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CONTENTS
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Contents
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Agriculture Department
See Farm Service Agency
See Food Safety and Inspection Service
See Natural Resources Conservation Service
See Rural Business-Cooperative Service
See Rural Housing Service
See Rural Utilities Service
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Bureau
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
Proposed collection; comment request, 70119 , 70119-70120
Army Department
See Engineers Corps
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NOTICES
Meetings:
President's Council on Food Safety, 70168-70171
Children and Families Administration
RULES
Head Start Program:
Selection and funding of grantees; policies and procedures, 69924-
69926
Commerce Department
See Foreign-Trade Zones Board
See National Institute of Standards and Technology
See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
NOTICES
Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:
Philippines, 69991 , 69991-69992
Consumer Product Safety Commission
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
Proposed collection; comment request, 69992
Submission for OMB review; comment request, 69992-69993 , 69993-
69994
Defense Department
See Engineers Corps
PROPOSED RULES
Civilian health and medical program of uniformed services (CHAMPUS):
TRICARE program--
Family member dental plan, 69981
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
Multiple-award contracts competition, 70157-70161
Education Department
RULES
Postsecondary education:
Strengthening Institutions Program and Developing Hispanic-Serving
Institutions Program, 70145-70155
Energy Department
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
See Southwestern Power Administration
See Western Area Power Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Nuclear waste repositories:
Yucca Mountain Site, NV; suitability guidelines
Hearings, 69963
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
Sandia National Laboratories, NM, 69996-70003
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
Energy Biosciences Program, 70003
Engineers Corps
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
Atlantic Coast of Long Island, NY; Fire Island Inlet to Montauk
Point; storm damage protection; correction, 70121
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
Centre and Clearfield Counties, PA; Corridor O, S.R. 0322, Section
B02 development; correction, 70121
Nationwide permits (NWPs); issuance, reissuance, and modification,
69994-69995
Environmental Protection Agency
PROPOSED RULES
Air pollution control; new motor vehicles and engines; and fuels and
fuel additives:
Tier 2 motor vehicle emission standards and gasoline sulfur control
requirements
Correction, 70121
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
Submission for OMB review; comment request, 70013-70014 , 70014-
70015 , 70015-70016
Meetings:
Chemicals in international trade; prior informed consent, 70016-
70017
President's Council on Food Safety, 70168-70171
Pesticides; emergency exemptions, etc.:
Helix, 70017-70019
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
Unreasonable adverse effects of pesticides on environment;
information disclosure; class determination, 70019-70020
Superfund; response and remedial actions, proposed settlements, etc.:
Hercules Inc. Site, NJ, 70021
Superfund program:
Prospective purchaser agreements--
Mechanic Street Realty Corp. Site, NJ, 70020-70021
Toxic and hazardous substances control:
Lead-based paint activities in target housing and child-occupied
facilities; State and Indian Tribe authorization
applications--
Missouri, 70021-70023
Test guideline; availability and comment request, 70023-70025
Executive Office of the President
See National Drug Control Policy Office
See Trade Representative, Office of United States
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Farm Service Agency
PROPOSED RULES
Program regulations:
Section 502 Guaranteed Rural Housing Program; administration,
70123-70144
Federal Aviation Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Airworthiness directives:
Boeing, 69964-69967
British Aerospace, 69967-69969
NOTICES
Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee; task assignments, 70104-70105
Exemption petitions; summary and disposition, 70105-70106
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
Airport improvement program; discretionary grants and letters of
intent; airport capacity projects benefit cost analysis;
policy and guidance, 70107-70112
Federal Communications Commission
RULES
Practice and procedure:
Satellite commmunications--
Over-the-air reception devices; local zoning regulations and
restrictions preemption; reconsideration petition,
69926
Radio services, special:
Personal radio services--
Medical implant communications service in 402-405 MHz band;
establishment, 69926-69934
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 70025-70028
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
Non-Geostationary and Geostationary Satellite Orbits, and Fixed
Satellite Service; meeting results for World
Radiocommunication Conference consideration, 70028
Rulemaking proceedings; petitions filed, granted, denied, etc., 70028-
70029
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 70029
Federal Election Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 70029
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
Southhaven Power, LLC, et al., 70006-70009
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
Kaukauna, WI, 70009
Willamette Falls Hydroelectric Project et al., 70009-70010
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
Algonquin Gas Transmission Co., 70003-70004
Northeast Generation Co., 70004
PG&E Gas Transmission, Northwest Corp., 70004-70005 , 70005
Reesor, Laura Lee, 70005
Southwest Gas Storage Co., 70005
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., 70005-70006
Federal Maritime Commission
NOTICES
Agreements filed, etc., 70029
Freight forwarder licenses:
Cargo Express, Inc., et al., 70029
Red Eagle Shipping Agencies Pvt. Ltd. et al., 70030
Federal Railroad Administration
NOTICES
Exemption petitions, etc.:
Canadian Pacific Railway, 70112-70113
Long Island Rail Road Co., 70113
Northeast Illinois Railroad Corp., 70113-70114 , 70114 , 70114-
70115
Thrall Car Manufacturing Co., 70115
Federal Reserve System
PROPOSED RULES
Equal credit opportunity, electronic fund transfers, consumer leasing,
truth in lending, and truth in savings (Regulations, B, E, M,
Z, and DD)
Disclosure requirements; delivery by electronic communication,
69963
NOTICES
Banks and bank holding companies:
Change in bank control, 70030
Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 70030-70031
Permissible nonbanking activities, 70031
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 70031 , 70031
Federal Trade Commission
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
Submission for OMB review; comment request, 70031-70033
Premerger notification waiting periods; early terminations, 70034-70036
, 70036-70039 , 70039-70042
Fish and Wildlife Service
NOTICES
Endangered and threatened species permit applications, 70048
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
Incidental take permits--
Bastrop County, TX; Houston toad, 70048-70049 , 70049
Travis County, TX; golden-cheeked warbler, 70049-70050
Food and Drug Administration
RULES
Food additives:
Paper and paperboard components--
4,5-dichloro-1,2-dithiol-3-one, 69898-69901
NOTICES
Meetings:
President's Council on Food Safety, 70168-70171
Food Safety and Inspection Service
NOTICES
Meetings:
President's Council on Food Safety, 70168-70171
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
NOTICES
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
California, 69988-69989
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General Services Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
Multiple-award contracts competition, 70157-70161
Health and Human Services Department
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Children and Families Administration
See Food and Drug Administration
See Health Care Financing Administration
See Health Resources and Services Administration
See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Health plans, health care clearinghouses, and health care providers:
Administrative data standards and related requirements--
Individually identifiable health information; privacy
standards, 69981-69982
NOTICES
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
Culturally and linguistically appropriate health care standards;
regional informational meetings, 70042-70044
Health Care Financing Administration
NOTICES
Memorandums of understanding:
IRS and PWBA; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
of 1996; implementation, 70163-70166
Health Resources and Services Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
Proposed collection; comment request, 70044-70045
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
HIV/AIDS Bureau, 70045-70046
Midwest Field Cluster, 70046-70047
Immigration and Naturalization Service
RULES
Immigration:
Immigration Examinations Fee Account; small volume application
fees; adjustment, 69883-69888
Interior Department
See Fish and Wildlife Service
See Land Management Bureau
See Minerals Management Service
See National Park Service
Internal Revenue Service
RULES
Income taxes:
Partnership interests; adjustments following sales, 69903-69922
NOTICES
Memorandums of understanding:
PWBA and HCFA; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
of 1996; implementation, 70163-70166
International Trade Commission
NOTICES
Import investigations:
Cotton shop towels from--
Peru, 70052
Rare-earth magnets and magnetic materials and articles containing
same, 70052-70053
Justice Department
See Immigration and Naturalization Service
Labor Department
See Mine Safety and Health Administration
See Occupational Safety and Health Administration
See Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
Upper Snake River District, ID; areas of critical environmental
concern, 70050-70051
Recreation management restrictions, etc.:
Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area, CA; recreation management
plan, 70051
Minerals Management Service
RULES
Outer Continental Shelf; oil, gas, and sulphur operations:
Boiler and pressure vessel codes, 69923-69924
NOTICES
Meetings:
Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region Offshore Advisory Committee,
70051-70052
Mine Safety and Health Administration
NOTICES
Safety standard petitions:
Energy Fuels Coal, Inc., et al., 70053-70055
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
Multiple-award contracts competition, 70157-70161
National Drug Control Policy Office
RULES
Freedom of Information Act; implementation, 69901-69903
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NOTICES
Motor vehicle safety standards; exemption petitions, etc.:
Ford Motor Co., 70115-70116
National Institute of Standards and Technology
PROPOSED RULES
Fastener Quality Act; implementation, 69969-69975
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
West Coast States and Western Pacific fisheries--
Northern anchovy/coastal pelagic species, 69888-69898
PROPOSED RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
Atlantic highly migratory species--
Pelagic longline management, 69982-69987
NOTICES
Fishery conservation and management:
Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries--
South Atlantic pelagic Sargassum habitat, 69989-69991
National Park Service
NOTICES
Oil and gas plans of operations; availability, etc.:
Big Cypress National Preserve, FL, 70052
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Natural Resources Conservation Service
NOTICES
Field office technical guides; changes:
Indiana, 69988
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
Duke Energy Corp., 70072-70073
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., 70073-70076
Northeast Nuclear Energy Co. et al., 70076-70077
Operating licenses, amendments; no significant hazards considerations;
biweekly notices, 70077-70098
Regulatory guides; issuance, availability, and withdrawal, 70098
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
Houston Lighting & Power Co. et al., 70071-70072
Hydro Resources, Inc., 70072
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
Proposed collection; comment request, 70056
Office of United States Trade Representative
See Trade Representative, Office of United States
Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
NOTICES
Employee benefit plans; class exemptions:
Cross-trades of securities by Index and Model-Driven Funds, 70057-
70070
Employee Retirement Income Security Act:
Cross-trades of securities by investment managers; hearing, 70070-
70071
Memorandums of understanding:
IRS and HCFA; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
of 1996; implementation, 70163-70166
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
RULES
Single-employer plans:
Allocation of assets--
Interest assumptions for valuing benefits, 69922-69923
NOTICES
Multiemployer plans:
Interest rates and assumptions, 70099
Personnel Management Office
PROPOSED RULES
Pay administration:
Payments during evacuation, 69936-69937
Public Health Service
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Food and Drug Administration
See Health Resources and Services Administration
See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Railroad Retirement Board
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
Submission for OMB review; comment request, 70099
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
PROPOSED RULES
Program regulations:
Section 502 Guaranteed Rural Housing Program; administration,
70123-70144
Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program, 69937-69946
Rural Housing Service
PROPOSED RULES
Program regulations:
Section 502 Guaranteed Rural Housing Program; administration,
70123-70144
Rural Utilities Service
PROPOSED RULES
Program regulations:
Section 502 Guaranteed Rural Housing Program; administration,
70123-70144
Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program, 69937-69946
Telecommunication loans:
Guaranteed and insured loans; post-loan policies and procedures,
69946-69962
Securities and Exchange Commission
PROPOSED RULES
Securities:
Unlisted trading privileges, 69975-69981
NOTICES
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, 70099-70101
Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc., 70101
Small Business Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Business loans:
Certified development companies; areas of operations, 69964
Social Security Administration
NOTICES
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
Inspector General Office, 70101-70103
Southwestern Power Administration
NOTICES
Integrated System power rates:
Rate schedule changes, 70010-70011
State Department
NOTICES
Lethal military equipment; sanctions:
Kazakhstan, 70103
Meetings:
Overseas Schools Advisory Council, 70103-70104
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
Proposed collection; comment request, 70047-70048
Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:
Norfolk Southern Corp., 70116-70118
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Textile Agreements Implementation Committee
See Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Trade Representative, Office of United States
NOTICES
Meetings:
Industry Sector Advisory Committees--
Small and Minority Business, 70104
Transportation Department
See Federal Aviation Administration
See Federal Railroad Administration
See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
See Surface Transportation Board
Treasury Department
See Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Bureau
See Internal Revenue Service
Veterans Affairs Department
RULES
Acquisition regulations:
Simplified acquisition procedures, 69934-69935
Western Area Power Administration
NOTICES
Power rate adjustments:
Boulder Canyon Project; firm power services base charge and rates,
70011-70013
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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Rural Business
Cooperative Service, Rural Housing Service, Rural Utilities
Service, 70123-70144
Part III
Department of Education, 70145-70155
Part IV
Department of Defense, General Services Administration, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, 70157-70161
Part V
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Care Financing
Administration, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration,
and Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, 70163-
70166
Part VI
Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, and
Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease
Control, Food and Drug Administration, and Environmental
Protection Agency, 70167-70171
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Reader Aids
Consult the Reader Aids section at the end of this issue for phone numbers,
online resources, finding aids, reminders, and notice of recently enacted
public laws.
CFR PARTS AFFECTED IN THIS ISSUE
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A cumulative list of the parts affected this month can be
found in the Reader Aids section at the end of this issue.
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5 CFR
Proposed Rules:
550..................................................69936
7 CFR
Proposed Rules:
1703.................................................69937
1744.................................................69946
1980.................................................70124
3555.................................................70124
4280.................................................69937
8 CFR
103..................................................69883
10 CFR
Proposed Rules:
960..................................................69963
963..................................................69963
12 CFR
Proposed Rules:
202..................................................69963
205..................................................69963
213..................................................69963
226..................................................69963
230..................................................69963
13 CFR
Proposed Rules:
120..................................................69964
14 CFR
Proposed Rules:
39 (2 documents)....................................69964,
69967
15 CFR
902..................................................69888
Proposed Rules:
280..................................................69969
17 CFR
Proposed Rules:
240..................................................69975
21 CFR
176..................................................69898
1401.................................................69901
26 CFR
1....................................................69903
602..................................................69903
29 CFR
4044.................................................69922
30 CFR
250..................................................69923
32 CFR
Proposed Rules:
199..................................................69981
34 CFR
606..................................................70146
607..................................................70146
40 CFR
Proposed Rules:
80...................................................70121
85...................................................70121
86...................................................70121
45 CFR
1302.................................................69924
Proposed Rules:
160..................................................69981
161..................................................69981
162..................................................69981
163..................................................69981
164..................................................69981
47 CFR
1 (2 documents).....................................69926,
69926
2....................................................69926
95...................................................69926
48 CFR
808..................................................69934
812..................................................69934
813..................................................69934
852..................................................69934
853..................................................69934
Proposed Rules:
2....................................................70158
16...................................................70158
37...................................................70158
50 CFR
660..................................................69888
Proposed Rules:
635..................................................69982