June 17, 2004 (Volume 69)

Federal Register June 17, 2004

View all documents issued on June 17, 2004. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

123 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on June 17, 2004

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency delivering the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Utilities Programs, intends to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) in connection with possible impacts related to the construction and...
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Meetings:

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The Colville Resource Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 at the Spokane Community College, Colville Campus, Dominion Room, 985 South Elm Street, Colville, Washington. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude at 4 p.m. Agenda...
Notice Jun 17, 2004
The purpose of this notice is to notify all interested parties that the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will hold a Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (Committee) meeting that is open to the public. The U.S. Department of Agricultur...
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board logo Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

Title Type Published
The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) proposes the adoption of the following regulations that are intended to aid the processing of administrative claims for monetary damages filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). This pro...
Proposed Rule Jun 17, 2004

Civil Rights Commission logo Civil Rights Commission

Meetings; State advisory committees:

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce is conducting changed circumstances reviews of the antidumping orders of industrial nitrocellulose from Brazil, France, Germany, Korea, Japan, the People's Republic of China, and the United Kingdom. The preliminary results...
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Michigan; correction
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Commodity Exchange Act:

Title Type Published
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBT), the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT), and the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE) have submitted separate petitions to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) seeking repeal or amendment of the speculativ...
Proposed Rule Jun 17, 2004

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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Notice.
Notice Jun 17, 2004
Notice.
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals; correction
Correction Jun 17, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) is authorized by Section 2391(b)(5) of Title 10, United States Code, to award planning assistance in the form of Advance Planning Grants to State, regional governmental organizations or local governments whose...
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Education Department logo Education Department

Title Type Published
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 Jun 17, 2004
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 Jun 17, 2004
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 Jun 17, 2004

Postsecondary education:

Title Type Published
The Secretary of Education announces the annual updates to the tables that will be used in the statutory "Federal Need Analysis Methodology" to determine a student's expected family contribution (EFC) for award year 2005-2006 under Part F of Title IV...
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Election Assistance Commission logo Election Assistance Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jun 17, 2004
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency published a final rule amending the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs), which regulate the air emissions of radionuclides other than radon-222 and radon-220 from facilities owned or...
Rule Jun 17, 2004

Air programs:

Title Type Published
EPA is taking direct final action to conform its regulations governing the trade of certain ozone depleting substances with the Montreal Protocol and to correct a drafting error. We are approving these minor adjustments to domestic regulations to ens...
Rule Jun 17, 2004
EPA is proposing this action to conform its regulations governing the trade of certain ozone depleting substances with the Montreal Protocol and to correct a drafting error. We are proposing minor adjustments to domestic regulations to ensure that th...
Proposed Rule Jun 17, 2004

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

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The EPA is finalizing approval of revisions to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of Florida for the purpose of a department order granting a variance from Rule 62-252.400 to the Broward County Aviation Department. This final...
Rule Jun 17, 2004
On July 18, 2003, EPA published a proposed rule (68 FR 42653) proposing to approve revisions to the State of Georgia's "Gasoline Marketing Rule" which were submitted to EPA on January 31, 2003, and June 19, 2003. Adverse comment was received during t...
Rule Jun 17, 2004

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is soliciting nominations for Members to serve on the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB), the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC), and the Advisory Council...
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Meetings:

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EPA is announcing the meeting of the Forum on State and Tribal Toxics Action (FOSTTA) to collaborate on environmental protection and pollution prevention issues. Representatives and invited guests of the Tribal Affairs Project (TAP), a component of F...
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Water pollution control:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region IX, is hereby giving notice of a proposed Consent Agreement and Final Order ("CA/FO"), which resolves penalties for alleged violations of section 404 of the Clean Water Act ("CWA"). The responden...
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Water programs:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or we) is today proposing to extend, by twelve months certain upcoming compliance dates for the July 2002 Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC or Plan) amendments. The dates affected by today's pr...
Proposed Rule Jun 17, 2004

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Television broadcasting:

Title Type Published
This document addresses the application for review filed by the Society of Broadcast Engineers, Inc. The Application responds to the denial of SBE's request for a second stay of the rules for coordination of fixed aural and video stations in the Broa...
Rule Jun 17, 2004

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Title Type Published
Agreements filed, etc.
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission logo Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title Type Published
Formations, acquisitions, and mergers
Notice Jun 17, 2004

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Jun 17, 2004
The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. F...
Notice Jun 17, 2004
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of an abbreviated new animal drug application (ANADA) filed by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. The ANADA provides for the veterinary prescription...
Rule Jun 17, 2004
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a document that amended the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental new animal drug application (NADA) that appeared in the Federal Register of March 2, 2004 (69 FR 9753). FDA...
Rule Jun 17, 2004

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Department of Health and Human Services, The National Institutes of Health (NIH), has decided, after completion of a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and a thorough consideration of public comments on the Draft EIS and Supplemental Draf...
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Health care programs; fraud and abuse:

Title Type Published
The rule makes technical changes to the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (HIPDB) data collection reporting requirements set forth in 45 CFR part 61 by clarifying the types of personal numeric identifiers that may be reported to the data...
Rule Jun 17, 2004

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Center for Mental Health Services National Advisory Council
Notice Jun 17, 2004
National Cancer Institute
Notice Jun 17, 2004
National Cancer Institute
Notice Jun 17, 2004
National Cancer Institute
Notice Jun 17, 2004
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Notice Jun 17, 2004
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Notice Jun 17, 2004
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Notice Jun 17, 2004
National Institute of Mental Health
Notice Jun 17, 2004
National Institute of Mental Health
Notice Jun 17, 2004
National Institute on Aging
Notice Jun 17, 2004
Scientific Review Center
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Boating safety:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is revising its regulations to allow U.S. manufacturers of recreational boats to display a 2-character country of origin code before the 12-character hull identification number (HIN) without separating the two by means of borders or o...
Rule Jun 17, 2004

Drawbridge operations:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is changing the operating regulations of most of the Palm Beach County bridges across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Palm Beach County, Florida. The schedule will meet the reasonable needs of navigation while accommodating increa...
Rule Jun 17, 2004

Outer Continental Shelf activities:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone around a petroleum and gas production facility in Green Canyon 608 of the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico. The facility needs to be protected from vessels operating outside the normal shippi...
Rule Jun 17, 2004

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Public and Indian housing:

Title Type Published
This interim rule provides authority for Indian tribes to receive a minimum grant amount under the need component of the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) formula in Fiscal Year 2004. The minimum funding provision currently in effect in HUD's regulat...
Rule Jun 17, 2004

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
The collection of information referred herein applies to a voluntary survey that allows visitors to the NBII World-Wide Web site (http://www.nbii.gov) the opportunity to provide feedback on the utility and effectiveness of the NBII operation and cont...
Notice Jun 17, 2004
The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species and/or marine mammals.
Notice Jun 17, 2004
The following applicants have applied for scientific research permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended.
Notice Jun 17, 2004
The following permits were issued.
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Endangered and threatened species:

Title Type Published
The following applicant has applied for a permit to conduct certain activities with an endangered species. This notice is provided pursuant to section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.):
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 43 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Sec. 3425.4, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Ten Mile Rim Coal Tract Final EA. The Final EA analyzes and discloses...
Notice Jun 17, 2004
Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing regulations and other applicable statutes the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the West Hay Creek LBA FEIS. The FEIS analyzes the impacts of issuing a Federa...
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Front Range Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will meet a...
Notice Jun 17, 2004
The North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Council) will meet to select North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) grant proposals for recommendation to the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission (Commission). The meeting is open to the...
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Natural resource damage assessments; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Department of the Interior (represented by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Park Service), the Spokane Tribe of Indians, and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (the Trustees) announce...
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions:

Title Type Published
We are approving an amendment to the Maryland regulatory program (the Maryland program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). The program amendment consists of changes to the Annotated Code of Maryland as co...
Rule Jun 17, 2004
We are removing a required program amendment from the West Virginia regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). The required program amendment concerns tree stocking standards for mountaintop re...
Rule Jun 17, 2004

Public land orders:

Title Type Published
This order confirms the transfer of administrative jurisdiction as to 559.48 acres of Federal lands from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Agriculture for expansion of the Talladega National Forest.
Notice Jun 17, 2004
This order revokes in its entirety, an Executive Order which reserved 92.4 acres of public land for the Manitou Island Light Station. The reservation is no longer needed by the United States Coast Guard for lighthouse purposes.
Notice Jun 17, 2004

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title Type Published
Upon request of respondents Harvest Housewares, Ltd., Whitney Designs, Inc. And Polder, Inc., (collectively "Harvest") the Commission has determined to conduct a portion of its hearing in the above-captioned investigation scheduled for June 16, 2004,...
Notice Jun 17, 2004
The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping investigations Nos. 731-TA-1084-1087 (Preliminary) under section 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673b(a)) (the Act)...
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Title Type Published
Atofina Chemicals, Inc. and General Metals of Tacoma, Inc.
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Jun 17, 2004

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

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National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

Title Type Published
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States will hold its twelfth and final public hearing on June 16-17, 2004, in Washington, DC. The two-day hearing will focus on two district topics: the "9-11 Plot" and "National Crisis Man...
Notice Jun 17, 2004

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National Mediation Board

Title Type Published
The Chief Information Officer, Finance and Administration Department, invites comments on the submission for OMB review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, May 22, 1995 and 5 CFR 1320). This notice announces that...
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Comprehensive Decommissioning Program:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has decided to eliminate the Site Decommissioning Management Plan (SDMP) designation for sites and manage the SDMP sites as "complex sites," under a comprehensive decommissioning program. Elimination of th...
Notice Jun 17, 2004

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Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

Practice and procedure:

Title Type Published
This document solicits recommendations for amendments to the Commission's rules of procedure.
Proposed Rule Jun 17, 2004

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Securities:

Title Type Published
Foreign securities submitting information under exemption; list
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title Type Published
American Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Jun 17, 2004
Boston Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jun 17, 2004
Emerging Markets Clearing Corp.
Notice Jun 17, 2004
Emerging Markets Clearing Corp.
Notice Jun 17, 2004
International Securities Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jun 17, 2004
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Notice Jun 17, 2004
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Notice Jun 17, 2004
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Notice Jun 17, 2004
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics invites the general public, industry and other governmental parties to comment to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on continui...
Notice Jun 17, 2004
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comme...
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Aerospatiale Model ATR42-500 and ATR72-212A series airplanes, that requires repetitive inspections for cracking of the upper closing rib of the vertical fin, related inve...
Rule Jun 17, 2004
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 777-200 series airplanes, that requires a one-time general visual inspection of wire bundles routed aft of electrical disconnect panel AC2162 to determine th...
Rule Jun 17, 2004
This document revises an earlier proposed airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Dassault Model Fan Jet Falcon series airplanes and Model Mystere-Falcon 20 series airplanes. That action would have required inspecting and testing for fati...
Proposed Rule Jun 17, 2004
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Dornier Model 328-100 series airplanes, that requires an inspection of the alternating current (AC) power cables, realignment of the AC power cable retaining clamp, and c...
Rule Jun 17, 2004
This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 airplanes, that currently requires, among other actions, replacement of the existing air driven generator (ADG) wire assembly in t...
Rule Jun 17, 2004

Antenna structures; construction, marking, and lighting:

Title Type Published
The FAA has recently learned of a situation that may degrade aviation safety. The United States has approximately 44,375-antenna structures registered requiring lighting and/or marking. Antenna structures from 200 feet to 500 feet tall number approxi...
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Aviation proceedings:

Title Type Published
Agreements filed; weekly receipts
Notice Jun 17, 2004
Certificates of public convenience and necessity and foreign air carrier permits; weekly applications
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Coastwise trade laws; administrative waivers:

Title Type Published
As authorized by Public Law 105-383 and Public Law 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circ...
Notice Jun 17, 2004
As authorized by Public Law 105-383 and Public Law 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circ...
Notice Jun 17, 2004
As authorized by Public Law 105-383 and Public Law 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circ...
Notice Jun 17, 2004
As authorized by Public Law 105-383 and Public Law 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circ...
Notice Jun 17, 2004
As authorized by Public Law 105-383 and Public Law 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circ...
Notice Jun 17, 2004
As authorized by Public Law 105-383 and Public Law 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circ...
Notice Jun 17, 2004
As authorized by Public Law 105-383 and Public Law 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circ...
Notice Jun 17, 2004
As authorized by Public Law 105-383 and Public Law 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circ...
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announces a discretionary cooperative agreement opportunity to solicit support for the demonstration of a model impaired driving records information system and to evaluate its efficiency and...
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Motor carrier safety standards:

Title Type Published
This notice publishes the FMCSA's receipt of applications from 30 individuals for an exemption from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. If granted, the exemptions will enable these individuals to qualify as drivers...
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Technical standard orders:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the availability of and requests comments on a proposed Technical Standard Order (TSO) C-164, Night Vision Goggles. This proposed TSO tells persons seeking a TSO authorization or letter of design approval what minimum performanc...
Notice Jun 17, 2004

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Income taxes:

Title Type Published
This document contains final and temporary regulations relating to the depreciation of property subject to section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code (MACRS property). Specifically, these regulations provide guidance on how to depreciate MACRS property...
Rule Jun 17, 2004

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