Federal Register May 18, 2004
View all documents issued on May 18, 2004. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.
78 documents were published on this date.
Agencies Publishing on May 18, 2004
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Agriculture Department
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Commerce Department
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
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Defense Department
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Education Department
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Federal Communications Commission
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Federal Reserve System
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General Services Administration
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Health and Human Services Department
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Homeland Security Department
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Interior Department
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International Trade Commission
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Justice Department
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Labor Department
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Legal Services Corporation
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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NNational Women's Business Council (1)
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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State Department
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Surface Transportation Board
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TTrade Representative, Office of United States (1)
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Transportation Department
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Treasury Department
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Agriculture Department
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on proposed information collection contained in Form FNS-46, Issuance Reconciliation Report.
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) implementing regulations, this notice announces the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service's (CSREES) intention to request an exten...
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
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The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is providing additional time for manufacturers of packaged pizza products to comply with new regulations that require that the labeling of products identified as "pizzas" that contain a meat or poultry co...
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Rule | May 18, 2004 |
Administrative practice and procedure:
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The Department of Agriculture is adding a new subpart to part 1 of title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations. This statement of policy is similar to the policy adopted by other Federal agencies, including the Department of Treasury, Department of th...
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Rule | May 18, 2004 |
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
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Thorne Bay Ranger District, Tongass National Forest, AK; North Thorne Environmental Impact Statement
The Thorne Bay Ranger District proposes to implement a series of timber, road, and vegetation management projects in the 35,750-acre North Thorne project area near the community of Throne Bay, Alaska. The goal of this project is to implement Tongass...
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
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This NOFA announces an emergency Pilot Program (the "Pilot Program") to provide guaranteed loans for developing renewable energy systems from the use of diseased livestock as a process raw material for the energy source. This Pilot Program is a furth...
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Meetings:
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The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council will meet in Detroit, Michigan, June 24-26, 2004. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss emerging issues in urban and community forestry.
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Commerce Department
Confidential business information and data transfer:
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The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) proposes to provide to the Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) data collected in its surveys of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States for statistical purposes exclusively. In accordance with the r...
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Export privileges, actions affecting:
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Arian Transportvermittlungs GmbH
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Fishery conservation and management:
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NMFS proposes to establish an effective date for the requirement to have a NOAA-approved VMS unit installed and operating on vessels with directed shark limited access permits (LAPs) and with gillnet or bottom longline gear on board. VMS will aid in...
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Proposed Rule | May 18, 2004 |
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NMFS announces inseason adjustments to the Pacific Coast limited entry trawl groundfish fishery. These actions, which are authorized by the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), will allow fisheries access to more abundant groundfis...
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Rule | May 18, 2004 |
Meetings:
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The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Non- Target Species Committee and Ad Hoc Working Group will meet June 3-4, 2004, in Seattle, WA.
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
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The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) will hold a work session, which is open to the public.
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Permits:
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Notice is hereby given that Inwater Research Group, Inc., 4160 NE Hyline Dr., Jensen Beach, FL, has applied in due form for a permit to take loggerhead (Caretta caretta), green (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), and Kemp's ridley (...
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Consumer Product Safety Commission
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As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission requests comments on a proposed three year extension of approval of information collection requirements in the safety regulations for no...
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
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As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission requests comments on a proposed three year extension of approval of information collection requirements in the safety regulations for fu...
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Defense Department
Civilian health and medical program of uniformed services (CHAMPUS):
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This notice is to advise interested parties of a Military Health System (MHS) demonstration project entitled TRICARE Demonstration Project for the State of Alaska. The delivery of health care services in the State of Alaska represents a unique situat...
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
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The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (the Councils) are seeking information that will assist in identifying domestic capabilities and for evaluating whether some articles on the list of nonavailable...
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Proposed Rule | May 18, 2004 |
Meetings:
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The Defense Science Board Task Force on Global Positioning System will meet in closed session on June 18, 2004, and July 29, 2004, at Strategic Analysis Inc., 3601 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA. The Task Force will review a range of issues dealing...
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Education Department
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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.
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Environmental Protection Agency
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States:
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EPA is finalizing approval of revisions to the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (SJVUAPCD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions were proposed in the Federal Register on February 12, 2004,...
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Rule | May 18, 2004 |
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
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The EPA promulgated effluent limitations guidelines (ELGs) and New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for CAFOs on February 14, 1974. In 1993, EPA Region 6 issued NPDES GPs for CAFOs in the states of Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. EPA Re...
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Federal Communications Commission
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This document withdraws a notice appearing in the Federal Register on May 11, 2004 (69 FR 26096), requesting public comment on a new collection of information concerning Application for Digital Channel Election for Television Broadcast Station, FCC F...
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Common carrier services:
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The Commission adopted new rules to establish technical, service and licensing rules governing Multichannel Video Distribution and Data Service (MVDDS) in the 12 GHz band. Certain rules contained new and modified information collection requirements a...
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Rule | May 18, 2004 |
Federal Reserve System
Banks and bank holding companies:
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Formations, acquisitions, and mergers
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
General Services Administration
Acquisition regulations:
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The General Services Administration (GSA) has issued a final rule amending the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to implement section 211 of the E-Government Act of 2002. Section 211 authorizes the Administrator of GSA to...
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Rule | May 18, 2004 |
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
No documents available.
Health and Human Services Department
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Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
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Atypical HIV strains among persons newly diagnosed with HIV; monitoring using dried blood spots vs. diagnostic sera
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
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Childhood asthma prevalence and border risk factors
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
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Real Choice Systems Change Grants
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Medicare:
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We are proposing to revise the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) for operating and capital-related costs to implement changes arising from our continuing experience with these systems; and to implement a number of changes...
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Proposed Rule | May 18, 2004 |
Meetings:
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Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health
Radiation and Worker Health Advisory Board
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness Response Act of 2002:
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending to July 13, 2004, the comment period on the prior notice interim final rule (IFR) that appeared in the Federal Register of October 10, 2003 (68 FR 58974). The prior notice IFR requires the submissio...
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Rule | May 18, 2004 |
Homeland Security Department
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TSA has forwarded the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 35). The ICR describes the nature o...
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
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TSA invites public comment on a new information collection requirement abstracted below that will be submitted to OMB for approval in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
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TSA is revising its regulation governing the protection of sensitive security information (SSI) in order to protect the confidentiality of maritime security measures adopted under the U.S. Coast Guard's regulations, published on October 22, 2003, imp...
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Rule | May 18, 2004 |
Interior Department
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
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This notice is published in accordance with section 9(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix). Following consultation with the General Services Administration, notice is hereby given that the Secretary of the Interior has...
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Contract negotiations:
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Notice is hereby given of contractual actions that have been proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and are new, modified, discontinued, or completed since the last publication of this notice on February 27, 2004. This notice is one of a...
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
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Pursuant to Sec. 9.52(b) of Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of a Plan of Operations to continue operating two natural gas wells by SNW Operating Company within Lake Meredith Nati...
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
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Pursuant to Sec. 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Pub. L. 91-190, 83 Stat. 852, 853, codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service announces the availability of the Record of Decision for the Genera...
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
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Pursuant to Sec. 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (Pub. L. 91-190, as amended), and the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR part 1500-1508), the National Park Service (NPS), Department of the Interior, has p...
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
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Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Pub. L. 91-190, 83 Stat. 852, 853, codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service announces the availability of the Record of Decision for the Gen...
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
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Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the President's Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR 1500-1508), as implemented by Director's Order 12, and Public Law 108-108, Section 138, the National...
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Environmental statements; record of decision:
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The National Park Service (NPS) has prepared this Record of Decision (ROD) for the final rural landscape management program environmental impact statement (EIS) for Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio (CUVA). The final EIS addresses the long-term man...
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Meetings:
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Pursuant to Public Law 106-503, the Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee (SESAC) will hold its seventh meeting. The meeting location is the FedEx Institute of Technology, campus of the University of Memphis, 365 Innovation Drive, Memphis,...
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Survey plat filings:
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has filed the plats of survey of the lands described below in the BLM Wyoming State Office, Cheyenne, Wyoming, on dates that they were accepted.
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
International Trade Commission
Import investigations:
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Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to reverse the presiding administrative law judge's finding of violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, in the above-referenced investigation, a...
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
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The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of full reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on certain preserved mushroom...
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Justice Department
Meetings:
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The Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Council) is announcing the June 4, 2004, meeting of the Council.
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Labor Department
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
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This notice contains all of the necessary information and forms needed to apply for grant funding. The U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) awards funds to nonprofit organizations to provide training and educ...
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Legal Services Corporation
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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The inventions listed below are assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, have been filed in the United States Patent and Trademark office, and are available for licensing.
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
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The inventions listed below are assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, have been filed in the United States Patent and Trademark office, and are available for licensing.
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
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The inventions listed below are assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, have been filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and are available for licensing.
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
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The inventions listed below are assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, have been filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and are available for licensing.
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
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The inventions listed below are assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, have been filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and are available for licensing.
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
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The invention listed below is assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, has been filed in the United States Patent and Trademark office, and is available for licensing.
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
No documents available.
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National Women's Business Council
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review of continued approval of information collections under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted: 1. The...
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
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The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) has issued the final document, NMSS 10 CFR Part 70 Backfit Guidance. The final document provides guidance for implementing the backfit provisions...
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Rule | May 18, 2004 |
Securities and Exchange Commission
Joint Industry Plan:
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National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., et al.
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
State Department
Arms Export Control Act:
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Countries not cooperating fully with U.S. antiterrorism efforts; determination and certification; congressional notification
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Surface Transportation Board
Railroad services abandonment:
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Norfolk Southern Railway Company
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
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Trade Representative, Office of United States
Generalized System of Preferences:
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As a result of their accessions to the European Union on May 1, 2004, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Slovakia were terminated as beneficiary developing countries under the U.S. GSP program on that date.
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Transportation Department
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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Requests (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and co...
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
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This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or revised criteria, or because of changes...
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Rule | May 18, 2004 |
Airworthiness directives:
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This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A300-600, A310, A319, A320, A321, A330, and A340-200 and -300 series airplanes, that requires a one-time inspection to determine if certain Thales pitot prob...
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Rule | May 18, 2004 |
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This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 727-100 and -200; 737-100, -200, - 200C, -300, -400 and -500; and 747 series airplanes. This amendment requires, among other things, preparation of the elect...
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Rule | May 18, 2004 |
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This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing transport category airplane models, as listed above. This amendment requires a modification of the air data computer (ADC) system, which involves installing certai...
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Rule | May 18, 2004 |
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The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for GE CF34-3A, CF34-3A2, CF34-1A, CF34-3A1, CF34-3B, and CF34-3B1 series turbofan engines. This proposed AD would require removal from service of certain high pressure compressor (HPC) for...
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Proposed Rule | May 18, 2004 |
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The FAA proposes to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211-524 series turbofan engines. That AD currently requires initial and repetitive borescope inspections of the head section and meterpanel assembly of...
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Proposed Rule | May 18, 2004 |
Aviation proceedings:
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Agreements filed; weekly receipts
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Railroad services abandonment:
No documents available.
Safety advisories, bulletins, and directives:
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Hazardous materials transportation; railroad tank cars equipped with certain truck bolster bearings
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
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...
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
Currency and foreign transactions; financial reporting and recordkeeping requirements:
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FinCEN is issuing this notice of proposed rulemaking to impose a special measure against Commercial Bank of Syria (CBS) as a financial institution of primary money laundering concern, pursuant to the authority contained in 31 U.S.C. 5318A of the Bank...
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Proposed Rule | May 18, 2004 |
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
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This notice advises the public how it may access the Treasury Department's annual report on alternative fuel vehicle acquisitions for FY 2003.
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Notice | May 18, 2004 |
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