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Agricultural Marketing Service
PROPOSED RULES
Milk marketing orders:
    Pacific Northwest et al., 74874


Agricultural Research Service
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, 74941-74942


Agriculture Department
See  Agricultural Marketing Service
See  Agricultural Research Service
See  Food and Nutrition Service


Army Department
See  Engineers Corps


Arts and Humanities, National Foundation
See  National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities


Blind or Severely Disabled, Committee for Purchase From People Who Are
See  Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
          Disabled


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)--
        Capacity building assistance to improve delivery and 
                effectiveness of HIV prevention services for racial/
                ethnic minority populations; correction, 74962
Meetings:
    Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special 
            Emphasis Panels, 74962-74963
    Scientific Counselors Board, 74963


Coast Guard
RULES
Ports and waterways safety:
    Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Louisa, LA; safety zone, 74861-74863
    Suisun Bay, CA; security zones, 74863-74866


Commerce Department
See  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
NOTICES
Procurement list; additions and deletions, 74942-74943


Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
NOTICES
Bilateral textile consultations:
    China, 74944-74949


Consumer Product Safety Commission
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Hazardous Substances Act:
    Baby bath seats; requirements, 74878-74892


Defense Department
See  Engineers Corps
RULES
Various CFR parts removed, 74860-74861
NOTICES
Mandatory Declassification Review requests; address list, 74949


Education Department
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 74950-74951


Employment and Training Administration
NOTICES
Adjustment assistance:
    AK Steel Corp., 74972
    American Suessen Corp., 74972
    Control Engineering Co. et al., 74972
    Descartes Systems (USA) LLC, 74972-74973
    Exfo Gnubi Products Group, Inc., et al., 74973
    Fishing Vessels--
        Bad Betty, 74973
    Gentry Mills, Inc., et al., 74973-74976
    Martens Manufacturing, LLC, 74976
    Nortel Networks Corp. et al., 74976
    TCI Machinery, Inc., et al., 74976-74982


Employment Standards Administration
NOTICES
Minimum wages for Federal and federally-assisted construction; general 
          wage determination decisions, 74982-74983


Energy Department
See  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Radioactive waste:
    Caliente rail corridor selected as preferred corridor for Yucca 
            Mountain, NV, geologic repository, 74951-74952


Engineers Corps
NOTICES
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Yucaipa, San Bernardino County, CA; Wilson Creek/Oak Glen Creek 
            Feasibility Study, 74949-74950


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:
    Miscellaneous coating manufacturing
        Correction, 75032
Air pollution control:
    State operating permit programs--
        California, 74871-74873
Air programs; approval and promulgation; State plans for designated 
          facilities and pollutants:
    Pennsylvania, 74868-74871
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
          States:
    Tennessee, 74866-74868

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PROPOSED RULES
Air pollution control:
    State operating permit programs--
        California, 74907
Air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:
    Various States; correction, 75032
Solid wates:
    Recyclable hazardous secondary materials identified as not 
            discarded; definition revisions, 74907-74908
Water pollution; effluent guidelines for point source categories:
    Concentrated aquatic animal production facilities, 75067-75105
NOTICES
Superfund; response and remedial actions, proposed settlements, etc.:
    Old Colony Railroad Site, MA, 74960
    T.H. Agriculture & Nutrition Co. Site, GA, 74960-74961


Federal Aviation Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    AeroSpace Technologies of Australia Pty Ltd., 74874-74877


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Hydroelectric applications, 74958-74960
Meetings:
    Florida Gas Transmission Co.; technical conference, 74960
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Californians for Renewable Energy, Inc., et al., 74952
    CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Co., 74953
    Chandeleur Pipe Line Co., 74953
    Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., 74953-74954 74954
    Columbia Gulf Transmission Co., 74954
    Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC, 74954-74955
    Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., 74955
    NewCorp Resources Electric Cooperative, Inc., 74955-74956
    Northern Border Pipeline Co., 74956
    Northern Natural Gas Co., 74956
    Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 74956
    Southwest Gas Storage Co., 74956-74957
    Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., 74957-74958
    Tuscarora Gas Tranmission Co., 74958


Federal Maritime Commission
NOTICES
Investigations, hearings, petitions, etc.:
    National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc., 
            74961


Federal Railroad Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 75020-75021


Federal Reserve System
RULES
Home mortgage disclosure (Regulation C):
    Depository institutions; asset-size exemption threshold adjustment; 
            staff commentary, 74829-74833
NOTICES
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 74961-74962


Fish and Wildlife Service
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Service Regulations Committee, 74964-74965


Food and Nutrition Service
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, 74941-74942


General Services Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 74962


Health and Human Services Department
See  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See  National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, 74941-74942


Homeland Security Department
See  Coast Guard


Housing and Urban Development Department
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Facilities to assist homeless--
        Excess and surplus Federal property, 74964


Interior Department
See  Fish and Wildlife Service
See  Land Management Bureau
See  Minerals Management Service
See  Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, 74964


Internal Revenue Service
RULES
Income taxes:
    Substitute payments; information statements, 74847-74848
Procedure and administration:
    Attorney's fees and other costs based upon qualified offers; 
            awards, 74848-74855
NOTICES
Income taxes:
    IRS e-file Program; new transmitter encryption options added; non-
            encrypted options to be discontinued, 75022-75023
Meetings:
    Taxpayer Advocacy Panels, 75023-75024


International Trade Commission
NOTICES
Import investigations:
    Ceramic station post insulators from--
        Japan, 74970


Judicial Conference of the United States
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on--
        Civil Procedure Rules, 74970


Justice Department
See  Prisons Bureau

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RULES
DNA identification system:
    DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000; implementation--
        Qualifying Federal offenses for purposes of DNA sample 
                collection; DNA sample collection, analysis, and 
                indexing, 74855-74859
NOTICES
Pollution control; consent judgments:
    Gallagher, William J., 74970-74971
    Grant, Erwin, et al., 74971
    Ponderosa Fibres of America, Inc., et al., 74971


Labor Department
See  Employment and Training Administration
See  Employment Standards Administration
See  Mine Safety and Health Administration


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Advisory Committee, 74965
Withdrawal and reservation of lands:
    Nevada, 74965-74968


Minerals Management Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 74968-74970


Mine Safety and Health Administration
NOTICES
Safety standard petitions:
    Kingwood Mining Co., LLC, et al, 74983


National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Advisory Council
        Planetary Protection Advisory Committee, 74983-74984
    Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, 74984
    Aviation Safety Reporting System Subcommittee, 74984


National Archives and Records Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 74984-74986


National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 74986


National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Fuel economy standards:
    Corporate Average Fuel Economy Program, 74908-74931
    Corporate Average Fuel Economy Program; product plan information 
            request, 74931-74939


National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Meetings:
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 74963
    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 74964
    National Institute on Drug Abuse, 74963-74964


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Northeastern United States fisheries--
        Multispecies fishery, 74939-74940
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 74943-74944


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Regulatory guides; issuance, availability, and withdrawal, 74989
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Envirocare of Utah, Inc., 74986-74988
    Radiac Research Corp., 74988-74989


Prisons Bureau
RULES
Inmate control, custody, care, etc.:
    Religious beliefs and practices, 74859-74860
PROPOSED RULES
Inmate control, custody, care, etc.:
    Psychiatric treatment and medication; adminstrative safeguards, 
            74892-74893


Securities and Exchange Commission
RULES
Financial reporting matters:
    Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and 
            results of operations; guidance, 75055-75065
Securities:
    Registered transfer agents; recordkeeping requirements, 75049-75054
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 74989
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    American Stock Exchange, LLC, 74989-74991
    Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., 74991-75007
    International Securities Exchange, Inc., 75007-75008
    New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 75008-75010
    Pacific Exchange, Inc., 75010-75011
    Pacific Stock Exchange, Inc., 75011-75012
    Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc., 75012-75013
    Stock Clearing Corp. of Philadelphia, 75013-75014


Small Business Administration
RULES
Small business size standards:
    Information technology value added resellers, 74833-74842
    Testing laboratories, 74842-74847


State Department
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Middle East Partnership Initiative, 75014-75018
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
    Jones, Richard H.; nonimmigrants; port-of-entry special 
            registration, fingerprinting, and photographing; 
            exceptions, 75018-75019
    Kennedy, Patrick J.; nonimmigrants; port-of-entry special 
            registration, fingerprinting, and photographing; special 
            exemptions, 75019

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Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
PROPOSED RULES
Surface coal mining and reclamation operations:
    Ownership and control of mining operations; definitions, permit 
            requirements, enforcement actions, etc., 75035-75048


Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Rail carriers:
    Cost recovery procedures--
        Adjustment factor, 75021
Railroad services abandonment:
    Venice, IL, 75021-75022


Textile Agreements Implementation Committee
See  Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements


Transportation Department
See  Federal Aviation Administration
See  Federal Railroad Administration
See  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
See  Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Aviation proceedings:
    Agreements filed; weekly receipts, 75019
    Certificates of public convenience and necessity and foreign air 
            carrier permits; weekly applications, 75019


Treasury Department
See  Internal Revenue Service


Veterans Affairs Department
PROPOSED RULES
Federal claims collection standards; collection, compromise, 
          suspension, temination, and referral of debts owed to VA, 
          74893-74907
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Medical Research Service Merit Review Committee, 75024
    Women Veterans Advisory Committee, 75024-75025
Privacy Act:
    Systems of records, 75025-75032

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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Interior Department, Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office, 
          75035-75048


Part III
Securities and Exchange Commission, 75049-75054


Part IV
Securities and Exchange Commission, 75055-75065


Part V
Environmental Protection Agency, 75067-75105

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                           7 CFR
Proposed Rules:
1124.................................................74874
1131.................................................74874

                          12 CFR
203..................................................74829

                          13 CFR
121 (2 documents).............................74833, 74842

                          14 CFR
Proposed Rules:
39...................................................74874

                          16 CFR
Proposed Rules:
1500.................................................74878

                          17 CFR
211..................................................75056
231..................................................75056
240..................................................75050
241..................................................75056

                          26 CFR
1....................................................74847
301..................................................74848

                          28 CFR
28...................................................74855
548..................................................74859
Proposed Rules:
549..................................................74892

                          30 CFR
Proposed Rules:
701..................................................75036
773..................................................75036
774..................................................75036
778..................................................75036
843..................................................75036
847..................................................75036

                          32 CFR
341..................................................74860
342..................................................74860
348..................................................74860
350..................................................74860
353..................................................74860
363..................................................74860
364..................................................74860
365..................................................74860
366..................................................74860
367A.................................................74860
368..................................................74860
369..................................................74860
370..................................................74860
373..................................................74860
376..................................................74860
377..................................................74860
380..................................................74860
381..................................................74860
382..................................................74860
384..................................................74860
385..................................................74860
386..................................................74860
387..................................................74860
391..................................................74860
394..................................................74860
396..................................................74860
399..................................................74860

                          33 CFR
165 (2 documents).............................74861, 74863

                          38 CFR
Proposed Rules:
1....................................................74893
2....................................................74893

                          40 CFR
52...................................................74866
62...................................................74868
63...................................................75033
70...................................................74871
Proposed Rules:
70...................................................74907
81...................................................75033
260..................................................74907
261..................................................74907
451..................................................75068

                          49 CFR
Proposed Rules:
533 (2 documents).............................74908, 74931

                          50 CFR
Proposed Rules:
648..................................................74939