August 5, 2004 (Volume 69)

Federal Register August 5, 2004

View all documents issued on August 5, 2004. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

116 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on August 5, 2004

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

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This notice announces that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is soliciting nominations for membership on the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI). The full Committee consists of 16-18 members, and each person se...
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency delivering the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Utilities Programs, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Cou...
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Aug 05, 2004
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Aug 05, 2004
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Aug 05, 2004
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Antidumping and countervailing duties:

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The Department of Commerce ("the Department") is extending the time limit for its final results in the expedited sunset review of the antidumping duty orders on frozen concentrated orange juice ("FCOJ") from Brazil and stainless steel plate in coils...
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Antidumping:

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On April 1, 2004, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") initiated a sunset review of the antidumping duty order on barbed wire and barbless fencing wire ("barbed wire") from Argentina. On the basis of the notice of intent to participate, and...
Notice Aug 05, 2004
On April 16, 2004, the Department of Commerce published the preliminary results of the 2002/2003 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on pure magnesium from Canada with respect to Norsk Hydro Canada Inc. This review covers sales of pur...
Notice Aug 05, 2004
The Department of Commerce is amending its notice of initiation of administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain softwood lumber products from Canada, covering the period May 22, 2002, through April 30, 2003 (the POR) and its notice...
Notice Aug 05, 2004
The Department of Commerce ("the Department") has determined that revocation of the antidumping duty order on barium chloride from The People's Republic of China ("PRC"), would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping. Therefore the...
Notice Aug 05, 2004
China
Notice Aug 05, 2004
On May 6, 2003, the Department published the notice of initiation of the new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on glycine from The People's Republic of China (PRC) covering the period March 1, 2002, through February 28, 2003. The new shipp...
Notice Aug 05, 2004
The Department of Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on sebacic acid from The People's Republic of China (PRC) in response to a request by SST Materials, Inc. d/b/a Genesis Chemicals, Inc., a domestic produc...
Notice Aug 05, 2004
China
Notice Aug 05, 2004
The Department of Commerce ("the Department") has determined that revocation of the antidumping duty order on sorbitol from France, would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping. Therefore, the Department is publishing notice of th...
Notice Aug 05, 2004
On April 1, 2004, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") initiated a sunset review of the antidumping duty orders on stainless steel plate in coils ("SSPC") from Canada, Taiwan, and South Africa pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of...
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Countervailing duties:

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On April 1, 2004, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") initiated a sunset review of the countervailing duty order on stainless steel plate in coils ("SSPC") from South Africa pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (...
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Endangered Species Act:

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This final rule, developed by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) (referred to j...
Rule Aug 05, 2004

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., Federal agencies...
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Corporation for National and Community Service logo Corporation for National and Community Service

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The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the "Corporation"), has submitted the two following public information collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with...
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.
Notice Aug 05, 2004
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District (Regulatory Branch), in coordination with the Port of Long Beach, has completed a Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the Pier J South Marine Terminal E...
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Meetings:

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Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Appendix 2 of title 5, United States Code, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Advisory Council on Dependents' Education (ACDE) is scheduled to be held on September 24, 2004,...
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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The EIA has submitted the EIA-910, "Monthly Natural Gas Marketers Report", part of the Natural Gas Data Collection Program package to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and a three-year extension under section 3507(h)(1) of the Pape...
Notice Aug 05, 2004
The EIA has submitted the new survey form EIA-914, "Monthly Natural Gas Production Report" to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and a three-year approval under section 3507(h)(1) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-...
Notice Aug 05, 2004
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Energy conservation:

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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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 Aug 05, 2004

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

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Due to adverse comments, EPA is withdrawing the direct final rule to amend Pennsylvania's ten-year plan to maintain the 1-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) in the Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley ozone maintenance area (the Pittsburgh...
Rule Aug 05, 2004
In this action, the EPA is approving the Central Puget Sound carbon monoxide (CO) and Ozone Second 10-Year Maintenance Plans. Specifically EPA is approving Washington's demonstration that the Central Puget Sound area will maintain air quality standar...
Rule Aug 05, 2004

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

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EPA is taking direct final action to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Colorado on July 31, 2002, for the purpose of redesignating the Lamar, Colorado and Steamboat Springs, Colorado areas from nonattainment...
Proposed Rule Aug 05, 2004
EPA is taking direct final action to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Colorado on July 31, 2002, for the purpose of redesignating the Lamar, Colorado and Steamboat Springs, Colorado areas from nonattainment...
Rule Aug 05, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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This Notice requests public comments on the efforts of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promote the adoption of environmental management systems (EMS) by local governments and other public entities through the establishment...
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:

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In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, on December 23, 2003, the Agency issued a Cancellation Order announcing its approval of the requests submitted by Sumitomo Chemical Com...
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Superfund program:

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region II Office announces the deletion of the Hooker (102nd Street) Superfund Site from the National Priorities List (NPL). The Hooker (102nd Street) Site is located in the City of Niagara Falls, Niagara Cou...
Rule Aug 05, 2004

Water pollution control:

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This notice announces final agency action on 2 TMDLs prepared by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in Louisiana's Barataria river basin, under section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Documents from the administrative record file for the 2 TMDLs, in...
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Export-Import Bank logo Export-Import Bank

Title Type Published
China; semiconductor manufacturing equipment; finance application
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Digital television stations; table of assignments:

Title Type Published
The Commission, on its own motion, editorially amends the Table of TV Allotments and the Digital Table of Allotments to specify the conversion from an analog to a DTV channel at El Dorado, Arkansas. This amendment is necessary to reflect the change t...
Rule Aug 05, 2004
The Commission, at the request of Liberty County Educational, allots DTV channel 3 to Apalachicola, Florida, as the community's first local commercial television service. See 69 FR 9790, March 2, 2004. DTV channel 3 can be allotted to Apalachicola in...
Rule Aug 05, 2004
The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Montana State University proposing the allotment and reservation of DTV channel 46 for noncommercial educational use at Kalispell, Montana. DTV Channel *46 can be allotted to Kalispell at refere...
Proposed Rule Aug 05, 2004

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

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Formations, acquisitions, and mergers
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Institute of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI) will p...
Notice Aug 05, 2004
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA).
Notice Aug 05, 2004
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is withdrawing a notice that published in the Federal Register of June 3, 2004 (69 FR 31395).
Notice Aug 05, 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 two supplemental new animal drug applications (NADAs) filed by Pharmacia & Upjohn Co. The supplemental NADAs provide for establishing a 4-day presla...
Rule Aug 05, 2004
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 Altana Inc. The ANADA provides for veterinary prescription use of gentamicin sulfate oph...
Rule Aug 05, 2004
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect a change of sponsor's address for Hess & Clark, Inc., a wholly-owned company of the Neogen Corp.
Rule Aug 05, 2004
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. The NADA provides for the veterinary prescription use of romifidi...
Rule Aug 05, 2004
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect a change of sponsor for one new animal drug application (NADA) from Chemdex, Inc., to Sparhawk Laboratories, Inc., and one NADA and two abbreviated new animal d...
Rule Aug 05, 2004

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

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Notice is hereby given that an award is being made to the Center for Economic Progress of Chicago, IL in the amount of $50,000 to provide outreach on the Earned Income Tax Credit to TANF recipients and other low income individuals. After the appropri...
Notice Aug 05, 2004
Tropical Disease Foundation, Inc.
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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This notice announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2004 grant funds for the Safe and Bright Futures for Children Initiative--a program to diminish the damaging effects of domestic violence on children and adolescents and to stop the cycles of...
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Medicare:

Title Type Published
This proposed rule would refine the resource-based practice expense relative value units (RVUs) and make other changes to Medicare Part B payment policy. The proposed policy changes concern: supplemental survey data for practice expense, updated geog...
Proposed Rule Aug 05, 2004

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)(5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), this notice announces the second biannual meeting of the Advisory Panel on Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) Groups (the Panel) for 2004. The pu...
Notice Aug 05, 2004
National Cancer Institute
Notice Aug 05, 2004
National Institute of Mental Health
Notice Aug 05, 2004
National Institute of Mental Health
Notice Aug 05, 2004
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Notice Aug 05, 2004
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Notice Aug 05, 2004
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Notice Aug 05, 2004
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Notice Aug 05, 2004
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Notice Aug 05, 2004
Scientific Counselors Board
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing an alternative hull examination program for certain passenger vessels, and giving nautical school, offshore supply, passenger and sailing school vessels the option of having alternating drydock examinations with underw...
Rule Aug 05, 2004

Pollution:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard seeks consultation with all interested and affected parties in establishing a program to approve ballast water treatment systems. The intent of this program is to ensure that ballast water treatment systems approved for use on-board v...
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Waterfront facilities:

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The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP), Port Arthur, is preparing a letter of recommendation as to the suitability of the Sabine Pass Channel waterway for liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine traffic. The COTP is looking for comments and relat...
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Endangered Species Act:

No documents available.

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) as lead agency, with the Navajo Nation as cooperating agency, intends to prepare a Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (SPEIS) for the proposed Navajo Nation...
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Liquor and tobacco sale or distribution ordinance:

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This notice publishes the Seneca Nation Liquor Control Code. The Code regulates and controls the possession, sale and consumption of liquor on the Seneca Nation. The land is located on trust land and this Code allows for the possession and sale of al...
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Survey plat filings:

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The plats of survey of the following described lands were officially filed in the Oregon State Office, Portland, Oregon, on July 1, 2004. Willamette Meridian
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Tribal-State Compacts approval; Class III (casino) gambling:

Title Type Published
This notice publishes an approved Class III Gaming Compact between the Mescalero Apache Tribe and the State of New Mexico. Under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, the Secretary of the Interior is required to publish notice in the Federal Regi...
Notice Aug 05, 2004

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title Type Published
The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted this proceeding following receipt on July 27, 2004, of a request from the United States Trade Representative (USTR) for a determination under section 129(a)(4) of the URAA that would render th...
Notice Aug 05, 2004
Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on July 2, 2004 under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Seagate Technology, LLC. Letters supplementing the co...
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Application for Tax-Exempt Transfer of Firearm and Registration to Special Occupational Taxpayer.
Notice Aug 05, 2004
30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Application for an Amended Federal Firearms License.
Notice Aug 05, 2004
30-day notice of information collection under review: Implementation of Pub. L. 103-322, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.
Notice Aug 05, 2004
30-Day notice of information collection under review: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection Request for Disposition of Offense
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Title Type Published
Embassy Builders, Inc., et al.
Notice Aug 05, 2004
Thorson, Peter, et al.
Notice Aug 05, 2004
Weyerhaeuser Co.
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Legal Services Corporation logo Legal Services Corporation

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Library of Congress logo Library of Congress

Copyright office and procedure:

Title Type Published
This notice is issued to inform the public that the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is proposing to amend its regulations to permit the Library of Congress to record unpublished radio and other audio and audiovisual transmission programs....
Proposed Rule Aug 05, 2004

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Pay under General Schedule:

Title Type Published
The Office of Personnel Management is issuing interim regulations to provide that a locality rate of pay is considered basic pay for the purpose of computing danger pay allowances and post differentials for certain employees temporarily assigned to w...
Rule Aug 05, 2004

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Title Type Published
Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On October 3, 2003, applicant transferred its assets to Morgan Stanley American Opportunities Fund, based on net asset value. Applicant incurred expenses of approximat...
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
This final rule modifies Class E airspace at La Junta, CO. Additional controlled airspace is required for the new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Position System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) recently developed. This additional...
Rule Aug 05, 2004
This action corrects a direct final rule; request for comments that was published in the Federal Register on Friday, July 2, 2004, (69 FR 40310) [FR Doc. 04-15115]. It corrects an error in the legal description of the Class E airspace area extending...
Rule Aug 05, 2004
This action establishes Restricted Areas 5802C, D, and E (R- 5802C, D, and E), at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA. The FAA is taking this action to provide additional restricted airspace needed by the Department of Defense (DOD) to conduct realistic aircrew...
Rule Aug 05, 2004

Advisory circulars; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the availability of and requests comments on a proposed AC that provides guidance on eligibility, application, and selection for the Charles Taylor "Master Mechanic" Award.
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
The FAA proposes to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A320 series airplanes. That AD currently requires repetitive inspections to detect fatigue cracking in certain areas of the fuselage; and corrective actio...
Proposed Rule Aug 05, 2004
The FAA proposes to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A320 series airplanes. That AD currently requires repetitive inspections to detect fatigue cracking in certain areas of the fuselage, and corrective actio...
Proposed Rule Aug 05, 2004
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-10, -20, -30, -40, and -50 series airplanes; and Model DC-9-81 (MD-81) and DC-9-82 (MD-82) airplanes. This proposed AD would require repetitive deta...
Proposed Rule Aug 05, 2004

Airworthiness standards:

Title Type Published
These special conditions are issued to Garmin AT, Inc., 2345 Turner Road, Salem, OR 97302, for a Supplemental Type Certificate for the Piper PA-32. This airplane, as modified by Garmin AT, Inc., will have novel and unusual design features when compar...
Rule Aug 05, 2004

Aviation proceedings:

Commercial space transportation:

Title Type Published
Launch site operation at Mojave Airport, CA; liquid propellant storage and handling requirements; waiver; correction
Correction Aug 05, 2004

Energy conservation:

No documents available.

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an environmental impact statement will be prepared for a proposed highway project in Cache County, Utah.
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Environmental statements; record of decision:

Title Type Published
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is giving notice that a FONSI/ROD has been issued addressing anticipated environmental impacts expected to occur from a decision to proceed with capital improvement projects at Dane County Regional Airport, M...
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Motor carrier safety standards:

Title Type Published
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published in the Federal Register of June 11, 2003, an interim final rule revising the requirements governing the interstate transportation of household goods (68 FR 35064). On March 5, 2004, at...
Rule Aug 05, 2004

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

Title Type Published
The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Key West International Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus...
Notice Aug 05, 2004
The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to use PFC revenue at the Walker Field Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 40117 and part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158).
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Aug 05, 2004
This document corrects a notice and request for comments that was published in the Federal Register on Monday, July 26, 2004 (66 FR 44567). This notice relates to the Department of the Treasury's invitation to the general public and other Federal age...
Notice Aug 05, 2004

Income taxes:

Title Type Published
This document contains temporary regulations relating to an election that may be made by noncorporate taxpayers to treat qualified dividend income as investment income for purposes of calculating the deduction for investment interest. The regulations...
Rule Aug 05, 2004
In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS is issuing temporary regulations relating to an election that may be made by noncorporate taxpayers to treat qualified dividend income as investment income for purpos...
Proposed Rule Aug 05, 2004

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