December 3, 2004 (Volume 69)

Federal Register December 3, 2004

View all documents issued on December 3, 2004. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

103 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on December 3, 2004

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to initiate a new information collection associated with health certificates for the export of live crustaceans,...
Notice Dec 03, 2004
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with regulations for the possession,...
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) announces its Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Program grant application window for funding during fiscal year (FY) 2005 subject to the availability of funding. FY 2004 funding for the DLT grant program was a...
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Meetings:

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Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (Pub. L. 92-463) and under the secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-393) the Sierra National Forest's Resource Advisory Committee for...
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Swine health protection:

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We are amending the swine health protection regulations by removing Kentucky from the list of States that permit the feeding of treated garbage to swine and adding it to the list of States that prohibit garbage feeding. This action is necessary to re...
Rule Dec 03, 2004

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

Senior Executive Service:

Title Type Published
This notice announces changes in the membership of the Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board for the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB).
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce has issued an Export Trade Certificate of Review to the Rocky Mountain Instrument Company ("RMI"). This notice summarizes the conduct for which certification has been granted.
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Antidumping:

Title Type Published
China
Notice Dec 03, 2004
In response to a request from Qingdao Xiyuan Refrigerate Food Co., Ltd., the Department of Commerce initiated a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on freshwater crawfish tail meat from the People's Republic of China. The period of revie...
Notice Dec 03, 2004
The Department of Commerce ("the Department") is extending the time limit, from December 31, 2004, until no later than March 31, 2005, for the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on automotive replacement gl...
Notice Dec 03, 2004
In response to requests from Nucor Corporation, International Steel Group Inc. (ISG) and United States Steel Corporation (collectively, petitioners), the Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumpin...
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Fishery conservation and management:

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NMFS closes the commercial fishery for red snapper in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico. NMFS has determined that the fall portion of the annual commercial quota for red snapper will be reached on December 15, 2004. This closure...
Rule Dec 03, 2004

Marine mammals:

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NMFS has received a request from Glenn R. VanBlaricom for a renewal of his Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to the assessment of black abalone populations at San Nicolas Isla...
Notice Dec 03, 2004
NMFS has received an application from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, (Scripps), a part of the University of California, for an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to c...
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Meetings:

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Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) will meet Tuesday, December 14, 2004, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Wednesday, December 15, 2004,...
Notice Dec 03, 2004

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); binational panel reviews:

Title Type Published
On November 24, 2004, the Office of the United States Trade Representative filed a Request for an Extraordinary Challenge Committee to review decisions as stated above with the United States Section of the NAFTA Secretariat pursuant to Article 1904 o...
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled logo Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title Type Published
The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List products and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete products previously furnished by such agencies. Com...
Notice Dec 03, 2004
This action adds to the Procurement List services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes from the Procurement List a service previously furnished by such agencies.
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Javits-Wagner-ODay Program:

Title Type Published
The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (The Committee), which is responsible for administering and overseeing the implementation of the Javits-Wagner- O'Day (JWOD) Act, is extending the comment period for the propos...
Proposed Rule Dec 03, 2004

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

Title Type Published
The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the "Corporation"), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal ag...
Notice Dec 03, 2004
The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the "Corporation"), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal ag...
Notice Dec 03, 2004
The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the "Corporation"), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal ag...
Notice Dec 03, 2004
The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the "Corporation"), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal ag...
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
The United States Air Force is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to announce that it is conducting an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to describe the proposed action for the Airspace Training Initiative. The proposed action would enhance the F...
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Education Department logo Education Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice advises interested parties of changes concerning the December 2004 meeting of the National Advisory Committee and amends information provided in the original meeting notice published in the October 14, 2004 Federal Register (69 FR 60991).
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability of the document, Remediation of the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings, Grand and San Juan Counties, Utah, Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/ EIS-0335D) for the Moab, Utah, Uranium Mill T...
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
EPA expressed environmental concerns about whether the preferred alternative would resolve the existing adverse impacts from grazing to aquatic and terrestrial resources, and suggested enhancements to the analysis of impacts, the adaptive management...
Notice Dec 03, 2004
Weekly receipts
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Government agencies and employees:

Title Type Published
Office of Management and Budget; designation of functions to the Director under Public Health Service Act (Memorandum of October 21)
Presidential Document Dec 03, 2004

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Title Type Published
This document extends the Commission's disruption reporting requirements to communications providers who are not wireline carriers. The Commission also streamlines compliance with the reporting requirements through electronic filing with a "fill in t...
Rule Dec 03, 2004

Meetings:

Title Type Published
On November 30, 2004, the Commission released a public notice announcing the December 10, 2004 conference call meeting and agenda of the North American Numbering Council (NANC). The intended effect of this action is to make the public aware of the NA...
Notice Dec 03, 2004
On November 30, 2004, the Commission released a public notice announcing the January 19, 2005 meeting and agenda of the North American Numbering Council (NANC). The intended effect of this action is to make the public aware of the NANC's next meeting...
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
The Federal Reserve proposed to revise the FR 2436 by adding a table (with four sections) to collect data on credit default swaps (CDS). Given the very rapid growth of credit derivatives in recent years, the G-10 central banks determined that data on credit default swaps should be collected semiannually.
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title Type Published
Formations, acquisitions, and mergers
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Dec 03, 2004
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Dec 03, 2004
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Dec 03, 2004
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Dec 03, 2004
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Dec 03, 2004
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Protection of Human Subjects; Recordkeeping Requirements for Institutional Review Boards" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) u...
Notice Dec 03, 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 Dec 03, 2004

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

Title Type Published
This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an exclusive worldwide license to practice the inve...
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this request for comments announces that the Coast Guard has forwarded three Information Collection Reports (ICRs)--(1) 1625-0024, Safety Approval of Cargo Containers; (2) 1625-0044, Outer Conti...
Notice Dec 03, 2004
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted the following information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S...
Notice Dec 03, 2004
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has submitted the following proposed information collection to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C....
Notice Dec 03, 2004
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed continuing information collecti...
Notice Dec 03, 2004
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted the following information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S...
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Deepwater ports; license applications:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard and the Maritime Administration (MARAD) announce the availability of the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for the Gulf Landing LLC Liquefied Natural Gas Deepwater Port License Application, and request public comments. The F...
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Drawbridge operations:

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The Coast Guard proposes to change the operating regulations of the Skidaway Bridge (SR 204) across the Intracoastal Waterway, mile 592.9 in Savannah, Georgia. This proposed rule would allow the drawbridge to not open from 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4:3...
Proposed Rule Dec 03, 2004

Flood elevation determinations:

Title Type Published
Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations and modified Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either...
Rule Dec 03, 2004
This interim rule lists communities where modification of the Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) is appropriate because of new scientific or technical data. New flood insurance premium rates will be calculated from the modified BFEs for...
Rule Dec 03, 2004
Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations and modified Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either...
Rule Dec 03, 2004

Ports and waterways safety:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard proposes to establish a temporary security zone from January 14 through January 25, 2005, encompassing certain waters of the Potomac and Anacosta Rivers in order to safeguard a large number of high-ranking officials and spectators fro...
Proposed Rule Dec 03, 2004

Waterfront facilities; letters of recommendation:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) Philadelphia is preparing a letter of recommendation as to the suitability of the Delaware Bay and River waterway for liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine traffic. The letter of recommendation is in respo...
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject propos...
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Mortgage and loan insurance programs:

Title Type Published
This notice requests comments on issues related to the implementation of a statute that allows for the waiver of the collection of a home equity conversion mortgage (HECM) mortgagor's single up-front mortgage premium. The statute allows for the waive...
Proposed Rule Dec 03, 2004

Senior Executive Service:

Title Type Published
The Department of Housing and Urban Development announces the appointment of Deputy Secretary Roy A. Bernardi as Chairperson of the Performance Review Board. The address is: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC 20410-0001.
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species. We provide this notice pursuant to section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Comprehensive conservation plans; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice advises the public that the Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast Region, intends to gather information necessary to prepare a comprehensive conservation plan and environmental assessment pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act a...
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (as amended), the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) has made available for public review and comment a Draft EIS for the Folsom Dam Road Restricted Access action. The Draft EIS descri...
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Justice Department logo Justice Department

National cooperative research notifications:

Title Type Published
ANSI Accredited Standards Committee C12
Notice Dec 03, 2004
ANSI Accredited Standards Committee C29
Notice Dec 03, 2004
ANSI Accredited Standards Committee C50
Notice Dec 03, 2004
ANSI Accredited Standards Committee C8
Notice Dec 03, 2004
ANSI Accredited Standards Committee C81
Notice Dec 03, 2004
DICOM Standards Committee
Notice Dec 03, 2004
Institute of Enviromental Sciences and Technology
Notice Dec 03, 2004
National Board of Certification for Community Association Managers
Notice Dec 03, 2004
Open DeviceNet Vendor Association, Inc.
Notice Dec 03, 2004
Semiconductor Test Consortium, Inc.
Notice Dec 03, 2004
Tile Council of America; correction
Correction Dec 03, 2004
VSI Alliance
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Privacy Act:

Title Type Published
Systems of records
Notice Dec 03, 2004
Systems of records
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Schedules of controlled substances; production quotas:

Title Type Published
This notice proposes initial year 2005 aggregate production quotas for controlled substances in Schedules I and II of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
Minimum wages for Federal and federally-assisted construction; general wage determination decisions
Notice Dec 03, 2004
This document reopens and extends the period for comments on the request for information published on November 3, 2004 (69 FR 64234). That request for information invites the public to assist the Department of Labor ("Department") in evaluating its m...
Notice Dec 03, 2004

M
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

Title Type Published
The Commission will hold its next public meeting on Thursday, December 9, 2004, and Friday, December 10, 2004, at the Ronald Reagan Building, International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The meeting is tentatively schedu...
Notice Dec 03, 2004

N
National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the required notice.
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Proprosal review
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Securities:

Title Type Published
Abacan Resources Corp. et al.
Notice Dec 03, 2004
Asset Equity Group, Inc., et al.
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Small business size standards:

Title Type Published
This Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) seeks comments from the public on several issues that were raised during the public comment period of the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA or Agency) recently withdrawn proposal to restructu...
Proposed Rule Dec 03, 2004
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) is revising its small business size regulations regarding ownership and control of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program awardees. The final rule provides that an SBIR awardee must me...
Rule Dec 03, 2004

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
This notice announces Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval and extension until July 31, 2007 for the following information collection requests (ICRs): OMB No. 2137-0018, "Inspection and Testing of Portable Tanks and Intermediate Bulk Contai...
Notice Dec 03, 2004
This document confirms the effective date of the direct final rule which revises Class E airspace at Dodge City, KS.
Rule Dec 03, 2004
Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption part 11 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), this notice contains a summary of certain petitions seeking relief fr...
Notice Dec 03, 2004
This action proposes to revise three Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal airways southeast of Missoula, MT (V-2, V-257, and V-343). These VOR Federal airways are being impacted due to the decommissioning of the Drummond VOR and wo...
Proposed Rule Dec 03, 2004

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
The FAA proposes to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 747 series airplanes. That AD currently requires a one-time inspection to determine the material type of the stop support fittings of the main entry doors...
Proposed Rule Dec 03, 2004
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 777-200 and -300 series airplanes. This proposed AD would require replacing the existing halogen lamps in the cargo compartment light assemblies with new incandesce...
Proposed Rule Dec 03, 2004

Deepwater ports; license applications:

No documents available.

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this notice to advise the public that a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)--Proposed Relocation of the Panama City-Bay County International Airport, has been prepared and is available for...
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Exemption petitions, etc.:

Title Type Published
National Railroad Passenger Corp.
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title Type Published
We have received two applications from American Suzuki Motorcycle Corporation (Suzuki), a motorcycle manufacturer, for temporary exemptions from a provision in the Federal motor vehicle safety standard on motorcycle controls and displays specifying t...
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the availability of proposed policy on Certification of In-seat Video Systems.
Notice Dec 03, 2004

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This NOFA is issued in connection with the FY 2005 funding round of the Technical Assistance (TA) Component of the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Program. Through the TA Component, the Community Development Financial Institutions...
Notice Dec 03, 2004

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