February 8, 2005 (Volume 70)

Federal Register February 8, 2005

View all documents issued on February 8, 2005. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

164 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on February 8, 2005

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Agricultural Marketing Service

Agency designation actions:

No documents available.

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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Through this action, the Rural Housing Service (RHS) is revising and clarifying the definition for an existing dwelling and a new dwelling or unit, removing specific dollar limits with regards to insurance deductible clauses, and establishing the amo...
Rule Feb 08, 2005

Agency designation actions:

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GIPSA requests comments on the applicant for designation to provide official services in Southwest Arizona.
Notice Feb 08, 2005
GIPSA requests comments on the applicants for designation to provide official services in the unassigned areas of South Texas.
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Cherries (sweet) grown in

Title Type Published
The Agricultural Marketing Service published in the Federal Register on January 14, 2005, a Secretary's Decision and Referendum Order on proposed amendments to the Washington sweet cherry marketing order. This docket corrects the representative perio...
Proposed Rule Feb 08, 2005

Livestock and poultry disease control:

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We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the general indemnity regulations to provide for the payment of indemnity to owners for fish destroyed because of spring viremia of carp. We also amended the interstate mov...
Rule Feb 08, 2005

Meat and poultry inspection:

Title Type Published
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is adding Slovakia to the list of countries eligible to export meat products to the United States. Reviews of Slovakia's laws, regulations, and other written materials show that its meat processing system...
Rule Feb 08, 2005

Meetings:

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The Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board (NFAB) has cancelled its February 16, 2005 meeting because of delays in the Board's re-chartering process. The next scheduled meeting is Wednesday, March 16, 2005, as previously announced, subject to suc...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Plant-related quarantine, domestic:

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We are proposing to amend the Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual, which is incorporated by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations, to allow leaves of the California bay laurel (Umbellularia californica) to be treated with vacuum h...
Proposed Rule Feb 08, 2005

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Feb 08, 2005
The Department of Commerce, 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 collections, a...
Notice Feb 08, 2005
The Department of Commerce, 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 collections, a...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Antidumping:

Title Type Published
On August 6, 2004, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on individually quick frozen red raspberries from Chile. We gave interested parties an oppor...
Notice Feb 08, 2005
On November 17, 2004, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") published a notice of preliminary results of the full sunset review of the antidumping duty order on certain stainless steel sheet and strip in coils ("SSSS") from Mexico pursuant to...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Fishery conservation and management:

Title Type Published
NMFS proposes 2005 specifications for the Atlantic bluefish fishery, including state-by-state commercial quotas, a recreational harvest limit, and recreational possession limits for Atlantic bluefish off the East Coast of the United States. The inten...
Proposed Rule Feb 08, 2005

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published a document in the Federal Register on January 5, 2005, announcing the availability of funds for Small Grants Programs. On December 27, 2004, NIST published two documents in the Feder...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Information processing standards, Federal:

Title Type Published
The purpose of this notice is to announce that the Secretary of Commerce has approved the withdrawal of seventeen (17) Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Publications. These FIPS are being withdrawn because they are obsolete, or have not...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Marine mammals:

Title Type Published
NMFS has received an application from ConocoPhillips Alaska (CPA) for an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to conducting on-ice vibroseis seismic operations from Milne Point to the eastern cha...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Commodity Exchange Act:

Title Type Published
On February 4, 2003, in response to a petition from the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. ("NYMEX" or "Exchange") the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("Commission"), issued an order \1\ pursuant to Section 1a(12)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Ac...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

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

Title Type Published
On Thursday, February 3, 2005, a majority of the Board of Directors (Board) of the Corporation for National and Community Service (Corporation) voted, pursuant to 45 CFR 2505.4, to close public observation for a meeting on February 7, 2005. The meeti...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Education Department logo Education Department

Title Type Published
The Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Equitrans, L.P.
Notice Feb 08, 2005
Equitrans, L.P.
Notice Feb 08, 2005
Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC
Notice Feb 08, 2005
Neshkoro Power Associates, LLC
Notice Feb 08, 2005
Northern Natural Gas Co.
Notice Feb 08, 2005
Paiute Pipeline Co.
Notice Feb 08, 2005
Texas Gas Transmission, LLC
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Wind energy in wholesale electricity markets; assessment; technical conference
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is taking final action to approve the Limited Maintenance Plan (LMP) for Yakima PM-10 nonattainment area (Yakima NAA) in the State of Washington and grant a request by the State to redesignate the Y...
Rule Feb 08, 2005

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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This notice announces EPA's plan to establish a comprehensive framework for making decisions about the extent to which it will consider or rely on certain types of research with human participants. Among other actions the plan provides for: Issuing p...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Farm Credit Administration logo Farm Credit Administration

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)), of the regular meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board (Board).
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104-13. An agency may not condu...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Common carrier service:

Title Type Published
The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau ("WTB" or "Bureau") announces additional details of the link registration process for the 71-76, 81-86, 92-94.0 and 94.1-95 GHz bands. This public notice also establishes February 8, 2005, as the date on which t...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Common carrier services:

Title Type Published
This document solicits public comment on the impact of certain provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and Commission rules on competition in the multichannel video programming distribution market. The Commission is required by legi...
Rule Feb 08, 2005
This document announces the procedures and minimum opening bids for the upcoming auction of 4,226 Multiple Address Systems (MAS) licenses in the Fixed Microwave Services from the 928/959 and 932/941 MHz bands. This document is intended to familiarize...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Freedom of Information Act; implementation:

Title Type Published
The Federal Communications Commission is modifying a section of the Commission's rules that implement the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Fee Schedule. This modification pertains to the charge for recovery of the full, allowable direct costs of sea...
Rule Feb 08, 2005

Radio services, special:

Title Type Published
This document announces that the information collection requirements adopted in the 800 MHz Report and Order are effective upon publication of this document in the Federal Register.
Rule Feb 08, 2005
This document clarifies and revises the technical and procedural measures that it adopted in a Report and Order on July 8, 2004 to address the ongoing and growing problem of interference to public safety communications in the 800 MHz band. In the Rep...
Rule Feb 08, 2005

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Background Notice is hereby given of the final approval of proposed information collection(s) by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) under OMB delegated authority, as per 5 CFR 1320.16 (OMB Regulations on Controlling Paperwor...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on a proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish notice...
Notice Feb 08, 2005
Federal claims; interest rates on overdue debts
Notice Feb 08, 2005
The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. F...
Notice Feb 08, 2005
The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. F...
Notice Feb 08, 2005
The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. F...
Notice Feb 08, 2005
The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. F...
Notice Feb 08, 2005
Notice of program exclusions.
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers Program
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public hearing to consider the process by which institutional review boards (IRBs) obtain and review information on adverse events that occur during the conduct of clinical investigations. FDA is...
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Cancer Institute
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Cancer Institute
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Cancer Institute
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Cancer Institute
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Cancer Institute
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Cancer Institute
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Cancer Institute
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Cancer Institute
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Cancer Institute
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Cancer Institute
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Cancer Institute
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Cancer Institute
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Cancer Institute
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Institute of Mental Health
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Institute of Mental Health
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Institute of Nursing Research
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Institute of Nursing Research
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Institute on Aging
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Library of Medicine
Notice Feb 08, 2005
National Library of Medicine
Notice Feb 08, 2005
Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee
Notice Feb 08, 2005
Scientific Counselors Board
Notice Feb 08, 2005
Scientific Review Center
Notice Feb 08, 2005

National Toxicology Program:

Title Type Published
Agents, substances, mixtures, and exposure circumstances for listing or delisting
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Native American programs:

Title Type Published
The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) herein describes its issuance of final interpretive rules, general statements of policy and rules of agency procedure or practice relating to the Social and Economic Development Strategies (SEDS), Languag...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry (<greek-i>173) entitled "Guidance for Industry: Animal Drug Sponsor Fees Under the Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA)." This guidance describes how FDA int...
Notice Feb 08, 2005
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Clinical Lactation Studies--Study Design, Data Analysis, and Recommendations for Labeling." This guidance discusses agency recommendation...
Notice Feb 08, 2005
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance entitled "S8 Immunotoxicity Studies for Human Pharmaceuticals." The draft guidance was prepared under the auspices of the International Conference on Harmonisat...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this request for comments announces that the Coast Guard has forwarded one Information Collection Report (ICR)--1625-0004, United States Coast Guard Academy Application and Supplemental Forms--a...
Notice Feb 08, 2005
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this request for comments announces that the Coast Guard has forwarded one Information Collection Report (ICR)--1625-0006, Shipping Articles-- abstracted below, to the Office of Information and...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), MMS is inviting comments on a collection of information that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The information collection request (ICR) conce...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 25 CFR 514.1(a)(3), that the National Indian Gaming Commission has adopted preliminary annual fee rates of 0.00% for tier 1 and 0.059% (.00059) for tier 2 for calendar year 2005. These rates shall apply to all asse...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions:

Title Type Published
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Illinois regulatory program (Illinois program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act)....
Proposed Rule Feb 08, 2005
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Iowa regulatory program (Iowa program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Iowa pro...
Proposed Rule Feb 08, 2005
We are approving, with certain exceptions, a proposed amendment to the West Virginia regulatory program (the West Virginia program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). West Virginia proposed revisions to t...
Rule Feb 08, 2005

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

Title Type Published
This notice publishes the Approval of the Tribal-State Compacts between the Chickasaw Nation, the Quapaw Tribe and the State of Oklahoma.
Notice Feb 08, 2005

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title Type Published
Revised schedule for the subject review.
Notice Feb 08, 2005
The Commission invites comments from the public, including but not limited to interested parties, on whether changed circumstances exist sufficient to warrant the institution of investigations pursuant to section 751(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Adjustment assistance:

Title Type Published
BASF Corp.
Notice Feb 08, 2005
Boston Scientific
Notice Feb 08, 2005
Dana Undies
Notice Feb 08, 2005
DeVlieg Bullard II, Inc.
Notice Feb 08, 2005
Electronic Data Systems Corp.
Notice Feb 08, 2005
Gale Group, Inc.
Notice Feb 08, 2005
Gasque Plumbing Co.
Notice Feb 08, 2005
Kemet Electronics Corp.
Notice Feb 08, 2005
Standard Corp.
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Aliens:

Title Type Published
The regulation to implement the re-engineered permanent foreign labor certification program (PERM) was published in the Federal Register on December 27, 2004, with an effective date of March 28, 2005. See 69 FR 77326. The Employment and Training Admi...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance:

Title Type Published
Ericsson, Inc.
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title Type Published
The trade adjustment assistance program operates under the Trade Act of 1974 to furnish program benefits to domestic workers adversely affected in their employment by imports of articles which are like or are directly competitive with articles produc...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Library of Congress logo Library of Congress

Copyright royalty funds:

Title Type Published
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is announcing the termination of the proceeding to determine reasonable rates and terms for two compulsory licenses for the period beginning January 1, 2005, and ending on December 31, 2006. One license...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

National Archives and Records Administration logo National Archives and Records Administration

Title Type Published
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice at least once monthly of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). Once approved by NARA, records schedules provide mandatory instru...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities logo National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This action corrects a notice published in the Federal Register on February 2, 2005, at 70 FR 5494. In that notice, the time and date of the Fourth Meeting of National Museum and Library Services Board was inadvertently published as 9 a.m. to 12:30 p...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

N
National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a notice of requests to modify permits issued to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Ac...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Proposal review
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval System (EDGAR):

Title Type Published
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) is adopting revisions to the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval System (EDGAR) Filer Manual to reflect updates to the EDGAR system. The revisions are being made primarily to supp...
Rule Feb 08, 2005
We are adopting rule amendments to enable registrants to submit voluntarily supplemental tagged financial information using the eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) format as exhibits to specified EDGAR filings under the Securities Exchange...
Rule Feb 08, 2005

Self-regulatory organizations:

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Title Type Published
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), agencies are required to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying th...
Notice Feb 08, 2005
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), agencies are required to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying th...
Notice Feb 08, 2005
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), agencies are required to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying th...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

State Department logo State Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Public Diplomacy, U.S. Advisory Commission
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Rail carriers:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
CSX Transportation, Inc.
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace area in the Harrisburg, PA metropolitan area. The development of multiple area navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) for numerous airports within the Harrisburg, PA metropo...
Proposed Rule Feb 08, 2005

Airport noise compatibility program:

Title Type Published
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its determination that the Noise Exposure Maps submitted by the American Samoa Government, Department of Port Administration for Pago Pago International Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 475...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
This notice proposes special conditions for the Boeing Model 747SP airplane. This airplane, as modified by L-3 Communications/ Integrated Systems of Waco, Texas, will have novel and unusual design features associated with cryogenic systems using liqu...
Proposed Rule Feb 08, 2005

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The purpose of this notice is to announce a voluntary program for approval of maritime security training courses under the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (MTSA). Training providers wishing to receive course approval are invited to submi...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of the RTCA Government/Industry Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee.
Notice Feb 08, 2005
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 200: Integrated Modular Avionics.
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

Title Type Published
The FAA proposes to rule and invites pubilc comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport under the provisions of the 49 U.S.C. 40117 and part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

Rail carriers:

No documents available.

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice announces NHTSA's publication of a technical report summarizing and comparing the findings in 38 Assessments of State programs to control impaired driving. The report's title is Impaired-Driving Program Assessments--A Summary of Recommend...
Notice Feb 08, 2005

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