[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 66 (Thursday, April 5, 2001)]
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FEDERAL REGISTER PAGES AND DATE, APRIL

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17479-17620............................................. 2
17621-17774............................................. 3
17775-18034............................................. 4
18035-18184............................................. 5
  


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CFR PARTS AFFECTED DURING APRIL

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At the end of each month, the Office of the Federal Register 
publishes separately a List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA), 
which lists parts and sections affected by documents published 
since the revision date of each title.

                           3 CFR
Proclamations
7420.................................................18035
7421.................................................18183

                           7 CFR
868..................................................17775
916..................................................17479
917..................................................17479
Proposed Rules:
800..................................................17817

                          12 CFR
202..................................................17779
205..................................................17786
230..................................................17795
337..................................................17621
1701.................................................18037
1780.................................................18040
Proposed Rules:
8....................................................17821

                          14 CFR
25...................................................17804
39........17487, 17490, 17492, 17495, 17498, 17499, 17506, 
                                17508, 17806, 18045, 18047
71...................................................18050
Proposed Rules:
39...................................................17641
71.....................................17825, 17826, 17827
73...................................................18055

                          16 CFR
2....................................................17622
3....................................................17622
4....................................................17622

                          21 CFR
172..................................................17508
510..................................................17510
529..................................................17510
Proposed Rules:
192..................................................17517
592..................................................17517

                          22 CFR
41...................................................17511

                          26 CFR
Proposed Rules:
1.............................................17517, 17518
301..................................................17518
602..................................................17518

                          27 CFR
25...................................................17809

                          28 CFR
16...................................................17809
Proposed Rules:
16......................................................28

                          29 CFR
Proposed Rules:
4902.................................................17518

                          33 CFR
117....................................17512, 17810, 17811
Proposed Rules:
100..................................................18056
165...........................................17829, 17832

                          38 CFR
Proposed Rules:
3....................................................17834
19...................................................17840
20...................................................17840

                          40 CFR
51...................................................18156
52............................................17634, 17811
60...................................................17599
70...................................................17512
761..................................................17602
85...................................................18156
Proposed Rules:
52............................................17641, 17842
81...................................................17647
194..................................................18058
420..................................................17842

                          42 CFR
411..................................................17813
424..................................................17813
Proposed Rules:
36...................................................17657
447..................................................17657

                          47 CFR
73.....................................17638, 17814, 17815
Proposed Rules:
Ch. 1................................................18059
73............................................17843, 17844
101..................................................18061

                          48 CFR
Ch. 1................................................17757
9....................................................17754
14...................................................17754
15...................................................17754
31...................................................17754
52...................................................17754
1812.................................................18051
1823.................................................18051
1842.................................................18053
1852..........................................18051, 18053
Proposed Rules:
9....................................................17758
14...................................................17758
15...................................................17758
31...................................................17758
52...................................................17758

                          49 CFR
533..................................................17513

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                          50 CFR
17...................................................18002
660..................................................17639
679..................................................17815
Proposed Rules:
17...................................................18062
223...........................................17659, 17845
224..................................................17659
600..................................................17668
622..................................................17519
635..................................................17520
648..................................................17673
660..................................................17681

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                         REMINDERS
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           RULES GOING INTO EFFECT APRIL 5, 2001
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Agricultural Marketing Service
Onions (sweet) grown in--
   Washington and Oregon; published 3-6-01
Tomatoes grown in--
   Florida; published 3-6-01
Watermelon research and promotion plan; published 3-6-01
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Air programs; State authority delegations:
   Colorado; published 3-6-01
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Acquisition regulations:
   Emergency medical services and evacuation; published 4-5-01
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste; independent 
   storage; licensing requirements:
   Changes, tests, and experiments; correction; published 2-26-01
POSTAL SERVICE
Domestic Mail Manual:
   Shipping label requirements; published 3-23-01
VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
Adjudication; pensions, compensation, dependency, etc.:
   Individual born with spina bifida whose biological mother or father 
      is Vietnam veteran; monetary allowance criteria; published 3-6-01
                  COMMENTS DUE NEXT WEEK
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Exportation and importation of animals and animal products:
   Rinderpest and foot-and-mouth disease; disease status change--
      South Africa; comments due by 4-10-01; published 2-9-01
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Food and Nutrition Service
Child nutrition programs:
   Special milk, summer food service, child and adult care food, free 
      and reduced price meals and free milk in schools programs--
      State Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program; 
         children's eligibility information disclosure; comments due by 
         4-11-01; published 1-11-01
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Meat and poultry inspection:
   Retained water in raw meat and poultry products; poultry chilling 
      requirements; comments due by 4-9-01; published 1-9-01
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Fishery conservation and management:
   Atlantic highly migratory species--
      Pelagic longline management; comments due by 4-9-01; published 3-
         30-01
   Magnuson-Stevens Act provisions--
      Domestic fisheries; exempted fishing permits; comments due by 4-
         11-01; published 3-27-01
      Foreign fishing vessels; fee schedule; comments due by 4-9-01; 
         published 3-8-01
   Northeastern United States fisheries--
      Spiny dogfish; comments due by 4-14-01; published 3-30-01
      Tilefish; comments due by 4-13-01; published 2-12-01
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
Commodity Exchange Act:
   Futures commission merchants; customers' funds; opting out of 
      segregation; comments due by 4-12-01; published 3-13-01
Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000; implementation:
   Trading facilities, intermediaries, and clearing organizations; new 
      regulatory framework; comments due by 4-9-01; published 3-9-01
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
Civilian health and medical program of uniformed services (CHAMPUS):
   TRICARE program--
      Pharmacy Benefits Program, partial implementation; and National 
         Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001; implementation; 
         comments due by 4-10-01; published 2-9-01
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:
   Washington; perchloroethylene dry cleaning facilities; comments due 
      by 4-11-01; published 3-12-01
Air programs:
   Stratospheric ozone protection--
      Laboratory essential uses (2001 CY); de minimis exemption; 
         comments due by 4-12-01; published 3-13-01
      Laboratory essential uses (2001 CY); de minimis exemption; 
         comments due by 4-12-01; published 3-13-01
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
   States; air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:
   Minnesota; comments due by 4-9-01; published 3-9-01
   Minnesota; correction; comments due by 4-9-01; published 3-30-01
   Utah; comments due by 4-9-01; published 3-9-01
   Washington; comments due by 4-12-01; published 3-13-01
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Common carrier services:
   Commercial mobile radio services--
      Spectrum aggregation limits; biennial regulatory review; comments 
         due by 4-13-01; published 2-12-01
      Spectrum aggregation limits; biennial regulatory review; 
         correction; comments due by 4-13-01; published 2-15-01
   Digital television broadcasting--
      740-806 MHz band; conversion to digital television; comments due 
         by 4-10-01; published 4-3-01
Digital television stations; table of assignments:
   Arkansas; comments due by 4-13-01; published 2-28-01
   California; comments due by 4-9-01; published 2-21-01
   Mississippi; comments due by 4-13-01; published 2-28-01
   Texas; comments due by 4-13-01; published 2-28-01
Radio stations; table of assignments:
   Missouri; comments due by 4-9-01; published 3-1-01
   Texas; comments due by 4-9-01; published 3-1-01
Television stations; table of assignments:
   Kansas; comments due by 4-13-01; published 2-28-01
FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE BOARD
Federal home loan bank system:
   Capital structure requirements; comments due by 4-9-01; published 3-
      9-01
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Food and Drug Administration
Food for human consumption:
   Imported food products that have been refused admission into U.S.; 
      marking requirements and reimportation prohibitions; comments due 
      by 4-9-01; published 1-22-01
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Health Care Financing Administration
Group health plans; access, portability, and renewability requirements:
   Bona fide wellness programs; comments due by 4-9-01; published 1-8-01

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   Nondiscrimination in health coverage in group market; comments due by 
      4-9-01; published 1-8-01
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered and threatened species:
   Appalachian elktoe; comments due by 4-9-01; published 2-8-01
   Critical habitat designations--
      Quino checkerspot butterfly; comments due by 4-9-01; published 2-
         7-01
      Spruce-fir moss spider; comments due by 4-13-01; published 2-12-01
Marine mammals:
   Incidental take during specified activities--
      Florida manatees; comments due by 4-11-01; published 3-12-01
LABOR DEPARTMENT
Employment and Training Administration
Welfare-to-work grants; governing provisions
   Effective date delay; comments due by 4-11-01; published 2-12-01
LABOR DEPARTMENT
Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
Group health plans; access, portability, and renewability requirements:
   Bona fide wellness programs; comments due by 4-9-01; published 1-8-01
   Nondiscrimination in health coverage in group market; comments due by 
      4-9-01; published 1-8-01
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste; independent 
   storage; licensing requirements:
   Approved spent fuel storage casks; list additions; comments due by 4-
      12-01; published 3-13-01
POSTAL SERVICE
Domestic Mail Manual:
   First-class mail, standard mail, and bound printed matter flats; 
      changes; comments due by 4-13-01; published 3-16-01
International Mail Manual:
   International Customized Mail service; comments due by 4-9-01; 
      published 3-8-01
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Public utility holding companies:
   Foreign utility companies; acquisition and ownership; comments due by 
      4-9-01; published 2-7-01
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Coast Guard
Drawbridge operations:
   Washington; comments due by 4-13-01; published 2-12-01
Vessel documentation and measurement:
   Undocumented barges; numbering; comments due by 4-11-01; published 1-
      11-01
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Airworthiness directives:
   Bell; comments due by 4-9-01; published 2-6-01
   Boeing; comments due by 4-9-01; published 2-21-01
   Cessna; comments due by 4-13-01; published 2-12-01
   General Electric Co.; comments due by 4-11-01; published 3-12-01
   McDonnell Douglas; comments due by 4-9-01; published 2-21-01
   Pilatus Aircraft Ltd.; comments due by 4-12-01; published 3-5-01
   Pratt & Whitney; comments due by 4-9-01; published 2-6-01
   Valentin GmbH; comments due by 4-13-01; published 3-23-01
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Motor carrier safety standards:
   Small passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicles used in interstate 
      commerce; operator safety requirements; comments due by 4-11-01; 
      published 1-11-01
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Research and Special Programs Administration
Hazardous materials:
   Carriage by rail and carriage by public highway; Regulatory 
      Flexibility Act and plain language reviews; comments due by 4-12-
      01; published 1-12-01
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Customs Service
Articles conditionally free, subject to reduced rates, etc.:
   Beverages made wuth Caribbean rum; duty-free treatment; comments due 
      by 4-10-01; published 2-9-01
Drawback:
   Unused merchandise drawback; merchandise processing fee; comments due 
      by 4-10-01; published 2-9-01
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Internal Revenue Service
Excise taxes:
   Excess benefit transactions; cross-reference; comments due by 4-10-
      01; published 1-10-01
   Group health plans; access, portability, and renewability 
      requirements--
      Bona fide wellness programs; comments due by 4-9-01; published 1-
         8-01
      Nondiscrimination in health coverage in group market; cross-
         reference; comments due by 4-9-01; published 1-8-01
      Nondiscrimination in health coverage in group market; comments due 
         by 4-9-01; published 1-8-01
      Nondiscrimination requirements for certain grandfathered church 
         plans; exception; comments due by 4-9-01; published 1-8-01
Income taxes:
   Annuity contracts; debt instruments with original issue discount; 
      comments due by 4-12-01; published 1-12-01
   Cafeteria plans; tax treatment; cross-reference; comments due by 4-
      10-01; published 1-10-01
Procedure and administration:
   Returns and return information disclosure to taxpayer designee; 
      cross-reference; comments due by 4-11-01; published 1-11-01
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Practice before Internal Revenue Service:
   Regulations modifications; comments due by 4-12-01; published 1-12-01
Privacy Act; implementation; comments due by 4-9-01; published 3-8-01
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