March 31, 2005 (Volume 70)

Federal Register March 31, 2005

View all documents issued on March 31, 2005. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

108 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on March 31, 2005

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Farm Service Agency's (FSA) intention to request an extension from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an information collection process currently in effect w...
Notice Mar 31, 2005
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) are seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the extension of an approved information collec...
Notice Mar 31, 2005
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is seeking comments from interested individuals and organizations on a new information collection associated with transferring of farm records from one administrati...
Notice Mar 31, 2005
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to request a revision and extension of a currently approved information collection. This collection is necessary to...
Notice Mar 31, 2005
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on proposed information collections. The FNS-674 Form is a standard form used by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)...
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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This document announces assistance under the Farm Service Agency's Tree Assistance Program (TAP) regulations in 7 CFR part 783 as authorized by the Military Construction and Appropriations Act, 2005. The first part of this notice announces the availa...
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Loan and purchase programs:

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This rule sets forth the terms and conditions of the 2003/2004 Livestock Assistance Program (LAP) as provided for by the Military Construction Appropriations and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005. Under LAP, assistance will be...
Rule Mar 31, 2005

Nectarines and peaches grown in

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This rule revises the handling requirements for California nectarines and peaches by modifying the grade, size, maturity, and pack requirements for fresh shipments of these fruits, beginning with 2005 season shipments. This rule also authorizes conti...
Rule Mar 31, 2005

Plant-related quarantine, foreign:

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We are proposing to amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to list a number of fruits and vegetables from certain parts of the world as eligible, under specified conditions, for importation into the United States. Many of these fruits and vegeta...
Proposed Rule Mar 31, 2005

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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It has been determined by the NRCS State Conservationist for Iowa that changes must be made in the NRCS State Technical Guide specifically in Section 4, Practice Standards and Specifications <greek-i>328, Conservation Crop Rotation; <greek-i>330, Con...
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Antidumping:

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In response to a request from Qingdao Jinyongxiang Aquatic Foods Co., Ltd., the Department of Commerce initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on freshwater crawfish tail meat from the People's Republic of China for exports o...
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

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On March 1, 2005, the Department of Commerce (the "Department") published a notice in the Federal Register (70 FR 9916) announcing the formation of the Strengthening America's Communities Advisory Committee (the "Committee") and soliciting nomination...
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Environmental statements; record of decision:

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In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, NMFS announces the availability of a Record of Decision (ROD) regarding a final environmental impact statement(FEIS) that was prepared to determine whether future action is needed to m...
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Meetings:

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The Strengthening America's Communities Advisory Committee (the "Committee") will hold its first meeting on April 15, 2005 in Fresno, California. At this meeting, the Committee will discuss topics relating to the successful implementation of the Pres...
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Meetings:

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Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of a forthcoming meeting of the National Security Education Board Group of Advisors. The purpose of the meeting is to review and make recommendations to the Board concerning requirements establish...
Notice Mar 31, 2005
The Strategic Advisory Group (SAG) will meet in a closed session on April 25 and 26, 2005. The mission of the SAG is to provide timely advice on scientific, intelligence, technical, and policy- related issues to the Commander, U.S. Strategic Command,...
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Education Department logo Education Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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On January 28, 2005, we published in the Federal Register (70 FR 4107) a notice inviting applications for the Excellence in Economic Education program's FY 2005 competition. The original notice for this FY 2005 competition established a March 23, 200...
Notice Mar 31, 2005
Rehabilitation Continuing Education Programs
Notice Mar 31, 2005
Rehabilitation Continuing Education Programs
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

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CenterPoint Energy - Mississippi River Transmission Corp.
Notice Mar 31, 2005
CenterPoint Energy - Mississippi River Transmission Corp.
Notice Mar 31, 2005
CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Co.
Notice Mar 31, 2005
Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.
Notice Mar 31, 2005
Eastern Desert Power LLC
Notice Mar 31, 2005
FPL Energy Cowboy Wind, LLC
Notice Mar 31, 2005
Northern Maine Independent System Administrator, Inc.
Notice Mar 31, 2005
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
Notice Mar 31, 2005
Saltville Gas Storage Co. L.L.C.
Notice Mar 31, 2005
Zilkha Renewable Energy, LLC, et al.
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Complaints filed:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Promoting regional transmission planning and expansion to facilitate fuel diversity including expanded uses of coal-fired resources; technical conference
Notice Mar 31, 2005
Transmission independence and investment; technical conference
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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

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EPA is proposing to approve an amendment to the statewide NO<INF>X</INF> rule for the state of Missouri. This document summarizes the changes to the rule. This rule is a critical element in the state's plan to maintain the 1-hour ozone standard in th...
Proposed Rule Mar 31, 2005
EPA is approving revisions to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) and Operating Permits Program submitted by the state of Nebraska. These revisions provide or incorporate rules for predictive emissions monitoring (PEMS) in Chapter 34, delete obsolete...
Rule Mar 31, 2005
EPA proposes to approve revisions to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) and Operating Permits Program submitted by the state of Nebraska. These revisions provide or incorporate rules for Predictive Emissions Monitoring Systems (PEMS) in Chapter 34,...
Proposed Rule Mar 31, 2005
EPA is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revisions were submitted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) to establish and require rea...
Rule Mar 31, 2005
EPA is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revisions were submitted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) to establish and require rea...
Rule Mar 31, 2005
EPA is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revisions were submitted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) to establish and require rea...
Rule Mar 31, 2005
EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Pennsylvania for the purpose of establishing and requiring reasonably available control technology (RACT) for fifteen sources of nitrogen oxides. In the Fi...
Proposed Rule Mar 31, 2005
EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the purpose of establishing and requiring reasonably available control technology (RACT) for seven major sources of volatile organi...
Proposed Rule Mar 31, 2005
EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the purpose of establishing and requiring reasonably available control technology (RACT) for eleven major sources of volatile organ...
Proposed Rule Mar 31, 2005

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title Type Published
The FDIC is revising its securities disclosure regulations applicable to state nonmember banks with securities required to be registered under section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act). The interim final rule reflects amendment...
Rule Mar 31, 2005

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

Title Type Published
Antimalarial Drug Resistance and Prevention of Malaria During Pregnancy
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Meetings:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is canceling the meeting of the Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee scheduled for April 5, 2005. This meeting was announced in the Federal Register of March 9, 2005 (70 FR 11678).
Notice Mar 31, 2005
Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel
Notice Mar 31, 2005
Notice.
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of summaries of medical and clinical pharmacology reviews of pediatric studies submitted in supplements for AGRYLIN (anagrelide), CLOLAR (clofarabine), and DIFLUCAN (fluconazole)....
Notice Mar 31, 2005
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for review staff and industry entitled "Good Review Management Principles and Practices for PDUFA Products." This is one in a series of guidance documents that FDA ag...
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Automation program test:

Title Type Published
This notice announces a change to the merchandise eligibility requirements for participation in Remote Location Filing (RLF) Prototype Two. RLF will now be permitted for cargo that will be moved using immediate transportation (IT) and transportation...
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of United States:

Title Type Published
This document concerns the proper classification under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) of baseball- style caps featuring ornamental braid located between peak and crown. In an effort to achieve uniformity in the classifica...
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Meetings:

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The National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) will meet on Tuesday, April 12, 2005, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The meeting will be open to the public. Limited seating will be available. Reservation...
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Ports and waterways safety:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary security zone at the North Carolina State Port Authority (NCSPA), Wilmington to include the Cape Fear River and Eagle Island. Entry into or movement within the security zone will be prohibited without autho...
Rule Mar 31, 2005
The Coast Guard proposes to establish 34 permanent safety zones for fireworks displays at various locations within the geographic boundary of the Fifth Coast Guard District. This action is necessary to protect the life and property of the maritime pu...
Proposed Rule Mar 31, 2005
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone in the navigable waters of the Mission Creek Waterway in China Basin surrounding the construction site of the Fourth Street Bridge, San Francisco, California. This temporary safety zone is neces...
Rule Mar 31, 2005

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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The Coast Guard announces that Waterways Analysis and Management System (WAMS) studies are being planned for the Upper Chesapeake Bay, including the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. The Coast Guard solicits comments on the specific waterways presented...
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Tariff-rate quotas:

Title Type Published
Each year the tariff-rate quota for tuna described in subheading 1604.14.22, HTSUS, is based on the apparent United States consumption of tuna in airtight containers during the preceding Calendar Year. This document sets forth the tariff-rate quota f...
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
The number of mid-continent light geese (MCLG) has increased exponentially over the past several decades in prairie Canada and the midwestern United States, primarily due to (1) the expansion of agriculture and concurrent increase in food supply, (2)...
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Endangered and threatened species:

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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the extension of the public comment period for the proposal to designate critical habitat for the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax extimus traillii) to allow all interested parties t...
Proposed Rule Mar 31, 2005

Environmental statements; record of decision:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) management policies, the BLM announces the availability of...
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Meetings:

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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 Mar 31, 2005

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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The Department gives notice that the Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior is revising and clarifying certain internal procedures for managing and processing petitions for Federal acknowledgment as an Indian tribe. These revisions do not change...
Notice Mar 31, 2005

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

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The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted reviews pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on polyester staple fiber from Korea a...
Notice Mar 31, 2005
The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted a review pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether termination of the suspended investigation on ammonium nitrate from Russia woul...
Notice Mar 31, 2005
The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted reviews pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the countervailing duty orders on brass sheet and strip from Brazi...
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
60-day notice of information collection under review: Firearms Transaction Record, Part 1, Over-the-Counter.
Notice Mar 31, 2005
On January 31, 2005, the United States Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, published an interim rule to implement regulations covering Background and Security Investigations in Proceedings Before Immigration Judges and the...
Rule Mar 31, 2005
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or co...
Notice Mar 31, 2005

R
Railroad Retirement Board

Title Type Published
In accordance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which provides opportunity for public comment on new or revised data collections, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) will publish periodic summaries o...
Notice Mar 31, 2005
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has submitted the following proposal(s) for the collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approva...
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Investment Company Act of 1940:

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Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. Applicant has never made a public offering of its securities and does not propose to make a public offering or engage in business of...
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Social security benefits:

Title Type Published
To implement part of the Social Security Protection Act of 2004 (SSPA), we are revising our regulations that prohibit payment of monthly benefits and the lump sum death payment under title II of the Social Security Act (the Act) when SSA receives not...
Rule Mar 31, 2005

State Department logo State Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Tibet Professional, Educational, and Cultural Exchange Program
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
International Communications and Information Policy Advisory Committee
Notice Mar 31, 2005
International Telecommunication Advisory Committee
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Rail carriers:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
Kansas City Southern Railway Co.
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals; correction
Correction Mar 31, 2005
This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR 71) by revising Class E airspace at Boonville, MO. A review of the Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet above ground level (AGL) at Boonville, MO revealed its le...
Rule Mar 31, 2005
Class E airspace; correction
Correction Mar 31, 2005

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 777-200 and -300 series airplanes. This proposed AD would require replacing the battery packs of the emergency power assist system (EPAS) of the left and right non-...
Proposed Rule Mar 31, 2005
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 737-200, -300, and -400 series airplanes. This proposed AD would require replacing the existing fueling float switch in the auxiliary fuel tank with a new, improved...
Proposed Rule Mar 31, 2005
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 757-200 and -200PF series airplanes. This AD requires repetitive inspections and audible tap tests of the upper and lower skins of the trailing edge wedges on certain sla...
Rule Mar 31, 2005
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 and -145 series airplanes. This proposed AD would require inspecting to determine the part number of the left and righ...
Proposed Rule Mar 31, 2005
The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for General Electric Company (GE) CF34-8C1 series and CF34-8C5 series turbofan engines, with certain serial number (SN) master variable geometry (VG) actuators installed. That AD current...
Rule Mar 31, 2005
The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Rolls-Royce (1971) Limited, Bristol Engine Division (RR) model Viper Mk.601-22 turbojet engines. That AD currently requires reducing the life of certain 1st stage turbine rotor blade...
Rule Mar 31, 2005

Rail carriers:

No documents available.

Schools and certificated agencies:

Title Type Published
This notice is provided to inform the aviation community that effective immediately, the FAA's General Aviation And Commercial Division, AFS-800, will accept for approval new Flight Instructor Refresher Clinic (FIRC) training course outlines that mee...
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Mar 31, 2005
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 Mar 31, 2005
The Department of the Treasury, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing information coll...
Notice Mar 31, 2005

Alcohol; viticultural area designations:

Title Type Published
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau proposes to establish the "Calistoga" viticultural area in Napa County, California. The proposed area surrounds the town of Calistoga and is entirely within the existing Napa Valley viticultural area. We d...
Proposed Rule Mar 31, 2005
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau proposes to establish the "Dos Rios" viticultural area in Mendocino County, California. This proposed 15,500-acre viticultural area is about 150 miles north of San Francisco, California. We designate vitic...
Proposed Rule Mar 31, 2005
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau proposes to establish the 89,000-acre Ramona Valley viticultural area in central San Diego County, California. The proposed area is entirely within the established South Coast viticultural area. We designa...
Proposed Rule Mar 31, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
An open meeting of the Area 4 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comment, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
Notice Mar 31, 2005

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