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FEDERAL REGISTER PAGES AND DATE, DECEMBER

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67013-67356............................................. 1
67357-67584............................................. 2
67585-67786............................................. 3
67787-67936............................................. 4
67937-68232............................................. 5
68233-68486............................................. 8
68487-68716............................................. 9
68717-69000.............................................10
69001-69294.............................................11
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CFR PARTS AFFECTED DURING DECEMBER

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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:
7529 (See Proc. 7741)................................68483
7576 (See Proc. 7741)................................68483
7740.................................................67787
7741.................................................68483
7742.................................................68999
7743.................................................69293
Executive Orders:
13183 (Amended by EO 13319)..........................68233
13119................................................68233
Administrative Orders:
Memorandums:
Memorandum of March 5, 2002 (See Proc. 7741).........68483

                           7 CFR
56...................................................68487
70...................................................68487
354..................................................67937
905..................................................68717
1412.................................................67938
1421.................................................67938
1942.................................................69001
Proposed Rules:
900..................................................67381

                           8 CFR
264..................................................67578

                          10 CFR
Proposed Rules:
35...................................................68549
50...................................................67811
300..................................................68204
850..................................................68276
851..................................................68276

                          11 CFR
100..................................................67013
102..................................................67013

                          12 CFR
11...................................................68489
16...................................................68489
225..................................................68493
264b.................................................68720
905..................................................67789
Proposed Rules:
202..................................................68786
205..................................................68788
213..................................................68791
226..................................................68793
230..................................................68799

                          14 CFR
25............................................68499, 68501
39........67018, 67020, 67021, 67024, 67025, 67027, 67585, 
                  67588, 67789, 67792, 67794, 67796, 67798
71........67357, 67358, 67359, 67360, 67361, 67590, 68449, 
           68503, 68504, 68505, 68506, 68507, 68508, 68973
97...................................................67363
1260.................................................67364
Proposed Rules:
25...................................................68563
39........67385, 67611, 67613, 67616, 67618, 67622, 67812, 
         67814, 67816, 67971, 67973, 67975, 67978, 67980, 
         67981, 67984, 67986, 67988, 68299, 68301, 68304, 
         68306, 68308, 68311, 68802, 69051, 69053, 69055, 
                                                     69057
71.....................................68573, 68575, 68576

                          15 CFR
6....................................................69001
740..................................................68976
742..................................................67030
743..................................................68976
772..................................................68976
774...........................................67030, 68976
806..................................................67939

                          17 CFR
228..................................................69204
229..................................................69204
240..................................................69204
249..................................................69204
270..................................................69204
274..................................................69204
Proposed Rules:
200..................................................68186
201..................................................68186
240..................................................68186
403..................................................69059

                          18 CFR
11...................................................67592
37...................................................69134
161..................................................69134
250..................................................69134
284..................................................69134
358..................................................69134

                          19 CFR
4....................................................68140
10...................................................67338
103..................................................68140
113..................................................68140
122..................................................68140
123..................................................68140
163..................................................67338
178..................................................68140
192..................................................68140

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                          20 CFR
404..................................................69003
416..................................................69003

                          21 CFR
314..................................................69009
347..................................................68509
520..................................................68723
522..................................................68723
601..................................................69009
872..................................................67365
Proposed Rules:
17...................................................67094
872..................................................67097

                          22 CFR
126..................................................67032
303..................................................68695

                          24 CFR
891..................................................67316

                          25 CFR
170..................................................67941

                          26 CFR
1...............................67595, 68511, 69020, 69024
301..................................................67595
602..................................................67595
Proposed Rules:
1.............................................69061, 69062

                          27 CFR
9....................................................67367
Proposed Rules:
7....................................................67388
25...................................................67388

                          28 CFR
Proposed Rules:
901..................................................67991

                          29 CFR
4011.................................................67032
4022.................................................67033
4044.................................................67035
Proposed Rules:
1917.................................................68804
1918.................................................68804
2510.................................................68710

                          30 CFR
934..................................................67801
948...........................................67035, 68724
Proposed Rules:
732..................................................67776

                          31 CFR
1....................................................67943
323..................................................67943
Proposed Rules:
50...................................................67100

                          32 CFR
706......................68511, 68513, 68514, 68515, 68516
806b.................................................68517
Proposed Rules:
312..................................................68577
806b.................................................68578

                          33 CFR
66...................................................68235
100...........................................67944, 68239
165....................................67371, 67946, 68518

                          34 CFR
200..................................................68698

                          36 CFR
7....................................................69268
242..................................................67595

                          37 CFR
1....................................................67805
253..................................................67045
Proposed Rules:
1....................................................67818

                          38 CFR
Proposed Rules:
19...................................................69062
20...................................................69062

                          39 CFR
Proposed Rules:
111..................................................69066

                          40 CFR
52........67045, 67598, 67805, 67807, 67948, 68521, 68523, 
                                                     69025
60............................................69029, 69036
61.....................................67932, 69029, 69036
62...................................................68738
63..............................67953, 69029, 69036, 69164
271..................................................68526
Proposed Rules:
51...................................................68805
52................67821, 67993, 68579, 68580, 68581, 69069
61...................................................69069
62...................................................68805
63...................................................69069
180..................................................68806
247..................................................68813
271..................................................68585
302..................................................67916
355..................................................67916

                          41 CFR
105-55...............................................68740
105-56...............................................68750
105-57...............................................68760

                          42 CFR
412..................................................67955
413..................................................67955
414..................................................67960
476..................................................67955
484..................................................67955

                          43 CFR
4....................................................68765
Proposed Rules:
4100.................................................68452

                          44 CFR
64...................................................67051
65...................................................67052
67...................................................67056
Proposed Rules:
67............................................67106, 67107

                          45 CFR
1604.................................................67372

                          46 CFR
Proposed Rules:
501..................................................67510
535..................................................67510

                          47 CFR
2.............................................68241, 68531
15...................................................68531
18...................................................68531
73.......................67378, 67599, 67964, 68254, 68547
74...................................................68241
76...................................................67599
78...................................................68241
90...................................................68531
95...................................................68531
101..................................................68241
Proposed Rules:
2....................................................68823
15...................................................68823
52...................................................68831
53...................................................68585
64...................................................68312
73..............................67389, 67390, 67624, 68833
76...................................................67624

                          48 CFR
Ch. 1.........................................69226, 69259
1.............................................69227, 69258
2.............................................67354, 69246
4....................................................69248
6....................................................69258
8....................................................69249
9.............................................67354, 69250
13...................................................69258
22...................................................67354
25...................................................69258
28...................................................67354
31............................................69246, 69251
36...................................................69227
44...................................................67354
52..............................67354, 69251, 69257, 69258
53............................................69227, 69248
904..................................................68771
923..................................................68771
952..................................................68771
970..................................................68771
Ch. 30...............................................67868
Proposed Rules:
8....................................................69262
31...................................................69264
1809.................................................67995
1837.................................................67995
1852.................................................67995

                          49 CFR
171..................................................67746
199..................................................69046
571...........................................67068, 69046
586..................................................67068
1152.................................................67809
Proposed Rules:
171..................................................67821
173..................................................67821
174..................................................67821
176..................................................67821
177..................................................67821
192...........................................67128, 67129
195..................................................67129
571..................................................68319

                          50 CFR
100..................................................67595
300..................................................67607
402..................................................68254
622..................................................68784
648..................................................67609
679........67086, 67379, 67964, 68265, 69047, 69048, 69049
Proposed Rules:
216..................................................67629
223..................................................68834
224..................................................68834
600...........................................67636, 69070
622..................................................68854
660......................67132, 67638, 67640, 67998, 68834
679....................................67390, 67642, 68002
697..................................................67636

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         RULES GOING INTO EFFECT DECEMBER 11, 2003
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
Civil monetary penalties; inflation adjustment; published 12-11-03
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
   Federal Prison Industries--
      Waiver threshold; increased; published 12-11-03
   Federal Procurement Data System; published 12-11-03
   Technical amendments; published 12-11-03
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:
   Miscellaneous coating manufacturing; published 12-11-03
Air programs; State authority delegations:
   Various States; published 12-11-03
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
   Federal Prisons Industries--
      Waiver threshold; increased; published 12-11-03
   Federal Procurement Data System; published 12-11-03
   Technical amendments; published 12-11-03
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
National Park Service
Special regulations:
   Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and John D. Rockefeller, 
      Jr. Memorial Parkway, WY; winter visitation and recreational use 
      management; published 12-11-03
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
   Federal Prison Industries--
      Waiver threshold; increased; published 12-11-03
   Federal Procurement Data System; published 12-11-03
   Technical amendments; published 12-11-03
                  COMMENTS DUE NEXT WEEK
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Plant-related quarantine, domestic:
   Plum pox compensation; comments due by 12-15-03; published 10-16-03 
      [FR 03-26174]
Plant related quarantine; domestic:
   Emerald ash borer; comments due by 12-15-03; published 10-14-03 [FR 
      03-25881]
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Food and Nutrition Service
Child nutrition programs:
   Women, infants, and childrern; special supplemental nutrition 
      program--
      Food package revisions; comments due by 12-15-03; published 9-15-
         03 [FR 03-23498]
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
Economic Analysis Bureau
International services surveys:
   BE-9; quarterly survey of foreign airline operators' U.S. revenues 
      and expenses; comments due by 12-16-03; published 10-17-03 [FR 03-
      26298]
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Fishery conservation and management:
   Atlantic coastal fisheries cooperative management--
      Weakfish; comments due by 12-17-03; published 12-3-03 [FR 03-
         30136]
   Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries--
      Atlantic States dolphin and wahoo; comments due by 12-18-03; 
         published 11-3-03 [FR 03-27515]
   Northeastern United States fisheries--
      Atlantic mackerel, squid, and butterfish; comments due by 12-15-
         03; published 11-14-03 [FR 03-28548]
      Summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass; comments due by 12-15-
         03; published 11-28-03 [FR 03-29598]
   West Coast States and Western Pacific fisheries--
      Pacific sardine; comments due by 12-17-03; published 12-3-03 [FR 
         03-30137]
      Pelagic fisheries; environmental impact statement; comments due by 
         12-15-03; published 12-3-03 [FR 03-30135]
Marine mammals:
   Taking and importing--
      Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA; 30th Space Wing, U.S. Air Force; 
         space vehicle and test flight activities; pinnipeds; comments 
         due by 12-18-03; published 12-3-03 [FR 03-29828]
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
Engineers Corps
Danger zones and restricted areas:
   Narragansett Bay East passage, Coasters Harbor Island, RI; Newport 
      Naval Station; comments due by 12-18-03; published 11-18-03 [FR 
      03-28706]
ENERGY DEPARTMENT
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
   Virginia Electric & Power Co. et al.; Open for comments until further 
      notice; published 10-1-03 [FR 03-24818]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Air pollution control:
   Aircraft and aircraft engines; emission standards and test 
      procedures; comments due by 12-15-03; published 9-30-03 [FR 03-
      24412]
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
   States:
   California; comments due by 12-15-03; published 11-14-03 [FR 03-
      28305]
   Delaware; comments due by 12-15-03; published 11-14-03 [FR 03-28417]
   Montana; comments due by 12-19-03; published 11-19-03 [FR 03-28910]
   Pennsylvania; comments due by 12-19-03; published 11-19-03 [FR 03-
      28909]
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
   Coastal nonpoint pollution control program--
      Minnesota and Texas; Open for comments until further notice; 
         published 10-16-03 [FR 03-26087]
Hazardous waste program authorizations:
   Colorado; comments due by 12-15-03; published 11-14-03 [FR 03-28578]
Superfund program:
   Hazardous chemical reporting; emergency planning and community right-
      to-know programs--
      Trade secrecy claims and disclosures to health professionals; 
         comments due by 12-15-03; published 11-14-03 [FR 03-28419]
      Trade secrecy claims and disclosures to health professionals; 
         comments due by 12-15-03; published 11-14-03 [FR 03-28420]
   National oil and hazardous substances contingency plan--
      National priorities list update; comments due by 12-17-03; 
         published 11-17-03 [FR 03-28574]
      National priorities list update; comments due by 12-17-03; 
         published 11-17-03 [FR 03-28575]
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Common carrier services:
   Interconnection--
      Incumbent local exchange carriers; unbundling obligations; 
         comments due by 12-16-03; published 10-17-03 [FR 03-26107]
Digital television stations; table of assignments:
   Tennessee; comments due by 12-18-03; published 10-31-03 [FR 03-27431]
Radio stations; table of assignments:
   Georgia; comments due by 12-15-03; published 11-5-03 [FR 03-27824]
   Michigan; comments due by 12-15-03; published 11-5-03 [FR 03-27823]

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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Food and Drug Administration
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
   Evaluating safety of antimicrobial new animal drugs with regard to 
      their microbiological effects on bacteria of human health concern; 
      Open for comments until further notice; published 10-27-03 [FR 03-
      27113]
HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT
Coast Guard
Drawbridge operations:
   New Jersey; comments due by 12-15-03; published 10-14-03 [FR 03-
      25892]
Ports and waterways safety:
   Lake Michigan, Captain of the Port of Milwaukee Zone; security zone; 
      comments due by 12-16-03; published 10-17-03 [FR 03-26305]
HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT
Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 
   (SAFETY Act); implementation; comments due by 12-15-03; published 10-
   16-03 [FR 03-26217]
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered and threatened species:
   Critical habitate designations--
      Mexican spotted owl; comments due by 12-18-03; published 11-18-03 
         [FR 03-28483]
Migratory bird permits:
   Mallards; release of captive-reared birds; comments due by 12-20-03; 
      published 8-26-03 [FR 03-21761]
LABOR DEPARTMENT
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Safety and health standards:
   Longshoring and marine terminals; vertical tandem lifts; comments due 
      by 12-15-03; published 9-16-03 [FR 03-23533]
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Practice and procedure:
   Electronic transactions; e-Appeal and e-Filing; comments due by 12-
      20-03; published 10-20-03 [FR 03-26172]
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT OFFICE
Prevailing rate systems; comments due by 12-15-03; published 11-14-03 
   [FR 03-28466]
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Government contracting programs:
   Contract bundling; comments due by 12-19-03; published 10-20-03 [FR 
      03-26515]
STATE DEPARTMENT
Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000:
   Hague Convention--
      Agency accreditation and person approval; comments due by 12-15-
         03; published 11-13-03 [FR 03-28544]
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Air carrier certification and operations:
   Major repair data development (SFAR No. 36); comments due by 12-19-
      03; published 11-19-03 [FR 03-28888]
Airworthiness directives:
   Airbus; comments due by 12-17-03; published 11-17-03 [FR 03-28609]
   BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd.; comments due by 12-15-03; published 
      11-13-03 [FR 03-28401]
   Boeing; comments due by 12-19-03; published 11-4-03 [FR 03-27671]
   Bombardier; comments due by 12-15-03; published 11-5-03 [FR 03-27847]
   Cessna; comments due by 12-15-03; published 10-17-03 [FR 03-26115]
   Dassault; comments due by 12-15-03; published 11-13-03 [FR 03-28400]
   Dornier; comments due by 12-17-03; published 11-17-03 [FR 03-28610]
   Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER); comments due by 12-
      15-03; published 11-14-03 [FR 03-28495]
   Hamburger Flugzeugbau G.m.b.H.; comments due by 12-15-03; published 
      11-13-03 [FR 03-28402]
   McDonnell Douglas; comments due by 12-15-03; published 10-29-03 [FR 
      03-27213]
   Raytheon; comments due by 12-19-03; published 11-4-03 [FR 03-27669]
Airworthiness standards:
   Special conditions--
      Honeywell, Inc., Pilatus PC-12/45 airplanes; comments due by 12-
         15-03; published 11-14-03 [FR 03-28530]
Class D airspace; comments due by 12-15-03; published 11-14-03 [FR 03-
   28539]
Class E airspace; comments due by 12-15-03; published 11-14-03 [FR 03-
   28534]
VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
Medical benefits:
   Extended care services; computing copayments; comments due by 12-15-
      03; published 10-16-03 [FR 03-26184]
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Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization 
Act of 2003 (Dec. 8, 2003; 117 Stat. 2066)
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To reauthorize the ban on undetectable firearms. (Dec. 9, 
2003; 117 Stat. 2481)
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