May 4, 2005 (Volume 70)

Federal Register May 4, 2005

View all documents issued on May 4, 2005. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

130 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on May 4, 2005

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice May 04, 2005
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing that lamb producers, feeders, seedstock producers, and first handlers of lamb and lamb products voting in a national referendum from January 31, 2005, through February 28, 2005, have approved the...
Notice May 04, 2005

Genetically engineered organisms and products:

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We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended our regulations regarding genetically engineered organisms to require that introductions of plants genetically engineered to encode compounds for industrial use be conducte...
Rule May 04, 2005

Pistachios grown in

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This proposed rule would terminate language in Table 3, "Maximum Defect and Minimum Size Levels," of the marketing order regulating pistachios produced in the State of California. This language was erroneously included in Table 3 at the time of promu...
Proposed Rule May 04, 2005

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice May 04, 2005
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on the submission of a extension of a currently approv...
Notice May 04, 2005
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice May 04, 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 May 04, 2005
Notice May 04, 2005

Countervailing duties:

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On June 1, 2004, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") initiated a sunset review of the countervailing duty ("CVD") order on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils ("SSSS") from Italy pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as...
Notice May 04, 2005

Fishery conservation and management:

Title Type Published
NMFS announces approval of an Operations Plan and Sector Contract titled "Amendment 1 to Georges Bank (GB) Cod Hook Sector Operations Plan and Agreement" (Sector Agreement), and the associated allocation of GB cod, consistent with regulations impleme...
Notice May 04, 2005
NMFS announces changes to management measures in the commercial and recreational Pacific Coast groundfish fisheries. NMFS also announces regulations for the retention of Pacific halibut landed incidentally in the limited entry longline primary sablef...
Rule May 04, 2005
NMFS establishes fishery management measures for the 2005 ocean salmon fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California and the 2006 salmon seasons opening earlier than May 1, 2006. Specific fishery management measures vary by fishery and by area. Th...
Rule May 04, 2005

Meetings:

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration publishes this notice to announce the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Workshop: Climate Science in Support of Decisionmaking, addressing the capability of science to inform decisionmaking...
Notice May 04, 2005
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Groundfish Oversight Committee in May, 2005. Recommendations from the committee will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if app...
Notice May 04, 2005
Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory Committee
Notice May 04, 2005

C
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Title Type Published
On April 6, 2005, the Committee received a request from the American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition, the National Council of Textile Organizations, the National Textile Association, and UNITE HERE requesting that the Committee limit imports fro...
Notice May 04, 2005
On April 6, 2005, the Committee received a request from the American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition, the National Council of Textile Organizations, the National Textile Association, and UNITE HERE requesting that the Committee limit imports fro...
Notice May 04, 2005
On April 6, 2005, the Committee received a request from the American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition, the National Council of Textile Organizations, the National Textile Association, and UNITE HERE requesting that the Committee limit imports fro...
Notice May 04, 2005
On April 6, 2005, the Committee received a request from the American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition, the National Council of Textile Organizations, the National Textile Association, and UNITE HERE requesting that the Committee limit imports fro...
Notice May 04, 2005

Textile and apparel categories:

Title Type Published
On April 6, 2005, the Committee received a request from the American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition, the National Council of Textile Organizations, the National Textile Association, and UNITE HERE requesting that the Committee limit imports fro...
Notice May 04, 2005
On April 6, 2005, the Committee received a request from the American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition, the National Council of Textile Organizations, the National Textile Association, and UNITE HERE requesting that the Committee limit imports fro...
Notice May 04, 2005
On April 6, 2005, the Committee received a request from the American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition, the National Council of Textile Organizations, the National Textile Association, and UNITE HERE requesting that the Committee limit imports fro...
Notice May 04, 2005

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Meetings:

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This notice sets forth the schedules and summary for the forthcoming meetings of the BRAC. The purposes of these meetings are to receive testimony from the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), or their representative...
Notice May 04, 2005
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 96-463, notice is hereby given that the Independent Review Panel To Study the Relationships between Military Department General Counsels and Judge Advocates General will hold an open m...
Notice May 04, 2005

Education Department logo Education Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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The Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education proposes to change certain requirements governing the Community Technology Centers (CTC) program that were established in 2004 and used for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 CTC competition. Specific...
Notice May 04, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of an upcoming meeting of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (the Council) and is intended to notify the general public of their opportunity to attend. This notice also describes...
Notice May 04, 2005

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with the requirements of section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and...
Notice May 04, 2005
In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information collec...
Notice May 04, 2005
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice May 04, 2005
Notice May 04, 2005

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Sempra Port Arthur LNG; technical conference
Notice May 04, 2005

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request t...
Notice May 04, 2005
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that EPA is planning to submit the following proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Reporting Requirem...
Notice May 04, 2005

Air pollution control:

Title Type Published
This document announces that the EPA Administrator has responded to two citizen petitions asking EPA to object to operating permits issued by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) to two facilities. Specifically, the Administrator has p...
Notice May 04, 2005

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

Title Type Published
The EPA is approving as a revision to Michigan's Clean Air Act State Implementation Plan (SIP) prepared by Michigan that will limit the emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NO<INF>X</INF>) from large stationary sources (i.e., electric generating units, i...
Rule May 04, 2005
The EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the Governor of New Mexico on December 16, 2004. The proposed revisions will incorporate the Early Action Compact (EAC) Clean Air Action Plan into the New M...
Proposed Rule May 04, 2005

Air quality; prevention of significant deterioration (PSD):

Title Type Published
This notice announces that on September 30, 2004, the Environmental Appeals Board (EAB or Board) of the United States EPA denied a petition for review of a Federal Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit issued to Indeck-Niles L.L.C. (In...
Notice May 04, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92- 463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development (ORD), announces a meeting (via conference call) of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Computational Toxic...
Notice May 04, 2005

Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:

Title Type Published
In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by registrants to amend or voluntarily cancel their registrations to terminate certain u...
Notice May 04, 2005

Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.
Notice May 04, 2005

Toxic and hazardous substances control:

Title Type Published
This notice announces EPA's approval of an application for test marketing exemption (TME) under section 5(h)(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and 40 CFR 720.38. EPA has designated this application as TME-05-3. The test marketing conditio...
Notice May 04, 2005

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Title Type Published
Law Day, U.S.A. (Proc. 7891)
Presidential Document May 04, 2005
Loyalty Day (Proc. 7892)
Presidential Document May 04, 2005

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
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 May 04, 2005
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, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or...
Notice May 04, 2005
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 May 04, 2005
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 May 04, 2005

Common carrier services:

Title Type Published
This document is a summary of the International Bureau's decision to approve the application of Allied Communications International, Inc. to provide international voice and data service between the United States and Cuba. The International Bureau det...
Notice May 04, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In this document, the Commission announces a change in the date of the meeting of its Consumer Advisory Committee meeting (Committee).
Notice May 04, 2005

Radio frequency devices:

Title Type Published
This document modifies the Commission's rules to reflect ongoing technical developments in cognitive radio technologies. In light of the Commission's experience with these rules, the Commission is modifying and clarifying the equipment rules to furth...
Rule May 04, 2005

Radio services, special:

Title Type Published
In this document, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) extends the periods for both the comment and reply comment deadlines established in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) adopted...
Proposed Rule May 04, 2005

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act; implementation:

Title Type Published
The Federal Election Commission is seeking comment on proposed changes to regulations regarding payments by State, district or local party committees for salaries and wages of employees who spend 25 percent or less of their compensated time in a mont...
Proposed Rule May 04, 2005
The Federal Election Commission seeks comments on proposed changes to its rules defining "Federal election activity" under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended ("FECA"). The proposed changes would retain the existing definition of "v...
Proposed Rule May 04, 2005

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Ocean transportation intermediary licenses:

Title Type Published
Associated Consolidators Express et al.
Notice May 04, 2005
Kingsmart Express Container, Inc., et al.
Notice May 04, 2005

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission logo Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice May 04, 2005

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title Type Published
Formations, acquisitions, and mergers
Notice May 04, 2005

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

Federal Management Regulations:

Title Type Published
The General Services Administration is amending the Federal Management Regulation (FMR) by adding the requirement that transportation managers who obligate the Government for rate tender procurements must be properly authorized in writing. This writt...
Proposed Rule May 04, 2005

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) is accepting applications for the Basic Center Program (BCP). The Basic Center Program is one of the programs authorized under Part A of the Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) Act of 1974 to address runaway a...
Notice May 04, 2005
The primary purpose of this funding announcement is to provide financial support to selected tribes, tribal organizations, and migrant programs for child abuse prevention programs and activities that are consistent with the goals outlined by Title II...
Notice May 04, 2005
Specialized Outreach Demonstration Projects for Services to Underserved and Diverse Populations: In order to further the commitment to bring diverse voices and approaches to the discussions on the elimination of domestic violence, the Administration...
Notice May 04, 2005
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) has supported the field of microenterprise development since 1991 with discretionary grants to various State governments, community economic development agencies, community action and other human service agenc...
Notice May 04, 2005

Medicare:

Title Type Published
This interim final rule with comment period revises the list of procedures that are covered when furnished in an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) in accordance with section 1833(i)(1) of the Social Security Act. We published our proposed deletions and...
Rule May 04, 2005
We are proposing to revise the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) for operating and capital-related costs to implement changes arising from our continuing experience with these systems. In addition, in the Addendum to this...
Proposed Rule May 04, 2005

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...
Notice May 04, 2005
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject propos...
Notice May 04, 2005
The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...
Notice May 04, 2005
The revised information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal...
Notice May 04, 2005
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject propos...
Notice May 04, 2005
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject propos...
Notice May 04, 2005

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Endangered and threatened species:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of the draft economic analysis and draft environmental assessment for the proposal to designate critical habitat for the Roswell springsnail (Pyrgulopsis roswellensis), Koste...
Proposed Rule May 04, 2005

Management contract provisions:

Title Type Published
In response to the inherent risks of gaming enterprises and the resulting need for effective internal controls in Tribal gaming operations, the National Indian Gaming Commission (Commission or NIGC) first developed Minimum Internal Control Standards...
Rule May 04, 2005

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
60-day emergency notice of information collection under review: summit on implementing wireless communications assessment.
Notice May 04, 2005

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Title Type Published
Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District
Notice May 04, 2005

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice May 04, 2005
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 cont...
Notice May 04, 2005
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 May 04, 2005
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 May 04, 2005
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, OSHA is soliciting public comment on a survey addressing the usefulness and efficacy of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) in occupational settings.
Notice May 04, 2005
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 May 04, 2005

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
All Industries in American Samoa Special Industry Committee
Notice May 04, 2005

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Meetings:

Radioactive material; packaging and transportation:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the staff of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has prepared a model safety evaluation (SE) relating to changes in Combustion Engineering (CE) plant required action end state requirements in technical specifications (...
Notice May 04, 2005
Notice is hereby given that the staff of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has prepared a model application relating to the modification of requirements regarding the impact of inoperable snubbers not in technical specifications, on supported s...
Notice May 04, 2005

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
UBS Supplementary Trust, et al.; correction
Correction May 04, 2005

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Title Type Published
Notice of an application for an order under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") for an exemption from section 22(d) of the Act, as well as certain disclosure requirements.
Notice May 04, 2005

Radioactive material; packaging and transportation:

No documents available.

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Title Type Published
On February 11, 2005, SSA, with the concurrence of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register (70 FR 7192-7196) that would supplement, for officers and employees of SSA, the OGE Sta...
Proposed Rule May 04, 2005

State Department logo State Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
On March 30, 2005, the Department of State renewed the Charter of the Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section of the Inter- American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) for an additional two years. Effective Date: Upon Publication. For Further Informatio...
Notice May 04, 2005

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Railroad services abandonment:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Notice May 04, 2005

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Requirements (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review an...
Notice May 04, 2005

Aviation proceedings:

Title Type Published
Agreements filed, etc.
Notice May 04, 2005

Motor carrier safety standards:

Title Type Published
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) seeks comments on the economic impact of its regulations on small entities. As required by Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, we are attempting to identify rules that may have a s...
Proposed Rule May 04, 2005

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Railroad services abandonment:

No documents available.

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; implementation:

Title Type Published
This notice is provided in accordance with IRC section 6039G, as amended, by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) of 1996. This listing contains the name of each individual losing United States citizenship (within the meani...
Notice May 04, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In 1998 the Internal Revenue Service established the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC). The primary purpose of ETAAC is for industry partners to provide an organized public forum for discussion of electronic tax administration...
Notice May 04, 2005
An open meeting of the Area 6 committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Reven...
Notice May 04, 2005

Privacy Act:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, gives notice of a proposed alteration to the system of records, Treasury/IRS 60.000--Employee Protection Sys...
Notice May 04, 2005

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Title Type Published
The invention listed below is owned by the U.S. Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and is available for licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR part 404 and/or CRADA Collaboration under 15 U.S.C. 3710a to a...
Notice May 04, 2005
The invention listed below is owned by the U.S. Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and is available for licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR part 404 and/or CRADA Collaboration under 15 U.S.C. 3710a to a...
Notice May 04, 2005
The invention listed below is owned by the U.S. Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and is available for licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR part 404 and/or CRADA Collaboration under 15 U.S.C. 3710a to a...
Notice May 04, 2005
The invention listed below is owned by the U.S. Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and is available for licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR part 404 and/or CRADA Collaboration under 15 U.S.C. 3710a to a...
Notice May 04, 2005
The invention listed below is owned by the U.S. Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and is available for licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR part 404 and/or CRADA Collaboration under 15 U.S.C. 3710a to a...
Notice May 04, 2005
The invention listed below is owned by the U.S. Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and is available for licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR part 404 and/or CRADA Collaboration under 15 U.S.C. 3710a to a...
Notice May 04, 2005
The invention listed below is owned by the U.S. Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and is available for licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR part 404 and/or CRADA Collaboration under 15 U.S.C. 3710a to a...
Notice May 04, 2005
The invention listed below is owned by the U.S. Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and is available for licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR part 404 or Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CR...
Notice May 04, 2005

Adjudication; pensions, compensation, dependency, etc.:

Title Type Published
This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adjudication regulations regarding the presumption of soundness of a veteran by adding a requirement that, in order to rebut the presumption of soundness of a veteran on entrance into activ...
Rule May 04, 2005

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
Construction Advisory Board
Notice May 04, 2005

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