April 9, 2004 (Volume 69)

Federal Register April 9, 2004

View all documents issued on April 9, 2004. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

107 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on April 9, 2004

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Cranberries grown in

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This final rule amends the marketing agreement and order for cranberries grown in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, and Long Island in the State of New York. The amendments are b...
Rule Apr 09, 2004

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Allegheny National Forest (ANF), Bradford Ranger District is issuing this notice to advise the public that the agency intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the propose...
Notice Apr 09, 2004
The Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, is issuing this notice to advise the public that we are rescinding an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for timber harvest in the Shady Highbush Timber Sale project area, Wrangell Ranger District, Ton...
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Land and resource management plans, etc.:

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In compliance with the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-351), the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service approved the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Management Plan and issu...
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Meetings:

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The Glenn/Colusa County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in Willows, California. Agenda items to be covered include: (1) Introductions, (2) Approval of Minutes, (3) Public Comment, (4) NRCS Representative Dave Rose, (5) Report from Monitor...
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Milk marketing orders:

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This document proposes to adopt as a final rule, order language contained in the interim final rule published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, November 19, 2002, concerning pooling provisions of the Pacific Northwest Federal milk order. This docum...
Proposed Rule Apr 09, 2004

National Forest System timber sale and disposal:

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The Forest Service is adopting an interim final rule at part 223, subpart B, of Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Sec. 223.112. This interim final rule authorizes timber sale contracting officers to modify contracts to provide a redetermination...
Rule Apr 09, 2004

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Antidumping:

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The Department of Commerce (the Department) is rescinding its administrative review of Qingdao Kingking Applied Chemistry Ltd., Co. (Kingking) under the antidumping duty order on petroleum wax candles from the People's Republic of China (PRC) for the...
Notice Apr 09, 2004
On February 10, 2004, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the final results for its review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from Germany for the period July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2002. Se...
Notice Apr 09, 2004
On January 5, 2004, the Department of Commerce published the preliminary results of the new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on certain pasta from Italy. The review covers Pastificio Carmine Russo S.p.A. ("Russo"). The period of review ("...
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Endangered and threatened species:

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NMFS has evaluated the joint resource management plan (RMP) for artificial propagation, research, monitoring, and evaluation of Ozette Lake sockeye salmon provided by the Makah Tribe and, as resource co-manager, the Washington Department of Fish and...
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) intends to prepare a DSEIS that describes and analyzes management alternatives associated with limiting access in the king mackerel fishery. The purpose of this notice is to solicit public comme...
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Meetings:

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Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Permits:

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Notice is hereby given that Dr. Jerome Siegel, Neurobiology Research 151A3, 16111 Plummer St., VA GLAHS-Sepulveda, North Hills, CA 91343, has been issued a permit to import tissue samples from bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), harbor porpoise...
Notice Apr 09, 2004
Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received two scientific research permit applications and three applications to modify existing permits relating to Pacific salmon and steelhead. All of the proposed research is intended to increase knowledge of sp...
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled logo Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

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This action adds to the Procurement List products to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Notice Apr 09, 2004
The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List products to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete services previously furnished by such agencies. Comments must be...
Notice Apr 09, 2004

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Textile and apparel categories:

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The Committee has determined that certain viscose rayon filament yarns, of the specifications detailed below, classified in subheading 5403.41.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), for use in apparel articles, cannot be...
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
Notice.
Notice Apr 09, 2004
In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) announces a proposed information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comment...
Notice Apr 09, 2004
In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Finance and Accounting Service announces the proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited...
Notice Apr 09, 2004
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.
Notice Apr 09, 2004
The inventions listed below are assigned to the United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy and are available for licensing by the Department of the Navy. U.S. Patent No. 4,990,291: Method of Making Lipid Tubules by a Cooling...
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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The Army has prepared an SDEIS to address potential environmental effects associated with proposed Army training in the study areas in Fort Irwin. Expansion of the maneuver area of the National Training Center (NTC) provides an extended battle space...
Notice Apr 09, 2004

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

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The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to Broadley James Corporation a revocable, nonassignable, exclusive license to practice in the United States and certain foreign countries, the Government-owned invention described...
Notice Apr 09, 2004
The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to Lumitox Gulf L.C. a revocable, nonassignable, exclusive license to practice in the United States and certain foreign countries, the Government-owned inventions described in U.S....
Notice Apr 09, 2004
The invention listed below is assigned to the United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy. The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to Pyrotech International, Inc. a revocable, nonassignable, excl...
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Education Department logo Education Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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On March 2, 2004, a notice was published in the Federal Register (69 FR 9817) that established a closing date of April 2 for transmittal of applications for new program awards for the fiscal year 2004 Demonstration Grants for Indian Children program....
Notice Apr 09, 2004
We propose to waive the requirement in 34 CFR 75.261(c)(2) as it applies to projects funded under the Native American Vocational and Technical Education Program (NAVTEP) in fiscal year (FY) 2000. We propose this waiver in order to be able to extend t...
Notice Apr 09, 2004
On March 2, 2004, a notice was published in the Federal Register (69 FR 9813) that established a closing date of April 5 for transmittal of applications for new program awards for the fiscal year 2004 Professional Development program. The purpose of...
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings
Notice Apr 09, 2004
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
New York State Electric and Gas Corp.
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Practice and procedure:

Title Type Published
Off-the-record communications
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Air programs:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making several changes to the reporting requirements of its chemical accident prevention regulations under section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act. Today's final rule requires that, beginning June 21, 2004, ch...
Rule Apr 09, 2004

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

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On January 12, 2004, at 69 FR 1677, EPA published a final rule updating the materials incorporated by reference (IBR) into the Kentucky State Implementation Plan (SIP). This document corrects two errors in the amendatory language in the final rule.
Rule Apr 09, 2004

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

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EPA is proposing to approve a request from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to redesignate the Warren County sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>) nonattainment areas of Conewango Township, Pleasant Township, Glade Township, and the City of Warren in Warre...
Proposed Rule Apr 09, 2004

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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EPA expressed environmental objections with adverse impacts to water quality under the preferred alternative. Impacts from increased sediment delivery to already impaired surface waters could cause long term exceedances in State Water Quality standar...
Notice Apr 09, 2004
Agency statements; weekly receipts
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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EPA expects to have approximately $5 million available in fiscal year 2004 grant/cooperative agreement funds under the Pollution Prevention (P2) Grant Program. Grants/cooperative agreements will be awarded under the authority of the Pollution Prevent...
Notice Apr 09, 2004
EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs is soliciting proposals under section 20 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for assistance to support a continuing project that promotes and enhances Tribal pesticide program developm...
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
This document proposes revisions to the Commission's rules regarding the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and seeks comment on these proposed revisions to the Commission's rules, some of which were set forth in a petition for rulemaking filed by the Wire...
Proposed Rule Apr 09, 2004

Frequency allocations and radio treaty matters:

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This document revises the Commission's Table of Frequency Allocations. Specifically, it reinstates a revised version of footnote US269. The reinstated footnote serves a valuable informational purpose in that it will alert the public as to the locatio...
Rule Apr 09, 2004

Radio stations; table of assignments:

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This document sets forth seventeen reservation proposals requesting to amend the FM Table of Allotments by reserving certain vacant FM allotments for noncommercial educational use in Anniston, Alabama, Asbury, Iowa, Horseshoe Beach, Florida, Keosauqu...
Proposed Rule Apr 09, 2004

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

No documents available.

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

Contribution and expenditure limitations and prohibitions:

Title Type Published
The Federal Election Commission requests comments on proposed amendments to its rules governing contributions and donations by minors to candidates and political committees. These proposed rules would conform to the Supreme Court's decision in McConn...
Proposed Rule Apr 09, 2004

Federal Housing Finance Board logo Federal Housing Finance Board

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

No documents available.

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title Type Published
Formations, acquisitions, and mergers
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board logo Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

Title Type Published
Premerger notification waiting periods; early terminations
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003:

Title Type Published
In a Federal Register document published March 11, 2004, the FTC requested comment on various topics related to Sec. Sec. 3(2)(C), 3(17)(B), 5(c)(1), 5(c)(2), and 13 of the Controlling the Assault of Non- Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 20...
Proposed Rule Apr 09, 2004

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Apr 09, 2004
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Privacy Act:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, this notice announces a computer matching agreement between CMS and the Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS). We have provided background information ab...
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Department of Homeland Security provides notice of establishment of the Data Integrity, Privacy, and Interoperability Advisory Committee. This notice also requests qualified individuals interested in serving on this committee to apply for members...
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Meetings:

Title Type Published
FEMA announces the following open meeting. Name: Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS). Date of Meeting: June 3, 2004. Place: Building J, Room 101, National Emergency Training Center (NETC), 16825 South Seton Avenue, Em...
Notice Apr 09, 2004
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, FEMA announces the following committee meeting: Name: Board of Visitors (BOV) for the National Fire Academy.
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) is revising its regulations that describe the agency's organization and functions. The revisions are being made to inform the public about changes in the organizational structure of the agenc...
Rule Apr 09, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will submit a request for approval of a collection of information to OMB under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act. A description of the information collection requirement is included in this notice. If yo...
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and under the authority of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), a Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (DRMP/EIS) has been pre...
Notice Apr 09, 2004
This notice advises the public of the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the South Bay Salt Ponds Initial Stewardship Plan. The Record of Decision will be signed no sooner than 30 days from this n...
Notice Apr 09, 2004
Pursuant to Section 102 (2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, a Final Environmental Impact Statement has been prepared by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Eugene District, with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a coo...
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Land and resource management plans, etc.:

No documents available.

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Competitive impact statements and proposed consent judgments:

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) is announcing that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has extended, under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, a currently approved collection of information under the Energy Employees Occupa...
Notice Apr 09, 2004
Minimum wages for Federal and federally-assisted construction; general wage determination decisions
Notice Apr 09, 2004
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the Department of Labor (the Department) rescinds the regulations for the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) and issues these new regulations to implement the 2000 amendments to tit...
Rule Apr 09, 2004

Safety standard petitions:

Title Type Published
Sabine Mining Co. et al.
Notice Apr 09, 2004

National Archives and Records Administration logo National Archives and Records Administration

Incorporation by reference:

Title Type Published
This document changes the address for public inspection of materials incorporated by reference and filed at the Office of the Federal Register (OFR). The change is necessary because the collection of incorporated materials has accumulated to the poin...
Rule Apr 09, 2004

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals; correction
Correction Apr 09, 2004

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board:

State Department logo State Department

International Traffic in Arms regulations:

Title Type Published
This rule amends the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) by modifying the denial policy regarding Iraq at 22 CFR 126.1.
Rule Apr 09, 2004

Meetings:

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title Type Published
Office of Foreign Missions, Director and Deputy Director
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2002-19-10, which applies to certain Air Tractor, Inc. (Air Tractor) Models AT-402, AT-402A, AT-402B, AT-602, AT-802, and AT-802A airplanes. AD 2002-19-10 currently requires you to repetitive...
Proposed Rule Apr 09, 2004
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Przedsiebiorstwo Doswiadczalno-Produkcyjne Szybownictwa "PZL- Bielsko" (PZL-Bielsko) Model SZD-50-3 "Puchacz" sailplanes. This proposed AD would require you to inspect the airbrake...
Proposed Rule Apr 09, 2004
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 airplanes. This proposed AD would require you to check the airplane logbook to determine whether certain inboard and outboa...
Proposed Rule Apr 09, 2004

Insurer reporting requirements:

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This document proposes to amend appendices A, B, and C of 49 CFR part 544, insurer reporting requirements. The appendices list those passenger motor vehicle insurers that are required to file reports on their motor vehicle theft loss experiences. An...
Proposed Rule Apr 09, 2004

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

Seaway regulations and rules:

Title Type Published
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) and the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) of Canada, under international agreement, jointly publish and presently administer the St. Lawrence Seaway Tariff of Tolls in their r...
Rule Apr 09, 2004

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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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 09, 2004
The OCC, Board, FDIC, and OTS (collectively, the Agencies), as part of their continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invite the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on a continuing information collection, as requi...
Notice Apr 09, 2004
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, FinCEN invites comment on a proposed information collection contained in the Report of International Transportation of Currency or Monetary Instruments ("CMIR"), which is bei...
Notice Apr 09, 2004
In accordance with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the OCC, the OTS and the FDIC (collectively, the agencies) give notice that they plan to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request fo...
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
On February 4, 2003, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (the "Fund") announced in a NOFA for the Technical Assistance Component (incorporating Native American Technical Assistance) of the CDFI Program (68 FR 5735) that the deadline...
Notice Apr 09, 2004
On February 26, 2004, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (the "Fund") announced in a NOFA for the Financial Assistance Component of the CDFI Program (69 FR 9018) that the Fund will not consider an application submitted by an applic...
Notice Apr 09, 2004
On December 4, 2003, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (the "Fund") announced in a NOFA for the Native American CDFI Assistance Program (68 FR 67908) that the Fund will not consider an application submitted by an applicant that is...
Notice Apr 09, 2004
On February 4, 2003, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (the "Fund") announced in a NOFA for the Native American CDFI Development Program of the CDFI Program (68 FR 5731) that the deadline for applications for assistance through th...
Notice Apr 09, 2004

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Education Advisory Committee
Notice Apr 09, 2004
Prosthetics and Special Disabilities Programs Advisory Committee
Notice Apr 09, 2004

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