Federal Register May 17, 2004 (Volume 69)

Agencies Publishing on May 17, 2004

Agriculture Department (8)
Commerce Department (6)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (8)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (4)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (1)
Defense Department (3)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (21)
Environmental Protection Agency (6)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Federal Communications Commission (2)
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (2)
Federal Trade Commission (1)
Health and Human Services Department (30)
Homeland Security Department (8)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (10)
Labor Department (3)
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National Council on Disability (1)
National Credit Union Administration (2)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1)
Personnel Management Office (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (5)
Small Business Administration (1)
State Department (1)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
Tennessee Valley Authority (1)
Transportation Department (10)
Treasury Department (1)
Veterans Affairs Department (4)

Agriculture Department

Crop insurance regulation:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FCIC Common Crop Insurance Regulations; Peanut Crop Insurance Provisions The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) proposes to amend the Peanut Crop Insurance Provisions. The intended effect of this action is to provide policy changes and clarify existing policy provisions to better meet the needs of the insureds and...	Proposed Rule	May 17, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) Inviting Applications for the Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Grant Program Rural Development corrects a notice published in the Federal Register May 5, 2004 (69 FR 25234-25259), announcing the availability of up to $22.8 million in competitive grant funds for fiscal year (FY) 2004 to purchase renewable energy systems and ma...	Notice	May 17, 2004

Import quotas and fees:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department Adjustment of Appendices to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2004 Tariff-Rate Quota Year This document sets forth the revised appendices to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2004 quota year reflecting the cumulative annual transfers from Appendix 1 to Appendix 2 for certain dairy product import licenses perm...	Rule	May 17, 2004

Livestock and poultry disease control:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Spring Viremia of Carp; Payment of Indemnity We are amending our general indemnity regulations to provide for the payment of indemnity to owners for fish destroyed because of spring viremia of carp. Subject to available funding, the Department may pay eligible owners up to 50 percent of the fai...	Rule	May 17, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Glenn/Colusa County Resource Advisory Committee The Glenn/Colosa County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in Willows, California. Agenda items to be covered include: (1) Introductions, (2) Aproval of Minutes, (3) Public Comment, (4) Project Proposal/Possible Action, (5) Report from Monit...	Notice	May 17, 2004
Agriculture Department > FS Lake County Resource Advisory Committee The Lake County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a meeting.	Notice	May 17, 2004
Agriculture Department > FS Northeast Oregon Forests Resource Advisory Committee (MAC) Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committees Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Northeast Oregon Forests Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet on June 3-4, 2004 in Hines, Oregon. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the selection o...	Notice	May 17, 2004

Plant-related quarantine, domestic:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Karnal Bunt; Regulated Areas We are amending the Karnal bunt regulations to make changes to the list of areas regulated because of Karnal bunt, a fungal disease of wheat. We are removing certain areas in Arizona and Texas from the list of regulated areas based on our determinati...	Rule	May 17, 2004

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 17, 2004
Commerce Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 17, 2004
Commerce Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	May 17, 2004

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Stainless Steel Bar from the United Kingdom: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review.	Notice	May 17, 2004

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Evaluation of Coastal Zone Management Programs and National Estuarine Research Reserves The NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) announces its intent to evaluate the performance of the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, Oregon, at a rescheduled time. The South Slough National Estuarine Research Rese...	Notice	May 17, 2004

Permits:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs) The Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator) has made a preliminary determination that the subject EFP application contains all the required information and warrants further consideration. The Regional Administrator has also mad...	Notice	May 17, 2004

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

African Growth and Opportunity Act; implementation:

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Request for Public Comment on Commercial Availability Request under the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA) The Government of the United States has received a request from the Government of Singapore for consultations under Article 3.18.4(a)(i) of the USSFTA. Singapore is seeking agreement to revise the rules of origin for certain apparel goods to address...	Notice	May 17, 2004

Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Adjustment of an Import Limit for Certain Cotton Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Federative Republic of Brazil Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection adjusting a limit.	Notice	May 17, 2004
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Wool Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Colombia Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection adjusting limits.	Notice	May 17, 2004
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, and Man-Made Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Romania Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection adjusting limits.	Notice	May 17, 2004
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Singapore Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection.	Notice	May 17, 2004
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Taiwan Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection adjusting limits.	Notice	May 17, 2004
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Reduction of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to Address Data Discrepancies Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection.	Notice	May 17, 2004

Export visa requirements; certification, waivers, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Amendment of Coverage of Import Limit, Visa, and Electronic Visa Information System (ELVIS) Requirements for Certain Gloves Produced or Manufactured in Various Countries Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection amending coverage of an import limit, visa, and ELVIS requirements for certain gloves.	Notice	May 17, 2004

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Title	Type	Published
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sunshine Act Meetings Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	May 17, 2004
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sunshine Act Meetings Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	May 17, 2004
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sunshine Act Meetings Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	May 17, 2004
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sunshine Act Meetings Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	May 17, 2004

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Title	Type	Published
Consumer Product Safety Commission Notice of Submission for OMB Review of Collection of Information Approval Extension and Request for Comments-Amended Interim Safety Standard for Cellulose Insulation In the Federal Register of March 3, 2004 (69 FR 10001), the Consumer Product Safety Commission published a notice in accordance with provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) to announce the agency's intention to seek e...	Notice	May 17, 2004

Defense Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Renewal of the Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services The Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) was renewed effective April 17, 2004, in consonance with the public interest, and in accordance with the provisions of the "Federal Advisory Committee Act." The Committee s...	Notice	May 17, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department President's Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) The PITAC meeting will focus on the U.S. Government investment in networking and information technology research and development with special attention to three specific applications areas. The first half of the meeting will include a report by the P...	Notice	May 17, 2004

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USN Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Department of the Navy is deleting one and amending two systems of records notices in its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	May 17, 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 17, 2004

Postsecondary education:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program The Secretary announces the annual updates to the ICR plan formula for 2004. Under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program, borrowers may choose to repay their student loans (Direct Subsidized Loan, Direct Unsubsidized Loan, Dir...	Notice	May 17, 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 revision and three-year extension to the Form EIA-886, "Annual Survey of Alternative Fueled Vehicle Suppliers and Users."	Notice	May 17, 2004
Energy Department > FERC TECO Wholesale Generation, Inc., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Filings Electric rate and corporate regulation filings	Notice	May 17, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Virginia Electric and Power Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Filings Electric rate and corporate regulation filings	Notice	May 17, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Annual Update of Filing Fees In accordance with 18 CFR 381.104, the Commission issues this update of its filing fees. This notice provides the yearly update using data in the Commission's Management, Administrative, and Payroll System to calculate the new fees. The purpose of up...	Rule	May 17, 2004

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Algonquin Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Compliance Filing Algonquin Gas Transmission Co.	Notice	May 17, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Compliance Filing Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.	Notice	May 17, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Negotiated Rate Filing Dominion Transmission, Inc.	Notice	May 17, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.	Notice	May 17, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.; Notice Of Proposed Changes In FERC Gas Tariff Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.	Notice	May 17, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Northern Border Pipeline Company; Notice of Negotiated Rate Northern Border Pipeline Co.	Notice	May 17, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Compliance Filing Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.	Notice	May 17, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Tariff Filing Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.	Notice	May 17, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Trunkline Gas Company, LLC; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Trunkline Gas Co., LLC	Notice	May 17, 2004

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC PacifiCorp; Notice of Application and Applicant Prepared Environmental Assessment Tendered for Filing With the Commission, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments PacifiCorp	Notice	May 17, 2004
Energy Department > FERC PacifiCorp; Notice of Application and Applicant Prepared Environmental Assessment Tendered for Filing With the Commission, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and Deadline for Submission Of Final Amendments PacifiCorp	Notice	May 17, 2004

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC KeySpan LNG, L.P.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Keyspan LNG Facility Upgrade Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Meeting KeySpan LNG, L.P.	Notice	May 17, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Acquisition and Disposition of Merchant Generation Assets by Public Utilities; Notice of Technical Conference Merchant generation assets; acquisition and disposition by public utilities; technical conference	Notice	May 17, 2004
Energy Department Office of Fossil Energy; National Petroleum Council; Notice of Open Meeting This notice announces a meeting of the National Petroleum Council. Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.	Notice	May 17, 2004
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Rocky Flats This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Rocky Flats. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the F...	Notice	May 17, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Solicitation Processes for Public Utilities; Notice of Technical Conference Solicitation processes for public utilities; technical conference	Notice	May 17, 2004

Natural gas exportation and importation:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Office of Fossil Energy; OGE Energy Resources, Inc., Excelerate Energy L.P., Northwest Natural Gas Company, Shell NA LNG LLC, NJR Energy Services Company; Orders Granting Authority to Import and Export Natural Gas, Including Liquefied Natural Gas The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy gives notice that during March 2004, it issued Orders granting authority to import and export natural gas, including liquefied natural gas. These Orders are summarized in the attached appen...	Notice	May 17, 2004

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for Diesel Fuel Sold in 2001 and Later Years and for Tax-Exempt (Dyed) Diesel Fuel, EPA ICR Number 1718.06, OMB Control Number 2060-0308 In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This is a request to renew...	Notice	May 17, 2004

Air pollution control:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Act Advisory Committee: Notice Soliciting Interest in Participating on a Task Force on the Performance of the Title V Operating Permits Program Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2 (Pub. L. 92-463), EPA announces the formation of a work group to be known as the Title V Task Force. This task force will seek input from the public including industry, State, and local ai...	Notice	May 17, 2004

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan; San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District EPA is finalizing approval of revisions to the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (SJVUAPCD or District) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). In the Federal Register on February 13, 2003, EPA proposed appr...	Rule	May 17, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Description of Program Changes for the National Environmental Performance Track This notice describes program changes for the National Environmental Performance Track program ("Performance Track"). These changes reflect experience gained during the program's first three years of implementation, and are intended to improve the qu...	Notice	May 17, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Meeting of the Mobile Sources Technical Review Subcommittee Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92- 463, notice is hereby given that the Mobile Sources Technical Review Subcommittee (MSTRS) will meet in June 2004. This is an open meeting. The meeting will include updates on workgroup ac...	Notice	May 17, 2004
Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Upcoming Science Advisory Board Meetings The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is announcing public meetings of the SAB Contaminated Sites and RCRA Multi-Year Plan Advisory Panel (CS and RCRA Panel), and the SAB Environmental Engineering Commit...	Notice	May 17, 2004

Executive Office of the President

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Increasing Economic Opportunity and Business Participation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Presidents Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (EO 13339)	Presidential Document	May 17, 2004

Federal Communications Commission

Practice and procedure:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Implementation of the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 and Adoption of Rules Governing Applications or Requests for Benefits by Delinquent Debtors The Commission amends its rules to implement the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA). The amendments largely follow the implementing rules promulgated by the Department of Treasury. The Commission also adopts a rule whereby applications or...	Rule	May 17, 2004

Radio broadcasting:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and Their Impact on the Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Service In this document, the Commission seeks comment on policies it may adopt to encourage broadcasters to convert from an analog-only radio service to a hybrid analog/digital radio service, and eventually, to an all-digital radio service. The Commission s...	Proposed Rule	May 17, 2004

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission Meeting; Sunshine Act Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	May 17, 2004

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies Change in bank control	Notice	May 17, 2004
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	May 17, 2004

Federal Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension The information collection requirements described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The FTC is seeking public comments on its proposal to extend through...	Notice	May 17, 2004

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department National Institutes of Health; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	May 17, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Vital Statistics Re-engineering Program; Notice of Intent To Fund Single Eligibility Award Vital Statistics Re-engineering Program	Notice	May 17, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Cancer Institute	Notice	May 17, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Cancer Institute	Notice	May 17, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Eye Institute; Notice of Meeting National Eye Institute	Notice	May 17, 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 17, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute	Notice	May 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases	Notice	May 17, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases	Notice	May 17, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	Notice	May 17, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Meeting National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	Notice	May 17, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	Notice	May 17, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases	Notice	May 17, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases	Notice	May 17, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Mental Health	Notice	May 17, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Mental Health	Notice	May 17, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Aging; Notice of Meeting National Institute on Aging	Notice	May 17, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institutes on Aging; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute on Aging	Notice	May 17, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders	Notice	May 17, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Library of Medicine; Notice of Closed Meeting National Library of Medicine	Notice	May 17, 2004
Health and Human Services Department Meeting of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice that the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC) will hold a meeting. The meeting is open to the public.	Notice	May 17, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Amended Notice of Meeting Scientific Review Center	Notice	May 17, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Scientific Review Center	Notice	May 17, 2004

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

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: 1,8-Naphthalimide Imidazo [4,5,1-de] Acridones With Anti-Tumor Activity 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	May 17, 2004

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Request for Public Comment on a Written Request Issued by the Food and Drug Administration in the Use of Azithromycin for the Treatment of Ureaplasma urealyticum Pneumonia in the Preterm Neonate and Prevention of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is requesting public comment on the following Written Request issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for off-patent drugs as defined in the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA). The Written Re...	Notice	May 17, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Request for Public Comment on a Written Request Issued by the Food and Drug Administration in the Use of Rifampin for the Treatment of Bacterial Endocarditis Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is requesting public comment on the following Written Request issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for off-patent drugs as defined in the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA). The Written Re...	Notice	May 17, 2004

Homeland Security Department

Disaster and emergency areas:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Illinois; Amendment No.2 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Illinois (FEMA-1513-DR), dated April 23, 2004, and related determinations.	Notice	May 17, 2004
Homeland Security Department > FEMA North Dakota; Major Disaster and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of North Dakota (FEMA-1515-DR), dated May 5, 2004, and related determinations.	Notice	May 17, 2004

Drawbridge operations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Anacostia River, Washington, DC The Coast Guard proposes to change the regulations that govern the operation of the CSX Transportation (CSX) Railroad Bridge across Anacostia River, at mile 3.4, in Washington, DC. The proposed rule would eliminate the need for a bridge tender by all...	Proposed Rule	May 17, 2004
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Spa Creek, Annapolis, MD The Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District, is proposing to change the regulations that govern the operation of the S181 Bridge, mile 4.0, across Spa Creek, at Annapolis, Maryland. These regulations are necessary to facilitate public safety and expedi...	Proposed Rule	May 17, 2004
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Chincoteague Channel, Chincoteague, VA The Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District, is changing the regulations that govern the operation of the SR 175 drawbridge across the Chincoteague Channel, mile 3.5, at Chincoteague, Virginia. These regulations are necessary to facilitate public safet...	Rule	May 17, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee This notice announces a teleconference meeting of the Subcommittee of the Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) on the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 472 Standard. The NFPA 472 Subcommittee will meet to discuss the formation...	Notice	May 17, 2004
Homeland Security Department > USCG Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee The Subcommittee of the Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) on Hazardous Cargo Transportation Security will meet to discuss the potential addition of acrylonitrile to the Certain Dangerous Cargoes (CDC) definition and to review recent w...	Notice	May 17, 2004

Ports and waterways safety:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Security Zone; Cleveland Harbor, Cleveland, OH The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary security zone in Cleveland's inner harbor for the Ninth District Commander's change of command ceremony. The security zone is necessary to ensure the security of dignitaries attending this ceremony on May 2...	Rule	May 17, 2004

Housing and Urban Development Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Funding for Fiscal Year 2003: Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing The Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003, makes available approximately $34.3 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 funds for capacity building activities authorized in section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993. Section 4 authorizes the Secre...	Notice	May 17, 2004

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
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	May 17, 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	May 17, 2004
Interior Department > FWS Issuance of Permits Between July 18, 2003 and April 20, 2004, the Pacific Region of the Fish and Wildlife Service (we, the Service) issued 16 permits in response to applications for incidental take of threatened and endangered species, pursuant to sections 10(a)(1)(B) a...	Notice	May 17, 2004
Interior Department > FWS Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications The following applicants have applied for a scientific research permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ("...	Notice	May 17, 2004
Interior Department > FWS Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications The following applicants have applied for a scientific research permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act (16 USC 1531 et seq.). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ("we"...	Notice	May 17, 2004
Interior Department > FWS Receipt of Applications for Endangered Species Permits The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species. We provide this notice pursuant to section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).	Notice	May 17, 2004
Interior Department > FWS Issuance of Permits The following permits were issued.	Notice	May 17, 2004

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for the Arroyo Toad (Bufo californicus); Correction This document corrects the preamble to a proposed rule published in the Federal Register of April 28, 2004, regarding the proposed designation of critical habitat for the arroyo toad (Bufo californicus). The correction is that written requests for pu...	Proposed Rule	May 17, 2004

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Lehua Island Ecosystem Restoration Project; Joint Federal and State of Hawaii Environmental Document Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act, this notice advises the public that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) intend to gather information necessary to prepare a joi...	Notice	May 17, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > MMS Minerals Management Service Request for Public Nominations to the Royalty Policy Committee The Director of the Minerals Management Service (MMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior, is requesting nominations for three public representatives to serve on the Department's Royalty Policy Committee (RPC). These nominations may ori...	Notice	May 17, 2004

Labor Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > BLS Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee; Notice of Renewal Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Commitee	Notice	May 17, 2004

Construction safety and health standards:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OSHA Safety Standards for Cranes and Derricks The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announces that the Crane and Derrick Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee (C-DAC) has extended the dates and times of the June meeting in Phoenix, AZ. The meeting will be on June 1, 2, 3 an...	Proposed Rule	May 17, 2004

Safety standard petitions:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > MSHA Petitions for Modification Dakota Westmoreland Corp.	Notice	May 17, 2004

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National Council on Disability

Title	Type	Published
National Council on Disability Sunshine Act Meetings Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	May 17, 2004

National Credit Union Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Credit Union Administration Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	May 17, 2004

Credit unions:

Title	Type	Published
National Credit Union Administration Technical Corrections The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board is issuing a final technical corrections rule. The rule corrects cross- references, updates references to NCUA publications, and makes minor typographic corrections.	Rule	May 17, 2004

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste; Notice of Meeting Nuclear Waste Advisory Committee	Notice	May 17, 2004

Personnel Management Office

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Physicians' Comparability Allowances The Office of Personnel Management is issuing final regulations on the physicians' comparability allowance program. We have rewritten these regulations in a question-and-answer format to improve reader understanding and administration of this program...	Rule	May 17, 2004

Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. To Amend the Modified Rapid Opening Procedure Pilot Program Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	May 17, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Relating to the Listing and Trading of Accelerated Return Notes Linked to the Nikkei 225 Index National Association of Security Dealers, Inc.	Notice	May 17, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Securities Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Acceptance of Non-Standard Settlement Input for Trade Recording Purposes National Securities Clearing Corp.	Notice	May 17, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 Thereto by the Pacific Exchange, Inc. and Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval To Amendment No. 2 Creating a New Order Type Entitled “Auto Q Order" Pacific Exchange, Inc.	Notice	May 17, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the Pacific Exchange, Inc. Amending the Designated Options Examination Authority Fee Pacific Exchange, Inc.	Notice	May 17, 2004

Small Business Administration

Small business size standards:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Small Business Size Standards; Restructuring of Size Standards On March 19, 2004, the SBA proposed to restructure its small business size standards by establishing size standards in terms of the number of employees of a business concern for most industries and SBA programs. The rule proposes to establish 10 empl...	Proposed Rule	May 17, 2004

State Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Notice of Renewal of Advisory Committee on International Law The Department of State has renewed the Charter of the Advisory Committee on International Law. Through this Committee, the Department of State will continue to obtain the views and advice of a cross-section of the country's outstanding members of th...	Notice	May 17, 2004

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad consolidations, mergers, and acquisitions of control:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Railroad Consolidation Procedures-Exemption for Temporary Trackage Rights By decision served on May 23, 2003, the Board amended its rules at 49 CFR part 1180 to adopt a new class exemption for trackage rights proposals that are limited to overhead operations and which expire on a date certain, not to exceed 1 year from the...	Notice	May 17, 2004

Tennessee Valley Authority

Title	Type	Published
Tennessee Valley Authority Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	May 17, 2004

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FRA Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and its implementing regulations, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) hereby announces that it is seeking approval of the following information collection activities. Before submitting thes...	Notice	May 17, 2004
Transportation Department > FTA Implementation of Section 176 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (Pub. L. 108-199, Division F) This notice provides information and instructions to grantees on the implementation of section 176 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004, (Pub. L. 108-199, Division F). Section 176 amends section 3027(c)(3) of TEA-21 to allow for operating ass...	Notice	May 17, 2004

Air carrier certification and operations:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Programs for Personnel Engaged in Specified Aviation Activities In Notice 02-04, published on February 28, 2002, the FAA proposed to make it clear that each person who performs a safety- sensitive function directly or by contract (including by subcontract at any tier) for an employer is subject to drug and alcoho...	Proposed Rule	May 17, 2004

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Airbus Model A310 series airplanes. This proposal would require modification of certain wires in the right-hand wing. This action is necessary to...	Proposed Rule	May 17, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 and Model A300 B4-600, B4-600R, C4-605R Variant F, and F4-600R (Collectively Called A300-600) Series Airplanes This action withdraws a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that proposed a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Airbus Model A310 and A300-600 series airplanes. That action would have required revising the airplane flight manual (AFM...	Proposed Rule	May 17, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Boeing Model 757 series airplanes. This proposal would require repetitive detailed inspections of the support brackets and associated fasteners fo...	Proposed Rule	May 17, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-215-6B11 (CL215T Variant), and CL-215-6B11 (CL415 Variant) Series Airplanes This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Bombardier Model CL-215-6B11 series airplanes, that currently requires inspections to detect cracking in the rear engine mount struts, and replacement of struts...	Rule	May 17, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) airplanes, that requires repetitive inspections for cracking of the upper and lower web of the engine support...	Rule	May 17, 2004

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Side Impact Protection; Side Impact Phase-In Reporting Requirements This NPRM would substantially upgrade the agency's side impact protection standard, especially by requiring protection in crashes with narrow objects and protection against head injuries in side impact crashes with both narrow objects and other vehic...	Proposed Rule	May 17, 2004

Pipeline safety:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > RSPA Pipeline Safety: Pressure Limiting and Regulating Stations In the Federal Register of September 15, 2003, RSPA published a final rule concerning the operation and capacity of existing pressure limiting and regulating stations on gas pipelines. The rule inadvertently established a pressure limit that could re...	Rule	May 17, 2004

Railroad consolidations, mergers, and acquisitions of control:

No documents available.

Treasury Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Advisory Group to the Internal Revenue Service, Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division (TE/GE); Meeting The Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities (ACT) will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, June 9, 2004.	Notice	May 17, 2004

Veterans Affairs Department

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal...	Notice	May 17, 2004
Veterans Affairs Department Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal a...	Notice	May 17, 2004
Veterans Affairs Department Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal...	Notice	May 17, 2004
Veterans Affairs Department Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal...	Notice	May 17, 2004

Federal Register May 17, 2004

Agencies Publishing on May 17, 2004

Agriculture Department

Crop insurance regulation:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Import quotas and fees:

Livestock and poultry disease control:

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Plant-related quarantine, domestic:

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Permits:

C Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

African Growth and Opportunity Act; implementation:

Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:

Export visa requirements; certification, waivers, etc.:

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Defense Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Meetings:

Privacy Act:

Education Department

Postsecondary education:

Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Meetings:

Natural gas exportation and importation:

Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollution control:

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

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Executive Office of the President

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc:

Federal Communications Commission

Practice and procedure:

Radio broadcasting:

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Federal Trade Commission

Health and Human Services Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Homeland Security Department

Disaster and emergency areas:

Drawbridge operations:

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Ports and waterways safety:

Housing and Urban Development Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Interior Department

Endangered and threatened species:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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Labor Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Construction safety and health standards:

Safety standard petitions:

N National Council on Disability

National Credit Union Administration

Credit unions:

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Meetings:

Personnel Management Office

Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Small Business Administration

Small business size standards:

State Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad consolidations, mergers, and acquisitions of control:

Tennessee Valley Authority

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

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National Council on Disability