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Actuaries, Joint Board for Enrollment
See  Joint Board for Enrollment of Actuaries


Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Health Care Policy and Research Special Emphasis Panel, 15833-15834
    Healthcare Research and Quality National Advisory Council, 15834-
            15835


Agricultural Marketing Service
PROPOSED RULES
Dried prunes produced in--
    California, 15736-15740


Agriculture Department
See  Agricultural Marketing Service
See  Forest Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 15781-15785


Army Department
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Science Board, 15820


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.:
    Improving Health, Education, and Well-Being of Young People 
            Program, 15835
Meetings:
    National Center for Environmental Health--
        Vessel Sanitation Program; current status and experience with 
                program operations, 15835


Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
RULES
Health care access:
    Individual health insurance market--
        Operation of qualified high risk pools; grants to States, 
                15695-15702
Medicare:
    Drugs and physician fee schedule; payment charges (2004 CY)
        Correction, 15703-15729
    Physician fee schedule (2004 CY); payment policies and relative 
            value unit adjustments; correction, 15729-15730
    Physicians referrals to health care entities with which they have 
            financial relationships (Phase II), 16053-16146
PROPOSED RULES
Medicare:
    Durable medical equipment regional carriers; boundaries designation 
            and contract administration, 15755-15761
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Medicaid--
        Competitive Employment of People With Disabilities 
                Infrastructure Support Program, 15835-15836
Medicaid:
    Disproportionate share hospital payments; aggregate payments 
            limitations to mental disease institutions, 15850-15884
Medicaid and Medicare:
    Program issuances and coverage decisions; quarterly listing, 15837-
            15850
Meetings:
    Medicare--
        Hospital care quality; performance measures for public 
                reporting, 15884-15885


Children and Families Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 15885


Citizenship and Immigration Services Bureau
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 15892-15893


Civil Rights Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; State advisory committees:
    New Jersey, 15787


Coast Guard
RULES
Ports and waterways safety:
    Willamette River, Portland, OR; security zone, 15681


Commerce Department
See  Industry and Security Bureau
See  International Trade Administration
See  National Institute of Standards and Technology
See  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
NOTICES
Procurement list; additions and deletions, 15786-15787


Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
NOTICES
Textile and apparel categories:
    African Growth and Opportunity Act; short supply requests--
        Patented fusible interlining fabrics used in waistband 
                construction, 15818-15819
        Ultra-fine Lycra crochet material, 15816-15818

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Defense Department
See  Army Department
See  Defense Logistics Agency
RULES
Civilian health and medical program of uniformed services (CHAMPUS):
    TRICARE program--
        Women, Infants, and Children Overseas Special Supplemental Food 
                Program, 15676-15680
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Federal prison industries purchases; market research requirement, 
            16147-16151
    Small entity compliance guide, 16150-16151
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 15819
Civilian health and medical program of uniformed services (CHAMPUS):
    TRICARE program--
        Home Health Agency Prospective Payment System, 15819-15820
Meetings:
    Science Board task forces, 15820
    Science Board task forces; correction, 15930


Defense Logistics Agency
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Mercury management, 15820-15822


Education Department
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 15822
Meetings:
    Institutional Quality and Integrity National Advisory Committee, 
            15823-15824


Employment Standards Administration
NOTICES
Minimum wages for Federal and federally-assisted construction; general 
          wage determination decisions, 15903-15905


Energy Department
See  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Government Policy; 
          implementation:
    Tribal leaders summit; comment request, 15824-15825
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
    Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, 15825
Electricity export and import authorizations, permits, etc.:
    Brascan Energy Marketing Inc., 15825-15826
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Innovative Energy Systems Pilot Project-Chemicals, 15826-15827


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Air programs; State authority delegations:
    Louisiana, 15687-15695
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
          States:
    Texas, 15681-15687
PROPOSED RULES
Air programs; State authority delegations:
    Louisiana, 15755
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Agency statements; comment availability, 15828-15829
    Agency statements; weekly receipts, 15829-15830
Meetings:
    National Environmental Justice Advisory Council, 15830-15831
    World Trade Center Expert Technical Review Panel, 15831-15833


Executive Office of the President
See  Presidential Documents
See  Trade Representative, Office of United States


Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Airbus, 15661-15666
    BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd., 15659-15660
    Boeing, 15663-15664
    Lancair Co., 15657-15659
    Saab, 15660-15661
Airworthiness standards:
    Special conditions--
        Avidyne Corp., Inc.; various airplane models, 15653-15656
Class D airspace, 15666-15667
Class E airspace; correction, 15667
PROPOSED RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Eurocopter France, 15744-15746
    Robinson Helicopter Co., 15743-15744
    Saab, 15740-15743
Restricted areas, 15746-15747
NOTICES
Exemption petitions; summary and disposition, 15919-15921
Meetings:
    RTCA, Inc., 15921-15922
Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:
    Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport, CO, 15922
    Salt Lake City International Airport, UT, et al., 15922-15923
    Western Nebraska Regional Airport, NE, 15923-15924
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
    Circuit breakers and fuses; policy statement, 15924
    Flammability of electrical wire used in part 23 aircraft; policy 
            statement, 15924-15925
    No stowage placards installation; policy statement, 15925


Federal Communications Commission
RULES
Common carrier services:
    Individuals with hearing and speech disabilities; 
            telecommunications relay and speech-to-speech services, 
            15730-15731
PROPOSED RULES
Common carrier services:
    Communications disruptions; reporting requirements, 15761-15774


Federal Emergency Management Agency
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 15893-15895

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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
RULES
Electric utilities (Federal Power Act):
    Generator interconnection agreements and procedures; 
            standardization, 15931-16051
NOTICES
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings, 15827-15828


Federal Highway Administration
NOTICES
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Pulaski County, AR, 15925-15926


Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Change in bank control, 15833
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 15833
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers; correction, 15833


Fish and Wildlife Service
PROPOSED RULES
Endangered and threatened species:
    Critical habitat designations--
        Mexican spotted owl, 15777-15778


Food and Drug Administration
RULES
Food additives:
    Polymers--
        Polymer films/layers; technical amendment, 15667-15669


Forest Service
NOTICES
Boundary establishment, descriptions, etc.:
    Ouachita Purchase Unit, Garland County, AR, 15785-15786
Meetings:
    Resource Advisory Committees--
        Flathead County, 15786


General Services Administration
RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Federal prison industries purchases; market research requirement, 
            16147-16151
    Small entity compliance guide, 16150-16151


Health and Human Services Department
See  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
See  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
See  Children and Families Administration
See  Food and Drug Administration
See  Health Resources and Services Administration
See  National Institutes of Health
See  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Health Resources and Services Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 15885-15887


Homeland Security Department
See  Citizenship and Immigration Services Bureau
See  Coast Guard
See  Federal Emergency Management Agency


Housing and Urban Development Department
RULES
Housing programs:
    Data Universal Numbering System; identifier use requirement, 15671-
            15673
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Homeless assistance; excess and surplus Federal properties, 15895-
            15897


Industry and Security Bureau
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Materials Technical Advisory Committee, 15788


Interior Department
See  Fish and Wildlife Service
See  Land Management Bureau
See  Minerals Management Service
See  National Park Service
NOTICES
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
    Departmental Strategic Plan, 15897


Internal Revenue Service
RULES
Income taxes:
    Alternative method for determining tax book value of assets; 
            allocation and apportionment of expenses, 15673-15676
PROPOSED RULES
Income taxes:
    Alternative method for determining tax book value of assets; 
            allocation and apportionment of expenses; cross-reference, 
            15753-15755
    Qualified zone academy bonds; States and political subdivisions 
            obligations, 15747-15753


International Trade Administration
NOTICES
Antidumping and countervailing duties:
    Administrative review requests, 15788-15802


Joint Board for Enrollment of Actuaries
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Actuarial Examinations Advisory Committee, 15781


Justice Department
NOTICES
Pollution control; consent judgments:
    Sandstone Mining, L.L.C., et al., 15900
Superfund program:
    Bankruptcy settlement agreements--
        Washington Group, International, Inc., et al., 15900-15901


Labor Department
See  Employment Standards Administration
See  Occupational Safety and Health Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 15901-15903


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Survey plat filings:
    Nebraska, 15897

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Minerals Management Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 15897-15899


National Aeronautics and Space Administration
RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Federal prison industries purchases; market research requirement, 
            16147-16151
    Small entity compliance guide, 16150-16151


National Institute of Standards and Technology
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory Grants Program et 
            al., 15802-15816


National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 15887-15888
Meetings:
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 15888-15889
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 15889
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 15889
    National Institute of Mental Health, 15890
    National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 15889-15890
    Natonal Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 15890-
            15891
    Scientific Review Center, 15891-15892


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone--
        Pacific cod, 15734-15735
    Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries--
        Snapper-grouper, 15731-15734
PROPOSED RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Northeastern United States fisheries--
        Atlantic mackerel, squid, and butterfish, 15778-15780
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands crab fisheries; catch-monitoring 
            standards; public workshop, 15816


National Park Service
NOTICES
Native American human remains, funerary objects; inventory, 
          repatriation, etc.:
    Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA, 15899-15900


National Science Foundation
NOTICES
Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978; permit applications, etc., 15909
Meetings:
    Computer and Information Science and Engineering Advisory 
            Committee, 15909
    Mathematical and Physical Sciences Advisory Committee, 15909-15910


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Senior Executive Service:
    Performance Review Boards; membership, 15911-15912
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC, 15910
    Exelon Generation Co., LLC, 15910
    Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 15910-15911
    System Energy Resources, Inc., 15911


Occupational Safety and Health Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 15905-15909


Office of United States Trade Representative
See  Trade Representative, Office of United States


Personnel Management Office
PROPOSED RULES
Health benefits; Federal employees:
    Contract cost principles and procedures, 15774-15777
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 15912


Presidential Documents
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS
Dominican Republic; notice of intent to enter into a free trade 
          agreement (Notice of March 24, 2004), 16159-16161


Research and Special Programs Administration
NOTICES
Hazardous materials:
    Applications; exemptions, renewals, etc., 15926-15928


Securities and Exchange Commission
PROPOSED RULES
Securities:
    Section 18 covered securities; designation, 16153-16158
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 15912
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    American Stock Exchange LLC, 15913-15917


Small Business Administration
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Regulatory Fairness Boards--
        Region I; hearing, 15917
        Region VII; hearing, 15917


State Department
RULES
Nationality and passports:
    Passport procedures; amendments, 15669-15671
NOTICES
National Defense Authorization Act:
    Serbia and Montenegro; duty-free treatment determination, 15917


Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 15892

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


Trade Representative, Office of United States
NOTICES
Harmonized Tariff Schedule
    Technical corrections, 15917-15919


Transportation Department
See  Federal Aviation Administration
See  Federal Highway Administration
See  Research and Special Programs Administration
NOTICES
Aviation proceedings:
    Agreements filed; weekly receipts, 15919
    Certificates of public convenience and necessity and foreign air 
            carrier permits; weekly applications, 15919


Treasury Department
See  Internal Revenue Service


Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Warm-water fish hatchery, Cache County, UT, 15928-15929


Veterans Affairs Department
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Women Veterans Advisory Committee, 15929

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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Energy Department, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 15931-16051


Part III
Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
          Services, 16053-16146


Part IV
Defense Department; General Services Administration; National 
          Aeronautics and Space Administration, 16147-16151


Part V
Securities and Exchange Commission, 16153-16158


Part VI
Executive Office of the President, Presidential Documents, 16159-16161

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                           3 CFR
Administrative Orders:
Notices:
Notice of March 24, 2004.............................16161

                           7 CFR
Proposed Rules:
993..................................................15736

                          14 CFR
23...................................................15653
39 (6 documents)........15657, 15659, 15660, 15661, 15663, 
                                                     15664
71 (2 documents)..............................15666, 15667
Proposed Rules:
39 (3 documents).......................15740, 15743, 15744
73...................................................15746

                          17 CFR
Proposed Rules:
230..................................................16154

                          18 CFR
35...................................................15932

                          21 CFR
177..................................................15667

                          22 CFR
51...................................................15669

                          24 CFR
5....................................................15671

                          26 CFR
1....................................................15673
Proposed Rules:
1 (2 documents)...............................15747, 15753

                          32 CFR
199..................................................15676

                          33 CFR
165..................................................15681

                          40 CFR
52...................................................15681
60...................................................15687
61...................................................15687
63...................................................15687
Proposed Rules:
61...................................................15755
63...................................................15755

                          42 CFR
148..................................................15695
405..................................................15703
410..................................................15729
411..................................................16054
414 (2 documents).............................15703, 15729
424..................................................16054
Proposed Rules:
421..................................................15755

                          47 CFR
64...................................................15730
Proposed Rules:
0....................................................15761
4....................................................15761
63...................................................15761

                          48 CFR
Ch. 1................................................16151
8....................................................16148
19...................................................16148
42...................................................16148
52...................................................16148
Proposed Rules:
1631.................................................15774
1699.................................................15774

                          50 CFR
622..................................................15731
679..................................................15734
Proposed Rules:
17...................................................15777
648..................................................15778