Federal Register March 12, 2004 (Volume 69)

Agencies Publishing on March 12, 2004

Agriculture Department (3)
Civil Rights Commission (1)
Commerce Department (15)
Commission of Fine Arts (1)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (1)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (2)
Defense Department (2)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (2)
Environmental Protection Agency (7)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Federal Communications Commission (2)
Federal Reserve System (4)
Health and Human Services Department (3)
Homeland Security Department (1)
Housing and Urban Development Department (4)
Interior Department (3)
International Trade Commission (2)
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James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation (1)
Justice Department (1)
Labor Department (13)
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Management and Budget Office (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (2)
National Credit Union Administration (2)
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National Institute for Literacy (1)
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National Science Foundation (2)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (3)
Personnel Management Office (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (7)
State Department (1)
Surface Transportation Board (5)
Tennessee Valley Authority (1)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (2)
Transportation Department (22)
Treasury Department (6)
Veterans Affairs Department (1)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection in support of regulations under which eligible p...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Agriculture Department > FS Information Collection; Request for Comments; Publication Comment Cards In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service announces its intention to extend an information collection. The Southern Research Station disseminates research publications to individuals, institutions, organizations, and...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Availability of a Draft Document Pertaining to the Risks Associated With the Introduction of Soybean Rust Into the Continental United States We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared a draft document entitled "Status of Scientific Evidence on Risks Associated with the Introduction into the Continental United States of Phakopsora pachyrhizi...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Civil Rights Commission

Title	Type	Published
Civil Rights Commission Sunshine Act Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > PTO Patent Appeals and Interferences The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), 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 this new information colle...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Commerce Department > ITA Export Trade Certificate of Review The Department of Commerce has issued an Export Trade Certificate of Review to the California Pistachio Export Council, LLC ("CPEC"). This notice summarizes the conduct for which certification has been granted.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Commerce Department > NIST Notice of Government Owned Invention Available for Nonexclusive Licensing The invention listed below is owned in whole by the U.S. Government, as represented by the Department of Commerce. The invention is available for nonexclusive licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR part 404 to achieve expeditious comme...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Persulfates From the People's Republic of China: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results in Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Extension of time limit for preliminary results of antidumping duty administrative review.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Affirmative Final Determination of Critical Circumstances: Wax and Wax/Resin Thermal Transfer Ribbons from Japan Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Affirmative Final Determination of Critical Circumstances: Wax and Wax/Resin Thermal Transfer Ribbons (TTR) from Japan.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Groundfish Fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Area and the Gulf of Alaska, King and Tanner Crab Fisheries in the BSAI, Scallop and Salmon Fisheries off the Coast of Alaska; Correction This document corrects a March 5, 2004, notice of public meetings for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Identification and Conservation in Alaska. This action is necessary to correct an error in the meet...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish Notice is hereby given that NMFS has prepared a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of the impacts on the human environment of the potential issuance of an enhancement permit authorizing take of list...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Less Than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA Using Jig or Hook-and-Line Gear in the Bogoslof Pacific Cod Exemption Area in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels less than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA using jig or hook-and-line gear in the Bogoslof Pacific cod exemption area of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action...	Rule	Mar 12, 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 B season pollock total allowable catch (TAC) for Statistical Area 630 of the GOA.	Rule	Mar 12, 2004

Marine mammals:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP) The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, announces temporary restrictions consistent with the requirements of the ALWTRP's implementing regulations. These regulations apply to lobster trap/pot and anchored gillnet fishermen in an area to...	Rule	Mar 12, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The Trawl Survey Advisory Committee, composed of representatives from the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC), the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC), and several independent sci...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Commerce Department > NOAA New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee in March, 2004 to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations f...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Permits:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered Species; Permit No. 1231 Notice is hereby given that Llewellyn M. Ehrhart, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd., Orlando, FL 32816-2368, has requested a modification to scientific research Permit No. 1231.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
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 an application, and the intent to issue EFPs for vessels participating in an observation program to monitor the incidental take of salmon and groundfish in the shore-based component of the Pacific whiting fishery. The EF...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received three scientific research permit applications and two applications to modify existing permits relating to Pacific salmon and steelhead. All of the proposed research is intended to increase knowledge of sp...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Commission of Fine Arts

Title	Type	Published
Commission of Fine Arts Notice of Meeting Meetings	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title	Type	Published
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List Proposed Additions The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List products and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. Comments Must be Received on or Before: April 11, 2004.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Adjustment of an Import Limit for Certain Cotton Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Federative Republic of Brazil Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection adjusting a limit.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Adjustment of an Import Limit for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Cambodia Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting a limit.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Defense Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USN Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Shock Trial of a SAN ANTONIO (LPD 17) Class Amphibious Assault Ship Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), the Department of the Navy (Navy) announces its intent to prepare an E...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Defense Department > USN Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Shock Test of a VIRGINIA (SSN 774) Class Submarine Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), the Department of the Navy (Navy) announces its intent to prepare an E...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Secretary of Education requests comments on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) that the Secretary proposes to use for the 2005-2006 award year. The FAFSA is completed by students and their families and the information submitted...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; Demonstration and Training Programs-Braille Training Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 Braille Training Program	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Agency Information Collection Extension The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), is seeking comment on a proposed three-year extension with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of an information collection package concerning litigation and othe...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Energy Department > FERC National Energy Gas Transmission, Inc., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Filings Electric rate and corporate regulation filings	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; CAMEO Software Usability Evaluation Survey In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit the following new Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): National Survey of CA...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Air programs:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Protection of Stratospheric Ozone; Refrigerant Recycling; Substitute Refrigerants The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is amending the rule on refrigerant recycling, promulgated under section 608 of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act), to clarify how the requirements of section 608 apply to refrigerants that are used as substitute...	Rule	Mar 12, 2004

Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States; air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Alabama; Redesignation of Birmingham Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment for Ozone EPA is finalizing approval of the redesignation of the 1-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) nonattainment area of Birmingham, Alabama, to attainment, and finalizing approval of Alabama's State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision...	Rule	Mar 12, 2004

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments EPA expressed environmental concerns with adverse impacts to soil and vegetation, the potential for impacts to aquatic resources, and need for more specific information on mitigation of these impacts. ERP No. D-AFS-J65399-00 Rating EC2, High Mountain...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Agency statements; weekly receipts	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Hazardous waste:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approaches to an Integrated Framework for Management and Disposal of Low-Activity Radioactive Waste: Request for Comment; Extension of Comment Period The Environmental Protection Agency is extending the comment period for the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled "Approaches to an Integrated Framework for Management and Disposal of Low-Activity Radioactive Waste: Request for Comment," which...	Proposed Rule	Mar 12, 2004
Environmental Protection Agency Massachusetts: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions; State-Specific Modification to Federal Hazardous Waste Regulations, Pursuant to ECOS Program Proposal; Extension of Site-Specific Regulations for New England Universities' Laboratories XL Project Today's action consists of three distinct but related final rulemakings briefly characterized here and further discussed in the supplementary information section of this rule. First, the EPA is granting final authorization to the Commonwealth of Mass...	Rule	Mar 12, 2004

Executive Office of the President

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran Iran; continuation of national emergency (Notice of March 10, 2004)	Presidential Document	Mar 12, 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	Mar 12, 2004

Common carrier services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Auction of Direct Broadcast Satellite Service Licenses Rescheduled for July 14, 2004; Notice and Filing; Notice and Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront Payments and Other Auction Procedures This document announces the procedures, minimum opening bids, and revised inventory for the upcoming auction of licenses to use the Direct Broadcast Satellite ("DBS") service allocation in the 12.2- 12.7 GHz band. This document is intended to familia...	Notice	Mar 12, 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	Mar 12, 2004
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies Change in bank control	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Program Exclusions: February 2004 Notice of program exclusions.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Memorandums of understanding:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Memorandum of Understanding Between the Food and Drug Administration and the Administration on Aging The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing notice of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between FDA and the Administration on Aging to support education and information initiatives for older Hispanic-Americans.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Memorandum of Understanding Between the Food and Drug Administration and Blacks In Government, Inc. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing notice of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Food and Drug Administration and Blacks In Government, Inc. to promote health and disease prevention initiatives supported by Healthy People...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Homeland Security Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department Homeland Security Advisory Council The Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) will hold its next meeting in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2004. The HSAC will meet for purposes of: (1) Welcoming and swearing in new members; (2) completing discussions on the Homeland Security Lexicon...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Lender Qualifications for Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Redelegation of Authority To the Departmental Enforcement Center Regarding Authority To Initiate Civil Money Penalty Actions Under Certain Civil Money Penalty Regulations and To Issue Notice of Violation of a Regulatory Agreement and Notice of Default of a Housing Assistance Payments Contract HUD is publishing elsewhere in today's Federal Register, a notice that advises that the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner has redelegated to the General Counsel the authority to (1) issue a notice of violation under the ter...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Housing and Urban Development Department Redelegation of Authority to the General Counsel Regarding Authority To Initiate Civil Money Penalty Actions Under Certain Civil Money Penalty Regulations and To Issue Notice of Violation of a Regulatory Agreement and Notice of Default of a Housing Assistance Payments Contract On August 20, 2003, HUD's Assistant Secretary for Housing- Federal Housing Commissioner published a notice that redelegated certain authority to other HUD officials, including HUD's General Counsel. In this notice, the Assistant Secretary for Housing...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Interior Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Public Meeting, Alaska Resource Advisory Council In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska Resource Advisory Council will meet as indicated...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > MMS Final Wyoming Oil and Texas Section 8(g) Natural Gas Royalty-In-Kind Pilot Reports The MMS will post on MMS's Internet Home Page two reports. The first report evaluates oil sold in kind in Wyoming. The second report evaluates gas sold in kind through a pilot program undertaken by MMS and the State of Texas.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Survey plat filings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Eastern States: filing of plat of survey The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will file the plat of survey of the lands described below in the BLM Eastern States Office, Springfield, Virginia, 30 calendar days from the date of publication in the Federal Register.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Uncovered Innerspring Units from China China	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
International Trade Commission Certain Processed Hazelnuts From Turkey On February 19, 2004, the Commission received notice from the Department of Commerce stating that, having received a letter from petitioners in the subject investigation (Westnut LLC, Northwest Hazelnut Co., Hazelnut Growers of Oregon, Willamette Fil...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

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James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation

Title	Type	Published
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation Fellowship Program Requirements The following are amendments to the regulations governing the annual competition for James Madison Fellowships and the obligations of James Madison Fellows. These amendments update and replace certain provisions of the Foundation's existing regulatio...	Rule	Mar 12, 2004

Justice Department

National cooperative research notifications:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ANTITRUST, Transportation Department > FAA Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-National Shipbuilding Research Program (“NSRP”) National Shipbuilding Research Program; correction	Correction	Mar 12, 2004

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > DOL Wage and Hour Division; Minimum wages for Federal and Federally Assisted Construction; General Wage Determination Decisions Minimum wages for Federal and federally-assisted construction; general wage determination decisions	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Adjustment assistance:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Eaton Corporation, Watertown, WI; Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration Eaton Corp.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Labor Department > ETA Franklin Electric Company, Inc., Motor Components Division, Jonesboro, IN; Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration Franklin Electric Co., Inc.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Labor Department > ETA Halmode Apparel, Incorporated, a Division of Kellwood Company, Roanoke, Virginia; Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration Halmode Apparel, Inc.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Labor Department > ETA Stanley Services Employed by Harriet & Henderson Yarns, Inc., Henderson, NC; Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration Harriet Henderson Yarns, Inc.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Labor Department > ETA Martens Manufacturing, LLC, Kingsford, MI; Notice of Negative Determination on Reconsideration Martens Manufacturing, LLC	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Labor Department > ETA Metalforming Technologies/Northern Tube, Pinconning, MI; Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration Metalforming Technologies/Northern Tube	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Labor Department > ETA Ramseur Interlock Knitting Company, Inc., Ramseur, NC; Notice of Revised Determination On Reopening Ramseur Interlock Knitting Co., Inc.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Labor Department > ETA Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance Rockwell Automation et al.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Labor Department > ETA Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance Scripto-Tokai Corp. et al.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Labor Department > ETA Symtech, Inc., Spartanburg, SC; Notice of Negative Determination on Reconsideration Symtech, Inc.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Labor Department > ETA Wolverine Pattern and Machine, Inc., Saginaw, MI; Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration Wolverine Pattern Machine, Inc.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Safety standard petitions:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > MSHA Petitions for Modification Mingo Logan Coal Co. et al.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

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Management and Budget Office

Title	Type	Published
Management and Budget Office OMB Circular A-133 Information Collection Under OMB Review In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, as amended (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that an information collection request was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Office of Information and Regulator...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Re-Issuance of NASA FAR Supplement Subchapter E This proposed rule would amend the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) by removing from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) those portions of the NFS containing information that consists of internal Agency administrative procedures and guidance that does not...	Proposed Rule	Mar 12, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Notice of Meeting NASA will conduct an open forum meeting to solicit questions, views and opinions of interested persons or firms concerning NASA's procurement policies, practices, and initiatives. The purpose of the meeting is to have an open discussion between NASA'...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

National Credit Union Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Credit Union Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Revision to a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request The NCUA intends to submit the following information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). This information collection is pub...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
National Credit Union Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Revision to Previously Approved Information Collections; Comment Request The NCUA intends to submit the following information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). This information collection is pub...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

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National Institute for Literacy

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Institute for Literacy National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board This notice sets forth the schedule and a summary of the agenda for an upcoming meeting of the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board (Board). The notice also describes the functions of the Board. Notice of this meeting is required by section...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

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National Science Foundation

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Notice of Meeting Earth Sciences Proposal Review Panel	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
National Science Foundation Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education (AC-ERE); Notice of Meeting Environmental Research and Education Advisory Committee	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc., Millstone Power Station, Units 2 and 3; Notice of Acceptance for Docketing of the Applications and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing Regarding Renewal of Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-65 AND NPF-49 for an Additional 20-Year Period Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Nuclear Regulatory Commission License No. SUB-1010; Sequoyah Fuels Corporation; Receipt of Request for Action Under 10 CFR 2.206 Sequoyah Fuels Corp.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Notice of Availability of a Regulatory Issue Summary for Deferring Active Regulation of Ground-Water Protection at In Situ Leach Uranium Extraction Facilities The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has developed Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2004-02, "Deferral of Active Regulation of Ground-Water Protection at In Situ Leach (ISL) Uranium Extraction Facilities" dated February 23, 2004. The NRC regula...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Personnel Management Office

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office 2003 Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowance Survey Report: Alaska and Washington, DC, Areas This notice publishes the "2003 Nonforeign Area Cost-of- Living Allowance Survey Report: Alaska and Washington, DC, Areas." The Federal Government uses the results of these surveys to set cost-of- living allowance (COLA) rates for General Schedule, U...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
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	Mar 12, 2004

Securities:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Verdisys, Inc.; Order of Suspension of Trading Verdisys, Inc.	Notice	Mar 12, 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 Audit Committee Meeting Requirements Applicable to Registered Closed-End Management Investment Companies American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Fixed Income Clearing Corporation; Order Approving 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 MBSD from undue liability; (b) permits the resources of MBSD 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	Mar 12, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Fixed Income Clearing Corporation; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change To Add Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Pass-Through Securities to the GCF Repo Service Repurchase Service Fixed Income Clearing Corp.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to Minimum Price Variation New York Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

State Department

Art objects; importation for exhibition:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Gondola Days: Isabella Stewart Gardner and the Palazzo Barbaro Circle” Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Surface Transportation Board

Motor carriers:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Coach USA, Inc.-Intra-Corporate Family Transaction Exemption Coach USA, Inc.; intra-corporate family transaction exemption	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Union Pacific Railroad Company-Temporary Trackage Rights Exemption-The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
DOT, STB Atlantic Western Transportation, Inc.-Continuance in Control Exemption-Georgia Midland Railroad, Inc. Georgia Midland Railroad, Inc.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
DOT, STB Georgia Midland Railroad, Inc.-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-Ogeechee Railway Company Ogeechee Railway Co.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
DOT, STB Heart of Georgia Railroad, Inc.-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-Ogeechee Railway Company Ogeechee Railway Co.	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Tennessee Valley Authority

Title	Type	Published
Tennessee Valley Authority Meeting Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

World Trade Organization:

Title	Type	Published
Trade Representative, Office of United States WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding Antidumping Measures on Cement From Mexico The Office of the United States Trade Representative ("USTR") is providing notice that the Government of Mexico has requested the establishment of a dispute settlement panel under the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ("WT...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Trade Representative, Office of United States WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding Measures of the European Communities Affecting the Approval and Marketing of Biotech Products The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is providing notice that on March 4, 2004, a dispute settlement panel was composed under the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ("WTO Agreement") concerning measur...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA User Input to the Aviation Weather Technology Transfer (AWTT) Board The FAA will hold an informal public meeting to seek aviation weather user input. Details: April 14, 2004; Northrop Grumman, 475 School Street, SW., Washington, DC 20024; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The objective of this meeting is to provide an opportunity for...	Proposed Rule	Mar 12, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Modification of Class E Airspace; Cedar Rapids, IA This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by revising Class E airspace areas at Cedar Rapids, IA. On February 2, 2004, The Eastern Iowa Airport airport reference point (ARP) was redefined. This action modifies...	Rule	Mar 12, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Modification of Class E Airspace; Cassville, MO This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR 71) by revising Class E airspace at Cassville, MO. A review of controlled airspace for Cassville Municipal Airport revealed it does not comply with the criteria for 700 feet abo...	Rule	Mar 12, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Modification of Class E Airspace; Johnson, KS This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR 71) by revising Class E airspace at Johnson, KS. Controlled airspace at Johnson, KS was modified and published in the Federal Register with an effective date of February 19, 200...	Rule	Mar 12, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Modification of Class E Airspace; Springfield, MO This document confirms the effective date of the direct final rule which revises Class E airspace at Springfield, MO.	Rule	Mar 12, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Modification of Class E Airspace; Des Moines, IA Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) have been developed to serve Des Moines International Airport, Des Moines, IA. Also, several existing SIAPs serving Des Moines International Airpor...	Rule	Mar 12, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Modification of Class E Airspace; Gideon, MO This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR 71) by revising Class E airspace at Gideon, MO. A review of controlled airspace for Gideon Memorial Airport revealed it does not comply with the criteria for 700 feet above grou...	Rule	Mar 12, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Amendment of Class E Airspace; New York, NY Correction	Correction	Mar 12, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received; Dispositions of Petitions Issued Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption part 11 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), this notice contains a summary of certain dispositions of certain pet...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption part 11 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), this notice contains a summary of certain petitions seeking relief fr...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption part 11 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), this notice contains a summary of certain petitions seeking relief fr...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received; Dispositions of Petitions Issued Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption part 11 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), this notice contains a summary of certain dispositions of certain pet...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Airport noise compatibility program:

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Transportation Department > FAA Airport Noise Compatibility Program; Noise Exposure Maps; Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, FL The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its determination that the noise exposure maps submitted by the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida for the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et seq. (Aviation S...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Airworthiness directives:

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Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc Trent 700 Series Turbofan Engines The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Rolls-Royce plc (RR) Trent 700 series turbofan engines. This AD requires revising the Time Limits Manual for RR RB211 Trent 700 series turbofan engines. These revisions include required enhan...	Rule	Mar 12, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211-22B, RB211-524, and RB211-535 Series Turbofan Engines The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211-22B, RB211-524, and RB211-535 series turbofan engines. This proposal would require revising the Time Limits Manual for RR RB211-22B, RB211-524, and RB211-535...	Proposed Rule	Mar 12, 2004

Engineering and traffic operations:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Commercial Vehicle Width Exclusive Devices The FHWA proposed in an earlier notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend its regulation of truck size and weight by increasing the distance that width exclusive devices could extend beyond the sides of commercial motor vehicles by one inch. Howe...	Proposed Rule	Mar 12, 2004
Transportation Department > FHWA Commercial Vehicle Width Exclusive Devices The FHWA amends its regulation on truck size and weight by removing Recreational Vehicles (RVs) from consideration as commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) and grants States additional flexibility to deal with certain appurtenances extending from the side...	Rule	Mar 12, 2004

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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Transportation Department > FHWA Environmental Impact Statement: Queens County, NY The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for improvements to a section of the Long Island Expressway (I-495), approximately 1,800 meters (5900 ft) in length, in the vicinity of...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Meetings:

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Transportation Department > FAA Government/Industry Aeronautical Charting Forum Meeting This notice announces the bi-annual meeting of the Federal Aviation Administration's Government/Industry Aeronautical Charting Forum (ACF) to discuss informational content and design of aeronautical charts and related products, as well as instrument...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Motor carriers:

No documents available.

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release NHTSA published a final rule in April 2002 that amended the Federal motor vehicle safety standard on bus emergency exits and window retention and release. The agency received several petitions for reconsideration of the rule. At present, the rule is...	Rule	Mar 12, 2004

National cooperative research notifications:

No documents available.

Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

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Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent to Rule on Application 04-07-C-00-LSE to Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at La Crosse Municipal Airport, La Crosse, WI. The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at La Crosse Municipal Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Bud...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Approvals and Disapprovals The FAA publishes a monthly notice, as appropriate, of PFC approvals and disapprovals under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Pub. L. 101-508) and Par...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

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Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Revenue Procedure 2004-19 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	Mar 12, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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Treasury Department > CDFI Change to Notice of Funds Availability Inviting Applications for the Bank Enterprise Award Program: Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number Requirement On June 27, 2003, the Office of Management and Budget issued a policy directive requiring all organizations applying for Federal grants or cooperative agreements to obtain and provide a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Treasury Department > CDFI Change to Notice of Funds Availability Inviting Applications for the Native American CDFI Assistance Program: Change of Application Deadline; Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number Requirement On December 4, 2003, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (the "Fund") announced in a NOFA for the Native American CDFI Assistance Program (68 FR 67908) that the deadline for applications for assistance in Round One of the Native Ame...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Treasury Department > CDFI Change to Notice of Funds Availability Inviting Applications for the Community Development Financial Institutions Program-Native American CDFI Development Program: Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number Requirement On June 27, 2003, the Office of Management and Budget issued a policy directive requiring all organizations applying for Federal grants or cooperative agreements to obtain and provide a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004
Treasury Department > CDFI Change to Notice of Funds Availability Inviting Applications for the Community Development Financial Institutions Program-Technical Assistance Component: Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number Requirement On June 27, 2003, the Office of Management and Budget issued a policy directive requiring all organizations applying for Federal grants or cooperative agreements to obtain and provide a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number...	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Veterans Affairs Department

Meetings:

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Veterans Affairs Department Chiropractic Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Chiropractic Advisory Committee	Notice	Mar 12, 2004

Federal Register March 12, 2004

Agencies Publishing on March 12, 2004

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Civil Rights Commission

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Commission of Fine Arts

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

C Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

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Defense Department

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Executive Office of the President

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

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James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation

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National Science Foundation

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Trade Representative, Office of United States