Federal Register December 27, 2004 (Volume 69)

Agencies Publishing on December 27, 2004

Agriculture Department (4)
Commerce Department (19)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (2)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (4)
Defense Department (5)
Energy Department (13)
Environmental Protection Agency (1)
Executive Office of the President (3)
Federal Communications Commission (5)
Federal Reserve System (3)
General Services Administration (1)
Health and Human Services Department (10)
Homeland Security Department (4)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (11)
International Trade Commission (2)
Justice Department (1)
Labor Department (5)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (0)
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National Council on Disability (1)
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National Transportation Safety Board (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (0)
Personnel Management Office (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (5)
Social Security Administration (1)
Surface Transportation Board (2)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (1)
Transportation Department (10)
Treasury Department (9)
Veterans Affairs Department (1)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FSA Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intent of the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to request an extension of a currently approved information collection used in support of the Standards for Approval of Voluntee...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Agriculture Department > AMS Notice of Opportunity to Participate in the Lamb Promotion, Research, and Information Program Referendum The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing that a referendum will be conducted under the Lamb Promotion, Research, and Information Order (Order) to determine whether those persons voting favor the continuance of the Order.	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Agriculture Department > AMS Lamb Promotion and Research Program: Procedures for the Conduct of a Referendum This final rule establishes procedures the Department of Agriculture (USDA) will use in conducting the required referendum, as well as future referendums, for the Lamb Promotion, Research, and Information Order (Order) authorized under the Commodity...	Rule	Dec 27, 2004

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Freds Fire Restoration, Eldorado National Forest, El Dorado County, CA In October 2004, the Freds Fire burned approximately 7,700 acres on the Eldorado National Forest and on private timberlands. The project area for this analysis is the approximately 4,600 acre portion of the Freds Fire on National Forest System lands....	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Commerce Department

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

Antidumping and countervailing duties:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with November anniversary dates. In accordance with the Department's regulations, w...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Commerce Department > ITA Sugar from the European Union, Belgium, France and Germany; Extension of Time Limits for the Preliminary and Final Results of Sunset Reviews of Countervailing and Antidumping Duty Orders Preliminary and final results extension	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Honey From Argentina: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review In response to requests by interested parties, the Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping order of honey from Argentina. The review covers seven firms. The period of review (POR) is December...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Correction to Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review; and Notice of Correction to Notice of Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and Rescission of Certain Company-Specific Reviews: Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada Canada; correction	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Commerce Department > ITA Honey From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results, Partial Rescission, and Extension of Final Results of Second Antidumping Duty Administrative Review In response to requests from interested parties, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") is conducting the second administrative review of the antidumping duty order on honey from the People's Republic of China ("PRC"). The period of review ("P...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination: Purified Carboxymethylcellulose From Finland The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily determines that purified carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) from Finland is being sold, or is likely to be sold, in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV), as provided in section 733 of th...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Commerce Department > ITA Drafting Machines and Parts Thereof from Japan: Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order On October 1, 2004, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") initiated a second sunset review of the antidumping duty order on drafting machines and parts thereof from Japan. See Initiation of Five-year ("Sunset") Reviews, 69 FR 58890 (October 1...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination: Purified Carboxymethylcellulose From Mexico Mexico	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination: Purified Carboxymethylcellulose From the Netherlands The U.S. Department of Commerce ("the Department") preliminarily determines that purified carboxymethylcellulose ("CMC") from the Netherlands is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value, as provided in section 733(...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination: Purified Carboxymethylcellulose From Sweden The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily determines that purified carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) from Sweden is being sold, or is likely to be sold, in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV), as provided in section 733 of the...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Export privileges, actions affecting:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department In the Matters of: Yaudat Mustafa Talyi a.k.a. Yaudat Mustafa a.k.a. Joseph Talyi, 41 Chamale Cove East, Slidell, Louisiana 70460, Respondents; Decision and Order Talyi, Yaudat Mustafa	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a public hearing to solicit comments on "Draft Amendment 3 for Addressing EFH Requirements, Habitat Areas of Particular Concern (HAPCs), and Adverse Effects of Fishing in the Following...	Proposed Rule	Dec 27, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NIST Precision Measurement Grants Program; Availability of Funds The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces that the Precision Measurement Grants Program is soliciting applications for financial assistance for FY 2005. The Precision Measurement Grants Program is seeking proposals for signi...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Commerce Department > NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) Gaithersburg and Boulder Programs; Availability of Funds The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces that the 2005 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) Gaithersburg and Boulder programs are soliciting applications for financial assistance for FY 2005.	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee; Public Meetings Notice is hereby given of meetings of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC). This will be the first of two annual meetings to be held in fiscal year (FY) 2005 to review and advise on management policies for living marine resources. Agenda t...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Permits:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered Species; File No. 1494 Notice is hereby given that St. George's School, P.O. Box 1910, Newport, RI 02840 has been issued a permit to take loggerhead (Caretta caretta), green (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) and Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) sea tu...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NIST, Interior Department > USGS, Health and Human Services Department > FDA, Defense Department, Energy Department, Homeland Security Department, Environmental Protection Agency, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Multi-Agency Radiological Laboratory Analytical Protocols Manual The participating agencies are announcing the availability of the "Multi-Agency Radiological Laboratory Analytical Protocols" (MARLAP) Manual. The MARLAP Manual provides guidance for the planning, implementation, and assessment phases of projects tha...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Textile and apparel categories:

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Solicitation of Public Comments on Request for Textile and Apparel Safeguard Action on Imports From China The Committee has received a request from the National Council of Textile Organizations, the National Textile Association, the American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition, SEAMS, and UNITE HERE! (Requestors) asking the Committee to reapply the limi...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Designations under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provisions of the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has determined that certain woven, 100 percent cotton, napped fabrics, of the specifications detailed below, classified in the indicated subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule o...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Title	Type	Published
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Submission for OMB review; comment request Notice.	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Defense Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Defense Department > USA Proposed Collection; Comment Request In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Department of the Army announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether th...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Defense Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Title	Type	Published
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Overtime Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

No documents available.

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Alabama Power Company; Notice of Draft License Application and Preliminary Draft Environmental Assessment (PDEA) and Request for Preliminary Terms and Conditions Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Alabama Power Company; Notice of Draft License Application and Preliminary Draft Environmental Assessment (PDEA) and Request for Preliminary Terms and Conditions Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene, Protests, and Comments Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene, Protests, and Comments	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene, Protests, and Comments	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene, Protests, and Comments	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene, Protests, and Comments	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene, Protests, and Comments	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC ISO New England Inc., et al. Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, et al. Consumers of New England v. New England Power Pool; Notice of Compliance Filing ISO New England Inc., et al.	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Complaints filed:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC State of Alaska v. BP Pipelines (Alaska) Inc., Exxon Mobil Pipeline Co; Conoco Phillips Transportation Alaska, Inc; Phillip Transportation Alaska; Unocal Pipeline Co., Koch Alaska Pipeline Co.; Notice of Complaint Alaska, et al.	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Energy Department > FERC Anadarko Petroleum Corporation v. BP Pipelines (Alaska) Inc., ConocoPhillips Transportation Alaska, Inc., ExxonMobile Pipeline Company, Koch Alaska Pipeline Company LLC, Unocal Pipeline Company; Notice of Complaint Anadarko Petroleum Corp., et al.	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Energy Department > FERC ISO New England Inc., et al., Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, et al., the Consumers of New England v. New England Power Pool; Notice of Filing ISO New England Inc., et al.	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Vista del Sol LNG Terminal LP, Vista del Sol Pipeline LP; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Vista del Sol LNG Terminal Project Vista del Sol LNG Terminal LP et al.	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

No documents available.

Environmental Protection Agency

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; District of Columbia; VOC Emission Standards for AIM Coatings EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the District of Columbia (the District). This revision pertains to the volatile organic compound (VOC) emission standards for architectural and industrial maintenance...	Proposed Rule	Dec 27, 2004

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

No documents available.

Executive Office of the President

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Provision of Aviation Insurance Coverage for Commercial Air Carrier Service in Domestic and International Operations Aviation insurance coverage for commercial air carrier service in domestic and international operations (Presidential Determination No. 2005-15)	Presidential Document	Dec 27, 2004
Executive Office of the President To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act Cote dIvoire; termination of designation as sub-Saharan African beneficiary country (Proc. 7858)	Presidential Document	Dec 27, 2004

United States-Mexico Border Health Commission; designation as public international organization for purposes of the International Organizations

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Immunities Act (EO 13367)	Presidential Document	Dec 27, 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 27, 2004
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	Dec 27, 2004

Common carrier services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Rules and Regulations Implementing the Controlling of the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003; Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved for three years the information collections contained in the Commission's rules at Sec. 64.3100(a)(4), (d), (e), and (f). We also announce that now...	Rule	Dec 27, 2004
Federal Communications Commission Promoting Efficient Use of Spectrum Through Elimination of Barriers to the Development of Secondary Markets In this document, the Commission seeks comment on additional policies that could facilitate the development of advanced technologies, such as cognitive radio and "opportunistic use" devices. In particular, we request comment on whether additional rev...	Proposed Rule	Dec 27, 2004
Federal Communications Commission Promoting Efficient Use of Spectrum Through Elimination of Barriers to the Development of Secondary Markets In this document, the Federal Communications Commission ("Commission") adopts final rules that take additional steps to facilitate the development of more robust secondary markets in radio spectrum usage rights. In particular, the Commission builds u...	Rule	Dec 27, 2004

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Federal Open Market Committee:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Federal Open Market Committee; Domestic Policy Directive of November 10, 2004 Domestic policy directives	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Home mortgage disclosure (Regulation C):

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Home Mortgage Disclosure The Board is publishing a final rule amending the staff commentary that interprets the requirements of Regulation C (Home Mortgage Disclosure). The staff commentary is amended to increase the asset-size exemption threshold for depository institutions...	Rule	Dec 27, 2004

General Services Administration

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration Information Collection; GSA Form 3357, Appraisal of Fair Annual Parking Rate Per Space for Standard Level User Charge Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the General Services Administration has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a renewal of a currently approved infor...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; MedWatch: Food and Drug Administration Medical Products Reporting Program The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish noti...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Health and Human Services Department Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office of Management and Budget Approval; Guidance for Industry on Pharmacogenomics Data Submissions The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Guidance for Industry on Pharmacogenomics Data Submissions" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction A...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Exports: Notification and Recordkeeping Requirements The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish noti...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office of Management and Budget Approval; Infant Feeding Practices Study II The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Infant Feeding Practices Study II" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Health and Human Services Department Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Food additives:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Dietary Supplements; Premarket Notification for New Dietary Ingredient Notifications; Reopening of Comment Period The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reopening to February 1, 2005, the comment period for a notice that appeared in the Federal Register of October 20, 2004 (69 FR 61680). In the notice, FDA solicited comments on FDA's premarket notification pr...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > AHRQ Notice of Meetings Health Services Research Initial Review Group Committee	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Native American programs:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Notice of Public Comment on the Proposed Adoption of ANA Program Policies and Procedures Pursuant to section 814 of the Native American Programs Act of 1974; as amended, 42 U.S.C., 2991b-1, the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) herein describes its proposed interpretive rules, general statement of policy and rules of agency proce...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

No documents available.

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Random Drug Testing Rate for Covered Crewmembers The Coast Guard has set the calendar year 2005 minimum random drug testing rate at 50 percent of covered crewmembers. An evaluation of the 2003 Management Information System (MIS) data collection forms submitted by marine employers determined that ra...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department Open Meeting of National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) The National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) will meet on Tuesday, January 11, 2005, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hamilton Crowne Plaza in Washington, DC. The meeting will be open to the public. Limited seating will be available. Reservations...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Pollution:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department Dry Cargo Residue Discharges in the Great Lakes The Coast Guard announces that it has begun a rulemaking project for the regulation of non-hazardous and non-toxic dry cargo residue discharges by vessels operating on the Great Lakes. As part of the rulemaking project, the Coast Guard will conduct a...	Proposed Rule	Dec 27, 2004

Ports and waterways safety:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Safety Zone; Delaware River The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone in the Delaware River encompassing all waters from the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge to the Bellevue/Marcus Hook ship ranges at Buoy 2M, shoreline to shoreline. The temporary safety zone prohibits perso...	Rule	Dec 27, 2004

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

No documents available.

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Emergency Comment Request; Emergency Capital Repair Program The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comment...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Receipt of Applications for Permit The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species and/or marine mammals.	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Interior Department > FWS Issuance of Permits The following permits were issued.	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Interior Department > FWS Issuance of Permits The following permits were issued.	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Coal leases, exploration licenses, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Coal Lease Exploration License, WY Pursuant to section 2(b) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended by section 4 of the Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976, 90 Stat. 1083, 30 U.S.C. 201 (b), and to the regulations adopted at 43 CFR part 3410, all interested parties are...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Comprehensive conservation plans; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan for Necedah National Wildlife Refuge The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces that the final Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and Environmental Assessment (EA) is available for Necedah National Wildlife Refuge. This CCP is prepared pursuant to the National Wildlife Re...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Kern Brook Lamprey as Threatened or Endangered We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 90-day finding on a petition to list the Kern brook lamprey (Lampetra hubbsi) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. We find the petition and other information available did...	Proposed Rule	Dec 27, 2004
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List Three Species of Lampreys as Threatened or Endangered We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 90-day finding on a petition to list three species of lampreys: Pacific lamprey (Lampetra tridentata), western brook lamprey (Lampetra richardsoni), and river lamprey (Lampetra ayresii), as...	Proposed Rule	Dec 27, 2004
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Findings on Resubmitted Petitions To List the Southern Idaho Ground Squirrel, Sand Dune Lizard, and Tahoe Yellow Cress We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce our 12- month findings on resubmitted petitions to list the southern Idaho ground squirrel (Spermophilus brunneus endemicus), the sand dune lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus), and the Tahoe yellow cre...	Proposed Rule	Dec 27, 2004

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > MMS Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Alaska OCS Region, Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Sale 199, May 2006 The Secretary's approved 5-Year OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2002-2007 provides for two sales, Sales 191 and 199, to be held in the Cook Inlet program area. An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that covered both sales was prepared. For Sale...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Public Meeting, Idaho Falls District Resource Advisory Council Meeting In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho Falls District Resource Advisory Council (RAC), wi...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Interior Department > BLM Meeting Date Correction for Public Meeting: Northwest California Resource Advisory Council In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Northwest California Resource Advisory Council...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

No documents available.

International Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission In the Matter of Certain Pet Food Treats; Notice of Decision Not To Review an Initial Determination Granting United Pet Group's Motion for Summary Determination of Non-Infringement 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, granting the motion of United...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ATF Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested 60-day notice of information collection under review: a national repository for the collection and inventory of information related to arson and the criminal misuse of explosives.	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > DOL Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or con...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Labor Department > OSHA Subpart R (“Steel Erection”); 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 Subpart R of 29 CFR part 1926 ("Steel Erection"). This Subpart requires employers to: Notify designated parties, especially...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Labor Department > OSHA Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories 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 Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories Standard (29 CFR 1910.1450).	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Labor Department Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Aliens:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Labor Certification for the Permanent Employment of Aliens in the United States; Implementation of New System The Department of Labor (DOL) is amending its regulations governing the filing and processing of labor certification applications for the permanent employment of aliens in the United States to implement a new system for filing and processing such app...	Rule	Dec 27, 2004

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

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National Council on Disability

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Council on Disability Cultural Diversity Advisory Committee Meetings (Teleconference) Cultural Diversity Advisory Committee	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

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National Transportation Safety Board

Title	Type	Published
National Transportation Safety Board Notification and Reporting of Aircraft Accidents or Incidents and Overdue Aircraft, and Preservation of Aircraft Wreckage, Mail, Cargo, and Records The NTSB is proposing to amend 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 830, "Notification and Reporting of Aircraft Accidents or Incidents and Overdue Aircraft, and Preservation of Aircraft Wreckage, Mail, Cargo, and Records," to include certain ev...	Proposed Rule	Dec 27, 2004

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

No documents available.

Personnel Management Office

Absence and leave:

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Absence and Leave Sick leave used in computation of annuity; CFR correction	Rule	Dec 27, 2004

Securities and Exchange Commission

Securities:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation NMS The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") is reproposing rules under Regulation NMS and two amendments to the joint industry plans for disseminating market information. In addition to redesignating the national market system rules previou...	Proposed Rule	Dec 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 and Amendment No. 1 Thereto by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated Relating to Customer Portfolio and Cross-Margining Requirements Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change by NASD, Inc., Relating to Investment Company Portfolio Transactions National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 Thereto by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to Customer Portfolio and Cross-Margining Requirements New York Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to Remote Streaming Quote Traders Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Social Security Administration

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Rate for Attorney Fee Assessment Beginning in 2005 The Social Security Administration is announcing that the attorney-fee assessment percentage rate under section 206(d) of the Social Security Act (the Act), 42 U.S.C. 406(d), is 6.3 percent for 2005.	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Portland & Western Railroad, Inc.-Lease and Operation Exemption-Union Pacific Railroad Company Union Pacific Railroad Co.	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
DOT, STB Indiana & Ohio Railway Company-Trackage Rights Exemption-West Central Ohio Port Authority and Indiana & Ohio Central Railroad, Inc. West Central Ohio Port Authority et al.	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Harmonized Tariff Schedule:

Title	Type	Published
Trade Representative, Office of United States Modification of the Tariff-Rate Import Quota for Certain Cheeses This document modifies Additional U.S. Notes 2, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 25 to Chapter 4 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) to reflect the enlargement of the European Union (EU) to 25 countries on May 1, 2004.	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for extension of the...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; McGregor, MN This document proposes to establish Class E airspace at McGregor, MN. Standard Instrument Approach Procedures have been developed for McGregor/Isedor Iverson Airport, McGregor, MN. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the...	Proposed Rule	Dec 27, 2004

Air carrier certification and operations:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Pyrotechnic Signaling Device Requirements This direct final rule removes the requirement for a pyrotechnic signaling device required for aircraft operated for hire over water and beyond power-off gliding distance from shore for air carriers operating under part 121 unless it is part of a req...	Rule	Dec 27, 2004

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc RB211 Trent 800 Series Turbofan Engines The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211 Trent 800 series turbofan engines. This proposed AD would require initial and repetitive borescope inspections of the high pressure-and-intermediate pressure...	Proposed Rule	Dec 27, 2004

Coastwise trade laws; administrative waivers:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by Pub. L. 105-383 and Pub. L. 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstan...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by Pub. L. 105-383 and Pub. L. 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstan...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws As authorized by Pub. L. 105-383 and Pub. L. 107-295, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstanc...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Motor vehicle theft prevention standards; exemption petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming 1998 BMW 3 Series Passenger Cars Are Eligible for Importation This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that 1998 BMW 3 series passenger cars that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Approvals and Disapprovals The FAA publishes a monthly notice, as appropriate, of PFC approvals and disapprovals under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Pub. L. 101-508) and Par...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Mobile Live Fire Training Simulators The FAA issues regulations and prescribes standards for the training of aircraft rescue and fire fighters (ARFF) on United States airports certificated under 14 Code of Federal Regulations part 139. One of the requirements of part 139 is for all ARFF...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Office of the Undersecretary for Domestic Finance; Proposed Collection; Comment Request 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 take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Treasury Department > FinCEN Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Designation of Exempt Person Form FinCEN, a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury ("Treasury"), invites all interested parties to comment on its continuing collection of information through its "Designation of Exempt Person" form that is used by banks and other depository ins...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Treasury Department Office of the Undersecretary for Domestic Finance; Proposed Collection; Comment Request 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 take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Treasury Department Office of the Undersecretary for Domestic Finance; Proposed Collection; Comment Request 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 take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Treasury Department > FinCEN Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Money Services Business Survey The Department of the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN"), requires current information regarding the size, extent, income derived by and nature of the Money Services Business ("MSB") industry to more effectively regulate and in...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Income taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Section 707 Regarding Disguised Sales, Generally Correction	Correction	Dec 27, 2004

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > USMINT Notification of Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee 2005 Public Meetings Pursuant to Public Law 108-15, Sec. 103, the United States Mint announces the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) meetings for the calendar year 2005. These meetings are open to the public. The purpose of these meetings is to advise the Secret...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004
Treasury Department United States Mint; Notice of Meeting Pursuant to Public Law 108-15, sec. 103, the United States Mint announces the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) public meeting scheduled for January 25, 2005. The purpose of the meeting is to advise the Secretary of the Treasury on designs p...	Notice	Dec 27, 2004

Veterans Affairs Department

Compensation, pension, burial and related benefits:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Elections of Improved Pension; Old-Law and Section 306 Pension The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to reorganize and rewrite in plain language its regulations relating to its "old- law" and "section 306" pension programs, as well as its regulations concerning elections of improved pension. These rev...	Proposed Rule	Dec 27, 2004

Federal Register December 27, 2004

Agencies Publishing on December 27, 2004

Agriculture Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Commerce Department

Antidumping and countervailing duties:

Antidumping:

Export privileges, actions affecting:

Fishery conservation and management:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Permits:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

C Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Textile and apparel categories:

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Defense Department

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

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Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Complaints filed:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Environmental Protection Agency

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

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Executive Office of the President

United States-Mexico Border Health Commission; designation as public international organization for purposes of the International Organizations

Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Federal Open Market Committee:

Home mortgage disclosure (Regulation C):

General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Health and Human Services Department

Food additives:

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Native American programs:

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Homeland Security Department

Meetings:

Pollution:

Ports and waterways safety:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Housing and Urban Development Department

Interior Department

Coal leases, exploration licenses, etc.:

Comprehensive conservation plans; availability, etc.:

Endangered and threatened species:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Meetings:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Justice Department

Labor Department

Aliens:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

N National Council on Disability

Meetings:

N National Transportation Safety Board

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Personnel Management Office

Absence and leave:

Securities and Exchange Commission

Securities:

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Social Security Administration

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

T Trade Representative, Office of United States

Harmonized Tariff Schedule:

Transportation Department

Air carrier certification and operations:

Airworthiness directives:

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

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National Council on Disability

N
National Transportation Safety Board

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Trade Representative, Office of United States