Federal Register February 23, 2004 (Volume 69)

Agencies Publishing on February 23, 2004

Agriculture Department (12)
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (1)
Commerce Department (3)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (2)
Corporation for National and Community Service (1)
Defense Department (25)
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Delaware River Basin Commission (1)
Education Department (1)
Energy Department (2)
Environmental Protection Agency (1)
Federal Communications Commission (2)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (2)
Federal Election Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (5)
General Services Administration (0)
Health and Human Services Department (17)
Homeland Security Department (9)
Housing and Urban Development Department (2)
Interior Department (5)
International Trade Commission (2)
Justice Department (2)
Labor Department (1)
Legal Services Corporation (1)
Library of Congress (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (4)
National Archives and Records Administration (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (11)
Small Business Administration (3)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
Transportation Department (7)
Treasury Department (1)
Veterans Affairs Department (1)

Agriculture Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > NASS Notice of Appointment to the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics The Office of the Secretary of Agriculture announces members appointed to the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics, in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. II.	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Invasive Plant Treatment Project-Ochoco and Deschutes National Forests; Oregon The USDA Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to document and disclose the potential environmental effects of proposed invasive plant treatment activities on the Ochoco and Deschutes National Forest. This project evalua...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Agriculture Department > FS Invasive Plant Treatment Project-Olympic, Gifford Pinchot, and Mt. Hood National Forests and Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area; Oregon and Washington The USDA Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to document and disclose the potential environmental effects of proposed invasive plant treatment activities. This project evaluates site specific treatment applications on...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Mendocino Resource Advisory Committee The Mendocino County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet March 12, 2004, in Willits, California. Agenda items to be covered include: (1) Introductions; (2) Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) summary; (3) RAC overview; (4) selection of chai...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Plant-related quarantine, domestic:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Karnal Bunt; Revision of Domestic Regulations We are amending our Karnal bunt regulations to incorporate updates and improvements identified as a result of our review of their provisions. The changes include clarifying our method for determining Karnal bunt infestation and the circumstances unde...	Rule	Feb 23, 2004

Trade adjustment assistance; applications, petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FAS Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Notice.	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Agriculture Department > FAS Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Notice.	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Agriculture Department > FAS Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Notice.	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Agriculture Department > FAS Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Notice.	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Agriculture Department > FAS Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Notice.	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Agriculture Department > FAS Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Notice.	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Agriculture Department > FAS Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Notice.	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

Title	Type	Published
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Commerce Department

International fisheries regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Catch Sharing Plan NMFS proposes, under authority of the Northern Pacific Halibut Act (Halibut Act), to approve and implement changes to the Area 2A Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan (Plan) to: provide more flexibility for Washington inseason sport fishery management;...	Proposed Rule	Feb 23, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Gulf of Alaska (GOA) and Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BS/AI), King and Tanner, Scallop, plan teams will meet via video conference in 4 locations and by teleconference, telephone: 907-586-7060.	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Commerce Department > NOAA Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory entities will hold public meetings.	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Title	Type	Published
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew Collection 3038-0054, Establishing Procedures To Implement the Notification Requirements for Entities Operating as Exempt Markets The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., Federal agencies...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew Collection 3038-0005, Rules Relating to the Operations and Activities of Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors and to Monthly Reporting by Futures Commission Merchants The Commodity futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et.seq., Federal agencies...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Corporation for National and Community Service

Title	Type	Published
Corporation for National and Community Service Sunshine Act Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Mortuary Services Contracts In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), DoD announces the proposed extension of a public information collection requirement and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. DoD invite...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Defense Department > USN Policies and Responsibilities for Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act Within the Department of the Navy The Department of the Navy (DON) is revising portions of its internal regulations that establish the responsibilities and procedures within the DON for complying with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This revision clarifies when certain...	Rule	Feb 23, 2004

Acquisition regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Competition Requirements DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to update text pertaining to competition requirements. This proposed rule is a result of a transformation initiative undertaken by DoD to dramatically change the...	Proposed Rule	Feb 23, 2004
Defense Department Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Contractor Qualifications Relating to Contract Placement DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to delete text pertaining to contractor qualification requirements. This proposed rule is a result of a transformation initiative undertaken by DoD to dramaticall...	Proposed Rule	Feb 23, 2004
Defense Department Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Cost Principles and Procedures DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to update text pertaining to contract cost principles. This proposed rule is a result of a transformation initiative undertaken by DoD to dramatically change the...	Proposed Rule	Feb 23, 2004
Defense Department Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Improper Business Practices and Contractor Qualifications Relating to Debarment, Suspension, and Business Ethics DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to streamline and clarify text pertaining to debarment, suspension, and improper business practices. This proposed rule is a result of a transformation initiative...	Proposed Rule	Feb 23, 2004
Defense Department Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to delete text pertaining to the applicability of the Freedom of Information Act. This proposed rule is a result of a transformation initiative undertaken by DoD...	Proposed Rule	Feb 23, 2004
Defense Department Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Contractor Use of Government Supply Sources DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to update text pertaining to contractor use of Government supply sources. This proposed rule is a result of a transformation initiative undertaken by DoD to drama...	Proposed Rule	Feb 23, 2004
Defense Department Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Insurance DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to update text pertaining to insurance requirements. This proposed rule is a result of a transformation initiative undertaken by DoD to dramatically change the pu...	Proposed Rule	Feb 23, 2004
Defense Department Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Laws Inapplicable to Commercial Subcontracts DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to remove the Trade Agreements Act and the Buy American Act from the list of laws inapplicable to subcontracts for commercial items. This proposed rule is a resul...	Proposed Rule	Feb 23, 2004
Defense Department Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Major Systems Acquisition DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to update text pertaining to major systems acquisition, earned value management systems, and cost/schedule status reporting. This proposed rule is a result of a t...	Proposed Rule	Feb 23, 2004
Defense Department Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Removal of Obsolete Research and Development Contracting Procedures DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to delete obsolete procedures for research and development contracting. This proposed rule is a result of a transformation initiative undertaken by DoD to dramati...	Proposed Rule	Feb 23, 2004
Defense Department Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Procedures, Guidance, and Information DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to define a companion resource to the DFARS that will contain mandatory and non-mandatory internal DoD procedures, non-mandatory guidance, and supplemental inform...	Proposed Rule	Feb 23, 2004
Defense Department Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Publicizing Contract Actions DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to update text pertaining to publicizing contract actions. This proposed rule is a result of a transformation initiative undertaken by DoD to dramatically change...	Proposed Rule	Feb 23, 2004
Defense Department Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Research and Development Contracting DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to update text pertaining to research and development contracting. This proposed rule is a result of a transformation initiative undertaken by DoD to dramatically...	Proposed Rule	Feb 23, 2004
Defense Department Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Sealed Bidding DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to update text pertaining to sealed bidding. This proposed rule is a result of a transformation initiative undertaken by DoD to dramatically change the purpose an...	Proposed Rule	Feb 23, 2004
Defense Department Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Memorandum of Understanding-Sweden DoD has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to reflect a determination of the Deputy Secretary of Defense that it is inconsistent with the public interest to apply the restrictions of the Buy Ame...	Rule	Feb 23, 2004

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > COE Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Pike County, KY (Levisa Fork Basin), Section 202 Project The Corps of Engineers is extending the comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Pike County, Kentucky (Levisa Fork Basin), section 202 project published in the Federal Register, February 6, 2004 (69 FR 5842). This e...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > COE Intent To Prepare a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway System Navigation Study A Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (DPEIS) will be prepared to address the restructured Upper Mississippi River-- Illinois Waterway System Navigation Study. This is a modification of the notice of intent posted in the Federal Registe...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Title	Type	Published
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Small Entity Compliance Guide This document is issued under the joint authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services and the Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in...	Rule	Feb 23, 2004
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Special Emergency Procurement Authority The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the special emergency procurement authorities of section...	Rule	Feb 23, 2004

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

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA Availability of Non-Exclusive, Exclusive License or Partially Exclusive Licensing of U.S. Patent Concerning Method for the Purification and Aqueous Fiber Spinning of Spider Silks and Other Structural Proteins In accordance with 37 CFR Part 404.6, announcement is made of the availability for licensing of U.S. Patent No. US 6,620,917 B1 entitled "Method for the Purification and Aqueous Fiber Spinning of Spider Silks and Other Structural Proteins" issued Sep...	Notice	Feb 23, 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 three 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 first amendment consists of changing only the system i...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Defense Department > USN Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Department of the Navy is amending three 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.	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Defense Department > USN Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Department of the Navy is amending a system of records notice in its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

D
Delaware River Basin Commission

Title	Type	Published
Delaware River Basin Commission Notice of Commission Meeting and Public Hearing Meetings and hearings	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Education Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Office of Innovation and Improvement; Overview Information; State Charter School Facilities Incentive Grants Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 State Charter School Facilities Incentive Program	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Energy Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Office of Science; Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee This notice announces a meeting of the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Power marketing plans:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > WAPA Operational Alternative for Post-2004 Operations The Western Area Power Administration (Western), a Federal power marketing administration within the Department of Energy (DOE), markets Federal power from the Central Valley and Washoe projects through the Sierra Nevada Region (SNR). Western publish...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Environmental Protection Agency

Air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Act Reclassification, San Joaquin Valley Nonattainment Area; California; Ozone EPA is proposing to grant a request by the State of California to voluntarily reclassify under the Clean Air Act ("CAA" or "the Act") the San Joaquin Valley Ozone Nonattainment Area ("San Joaquin Valley Air Basin" or "SJVAB") from a severe to an extr...	Proposed Rule	Feb 23, 2004

Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Biennial Regulatory Review-Streamlining and Harmonizing Various Rules Affecting Wireless Radio Services In this document, the Commission opens a proceeding to streamline and harmonize licensing provisions in the wireless radio services (WRS) that were identified in part during the Commission's 2000 and 2002 biennial regulatory reviews pursuant to the C...	Proposed Rule	Feb 23, 2004

Radio stations; table of assignments:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Irmo and Saluda, South Carolina In response to a Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 68 FR 5862 (February 5, 2003), this Report and Order grants the requests of Breckinridge Communications, LLC ("Breckinridge"), licensee of Station WJES-FM, to upgrade its station from Channel 221A to C...	Rule	Feb 23, 2004

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The FDIC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Notice of Agency Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Federal Election Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Election Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Federal Reserve System

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	Feb 23, 2004
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies Change in bank control	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Federal Reserve System Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities Permissible nonbanking activities	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 Funding Opportunity This notice is to inform the public that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), intends to award approximately $300,000 (total costs) for a one-year project period to the...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Notice of a Funding Opportunity Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Grants and Cooperative Agreements; Notice of Availability The Administration for Native Americans (ANA), within the Administration for Children and Families, announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2004 funds for new community-based projects under ANA's Social and Economic Development Strategies (SED...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Grants and Cooperative Agreements; Notice of Availability The Administration for Native Americans (ANA), within the Administration for Children and Families, announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2004 funds for new community-based activities under ANA's Native Language program. Financial assistance...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Notice of Extension of Receipt Dates and Planned Republication of SAMHSA Grant Announcements SM 04-003, Statewide Consumer Network Grants, and SM 04-004, Statewide Family Network Grants; and Planned Republication of Standing Grant Program Announcements The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), for Fiscal Year 2004, published four standard grant announcements, which established mandatory formatting requirements for all applications that would be processed in accordance...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Human drugs:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987; Prescription Drug Amendments of 1992; Policies, Requirements, and Administrative Procedures; Delay of Effective Date The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is further delaying, until December 1, 2006, the effective date of certain requirements of a final rule published in the Federal Register of December 3, 1999 (64 FR 67720). In the Federal Register of May 3, 2000...	Rule	Feb 23, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > AHRQ Notice of Meeting Health Care Policy and Research Special Emphasis Panel	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Cancer Institute	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Amended Notice of Meeting National Cancer Institute	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Mental Health	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Aging; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute on Aging	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute on Drug Abuse	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > ATSDR Public Meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee on Public Health Service (PHS) Activities and Research at Department of Energy (DOE) Sites: Oak Ridge Reservation Health Effects Subcommittee Public Health Service Activities and Research at DOE Sites Citizens Advisory Committee	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > ATSDR Public Meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee on Public Health Service (PHS) Activities and Research at Department of Energy (DOE) Sites: Oak Ridge Reservation Health Effects Subcommittee Public Health Service Activities and Research at DOE Sites Citizens Advisory Committee	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Amended Notice of Meeting Scientific Review Center	Notice	Feb 23, 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 a proposed revised information collectio...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Disaster and emergency areas:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA California; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of California (FEMA-1505-DR), dated January 13, 2004, and related determinations.	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Ohio; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Ohio (FEMA-1507-DR), dated January 26, 2004, and related determinations.	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Virgin Islands; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the Virgin Islands, (FEMA-1503-DR), dated December 9, 2003, and related determinations.	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Flood elevation determinations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Final Flood Elevation Determinations Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations and modified Base Flood Elevations (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...	Rule	Feb 23, 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	Feb 23, 2004
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Final Flood Elevation Determinations Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations and modified Base Flood Elevations (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...	Rule	Feb 23, 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	Feb 23, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department National Communications System A meeting of the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) will be held via conference call on Thursday, March 4, 2004, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. The NSTAC is subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Housing and Urban Development Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Marysville Hotel Demolition Project, City of Marysville, CA The Department of Housing and Urban Development gives notice to the public, agencies, and Indian tribes that the City of Marysville, CA, intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/ Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (EIS/EIR) for the M...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Housing Counseling Program Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2003 In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this announcement notifies the public of funding decisions made by the Department in a SuperNOFA competition for funding of HUD-approved co...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Interior Department

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Receipt of a Permit Application and Availability of an HCP (White) for Incidental Take of the Houston Toad John White (applicant) has applied for an incidental take permit (TE-082706-0) pursuant to section 10(a) of the Endangered Species Act, as amended (Act). The requested permit would authorize the incidental take of the endangered Houston toad. The pro...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Mariana Mallard and the Guam Broadbill From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), remove the Mariana mallard (Anas platyrhynchos oustaleti) and Guam broadbill (Myiagra freycineti) from the Federal List of...	Rule	Feb 23, 2004
Interior Department > FWS Revisions to the Regulations Applicable to Permits Issued Under the Endangered Species Act We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the reopening of the comment period for the proposed rule to revise our regulations pertaining to permits issued under the Endangered Species Act. Apparent confusion on the part of the public regarding...	Proposed Rule	Feb 23, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Meeting of the Trinity Adaptive Management Working Group Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. I), this notice announces a meeting of the Trinity Adaptive Management Working Group (TAMWG). The TAMWG affords stakeholders the opportunity to give policy, management,...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Survey plat filings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Filing Plats of Survey; New Mexico The plats of survey described below are scheduled to be officially filed in the New Mexico State Office, Bureau of Land Management, Santa Fe, New Mexico, (30) thirty calendar days from the date of this publication.	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Certain Agricultural Vehicles and Components Thereof; Notice of Commission Decision To Extend the Time To Determine Whether To Review an Initial Determination and To Extend the Target Date Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has decided to extend to March 29, 2004, the time to determine whether to review the presiding administrative law judge's ("ALJ's") final initial determination ("ID") finding a viola...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
International Trade Commission Certain Tissue Paper Products and Crepe Paper Products From China The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of an investigation and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping investigation No. 731-TA-1070 (Preliminary) under section 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673b(a)) (the Act) to d...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Justice Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > OJJDP Program Announcement for the Nonparticipating State Program, Wyoming The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), pursuant to the provisions of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act, is issuing the following program announcement and solicitation for applications from local pu...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Agreement In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-503), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidelines on the Conduct of Matching Programs (54 FR 25818 pu...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Labor Department

Coal mine safety and health:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > MSHA Self-Contained Self-Rescuers (SCSRs); Updating a Reference for Locating SCSRs More Than 25 Feet From a Miner This technical amendment updates the reference in 30 CFR 75.1714-2(e) (Self-rescue devices; use and location requirements) from 30 CFR 75.1101-23 (Program of instruction; location and use of fire fighting equipment; location of escapeways, exits and...	Rule	Feb 23, 2004

Legal Services Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Legal Services Corporation Income Level for Individuals Eligible for Assistance The Legal Services Corporation ("Corporation") is required by law to establish maximum income levels for individuals eligible for legal assistance. This document updates the specified income levels to reflect the annual amendments to the Federal Pove...	Rule	Feb 23, 2004

Library of Congress

Copyright office and procedures:

Title	Type	Published
Library of Congress > COLC Legal Processes The Copyright Office is proposing adoption of rules governing service of process on the Copyright Office, the Register of Copyrights or an employee of the Copyright Office acting in his or her official capacity and adoption of rules governing product...	Proposed Rule	Feb 23, 2004

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Advisory Council, Task Force on International Space Station Operational Readiness; Meeting The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces an open meeting of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC), Task Force on International Space Station Operational Readiness (IOR).	Notice	Feb 23, 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 Face International Corporation, of 427 W. 35th Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23508, has applied for an exclusive license to practice the invention described in U.S. Patent No. 5,632,841, entitled "Thin Layer Composite Unimor...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Notice of Prospective Patent License NASA hereby gives notice that Luna Innovations, Incorporated, of 2851 Commerce Street, Blacksburg, Virginia 24060, has applied for an exclusive license to practice the inventions described and claimed in U.S. Patent No. 5,150,620 entitled "Method of...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Notice of Prospective Patent License NASA hereby gives notice that STC Catalysts, Inc., of 10 Basil Sawyer Drive, Hampton, VA 23666-1340, has applied for an exclusive license to practice the invention described in NASA Case Number LAR- 15851-1-CU entitled "Process For Coating Substrates...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

National Archives and Records Administration

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
National Archives and Records Administration Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; System of Records Notices The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) proposes to add a system of records notice to its existing inventory of systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. In this notice, NARA publishes NARA 38--Project Ma...	Notice	Feb 23, 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	Feb 23, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Hennion & Walsh, Inc., et al.; Notice of Application Notice of an application under: (i) Section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act") for exemptions from sections 2(a)(32), 2(a)(35), 14(a), 19(b), 22(d), and 26(a)(2)(C) of the Act and from rules 19b-1 and 22c-1 under the Act; (ii) sections 11(a) and 11(c) of the Act for approval of certain exchange and rollover privileges and conversion offers; and (iii) sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an exemption from section 17(a) of the Act.	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto by the American Stock Exchange LLC Relating to the Listing and Trading of Notes Linked to the Performance of the Select Utility Index American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change and Amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 Thereto by the American Stock Exchange LLC Relating to At-the-Close Orders and Auxiliary Opening Procedures American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Feb 23, 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 Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. Relating to the Exemption of Standardized Options From the Securities Act of 1933 and Provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Fixed Income Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Assessment of Funds-Only Settlement Obligations Fixed Income Clearing Corp.	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change by the International Securities Exchange, Inc. To Amend the Procedures for Executing Stock-Option Orders Under ISE Rule 722 International Securities Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Relating to Dual Listing National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Relating to Proposed Amendments to Rule 1120 Regarding Regulatory Element Contact Person National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Feb 23, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change and Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 Thereto by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. and Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Relating to Research Analyst Qualification Examination (Series 86/87) New York Stock Exchange, Inc., et al.	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Small Business Administration

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under OMB Review Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), agencies are required to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying th...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Disaster loan areas:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration State of Ohio (Amendment #2) Ohio	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Small business investment companies:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Small Business Investment Companies-Long Term Financing This direct final rule brings the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) regulations concerning the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program into conformity with the Small Business Investment Act, as amended (Act). Specifically, the rule...	Rule	Feb 23, 2004

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB City of Peoria, IL, d/b/a Peoria, Peoria Heights & Western Railroad-Construction of Connecting Track Exemption-in Peoria County, IL Peoria, Peoria Heights Western Railroad	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > MARAD Information Collection Available for Public Comments and Recommendations In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Maritime Administration's (MARAD's) intentions to request approval for three years of a new information collection.	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CT58 Series and T58 Series Turboshaft Engines The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain General Electric Company (GE) CT58-100-2, CT58-140-1, -140-2, and T58-GE-1, -3, -5, -8E, -8F, -10, -100, and -402 turboshaft engines. This AD requires the removal from service of cert...	Rule	Feb 23, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF34-8E Series Turbofan Engines The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for General Electric Company (GE) CF34-8E series turbofan engines, with certain serial number (SN) master variable geometry (VG) actuators installed. This AD requires initial and repetitive revie...	Rule	Feb 23, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Corporation (Formerly Allison Engine Company) AE 3007 Series Turbofan Engines The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Rolls-Royce Corporation (RR) (formerly Allison Engine Company) AE 3007A, AE 3007A1/1, AE 3007A1/2, AE 3007A1, AE 3007A1/3, AE 3007A1P, and AE 3007A3 turbofan engines. That AD current...	Rule	Feb 23, 2004

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FRA Environmental Impact Statement: Rail Corridor-Richmond, VA to Hampton Roads (via Williamsburg to Newport News, VA and via Petersburg to Norfolk, VA) The FRA is issuing this notice to advise the public that FRA and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (VDRPT) intend to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Richmond to Hampton Roads High Speed Rail Corridor. The E...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Motor carrier safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FMCSA Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision This notice publishes the FMCSA decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 16 individuals. The FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from vision standards if the exem...	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking NHTSA is denying a petition for rulemaking from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) to amend current seating position procedures for Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) Nos. 208, "Occupant crash protection," and 214, "Side imp...	Proposed Rule	Feb 23, 2004

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

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Treasury Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > OTS Dollar Savings Bank, Newark, New Jersey; Notice of Appointment of Receiver Dollar Savings Bank	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

Veterans Affairs Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans, Notice of Meeting Homeless Veterans Advisory Committee	Notice	Feb 23, 2004

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Agriculture Department

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Corporation for National and Community Service

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