Federal Register May 6, 2004 (Volume 69)

Agencies Publishing on May 6, 2004

Agriculture Department (7)
Commerce Department (13)
Defense Department (10)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (2)
Environmental Protection Agency (5)
Federal Communications Commission (3)
Federal Reserve System (1)
Health and Human Services Department (24)
Homeland Security Department (4)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (3)
Justice Department (3)
Labor Department (7)
Personnel Management Office (2)
Postal Service (2)
Securities and Exchange Commission (3)
Small Business Administration (2)
State Department (1)
Transportation Department (4)
Treasury Department (8)
Veterans Affairs Department (2)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > RUS Information Collection Activity; Comment Request In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on this information collection for which RUS intends to request approval from the Office of Management and B...	Notice	May 06, 2004
Agriculture Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 06, 2004

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Study, Mark Twain National Forest, Madison, WA, and Wayne Counties, MO The Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to analyze and disclose the environmental effects of proposed activities within the three OHV Study project areas. The three OHV Study project areas are located on National Fores...	Notice	May 06, 2004

Interstate transportation of animals and animal products (quarantine):

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Official Brucellosis Tests We are proposing to amend the brucellosis regulations to add the fluorescence polarization assay to the list of official tests for determining the brucellosis disease status of test-eligible cattle, bison, and swine. We believe this proposed action i...	Proposed Rule	May 06, 2004

National Forest System lands:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Revision of Timber Sale Contract Forms FS-2400-6 and FS-2400-6T The Forest Service is implementing revisions to its timber sale contracts, Form FS-2400-6, for scaled sale procedures, and Form FS-2400-6T, for tree measurement timber sale procedures. The revisions are the first substantive changes in the standard t...	Notice	May 06, 2004

Plant-related quarantine, domestic:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Pine Shoot Beetle; Additions to Quarantined Areas We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the pine shoot beetle regulations by adding 37 counties in Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Virginia to the list of quarantined areas...	Rule	May 06, 2004

User fees:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Veterinary Diagnostic Services User Fees We are amending the regulations to increase the user fees for veterinary diagnostic services to reflect changes in our operating costs and changes in calculating our costs. We are also setting rates for multiple fiscal years. These actions are necess...	Rule	May 06, 2004

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 06, 2004
Commerce Department Submission For OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 06, 2004
Commerce Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 06, 2004
Commerce Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 06, 2004
Commerce Department > NOAA, Interior Department > FWS, Transportation Department > FAA Marine Mammals and Endangered Species; National Marine Fisheries Service File No. 31-1741; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service File No. MA081663-0 Marine mammal permit applications; correction	Correction	May 06, 2004

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > FTZB Foreign-Trade Zone 38-Charleston, SC; Application for Subzone, Black & Decker Corporation (Power Tools, Lawn and Garden Tools, and Home Products Distribution), Fort Mill, SC Black Decker Corp.; tools and home products warehousing/distribution facility	Notice	May 06, 2004
Commerce Department > FTZB Foreign-Trade Zone 84-Houston, TX; Application for Subzone, Michelin North America (Tire and Tire Accessories Distribution), Houston, TX Michelin North America; tire and tire accessories warehouse/distribution facility	Notice	May 06, 2004

Export administration regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > BIS Protective Equipment Export License Jurisdiction This rule revises the Commerce Control List to conform the description of certain protection and detection equipment to that found in the Wassenaar Arrangement List of Dual Use Goods and Technologies (the Dual Use List), to impose national security a...	Rule	May 06, 2004
Commerce Department > BIS December 2003 Wassenaar Arrangement Plenary Agreement Implementation: Categories 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the Commerce Control List, and Reporting Requirements; and Interpretation Regarding NUMA Technology; Correction The Bureau of Industry and Security published in the Federal Register of April 29, 2004, a final rule that revised certain entries controlled for national security reasons in Categories 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Part I (telecommunications), 5 Part II (informatio...	Rule	May 06, 2004

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Trade Restrictive Measures NMFS proposes to adjust the regulations governing the trade of tuna and tuna-like species in the North and South Atlantic Ocean to implement recommendations adopted at the 2002 and 2003 meetings of the International Commission for the Conservation of...	Proposed Rule	May 06, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene public meetings.	Notice	May 06, 2004

Permits:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals; File No. 1054-1731 Notice is hereby given that the University of Florida, Aquatic Animal Program, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610 (Ruth Francis-Floyd, DVM, Principal Investigator), has applied in due form for a permit to acquire, import, and expor...	Notice	May 06, 2004

Trade adjustment assistance eligibility determination petitions:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > EDA Notice of Petitions by Producing Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance Notice to give all interested parties an opportunity to comment.	Notice	May 06, 2004

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	May 06, 2004
Defense Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Reqeust Notice.	Notice	May 06, 2004
Defense Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	May 06, 2004

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Notice of Availability of the Mobile Launch Platform Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact In accordance with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is initiating a public review and comment period for an Environmental Assessment (EA) and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI). This n...	Notice	May 06, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USN Meetings of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Executive Panel The CNO Executive Panel will provide consensus advice to the Chief of Naval Operations on shaping the Navy's force of the 21st century and receive CNO direction regarding future studies to be conducted by the Panel.	Notice	May 06, 2004
Defense Department Notice of Close Meeting Pursuant to the provisions of Subsection (d) of section 10 of Public Law 92-463, as amended by section 5 of Public Law 94-409, notice is hereby given that a closed meeting of the DIA Joint Military Intelligence College Board of Visitors has been sche...	Notice	May 06, 2004
Defense Department Defense Science Board Meeting The Defense Science Board Task Force on Mobility will meet in closed session on June 1-2, 2004, July 1-2, 2004, August 17-18, 2004, and September 23-24, 2004, at Strategic Analysis Inc., 3601 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA. This Task Force will iden...	Notice	May 06, 2004
Defense Department Defense Science Board Meeting The Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on Strategic Strike Skills will meet in closed session on June 24, 2004, at the U.S. Strategic Command, Omaha, Nebraska. The Task Force will assess the future strategic strike force skills needs of the Depar...	Notice	May 06, 2004
Defense Department Defense Science Board Meeting The Defense Science Board Task Force on Identification Technologies will meet in closed session on June 7-8, 2004, and July 12-13, 2004, at Strategic Analysis Inc., 3601 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA. The Task Force will access current technologies...	Notice	May 06, 2004
Defense Department Meeting of the Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) Pursuant to section 10(a), Public Law 92-463, as amended, notice is hereby given of a forthcoming meeting of the Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS). The purpose of the Committee meeting is to discuss embedded me...	Notice	May 06, 2004

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The 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	May 06, 2004
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	May 06, 2004

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Avista Corporation, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Filings Electric rate and corporate regulation filings	Notice	May 06, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Xcel Energy Services, Inc., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Filings Electric rate and corporate regulation filings	Notice	May 06, 2004

Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources at Kraft, Soda, Sulfite, and Stand-Alone Semichemical Pulp Mills On February 18, 2003, the EPA promulgated amendments to the national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for chemical recovery combustion sources at kraft, soda, sulfite, and stand-alone semichemical pulp mills. The technical cor...	Rule	May 06, 2004

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Georgia: Approval of Revisions to the State Implementation Plan The EPA is proposing to approve a revision to the Georgia State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GAEPD) on December 24, 2003. The revision pertains to the Post-1999 Rate-of-Progress Plan (Post-1999...	Proposed Rule	May 06, 2004

Air quality; prevention of significant deterioration (PSD):

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Issuance of Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Part 71 Federal Operating Permits to Energy Alternatives, Inc. This notice announces that, pursuant to Part C and Title V of the Clean Air Act, on December 20, 2000, and February 23, 2004, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 5 issued a Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Construction Perm...	Notice	May 06, 2004

Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency DCPA; Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.	Notice	May 06, 2004

Water pollution; effluent guidelines for point source categories:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Point Source Category Pharmaceutical manufacturing; CFR correction	Rule	May 06, 2004

Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange Carriers; Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service By this document, the Commission takes additional steps to provide rate-of-return carriers greater flexibility to respond to changing marketplace conditions. In particular, the Commission modifies the "all-or-nothing" rule to permit rate-of-return ca...	Rule	May 06, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Federal Advisory Committee Act Notice of Public Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, this notice advises interested persons that the Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age will hold its third meeting on June 14, 2004....	Notice	May 06, 2004

Radio services, special:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission 24 GHz Service; Licensing and Operation 24 GHz service; licensing and operation; CFR correction	Rule	May 06, 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	May 06, 2004

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 06, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 06, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Generic Food and Drug Administration Rapid Response Surveys The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	May 06, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 06, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 06, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > AHRQ Request for Measures of Family Assessment of Nursing Home Care The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is soliciting a voluntary submission by researchers, survey firms, stakeholders and other interested parties of survey instruments, or items from survey instruments, measuring family assessments o...	Notice	May 06, 2004

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA New Animal Drugs for Use in Animal Feeds; Ractopamine The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is revising the animal drug regulations for medicated feeds to reflect the approved maximum concentration of ractopamine in Type B medicated feeds. This action is being taken to improve the accuracy of the agenc...	Rule	May 06, 2004

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > AHRQ National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality: Request for Nominations for Public Members 42 U.S.C. 229c, section 921 of the Public Health Service (PHS Act), established a National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality (the Council). The Council is to advise the Secretary of HHS and the Director of the Agency for Healthcare...	Notice	May 06, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Notice of Establishment Scientific Counselors Board	Notice	May 06, 2004

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Cooperative Agreement to Support the Illinois Institute of Technology's National Center for Food Safety and Technology; Notice of Intent to Accept and Consider a Single Source Application; Availability of Funds for Fiscal Year 2004 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) is announcing its intent to accept and consider a single source application for the award of a cooperative agreement to the Illinois Institute of Technology...	Notice	May 06, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Community Services Block Grant (CSBG); State Capacity Building Mini-Grants State Capacity Building Mini-Grants	Notice	May 06, 2004

Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank: Change in Self-Query Fee The Department is authorized under 45 CFR part 61, the regulations implementing the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (HIPDB), to assess a fee on all requests for information, except requests from Federal agencies. In accordance with the...	Notice	May 06, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Notice of Meeting: Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society Genetics, Health, and Society, Secretary's Advisory Committee	Notice	May 06, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Notice of Meeting: Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society Genetics, Health, and Society, Secretary's Advisory Committee	Notice	May 06, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Cancer Institute	Notice	May 06, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Cancer Institute	Notice	May 06, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Meeting National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute	Notice	May 06, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute	Notice	May 06, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases	Notice	May 06, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Meeting National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases	Notice	May 06, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases	Notice	May 06, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute on Drug Abuse	Notice	May 06, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > CDC The Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Scientific Counselors Board	Notice	May 06, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Scientific Review Center	Notice	May 06, 2004

Homeland Security Department

Drawbridge operations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Newtown Creek, Dutch Kills, English Kills, and Their Tributaries, NY The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the drawbridge operation regulations for the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge, mile 3.4, across English Kills at New York City, New York. Under this temporary deviation the br...	Rule	May 06, 2004
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Galveston, TX The Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Galveston Causeway Railroad Bascule Bridge across the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, mile 357.2 west of Harvey Locks, at Galv...	Rule	May 06, 2004

Ports and waterways safety:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Safety Zone; McCellan-Kerr Arkansas River, Mile 307 to 309.5, Fort Smith, AR The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for all waters of the McCellan-Kerr Arkansas River from mile 307 to mile 309.5 in Fort Smith, AR. This safety zone is needed to protect persons and vessels from the potential safety hazards asso...	Rule	May 06, 2004
Homeland Security Department > USCG Safety Zone; Transit of Rig Pride Portland, Portland, ME The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone around the oilrig Pride Portland and its assisting tugs during the unmooring and outbound transit of the rig from the vicinity of the Portland Ocean Terminal in Portland Harbor out to conduct se...	Rule	May 06, 2004

Housing and Urban Development Department

Public and Indian housing:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Negotiated Rulemaking Committee This document announces a one-day session of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Negotiated Rulemaking Committee (Committee). The Committee has concluded its negotiations regarding the development of a proposed rule that wil...	Proposed Rule	May 06, 2004

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > USGS Request for Public Comments on Extension of Existing Information Collection To Be Submitted to OMB for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act The Collection of information referred herein applies to a World-Wide Web site that permits individuals who observed malformed amphibians or who inspect substantial numbers of normal or malformed amphibians to report those observations and related in...	Notice	May 06, 2004

Closure orders:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BOR Closure Order Establishing Prohibitions at Folsom Lake, CA The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is restricting access to property adjacent to the Folsom left wing dam. The closure notice affects the roadway from the left wing dam, southeast to the pipe gate located between the wing dam and East Natoma Str...	Notice	May 06, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Commission Meeting This notice announces an upcoming meeting of the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Commission. Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463).	Notice	May 06, 2004

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > OJP Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested 60-day notice of information collection under review: School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).	Notice	May 06, 2004
Justice Department > ATF Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested 60-day notice of information collection under review: request for disposition of offense.	Notice	May 06, 2004

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Glidden Co.	Notice	May 06, 2004

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 06, 2004
Labor Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 06, 2004
Labor Department Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 06, 2004
Labor Department Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 06, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Combating Exploitive Child Labor Through Education in Ecuador; Combating Exploitive Child Labor and Trafficking Through Education in Indonesia; Combating Exploitive Child Labor Through Education in Panama; Combating Exploitive Child Labor Through Education in Turkey The U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, will award up to U.S. $18 million through one or more cooperative agreements to an organization or organizations to improve access to quality education programs as a means to combat...	Notice	May 06, 2004
Labor Department Combating Exploitive Child Labor Through Education in Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua) and the Dominican Republic; and Combating Exploitive Child Labor Through Education in Southern Africa (Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland) The U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, will award up to U.S. $14.5 million through one or more cooperative agreements to an organization or organizations to improve access to quality education programs as a means to comb...	Notice	May 06, 2004

Workplace inspections:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OSHA Nationwide Site-Specific Targeting (SST) Inspection Program The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is soliciting comments on its nationwide Site-Specific Targeting (SST) inspection program, which was first implemented in April 1999 and updated annually, in order to determine more accurately...	Notice	May 06, 2004

Personnel Management Office

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request for Reclearance of an Expiring Information Collection Declaration for Federal Employment Optional Form 306, OMB No. 3206-0182 In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for clearance of an expiring information collection. The...	Notice	May 06, 2004
Personnel Management Office Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Review of a Revised Information Collection: RI 94-7 In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) intends to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review of a rev...	Notice	May 06, 2004

Postal Service

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service Board of Governors; Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	May 06, 2004

Domestic Mail Manual:

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service Permissible Barcode Symbology for Parcels Eligible for the Barcode Discount We are amending the information published in the Federal Register on July 14, 1998 [63 FR 37946], that announced new requirements for Package Services parcels eligible for the barcode discount. The barcode discount was extended to Standard Mail[reg]...	Rule	May 06, 2004

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meetings Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	May 06, 2004

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Notice of Applications for Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On November 24, 2003, applicant transferred its assets to Putnam New York Tax Exempt Income Fund, based on net asset value. Expenses of $165,188 incurred in connection...	Notice	May 06, 2004

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Emerging Markets Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to Letter of Credit Issuers Emerging Markets Clearing Corp.	Notice	May 06, 2004

Small Business Administration

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under OMB Review Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), agencies are required to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying th...	Notice	May 06, 2004
Small Business Administration Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under OMB Review Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), agencies are required to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying th...	Notice	May 06, 2004

State Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Private International Law: General Meeting on International Developments A general open meeting of the Advisory Committee will be held in Washington, DC on May 20-21, 2004, at the International Law Institute (ILI) in Georgetown. Meeting Notice: The Department of State's Advisory Committee on Private International Law (ACP...	Notice	May 06, 2004

Transportation Department

No documents available.

Hazardous materials:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > RSPA Hazardous Materials Regulations: Transportation of Compressed Oxygen, Other Oxidizing Gases and Chemical Oxygen Generators on Aircraft RSPA proposes to amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations to require that cylinders of compressed oxygen and packages of chemical oxygen generators be placed in an outer packaging that meets certain flame penetration and thermal resistance requireme...	Proposed Rule	May 06, 2004

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision that Nonconforming 2003 Audi RS6 and RS6 Avant Passenger Cars Are Eligible for Importation This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that 2003 Audi RS6 and RS6 Avant passenger cars that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal mot...	Notice	May 06, 2004

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Federal Environmental Laws and Executive Orders Applicable to the Development and Review of Transportation Infrastructure Projects Many Federal environmental statutes and Executive Orders establish requirements applicable to the development and review of transportation infrastructure projects that receive financial support from the Department of Transportation (DOT). DOT strives...	Notice	May 06, 2004

Transfer of federally assisted land or facility:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FTA Transfer of Federally Assisted Land or Facility Section 5334(g) of the Federal Transit Laws, as codified, 49 U.S.C. 5301, et. seq., permits the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to authorize a recipient of FTA funds to transfer land or a facility to a public body for any pu...	Notice	May 06, 2004

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 4562 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	May 06, 2004
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Forms 945, 945-A, and 945-V 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	May 06, 2004

Income taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Addition of New Transmitter Encryption Options for Acceptance Testing in November 2004 and Discontinuance of Non-Encrypted Options for IRS e-file by November 2005 Internal Revenue Service will provide the ability for IRS e- file program participants, who transmit directly to the Electronic Management System (EMS), to use approved encryption methods for the 2005 and later filing seasons, beginning with the Acce...	Notice	May 06, 2004
Treasury Department > IRS Loss Limitation Rules; Correction This document contains corrections to TD 9118, which was published in the Federal Register on Thursday, March 18, 2004 (69 FR 12799), relating to certain aspects of the temporary regulations addressing the deductibility of losses recognized on dispos...	Rule	May 06, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Multilingual Initiative (MLI) Issue Committee An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Multilingual Initiative (MLI) Issue Committee will be conducted in Brooklyn, NY. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Int...	Notice	May 06, 2004

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Financial Management Service; Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; System of Records The Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Service (FMS), gives notice of a proposed alteration to the system of records entitled "Treasury/FMS .016--Payment Records for Other Than Regular Recurring Benefit Payments," which is subject to th...	Notice	May 06, 2004

Procedure and administration:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Section 704(b) and Capital Account Revaluations This document contains final regulations relating to the capital account maintenance rules under section 704 of the Internal Revenue Code. These regulations expand the rules regarding a partnership's right to adjust capital accounts to reflect unreal...	Rule	May 06, 2004

Terrorism Risk Insurance Program:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Terrorism Risk Insurance Program; Litigation Management The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) is issuing this proposed rule as part of its implementation of Title I of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (Act). That Act established a temporary Terrorism Insurance Program (Program) under which the...	Proposed Rule	May 06, 2004

Veterans Affairs Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Special Medical Advisory Group; Notice of Meeting Special Medical Advisory Group	Notice	May 06, 2004

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department VA Directive and Handbook 5021, Employee/Management Relations Section 302 of the Veterans Health Care, Capital Asset and Business Improvement Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-170), dated December 6, 2003, authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to appoint chiropractors as permanent full-time title 38 employees...	Notice	May 06, 2004

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Agencies Publishing on May 6, 2004

Agriculture Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Interstate transportation of animals and animal products (quarantine):

National Forest System lands:

Plant-related quarantine, domestic:

User fees:

Commerce Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Export administration regulations:

Fishery conservation and management:

Meetings:

Permits:

Trade adjustment assistance eligibility determination petitions:

Defense Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Education Department

Energy Department

Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:

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

Air quality; prevention of significant deterioration (PSD):

Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:

Water pollution; effluent guidelines for point source categories:

Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Meetings:

Radio services, special:

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Health and Human Services Department

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank:

Meetings:

Homeland Security Department

Drawbridge operations:

Ports and waterways safety:

Housing and Urban Development Department

Public and Indian housing:

Interior Department

Closure orders:

Meetings:

Justice Department

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Labor Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Workplace inspections:

Personnel Management Office

Postal Service

Domestic Mail Manual:

Securities and Exchange Commission

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Small Business Administration

State Department

Meetings:

Transportation Department

Hazardous materials:

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Transfer of federally assisted land or facility:

Treasury Department

Income taxes:

Meetings:

Privacy Act:

Procedure and administration:

Terrorism Risk Insurance Program:

Veterans Affairs Department

Meetings:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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