish commercial fishery will reopen. Vessels issued a Federal moratorium permit to harvest spiny dogfish may possess up to 300 lb (136 kg) of spiny dogfish per trip per calendar day on 0001 hours local time, January 12, 2...	Rule	Jan 15, 2004

Marine mammals:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Brunswick Harbor Deepening Project, Glynn County, Georgia NMFS has received a request from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Savannah District (Corps) for an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to deepening the inner harbor portion of t...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Defense Department

Active military service and discharge determinations:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USAF Office of the Secretary of the Air Force; Acceptance of Group Application Under Pub. L. 95-202 and Department of Defense Directive (DODD) 1000.20 U.S. and foreign civilian employees of CAT, Inc. (1950-59); Air America (1961-1974), and Air America (1964-1975) in various Asian countries	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > COE Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for a Proposed Introduction of the Oyster Species, Crassostrea ariakensis, Into the Tidal Waters of Maryland and Virginia To Establish a Naturalized, Reproducing, and Self-Sustaining Population of This Oyster Species; Correction The public scoping meeting scheduled at the MD DNR in the Tawes Building, Annapolis, Maryland 21401 on January 26, 2004 at 7 p.m. and the public scoping meeting scheduled at the VMRC offices at 2600 Washington Avenue, Newport News, Virginia on Januar...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Defense Department > COE Intent to Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a Proposed Water Treatment Residuals Management Process for the Washington Aqueduct, Washington, DC Washington Aqueduct, Washington, DC; water treatment residuals management process; correction	Correction	Jan 15, 2004

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Title	Type	Published
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Commercially Available Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Items The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are soliciting comments regarding the implementation of section 4203 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, 41 U.S.C. 431 (the Act) with respect to Commerci...	Proposed Rule	Jan 15, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USAF HQ USAF Scientific Advisory Board Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of the forthcoming meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Group. The purpose of the meeting is to allow the SAB to provide advice to the Secretary on short and long-term policy and strategy issues fo...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Defense Department > USAF HQ USAF Scientific Advisory Board Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of the forthcoming meeting of the 1st ACC Advisory Panel Meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to allow the SAB leadership to advise the commander of the 1st ACC Advisory Panel. Because classifie...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Senior Executive Service:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA Performance Review Board Membership for Headquarters, U.S. Army Materiel Command Notice is given of the names of members of a Performance Review Board for the Department of the Army.	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Ships available for donation:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USN Notice of Availability for Donation of the Amphibious Assault Ship ex-NEW ORLEANS (LPH 11) and the Aircraft Carrier ex-RANGER (CV 61) The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of the availability for donation, under the authority of 10 U.S.C. section 7306, of the amphibious assault ship ex-NEW ORLEANS (LPH 11) located at the MARAD National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Be...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Filings Electric rate and corporate regulation filings	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Onondaga Cogeneration Limited Partnership, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Filings Electric rate and corporate regulation filings	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC National Energy Generating Company, LLC, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Filings Electric rate and corporate regulation filings	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Public Service Company of New Hampshire; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Negotiated Rate Filing ANR Pipeline Co.	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC ANR Pipeline Company; Notice Of Negotiated Rate Filing ANR Pipeline Co.	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation Allegheny Energy Supply Co., LLC	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation Allegheny Energy Supply Co., LLC	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Compliance Filing Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Penalty Revenue Crediting Report Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Columbia Gulf Transmission Company; Notice of Penalty Revenue Crediting Report Columbia Gulf Transmisson Co.	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Crossroads Pipeline Company; Notice of Penalty Revenue Crediting Report Crossroads Pipeline Co.	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Florida Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Filing of Annual Report Florida Gas Transmission Co.	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Gas Transmission Northwest Corporation; Notice of Negotiated Rates Gas Transmission Northwest Corp.	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC; Notice of Negotiated Rates Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline; Notice of Informal Settlement Conference Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Texas Eastern Transmission, LP	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Negotiated Rate Agreement Texas Gas Transmission, LLC	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC TransColorado Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Compliance Filing TransColorado Gas Transmission Co.	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company; Notice of Tariff Filing Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co.	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd; Notice of Negotiated Rates Wyoming Interstate Co., Ltd.	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Environmental Protection Agency

Air programs:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Control of Emissions From Highway Motorcycles In this action we are adopting revised exhaust emission standards for currently regulated highway motorcycles. We are also adopting new exhaust emissions standards for motorcycles of less than 50 cubic centimeters in displacement, which had not previ...	Rule	Jan 15, 2004

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities; New York The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a revision to the State Plan submitted by New York implementing the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfill Emission Guidelines, as promulgated by EPA. The State Plan establishes performa...	Proposed Rule	Jan 15, 2004
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities; New York The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a revision to the State Plan submitted by New York implementing the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfill Emission Guidelines, as promulgated by EPA. The State Plan establishes performance standar...	Rule	Jan 15, 2004
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities; Puerto Rico Removal of Direct Final Rule Due to receipt of an adverse comment, EPA is removing the direct final rule which approved the "State Plan" submitted by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to fulfill the requirements of sections 111(d)/129 of the Clean Air Act for Commercial and Indust...	Rule	Jan 15, 2004

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Revision to the California State Implementation Plan, Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District EPA is taking direct final action to approve a revision to the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District (MBUAPCD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revision concerns the emission of volatile organic compounds (...	Rule	Jan 15, 2004
Environmental Protection Agency Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District EPA is proposing to approve a revision to the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District (MBUAPCD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revision concerns the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOC) from the tra...	Proposed Rule	Jan 15, 2004

Integrated risk information system:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Draft Toxicological Review of Toluene: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing an external peer-review panel meeting to review the external review draft document entitled, "Toxicological Review of Toluene: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Infor...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Public Workshop on Plant-Incorporated Protectant Experimental Use Permits; Notice of Public Meeting EPA is holding a public workshop entitled Plant-Incorporated Protectant (PIP) Experimental Use Permits (EUP): Process and Compliance. EPA recognizes that some PIP EUP regulatory issues require review and clarification, and is seeking public participa...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Superfund program:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 announces the deletion of the Selected Perimeter Area of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Priorities List (RMA/NPL) Site from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL constitutes Appendix B of...	Rule	Jan 15, 2004
Environmental Protection Agency National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 announces the deletion of the Surface Deletion Area of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Priorities List (RMA/NPL) Site from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL constitutes Appendix B of 40...	Rule	Jan 15, 2004

Toxic and hazardous substances control:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Questions and Answers for the New Chemicals Program; Notice of Availability EPA is announcing the availability of, and opportunity to comment on, the "Questions and Answers for the New Chemicals Program (Q&A)." The Q&A document is intended to explain and clarify the requirements of TSCA section 5 and selected EPA regulations...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Environmental Protection Agency Fifty-Third Report of the TSCA Interagency Testing Committee to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; Receipt of Report and Request for Comments The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Interagency Testing Committee (ITC) transmitted its Fifty-Third Report to the Administrator of the EPA on December 2, 2003. In the 53\rd\ ITC Report, which is included with this notice, the ITC is revising the...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Water supply:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Tentative Approval and Solicitation of Request for a Public Hearing for Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of West Virginia Notice is hereby given in accordance with the provision of section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act as amended, and the rules governing National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation that the State of West Virginia has revised its appr...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Executive Office of the President

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Eligibility of the Regional Security System (RSS) to Receive Defense Articles and Services under the Foreign Assistance Act and the Arms Export Control Act Regional Security System; eligibility to receive defense articles and services (Presidential Determination No. 2004-20, January 5, 2004)	Presidential Document	Jan 15, 2004

Farm Credit Administration

Title	Type	Published
Farm Credit Administration Farm Credit Administration Board; Amendment to Sunshine Act Meeting Pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)), the Farm Credit Administration gave notice on January 6, 2004 (69 FR 659), of the regular meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board (Board) scheduled for January 8, 2004. Thi...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Notice of Agency Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Notice of Agency Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Federal Housing Finance Board

Title	Type	Published
Federal Housing Finance Board Sunshine Act Meeting Notice: Change in Time of Closed Meeting; Change in Date and Time of Open Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Program Exclusions: December 2003 Notice of program exclusions.	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

GRAS or prior-sanctioned ingredients:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe: Menhaden Oil The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a tentative final rule to amend its regulations by reallocating the uses of menhaden oil in food that currently are established in Sec. 184.1472 (21 CFR 184.1472). FDA has tentatively concluded that t...	Proposed Rule	Jan 15, 2004

Homeland Security Department

Ports and waterways safety:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Security Zones; San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA and Oakland CA The Coast Guard proposes to establish security zones in areas of the San Francisco Bay adjacent to San Francisco International Airport and Oakland International Airport. These security zones are necessary to ensure public safety and prevent sabotage...	Proposed Rule	Jan 15, 2004
Homeland Security Department > USCG Regulated Navigation Area; USCG Station Port Huron, Port Huron, Michigan, Lake Huron The Coast Guard is proposing to establish a Regulated Navigation Area (RNA) around the entrance to the moorings for Station Port Huron. These regulations are necessary to manage vessel traffic and ensure the operability of Coast Guard vessels departi...	Proposed Rule	Jan 15, 2004

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BIA Submission of Information Collection to Office of Management and Budget In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is submitting this information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget for review and renewal. The collection is: 25 CFR 151 Land Acquisition...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Public Meeting On January 6, 2004, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published in the Federal Register (Vol. 69, 569-570) a Notice of Availability of the draft environmental impact statement (Draft EIS) for Proposed Regulatory Revisions to Grazing Regulations for...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

No Child Left Behind Negotiated Rulemaking Committee:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BIA Meeting of the No Child Left Behind Negotiated Rulemaking Committee The Secretary of the Interior has established an advisory Committee to develop recommendations for proposed rules for Indian education under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, we are announcing th...	Proposed Rule	Jan 15, 2004

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Tin- and Chromium-Coated Steel Sheet From Japan; Notice and Scheduling of Remand Proceedings The U.S. International Trade Commission (the Commission) hereby gives notice of the court-ordered remand of its final antidumping investigation No. 731-TA-860 (Final) (Remand).	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

J
Judicial Conference of the United States

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Judicial Conference of the United States Hearings of the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, and Criminal Procedure The following public hearings on proposed rules amendments have been canceled: [sbull] Criminal Rules in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 23, 2004; and [sbull] Bankruptcy Rules in Washington, DC., on January 30, 2004. [sbull] The two public hearings on p...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Justice Department

Grants:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > OJP Grants for Correctional Facilities on Tribal Lands Program The Office of Justice Programs is issuing this second interim rule to update and further clarify what the Bureau of Justice Assistance considers to be an eligible "Indian tribe" and what is considered to be "construction," under the Grants for Correc...	Rule	Jan 15, 2004

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Emergency Planning and Community-Right-To-Know Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) National Steel Corp.	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act Walnutdale Farms et al.	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

M
Marine Mammal Commission

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Marine Mammal Commission Meeting of Advisory Committee on Acoustic Impacts on Marine Mammals The Marine Mammal Commission (Commission) is pleased to announce the first meeting of the Advisory Committee on Acoustic Impacts on Marine Mammals (Committee) in Bethesda, MD.	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Revolutionize Aviation Subcommittee; Meeting The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a forthcoming meeting of the Revolutionize Aviation Subcommittee (RAS).	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

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

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Notice of Prospective Patent License NASA hereby gives notice that Bigelow Development Aerospace Division, LLC, having offices in Las Vegas, Nevada, has applied for an exclusive license to practice the inventions described and claimed in Patent No. 5,610,363 entitled "Enhanced Whipple S...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Notice of Prospective Patent License NASA hereby gives notice that Every Little Bit, Incorporated, of 1611 South Utica <greek-i>316, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104, has applied for an exclusive license to practice the invention disclosed in NASA Case No. LAR 16324-1 entitled "Self-Activating Sys...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Notice of Prospective Patent License NASA hereby gives notice that Nivis LLC has applied for an exclusive patent license to practice the invention described and claimed in KSC-12386 entitled "Wireless Instrumentation System and Power Management Scheme Therefore," which is assigned to th...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review of continued approval of information collections under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted: 1. The...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Single-employer and multiemployer plans:

Title	Type	Published
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Required Interest Rate Assumption for Determining Variable-Rate Premium; Interest on Late Premium Payments; Interest on Underpayments and Overpayments of Single-Employer Plan Termination Liability and Multiemployer Withdrawal Liability; Interest Assumptions for Multiemployer Plan Valuations Following Mass Withdrawal This notice informs the public of the interest rates and assumptions to be used under certain Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation regulations. These rates and assumptions are published elsewhere (or can be derived from rates published elsewhere), bu...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Single-employer plans:

Title	Type	Published
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulations on Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans and Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans prescribe interest assumptions for valuing and paying benefits under terminating single-e...	Rule	Jan 15, 2004

Personnel Management Office

E-Government Act of 2002; implementation:

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Information Technology Exchange Program The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing proposed regulations to implement provisions contained in the E-Government Act of 2002. This law authorizes the temporary assignment of employees in the field of information technology management (I...	Proposed Rule	Jan 15, 2004

R
Railroad Retirement Board

Title	Type	Published
Railroad Retirement Board Proposed Collection; Comment Request 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	Jan 15, 2004
Railroad Retirement Board Proposed Collection; Comment Request 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...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Filings Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as Amended (“Act”) Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 filings	Notice	Jan 15, 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 Amendment of Exchange Rule 590 American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto by the American Stock Exchange LLC To Amend Sections 132(c), 623, and 624 of the Amex Company Guide To Update the Requirements for Dissemination of Interim Reports by Listed Companies American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Depository Trust Company; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Filing of Service Guides Depository Trust Co.	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Fixed Income Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Establish a Comprehensive Standard of Care and Limit the Mortgage-Backed Securities Division's Liability to Its Participants (a) Memorializes an appropriate commercial standard of care that will protect FICC from undue liability; (b) permits the resources of FICC to be appropriately utilized for promoting the accurate clearance and settlement of securities; and (c) is consistent with similar rules adopted by other self-regulatory organizations and approved by the Commission.\9\	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to Exercise-by-Exception Policies Options Clearing Corp.	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Confidential Treatment of Certain Information Options Clearing Corp.	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to Equity Charges for Specialists Utilizing PACE on the Equity Floor of the Exchange Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

State Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Notice of Meetings of the United States International Telecommunication Advisory Committee To Prepare for Various Telecommunication Standardization Meetings First Half of 2004 International Telecommunication Advisory Committee	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
State Department United States International Telecommunication Advisory Committee Meeting-Radiocommunication Sector (ITAC-R) International Telecommunication Advisory Committee	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Bay Colony Railroad Corporation-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-CSX Transportation, Inc., as Operator for New York Central Lines, LLC CSX Transportation, Inc.	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Amendment of Class D, E2, and E4 Airspace; Columbus Lawson AAF, GA, and Class E5 Airspace; Columbus, GA This notice proposes to amend Class D, E2 and E4 airspace at Columbus Lawson AAF, GA, and Class E5 airspace at Columbus, GA. As a result of the relocation of the Lawson AAF Instrument Landing System (ILS) and the extension of Runway (RWY) 15-33, it h...	Proposed Rule	Jan 15, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Modification of Class E Airspace; Milford, IA This document confirms the effective date of the direct final rule which revises Class E airspace at Milford, IA.	Rule	Jan 15, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Modification of Class E Airspace; Springfield, MO New and amended Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) have been developed to serve Springfield-Branson Regional Airport, Springfield, MO. The Springfield-Branson Regional Airport airpor...	Rule	Jan 15, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Modification of Class E Airspace; Mapleton, IA This document confirms the effective date of the direct final rule which revises Class E airspace at Mapleton, IA.	Rule	Jan 15, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Lexington, TN This notice proposes to amend Class E5 airspace at Lexington, TN. As a result of an evaluation, it has been determined a modification should be made to the Lexington, TN, Class E5 airspace area to contain the VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) or Global...	Proposed Rule	Jan 15, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Modification of Class E Airspace; Mount Pleasant, IA This document confirms the effective date of the direct final rule which revises Class E airspace at Mount Pleasant, IA.	Rule	Jan 15, 2004

Aviation insurance:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Premium War Risk Insurance This notice contains the text of a memorandum from the Secretary of Transportation to the President regarding the extension of the provision of aviation insurance coverage for U.S. flag commercial air carrier service in domestic and international ope...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Environmental Impact Statement: Multiple South and East Texas Counties, State of Texas The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that a Tier One Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for the proposed extension of Interstate Highway 69 (I-69) from near Laredo and the Lower Rio Grande Valley. The proposed I-69...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Transportation Department > FHWA Environmental Impact Statement: South Kohala, Hawaii The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed highway project in South Kohala, Hawaii.	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FTA Fiscal Year 2004 Annual List of Certifications and Assurances for Federal Transit Administration Grants and Cooperative Agreements Appendix A of this Notice contains the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) comprehensive compilation of the Federal Fiscal Year 2004 certifications and assurances to be used in connection with all Federal assistance programs FTA administers during...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision that Nonconforming 2003-2004 Mercedes Benz E Class (211) Passenger Cars Are Eligible for Importation This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that 2003-2004 Mercedes Benz E Class (211) passenger cars that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable F...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Transportation Department > NHTSA Extension of Comment Period on Whether Nonconforming 2002 Ferrari 360 Spider and Coupe Passenger Cars Manufactured From September 1, 2002 Through December 31, 2002 Are Eligible for Importation This document announces the extension of the comment period on a petition for NHTSA to decide that 2002 Ferrari 360 Spider and Coupe passenger cars manufactured from September 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002 that were not originally manufactured to...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application 04-06-C-GFK To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Grand Forks International Airport, Grand Forks, North Dakota. The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Grand Forks International Airport under the provisions of the 49 U.S.C. 40117 and part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 914 CFR...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Pipeline safety:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > RSPA Pipeline Safety: Petition for Waiver; Duke Energy Gas Transmission Company Duke Energy Gas Transmission Company (DEGT) petitioned the Research and Special Programs Administration's (RSPA) Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) for a waiver of compliance with provisions of 49 CFR 192.611, which requires pipeline operators to confir...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Transportation Department > RSPA Pipeline Safety: Pipeline Integrity Management in High Consequence Areas (Gas Transmission Pipelines) This document corrects the effective date of a final rule published in the Federal Register on December 15, 2003 (68 FR 69778). That rule requires operators to develop integrity management programs for gas transmission pipelines located where a leak...	Rule	Jan 15, 2004

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Tip Reporting Alternative Commitment (TRAC) for Use in the Food and Beverage Industry 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 take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Tip Rate Determination Agreement (for Use by Employers in the Food and Beverage Industry) 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 take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project 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 take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Revenue Procedure 2001-9 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 take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Notice 2001-1 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 take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project 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 take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Tip Rate Determination Agreement (TRDA) for Most Industries 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 take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Tip Reporting Alternative Commitment (Hairstyling Industry) 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 take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Tip Reporting Alternative Commitment (TRAC) For Most Industries 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 take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Bonds, Treasury:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Notice of Call for Redemption: 91/8 Percent Treasury Bonds of 2004-09 9-1/8 percent bonds (2004-2009); call for redemption	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Surety and reinsuring companies:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > FS Application and Renewal Fees Imposed on Surety Companies and Reinsuring Companies; Increase in Fees Imposed Effective December 31, 2003, The Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Service, is increasing the fees it imposes on and collects from surety companies and reinsuring companies.	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Veterans Affairs Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Veteran's Advisory Committee on Environmental Hazards; Notice of Meeting Environmental Hazards Advisory Committee	Notice	Jan 15, 2004

Federal Register January 15, 2004

Agencies Publishing on January 15, 2004

Agriculture Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Plant-related quarantine, foreign:

Trade adjustment assistance; applications, petitions, etc.:

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Endangered and threatened species:

Fishery conservation and management:

Marine mammals:

Defense Department

Active military service and discharge determinations:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Meetings:

Senior Executive Service:

Ships available for donation:

Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Environmental Protection Agency

Air programs:

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

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

Integrated risk information system:

Meetings:

Superfund program:

Toxic and hazardous substances control:

Water supply:

Executive Office of the President

Farm Credit Administration

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Federal Housing Finance Board

General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Health and Human Services Department

GRAS or prior-sanctioned ingredients:

Homeland Security Department

Ports and waterways safety:

Interior Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

No Child Left Behind Negotiated Rulemaking Committee:

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

J Judicial Conference of the United States

Meetings:

Justice Department

Grants:

Pollution control; consent judgments:

M Marine Mammal Commission

Meetings:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Meetings:

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

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Single-employer and multiemployer plans:

Single-employer plans:

Personnel Management Office

E-Government Act of 2002; implementation:

R Railroad Retirement Board

Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

State Department

Meetings:

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Transportation Department

Aviation insurance:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

Pipeline safety:

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Treasury Department

Bonds, Treasury:

J
Judicial Conference of the United States

M
Marine Mammal Commission

R
Railroad Retirement Board