March 18, 2004 (Volume 69)

Federal Register March 18, 2004

View all documents issued on March 18, 2004. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

103 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on March 18, 2004

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Rural Housing Service's intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of Servicing Cases Where Unauthorized Loan or Other...
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Del Norte County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet on May 6, 2004, in Crescent City, California. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the selection of Title II projects under Public Law 106-393, H.R. 2389, the Secure Rural Schools a...
Notice Mar 18, 2004
Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committees Act (Pub. L. 92-463) and under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-393), the Modoc National Forest's Modoc County Resource Advisory Committe...
Notice Mar 18, 2004
The Plumas County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold meetings on March 19, in Quincy, California, April 16, July 9, and on August 6, 2004. Locations for the latter three meetings will be decided at the March meeting. Purposes of the March 19...
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Civil Rights Commission logo Civil Rights Commission

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued an amendment to the Export Trade Certificate of Review granted to the Association for the Administration of Rice Quotas, Inc. ("AARQ") on March 3, 2004. Notice of issuance of the original Certificate was pub...
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Antidumping:

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The Department of Commerce is extending the time limit for the preliminary results of the new shipper reviews on Shanghai R&R Imp./ Exp. Co., Ltd. and Changshan Import/Export Co., Ltd. under the antidumping duty order on natural bristle paintbrushes...
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Export administration regulations:

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The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is publishing this final rule to describe the understandings reached at the June 2003 plenary meeting of the Australia Group (AG) and to amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), as needed, to implem...
Rule Mar 18, 2004

Fishery conservation and management:

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NMFS proposes specifications for the spiny dogfish fishery for the 2004 fishing year, which is May 1, 2004, through April 30, 2005. The implementing regulations for the Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) require NMFS to publish specification...
Proposed Rule Mar 18, 2004

Marine mammals:

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NMFS has received an application from Scripps Institution of Oceanography (Scripps), a part of the University of California, for an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to conduc...
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Permits:

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Notice is hereby given that Animal Training and Research, International, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, 8272 Moss Landing Road, Moss Landing, CA 95039, (Jenifer Hurley, Ph.D., Principal Investigator), has applied in due form for a permit to obtain...
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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NOAA Fisheries encourages all stakeholders, users, and the public to review the draft NOAA Fisheries Gravel Extraction Guidance. All comments received will be reviewed and considered in the final drafting of the Gravel Extraction Guidance.
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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The Army policy for use of the Microsoft (MS) Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) was signed on February 4, 2004 by Mr. Claude M. Bolton, Jr., Army Acquisition Executive and Lieutenant General Steven W. Boutelle, Army Chief Information Officer/G-6. Th...
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Education Department logo Education Department

Title Type Published
The Acting Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Mar 18, 2004
The Acting Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

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Institutional Quality and Integrity National Advisory Committee
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Departments of Education (ED), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Justice (DOJ) issue this notice to propose a priority, selection criteria, requirements, and definitions for the Safe Schools/ Healthy Students Initiative (SS/HS). We propose thi...
Notice Mar 18, 2004
Notice inviting applications.
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Meetings:

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This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming hearing of the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance. Individuals who will need accommodations for a disability in order to attend the hearing (i.e., interpreting s...
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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

Title Type Published
In this action, EPA is amending a section in part 52, title 40, of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) that identifies the Agency's approvals of revisions to the Arizona State Implementation Plan, and is amending a section of part 81, title 40, of...
Rule Mar 18, 2004

Meetings:

Title Type Published
A meeting of the National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances (NAC/AEGL Committee) will be held on April 19-21, 2004, in Washington, DC. At this meeting, the NAC/AEGL Committee will address, as time permits...
Notice Mar 18, 2004
On July 17, 2002 (67 FR 47042), EPA published final amendments to the SPCC rule. This rule amended an existing rule that had been in effect since 1974. This final rule was effective on August 16, 2002 and included dates by which a facility would have...
Rule Mar 18, 2004

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Title Type Published
In this document, the Commission seeks comment on whether certain rules should be repealed or modified because they are no longer necessary in the public interest. We intend to consider the comments received pursuant to this Notice of Proposed Rulema...
Proposed Rule Mar 18, 2004

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") proposes to revise its Guidelines for Appeals of Material Supervisory Determinations; these revisions are intended to enhance the Supervision Appeals Review Committee ("SARC") process by reconstituti...
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 18, 2004

F
Federal Register, Administrative Committee

Title Type Published
The Administrative Committee of the Federal Register (ACFR) is prescribing the prices to be charged for the paper and microfiche editions of Federal Register publications. The price changes apply to the daily Federal Register (paper and microfiche ed...
Rule Mar 18, 2004

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Human drugs:

Title Type Published
Notice of public meeting and establishment of docket.
Proposed Rule Mar 18, 2004
On February 23, 2004 (69 FR 8105), FDA published a delay of the effective date of certain requirements in a final rule published in the Federal Register of December 3, 1999 (64 FR 67720). FDA is correcting typographical errors in the SUMMARY and SUPP...
Rule Mar 18, 2004

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance document for industry (<greek-i>170) entitled "Animal Drug User Fees and Fee Waivers and Reductions." The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to industry...
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
TSA invites public comment on the information collection requirement abstracted below that will be submitted to OMB in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Mar 18, 2004
The Coast Guard announces adoption of a small business non- retaliation policy. If a small business questions or lodges a complaint regarding a Coast Guard policy or action, or seeks outside help in dealing with a Coast Guard policy or action, the Co...
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Ports and waterways safety:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard proposes to amend safety zone regulations for the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AICW) and connecting waters, in the vicinity of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The proposed amendment would provide for additional clos...
Proposed Rule Mar 18, 2004

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Public and Indian housing:

Title Type Published
HUD proposes comprehensive regulations for the new project- based voucher program. In this program, HUD pays rental assistance for eligible families who live in specific housing developments or units. A public housing agency (PHA) that runs the tenan...
Proposed Rule Mar 18, 2004

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Survey plat filings:

Title Type Published
Illinois
Notice Mar 18, 2004
Illinois
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Schedules of controlled substances:

Title Type Published
This final rulemaking is issued by the Acting Deputy Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to place 2,5-dimethoxy-4-(n)-propylthiophenethylamine (2C-T-7) and N- benzylpiperazine (BZP) into Schedule I of the Controlled Substances...
Rule Mar 18, 2004

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
OSHA requests comments concerning its proposed extension of the information-collection requirements specified by the Grantee Quarterly Progress Report.
Notice Mar 18, 2004
OSHA solicits comments concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the Information collection requirements contained in its Training Grant Application.
Notice Mar 18, 2004

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Under the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13211-13219) as amended by the Energy Conservation Reauthorization Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-388), and Executive Order 13149 (April 2000), "Greening the Government Through Federal Fleet and Transportation...
Notice Mar 18, 2004

National Archives and Records Administration logo National Archives and Records Administration

Title Type Published
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice at least once monthly of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). Once approved by NARA, records schedules provide mandatory instru...
Notice Mar 18, 2004

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities logo National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended), notice is hereby given that the following meetings of the Humanities Panel will be held at the Old Post Office, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington,...
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
This document corrects an entry in the biweekly notice appearing in the Federal Register on January 20, 2004 (69 FR 2735). The corrected information considers issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License No. NPF-16, issued to Florida Power...
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Notice of application for exemption under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ("Advisers Act").
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Securities:

Title Type Published
On February 26, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") approved for publication proposed Regulation NMS (the "Proposing Release"), which is designed to enhance and modernize the regulatory structure of the U.S. equity markets...
Notice Mar 18, 2004
The Commission is proposing to amend Form 20-F to provide a one-time accommodation relating to financial statements prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") for foreign private issuers registered with the SEC. This accommod...
Proposed Rule Mar 18, 2004
The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") is seeking comment on methods to improve the safety and operational efficiency of the U.S. clearance and settlement system and to help the U.S. securities industry achieve straight-through process...
Proposed Rule Mar 18, 2004
World Information Technology, Inc.
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title Type Published
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Mar 18, 2004
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Notice Mar 18, 2004
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Notice Mar 18, 2004
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Notice Mar 18, 2004
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Mar 18, 2004
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Mar 18, 2004
Pacific Exchange, Inc.
Notice Mar 18, 2004
Pacific Exchange, Inc.
Notice Mar 18, 2004

State Department logo State Department

Title Type Published
The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. T...
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Office of Global Educational Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for the Educational Partnerships Program with Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro. Public and private non-profit organizations mee...
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Shipping Coordinating Committee
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Visas; nonimmigrant documentation:

Title Type Published
This rule makes final on an interim basis the Department's proposed regulations regarding the elimination of crew list visas.
Rule Mar 18, 2004

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Practice and procedure:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
The Surface Transportation Board is amending the appellate procedures and informal complaints regulations to change incorrect citations.
Rule Mar 18, 2004

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
Portage County Board of Commissioners
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Airports:

Title Type Published
This final rule amends the passenger facility charge (PFC) regulations by changing the amount of money that an air carrier may keep as compensation for collecting and handling PFC revenue for public agencies. Specifically, this action allows air carr...
Rule Mar 18, 2004

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 series airplanes, that requires checking the identification plate on the ram air turbine (RAT) actuator and re-identifying the actuator...
Rule Mar 18, 2004
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD); applicable to certain Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 series airplanes; that requires replacing the lower guide rod fittings at the rear passenger doors with improved fittings. This action i...
Rule Mar 18, 2004
The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 87- 22-01 R1, which applies to certain Raytheon Aircraft Company (Raytheon) 65, 90, 99, 100, 200, and 1900 series airplanes, and Models 70 and 300 airplanes. AD 87-22-01 R1 currently requires...
Proposed Rule Mar 18, 2004
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211-Trent 500 series turbofan engines. This AD requires revising the Time Limits Manual for RR RB211 Trent 500 series turbofan engines. These revisions include required...
Rule Mar 18, 2004

Coastwise trade laws; administrative waivers:

Title Type Published
As authorized by Pub. L. 105-383 and Pub. L. 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstan...
Notice Mar 18, 2004
As authorized by Pub. L. 105-383 and Pub. L. 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstan...
Notice Mar 18, 2004
As authorized by Pub. L. 105-383 and Pub. L. 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstan...
Notice Mar 18, 2004
As authorized by Pub. L. 105-383 and Pub. L. 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstan...
Notice Mar 18, 2004
As authorized by Pub. L. 105-383 and Pub. L. 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstan...
Notice Mar 18, 2004
As authorized by Pub. L. 105-383 and Pub. L. 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstan...
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
The FHWA is issuing this revised notice to advise the public that a supplemental environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed highway project on Minnesota Trunk Highway (TH) 36 and Wisconsin State Trunk Highway (STH) 64, inclu...
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title Type Published
The Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) is delegating to the Maritime Administrator his authorities under Title XXXV, the Maritime Security Act of 2003, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, Public Law 108-136, specifica...
Rule Mar 18, 2004

Practice and procedure:

No documents available.

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice announces NHTSA's publication of a technical report describing the effectiveness of changes made by vehicle manufacturers to meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 214 for light trucks. The report's title is Evaluation of FMVSS 214 Si...
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Workplace drug and alcohol testing programs:

Title Type Published
This document makes corrections to the final regulations (Appendix J to part 121) published in the Federal Register on December 31, 2003 (68 FR 75455), which revised reporting requirements and guidance for drug and alcohol testing for each Department...
Rule Mar 18, 2004

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
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 18, 2004
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on a new information collection that is proposed for approval by the Office of Management a...
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Income taxes:

Title Type Published
This document contains amendments relating to certain aspects of the temporary regulations addressing the deductibility of losses recognized on dispositions of subsidiary stock by members of a consolidated group and to the consequences of treating su...
Rule Mar 18, 2004
In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS is issuing temporary regulations under sections 337(d) and 1502 of the Internal Revenue Code relating to the deductibility of losses recognized on dispositions of sub...
Proposed Rule Mar 18, 2004

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
By this Notice, the Department of the Treasury is informing the public that it is conducting a mandatory survey of foreign ownership of U.S. securities as of June 30, 2004. This Notice constitutes legal notification to all United States persons (defi...
Notice Mar 18, 2004

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Real property; enhanced-use leases:

Title Type Published
The Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) intends to outlease four acres of land at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, under an enhanced- use lease. The Department intends to enter into a 50-y...
Notice Mar 18, 2004

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