Federal Register August 27, 2004 (Volume 69)

Agencies Publishing on August 27, 2004

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Agricultural Marketing Service (0)
Agriculture Department (5)
Commerce Department (6)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (1)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (2)
Defense Department (2)
Education Department (1)
Election Assistance Commission (1)
Energy Department (2)
Environmental Protection Agency (9)
Federal Communications Commission (4)
Federal Reserve System (1)
Health and Human Services Department (16)
Homeland Security Department (13)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (5)
Labor Department (3)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2)
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Overseas Private Investment Corporation (1)
Postal Service (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (2)
State Department (1)
Surface Transportation Board (2)
Transportation Department (10)
Treasury Department (2)

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Agricultural Marketing Service

Grain inspection:

No documents available.

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > NASS Notice of Intent To Revise an Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) and Office of Management and Budget regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces the intent of the National Agricultural Statistics Servic...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Crop insurance regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FCIC Common Crop Insurance Regulations; Apple Crop Insurance Provisions The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) finalizes amendments to the Apple Crop Insurance Provisions. The intended effects of this action are to provide policy changes and clarify existing policy provisions to better meet the needs of the insure...	Rule	Aug 27, 2004

Electric loans:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > RUS Correction of Electric Program Standard Contract Forms The Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency delivering the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Utilities Programs, is correcting its regulations relating to two RUS forms. RUS Form 211, Engineering Services Contract for the D...	Rule	Aug 27, 2004

Grain inspection:

Title	Type	Published
Agricultural Marketing Service > GIPSA, Agriculture Department Wheat Protein Calibration The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is announcing its intent to provide official protein content measurements for wheat using an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) calibration on the official near-infrared transmittance (...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
HHS, USDA Announcement of the Availability of the Final Report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, a Public Comment Period, and a Public Meeting The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) (a) announce the availability of the final Report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005 (Report); (b) soli...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Fish Meal NMFS issues a final rule to allow processors to use the offal from Pacific salmon (salmon) and Pacific halibut (halibut) intended for the Prohibited Species Donation (PSD) program for commercial products including fish meal, fish oil, and bone meal....	Rule	Aug 27, 2004

International services surveys:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > EAB International Services Surveys: BE-80, Benchmark Survey of Financial Services Transactions Between U.S. Financial Services Providers and Unaffiliated Foreign Persons This proposed rule would amend regulations that set forth reporting requirements for the BE-80, Benchmark Survey of Financial Services Transactions Between U.S. Financial Services Providers and Unaffiliated Foreign Persons. The BE-80 survey is conduc...	Proposed Rule	Aug 27, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory entities will hold public meetings.	Notice	Aug 27, 2004
Commerce Department > BIS Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Patent cases:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > PTO Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2005 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (referred to as "we", "us", or "our" in this notice) is adjusting certain patent fee amounts to reflect fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Also, we are adjusting, by a corresponding amount, a...	Rule	Aug 27, 2004

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title	Type	Published
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List Additions and Deletions This action adds to the Procurement List products and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes from the Procurement List products previously furnished by such agenci...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Taiwan Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection adjusting limits.	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Export visa requirements; certification, waivers, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Amendment of Export Visa Requirements to Include the Electronic Visa Information System for Certain Cotton, Wool, and Man-Made Fiber Apparel Produced or Manufactured in the Republic of Maldives Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection amending visa requirements.	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Defense Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the Proposed Prado Basin Water Supply, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, CA Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, CA; Prado Basin water supply; correction	Correction	Aug 27, 2004

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > COE, Federal Communications Commission Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District's Northern Integrated Supply Project Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, CO; Northern Integrated Supply Project; correction	Correction	Aug 27, 2004

Education Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services proposes priorities for three knowledge dissemination and utilization projects under the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) Disability and Reh...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Election Assistance Commission

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Election Assistance Commission Request for Proposals for the Help America Vote College Poll Worker Recruitment Program Pursuant to Sections 501-503 of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), Public Law 107-252, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC or Commission) is hereby publishing in the Federal Register a Request for Proposals for the Help America Vote College P...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Energy Department

Consumer products; energy conservation program:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > DOE Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Decision and Order Granting a Waiver From the DOE Commercial Package Air Conditioner and Heat Pump Test Procedure to Mitsubishi Electric (Case No. CAC-008) Notice is given of the Decision and Order (Case No. CAC-008) granting a Waiver to Mitsubishi Electric and Electronics USA, Inc. (MEUS) from the existing Department of Energy (DOE or Department) commercial package air conditioner and heat pump test pr...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > DOE Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee This notice announces an open meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee under the Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that agencie...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Application for Reference or Equivalent Method Determination, EPA ICR Number 0559.08, OMB Control Number 2080.0005 In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice 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 a...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004
Environmental Protection Agency Application and Summary Report for an Emergency Exemption for Pesticides; Renewal of Pesticide Information Collection Activities and Request for Comments In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that EPA is seeking public comment on the following Information Collection Request (ICR): Application and Summary Report for an Emergency Exemption f...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments EPA expressed concerns related to impacts on the inventoried roadless area from logging, oil and gas wells, road construction, and gravel pit and vehicle use. ERP No. D-AFS-J65415-MT Rating EC2, Robert-Wedge Post-Fire Project, Salvage Trees andRehabi...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Weekly receipts	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Board of Scientific Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting-Fall 04 Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92- 463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development (ORD), gives notice of an Executive Committee meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC).	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Pyraclostrobin; Notice of Filing of Four Pesticide Petitions to Establish Tolerances for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in and on Food This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Iodine-potassium iodide; Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.	Notice	Aug 27, 2004
Environmental Protection Agency Fenhexamid; Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.	Notice	Aug 27, 2004
Environmental Protection Agency Clofentezine; Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection, as required by the P...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Common carrier services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Lists Private Land Mobile Licenses Cancelled as a Result of the Spectrum Audit Private Land Mobile Radio Spectrum Audit; licenses cancelled; correction	Correction	Aug 27, 2004
Federal Communications Commission Telecommunications Relay Services and the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990; Coin Sent-Paid TRS Call From Payphones In this document, the Commission responds to an annual report required by the October 25, 2002 Fifth Coin Sent-Paid Report & Order, which adopted measures to ensure the availability of payphone services for telecommunication relay service (TRS) users...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

No documents available.

Radio services, special:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission 37.0-38.6 GHz and 38.6-40.0 GHz Bands-Competitive Bidding In this document, the Commission proposes to amend the rules for fixed, point-to-point microwave service in the 38.6-40.0 GHz ("39 GHz") band, and to adopt a conforming set of new rules for the virtually unused 37.0-38.6 GHz ("37 GHz") band in order...	Proposed Rule	Aug 27, 2004

Federal Reserve System

Federal Open Market Committee:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Federal Open Market Committee; Domestic Policy Directive of June 29-30, 2004 Domestic policy directives	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Aug 27, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office of Management and Budget Approval; Focus Groups as Used by the Food and Drug Administration The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Focus Groups as Used by the Food and Drug Administration" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare Program; Second Request for Nominations for Two Specific Categories of Members of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Technical Advisory Group (TAG) This notice solicits nominations for members in two categories, patient representatives and State survey agency representatives, for which no nominations were received in response to our May 28, 2004 Federal Register notice. It also describes the est...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004
Health and Human Services Department Solicitation for the Nomination of Candidates To Serve as Members of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee The National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO), a program office within the Office of Public Health and Science, DHHS, is soliciting nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment as members to the National Vaccine Advisory Committe...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS State Children's Health Insurance Program; Final Allotments to States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. Territories and Commonwealths for Fiscal Year 2005 Title XXI of the Social Security Act (the Act) authorizes payment of Federal matching funds to States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. Territories and Commonwealths to initiate and expand health insurance coverage to uninsured, low-income children...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Medicaid and Medicare:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Application by the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC) for Deeming Authority for Medicare Advantage This proposed notice announces the receipt of an application from the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission for recognition as a national accreditation program for managed care organizations that wish to participate in the Medicare Advantage pr...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Medicaid:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Notice of Hearing: Reconsideration of Disapproval of Minnesota's Medicaid State Plan Amendment 03-06 This notice announces an administrative hearing on October 21, 2004, at 10 a.m., 233 North Michigan Avenue,Suite 600; RE-6E Board Room; Chicago, Illinois 60601 to reconsider our decision to disapprove Minnesota State PlanAmendment (SPA) 03-06.	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Medicare:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare Program; Revised Civil Money Penalties, Assessments, Exclusions, and Related Appeals Procedures This document corrects a technical error that appeared in the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on July 23, 2004 entitled "Medicare Program; Revised Civil Money Penalties, Assessments, Exclusions, and Related Appeals Procedures."	Proposed Rule	Aug 27, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare Program; Hospice Wage Index for Fiscal Year 2005 This notice announces the annual update to the hospice wage index as required by statute. This fiscal year 2005 update is effective from October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2005. The wage index is used to reflect local differences in wage levels. T...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare Program; Medicare Replacement Drug Demonstration; Correction This document corrects technical and typographical errors that appeared in the notice published in the Federal Register on June 29, 2004 entitled "Medicare Replacement Drug Demonstration (69 FR 38898)." That notice announced the implementation of a d...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare Program; Meeting of the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee-September 28, 2004 This notice announces a public meeting of the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee (MCAC). The Committee provides advice and recommendations about whether scientific evidence is adequate to determine whether certain medical items and services are rea...	Notice	Aug 27, 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	Aug 27, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare Program; Public Meeting of the Program Advisory and Oversight Committee (PAOC) for Quality Standards and Competitive Acquisition of Certain Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) This notice announces the date, location, and registration requirements for the first public meeting of the Program Advisory and Oversight Committee (PAOC) for the competitive acquisition of certain durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics,...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Practice and procedure:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Change of Names and Addresses; Technical Amendment; Correction The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a document that amended its regulations to reflect name and address changes for the Office of Compliance, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER). The document was published in the Federal R...	Rule	Aug 27, 2004

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Draft Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plan The National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO), Department of Health and Human Services, has drafted a plan to guide national preparedness and response to an influenza pandemic. The draft Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plan articulates a co...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

State Children's Health Insurance Program:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicaid Program and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP): Payment Error Rate Measurement This proposed rule would require State agencies to estimate improper payments in the Medicaid program and SCHIP program. The Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 requires Federal agencies to annually review and identify those programs and activi...	Proposed Rule	Aug 27, 2004

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCBP, Treasury Department Technical Corrections to Customs and Border Protection Regulations Customs and Border Protection (CBP) periodically reviews its regulations to ensure that they are current, correct and consistent. Through this review process, CBP noted several discrepancies. This document remedies these discrepancies.	Rule	Aug 27, 2004

Customhouse broker license cancellation, suspension, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Notice of Cancellation of Customs Broker License Pursuant to section 641 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, (19 U.S.C. 1641) and the Customs Regulations (19 CFR 111.51), the following Customs broker licenses are canceled without prejudice.	Notice	Aug 27, 2004
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Notice of Cancellation of Customs Broker Permit Pursuant to section 641 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, (19 U.S.C. 1641) and the Customs Regulations (19 CFR 111.51), the following Customs broker local permits are canceled without prejudice.	Notice	Aug 27, 2004
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Notice of Cancellation of Customs Broker National Permit Pursuant to section 641 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, (19 U.S.C. 1641) and the Customs Regulations (19 CFR 111.51), the following Customs broker national permits are canceled without prejudice.	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Disaster and emergency areas:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Florida; Amendment No. 4 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Florida (FEMA-1539-DR), dated August 13, 2004, and related determinations.	Notice	Aug 27, 2004
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Kansas; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Kansas (FEMA-1535-DR), datedAugust 3, 2004, and related determinations.	Notice	Aug 27, 2004
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Kentucky; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the Commonwealth of Kentucky (FEMA-1537-DR), datedAugust 6, 2004, and related determinations.	Notice	Aug 27, 2004
Homeland Security Department > FEMA New York; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of New York (FEMA-1534-DR), datedAugust 3, 2004, and related determinations.	Notice	Aug 27, 2004
Homeland Security Department > FEMA West Virginia; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of West Virginia (FEMA-1536-DR), datedAugust 6, 2004, and related determinations.	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Drawbridge operations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Elizabeth River (Southern Branch), VA The Coast Guard proposes to change the regulations that govern the operation of the Norfolk Southern <greek-i>7 Railroad Bridge across the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River at Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway mile 5.8, in Chesapeake, Virginia. The...	Proposed Rule	Aug 27, 2004

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of United States:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Proposed Interpretive Rule Concerning Classification of Baseball-Style Caps With Ornamental Braid This document concerns the proper classification under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) of baseball- style caps featuring ornamental braid located between peak and crown. The specific issue presented is how wide must orname...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Ports and waterways safety:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Security Zone; Protection of Military Cargo, Captain of the Port Zone Puget Sound, WA The Coast Guard is establishing regulations for the security of Department of Defense assets and military cargo in Puget Sound, Washington. This rule, when enforced by the Captain of the Port Puget Sound, would provide for the regulation of vessel tr...	Rule	Aug 27, 2004

Regattas and marine parades:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Choptank River, Cambridge, MD The Coast Guard proposes to establish special local regulations during the "Cambridge Offshore Challenge", a marine event to be held over the waters of the Choptank River at Cambridge, Maryland. These special local regulations are necessary to provid...	Proposed Rule	Aug 27, 2004

Housing and Urban Development Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless This notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Interior Department

Acquisition regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Woody Biomass Utilization The Department of the Interior is including an option to allow service contractors to remove woody biomass generated as a result of land management service contracts wherever ecologically appropriate and in accordance with the law. A new provision ad...	Rule	Aug 27, 2004

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Second Call for Nominations for the Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area (NCA) Advisory Committee The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is publishing this Notice under Section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to solicit public nominations for four members on the Gila Box Riparian NCA Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee was creat...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Environmental statements, availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/ Environmental Impact Report on the Bair Island Restoration and Management Plan, Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge and the Bair Island State Ecological Reserve, San Mateo County, CA and Announcement of Public Meeting The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish and Game are proposing to restore to tidal action 1,400 acres of former salt ponds on Bair Island, Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge and the Bair Island Sta...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Environmental statements; record of decision:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision and the Final Environmental Impact Statement for Desolation Flats Natural Gas Field Development Project, Carbon and Sweetwater Counties, Wyoming In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the ROD for Desolation Flats Natural Gas Field Development Project.	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Oil and gas leases:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease MTM 88852 Per Pub. L. 97-451, the lessee timely filed a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease MTM 88852, Blaine County, Montana. The lessee paid the required rental accruing from the date of termination. We haven't issued any leases affecting the lan...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OSHA OSHA-7 Form (“Notice of Alleged Safety and Health Hazards”); Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements OSHA solicits comments concerning its request for an extension of the information collection requirements specified by the OSHA-7 Form.	Notice	Aug 27, 2004
Labor Department > OSHA Gear Certification Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements OSHA solicits comments concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the Information Collection Requirements contained in the Gear Certification Standard (29 CFR part 1919). These maritime regulations require employers to have an OSHA 71 Form iss...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004
Labor Department > DOL Minimum Wages for Federal and Federally Assisted Construction; General Wage Determination Decisions Minimum wages for Federal and federally-assisted construction; general wage determination decisions	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes: Meeting Notice The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will convene a meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) on October 13 and 14, 2004. A sample of agenda items to be discussed during the public sessions includes: (1) Use of I-125...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Nuclear power reactors decommissioning; licenses modification:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Decommissioning Power Reactor Licensees Order Modifying License (Effective Immediately) Issuance of order for implementation of additional security measures associated with access authorization.	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

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Overseas Private Investment Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Overseas Private Investment Corporation September 9, 2004 Board of Directors Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Postal Service

Procedures:

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service Procedures To Adjudicate Claims for Personal Injury or Property Damage Arising Out of the Operation of the U.S. Postal Service This rule amends the Postal Service's regulations concerning tort claims to correct mailing addresses and to clarify ambiguous provisions.	Rule	Aug 27, 2004

Securities and Exchange Commission

Investment companies:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Disclosure Regarding Portfolio Managers of Registered Management Investment Companies The Securities and Exchange Commission is adopting amendments to its forms under the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Investment Company Act of 1940 to improve the disclosure provided by registered management inves...	Rule	Aug 27, 2004

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Relating to Disclosure of Fees and Expenses in Mutual Fund Performance Sales Material National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

State Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Leadership and Management Notice of Meeting Leadership and Management Advisory Committee	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Surface Transportation Board

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Columbia & Reading Railway Co.-Acquisition Exemption-Frank Sahd Salvage Center, Inc. Frank Sahd Salvage Center, Inc.	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FTA Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for extension of the curr...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Establishment of Class E Airspace; Shungnak, AK This action establishes Class E airspace at Shungnak, AK to provide adequate controlled airspace to contain aircraft executing two new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) and a new Textual Departure Procedure. This Rule results in new Clas...	Rule	Aug 27, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Revision of Class E Airspace; King Salmon, AK This action revises Class E airspace at King Salmon, AK to provide adequate controlled airspace to contain aircraft executing three new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP). This Rule results in newClass E airspace upward from 1,200 feet ab...	Rule	Aug 27, 2004

Hazardous materials:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > RSPA Notice of Applications for Modification of Exemption In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, exemptions from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardou...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004
Transportation Department > RSPA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Application for Exemptions In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, exemptions from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardou...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA RTCA Special Committee 200: Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA)/EUROCAE WG-60 The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 200: Integrated Modular Avionics.	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Motor carrier safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FMCSA Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision This notice publishes the FMCSA decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 48 individuals. The FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from vision standards if the exem...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Motor vehicle defect proceedings; petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Denial of Motor Vehicle Recall Petition This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of a petition submitted to NHTSA under 49 U.S.C. 30120(e) by Ms. Angelique Trowbridge, requesting that the agency commence a proceeding to determine the adequacy of the remedy utilized by Ford Motor C...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Motor vehicle safety standards; exemption petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming 2002 Honda CRV Multipurpose Passenger Vehicles Are Eligible for Importation This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that 2002 Honda CRV multipurpose passenger vehicles that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Pipeline safety:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > RSPA Pipeline Safety: Grant of Waiver; Duke Energy Gas Transmission Company Duke Energy Gas Transmission Company (DEGT) petitioned the Research and Special Programs Administration's Office of Pipeline Safety (RSPA/OPS) for waiver of compliance with 49 CFR 192.611, which requires natural gas pipeline operators to confirm or r...	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Art Advisory Panel-Notice of Closed Meeting Closed meeting of the Art Advisory Panel will be held in Washington, DC.	Notice	Aug 27, 2004

Federal Register August 27, 2004

Agencies Publishing on August 27, 2004

A Agricultural Marketing Service

Grain inspection:

Agriculture Department

Crop insurance regulations:

Electric loans:

Grain inspection:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Commerce Department

Fishery conservation and management:

International services surveys:

Meetings:

Patent cases:

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

C Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:

Export visa requirements; certification, waivers, etc.:

Defense Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Education Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Election Assistance Commission

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Energy Department

Consumer products; energy conservation program:

Meetings:

Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:

Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:

Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Radio services, special:

Federal Reserve System

Federal Open Market Committee:

Health and Human Services Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Medicaid and Medicare:

Medicaid:

Medicare:

Meetings:

Practice and procedure:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

State Children's Health Insurance Program:

Homeland Security Department

Customhouse broker license cancellation, suspension, etc.:

Disaster and emergency areas:

Drawbridge operations:

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of United States:

Ports and waterways safety:

Regattas and marine parades:

Housing and Urban Development Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Interior Department

Acquisition regulations:

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Environmental statements, availability, etc.:

Environmental statements; record of decision:

Oil and gas leases:

Labor Department

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Meetings:

Nuclear power reactors decommissioning; licenses modification:

O Overseas Private Investment Corporation

Postal Service

Procedures:

Securities and Exchange Commission

Investment companies:

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

State Department

Meetings:

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Transportation Department

Hazardous materials:

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Agricultural Marketing Service

C
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

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Overseas Private Investment Corporation