Federal Register January 21, 2004 (Volume 69)

Agencies Publishing on January 21, 2004

Agriculture Department (4)
Commerce Department (14)
Corporation for National and Community Service (1)
Defense Department (2)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (21)
Environmental Protection Agency (1)
Executive Office of the President (2)
Export-Import Bank (2)
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (1)
Federal Communications Commission (6)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1)
Federal Reserve System (4)
General Services Administration (0)
Health and Human Services Department (9)
Homeland Security Department (1)
Interior Department (3)
Justice Department (7)
Labor Department (1)
Merit Systems Protection Board (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (3)
National Credit Union Administration (1)
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National Science Foundation (1)
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National Transportation Safety Board (1)
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National Women's Business Council (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (3)
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Overseas Private Investment Corporation (1)
Personnel Management Office (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (4)
Social Security Administration (1)
Transportation Department (4)
Treasury Department (4)
Veterans Affairs Department (1)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS United States Standards for Grades of Canned Pears The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), prior to undertaking research and other work associated with revising an official grade standard, is soliciting comments on the petition to change the United States Standards for Grades of Canned Pears. AMS r...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Loan and purchase programs:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > NRCS Conservation Security Program This document corrects the summary information to a notice of meetings associated with its Conservation Security Program (CSP) proposed rule published in the Federal Register on January 14, 2004. This document changes the date that the Natural Resour...	Proposed Rule	Jan 21, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee The purpose of this notice is to notify all interested parties that the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will hold a Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (Committee) meeting that is open to the public. The U.S. Department of Agricultur...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

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

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > ARS Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant Tetracore, Inc. of Gaithersburg, Maryland an exclusive license to U.S. Patent No. 5,985,576, "Species-specific genetic identification of M...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Commerce Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > USBC Request for Nominations of Members To Serve on the Census Advisory Committee on the American Indian and Alaska Native Populations Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 United States Code (U.S.C.) Appendix 2, Section 10(a)(b)), the Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) requests nominations of individuals to the Census Advisory Committee on the American Indian and Alas...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Commerce Department > USBC Request for Nominations of Members To Serve on the Census Advisory Committee on the African American Population Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 United States Code (U.S.C.), Appendix 2, Section 10(a)(b)), the Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) requests nominations of individuals to the Census Advisory Committee on the African American Popula...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Commerce Department > USBC Request for Nominations of Members To Serve on the Census Advisory Committee on the Asian Population Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 United States Code (U.S.C.) Appendix 2, Section 10(a)(b)), the Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) requests nominations of individuals to the Census Advisory Committee on the Asian Population. The Ce...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Commerce Department > USBC Request for Nominations of Members To Serve on the Census Advisory Committee on the Hispanic Population Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 United States Code (U.S.C.) Appendix 2, section 10(a)(b)), the Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) requests nominations of individuals to the Census Advisory Committee on the Hispanic Population. The...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Commerce Department > USBC Request for Nominations of Members To Serve on the Census Advisory Committee on the Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Populations Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 United States Code (U.S.C.) Appendix 2, section 10(a)(b)), the Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) requests nominations of individuals to the Census Advisory Committee on the Native Hawaiian and Othe...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel Lottery in Areas 542 and 543 NMFS is notifying the owners and operators of registered vessels of their assignments for the A season Atka mackerel fishery in harvest limit area (HLA) 542 and/or 543 of the Aleutian Islands subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management...	Rule	Jan 21, 2004
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Atka mackerel with gears other than jig in the Eastern Aleutian District (Statistical Area 541) and the Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessar...	Rule	Jan 21, 2004
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Full Retention of Demersal Shelf Rockfish in the Southeast Outside District of the Gulf of Alaska NMFS issues a proposed rule that would require full retention of demersal shelf rockfish (DSR) by certain vessels fishing in the Southeast Outside District (SEO) of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This proposed rule would require that the operator of a fed...	Proposed Rule	Jan 21, 2004
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements; Regulatory Amendment to Modify Seafood Dealer Reporting Requirements NMFS proposes measures contained in a regulatory amendment to modify the existing reporting and recordkeeping regulations for federally permitted seafood dealers participating in the summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, Atlantic sea scallop, Northe...	Proposed Rule	Jan 21, 2004
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the first seasonal allowance of the pollock interim total allowable catch (TAC) for Statistical Area 6...	Rule	Jan 21, 2004

Marine mammals:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Port of Miami Construction Project (Phase II) NMFS has received a request from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Jacksonville District (Corps) for renewal of a one-year Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to deepening the Dodge-Lummus Island...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Permits:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals; Permit No. 821-1588-03 and File No. 909-1726-00 Notice is hereby given that Texas A&M University, Department of Marine Biology, P.O. Box 1675, Galveston, Texas 77551 (Principal Investigator: Dr. Randall W. Davis) has requested an amendment to scientific research Permit No. 821-1588-01, and Daniel...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Notice of Availability of Progress Report: The Coral Reef Conservation Grants Program The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announces the availability of Progress Report: The Coral Reef Conservation Grant Program (Report). The Report was published in response to the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (Act, 16 U.S...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Commerce Department > NIST, NTIA Request for Comments on Deployment of Internet Protocol, Version 6 The President's National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace directed the Secretary of Commerce to form a task force to examine the issues implicated by the deployment of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) in the United States. As co-chairs of that task fo...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Corporation for National and Community Service

Title	Type	Published
Corporation for National and Community Service Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the "Corporation"), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal age...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USN Notice of Availability of Government-Owned Inventions; Available for Licensing The inventions listed below are assigned to the U.S. Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy and are available for licensing by the Department of the Navy. U.S. Patent No. 6,033,708: Method for Producing Sterile Filterable Liposome Dis...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Title	Type	Published
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Definitions Clause The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to clarify what FAR definitions apply to FAR solicitation provisions and contract claus...	Proposed Rule	Jan 21, 2004

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Office of Postsecondary Education; Correction We correct the dates listed in the sections entitled DATES and IV. Application and Submission Information, 3. Submission Dates and Times, as published in the Federal Register on December 30, 2003 (68 FR 75221).	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application for Transfer of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application for Surrender of Exemption and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests The existing project consists of: (1) A 25-foot-high, 400-foot-long earthfill dam; (2) a 30-acre reservoir; (3) an 8-foot-wide intake structure with an adjacent overflow spillway in the flume wall (flume spillway); (4) a 24-inch- diameter, 18-foot-long steel penstock; (5) a powerhouse containing an 18-kW turbine-generator; (6) a fish ladder; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The applicant seeks to surrender the exemption because the project is no longer economically feasible.	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene, Protests, and Comments Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Tariff Filing ANR Pipeline Co.	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Algonquin Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Compliance Filing Algonquin Gas Transmission Co.	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Centerpoint Energy Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Compliance Filing CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Co.	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Cranberry Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Petition for Rate Approval Cranberry Pipeline Corp.	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Energy Department > FERC East Tennessee Natural Gas Company; Notice of Compliance Filing East Tennessee Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Energy Department > FERC East Tennessee Natural Gas Company; Notice of Compliance Filing East Tennessee Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Florida Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Compliance Filing Florida Gas Transmission Co.	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Gas Transmission Northwest Corporation; Notice of Compliance Filing Gas Transmission Northwest Corp.	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C.; Notice of Negotiated Rate Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C.	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C.; Notice of Negotiated Rates Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C.	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Kern River Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Compliance Filing Kern River Gas Transmission Co.	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C.; Notice of Compliance Filing Maritimes Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Mojave Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Mojave Pipeline Co.	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Tariff Filing Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Compliance Filing Texas Eastern Transmission, LP	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Notice DE-FG01-04ER04-09: Scientific Discovery Through Advanced Computing-Advanced Simulation of Fusion Plasmas The Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (OFES) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), hereby announces its interest in receiving grant applications for the development of scientific simulation codes needed to address complex pro...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Radiological condition certifications:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Certification of the Radiological Condition of the Chapman Valve in Indian Orchard, MA The Department of Energy (DOE) has completed remedial actions to decontaminate the Chapman Valve site in Indian Orchard, Massachusetts. This property formerly was found to contain quantities of radioactive material from activities conducted for the A...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > EIA Policy Statement; Disclosure Limitation Policy for Statistical Information Based on Petroleum Supply Reporting System Survey Data The EIA is announcing its disclosure limitation policy for statistical information based on Petroleum Supply Reporting System (PSRS) survey data. Beginning with survey data for January 2004, EIA extends its 1986 policy of not applying disclosure limi...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Environmental Protection Agency

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

Title	Type	Published
EPA, SEC Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Iowa; Correction Iowa; correction	Correction	Jan 21, 2004

Executive Office of the President

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process Middle East; state of emergency with respect to terrorists who threaten to disrupt the peace process (Notice of January 16, 2004)	Presidential Document	Jan 21, 2004

Special observances:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Religious Freedom Day, 2004 Religious Freedom Day (Proc. 7753)	Presidential Document	Jan 21, 2004

Export-Import Bank

Title	Type	Published
Export-Import Bank Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Export-Import Bank of the United States is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a revised exporter and banker survey. The purpose of t...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Export-Import Bank Notice of Open Special Meeting of the Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee (SAAC) of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Export-Import Bank) The Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee was established by Pub. L. 105-121, November 26, 1997, to advise the Board of Directors on the development and implementation of policies and programs designed to support the expansion of the Bank's financial...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board Notice of Public Hearing Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3511(d), the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463), as amended, and the FASAB Rules of Procedure, as amended in October, 1999, notice is hereby given that the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) will hold public hearing in conjunction with its March 3-4, 2004 Board Meeting to hear testimony about comments on two recently published exposure drafts (ED)--(1). Heritage Assets and Stewardship Land: Reclassification from Required Supplementary Stewardship Information and (2.) Identifying and Reporting Earmarked funds. The public hearing will also permit the Board to ask questions about information and points of view submitted by respondents. Those interested in testifying should contact Melissa Loughan, Assistant Director, no later than one week prior to the hearing. Ms. Loughan can be reached at 202-512-5976 or via e-mail at loughanm@fasab.gov. Also, they should at the same time provide a short biography and written copies of their testimony. The EDs are available on the FASAB Web site http://www.fasab.gov under Exposure Drafts.	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Common carrier services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Parties Asked To Refresh Record Regarding Reconsideration of Rules Adopted in 1999 Access Reform Docket In this document, the Commission invites parties that filed petitions for reconsideration and clarification of rules that the Commission adopted in the 1999 access charge reform docket to update the record. These parties may file any new information...	Proposed Rule	Jan 21, 2004

Radio frequency devices and television broadcasting:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Editorial Modification of the Commission's Rules This document provides a more efficiently organized presentation of the various materials, e.g., standards, specifications, and similar documents that are referenced in the regulations for radio frequency devices and multichannel video and cable tele...	Rule	Jan 21, 2004

Radio frequency devices:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Interference Temperature Operation This document proposes a new interference temperature model for quantifying and managing interference. This new concept could shift the current method for assessing interference, basing it on the actual radio frequency environment. The Notice of Inqu...	Proposed Rule	Jan 21, 2004

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

No documents available.

Deposit insurance coverage:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Deposit Insurance Regulations; Living Trust Accounts The FDIC is amending its regulations to clarify and simplify the deposit insurance coverage rules for living trust accounts. The rules are amended to provide coverage up to $100,000 per qualifying beneficiary who, as of the date of an insured deposit...	Rule	Jan 21, 2004

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies Change in bank control	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Consumer Advisory Council Consumer Advisory Council	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Health and Human Services Department Implementation of the Equal Access to Justice Act in Agency Proceedings This final rule amends the Department's regulations under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 5 U.S.C. 504, to conform with statutory amendments to the EAJA and reflect the separation of the Social Security Administration from HHS.	Rule	Jan 21, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Suspension of Application Receipt Dates for a Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 Funding Opportunity This notice is to inform the public that future application receipt dates under the SAMHSA/CMHS, CSAP, and CSAT program announcement, Knowledge Dissemination Conference Grants--PA 03-002, are being cancelled until further notice. Effective as of Janu...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > CDC National Cancer Prevention and Control Program; Notice of Availability of Open Season Funds National Cancer Prevention and Control Program	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Capacity-Building Assistance To Improve the Delivery and Effectiveness of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention Services for Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations, Program Announcement Number 04019 Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panels	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Cancer Institute	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Nursing Research; Notice of Meeting National Institute of Nursing Research	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Homeland Security Department

Ports and waterways safety:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Regulated Navigation Areas, San Francisco Bay, CA The Coast Guard is revising the regulated navigation areas (RNA) at: the Benicia-Martinez Railroad Drawbridge (BMRD) at the entrance to Suisun Bay; the Pinole Shoal Channel RNA; the southern boundary of the Southampton Shoal/Richmond Harbor RNA; and...	Rule	Jan 21, 2004

Interior Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BOR Reservoir Operations To Benefit Endangered Fishes in the Gunnison and Colorado Rivers, Aspinall Unit, Colorado River Storage Project, Colorado Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) intends to prepare a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) to describe potential effects of operational changes for the Aspinal...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Scoping Meetings and Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are providing this notice to advise the public that a draft environmental assessment will be prepared, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 432 et seq.),...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM State of Arizona Resource Advisory Council Meeting This notice announces a meeting and tour of the Arizona Resource Advisory Council (RAC). The business meeting will be held on February 18, 2004, at the BLM Yuma Field Office, 2555 East Gila Ridge Road, Yuma, Arizona. It will begin at 9 a.m. and concl...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Justice Department

Grants:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Participation in Justice Department Programs by Religious Organizations; Providing for Equal Treatment of All Justice Department Program Participants This final rule implements executive branch policy that, within the framework of constitutional church-state guidelines, religiously affiliated (or "faith-based") organizations should be able to compete on an equal footing with other organizations fo...	Rule	Jan 21, 2004

National cooperative research notifications:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-AAF Association, Inc. AAF Association, Inc.	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Deep Trek High Temperature Electronics Deep Trek High Temperature Electronics	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Interchangeable Virtual Instruments Foundation, Inc. Interchangeable Virtual Instruments Foundation, Inc.	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-PXI Systems Alliance, Inc. PXI Systems Alliance, Inc.	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Southwest Research Institute (“SwRI”): Fuel/Water Separation Characteristics Program Southwest Research Institute	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to The National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Investigation of Soot Removal Testing Methods for Automotive Applications Southwest Research Institute	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > DOL Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or con...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Merit Systems Protection Board

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Merit Systems Protection Board Privacy Act of 1974; Amendment of Privacy Act System of Records The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB or the Board) issues public notice that it is adding a system of records subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), namely MSPB/INTERNAL-4, "Case Memoranda/Draft Decisions."	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Notice of Information Collection Under OMB Review The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the procedures of the Paperwork Reduction Act...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook:

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook-Central Contractor Registration This final rule amends the NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook (Handbook) by requiring applicants for grants and cooperative agreements to include their Dun and Bradstreet, Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number in their proposal sub...	Rule	Jan 21, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission. In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a joint meeting of the U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission and the First Flight Centennial Federal Advisor...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

National Credit Union Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Credit Union Administration Notice of Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

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National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Revision to Approved Collection OMB 3245-0182; Comment Request The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to revise this collection. In accordance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing opportunity for public comment on this action. A...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

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National Transportation Safety Board

Title	Type	Published
National Transportation Safety Board Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

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National Women's Business Council

Title	Type	Published
National Women's Business Council Sunshine Act; Notice of Public Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting Notice Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Subcommittee Meeting on Planning and Procedures; Notice of Meeting Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

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Overseas Private Investment Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Sunshine Act; January 29, 2004 Board of Directors Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Personnel Management Office

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Excepted Service This gives notice of OPM decisions granting authority to make appointments under Schedules A, B and C in the excepted service as required by 5 CFR 6.6 and 213.103.	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Securities and Exchange Commission

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

No documents available.

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 Thereto by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Relating to Certain Technical and Clarifying Changes to NASD Rules 4200, 4200A, 4350, and 4350A National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to Interpretation of Rule 15A (ITS “Trade-Throughs” and “Locked Markets”) New York Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Pacific Exchange, Inc.; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change and Amendments No. 1 and 2 and Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval to Amendment No. 3 Relating to the Implementation of a Closing Auction for the Archipelago Exchange and the Establishment of Market-on-Close and Limit-on-Close Order Types Pacific Exchange, Inc.; correction	Correction	Jan 21, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. To Reduce Strike Prices for Index Options Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Social Security Administration

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration The Ticket To Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel Meeting Notice of meetings.	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments This amendment adopts miscellaneous amendments to the required IFR (instrument flight rules) altitudes and changeover points for certain Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes for which a minimum or maximum en route authorized IFR altitude is...	Rule	Jan 21, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Establishment of Organization Designation Authorization Procedures The FAA proposes to create an Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) program. This program would expand the approval functions of FAA organizational designees; standardize these functions to increase efficiency; and expand eligibility for organ...	Proposed Rule	Jan 21, 2004

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, a Division of Textron Canada Model 222, 222B, 222U and 230 Helicopters This document proposes superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell Helicopter Textron, a Division of Textron Canada (BHTC) Model 222, 222B, 222U, and 230 helicopters. That AD currently requires a visual check of each main rotor grip...	Proposed Rule	Jan 21, 2004

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Environmental Impact Statement, Manatee County, FL On November 13, 2000, the FHWA published a notice of intent in the Federal Register (Vol. 65, No. 219, pg. 67791) to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for a proposed roadway/bridge project in Manatee County, Florida. Subsequent study in...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > OCC, OTS, Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Request for Burden Reduction Recommendations; Consumer Protection: Lending-Related Rules; Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 Review The OCC, Board, FDIC, and OTS ("we" or "the Agencies") are reviewing our regulations to identify outdated, unnecessary, or unduly burdensome regulatory requirements pursuant to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 (EGRPR...	Proposed Rule	Jan 21, 2004

Income taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Mortgage Revenue Bonds This document provides notice of cancellation of a public hearing on proposed regulations that provide guidance regarding the limitation on the effective rate of mortgage interest for purposes of mortgage revenue bonds issued by State and local gover...	Proposed Rule	Jan 21, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) Multilingual Initiative Issue (MLI) Committee Will Be Conducted (Via Teleconference) An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) Multilingual Initiative Issue (MLI) Committee will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Area 6 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the States of Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming) An open meeting of the Area 6 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service. The T...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Veterans Affairs Department

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)) requires that all agencies publish in the Federal Register a notice of the existence and character of their systems of records. Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amend...	Notice	Jan 21, 2004

Federal Register January 21, 2004

Agencies Publishing on January 21, 2004

Agriculture Department

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Commerce Department

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Corporation for National and Community Service

Defense Department

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Education Department

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Energy Department

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Radiological condition certifications:

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Environmental Protection Agency

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Executive Office of the President

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Export-Import Bank

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Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board

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Federal Communications Commission

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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Federal Reserve System

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General Services Administration

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Health and Human Services Department

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Homeland Security Department

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Interior Department

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Justice Department

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Labor Department

Merit Systems Protection Board

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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National Credit Union Administration

N National Science Foundation

N National Transportation Safety Board

N National Women's Business Council

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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O Overseas Private Investment Corporation

Personnel Management Office

Securities and Exchange Commission

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Social Security Administration

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Transportation Department

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Treasury Department

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Veterans Affairs Department

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National Science Foundation

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National Transportation Safety Board

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National Women's Business Council

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Overseas Private Investment Corporation