Federal Register March 19, 2004 (Volume 69)

Agencies Publishing on March 19, 2004

Agriculture Department (9)
Commerce Department (5)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (2)
Defense Department (3)
Education Department (1)
Energy Department (13)
Environmental Protection Agency (4)
Federal Housing Finance Board (1)
Federal Reserve System (3)
Federal Trade Commission (1)
General Services Administration (1)
Health and Human Services Department (8)
Homeland Security Department (4)
Housing and Urban Development Department (5)
Interior Department (4)
Labor Department (5)
Library of Congress (2)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (4)
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Selective Service System (1)
Small Business Administration (2)
State Department (1)
Surface Transportation Board (5)
Transportation Department (16)
Treasury Department (6)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > RHS Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection 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 the program for Management and Supervision of Mu...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Electric loans:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > RUS Electric System Emergency Restoration Plan The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is proposing to amend its regulations on Electric System Operations and Maintenance to establish policy requiring electric program distribution, generation and transmission borrowers to expand a currently established...	Proposed Rule	Mar 19, 2004

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Payette National Forest, Idaho; Meadows Slope Wildland Fire Protection Project The USDA Forest Service published a Notice of Intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Meadows Slope Wildland Fire Protection Project in the Federal Register on December 2, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 231, pages 71531-71532). A r...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Agriculture Department > NRCS Environmental Impact Statement on Watershed Planning and Implementation of Resource Protection Measures for the Rockhouse Creek Watershed, Leslie County, KY Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Kentucky State Office, announces its intention to prepare an environm...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Food Stamp Program:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FNS Food Stamp Program: Employment and Training Program Provisions of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 This rulemaking proposes to amend Food Stamp Program (FSP) regulations to implement Food Stamp Employment and Training (E&T) Program provisions of section 4121 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (the Farm Bill). The Department prop...	Proposed Rule	Mar 19, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > NRCS Thirtymile Creek Watershed, MT Pursuant to the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, Pub. L. 83-566, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service Guidelines (7 CFR Part 622), The Natural Resources Conservation Service gives notice of the intent to deauthorize Federal fu...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Notice of Resource Advisory Committee Meeting Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463) and under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-393) the Nez Perce and Clearwater National Forests' North Central Idaho Re...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Agriculture Department > FS Southwest Washington Provincial Advisory Committee Meeting Notice The Southwest Washington Provincial Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday, March 31, 2004, at the Gifford Pinchot National Forest Headquarters, located in Vancouver, Washington, at 10600 NE. 51st Circle, Vancouver, WA 98682. The meeting will begi...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Trade adjustment assistance; applications, petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FAS Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Notice.	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Commerce Department

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Deep-Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for species that comprise the deep-water species fishery by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary because the first seasonal apportionment of the 2004 Pacific halibut bycat...	Rule	Mar 19, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Financial Assistance for Research and Development Projects to Strengthen and Develop the U.S. Fishing Industry (Saltonstall-Kennedy Program) NMFS cancels the competitive Saltonstall-Kennedy (S-K) Grant Program for fiscal year 2004 due to insufficient funding.	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory entities will hold public meetings.	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Commerce Department > NOAA South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The Southeast Data and Review (SEDAR) Steering Committee will meet to discuss the SEDAR process and assessment priorities. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Ocean and coastal resource management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Notice of Availability for Public Comment of the Reserve Operations Plan for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve On December 4, 2000, Executive Order 13178 established the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve, pursuant to the National Marine Sanctuaries Amendments Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106- 513, section 6g, November 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2385...	Notice	Mar 19, 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; Additions and Deletion This action adds to the Procurement List products and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes from the Procurement List services previously furnished by such agenci...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletions 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, and to delete a product and service previously furnished by such...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Defense Department

Freedom of Information Act; implementation:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) Freedom of Information Act Program This part implements the Freedom of Information Act, as amended. It assigns responsibility for responding to written requests made pursuant to the Act and provides for the review required to determine the appropriateness of classification. On May 23,...	Rule	Mar 19, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USN Meeting of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Executive Panel The CNO Executive Panel is to report recommendations of the Near Term Assessment Study Group to the CNO regarding recent trends in basing, technology, alliances, and defense policy and their effect on Navy policy and operations.	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Defense Department > USA Command and General Staff College Advisory Committee In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463) announcement is made of the following committee meeting: Name of Committee: U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) Advisory Committee. Date of Meet...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Acting Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC California Independent System Operator Corporation, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Filings Electric rate and corporate regulation filings	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Energy Department > FERC South Jersey Energy Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Filings Electric rate and corporate regulation filings	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Intent To File an Application for New License Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Accepted For Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, And Protests Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corporation; Notice of Petition Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp.	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Eastern Shore Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Energy Department > FERC National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Petition for Waiver of Tariff Provisions National Fuel Gas Supply Corp.	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Northern Border Pipeline Company; Notice of Tariff Filing Northern Border Pipeline Co.	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Northern Border Pipeline Company; Notice of Tariff Filing Northern Border Pipeline Co.	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Compliance Filing Texas Eastern Transmission, LP	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Village of Lyndonville Electric Department; Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Assessment Lyndonville Electric Department, Caledonia County, VT	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools Rule and Revised Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Rule; Request for Comment on Renewal of Information Collection Activities In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) EPA is seeking public comment and information on the following Information Collection Request (ICR): Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools Rule and Revised Asbestos Mode...	Notice	Mar 19, 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 potential adverse impacts to water quality and quantity, riparian habitat and related wildlife and vegetation. EPA requested that the final EISs provide data to support predicted impacts to these resources. T...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Agency statements; weekly receipts	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Solid wastes:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Hazardous Waste Management System; Proposed Exclusion for Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste The EPA (also, "the Agency" or "we" in this preamble) is proposing to grant a petition submitted by General Electric Company (GE), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, to exclude (or "delist"), on a one-time basis, certain solid wastes that have been depos...	Proposed Rule	Mar 19, 2004

Federal Housing Finance Board

Federal home loan bank system:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Housing Finance Board Prices for Federal Home Loan Bank Services The Federal Housing Finance Board (Finance Board) annually publishes the prices a Federal Home Loan Bank (Bank) may charge for processing and settlement of items such as negotiable order of withdrawal (NOW) and demand deposit (DDA) accounts offered t...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Federal Trade Commission

Fair Credit Reporting Act:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Free Annual File Disclosures The recently enacted Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACT Act or the Act) requires the FTC to adopt rules to require the establishment of a centralized source through which consumers may request a free annual file disclosure from e...	Proposed Rule	Mar 19, 2004

General Services Administration

Acquisition regulations:

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration Office of Governmentwide Policy; Cancellation of an Optional Form by the Department of State The Department of State cancelled the following Optional Form due to low demand in the Federal Supply Service: OF 233, Consular Cash Receipt and Record of Fees.	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Emergency Clearance: Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Agency Information Collection Activities: March 29, 2004 Special Open Door Listening Session-Proposed Collection-Comment Request for Federal Reimbursement of Emergency Health Services Furnished to Undocumented Aliens Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Notice of Intent To Establish an Advisory Committee on Head Start Accountability and Educational Performance Measures This Notice of Intent is being published in accordance with section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Notice is hereby given that the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services intends to establish an Advisory Committee on...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

No documents available.

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Compassion Capital Fund Demonstration Program Compassion Capital Fund Demonstration Program	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Enhanced Surveillance for New Vaccine Preventable Diseases The program will provide funding for approximately two grantees for five years (initially $550,000 per award in year one) to establish surveillance and evaluation sites that will collaborate with a larger network (the New Vaccine Surveillance Network...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > ACF, ORR Proposed Notice of Allocations to States of FY 2004 Funds for Refugee Social Services This notice establishes the proposed allocations to States of FY 2004 funds for refugee \1\ social services under the Refugee Resettlement Program (RRP). In the final notice, amounts may be adjusted based upon final adjustments to FY 2002 and FY 2003...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Human drugs:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; VELCADE The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the regulatory review period for VELCADE and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of an application to the D...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Quarantine, inspection, and licensing:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Foreign Quarantine On February 4, 2004, final rule published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2004 (69 FR 7165), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an order immediately banning the import of all birds (Class: Aves) from specified Southea...	Rule	Mar 19, 2004

Homeland Security Department

Disaster and emergency areas:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA South Carolina; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of South Carolina (FEMA-1509-DR), datedFebruary 13, 2004, and related determinations.	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Lake Washington Ship Canal Bridge and Proposed Modification of the Duwamish Waterway Bridge The Coast Guard announces the availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Seattle Monorail Project "Green Line" in Seattle, Washington. The Coast Guard and the Seattle Monorail Project undertook the preparation of this Final...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Flood elevation determinations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations Modified Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) are finalized for the communities listed below. These modified elevations will be used to calculate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and their contents.	Rule	Mar 19, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (COAC); Notice of Meeting This notice announces the date, time, and location for the second meeting of the ninth term of the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (COAC), and the expected agenda for its conside...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; Public Housing Agency (PHA) Development Cost Budget/Cost Statement, Actual Development Cost Certificate, Acquisition and Relocation Report 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 19, 2004
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; Insurance Information 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 19, 2004
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB: Capital Advance Section 811 Grant Application for Supportive Housing for Persons With Disabilities The proposed information collection requirement described below has been 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 propos...	Notice	Mar 19, 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 19, 2004

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Privacy Act of 1974; Notice of a Computer Matching Program 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; J...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS 2004 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (Federal Duck Stamp) Contest The Fish and Wildlife Service announces the dates and locations of the 2004 Federal Duck Stamp contest; the public is invited to enter and to attend.	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Idaho Resource Advisory Councils: Notice of Intent To Establish and Call for Nominations BLM is publishing this notice in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) gives notice that the Secretary of the Interior...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Assistant Secretary-Water and Science; Central Utah Project Completion Act; Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Assessment for the Execution of a Lease of Power Privilege Contract and the Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of a Non-Federal Hydroelectric Generation Facility on Jordanelle Dam, Bonneville Unit, Central Utah Project Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended; Public Law 102-575, Central Utah Project Completion Act (CUPCA), as amended; and the July 2, 1999, Federal Register Notice (FR Doc. 99-16852) the Depar...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

National Register of Historic Places:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations Pending nominations	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > MSHA Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Health Standards for Diesel Particulates (Underground Coal) The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or con...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Labor Department > MSHA Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Safety Defects, Examination, Correction, and Records The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or con...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Labor Department > MSHA Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Slope and Shaft Sinking Plans The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or cont...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Labor Department > MSHA Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Qualification and Certification Program The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or con...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Labor Department > DOL 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 19, 2004

Library of Congress

Copyright office and procedures:

Title	Type	Published
Library of Congress > COLC Notice and Recordkeeping for Use of Sound Recordings Under Statutory License Correction	Correction	Mar 19, 2004

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > IHS, Library of Congress > COLC, Transportation Department > FAA National Indian Health Board National Indian Health Board; correction	Correction	Mar 19, 2004

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Return to Flight Task Group; Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the Return to Flight Task Group (RTF TG).	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Filings Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as Amended (“Act”) Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 filings	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission BLDRS Index Funds Trust, et al.; Notice of Application Notice of an application for an order under section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") for an exemption from sections 12(d)(1)(A) and under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an exemption from section 17(a) of the Act.	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Practice and procedure:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Adoption of Amendments to the Rules of Practice and Delegations of Authority of the Commission The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") is amending its Rules of Practice and certain of its delegations of authority to the staff in light of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, among other things, authorizes the Co...	Rule	Mar 19, 2004

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Granting Approval to a Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 and Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Amendment No. 2 Thereto by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., Relating to Exchange Fees for Closed-End Funds New York Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

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Selective Service System

Title	Type	Published
Selective Service System Forms Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for Extension of Clearance Notice.	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Small Business Administration

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Gefus SBIC, L.P.; Notice Seeking Exemption Under Section 312 of the Small Business Investment Act, Conflicts of Interest Gefus SBIC, L.P.	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Small business size standards:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Small Business Size Standards; Restructuring of Size Standards The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) proposes to modify its small business size standards by establishing size standards in terms of the number of employees of a business concern for most industries and SBA programs. This change will reduce t...	Proposed Rule	Mar 19, 2004

State Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Request for Nominations for the Scientific Advisory Subcommittee of the General Advisory Committee to the United States Section to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission The Department of State is seeking applications and nominations for the Scientific Advisory Subcommittee of the General Advisory Committee to the United States Section to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC). The purpose of the Scienti...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Surface Transportation Board

Rail carriers:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Watco Companies, Inc.-Continuance in Control Exemption-Great Northwest Railroad, Inc. Watco Companies, Inc.	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Great Northwest Railroad, Inc.-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-Camas Prairie RailNet, Inc. Camas Prairie RailNet, Inc.	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
DOT, STB Horsehead Corporation-Petition for Acquisition and Operation Exemption-Chestnut Ridge Railway Company The Board grants Horsehead Corporation's (Horsehead) petition seeking an exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502 from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10901 to acquire and operate a 6.6-mile line of railroad in Carbon County, PA, that was formerl...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
DOT, STB CSX Transportation, Inc., Norfolk Southern Railway Company, and Consolidated Rail Corporation-Modified Rail Certificate Staten Island Railway Corp.	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Railroad services abandonment:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB CSX Transportation, Inc.-Abandonment Exemption-in Pinellas County, FL CSX Transportation, Inc.	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Aspen, CO This proposal would establish Class E airspace at Aspen, CO. A reduction in operating hours of Class D service located at Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Field, has made this action necessary. Additional Class E airspace will provide a controlled environme...	Proposed Rule	Mar 19, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace; Lexington, OR This proposal would revise the Class E. airspace at Lexington, OR. New Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) makes this proposal necessary. Additional Class E airspace extending upward...	Proposed Rule	Mar 19, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Petitions for Exemption; 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 the dispositions of certain petitions previously...	Notice	Mar 19, 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 a certain petition seeking relief...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or revised criteria, or because of changes...	Rule	Mar 19, 2004

Advisory circulars; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 23-16A, Powerplant Guide for Certification of Part 23 Airplanes and Airships This notice announces the issuance of Advisory Circular (AC) 23-16A, Powerplant Guide for Certification of Part 23 Airplanes and Airships. The intent of this AC is to standardize certification of powerplant installations in normal, utility, acrobatic...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 23-15A, Small Airplane Certification Compliance Program This notice announces the issuance of Advisory Circular (AC) 23-15A. The AC provides a compilation of historically acceptable means of compliance to specifically selected sections of 14 CFR part 23 for small, simple, low performance airplanes. This r...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Advisory Circular 20-65A, U.S. Airworthiness Certificates and Authorizations for Operation of Domestic and Foreign Aircraft This notice announces the availability of proposed Advisory Circular (AC) 20-65A, U.S. Airworthiness Certificates and Authorizations for Operation of Domestic and Foreign Aircraft, for review and comment. The proposed AC is written in plain language...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Airport noise compatibility program:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Receipt of Revision Number 1 to Approved Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review for Bob Hope Airport, Burbank, CA The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces that it is reviewing a proposed first revision to the approved noise compatibility program that was submitted for Bob Hope Airport (formerly known as the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport) under the...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Corporation Beech Models 45 (YT-34), A45 (T-34A, B-45), and D45 (T-34B) Airplanes Correction	Correction	Mar 19, 2004

Airworthiness standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Special Conditions: Boeing Model 727-100 / -200 Series Airplanes; High Intensity Radiated Fields (HIRF) These special conditions are issued for Boeing Model 727-100 / -200 series airplanes modified by Aircraft Systems and Manufacturing. These modified airplanes will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisio...	Rule	Mar 19, 2004

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Final Environmental Impact Statement; Summit County, CO In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the FHWA, in cooperation with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for proposed transportation improvements to St...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

No documents available.

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Notice of Order Soliciting Community Proposals The Department of Transportation is soliciting proposals from communities or consortia of communities interested in receiving a grant under the Small Community Air Service Development Program. The full text of the Department's order is attached to th...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment This document withdraws a 1998 notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would have amended the Federal motor vehicle safety standard on lighting to reduce glare from daytime running lamps (DRLs). In late 2001, General Motors (GM) submitted a petitio...	Proposed Rule	Mar 19, 2004

Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice To Intend To Rule on Application 04-02-C-00-ACY To Impose and Use a Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Atlantic City International Airport, Egg Harbor Township, NJ The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use a PFC at Atlantic City International Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Rail carriers:

No documents available.

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

Railroad services abandonment:

No documents available.

Schools and certificated agencies:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Flight Instructor Refresher Clinic Approvals This notice is provided to inform the aviation community that effective April 30, 2004, the FAA's General Aviation And Commercial Division, AFS-800, will no longer grant any new Flight Instructor Refresher Clinic (FIRC) approvals. After that date, on...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request For Regulation Project The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request For Regulation Project The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Mar 19, 2004

Financial Management Service:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > FS Federal Government Participation in the Automated Clearing House We are amending our regulation at 31 CFR Part 210 (Part 210), which governs the use of the Automated Clearing House (ACH) system by Federal agencies (agencies). The ACH network is a nationwide electronic funds transfer (EFT) system that provides for...	Rule	Mar 19, 2004

Income taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Information Reporting Relating to Taxable Stock Transactions; Hearing Cancellation This document provides notice of cancellation of a public hearing under section 6043(c) requiring information reporting by a corporation if control of the corporation is acquired or if the corporation has a recapitalization or other substantial chang...	Proposed Rule	Mar 19, 2004

Federal Register March 19, 2004

Agencies Publishing on March 19, 2004

Agriculture Department

Electric loans:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Food Stamp Program:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Trade adjustment assistance; applications, petitions, etc.:

Commerce Department

Fishery conservation and management:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Ocean and coastal resource management:

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Defense Department

Freedom of Information Act; implementation:

Meetings:

Education Department

Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Solid wastes:

Federal Housing Finance Board

Federal home loan bank system:

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Federal Trade Commission

Fair Credit Reporting Act:

General Services Administration

Acquisition regulations:

Health and Human Services Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Human drugs:

Quarantine, inspection, and licensing:

Homeland Security Department

Disaster and emergency areas:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Flood elevation determinations:

Meetings:

Housing and Urban Development Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Privacy Act:

Interior Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

National Register of Historic Places:

Labor Department

Library of Congress

Copyright office and procedures:

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Meetings:

Securities and Exchange Commission

Investment Company Act of 1940:

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Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

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Small Business Administration

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Small business size standards:

State Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Surface Transportation Board

Rail carriers:

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Railroad services abandonment:

Transportation Department

Advisory circulars; availability, etc.:

Airport noise compatibility program:

Airworthiness directives:

Airworthiness standards:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Motor vehicle safety standards:

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