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CFR PARTS AFFECTED DURING JANUARY

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                         REMINDERS
The items in this list were editorially compiled as an aid 
to Federal Register users. Inclusion or exclusion from 
this list has no legal significance.

          RULES GOING INTO EFFECT JANUARY 2, 2004
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:
   Surface coating of miscellaneous metal parts and products; published 
      1-2-04
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
   States; air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:
   Arizona; published 11-3-03
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
   States:
   Kentucky; published 11-3-03
   Utah; correction; published 12-3-03
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Television broadcasting:
   Digital television--
      Digital broadcast television redistribution control; digital 
         broadcast content protection; published 12-3-03
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Food and Drug Administration
Medical devices:
   Dental devices--
      Dental sonography and jaw tracking devices; classification; 
         published 12-2-03
HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT
Coast Guard
Drawbridge operations:
   Connecticut; published 12-17-03
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Internal Revenue Service
Income taxes:
   Computing depreciation; changes; published 1-2-04
   Credit for increasing research activities; published 1-2-04
   Income for trust purposes; definition; published 1-2-04
          RULES GOING INTO EFFECT JANUARY 3, 2004
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Surface Transportation Board
Practice and procedure:
   Rail licensing procedures--
      Public participation in abandonment proceedings; published 12-4-03
          RULES GOING INTO EFFECT JANUARY 4, 2004
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Fishery conservation and management:
   Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone--
      Gulf of Alaska groundfish; published 12-5-03
                  COMMENTS DUE NEXT WEEK
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Exportation and importation of animals and animal products:
   Bovine spongiform encephalopathy; minimal risk regions and 
      importation of commodities; comments due by 1-5-04; published 11-
      4-03 [FR 03-27611]
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Fishery conservation and management:
   Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone--
      Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands king and tanner crab and Gulf of 
         Alaska scallop and salmon; comments due by 1-10-04; published 
         11-21-03 [FR 03-29173]
      Gulf of Alaska groundfish; comments due by 1-5-04; published 12-5-
         03 [FR 03-30283]
   Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries--
      Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; meetings; comments due 
         by 1-9-04; published 12-22-03 [FR 03-31488]
      Snapper-Grouper; comments due by 1-5-04; published 11-4-03 [FR 03-
         27686]
      Snapper-Grouper; comments due by 1-9-04; published 11-25-03 [FR 
         03-29444]
   Magnuson-Stevens Act provisions--
      Domestic fisheries; exempted fishing permit applications; comments 
         due by 1-8-04; published 12-24-03 [FR 03-31612]
   West Coast and Western Pacific fisheries--
      Highy migratory species; comments due by 1-5-04; published 11-6-03 
         [FR 03-27994]
   West Coast States and Western Pacific fisheries--
      Pacific Coast groundfish; comments due by 1-5-04; published 12-5-
         03 [FR 03-30284]
      Pacific Coast groundfish; comments due by 1-6-04; published 11-7-
         03 [FR 03-28131]
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
Patent and Trademark Office
Patent cases:
   Patent term extension and patent term adjustment provisions related 
      to Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences decisions; revision; 
      comments due by 1-5-04; published 12-4-03 [FR 03-30151]
COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Semi-annual agenda; Open for comments until further notice; published 
   12-22-03 [FR 03-25121]
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; approval and promulgation; State plans for designated 
   facilities and pollutants:
   Nevada; comments due by 1-9-04; published 12-10-03 [FR 03-30590]
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
   States:
   California; comments due by 1-5-04; published 12-4-03 [FR 03-30167]
   Delaware; comments due by 1-5-04; published 12-5-03 [FR 03-30041]
   Maryland; comments due by 1-8-04; published 12-9-03 [FR 03-30509]
   Missouri; comments due by 1-8-04; published 12-9-03 [FR 03-30039]
   New Jersey; comments due by 1-8-04; published 12-9-03 [FR 03-30514]
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:
   Louisiana; comments due by 1-8-04; published 12-9-03 [FR 03-30511]
Water pollution control:
   Clean Water Act--
      Arizona; Sewage Sludge (Biosolids) Management Program; 
         modification application; comments due by 1-5-04; published 11-
         21-03 [FR 03-29177]
   National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System--
      Municipal wastewater treatment discharges during wet weather 
         conditions; permit requirements; comments due by 1-9-04; 
         published 11-7-03 [FR 03-28103]
Water supply:
   National primary drinking water regulations--
      Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; comments due by 
         1-9-04; published 10-8-03 [FR 03-25546]
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Common carrier services:

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   Update default compensation rate for dial-around calls from 
      payphones; comments due by 1-7-04; published 12-8-03 [FR 03-30309]
Digital television stations; table of assignments:
   Idaho; comments due by 1-5-04; published 11-28-03 [FR 03-29626]
   North Dakota; comments due by 1-5-04; published 11-26-03 [FR 03-
      29467]
Radio frequency devices:
   Unlicensed devices and equipment approval; comments due by 1-9-04; 
      published 12-10-03 [FR 03-30540]
Radio stations; table of assignments:
   Pennsylvania; comments due by 1-5-04; published 12-2-03 [FR 03-29860]
   Various States; comments due by 1-5-04; published 11-28-03 [FR 03-
      29628]
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Medicare:
   Hospital outpatient prospective payment system and 2004 CY payment 
      rates; comments due by 1-6-04; published 11-7-03 [FR 03-27791]
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
Ports and waterways safety:
   Ninth Coast Guard District; Illinois Waterway System; barges loaded 
      with dangerous cargoes; reporting requirements; comments due by 1-
      5-04; published 10-6-03 [FR 03-25296]
HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT
Acquisition regulations:
   Establishment; comments due by 1-5-04; published 12-4-03 [FR 03-
      29823]
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered and threatened species:
   Finding on petitions, etc.--
      Tibetan Antelope; comments due by 1-5-04; published 10-6-03 [FR 
         03-25207]
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
Protection of Children from Sexual Predators Act of 1998; 
   implementation:
   Designation of agencies to receive and investigate reports of child 
      pornography; comments due by 1-5-04; published 11-4-03 [FR 03-
      27467]
NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION AND PRIVACY COMPACT COUNCIL
Fingerprint submission requirements; comments due by 1-5-04; published 
   12-5-03 [FR 03-29567]
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act:
   Applications and claims for benefits; electronic filing; comments due 
      by 1-6-04; published 11-7-03 [FR 03-28031]
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Investment companies:
   Subadvisory contracts; exemption from shareholder approval; comments 
      due by 1-8-04; published 10-29-03 [FR 03-27198]
Practice and procedure:
   Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; implementation--
      Rules of practice and related provisions; amendments; comments due 
         by 1-5-04; published 12-5-03 [FR 03-29932]
Securities:
   Short sales; comments due by 1-5-04; published 11-6-03 [FR 03-27660]
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Special veterans benefits; World War II veterans; comments due by 1-5-
   04; published 11-5-03 [FR 03-27434]
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Airworthiness directives:
   Airbus; comments due by 1-5-04; published 12-4-03 [FR 03-30191]
   BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd.; comments due by 1-5-04; published 12-
      5-03 [FR 03-30222]
   Boeing; comments due by 1-9-04; published 11-25-03 [FR 03-29342]
   Bombardier; comments due by 1-5-04; published 12-5-03 [FR 03-30221]
   Dassault; comments due by 1-5-04; published 12-4-03 [FR 03-30190]
   Dornier; comments due by 1-5-04; published 12-5-03 [FR 03-30225]
   Fokker; comments due by 1-5-04; published 12-5-03 [FR 03-30224]
   Pilatus Aircraft Ltd.; comments due by 1-6-04; published 12-5-03 [FR 
      03-30256]
   Raytheon; comments due by 1-6-04; published 11-5-03 [FR 03-27798]
   Special conditions--
      Boeing Model 707-300 series airplanes; comments due by 1-8-04; 
         published 12-9-03 [FR 03-30448]
      Israel Aircraft Industries Model 1124 airplanes; comments due by 
         1-8-04; published 12-9-03 [FR 03-30447]
Class D and E airspace; comments due by 1-8-04; published 12-9-03 [FR 
   03-30457]
Class E airspace; comments due by 1-5-04; published 11-19-03 [FR 03-
   28824]
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Motor carrier safety standards:
   Commercial driver's licenses with hazardous materials endorsement; 
      limitations on issuance; comments due by 1-6-04; published 11-7-03 
      [FR 03-28175]
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Motor vehicle safety standards:
   Hydraulic and electric brake systems; comments due by 1-5-04; 
      published 11-4-03 [FR 03-27657]
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Internal Revenue Service
Incomes taxes:
   Mortgage revenue bonds; public hearing; comments due by 1-7-04; 
      published 11-5-03 [FR 03-27866]
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
Alcohol; viticultural area designations:
   Eola Hills, OR; comments due by 1-6-04; published 11-7-03 [FR 03-
      28062]
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TABLE OF EFFECTIVE DATES AND TIME PERIODS--JANUARY 2004
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