Federal Register April 2, 2004 (Volume 69)

Agencies Publishing on April 2, 2004

Agriculture Department (4)
Broadcasting Board of Governors (1)
Civil Rights Commission (4)
Commerce Department (5)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (1)
Corporation for National and Community Service (1)
Defense Department (5)
Education Department (3)
Energy Department (3)
Environmental Protection Agency (12)
Federal Election Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (2)
General Services Administration (0)
Health and Human Services Department (15)
Homeland Security Department (7)
Housing and Urban Development Department (3)
Interior Department (16)
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Judicial Conference of the United States (6)
Justice Department (6)
Labor Department (3)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (0)
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Overseas Private Investment Corporation (1)
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Railroad Retirement Board (2)
Securities and Exchange Commission (5)
Small Business Administration (2)
State Department (1)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
Transportation Department (6)
Treasury Department (11)
Veterans Affairs Department (1)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > NASS Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Revise and Extend an Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) and Office of Management and Budget regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Ser...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Buckhorn Mountain Project a Supplement to the Final Environmental Impact Statement for Crown Jewel Mine, Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forests, Okanogan and Ferry Counties, Washington On September 5, 2003, the USDA Forest Service and Washington State Department of Ecology published a notice of intent to jointly prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for a proposal by Crown Resources Corporation (Crown) to dev...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Ketchikan Resource Advisory Committee The Ketchikan Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Ketchikan, Alaska, May 27, 2004, and July 22, 2004. The purpose of these meetings is to discuss potential projects under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Agriculture Department > FS Oregon Coast Provincial Advisory Committee The Oregon Coast Province Advisory Committee will meet in Corvallis, OR, April 15, 2004. The theme of the meeting is Introduction/Overview/Business Planning. The agenda includes: Payments to Counties Update, Socio-Economic Subcommittee Update, Coat R...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Broadcasting Board of Governors

Title	Type	Published
Broadcasting Board of Governors Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Civil Rights Commission

Title	Type	Published
Civil Rights Commission Sunshine Act Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Meetings; State advisory committees:

Title	Type	Published
Civil Rights Commission Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the New Mexico Advisory Committee New Mexico	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Civil Rights Commission Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the New Mexico Advisory Committee New Mexico	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Civil Rights Commission Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Wisconsin Advisory Committee Wisconsin	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Commerce Department > NIST International Code Council: The Update Process for the International Codes and Standards The International Code Council (ICC), promulgator of the International Codes and Standards, maintains a process for updating the entire family of International Codes ("I-Codes") based on receipt of proposals from interested individuals and organizati...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries; Pelagic Longline Fishing Restrictions, Seasonal Area Closure, Limit on Swordfish Fishing Effort, Gear Restrictions, and Other Sea Turtle Take Mitigation Measures NMFS has approved a regulatory amendment under the Fishery Management Plan for the Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region (FMP) submitted by the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and issues this final rule to establish a n...	Rule	Apr 02, 2004

Inventions made by nonprofit organizations and small business firms under government grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements; rights:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy; Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements; Special Agreements To Provide Services for a Government Laboratory Under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) With a Collaborating Party The Under Secretary for Technology, United States Department of Commerce, is today issuing a final rule amending regulations to authorize Federal agencies to use an alternate patent rights clause in certain agreements with nonprofit organizations and...	Rule	Apr 02, 2004

Permits:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals; Photography Permit Application No. 946-1747 Notice is hereby given that Ocean Futures Society, 325 Chapala St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, has applied in due form for a permit to take gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) and killer whales (Orcinus orca) for purposes of commercial/educational phot...	Notice	Apr 02, 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 and Deletions The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List products and a service to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete products previously furnished by such agencies.	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Corporation for National and Community Service

Title	Type	Published
Corporation for National and Community Service Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the "Corporation"), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal ag...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Title	Type	Published
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Government Property DoD, GSA, and NASA are sponsoring a public meeting to discuss potential changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) regarding Government property in the possession of contractors (FAR Parts 45 and 52). To facilitate an open dialogue between t...	Proposed Rule	Apr 02, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USN Meeting of the Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Subcommittee on Naval History The Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Subcommittee on Naval History, a subcommittee of the Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee will meet to review naval historical activities since the last meeting of the Advisory Subcommittee on Naval...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Defense Department > USAF HQ USAF Scientific Advisory Board Pursuant to Pub. L. 92-463, notice is hereby given of the forthcoming meeting of the Senior Review Group Meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to allow the SAB leadership to review the progress of the SAB's ongoing study efforts. Because classified...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Defense Department > USAF HQ USAF Scientific Advisory Board Pursuant to Pub. L. 92-463, notice is hereby given of the forthcoming meeting of the Advisory Group Panel. The purpose of the meeting is to allow the SAB leadership to provide advice on Space Systems. Because classified and contractor-proprietary inf...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests The 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	Apr 02, 2004
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests The 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	Apr 02, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Migrant Education Formula Grant Program Section 1303(a) and (b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), provides for the allocation of Migrant Education Program (MEP) funds to States, the District of Columbia,...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > EIA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The EIA is soliciting comments on the proposed revisions and a three-year extension to the Forms:	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Electricity export and import authorizations, permits, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Application To Export Electric Energy; Intercom Energy, Inc. Intercom Energy, Inc. (Intercom) has applied for authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Office of Science; Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee This notice announces a meeting of the Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee. Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Data Reporting Requirements for State and Local Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) Programs, EPA ICR Number 1613.02, OMB Control Number 2060-0252 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 continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This is a requ...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Air pollution control; new motor vehicles and engines:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Emission Durability Procedures for New Light-Duty Vehicles, Light-Duty Trucks and Heavy-Duty Vehicles This proposed rulemaking contains procedures to be used by manufacturers of light-duty vehicles, light-duty trucks, and some heavy-duty vehicles to demonstrate, for purposes of emission certification, that new motor vehicles will comply with EPA emis...	Proposed Rule	Apr 02, 2004

Air programs; approval and promulgation; State plans for designated facilities and pollutants:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Washington EPA invites public comment on its proposal to approve numerous revisions to the State of Washington Implementation Plan. The Director of the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) submitted two requests to EPA dated September 24, 2001 and F...	Proposed Rule	Apr 02, 2004

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; North Dakota; State Implementation Plan Corrections When EPA approved revisions to the North Dakota State Implementation Plan (SIP) on October 8, 1996, we inadvertently incorporated by reference some revisions to the North Dakota Century Code statute pertaining to an asbestos law. When EPA approved re...	Rule	Apr 02, 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 Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Redesignation of the Hazelwood SO2 Nonattainment and the Monongahela River Valley Unclassifiable Areas to Attainment and Approval of the Maintenance Plan EPA is proposing to approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. These SIP revisions include a regulation change to the allowable sulfur oxide emission limits for fuel burning equipment and a modele...	Proposed Rule	Apr 02, 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 impacts from mining activities and requested that more specific information on mitigation and monitoring be included in the final EIS.	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Agency statements; weekly receipts	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Pesticide programs:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Pesticides; Emergency Exemption Process Revisions; Notification to the Secretary of Agriculture This document notifies the public that the Administrator of EPA has forwarded to the Secretary of Agriculture a draft proposed rule as required by section 25(a) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). As described in the A...	Rule	Apr 02, 2004

Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural commodities:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency 6-Benzyladenine; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the biochemical pesticide, 6- benzyladenine (6-BA), in or on pistachio, and amends the existing exemption for apple to expand the uses and increase the appli...	Rule	Apr 02, 2004

Solid wastes:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Delaware and Maryland: Adequacy of State Solid Waste Landfill Permit Programs Under RCRA Subtitle D This document proposes to approve Delaware's and Maryland's solid waste regulations which ensure that hazardous waste from conditionally exempt small quantity generators (CESQGs) will only be disposed of in accordance with EPA regulations. In the "Ru...	Proposed Rule	Apr 02, 2004
Environmental Protection Agency Delaware and Maryland: Adequacy of State Solid Waste Landfill Permit Programs Under RCRA Subtitle D Under section 4005(c)(1)(C) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), EPA can approve state permit programs for solid waste disposal facilities that receive hazardous waste from conditionally exempt small quantity generators (CESQGs). A C...	Rule	Apr 02, 2004

Water programs:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 2; Notice The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), as amended in 1996, requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish a list of contaminants which, at the time of publication, are not subject to any proposed or promulgated national primary drinking w...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Federal Election Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Election Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Federal Reserve System

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	Apr 02, 2004
Federal Reserve System Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities Permissible nonbanking activities	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > AOA Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; AoA Nutrition and Physical Activity Campaign The Administration on Aging (AoA) is announcing that the proposed collection of information listed below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Health and Human Services Department Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Current List of Laboratories Which Meet Minimum Standards To Engage in Urine Drug Testing for Federal Agencies The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) notifies Federal agencies of the laboratories currently certified to meet the standards of Subpart C of the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (Mandatory Guidelines) publ...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Food additives:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Secondary Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food for Human Consumption The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of cetylpyridinium chloride as an antimicrobial agent in poultry processing. This action is in response to a petition filed by Safe Foods Cor...	Rule	Apr 02, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Notice of Request for Applications for State Incentive Grants for Treatment of Persons with Co-Occurring Substance Related and Mental Disorders (COSIG) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), and Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), are accepting applications for Fiscal Year 2004 grants to develop and enhance the infra...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Initial Review Group Injury Prevention and Control Initial Review Group	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of General Medical Science; Notice of Meeting National Institute of General Medical Sciences	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Mental Health; Amended Notice of Meeting National Institute of Mental Health	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Health and Human Services Department Health Resources and Services Administration Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the sixth meeting of the Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation (ACOT), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)....	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Scientific Review Center	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Amended Notice of Meeting Scientific Review Center	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Health and Human Services Department National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting Vital and Health Statistics National Committee	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Removal of Delegations of Authority and Conforming Changes to Regulations The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing this final rule to amend the regulations by removing the delegations of authority, to update the regulations to reflect the agency's organization, and to make other conforming changes. Because FDA mak...	Rule	Apr 02, 2004

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

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: Use of Inhibitors of 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Reductase as a Modality in Cancer Therapy This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR part 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an exclusive patent license to practice the inventio...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Homeland Security Department

Disaster and emergency areas:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Connecticut; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of an Emergency Declaration This notice amends the notice of an emergency declaration for the State of Connecticut, (FEMA-3192-EM), dated January 15, 2004, and related determinations.	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Oregon; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Oregon (FEMA-1510-DR), dated February 19, 2004, and related determinations.	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Flood elevation determinations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Final Flood Elevation Determinations Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either to adopt or to s...	Rule	Apr 02, 2004
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations Technical information or comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management me...	Proposed Rule	Apr 02, 2004

Flood insurance; communities eligible for sale:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Suspension of Community Eligibility This rule identifies communities, where the sale of flood insurance has been authorized under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), that are suspended on the effective dates listed within this rule because of noncompliance with the floodplain...	Rule	Apr 02, 2004

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department Notice of Circuit Ride Location Changes for the Chicago and Houston Asylum Offices This notice informs asylum applicants and applicants for relief under section 203 of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA 203) of changes in certain asylum and NACARA 203 interview locations. Specifically, this notice adv...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Tariff-rate quotas:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Tuna-Tariff-Rate Quota Each year the tariff-rate quota for tuna described in subheading 1604.14.22, HTSUS, is based on the apparent United States consumption of tuna in airtight containers during the preceding Calendar Year. This document sets forth the tariff-rate quota f...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Survey of Neighborhood Networks Centers 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	Apr 02, 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	Apr 02, 2004

Mortgage and loan insurance programs:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Multifamily Inventory of Units for the Elderly and Persons With Disabilities This notice announces HUD's "Multifamily Inventory of Units for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities" (Inventory). The Inventory is designed to assist prospective applicants with locating units in certain projects with FHA insured financing and...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Extension of Approved Information Collection, OMB Control Number 1004-0103 In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend an existing approval to collect information from applicants who apply to purchase mineral ma...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Interior Department > FWS Receipt of Applications for Permit The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species and/or marine mammals.	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Interior Department > FWS Issuance of Permits The following permits were issued.	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Interior Department > NPS National Park System Units in Alaska The National Park Service (NPS or Service) is proposing to revise 36 CFR part 13, the special regulations for the NPS-administered areas in Alaska. Part 13 was first adopted in 1981 (46 FR 31836, June 17, 1981) as "interim guidance" and the minimum n...	Proposed Rule	Apr 02, 2004

Alaska Native claims selection:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Alaska Native Claims Selection As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an appealable decision approving lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Bethel Native Corporation, for lands in Sec. 8, T. 8 N., R. 71 W....	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Disclaimer of interest applications:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Disclaimer of Interest in Lands; California The Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians has applied for the United States to issue a recordable disclaimer of interest in certain lands which were held in trust. The interest proposed to be disclaimed is fee title and not a right-of-way filed under th...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Withdrawal of Proposed Rule To Reclassify the Pahrump Poolfish (Empetrichthys latos) From Endangered to Threatened Status We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), withdraw the proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on September 22, 1993 (58 FR 49279), to reclassify the Pahrump poolfish (Empetrichthys latos) from endangered to threatened status. We hav...	Proposed Rule	Apr 02, 2004

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) To Analyze Homestake Mining Company's Proposed Modification to the Plan of Operations for Expansion of Its Ruby Hill Mine, Eureka County, NV Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 40 CFR 1500-1508 Council on Environmental Quality Regulations, and 43 CFR Subpart 3809, the Bureau of Land Management's Battle Mountain Field Office will be direct...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Land use plans:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Intent To Prepare a Land Use Plan Amendment This document provides notice that the BLM, Utah State Office, intends to prepare a Land Use Plan Amendment for Fire and Fuels Management for more than three quarters of BLM lands in Utah. This Plan Amendment will amend 21 Land Use Plans that address...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Migratory bird hunting:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska; Subsistence Harvest Regulations for Migratory Birds in Alaska During the Spring/Summer 2004 Subsistence Season The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or we) is publishing spring/summer migratory bird subsistence harvest regulations in Alaska for the 2004 subsistence season. This final rule would set regulations that prescribe frameworks, or outer limits,...	Rule	Apr 02, 2004

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purpose Act Classification; Oneida County, WI In accordance with Section 7 of the Taylor Grazing Act of June 28, 1934 and Executive Order 6964: Withdrawal for Classification of All Public Land in Certain States, dated February 5, 1935, the following described land is classified as suitable for c...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Availability of a Technical/Agency Draft Implementation Schedule for the South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ("we," "our," or "Service") announces the availability of the implementation schedule for the South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (MSRP) for public review. The MSRP, as approved in 1999, included a discussion...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Resource management plans, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource Management Plan for Public Lands and Resources Managed by the Kanab Field Office and Call for Coal Information This document provides notice that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) intends to prepare a Resource Management Plan (RMP) and EIS for lands managed by the Kanab Field Office. These planning activities encompass approximately 600,000 acres of public...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Interior Department Bureau of Land Management This document provides notice that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Phoenix Field Office, intends to prepare an Amendment to the Lower Gila South RMP that will include an environmental assessment level analysis. The plan amendment will consider c...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Survey plat filings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Montana: 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 Montana State Office, Billings, Montana, (30) days from the date of publication in the Federal Register.	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Interior Department > BLM Filing of Plats of Survey; Nevada The purpose of this notice is to inform the public and interested State and local government officials of the filing of Plats of Survey in Nevada.	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

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Judicial Conference of the United States

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Judicial Conference of the United States Meeting of the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Rules of Appellate Procedure The Advisory Committee on Rules of Appellate Procedure will hold a two-day meeting. Included in the meeting will be a hearing held on the first morning of the meeting. Both the meeting and hearing will be open to public observation but not participat...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Judicial Conference of the United States Meeting of the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure The Advisory Committee on Rules of Bankuptcy Procedure will hold a two-day meeting. The meeting will be open to public observation but not participation.	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Judicial Conference of the United States Meeting of the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure The Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure will hold a two-day meeting. The meeting will be open to public observation but not participation.	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Judicial Conference of the United States Meeting of the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Rules of Criminal Procedure The Advisory Committee on Rules of Criminal Procedure will hold a two-day meeting. The meeting will be open to public observation but not participation.	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Judicial Conference of the United States Meeting of the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Rules of Evidence The Advisory Committee on Rules of Evidence will hold a two- day meeting. The meeting will be open to public observation but not participation.	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Judicial Conference of the United States Meeting of the Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure The Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure will hold a two-day meeting. The meeting will be open to public observation but not participation.	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Civil Rights Division; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested 60-Day notice of information collection under review: Complaint Form, Coordination and Review Section, Civil Rights Division, correction.	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > BOP Notice of Intent to Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) Notice of Intent to Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for development of a medium-security Federal correctional institution by the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons. The area under consideration for correctiona...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department FY 2004 Community Policing Discretionary Grants The Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) announces the availability of the COPS in Schools grant program, which will assist law enforcement agencies in hiring new, additional School Resource Officers (SROs) to e...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Justice Department Office of Community Oriented Policing Services; Methamphetamine Initiative The Environmental Assessment, which is available to the public, concludes that the methamphetamine investigation and clandestine laboratory closure activities of the Methamphetamine Initiative will not have significant impact on the quality of the hu...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Justice Department Office of Community Oriented Policing Services FY 2004 Community Policing Discretionary Grants The Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) announces the availability of funds under the Tribal Resources Grant Program, a program designed to meet the most serious needs of law enforcement in Indian communities t...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > OJP Meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Violence Against Women This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming public meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Violence Against Women (hereinafter "the Committee").	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department 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	Apr 02, 2004
Labor Department Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Age in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance From the Department of Labor In this final rule, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL" or "the Department") implements the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended ("Age Act" or "the Act"). The Age Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in programs or activities receiv...	Rule	Apr 02, 2004

Coal mine safety and health:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > MSHA Underground Coal Mine Ventilation-Safety Standards for the Use of a Belt Entry as an Intake Air Course To Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining Equipment Is Being Installed or Removed The final rule will allow the use of intake air passing through belt air courses (belt air) to ventilate working sections and areas where mechanized mining equipment is being installed or removed in underground coal mines. The use of belt air, under...	Rule	Apr 02, 2004

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

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Overseas Private Investment Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

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Railroad Retirement Board

Title	Type	Published
Railroad Retirement Board Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has submitted the following proposal(s) for the collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approva...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Railroad Retirement Board Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has submitted the following proposal(s) for the collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approva...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission The Vanguard Group, Inc., et al.; Notice of Application Notice of application for an order under section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act") for an exemption from sections 12(d)(1)(A) and (B) of the Act, under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an exemption from section 17(a) of the Act, and under section 17(d) of the Act and rule 17d-1 under the Act to permit certain joint transactions. The order would supersede a prior order.\1\ The order would also amend two prior orders.\2\	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; American Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval to the Proposed Rule Change Relating to an Extension of the Marketing Fee Voting Procedures Pilot Program American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Depository Trust Company; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Termination of TaxReclaim Service Depository Trust Co.	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the Pacific Exchange, Inc. Relating to Trading Hours for Options on Exchange-Traded Funds Pacific Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Small Business Administration

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Meridian Venture Partners II, L.P.; Notice Seeking Exemption Under Section 312 of the Small Business Investment Acts, Conflicts of Interest Meridian Venture Partners II, L.P.	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Federal Assistance Grant to Fund Women's Business Center Projects to Provide Financial Counseling and Other Technical Assistance to Women The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) plans to issue program announcement No. OWBO-2004-021 to invite applications from eligible nonprofit organizations to conduct Women's Business Center (WBC) projects. The successful applicant will receive a...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

State Department

Title	Type	Published
State Department Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Statutory Debarment Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has imposed statutory debarment pursuant to section 127.7(c) of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations ("ITAR") (22 CFR 120 to 130) on persons convicted of violating or conspiring to violate...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Old Augusta Railroad, LLC-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-Assets of Old Augusta Railroad Company Old Augusta Railroad, LLC	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Establishment of Class E2 Airspace; and Modification of Class E5 Airspace; Farmington, MO This rule establishes a Class E surface area at Farmington, MO. It also modifies the Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Farmington, MO by correcting discrepancies in the Farmington Regional Airport airport refer...	Rule	Apr 02, 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	Apr 02, 2004

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee; Renewal Pursuant to section 14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and in accordance with section 102-3.65, title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations, notice is hereby given that the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee has been renewed for a...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Motor carrier safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FMCSA Transportation of Household Goods; Consumer Protection Regulations The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) makes further technical amendments to the interim final rule published on June 11, 2003, governing the interstate transportation of household goods (68 FR 35064). On March 5, 2004, we issued tec...	Rule	Apr 02, 2004

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Delegation of Authority The FAA is giving notice of a specific delegation of authority from the FAA Administrator to the Associate Chief Counsel/Director, Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition (hereinafter the "ODRA Director"), in all contests involving Agency action...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Delegation of Authority The FAA is giving notice of a specific delegation of authority from the FAA Administrator to the Associate Chief Counsel/Director, Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition (hereinafter the "ODRA Director"), to supplement and expand the authority...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

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	Apr 02, 2004
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 4952 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	Apr 02, 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	Apr 02, 2004
Treasury Department Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration; Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of the Treasury exempts the following six systems of records from provisions of the Privacy Act: DO .303- TIGTA General Correspondence; DO.306-TIGTA Recruiting...	Rule	Apr 02, 2004
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 5306-A 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	Apr 02, 2004
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Forms 211 and 211(SP) 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	Apr 02, 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	Apr 02, 2004

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Request for Nominations to the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee The Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC), was established to provide continued input into the development and implementation of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) strategy for electronic tax administration. The ETAAC provides an o...	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Income taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Corporate Reorganizations; Transfers of Assets or Stock Following a Reorganization Correction	Correction	Apr 02, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Software Developers Conference The Software Developers Conference will be held on June 3-4, 2004. The conference will be held in the Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City Hotel in Arlington, VA. Listed is a summary of the agenda along with the planned discussion topics.	Notice	Apr 02, 2004
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel An open meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) will be discussing issues on IRS Customer Service.	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Veterans Affairs Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department National Research Advisory Council; Notice of Meeting National Research Advisory Council	Notice	Apr 02, 2004

Federal Register April 2, 2004

Agencies Publishing on April 2, 2004

Agriculture Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Meetings:

Broadcasting Board of Governors

Civil Rights Commission

Meetings; State advisory committees:

Commerce Department

Fishery conservation and management:

Inventions made by nonprofit organizations and small business firms under government grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements; rights:

Permits:

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Corporation for National and Community Service

Defense Department

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Meetings:

Education Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Energy Department

Electricity export and import authorizations, permits, etc.:

Meetings:

Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollution control; new motor vehicles and engines:

Air programs; approval and promulgation; State plans for designated facilities and pollutants:

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

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

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Pesticide programs:

Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural commodities:

Solid wastes:

Water programs:

Federal Election Commission

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Health and Human Services Department

Food additives:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

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

Homeland Security Department

Disaster and emergency areas:

Flood elevation determinations:

Flood insurance; communities eligible for sale:

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Tariff-rate quotas:

Housing and Urban Development Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Mortgage and loan insurance programs:

Interior Department

Alaska Native claims selection:

Disclaimer of interest applications:

Endangered and threatened species:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Land use plans:

Migratory bird hunting:

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Resource management plans, etc.:

Survey plat filings:

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Meetings:

Justice Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Labor Department

Coal mine safety and health:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

O Overseas Private Investment Corporation

R Railroad Retirement Board

Securities and Exchange Commission

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Small Business Administration

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

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Judicial Conference of the United States

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Overseas Private Investment Corporation

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Railroad Retirement Board