Federal Register December 15, 2004 (Volume 69)

Agencies Publishing on December 15, 2004

Agriculture Department (2)
Commerce Department (7)
Defense Department (7)
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (1)
Energy Department (25)
Environmental Protection Agency (5)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Federal Communications Commission (9)
Federal Maritime Commission (3)
Federal Reserve System (2)
Health and Human Services Department (8)
Homeland Security Department (7)
Housing and Urban Development Department (6)
Interior Department (4)
International Trade Commission (1)
Justice Department (1)
Labor Department (2)
National Archives and Records Administration (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (3)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (2)
Securities and Exchange Commission (4)
Small Business Administration (1)
Transportation Department (11)
Treasury Department (7)
Veterans Affairs Department (2)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the intention of the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to request an extension for and revision to a currently approved information collection in...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee The purpose of this notice is to notify all interested parties that the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will hold a Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (Committee) meeting that is open to the public. The U.S. Department of Agricultur...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Commerce Department

Coastal zone management programs and estuarine sanctuaries:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Federal Consistency Appeal by Pedro Vidal From an Objection by the Puerto Rico Planning Board This announcement provides notice that the decision record has been closed for an administrative appeal filed with the Department of Commerce by Pedro Vidal.	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA, Interior Department > FWS Notice of Intent to Conduct Public Scoping and Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) this notice advises the public that the USFWS and NMFS (collectively, the Services) intend to gather information necessary to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The EIS will analy...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area NMFS apportions amounts of the non-specified reserve of groundfish to certain target species in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to account for previous harvest of the total allowable catch (TAC). I...	Rule	Dec 15, 2004
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels 60 feet (18.3 m) Length Overall and Longer Using Hook-and-line Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels 60 feet (18.3 m) length overall (LOA) and longer using hook-and-line gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent excee...	Rule	Dec 15, 2004

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

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA North American Free-Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904 NAFTA Panel Reviews; Decision of the Committee On October 7, 2004 the Extraordinary Challenge Committee (ECC) issued its decision in the matter of Pure Magnesium from Canada, Secretariat File No. ECC-2003-1904-01USA. On November 12, 2004, the Extraordinary Challenge Committee issued a correction...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Permits:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered Species; File No. 1510 Notice is hereby given that the Liberty Science Center (Richard Weddle, Principal Investigator), 251 Phillip Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07305, has applied in due form for a permit to take shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) for purposes...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals; File No. 87-1593 Notice is hereby given that Daniel Costa, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz, Long Marine Lab, 100 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, has been issued an amendment to Permit No. 87-1593 conduct scientific research on southern elephant seals...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Defense Department

Acquisition regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Competition Requirements DoD has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to update text pertaining to competition requirements. This rule is a result of a transformation initiative undertaken by DoD to dramatically change th...	Rule	Dec 15, 2004
Defense Department Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Construction and Architect-Engineer Services DoD has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to update text pertaining to selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. This rule is a result of a transformation initiative undertaken by Do...	Rule	Dec 15, 2004
Defense Department Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Improper Business Practices and Contractor Qualifications Relating to Debarment, Suspension, and Business Ethics DoD has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to streamline and clarify text pertaining to debarment, suspension, and improper business practices. This rule is a result of a transformation initiati...	Rule	Dec 15, 2004
Defense Department Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Firefighting Services Contracts DoD has adopted as final, without change, an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement Section 331 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004. Section 331 provides authority f...	Rule	Dec 15, 2004
Defense Department Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; DoD Pilot Mentor-Protégé Program DoD has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to update policy pertaining to the DoD Pilot Mentor-Prot[eacute]g[eacute] Program. The rule authorizes the Director, Small and Disadvantaged Business U...	Rule	Dec 15, 2004
Defense Department Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Contract Period for Task and Delivery Order Contracts DoD has issued an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement Section 843 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 and Section 813 of the National Defense Authorization Act fo...	Rule	Dec 15, 2004
Defense Department Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Free Trade Agreements-Chile and Singapore DoD has adopted as final, with changes, an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement new Free Trade Agreements with Chile and Singapore, as approved by Congress in the United States-Chile Free Tr...	Rule	Dec 15, 2004

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

Recommendations:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Active Confinement Systems The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board has unanimously approved Recommendation 2004-2, for DOE to consider. Recommendation 2004-2 deals with the confinement of hazardous materials at defense nuclear facilities in the Department of Energy complex...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Settlement Agreement, Applications and Applicant-Prepared EAS Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, and Soliciting Comments, and Final Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Records Governing Off-the Record Communications; Public Notice Off-the-record communications	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Acquisition regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Acquisition Regulation: Make-or-Buy Plans The Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to amend the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) to revise its requirements for contractor make-or-buy plans. The make-or-buy program, as it is currently structured, is not delivering the val...	Proposed Rule	Dec 15, 2004
Energy Department Acquisition Regulation: Work for Others The Department of Energy (DOE) is amending the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) to provide policy and procedures regarding work for non-DOE entities performed by DOE contractors who manage and operate DOE-owned or -leased facilities...	Rule	Dec 15, 2004

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests ALLETE, Inc.	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Aquila, Inc.; Notice of Filing Aquila, Inc.	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Intent To File Application for a Small Conduit Exemption From Licensing Boulder, CO	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Equitrans, L.P.; Notice of Compliance Filing Equitrans, L.P.	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Gas Transmission Northwest Corporation; Notice of Negotiated Rate Gas Transmission Northwest Corp.	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Gas Transmission Northwest Corporation; Notice of Compliance Filing Gas Transmission Northwest Corp.	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C.; Notice of Negotiated Rate Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC International Paper Company; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation International Paper Co.	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C.; Notice of Motion To Place Suspended Rates Into Effect Maritimes Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Application Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Approval for Abandonment Northwest Pipeline Corp.	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Questar Pipeline Company; Notice of Negotiated Rates Questar Pipeline Co.	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.; Notice of Compliance Filing Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Errata Notice Symbiotics, LLC, et al.; correction	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Compliance Filing Texas Eastern Transmission, LP	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Electricity export and import authorizations, permits, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Application To Export Electric Energy; Wisconsin Public Service Corporation Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPSC) has applied to renew its authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC California Independent System Operator Corporation; Notice of Technical Conference California Independent System Operator Corp.; technical conference	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Market-Based Rates for Public Utilities; Notice Inviting Comments Market-based rates	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Environmental Protection Agency

Air programs; State authority delegations:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Delegation of Authority to Louisiana The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) has submitted updated regulations for receiving delegation of EPA authority for implementation and enforcement of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs) for certain...	Rule	Dec 15, 2004
Environmental Protection Agency Approval of the Clean Air Act Section 112(l) Program for Hazardous Air Pollutants and Delegation of Authority to the State of Louisiana The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) has submitted a request for receiving delegation of EPA authority for implementation and enforcement of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs) for all sources (both...	Proposed Rule	Dec 15, 2004

Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Disulfoton (Di-Syston 15G); Notice of Receipt of Request to Voluntarily Terminate Certain Uses In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of a request by the registrant to voluntarily terminate the following uses of the 15% granular formu...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Environmental Protection Agency Pesticide Product; Registration Applications This notice announces receipt of applications to register pesticide products containing new active ingredients not included in any previously registered products pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency 2,4-D; Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Permanent Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food This notice announces the filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week, 2004 Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week (Proc. 7854)	Presidential Document	Dec 15, 2004

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission 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(s), as required by th...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval The Federal Communications Commissions, 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...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Common carrier services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Facilitating the Provision of Spectrum-Based Services to Rural Areas and Promoting Opportunities for Rural Telephone Companies To Provide Spectrum-Based Services In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) examines ways of amending its spectrum regulations and policies to promote the more rapid and efficient deployment of quality spectrum-based services in rural areas. In particular,...	Proposed Rule	Dec 15, 2004
Federal Communications Commission Facilitating the Provision of Spectrum-Based Services to Rural Areas and Promoting Opportunities for Rural Telephone Companies To Provide Spectrum-Based Services In this document, the Federal Communications Commission ("Commission") modifies certain regulations and policies to facilitate the deployment of wireless services in rural areas. The Commission establishes the definition for "rural areas" in the cont...	Rule	Dec 15, 2004
Federal Communications Commission Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service In this document, the Commission addresses various petitions for reconsideration filed in response to the rules adopted in the First Report and Order and the Fourth Order on Reconsideration. We grant, in part, a petition filed by American Public Comm...	Rule	Dec 15, 2004

Digital television stations; table of assignments:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Digital Television Broadcast Service; Honolulu, HI The Commission, at the request of Pacifica Broadcasting Company, licensee of noncommercial educational station KALO(TV), substitutes DTV channel 10c for DTV channel 39c. See 69 FR 34112, June 18, 2004. DTV channel *10c can be allotted to Honolulu i...	Rule	Dec 15, 2004

Radio stations; table of assignments:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Ammon, ID This document seeks comment on a petition for rulemaking filed by Justin Robinson Union proposing the allotment of Channel 283A at Ammon, Idaho as the community's first local aural transmission service. Channel 283A can be allotted at a site 3.5 kilo...	Proposed Rule	Dec 15, 2004
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Corydon and Morganfield, KY This document seeks comment on a petition for rulemaking filed by Union County Broadcasting Co., Inc., licensee of Station WMSK-FM, Morganfield, Kentucky proposing the substitution of Channel 237C3 for Channel 237A at Morganfield and the reallotment...	Proposed Rule	Dec 15, 2004
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Clatskanie, OR; Ilwaco and Long Beach, WA This document requests comments on a petition filed by Portmeirion Partners ("Petitioner") proposing the allotment of Channel 225C3 at Clatskanie, Oregon, as the community's first local service. Channel 225C3 can be allotted to Clatskanie, consistent...	Proposed Rule	Dec 15, 2004

Federal Maritime Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Notice of Agreements Filed Agreements filed, etc.	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Ocean transportation intermediary licenses:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Reissuances DRT International, Inc., et al.	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Revocations Eagle Pacific Corp. et al.	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies Change in bank control	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Health and Human Services Department

Medical devices:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Medical Devices; Availability of Safety and Effectiveness Summaries for Premarket Approval Applications The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is publishing a list of premarket approval applications (PMAs) that have been approved. This list is intended to inform the public of the availability of safety and effectiveness summaries of approved PMAs throu...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders and Genetic Diseases in Newborns and Children; Notice of Meeting Heritable Disorders and Genetic Diseases in Newborns and Children Advisory Committee	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Meeting National Cancer Institute	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Nursing Research; Notice of Meeting National Institute of Nursing Research	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Library of Medicine; Notice of Meetings National Library of Medicine	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Scientific Review Center	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request Notice of 60-Day Information Collection Under Review, OMB Emergency Approval Requested: H-1B Data Collection and Filing Fee Exemption, Form No. I-129W.	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Anchorage regulations and ports and waterways safety:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Anchorage Grounds and Safety Zone; Delaware River The Coast Guard proposes to establish a permanent safety zone and to modify Anchorage 6 off Deepwater Point, Anchorage 7, off Marcus Hook, and Anchorage 9, near the entrance to Mantua Creek on the Delaware River in the area of the Marcus Hook Range C...	Proposed Rule	Dec 15, 2004

Drawbridge operations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Mississippi River, Iowa, and Illinois The Coast Guard is changing the regulation governing the Rock Island Railroad & Highway Drawbridge, across the Upper Mississippi River at Mile 482.9, at Rock Island, Illinois. The drawbridge need not open for river traffic and may remain in the close...	Rule	Dec 15, 2004
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Taunton River, MA The Coast Guard proposes to change the drawbridge operating regulations governing the operation of the Brightman Street Bridge, mile 1.8, across the Taunton River between Fall River and Somerset, Massachusetts. This proposed change to the drawbridge...	Proposed Rule	Dec 15, 2004
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Long Island, New York Inland Waterway from East Rockaway Inlet to Shinnecock Canal, NY The Coast Guard proposes to change the drawbridge operating regulations governing the operation of the Long Beach Bridge, at mile 4.7, across Reynolds Channel New York. This notice of proposed rulemaking would allow the Long Beach Bridge to remain cl...	Proposed Rule	Dec 15, 2004

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA National Emergency Management Information System-Mitigation Electronic Grants Management System; Privacy Act System of Record Pursuant to the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Homeland Security, Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency is establishing a new system of records entitled National E...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Trade name recordation applications:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCBP CBP Decisions; Application for Recordation of Trade Name: “Precision Instrument Manifolds” Application has been filed pursuant to Sec. 133.12, Customs Regulations (19 CFR 133.12), for recordation under section 42 of the Act of July 5, 1946, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1124), of the trade name "PRECISION INSTRUMENT MANIFOLDS," used by DYNAMIC Con...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Preauthorized Debit (PAD) Request 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 15, 2004
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: Notice of Funding Availability for the Urban Scholar Fellowship Program The proposed information collection requirement described below will be 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 proposa...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; HUD's Affordable Communities Award 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 15, 2004

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2004; Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Program This document identifies the doctoral students selected for funding under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant (DDRG) Program. The DDRG program enables Ph.D. candidates to complete their research and dissertations on topics...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Mortgage and loan insurance programs:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program; Insurance for Mortgages To Refinance Existing HECMs and Reduced Initial Mortgage Insurance Premiums (MIP) On March 25, 2004, HUD published an interim rule implementing certain statutory changes to the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program made by section 201 of the American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000 (AHEOA). Among other...	Rule	Dec 15, 2004

Public and Indian housing:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Demolition or Disposition of Public Housing Projects This proposed rule revises HUD's regulations governing demolition or disposition of public housing projects. This rule establishes the general and specific requirements for HUD approval of demolition or disposition applications, relocation of residen...	Proposed Rule	Dec 15, 2004

Interior Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BOR Water Transfer Program for the San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority, 2005 to 2014 Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and the San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority (Exchange Contractors) have prepared...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

No documents available.

Interior Board of Land Appeals; Hearings and Appeals Office:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Proposed Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Pilot Referral Program for Interior Board of Land Appeals The Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA), Department of the Interior (DOI), in collaboration with DOI's Office of Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution (CADR) and the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution, has developed an altern...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale of Public Lands The following described public lands in New Mexico, San Juan County, New Mexico have been examined and found suitable for sale to the City of Bloomfield for an industrial park, utilizing non- competitive procedures, at not less than the fair market v...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Recreation management restrictions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Emergency Closure Under the authority of 43 CFR 8364.1 and 43 CFR 9268.3(d) notice is hereby given that an emergency closure to the discharge or use of a firearm or dangerous weapons for the purpose of target shooting is in effect, as of the publication date of this n...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission In the Matter of Certain Pet Food Treats; Notice of Decision To Review an Initial Determination Finding Respondent TsingTao China in Default Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination (ID) issued by the presiding administrative law judge (ALJ) in the above- captioned investigation finding respondent TsingTao Sh...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Justice Department

Records and reports of listed chemicals and certain machines:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > DEA Exemption of Chemical Mixtures On September 16, 1998, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) (63 FR 49506) that proposed new regulations concerning chemical mixtures that contain any of the 34 listed chemicals subject to DEA cont...	Rule	Dec 15, 2004

Labor Department

Employee benefit plans; class exemptions:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > EBSA Proposed Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 80-26 (PTE 80-26) For Certain Interest Free Loans to Employee Benefit Plans This document contains a notice of pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of a proposed amendment to PTE 80- 26. PTE 80-26 is a class exemption that permits parties in interest with respect to employee benefit plans to make certain...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Research Misconduct; Statement of Policy; Technical Correction On Friday, September 12, 2003 (Federal Register/Vol. 68, No. 177) USDOL published its policies implementing the Federal Policy on Research Misconduct issued by the Executive Office of the President's Office of Science and Technology on December 6, 20...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

National Archives and Records Administration

Records management:

Title	Type	Published
National Archives and Records Administration Records Management; Unscheduled Records NARA is revising our regulations to allow unscheduled records to be transferred to records storage facilities. These changes will allow agencies to transfer unscheduled records in a timely manner.	Rule	Dec 15, 2004

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Broadening Scope of Access Authorization and Facility Security Clearance Regulations The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) is proposing to amend its regulations to broaden the scope of the regulations applicable to persons who may require access to classified information, to include persons who may need access in conn...	Proposed Rule	Dec 15, 2004
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Broadening Scope of Access Authorization and Facility Security Clearance Regulations The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) is amending its regulations to broaden the scope of the regulations applicable to persons who may require access to classified information, to include persons who may need access in connection wit...	Rule	Dec 15, 2004
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Multi-employer plans:

Title	Type	Published
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Required Interest Rate Assumption for Determining Variable-Rate Premium; Interest Assumptions for Multiemployer Plan Valuations Following Mass Withdrawal This notice informs the public of the interest rates and assumptions to be used under certain Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation regulations. These rates and assumptions are published elsewhere (or can be derived from rates published elsewhere), bu...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Single-employer plans:

Title	Type	Published
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulations on Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans and Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans prescribe interest assumptions for valuing and paying benefits under terminating single-e...	Rule	Dec 15, 2004

Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application of Plymouth Rubber Company To Withdraw Its Class A and Class B Common Stock, $.01 par Value, From Listing and Registration on the American Stock Exchange LLC File No. 1-05197 Plymouth Rubber Company, Inc.	Notice	Dec 15, 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 Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. To Restrict a Designated Primary Market-Maker's Ability To Charge a Brokerage Commission Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto and Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval to Amendments No. 2 and 3 Thereto by the International Securities Exchange, Inc. To Establish Rules Implementing a Price Improvement Mechanism International Securities Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Relating to Certificate of Designation for Preferred Stock of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Small Business Administration

Small business size standards:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Small Business Size Standards: Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule The U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is granting a waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for General Aviation Turboprop Aircraft With Six Or More Passenger Seats. The basis for waivers is that no small business manufacturers are supplying these...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federa...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Establishment to Class E Airspace; Mount Vernon, TX This action establishes the Class E airspace area at Franklin County Airport, Mount Vernon, TX (F53) to provide adequate controlled airspace for the area navigation (RNAV) global positioning system (GPS) standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP).	Rule	Dec 15, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Modification to Class E Airspace; Mena, AR This action revises the Class E airspace area at Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport, Mena, AR (M39) to provide adequate controlled airspace for the redesigned Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) and the new Instrument Landing System (ILS) and Localizer (L...	Rule	Dec 15, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Establishment to Class E Airspace; Melbourne, AR This action establishes the Class E airspace area at Melbourne Muni--John E Miller Field, Melbourne, AR (42A) to provide adequate controlled airspace for the area navigation (RNAV) global positioning system (GPS) standard instrument approach procedur...	Rule	Dec 15, 2004

Aeronautical land-use assurance; waivers:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To Release Airport Property at Nick Wilson Field, Pocahontas, AR The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the release of land at Nick Wilson Field under the provisions of title 49 United States Code, section 47153.	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Hazardous materials:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > RSPA Hazardous Materials; Prohibition on the Transportation of Primary Lithium Batteries and Cells Aboard Passenger Aircraft To protect life and property, RSPA (we), working closely with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), is issuing an interim final rule imposing a limited prohibition on offering for transportation and transportation of primary (non-rechargeable) l...	Rule	Dec 15, 2004

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Transportation Department > NHTSA Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Door Locks and Door Retention Components and Side Impact Protection We are proposing to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 206, Door locks and door retention components, in order to add and update requirements and test procedures and to harmonize with the world's first global technical regulation...	Proposed Rule	Dec 15, 2004
Transportation Department > NHTSA Unified Marine, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Unified Marine, Inc.	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application 05-07-C-00-DLH To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Duluth International Airport, Duluth, MN The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Duluth International Airport under the provisions of the 49 U.S.C. 40117 and part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Montgomery Regional Airport (Dannelly Field), Montgomery, AL The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Montgomery Regional Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Bud...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > OTS Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request-Application for Issuance of Subordinated Debt Securities/Notice of Issuance of Subordinated Debt or Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing information collections, as required by the Paperw...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Treasury Department > OTS Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request-Minority Thrift Certification Form The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing information collections, as required by the Paperw...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Treasury Department > OTS Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request-Application Processing Fees The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing information collections, as required by the Paperw...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Treasury Department > OTS Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request-Electronic Operations The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing information collections, as required by the Paperw...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Treasury Department > OTS Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request-Management Official Interlocks The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing information collections, as required by the Paperw...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004
Treasury Department > OTS Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request-Procedures for Monitoring Bank Secrecy Act The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing information collections, as required by the Paperw...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Veterans Affairs Department

Medical benefits:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Reasonable Charges for Inpatient DRG and SNF Medical Services; 2005 Calendar Year Update Section 17.101 of Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations sets forth the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical regulations concerning "reasonable charges" for medical care or services provided or furnished by VA to a veteran: <bullet> For a...	Notice	Dec 15, 2004

Vocational rehabilitation and education:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Increase in Rates Payable Under the Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty By statute, the monthly rates of basic educational assistance payable under the Montgomery GI Bill--Active Duty program must be adjusted each fiscal year. In accordance with the statutory formula, the regulations governing rates of basic educational...	Rule	Dec 15, 2004

Federal Register December 15, 2004

Agencies Publishing on December 15, 2004

Agriculture Department

Meetings:

Commerce Department

Coastal zone management programs and estuarine sanctuaries:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Fishery conservation and management:

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

Permits:

Defense Department

Acquisition regulations:

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

Recommendations:

Energy Department

Acquisition regulations:

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Electricity export and import authorizations, permits, etc.:

Meetings:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Environmental Protection Agency

Air programs; State authority delegations:

Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:

Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:

Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Digital television stations; table of assignments:

Radio stations; table of assignments:

Federal Maritime Commission

Ocean transportation intermediary licenses:

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Health and Human Services Department

Medical devices:

Meetings:

Homeland Security Department

Anchorage regulations and ports and waterways safety:

Drawbridge operations:

Privacy Act:

Trade name recordation applications:

Housing and Urban Development Department

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

Mortgage and loan insurance programs:

Public and Indian housing:

Interior Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Interior Board of Land Appeals; Hearings and Appeals Office:

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Recreation management restrictions, etc.:

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Justice Department

Records and reports of listed chemicals and certain machines:

Labor Department

Employee benefit plans; class exemptions:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

National Archives and Records Administration

Records management:

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Multi-employer plans:

Single-employer plans:

Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Small Business Administration

Small business size standards:

Transportation Department

Aeronautical land-use assurance; waivers:

Hazardous materials:

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

Treasury Department

Veterans Affairs Department

Medical benefits:

Vocational rehabilitation and education:

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