[The Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions] [Subject Index to the Unified Agenda] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]E. SUBJECT INDEX TO THE UNIFIED AGENDA [[Page 65601]] A Accountants: Debarment and suspension...................................2824, 4430 Accounting: Audits of state and local governments and non-profit institutions...................1407, 1411, 2129, 2246, 3190, 3874 Cost accounting standards..................................2014, 3915 Cost principles...................................................934 Credit union audits and verifications............................4543 Customs Service fees and interest................................2850 DEA..............................................................1884 DFARS contract administration and audit services..................904 DFARS contract services...........................................952 DOI cost recovery..........................................1795, 1796 Food Stamp Program EBT system audit requirements..................373 Foreign exchange operations......................................2763 Funds transfers to State governments...............................99 FCC cost allocation and accounting rules.........................4322 FMS claims.................................................2759, 2769 Ginnie Mae financial reporting...................................1472 Government payments: DFARS modification..............................................953 Performance-based payments................................924, 4438 Taxpayer identification numbers.................................953 International accounting standards...............................4620 Mark-to-market.......................................2984, 3047, 3048 Medicare program.................................................1304 OASDI calculations of the contribution and benefit base and earnings test exempt amounts.................................4154 PBGC calculation and payment of benefits.........................4052 PBGC premium self-audit..........................................4043 Revision of OMB Circular A-127...................................3911 Small business size standards: Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services..................4083 Unified Partnership Audit Procedures.............................3096 Administrative practice and procedure: See also Claims Environmental impact statements Equal access to justice Freedom of information Privacy Sunshine Act Advisory committees........................................1826, 3799 Aviation economic proceedings rules of practice..................2212 ATF........................................................2818, 2821 Block grants.....................................................1101 Board of Veterans' Appeals: Case docketing.................................................3225 Delegations of authority.......................................3224 Notification of representatives in connection with clear and unmistakable error motions.................................3226 Simultaneously contested claims................................3183 BATF procedures..................................................2812 BLM procedures...................................................1825 Code of Conduct..................................................4165 DIO..............................................................2819 DOE: Economic development transfers of real property................1070 DOI........................................................1527, 1528 DOJ: Federal Convicted Offender DNA Database........................2018 National Instant Criminal Background Check System..............2017 Equal Access to Justice Act................................1109, 3895 EEOC.............................................................3761 EPA........................................................3560, 3567 Federal Advisory Committee Act...................................3799 Federal Crop Insurance Corporation................................327 FCC's ex parte rules in Joint Board proceedings..................4359 FDA..............................................................1110 Advisory opinions and guidelines...............................1122 Citizen petitions..............................................1144 FEMA.............................................................3790 FERC.................................................4438, 4445, 4450 FERC off-the-record communications...............................4452 FHFB unpublished information.....................................4464 FTC regulatory review............................................4511 FWS seizure and forfeiture procedures............................1580 Government in the Sunshine Act...................................3294 Hazardous materials..............................................2711 Hearing and appeal procedures: Administrative law judges......................................1894 Adverse actions against Head Start agencies....................1383 Army Corps of Engineers....................................969, 973 Aviation economic proceedings............................2228, 2229 Board of Immigration Appeals...................................1896 Bureau of Indian Affairs.......................................1741 Bureau of Land Management......................................1800 DOL......................................................2035, 2040 FCIC procedures.................................................317 Immigration proceedings........................................1894 Indian affairs.................................................1525 Medicaid State Plan amendments.................................1300 Medicare claims appeal.........................................1324 Medicare enrollment............................................1238 Minerals Management Service....................................1771 Minority Enterprise Development Office.........................4106 National Forest System..........................................459 National Indian Gaming Commission........................4549, 4553 NRC......................................................4618, 4619 Office of the Special Trustee..................................1530 Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight.................3897 Office of Government Ethics....................................3900 Office of Personnel Management.....................3934, 3953, 3962 Office of Trust Funds Management...............................1530 Peace Corps....................................................4040 Public lands cases.............................................1524 PTO.............................................................865 Reclamation Bureau.............................................1787 RRB............................................................4070 Social Security Administration...........................4148, 4168 SBA............................................................4107 Transportation proceedings.....................................2463 Treasury Department............................................2824 Veterans Affairs.........................................3238, 3242 INS..............................................................1956 IRS........................................................3031, 3083 MARAD............................................................2743 National Credit Union Administration.............................4536 NHTSA global technical regulations statement of policy...........2581 NIGC: Compulsory process and testimony of employees..................4552 NRC..............................................................4584 OMB..............................................................3918 OPM..............................................................3955 OTS..............................................................3136 Panama Canal Commission: Removal of Secretary of the Army as prescribing authority......4036 Peace Corps volunteer discrimination complaints..................4041 Registration of drug producers...................................1189 Research and Special Programs Administration.....................2726 Rulemaking: DOT............................................................2226 [[Page 65602]] EPA............................................................3544 FCA............................................................4273 FCC..........................................4295, 4329, 4386, 4409 FERC...........................................................4455 INS............................................................1904 IRS......................................................3038, 3078 NRC......................................................4566, 4588 USDA............................................................253 RRB..............................................................4061 Social Security Administration.............................4136, 4176 Testimony of employees and production of records in legal proceedings................................................4121 USAID commodities transactions...................................3282 USDA..............................................................506 VA.............................................3174, 3190, 3227, 3270 Adoption and foster care: Adoption and Safe Families Act...................................1391 Intercountry adoption............................................2199 State performance requirements...................................1375 Adult education: Ineligibility of F-1 foreign students............................1913 Advertising: Air carriers, prices.............................................2222 Direct-to-consumer promotion.....................................1117 Home insulation..................................................4508 Investment companies.............................................4642 Smokeless tobacco health warnings................................4507 Television.......................................................4377 Unfair or deceptive practices..............................4514, 4516 Aged: See also Medicaid Medicare Public assistance programs Supplemental Security Income (SSI) AOA rules revisions..............................................1392 Food assistance programs.......................................5, 381 Nondiscrimination: Air travel.....................................................2216 DOL programs...................................................2126 Employment...............................................3755, 3756 Agricultural commodities: See also Acreage allotments Commodity futures Crop insurance Fruits Grains Marketing agreements Marketing quotas Nuts Oilseeds Price support programs Surplus agricultural commodities Vegetables specific commodities Accelerated Production Flexibility Contract payments..............234 Cargo preference regulations.....................................2741 CCC Export Credit Guarantee Program..........................252, 432 Exports......................................................433, 435 Fair Labor Standards Act exemptions..............................2043 Kiwifruit.........................................................176 Mark-to-market accounting........................................3048 Noninsured crop disaster assistance program.......................223 Nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for crambe.................235 Overseas market development.......................................434 Speculative limits for futures contracts.........................4243 Sugarcane.........................................................194 Warehouses for CCC storage contracts..............................199 Agricultural research: Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act: Matching funds requirement......................................289 Stakeholder input to formula funds..............................288 Animal embryos and semen..........................................269 Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program administrative provisions.....................................286 Donation of excess research equipment.............................506 Agriculture: See also Agricultural commodities Agricultural research Fertilizers Food assistance programs Foods Forests and forest products Irrigation Migrant labor Pesticides and pests Range management Rural areas Acquisition regulations.................................505, 507, 509 ASCS program ineligibility........................................193 Collateral requirements for emergency loans.......................239 Cooperative marketing associations................................217 CFSA state and county committees..................................196 Disaster assistance..........................................207, 251 Farm reconstitution regulations...................................219 Farm Service Agency: Disaster set-aside program second installment...................231 Low documentation loans.........................................238 Real estate appraisals and chattel appraisals...................236 Regulatory streamlining of direct farm loan programs............232 Small Hog Operation Payment Program.............................237 Hog imports from Europe...........................................276 Horse protection requirements.....................................260 Income taxes.....................................................2962 Nondiscrimination in USDA-conducted programs and activities.......464 Pseudorabies in swine.............................................279 Quarantine and inspection service user fees.......................261 State mediation programs..........................................181 Technical assistance and training.......................294, 472, 491 USDA lobbying restrictions........................................508 Worker protection standards......................................3564 Aid to Families with Dependent Children: See also Public assistance programs Work Incentive Programs (WIN) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families..............1321, 1381, 1389 Unemployed parent................................................1321 Air carriers: See also Air rates and fares Air taxis Charter flights Airline deregulation benefit provisions..........................2073 Anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention programs.................2394 Aviation data requirements.......................................2211 Aviation exemption procedures....................................2219 Baggage liability..........................................2220, 2225 Cargo limit......................................................2692 Competitiveness............................................2210, 2236 Computer reservations system.....................................2210 Computer Assisted Passenger Screening (CAPS) system..............2368 Damage of expensive mobility aids................................2247 Direct flight, definition........................................2217 Fees charged by airports.........................................2371 Flight diversions within metropolitan areas......................2218 Hazardous materials transportation: Emergency telephone number requirements........................2689 Interstate authority.............................................2236 Landing gear shock absorption test requirements..................2334 Non-age discrimination...........................................2216 Overbooking of flights...........................................2227 Passengers: Airline counter notices........................................2221 Aliens with fraudulent documents...............................1948 Facility charges...............................................2325 [[Page 65603]] Ground travel expense when diverted............................2218 Manifest information.....................................1909, 2242 Oxygen use.....................................................2241 Passenger Origin-Destination Survey............................2745 Pilots: National Driver Register records.........................2570, 2628 Night flying takeoff and landing training......................2416 Price advertising................................................2222 Repair station requirements................................2316, 2398 Safety and security-related information..........................2364 Seats, crashworthiness standards.................................2318 Security measures................................................2360 Smoking ban......................................................2238 Tariff filing requirements.......................................2245 Universal child seats............................................2519 Air pollution control: See also Motor vehicle pollution Acid rain: Allowance allocations....................................3525, 3541 Acid Rain Program: Permits regulations............................................3541 Acrylic/modacrylic fiber manufacturing...........................3521 Aerospace industry.........................................3402, 3526 Agricultural chemicals...........................................3519 Air quality modeling.............................................3335 Air quality resources: Class I area designations......................................3483 Air quality standards.......................................103, 3385 Air storage tanks................................................3532 Aluminum industry................................................3420 Asphalt roofing and processing...................................3350 Baker's yeast manufacturing industry.............................3469 Boat manufacturing industry......................................3342 Boilers...........................................................106 Carbon monoxide..................................................3385 Chemicals.............................................128, 3332, 3333 Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).................................1120, 3534 Chromium emissions.........................................3324, 3475 Clean fuels formula grant program................................2675 Clean Air Act.....108, 3339, 3389, 3399, 3425, 3426, 3437, 3500, 3512 Consumer products..........................................3380, 3543 Copper smelters..................................................3419 Cyanide chemical manufacturing...................................3329 Dioxin emission measurement......................................3334 Dry cleaners.....................................................3472 Electric arc furnaces............................................3537 Emergency episode requirements...................................3504 Emission control diagnostic systems..............................3431 Emission standards: Coke ovens....3356, 3357, 3358, 3364, 3368, 3460, 3485, 3488, 3531, 3550, 3551 Halogenated solvents...................3465, 3485, 3531, 3548, 3549 Hydrogen fluoride production....3356, 3357, 3358, 3364, 3485, 3486, 3488, 3530, 3531 New marine engines........3356, 3357, 3358, 3364, 3381, 3449, 3485, 3486, 3488, 3531 Non-road spark-ignition engines..........................3378, 3531 Permit requirements.......3356, 3357, 3358, 3364, 3452, 3485, 3486, 3488, 3531, 3547 Potential to emit..........3356, 3357, 3358, 3377, 3485, 3488, 3531 Semiconductor facilities........3356, 3357, 3358, 3364, 3479, 3485, 3486, 3488, 3531 Emissions monitoring program......3360, 3363, 3365, 3432, 3433, 3438, 3525, 3533 Emissions reporting..............................................3361 Emissions trades.................................................3362 Essential uses...................................................1120 Ethylene processing........................................3345, 3453 Fabric printing, coating and dyeing industry.....................3480 Ferroalloy industry..............................................3523 Fugitive emissions...............................................3489 Gas turbines.....................................................3351 General provisions amendments....................................3336 Glycol ethers....................................................3446 Halons...........................................................3382 Hazardous air pollutants......106, 126, 3331, 3332, 3333, 3333, 3342, 3343, 3344, 3345, 3346, 3347, 3348, 3349, 3350, 3351, 3356, 3357, 3358, 3359, 3360, 3366, 3399, 3402, 3420, 3439, 3470, 3472, 3473, 3474, 3475, 3476, 3485, 3486, 3487, 3488, 3511, 3513, 3516, 3517, 3518, 3519, 3520, 3521, 3522, 3526, 3533, 3599 Hazardous air pollutants source categories.................3487, 3529 Hazardous waste combustion facilities............................3647 Highway diesel fuel quality......................................3544 Hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerators...................3451 HCFC allowance distribution system...............................3369 Indian reservations..............................................3429 Inspection/maintenance programs................3327, 3407, 3412, 3458 Internal combustion engines......................................3349 Iron and steel industry....................................3328, 3330 Large appliance coating industry.................................3346 Lead smelters....................................................3520 Lime manufacturing industry......................................3476 Measurement regulation...........................................3334 Metal parts and products coating industry......3347, 3353, 3354, 3473 Methyl bromide.............................................3383, 3384 Mineral wool production industry standards.......................3512 Municipal landfills........................................3357, 3455 Municipal waste combustion units.................................3388 MACT standards........3356, 3357, 3359, 3366, 3452, 3479, 3485, 3486, 3488, 3529, 3530, 3547 National Strategy for Urban Area Sources of Toxic Air Emissions 3533 Navajo nation lands..............................................3427 New source performance standards.................................3471 New source review.................................................125 New stationary sources.....................................3364, 3433 No backsliding rule for nonattainment areas......................3545 Non-metallic minerals processing.................................3355 NESHAP: Alumina processing.............................................3490 Asphalt/coal tar application...................................3495 Carbon black.............................................3359, 3370 Cellulose production...........................................3356 Chemical recovery combustion sources...........................3501 Chromium electroplating........................................3441 Chromium emissions.............................................3324 Clay products manufacturing..............................3496, 3506 Elastomers.....................................................3439 Ethylene oxide commercial sterilization and fumigation operations...........................................3453, 3459 Fabric printing, coating and dyeing industry...................3480 Fumed silica production........................................3491 Hydrochloric acid production...................................3493 Hydrogen chloride production...................................3497 Iron and steel industry........................................3492 Leather tanning................................................3358 Magnetic tape manufacturing....................................3535 Metal parts and products coating industry................3353, 3354 Metal pipes....................................................3495 Natural gas production.........................................3447 Non-metallic minerals processing...............................3355 Off-site waste and recovery operations.........................3443 Oil production.................................................3447 Organic liquids................................................3366 Polyurethane foam production...................................3488 Polyvinyl chloride production..................................3373 Predictive emission monitoring.................................3374 Process heaters................................................3502 Pulp and paper production................................3371, 3501 Site remediation...............................................3485 Spandex........................................................3486 Synthetic organic chemical manufacturing industry..............3372 [[Page 65604]] Thermoplastics.................................................3439 Uranium hexafluoride production................................3498 Vegetable oil production.......................................3360 Wet-formed fiberglass mat production...........................3375 Opacity measurement of emissions...........................3428, 3438 Operating permits: Indian reservations.................................104, 3478, 3528 Ozone......127, 3341, 3346, 3347, 3348, 3425, 3426, 3430, 3473, 3474, 3526 Ozone and ozone precursors: National ambient air quality standards.............3367, 3405, 3410 Pollutant standards index......................................3536 Significant harm level programs................................3536 Transport..........................................3442, 3461, 3499 Paint stripper users.............................................3470 Paper, film and foil coating industry............................3348 Particulate matter.....................................107, 127, 3546 Penalties for violations.........................................3467 Petroleum refineries.......................................3423, 3513 Phosphate fertilizer production..................................3418 Phosphoric acid manufacturing....................................3514 Plastic composites manufacturing.................................3331 Plastic parts industry...........................................3474 Plywood and particle board manufacturing.........................3344 Polycarbonates...................................................3522 Polyether polyol production......................................3518 Polymers and resins..............................................3417 Portland cement manufacturing....................................3517 Power plants.....................................................3538 Process heaters.............................................106, 3502 Publically owned treatment works study...........................3422 Pulp and paper mills.............................................3511 PCB manufacturing................................................3592 Sewage sludge incinerators.......................................3435 Shipbuilding industry............................................3526 Solid waste incinerators.........................................3471 State implementation plans.................125, 127, 3427, 3436, 3527 Steel pickling processes.........................................3515 Stratospheric ozone protection....3369, 3382, 3383, 3384, 3444, 3503, 3540 Sulfur oxides.....................................................103 Synthetic organic chemicals manufacturing........................3421 Test rules.......................................................3538 Tire manufacturing...............................................3343 Transportation Conformity Pilot Program..........................3539 Vapor control systems............................................2265 Volatile organic compounds........3346, 3347, 3348, 3387, 3394, 3395, 3402, 3421, 3464, 3466, 3473, 3474, 3481, 3482, 3484, 3526 Waste incinerators performance standards.........................3339 Wood furniture industry....................................3484, 3526 Wool fiberglass manufacturing industry...........................3516 Air rates and fares: Aviation data requirements.......................................2211 Rebating international fares.....................................2237 Air transportation: See also Air carriers Air rates and fares Air taxis Air traffic control Aircraft Airmen Airports Airspace Aviation safety Charter flights Military air transportation Navigation (air) Aviation economics.........................................2228, 2229 Excise taxes.....................................................2922 Hazardous substances.............................................2688 Inspection of stopover passengers................................1921 Unfair exclusionary conduct......................................2243 Aircraft: Aircraft parts...................................................2328 Airworthiness directives and standards........2344, 2356, 2377, 2378, 2379, 2380, 2381, 2383, 2384 Bird ingestion standards.........................................2358 Bird strike requirements.........................................2400 Cargo restrictions: Oxidizers and organic peroxides................................2724 Child restraint systems..........................................2329 Corrosion control program........................................2319 Deicing and anti-icing program...................................2348 Dispatcher certification.........................................2359 Emergency exits..................................................2351 Enhanced ground proximity warning system...........................92 Fire safety standards for cargo/baggage compartments.............2404 FAA registration fees............................................2391 Hazardous material recognition training..........................2335 Improved seats retrofit..........................................2318 Maintenance: Aging aircraft...........................................2347, 2398 Certification of mechanics and repairmen.......................2408 Repair assessments.............................................2357 Manifests public disclosure......................................2876 Noise control....................................................2415 Non-DOD aircraft use of Navy aviation facilities..................975 Parachutes.......................................................2369 Registration.....................................................2385 Rocket engines...................................................3487 Rotorcraft: Airworthiness standards..................................2413, 2414 Flight plan requirements.......................................2370 Maximum gross weight limitation................................2409 Snowplanes.......................................................1701 Surplus military.................................................2392 Titles and security documents....................................2385 Transponders...............................................2354, 2395 Transport category: Airworthiness directives and standards.............2337, 2399, 2420 Emergency evacuation demonstration procedures..................2396 Engine cowling retention devices...............................2389 Fuel tank ignition source review...............................2332 Low speed stall................................................2390 Repair assessments.............................................2357 Turbine-powered and turboprop: Bird ingestion standards.......................................2358 Type certification procedures....................................2355 Voyageurs National Park operations...............................1700 Water landing survival equipment.................................2317 Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act........................890 Airmen: Aeromedical education training services..........................2327 Civil penalty assessment procedures..............................2349 Controlled rest on the flight deck...............................2397 Drug abuse.......................................................2387 Drug and alcohol testing.........................................2324 Flight attendants: English language proficiency...................................2350 Flight operational quality assurance program participation.......2320 FAA certification fees...........................................2391 Ground deicing/anti-icing procedures.............................2352 Medical examinations.............................................2326 National Driver Register records...........................2570, 2628 Night flying takeoff and landing training........................2416 Rest and duty requirements.........................................91 Training and certification...........................2331, 2352, 2372 Airports: Allocation of slots..............................................2367 Anchorage, Alaska, terminal area.................................2412 Concessions: Disadvantaged business enterprise participation................2232 Elimination of overbooking signs.................................2227 [[Page 65605]] Fees charged to air carriers.....................................2371 Land use compatibility planning..................................2393 Landing systems..................................................2361 Security.........................................................2346 Transponder requirement suspension...............................2354 Airspace: Air traffic services and aeronautical studies: Fees...........................................................2362 Grand Canyon National Park: Air tour operations............................................2373 Modifications..................................................2374 Landing systems..................................................2361 Los Angeles, CA..................................................2353 National Park Service overflights: Grand Canyon National Park.....................................2402 NOAA overflight regulation........................................705 Objects affecting navigable airspace.............................2343 Regulations, routine issue of....................................2382 Alcohol abuse: See also Alcoholism Air carrier employees............................................2394 Railroad employee testing........................................2663 Transportation industry........................2209, 2230, 2324, 2679 Alcohol and alcoholic beverages: See also Beer Gasohol Liquors Wine Country of origin statements.....................................2777 Denatured alcohol and rum: Distribution and use...........................................2807 Formulas and technical amendments..............................2809 Distilled spirits plants regulatory streamlining.................2787 Prohibition of containers........................................2790 Tax-free alcohol.................................................2806 Veterans Affairs acquisition regulations.........................3273 Wine.............................................................2788 Aliens: See also Citizenship and naturalization Immigration Migrant labor Refugees Accompanying definition..........................................2207 Adjustment of status.....................1895, 1938, 1959, 1962, 1987 Age requirements for fingerprinting..............................1917 American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act.....1872, 1926 Arrival/departure management system..............................1918 Arriving aliens definition.......................................1957 Asylum.....................................................1920, 1958 Failure to appear for interview with asylum officer............1924 Battered and abused spouses and children...................1916, 1941 Bonding pilot program............................................1994 Border crossing card fees........................................2208 Border crossing cards............................................2195 Border crossing identification documents...................1922, 1970 Criminal convictions.......................................1956, 1991 Cuban......................................................1962, 1981 Deportation proceedings: Entrepreneurs............................................1945, 1956 Suspension...............................................1893, 1967 Employment.......................................62, 1908, 1973, 1989 Use on government contract projects.......................905, 1973 Employment authorization fee.....................................1976 Employment eligibility verification..............................1978 Expedited exclusion procedures...................................1991 F-1 foreign students.............................................1913 Family Unity Program.............................................1951 Fingerprinting...................................................1961 Foreign group health plans.......................................1306 Habitual residence...............................................1949 Haitian nationals................................................1975 Health care workers........................................1952, 2003 Hungarian parolees...............................................1953 Immigrant investors..............................................1992 Inadmissability....................................................61 IR status........................................................2193 Juveniles............................................1904, 1963, 1965 Labor certification process....................2062, 2067, 2069, 2071 Mail order brides................................................1916 Nicaraguan.......................................................1962 Nonimmigrant classes: Admission into the U.S...................................1946, 1972 American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act...1925, 1974 Corporate reorganizations......................................1911 Disclosure of information......................................1943 Documentation..................................................2191 Honoraria and incidental expenses..............................2205 Law enforcement initiatives....................................1939 Overstay of nonimmigrant status................................2000 Temporary workers............................2053, 2062, 2067, 2074 Visitors for business..........................................1934 Waiver for firearm prohibition.................................2006 Orphan petitions.................................................1944 Parent-child relationships.......................................1944 Permanent residence..............................................1895 Permanent resident status............................1953, 1959, 1962 Polish parolees..................................................1953 Prostitution.....................................................1912 Public assistance programs: Food Stamp Program...............................5, 369, 1414, 1960 Medicaid.................................................1414, 1960 Sponsor reimbursement..............................1414, 1947, 1960 Religious workers................................................1966 Removal orders...................................................1955 Student employment...............................................1995 SSA regulations..................................................1910 Temporary protected status.................................1976, 1990 Temporary workers..........................................1936, 2055 Termination of DV registration at NVX............................2182 Transit without visa.............................................2186 Visa ineligibility...............................................2206 Withholding of removal...........................................1958 Animal biologics: Direct-to-consumer promotion.....................................1117 Animal diseases: Pseudorabies in swine.............................................279 Scrapie...........................................................257 Animal drugs: See also Animal biologics Animal Drug Availability Act.....................................1110 Approval process.................................................1158 Direct-to-consumer promotion.....................................1117 Feed directives............................................1171, 1174 Import tolerance levels..........................................1197 Investigational use..............................................1110 New drug applications............................................1182 Presubmission conferences for applicants.........................1142 Registration of foreign establishments and product listing.......1123 Substantial evidence definition..................................1204 Supplemental manufacturing changes...............................1134 Animal welfare: Dogs and cats.....................................................281 Horse protection requirements.....................................260 Inspection, licensing, and procurement............................272 Interstate movement to slaughter..................................267 Marine mammals...............................................262, 701 [[Page 65606]] Animals: See also Animal diseases Animal drugs Animal feeds Animal foods Animal welfare Livestock Pets Wildlife specific animals Imports...........................................................269 Hogs from Europe................................................276 Pet ownership in public housing..................................1495 Antidumping: Reformulated gasoline program requirements: Compliance baseline modification...............................3542 Sunset reviews....................................................533 Archives and records: See also Classified information Freedom of information Health records Privacy Reporting and recordkeeping requirements Facilities.......................................................3857 NARA: Storage standards..............................................3866 Researcher registration..........................................3873 Return of Nixon Presidential materials...........................3875 Armed forces: See also Armed forces reserves Conscientious objectors Federal buildings and facilities Military academies Military law Military personnel Selective Service System Air Force: Academy nominations and appointments............................982 Army Corps of Engineers: Administrative appeals process.............................969, 973 Environmental quality requirements..............................966 ESA scope of analysis...........................................967 Permit regulations..............................................971 Wetland Delineator Certification Program........................972 Coast Guard: Access to National Driver Register.......................2612, 2628 ASTM standards.................................................2287 Commercial diving operations...................................2258 Deep water ports...............................................2257 Drug testing reporting requirements............................2312 Escort requirements for vessels in U.S. waters.................2298 Facility response plans for hazardous substances.................88 Facility response plans for non-petroleum oils.................2286 Fees for undocumented vessel numbering.........................2311 Marine Safety and Environmental Protection...2254, 2255, 2302, 2310 Merchant mariners........................................2300, 2310 Numbering of undocumented barges...............................2251 Propeller injury prevention....................................2301 Regatta and parade permits.....................................2280 Regulated navigation areas.....................................2299 Tank barge emergency control measures..........................2305 Tank vessel response plans for hazardous substances..............89 Tonnage regulations............................................2285 Towing vessel fire protection measures.........................2284 Towing vessel operators........................................2281 CHAMPUS........................985, 986, 987, 989, 990, 991, 992, 996 Military records correction.......................................965 Navy: Freedom of Information Act program.........................977, 981 National Environmental Policy Act implementation................976 Non-DOD aircraft use of Navy aviation facilities................975 Reemployment.....................................................3944 Selective service regulation.....................................4074 Surplus aircraft.................................................2392 Armed forces reserves: National Guard technicians: Retirement.....................................................4026 Ready Reserve.....................................................888 Arms and munitions: Brady Bill regulations................................546, 2784, 2792 Curio and relic.............................................546, 2792 Dual-use items...............................................546, 564 Enhanced Proliferation Control Initiative....................546, 565 Excise taxes......................................................546 Explosives safety............................................546, 899 Export controls..........................................18, 546, 546 Federal surplus donation requirements............................3830 Handguns....................................................546, 2792 Identification markings..........................................2794 International traffic............................................2204 National Instant Criminal Background Check System...........546, 2017 Persons prohibited from receiving firearms............546, 2785, 2792 Residency requirements for purchasers.......................546, 2793 Waiver for firearm prohibition on nonimmigrant visa holders......2006 Asbestos: Model accreditation plan.........................................3577 Authority delegations: Banks............................................................2756 Bureau of Indian Affairs.........................................1741 Civil penalty issuance...........................................1891 DOA..............................................................2196 DOJ..............................................................2013 DOL........................................................2042, 2067 EPA revisions....................................................3436 FEMA.......................................................3779, 3781 HHS: OIG......................................................1099, 1105 HUD..............................................................1433 Immigration judges...............................................1891 INS..............................................................2194 Panama Canal Commission: Removal of Secretary of the Army as prescribing authority......4036 Personnel and general claims settlement...........................877 Surface Transportation Board.....................................4701 VA.........................................................3248, 3276 Aviation safety: Aging aircraft...................................................2347 Air tour and sightseeing operations..............................2365 Aircraft improved seats retrofit.................................2318 Airplane operator security.......................................2345 Airspace system, exemption of regulations........................2344 Airworthiness directives and standards...............2356, 2380, 2399 Alcohol misuse prevention program................................2394 Anti-drug programs...............................................2394 Bird ingestion standards.........................................2358 Bird strike requirements.........................................2400 Civil penalty assessment procedures..............................2349 Commission on Aviation Safety and Security.......................2242 Corrosion control program........................................2319 Crash-resistant fuel systems.....................................2378 Crashworthy fuel tanks and lines.................................2386 Deicing and anti-icing program...................................2348 Emergency evacuation demonstration procedures....................2396 Engine fuel and induction systems................................2384 Enhanced ground proximity warning system...........................92 Flight operational quality assurance program information.........2320 Flight rules...............................................2379, 2381 Foreign air carriers: Security programs..............................................2360 Freight: Passenger aircraft cargo.......................................2363 Fuel tank ignition source review.................................2332 [[Page 65607]] Fuel tank vent protection........................................2377 Hazards to air navigation........................................2343 Information and records disclosed by industry....................2364 Low-fuel-quantity alerting system................................2383 Maintenance personnel certification..............................2408 Oxygen use by air carrier passengers.............................2241 Parachute operations.............................................2369 Pilot rest and duty requirements.............................91, 2397 Repair assessments...............................................2357 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements...................2364, 2398 Rotorcraft.................................................2413, 2414 Rotorcraft weight limitation.....................................2409 Transponder requirement..........................................2395 Type certification procedures....................................2355 Water landing survival equipment.................................2317 AIDS: AIDS Healthcare Foundation START Program.........................1241 NIH AIDS Research Loan Program...................................1218 B Bank deposit insurance: Assessments................................................4419, 4431 Credit unions: Requirements...................................................4547 Share insurance................................................4533 DIMIA compliance...........................................3145, 4433 FDIC: Advertisement of membership....................................4423 FDIC contractors: Women- and minority-owned businesses...........................4432 Nonmember banks......................................4424, 4434, 4519 Notice of insured status.........................................4415 Program fraud civil remedies.....................................4414 Receivership rules...............................................4416 Risk-based capital standards...............................4420, 4425 Year 2000 safety and soundness guidelines..................4435, 4437 Bankruptcy: Group health plans...............................................1306 RCRA financial responsibility....................................3639 Banks, banking: See also Bank deposit insurance Credit Electronic funds transfers Federal Reserve System Federal home loan banks Foreign banking National banks Savings associations Anti-money laundering programs...................................2755 Automated Clearing House Method..................................2762 Bank holding companies...........................................4503 Bank Secrecy Act...................2750, 2751, 2752, 2753, 2756, 2757 Casino reporting.................................................2754 Checks drawn on the U.S. Treasury................................2768 Collateral eligibility and valuation...........2772, 2773, 2774, 2822 Community development corporation and project investments........2828 Consumer regulations review......................................4489 Conversions......................................................3138 Insured credit unions to mutual savings banks..................4546 Cross-border transportation of negotiable instruments............2751 Deposit accounts.................................................4498 Due on sale......................................................3139 DIMIA compliance...........................................3145, 4433 EDGAR system modernization.................................4652, 4666 Farm credit: Borrower rights................................................4266 Charters.......................................................4267 Farm Credit System Reform Act..................................4284 Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation risk-based capital regulation.................................................4265 FCA rulemaking...........................................4273, 4277 FCB assistance to associations.................................4280 FCSIC nondiscrimination enforcement............................4282 FCSIC referral of criminal violations..........................4283 Leasing regulation.............................................4278 Financial institutions: Payment service providers......................................2748 Financial services transactions survey............................514 Foreign investments..............................................4494 Foreign subsidiary exemptions....................................4643 Funds availability and collection of checks................4505, 4506 Information disclosure...........................................2837 International banking operations.................................4503 International banks..............................................4494 Investment management............................................4279 Leveraged capital................................................4504 Management interlocks......................................2835, 4495 Membership of state banking institutions.........................4503 Minimum capital ratios...........................................2823 Minimum security devices and procedures..........................2825 Non-bank financial institutions..................................2757 Non-deposit investment products............................2830, 3137 Non-sufficient funds (NSF).......................................2836 Proxy and information statements.................................4625 Recourse arrangements and direct credit substitutes..............4493 Regulation CC........................................4497, 4505, 4506 Regulation DD....................................................4498 Regulation H...............................................4503, 4504 Regulation K.....................................................4503 Regulation U.....................................................4486 Regulation Y...............................................4503, 4504 Restrictions on sale of assets...................................4413 Risk-based capital standards.............3894, 4421, 4492, 4493, 4504 Securities brokers and dealers: Automated submission of trading data...........................4672 Operational capability.........................................4695 Qualifications for banks and securities representatives........4422 Securities of nonmember banks....................................4424 Time accounts....................................................4498 Types of offices.................................................3135 Usury preemption.................................................3139 Year 2000 safety and soundness guidelines......2827, 2829, 3143, 4435 Barley: Official testing service for protein analysis.....................333 Beer: Brewery regulations...............................................100 Exports..........................................................2804 Imports..........................................................2778 Labeling.........................................................2779 Malt beverage labeling...........................................2805 Bicycles: Traffic control manual revision..................................2477 Use in Delaware Water Gap NRA....................................1703 Biologics: See also Animal biologics Blood Adverse experience reporting.....................................1119 Cellular therapy products........................................1179 Direct-to-consumer promotion.....................................1117 General safety test exceptions...................................1179 Informed consent regulations.....................................1169 Interstate shipment..............................................1108 Labeling...................................................1133, 1178 Licensing........................................................1205 Postmarketing studies............................................1150 Registration of foreign establishments and product listing.......1123 Blind: See also Medicaid Public assistance programs Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Aids to blind veterans.....................................3151, 3155 [[Page 65608]] Blood: Current good manufacturing practices.........................31, 1153 Errors and accidents reporting...................................1160 Hepatitis C virus..................................................31 Hospital conditions of participation.............................1347 Safety standards...........................................1124, 1160 Bonds: Private activity...............................2929, 2955, 3033, 3034 Qualified zone academy...............................2905, 2992, 3130 Secured by government obligations................................2774 Boycotts: Foreign boycott provisions........................................563 Bridges: Drawbridge operation.............................................2297 Railroad safety regulations......................................2650 Worker safety standards..........................................2659 Brokers: Automated submission of trading data.............................4672 Large trader records.............................................4689 Net capital requirements...................................4676, 4684 Operational capability...........................................4695 Proxy and information statements.................................4625 Quotation requirements...........................................4686 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements...................4691, 4693 Buildings: See also Federal buildings and facilities Access for individuals with disabilities........59, 1871, 1875, 1876, 3284, 3290, 3291 Asbestos.........................................................3577 Indoor air quality...............................................2162 Slum/blight prevention and elimination...........................1458 Buses: See also Motor carriers Motor vehicles Antilock brakes..................................................2541 Brake systems....................................................2579 School: Flammability of interior materials.............................2600 Parking brake warning system...................................2546 Sleeper berths on motor coaches..................................2489 Testing guidelines...............................................2680 Wheelchair restraints............................................2578 Business and industry: See also Accounting Advertising Antitrust Bankruptcy Competitiveness Concessions Confidential business information Holding companies Indians-business and finance Labeling Labor Minority businesses Packaging and containers Relocation assistance Small businesses Taxes Trade adjustment assistance Trade names Trade practices Trademarks Warranties specific industries Acrylic/modacrylic fiber manufacturing: Air pollution control..........................................3521 Aerospace industry: Air pollution control..........................................3526 Airport concessions: Disadvantaged business enterprise participation................2232 Alcohol: Wine.....................................................2788, 3704 Aluminum industry: Air pollution control..........................................3420 Asphalt roofing and processing industry: Air pollution control..........................................3350 Baker's yeast manufacturing: Air pollution control..........................................3469 Boat manufacturing industry: Air pollution control..........................................3342 Cellulose manufacturing..........................................3356 Cement manufacturing: Air pollution control..........................................3517 Chemicals: Air pollution control........................3332, 3333, 3421, 3519 Control of PMNs................................................3593 Hazardous wastes listing.................................3640, 3641 Manufacture........................110, 128, 3572, 3589, 3590, 3591 Pollution standards............................................3592 Polychlorinated biphenyls......................................3602 Construction.....................................................2134 Dry cleaning.....................................................4512 Air pollution control..........................................3472 Effluent guidelines............................................3720 Economic development..............................................525 Effluent guidelines................3666, 3683, 3685, 3704, 3710, 3720 Ethylene processing: Air pollution control....................................3345, 3453 Explosives........................................................101 EPA operating permits.............................................104 Fastener Quality Act..............................................586 Ferroalloy industry: Air pollution control..........................................3523 Financial services transactions survey............................514 Financing cooperative stock.......................................471 Franchising and business opportunity ventures....................4513 Friction products................................................3477 Health products: Human cellular and tissue-based products...........1125, 1126, 1137 Housing..........................................................1475 Industrial disposal wells..................................3704, 3733 Industrial laundries: Effluent guidelines............................................3720 Industrial technology partnerships................................872 Iron manufacturing: Effluent guidelines............................................3710 Large appliance coating industry: Air pollution control..........................................3346 Leather tanning and finishing....................................3358 Lime manufacturing industry: Air pollution control..........................................3476 Manufacturing technology program..................................909 Metal finishing industry: Water pollution control........................................3645 Metal parts and products coating industry: Air pollution control....................................3347, 3473 Motor vehicle manufacturing: Air bags.........................................................95 Air pollution control....................................3431, 3481 Consumer information...........................................2611 Content labeling calculation...................................2619 Emission standards........................................126, 3531 Fuel economy credits...........................................2536 Metric conversion..............................................2543 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits..........3705 National Type Evaluation Program..................................588 Paint manufacturing: Hazardous waste management.....................................3650 Paper, film and foil coating industry: Air pollution control..........................................3348 Pharmaceuticals: Discontinuation of life-saving products........................1137 Manufacturing changes..........................................1181 Radiopharmaceuticals...........................................1139 Plastic parts industry: Air pollution control..........................................3474 [[Page 65609]] Plywood and particle board manufacturing: Air pollution control..........................................3344 Polyether polyol production: Air pollution control..........................................3518 Polyurethane foam production: Air pollution control..........................................3488 Printing/publishing........................................3396, 3482 Pulp, paper and paperboard.................................3501, 3511 Spandex..........................................................3486 Steel manufacturing: Effluent guidelines............................................3710 Tax credit for increasing research activities....................3019 Tires: Manufacture..............................................3343, 3359 Transportation equipment cleaning: Effluent guidelines............................................3683 Vegetable oil production.........................................3360 Wood furniture industry: Air pollution control..........................................3526 Wool fiberglass manufacturing: Air pollution control..........................................3516 C Cable television: Cable Act reform.................................................4291 Cost of service..................................................4286 Customer service standards.......................................4287 Digital must carry...............................................4294 EEO rules and policies...........................................4386 Home wiring rights...............................................4288 Horizontal ownership limits......................................4295 Pole attachments.................................................4293 Rates............................................................4285 TV and VCR compatibility.........................................4340 Cancer: Carcinogen risk assessment.......................................3314 NCI Clinical Cancer Education Program............................1220 Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act.......................1242, 2093 Cargo vessels: See also Maritime carriers Barges: Bulk liquid hazardous material.................................2248 Numbering of undocumented barges.........................2251, 2282 Vapor control systems..........................................2265 Carriage of bulk solid materials requiring special handling......2253 Handling of explosive and other dangerous cargoes................2277 Overfill and tank monitoring devices.............................2308 Tank vessels: Escorts........................................................2295 Foreign........................................................2249 Oil pollution prevention.......................................2295 Response plans...................................................89 Towing vessel safety measures..................................2254 Cemeteries: National Cemetery Administration title changes...................3275 VA burial benefits.............................3184, 3185, 3187, 3188 Provisions for capital crimes..................................3189 Census data: Census 2000 address list.........................................3919 Correction........................................................517 Release authorizations............................................518 Special services and studies.................................516, 519 Charter flights: Passengers stranded by...........................................2215 Chemicals: See also Drugs Fertilizers Hazardous substances Pesticides and pests specific chemicals Acrylamide.......................................................3595 Air pollution control.......................................128, 3421 Arsenic in drinking water.........................................119 Assessment information rule......................................3590 Chemical inventory reporting.....................................3615 Domestic Chemical Diversion Act..................................1883 Drinking water regulations.......................................3743 Endocrine Disruptor Screening and Testing Program................3556 Health and safety reporting rule.................................3591 High-production-volume (HPV) chemicals...........................3585 Hydrogen chloride................................................1889 New use rules for PMNs...........................................3593 Ozone depleting: Halons.........................................................3382 Methyl bromide...........................................3383, 3384 Refrigerant recycling..............................3425, 3426, 3534 Sales restrictions.............................................3341 Substitutes....................................................3430 Transshipment provision........................................3503 Polychlorinated biphenyls............................3592, 3602, 3699 Polymers and resins..............................................3439 Polyvinyl chloride in toys.......................................4259 Potassium iodide use after a nuclear accident....................4588 Right-to-Know initiative..........................................112 Screening Information Data Set (SIDS)............................3585 Special surveillance list of chemicals, products, materials, and equipment................................................1890 Test rules...............................3573, 3576, 3594, 3596, 3601 Toxic substances.....................................3572, 3609, 3634 Toxic substances in new chemicals................................3589 Toxicity profiles................................................3575 Toxics Release Inventory...................................3610, 3611 Coal...........................................................3612 Lead............................................................133 Otherwise use activity exemptions..............................3612 Traceable Reference Materials Program.............................589 Use inventory rule................................................110 Used in manufacture of controlled substances.....................1880 Child labor: Forced or indentured.............................................2844 Hazardous occupations..............................................64 Schooling, health, and well-being..................................64 Violation penalties..............................................2054 Child support: Eligibility for Food Stamp Program..................................4 Health care coverage...............................................70 Medicaid referrals...............................................1282 National medical support notice..................................1372 Non-performance TANF penalty.....................................1382 Payments to Indian tribes........................................1370 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act 1380 Safeguarding information.........................................1374 Child welfare: See also Adoption and foster care Aid to Families with Dependent Children Child labor Child support Day care Maternal and child health Adverse actions against Head Start agencies......................1383 Child poverty rate: State determination methodology................................1378 Illegitimacy rate reduction bonus for grants.....................1390 Indian child protection programs.................................1216 Medical child support............................................1326 Protection of Children From Sexual Predators Act: Designation of agencies to receive and investigate reports.....2009 [[Page 65610]] State performance requirements...................................1375 SSA benefits...............................................4144, 4146 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: High performance bonus.....................................68, 1369 Work requirements..........................................68, 1389 Title IV-D compliance............................................1385 Cigars and cigarettes: See also Smoking Cigarette lighter safety standards................................159 Permit requirements for roll-your-own tobacco....................2803 Reimportation of products........................................2801 Sale and distribution requirements...............................1194 State and local requirement exemptions...........................1195 Tax computation for cigarette papers.............................2803 Tax increase.....................................................2802 Citizenship and naturalization: See also Aliens Immigration Adjustment of status and removal of eligibility restrictions.....1938 Age requirements for fingerprinting..............................1917 Civil defense: See also Disaster assistance Military assistance to civil agencies.............................895 Civil rights: See also Equal educational opportunity Equal employment opportunity Fair housing Religious discrimination Commission on Civil Rights regulations update....................3292 Common rule on title IX of the Civil Rights Act..................4086 Economic Development Administration guidelines....................526 Education........................................................3885 Equal Credit Opportunity Act.....................................4488 Food Stamp Program data collections...............................349 Nondiscrimination: Activities assisted by the NEA..........494, 2126, 2216, 3880, 4041 Activities assisted by the NEH....494, 2126, 2216, 3880, 3884, 4041 Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation......494, 2126, 2216, 4282 Federally assisted programs........60, 494, 1393, 1877, 1878, 2126, 2131, 2216, 3245, 3865, 4161 Housing..................................................1404, 2216 HIPAA rules..................................2095, 2126, 2216, 2920 Individuals with disabilities......59, 494, 1875, 1876, 2126, 2216, 3808, 4038, 4041, 4161 USDA-conducted programs and activities..............464, 2126, 2216 Older individuals................................................1392 Peace Corps Volunteer Discrimination Complaint Procedure.........4041 Persons with life-threatening illnesses..........................1167 Claims: Collection by the NEA............................................3879 Collection by HUD................................................1395 Corporation for National and Community Service debt collection 3293 Debt Collection Improvement Act..................................2764 EEOC..............................................................139 False drawback...................................................2859 False Claims Amendments Act of 1986..............................2013 Federal claims collection standards..............................2764 Federal tort claims........................................1858, 3276 Federal Claims Collection Standards..............................2007 Food Stamp Program..................................................8 FMS payments...............................................2759, 2769 Government employees.............................................4011 HUD..............................................................1480 Medical care benefits..............................................74 Medicare suppliers...............................................1251 Meritorious......................................................3850 Public land rights-of-way........................................1526 Veterans...................................................3165, 3276 Attorney fees......................................3165, 3222, 3276 Classified information: Access......................................................885, 1059 Conformance to national policies for access and protection.......4611 Nuclear material.................................................1059 NARA records declassification..............................3859, 3876 OMB policies.....................................................3913 Storage...........................................................886 Uniform system for national security information.................1086 Coal: Abandoned refuse sites...........................................1777 Coal management............................................1803, 1827 Coalbed methane development......................................1818 Regulation streamlining..........................................1803 Toxics Release Inventory.........................................3612 Coastal zone: See also Continental shelf Flood plains Seashores Administrative appeals process....................................969 Biological test methods for pollutants...........................3706 Development and production plans.................................1763 Exploration plans................................................1763 Shore protection.................................................2274 TVA shoreline management.........................................4177 Waste deposit prevention.........................................3752 Wetlands: Conservation program......................................200, 1540 Minimal effects exemptions......................................503 Coastal Zone: Fees for appeals..................................................704 Wetlands: Privately owned................................................2467 Colleges and universities: See also Medical and dental schools Military academies Student aid Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act: Matching funds requirement......................................289 Stakeholder input to formula funds..............................288 DOD support of historically black colleges, universities, and institutions..................................................882 DOD University Research Initiative Support Program................897 DOT grants.......................................................2224 Grants administration.................................529, 1019, 3918 Grants to Indian colleges........................................1734 Institutional eligibility under the Higher Education Act.........1017 Loan programs........................................1021, 1022, 1023 Multicultural Scholars Program....................................282 Commodity futures: Bulk transfers or liquidations...................................4228 Commodity trading advisors and pool operators: Performance disclosures........................................4233 Commodity Pool Operator exclusions...............................4230 Contract market designation................................4238, 4244 Denomination of customer funds...................................4229 Foreign boards of trade in the U.S...............................4242 Insider trading regulations......................................4227 Location of depositories.........................................4229 Non-domestic persons disclosure requirements.....................4245 Principal, definition............................................4231 Qualified eligible participants and clients......................4232 Speculative limits for contracts.................................4243 Common carriers: See also Air carriers Communications common carriers Freight forwarders Maritime carriers Motor carriers Railroads Coloading practices by NVOCCs....................................4478 [[Page 65611]] DOT registration system..........................................2433 Freight forwarders: FHWA general jurisdiction......................................2496 Communicable diseases: Correctional management..........................................1842 Medicaid coverage of tuberculosis-related services...............1292 Communications: See also Communications common carriers Communications equipment Defense communications Motion pictures News media Recordings Telecommunications Attribution of broadcast interests...............................4378 Authorized rate of return for interstate services of local exchange carriers............................................4327 Broadcast station construction permits...........................4379 Certification of equipment in the 24.05-24.25 GHz band...........4355 Channelization of 37.0-38.6 GHz band.............................4399 Competitive bidding for broadband PCS............................4400 Competitive bidding for narrowband PCS...........................4397 Competitive bidding for IVDS.....................................4398 Competitive bidding process......................................4407 Depreciation requirements for incumbent local exchange carriers 4329 Digital audio broadcasting.......................................4403 Digital equipment deregulation...................................4343 Emergency Broadcast System.......................................4334 Forfeitures for violations.......................................4335 FCC cost allocation and accounting rules.........................4322 Government transfer band.........................................4353 Horizontal ownership limits......................................4295 International common carriers....................................4367 Low power FM Radio...............................................4387 Maritime.........................................................4392 Mutual recognition agreement for product approvals...............4350 North American Numbering Plan administration.....................4297 Private Land Mobile Services.....................................4394 Radionavigation service at 31.8 - 32.2 GHz.......................4354 Reallocation of 28 GHz band......................................4393 Redesignation of 27.5-29.5 GHz band..............................4365 Relocation of base stations for 200 MHz licenses.................4401 Revision of 47.2-48.2 GHz band rules.............................4408 RF lighting devices..............................................4349 Satellite: Dedicated short range communications of intelligent transportation systems.....................................4348 Digital audio radio service....................................4364 Earth stations.................................................4363 Fixed satellite service in the ku-band.........................4356 MSS spectrum allocation............................4344, 4362, 4370 Sharing of 27.5-29.5 GHz band..................................4365 Spacing and applications.......................................4360 Tracking and data relay........................................3852 Voice and data mobile satellite service........................4361 Spectrum allocation..............................................4348 SBC Communications, Inc. petition for biennial review............4328 Transfer of control of non-stock entities........................4374 TV: Advanced systems...............................................4388 Advertising practices..........................................4377 Cable television rates.........................................4285 Cable Act................................................4286, 4291 Competitive availability of navigation devices.................4292 Digital television service...............................4338, 4352 EEO rules and policies.........................................4386 Filing of network affiliation contracts........................4376 Medical care telemetry devices.................................4345 Over-the-air reception devices.................................4289 Station ownership........................................4375, 4381 Video programming accessibility................................4290 Vehicle location and monitoring systems..........................4409 Video teleconference technology...................................152 Wide area SMR licensing..........................................4395 Wind Profiler Radar Systems......................................4341 Communications common carriers: Application of subscriber line charges to ISDN service...........4330 Toll free service access codes...................................4300 Communist countries: Export controls..................................................1598 Community action programs: Community transition program.....................................1075 Empowerment zones and enterprise communities......................463 Community development: See also Community action programs Grant programs-housing and community development Urban renewal Banks' investment funds..........................................2828 Combining other government assistance with CPD assistance........1463 Environmental regulations.........................................297 Fisheries....................................................602, 677 Rural venture capital demonstration...............................473 Competitiveness: Agricultural commodities competitive markets......................433 Air carriers.....................................................2236 American Automobile Labeling Act.................................2514 American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act: Amendments.....................................................1926 Nonimmigrant aliens......................................1925, 1974 Cable television companies.......................................4288 Communications Act...................................4397, 4398, 4400 Government research...............................................798 GSA regulations..................................................3809 Telecommunications marketplace...................................4342 Television marketplace...............................4285, 4292, 4388 Trade adjustment assistance................................2063, 2070 Computer technology: Accessible electronic and information technology standards.......3287 Automated submission of trading data.............................4672 Automated surety interface.......................................2870 Cytology specimens...............................................1302 De minimis exclusion for technology and software..................570 Digital equipment deregulation...................................4343 Electronic filing................................................2841 Electronic filing of bonds, agreements, certificates and cancellations................................................2495 Electronic publication of DFARS...................................956 Electronic records.............................2636, 3299, 3856, 3858 Electronic requests for confidential treatment of export manifest data................................................2852 Electronic submission of adverse drug reaction reports...........1131 Electronic submission of documents...............................4584 Electronic submission of fisheries reports........................766 Electronic transactions standards for health plans.................44 Encryption software.....................................562, 574, 577 Exports.......................................537, 553, 571, 573, 585 EDGAR system modernization.................................4652, 4666 Internet.........................................................4423 Domain Name System........................................857, 3829 MMS electronic reporting.........................................1772 Software classification..........................................1188 Stored-value cards...............................................4491 Condominiums: Mortgages........................................................1442 Confidential business information: Customs regulations..............................................2852 EPA regulations..................................................3315 FDA communications with State and foreign government officials 1175 [[Page 65612]] PTO regulations...................................................869 SEC regulations..................................................4699 Conflict of interests: See also Political activities (Government employees) CHAMPUS requirements..............................................988 Ethical conduct......................................3886, 3888, 3908 DOL employees..................................................2033 Ethics programs..................................................3906 Exemptions.......................................................3902 Financial disclosure.............................................3904 Investment companies.............................................4664 Judges...........................................................4165 OGE Privacy Act rules............................................3900 Physician referrals..............................................1294 Post-government employment.......................................3903 Salary supplementation...........................................3901 Standards of conduct......................511, 3905, 4039, 4042, 4172 Construction industry: Confined spaces for construction...........................1432, 2164 Hazardous energy control...................................1432, 2171 Material bulletins...............................................1422 Noise abatement..................................................2445 RUS construction work plan loan eligibility.......................498 Safety and health programs.................................1432, 2170 Safety standards.............................................84, 1432 Scaffold safety standards..................................1432, 2136 Seismic safety requirements.......................................479 Consumer protection: See also Labeling Trade practices Truth in lending Baby walkers.....................................................4251 Backyard play sets standard......................................4258 Bunk bed requirements.............................................160 Cable home wiring rights.........................................4288 Child-resistant packaging..................................4252, 4261 Cigarette lighters................................................159 Crib safety standards............................................4253 Disclosures................................................4514, 4516 Flammability standards: Children's sleepwear...........................................4262 Clothing textiles........................................4246, 4256 Upholstered furniture...............................158, 4256, 4260 Household goods transportation...................................2473 Infant formula quality control...................................1185 Informal Dispute Settlement Mechanisms (IDSM)....................4522 Lead-based paint.................................111, 131, 1416, 3588 Notices to passengers............................................2221 Over-the-counter drugs...........................................1203 Polyvinyl chloride in toys.......................................4259 Premerger notification...........................................4510 Product warranties.........................................4520, 4521 RESPA amendments...........................................1450, 1451 Continental shelf: Exploration or development and production plans..................1755 Leasing..........................................................1773 Minerals prospecting.............................................1756 Offshore transportation..........................................4446 Oil and gas worker training......................................1762 Oil, gas and sulphur operations............................1761, 1773 Copper: Drinking water regulations.......................................3734 Cost principles: DEAR amendments..................................................1078 Cotton: Classification services user fees.................................178 Upland Cotton User Marketing Certificate Program..................216 Countervailing duties: Sunset reviews....................................................533 Courts: Civil contempt of court commitments..............................1856 Damage awards....................................................2915 Immigration proceedings..........................................1892 Credit: See also Banks, banking Credit unions Mortgages Truth in lending Capital treatment of recourse arrangements and direct credit substitutes..................................................4420 Debt collection............................................3769, 3879 Administrative offsets.......................1395, 2760, 2770, 3769 Administrative offsets by the OFHEO............................3898 Administrative offsets by the SBA........................3769, 4096 Administrative offsets by EEOC...........................3758, 3769 Debt Collection Improvement Act..........................3769, 3869 FEMA...........................................................3771 Matching of Federal employee records for salary offset...2765, 3769 Salary offsets.................................................3898 Tax refund offsets.................................1395, 3769, 3898 Transfer of referral of delinquent nontax debts..........2775, 3769 Delinquent debtors: Public dissemination of identity...............................2771 Direct line of credit.............................................203 Equal credit opportunity.........................................4488 Farm Credit System charter termination...........................4267 Partners and partnership...................................2935, 2977 Credit unions: Audits and verifications.........................................4543 Business loans: Streamlining...................................................4536 Bylaws revisions.................................................4537 Change in official or senior executive officer...................4538 Charitable contributions.........................................4540 Conversion to mutual savings banks...............................4546 DIMIA compliance.................................................4531 Fidelity bond requirements.......................................4539 Insurance and group purchasing activities........................4523 Insurance coverage...............................................4539 Insurance requirements...........................................4547 Leasing..........................................................4525 Loan interest rates..............................................4548 Newly chartered..................................................4538 Ownership of fixed assets........................................4524 Prompt corrective action...................................4529, 4532 Safe deposit box service.........................................4544 Service organizations......................................4534, 4541 Share insurance..................................................4533 Statutory lien...................................................4542 Troubled condition...............................................4538 Truth in Savings Act amendments..................................4545 Crime: See also Counterfeiting Drug abuse Forgery Fraud Juvenile delinquency Aliens: In-transit passengers..........................................1909 Arson reporting..................................................2783 Civil contempt of court commitments..............................1856 Criminal fine collection.........................................2011 Criminal history record information..............................2022 Databases of convicted offenders...........................2017, 2018 Denial of SSI benefits to felons and probation and parole violators....................................................4134 Domestic violence................................................2792 Financial institution reporting requirements.....................2755 Forest System lands...............................................439 FCSIC referral of criminal violations............................4283 Prostitution.....................................................1912 Protection of Children From Sexual Predators Act: Designation of agencies to receive and investigate reports.....2009 Sex offender registration programs.........................1900, 2019 Sex offender release notification................................1854 [[Page 65613]] United Nations Convention Against Torture........................1977 Violence against women on campuses...............................2029 Violent crime and drug emergency areas...........................2012 Crop insurance: Administrative regulations..........317, 318, 321, 324, 325, 326, 327 Application for...................................................305 Civil penalties...................................................310 Florida fruit tree provisions.....................................311 Grains.......................................................306, 307 Group Risk Plan...................................................323 High risk land....................................................304 Highly erodible land and wetlands............................319, 320 Insurance by written agreement....................................316 Movement or assumption of policies................................308 Nonstandard classification system.................................321 Premiums..........................................................322 Reinsurance agreements............................................309 Wheat.............................................................306 Crystalline fructose: Marketing allotment program.......................................194 Crystalline silica: Occupational exposure......................................2120, 2147 Cultural exchange programs: Au pair regulation...............................................2200 Short-term scholars..............................................2201 Summer work/travel...............................................2202 Customs duties and inspection: See also Antidumping Countervailing duties Imports Accreditation of commercial testing laboratories.................2877 Agricultural quarantine and inspection service user fees..........261 Aircraft manifests...............................................2876 Bond procedures for articles subject to exclusion orders.........2846 Bonded warehouses................................................2879 Commercial gaugers approval......................................2877 Counterfeited trademarks.........................................2858 Country of origin determinations.................................2869 Country of origin marking......................2843, 2849, 2873, 2875 Cultural property regulations....................................2850 Customs brokers..................................................2862 Detention of merchandise.........................................2878 Duty-free treatment for imports from foreign governments.........2874 Electronic filing of entries of merchandise......................2841 Evaluation of duty................................................948 Export manifest data.............................................2852 Fee and interest.................................................2850 Payment methods................................................2864 Fees assessed for defaulted payments.............................2871 Harbor maintenance fees....................................2867, 2868 Illegal entry: Penalties......................................................2856 Importation and entry bond conditions............................2865 Inventory accounts...............................................2919 Low-value duty-free merchandise..................................2845 Merchandise definition...........................................2919 North American Free Trade Agreement........................2842, 2851 Ports of entry...................................................2857 Products of forced or indentured child labor.....................2844 Reconciliation regulation........................................2840 Seizures, penalties and liquidated damages.......................2854 Tariffs: Filing requirements............................................2245 Liquidation of entries.........................................2838 Toxic substances.................................................2855 Unauthorized sound recordings and music videos...................2839 CHAMPUS: Active Duty Dependents Dental Plan in overseas areas..............993 Dual compensation/conflict of interest program....................988 TRICARE program: Prime enrollment................................................995 TRICARE Program: Eligibility requirements revisions..............................994 D Dairy products: Dairy Indemnity Payment Program...................................249 Dairy Market Loss Assistance Program..............................250 Quotas............................................................436 Recourse loans....................................................222 Transportation and storage........................................414 Day care: Food program......................................................354 VA facilities....................................................3246 Debarment and suspension: Accountants......................................................2824 EPA changes......................................................3303 Social Security Administration...................................4151 Dental health: Active Duty Dependents Dental Plan................................993 Veterans' disability rating......................................3254 Diabetes: Qualification of diabetic truck drivers..........................2482 Disaster assistance: See also Civil defense Emergency medical services American Indian livestock feed assistance.........................214 Cost-share adjustments...........................................3783 Declaration process..............................................3783 Eligible forage crops.............................................210 Farmers.................................................207, 316, 318 Set-aside program second installment............................231 Fire suppression assistance......................................3765 Fisheries.........................................................814 Floods...............................................1418, 3762, 3780 Disaster Reserve Flood Compensation Program...............187, 1418 Governor's request for a major disaster declaration..............3792 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program..................................3766 Individual assistance programs: Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act........................................................3763 Map change procedures and fee....................................3788 Mount Weather Emergency Assistance Center........................3786 National Emergency Training Center...............................3786 National Flood Insurance Program: Inspections....................................................3770 Write-Your-Own expense allowance...................3787, 3791, 3793 National Urban Search and Rescue Response System.................3774 Noninsured crop disaster assistance program.......................223 Public lands damage repairs......................................1828 Public Assistance Disaster Grant Program: Insurance requirements.........................................3773 Redesign.......................................................3789 Removal of parts of 44 CFR.......................................3790 Tax relief.......................................................2913 Temporary housing assistance.....................................3785 Unemployment assistance..........................................2059 Drug abuse: See also Alcohol abuse Disincentives for inmates........................................1832 Drug-free workplace..............................................4151 Narcotic addict treatment........................................1164 Treatment programs...............................................1832 Violent crime and drug emergency areas...........................2012 Drug testing: Coast Guard requirements.........................................2312 Railroad employees...............................................2663 Transportation personnel.......................2209, 2223, 2324, 2394 Drug traffic control: Controlled substances: Disposer definition and registration...........................1882 Freight forwarding facilities..................................1885 [[Page 65614]] Diversion control fee account....................................1884 Domestic Chemical Diversion Act..................................1883 FAA regulations..................................................2387 Hydrochloric gas thresholds......................................1886 Iodine thresholds................................................1886 Drugs: See also Animal drugs Antibiotics Biologics Over-the-counter drugs Prescription drugs specific drugs Adverse drug experiences.........................................1168 Adverse drug reaction reports..............................1119, 1131 Aluminum containing..............................................1165 Bioavailability and bioequivalence requirements..................1163 Bulk drug substances.............................................1180 Chemicals used in manufacture of controlled substances...........1880 Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act........................1887 Current good manufacturing practice........................1162, 1170 Debarment certification regulations..............................1191 Drug Master File.................................................1166 Drugs for life-threatening illnesses.............................1167 Habit-forming drugs..............................................1130 Informed consent regulations.....................................1169 Inhalation solution products.....................................1168 Insulin-containing products......................................1132 Investigational new drugs......................1115, 1129, 1167, 1192 Labeling...................................................1111, 1170 Life-saving products.............................................1137 Manufacturing changes............................................1181 Medicaid drug rebate program.....................................1281 Narcotic addict treatment........................................1164 New drug applications................................1128, 1141, 1166 Patent holder notification for new drugs.........................1172 Pediatric studies................................................1138 Pharmacy compounding...................................30, 1136, 1180 Phenylpropanolamine..............................................1888 Postmarketing studies for human drugs............................1150 Progestational...................................................1178 Providing controlled substances to ocean vessels.................1879 Pseudoephedrine..................................................1888 Public Housing Drug Elimination Program..........................1507 Radiopharmaceuticals.................................1121, 1139, 1206 Registration for distributors....................................1888 Registration of foreign establishments and product listing.......1123 Registration of producers........................................1189 Repackaging approval requirements................................1148 Rubber-containing................................................1111 Stability testing................................................1149 E Economic statistics: Foreign Trade Statistical Regulations changes.....515, 520, 521, 522, 523 Education: See also Adult education Bilingual education Colleges and universities Education of disadvantaged Education of individuals with disabilities Educational facilities Educational research Educational study programs Elementary and secondary education Equal educational opportunity Indians-education Libraries School breakfast and lunch programs School construction Schools Student aid Students Teachers Vocational education Acquisition and transfer of excess personal property..............466 Administrative regulations.......................................1001 Aeromedical education............................................2327 Direct grant programs............................................1001 Direct loan programs...............1011, 1013, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024 Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program.........497 Donation of excess USDA research equipment........................506 ED general administrative regulations............................1000 Grant programs.............................................1006, 1019 Inmate occupational educational programs.........................1833 National Security Education Program...............................883 National Service Trust...........................................3295 Nondiscrimination in programs receiving Federal assistance.......3865 NIH scholarships.................................................1219 NIH service payback obligation...................................1226 Police Corps reimbursements of educational expenses..............2027 Prison postsecondary education programs..........................1830 Public Safety Officers' Educational Assistance Program...........2030 Qualified state tuition programs.................................2970 Records exempted from the Privacy Act.............................999 Teacher quality enhancement grant programs.................1014, 1018 Training programs................................................3782 Veterans: Advanced and lump sum payments...........................3162, 3256 Election of benefits...........................................3162 Flight training..........................................3163, 3202 Montgomery G.I. Bill.............3162, 3199, 3214, 3215, 3255, 3260 Montgomery G.I. Bill administrative errors.....................3269 Montgomery G.I. Bill eligibility criteria................3211, 3216 Payment suspension and discontinuation.........................3262 Reservists.........................................3200, 3261, 3263 Survivors and dependents.................................3164, 3205 Veterans Programs Enhancement Act..............................3170 Education of disadvantaged: Head Start program: Facilities construction and renovation.........................1377 Family care as an option.......................................1371 Performance standards..........................................1373 Regulation revision............................................1387 Safe transportation of children................................1376 Head Start Program: Regulations....................................................1386 Education of individuals with disabilities: Children.........................................................1026 Rehabilitation services..........................................1027 [[Page 65615]] Educational facilities: Authorization to enroll F-1 students.............................1913 FmHA programs.....................................................195 Grants administration............................................3279 Educational research: Human subjects protection...................................998, 1227 Eggs and egg products: Refrigeration and labeling.........................................34 Safe handling labeling statements..................................34 Salmonella enteritidis........................................34, 428 Transportation and storage........................................414 Voluntary shell-egg grading program...............................174 Elections: See also Campaign funds Political activities (Government employees) Political candidates Political committees and parties Voting rights Indian tribal governments..................................1716, 1717 Electric power: See also Electric power plants Electric power rates Electric utilities Rural electrification...............476, 481, 484, 486, 487, 488, 494 Worker safety....................................................2169 Electric power plants: Additions and extensions..........................................492 Emissions........................................................3538 Electric utilities: Additions and extensions..........................................492 Indian electric power utilities..................................1740 National Forest System............................................438 Private activity bond rules......................................3034 Small business size standards....................................4085 Standards and specifications................................483, 2119 Electronic funds transfers: Defense contract payments.........................................946 Electronic benefit transfer systems...............................368 Food Stamp Program audit requirements...........................373 Federal agency disbursements.....................................3312 Federal tax payments.............................................3121 FRS Regulation E revision........................................4491 Elementary and secondary education: Ineligibility of F-1 foreign students............................1913 Emergency medical services: Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act........................1351 Employee benefit plans: See also Pensions Cafeteria plans......................................2957, 3030, 3081 Claims.............................................................74 Collective bargaining agreement definition.......................2075 Defined contribution plans.......................................2098 Electronic disclosure............................................2091 Family and medical leave.........................................3081 Plan documents filing penalties..................................2079 Plan documents filing requirements...............................2077 Plan documents requested by Secretary of Labor...................2078 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements...............71, 2089, 2098 Soft dollar interpretive bulletin................................2092 Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program...........................2094 Employment: See also Equal employment opportunity Government employees Manpower Aliens......62, 1908, 1914, 1950, 1973, 1976, 1989, 1995, 2053, 2069, 2074 Eligibility verification.....................1978, 2053, 2069, 2074 Failure to appear for interview with asylum officer.....1924, 2053, 2069, 2074 American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act: Amendments.....................................................1926 Nonimmigrant aliens......................................1925, 1974 BIA regulations elimination......................................1720 Community transition program.....................................1075 Definitions for salary basis.......................................65 Domestic services................................................2056 Employment authorization fee.....................................1976 Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act amendments..................2039 Lower income persons.............................................1475 State employment statistics agency representatives...............2034 Verification of employment.................................1914, 1950 Work provisions of Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act..............................................6 Workforce investment systems.................................69, 2127 Employment taxes: De minimis rule..................................................3120 Unemployment repayment...........................................3073 Endangered and threatened species: See also Marine mammals Addresses for submissions of permit applications.................1613 Alabama sturgeon...........................................1564, 1679 Aquatic snails...................................................1557 Arkansas River shiner............................................1654 Army Corps of Engineers scope of analysis.........................967 Asian bonytongue.................................................1660 Blackburn's sphinx moth..........................................1601 Bull trout.................................................1638, 1668 Campeloma........................................................1557 Canada lynx................................................1556, 1655 Captive breeding.................................................1571 Captive-bred exotic birds........................................1658 Cheetah..........................................................1626 Chiricahua leopard frog..........................................1656 Coastal cutthroat trout..........................................1563 Coho salmon..................................................752, 759 Columbia white-tailed deer.......................................1562 Conservation activities................................700, 853, 1542 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna..................................1544, 1588, 1684 Cowhead Lake tui chub............................................1633 Critical habitat......699, 737, 749, 757, 780, 851, 1537, 1547, 1550, 1551, 1570, 1574, 1581, 1682, 1683, 1690 CITES decisions............................................1532, 1545 Dismal Swamp southeastern shrew..................................1555 Eagles.....................................................1535, 1665 Florida panther..................................................1549 Freshwater mussels...............................................1636 Freshwater snails................................................1636 Gray wolf..................................................1612, 1648 Green iguana.....................................................1640 Grizzly bears..............................................1594, 1649 Hawaiian damselflies.............................................1646 Hawaiian pomace flies............................................1645 Incidental take regulations..................................792, 853 Indiana bat......................................................1662 Intercross progeny policy and definitions........................1549 Invertebrate species in Bexar County, Texas......................1653 Johnson seagrass.............................................698, 699 Kauai Cave amphipod..............................................1608 Kauai Cave wolf spider...........................................1608 Koala............................................................1610 Least chub.......................................................1582 List, reclassify, or delist.......1552, 1572, 1574, 1575, 1587, 1589, 1643 Listing of U.S. species in CITES Appendix III....................1641 Loch Lomond coyote thistle.......................................1575 Lost River suckers...............................................1581 Mariana fruit bat................................................1631 Morelet's crocodile..............................................1642 Mussels..........................................................1595 Newcomb's snail..................................................1604 Northern spotted owl.............................................1586 Northern Idaho ground squirrel...................................1632 Oahu elepaio.....................................................1614 Pecos pupfish....................................................1619 Peregrine falcon.................................................1678 Permit requirements and exemptions.........................1544, 1666 [[Page 65616]] Plants: Bigleaf mahogany.........................................1659, 1684 California plants..............................................1579 Camatta Canyon amole...........................................1628 Colorado butterfly plant.......................................1634 Desert milk vetch..............................................1671 Desert Yellowhead..............................................1559 Devil's River minnow...........................................1676 Fender's blue butterfly........................................1616 Gentner's fritilaria...........................................1627 Hawaii.........................................................1667 Howell's spectacular thelypody.................................1615 Ione buckwheat.................................................1603 Ione manzanita.................................................1603 Keck's sidalcea................................................1605 Kincaid's lupine...............................................1616 Kneeland prairie penny cress...................................1618 Larkspurs......................................................1602 Lloyd's hedgehog cactus, removal...............................1592 Mountain plover................................................1561 Nipomo Mesa lupine.............................................1629 Pariette cactus................................................1644 Puzzle sunflower...............................................1677 Rough popcornflower............................................1611 Wenatchee Mountains checker-mallow.............................1553 Wilamette daisy................................................1616 Yreka phlox....................................................1630 Zapata bladderpod..............................................1617 Prebles Meadow Jumping Mouse.....................................1558 Regulations consolidation.........................................855 Riparian brush rabbit............................................1609 Riparian woodrat.................................................1609 Safe harbors.....................................................1666 Santa Ana suckers................................................1560 Scaleshelled mussel........................................1565, 1680 Sea turtles.......................................................789 Short-tailed albatross...........................................1554 Shortnose suckers................................................1581 Snake River chinook salmon...................................693, 757 Tibetan antelope.................................................1661 Tropical birds...................................................1578 Vicuna...........................................................1533 Virgin River fishes........................................1551, 1587 West Coast steelhead.............................................1637 Western snowy plover.............................................1550 Wet Canyon talussnail............................................1647 Yacare caiman....................................................1552 Energy: See also Coal Electric power Energy conservation Fuel economy Geothermal energy Natural gas Nuclear energy Petroleum Pipelines Solar energy Alternative fuels........................1032, 1039, 1045, 1057, 3440 Conduct of DOE employees.........................................1092 DEAR amendments..................................................1084 Cost principles................................................1078 Management and operating clauses...............................1082 Mentor-Protigi Program.........................................1077 Part 970 rewrite...............................................1081 Purchasing by management and operating contractors.............1088 DEAR technical amendments........................................1087 DOD fuel allocation procedures....................................894 Environmental Filing Requirements................................4455 Fluorescent lamps exemption from Hazardous Waste Management......3656 Fuel excise taxes................................................3068 FERC reporting requirements......................................4440 Landowner notification...........................................4455 Open Access Same-Time Information System.........................4445 Part 33 filing requirements......................................4441 Privacy Act regulations..........................................1063 Regional transmission organizations..............................4444 Residential Area Designation.....................................4455 State energy program.............................................1046 Uranium mill sites...............................................1072 Wastes from fossil fuel combustion...............................3621 Energy conservation: See also Fuel economy Appliance efficiency standards.................1029, 1034, 1035, 1049 Appliance Labeling Rule..........................................4517 Efficiency standards: Central air conditioners.........................................22 Clothes dryers.................................................1052 Clothes washers..................................................22 Direct heating equipment.......................................1053 Dishwashers..............................................1041, 1052 Electric motors, 200 hp........................................1054 Fluorescent and incandescent lamps.............................1055 Fluorescent lamp ballasts........................................22 Heat pumps.......................................................22 High intensity discharge lamps.................................1050 Pool heaters...................................................1053 Water heaters....................................................22 Electric motor vehicles..........................................1030 Electric motors..................................................1056 Federal buildings..........................................1042, 1043 Model Energy Code update.........................................1435 Residential energy-efficiency rating guidelines..................1048 Test procedures..................................................1031 Commercial package boilers.....................................1040 Testing requirements: Commercial air conditioning equipment..........................1038 Commercial heating equipment...................................1037 Commercial water heaters.......................................1036 Electric motors, small.........................................1051 Electronic distribution transformers...........................1044 High intensity discharge lamps.................................1050 Environmental impact statements: Antarctic impact assessment......................................3316 DOT regulations................................2280, 2428, 2467, 2670 Hazardous materials transportation...............................4613 Environmental protection: See also Air pollution control Environmental impact statements Natural resources Noise control Pesticides and pests Reclamation Waste treatment and disposal Water pollution control Acquisition regulation: Informal clauses...............................................3305 Antarctic Science, Tourism and Conservation Act............3892, 3893 Antarctic Treaty.................................................3316 Chemicals.......................................110, 3576, 3585, 3596 Class deviations incorporation into EPAAR........................3301 Coastal waste deposit prevention.................................3752 Cooperative agreements and Superfund state contracts.............3661 Cross-media electronic reporting and recordkeeping rule..........3299 Designation of hazardous substances under CERCLA.................3665 EPA acquisition regulations......................................3303 Federal water resource development................................966 Forest Service special uses program..........................449, 450 FAR regulations..................................................4194 Grant programs....................................................123 Grants administration............................................1064 HUD........................................................1398, 1419 Locatable mineral mining...........................................57 [[Page 65617]] National Environmental Policy Act................445, 764, 3300, 3882 National Environmental Policy Act implementation..................976 National Forest System.......................................455, 461 National Science Foundation......................................3892 Pesticides.................................................3555, 3558 Presidio.........................................................4057 Protocol on Environmental Protection.............................3316 Radiological Emergency Response Plan.............................3454 Radon............................................................4593 Restoration of DOD facilities.....................................898 Rural economic development........................................297 Toxics Release Inventory: Coal...........................................................3612 Lead............................................................133 Otherwise use activity exemptions..............................3612 Transit projects...........................................2453, 2674 Equal access to justice: DOL..............................................................2032 HHS..............................................................1109 Equal educational opportunity: DOD support of historically black colleges, universities, and institutions..................................................882 Education Act Amendments of 1972.................................3885 Federally assisted education programs.......60, 510, 1523, 3796, 3881 Equal employment opportunity: Aged.............................................................3755 Broadcast and cable television rules and policies................4386 Complaint processing..............................................138 Coordination of functions in complaint processing................3761 Discrimination complaint procedures........................3755, 3757 Delegation of authority........................................3228 Disparate impact theory..........................................3756 Government contractors.......................................63, 4417 Government employees........................................138, 3757 Indians..........................................................1733 Individuals with disabilities.....................................138 Special disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam era........2047 Waiver of rights and claims.......................................139 Workforce Investment Act.........................................2127 Estate taxes: Adequate disclosure of gifts.....................................3000 Qualified family-owned business interests........................2923 Excise taxes: Alcohol....................................................2788, 2815 Cigarette papers.................................................2803 Deposits...................................................2912, 3085 Diesel fuel......................................................3068 Excess benefits transactions.....................................3003 Kerosene.........................................................3024 Prepaid telephone cards..........................................3002 Transportation of persons and property by air....................2922 Wine.............................................................2810 Explosives: See also Hazardous materials transportation Hazardous substances Criminal misuse reporting........................................2783 Export controls...................................................546 Exports and reexports.............................................548 Exports and reexports of explosive detection systems..............551 Fireworks.........................................................101 Handling at waterfront facilities................................2277 Military munitions................................................899 Plastic explosives...............................................2817 Exports: Administration regulations....543, 552, 554, 556, 557, 558, 561, 578, 580, 581, 582, 583 Agricultural commodities................................430, 433, 435 Cargo preference regulations...................................2741 Alligator skins..................................................1599 American ginseng.................................................1576 Ammunition........................................................546 Automated Export System.....................................523, 2880 Bluefin tuna re-export certificates...............................813 Chemical Weapons Convention...................................18, 545 Chemicals........................................................3601 Clearance requirements............................................538 Commerce Control List.........................541, 543, 549, 550, 560 Communication intercepting devices................................541 Computer technology...........................537, 543, 553, 573, 585 CCC Export Credit Guarantee Program...............................432 De minimis exclusion for technology and software..................570 Distilled spirits, wine, and beer................................2804 Encryption policy............................................562, 577 Encryption software...............................................574 Enhanced Proliferation Control Initiative.........................565 Explosive detection systems.......................................551 Explosives...................................................546, 548 Exporter definition...............................................515 Firearms..........................................................546 Foreign boycott provisions........................................563 Ginseng..........................................................1597 High-performance computers........................................571 Humanitarian donations............................................568 India.............................................................571 Investigational new drugs........................................1115 Libya........................................................567, 584 License exceptions................................................568 Licensing.........................................................544 Manifest data....................................................2852 Marine mammal products.....................................1598, 1606 Medical products containing biological agents.....................549 Missile technology controls..................................560, 575 North Korea.................................................539, 2231 Nuclear equipment and materials..............................542, 571 OETCA regulations update..........................................534 Pakistan..........................................................571 Reexports..........................................548, 551, 567, 584 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements...............430, 556, 1173 River otters.....................................................1650 Shipper's export declaration............................520, 521, 522 Technology........................................................545 Timber from western states..................................566, 1812 Tobacco..........................................................2813 Veterinary user fees..............................................256 Wassenaar Arrangement review......................................550 Wassenaar Arrangement List of Dual-Use Items............547, 555, 576 Wildlife.............................................1539, 1588, 1624 F Fair housing: Civil penalties for violations...................................1476 Complaint processing: Plain language revision and reorganization.....................1477 Compliance requirements...........................................290 Performance standards..........................................1474 Enforcement agency certification and funding.....................1473 Occupancy standards..............................................1514 Fair Housing: Compliance requirements...........................................470 Family planning: Abortion-related services compliance standards...................1232 Illegitimacy rate reduction bonus................................1390 Federal buildings and facilities: Access for individuals with disabilities.........59, 1875, 1876, 3285 Outdoor developed areas........................................3286 Play areas.....................................................3288 Energy performance standards...............................1042, 1043 GSA regulations................................3805, 3806, 3807, 3845 Military range assessment.........................................899 Presidential library facilities..................................3871 Property management..............................................3824 Federal home loan banks: Advances collateral........................................4463, 4472 Advances participations/transfer of advances.....................4465 Advances regulation amendment....................................4467 [[Page 65618]] Eligible collateral..............................................4472 Employee selection and compensation..............................4468 Financial management regulation...................................161 Financial statements.............................................4459 Joint and several liability of banks.............................4473 Mission fulfillment..............................................4469 President base salary caps.......................................4470 Federal Reserve System: Affiliate funding................................................4500 Capital: Leveraged......................................................4504 Risk-based.....................................................4504 Consumer regulations review................................4489, 4496 Electronic funds transfers.......................................4491 Equal credit opportunity.........................................4488 Margin regulations review........................................4486 Public availability of information...............................4501 Reserve requirements: Depository institutions........................................4490 Securities brokers and dealers: Qualifications for banks and securities representatives........4502 State banks......................................................4492 Streamlining regulations.........................................4487 Transaction between a member bank and its subsidiaries...........4499 Year 2000 safety and soundness guidelines........................4435 Feed grains: Scales and weighing...............................................331 Fire prevention: Aircraft: Cargo/baggage compartments.....................................2404 Crash-resistant fuel systems...................................2378 Fuel tank vent protection......................................2377 Fuel tanks and lines...........................................2386 Towing vessels...................................................2284 Underground coal mines...........................................2111 Firefighters: Payment regulations..............................................3978 Retirement.......................................................3989 Fish: See also Fisheries Seafood Definition of harm................................................754 Endangered and threatened...697, 718, 752, 753, 754, 790, 1551, 1563, 1581, 1582, 1587, 1619, 1633, 1637, 1638, 1654, 1660, 1668, 1676, 1679 Farm-raised fin fish..............................................278 FWS permit applications..........................................1639 Listing of U.S. species in CITES Appendix III....................1641 Restoration programs.............................................1600 Trip limits.......................................................636 Fisheries: Alaska.........................609, 634, 635, 652, 766, 767, 781, 826 Aleutian Island Atka Mackerel.....................................650 American lobster..................................................712 Atlantic bluefin tuna..............................735, 741, 842, 846 Atlantic bluefish............................................597, 657 Atlantic herring........................................590, 599, 685 Atlantic mackerel............................................613, 659 Atlantic sea scallop..............................................836 Atlantic sturgeon.................................................819 Atlantic surf clams...............................................660 Atlantic tuna.....................................................802 Atlantic Coast: Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)..............................666, 801 Atlantic Ocean....................................................595 Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands...610, 636, 648, 649, 672, 815, 826, 837, 838 Black sea bass...............................................656, 658 Bottomfish........................................................614 Butterfish........................................................659 Capacity reduction program........................................612 Conservation efforts.........................................677, 700 Corals and coral reefs.......................................607, 711 Crab..............................................................635 Crab community development quota reserves.........................776 Critical habitat...................................749, 757, 759, 851 Crustacean...................................................626, 644 Disaster relief...................................................814 Dolphin encirclement prohibition..................................852 Dolphin mortality limit...........................................848 Eastern Tropical Pacific..........................................795 Flounder..........................................................789 Groundfish.....601, 610, 614, 623, 625, 627, 628, 634, 635, 652, 680, 691, 729, 736, 766, 767, 774, 778, 781, 784, 815, 822, 835, 836 Gulf of Alaska................................610, 649, 736, 815, 837 Gulf of Mexico..........................................755, 777, 843 Halibut............................................636, 662, 772, 778 Hawaiian Islands.............................................732, 809 Incidental take regulations...................750, 791, 792, 850, 852 King Crabs........................................................648 License Limitation Program.........................635, 648, 652, 653 List for 2000.....................................................645 Lobster............................................713, 732, 769, 809 Marine mammal deterrence..........................................750 Marine mammal programs.............................694, 695, 794, 804 Marine mammal taking..............................................701 Marine Mammal Protection Act......................................795 Monkfish..........................................................715 National Undersea Research Program................................798 North Pacific.....................................................598 North Pacific EEZ.................................................733 Ocean quahogs.....................................................660 Pacific Coast................................................799, 823 Pelagic............................................600, 606, 777, 800 Pollock............................................620, 649, 672, 837 Puerto Rico..................................................596, 711 Red snapper..................................................617, 843 Reef fish..........................................596, 617, 716, 777 Rockfish.....................................................661, 799 Sablefish.........................................................618 Salmon.............................................697, 718, 753, 811 Scales performance criteria.......................................634 Scientific research...............................................751 Scup.........................................................656, 658 Sea turtle conservation......................................755, 760 Shrimp..................................................755, 807, 808 Spotter aircraft use..............................................735 Squid.............................................................659 Stone crab........................................................713 Summer flounder.........................................656, 658, 760 Swordfish.........................................................812 Tanner crabs......................................................601 Tanner Crabs......................................................648 Tilefish..........................................................595 Tuna....................................................813, 850, 852 U.S. Virgin Islands..........................................596, 711 Washington coastal tribal fisheries...............................832 Western Pacific region.......................................626, 800 Whiting...........................................................832 Yellowfin tuna....................................................795 Fishery management plans: Administrative: Bycatch reduction measures.......................620, 768, 807, 808 Essential fish habitats...............................714, 727, 820 Fishery Management Councils......................603, 605, 739, 827 Gulf of Mexico..................................................716 Redefinition of terms...........................................714 Alaska...................................637, 651, 653, 661, 788, 820 American Fisheries Act amendment..................................638 Atlantic: Atlantic Coast...................................613, 663, 769, 825 South Atlantic.....613, 639, 674, 713, 723, 724, 738, 743, 782, 825 [[Page 65619]] Atlantic salmon...................................................830 Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands........................675, 774, 786, 787 Black sea bass...............................................686, 727 C. bairdi stocks rebuilding.......................................646 Calico scallop....................................................631 Caribbean.........................................................633 Chinook salmon...............................................664, 838 Crab.........................................................641, 788 CDQ regulations amendment....................................641, 845 Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ)...............................603, 734 Flounder..........................................................727 Framework adjustment.........................................829, 836 Full retention of demersal shelf rockfish.........................661 Groundfish.....................651, 675, 692, 734, 778, 786, 787, 788 Gulf of Alaska.....................................611, 675, 774, 786 Gulf of Mexico......616, 617, 632, 639, 640, 643, 667, 669, 684, 713, 728, 782, 783, 808, 825, 827, 841, 844 Hawaiian Islands.............................................614, 644 Highly migratory species............671, 673, 682, 717, 739, 744, 831 Improved retention/improved utilization program...................651 King mackerel......................................639, 663, 669, 683 King Crabs...................................................646, 826 North right whales................................................856 North Pacific.....................................................601 Northeast multispecies...591, 619, 688, 690, 715, 722, 740, 742, 745, 746, 747, 824, 829, 835, 840 Northern anchovy.............................................725, 833 Pacific Coast.................................624, 692, 726, 734, 811 Pacific Insular Area Fishing Agreements...........................603 Pelagic sargassum.................................................642 Red snapper........................................640, 827, 841, 844 Reef fish..........................................667, 684, 827, 841 Salmon: Overfishing definition..........................................637 Scallops................................................653, 788, 826 Scup.........................................................686, 727 Sea scallop........................................591, 687, 748, 836 Shrimp............................................................643 Sitka Sound halibut...............................................720 South Atlantic................................616, 631, 642, 669, 807 Spanish mackerel.............................................639, 683 Spiny dogfish.....................................................719 Tanner Crabs.................................................646, 826 Tuna..............................................................817 Western Pacific................600, 606, 607, 677, 678, 679, 806, 821 Fishing: Alaska............................................................647 Bycatch reduction measures.........................647, 736, 768, 838 Catch limits............................................630, 639, 658 Coastal Zone Management Act..................................704, 708 Compensatory fishing..............................................615 Conservation programs..........603, 611, 612, 614, 714, 803, 811, 813 Data collection program...........................................594 Gillnets..........................................................801 Glacier Bay National Park........................................1709 Management measures.....................................632, 823, 824 North Pacific Loan Program........................................770 Optimum yield specifications......................................832 Participation credit..............................................733 Permit requirements and exemptions.................603, 604, 803, 853 Quotas: Atlantic Bluefish...............................................657 Community Development Quota Program fees........................629 Halibut...............................................609, 610, 816 Individual fishing quota survivorship provision.................828 Northern anchovy................................................833 Ocean quahogs...................................................660 Sablefish..................................................609, 610 Surf clams......................................................660 Quotas and harvest guidelines.....................................602 Recreational measures..............................630, 656, 777, 844 Reporting and recordkeeping.............................654, 668, 721 Snake River chinook salmon...................................693, 757 Sport fishing: Sport Fish Restoration Program.................................1591 Subsistence management regulations...............................1675 Fishing vessels: American Samoa boundaries.........................................621 Charter boats.....................................................773 Commercial fisheries documents for US-flag vessels.........2269, 2742 Compensatory fishing..............................................615 Foreign vessels...................................................603 Framework adjustment..............................................835 Inshore/offshore reallocation.....................................771 Licenses..........................................................810 Limited entry permits.........................603, 604, 623, 625, 729 Longline vessels..................................................800 North Pacific Observer Program....................................655 Observer policy...............................598, 608, 692, 775, 850 Ownership requirements............................................805 Pacific offshore cetacean take reduction plan.....................756 Permit consistency................................................818 Purse seine fleet capacity limits.................................834 Scallop vessels..............................................835, 836 Standard definitions..............................................765 Trawlers..........................................................627 Tuna vessels......................................................847 Vessel name on licenses...........................................731 Vessel Monitoring System.....................................650, 812 Flammable materials: Flammability standards.....................................4246, 4256 Children's sleepwear...........................................4262 Upholstered furniture.......................................158, 4260 Flood control: Impoundment regulations..........................................2102 Flood insurance: Contracts........................................................3762 Group Flood Insurance Policy.....................................3780 HUD programs...............................................1418, 1453 National Flood Insurance Act of 1994..............................298 National Flood Insurance Program: Write-Your-Own expense allowance.........................3791, 3793 Flood plains: Administrative appeals process....................................969 Wetlands: Conservation program......................................197, 1408 Minimal effects exemptions......................................503 Privately owned................................................2467 Wetlands Reserve Program..................................200, 1408 Food additives: ASTM standards...................................................1151 Cured pork products...............................................422 Flavoring agents: Volatile fruit flavored concentrates...........................2808 Regulatory reinvention...........................................1190 Food assistance programs: See also Food stamps School breakfast and lunch programs Child and adult care.................................3, 354, 360, 381 Meal supplements for teenagers in low-income areas..............374 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act.........................................................392 Commodity Supplemental Food Program..........................351, 394 DOD surplus food distribution....................................3277 Food delivery systems...............................................7 Funding formula...................................................393 Indian reservations.....................................350, 359, 372 National School Lunch Program...........................342, 355, 379 Older individuals................................................1392 Paperwork reduction...............................................347 Soy-base beverages................................................395 State Technical Committees........................................504 Summer Food Service Program..................................363, 364 TEFAP.............................................................369 Women, infants, and children: Certification integrity.........................................376 [[Page 65620]] Disqualification of vendors.....................................391 Eligibility.....................................................365 Farmers Market Nutrition Program................................348 Food delivery systems..............................7, 334, 356, 384 Food packaging..................................................389 Funding provisions..............................................377 Local agency expenditure reports................................375 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act.........................................................370 Soy-base beverages..............................................395 Food labeling: Fruit and vegetable juices.........................................33 Meat and poultry.............................................405, 413 Medical foods....................................................1187 Ovine carcasses...................................................425 Review of regulations............................................1186 Trans fatty acids................................................1140 Voluntary nutrition labeling program..............................401 Food stamps: Audit requirements................................................373 Balanced Budget Act provisions....................................383 Civil rights data collections.....................................349 Claims establishment and collection.................................8 Computer matching.................................................335 Disqualifiers and noncompliance penalties...........................4 Electronic benefits transfer system.....................343, 368, 371 Eligibility provisions: Income standards.........................................5, 10, 396 Employment and training programs..................................383 Employment and training requirements................................6 Failure to comply with Federal, State, or local work program........4 Minimum and maximum allotments...........................10, 396, 397 Monthly reporting and retrospective budgeting.....................357 Noncitizen eligibility..............................................5 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act 4, 5, 6, 10, 68 Program revisions and eliminations................................382 Quality control...................................................385 Regulatory review............................................338, 341 Reporting provisions..............................................357 Retail food stores..................................................9 Retailer application processing...................................336 Retailer integrity, fraud reduction, and penalties................390 State agencies administrative and management requirements.....5, 338, 341 State agencies reimbursement......................................358 Wholesale food concerns.............................................9 Food Stamps: State agencies administrative and management requirements.........343 Foods: See also Animal foods Bakery products Beverages Cacao Cereals (food) Dairy products Dietary foods Fish Food additives Food assistance programs Food grades and standards Food labeling Food packaging Frozen foods Fruits Meat and meat products Nutrition Nuts Oil and fats Poultry and poultry products Seafood Sugar Vegetables specific foods Fruit and vegetable juices.........................................33 HACCP programs.................................................13, 33 Infant formula quality control...................................1185 Organic.............................................................1 Pesticide residues...............................................3570 Regulatory reinvention...........................................1190 Transportation in vehicles used for nonfood products.............2731 Foreign banking: Foreign activities of insured state nonmember banks..............4434 Income taxation..................................................2989 Foreign currencies: Acquisition regulations..........................................2763 Foreign investments in U.S.: Income taxation..................................................2900 Foreign relations: See also Citizenship and naturalization Cultural exchange programs Foreign Service Foreign aid Foreign claims Foreign trade Immigration International boundaries Passports and visas Treaties specific countries Direct transactions of U.S. reporter with foreign affiliate.......513 Duty-free treatment for imports from foreign governments.........2874 Fishery regulations...............................................603 International accounting standards...............................4620 International wills registry.....................................2198 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).....3585 USML revisions...................................................2188 [[Page 65621]] Foreign trade: See also Competitiveness Customs duties and inspection Exports Fairs and expositions Imports Maritime carriers Trade adjustment assistance Trade agreements Bond procedures for articles subject to exclusion orders.........2846 Boycott provisions................................................563 Canada: Softwood lumber................................................2853 Disclosure standards for foreign issuers.........................4632 Earnings and profits.............................................3062 Exempted securities issued by the Kingdom of Sweden..............4696 Federal employee foreign rights in inventions.....................874 Filing of informational materials................................2008 Financial services transactions survey............................514 Foreign boards of trade computer terminals in the U.S............4242 Foreign Trade Statistical Regulations changes.....515, 520, 521, 522, 523 Motor vehicles...................................................3468 Overseas use of purchase cards....................................925 Port restrictions: Japanese vessels...............................................4480 Textile labeling.................................................4512 Forests and forest products: See also National forests Assistance to timber-dependent communities........................489 Environmental analysis policy and procedure revisions.............445 Forestry Incentive Program........................................502 Imported wood packing materials.....................................2 Treatment requirements for material from China..................274 Indian allotments.................................................453 Management planning................................................17 Migrant and seasonal workers......................................505 Mineral fractions, sale...........................................440 Softwood lumber from Canada......................................2853 Special uses authorizations.......................................450 Special uses permit actions.......................................449 Stewardship Incentive Program.....................................456 Timber sales: Cancellation....................................................455 Contracts..................................................444, 461 Export controls...........................................566, 1812 Noncompetitive sale.............................................448 Small business set-aside recomputation..........................460 Surplus species.................................................441 Unmanufactured wood from Mexico...................................275 Fraud: Civil remedies...................................................4414 Debarment of health care providers...............................3960 Fraudulent commercial driver's licenses..........................2483 Government procurement employment prohibitions....................939 Health care fraud and abuse......................................1102 Microcap securities market.......................................4686 Odometer fraud...................................................2562 OASDI............................................................4171 Title I property insurance.......................................1424 Toll fraud.......................................................4321 Freedom of information: See also Confidential business information Amendments.......................................................4560 Chemical inventory reporting.....................................3615 Department of the Army............................................964 Department of the Navy............................................981 DOD...............................................................889 DOE..............................................................1062 DOI..............................................................1522 DOJ........................................................1836, 1923 DOL..............................................................2031 Electronic communication.........................................2031 Electronic Freedom of Information Act...1394, 1923, 3298, 3760, 3767, 3856, 3890, 3896, 4077 EEOC records.....................................................3760 EPA..............................................................3298 Farm Credit Administration.......................................4281 FEMA.............................................................3767 FMCS.............................................................3795 HHS..............................................................1106 INS..............................................................1923 IRS..............................................................3031 NARA organizational and procedural changes.......................3860 NASA.............................................................3856 NRC public document rooms........................................4615 Office of the Special Counsel....................................4032 OGE electronic amendments........................................3910 OPM..............................................................3920 Public information..........................................528, 4563 Regulations revision........................................977, 1522 Sex offender registration programs...............................2019 Social Security Administration...................................4158 SEC amendments...................................................4699 Tax-exempt organization information..............................3119 Veterans Affairs.................................................3229 Freight: See also Hazardous materials transportation Air carrier baggage liability limit..............................2225 Passenger aircraft cargo: Oxygen generators..............................................2363 Protection against shifting and falling cargo....................2434 Frozen foods: Country of origin marking........................................2849 Fruits: Florida fruit tree crop insurance provisions......................311 Grain-fruit products..............................................387 Import restrictions.....................................264, 271, 280 Irradiation phytosanitary treatment...............................258 Fuel additives: Oxygenated.......................................................3587 Fuel economy: Calculations.....................................................2613 Fuel economy credits.............................................2536 Light trucks and light duty vehicles.............................3365 Light trucks, model year 2001....................................2626 Reporting requirements...........................................2565 Funeral industry: Practices rule...................................................4509 G Gambling: NIGC definitions.................................................4555 NIGC hearings and appeals..................................4549, 4553 Tribal land acquisitions.........................................1730 Gases: See also Helium Natural gas Coalbed methane development......................................1818 Gasohol: Motor vehicle use................................................1032 Geothermal energy: Regulation simplification........................................1802 Goats: Interstate movement...............................................257 Government contracts: See also Government procurement Acquisition regulations: USAID..........................................................3280 Affirmative action..........................63, 907, 2046, 2050, 4417 Airline contract city-pair fares.................................3834 Audits...........................................................2130 Bundled contracts................................................4097 [[Page 65622]] Buy American Act.................................................1527 Commodity Credit Corporation storage contracts....................199 Commodity Credit Corporation suspension and debarment.............224 Construction.............................................63, 66, 4182 Contract financing payments.......................................936 Contract reform..................................................1089 Contractors: Criminal history record information access.....................2022 DOD placement assistance program................................892 DOE contract security personnel................................1058 DOE employee protection program................................1069 Government property management and disposition.................4188 Legal services.................................................1480 Local hiring and training......................................3313 Performance evaluations........................................3321 Project management.............................................1076 Qualifications.................................................3177 Training........................................................935 Use of nonimmigrant aliens......................................905 Veterans employment report..........................919, 2181, 4181 Waivers........................................................2051 Work for others by DOE contractors.............................1080 Debarment and suspension...............................224, 910, 3303 Defense contracts: Commercial construction.........................................921 Congressional Medal of Honor fraud..............................923 DFARS modification.....903, 911, 913, 923, 924, 928, 930, 931, 932, 952, 953, 955, 959, 960, 961, 962, 963 Electronic funds transfers......................................946 Electronic publication of DFARS.................................956 Manufacturing technology program................................909 People's Republic of China......................................908 Performance-based payments......................................924 Purchases through other agencies................................954 Specifications and Standards Requisition Form...................955 Demilitarization requirements.....................................915 Dispute resolution: FAA procedures.................................................2411 DD form revisions............................................943, 944 DD Form 1057 work stoppage revision...............................958 DD Form 2631 Performance Evaluation revision......................940 DEAR amendments..................................................1084 Management and operating clauses...............................1082 Mentor-Protigi Program.........................................1077 DOD support of historically black colleges, universities, and institutions..................................................882 DOE nuclear weapons facilities worker training...................1071 Empowerment contracting..........................................4203 EPA acquisition regulations......................................3303 EPA protest solicitation notification............................3319 EPA Mentor-Protege Program.......................................3302 Farm Service Agency...............................................201 Federal Acquisition Regulations: DEAR amendments................................................1081 DEAR technical amendments......................................1087 Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act.............................2039 Fees and incentives..............................................1089 Finance rules.....................................................945 Fixed price.......................................................914 Fraud.............................................................939 Guarantees of performance........................................1090 Highway engineering and design related services..................2444 Indians....................................................1719, 1783 Labor standards....................................................66 Lobbying restrictions.......................................508, 2244 Multiple award indefinite delivery contracts.....................4208 Multiyear contracting.............................................941 National Park Service concession contracts.......................1697 Negotiation......................................................3320 Nondiscrimination..........................63, 2046, 2049, 2050, 3865 Nuclear safety management..........................................25 Penalty payments.................................................3318 Professional services............................................4207 Progress payments................................................4190 Property management services and technical corrections...........3834 Repricing clause..................................................947 Research and development.........................................1223 Rights to inventions..............................................873 Shipbuilding capability preservation agreements...................980 Site of work wages...............................................2045 Subcontracting: Commercial items................................................922 Subcontractors...................................................4189 Taxpayer identification numbers..................................3768 Uncompensated overtime...........................................4207 Voluntary consensus standards....................................4209 VAAR: Application of labor laws......................................3181 Construction and architect-engineer contracts..................3180 Government employees: See also Conflict of interests Foreign Service Military personnel Political activities (Government employees) Absence and leave: Annual leave.................................3945, 3983, 4019, 4021 Administrative law judges........................................3995 Appeals..........................................................3939 Authorization of solicitations...................................4030 Availability of official information.............................3920 Career and career conditional employment.........................3924 Career transition assistance.....................................3968 Panama Canal Zone Employees....................................3969 Child care at VA facilities......................................3246 Clarification of staffing provisions.............................4007 Classification appeals...........................................3934 Compensatory time off............................................3974 Corporation for National Service: Noncompetitive appointments....................................3925 Cost-of-living allowances: Nonforeign areas...............................................3981 Defense of tort suits............................................2004 Defense personnel...........................................892, 3966 Disabled Veterans Affirmative Action Program.....................4023 District of Columbia employees: Benefits.......................................................3986 Retirement, health, and life insurance coverage................3987 Emergency leave transfer program.................................3982 Employment discrimination...................................138, 3757 Employment priority for displaced employees......................3967 Excepted service: Operational procedures.........................................3923 Promotion and internal placement...............................3963 Family and medical leave.........................................3983 Federal Competitive Service appointments of volunteers...........3926 Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program....................4022 Financial disclosure requirements................................3904 Foreign rights in inventions......................................874 Gift acceptance authority of OGE.................................3899 Health and counseling program....................................3947 Health benefits: Contributions and withholding..................................4028 Debarment of health care providers.............................3960 Demonstration project....................................3996, 4029 Effective dates................................................4004 FEHBP changes............................................3959, 3994 Hiring authorities...............................................3929 Holiday and premium pay..........................................3974 Holiday designation for overseas employees.......................3979 Income tax reimbursement allowance for travel or transportation 3837 Interagency placement program....................................3998 Panama Canal Zone Employees....................................3969 [[Page 65623]] Intermittent.....................................................3931 Investigations...................................................4003 Job grading reviews..............................................3939 Life insurance...................................................3958 Court orders...................................................4027 Federal Acquisition Regulation.................................3961 Regulation revisions.....................................3992, 3993 Merit promotion and internal placement...........................3928 Nondiscrimination in USDA-conducted programs and activities.......464 NARA recordkeeping requirements..................................3858 Part-time........................................................3931 Pay administration...............................................3972 Pay rates: Administration...........................................3943, 3979 Appropriated fund wage areas.....3938, 4012, 4014, 4016, 4017, 4018 Back pay.......................................................3979 Environmental differential pay.................................4015 Federal Wage System (FWS) survey jobs..........................3973 Nonappropriated fund wage areas....................3937, 3975, 4011 Official duty station determinations...........................3971 Overtime pay for travel........................................3979 Physicians' comparability allowance............................3979 Printing positions.............................................4013 Superior qualifications appointments...........................3935 Performance appraisal............................................3759 Senior Executive Service........................................142 Performance Management and Recognition System....................4000 Personnel records................................................3922 Probation on initial appointment to competitive position.........3927 Promotion and internal placement...........................3963, 3965 Reduction in force service credit................................4008 Reemployment.........................................3944, 3999, 4005 Relocation costs.....................................3971, 4020, 4191 Relocation income tax allowance tax tables.......................3836 Restoration to duty..............................................4009 Retention allowances.............................................3980 Retention records................................................4008 Retirement: Bar of benefits after conviction.........................3932, 3953 Court orders awarding survivor annuities.................3932, 3955 Coverage for non-appropriated fund instrumentalities.....3932, 3985 Credit for military service........................3932, 3950, 3952 D.C. Financial Control Board employees...................3932, 3984 Debt collection..........................................3932, 3954 Determinations of marital status for survivor annuities.......3932, 4024 Divorced spouses.........................................3932, 3952 FERS basic annuity.......................................3932, 3991 FERS coverage elections..................................3932, 3957 Health care professionals................................3932, 3949 Nuclear materials couriers.....................................3988 Service credit...........................................3932, 3951 State income tax withholding.............................3932, 3990 Voluntary early retirement.....................................4025 Salary offset for claims collection..............................3862 Salary offset for debt collection....................2765, 4116, 4119 Salary supplementation...........................................3901 Seasonal.........................................................3931 Security standards...............................................4002 Selective Service registration requirements................3930, 4006 Senior Executive Service: Employment requirements........................................3997 Performance appraisal...........................................142 Performance Awards.............................................3976 Severance pay....................................................3942 Standards of conduct...511, 1092, 3855, 3883, 3886, 3888, 3889, 3905, 3906, 3909, 4039, 4042, 4076, 4155 Subpoenas........................................................3907 Suitability standards............................................4001 Surplus or displaced.......................................3967, 3968 Temporary change of station......................................3971 Testimony............................................3861, 3907, 4121 Time-in-grade restrictions.......................................3964 Training.........................................................3782 Travel regulations...........3815, 3818, 3823, 3838, 3841, 3842, 3844 Voluntary separation incentive repayment waivers.................3977 Government procurement: See also Government contracts Accession of Singapore to GPA.....................................950 Acquisition regulations...............................935, 2203, 4601 Buy American clauses............................................951 Commercially available off-the-shelf items.....................4186 DFARS modification................901, 902, 912, 927, 929, 933, 951 DOD activity names and addresses update.........................956 DOE............................................................1083 EPA protest solicitation notification..........................3319 Foreign acquisitions...........................................4187 HUD............................................................1479 NASA...........................................................3853 Overseas use of purchase cards..................................925 Panama Canal Commission........................................4034 Purchase card use...............................................926 Purchase cards and electronic data interchange......935, 3271, 4601 Purchasing by management and operating contractors.............1088 Quality of environmental data..................................3309 Real property policies..............................935, 3810, 4601 USAID...............................................935, 3280, 3281 Veterans Affairs....3176, 3178, 3179, 3217, 3218, 3219, 3220, 3221, 3272, 3273, 3274 Affirmative action.........................................4204, 4205 Affirmative action reform.........................................906 Architect-engineer services................................3816, 3831 Ball and roller bearings..........................................918 Brand name purchase descriptions.................................4206 Buy American Act.................................................1527 Clean air and water amendment....................................4194 Commercial items acquisition................902, 916, 917, 4198, 4201 Compensation for senior executives...............................4222 Conditionally accepted items.....................................4212 Contractors: Contractor liability for loss of and/or damages to household goods......................................................4220 Cost Accounting Standards post-award notification..............4216 Financing policies.............................................4195 Interest in Other Financial Costs..............................4217 Local hiring and training......................................3313 Performance evaluations........................................3321 Progress payments..............................................4195 Women- and minority-owned businesses................530, 4417, 4432 Contracts: Conforming late offer treatment................................4218 Cost-reimbursement architect-engineer contracts................4215 Increased payment protection...................................4214 Incrementally funding fixed price contracts....................3304 Multiple Award Schedule........................................3812 Negotiation....................................................3320 NFS contracts.........................................444, 455, 461 Option clause consistency......................................4219 Personal services..............................................3322 Cost comparison guidance....................................876, 4202 Costs: Cost principles...........................................934, 1078 Travel.........................................................4185 Demilitarization requirements.....................................915 DOL..............................................................2128 Electronic commerce..............................................4192 Environmentally preferable products..............................3606 Evaluation boards................................................4193 EPA acquisition regulation: Informal clauses...............................................3305 [[Page 65624]] Foreign currency use.............................................2763 Fuel..............................................................894 GSA regulations......................................3809, 3810, 3832 HUBZone Program..................................................4213 Javits-Wagner-O'Day Revisions....................................4211 Level of effort..................................................3317 Lobbying restrictions............................................4183 Multiple award indefinite delivery contracts.....................4208 Part 30 deviations................................................937 Pollution control................................................4194 Prompt payment...................................................3912 Protest at the level above the contracting officer................531 Protests.........................................................3319 Recycled products..........................................1079, 3642 Single process initiative.........................................938 Small business subcontracting....................................4184 Small businesses............................................893, 4204 Price evaluation adjustment.....................................957 Small, minority, and women's business utilization................3297 State Department regulations.....................................2203 Streamlining legislation implementation..........................4185 Subcontracting.............................................3916, 4184 Taxpayer identification numbers..................................3768 Taxpayer Identification Numbers..................................4210 Television-audio support activity.................................942 Textiles: Para-aramid fibers and yarns....................................949 Uniform Procurement Instrument Identification numbers.............920 Universal product numbers........................................3179 Very Small Business Pilot Program................................4221 Voluntary consensus standards....................................4209 Government property: See also Federal buildings and facilities Government property management Surplus Government property Donation of excess USDA research equipment........................506 Donation of surplus personal property............................3820 Donation requirements for firearms...............................3830 Economic development transfers of real property by DOE...........1070 Federal surplus property used for self-help housing..............1429 Motor vehicles...................................................3827 Regulations replacement..........................................3821 Sale..............................................................890 Telephone systems................................................3798 Government property management: Contribution in aid of construction..............................2888 Federal facilities in urban areas................................3824 Negotiation procedures for leasehold interests acquisition.......3828 Qualified lessee construction allowances for short-term leases 2887 Real property........................................3811, 3825, 3846 Regulations replacement..........................................3821 Reporting excess personal property...............................3819 Smoke development rating increase................................3826 Space and related services: Alterations..............................................3805, 3845 Assignment.....................................................3805 Rents and leases.........................................3806, 3807 Utilization....................................................3805 Government publications: Prohibitions against reproduction................................1098 Grains: See also Feed grains specific grains Crop insurance...............................................306, 307 Divider tolerances................................................330 Grain-fruit products..............................................387 Reinspection or appeal inspection for grade.......................328 Grant programs: Block grants: Administration regulations.....................................1101 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families..............68, 1369, 1389 Community Food Project............................................284 DOI..............................................................1528 Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook revision................3854 Highway safety incentive grants..................................2586 Illegitimacy rate reduction bonus requirements...................1390 Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant program............2028 Library services.................................................3878 Motor vehicle safety incentive grants...2582, 2583, 2584, 2585, 2587, 2622 Multifamily housing: Rehabilitation program.........................................1443 National Boating Infrastructure Grant Program....................1538 National Dam Safety Program......................................3764 National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program.....................3784 Public Assistance Disaster Grant Program: Insurance requirements.........................................3773 Redesign.......................................................3789 Research grants..................................................1223 Rights to inventions..............................................873 Single Audit Act Amendments..........................1407, 2246, 3874 Small Business Innovation Research Program administrative provisions....................................................285 State cemetery grants............................................3185 Welfare-to-Work Grants Program.....................................68 Grant programs-agriculture: Administrative provisions and requirements..............284, 287, 465 Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program administrative provisions.....................................286 Community facility grants.........................................489 Lobbying restrictions.............................................508 Rural economic development........................................467 Technical assistance and training..................195, 294, 472, 491 Water and waste disposal programs.................................477 Grant programs-education: Acquisition and transfer of excess personal property..............466 Administrative regulations.......................................1000 Combating violence against women on campuses.....................2029 DOD University Research Initiative Support Program................897 Federal Pell Grant Program.......................................1019 Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant Program...1006, 1019 Federal Work-Study Programs................................1006, 1019 FmHA programs.....................................................195 Head Start program: Funding..................................................1377, 1386 Performance standards..........................................1373 Regulation revision............................................1387 Hispanic programs.................................................283 Indian colleges..................................................1734 Multicultural Scholars Program....................................282 National Leadership Demonstration Grants.........................3878 National Security Education Program...............................883 Projects with industry...........................................1028 Teacher quality enhancement programs.......................1014, 1018 Grant programs-environmental protection: Cooperative agreements and Superfund state contracts.............3661 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund..............................3739 Environmental management program.................................1064 EPA technical assistance grants..................................3662 Flood mitigation assistance programs.............................3762 Performance Partnership Grants...............................123, 124 Solid waste management grants.....................................490 Grant programs-health: AIDS Healthcare Foundation START Program.........................1241 AOA rules revisions..............................................1392 Grant programs-housing and community development: Community development block grants: Community revitalization strategy..............................1460 CDBG sanctions.................................................1464 Expenditure documentation requirement..........................1461 [[Page 65625]] Program income.................................................1466 Prohibition for employment relocation activities...............1468 Streamlining...................................................1467 Consolidated Plan................................................1409 Emergency Shelter Grants Program.................................1462 Empowerment zones and enterprise communities......................463 HUD-owned multifamily properties.................................1445 Slum/blight prevention and elimination...........................1458 State homes for veterans.........................................3152 Grant programs-natural resources: Carey Act grants.................................................1798 Marine mammal protection: Rescission of administrative procedures........................1593 National Undersea Research Program................................798 Railroad grants..................................................1797 Wildlife Restoration Programs....................................1600 Grant programs-science and technology: NCI construction grants..........................................1230 Grant programs-transportation: Approval process.................................................2507 Buy American Act.................................................2605 Clean fuels formula grant program................................2675 Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program....................2475, 2490 Uniform administrative requirements..............................2224 Grant programs-Indians: BIA regulations revision.........................................1720 Construction of jails............................................2025 Grants administration: Audit requirements.........................................2130, 3775 Demonstration project authority..................................4010 Lobbying restrictions............................................2244 National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program.............1540 National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program...........287 Social Security Administration.................4115, 4151, 4152, 4153 Uniform administrative requirements.......529, 2224, 3279, 3918, 4152 Grazing lands: Classifications..................................................1820 Indian land......................................................1731 National Forest System............................................453 H Harbors: Handling of explosive and other dangerous cargoes................2277 Maintenance fees.................................................2867 Hawaiian Natives: Grants for services provided to older individuals................1392 Hazardous materials transportation: See also Pipeline safety Air carrier emergency telephone number requirements..............2689 Aircraft carriage................................................2688 Barge requirements.........................................2248, 2265 Cargo tank requirements....................................2690, 2699 Coast Guard regulations..................................88, 89, 2305 Environmental impacts............................................4613 FAA material recognition training................................2335 Hazard communication requirements................................2710 Hazardous Waste Manifest rule.....................................114 High-level waste.................................................4613 Incident reporting...............................................2706 Intergovernmental relations..................................98, 2714 Mercury-containing and rechargeable batteries....................3652 Miscellaneous amendments.........................................2703 Motor carriers.................................2463, 2487, 2491, 2705 Oxidizers and organic peroxides..................................2724 Rail transport...................................................2705 Registration and fee assessment program..........................2704 Shipping papers retention........................................2734 Tank cars........................................................2720 Train responders.................................................2704 Hazardous substances: See also Explosives Flammable materials Hazardous materials transportation Hazardous waste Poison prevention Radioactive materials Air pollutants......83, 106, 126, 3324, 3328, 3329, 3330, 3331, 3332, 3342, 3343, 3344, 3345, 3346, 3347, 3348, 3349, 3350, 3351, 3353, 3354, 3355, 3356, 3357, 3358, 3359, 3360, 3366, 3399, 3402, 3403, 3417, 3418, 3419, 3420, 3422, 3423, 3435, 3439, 3469, 3470, 3471, 3472, 3473, 3474, 3475, 3476, 3477, 3480, 3481, 3484, 3485, 3486, 3488, 3511, 3512, 3513, 3514, 3515, 3516, 3517, 3518, 3519, 3520, 3521, 3522, 3523, 3526, 3529, 3533, 3599, 4512 Aluminum: Spent potliners from primary reduction.........................3635 Aluminum cylinders safety problems...............................2694 Asbestos.............................................3577, 3580, 3605 Beryllium..........................................................26 Carcinogen risk assessment.......................................3314 Chemical test rules..................................3594, 3599, 3601 Chemicals: Import of toxic chemicals..............2135, 2855, 3575, 3609, 3618 Chromium...................................................2163, 3475 Crystalline silica.........................................2120, 2147 Designation under CERCLA.........................................3665 Drinking water regulations.................................3732, 3750 Drinking water testing methods...................................3749 Energy sources...................................................2132 Environmentally preferable products guidelines...................3606 Ethylene oxide.............................................2133, 3459 Exemptions procedures revision and clarification.................2711 Exposure limits for air contaminants...............................83 Extremely Hazardous Substances List........................3616, 3617 Federally permitted releases.....................................3663 Flammable and combustible liquids................................2167 Glycol ethers....................................................3446 High-pressure seamless cylinders.................................2716 International standards..........................................2738 Isocyanates................................................3437, 3617 Lead...............111, 131, 1416, 3520, 3579, 3581, 3588, 3607, 3734 Mercury-containing and rechargeable batteries....................3652 Metals...........................................................3583 Metalworking fluids..............................................2166 Method 24 amendment..............................................3338 Microorganisms...................................................3584 MSHA protection standards........................................2114 Oxygen use by air carrier passengers.............................2241 Ozone depleting substances.......................................3503 Pesticides.....................................3561, 3565, 3568, 3574 Emergency exemption regulations..........................3558, 3565 EPA consolidation of GLPS regulations....................3308, 3565 Field testing..................................................3565 Produced by transgenic plants................3561, 3562, 3565, 3574 Worker protection standards..............................3564, 3565 Pipeline safety standards..........2696, 2697, 2717, 2718, 2732, 2733 Polychlorinated biphenyls........................................3597 Procedural and rulemaking changes................................2726 Propane cylinders: Requirements for filing equipment operators....................2723 Radon.............................................................117 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.........................3600 Sulfur oxides.....................................................103 Surface coatings.................................................3338 Toxicological profiles: Metals.........................................................3583 Toxics Release Inventory: Chemicals..........................102, 132, 3610, 3611, 3618, 3619 Coal...........................................................3612 Lead............................................................133 Otherwise use activity exemptions..............................3612 Water pollution control..............................3686, 3689, 3708 Hazardous waste: Carbamates.......................................................3660 [[Page 65626]] Cathode ray tubes................................................3632 Cement kiln dust.................................................3651 Cleanups.........................................................3662 Disposal facilities: Combustion facilities..........................................3647 Low level mixed waste...........................................116 Radioactive waste..............................................3552 Effluent limitation guidelines.............................3666, 3682 Groundwater contamination..................................3485, 3733 Hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerators...................3451 Identification and listing......................113, 3630, 3649, 3650 Land disposal: Restrictions.............................................3633, 3648 Spent potliners from primary aluminum reduction................3635 Lead.............................................................3604 Lead-based paint debris..........................................3654 Manifest regulations..............................................114 Medical waste....................................................2702 Mercury..........................................................3633 Paint manufacturing..............................................3650 Permit program....................................................115 Polychlorinated biphenyls........................................3644 Radioactive waste................................................4595 Dose methodology...............................................3376 Site recommendation............................................1074 Yucca Mountain, NV........................................105, 4587 Recycled used oil..........................................3644, 3649 Recycling........................................................3632 Recycling in fertilizers.........................................3655 Silver-bearing waste.............................................3643 Solid waste................................................3623, 3636 Solvents.........................................................3631 Spent solvents...................................................3649 Toxic waste site.................................................3575 Toxicity characteristic rule.....................................3646 Training programs accreditation..................................2161 Treatment and disposal: Fluorescent lamps..............................................3656 Triarylmethane dye and pigments..................................3640 Uncontrolled sites on the NPL....................................3659 Health care: See also Emergency medical services Medicaid Medicare Adult day health care for veterans...............................3153 Anti-kickback provisions.......................1095, 1096, 1100, 1107 AIDS Healthcare Foundation START Program.........................1241 Cancer patients..................................................1220 Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program.........497 Fraud and abuse..................................................1102 Health supply services: Small business size standards..................................4084 Home health agencies.............................................1295 Medicare conditions of participation...........................1344 Human cellular and tissue-based products.............1125, 1126, 1193 Indian Health Service eligibility regulations....................1217 Revised OIG sanction authorities.................................1105 Risk-sharing arrangements........................................1100 State self assessments for compliance............................1385 Underserved areas................................................1210 Veterans.........................................................3193 Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act.......................1242, 2093 Health facilities: See also Hospitals Nursing homes Ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs).........................1255, 1316 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)..................1096, 1320 Long-term care...................................................1277 Payments of claims on insured mortgages..........................1427 Physician referrals for health services..........................1294 Renal dialysis facilities........................................1286 Skilled nursing facilities.......................................1336 Surety bond requirements.........................................1329 Health insurance: See also Black lung benefits Medicare Access: Employees of firms with less than 51 employees.................1315 Individual coverage after loss of group coverage...............1315 Pre-existing condition exclusions..............................1315 Child health insurance.......................................48, 1372 Continuing coverage notice.......................................2076 CHAMPUS: Coverage of transplants.........................................987 Payment for ambulatory care.....................................986 TRICARE Prime enrollment........................................995 COBRA continuation coverage................................1252, 3099 District of Columbia employees...................................3987 Electronic signatures..............................................43 Electronic transactions standards for health plans.................44 Employer based group health plans..........................1252, 2076 Continuation coverage requirements.......................2076, 3099 Employer identification number.....................................45 Enforcement of legislative requirements..........................1245 Exemption from State regulation..................................2075 Government employees...............3959, 3994, 3996, 4004, 4028, 4029 Health plan identifiers..........................................1236 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.......40, 72, 73, 1236, 1323 Minimum requirements for group health plans......72, 73, 1322, 1323 OIG penalties....................................72, 73, 1099, 1323 HIPAA nondiscrimination rules..............................2095, 2920 Medicare supplemental insurance..................................1343 Multiple employer welfare arrangements...........................2089 Portability......................................................1315 Provider identifiers...............................................40 Security of individual health information..........................43 Small Business Job Protection Act: Limitation of liability........................................2085 State Children's Health Insurance Program........................1237 Summary plan description regulations...............................76 Third Party Collection Program....................................884 Universal health care identifier.................................1339 Health maintenance organizations (HMOs): Medicaid requirements............................................1278 Medicare contract eligibility......................................41 Third party liability............................................1298 Health professions: Alien health care workers..................................1952, 2003 Audiologists.....................................................1303 Cytology proficiency testing.....................................1302 CHAMPUS provider certification requirements.......................992 Education: Nursing and allied health science programs.....................1275 National Practitioner Data Bank..................................1213 National Practitioner Data Bank reporting policy.................3154 Nurses: Anesthetists...................................................1275 Nonimmigrant aliens............................................1936 NIH traineeships.................................................1224 Optometrists and ophthalmologists................................4515 Pathologists.....................................................1303 Physicians: Comparability allowance........................................3979 Health services referrals......................................1294 Hearing evaluation performance...................................28 VA medical opinions rules......................................3244 Professional shortage areas......................................1210 Provider identifiers...............................................40 Retirement provisions............................................3949 Health records: Disclosure of confidential PRO information for research..........1288 OPM recordkeeping requirements...................................3922 [[Page 65627]] Prescription Release Rule........................................4515 Privacy and disclosure of SSA records and information............4163 Privacy Act exempt record system.................................1103 Universal health care identifier.................................1339 Health Care: Veterans...................................................3176, 3235 Heart disease: CHAMPUS coverage of transplants...................................987 Hepatitis C virus: Blood donors and recipients........................................31 Hospital conditions of participation.............................1347 Highway safety: Accident reporting requirements..................................2429 Diabetic interstate truck drivers................................2482 Highway safety data improvements incentive grants................2586 Highway-rail grade crossings.........................2436, 2455, 2466 Motor carrier regulations...2430, 2443, 2462, 2463, 2468, 2475, 2476, 2493, 2602 State programs.............................................2507, 2537 Traffic control devices: Bicycle safety facilities......................................2477 Manual revision....................................2455, 2477, 2501 Recreation and cultural interest signs.........................2477 School areas...................................................2499 Tourist oriented directional signs.............................2477 Traffic signs..................................................2502 Work zone safety.................................................2438 Highways and roads: See also Bridges Carpools Highway safety Motor carriers Motor vehicle safety Motor vehicles Parking Beautification costs.............................................2422 Emergency relief program disaster eligibility threshold..........2472 Engineering and design related services contracts................2444 Environmental impact and related procedures...2428, 2453, 2467, 2527, 2674 Federal aid projects.................................2465, 2492, 2498 Federal Lands Highway Program: Forest highways program........................................2449 Indian reservations road program...............................2447 Park roads and parkways program................................2446 Refuge roads program...........................................2448 Funding..........................................................2464 Intelligent Transportation System..........................2454, 2498 National Highway System..........................................2465 Railroad highway projects........................................2469 Right-of-way regulations...................................2458, 2474 Snowmobile and snowplane routes..................................1701 Traffic noise abatement..........................................2445 Traffic surveillance and control...........................2479, 2506 Transborder traffic controls and fees............................1937 Historic preservation: Paleontological resources........................................1821 Regulatory revisions.............................................3278 World Heritage Convention........................................1698 Hogs: Imports from Europe...............................................276 Pseudorabies indemnity payment....................................279 Small Hog Operation Payment Program...............................237 Holding companies: Exemption for certain acquisitions...............................4653 Exemption for subsidiary companies...............................4654 Multiple savings and loan holding companies......................3142 Homeless: Food Stamp Program.................................................10 Women, infants, and children......................................370 Homesteads: Disposal of reserved minerals....................................1794 Horses: Horse Industry Organizations: Protection requirements.........................................260 Interstate movement to slaughter..................................267 Hospice care: Community Health Accreditation Program, Inc......................1363 Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations 1362 Medicare conditions of participation.............................1301 Medicare payments................................................1335 Medicare policies................................................1350 Hospitals: See also Peer Review Organizations (PROs) Clinical diagnostic laboratory services....................1240, 1268 Conditions of participation: Laboratory services............................................1347 CHAMPUS payment for ambulatory care...............................986 Diagnostic procedures............................................1253 DOT grants.......................................................2224 Grants administration.................................529, 3279, 3918 Length of hospital stay after birth of child.......................75 Medicare conditions of participation.......................1293, 1365 Medicare payment...................................................37 Mortgages........................................................1456 Outpatient services..............................................1253 Payments of claims on insured mortgages..........................1427 Psychiatric......................................................1280 Voluntary reduction in number of residents.......................1356 Household appliances: Amplifiers.......................................................4516 Appliance Labeling Rule..........................................4517 Energy efficiency..............22, 1029, 1034, 1035, 1041, 1047, 1049 Surface coating of large appliance products and parts............3346 Housing: See also Condominiums Fair housing Home improvement Homeless Housing standards Low and moderate income housing Manufactured homes Mortgage insurance Mortgages Public housing Relocation assistance Assistance applications..........................................1496 Capital advance duration.........................................1447 Claim reform.....................................................1441 Disposition of HUD-owned assets in revitalization areas..........1430 Employment opportunities.........................................1475 Energy-efficiency rating guidelines..............................1048 Federal surplus property used for self-help housing..............1429 HOME Investment Partnerships Program: Streamlining.......................................1401, 1410, 1467 Indians....................................................1470, 1505 Dwelling Construction and Equipment Costs................1494, 1520 Lead-based paint...........................................1416, 3604 Limited denial of participation in HUD programs............1396, 1405 Loan Guarantee Program...........................................1465 Model Energy Code update.........................................1435 Multifamily: Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform Act program violations....1397, 1406 Nondiscrimination based on disability..........................1404 Rehabilitation grants..........................................1443 Tenant participation...........................................1444 Uniform physical condition standards and physical inspection requirements...........................................50, 1420 OFHEO information regulation.....................................3897 OFHEO interim debt collection regulation.........................3898 Quality assurance review of independent public auditors..........1484 Rental agreements................................................3115 [[Page 65628]] Resident survey information privacy requirements.................1483 Rural: Farm labor housing.........................................292, 303 Loan policies...................................................296 Loans and grants............................292, 293, 295, 297, 301 Multiple-family housing.........................................292 Rental housing.............................................292, 301 Sale of property...........................................1441, 2945 Single-family: Officer Next Door Program......................................1446 Streamlining regulations..........................................292 Title I property insurance.................................1424, 1437 Housing standards: Manufactured home construction and safety standards program......1448 Material bulletins.........................................1422, 1434 Uniform physical condition standards and physical inspection requirements.................................................1420 Human research subjects: In vitro fertilization...........................................1225 Protection of human subjects..........................998, 1227, 3231 Student rights....................................................997 Hunting: Migratory birds............................................1583, 1590 Pig frogs........................................................1702 I Immigration: See also Aliens Citizenship and naturalization Adjudication processing..........................................1998 Asylum procedures................................................1915 Failure to appear for interview with asylum officer............1924 Availability of material under Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts.................................................1923 Border crossing identification documents...................1922, 1970 Cancellation of removal..........................................1893 Check points within the U.S......................................1954 Commercial delivery service as form of personal service..........2002 Direct mail program..............................................1997 Discipline of attorneys in immigration proceedings...............1892 Employer sanctions fines.........................................1968 Employment eligibility verification..............................1978 Examination fees schedule..................................1964, 1984 Fee payment methods........................................2001, 2183 Immigrant Investor Pilot Program.................................1971 Immigration and Nationality Technical Amendments Act of 1994 provisions...................................................1942 In-transit passengers............................................1909 Inadmissability....................................................61 Inspection of stopover passengers................................1921 Jurisdictional changes...........................................1920 Local law enforcement officer enforcement........................1969 Overtime liability for inspection services.......................1907 Petitions for employment based immigrants........................1935 Preinspected automated lanes (PAL)...............................1954 Promises of benefits.............................................1945 Regulation changes regarding Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Germany, and Vietnam.........................................1988 Special immigrant juvenile petitions.............................1904 Sponsor obligations and penalties..........................1947, 2190 Suspension of deportation........................................1893 United Nations Convention Against Torture........................1977 Imports: See also Antidumping Countervailing duties Customs duties and inspection Oil imports Trade adjustment assistance Animal embryos and semen..........................................269 Beer and wine....................................................2778 Blood products...................................................1176 Captive-bred exotic birds........................................1658 Chemicals: Blanket certifications.......................2855, 3572, 3590, 3591 Control of PMN chemicals.........................................3593 Dairy product quotas.........................................431, 436 Domestic tobacco products, cigarette papers and tubes............2801 Duty-free entry..................................................2845 Duty-free treatment for imports from foreign governments.........2874 Evaluation of duty................................................948 Export Reform and Enhancement Act................................1176 Fish..............................................................790 Forests and forest products.......................................263 Fruits and vegetables..............................258, 264, 271, 280 Hogs from Europe..................................................276 Importation and entry bond conditions............................2865 Marine mammal products............................................696 Mexican pork......................................................270 Mexican poultry products.....................................273, 423 Motor vehicles.............................................2623, 3445 List of nonconforming vehicles eligible..................2623, 2635 Ozone-depleting substances.......................................3540 Plants............................................................266 Radio frequency devices..........................................4337 Registration and product listing.................................1123 Ruminants.........................................................265 Softwood lumber from Canada......................................2853 Textiles.........................................................2872 Para-aramid fibers and yarns....................................949 Unmanufactured wood from Mexico...................................275 Veterinary user fees..............................................256 Wheat: End-Use Certificate Program.....................................248 Wildlife...................................................1539, 1624 Wood packing materials..............................................2 Treatment requirements for material from China..................274 Income taxes: Accelerated death benefits.......................................3032 Accounting: Mark-to-market.................................................2984 Partnerships...................................................2940 Acquisitions.....................................................3037 Alternative minimum tax..........................................3063 Annuities........................................................3118 Asset ownership..................................................3067 Balanced performance measurement system..........................3126 Bonds: Inflation-indexed..............................................2987 Private activity...................................2929, 2955, 3033 Branch remittances...............................................2983 Branches: Foreign taxes..................................................3125 Hybrid transactions............................................3094 Business expenses................................................3025 Capital gains....................................................3127 Capitalization...................................................2962 Caribbean Basin countries........................................3060 Charitable contributions.........................................2974 Collections......................................................2915 Installment agreements.............................3083, 3102, 3127 Levied property................................................2917 Liens..........................................................3084 Compromises................................................3077, 3122 Consolidated returns: Intercompany obligations.......................................3065 Losses and deductions..............................2997, 3064, 3117 Constructive sales of appreciated financial positions............2903 Controlled groups................................................3114 Conversion to the Euro...........................................3092 Corporate acquisitions: Tax period after acquisition of S corporation..................2998 Corporate income tax.............................................3063 [[Page 65629]] Corporate inversion transactions.................................3110 Corporations.....................................................3111 C corporations...........................................2991, 3113 Continuity of interest requirement.............................3041 Disposition of stock of another corporation....................2985 Disregarded entitites..........................................2889 S corporations...........................................2904, 2991 Stock ownership after a merger.................................3114 Tax shelter registration.......................................2910 Debt: Collateralized debt obligations................................3015 Debt instruments...........................................2901, 2916 Deemed paid taxes................................................2900 Disaster relief..................................................2913 Earned income tax credit eligibility.............................3076 Earned income tax credit recertification requirements............3087 Education credits................................................3095 Elective entity classification changes...........................3020 Electronic funds transfers.......................................3121 Electronic tip reporting.........................................3086 Electronic transmissions.........................................2993 Employee benefits: Cafeteria plans....................................2957, 3030, 3081 Funded welfare benefit plans...................................3044 Loans treated as distributions.................................2959 Equity options without standard terms............................2986 Escrow funds.....................................................2968 Expenditures documentation.......................................2963 Farm income................................................2921, 3128 Farming businesses...............................................3124 Foreign corporations.....................2900, 2979, 3039, 3040, 3061 Earnings and profits.........................2900, 3040, 3061, 3062 Foreign deferred compensation plans..............................3042 Foreign governments..............................................3055 Foreign grantor trusts.....................................3050, 3116 Foreign insurance companies................................2899, 3051 Foreign investment companies...............................2988, 2989 Foreign partnerships.......................................3006, 3123 Foreign tax credit...................................2898, 3057, 3058 Foreign Investment in Real Property Act..........................2978 Fringe benefit income allocation.................................2894 Functional currency..............................................3061 General utilities repeal.........................................3036 Golden parachute payments........................................3035 Grantor trust rules........................................3066, 3067 Group health plans, continuation coverage........................3099 Highly compensated employee................................2967, 3106 Income: Gross income...................................................3109 Income averaging.....................................2921, 3124, 3128 Income from ocean and space activities...........................2895 Information disclosure...........................................3089 Intangible amortization..........................................3011 Intercompany transfer pricing....................................3049 Interest: Educational loans..............................................2928 Interest deductions..............................................2960 Interest expense.................................................2975 Interest-free adjustments........................................3072 International communications income..............................2895 International organizations......................................3055 International tax................................................2966 Inventory accounting.............................................2926 Joint returns....................................................2927 Long-term contracts..............................................3045 Losses: Disposition of personal property...............................3054 Separate limitation............................................3056 Marketable stock.................................................2990 Middleman payments...............................................2908 Mileage rates....................................................3025 Multiple party financing.........................................3009 Offset programs............................................2760, 2770 Partnerships: Capital gains..................................................3091 Foreign investments......................................2982, 3018 Foreign taxes..................................................3125 Hybrid transactions............................................3094 Returns required on magnetic media.............................2999 Sales of interests.............................................2982 Section 1503(d) applications.............................2906, 2982 Unified audit procedures.......................................3096 Withholding....................................................2982 Payments: Credit and debit cards.........................................3074 Middleman payments.............................................2908 Prepayments....................................................3093 Source of payments.............................................3052 Payments to attorneys......................................2951, 3005 Personal property sales..........................................3053 Preferred stock..................................................2965 Premiums.........................................................2973 Preparer due diligence requirements..............................3076 Private foundation disclosure rules..............................3007 Procedure and administration...............................2961, 3031 Purchase price allocation........................................3037 Qualified offers...........................................2932, 3029 Qualified plans..................................................3014 Cashout limits.................................................3028 Protected benefits exceptions..................................2925 Real estate mortgage investment conduits...................2931, 3015 Real Estate Investment Trusts....................................2930 Receipts for expenditures........................................2963 Reconsideration of Rev. Rule 69-302..............................3082 Regulated Investment Companies...................................2930 Reimbursement allowance: Travel or transportation.................................3823, 3837 Relocation allowance payments for government employees...........4191 Relocation allowance tax tables..................................3836 Remedial amendment period........................................3021 Removal of temporary regulations.................................2886 Rental agreements................................................3115 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.........................2907 Research credit............................................2933, 2958 Resident status..................................................3070 Retention of paid preparers' signatures..........................3075 Retirement plans.....................................3001, 3043, 3088 Rollover contributions...........................................3014 Sale of debt obligations.........................................2994 Section 1502.....................................................3117 Section 197 regulations..........................................3011 Section 263A.....................................................3027 Section 355 distributions........................................3111 Section 355(d)...................................................2964 Section 355(e) Guidance..........................................3038 Section 382......................................................3114 Section 42.......................................................3022 Section 6048 regulations.........................................2909 Section 6159.....................................................3083 Section 6320.....................................................3098 Section 6323.....................................................3084 Section 6330.....................................................3097 Section 6343.....................................................2917 Section 882......................................................2977 Section 884......................................................2977 Securities.................................................2896, 3047 Shareholders.....................................................3110 Short taxable years..............................................3114 Straddles........................................................2902 Miscellaneous issues...........................................3080 Stripping transactions...........................................3009 Substantial new line of business.................................2981 Supplemental tax exemptions......................................3118 Swap transactions................................................3052 Tax credits: Puerto Rico....................................................3059 [[Page 65630]] Tax treaties.....................................................2897 Tax-exempt organizations: Public disclosure of information...............................3119 Taxpayer Bill of Rights..............................2917, 3083, 3084 Taxpayer Identification Numbers..................................4210 Timely mailing treated as timely filing/electronic postmark......3078 Travel expenses for members of Congress..........................2918 Trusts: Charitable remainder trusts..............................2892, 3088 Financial asset securitization investment trusts (FASIT)......2893, 3088 Foreign trusts.....................................2890, 3088, 3116 Grantor trusts...........................................3088, 3116 Non-exempt employees.....................................3067, 3088 Trusts and estates...................................2904, 2924, 3013 Voice signatures.................................................3004 Withholding certificates.........................................2993 Indians: See also Indians-arts and crafts Indians-business and finance Indians-claims Indians-education Indians-enrollment Indians-judgment funds Indians-lands Indians-law Indians-tribal government Appealing administrative actions of the Office of the Special Trustee......................................................1530 Certificates of degree of Indian blood...........................1726 Child support enforcement........................................1370 Cultural exchange of marine mammal products between Natives......1606 Eagle permits....................................................1665 Electric power utilities.........................................1740 Enrollment application process...................................1747 Fishing management...........................................693, 832 Food assistance programs...........................350, 359, 369, 372 Housing....................................................1505, 1506 Dwelling Construction and Equipment Costs................1494, 1520 Indian affairs hearings and appeals..............................1525 Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act.......1216 Indian Health Service eligibility regulations....................1217 Indian Judgement Funds...........................................1712 National Indian Gaming Commission...162, 163, 4552, 4556, 4557, 4558, 4559, 4560, 4562 Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act 1470 NIGC definitions.................................................4555 Official Insignia of Native American Tribes.......................860 Preference in employment.........................................1733 Social welfare and relief of distress............................1721 Treaty fishing rights: Columbia River access sites....................................1745 Welfare reform: Financial assistance and social services.......................1729 Tribal program requirements....................................1379 Welfare-to-Work Program........................................2072 Indians-arts and crafts: Importation of marine mammal products.............................696 Indians-business and finance: Gaming authorizations............................................4557 Gaming operations...............................162, 1748, 4561, 4562 Indian monies and BIA special deposits...........................1529 Indian Business Development Program discontinuation..............1742 Loans, grants, and employment assistance.............1720, 1724, 1725 Tribal revenue allocation........................................1743 Indians-education: Academic and dormitory standards.................................1718 Adult vocational training........................................1723 Contracts under the Johnson-O'Malley Act.........................1719 Grants to colleges...............................................1734 School construction contracts....................................1722 School improvement program.......................................1713 Indians-land: Debt settlement for tribal land acquisition loans.................182 Indians-lands: Acquisitions.....................................................1728 Acquisitions for gaming..........................................1730 Air pollution control implementation...........3427, 3429, 3483, 3528 Alaska Native Veterans allotments................................1810 Allotments.......................................................1816 EPA new source reviews...........................................3364 Federal Lands Highway Program....................................2447 Fishing sites on Columbia River..................................1746 Grazing permits............................................1731, 1732 Irrigation projects..............................................1739 Lead and zinc mining operations, Oklahoma........................1738 Migratory bird hunting...........................................1681 Mining leases........................................1714, 1737, 1766 Mining regulations...............................................1783 Mortgages and deeds of trust.....................................1727 Municipal solid waste landfills..................................3455 National Forest System lands......................................453 Oil and gas leasing................................................55 Surface exploration, mining, and reclamation of lands............1715 Water pollution control requirements.......................3700, 3736 Indians-law: Construction of jails............................................2025 Courts of Indian Offenses........................................1744 Hearings and appeals.................................1741, 4549, 4553 Indian Tribal Justice Act........................................1735 NIGC enforcement regulations.....................................4554 Indians-tribal government: Adoptions........................................................1391 Election procedures........................................1716, 1717 Grants for services provided to older individuals...........204, 1392 Indian Tribal Justice Act........................................1735 Performance Partnership Grants....................................124 Self-determination...............................................1719 Self-governance program procedures...............................1736 Tribal background investigations.................................4558 Individuals with disabilities: See also Blind Disability benefits Education of individuals with disabilities Medicaid Medicare Public assistance programs Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Vocational rehabilitation Accessibility guidelines for buildings and facilities.......59, 1875, 1876, 3284, 3285, 3291 Outdoor developed areas........................................3286 Play areas.....................................................3288 Public accommodations and commercial facilities................1869 Accessibility guidelines for children's environments.............1876 Accessibility guidelines for telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment..................................4312 Clarification of age as a vocational factor......................4122 Contractor and subcontractor obligations...................2046, 2047 Damage of mobility aids in air travel............................2247 Disability ratings: The spine......................................................3169 Employment discrimination complaints..............................138 Evidence of permanent and total disability.......................3172 Housing..........................................................1404 Motor vehicle modifications......................................2568 Motor vehicle wheelchair lifts and ramps...................2528, 2531 Nondiscrimination..............................2049, 3808, 4038, 4161 Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation.................4161, 4282 Federally assisted programs....................................2131 Public accommodations and commercial facilities................1869 Passenger vessel access....................................2239, 3289 [[Page 65631]] Schedule for rating disabilities.....................3156, 3157, 3252 Telecommunications relay services..........................4319, 4320 Transportation.............................................1713, 2240 Video programming accessibility..................................4290 Widow's benefits.................................................4140 Infants and children: See also Adoption and foster care Aid to Families with Dependent Children Child welfare Youth Air bags...........................................................95 Aircraft child restraints..................................2329, 2519 Baby walker safety requirements..................................4251 Backyard play sets standard......................................4258 Bunk bed requirements.............................................160 Child nutrition programs..........................................386 Cigarette lighter safety standards................................159 Crib safety standards............................................4253 Determining family relationships.................................4061 Flammability of children's sleepwear.............................4262 Food assistance programs.....................3, 7, 355, 360, 381, 395 Food stamp program................................................338 Household chemicals, child-resistant packaging...................4252 Individuals with disabilities..............................1026, 1876 Infant formula...................................................1185 Lead poisoning.............................111, 131, 1416, 3588, 3607 Length of hospital stay after birth of child.................75, 1355 Medicaid program.................................................1274 Nutrition education participant contacts..........................334 Polyvinyl chloride in toys.......................................4259 School breakfast and lunch programs...............................337 School child definition..........................................3209 Special immigrant juvenile petitions.............................1904 Sulfate in drinking water........................................3742 Summer Food Service Program.......................................363 Supplemental food program.........................................384 Certification integrity.........................................376 Funding provisions..............................................377 Local agency expenditure reports................................375 VA pensions for veteran or surviving spouse......................3236 Welfare services.................................................1375 Insurance: See also Bank deposit insurance Crime insurance Crop insurance Flood insurance Health insurance Insurance companies Life insurance Mortgage insurance Pension insurance Surety bonds Unemployment compensation War risk insurance Credit unions: Requirements...................................................4547 Share insurance................................................4533 Equity index insurance products..................................4661 FCSIC regulation.................................................4284 Marine accident insurance........................................4035 Motor vehicle reporting requirements.......................2554, 2630 Motor vehicle verification procedures............................2015 Passenger vessel operators.......................................4479 Public Assistance Disaster Grant Program requirements............3773 Insurance companies: Foreign subsidiary exemptions....................................4643 Intergovernmental relations: See also Grant programs Revenue sharing Administration of grants and cooperative agreements.........458, 1001 Air carrier regulation...........................................2236 Air pollution control implementation.......104, 125, 127, 3427, 3436, 3527 Alternative fuels incentives program.............................1032 BIA arrangement for social welfare and relief of distress........1721 BIA schools......................................................1718 Child support non-performance TANF penalty.......................1382 Education programs................................................283 Employee benefit plan exemption from State regulation............2075 Employer-based group health plans................................1252 EPA effluent guidelines and standards............................3690 EPA water monitoring requirements................................3744 EPA water quality standards......................................3708 EPA water regulations streamlining...............................3709 EPA Hazardous Waste Manifest rule.................................114 EPA State implementation plans (SIPs)............................3438 EPA-California water quality standards...........................3686 Federal payments to State veterans homes.........................3191 Federal Assistance Funds transfers to State governments............99 Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program..................2060 Flood assistance program.........................................3762 Food assistance programs................3, 7, 348, 364, 381, 386, 395 Sharing information with INS..........................348, 370, 395 Food stamps.................................................5, 8, 338 Food Security Act.................................................504 Hazardous materials transportation...........................98, 2714 Highway management...............................................2422 Highway projects.....................................2464, 2465, 2492 Highway safety data improvements incentive grants................2586 Highway safety programs..............................2475, 2507, 2537 HCFA State Plan Amendment reconsideration process................1300 Local rail freight assistance....................................2647 Medicaid: Administrative costs.................................46, 1332, 1333 Eligibility....................................46, 1319, 1332, 1333 Motor vehicle safety incentive grants...2582, 2583, 2584, 2585, 2587, 2622 National Dam Safety Program......................................3764 National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program.....................3784 National Instant Criminal Background Check System................2017 Nuclear accident protection......................................3553 Oil spill response...............................................2276 Payments to State and local governments..........................1806 Performance Partnership Grants...............................123, 124 Railroad highway projects........................................2469 State employment statistics agency representatives for consultations with DOL.......................................2034 State habitat conservation strategies.......................853, 1666 State issued identification documents............................2603 State Children's Health Insurance Program........................1237 Transportation right-of-way regulations..........................2474 USDA: Entitlement programs............................................465 State mediation programs........................................181 Water supply.....................................................3736 Intermodal transportation: Environmental impact and related procedures......................2428 International boundaries: Border boat landing program: Landing cards..................................................1999 Border crossing card fees........................................2208 Border crossing cards............................................2195 Dedicated commuter lanes...................................1937, 1993 Ports of entry...................................................1993 Inventions and patents: Fees.........................................................859, 861 Foreign rights in inventions......................................874 Interlocutory rulings at final hearing in interference procesessings.................................................865 Mineral patent applications......................................1822 New drug patent holder notification..............................1172 Nonprofit organizations...........................................873 Patent applications................................862, 867, 868, 869 [[Page 65632]] Patent business goals.............................................858 Small businesses..................................................873 Third-party participation.........................................870 Inventions and Patents: Licensing government-owned inventions.............................875 Patent practitioners..............................................863 Investigations: Civil investigative demands......................................2013 Government personnel.............................................4003 Investment companies: Advertising rules................................................4642 Asset transfers..................................................2930 Codes of ethics..................................................4664 Custody of assets outside the U.S................................4659 Deregistration form..............................................4667 Directors with ownership of index fund securities................4662 Disclosure requirements..........................................4641 Form N-SAR.......................................................4650 Names............................................................4656 Private investment companies.....................................4624 Registration form................................................4650 Repurchase agreements............................................4645 Securities acquisition...........................................4646 Securities depositories as custodians of assets..................4644 Taxation.........................................................2989 Investments: See also Brokers Commodity futures Foreign investments in U.S. Investment companies Securities United States investments abroad Canadian.........................................................4658 Cash solicitation rule...........................................4651 Economic development..............................................525 Financial services transactions survey............................514 Investment advisers..............................................4637 Political contributions..................................4638, 4663 Non-deposit investment products..................................2830 Non-mortgage investments by GSEs.................................1399 Proxy and information statements.................................4625 Registration forms...............................................4633 Taxation.........................................................3110 U.S. direct investment abroad survey..............................512 Irrigation: Project operation and maintenance................................1739 J Juices: Food safety assessment programs....................................33 Juvenile delinquency: Family Unity Program.......................................1951, 2028 K Kidney diseases: CHAMPUS coverage of transplants...................................987 Dialysis services................................................1286 Medicare eligibility.............................................1233 L Labeling: See also Food labeling Packaging and containers American Automobile Labeling Act.................................2514 Animal drugs.....................................................1204 Antibiotics resistance labeling..................................1146 Appliance Labeling Rule..........................................4517 Beer.............................................................2779 Building materials...............................................1434 Country of origin statements.....................................2777 Dietary supplements..............................................1202 Distilled spirits..........................................2777, 2779 Dolphin-safe tuna.................................................849 Drugs..............................................................29 Electric motors..................................................1056 Hearing aids.......................................................28 Home insulation..................................................4508 HCFCs............................................................3524 Insulin-containing products......................................1132 Malt beverages...................................................2805 Motor vehicle content calculations...............................2619 Over-the-counter drugs...........................................1203 Parenteral drug products containing aluminum.....................1165 Pesticides.......................................................3561 Polyurethane foam in upholstered furniture.......................4260 Pregnancy labeling category for prescription drugs.........1133, 1178 Prescription drugs...............................................1130 Rubber-containing drugs..........................................1111 Surgeon and patient examination gloves...........................1199 Textiles.........................................................4512 Unaged grape brandy..............................................2786 Wine.......................................................2779, 2814 Specialty products and flavored wines..........................2780 Labor: See also Child labor Employee benefit plans Employment Equal employment opportunity Homeworkers Labor management relations Manpower Migrant labor Occupational safety and health Retirement Unemployment compensation Wages Contractor labor disputes.........................................958 Davis-Bacon helper regulations.....................................66 DOA authority to approve H-2A petitions for agricultural laborers.....................................................2196 DOL user fees....................................................2042 Fair Labor Standards Act: Exemptions.....................................................2043 Small Business Job Protection Act................................2044 State employment statistics agency representatives for consultations with DOL.......................................2034 Trade adjustment assistance................................2063, 2070 Labor management relations: Collective bargaining agreement definition.......................2075 Reporting by labor relations consultants and others..............2057 Laboratories: Accreditation...............................................166, 2877 Clinical laboratories regulation.....................1244, 1268, 1297 Cytology proficiency testing.....................................1302 EPA consolidation of GLPS regulations............................3308 Hospital conditions of participation.............................1347 Special surveillance list of chemicals, products, materials, and equipment................................................1890 Testing of mining equipment......................................2116 Law: See also Administrative practice and procedure Courts Indians-law Lawyers Military law International wills registry.....................................2198 Judges, Code of Conduct..........................................4165 Qualified offers...........................................2932, 3029 Suits against Federal employees..................................2004 Law enforcement: See also Drug traffic control Wiretapping and electronic surveillance Armor vest purchase..............................................2026 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act....1898, 2014, 4404 Criminal fine collection.........................................2011 [[Page 65633]] Criminal history record information..............................2022 Fish and Wildlife Service........................................1580 Forest Service....................................................446 Immigration......................................................1969 Motor vehicle theft..............................................2015 National Indian Gaming Commission................................4554 National Instant Criminal Background Check System................2017 Officer Next Door Program........................................1446 Police Corps reimbursements of educational expenses..............2027 Police Recruitment Program guidelines............................2020 Public Safety Officers' Educational Assistance Program...........2030 Retirement.......................................................3989 Sex offender registration programs...............................2019 U.S. Marshals Service fees.......................................2005 Use of aliens in critical initiatives............................1939 Lawyers: Debarment........................................................1191 Disciplinary procedures..........................................1892 Practice before the National Indian Gaming Commission............4549 Lead poisoning: Hazard abatement..................................................111 Paint..........................111, 131, 1416, 3579, 3581, 3588, 3607 Reducing lead consumption and use................................3603 Lead Poisoning: Paint............................................................3604 Libraries: FDA..............................................................1141 National Agricultural Library fee schedule........................179 Presidential library facilities..................................3871 Life insurance: Accelerated death benefits.......................................3032 Court orders.....................................................4027 District of Columbia employees...................................3987 Government employees.............................................3958 Court orders...................................................4027 Federal Acquisition Regulation.................................3961 Regulation revisions.....................................3992, 3993 Variable life insurance contracts................................4660 Veterans...................................................3171, 3207 Group Life Insurance accelerated benefit option................3212 Liquor: Dealer signs.....................................................2815 Labeling.........................................................2779 Liquors: Exports..........................................................2804 Standards of fill................................................2790 Unaged grape brandy..............................................2786 Livestock: See also Grazing lands Meat and meat products Meat inspection Poultry and poultry products specific animals Animal drug residue levels.......................................1197 Current good manufacturing practice for medicated feeds..........1143 Emergency assistance..............................................202 Free choice medicated feed.......................................1196 Liquid medicated feed............................................1196 Livestock feed assistance.........................................214 Price reporting...................................................329 Loan programs: Lobbying restrictions............................................2244 Revision of RTB loan documents....................................480 Revision of RUS Telecommunications Program........................480 RUS construction work plan loan eligibility.......................498 Seismic safety requirements for new building construction.........479 Surface transportation projects............................2511, 2687 Loan programs-agriculture: Account servicing.................................................198 Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program...........468, 469, 471 Buyback of repurchased guaranteed loans...........................246 Civil rights of borrowers.........................................494 Collateral requirements for emergency loans.......................239 Community facility loans..........................................489 Community programs...........................................291, 302 Cotton............................................................220 Debt settlement...................................................209 Depreciation rates and procedures.................................486 Farm Credit Administration: Borrower rights................................................4266 Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation risk-based capital regulation.................................................4265 Leasing regulations............................................4278 Farm Loan Program: Collection activities...........................................218 Debt settlement.......................................185, 192, 229 Low documentation loans.........................................238 Real estate appraisals and chattel appraisals...................236 Regulatory streamlining.........................................232 Small Hog Operation Payment Program.............................237 FCSIC regulation.................................................4284 Housing...........................................................470 Interest subsidy for guaranteed borrowers.........................247 Loan changes......................................................295 Loan deficiency payment programs..................................220 Loans secured by real estate and property.........................228 Lobbying restrictions.............................................508 Nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for crambe.................235 Regulation streamlining...........................................232 Rural economic development...................................297, 467 Rural electrification.........................476, 481, 484, 487, 488 Rural housing................................................296, 301 Rural telephone system............................................485 State mediation programs..........................................181 Warehouse receipt requirements....................................220 Water and waste disposal programs.................................477 Loan programs-business: Fishermen.........................................................770 Rural areas.......................................................474 Loan programs-education: Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program.........497 Federal Family Education Loan Program....1011, 1012, 1020, 1021, 1022 Federal Perkins Loan Program.........................1006, 1010, 1022 Interest.........................................................3090 Medical research...........................................1221, 1222 William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program...1011, 1013, 1022, 1023, 1024 Loan programs-health: NIH AIDS Research Loan Program...................................1218 Loan programs-housing and community development: Loan Guarantee Program...........................................1465 Rural areas.......................................................293 Title I property insurance programs........................1424, 1437 Loan programs-veterans: Acceptance of partial payments...................................3233 Loan refinancing.................................................3259 Property improvements definition.................................3158 Title evidence requirements......................................3232 Loan programs-Indians: BIA program elimination..........................................1720 Housing loan guarantees..........................................1505 Indian Lands Acquisition loans....................................182 Mortgage loans...................................................1470 Lobbying: Filing of informational materials................................2008 Foreign Agents Registration Act..................................2008 Restrictions....................................508, 1527, 2244, 4153 Longshore and harbor workers: Foreign prohibitions.............................................2184 Safety and health regulations....................................2157 [[Page 65634]] Low and moderate income housing: See also Public housing Rent subsidies Affordable Housing Program amendments......................4466, 4471 Section 8..................................................1412, 1508 Amendments...............................................1503, 1504 Assistance contracts renewal...................................1519 Lease termination..............................................1497 Management assessment program..................................1493 Moderate rehabilitation comparability..........................1509 Payments programs........................................1431, 1508 Statutory merger...............................................1518 Lung diseases: See also Black lung benefits Tuberculosis CHAMPUS coverage of transplants...................................987 Diesel particulate.................................................79 M Manpower training programs: Nondiscrimination................................................2126 Q2 visas for Irish nationals in work/training program............2197 Workforce investment systems.......................................69 Manufactured homes: Construction and safety...............................300, 1432, 1448 Marine mammals: See also Endangered and threatened species Animal welfare standards..........................................262 Captive holding and transport.....................................694 Dolphins................................................848, 849, 852 Exports of products for cultural exchange........................1606 Harbor porpoise...................................................829 Incidental taking........701, 750, 791, 792, 793, 850, 852, 854, 1584 Pacific walrus.................................................1541 Polar bear.....................................................1541 Level B harrassment..............................................1651 Marine mammal products created by Alaskan natives.................696 Marine Mammal Protection Act...........703, 795, 804, 848, 1584, 1585 North right whales...........................................794, 856 Permits for activities otherwise prohibited......................1625 Photography permits...............................................695 Research authorization............................................751 Serious injury definition.........................................622 Steller sea lion conservation................................649, 837 Marine resources: See also Fisheries Competitive funding requirements..................................710 Criteria for water quality.......................................3711 Critical habitat.............................................718, 753 Endangered and threatened species................698, 699, 1557, 1560 Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary..................762 Marine Mammal Protection Act: Rescission of administrative procedures........................1593 Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary............................796 National Environmental Policy Act.................................764 National Marine Sanctuaries Act...................................706 NOAA overflight regulation........................................705 Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary...........................763 Program evaluation................................................710 Regulations consolidation.........................................855 Research program..................................................797 Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary.............................761 Marine safety: See also Vessels ASTM standards...................................................2287 Blood alcohol concentration limit................................2262 Casualty reporting...............................................2249 FCC inspection of radio installations on ships...................4336 Houseboats.......................................................2301 Maritime training course approval procedures.....................2310 Navigation lights on recreational vessels........................2260 Panama Canal Commission insurance requirements...................4035 Puget Sound-Area waters..........................................2306 Safety/security zone regulations...........................2273, 2291 Salvage and firefighting equipment...............................2256 Towing vessels.............................................2254, 2281 Uninspected passenger vessels....................................2259 Maritime carriers: See also Cargo vessels Passenger vessels Seamen Vessels Automated tariff systems.........................................4482 Cargo preference regulations: Agricultural exports...........................................2741 Communications...................................................4392 Great Lakes load line certificate................................2282 Japanese vessels.................................................4480 Merchant mariners................................................2300 Non-vessel-operating common carriers.............................4478 Ocean transportation intermediaries..............................4481 Service contracts..........................................4483, 4484 USCG user fees...................................................2309 Marketing quotas: Crystalline fructose..............................................194 Peanuts......................................................212, 233 Sugar.............................................................194 Tobacco........................184, 186, 190, 191, 211, 226, 227, 245 Mass transportation: Bus testing guidelines...........................................2680 Major capital investment mass transportation projects............2683 School bus operations............................................2684 Measurement standards: See also Metric system Gaseous fuels: Propane cylinders..............................................2723 Meat and meat products: See also Meat inspection Stockyards Advanced meat/bone separation machinery...........................412 Cured pork products...............................................422 Disposition and disposal requirements.............................419 Export sales reporting............................................430 HACCP regulations for rendered products..........................1198 Irradiation.......................................................411 Labeling...........................................405, 413, 416, 425 Meat recovery systems.............................................412 Ruminant imports..................................................265 Sanitation requirements...........................................424 Transportation and storage........................................414 Meat inspection: Ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection............................418 Contaminated......................................................420 Fee increase......................................................429 Food additives.....................................................14 GRAS substances....................................................14 HACCP programs................................................13, 415 Labeling..........................................................408 Partial quality control programs...................................15 Performance standards: Bacon...........................................................400 Processing procedures...........................................408 Ready-to-eat products......................................399, 426 Residue chemistry analyses........................................427 Rules of practice.................................................409 Medicaid: See also Peer Review Organizations (PROs) Public assistance programs Ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs)...............................1255 Case management services.........................................1353 Clinical laboratories regulation.................................1244 Community Health Accreditation Program, Inc................1249, 1363 Drug rebate program..............................................1281 Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment services.....................................................1274 Eligibility: AFDC children..................................................1321 [[Page 65635]] Medically needy................................................1319 Non-U.S. citizens..............................................1333 Employer-based group health plans................................1252 Estate recoveries................................................1308 Federal financial participation income limits....................1332 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)........................1320 Health insuring organizations....................................1278 Health maintenance organizations.................................1278 Home and community-based services................................1262 Hospice care.....................................................1309 Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations 1248, 1362 Low-income pregnant women........................................1283 Managed care.................................................46, 1342 Civil penalties................................................1093 Medicaid Management Information System...........................1285 Medical child support............................................1326 Nursing facilities: Substandard care...............................................1313 Nursing home benefits......................................1270, 1270 Outstation intake locations......................................1283 Penalties, sanctions, exclusions and overpayments................1099 Psychiatric hospital sanctions...................................1280 Quarterly listing..........................................1358, 1361 Referral to child support enforcement agencies...................1282 Skilled nursing facilities.......................................1277 State plan requirements: Plans of care..................................................1254 State Children's Health Insurance Program........................1237 Third party liability............................................1298 Tuberculosis-related services....................................1292 Medical and dental schools: NIH scholarships.................................................1219 Medical devices: Computer software programs.......................................1188 Exports of medical products containing biological agents..........549 Hearing aids.......................................................28 Intermittent positive pressure machine...........................1289 Intraocular lenses...............................................1354 Liability limitations............................................1305 Medical care telemetry devices.............................4339, 4345 Medicare coverage................................................1299 Payment limits...................................................1349 Restricted devices promotion.....................................1117 Standards........................................................1151 Surety bond requirements...............................38, 1329, 1330 Surgeon and patient examination gloves...........................1199 Medical research: Classification of sheep as minor species.........................1182 Contraception and infertility..............................1221, 1222 Disclosure of confidential PRO information for research..........1288 National Research Service Awards.................................1226 NCI construction grants..........................................1230 NIH service payback obligation...................................1226 Peer review......................................................1223 Radiopharmaceuticals.............................................1121 Medicare: See also Peer Review Organizations (PROs) Accelerated payments.............................................1243 Additional supplier standards....................................1251 Advanced refunding of debt.......................................1334 Allowable costs: FICA and other payroll taxes...................................1307 Ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs).........................1255, 1316 Anti-kickback safe harbor provisions.......................1094, 1097 Appeals: Coverage.......................................................1324 Payment determinations.........................................1290 Audiologists.....................................................1303 Bone mass measurements...........................................1338 Catastrophic Coverage Act........................................1272 Clinical diagnostic laboratory services..........................1240 Clinical laboratories regulation.................................1244 Community Health Accreditation Program, Inc................1249, 1363 Competitive medical plans: Appeal protections.............................................1324 Computer errors, recovery of overpayments........................1271 Consolidated billing.............................................1357 Contract eligibility...............................................41 Contract performance evaluation..................................1287 Contractors: Integrity Program..............................................1323 Millennium compliance..........................................1345 Cost reports.....................................................1304 CHAMPUS benefits..................................................991 Demonstration project......................................3996, 4029 Dialysis services..........................................1233, 1286 Durable medical equipment: Fee schedules..................................................1311 Payment limits.................................................1349 End-stage renal disease: Demonstration waivers..........................................1314 Fee schedules: Ambulance services...............................................36 Durable medical equipment......................................1311 Payment limits.................................................1349 Physicians...............................................1331, 1367 Reasonable charge methodology..................................1341 Health care prepayment plans: Appeal protections.............................................1324 Health maintenance organizations: Appeal protections.............................................1324 Home health agencies: Conditions of participation..............................1295, 1344 Definition.....................................................1299 Prospective Payment System.....................................1364 Survey and sanctions...........................................1273 Hospice care.........................................1301, 1335, 1350 Hospital conditions of participation.......................1293, 1365 Income protection for community spouse...........................1272 Integrity Program................................................1323 Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations 1248, 1362 Liability insurance..............................................1310 Loan repayments..................................................1334 Medical equipment................................................1289 Medical services coverage decisions..............................1348 Medicare+Choice plans............................................1337 Civil penalties................................................1093 Mentally ill or retarded persons.................................1318 Organ procurement and transplantation rules......................1234 Ownership changes................................................1291 Penalties, sanctions, exclusions and overpayments................1291 Physicians: Fee schedules............................................1325, 1367 Volume performance standard rates of increase..................1325 Physicians' referrals......................................1294, 1327 Prospective Payment System.......................................1357 Prosthetic Devices: Payment limits.................................................1349 Provider agreement and supplier participation: Billing numbers..................................................35 Provider reimbursement disbursement and appeals..................1279 Provider-sponsored organizations solvency standards..............1337 Psychiatric hospital sanctions...................................1280 Quarterly listing..........................................1358, 1361 Religious non-medical health care institutions coverage..........1264 Rural health clinics.............................................1346 Screening Pap smears.............................................1276 Secondary payer......................................1284, 1306, 1310 Skilled nursing facilities.....................1277, 1296, 1299, 1318 Cost limits....................................................1336 [[Page 65636]] Prospective Payment System...............................1357, 1366 Substandard care.........................................1313, 1318 Speech-language pathologists.....................................1303 State allotments: Part B.........................................................1359 Suggestion system................................................1266 Surety bond requirements...............................38, 1329, 1330 Telephone request for payment determinations review..............1290 User fees........................................................1328 Vision care......................................................1354 Mental health programs: Group health plan benefit parity...........................1355, 2087 Medicaid and Medicare sanctions for psychiatric hospitals........1280 Metals: Emission standards for ferroalloy industry.......................3523 EPA trace metal analysis.........................................3708 High temperature metal recovery residues.........................3648 Lead and zinc mining, Oklahoma...................................1738 Waste water treatment sludges from metal finishing...............3645 Metric system: Conversion.......................................................2506 Motor vehicle safety standards.................................2543 Migrant labor: Forestry service contracts........................................505 Job service complaint system.....................................2068 Labor standards..................................................2055 Transportation of workers........................................2494 Military personnel: See also Armed forces Armed forces reserves Appointment of non-status employees..............................4005 Claims settlement.................................................877 Compensation for beneficiaries of the Vietnamese Commandos Compensation Commission.......................................900 Former spouse payments from retired pay...........................896 Informed consent for human drugs and biologics...................1169 Reemployment.....................................................3944 Restoration to duty..............................................4009 Retirement regulations...........................................3950 Milk: See also Milk marketing orders Child and adult care food program.................................360 Milk marketing orders: Consolidation and reform..........................................177 Mine safety and health: See also Black lung benefits Air quality standards............................................2114 Belt entry.......................................................2101 Coal Mine Workers' Compensation regulations......................2040 Confined-space hazards...........................................2115 Crystalline silica...............................................2120 Hazard communication.............................................2109 Metal and nonmetal mines: Electrical standards...........................................2119 Metal/nonmetal impoundments......................................2102 Methane safety standards.........................................2123 Noise control standard...........................................2122 Regulation elimination and improvement...........................2104 Respirable coal dust.........................................78, 2100 Surface haulage equipment........................................2103 Testing of equipment by independent laboratories.................2116 Training and retraining of miners................................2125 Training of miners...............................................2105 Underground coal mines: Diesel particulate...............................................79 Dust control plan verification...................................77 Flame-resistant conveyor belts.................................2112 High-voltage longwall equipment................................2111 Roof-bolting machines..........................................2117 Safety standard revisions......................................2118 Ventilation....................................................2124 Underground mines: Diesel particulate...............................................80 Self-contained self-rescuer life approvals and training........2108 Mineral resources: See also Coal Metals Oil and gas reserves Public lands-mineral resources Coal: Coal management................................................1803 Disposal of mineral materials....................................1808 Fractions sale....................................................440 Management of solid minerals other than coal.....................1823 Mineral patent applications......................................1822 Mining leases on Indian lands..............................1714, 1766 Surface exploration, mining, and reclamation of Indian lands.....1715 Mineral royalties: Credit adjustments...............................................1766 Indian lands, Osage Reservation..................................1737 Interest and late payments.......................................1750 Offsets, recoupments, and refunds..........................1750, 1765 Mines: See also Mine safety and health Miners Reclamation Surface mining Underground mining Abandoned........................................................1777 Backfilling and grading..........................................1778 Indian lands...............................................1714, 1737 Lead and zinc mining, Oklahoma...................................1738 Locatable minerals.................................................57 Recordation and annual fee collection procedures.................1809 Water pollution control..........................................3678 Minimum wages: Records to be kept by employers............................2041, 2044 Violation penalties..............................................2054 Minority businesses: Government contracting...........................................4417 Minority Enterprise Development......................4105, 4106, 4107 Mortgage insurance: Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program..........................1442 Mortgage Insurance Certificates..................................1433 Premium reduction................................................1438 Single-family....................................................1433 Direct endorsement and automated underwriting..................1439 Floodplains....................................................1453 Informed consumer choice disclosure............................1455 Roster removal procedures......................................1436 Statements of policy.............................................1452 Mortgages: See also Mortgage insurance Broker disclosure requirements...................................1450 Builder warranty for high ratio mortgages........................1454 Escrow account statement itemization.............................1457 Federal home loan bank advance collateral........................4472 GNMA.............................................................1470 Home mortgage disclosure.........................................4485 Homebuyer downpayment sources....................................1440 Hospitals........................................................1456 Indian lands.....................................................1727 Model Energy Code update.........................................1435 Multifamily housing..............................................1412 Real estate appraisals...........................................2832 Real estate mortgage investment conduits.........................2931 Risk-based capital regulation....................................3894 RESPA amendments.................................................1450 Payments for referrals.........................................1451 Single-family appraisal assessment...............................1426 Motor carriers: See also Buses Brake systems....................................................2579 [[Page 65637]] Commercial vehicles: Antilock brake systems.........................................2541 Definition.....................................................2471 Duty status records............................................2491 Inspection, repair, and maintenance............................2503 Intermodal container chassis and trailers......................2503 Marking requirements...........................................2462 Safety fitness procedures......................................2442 Data display units...............................................2430 Drivers: Diabetic.......................................................2482 Disqualification...............................................2509 Hours of service regulations...............................93, 2435 Licensing..........................................2423, 2435, 2483 Qualification requirements.............2425, 2427, 2460, 2486, 2488 Safety performance history.....................................2429 Training.......................................................2426 Electronic filing of bonds, agreements, certificates and cancellations................................................2495 English language requirement.....................................2497 Federal safety regulations: Administrative actions.........................................2463 Recordkeeping requirements.....................................2493 Waivers, exemptions, and pilot programs........................2476 Zero-base revision.............................................2443 Financial data collections.......................................2747 FAA compliance activities: Fees...........................................................2470 Hazardous materials transportation...................2463, 2487, 2705 Heavy truck conspicuity..........................................2602 Household goods transportation...................................2473 Information, licensing and registration systems: Development of a single, on-line Federal system................2431 Inspection, repair, and maintenance..............................2468 Insurance........................................................2470 Intermodal cargo containers......................................2461 Marking of vehicles..............................................2459 Medical examinations.............................................2460 Mexican........................................2439, 2440, 2441, 2613 Migrant workers transportation...................................2494 Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program....................2475, 2490 Out-of-service criteria..........................................2500 Periodic inspections.............................................2485 Railroad grade crossing safety...................................2466 Rear underride protection........................................2508 Safety fitness procedures: Unsatisfactory ratings.........................................2478 Tank cars: Manufacturing, maintenance and use requirements................2699 Television receivers.............................................2430 Transport of foods, drugs, and cosmetics.........................2731 Truck length and width...........................................2484 Truck size and weight............................................2424 Nondivisible...................................................2510 Motor vehicle pollution: After-market conversion entities certification...................3448 Alternative fuels................................................1032 Emissions standards....................................126, 129, 3379 Emissions testing................................................3468 Gasoline: Reformulated.......................................3398, 3413, 3542 Highway diesel fuel quality......................................3544 Imported vehicles emissions standards............................3445 Inspection/maintenance programs............................3326, 3458 Low emission vehicles program....................................3440 Original equipment manufacturers certification...................3448 Motor vehicle safety: See also Highway safety Add-on devices...................................................2532 Brake systems: Air brakes.....................................................2579 Antilock brake system malfunction indicator lamp...............2589 Light vehicles.................................................2618 Linings........................................................2559 Motorcycles....................................................2540 Bumper standard requirements.....................................2629 Certifications: Vehicle alterers...............................................2625 Child restraint systems............2517, 2523, 2525, 2598, 2604, 2631 Community transportation vehicles................................2542 Crashworthiness ratings..........................................2599 Drunk driving prevention.......................2584, 2585, 2588, 2622 Ejection mitigation using advanced glazing.......................2518 Electric vehicles..........................................2561, 2591 Financial responsibility.........................................2437 Fire performance requirements....................................2530 Foreign vehicles.................................................2437 Lamps and reflective devices: Administrative rewrite of requirements.........................2545 Daytime running lamps..........................................2575 European regulations...........................................2615 Geometric visibility requirements for lamps....................2563 Large trailers.................................................2505 Motorcycles..............................................2526, 2535 Performance and test requirement modifications.................2576 Signal lamps...................................................2534 Mining industry..................................................2103 Mirrors: Convex cross view mirrors......................................2515 Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program....................2475, 2490 National Highway System Designation Act..........................2435 NHTSA global technical regulations statement of policy...........2581 Occupant crash protection: Air bags.....................95, 2533, 2572, 2573, 2574, 2606, 2607 Door retention.................................................2544 Dynamically deploying head protection systems..................2590 Head/neck protection...........................................2539 Safety incentive grants........................................2583 Side impact protection.........................................2601 Upper interior impact..........................................2548 Pelvic restraints................................................2610 Power window switches............................................2567 Power-operated windows compliance testing........................2564 Radiator safety cap..............................................2529 Rollover protection................................................94 Roof crashworthiness.......................................2516, 2594 Roof crush compliance testing....................................2609 Safety fitness procedures........................................2442 Unsatisfactory ratings.........................................2478 Safety glazing...................................................2538 School buses: Flammability of interior materials.............................2600 Parking brake warning system...................................2546 Seat belts: Rear seats...............................................2513, 2532 Safety incentive grants........................................2582 Seat adjustment position.................................2532, 2608 Use surveys....................................................2587 Seating systems: Performance....................................................2560 Shifting and falling cargo.......................................2434 Sleeper berths on motor coaches..................................2489 State highway safety programs....................................2627 Test dummies: Child dummies......................................2572, 2573, 2574 CRABI 12-month size............................................2574 Hybrid III.............................2524, 2533, 2569, 2572, 2573 Tires: Identification symbols.........................................2614 Test procedures................................................2577 Traffic control for school areas.................................2499 Traffic control manual revision..................................2477 Trailer conspicuity..............................................2505 Transmission control levers......................................2580 [[Page 65638]] Transporting Head Start participants.............................1376 Wheelchair lifts.................................................2528 Windshield defrosting and defogging systems: European regulations...........................................2617 Windshield wiping and washing systems: European regulations...........................................2616 Motor vehicles: See also Buses Fuel economy Motor carriers Motor vehicle safety Traffic regulations Air conditioning system..........................................3534 Alternatively fueled vehicles....................................3440 American Automobile Labeling Act.................................2514 Cargo tank motor vehicles........................................2720 Certification requirements for vehicle alterers..................2625 Certification requirements of multistage vehicles................2512 Community transportation vehicles................................2542 Dealer notification by manufacturer..............................2566 Defects..........................................................2566 Domestic origin of parts.........................................2514 Driver training..................................................2425 Electric.........................................................1030 Imports....................................................2623, 3445 Inconsequential defects..........................................2547 Insurance: Insurer's reporting requirements.........................2554, 2630 Light trucks.....................................................3363 Fuel economy for model year 2001...............................2626 Location and monitoring systems..................................4409 Modifications for individuals with disabilities..................2568 National Driver Register...................................2612, 2628 National Stolen Passenger Motor Vehicle Information System......1897, 2015 Noncompliance exemption..........................................2547 Odometer fraud...................................................2562 Open alcohol containers..........................................2584 Snowmobiles......................................................1701 State issued identification documents............................2603 Theft data.................................................2553, 2620 Theft prevention.................................................2621 Truck size and weight: Nondivisible...................................................2510 Wheelchair lifts and ramps.......................................2531 Musculoskeletal disorders: Ergonomic protection standards...............................81, 4138 Music: Unauthorized sound recordings and music videos...................2839 N National banks: Capital regulations..............................................2823 Commercial mortgage-backed securities: Real estate appraisal requirements.............................2832 Minimum security devices and procedures..........................2825 Safety and soundness standards...................................4426 Treatment of financial contracts by receivers....................2831 Uniform rules of practice and procedure..........................2824 Year 2000 safety and soundness guidelines..................2829, 4435 National defense: See also Armed forces Arms and munitions Civil defense Classified information Defense communications Emergency powers Military air transportations Strategic and critical materials Technical surveillance countermeasures............................887 National forests: Crime prevention..................................................439 Employee appeals..................................................459 Federal Lands Highway Program....................................2449 Fire prevention...................................................439 Grazing permits...................................................462 Hydroelectric uses................................................438 Small business land use...........................................443 Special use authorizations........................................442 Transportation system.............................................447 Visitor services..................................................457 National parks: Aircraft overflights.........................................90, 2402 Alaska: Glacier Bay National Park......................................1709 Appalachian National Scenic Trail................................1705 Concession contracts.............................................1697 Delaware Water Gap NRA Bicycle Trail.............................1703 Denali National Park.............................................1694 Federal Lands Highway Program....................................2446 Grand Canyon National Park: Air tour operations............................................2373 Airspace modifications.........................................2374 Grand Teton National Park: Snowmobiles and snowplanes.....................................1701 Information collection activities................................1707 John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway: Snowmobiles and snowplanes.....................................1701 Kaloko-Honokohou National Historic Park..........................1710 National Natural Landmarks Program...............................1708 Park police insignia.............................................1691 Personal watercraft use..........................................1704 Presidio: Environmental quality..........................................4057 Management...............................................4055, 4056 Public nudity..............................................1710, 1711 Resource protection........................................1692, 1693 Rights-of-way....................................................1699 Snowmobile use.............................................1701, 1705 Solid waste sites................................................1696 Vehicles and traffic safety......................................1695 Visitor use......................................................1692 Voyageurs National Park: Aircraft operations............................................1700 National Parks: Big Cypress National Preserve: Frogging.......................................................1702 Natural gas: See also Oil and gas exploration Oil and gas reserves Pipelines Collaborative procedures for facilities..........................4453 Liquefied natural gas: Safety standards...............................................2725 Motor vehicle fuel...............................................1032 Private activity bond rules......................................3034 Reformulated gasoline............................................3542 Regulation revision..............................................4454 Transportation on Outer Continental Shelf........................4446 Natural resources: See also Coastal zone Continental shelf Energy Environmental protection Fish Forests and forest products Marine resources Mineral resources National forests Public lands Reclamation Recreation and recreation areas Soil conservation Water resources Wildlife Antarctic Science, Tourism and Conservation Act..................3893 [[Page 65639]] Damage assessments..........................................707, 1521 National Natural Landmarks Program...............................1708 Wetlands.........................................................1408 Minimal effects exemptions......................................503 Navigation (air): Airspace regulations..................................705, 2353, 2382 Airspace system, exemption of regulations........................2344 Instrument flight rules..........................................2379 Objects affecting navigable airspace.............................2343 Sole Means Radio Navigation System...............................2388 Standard instrument approach procedures..........................2381 Transponder requirement....................................2354, 2395 Navigation (water): Delaware Bay.....................................................2283 Offshore pipeline hazards........................................2697 Prince William Sound.............................................2295 Puget Sound......................................................2295 Regulated navigation areas.......................................2299 News media: See also Newspapers and magazines Radio Television Newspapers: Radio cross-ownership..........................................4380 Noise control: Airports.........................................................2393 Construction.....................................................2445 Highway traffic..................................................2445 Mining industry..................................................2122 Overflights of national parks................................90, 2402 Small airplanes..................................................2415 Nonprofit organizations: Cultural property regulations....................................2850 DOT grants.......................................................2224 Food assistance programs..........................................364 Grants administration.................................529, 3279, 3918 Rights to inventions..............................................873 Nuclear energy: See also Nuclear materials Nuclear power plants and reactors Energy compensation sources for well logging.....................4591 NRC document control and distribution............................4584 Payments for special burdens and in lieu of taxes................1073 Prior approval procedures........................................4608 Requirements for certificate holders, applicants, contractors, and subcontractors...........................................4607 Nuclear materials: Adjudicatory proceedings...................................4618, 4619 Emergency response worker training...............................1071 Export controls.........................................542, 560, 571 Industrial devices containing byproducts...................4565, 4614 Licensing........................................................4564 Application for specific licenses..............................4590 Nuclear fuel.....................................................4593 Retirement benefits for couriers.................................3988 Spent fuel......1074, 4573, 4574, 4575, 4576, 4578, 4579, 4580, 4581, 4612 Nuclear power plants and reactors: ASME codes and standards.........................................4582 Decommissioning: Financial assurance requirements...............................4596 Design and site suitability......................................4600 Design certification: AP600..........................................................4592 Changes to licensing procedures................................4570 Emergency core cooling system evaluations models..................164 Emergency planning requirements for shutdown sites...............4597 Emergency preparedness...........................................4603 Emissions........................................................3538 Fee schedules....................................................4616 Fire protection..................................................4569 Gaseous diffusion plants.........................................4606 IEEE National Consensus Standard.................................4610 Licensing........................................................4584 Maintenance activities...........................................4609 Nuclear occurrence...............................................4594 NRC regulation amendments: Clarifications and addition of flexibility.....................4566 Operator examinations............................................4602 Operator licensing proceedings.............................4618, 4619 Personnel: Fitness-for-Duty Program.......................................4583 Potassium iodide use after a nuclear accident....................4588 Radiation safety: Discrete radioactive particles protection......................4571 Personnel dosimeters...........................................4599 Reporting requirements...........................................4586 Safety assessments...............................................4609 Safety regulations.............................................24, 25 Source term use..................................................4589 Spent fuel storage...............................................4612 Geological and seismological characteristics...................4598 HOLTEC Cask..............................................4575, 4617 Transnuclear Cask........................................4567, 4574 VECTRA NUHOMS Cask.............................................4568 Three Mile Island................................................4594 Waste disposal.............................................4577, 4595 Nursing homes: See also Health facilities Civil penalties..................................................1360 Medicare and Medicaid benefits.......................1270, 1296, 1366 Mentally ill or retarded residents...............................1318 Notice requirements..............................................1360 Skilled nursing facility definition..............................1299 Veterans.........................................................3152 Nutrition: See also Food assistance programs Foods Dietary supplement labeling......................................1202 Food labeling.....................................401, 405, 413, 1186 Medical food labeling............................................1187 Parenteral drug products containing aluminum.....................1165 School meals......................................................386 O Occupational safety and health: See also Mine safety and health Workers' compensation Air quality..................................................83, 2162 Beryllium exposure...........................................26, 2172 Cargo handling...................................................2157 Chemicals........................................................2135 Child labor regulations............................................64 Construction industry............................................2164 Consultation agreements..........................................2155 Cotton dust......................................................2138 Crystalline silica exposure......................................2147 Electric power...................................................2169 Energy sources...................................................2132 Ergonomic standards................................................81 Ethylene oxide...................................................2133 Fall protection........................................84, 2134, 2174 Fire brigades....................................................2180 Flammable and combustible liquids................................2167 Glycol ethers....................................................2160 Grain handling facilities........................................2137 Hazardous energy sources (lockout/tagout)........................2171 Hazardous waste handling...................................2161, 2180 Hexavalent chromium exposure.....................................2163 Metalworking fluids..............................................2166 Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories Program: Fees...........................................................2145 Personal protective equipment......................................87 Plain language revision of existing standards........2149, 2175, 2179 Power tool standards.............................................2146 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements...............85, 2168, 2173 [[Page 65640]] Respiration protection...........................................2156 Safety and health management program...............................82 Scaffolds........................................................2158 Shipyard standards.............................2143, 2158, 2159, 2165 Steel erection activities..........................................84 Tuberculosis exposure..............................................86 Walking working surfaces.........................................2174 Oil and gas exploration: Addition to Toxics Release Inventory..............................102 Drilling operations..............................................1754 Incidental taking of marine mammals.........................701, 1541 Leasing....................................................1804, 1815 Leasing and operations regulations.........................58, 1804 Oil valuation....................................................56 Operations within national parks...............................1693 State audit functions..........................................1775 Offshore facilities: Deep water emergency well control operations...................1768 Outer continental shelf..........................................2252 Outer Continental Shelf....................................1762, 2273 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements...................1751, 1753 Royalty in kind for oil and gas..................................1776 Royalty relief.............................................1767, 1769 Royalty reporting standards................................1752, 1767 Worker training..................................................1762 Oil and gas reserves: Alaska petroleum reserve.........................................1804 Regulation clarification.........................................1761 Oil pollution: ASTM standards...................................................2287 Discharge-removal equipment......................................2293 Oil spill response.........................88, 2276, 2294, 2305, 2721 Prevention...........................................2255, 3658, 3703 Tank vessels...............................................2267, 2295 Old-age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance: Acceptable medical sources.......................................4143 Calculation of the contribution and benefit base and earnings test exempt amounts..........................................4154 Disability determinations: Adjudication officers....................................4168, 4169 Residual functional capacity..............................156, 4169 Single decisionmaker...........................................4160 Drug addiction or alcoholism.....................................4166 Fees for representation of claimants.............................4112 Fraud............................................................4171 Hemic and lymphatic system, disability criteria..................4141 Incarcerated individuals and individuals confined in criminal cases........................................................4149 Malignant neoplastic diseases, disability criteria...............4141 Mental disorders, evaluation criteria............................4139 Musculoskeletal system, disability criteria......................4138 Replacing social security number cards...........................4150 Representative payee reforms.....................................4111 Speech and language impairments..................................4143 Substantial gainful activity...............................4130, 4167 Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance: Disability determinations: Clarification of age as a vocational factor....................4122 Revised medical criteria for determination of disability.........4164 Substantial gainful activity.....................................4174 Video teleconference technology...................................152 Organization and functions: Advisory committees........................................1826, 3799 Consolidated Farm Service Agency..................................196 Farm Credit Administration.................................4268, 4276 Federal Advisory Committee Act...................................3799 Federal Housing Finance Board........................4458, 4461, 4462 FEMA.......................................................3779, 3781 OCC..............................................................2837 Panama Canal Commission: Removal of Secretary of the Army as prescribing authority......4036 Public housing agencies....................................1512, 1515 RRB..............................................................4073 Over-the-counter drugs: Adverse experience reporting.....................................1116 Ephedrine drug products..........................................1887 Labeling requirements............................................1203 P Packaging and containers: See also Food packaging Labeling Child-resistant............................................4252, 4261 Country of origin marking..................................2849, 2873 Drug repackaging approval requirements...........................1148 Printing materials control guidelines............................3380 Smokeless tobacco health warnings................................4507 Passenger vessels: See also Maritime carriers Access for individuals with disabilities...................2239, 3289 Emergency response plans.........................................2304 Financial responsibility requirements............................4479 Hull examination alternative.....................................2263 Inspection frequency.............................................2263 Inspection of alien crew members...........................1919, 1940 Safety...........................................................2259 Underwater surveys...............................................2263 Passports and visas: Authority to issue...............................................2194 B visas..........................................................2187 DOA authority to approve H-2A petitions for agricultural laborers.....................................................2196 F-1 foreign students.............................................1913 Nonimmigrant visas: Alien witnesses and informants.................................2192 Exemptions.....................................................1972 Voiding and cancellation.......................................2000 Waiver for firearm prohibition.................................2006 Q2 visas for Irish nationals in work/training program............2197 Transit without visa.............................................2186 Visa ineligibility...............................................2206 Visa waiver pilot program: Countries eligible.............................................2189 Visa Waiver Pilot Program........................................1986 Peanuts: Aflatoxin....................................................221, 230 Contracting additional peanuts by type and segregation............213 Marketing quotas..................................................212 Poundage quota and price support...................183, 225, 233, 252 Regulation clarification..........................................206 Peer review organizations (PROs): Contracts........................................................1340 Peer Review Organizations (PROs): Beneficiary complaints...........................................1317 Medicare regulations changes...................1269, 1287, 1288, 1312 Penalties: See also Seizures and forfeitures Air pollution control............................................3467 Civil....................................2097, 2349, 2655, 2756, 3763 Inflation adjustment...................2016, 2097, 2349, 2655, 3763 Medicaid managed care organizations..........1093, 2097, 2349, 2655 Medicare+Choice Organizations................1093, 2097, 2349, 2655 Nursing homes................................1360, 2097, 2349, 2655 Test and evaluation program..............................2330, 2655 Criminal fine collection.........................................2011 Customs duties and inspection....................................2856 False drawback claims............................................2859 Food stamp program................................................390 Food Stamp Program..................................................4 FHA program violations.....................................1406, 1476 Immigration......................................................1891 Inflation adjustment.............................................2054 Labor Department...........................................2054, 2079 [[Page 65641]] Marketing quotas.............................................211, 212 Nuclear weapons contractors......................................1071 OIG..............................................................1099 Pensions: See also Pension insurance Railroad retirement Social security Adequate consideration definition................................2096 Audit requirements...............................................2081 Civil penalties for breach of fiduciary duties...................2097 Employer liability...............................................4052 ERISA: Cessation of operations........................................4054 Employee benefit plans.........................................2085 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act..............73 Filing and issuance rules........................................4044 GATT provisions affecting accrued benefits.......................3043 Lump sum benefits................................................4047 Medication copayments............................................3148 Paperless administration of retirement plans.....................3001 Payroll deduction programs for contribution to individual retirement accounts..........................................2099 Premium payments...........................................4050, 4051 PBGC premium self-audit..........................................4043 Reporting and notification requirements......................71, 4053 Single-employer plans: Premium payments...............................................4053 Valuation.......................................................146 Trusteed plans, payment of benefits..............................4045 Valuation of plan benefits..................................146, 4049 Veterans...................................................3204, 3265 Pesticides and pests: See also Plant diseases and pests Antimicrobial pesticides.............................3557, 3565, 3568 Boll Weevil Eradication Program...................................193 Canceled or suspended......................................3560, 3567 Data requirements................................................3555 Disposal and storage guidelines......................3560, 3561, 3567 Drinking water testing methods...................................3749 Emergency exemption regulations..................................3558 Endocrine Disruptor Screening and Testing Program................3556 Forests and forest products.......................................263 FIFRA exemptions...........................................3559, 3571 Groundwater protection............................................130 Importation of non-indigenous organisms...........................254 National Laboratory Accreditation Program.........................166 Negotiated consent/procedural test rule..........................3574 Pesticide tolerance reassessment program.........................3570 Pesticide-treated seeds..........................................3559 Registration review program......................................3554 Residue in agricultural products: Emergency exemptions...........................................3565 Scientific research..............................................3308 Storage and disposal.................................3560, 3561, 3567 Tolerance fees...................................................3569 Transgenic plants................................................3562 Worker protection standards......................................3564 Petroleum: See also Fuel additives Gasoline Oil and gas exploration Oil and gas reserves Oil imports Oil pollution Oils and fats Petroleum allocation Petroleum price regulations Pipelines Air pollution from petroleum solvent dry cleaners................3472 Air pollution from production facilities.........................3513 DOD contracting...................................................893 Electrical standards update for facilities.......................1774 Gas valuation....................................................1770 Locations for electrical installations at facilities.............1764 Oil pipeline regulations.........................................4451 Oil valuation..................................................55, 56 Onshore oil pipelines............................................2721 Refineries.......................................................3423 Toxicity characteristic rule.....................................3646 Pipeline safety: Aluminum cylinders...............................................2694 Breakout tanks...................................................2737 Corrosion control................................................2707 Corrosion determinations.........................................2718 Emergency flow restricting devices...............................2696 Enforcement procedures...........................................2727 Environmentally-sensitive and high-density population areas......2695 Gas gathering lines........................................2693, 2733 Gas pipeline repair..............................................2708 Hazardous liquid pipelines.......................................2701 Hazardous liquids gathering lines................................2733 Increased inspection requirements................................2732 Inspection devices...............................................2719 Liquefied natural gas............................................2725 Maps and records of location.....................................2717 Operator qualifications..........................................2736 Periodic updates to regulations..................................2739 Permanent underwater inspections.................................2697 Pressure testing.................................................2709 Regulatory review................................................2700 Pipelines: See also Natural gas Pipeline safety Natural Gas Transportation System..........................4442, 4443 Oil pipeline regulations...................................4447, 4451 Onshore oil pipelines............................................2721 Underwater abandoned pipeline facilities.........................2722 Plant diseases and pests: Accreditation of private seed laboratories........................255 Plants: See also Plant diseases and pests Seeds Endangered and threatened...1553, 1559, 1561, 1579, 1589, 1602, 1603, 1605, 1611, 1615, 1616, 1617, 1618, 1627, 1628, 1629, 1630, 1634, 1644, 1659, 1667, 1671, 1677 Exports..........................................................1576 Imports...........................................................266 Listing of U.S. species in CITES Appendix III....................1641 Noxious weeds: Categories and priorities.......................................253 Restrictions on interstate movement.............................277 Plastics materials and synthetics: Air pollution control regulations................................3331 Poison prevention: See also Lead poisoning Child-resistant packaging..................................4252, 4261 Political activities (Government employees): Honoraria donated to charities...................................3909 Poultry and poultry products: Disposition and disposal requirements.............................419 Food additives.....................................................14 HACCP regulations for rendered products..........................1198 Mexican imports..............................................273, 423 Sanitation requirements...........................................424 Transportation and storage........................................414 Poultry inspection: Ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection............................418 Contaminated......................................................420 Fee increase......................................................429 HACCP programs................................................13, 415 Labeling..........................................................408 Partial quality control programs...................................15 Performance standards: Processing procedures.................................332, 408, 417 Ready-to-eat products......................................399, 426 [[Page 65642]] Residue chemistry analyses........................................427 Rules of practice.................................................409 Prescription drugs: Antibiotics................................................1127, 1128 Resistance labeling............................................1146 Direct-to-consumer promotion.....................................1117 Fixed-combination dosage form....................................1147 Generic drug exclusivity for abbreviated new drug applications 1183 Labeling.........................................29, 1130, 1133, 1178 Prescribed for veterans by non-VA physicians...............3192, 3194 PDMA policy information, guidance, and clarifications............1159 Price controls: FCC..............................................................4285 Price support programs: Peanuts............................................183, 225, 233, 252 Tobacco.............................184, 186, 190, 191, 226, 227, 245 Prisoners: Administrative remedy program..............................1831, 1837 Classification and program review..........................1834, 1857 Drug abuse treatment.............................................1847 Disincentives and enhanced incentives..........................1832 Early release considerations.....................................1847 Eligibility for FPI work program.................................1862 Good conduct time................................................1846 Intensive confinement center programs............................1847 Legal activities.................................................1841 Literacy program.................................................1843 Military prisoners...............................................1853 Nudity and sexually explicit material or information.............1845 Occupational educational programs................................1833 Over-the-counter medications.....................................1852 OASDI benefits...................................................4149 Personal property of inmates.....................................1861 Prohibited acts..................................................1849 Psychiatric treatment and medication.............................1853 Special mail procedures....................................1863, 1865 Telephone regulations and financial responsibility...............1860 Victim and/or witness notification in State custody transfers 1851 Visitors...................................................1848, 1864 Volunteer community service projects.............................1839 Prisons: Acceptance of donations..........................................1866 Commissary account deposit procedures............................1855 Commissary privileges............................................1844 Cost of incarceration fee........................................1867 Employment priority for displaced employees......................3967 Federal Prison Industries standards and procedures...............1868 Federal Prison Industries work program...........................1862 Incoming publications............................................1841 Infectious disease management....................................1842 Intensive confinement centers....................................1840 Postsecondary education programs.................................1830 Smoking/no smoking areas.........................................1850 Telephone privileges.............................................1844 Privacy: See also Confidential business information Databases of convicted offenders...........................2017, 2018 Education Department records exclusions...........................999 Federal-State Unemployment Compensation program records..........2065 Food Stamp Program................................................335 Peer Review Organizations (PROs).................................1317 Privacy Act: Crop insurance............................................305, 3891 CNCS records...................................................3296 DOC amendments..................................................528 DOE records..............................................1063, 3891 DOJ implementation.......................................1836, 1923 Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank record system 1103 Inspector General investigative files....................3887, 3891 INS regulations................................................1923 NARA procedures................................................3891 OGE procedures...........................................3891, 3900 SEC amendments.................................................4699 Resident survey information......................................1483 Return of Nixon Presidential materials...........................3875 School breakfast and lunch programs...............................337 Social security records and information..........................4163 Public assistance programs: See also Aid to Families with Dependent Children Child welfare Food assistance programs Medicaid Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Aliens...........................................................1960 BIA arrangement for social welfare and relief of distress........1721 Eligibility of immigrants........................................1947 Individual Development Accounts..................................1388 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act 4, 5, 10, 68, 369 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families..........................1389 Welfare reform: Tribal program requirements....................................1379 Welfare-to-Work Program....................................1384, 2072 Public health: See also Immunization Meat inspection Waste treatment and disposal Air pollution effects............................................3599 Blood and blood products.........................................1160 Carcinogen risk assessment.......................................3314 Parenteral drug products containing aluminum.....................1165 Radiological Emergency Response Plan.............................3454 Safeguarding food during transport...............................2731 Water contamination....................................118, 120, 3556 Public housing: See also Low and moderate income housing Rent subsidies Admission and occupancy..............................1402, 1508, 1514 Capital Fund allocation formula....................................54 Comprehensive Improvement Assistance Program funding.............1516 Conversion of distressed projects to tenant-based assistance.....1502 Conversion to vouchers...........................................1501 Designated housing regulations...................................1489 Development regulations revisions................................1512 Drug Elimination Program.........................................1507 Eligibility: Noncitizens..............................................1414, 1508 Indians..........................................................1506 Joint venture and corsortia formation............................1500 Mixed finance partnership development: Streamlining...................................................1513 Operating Fund allocation formula..................................51 Pet ownership....................................................1495 Public Housing Agency Plan.......................................1510 Revitalization potential.........................................1517 Tenant income reporting..........................................1415 Uniform physical condition standards and physical inspection requirements.................................................1420 [[Page 65643]] Public lands: See also Grazing lands Homesteads National forests National parks National trails system Public lands-classification Public lands-grants Public lands-mineral resources Public lands-rights-of-way Public lands-sales Public lands-withdrawal Reclamation BLM application procedures.......................................1825 Color of title and omitted lands: Regulatory simplification......................................1801 Damage repairs...................................................1828 Definitions......................................................1824 Desert land entries..............................................1793 Highway discretionary funds......................................2464 Indian allotments................................................1816 Land and Water Conservation Fund.................................1706 Leases...........................................................1791 Payments to State and local governments..........................1806 Permit and easements.............................................1791 Policy and management......................................1791, 1792 Recreational use permits.........................................1807 Revenues management..............................................1789 Subsistence hunting and fishing..................................1675 Wilderness area management.......................................1814 Public lands-classification: Regulations removal and updating.................................1820 Public lands-grants: Carey Act grants.................................................1798 Railroad grants..................................................1797 Public lands-mineral resources: Coalbed methane development......................................1818 Disposal of mineral materials....................................1808 Disposal of reserved minerals....................................1794 Leasing..........................................................1766 Management of solid minerals other than coal.....................1823 Mining operations..................................................57 Oil and gas leasing..............................................1815 Performance standards............................................58 Valuation of oil.............................................55, 56 User fees........................................................1795 Public lands-rights-of-way: Administrative process and standards.............................1526 Regulations removal..............................................1796 Public lands-sales: Segregation and opening of lands.................................1799 Public lands-withdrawal: Streamlining of operations.......................................1819 R Radiation protection: See also Radioactive materials Contractors and subcontractors.....................................25 Discrete radioactive particles protection........................4571 Dose methodology.................................................3376 Drinking water...................................................3553 Medical byproduct use............................................4585 Occupational radiation protection................................4605 Offsite Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program fees.........3772 Personnel dosimeters.............................................4599 Radiological Emergency Response Plan.............................3454 Yucca Mountain, NV..........................................105, 4587 Radio: See also Communications Allocation of 455-456 MHz and 459-460 MHz........................4347 Broadcast ownership..............................................4383 Certification of equipment in the 24.05-24.25 GHz band...........4355 Competitive bidding for narrowband PCS...........................4397 Competitive bidding process................................4382, 4407 Digital audio radio service in the 2310-2360 MH band.............4364 FM radio.........................................................4385 Low power......................................................4387 Government transfer band.........................................4353 Imports of radio frequency devices...............................4337 Inspection of radio installations on ships.......................4336 Interconnection obligations of CMRS..............................4396 Main Studio/Public File Requirements for Broadcasters............4389 Mass media applications, rules, processes........................4384 Millimeter wave technology.......................................4342 Multiple access systems..........................................4406 Newspaper cross-ownership........................................4380 Public safety communications requirements........................4405 Radionavigation service at 31.8 - 32.2 GHz.......................4354 Railroad standards and procedures................................2640 Reallocation of 28 GHz band......................................4393 Redesignation of 27.5-29.5 GHz band..............................4365 Sole Means Radio Navigation System...............................2388 Specialized Mobile Radio Systems.................................4395 Station ownership................................................4375 Uniden scanners and cellular radio signals interference..........4351 Wireless information networks..............................4346, 4403 Radioactive materials: See also Nuclear materials Radiation protection Medical use......................................................1121 Railroad employees: See also Railroad retirement Railroad unemployment insurance Drug and alcohol testing.........................................2663 Locomotive engineers.............................................2669 Safety regulations...............................................2667 Railroad retirement: Annuity: Deductions by reason of work...................................4067 Exemption from supplemental tax................................3118 Creditability of pay.............................................4071 Disability determination.......................4062, 4063, 4069, 4070 Eligibility: Children and stepchildren......................................4061 Employee status..................................................4066 Employer status..................................................4065 National emergency plan..........................................4058 Remuneration.....................................................4059 RRB general administration.......................................4073 Trial work period, redefined.....................................4069 Railroad safety: Brakes...........................................................2656 Bridge maintenance guidelines....................................2650 Bridge worker safety standards...................................2659 Consolidations, mergers, acquisitions of control and start-up operations.....................................................97 Crane safety standards...........................................2668 Event recorder crashworthiness...................................2644 Freight cars...............................................2648, 2656 Grade crossing and signal systems....................2436, 2466, 2649 High speed rail..................................................2654 Hours of service recordkeeping...................................2636 Locomotives: Cab working conditions.........................................2639 Crashworthiness................................................2641 Remotely controlled............................................2672 Steam locomotives..............................................2653 Monetary threshold for reporting rail equipment accidents/ incidents....................................................2662 Passenger equipment standards....................................2671 Pilot programs: One-person crews...............................................2657 [[Page 65644]] Remotely controlled locomotives................................2672 Radio communications and train control...........................2640 Safety integration plans...........................................97 Shared use of railroad system trackage.....................2643, 2685 Signal systems.............................................2651, 2652 Track maintenance................................................2642 Track standards: Gage restraint measurement systems.............................2664 Utility employee protection......................................2667 Whistle bans at grade crossings....................................96 Railroad unemployment insurance: Benefits amendments..............................................4060 Employee status..................................................4066 Employer status..................................................4065 Finality of decisions............................................4072 Repayment tax....................................................3073 Voluntary quit...................................................4068 Railroads: See also Railroad employees Railroad retirement Railroad safety Railroad unemployment insurance Assistance to States.............................................2647 BLM railroad grants..............................................1797 Consolidation procedures.........................................4700 Environmental impact and related procedures................2428, 2670 Hazardous materials transportation...............................2705 Magnetic levitation transportation technology deployment program......................................................2661 Overtime liability for immigration inspections...................1907 Railroad highway projects........................................2469 Rehabilitation and improvement financing.........................2660 Small businesses or entities.....................................2655 STB authority....................................................4701 Tank cars........................................................2720 Tourist and historic railroads: Regulatory review..............................................2637 Transport of foods, drugs, and cosmetics.........................2731 Waste disposal on AMTRAK.........................................2666 Real property acquisition: Farm real estate: Real estate appraisals and chattel appraisals...................236 Highway construction.............................................2458 Reclamation: See also Mines Surface mining Acreage limitation...............................................1788 Backfilling and grading..........................................1778 Financing........................................................1785 Indian lands.....................................................1715 Recreation and recreation areas: See also Fishing Hunting National forests National parks National trails system Rivers Seashores Wilderness areas Access for individuals with disabilities...................1871, 3291 Presidio: Environmental Quality..........................................4057 Management...............................................4055, 4056 Wildlife refuges.................................................1596 Recycling: Cathode ray tubes................................................3632 DEAR amendment...................................................1079 Government purchase of recovered materials.......................3642 Refrigerant..........................................3425, 3426, 3534 Refugees: See also Aliens Admission procedures.......................................1915, 1982 Refugee Resettlement Program.....................................1381 Relocation assistance: Cost ceiling.....................................................4191 Relocation allowances............................................3813 Relocation expense test program..................................3835 Streamlining.....................................................1417 Rent subsidies: HOPWA Assistance options and technical changes...................1459 Tenant income reporting..........................................1415 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements: Adverse experience reporting.....................................1119 Air carriers.........................................2242, 2347, 2398 Automotive fuel economy reports..................................2565 ARMIS reporting requirements.....................................4323 Bank Secrecy Act implementation....2750, 2751, 2752, 2753, 2755, 2757 Blood and blood products.........................................1160 Carbamates.......................................................3660 Casinos..........................................................2754 Chemical inventory reporting................................110, 3615 Coast Guard drug testing reporting requirements..................2312 Credit union audits and verifications............................4543 Criminal databases: Federal Convicted Offender DNA Database........................2018 National Instant Criminal Background Check System..............2017 CDBG program: Expenditure documentation......................................1461 Prohibition for employment relocation activities...............1468 Defined contribution plans.......................................2098 Direct transactions of U.S. reporter with foreign affiliate.......513 DEA........................................................1882, 1883 DOI..................................................1751, 1753, 1767 DOL........................................................2041, 2057 DOT..............................................................2468 Electronic records management....................................3864 NASA...........................................................3856 Electronic signatures............................................2333 Excess government property.......................................3833 Export information................................................515 Export Reform and Enhancement Act................................1176 Exports.....................................................556, 1173 EPA..............................................................3301 Cross-media electronic reporting and recordkeeping rule........3299 Emissions reporting requirements...............................3361 Fisheries.....................................654, 668, 766, 781, 784 Fishing......................................................721, 769 Food assistance programs..........................................364 Food Stamp Program...........................................336, 357 FAA..............................................................2328 FCC..............................................................4376 FDA..............................................................1193 FDA adverse drug experiences.....................................1116 FERC.................................................4440, 4448, 4449 GSA's role in records management.................................3797 Hazardous material releases......................................3663 Hazardous materials incident reporting...........................2706 Hazardous materials transportation...............................2734 Hazardous substances.............................................3600 Health care fraud and abuse......................................1102 Honoraria donated to charities...................................3909 Human cellular and tissue-based products...................1126, 1193 Importation and entry bond conditions............................2865 Infant formula testing...........................................1185 Information collection requests..................................3653 Investment advisers..............................................4634 Investment companies...........................4641, 4664, 4665, 4667 INS: Commercial delivery service as form of personal service........2002 Material availability requirements.............................1923 IRS..............................................................2963 [[Page 65645]] Mortgage broker fees.............................................1450 Motor carriers.......................................2429, 2491, 2493 Motor vehicle insurers.....................................2554, 2630 Multiple employer welfare arrangements...........................2089 MMS electronic reporting.........................................1772 National Practitioner Data Bank............................1213, 3154 Nuclear power plants.............................................4586 NARA: Facility standards for records centers..........................140 Records center..................................................141 Reproduction fees..............................................3863 Storage standards..............................................3866 NOAA..............................................................694 NPDES permittee reporting........................................3675 Occupational injuries and illnesses................................85 Occupational safety and health...................................2173 Outcome and Assessment Information Set data......................1344 Ozone-depleting substances importation...........................3540 OSHA: Employer certifications........................................2168 Paperwork reduction.........................................347, 2796 Pension plans................................................71, 4053 Personal property................................................3819 Personnel records................................................3922 Pesticides.................................................3308, 3567 Privacy Act exempt record system from the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank.....................................1103 Rail equipment accidents/incidents...............................2662 Railroad employees.........................................2636, 2652 Records, nonrecord materials, and personal papers................3858 Rural electrification loans.......................................476 RCRA.............................................................3653 Securities: Broker-dealers.........................4640, 4669, 4678, 4691, 4693 Large trader reporting system............................4621, 4689 Life insurance contracts.......................................4660 Related issuers and guarantors.................................4627 Transfer agent services............................4679, 4680, 4687 Sugar.............................................................215 Sugar and crystalline fructose marketing allotment................194 SSA: Production of records in legal proceedings.....................4121 Telecommunications operations support systems....................4324 Telecommunications relay services contributors...................4333 Tenant income reporting..........................................1415 Tobacco exports..................................................2813 Toxic chemical test rules........................................3601 Toxics Release Inventory........102, 132, 133, 3610, 3611, 3612, 3619 U.S. partners of controlled foreign partnerships.................3123 Underwater abandoned pipeline facilities.........................2722 Uranium mill sites...............................................1072 Vessel documentation.............................................2261 Vessel numbering system..........................................2251 VA.........................................................3163, 3200 Wassenaar arrangement........................................547, 576 Welfare-to-Work Program..........................................1384 Research: See also Agricultural research Educational research Human research subjects Medical research Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act: Matching funds requirement......................................289 Stakeholder input to formula funds..............................288 Biotechnology....................................................3584 Conformity assessment activities..................................587 Credit for increasing research activities........................3019 DOD University Research Initiative Support Program................897 EPA consolidation of GLPS regulations............................3308 Incidental taking of marine mammals...............................791 Marine mammals....................................................751 Marine resources.............................................710, 797 Misconduct.......................................................1231 National Undersea Research Program................................798 North Pacific Fisheries Research Plan.............................598 NARA registration requirement....................................3873 Retirement: See also Pensions Railroad retirement Social security Canadian.........................................................4658 District of Columbia employees...................................3987 Firefighters.....................................................3989 FEHB coverage....................................................3959 Government employees.........3949, 3950, 3955, 3957, 3984, 4024, 4025 Law enforcement officers.........................................3989 National Guard technicians.......................................4026 Nuclear materials couriers.......................................3988 Paperless administration of retirement plans.....................3001 Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act.................896 Rights-of-way: See also Public lands-rights-of-way Acquisition of real property for.................................2458 Regulation revision..............................................1699 Rivers: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program.....................200 National Wild and Scenic Rivers System...........................1829 Tennessee River System...........................................4177 Rural areas: Business and industrial loan programs........................467, 474 Community development: Rural venture capital demonstration.............................473 Community facility loans.....................................299, 489 Construction work plan loan eligibility...........................498 Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program.........497 Economic development loans and grants.............................297 Electric borrowers......................................487, 488, 492 Electric loans................................476, 481, 484, 486, 494 Empowerment zones.................................................463 Enterprise communities............................................463 Farm labor housing................................................303 Housing: Loans, grants, and programs...........................292, 293, 296 Manufactured housing............................................300 Pipeline safety standards........................................2733 Regulation streamlining...........................................292 Revision of RUS Telecommunications Program........................480 Seismic safety requirements for new building construction.........479 Small farmer outreach training....................................195 Special equipment contract........................................482 Technical assistance grants and programs................195, 294, 472 Telecommunications system construction policies....478, 493, 495, 499 Water and waste disposal loans and grants.........................477 Water and waste disposal program regulations......................496 S Safety: See also Aviation safety Consumer protection Fire prevention Hazardous substances Highway safety Marine safety Mine safety and health Motor vehicle safety Occupational safety and health Pipeline safety Poison prevention Radiation protection Railroad safety Air tour and sightseeing operations..............................2321 Escalator safety standard........................................4247 [[Page 65646]] Outer continental shelf platforms................................2252 Source term use at operating nuclear reactors....................4589 Space launch activities..........................................2410 Satellites: See also Space transportation and exploration Communications: Allocation of 455-456 MHz and 459-460 MHz......................4347 Dedicated short range communications of intelligent transportation systems.....................................4348 Digital audio radio service....................................4364 Earth stations.................................................4363 Fixed satellite service in the ku-band.........................4356 MSS spectrum allocation............................4344, 4362, 4370 Sharing of 27.5-29.5 GHz band..................................4365 Voice and data mobile satellite service........................4361 Licensing..........................................................19 Savings associations: Application processing...........................................3134 Capital standards................................................3133 Exempt holding companies.........................................3142 Letters of credit, suretyship, and guaranty......................3146 Safety and soundness standards...................................4426 Year 2000 safety and soundness guidelines........................4435 Scholarships and fellowships: National Institutes of Health....................................1219 Service fellowships..............................................1228 School breakfast and lunch programs: Amendments...................................................379, 386 Consolidation of programs.........................................388 Eligibility.......................................................340 Formulated grain-fruit products...................................387 Menu planning.....................................................366 Release of eligibility information................................337 Schools: See also Colleges and universities Educational facilities Private schools School construction Asbestos...................................................3580, 3605 Asbestos model accreditation plan................................3577 Indian School Equalization Program...............................1713 School child definition..........................................3209 Science and technology: Conformity assessment activities..................................587 De minimis exclusion for technology and software..................570 Deemed export rule................................................569 DOD support of historically black colleges, universities, and institutions..................................................882 DOT monitoring of motor carriers.................................2493 Private sector industrial technology partnerships.................872 Rights to inventions..............................................873 Service fellowships..............................................1228 Technology exports................................................545 Seafood: See also Fish Fisheries Import regulations................................................790 Transportation and storage........................................414 Seamen: Merchant marine training, certification, and watchkeeping........2300 Securities: See also Bonds Government securities Broker-dealers.............................................4670, 4678 Automated submission of trading data...........................4672 Foreign........................................................4670 Operational capability.........................................4695 Quotation requirements.........................................4686 Cancelled security certificate destruction.......................4690 Company registration and regulation of capital formation...4622, 4628 Conduit financing transactions...................................3010 Custody or possession of funds or securities.....................4635 Customer Protection Rule.........................................4668 Depositories.....................................................4644 Deregistration form amendments...................................4667 Direct participation program interests...........................4671 Disclosure requirements....................................4621, 4641 Extraordinary corporate transactions...........................4630 International standards........................................4632 Equity securities..........................................4673, 4692 Exemptions for the Kingdom of Sweden.............................4696 EDGAR system modernization.................................4652, 4666 Form S-8.........................................................4628 Haircuts on......................................................4677 Holding companies....................................3140, 4653, 4654 Income taxation..................................................3047 Insurance products...............................................4660 Integrated financial transactions................................2896 Intermarket Trading System Plan............................4681, 4694 International disclosure standards...............................4632 International transactions.......................................4674 Investment advisers............................4634, 4636, 4637, 4655 Political contributions........................................4663 Investment companies...............4641, 4644, 4656, 4664, 4665, 4667 Directors with ownership of index fund securities..............4662 Large trader reporting system....................................4689 Margin regulations review........................................4486 Mark-to-market accounting........................................3048 Marketable stock.................................................2990 Mortgage-backed securities: Real estate appraisal requirements.............................2832 Multijurisdictional tender offers................................4631 National bank subsidiary activities..............................4426 Net capital requirements.............................4675, 4676, 4684 Options disclosure document................................4629, 4685 Preferred stock............................................2965, 3010 Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: Definition of terms............................................4623 Qualified purchaser..............................................4624 Registration.....................................................4660 Registration form amendments.....................................4691 Regulation T.....................................................4668 Related issuers and guarantors...................................4627 Reorganization events............................................4683 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.............4669, 4678, 4679 Annual reports and prospectuses....................4657, 4669, 4678 Rule amendments..................................................4699 Rule 11Ac1-1.....................................................4688 Rule 15a-4.......................................................4655 Rule 15c2-5, 15c3-1, 15c3-3......................................4668 Rule 17a-3 and 17a-4.............................................4678 Rule 3a12-11.....................................................4668 Rules 30d-1 and 30d-2............................................4657 Safe harbor: Exceptions.....................................................2976 Section 8........................................................4668 Streamlining.....................................................4626 Tender and reorganization agents.................................4683 Transfer agent services..............................4679, 4680, 4687 Operational capability.........................................4695 Two-sided quotations.............................................4688 Security measures: See also Classified information Classified national security information.............1086, 3876, 3877 DOE contractors..................................................1058 Private Remote Sensing Space Systems...............................19 Technical surveillance countermeasures............................887 Terrorist activity: Airplanes......................................................2345 Airports.......................................................2346 Wassenaar Arrangement review......................................550 Seeds: Pesticide-treated................................................3559 Testing and certification.........................................173 [[Page 65647]] Seizures and forfeitures: Customs regulations........................................2839, 2854 FCC regulations..................................................4335 Selective Service System: Registration requirements..................................3930, 4006 Sewage disposal: Incinerator emissions standards..................................3435 Sewer collection systems.........................................3673 Sludge use and disposal..............................3669, 3671, 3721 Sex discrimination: Federally assisted programs....60, 510, 1393, 1523, 3245, 3796, 3865, 3881 Sheep: Interstate movement...............................................257 Medical research classifications.................................1182 Shipbuilding industry: Air pollution control............................................3526 Safety and health regulations..............................2143, 2165 Small business: Lending company expansion and oversight...........................147 Premier Certified Lenders Program................................4104 Small businesses: See also Minority businesses Administrative offset by SBA.....................................4096 Bundled contracts................................................4097 Common rule on title IX of the Civil Rights Act..................4086 Construction businesses..........................................4098 DEAR amendments: Mentor-Protigi Program.........................................1077 DOD contracting...................................................893 Economic development..............................................525 Government procurement: Affirmative action reform......................................4205 Price evaluation adjustment.....................................957 Government subcontracting..................................3839, 4184 Guaranteed loans servicing.......................................4081 Health care industries...........................................4098 HUBZone program......................................3917, 4088, 4213 Liquidation plans................................................4080 Loans: SBA guaranty...................................................4102 Minority Enterprise Development......................4105, 4106, 4107 National forest land use..........................................443 North American Industry Classification System....................4079 Penalties........................................................2655 Privacy regulations..............................................4077 Record disclosure................................................4077 Rights to inventions..............................................873 Size standards: Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services..................4083 Architecture and engineering.......................4079, 4098, 4103 Construction.................................4079, 4098, 4100, 4103 Electric services..............................................4085 Health supply services.........................................4084 Refuse systems.....................................4079, 4098, 4103 Small Business Development Center Program revisions..............4078 Small Business Innovation Research Program administrative provisions....................................................285 SBA standards of conduct.........................................4076 SBIC Program reform..............................................4099 Timber sales: Set-aside recomputation.........................................460 Trusts...........................................................2904 Very Small Business Pilot Program................................4221 Women-owned businesses: Solicitation provisions and contract causes.....................530 Smoking: Air carrier prohibition..........................................2238 Workplace air quality............................................2162 Social security: See also Aid to Families with Dependent Children Child welfare Medicaid Medicare Public assistance programs Supplemental Security Income Unemployment compensation Contributions for support........................................4144 Coverage: Employees of State and local governments.......................4159 Debarment and suspension.........................................4151 Debt collection......................................4116, 4117, 4119 Disability determinations: Endocrine system and obesity...................................4169 Medical consultants' opinions...................................157 Drug-free workplace requirements.................................4151 Dually entitled beneficiaries....................................4135 Employer ID numbers for State and local government employment 4173 Facility of payment provision....................................4147 Freedom of information regulations...............................4158 Grants administration..........................4115, 4151, 4152, 4153 HHS regulation migration to SSA..........4115, 4151, 4152, 4153, 4157 Interest and penalties on debts..................................4118 Maximum family benefit...........................................4147 Medical equipment liability......................................1305 Misuse of symbols, emblems, or names.............................4113 Replacing social security number cards...........................4150 Review process...................................................4148 Self-sufficiency incentives......................................4120 SSA employees: Ethical conduct................................................4155 Third Party Collection Program....................................884 Widow's benefits.................................................4140 Social Security: Alien applicants.................................................1910 Disability determinations: Clarification of age as a vocational factor....................4122 Earnings records determinations..................................4146 Publications: Prohibitions against reproduction..............................1098 Revised medical criteria for determination of disability.........4164 Substantial gainful activity determination.......................4174 SSA employees: Testimony......................................................4121 Video teleconference technology...................................152 Soil conservation: Conservation Reserve Program.................................201, 241 Highly erodible land and wetlands............................197, 501 Space transportation and exploration: Commercial launch activities.....................................2410 DOT licenses.............................................2401, 2403 Reusable launch vehicles.......................................2405 Cross-waiver of liability........................................3851 Financial responsibility requirements for licensed reentry activities...................................................2336 Licenses.........................................................2410 Non-U.S. licensed space stations.................................4366 Reentry licensing regulations....................................2405 Tracking and data relay satellite system: Non-government users...........................................3852 Statistics: See also Census data Economic statistics Health statistics State employment statistics agency representatives for consultations with DOL.......................................2034 Students: Student rights in research, experimental programs, and testing 997 Sugar: Marketing allotment program.......................................194 [[Page 65648]] Reporting and recordkeeping requirements..........................215 Superfund: Claims application streamlining..................................3664 Cooperative agreements and state contracts.......................3661 Grants for technical assistance..................................3662 Reportable quantity adjustments for carbamates...................3660 Supplemental Security Income (SSI): Acceptable medical sources.......................................4143 Computation of benefits..........................................4145 Denial of benefits...............................................4134 Disability determinations: Clarification of age as a vocational factor....................4122 Drug abuse or alcoholism.......................................4166 Endocrine system and obesity.............................4142, 4169 Medical consultants' opinions...................................157 Effective date of application for benefits.......................4170 Eligibility: Non-U.S. citizens..............................................1333 Fees for representation of claimants.............................4112 Income: Children of Vietnam veterans...................................4162 Deeming from ineligible parents................................4156 Payment of past-due benefits.....................................4133 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act 4170 Plans to achieve self-support....................................4114 Representative payee reforms.....................................4111 Revised medical criteria for determination of disability.........4164 Speech and language impairments..................................4143 Substantial gainful activity...............................4130, 4174 Video teleconference technology...................................152 Surety bonds: Automated surety interface.......................................2870 Health facilities............................................39, 1329 Medical device suppliers...............................38, 1329, 1330 SBA policy and procedure modifications...........................4075 Surface mining: See also Coal Mine safety and health Coal: Abandoned coal refuse sites....................................1777 Backfilling and grading........................................1778 Dam safety rules...............................................1779 Rights.........................................................1781 Subsidence resulting from underground mining...................1782 Electronic forms filing..........................................1780 Indian lands...............................................1715, 1783 Ownership and control............................................1784 Reclamation......................................................1785 T Taxes: See also Customs duties and inspection Employment taxes Estate taxes Excise taxes Gift taxes Income taxes Interest equalization tax Tax treaties Breweries.........................................................100 Collateral eligibility and valuation.............................2773 DOE policy on making payments in lieu of taxes...................1073 Escrow funds.....................................................2968 Foreign trade....................................................2969 Passive activity losses and credits..............................3046 Procedure and administration: Statement......................................................3031 Teachers: DOD placement assistance program..................................892 Quality enhancement grant programs.........................1014, 1018 Technical assistance: Environmental Protection Agency grants...........................3662 Telecommunications: See also Radio Satellites Telegraph Telephone Television Advanced telecommunications facilities and services..............4326 Application of subscriber line charges to ISDN service...........4330 ARMIS reporting requirements.....................................4323 Bell Operating Companies and affiliates: Enhanced services..............................................4317 Equipment manufacture..........................................4301 Telemessaging, electronic publishing and alarm.................4305 Carrier identification codes.....................................4314 Communication intercepting devices................................541 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act..........2014, 4404 Complaint procedures.............................................4316 Detariffing of interstate exchange access services...............4318 Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program.........497 Equipment manufacture............................................4301 North American Numbering Plan....................................4314 Out-of-region interstate, interexchange services: Tariff filing requirements.....................................4306 Performance measurements and reporting requirements..............4324 Pole attachments.................................................4293 Protection of Children From Sexual Predators Act: Designation of agencies to receive and investigate reports.....2009 Regulatory fee assessment and collection.........................4390 Relay services.............................................4319, 4320 Revision of RUS Telecommunications Program........................480 Rural areas..................................................478, 493 Special equipment contract........................................482 Telecommunications relay services contributor reporting requirements.................................................4333 Telecommunications Act: Access charge reform...........................................4310 Access charge return...........................................4325 Customer proprietary network information (CPNI)................4304 Individuals with disabilities..................................4312 Interstate pay-per-call and other information services.........4303 Local competition provisions...................................4311 LEC provision of interexchange services........................4309 Non-accounting safeguards......................................4302 Review of policies and rules...................................4306 Streamlining requirements......................................4308 Telemessaging, electronic publishing and alarm monitoring......4305 Unauthorized changes of long distance carriers...................4307 Uniden scanners and cellular radio signals interference..........4351 Wireless information networks....................................4346 Telephone: Advertising......................................................4514 Caller ID standards..............................................4296 Dial Equipment Minutes Weighting Program.........................4299 Enhanced 911 emergency calling systems.....................4313, 4402 Inside wiring....................................................4315 LEC definition and exemptions from Section 214...................4331 Part 41 elimination..............................................4332 Rural Telephone Bank..............................................485 Telecommunications system construction policies...................495 Toll free service access codes...................................4300 Uniden scanners and cellular radio signals interference..........4351 Universal Service Fund...........................................4299 900-number service...............................................4514 911 codes and other abbreviated dialing arrangements.............4298 Television: See also Cable television [[Page 65649]] Advanced systems.................................................4388 Advertising......................................................4377 Broadcast ownership..............................................4383 Competitive availability of navigation devices...................4292 Digital television service.......................................4352 EEO rules and policies...........................................4386 Filing of network affiliation contracts..........................4376 Main Studio/Public File Requirements for Broadcasters............4389 Mass media applications, rules, processes........................4384 Medical care telemetry devices.............................4339, 4345 Over-the-air reception devices...................................4289 Station ownership..........................................4375, 4381 Video programming: Accessibility..................................................4290 Terrorism: Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act....................2817 Contractor training...............................................935 Textiles: Customs regulations..................................2872, 2875, 2883 Flammability standards.....................................4246, 4256 Labeling.........................................................4512 Tires: Uniform tire quality grading.....................................2611 Tobacco: See also Cigars and cigarettes Exports..........................................................2813 Marketing quotas.........................184, 186, 190, 191, 226, 227 Price support programs...................184, 186, 190, 191, 226, 227 Regulation clarification..........................................205 Reimportation of products........................................2801 Smokeless tobacco: Health warnings................................................4507 Sale and distribution requirements.............................1194 State and local requirement exemptions.........................1195 Tax increase.....................................................2802 Veterans Affairs acquisition regulations.........................3273 Veterans' claims based on effect of tobacco products.............3168 Trade adjustment assistance: TAA program amendments...........................................2063 Workers transitional adjustment assistance.......................2070 Trade agreements: Endangered species...............................................1588 Market development................................................434 Accession of Singapore to GPA...................................950 North American Free Trade Agreement..................2070, 2842, 2851 Textile trade agreements.........................................2872 Trade practices: Consumer product warranties................................4520, 4521 Franchising and business opportunity ventures....................4513 Telephone service................................................4514 Trademarks: Fees.........................................................859, 861 Official Insignia of Native American Tribes.......................860 Registration to practice before the PTO in patent cases...........864 Trademark Law Treaty..............................................871 Transportation: See also Air transportation Bridges Common carriers Freight Highways and roads Intermodal transportation Mass transportation Noise control Pipelines Railroads Space transportation and exploration Vessels Air pollution control conformity......................108, 3401, 3527 Buy America requirements.........................................2682 Civil penalties..................................................2624 Dedicated short range communications of intelligent transportation systems.......................................4348 Disadvantaged business enterprise participation in airport concessions..................................................2232 Drug testing of transportation personnel...................2209, 2223 DOT rulemaking procedure.........................................2226 Environmental review.......................................2674, 3362 Hazard communication requirements................................2710 Head Start participants..........................................1376 Individuals with disabilities..............................2240, 3289 Interstate movement of equines to slaughter.......................267 Interstate movement of noxious weeds..............................277 Interstate shipment of biological materials......................1108 National Transit Database........................................2686 Planning.........................................................2676 Pre-employment alcohol testing...................................2230 Surface transportation projects: Credit assistance........................................2511, 2687 Transportation Conformity Pilot Program..........................3539 Transportation Equity Act amendment..............................2058 Transshipment of ozone depleting substances......................3503 Water pollution control..........................................3703 Wildlife...................................................1539, 1624 Travel: See also Passports and visas Travel and transportation expenses Travel restrictions Air tour and sightseeing operations..............................2321 Travel and transportation expenses: Deductions for members of Congress...............................2918 FTR amendment................3815, 3823, 3834, 3838, 3841, 3842, 3844 Government employees.............................................4185 Travel expense test program......................................3835 Treaties: See also Tax treaties Trade agreements Antarctic Treaty.................................................3316 Chemical Weapons Convention........................................18 Compacts of Free Association.....................................1949 Montreal Protocol....................................3383, 3384, 3540 World Heritage Convention........................................1698 Tuberculosis: Correctional management....................................1292, 1842 Occupational exposure..............................................86 U Underground mining: See also Mine safety and health Subsidence resulting from........................................1782 Ventilation..................................................77, 2124 Unemployment compensation: See also Railroad unemployment insurance Confidentiality and disclosure of State records..................2065 Disaster unemployment assistance.................................2059 Performance system...............................................2060 United States investments abroad: Foreign utilities..........................................4653, 4654 Uranium: Mill sites.................................................1072, 4593 NRC regulations amendments.......................................4604 Utilities: See also Electric utilities Natural gas Water supply Exemption for certain acquisitions...............................4653 Exemption for subsidiary companies...............................4654 Filing of responses to FERC Form No. 580 interrogatories.........4440 V Vegetables: Import restrictions...............................................280 Irradiation phytosanitary treatment...............................258 [[Page 65650]] Venereal diseases: Correctional management..........................................1842 Vessels: See also Anchorage grounds Cargo vessels Fishing vessels Marine safety Maritime carriers Navigation (water) Nuclear vessels Oceanographic research vessels Oil Pollutions Passenger vessels Alternate Compliance Program.....................................2313 Anchorage area regulations.................................2288, 2292 Armed forces vessels: Uniform national discharge standards...........................3724 Automatic Identification System..................................2264 Ballast water exchange guidelines................................2302 Blood alcohol concentration limit for operators..................2262 Boarding.........................................................2860 Certificates of origin...........................................2278 Coast Guard escort requirements..................................2298 Commercial diving operations.....................................2258 Controlled substances............................................1879 Discharge-removal equipment......................................2293 Documentation....................................................2261 Emissions standards for new marine engines.......................3381 Foreign repairs to American vessels..............................2861 Government contracting...........................................2039 Inspection requirements..........................................4037 National Boating Infrastructure Grant Program....................1538 Navigation lights on recreational vessels........................2260 Outer continental shelf..........................................2252 Overtime liability for immigration inspections...................1907 Panama Canal: Insurance requirements.........................................4035 Port restrictions and fees: Japanese vessels...............................................4480 Regattas and marine parades................................2280, 2296 Registration requirements........................................4037 Safety/security zone regulations.................................2291 Salvage and firefighting equipment...............................2256 Ship financing guarantees........................................2743 Standard measurement system exemption............................2285 Temporarily landed for repair....................................2863 Towing vessel operators..........................................2281 Vessel identification system...............................2275, 2278 Vessel Traffic Service.....................................2264, 2290 Veterans: Acquisition regulations: Application of labor laws......................................3181 Construction and architect-engineer contracts..................3180 Purchase cards and electronic data interchange....3176, 3178, 3217, 3220, 3221, 3271, 3273, 3274 Adult day health care in state homes.............................3153 Advanced health care planning....................................3193 Affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors.........................2047, 2049 Allotments for Alaska Natives....................................1810 Allowance for children with spinal bifida........................3166 Appeals regulations......................3222, 3223, 3238, 3242, 3243 Case docketing.................................................3225 Delegations of authority.......................................3224 Notification of representatives in connection with clear and unmistakable error motions...........................3226, 3227 Simultaneously contested claims................................3183 Blind......................................................3151, 3155 Burial benefits..........................3184, 3185, 3186, 3187, 3188 Provisions for capital crimes..................................3189 Checks: Returned and canceled benefit checks...........................3267 Child care centers...............................................3246 Children's benefits........................................3206, 4162 School child definition........................................3209 Claims based on aggravation of nonservice-connected disability 3237 Claims based on effect of tobacco products.......................3168 Clothing allowance...............................................3150 Compensation for beneficiaries of the Vietnamese Commandos Compensation Commission.......................................900 Custody of school age or adult disabled children.................3236 Denial of claims: Reconsiderations...............................................3247 Disability rating: Dental disabilities............................................3254 Digestive system...............................................3157 Evidence of permanent and total disability.....................3172 Eye, ear, and other sense organs.........................3197, 3252 Fibromyalgia...................................................3253 Individual unemployability.....................................3159 Liver diseases.................................................3264 Medical evidence of improvement................................3235 Neurological conditions and convulsive disorders...............3156 Orthopedic system..............................................3234 Skin conditions................................................3195 Systemic conditions............................................3254 The spine......................................................3169 Total disability...............................................3196 Disabled Veterans Affirmative Action Program.....................4023 Education: Advanced and lump sum payments.................................3256 Course approval requirements.......................3162, 3199, 3202 Flight training..........................................3163, 3202 Montgomery G.I. Bill...................3199, 3214, 3215, 3255, 3260 Montgomery G.I. Bill administrative errors.....................3269 Montgomery G.I. Bill eligibility criteria................3211, 3216 Reservists.........................................3200, 3261, 3263 Survivors and dependents.................................3164, 3205 Veterans Programs Enhancement Act..............................3170 Equal employment opportunity discrimination complaints: Delegation of authority........................................3228 Evidence requirements............................................3160 Food assistance programs.........................................3277 Freedom of Information Act.......................................3229 Group Life Insurance accelerated benefit option..................3212 Income exclusions................................................3208 Insurance........................................................3207 Loan guaranty: Acceptance of partial payments.................................3233 Conveyance of property to the VA...............................3232 Interest rate reduction refinancing loans......................3257 Property improvements definition...............................3158 Loan refinancing.................................................3259 Medical benefits: Adjunct conditions definition..................................3149 Drugs and medicines......................................3192, 3194 Enrollment and provisions of hospital care and medical services.............................................3249, 3251 Medical care collection or recovery..............................3250 Medical evaluations: Ankylosis......................................................3161 Intervertebral disc syndrome...................................3198 Limitation in hand movement....................................3161 Medical opinions rules...........................................3244 Medication copayments............................................3148 Medication prescribing authority.................................3248 National Cemetery Administration title changes...................3275 National Practitioner Data Bank reporting policy.................3154 National Service Life Insurance..................................3171 Pensions.............................................3204, 3236, 3265 Post-traumatic stress disorder...................................3258 Proof of service.................................................3167 Prosthetic services..............................................3151 Recognition of organizations and accreditation of representatives for claimants................................3230 Rehabilitation programs..........................................3196 [[Page 65651]] Rules of Practice: Subpoenas......................................................3182 Title change...................................................3223 Special disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam era........2047 State homes................................................3152, 3191 Survivor benefits................................................3266 DIC benefits...................................................3210 Spouses........................................................3268 Veterans employment report..................................919, 4181 Vocational training programs...............................3201, 3203 Well grounded claims/duty to assist..............................3165 Vocational rehabilitation: Self-sufficiency incentives......................................4120 State programs...................................................1027 Veterans.........................................................3203 Volunteers: DOL regulation...................................................2039 National Service Trust...........................................3295 Peace Corps....................................3926, 4040, 4041, 4042 Prison inmate community service projects.........................1839 Vista............................................................3926 W Wages: See also Employee benefit plans Minimum wages Appropriated fund wage areas.......3938, 4012, 4014, 4016, 4017, 4018 Back pay.........................................................3979 Domestic services................................................2056 Federal construction contracts.....................................66 Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act amendments..................2039 Government printing positions....................................4013 Hazardous duty pay...............................................4015 Hourly compensation: Computer-related occupations...................................2044 Overtime.........................................................2041 Overtime pay for travel..........................................3979 Pay administration...............................................3979 Pay and leave administration.....................................3972 Physicians' comparability allowance..............................3979 Salary basis.......................................................65 Severance pay....................................................3942 Site of work.....................................................2045 Tipped employees.................................................2044 Warehouses: Commodity Credit Corporation storage..............................199 Cotton.......................................................208, 244 Tobacco auction warehouses........................................211 Warranties: Disclosure of terms and conditions...............................4520 Informal Dispute Settlement Mechanisms (IDSM)....................4522 Pre-sale availability of written warranty terms..................4521 Waste treatment and disposal: See also Hazardous waste Recycling Sewage disposal Armed forces vessels.............................................3724 Effluent guidelines................3666, 3682, 3685, 3695, 3713, 3725 Financial test criteria..........................................3639 Fossil fuel combustion wastes....................................3621 Iron and steel manufacturing.....................................3710 Land disposal: Restrictions.................................3622, 3635, 3637, 3648 Lead-based paint debris..........................................3654 Metal machinery and equipment wastewater.........................3704 Municipal waste combustion units.................................3388 Nuclear waste disposal...........................................4595 Ocean dumping....................................................3751 Passenger vehicle waste discharge................................2666 Permit applications........................................3705, 3719 Radioactive waste.................................................105 Recoverable metals criteria......................................3707 Recycling of hazardous waste in fertilizers......................3655 Rural loans and grants............................................477 Rural program regulations.........................................496 Sewer grouting...................................................3595 Shore Protection Act.............................................3752 Sludges from metal finishing industry............................3645 Solid waste disposal: Grant programs..................................................490 Guideline revisions......................................3623, 3636 Landfill criteria........................................3623, 3624 Landfills and incinerators...................3451, 3455, 3471, 3685 Municipal landfills......................................3357, 3657 Physical/chemical evaluation methods...........................3627 Streamlining regulations.........................................3688 Toxics Release Inventory.........................................3618 Underground storage tanks: Toxicity characteristic rule...................................3646 Uniform national discharge standards.............................3724 Vessels transporting waste.......................................2274 Water pollution control: See also Oil pollution Waste treatment and disposal Biological test methods..........................................3706 Clean Water Act........3668, 3684, 3689, 3706, 3707, 3708, 3722, 3723 Test procedures......3668, 3680, 3692, 3693, 3694, 3706, 3708, 3714 Cyanide criteria.................................................3689 Effluent guidelines: Animal feeding operations..................................121, 122 Coal mining....................................................3678 Industrial waste combustors....................................3695 Industrial wastewater..............................3456, 3704, 3720 Iron and steel manufacturing...................................3710 Landfills and incinerators.....................................3685 Mining.........................................................3727 Oil and gas extraction.........................................3715 Pulp, paper and paperboard.............3501, 3511, 3697, 3713, 3725 Regulations reformatting.......................................3690 Transportation equipment cleaning..............................3683 Great Lakes................................................3679, 3711 Marine pollution: Discharge-removal equipment carriage and inspection............2293 Emergency control measures for tank barges.....................2305 Facility response plans for hazardous substances.................88 Facility response plans for non-petroleum oils.................2286 Facility response plans for vegetable oils and animal fats.....3703 Ocean dumping..................................................3751 Oil or hazardous substances..............................2276, 2294 Tank monitoring devices........................................2308 Tank vessels.....................................................89 Microbiological test methods.........................3680, 3749, 3750 NPDES permits..............................................3673, 3709 NPDES permittee reporting........................................3675 Oil and grease test procedures...................................3722 Permit applications........................................3705, 3719 Pretreatment regulations.........................................3687 Publicly owned treatment works renewal process...................3723 Radon.............................................................117 Recoverable metals criteria......................................3707 Sewer collection systems.........................................3673 Sludge management programs.....................3641, 3645, 3669, 3721 Stormwater runoff.................................................134 Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants.......3674, 3712, 3726 Total maximum daily loads....................................136, 137 Trace metals criteria............................................3708 Vapor control systems............................................2265 Water quality standards............3672, 3686, 3692, 3693, 3694, 3699 Alabama..................................................3698, 3716 Criteria for acute aquatic life.......3672, 3692, 3693, 3694, 3699, 3711 [[Page 65652]] Mixing zone elimination and phase-out provision................3679 State and tribal standards.....................................3700 Water resources: See also Water bank program Water supply Watersheds Army Corps of Engineers environmental quality requirements........966 Best technology available for cooling water intake structures 3670 Colorado River Basin........................................200, 1790 Land and Water Conservation Fund.................................1706 National Invasive Species Act....................................2302 Water Bank Program................................................200 Water supply: See also Dams Irrigation Reservoirs Carcinogen risk assessment.......................................3314 Central Valley Project of California.............................1786 Colorado River Basin.............................................1790 Drinking water: Aldicarb and atrazine..........................................3743 Arsenic.........................................................119 Contaminant level goals (MCLGs)................................3736 Contaminants...........117, 120, 3553, 3680, 3732, 3737, 3749, 3750 Copper.........................................................3734 Disinfectants.......................................118, 3741, 3746 Endocrine Disruptor Screening and Testing Program..............3556 Filter backwash recycling......................................3748 Injection wells................................................3733 Lead...........................................................3734 Monitoring requirements........................................3744 Oxygenated fuel additives......................................3587 Public notification requirements................................135 Radionuclides..................................................3736 Regulations reformatting.......................................3735 Rural program regulations.......................................496 State revolving fund...........................................3739 Sulfate........................................................3742 Unregulated contaminant monitoring program.....................3747 Groundwater protection............................................130 Storage and marketing............................................1790 Waterways: See also Bridges Harbors Rivers Facility response plans for hazardous substances...................88 Facility response plans for non-petroleum oils...................2286 Facility response plans for vegetable oils and animal fats.......3703 Weather: Wind Profiler Radar Systems......................................4341 Wheat: Crop insurance....................................................306 Diseases..........................................................255 End-Use Certificate Program.......................................248 Whistleblowing: FBI employees..............................................1903, 2021 Research misconduct..............................................1231 Wildlife: See also Marine mammals Wildlife refuges Albatross........................................................1554 Aviation bird encounter regulations........................2358, 2400 Brush-tailed possum..............................................1607 Captive bred.....................................................1571 Eagles...............................................1535, 1621, 1665 Endangered and threatened...1550, 1551, 1552, 1558, 1562, 1578, 1586, 1587, 1589, 1604, 1655, 1661 Exotic birds: Importation....................................................1658 Exportation......................................................1539 Falcons....................................................1621, 1673 FWS permit applications..........................................1639 Importation......................................................1539 Injurious..................................................1531, 1607 Management and protection..................................1584, 1585 Marine sanctuary program..........................................761 Migratory birds: Canada goose permits...........................................1669 Hunting regulations..........................1583, 1590, 1681, 1688 List revision..................................................1573 Permits......................................1622, 1623, 1652, 1673 Tin shot.......................................................1672 Permit procedures................................................1577 Restoration programs.............................................1600 River otter exports..............................................1650 Seabirds.....................................................647, 763 Transport standards for reptiles and amphibians..................1536 Transportation...................................................1539 Wildlife refuges: Alaska...........................................................1620 Disturbance regulations..........................................1670 Federal Lands Highway Program....................................2448 Hunting and fishing regulations..................................1674 National Wildlife Refuge System..................................1534 Public entry and use.................................1596, 1620, 1814 Wine: Ameliorating materials...........................................2789 Exports..........................................................2804 Grape variety names..............................................2816 Imports..........................................................2778 Labeling.............................................2779, 2814, 2815 Labeling of specialty products and flavored wines................2780 Standards of fill................................................2790 Tax refund.......................................................2810 Viticultural areas...............................................2811 Women: See also Minority businesses Sex discrimination In vitro fertilization...........................................1225 Length of hospital stay after birth of child.................75, 1355 Nutrition education participant contacts..........................334 Violence against women on campuses...............................2029 Women-owned businesses: Government contracting.........................................4417 Government subcontracting......................................4184 Solicitation provisions and contract causes.....................530 Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act.......................1242, 2093 Women, infants, and children: Funding formula...................................................393 Supplemental food program: Administrative requirement changes..............................370 Certification integrity.........................................376 Food delivery systems........................................7, 384 Food packaging..................................................389 Funding provisions..............................................377 Local agency expenditure reports................................375 Soy-base beverages..............................................395 Workers' compensation: Coal miners......................................................2040 Third Party Collection Program....................................884 Y Youth: See also Infants and children Juvenile delinquency AmeriCorps participants..........................................3295 Meal supplements for teenagers in low-income areas................374