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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
69295-69582.............................................12
69583-69940.............................................15
69941-70120.............................................16
70121-70420.............................................17
70421-70688.............................................18
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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.

                           1 CFR
Proposed Rules:
11...................................................70191

                           3 CFR
Proclamations:
7529 (See Proc. 7741)................................68483
7576 (See Proc. 7741)................................68483
7740.................................................67787
7741.................................................68483
7742.................................................68999
7743.................................................69293
7744.................................................69939
Executive Orders:
11582 (See EO 13320).................................69295
13119................................................68233
13183 (Amended by EO 13319)..........................68233
13320................................................69295
Administrative Orders:
Memorandums:
Memorandum of March 5, 2002 (See Proc. 7741).........68483

                           4 CFR
27...................................................69297
28...................................................69297
29...................................................69297

                           7 CFR
51...................................................69941
56...................................................68487
70...................................................68487
91...................................................69944
96...................................................69944
319..................................................70421
354..................................................67937
772..................................................69948
905..................................................68717
1220.................................................69953
1412.................................................67938
1421.................................................67938
1901.................................................69948
1951..........................................69948, 69954
1942.................................................69001
Proposed Rules:
275..................................................70193
319..................................................70448
810..................................................70201
900..................................................67381
929..................................................69343
1230.................................................70201

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

                          10 CFR
72............................................70121, 70423
Proposed Rules:
35...................................................68549
50...................................................67811
72...................................................70463
300..................................................68204
850..................................................68276
851..................................................68276

                          11 CFR
4....................................................70426
100...........................................67013, 69583
102..................................................67013
106..................................................69583
111..................................................70426
114..................................................69583
9004.................................................69583
9034.................................................69583

                          12 CFR
3....................................................70122
5....................................................70122
6....................................................70122
7....................................................70122
9....................................................70122
11...................................................68489
16...................................................68489
28...................................................70122
34...................................................70122
225..................................................68493
264b.................................................68720
905..................................................67789
Proposed Rules:
202..................................................68786
205..................................................68788
213..................................................68791
226..................................................68793
230..................................................68799

                          14 CFR
11...................................................70132
25.....................................68499, 68501, 70133
39........67018, 67020, 67021, 67024, 67025, 67027, 67585, 
         67588, 67789, 67792, 67794, 67796, 67798, 69596, 
                  70136, 70428, 70429, 70431, 70432, 70434
71........67357, 67358, 67359, 67360, 67361, 67590, 68449, 
         68503, 68504, 68505, 68506, 68507, 68508, 68973, 
         69305, 69597, 69598, 69599, 70137, 70138, 70139, 
                                                     70140
91...................................................70132
97............................................67363, 69306
135..................................................69307
1260.................................................67364
Proposed Rules:
25...................................................68563
39........67385, 67611, 67613, 67616, 67618, 67622, 67812, 
         67814, 67816, 67971, 67973, 67975, 67978, 67980, 
                                                    67981,

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         67984, 67986, 67988, 68299, 68301, 68304, 68306, 
         68308, 68311, 68802, 69051, 69053, 69055, 69057, 
         69633, 70204, 70206, 70208, 70210, 70213, 70464, 
                         70469, 70473, 70475, 70477, 70479
71.....................................68573, 68575, 68576

                          15 CFR
6....................................................69001
740..................................................68976
742..................................................67030
743..................................................68976
772..................................................68976
774...........................................67030, 68976
801..................................................69955
806..................................................67939

                          16 CFR
1500.................................................70140

                          17 CFR
228..................................................69204
229..................................................69204
240..................................................69204
249..................................................69204
270..................................................69204
274..................................................69204
Proposed Rules:
143..................................................69634
200..................................................68186
201..................................................68186
239..................................................70402
240..................................................68186
270..................................................70388
274..................................................70402
403..................................................69059

                          18 CFR
4....................................................69957
5....................................................69978
11...................................................67592
35...................................................69599
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

                          20 CFR
404..................................................69003
416..................................................69003
718..................................................69930
725..................................................69930
Proposed Rules:
422..................................................69978

                          21 CFR
1....................................................69957
314..................................................69009
347..................................................68509
520..................................................68723
522..................................................68723
601..................................................69009
872..................................................67365
882..................................................70435
Proposed Rules:
17...................................................67094
872..................................................67097

                          22 CFR
89...................................................69600
126..................................................67032
303..................................................68695

                          24 CFR
570..................................................69580
891..................................................67316

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

                          26 CFR
1.................67595, 68511, 69020, 69024, 70141, 70584
301..................................................67595
602...........................................67595, 70141
Proposed Rules:
1...............................69061, 69062, 70214, 70482
301..................................................70214

                          27 CFR
9....................................................67367
Proposed Rules:
7....................................................67388
9....................................................70217
25...................................................67388

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

                          29 CFR
1626.................................................70150
4011.................................................67032
4022..........................................67033, 69606
4044..........................................67035, 69606
Proposed Rules:
1917.................................................68804
1918.................................................68804
2510.................................................68710

                          30 CFR
250..................................................69308
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
1....................................................69958
66...................................................68235
100...........................................67944, 68239
117...........................................69607, 70152
165...............67371, 67946, 68518, 69609, 69958, 70153

                          34 CFR
200..................................................68698
668..................................................69312
674..................................................69312
682..................................................69312
685..................................................69312

                          36 CFR
7....................................................69268
242..................................................67595
Proposed Rules:
7....................................................69358

                          37 CFR
1....................................................67805
253..................................................67045
Proposed Rules:
1.............................................67818, 69442
2.............................................69442, 70482
10...................................................69442
11...................................................69442

                          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, 69318, 69320, 69611, 70437
60............................................69029, 69036
61.....................................67932, 69029, 69036
62...................................................68738
63..............................67953, 69029, 69036, 69164
81...................................................69611
180..................................................69322
271..................................................68526
721..................................................70155
Proposed Rules:
51...................................................68805
52........67821, 67993, 68579, 68580, 68581, 69069, 69366, 
                                       69637, 69640, 70484
61...................................................69069
62...................................................68805
63...................................................69069
81............................................69640, 70108
180..................................................68806
247..................................................68813
271..................................................68585
302..................................................67916
355..................................................67916

                          41 CFR
105-55...............................................68740
105-56...............................................68750
105-57...............................................68760
301-10...............................................69618

                          42 CFR
52a..................................................69619
102..................................................70080
403..................................................69840
408..................................................69840
412..................................................67955
413..................................................67955
414..................................................67960
476..................................................67955
484..................................................67955
Proposed Rules:
1001.................................................69366

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

                          44 CFR
64...................................................67051
65.....................................67052, 69323, 69959
67............................................67056, 69961
Proposed Rules:
67............................................67106, 67107

                          45 CFR
31...................................................70444
1185.................................................70184
1604.................................................67372
Proposed Rules:
2400.................................................69980

                          46 CFR
401..................................................69564
404..................................................69564
Proposed Rules:
501..................................................67510
535..................................................67510

                          47 CFR
2.............................................68241, 68531
15...................................................68531
18...................................................68531
20...................................................70184
54...................................................69622
73........67378, 67599, 67964, 68254, 68547, 69327, 69328, 
                                                     69627
74............................................68241, 69328
76...................................................67599
78...................................................68241
90...................................................68531
95...................................................68531
101..................................................68241
Proposed Rules:
2....................................................68823
15...................................................68823
52...................................................68831
53...................................................68585
54...................................................69641
64...................................................68312
73.......................67389, 67390, 67624, 68833, 69648
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

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44...................................................67354
52..............................67354, 69251, 69257, 69258
53............................................69227, 69248
232...........................................69628, 69631
252...........................................69628, 69631
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
192..................................................69778
199..................................................69046
222..................................................70586
229..................................................70586
571...........................................67068, 69046
586..................................................67068
1152.................................................67809
Proposed Rules:
24...................................................70342
171..................................................67821
173..................................................67821
174..................................................67821
176..................................................67821
177..................................................67821
192....................................67128, 67129, 69368
195...........................................67129, 69368
571..................................................68319

                          50 CFR
17...................................................70185
100..................................................67595
223..................................................69962
229..................................................69967
300..................................................67607
402..................................................68254
600..................................................69331
622..................................................68784
635..................................................69969
648...........................................67609, 69970
679.......67086, 67379, 67964, 68265, 69047, 69048, 69049, 
                                                     69974
Proposed Rules:
216..................................................67629
222..................................................70219
223...........................................68834, 70219
224..................................................68834
600...........................................67636, 69070
622..................................................68854
648..................................................69373
660......................67132, 67638, 67640, 67998, 68834
679.............................67390, 67642, 68002, 70484
697..................................................67636

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         RULES GOING INTO EFFECT DECEMBER 18, 2003
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Marine mammals:
   Commercial fishing operations; incidental taking--
      Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan; published 12-16-03
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Federal claims collection:
   Tax refund offset; published 12-18-03
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Airworthiness directives:
   Boeing; published 11-13-03
   Pratt & Whitney; published 12-3-03
   Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd. & Co. KG; published 11-13-03
                  COMMENTS DUE NEXT WEEK
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Agricultural Marketing Service
Livestock mandatory reporting:
   Lamb reporting; definitions; comments due by 12-26-03; published 10-
      27-03 [FR 03-27015]
Onions grown in--
   Texas; comments due by 12-22-03; published 11-21-03 [FR 03-29060]
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Fishery conservation and management:
   Atlantic coastal fisheries cooperative management--
      Atlantic striped bass; comments due by 12-22-03; published 10-20-
         03 [FR 03-26400]
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
Flammable Fabrics Act:
   Upholstered furniture; flammability standards; comments due by 12-22-
      03; published 10-23-03 [FR 03-26809]
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
   Commercial Items and commercial components; subcontracts; comments 
      due by 12-26-03; published 10-27-03 [FR 03-26953]
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 programs:
   Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
      States:
      Pennsylvania; comments due by 12-24-03; published 11-24-03 [FR 03-
         29175]
   Ambient air quality standards, national--
      Transportation conformity; 8-hour ozone and fine particulate 
         matter standards; criteria and procedures; comments due by 12-
         22-03; published 11-5-03 [FR 03-27372]
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
   States:
   Delaware; comments due by 12-26-03; published 11-26-03 [FR 03-29427]
   Missouri; comments due by 12-26-03; published 11-26-03 [FR 03-29425]
   New Jersey; comments due by 12-22-03; published 11-21-03 [FR 03-
      29181]
   Pennsylvania; comments due by 12-24-03; published 11-24-03 [FR 03-
      29174]
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]
Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural 
   commodities:
   Tebufenozide; comments due by 12-23-03; published 10-24-03 [FR 03-
      26756]
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
Farm credit system:
   Loan policies and operations, etc.--
      Other financial institutions and investments in Farmers' notes; 
         comments due by 12-22-03; published 10-23-03 [FR 03-26729]
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
   Commercial Items and commercial components; subcontracts; comments 
      due by 12-26-03; published 10-27-03 [FR 03-26953]
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Food and Drug Administration
Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 
   2002;
   Food facilities registration; comments due by 12-24-03; published 10-
      10-03 [FR 03-25849]
Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 
   2002; implementation:
   Food importation notice to FDA; comments due by 12-24-03; published 
      10-10-03 [FR 03-25877]
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
Pollution:
   Ballast water discharge standard; preventing introductions and spread 
      of nonindigenous species; environmental protection requirement; 
      comments due by 12-26-03; published 9-26-03 [FR 03-24138]
Ports and waterways safety:
   Tongass Narrows and Ketchikan, AK; anchorage ground speed limit; 
      safety zone; comments due by 12-22-03; published 10-21-03 [FR 03-
      26554]
HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT
Nonimmigrant classes:
   Student and Exchange Visitor Information System; F, J, and M 
      nonimmigrants; application fees; comments due by 12-26-03; 
      published 10-27-03 [FR 03-26970]
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Fish and Wildlife Service
Migratory bird hunting:
   Hevi-steel; nontoxic shot material for waterfowl hunting; 
      application; comments due by 12-23-03; published 10-24-03 [FR 03-
      26934]
   Silvex metal; nontoxic shot material for waterfowl hunting; 
      application; comments due by 12-23-03; published 10-24-03 [FR 03-
      26935]
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
National Park Service
Special regulations:
   Armistad National Recreation Area, TX; personal watercraft use; 
      comments due by 12-22-03; published 10-22-03 [FR 03-26577]
   Boating and water use activities; comments due by 12-24-03; published 
      8-26-03 [FR 03-21333]
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions:
   Kentucky; comments due by 12-22-03; published 11-20-03 [FR 03-28997]
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
   Commercial Items and commercial components; subcontracts; comments 
      due by 12-26-03; published 10-27-03 [FR 03-26953]
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
National Historical Publications and Records Commission;

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   Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs:
   Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; implementation; 
      comments due by 12-22-03; published 10-22-03 [FR 03-26614]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Production and utilization facilities; domestic licensing:
   Nuclear power plants; decommissioning trust fund provisions; comments 
      due by 12-22-03; published 11-20-03 [FR 03-29021]
POSTAL SERVICE
Postage meters:
   Manufacture and distribution; authorization; comments due by 12-22-
      03; published 11-20-03 [FR 03-28958]
Postal programs:
   Semipostal Stamp Program; comments due by 12-22-03; published 11-20-
      03 [FR 03-28957]
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Securities and investment companies:
   Security holder director nominations; comments due by 12-22-03; 
      published 10-23-03 [FR 03-26351]
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Social Security benefits:
   Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance and aged, blind, 
      and disabled--
      Disability benefits terminated due to work activity; reinstatement 
         of entitlement; comments due by 12-26-03; published 10-27-03 
         [FR 03-26951]
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Airworthiness directives:
   Aerostar Aircraft Corp.; comments due by 12-23-03; published 10-28-03 
      [FR 03-26833]
   Augusta S.p.A.; comments due by 12-22-03; published 10-22-03 [FR 03-
      26624]
   Rolls-Royce plc; comments due by 12-22-03; published 10-23-03 [FR 03-
      26720]
Class E airspace; comments due by 12-22-03; published 11-6-03 [FR 03-
   27909]
Exemption petitions; summary and disposition; comments due by 12-26-03; 
   published 10-27-03 [FR 03-27055]
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Currency and foreign transactions; financial reporting and recordkeeping 
   requirements:
   USA PATRIOT Act; implementation--
      Burma; special measures imposition due to designation as primary 
         money laundering concern; comments due by 12-26-03; published 
         11-25-03 [FR 03-29289]
      Myanar Mayflower Bank and Asia Wealth Bank; special measures 
         imposition due to designation as institutions of primary money 
         laundering concern; comments due by 12-26-03; published 11-25-
         03 [FR 03-29288]
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
Alcoholic beverages:
   Flavored malt beverages
      Comments received; Internet posting; comments due by 12-23-03; 
         published 12-2-03 [FR 03-29905]
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H.R. 1437/P.L. 108-178
To improve the United States Code. (Dec. 15, 2003; 117 
Stat. 2637)
H.R. 1813/P.L. 108-179
Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2003 (Dec. 
15, 2003; 117 Stat. 2643)
H.R. 3287/P.L. 108-180
To award congressional gold medals posthumously on behalf 
of Reverend Joseph A. DeLaine, Harry and Eliza Briggs, and 
Levi Pearson in recognition of their contributions to the 
Nation as pioneers in the effort to desegregate public 
schools that led directly to the landmark desegregation 
case of Brown et al. v. the Board of Education of Topeka 
et al. (Dec. 15, 2003; 117 Stat. 2645)
H.J. Res. 80/P.L. 108-181
Appointing the day for the convening of the second session 
of the One Hundred Eighth Congress. (Dec. 15, 2003; 117 
Stat. 2648)
S. 459/P.L. 108-182
Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2003 (Dec. 15, 
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