[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions] [Subject Index to the Unified Agenda] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] [[Page 38735]]F. SUBJECT INDEX TO THE UNIFIED AGENDA A Accounting: Audits of State and local governments and nonprofit institutions.................................................2955 Change in method definition......................................2601 Cost accounting standards.............................634, 3650, 3805 Delay rental payments............................................2743 Disclosure requirements related to derivative financial and commodity instruments........................................4324 DOI cost recovery..........................................1768, 1769 Employee stock ownership plan costs..............................3577 FMS claims.................................................2454, 2458 Foreign exchange operations......................................2457 International accounting standards...............................4321 Local exchange carrier requirements..............................4040 Maritime mobile radio services...................................3942 Mark-to-market accounting............................2667, 2733, 2738 Requirements for RUS Telecommunications borrowers.................264 Acquisition regulations: See Government procurement Additives: See Fuel additives Administrative practice and procedure: See also Claims Environmental impact statements Equal access to justice Freedom of information Privacy AID..............................................................3018 Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.........................2507 Coast Guard......................................................1200 DOT..............................................................2038 FCC..............................................................3935 FTC..............................................................4131 FWS..............................................................1506 Hearing and appeal procedures: Aviation economic proceedings..................................2037 BLM............................................................1779 CNCS...........................................................3029 Medicare enrollment.............................................946 NIGC.....................................................4184, 4193 OHA............................................................1495 OPM............................................................3591 Peace Corps....................................................3690 Public lands cases.............................................1497 SBA............................................................3744 Treasury Department............................................2603 USDA.............................................................28 VA.......................................................3010, 3013 HUD..............................................................1409 INS..............................................................1876 IRS........................................................2596, 2784 OPM..............................................................3612 Peace Corps................................................3691, 3696 Registration of drug producers....................................837 Rulemaking: DOT............................................................2049 GSA............................................................3468 IRS............................................................2602 NRC............................................................4224 TSA............................................................1333 USDA............................................................175 SSA........................................................3776, 3795 USDA.........................................................112, 116 VA.........................................................2955, 3011 Adoption and foster care: Administrative costs.............................................1049 Alien siblings...................................................1087 Intercountry adoptions...............................1085, 1176, 2018 Advertising: Air transportation rates.........................................2056 Alcoholic beverages..............................................2526 Home insulation..................................................4137 Organic claims for alcoholic beverages...........................2521 Smokeless tobacco health warnings................................4132 Television.......................................................3960 Unfair or deceptive practices....................................4133 Affirmative action plans: See Equal employment opportunity Aged: See also Medicaid Medicare Public assistance programs Supplemental Security Income (SSI) AOA rules revisions..............................................1056 National Senior Service Corps....................................3034 Nondiscrimination: Department of State............................................2022 DOL............................................................1969 EEOC...........................................................3460 GSA............................................................3465 HUD............................................................1451 NARA...........................................................3544 SSA............................................................3747 Senior Community Service Employment Program......................1940 Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program..........................141 Agricultural commodities: See also Commodity futures Crop insurance Fruits Grains Marketing quotas Price support programs Vegetables AID transactions.................................................3018 Cargo preference regulations.....................................2352 Commodity Credit Corporation: Debt collection and settlement regulations.......................31 Export Credit Guarantee Program.................................194 Procurement of commodities from HUBZone small businesses.........18 Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers..........................35 Warehouses for storage contracts.................................20 Commodity Supplemental Food Program...............................153 Cotton.............................................................14 Classification service user fees.................................12 Extra long staple loan adjustment for strength...................46 Outside storage of extra long staple loan cotton.................45 Country of origin labeling.........................................11 Emerging markets program..........................................192 Exports......................................................192, 195 Fees for processed commodity analytical services..................135 Grains.............................................129, 133, 134, 135 Imports............................................................65 Karnal bunt compensation...........................................49 Mark-to-market accounting........................................2738 National Organic Program........................................1, 15 Nursery crops.....................................................111 Ocean freight claims...............................................23 Organic producers' exemption from paying assessments...............10 Pecans............................................................118 Quality Services Verification Program...............................3 [[Page 38736]] Sugar: Marketing allotment regulations..................................30 Reexport programs...............................................193 Tobacco: Inspection........................................................8 Marketing quotas.........................................24, 33, 43 Price support program........................................33, 43 Warehouse designation requirements...............................32 Tomato............................................................117 Agricultural research: Funding requirements...............................................90 Matching fund requirements at Land-Grant Institutions..............93 Non-formula grant program administration...........................91 Agriculture: See also Agricultural commodities Agricultural research Food assistance programs Foods Forests and forest products Irrigation Pesticides and pests Rural areas Acquisition regulations...........................................288 Administrative regulations...................................112, 116 Agricultural innovation centers...................................259 Bees, beekeeping byproducts, and beekeeping equipment..............59 Biobased products.................................................243 Conservation program information confidentiality..................285 Conservation security program.....................................283 Cost-sharing for animal and plant health emergency programs........77 Effluent guidelines for aquaculture industry.....................3416 Emergency Conservation Program.....................................37 Emergency Watershed Protection Program............................281 Farm Bill of 2002: Assistance for livestock producers...............................26 Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program.........250, 255, 258 Conservation Reserve Program.....................................40 Energy efficiency improvements..................................252 Loan eligibility with prior debt forgiveness.....................41 Renewable energy systems........................................252 Rural Business Enterprise Grant program.........................254 Tree assistance program..........................................42 Farm Loan Program..................................................38 Farm Service Agency: Annual analysis requirements for lenders.........................25 Debt collection and settlement regulations.......................31 Direct farm loan programs appraisal regulations..................44 Environmental compliance regulation..............................29 Extra long staple cotton loan adjustment for strength............46 Interest assistance program......................................22 Loan eligibility for outside storage of extra long staple loan cotton..................................................45 Minor farm loan program..........................................39 Regulatory streamlining of direct farm loan programs.............21 Rescheduling guaranteed loans with balloon payments..............25 Selection of state and county committees.........................19 Subordination requirements.......................................25 Tobacco warehouse designation requirements.......................32 Funding requirements for extension activities at Land-Grant Institutions...............................................93, 94 Guaranteed farm loan regulations...................................17 Hatch Multistate Research Fund.....................................92 Intermediary relending program....................................256 National security emergency loans.................................251 Natural Resources Conservation Service: Equitable relief procedures.....................................286 Nonprocurement regulations........................................242 Participation of religious organizations in USDA programs.........244 Pseudorabies in swine..............................................70 Secondary market sales of guaranteed loans........................257 Technical assistance and training..................................98 Third-party vendor assistance.....................................282 Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers............................35 Value-added producer grants.......................................259 Worker protection standards................................3299, 3306 Aid to Families with Dependent Children: See Public assistance programs AIDS: Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program..............1465 NIH AIDS Research Loan Repayment Program..........................926 Air carriers: See also Air rates and fares Advance notice requirements for landings and arrivals of aircraft from foreign areas..................................1253 Air-ground telecommunications services...........................4015 Aircraft assembly placard requirements...........................2104 Airport certification............................................2123 Aviation data requirements.......................................2031 Cargo security...................................................1300 Civil penalties..................................................2045 Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System II: Passenger reservation information..............................1303 Computer reservations system.....................................2050 Continuing fitness determinations................................2047 Disability related complaints....................................2052 Enhanced security rules for foreign carriers.....................1310 Fifth-freedom charters...........................................2034 Flight deck officer program......................................1329 Foreign airline operators' revenues and expenses in the US........292 Hazardous materials transportation: International standards..................................2340, 2345 Incidents involving animals......................................2129 Income source rules..............................................2600 Maintenance of and access to records pertaining to individuals 2042, 2043 Noise certification standards..............................2090, 2118 Passengers: Accommodations for deaf and hard of hearing individuals........2036 International-to-international program...................1291, 1292 Manifest information.....................................1270, 2030 Nondiscrimination..............................................2032 Oxygen use.....................................................2029 Passenger and Aviation Security Screening Records..............1321 Passenger facility charge rule...........................2071, 2128 Passenger Name Record information..............................1273 Security service fee.....................................1314, 1335 Transit without visa...................1287, 1288, 1293, 1294, 1296 Use of portable oxygen concentrator devices onboard............2076 Price advertising................................................2056 Prohibition against flight takeoffs or landings in the US by Syrian air carriers..........................................2107 Required advance electronic presentation of cargo information 1298 Seats, crashworthiness standards.................................2112 Security compliance program for aircraft operators...............1324 Security infrastructure fees...............................1315, 1335 Service difficulty reports.................................2069, 2135 Suspension of privilege to transport aliens to the United States.......................................................1258 Transportation of animals on international carriers................87 Visa Waiver Program..............................................1295 Air fares: See Air rates and fares Air pollution control: See also Motor vehicle pollution [[Page 38737]] Accidental release prevention........................3202, 3203, 3255 Acid Rain Program................................................3176 Air quality modeling.............................................3144 Air quality resources: Class I area designations......................................3206 Air quality standards..........................3071, 3190, 3205, 3231 Alternative method approvals...............................3099, 3286 Ambient air quality monitoring.............................3078, 3097 Best available retrofit technology...............................3179 Boilers..........................................................3146 Carbon monoxide............................................3071, 3118 Chemicals............................................3260, 3266, 3329 Chromium emissions.........................................3218, 3261 Clean Air Act......................3074, 3150, 3159, 3170, 3283, 3284 Clean unit designation...........................................3232 Combustion turbines..............................................3154 Continuous parameter monitoring systems..........................3100 Delisting hazardous pollutants.................3089, 3122, 3159, 3166 Electric arc furnace.............................................3153 Electric utility steam generating unit MACT regulation...........3160 Emission control diagnostic systems..............................3113 Emissions from animal feeding operations.........................3125 Emissions monitoring program...................3100, 3152, 3223, 3265 Emissions standards: Aircraft engines...............................................3181 Architectural coatings.........................................3135 Coke ovens...............................................3077, 3084 Heavy-duty diesel trucks.......................................3121 Highway motorcycles............................................3281 Hydrogen fluoride production...................................3077 Locomotive engines.............................................3066 Marine diesel engines....................................3066, 3288 Municipal waste combustors.....................................3118 Navajo generating station................................3141, 3142 New marine engines.............................................3077 New motor vehicles.................................3129, 3174, 3287 Nonroad diesel engines and fuel................................3173 Performance criteria...........................................3155 Permit requirements............................................3077 Radionuclides..................................................3143 Semiconductor facilities.......................................3077 Spark ignition marine vessels............................3131, 3281 Spark-ignition nonroad engines.....................3068, 3131, 3290 Test procedures for highway and nonroad engines................3132 VOC standards............................................3090, 3292 Emissions trades.................................................3229 Flexible air permit rule.........................................3134 Fuels and fuel additives....3067, 3098, 3103, 3126, 3136, 3184, 3196, 3204, 3233 Gas turbines...............................................3166, 3258 Gasoline anti-dumping program........................3101, 3172, 3183 Hazardous air pollutants....3075, 3145, 3146, 3156, 3159, 3186, 3236, 3256, 3258, 3260, 3266, 3266, 3267, 3268, 3270, 3272, 3273, 3345 Hazardous waste combustion facilities............................3382 Indian reservations in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.............3177 Inspection/maintenance programs............................3096, 3230 Interstate transport of fine particulate matter..................3106 Iron and steel industry..........................................3259 Lime manufacturing industry......................................3268 MACT standards.....................3115, 3145, 3156, 3160, 3272, 3273 Metal parts and products coating industry........................3269 Methyl bromide.......................................3114, 3187, 3282 Mineral wool production..........................................3238 Mobile sources.............................................3091, 3180 Motor Vehicle and Engine Compliance Fee Program..................3257 NESHAP: Acrylic/modacrylic fiber production............................3245 Aerospace manufacturing and rework facilities..................3208 Asphalt processing and asphalt roofing manufacturing...........3243 Asphalt/coal tar application...................................3158 Benzene waste operations.......................................3277 Cellulose products manufacturing...............................3112 Chlorine production............................................3278 Chromium electroplating........................................3157 Chromium emissions.............................................3261 Clay ceramics industry.........................................3254 Delegations' provisions........................................3275 Elastomers...............................................3075, 3219 Ethylene oxide for sterilization facilities....................3209 Ethylene oxide hospital sterilization..........................3119 Ethylene processes.............................................3167 Ferroalloys production.........................................3237 Gasoline distribution facilities.........................3085, 3276 General provisions.............................................3165 Glass manufacturing industry...................................3244 Halogenated solvent cleaning...................................3214 Hazardous Organic NESHAP.................................3162, 3220 Hydrochloric acid production...................................3124 Industrial inorganic chemicals manufacturing...................3248 Industrial process cooling towers..............................3086 Industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers..............3252 Iron and steel foundries.......................................3250 Lead smelting............................................3069, 3212 Leather finishing..............................................3110 Magnetic tape manufacturing....................................3215 Marine tank vessel loading operations..........................3211 Metal parts and products coating industry................3267, 3269 Metal pipes....................................................3158 Miscellaneous coating manufacturing............................3262 Municipal solid waste landfills................................3117 Non-metallic minerals processing...............................3271 Off-site waste and recovery operations residual risk standard 3201 Oil and natural gas production...........................3246, 3247 Organic chemical manufacturing.................................3133 Organic liquids................................................3273 Paint stripping................................................3241 Perchloroethylene dry cleaning facilities................3087, 3279 Petroleum refineries...............................3070, 3164, 3217 Pharmaceuticals production...............................3198, 3240 Plating and polishing..........................................3251 Pollution prevention alternative compliance....................3165 Polymers and resins................................3210, 3219, 3221 Polyurethane foam production...................................3239 Portland cement manufacturing industry.........................3083 Predictive emission monitoring.................................3080 Primary aluminum reduction plants..............................3163 Printing and publishing industry.........................3082, 3216 Printing, coating, and dyeing of fabrics and textiles..........3195 Pulp and paper production......................................3200 Reinforced plastic composites..................................3192 Shipbuilding and ship repair surface coating...................3213 Site remediation.........................................3127, 3272 Solvent extraction for vegetable oil production................3161 Source categories..............................................3165 Surface coating of metal cans..................................3194 Synthetic organic chemicals....................................3220 Taconite iron ore processing...................................3274 Thermoplastics...........................................3075, 3221 Total facility low risk determination for residual risk........3249 New source performance standards...........................3076, 3153 New source review..........................................3105, 3232 New stationary sources...........................................3077 Nitrogen oxides................................3130, 3169, 3176, 3406 Non-metallic minerals processing.................................3271 Opacity measurement of emissions...........................3149, 3152 Operating permits..................3064, 3128, 3225, 3226, 3227, 3289 Ozone and ozone precursors: 8-hour standard............3104, 3107, 3109, 3123, 3151, 3189, 3235 National ambient air quality standards......3104, 3151, 3188, 3189, 3190, 3235 [[Page 38738]] Protection of stratospheric ozone......853, 3092, 3093, 3094, 3111, 3114, 3120, 3137, 3138, 3139, 3140, 3147, 3185, 3187, 3191, 3193, 3197, 3199, 3242, 3253, 3282, 3283, 3284, 3285, 3291 Transport..............................3168, 3169, 3207, 3222, 3263 Particulate matter.........................................3072, 3265 PCB manufacturing................................................3343 Performance Track program........................................3373 Performance-based measurement system for fuels...................3102 Plantwide Applicability Limit....................................3105 Plywood and composite wood products manufacturing................3156 Polymer exemption rule...........................................3323 Prevention of significant deterioration....................3105, 3232 Process heaters..................................................3146 Project XL.....................................3052, 3058, 3292, 3399 Reciprocating internal combustion engines........................3145 Risk management plans: List of substances.............................................3203 Public access to information...................................3202 Solid waste incinerators...................................3076, 3280 Source category list.......................................3236, 3256 State implementation plans.................................3108, 3151 Sulfur oxides..............................................3095, 3205 Synthetic organic chemicals manufacturing........................3079 Transportation conformity..................................3104, 3170 Volatile organic compounds...3065, 3079, 3090, 3116, 3148, 3178, 3264 Voluntary superior monitoring....................................3234 Wood furniture industry..........................................3088 Air rates and fares: Aviation data requirements.......................................2031 Including travel agency service fees in advertised rates.........2056 Air safety: See Aviation safety Air tariffs: See Air rates and fares Air traffic control: Waiver of mandatory separation age for air traffic controllers...2102 Air transportation: See also Air carriers Air rates and fares Aircraft Airmen Airports Airspace Aviation safety Navigation (air) Aviation economics...............................................2037 Electronic presentation of cargo data............................1278 Excise taxes.........................................2599, 2645, 2646 Hazardous substances.................................2312, 2340, 2345 Nondiscrimination................................................2032 Aircraft: Aging aircraft...................................................2103 Aircraft parts...................................................2084 Airworthiness directives and standards........2064, 2066, 2077, 2083, 2108, 2109, 2110, 2120 Anti-money laundering program for businesses engaged in airplane sales...............................................2430 Area navigation..................................................2100 Aviation Radio Service...........................................4021 Certification procedures for products and parts..................2088 Child restraint systems..........................................2114 Cockpit voice recorder requirements..............................2065 Corrosion control program........................................2058 Electrical and electronic system standards.......................2068 Exhaust emissions standard for engines...........................3181 Export licensing jurisdiction.....................................320 Extended operations of multi-engine airplanes....................2119 Flight data recorder regulations...........................2065, 2087 Float plane take-off and landing.................................1192 Foreign civil aircraft...........................................2035 Fuel tank safety.................................................2103 Halon-1301 fire extinguishing vessels............................3197 Hazardous material recognition training..........................2086 Hazardous material transportation................................2313 Helicopters......................................................2090 Improved seats retrofit..........................................2112 Light sport aircraft: Certification of pilots, repairmen and aircraft................2091 Maintenance: Aging aircraft...........................................2067, 2078 Bilateral agreements with Canada...............................2074 Major repair data................................................2133 Noise requirements...............................................2115 Private charter security rules...................................1316 Propeller-driven small airplane noise certification........2105, 2115 Repair station security requirements.............................1308 Rotorcraft.......................................................2064 Sale of DOD aircraft to persons providing oil spill response service.......................................................624 Security programs for aircraft weighing 12,500 pounds or more....1323 Transponders...............................................2079, 2097 Transport category: Airworthiness directives and standards......2062, 2070, 2092, 2093, 2094, 2095, 2096, 2124, 2125, 2126, 2136 Crew discreet alerting systems.................................2072 Electrical equipment.........................2124, 2125, 2126, 2136 Emergency announcements on public address systems..............2092 Emergency evacuation demonstration procedures..................2082 FAR/JAR harmonization actions..................................2122 Flight deck door monitoring....................................2072 Flight requirements............................................2094 Flightdeck security considerations on foreign operated airplanes............................................2098, 2101 Fuel tank flammability reduction...............................2075 Fuselage door design standards.................................2127 Nickel cadmium battery installation and storage..........2124, 2136 Performance and handling qualities in icing conditions.........2070 Powerplant controls............................................2096 Powerplant installation requirements...........................2093 Protective breathing equipment.................................2095 Trim systems...................................................2095 Aircraft pilots: See Airmen Airlines: See Air carriers Airmen: Civil penalties..................................................2080 Criminal history background checks...............................1326 Drug abuse.......................................................2057 Drug or alcohol test refusal.....................................2063 Flight training for aliens.......................................1320 Picture identification requirements..............................2099 Rest and duty requirements.......................................2113 Security disqualifications.......................................2117 Training and certification.......................................2121 Airplanes: See Aircraft Airports: Accommodations for deaf and hard of hearing individuals..........2036 Advance notice requirements for landings and arrivals of aircraft from foreign areas..................................1253 Concessions: Disadvantaged business enterprise participation................2040 Criminal history background checks for escorted access...........1299 Criminal history background checks for operators.................1326 Customs security area access.....................................1271 [[Page 38739]] Enhanced security procedures within the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Flight Restricted Zone.....................1309 Private land mobile radio services...............................4019 Security compliance program......................................1325 Transit without visa.......................................1293, 1294 Airspace: Grand Canyon National Park.......................................2085 Minimum flight altitudes and restrictions in the vicinity of certain sports events........................................2106 NOAA overflight regulation........................................506 Regulations, routine issue of....................................2111 Security control of air traffic............................2132, 2134 Use and preservation of..........................................2061 Washington, DC metropolitan area.................................2073 Airways: See Airspace Airworthiness directives and standards: See Aircraft Alaska Natives: See Indians Alcohol abuse: Airmen testing...................................................2063 Aviation personnel...............................................2060 Management information system reporting by transportation employers..............................................2187, 2307 Railroad employee testing..................................2302, 2303 Testing following marine incident................................1194 Transportation workplace testing.................................2048 Alcohol and alcoholic beverages: See also Beer Liquors Wine Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.........................2507 Distilled spirits plant regulations..............................2474 Exports..........................................................2550 Flavored malt beverages..........................................2509 Organic claims in labeling and advertising.......................2521 Saccharin disclosure.......................................2530, 2537 Sake regulations.................................................2540 Standards of fill................................................2531 Taxpaid distilled spirits used to manufacture nonbeverage products.....................................................2478 Aliens: See also Citizenship and naturalization Immigration Refugees Address notification.............................................1353 Adjustment of status........1088, 1093, 1112, 1125, 1127, 1133, 1134, 1137, 1171 Adoption of alien siblings.......................................1087 Affidavit of support.............................................1110 American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act.....1089, 1823 Arriving aliens definition.......................................1260 Assigning SSNs to F-1 students...................................3774 Asylum...........................................................1126 Claims made at land border ports-of-entry................1102, 1878 Dismissal of application.......................................1081 Numerical limit on grants......................................1869 Battered and abused spouses and children...................1108, 1866 Border crossing cards: Elimination of.................................................1261 Children: Certificate of citizenship application.........................1129 Child Status Protection Act........................1152, 1177, 2007 Civil surgeon program............................................1095 Conditional residents: Termination of marriage........................................1118 Consent to reapply for admission after removal...................1091 Countries to which aliens may be removed.........................1363 Crew list visa elimination.......................................2014 Criminal convictions.............................................1873 Early release for removal of aliens in custody for nonviolent offenses...................................................1348 Custody procedures.........................................1352, 1879 Deportability and inadmissibility on public charge grounds.......1116 Deportation proceedings: Power of Attorney General......................................1349 Suspension.........................................1114, 1866, 1870 Detention of aliens subject to final orders of removal...........1351 Diversity visas............................................2019, 2024 Documentary requirements for returning temporary residents.......1142 Duty to surrender when ordered removed from the United States....1881 Employment: Authorization for certificate of citizenship applicants........1124 Correcting technical and procedural violations of paperwork requirements...............................................1111 EB-5 classification......................................1151, 1880 Eligibility for certain scientists and engineers...............1158 Eligibility pilot program......................................1161 Eligibility verification.................................1147, 1170 Employer sanctions.............................................1367 International broadcasters.....................................1131 Labor certification process..............................1936, 1937 Labor condition applications.............................1935, 1938 Post-adjudication audits of H-2B petitions.....................1934 Premium processing service for petitions and applications......1132 Temporary employment of foreign professionals on H-1B1 visas..1935, 1938 Temporary nonagricultural services or labor....................1099 Verification documents...................................1162, 1168 Evidence processing timeframe....................................1104 Exchange visitors: Student and Exchange Visitor Information System....1356, 1360, 2016 Student Exchange Visitor Information System..............1357, 2013 Waiver of two-year foreign residence requirement...............1092 Extension of travel limit at Arizona ports-of-entry..............1262 Family Unity Program.............................................1169 Fingerprinting...........................1113, 1120, 1173, 1178, 2008 Firearm purchase requirements....................................1838 Flight training..................................................1320 Good conduct time for prisoners..................................1809 Guam Visa Waiver Program...................................1251, 1266 H-1B petition fees...............................................1156 Health care workers..............................................2017 Illegal entry....................................................1094 Inadmissability..................................................1077 Criminal grounds.........................................1103, 1105 Former U.S. citizens who renounced citizenship to avoid taxation...................................................1083 Inspection and expedited removal.................................1284 International-to-International Program...............1256, 1291, 1292 Juveniles........................................................1079 Criminal records...............................................1178 Processing, detention, and release of..........................1370 Legal Immigration Family Equity Act........................1134, 1136 Medical examination requirements.................................1095 Medical grounds of inadmissibility and waivers...................1096 Medicare benefits exclusion for aliens not lawfully present in U.S..........................................................1040 National interest waivers for physicians.........................1121 NATO civilian employees..........................................1082 Non-deportation agreement........................................1346 Nonimmigrant classes: Academic honoraria for B visa status...........................1128 Actuaries......................................................1123 Admission period for B visitors................................1141 Admission requirements.........................................1145 Automatic voiding..............................................1094 Border commuter students...........................1179, 1365, 2015 Change of status prior to pursuing a course of study...........1144 [[Page 38740]] Citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau..................1172 Construction work by B visitors................................1090 Denial of applications by schools for approval to enroll students...................................................1343 Documentation of professionals.................................2020 Duration of status limitations...........................1098, 1359 Eliminating numerical cap on Mexican TN visas..................1153 Fees for F, J, and M classes...................................1355 Firearm prohibitions.....................................1839, 1842 K classification...............................................1136 Law enforcement initiatives....................................1338 Nurses...................................................1122, 1939 Petitioning requirements.......................................1159 Plant pathologists.............................................1123 Reduced course load for students at border communities.........1361 Registration and monitoring policies...........................1358 Revocation of visas............................................1345 Spouses and children of lawful permanent residents.............1135 Student and Exchange Visitor Information System................2016 Suspension of employment authorization requirements for F-1 students...................................................1362 Temporary workers..................................1099, 1160, 1927 Victims of trafficking or criminal activity........1138, 1139, 1140 Visa exemption for nationals of the British Virgin Islands entering the U.S. through St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands..1268 Parole authority.................................................1339 Permanent resident status............................1107, 1130, 1873 Powers and duties of service officers............................1877 Public access to information.....................................2006 Refugee status...................................................1117 numerical limit on admissions..................................1869 Registration requirements..................................1147, 1157 Religious workers................................................1080 Removal of visa and passport waiver for residents of Canada and Bermuda......................................................1264 Removal orders...................................................1347 Removal proceedings..................................1284, 1867, 1877 Reporting requirements for deposit interest paid to nonresidents.................................................2782 Returning residents..............................................1248 Security threat assessment of FAA certificate holders and applicants...................................................1332 Social security benefits for lawfully present aliens.............1109 Special immigrant status for relatives of victims of September 11, 2001 attacks.............................................2023 SSA regulations..................................................3800 Suspension of airline's privilege to transport aliens to the United States................................................1258 Syrian nationals.................................................1137 Temporary protected status.......................................1163 Termination of lawful permanent resident status through abandonment..................................................1175 Trafficking victims..............................................1350 Transit without visa...1256, 1283, 1286, 1287, 1288, 1293, 1294, 1296 United States Visitor and Immigrant Indicator Technology Program......................................................1277 Unlawful presence................................................1094 Verification of eligibility for public benefits..................1164 Vessel crewman detention.........................................1265 Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act................................1089 Visa Waiver Program........................................1282, 1295 Waiver of fees...................................................1086 Alimony: See Child support Amateur radio service: See Radio American Indians: See Indians Ammunition: See Arms and munitions Anchorage grounds: See Harbors Animal diseases: Bovine spongiform encephalopathy.................72, 75, 79, 188, 904 Bovine tuberculosis............................................73, 76 Brucellosis........................................................62 Chronic wasting disease in elk and deer............................61 Cost-sharing for emergency programs................................77 Foot-and-mouth disease.........................................60, 74 Infectious salmon anemia...........................................85 Pseudorabies in swine..............................................70 Reestablishing a region as free of a disease.......................88 Trichinae Certification Program....................................50 Animal drugs: Presubmission conferences for applicants..........................874 Animal feeds: See Animal drugs Animal welfare: Biological agents and toxins list..................................63 Definition of animal...............................................47 Dog and Cat Protection Act.......................................2393 Incidents occurring on air carriers..............................2129 Inspection, licensing, and procurement.............................57 Marine mammals......48, 426, 460, 462, 465, 466, 497, 581, 584, 1554, 1615, 1640, 1735 National chimpanzee sanctuary system for retirement of research chimpanzees...................................................925 Potentially dangerous animals......................................86 Transportation on international carriers.....................87, 1505 Animals: See also Animal diseases Animal drugs Animal welfare Livestock Wildlife Air emissions from feeding operations............................3125 Exports: Alligators, live...............................................1647 Imports: Dog and Cat Protection Act.....................................2393 Transgenic.......................................................3350 Annuities: See Pensions Antidumping: Baseline recalculation for downstream oxygenate addition.........3183 Sunset reviews....................................................305 Antiquities: See Historic preservation Appeal procedures: See Administrative practice and procedure Appliances: See Household appliances Archaeology: See Historic preservation Architectural barriers: See Individuals with disabilities Archives and records: See also Classified information Freedom of information Health records Privacy Reporting and recordkeeping requirements NARA: Declassification of national security information..............3545 Electronic text documents......................................3552 Federal records management.....................................3539 Freedom of information.........................................3551 Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel bylaws.......3555 National Industrial Security Program...........................3543 Nondiscrimination..................................3538, 3544, 3549 [[Page 38741]] Official seals and logos.......................................3553 Phone numbers for facilities...................................3550 Presidential library facilities................................3546 Price changes for Federal Register publications................3554 Records use restrictions.......................................3548 Research room procedures.......................................3547 Standards for records storage facilities.......................3540 Testimony by employees and production of records in legal proceedings................................................3541 Use of meeting rooms and public space..........................3542 Armed forces: See also Federal buildings and facilities Military personnel Selective Service System Armed services exchange regulations...............................611 Army: Flood control cost-sharing requirements.........................703 Publication of rules affecting the public.......................692 Army Corps of Engineers: Civil monetary penalty inflation adjustment.....................700 Compensatory mitigation and mitigation banking..................697 Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan.......................706 Environmental quality requirements..............................695 ESA scope of analysis...........................................702 Natural disaster procedures.....................................699 Protection of historic properties...............................696 Regulatory definition of ``waters of the United States''........704 Special events rule.............................................705 CHAMPUS...................714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 720, 723, 733 TRICARE......713, 721, 722, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729, 730, 731, 732, 734 Coast Guard: Ballast water discharge standards..................1196, 1197, 1230 Cargo securing.................................................1226 Chemical testing management information system.................1247 Chief executive officer clarification..........................2360 Commercial diving operations...................................1224 Deep water ports...............................................1191 Escort requirements for vessels in U.S. waters...........1213, 1217 Facility response plans for hazardous substances.........1219, 1227 Maritime education and training..........................2354, 2361 Merchant mariners............................1205, 1208, 2362, 2365 Notifications of arrival or departure..........................1232 Numbering of undocumented barges...............................1221 Propeller injury prevention....................................1229 Regulated navigation areas.....................................1218 Restricted areas...........................................698, 701 Rules of practice..............................................1200 Safety and security zone regulations...1207, 1210, 1236, 1245, 1246 Vessel response plans for oil......................1220, 1223, 1227 Whistleblower protection.......................................1233 Criminal jurisdiction over service members and civilians employed by or accompanying the Armed Forces outside the US 625 Discharge standards for vessels............................3410, 3425 Incidental take of migratory birds during military readiness.....1532 Navy: Admiralty claims................................................710 Courts-martial manual regulations...............................712 Deferment of service obligations of midshipmen recipients of scholarships or fellowships................................2359 Incidental taking of marine mammals during military readiness activities.............................................465, 466 Legal assistance to military members............................711 Maritime education and training..........................2354, 2361 National Environmental Policy Act...............................709 Release of official information for litigation purposes.........708 Shipbuilding capability preservation agreements.................707 Reemployment.....................................................3597 Selective service regulation.....................................3712 Arms and munitions: Brady Bill regulations...........................................1828 Commerce in................................................1830, 1837 DOD contractors' safety manual....................................610 Dual-use items....................................................364 Explosives and small arms manufacturing safety regulations.......1986 Explosives safety....................................1237, 1833, 1840 Export controls...........311, 313, 324, 332, 348, 358, 363, 369, 372 International Traffic in Arms Regulations............2025, 2026, 2027 Inventory requirements...........................................1843 Nonimmigrant alien prohibitions............................1839, 1842 Pistol definition................................................1831 Propellant actuated device definition............................1832 Residency requirements for purchasers............................1838 Response site prioritization protocol.............................622 Secure gun storage...............................................1829 Arts and crafts: See Indians-arts and crafts Asbestos: Exposure limit...................................................1958 Model accreditation plan.........................................3338 Asylum: See Immigration Atomic energy: See Nuclear energy Attorneys: See Lawyers Auditing: See Accounting Authority delegations: Banks............................................................2421 Civil penalty issuance...........................................1865 DHS........................................................1066, 1342 DOD Mentor-Protege Agreements...............................639, 3832 EPA..............................................................3053 FCC..............................................................4001 FEMA.............................................................1391 Forest Service....................................................226 Immigration judges...............................................1865 INS..............................................................1871 IRS..............................................................2784 Personnel and general claims settlement...........................614 VA.........................................................2992, 3007 Automatic data processing: See Computer technology Automobiles: See Motor vehicles Aviation safety: Aging aircraft.......................................2067, 2078, 2103 Air tour and sightseeing operations..............................2081 Aircraft improved seats retrofit.................................2112 Airworthiness directives and standards........2064, 2066, 2077, 2083, 2093, 2094, 2095, 2109, 2120, 2127 Antidrug and alcohol misuse prevention programs..................2060 Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee.............................1312 Cargo security...................................................1300 Civil aviation security rules....................................1322 Civil penalty assessment procedures..............................2080 Commission on Aviation Safety and Security.......................2030 Corrosion control program........................................2058 Emergency evacuation demonstration procedures....................2082 Flight rules...............................................2108, 2110 Flight simulation device qualification...........................2089 Flightdeck officer program.......................................1329 Flightdeck security considerations on foreign operated airplanes..............................................2098, 2101 Light sport aircraft.............................................2091 Oxygen use by air carrier passengers.............................2029 Performance and handling qualities in icing conditions...........2070 [[Page 38742]] Pilot rest and duty requirements.................................2113 Security awareness training for flight school employees..........1320 Security compliance program for aircraft operators...............1324 Security programs for aircraft weighing 12,500 pounds or more....1323 Security threat assessment for certificate holders and applicants.......................................1313, 1331, 1332 Transponder requirement....................................2079, 2097 Vision enhancing equipment.......................................2130 B Baggage: See Freight Balloons: See Aircraft Bank deposit insurance: Access of persons with disabilities..............................4066 Appeals process for claims.......................................4059 Assessments......................................................4058 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act............4143 Filing procedures for state nonmember banks......................4055 Living trust accounts............................................4065 Privacy notices..................................................4050 Regulatory publication and review................................4062 Risk-based guidelines................................4053, 4054, 4063 Securities disclosure regulations................................4056 Bankruptcy: RCRA financial responsibility....................................3371 Banks, banking: See also Bank deposit insurance Credit Electronic funds transfers Federal home loan banks Federal Reserve System National banks Savings associations Automated Clearinghouse regulations........................2463, 2469 Bank Enterprise Award program....................................2410 Bank Secrecy Act......2421, 2427, 2428, 2429, 2430, 2431, 2432, 2433, 2437, 2441, 2442, 2443, 2444, 2445, 2446, 2447, 2448, 2449, 2450, 2451 Basel capital accord.............................................2556 Broker-dealer registration requirements..........................4292 Capital......................2560, 2579, 2918, 2920, 2925, 4112, 4119 Checks drawn on the U.S. Treasury..........................2464, 2470 Community Development Financial Institutions program.......2378, 2416 Community Reinvestment Act regulations........2557, 2566, 2919, 4061, 4064, 4124 Consumer regulations review................................4116, 4125 Cross-border transportation of negotiable instruments............2431 Customer identification program............................2423, 2435 Debarment and suspension.........................................2414 Deposit accounts.................................................4130 Deposit definition...............................................4051 Due diligence requirements.......................................2434 Electronic funds transfer............................2455, 3489, 4116 Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act........................4140 Affiliate marketing regulations................................2555 Identity theft protection......................................2554 Proper disposal of consumer information..................2564, 2921 Fair Credit Reporting Act regulations...2565, 2568, 2922, 2923, 4049, 4057, 4120, 4121 Farm credit: Borrower rights................................................3894 Disclosure and reporting requirements....................3892, 3893 Funding and fiscal affairs.........................3880, 3881, 3887 Golden parachute and indemnification payments..................3898 Governance of institutions.....................................3893 investments, liquidity and divestiture requirements............3886 Loan policies and operations....3880, 3881, 3887, 3888, 3889, 3895, 3896, 3897 Mission-related investments....................................3891 Preferred stock issuance.......................................3885 Priority of claims.............................................3879 Scope of financing regulations.................................3884 FBI authority to exchange criminal history record information....1882 Financial crimes enforcement network.................2436, 2439, 2452 Financial institutions: Payment service providers......................................2405 Reporting requirements for deposit interest paid to nonresident aliens.........................................2782 Right to Financial Privacy Act.................................1075 Financial subsidiaries.....................................2406, 2407 Holding companies......4112, 4113, 4114, 4118, 4122, 4123, 4129, 4236 Information furnished to consumer reporting agencies.............2570 International banks........................................2574, 4257 Market risk measure..............................................4060 Minimum capital ratios...........................................2571 Money laundering deterrents.......2425, 2426, 2427, 2428, 2429, 2430, 2437, 2440, 2441, 2442, 2443, 2444, 2445, 2446, 2447, 2448, 2449, 2451 Privacy notices................................2569, 2924, 4050, 4136 Real estate lending and appraisals...............................2578 Regulation DD....................................................4130 Regulation W provisions..........................................4055 Risk-based capital standards......2560, 2579, 2918, 2920, 2925, 4060, 4119, 4127 Safety and soundness standards...................................2575 Securities borrowing transactions..........................2567, 4060 Securities brokers and dealers: Qualifications for banks and securities representatives........4052 Recordkeeping requirements.....................................2551 Securities disclosure regulations................................4056 Special measures against Myanmar Mayflower Bank and Asia Wealth Bank.........................................................2453 Special measures against the Commercial Bank of Syria............2440 State banks: Membership in the Federal Reserve System....4111, 4112, 4114, 4117, 4118 Stored value cards...............................................4051 Thrift institutions..............................................4260 Time accounts....................................................4130 Truth in lending...........................................4116, 4125 Truth in savings.....................................4115, 4116, 4130 Visitorial powers................................................2580 Barges: See Cargo vessels Barrels: See Packaging and containers Beef: See Livestock Meat and meat products Beer: Brewery regulations..............................................2472 Flavored malt beverages..........................................2509 Labeling and advertising regulations.............................2526 Malt beverage labeling.....................................2530, 2539 Bees: Importation........................................................59 Beverages: See Alcohol and alcoholic beverages Biologics: See also Blood Bacterial vaccines and toxoids....................................908 Biological agents and toxins list..................................63 Exports......................................................336, 368 Labeling..........................................................848 Revocation of Group A Streptococcus...............................854 Safety reporting requirements.....................................833 [[Page 38743]] Smallpox vaccine: Injury compensation program.....................................920 Injury table....................................................919 Spore-forming microorganisms......................................909 Standardized electronic study data................................887 Vaccine Injury Compensation Program..........................916, 918 Birds: See Wildlife Blind: See Medicaid Public assistance programs Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Blood: Bar code label requirements.......................................905 Current good manufacturing practices..............................866 Hepatitis C virus.................................................866 Hospital conditions of participation.............................1007 Labeling and storage requirements.................................876 Regulation amendments.............................................856 Safety standards..................................................899 Boats and boating safety: See Marine safety Navigation (water) Bonding: See Surety bonds Bonds: Continuous bond program..........................................2377 Fidelity and forgery bonds........................................643 Immigration surety bonds...................................1344, 1369 Interest payments on cancelled cash bonds........................1341 Multi-family housing bonds.......................................2623 Private activity.................................................2735 Qualified zone academy bonds...............................2673, 2907 Refunding issue..................................................2771 SBA Surety Bond Guarantee Program....................3713, 3722, 3725 Surety bond issuance.............................................2467 Tax exempt.......................................................2822 Borders: See International boundaries Bridges: Discretionary bridge candidate rating factor.....................2137 Drawbridge operation.......................................1195, 1216 National Bridge Inspection Standards.............................2140 Broadcasting: See Radio Television Brokers: Alternative net capital computation for holding company groups...4298 Annuity broker qualifications....................................1895 Categories of permissible collateral.............................2379 Customs broker license examination dates.........................1274 Derivatives transaction execution facilities intermediaries......3856 Financial requirements for futures commission merchants and introducing brokers..........................................3851 Information statements for individuals who receive payments in lieu of dividends............................................2915 Net capital requirements.........................................4294 Not deemed to be investment advisers.............................4270 Quotation requirements...........................................4313 Registration requirements for banks..............................4292 Buildings: See also Federal buildings and facilities Access for individuals with disabilities...................1822, 3026 Asbestos.........................................................3338 Buses: See also Motor carriers Motor vehicles Accessibility requirements for over-the-road buses...............2041 School: Operations.....................................................2306 Business and industry: See also Accounting Advertising Bankruptcy Competitiveness Confidential business information Holding companies Indians-business and finance Labeling Labor Packaging and containers Relocation assistance Small businesses Taxes Trade practices Trademarks Acrylic/modacrylic fiber production..............................3245 Aerospace manufacturing and rework facilities: Air pollution control..........................................3208 Airport concessions: Disadvantaged business enterprise participation................2040 Asphalt processing and asphalt roofing manufacturing.............3243 Assumption of liabilities in corporate transactions..............2614 Cellulose products manufacturing: Air pollution control..........................................3112 Cement manufacturing industry....................................3083 Chemicals: Air pollution control..............................3079, 3260, 3266 Control of PMNs................................................3332 Hazardous wastes listing.......................................3379 Manufacture..................................3327, 3331, 3335, 3336 Pollution standards............................................3343 Clay ceramics industry...........................................3254 Commercial diving operations...............................1224, 1999 Construction: Aliens working during stay.....................................1090 National Construction Safety Team Act...........................375 Effluent guidelines........................................3416, 3424 Entertainment industry...........................................2745 EPA operating permits................................3064, 3225, 3227 Financing cooperative stock.......................................246 Franchising and business opportunity ventures....................4138 Glass manufacturing industry.....................................3244 Health products: Human cellular and tissue-based products...................865, 900 Hydrochloric acid production.....................................3124 Industrial inorganic chemicals manufacturing.....................3248 Iron and steel foundries.........................................3250 Lead smelting....................................................3069 Leather finishing NESHAP.........................................3110 Lime manufacturing industry: Air pollution control..........................................3268 Metal parts and products coating industry: Air pollution control..........................................3267 Miscellaneous coating manufacturing..............................3262 Motor vehicle manufacturing: Air pollution control..........................................3270 Fuel economy credits...........................................2226 Organic chemical manufacturing...................................3133 Paint stripping..................................................3241 Perchloroethylene dry cleaning facilities: Air pollution control....................................3087, 3279 Pharmaceuticals..................................................3198 Air pollution control..........................................3240 Manufacturing changes...........................................901 Plating and polishing............................................3251 Plywood and composite wood products manufacturing: Air pollution control..........................................3156 Polyurethane foam production: Air pollution control..........................................3239 Printing and publishing....................................3082, 3216 Printing, coating, and dyeing of fabrics and textiles............3195 Pulp, paper and paperboard: Effluent limitations...........................................3426 [[Page 38744]] Emissions reduction............................................3200 Surface coating of metal cans....................................3194 Vegetable oil production: Air pollution control..........................................3161 Wood furniture industry: Air pollution control..........................................3088 C Cable television: Cable Act reform.................................................3963 Cost of service..................................................3957 Customer service standards.......................................3958 Digital must carry requirements..................................3968 Home wiring rights...............................................3961 Horizontal ownership limits......................................3969 Pole attachments.................................................3966 Rates............................................................3956 Cancer: Carcinogen risk assessment.......................................3061 Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act.............................1950 Cargo: See Freight Cargo vessels: See also Maritime carriers Barges: Load line requirements.........................................1190 Numbering of undocumented barges...............................1221 Cargo securing on vessels in U.S. waters.........................1226 Deepwater port regulations.......................................1191 Handling of explosive and other dangerous cargoes................1237 Manifest discrepancy reports.....................................1255 Required advance electronic presentation of cargo information....1298 Tank vessels: Escorts..................................................1213, 1217 Response plans.....................................1220, 1223, 1227 Towing vessel safety measures..................................1201 Cemeteries: VA burial benefits...................................2938, 2994, 3014 Census data: 2010 Census Redistricting Data Program............................301 Age search fees...................................................299 Annual Trade Survey...............................................302 Cutoff dates for recognition of boundary changes..................300 Cereals (commodity): See Grains CHAMPUS: Appeals and hearings procedures...................................726 Authorized providers..............................................727 Claimcheck denials appeals process................................718 Dental benefits under retiree dental program......................722 Double coverage...................................................717 Dual compensation/conflict of interest provision..................715 Hospital payment for ambulatory care..............................714 Individual Case Management Program................................720 Methodology for coverage of NIH-sponsored clinical trials.........719 Pharmacy Benefits Program.........................................733 Prosthetic devices coverage.......................................716 Regulation amendments.............................................723 Special supplemental food and nutrition education program.........734 TRICARE.........713, 721, 722, 724, 725, 728, 729, 730, 731, 732, 733 Charter buses: See Buses Motor carriers Motor vehicles Checks: See Banks, banking Chemicals: See also Drugs Hazardous substances Pesticides and pests Air pollution control......................................3079, 3116 Assessment information rule......................................3335 Chemical inventory reporting.....................................3360 Domestic Chemical Diversion Act..................................1856 Drinking water regulations................847, 3441, 3442, 3451, 3454 Electronic application for controlled substances.................1853 Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program......................3298, 3302 Export control....................................336, 337, 362, 3320 Flame retardant substances.......................................3328 Gamma butyrolactone..............................................1848 Health and safety reporting rule.................................3336 Helium conservation..............................................1764 High-production-volume (HPV) chemicals...........................3334 Hydroxides in household products, packaging standard for.........3871 New use rules for PMNs...........................................3332 OSHA dermal testing..............................................3353 Ozone depleting: Essential use allowances......................853, 3138, 3140, 3291 Halon-1301.....................................................3197 Methyl bromide...............................3092, 3114, 3187, 3282 Refrigerant recycling......3137, 3139, 3185, 3191, 3253, 3283, 3284 Refrigerants.......................................3120, 3199, 3242 Sales restrictions.............................................3285 Substitutes........................................3093, 3147, 3193 Perfluorooctanoic acid...........................................3337 Phosphorus forms, red, white and hypophosphorous acid............1849 Polychlorinated biphenyls............................3330, 3343, 3344 Polymers and resins........................................3075, 3323 Registration and reregistration fees.......................1857, 1860 Reporting requirements for imports and exports of List I and List II chemicals............................................1854 Right-to-Know initiative.............................3349, 3355, 3366 Screening Information Data Set (SIDS)............................3334 Significant New Use Rule.........................................3329 Sodium permanganate..............................................1852 Test rules...........................................3318, 3333, 3348 Toxic substances...........................................3327, 3331 Toxic Substances Control Act......3048, 3319, 3321, 3322, 3326, 3337, 3350 Toxicity profiles................................................3324 Toxicity testing, developmental and reproductive.................3325 Toxics Release Inventory: Additions, deletions, and modifications........................3362 Coal...........................................................3363 Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds...............................3356 Metal mining...................................................3365 Pollution Prevention Act information requirements..............3364 Reporting requirements...................................3359, 3365 Review of chemicals on original list...........................3361 Child abuse: See Child welfare Child labor: Hazardous occupations......................................1914, 1922 Schooling, health, and well-being................................1922 Child support: Federal Tax Refund Offset........................................1051 Payments to Indian tribes........................................1053 Safeguarding information.........................................1047 Child welfare: See also Adoption and foster care Child labor Child support Aliens: Battered children........................................1108, 1866 At-risk afterschool suppers.......................................139 NIH training grants...............................................924 [[Page 38745]] Protection of Children From Sexual Predators Act: Designation of agencies to receive and investigate reports.....1893 Reporting requirements.........................................1892 Record-keeping requirements for producers of sexually explicit material.....................................................1891 Safeguards for subjects in clinical investigations of drug products......................................................868 Use of restraint and seclusion in residential treatment facilities...............................................827, 975 Children: See Infants and children Cigars and cigarettes: Cigarette papers and tubes shipped from Puerto Rico..............2510 Customs regulations..............................................2476 Elimination of statistical classes for large cigars..............2511 Importation of products, papers and tubes........................2513 In-transit stops without payment of tax..........................2482 Prohibited marks on products brought into the U.S................2536 Regulations for papers or tubes that are not in packages.........2480 Shipment of products without payment of tax......................2477 Tax computation on large cigars..................................2473 Citizens band radio service: See Radio Citizenship and naturalization: See also Aliens Immigration Application by alternative applicant if citizen parent has died..1155 Child Citizenship Act............................................1129 Electronic signatures on applications and petitions for benefits.....................................................1149 Employment authorization.........................................1124 Judicial review of INS decisions.................................1097 Procedures for individuals with disabilities.....................1148 Revoking grants of naturalization................................1119 Civil defense: See Disaster assistance Civil rights: See also Equal employment opportunity Fair housing Commission on Civil Rights regulations update....................3027 FMCSA financial assistance recipients............................2178 Food Stamp Program data collections...............................152 Nondiscrimination: Age discrimination.................................1969, 3465, 3544 CNCS...........................................................3032 Department of State............................................2022 DHS................................................1063, 1064, 1065 DOJ............................................................1826 DOL............................................................1993 DOT............................................................2053 Federally assisted programs..............................1969, 3748 GSA................................................3466, 3485, 3486 HHS.............................................................818 HIPAA........................................1951, 2756, 2757, 2758 HUD............................................................1400 Individuals with disabilities................3464, 3689, 3691, 3748 NARA...............................................3538, 3544, 3549 NCUA...........................................................4149 NEA......................................................3559, 3691 NEH......................................................3559, 3691 OFHEO..........................................................3566 SSA......................................................3747, 3748 Older individuals................................................1056 Peace Corps Volunteer Discrimination Complaint Procedure.........3691 Civil service system: See Government employees Claims: CCC debt collection................................................31 CFTC debt collection.............................................3853 Collection by installments.......................................2462 DHS debt collection..............................................1366 DoD authority...........................................619, 620, 621 DOT debt collection..................................2216, 2300, 2301 Filing claims against SSA........................................3784 Filing claims to TSA.............................................1334 FMS payments...............................................2454, 2458 FSA debt collection................................................31 GSA debt collection..................................3493, 3494, 3495 HHS..........................................................814, 815 Oil Pollution Act procedures.....................................1180 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2000...........1898 RBS debt collection...............................................260 SBA debt collection..............................................3729 Seized property..................................................1896 SSA debt collection........................................3750, 3794 Veterans: Debt collection................................................2995 Classified information: Access............................................................615 Critical infrastructure information..............................1076 Declassification of national security information................3545 Determining eligibility for access to DOE material................787 DHS regulations..................................................1062 Disclosure of official information in connection with legal proceedings..................................................1061 Disclosure of records in litigation..............................2381 Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel bylaws.........3555 National Industrial Security Program.............................3543 National security information regulations........................2010 Research involving human subjects.................................738 Sensitive security information for land modes of transportation..1307 Storage...........................................................616 Clean Air Act: See Air pollution control Clean Water Act: See Water pollution control Coal: Abandoned refuse sites...........................................1750 Coalbed methane development......................................1776 Combustion wastes..........................................3386, 3387 Toxics Release Inventory.........................................3363 Coal mines: See Mine safety and health Mines Surface mining Coastal zone: See also Continental shelf Flood plains Federal Consistency regulations...................................511 Waste deposit prevention.........................................3456 Wetlands: Minimal effects exemptions......................................280 Wetland Program Development Grants.............................3438 Colleges and universities: See also Medical and dental schools Academic honoraria for B nonimmigrant aliens.....................1128 Denial of applications for approval to enroll nonimmigrant students.....................................................1343 DOT grants.......................................................2038 Funding requirements for agricultural research and extension activities at Land-Grant Institutions......................93, 94 Grants administration.................................618, 1059, 1409 INS List of Recognized American Institutions of Research.........1143 Reduced course load for nonimmigrant students at border communities..................................................1361 Transfer of excess Federal property...............................289 Commercial fisheries: See Fisheries [[Page 38746]] Commodities: See Agricultural commodities Commodity futures: Anti-money laundering program....................................2446 Broker-dealers: Derivatives transaction execution facilities intermediaries....3856 Commodity pool operator: Registration exemption.........................................4285 Commodity trading advisors and pool operators: Participant fee exemptions.....................................4315 Debt collection..................................................3853 Depository institutions..........................................3856 Derivatives transaction execution facilities.....................3856 Exempt commercial markets: Information access and price transparency......................3852 Farm credit system institutions..................................3856 Financial requirements for futures commission merchants and introducing brokers..........................................3851 Foreign currency haircuts........................................3848 Foreign futures and options contracts............................3850 Grading and certification of livestock.............................13 Hybrid instrument regulation.....................................3855 Investment of customer funds.....................................3857 Off-centralized market transactions..............................3849 Privacy notices..................................................3847 Reporting levels.................................................3854 Reserve requirements for margin..................................4300 Security futures: Offer and sale of products traded on foreign boards............3846 Registration requirements for banks............................4292 Common carriers: See also Air carriers Communications common carriers Maritime carriers Motor carriers Railroads Coloading practices by NVOCCs....................................4103 Explosive materials delivery.....................................1840 Communicable diseases: Correctional management..........................................1804 Smallpox: Vaccine injury compensation program.............................920 Communications: See also Communications common carriers News media Telecommunications 911 Act..........................................................4013 Airport Terminal Use frequencies in the 45-470 private land mobile radio pool............................................4019 Amateur radio service............................................3920 Auction authority................................................4001 Authorized rate of return for interstate services of local exchange carriers............................................4036 Aviation Radio Service...........................................4021 Biennial review............................................3919, 4014 Broadband grant program for rural areas...........................267 Broadband service provided over power line systems...............3927 Broadcast ownership rules review.................................3984 Broadcast station construction permits...........................3965 Bundling customer premises equipment and enhanced services.......4044 Cellular service in the Gulf of Mexico...........................4024 Channelization of the 39 GHz band................................3992 Cognitive radio technologies.....................................3926 Commercial mobile radio services...............3990, 3993, 4007, 4009 Competitive bidding: Broadband PCS..................................................3993 Process........................................................3998 Rules for auction of 218-219 MHz...............................3991 Conducted emission limits for radio frequency energy.............3932 Consolidating the 800 MHz industrial/land transportation and business pool channels.......................................4020 Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act................................................3907 Digital audio broadcasting.......................................3972 Equal employment opportunity rule................................3981 Excise tax...........................................2581, 2645, 2646 Exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields................3922 FCC ex parte rules in Joint Board proceedings....................3935 FM radio.........................................................3967 Government transfer band.........................................3911 Horizontal ownership limits......................................3969 Informal complaints..............................................3904 Installment payments for Personal Communications Services licensees....................................................4005 Interference temperature operation...............................3928 International call-back service..................................3946 International service regulations................................3951 Interstate special access services...............................4043 Licensing fixed services at 24 GHz...............................4002 Licensing low power operations in the private land mobile radio 450-470 MHz band.............................................4010 Maritime...................................................3989, 4004 Multiple address systems.........................................3997 Noncommercial educational broadcast stations.....................3982 North American Numbering Plan administration.....................4026 Public safety communications...............................3996, 4020 Quiet Zone application procedures................................4011 Radio market definitions.........................................3979 Radio spectrum usage promotion through development of secondary markets......................................................4008 Reallocation of 27 MHz spectrum............................3917, 4023 Redesignation of 27.5-29.5 GHz band..............................3939 Regulatory fees............................................3987, 3988 Satellite: Application and licensing requirements.........................3936 Broadcasting signal carriage requirements......................3973 Coordination between non-geostationary and geostationary orbit......................................................3924 Dedicated Short Range Communications of Intelligent Transportation Systems.....................................3929 Digital audio radio service....................................3938 Earth stations...............................3944, 3950, 3953, 3955 Fixed-satellite services.................................3912, 3945 Global mobile personal communications..........................3943 Licensing reform...............................................3947 Maritime mobile services.......................................3942 Mobile service provider flexibility............................3948 MSS spectrum allocation............................3909, 3937, 3941 Non-geostationary orbit..................................3945, 3954 Non-government operations in the 36.0-51.4 GHz portion of the V-band.....................................................3940 Orbital debris mitigation......................................3949 Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act....................3970, 3971 Sharing of 27.5-29.5 GHz band..................................3939 Securities Act reform............................................4244 Software defined radios..........................................3915 Spectrum allocation........................................3923, 3929 Spectrum-based services to rural areas...........................4017 Spread spectrum systems..........................................3931 Terrestrial microwave fixed radio services.......................4003 Transfer of 3650 through 3700 MHz band...........................4006 Transfer of 4.9 GHz band from government use.....................4006 Transfer of control of non-stock entities........................3986 Truthful statements to the FCC...................................3934 TV: Access in non-served and under-served areas.....................279 Advertising practices..........................................3960 Broadcast Auxiliary Services rules.............................3918 Cable Act................................................3957, 3963 Cable television rates.........................................3956 Children's programming...................................3977, 3978 Competitive availability of navigation devices.................3964 Digital must carry requirements................................3968 Digital television service.......3930, 3974, 3975, 3977, 3985, 4022 [[Page 38747]] Direct broadcast public interest obligations...................3976 Emergency Alert System.........................................3908 Filing of network affiliation contracts........................3959 Predicting broadcast television field strength.................3913 Public interest information....................................3980 Reallocation and service rules for the 698-746 MHz spectrum band.......................................................4012 Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act....................3970, 3971 Service rules in UHF spectrum..................................4000 Video programming accessibility..........................3962, 3964 Ultra-wideband radio transmission................................3914 Unbundled network elements.......................................4042 Unbundling local exchange carriers...............................4037 Unlicensed devices in the 5 GHz band.............................3921 Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure at 5 GHz..........3910 Vehicle location and monitoring systems..........................3999 Video teleconference technology..................................3795 Wireless systems: Advanced services..............................................3916 Regulatory review..............................................4016 Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act..................4013 Communications common carriers: Informal complaints..............................................3904 Service disruption reporting requirements........................3925 Streamlining procedures for transfers of control.................4048 Toll free service access codes...................................4028 Community action programs: Empowerment zones and enterprise communities.....................1463 Community antenna television systems: See Cable television Community colleges: See Colleges and universities Community development: See also Community action programs Grant programs-housing and community development Community development block grants: Brownfields activities.........................................1464 Prohibition on use of funds for job-pirating activities........1468 Regulation revisions...........................................1466 Revitalization strategy........................................1469 Slum and blight prevention.....................................1464 Community Development Financial Institutions program.......2378, 2416 Community services block grant program: Charitable Choice provisions...................................1055 Economic opportunities for low- and very-low-income persons......1473 SBA: HUBZone Empowerment Contracting Program..................3714, 3740 Community facilities: See Health facilities Compensation: See Unemployment compensation Wages Competitiveness: Agricultural commodities competitive markets......................195 American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act...........1089 American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act.................1089 Cable television companies.......................................3961 Communications Act.........................................3991, 3993 DFARS requirements...........................................640, 664 OPM regulations..................................................3602 Television marketplace.....................................3956, 3964 Computer technology: Access to information on government-owned systems............753, 785 Acquisition regulations..........................................3498 Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act................................................4142 De minimis exclusion for technology and software..................344 Electronic filing: Investment advisers......................................1953, 4271 Electronic records...............................................3552 Electronic signatures: TTB............................................................2547 Electronic submission: Documents......................................................4099 Labeling information............................................903 Payee statements...............................................2882 Exports..................................326, 327, 329, 339, 350, 367 Information technology exchange program..........................3653 Internet: Simplified Network Application Process (SNAP)...................317 Reuse, recycling, and recovery of electronic equipment...........3390 Security training................................................3647 Small businesses: Information technology value added resellers...................3743 Stored-value cards...............................................4126 Conduct standards: See Conflict of interests Confidential business information: DOT regulations..................................................2288 EPA regulations............................................3048, 3060 Conflict of interests: See also Political activities (Government employees) CHAMPUS requirements..............................................715 DFARS.............................................................654 DOE...............................................................803 EPA..............................................................3044 Ethical conduct..................................................3576 Ethics programs..................................................3573 Exemptions.......................................................3574 Financial disclosure.............................................3570 Post-government employment.......................................3575 Standards of conduct......................626, 1058, 3571, 3693, 3694 Conservation: See Energy conservation Natural resources Construction industry: Alien workers....................................................1090 Confined spaces for construction.................................1980 Effluent guidelines..............................................3415 Electric power line worker safety................................1982 Hearing loss prevention..........................................1974 Hoisting equipment safety........................................1975 National Construction Safety Team Act.............................375 Consumer protection: See also Labeling Trade practices All-terrain vehicle ban for children under 16....................3870 Alternative fuel labeling requirements...........................4135 Baby bath seats..................................................3866 Bunk bed cornerpost standard.....................................3869 Cable home wiring rights.........................................3961 Candles and candle accessories...................................3875 Child-resistant packaging..................................3860, 3867 Contact lens.....................................................4141 Crib safety standards............................................3862 Disclosures......................................................4133 Disposable cigarette lighters....................................3877 Flammability standards: Clothing textiles..............................................3863 Mattresses/bedding.............................................3859 Upholstered furniture..........................................3858 Household goods transportation.............................2152, 2157 Household products containing hydroxides, packaging standard for..........................................................3871 Hunting tree stands..............................................3868 Infant formula quality control....................................897 Lead-based paint.................................................3352 Lighters.........................................................3865 Natural rubber latex.............................................3876 [[Page 38748]] Nutrition health claims...........................................846 Over-the-counter drugs............................................896 Portable bed rails...............................................3864 Sulfuric acid drain openers......................................3861 Table saw blades.................................................3873 Telephone Consumer Protection Act................................3905 Weightlifting bench press benches................................3872 Contagious diseases: See Communicable diseases Containers: See Packaging and containers Continental shelf: Exploration or development and production plans..................1740 Leasing sulphur or oil and gas...................................1747 Safety zones around petroleum and gas production facilities.....1207, 1244, 1245, 1246 Contracts: See Government contracts Controlled substances: See Drug abuse Drug traffic control Cooperative agreements: See Grant programs Corporations: See Business and industry Cosmetics: Preventing exposure to chronic wasting disease....................883 Cotton: Classification service user fees...................................12 Cottonseed Chemist Licensing Program...............................14 Extra long staple loan adjustment for strength.....................46 Outside storage of extra long staple loan cotton...................45 Countervailing duties: Sunset reviews....................................................305 Courts: Civil contempt commitments.......................................1810 Courts of Indian Offenses........................................1720 CSOSA: Acceptance of gifts............................................3039 Ethical conduct for employees standards........................3037 Use of agency seal.............................................3038 Offender supervision: DNA collection and use.........................................1899 Crafts: See Indians-arts and crafts Credit: See also Banks, banking Credit unions Mortgages Anti-money laundering program....................................2447 Debt collection: DHS............................................................1074 DoD...................................................619, 620, 621 FEMA...........................................................1383 HHS...................................................814, 815, 824 Matching of Federal employee records for salary offset.........2460 Salary offset...................................................815 SBA......................................................3729, 3736 SSA......................................................3750, 3794 Treasury...........................................2415, 2459, 2465 Delinquent debtors: Public dissemination of identity...............................2466 Equal credit opportunity...................................4116, 4125 Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act..................2554, 4140 Fair Credit Reporting Act regulations..........4049, 4057, 4120, 4121 Partners and partnerships........................................2850 Credit unions: Bylaws...........................................................4156 Change in official or senior executive officers..................4157 Community Development Revolving Loan Program...............4160, 4170 Conversion to mutual savings banks.........................4158, 4178 Customer identification program..................................2435 Description of NCUA..............................................4176 Designation of low income status.................................4160 Disposal of consumer information.................................4161 Exchangeable Collateralized Mortgage Obligations.................4168 Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act: Address reconciliation rule....................................4153 Affiliate marketing regulations................................2555 Direct disputes with furnishers rule...........................4155 Furnisher accuracy guidelines and rules........................4154 Identity theft protection................................2554, 4152 Fair credit reporting....................4161, 4162, 4163, 4169, 4172 Health Savings Accounts..........................................4164 Information furnished to consumer reporting agencies.............2570 Information requests under Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts.........................................................4166 Living trust accounts............................................4171 Loan participation...............................................4177 Maximum borrowing authority......................................4175 Medical information regulations..................................4169 Member business loans............................................4159 Mergers of federally-insured credit unions.......................4150 Negative credit information notice...............................4163 Newly-chartered or troubled......................................4157 Nondeposit investment sales......................................4147 Nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs.................4149 OMB control numbers..............................................4173 Privacy of consumer financial information........................4151 Regulatory publication and review................................4148 Request for NCUA action..........................................4176 Share insurance rules......................................4171, 4174 Truth in Savings rule............................................4165 Unauthorized access to member information and member notice......4167 Use of consumer information for marketing solicitations..........4162 Crime: See also Drug abuse Fraud Juvenile delinquency Aliens: Battered and abused spouses and children.................1108, 1866 Criminal convictions...........................................1873 Criminal grounds of inadmissibility......................1103, 1105 Custody procedures.......................................1352, 1879 Early release for removal of aliens in custody for nonviolent offenses...................................................1348 Trafficking victims................................1138, 1139, 1350 Victims of crime.........................................1139, 1140 Arson reporting..................................................1841 Criminal intelligence systems operating policies.................1902 DNA collection and use...........................................1899 Jurisdiction over service members and civilians employed by or accompanying the Armed Forces outside the US..................625 National Instant Criminal Background Check System................1886 Protection of Children From Sexual Predators Act: Designation of agencies to receive and investigate reports.....1893 Reporting requirements.........................................1892 Record-keeping requirements for producers of sexually explicit material.....................................................1891 Seized property..................................................1896 Sex offender registration programs...............................1885 Sex offender release notification................................1797 STOP Violence Against Women Grant Programs.......................1910 United Nations Convention Against Torture........................1115 Victims of Crime Act.................................1904, 1905, 1911 Critical habitat: See Endangered and threatened species Crop insurance: Administrative regulations.........................114, 120, 125, 127 Apples............................................................119 Application for...................................................121 [[Page 38749]] Blueberries.......................................................115 Civil penalties...................................................110 Dry beans and peas................................................128 Grains............................................................128 Movement or assumption of policies................................123 Nonstandard classification system.................................114 Nursery crops.....................................................111 Peanuts...........................................................113 Pecans............................................................118 Premiums..........................................................122 Processing tomato crop provisions.................................117 Quality Assurance and Performance Measurement System..............127 Regulation revisions.........................................124, 126 Rice..............................................................128 Safflower.........................................................128 Sunflowers........................................................128 Crops: See Agricultural commodities Crude oil: See Petroleum Crystalline silica: Occupational exposure......................................1956, 1972 Cultural exchange programs: Summer work/travel...............................................2005 Currency: See Foreign currencies Customs duties and inspection: See also Antidumping Countervailing duties Imports Advance notice requirements for landings and arrivals of aircraft from foreign areas..................................1253 African Growth and Opportunity Act...............................2389 Airport security area access.....................................1271 Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act..................2397 Bond obligations.................................................1272 Broker license examination dates.................................1274 Chile Free Trade Agreement.......................................2403 Commercial information confidentiality...........................1275 Conditional release period.......................................1272 Continuous bond program..........................................2377 Country of origin marking....................................11, 2386 Customs bonded warehouses for duty-free sales enterprises........2476 Delinquent payment...............................................2417 Dog and Cat Protection Act.......................................2393 Drawback.........................................................2402 Harbor maintenance fees....................................2383, 2384 In-transit mail shipment examination.............................1252 In-transit truck shipments between Canada and U.S................1297 Merchandise processing fees......................................2402 North American Free Trade Agreement..................2370, 2385, 2401 Outbound redelivery procedures and liabilities...................2376 Overtime compensation and premium pay for officers...............1281 Payment methods for duties, taxes, interest, and fees............2387 Preferential treatment of brassieres.............................2395 Prior disclosure.................................................1254 Processing fees at express courier facilities....................2399 Prototypes used in product development and testing...............2394 Publication of administrative forfeiture notices.................1276 Reconciliation...................................................2372 Refund of duties paid on select wool products....................2418 Reimbursable inspectional services...............................2392 Remote location filing...........................................2373 Singapore Free Trade Agreement...................................2404 Softwood lumber from Canada................................2412, 2413 Unauthorized sound recordings and music videos...................2371 User and navigation fees.........................................2388 Watch, watch movement, and jewelry program........................309 D Dairy products: Inspection and grading service: Fees.............................................................16 National Dairy Promotion and Research Program.......................4 Dangerous cargo: See Hazardous materials transportation Data processing: See Computer technology Deaf: See Individuals with disabilities Debarment and suspension: CNCS.............................................................3035 DHS........................................................1067, 1392 DOD..........................................................629, 654 DOJ..............................................................1909 DOT..............................................................2051 FAR..............................................................3836 FMCS.............................................................3463 GSA..............................................................3476 NASA.............................................................3529 OPM..............................................................3688 Peace Corps......................................................3697 SBA..............................................................3739 Treasury.........................................................2414 VA...............................................................3002 Debts: See Credit Declassification: See Classified information Deepwater ports: See Harbors Defense: See National defense Defense acquisition regulations: See Government procurement Defense contracts: See Government contracts Government procurement Delinquency: See Juvenile delinquency Dental schools: See Medical and dental schools Deportation: See Aliens Deposit insurance: See Bank deposit insurance Dietary supplements: Current good manufacturing practice...............................867 Preventing exposure to chronic wasting disease....................883 Disability benefits: Black Lung Benefits Act..........................................1930 Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Act......................958, 1010 Disabled: See Individuals with disabilities Medicaid Medicare Old-age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Public assistance programs Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Disability benefits Disaster assistance: 9/11 Heroes Stamp Act program....................................1390 Corps of Engineers procedures.....................................699 Criminal and civil penalties.....................................1381 Crisis Counseling Regular Program................................1375 Definition of terms..............................................1373 Economic injury disaster loans for small businesses..............3726 Estimating eligible cost.........................................1389 Farmers: Tree assistance program..........................................42 Fire Management Assistance Grant Program.........................1371 Floods: Ability to pay provisions.......................................703 [[Page 38750]] Mitigation assistance program..................................1380 National Flood Insurance Program......1374, 1376, 1377, 1378, 1385, 1393 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program..................................1382 Hazard mitigation planning.......................................1386 Individual assistance programs: Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act..................................................1372, 1381 Management costs.................................................1387 National Urban Search and Rescue Response System.................1384 Public assistance insurance requirements.........................1388 Discrimination: See Civil rights Discrimination against aged: See Aged Discrimination against handicapped: See Individuals with disabilities Discrimination in employment: See Equal employment opportunity Discrimination in housing: See Fair housing Diseases: See Animal diseases Communicable diseases Dispute resolution: Access to neutrals...............................................3462 Contract dispute procedures................................3490, 3491 Distilled spirits: See Liquors Doctors: See Health professions Domestic animals: See Livestock Draft: See Selective Service System Drawbridges: See Bridges Drinking water: See Water supply Drought assistance: See Disaster assistance Drug abuse: See also Alcohol abuse Aviation personnel...............................................2060 Charitable Choice program.........................................829 Disincentives for inmates........................................1799 Drug-free workplace requirements...629, 1067, 2051, 3002, 3035, 3463, 3529, 3697, 3739 Treatment programs...............................................1799 Authority for practitioners to prescribe narcotic substances 1861 Bureau of Prisons..............................................1785 Drug testing: Airmen...........................................................2063 Bureau of Prisons................................................1801 Coast Guard management information system........................1247 Following marine incidents.......................................1194 Management information system reporting by transportation employers..............................................2187, 2307 Railroad employees...............................................2302 Foreign-based crews............................................2303 Transportation workplace.........................................2048 Workplace guidelines.........................................828, 830 Drug traffic control: Chemical registration fees.......................................1850 Chemical registration waivers....................................1860 Controlled substances: Authority for practitioners to prescribe narcotic substances for maintenance or detoxification treatment................1861 Disposer definition and registration...........................1855 Electronic application forms...................................1853 Electronic ordering of Schedule I and II substances............1859 Electronic prescriptions.......................................1845 Exemption from import/export requirements for personal medical use................................................1858 Gamma butyrolactone............................................1848 Phosphorus forms, red, white, and hypophosphorous acid.........1849 Preventing accumulation at long-term care facilities...........1864 Recordkeeping requirements for drug products containing hydroxybutyric acid........................................1862 Registration requirements for practitioners practicing in more than one state........................................1851 Reorganization and clarification of DEA regulations............1847 Reporting requirements for imports and exports of List I and List II chemicals..........................................1854 Reports of theft or significant loss...........................1863 Sodium permanganate............................................1852 Domestic Chemical Diversion Act..................................1856 FAA regulations..................................................2057 Security requirements for handlers of pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine...........................1846 Drugs: See also Animal drugs Biologics Over-the-counter drugs Prescription drugs Abbreviated new drug applications.................................884 Bar code label requirements.......................................905 Bioavailability and bioequivalence requirements...................884 Informed consent regulations......................................898 Investigational new drugs...............................850, 851, 863 Labeling................................................885, 890, 905 Manufacturing changes.............................................901 New drug applications........................................838, 887 Positron emission tomography drugs................................843 Providing controlled substances to ocean vessels.................1844 Registration and reregistration fees.............................1857 Registration of producers.........................................837 Reporting adverse events..........................................885 Safeguards for children in clinical investigations................868 Safety reporting requirements.....................................833 Self-administration criteria.....................................1034 E Earthquakes: See Disaster assistance Ecology: See Environmental protection Economic development: See Community development Economics: See Price controls Education: See also Colleges and universities Education of disadvantaged Educational facilities Educational research Indians-education Libraries School breakfast and lunch programs Schools Students Teachers Education of individuals with disabilities Academic honoraria for B nonimmigrant aliens.....................1128 Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities Program..........748 Direct grant programs........................................736, 739 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.........................750 Federal loan program regulations..................................744 Good time credit for D.C. Code offenders.........................1805 Home-living programs.............................................1711 [[Page 38751]] Institutional Eligibility regulations.............................745 Magnet Schools Assistance Program.................................751 Maritime education and training............................2354, 2361 National Security Education Program...............................613 NIH loan repayment programs: AIDS research...................................................926 For clinical researchers........................................927 For individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds..................930 Health disparities research.....................................929 Pediatric research..............................................928 Scholarships....................................................923 No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.................................1719 Nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs............741, 3558 Protection of human research subjects.............................737 State-administered programs.......................................739 Title IX of the Education Act Amendments.........................3467 Veterans: Centralized certification of benefits..........................2980 Educational Assistance Text Program............................2988 Licensing and certification....................................2932 Montgomery GI Bill--Selected Reserve.....................2985, 2987 Non-payment of VA educational assistance to fugitive felons 2986 Survivors and dependents.................................2933, 2983 Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act..................2978 Veterans Programs Enhancement Act..............................2931 Education of disadvantaged: Academic achievement of limited English proficient students.......747 Accountability for academic achievement...........................742 Transportation regulations.......................................1052 Education of individuals with disabilities: Early intervention and special education to eligible DoD dependents....................................................608 Individuals With Disabilities Education Act.......................746 Educational facilities: Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act............................740 Grants administration............................................3019 Impact Aid programs...............................................743 Transfer of excess Federal property...............................289 Educational research: Human subjects protection....................................738, 940 Eggs and egg products: Grading..........................................................5, 7 Imported..........................................................178 Inspection........................................................171 Salmonella enteritidis............................................839 Elderly: See Aged Elections: See Political activities (Government employees) Voting rights Electric power: See also Electric utilities Electric power plants Hydroelectric licensing..........................................4074 Low density discount..............................................799 Worker safety....................................................1982 Electric power plants: Electronic filing of FERC forms..................................4083 Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program........................793 Electric utilities: Broadband service provided over power line systems...............3927 Cash management..................................................4084 Electronic filing of documents...................................4070 Generator interconnection agreement and procedures.........4068, 4071 Guarantees for bonds and notes issued for rural electrification purposes......................................................269 Indian electric power utilities..................................1700 Market design and structure......................................4069 Market-based rate contracts for wholesale sales..................4073 National Forest System............................................232 Pricing policy...................................................4077 Quarterly financial and Annual Report requirements...............4078 RUS standard contract forms.......................................275 Standards of conduct for transmission providers..................4067 Steam generating unit MACT regulation............................3160 Electronic data processing: See Computer technology Electronic funds transfers: Federal agency disbursements.....................................2455 FRS regulation revision....................................4116, 4126 GSAR regulation..................................................3489 Employee benefit plans: See also Pensions Abandoned individual account plans...............................1944 Cafeteria plans..................................................2763 Participant loan rules...........................................1942 Prohibited transaction exemption procedures......................1941 Stock option programs............................................1917 Employee Retirement Income Security Act: See Pensions Employment: See also Equal employment opportunity Government employees Aliens...........................................................1927 Authorization eligibility......................................1101 Authorization for certificate of citizenship applicants........1124 Correcting technical and procedural violations of paperwork requirements...............................................1111 Dismissal of asylum application................................1081 EB-5 classification......................................1151, 1880 Eligibility for certain scientists and engineers...............1158 Eligibility pilot program......................................1161 Eligibility verification.................................1147, 1170 Employer sanctions.............................................1367 Employment creation petitions..................................1167 Fingerprinting.................................................1120 Labor certification process..............................1936, 1937 Labor condition applications.............................1935, 1938 Post-adjudication audits of H-2B petitions.....................1934 Suspension of employment authorization requirements for F-1 students...................................................1362 Temporary employment of foreign professionals on H-1B1 visas..1935, 1938 Temporary nonagricultural services.............................1099 Verification documents...................................1162, 1168 Definitions for salary basis.....................................1928 Family and Medical Leave Act.....................................1918 Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act amendments..................1915 Identification of gender, race and ethnicity of applicants for employment with federal contractors..........................1926 Individuals with disabilities: Ticket to Work Program....................................958, 3758 Jobs For Veterans Act..........................1919, 2002, 2003, 2004 Opportunities for low- and very-low-income persons...............1473 Senior Community Service Employment Program......................1940 Trade adjustment assistance for workers..........................1933 Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act........2001 Welfare-to-Work Grants Program...................................1931 Workforce investment systems.....................................1967 Endangered and threatened species: See also Marine mammals Addax............................................................1611 American crocodile...............................................1525 Appalachian bivalve species................................1607, 1608 Army Corps of Engineers scope of analysis.........................702 Arroyo toad......................................................1619 Australian parakeets.............................................1595 Basking shark....................................................1590 Beluga sturgeon............................................1559, 1652 Boreal toad......................................................1552 Boulder darter...................................................1519 [[Page 38752]] Broad-snouted caiman.............................................1561 Brown pelican delisting..........................................1515 Buena Vista Lake Shrew...........................................1567 Bull trout.................................................1541, 1602 Cactus ferruginous pygmy owl.....................................1635 California gnatcatcher...........................................1606 California red-legged frog.......................................1638 California tiger salamander..........................1527, 1569, 1620 Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances..........1593, 1660 Captive-bred exotic birds........................................1583 Cassius blue butterfly...........................................1557 Ceraunus blue butterfly..........................................1557 Channel Islands Foxes............................................1579 CITES decisions......................................1507, 1585, 1612 Conservation education...........................................1503 Conservation permits.............................................1630 Critical habitat.......578, 1523, 1541, 1567, 1569, 1579, 1580, 1602, 1605, 1606, 1607, 1608, 1614, 1619, 1620, 1621, 1623, 1631, 1634, 1635, 1638, 1643, 1667 Dama gazelle.....................................................1611 Dolly Varden.....................................................1632 Dugong...........................................................1659 Eagles...........................................................1510 Incidental taking..............................................1648 Religious ceremonial collection of golden eaglets..............1694 Transport of feathers..........................................1535 Evolutionarily Significant Units..................................464 Foreign bird species.............................................1563 Gila chub........................................................1631 Gila trout.......................................................1520 Gray wolf: Eastern Distinct Population Segment delisting..................1536 Western Distinct Population Segment delisting..................1637 Grizzly bears....................................................1549 Guam bridled white-eye...........................................1523 Guam broadbill...................................................1523 Guam broadbill removal...........................................1645 Guam Micronesian kingfisher......................................1523 Incidental take by commercial fishing operations............579, 1565 Island fox.......................................................1655 Koster's tyronia.................................................1634 Listing of U.S. species in CITES Appendix III....................1509 Little Mariana fruit bat.........................................1523 Loggerhead sea turtle.............................................578 Manatees.............................................1566, 1615, 1640 Mariana crow.....................................................1523 Mariana fruit bat..........................................1523, 1589 Mariana mallard removal..........................................1645 Mexican bobcat delisting.........................................1545 Mexican gray wolf................................................1547 Mexican spotted owl........................................1614, 1667 Miami blue butterfly.......................................1518, 1557 Missouri bladder-pod.............................................1646 National Fire Plan..........................................580, 1662 Nickerbean blue butterfly........................................1557 Noel's amphipod..................................................1634 Nonessential experimental populations......................1519, 1529 Northern aplomado falcon.........................................1529 Northern sea otter, southwest Alaskan distinct population segment......................................................1601 Pahrump poolfish.................................................1666 Pecos assiminea..................................................1634 Permit exemptions.................................................457 Permits for foreign listed species...............................1604 Pesticide regulation........................................496, 1533 Picture-wing flies...............................................1586 Plants: Arizona agave delisting........................................1528 Bigleaf mahogany...............................................1594 Black cohosh...................................................1531 Braun's rockcress..............................................1658 CITES listings.....................................1531, 1594, 1597 Coachella Valley milk-vetch....................................1575 Coastal California plants......................................1643 Colorado butterfly plant.......................................1537 Critical habitat....1537, 1538, 1539, 1540, 1575, 1576, 1609, 1610, 1613, 1654, 1657, 1658 Desert yellowhead..............................................1657 Eggert's sunflower.......................................1613, 1663 Fish Slough milk vetch.........................................1538 Gaviota tarplant...............................................1643 Hoover's wooly-star delisting..................................1642 Johnston's frankenia removal...................................1588 LaGracosa thistle..............................................1643 Lane Mountain milkvetch........................................1610 Lompac Yerba Santa.............................................1643 Mariana Island plants..........................................1641 Munz's onion...................................................1539 Nesogenes rotensis.............................................1641 Osmoxylon mariannense..........................................1641 Pierson's milkvetch............................................1609 Ramin..........................................................1597 Removal from list..............................................1663 San Jacinto Valley crownscale..................................1540 Slickspot peppergrass..........................................1656 Spanish cedar..................................................1594 Spreading navarettia...........................................1540 Tabernaemontana rotensis.......................................1641 Territory of Guam plants.......................................1641 Thread-leaved Brodiaea.........................................1576 Truckee barberry delisting.....................................1644 Ventura Marsh milkvetch........................................1654 Virginia roundleaf delisting...................................1665 Prebles Meadow jumping mouse.....................................1617 Riverside fairy shrimp...........................................1621 Roswell springsnail..............................................1634 Rota bridled white-eye...........................................1653 Safe harbor agreements.....................................1593, 1660 Salt Creek tiger beetle....................................1542, 1580 San Diego Fairy shrimp...........................................1605 Santa Ana sucker.................................................1623 Scimitar-horned oryx.............................................1611 Sea cucumber.....................................................1560 Southern sea otter translocation program.........................1546 Spotfin chub.....................................................1519 Stag beetle......................................................1590 Straight-horned markhor..........................................1513 Tibetan antelope.................................................1584 Tinian monarch flycatcher........................................1598 Topeka shiner....................................................1599 Turtle species...................................................1585 Virginia northern flying squirrel................................1548 Wood bison.......................................................1530 Energy: See also Coal Electric power Energy conservation Fuel economy Natural gas Nuclear energy Petroleum Pipelines Acquisition.......................................................807 Cooperative audit strategy......................................802 Alternative fuels................................760, 779, 3171, 4135 Claims for damages against DOE employees..........................812 Conduct of DOE employees..........................................811 Critical energy infrastructure information.................4081, 4085 DEAR amendments: Make or Buy Plans...............................................800 Management contractor compensation for personal services........804 Purchasing by management and operating contractors..............803 [[Page 38753]] Revisions.......................................................801 Rewrite continuation............................................809 Technical amendments............................................805 Work for others regulations.....................................806 Determining eligibility for access to classified matter...........787 Electronic registration of FERC applications.....................4075 Electronic service of FERC documents.............................4083 Emergency closure of FERC offices................................4086 Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program........832 FERC fees schedule for use of government lands...................4087 Financial assistance: For-profit organizations........................................808 Implementation of OMB grants management policies................810 Freedom of Information Act........................................790 Occupational radiation protection.................................792 Polygraph examination regulations.................................782 Prescription of fishways for non-Federal hydropower projects.....504, 1502 Renewable energy systems..........................................252 Research misconduct...............................................791 Restriction of DOE access authorizations..........................788 Review of mandatory conditions of hydropower licensing............505 Uranium mill sites................................................797 Worker's compensation benefits....................................795 Energy conservation: See also Fuel economy Covered products determination: Commercial refrigeration equipment..............................775 Incandescent reflector lamps, torchieres, and ceiling fans......776 Efficiency standards: Appliances......................................................754 Clothes dryers..................................................771 Commercial air conditioning equipment.......758, 768, 769, 777, 778 Direct heating equipment........................................772 Dishwashers.....................................................771 Electric distribution transformers..............................757 Electric motors.................................................773 Fluorescent and incandescent lamps..............................774 Furnaces and boilers.......................................754, 768 Heat pumps..................................758, 768, 769, 777, 778 High intensity discharge lamps..................................755 Mobile home furnaces............................................754 Pool heaters....................................................772 Water heaters...................................................777 Federal buildings............................................759, 762 Residential energy-efficiency rating guidelines..............762, 770 Test procedures: Central air conditioners...................................763, 781 Clothes washers.................................................780 Commercial air conditioning equipment...........................766 Commercial heating equipment....................................765 Commercial package boilers......................................767 Commercial water heaters........................................764 Electric motors, small..........................................756 Electronic distribution transformers............................761 Heat pumps.................................................763, 781 High intensity discharge lamps..................................755 Entertainment industry: Cost recovery....................................................2745 Environmental impact statements: Violent Offender Incarceration/Truth-in-Sentencing Incentive Grants Program...............................................1908 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 Award term contracting...........................................3049 Background checks of contractor employees........................3046 CERCLA amendment.................................................3407 Conducting ``all appropriate inquiry``.........................3402 Chemicals............................................3318, 3334, 3348 Class deviations incorporation into EPAAR........................3040 Coal combustion wastes.....................................3386, 3387 Coastal waste deposit prevention.................................3456 Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan.........................706 Confidential business information..........................3048, 3060 Contract bundling................................................3047 Cooling water intake structures impact.....................3411, 3421 Cooperative agreements and Superfund state contracts.............3403 Cross-media electronic reporting and recordkeeping rule..........3054 Designation of hazardous substances under CERCLA.................3405 Developmental and reproductive toxicity testing..................3325 Drinking water regulations...............3442, 3450, 3451, 3454, 3455 Effluent guidelines..........3416, 3417, 3418, 3424, 3426, 3434, 3435 Emergency planning.........................................3355, 3366 Enforcement data concerning small entities.......................3062 EPA acquisition regulations..........................3045, 3049, 3056 Farm Service Agency regulation.....................................29 Federal water resource development................................695 Forest Service special uses program..........................220, 221 National Environmental Achievement Track Program.................3063 National Environmental Policy Act...............709, 1057, 3041, 4191 National Forest System............................................218 On-site treatment of low-level mixed wastes......................3383 Persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic pollutants................3051 Pesticides..........................496, 3300, 3304, 3308, 3315, 3317 Plant incorporated protectants.......................3311, 3312, 3313 Privacy Act regulations..........................................3042 Radon............................................................4210 RCRA Burden Reduction Initiative.................................3389 Regulation of gasification devices processing hazardous waste at petroleum refineries......................................3388 Reporting marine casualties......................................1189 Research scientist appointment authority.........................3053 Restoration of DOD facilities.....................................606 Rural areas.......................................................102 Sale of DOD aircraft to persons providing oil spill response service.......................................................624 Significant new use rules: Flame retardant chemical substances............................3328 Spill prevention, control, and countermeasures rule..............3400 Total Maximum Daily Load program.................................3432 Toxic Substances Control Act......3048, 3319, 3321, 3322, 3326, 3337, 3350 Toxics Release Inventory: Additions, deletions, and modifications........................3362 Coal...........................................................3363 Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds...............................3356 Metal mining...................................................3365 Pollution Prevention Act information requirements..............3364 Reporting requirements.............................3357, 3359, 3365 Review of chemicals on original list...........................3361 Trade secrecy claims.............................................3366 Equal access to justice: DHS..............................................................1073 HHS...............................................................825 Equal credit opportunity: See Credit Equal employment opportunity: Aged.............................................................3460 [[Page 38754]] Broadcast outreach...............................................3981 Complaint processing.......................................3458, 3459 Discrimination complaint procedures..............................3460 HUD regulations..................................................1402 Special disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam era.......1919, 1923 Workforce Investment Act.........................................1967 Eskimos: See Indians Estuaries: See Coastal zone Ethical conduct: See Conflict of interests Ex parte communications: See Administrative practice and procedure Exchange visitor program: See Cultural exchange programs Excise taxes: Air transportation...................................2599, 2645, 2646 Communications services..............................2581, 2645, 2646 Structured settlement factoring transactions.....................2790 Explosives: See also Hazardous materials transportation Hazardous substances Criminal misuse reporting........................................1841 Fireworks........................................................1834 Handling at waterfront facilities................................1237 Identification markings for imported explosive materials.........1835 Manufacturing safety regulations.................................1986 Pest control devices.............................................1836 Safe Explosives Act..............................................1833 Transportation regulations...........................1327, 1840, 2347 Exports: Administration regulations....314, 315, 316, 328, 331, 332, 333, 335, 336, 342, 345, 348, 349, 353, 361, 362, 366, 370, 372, 373 Agricultural commodities..........................................195 Cargo preference regulations...................................2352 Emerging markets program........................................192 Aircraft..........................................................320 Micromachined angular rate sensors..............................373 Alligators, live.................................................1647 Animal pathogens..................................................368 Aruba.............................................................359 Automated export system...........................................298 Bigeye tuna.......................................................472 Cameras...........................................................329 CCC Export Credit Guarantee Program...............................194 Chemical manufacturing facilities, equipment and related technology....................................................337 Chemical Weapons Convention........................311, 347, 363, 369 Class I substances to Article 5 countries........................3094 Commerce Control List....324, 326, 327, 329, 330, 354, 355, 357, 360, 363, 367, 368, 371 Communication intercepting devices................................351 Computer technology.................326, 327, 329, 339, 350, 356, 367 Controlled chemical substances...................................1854 Controlled substances for personal medical use...................1858 Crude oil.........................................................312 Cuba.........................................................318, 338 De minimis exclusion for technology and software..................344 Distilled spirits................................................2550 Dual-use items.....................................332, 337, 364, 371 East Timor........................................................359 Encryption items..................................................340 Energetic materials...............................................321 Humanitarian donations............................................341 India.............................................................335 Investigational new drugs.........................................863 Iraq..............................................................322 Lead-acid batteries..............................................3395 Libya........................................................318, 374 License application denial policy.................................319 License exceptions............................310, 318, 341, 343, 350 Licensing..........................................313, 328, 345, 349 Liquors....................................................2532, 2549 Military vehicles and components..................................323 Missile technology controls...................313, 324, 348, 358, 372 National Forest System timber.....................................203 National security controls........................................355 Netherlands Antilles..............................................359 No license required provisions....................................349 Non-space qualified amorphous silicon focal plane arrays..........329 North Atlantic Treaty Organization...........................333, 343 Nuclear equipment and materials...................................365 Outbound redelivery procedures and liabilities...................2376 Protective equipment..............................................357 Reexports..........................................310, 313, 343, 356 Removal of country groups.........................................315 Replacement licenses..............................................345 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements..........................342 Russian entities..................................................334 Sensitive chemical or biological items............................336 Serbia............................................................318 Simplified Network Application Process (SNAP).....................317 Space qualified parts, components and technology..................330 Special Comprehensive License program.............................346 Sudan.............................................................316 Sugar reexport programs...........................................193 Swordfish.........................................................472 Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Act.................370 Timber from western states........................................352 Toxic substances.................................................3320 United Nations....................................................343 United States munitions list.....................320, 321, 2025, 2026 Veterinary user fees...............................................84 Wassenaar Arrangement........................................332, 371 Wildlife...................................................1512, 1625 Yugoslavia........................................................325 F Fabrics: See Textiles Fair housing: Certification and funding of state and local enforcement agencies.....................................................1471 Compliance requirements.......................................95, 245 ANSI standards.................................................1472 FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulation): See Government procurement Farmers: See Agriculture Federal acquisition regulations: See Government procurement Federal aid programs: See Grant programs Loan programs Price support programs Federal buildings and facilities: Access for individuals with disabilities.........................3023 Outdoor developed areas........................................3025 Classified information storage....................................616 DOD environmental restoration programs............................606 Energy performance standards.................................759, 762 GSA regulations..................................................3484 Inspection/maintenance programs..................................3230 NARA facilities: Phone numbers for..............................................3550 Use of meeting rooms and public space..........................3542 Presidential library facilities..................................3546 Prohibition of construction in the vicinity of the private residence of the President of the United States..............2131 Telecommunications management....................................3488 Federal employees: See Government employees [[Page 38755]] Federal home loan banks: Acquired member assets...........................................4092 Affordable Housing Program.......................................4097 Anti-money laundering programs...................................4090 Appointed directors..............................................4096 Community support requirements...................................4095 Governance.......................................................4093 Multiple bank memberships........................................4098 New business activities..........................................4094 Public disclosure................................................4091 Federal property management regulations: See Government property management Federal Reserve System: Community reinvestment...........................................4124 Consumer leasing...........................................4116, 4128 Consumer regulations review..........................4116, 4125, 4128 Electronic funds transfers.................................4116, 4126 Equal credit opportunity...................................4116, 4125 Fair credit reporting......................................4120, 4121 Holding companies..............................4113, 4122, 4123, 4129 State banks........................4111, 4112, 4114, 4117, 4118, 4127 Truth in savings.....................................4115, 4116, 4130 Federal-State relations: See Intergovernmental relations Feed grains: Karnal bunt compensation...........................................49 Fellowships: See Scholarships and fellowships Finance: See Banks, banking Credit Indians-business and finance Investments Loan programs Mortgages Trusts and trustees Fines and penalties: See Penalties Fire prevention: Candles and candle accessories standards.........................3875 Electrical standards.............................................1984 Fire Management Assistance Grant Program.........................1371 Forest fire assistance program....................................225 National Fire Plan..........................................580, 1662 Nuclear power plants.............................................4203 Shipyard standards...............................................1989 Firearms: See Arms and munitions Firefighters: Retirement.......................................................3639 Fish: See also Fisheries Seafood Diseases: Infectious salmon anemia.........................................85 Endangered Species Act.....................................1533, 1556 Fish and Seafood Promotion Act....................................429 Government acquisition regulations................................651 Injurious wildlife listings......................................1517 Listing of U.S. species in CITES Appendix III....................1509 National Organic Program............................................1 Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program...........................1651 Prescription of fishways for non-Federal hydropower projects......504 Fisheries: Addition and revision of certain species codes....................414 Alaska Transient Killer Whales stock depletion....................581 Atlantic Ocean..........................................473, 484, 521 Audit resolution policy..........................................1591 Authorization for commercial fisheries............................585 Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands.......................................480 Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan............................462 Bottomfish........................................................377 Critical habitat.............................................461, 493 Crustacean........................................................378 Demersal shelf rockfish...........................................470 Dungeness crab....................................................451 Electronic reporting requirements for seafood dealers in the northeast.....................................................570 Essential fish habitat guidelines.................................416 Fisheries Observer Program........................................488 Fishing capacity reduction loans..................................451 Groundfish....................................377, 451, 488, 527, 534 Gulf of Alaska..........................................421, 470, 548 Halibut............................................400, 421, 423, 485 Hawaiian Islands.............................................392, 446 Highly migratory species................................473, 484, 521 Incidental take regulations...426, 459, 462, 465, 466, 480, 481, 579, 584 List of fisheries.................................................498 Marine Mammal Protection Act.......................458, 492, 497, 498 National standard guidelines: Overfishing and rebuilding schedules............................394 North Pacific................................................488, 527 Northern California steelhead.....................................493 OMB control numbers and regulatory citations......................567 Pacific coast...........................................451, 485, 534 Pelagics..........................................................446 Permits......................................................391, 392 Pollock......................................................480, 548 Puerto Rico..................................................387, 513 Reef fish.........................................................513 Research set-aside program...................................490, 577 Sablefish.........................................................386 Scientific research..........................................418, 521 Sea turtle conservation..................463, 484, 572, 582, 583, 586 Seabird protection................................................446 Shrimp............................................................451 Steller sea lion protection.......................................453 U.S. Virgin Islands..........................................387, 513 Western Pacific region............................................572 Fishery management plans: Alaska.......................................................533, 560 Alaska local time definition......................................430 Albacore..........................................................530 American Lobster..................................................385 Atka mackerel.....................................................487 Atlantic.................................410, 427, 428, 478, 520, 544 Atlantic billfish.................................................411 Atlantic bluefish............................................408, 475 Atlantic herring...................................396, 441, 531, 541 Atlantic mackerel..................................388, 407, 540, 559 Atlantic salmon...................................................531 Atlantic sea scallop....................................406, 468, 575 Atlantic striped bass.............................................479 Atlantic surf clam................................................526 Atlantic swordfish................................................476 Beluga whales.....................................................494 Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands...390, 399, 417, 433, 487, 503, 523, 536, 552, 568 Bigeye tuna..................................................472, 478 Black sea bass.................403, 404, 439, 440, 474, 538, 558, 565 Bluefin tuna.......................................420, 478, 532, 550 Bottomfish fisheries....................................380, 413, 556 Butterfish.........................................388, 407, 540, 559 Calico scallop....................................................379 Canadian waters...................................................530 Capacity reduction program........................................523 Caribbean.........................................................520 Coastal migratory pelagics........................................525 Community development quotas............................390, 432, 542 Coral reef ecosystem..............................................517 Crab.........................................................523, 536 Days-at-sea leasing program.......................................535 Deep-sea red crab.......................................409, 450, 564 Dolphin...........................................................520 Eastern Pacific...............................437, 452, 499, 529, 543 [[Page 38756]] Effective dates for regulatory changes............................551 Electronic logbook forms..........................................445 Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ)................385, 398, 479, 556, 560 Golden tilefish...................................................522 Groundfish.....399, 412, 415, 417, 419, 433, 443, 444, 477, 483, 503, 552, 554, 555, 560, 563, 566, 571 Gulf of Alaska...........................399, 415, 417, 433, 477, 483 Gulf of Mexico......381, 383, 384, 434, 438, 471, 482, 515, 518, 520, 561 Halibut...........................................................576 Hawaiian Islands.............................................377, 392 Highly migratory species.......410, 411, 472, 478, 501, 524, 532, 550 King crabs...................................................523, 568 License Limitation Program........................................536 Monkfish.....................................................393, 573 North Atlantic....................................................489 North Atlantic right whales..................................376, 491 Northeast multispecies........................406, 448, 449, 469, 535 Ocean quahog............................................405, 526, 537 Oncorhynchus mykiss...............................................464 Pacific Coast.......412, 443, 444, 464, 486, 524, 554, 555, 563, 566, 571, 576 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan................................485 Pacific mackerel.............................................424, 545 Pacific sardine..............................................436, 546 Pelagics...........................................397, 398, 525, 572 Precious corals...................................................447 Queen conch.......................................................387 Red grouper.......................................................471 Red snapper..................................................384, 561 Reef fish..........................................381, 384, 471, 482 Salmon..................................................464, 486, 533 Sargassum.........................................................519 Scup...........................403, 404, 439, 440, 474, 538, 558, 565 Sea scallop.......................................................468 Seasonal Area Management program..................................491 Sharks...................................382, 410, 427, 428, 489, 544 Shrimp........................................383, 434, 435, 515, 574 Snapper grouper..............................................402, 522 Snowy grouper.....................................................522 South Atlantic......................379, 402, 435, 518, 519, 522, 574 Spiny dogfish...........................................395, 442, 539 Spiny lobster.....................................................518 Squid..............................................388, 407, 540, 559 Summer flounder................403, 404, 439, 440, 474, 538, 558, 565 Surf clam....................................................405, 537 Swordfish...............................................410, 472, 478 Tanner crabs.................................................523, 568 Tilefish................................................502, 557, 569 Tuna.....................................410, 437, 452, 499, 529, 543 Vermilion snapper.................................................438 Wahoo.............................................................520 Weakfish..........................................................549 Western Pacific...........380, 397, 398, 413, 419, 445, 447, 517, 572 Fishing: Alaska............................................................516 Bycatch reduction measures.........................383, 463, 484, 516 Compensatory fishing..............................................514 Conservation programs.............................................377 Drift gillnet.....................................................579 Exempted fishing permits.....................................418, 521 Fixed gear........................................................386 Limited entry trawl fishery.......................................571 Longline..........................................................452 National Wildlife Refuges........................................1550 Port codes........................................................547 Pound net leaders.................................................583 Purse seine.............................................452, 499, 529 Quotas: Gulf of Mexico red snapper......................................561 Halibut.........................................................423 North Atlantic sharks...........................................489 Reporting requirements.....................................431, 528 Swordfish.......................................................476 Western Alaska program..........................................425 Recreational measures..............................423, 439, 473, 474 Shallow style longline sets.......................................582 South Pacific Tuna Act............................................389 Subsistence fishing.......................421, 1553, 1616, 1622, 1661 Troll fishing.....................................................530 Turtle excluder devices...........................................586 Fishing vessels: Catcher vessel electronic report..................................401 Compensatory fishing..............................................514 Electronic dealer reporting.......................................562 Fleet capacity control.......................................529, 530 Gear identification markings on buoys.............................422 Housing requirements for observers................................553 Individual fishing quota reporting requirements..............431, 528 Observer data transmission........................................527 Observer policy...................................................467 Safety regulations...............................................1187 South Pacific Tuna Act............................................389 Vessel Monitoring System................................389, 427, 534 Vessel permit requirements........................................569 Western Alaska Community Development Quota Program eligibility....425 Flammable materials: Flammability standards...........................................3863 Upholstered furniture............................................3858 Flood control: Ability to pay provisions.........................................703 Corps of Engineers procedures.....................................699 Flood insurance: Mitigation assistance program....................................1380 National Flood Insurance Program: Assistance to private sector insurers....................1376, 1377 Coverage and rates.............................................1385 Group Flood Insurance Policy.............................1374, 1393 Increased Cost of Compliance provision.........................1378 National Flood Insurance Act of 1994.............................96 Flood plains: Wetlands: Minimal effects exemptions......................................280 Floods: See Disaster assistance Follow Through Program: See Education of disadvantaged Food assistance programs: See also Food stamps School breakfast and lunch programs Child and adult care..............................................149 Afterschool snacks..............................................157 At-risk afterschool suppers.....................................139 Meal supplements for teenagers in low-income areas..............151 Strengthening program integrity.................................162 Commodity Supplemental Food Program...............................153 Disclosure of children's eligibility information to state Medicaid and CHIP program.....................................154 Donated foods provided under contract with food service management companies..........................................147 Food and Nutrition Service data collection........................161 Indian reservations...............................................138 Older individuals................................................1056 Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program..........................141 Uniform federal assistance regulations............................156 Women, infants, and children: Farmers' Market Nutrition Program...............................146 Food delivery systems...........................................148 Food packages...................................................168 Vendor-related provisions.......................................142 [[Page 38757]] Food grades and standards: See Meat inspection Poultry and poultry products Seafood Food labeling: Allergen information..............................................889 Beef or pork with barbeque sauce..................................183 Expressed nutrient content claims.................................186 Generic approval and regulation consolidation.....................172 Ground or chopped meat and poultry products.......................185 Nutrition labeling of meat and poultry products...................169 Prominence of calories............................................834 Serving size regulations..........................................835 Single-ingredient products........................................185 Standardized terms................................................186 Trans fatty acids.................................................886 Uniform compliance date...........................................181 Food stamps: Alternate methods for issuing benefits............................158 Civil rights data collections.....................................152 Computer matching.................................................136 Electronic benefits transfer system.....................150, 158, 165 Eligibility and certification.....................................163 Employment and training...........................................160 High performance bonuses..........................................159 Payment adjustments...............................................137 Privacy requirements..............................................167 Quality control..............................................143, 164 Recipient claim establishment and collection standards............140 Regulation simplification.........................................166 Resource eligibility standards....................................155 State agencies administrative and management requirements.........150 State flexibility.................................................166 Foods: See also Dairy products Fish Food assistance programs Food labeling Fruits Meat and meat products Nutrition Poultry and poultry products Seafood Vegetables Sugar FDA detention of food.............................................906 FDA registration of food facilities...............................872 Food safety rulemaking............................................175 Food security plans...............................................182 Good manufacturing practices: Manufacturing, packing, and holding.............................910 Health claims.....................................................846 Imported..........................................................873 Infant formula quality control..........................891, 892, 897 Modernization of standards...................................173, 842 Pesticide residues...............................................3310 Preventing exposure to chronic wasting disease....................883 Records requirements for identifying immediate sources and recipients of foods...........................................871 Retail exemption..................................................180 Transportation in vehicles used for nonfood products.............2311 Vegetable oil production: Air pollution control..........................................3161 Foreign air carriers: See Air carriers Foreign currencies: Acquisition regulations..........................................2457 Foreign exchange: See Foreign currencies Foreign persons: See Aliens Foreign relations: See also Citizenship and naturalization Cultural exchange programs Foreign trade Immigration International boundaries Passports and visas Treaties Economic Sanctions Enforcement Guidelines........................2380 Imposition of special measures...................................2438 International accounting standards...............................4321 International call-back service..................................3946 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)....3334, 3370 Foreign trade: See also Competitiveness Customs duties and inspection Exports Imports Maritime carriers Trade agreements African Growth and Opportunity Act.........................2389, 2398 Canada: Softwood lumber..........................................2412, 2413 DFARS modification................................................636 Earnings and profits.............................................2847 Entry procedure for foreign trade zones..........................2390 Federal employee foreign rights in inventions.....................604 Financial services transactions between U.S. providers and unaffiliated foreign persons.............................290, 295 Futures and options contracts....................................3850 Multijurisdictional Disclosure System............................4254 Port restrictions: Japanese vessels...............................................4104 Quarterly reporting requirements for international services activity.................................................292, 294 Stock transfer rules.............................................2748 U.S. direct investment abroad.....................................291 United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act..............2391 Forests and forest products: See also National forests Botanical products................................................222 Forest fire assistance program....................................225 Forest Land Enhancement Program...................................237 Indian allotments.................................................198 Land and resource management planning.............................238 Mineral fractions, sale...........................................233 Softwood lumber from Canada................................2412, 2413 Special products..................................................222 Special uses authorizations..................................220, 221 Timber sales: Cancellation....................................................218 Contracts..................................................234, 241 Export controls.................................................352 Noncompetitive sale.............................................202 Surplus species.................................................199 Unmanufactured wood from Mexico....................................58 Forfeitures: See Seizures and forfeitures Foster care: See Adoption and foster care Fraud: Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability Act..................1993 Microcap securities market.......................................4313 OIG regulations...................................................816 Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act...........................1072, 1379 Freedom of information: See also Confidential business information Amendments.......................................................4179 Chemical inventory reporting.....................................3360 DHS........................................................1060, 1166 DOD.....................................................607, 618, 655 DOE...............................................................790 DOJ..............................................................1802 [[Page 38758]] DOL........................................................1912, 1968 Electronic communication.........................................1912 Electronic Freedom of Information Act......................3556, 3604 FMCS.............................................................3461 NARA.............................................................3551 NASA regulations.................................................3522 National Security Agency/Central Security Service program.........630 NEH..............................................................3563 OPM..............................................................3604 Peace Corps......................................................3695 RRB..............................................................3710 Freight: See also Hazardous materials transportation Agricultural commodities: Ocean freight claims.............................................23 Freight forwarding industry......................................2171 Transportation rate appeals......................................3491 Fruits: Crop insurance regulations........................................119 Dried fruit wines................................................2514 Import regulations.....................................53, 54, 69, 80 Mango Promotion, Research, and Information Order....................2 Phytosanitary certificates for imports.............................71 Plum pox compensation..............................................83 Fuel: See also Energy Air pollution control........3067, 3102, 3103, 3126, 3180, 3184, 3196 California gasoline..............................................3182 Diesel particulate matter exposure in underground mines..........1962 Emission standards for nonroad diesel fuel.......................3173 Gasoline distribution facility emission standards................3085 Labeling requirements for alternative fuels......................4135 Low-sulfur highway diesel fuel...................................3098 Reformulated gasoline............................................3103 Ultra low sulfur diesel fuel lubricity...........................3136 Fuel additives: Gasoline deposit control additives.........................3204, 3233 Methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE).........................3224, 3449 Oxygenated.................................................3183, 3347 Fuel economy: Corporate Average Fuel Economy Program...........................2266 Fuel economy credits.......................................2226, 2278 Fuel economy standards program...................................2267 Funeral industry: Practices rule...................................................4134 G Garnishment of wages: See Wages Gas exploration: See Oil and gas exploration Gas reserves: See Oil and gas reserves Gas utilities: See Natural gas Gases: See also Natural gas Coalbed methane development......................................1776 Gasoline: See Fuel economy Gasoline additives: See Natural gas Gifts to Government: See Government property Goats: Blood and tissue collection at slaughtering establishments.........82 Brucellosis indemnity..............................................62 Interstate movement regulations....................................56 Government buildings: See Federal buildings and facilities Government contracts: See also Government procurement Acquisition regulations: Central Contractor Register.....................................660 Commercial items...............................................3815 Contract bundling..............................................3047 Debriefing unsuccessful offerors under competitive proposals 3839 DOL............................................................1970 EPA............................................................3045 Labor standards for contracts involving construction...........3816 NASA...........................................................3536 Pre-solicitation notice elimination............................3814 Share-in-savings contracting...................................3824 USAID..............................................3017, 3020, 3021 Vehicle fleet management and reporting.........................3524 Affirmative action...............................................1924 Commodity Credit Corporation storage contracts.....................20 Contract dispute procedures................................3490, 3491 Contractors: Access to sensitive information................................3511 Accompanying a force deployed...................................678 Architect-engineer qualifications.........................638, 3806 Computer security..........................................753, 785 DOE contract security personnel.................................783 DOE security requirements.......................................784 Employee rights concerning payment of union dues or fees.......1929 Employee stock ownership plans.................................3577 Government property management and disposition.................3835 Hazardous material safety data.................................3821 Identification of gender, race and ethnicity of applicants for employment.............................................1926 Jobs For Veterans Act..........................................2003 Safety manual...................................................610 Security requirements for Toxic Substances Control Act confidential business information..........................3048 Use of government supply sources................................669 Defense contracts: Contractor qualifications relating to contract placement........656 Cost accounting standards.......................................634 Deployment of contractor personnel..............................694 DFARS modification.....637, 638, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 660, 663, 666, 667, 668, 669, 671, 675, 676, 678, 681, 683 DoD activity address codes......................................687 Fidelity and forgery bond protection............................643 Firefighting services...........................................667 Fixed price.....................................................645 Follow-on production contracts for prototype projects......631, 650 Foreign acquisition.............................................693 Freedom of information.....................................607, 655 Government source inspection requirements.......................658 Historically black college and minority institution set-aside 663 Indian incentives..........................................652, 684 Information assurance...........................................648 Internal controls for purchase card use.........................649 Leader company contracting......................................671 Patent rights...................................................632 Payment and billing instructions................................642 Payment withholding.............................................686 Performance-based contracting for services......................668 Privacy protection..............................................655 Production surveillance and reporting...........................657 Provisional award fees..........................................685 Reporting performance outside the US............................644 Resolving tax problems..........................................637 Service contract and task order approval........................647 Small disadvantaged business subcontracting.....................671 Task or delivery order contracts................................666 Technical data conformity.......................................681 Unique item identification and property valuation...............659 [[Page 38759]] Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act.............................1915 Indians..........................................................1753 Nondiscrimination................................................1924 Research and development................................675, 676, 934 Rights to inventions.........................................603, 605 Shipbuilding capability preservation agreements...................707 Small business subcontracting assistance.........................3734 Subcontractors: Employee rights concerning payment of union dues or fees.......1929 Transportation rate determination................................3491 Wage Determinations OnLine system................................1920 Government employees: See also Conflict of interests Military personnel Political activities (Government employees) Agents designated to accept legal process........................3686 Antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection............3598, 3599 Appeals..........................................................3628 Career and career-conditional employment...................3617, 3619 Child care subsidy program for lower income employees............3681 Civilian Marksmanship Program: Civil service benefits for former employees....................3640 Claims for damages against DOE employees..........................812 Classification appeals...........................................3591 Competitive service and competitive status.......................3602 Computer security......................................753, 785, 3647 Contract employees: Background investigations......................................3055 Corporation for National and Community Service: Discrimination complaint procedures............................3029 Cost-of-living allowances........................................3634 Criminal investigators...........................................3596 Defense of tort suits............................................1897 Defense personnel: Claims settlement.....................................619, 620, 621 Detail between Executive Branch and Legislative Branch...........3620 DHS human resources management system......................1071, 3668 District of Columbia employees: Benefits.......................................................3637 Retirement, health, and life insurance coverage................3638 DOE polygraph examination regulations.............................782 Drug-free workplace requirements.....629, 828, 830, 1067, 1909, 2051, 3002, 3035, 3463, 3529, 3697, 3739 Employee surveys.................................................3608 Employment discrimination..................................3458, 3459 Employment of relatives..........................................3622 Enterprise Human Resource Integration............................3603 Ethical conduct standards: Attorneys......................................................1894 CSOSA employees................................................3037 DOD employees...................................................626 PBGC employees.................................................3701 Examining system.................................................3607 Excepted service: Career and career-conditional employment.......................3617 Operational procedures.........................................3581 Presidential Management Intern Program.........................3619 Temporary organizations........................................3618 Extended assignment incentives...................................3633 Federal executive boards.........................................3667 Federal mail management..........................................3469 Financial disclosure requirements................................3570 Foreign rights in inventions......................................604 Freedom of Information Act regulations...........................3604 Governmentwide nonprocurement common rule for debarment and suspension...629, 1067, 1909, 2051, 2414, 3002, 3035, 3463, 3529, 3688, 3697, 3739 Health benefits: Administrative simplification provisions.......................3594 Children's equity..............................................3644 Effective dates................................................3682 Enrollment regulations.........................................3645 FEHBP changes..........................3615, 3646, 3649, 3650, 3664 Financial sanctions of health care providers...................3683 Flexible spending accounts...............................3631, 3666 Long-term care insurance regulations...........................3643 Physician's comparability allowances...........................3680 Human Capital Performance Fund...................................3655 Human reliability program for DOE employees.......................786 Information technology exchange program..........................3653 Intermittent.....................................................3585 Investigations...................................................3670 Job grading reviews..............................................3628 Leave regulations................................................3592 Life insurance...................................................3614 Federal Acquisition Regulation.................................3601 Premiums.......................................................3687 Time frame for electing optional insurance.....................3687 Merit promotion and internal placement...........................3584 OPM regulations rewrite..........................................3616 Order of release from competitive level..........................3586 Part-time........................................................3585 Pay rates: Administration...........................................3596, 3678 Aggregate limitation on pay....................................3590 Locality-based comparability payments....................3627, 3675 Official duty station determinations...........................3674 Overtime compensation and premium pay for Customs officers.....1281 Pay retention..................................................3654 Post differentials.............................................3679 Premium pay limitations........................................3630 Prevailing rate systems......................3629, 3676, 3677, 3685 Regulation amendments..........................................3592 Superior qualifications appointments...........................3593 Within-grade increases.........................................3595 Performance appraisal systems....................................3590 Performance management...........................................3673 Personal financial interests.....................................3574 Personnel management in Federal agencies.........................3671 Post-employment conflict of interests............................3575 Posting regulations..............................................3652 Presidential Management Intern Program...........................3619 Presidential Rank Award eligibility..............................3626 Privacy Act regulations..........................................3605 Privacy procedures for personnel records.........................3619 Probation on initial appointment to competitive position.........3606 Promotion and internal placement.................................3672 Public safety officers...........................................1901 Purchases of property sold by GSA................................3487 Reasonable accommodation language for OPM vacancy announcements 3621 Recruitment and selection through competitive examination........3624 Reemployment...............................................3587, 3597 Relocation costs.........................3473, 3492, 3502, 3674, 3827 Repayment of student loans.................................3610, 3611 Research programs and demonstration projects.....................3684 Responsibilities and conduct: OPM......................................................3651, 3657 Restriction of DOE access authorizations..........................788 Retention allowances.............................................3632 Retirement: Court orders awarding survivor annuities.......................3612 Coverage for non-appropriated fund instrumentalities.....3636, 3663 Credit for military service....................................3662 Death benefits and employee refunds............................3642 Debt collection................................................3658 Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Corrections Act..........3659 [[Page 38760]] FERS basic annuity.......................................3641, 3661 FERS coverage elections........................................3613 Record retention...............................................3660 State income tax withholding...................................3600 Salary offset..................................2460, 3495, 3750, 3794 Seasonal.........................................................3585 Security standards...............................................3669 Selective Service registration requirements......................3580 Senior Executive Service: Aggregate limitation on pay....................................3609 Pay and performance awards...............................3609, 3623 Standards of conduct...811, 1058, 3509, 3571, 3572, 3573, 3576, 3693, 3694, 3737, 3746 Strategic human capital management assessment....................3583 Submission of claims by preference eligibles to OPM..............3648 Temporary and term employment....................................3635 Temporary change of station..........................3619, 3625, 3674 Testifying and providing records in litigation.............2381, 3541 Time-in-grade restrictions.......................................3579 Training.........................................................3588 Agency reporting requirements............................3589, 3665 Travel cost appeals..............................................3492 Travel regulations.......................3482, 3483, 3496, 3499, 3500 Veterans recruitment appointments................................3582 Voluntary separation incentive payments..........................3656 Withholding of State and local income taxes......................2456 Government procurement: See also Government contracts Acquisition regulations: Agricultural....................................................288 Architect-engineer threshold for small business set-asides......662 Berry Amendment.................................................680 Blanket Purchase Agreements....................................3823 Buy American Act requirements.......................691, 3813, 3834 Commercial items...............................641, 652, 3808, 3815 Compensation for personal services.............................3811 Competition requirements...................................640, 664 Conflicts of interest...........................................654 Cost accounting standards administration.......................3805 Cost principles.......673, 3803, 3807, 3810, 3811, 3812, 3825, 3840 Debarment.................................................654, 3476 Defense Priorities and Allocation System.......................3481 Definitions clause.............................................3828 Department of Homeland Security................................1070 Department of State......................................2009, 2021 Depreciation cost principle....................................3837 DFARS modification.....632, 633, 635, 636, 639, 640, 641, 646, 651, 653, 654, 661, 662, 664, 665, 669, 670, 672, 673, 674, 677, 679, 680, 682, 683, 688, 689, 690, 691 DOE...............................800, 801, 802, 804, 805, 806, 807 DOL............................................................1970 DOT............................................................2033 Electronic representations and certifications..................3817 End items.......................................................688 Environmental services for military installations...............653 EPA................................................3044, 3049, 3056 Excluded Parties List System...................................3826 Fabrics and fibers..............................................690 Federal Business Opportunities vendor notification service.....3479 Federal Prison Industries................................3833, 3841 Federal Procurement Data System................................3844 Fish, shellfish, or seafood products............................651 Free Trade Agreements.....................................679, 3830 Gains and losses...............................................3803 Geographic use of the term United States........................635 GSA................................................3475, 3476, 3481 HUD............................................................1474 Improper business practices.....................................654 Information technology.........................................3498 Insurance and pension costs....................................3838 Insurance information...........................................674 Laws inapplicable to commercial subcontracts....................661 Maintenance and repair costs...................................3812 Major systems acquisition.......................................672 Memorandum of understanding with Sweden.........................691 Mentor-Protege Program....................................639, 3832 Missile Defense Agency.........................................3845 Multiyear contracting authority............................653, 689 NASA....3505, 3506, 3512, 3515, 3516, 3517, 3519, 3521, 3523, 3525, 3526, 3531, 3532, 3533, 3534, 3536 National Nuclear Security Administration...................752, 789 Order placement with debarred or suspended contractors.........3836 Payment withholding............................................3804 Penalties for unallowable costs................................3825 Plain language rewrite.........................................3809 Printing and duplicating through the Government Printing Office.....................................................3822 Procedures, guidance, and information...........................677 Procurement list...............................................3818 Protests, disputes, and appeals.................................633 Purchasing by management and operating contractors..............803 Reimbursement of relocation costs on a lump-sum basis..........3827 Sealed bidding..................................................665 Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns.........3819 Small business specialist review................................670 Special emergency procurement..................................3831 Training and education.........................................3807 Transportation industry practices..............................3829 Unique contract and order identifier numbers...................3843 Unsolicited proposals..........................................3842 USAID....................................................3017, 3020 Veterans Affairs...............................................2954 Contracts: NFS contracts..............................................218, 234 Foreign currency use.............................................2457 Government-unique standards......................................3578 Historic preference..............................................3477 HUBZone program..............................................18, 3470 Level of effort..................................................3043 Lobbying restrictions......................................1068, 3820 Recycled products................................................3375 Small, minority, and women's business utilization................3059 Voluntary consensus standards....................................3578 Government property: See also Federal buildings and facilities Government property management Abandoned or forfeited personal property.........................3468 Economic development transfers of real property by DOE............794 FERC fee schedule for use of government lands....................4087 NASA property........................................3513, 3526, 3530 Purchase by GSA employees........................................3487 Transfer of excess property to institutions.......................289 Use of Government aircraft for travel............................3482 Use, handling, and disposal requirements.........................3471 Government property management: Debt collection......................................3493, 3494, 3495 Mandatory review procedures......................................1496 Motor vehicles.............................................3480, 3524 Nondiscrimination..........................................3485, 3486 Personal property management.........................3474, 3497, 3501 Space and related services: Rents and leases...............................................3484 Supply and procurement...........................................3472 Telecommunications management....................................3488 Government publications: Publication of Army rules affecting the public....................692 Government securities: See Bonds [[Page 38761]] Grains: See also Feed grains Analytical services fees..........................................135 Disguising quality................................................133 Divider tolerances................................................130 Inspection and weighing service fees..............................134 Karnal bunt compensation...........................................49 Process verification service......................................129 Reinspection or appeal inspection for grade.......................131 Grant programs: AmeriCorps regulations...........................................3028 CNCS regulations...........................................3031, 3036 DOD Grant and Agreement regulations...............................609 DOE financial assistance regulations..............................810 Faith-based organizations' participation in Justice Department programs.....................................................1900 Fire Management Assistance Grant Program.........................1371 Freedom of information...........................................1968 Hazard mitigation planning.......................................1386 IMLS.............................................................3557 Learn & Serve regulations........................................3028 NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook revision....3503, 3504, 3507, 3518, 3527, 3528, 3535, 3537 Research grants...................................................934 Rights to inventions.........................................603, 605 State cemetery grants............................................3014 STOP Violence Against Women Grant Programs.......................1910 Victims of crime...........................................1905, 1911 Grant programs-agriculture: Administration provisions..........................................91 Agricultural innovation centers...................................259 Broadband program.................................................267 Energy efficiency.................................................252 Hatch Multistate Research Fund.....................................92 High energy cost rural communities................................266 Nonprocurement regulations........................................242 Participation of religious organizations in USDA programs.........244 Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program......................247, 254 Rural business investment program.................................249 Rural Business-Cooperative Service programs.......................260 Rural economic development........................................253 Technical assistance and training.............................98, 268 Value-added producer grants.......................................259 Wastewater programs...............................................273 Water programs...............................................262, 273 Grant programs-education: Administrative regulations........................................618 Application regulations...........................................736 Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities Program..........748 Eligibility regulations......................................739, 745 Freedom of Information............................................618 Impact Aid programs...............................................743 Magnet Schools Assistance Program.................................751 National Security Education Program...............................613 Grant programs-environmental protection: Clean Water State Revolving Fund program.........................3433 Cooperative agreements and Superfund state contracts.............3403 Violent Offender Incarceration/Truth-in-Sentencing Incentive Grants Program review........................................1908 Water quality cooperative agreements.............................3438 Grant programs-health: AOA rules revisions..............................................1056 Charitable Choice program.........................................829 Limitation on administrative expenses.............................921 NIH center grants.................................................933 NIH training grants...............................................924 Operation of qualified high risk pools...........................1038 Grant programs-housing and community development: American Dream Downpayment Initiative............................1404 Community development block grants: Brownfields activities.........................................1464 Community revitalization strategy..............................1469 Prohibition on use of funds for job-pirating activities........1468 Regulation revisions...........................................1466 Slum and blight prevention.....................................1464 Small cities and insular areas programs........................1467 Community services block grant program: Charitable Choice provisions...................................1055 Data Universal Numbering System identifier requirement...........1401 Electronic submission of grant applications......................1394 Empowerment zones and enterprise communities.....................1463 Indian Housing Block Grant Program.........................1479, 1487 OMB Circular A-110 revisions.....................................1409 State homes for veterans.........................................2957 Uniform requirements for HUD programs............................1397 Grant programs-Indians: Construction of jails............................................1906 Indian Housing Block Grant Program.........................1479, 1487 STOP Violence Against Indian Women Discretionary Grant Program 1910 Grant programs-natural resources: Carey Act grants.................................................1777 North American Wetlands Conservation Act grants program..........1522 Wetland Program Development Grants...............................3438 Grant programs-transportation: Buy America requirements.........................................2286 Uniform administrative requirements..............................2038 Grants administration: Audit resolution policy..........................................1591 Disaster assistance................................................42 Drug-free workplace requirements....629, 1909, 2051, 3529, 3697, 3739 Jobs For Veterans Act............................................2002 Nondiscrimination........................1826, 2022, 3032, 3544, 3549 Uniform administrative requirements............1059, 1409, 2955, 3019 Grazing lands: Authority to grant stays of decisions............................1498 Conservation.....................................................1771 Grassland Reserve Program.........................................284 National Forest System.......................................198, 211 Navajo Partitioned Lands.........................................1718 Guaranteed loans: See Loan programs Guns: See Arms and munitions H Handicapped: See Individuals with disabilities Harbors: Handling of explosive and other dangerous cargoes................1237 Maintenance fees...........................................2383, 2384 Hatch Act: See Political activities (Government employees) Hawaiian Natives: Grants for services provided to older individuals................1056 Mortgage eligibility.............................................1440 NAHASDA housing assistance.......................................1493 Hazardous materials transportation: See also Pipeline safety Aircraft carriage................................................2312 Aluminum cylinders...............................................2316 Cargo tank requirements....................................2314, 2343 Civil monetary penalties.........................................2301 Commercial driver's license endorsement..........................2176 Security threat assessment of applicants.......................1318 Explosive materials........................................1327, 2347 FAA material recognition training................................2086 Fees for security threat assessments on drivers..................1304 Harmonization with UN recommendations......................2321, 2340 Hazard communication requirements................................2332 [[Page 38762]] Hazardous waste manifest rule....................................3377 Incident reporting...............................................2331 Infectious substances............................................2321 Intergovernmental relations......................................2330 International standards..........................................2345 Lighters and lighter refills.....................................2318 Lithium batteries................................................2334 Maritime carriers................................................1206 Motor carriers.............................................2167, 2314 Oxygen cylinders on aircraft.....................................2313 Packaging........................................................2319 Penalty guidelines...............................................2346 Radioactive materials......................................2344, 4225 Regulation revisions...............2317, 2326, 2339, 2341, 2349, 2350 Security.............................................2309, 2320, 2342 Toxic by inhalation materials....................................2309 Uranium ore......................................................1898 Visual cylinder requalification requirements.....................2351 Wastewater treatment exemptions..................................3381 Hazardous substances: See also Explosives Flammable materials Hazardous materials transportation Hazardous waste Radioactive materials Air pollutants...853, 3069, 3075, 3076, 3084, 3086, 3087, 3088, 3110, 3112, 3143, 3145, 3146, 3156, 3159, 3180, 3194, 3195, 3200, 3212, 3213, 3215, 3216, 3217, 3237, 3241, 3243, 3248, 3250, 3251, 3252, 3254, 3258, 3259, 3260, 3261, 3262, 3267, 3268, 3269, 3270, 3271, 3272, 3273, 3291, 3345 Delisting..........................................3089, 3122, 3166 Albuterol.........................................................853 Asbestos...................................................1958, 3338 Beryllium........................................................1973 Carcinogen risk assessment.......................................3061 CERCLA corrections...............................................3407 Chemicals: Chemical test rules......................................3333, 3345 Import of toxic chemicals......................................3324 Chromium...................................................1979, 3218 Crystalline silica.........................................1956, 1972 Designation under CERCLA.........................................3405 Developmental and reproductive toxicity testing..................3325 Drinking water regulations..........847, 3420, 3442, 3443, 3451, 3454 Enzymes and proteins.............................................3322 Ethylene oxide.................................1971, 3119, 3167, 3209 Extremely hazardous substance list.........................3355, 3358 Glycol ethers..............................................1997, 3186 Halogenated solvents.............................................3214 Hydrochloric acid................................................3124 Hydrochlorofluorocarbon..........................................3111 Isocyanates......................................................3150 Lead...................3069, 3212, 3319, 3321, 3340, 3342, 3351, 3352 Material Safety Data Sheets......................................3821 Metals...........................................................3346 Metals from electroplating operations............................3393 Method 24 amendment..............................................3073 Methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE).........................3224, 3449 Natural rubber latex.............................................3876 Oxygen use by air carrier passengers.............................2029 Ozone depleting substances...........................3092, 3120, 3282 Perchloroethylene..........................................3087, 3279 Pesticides.................................................3305, 3307 Data requirements for registering biochemical or microbial products...................................................3308 Emergency exemption regulations................................3304 Endangered species regulation.............................496, 1533 Produced by transgenic plants..................................3305 Rules of practice..............................................3315 Worker protection standards..............................3299, 3306 Pipeline safety standards................2315, 2325, 2329, 2336, 2337 Pollution contingency plan.......................................3409 Protection of human research subjects............................3314 Radon............................................................3446 Regulation of gasification devices processing hazardous waste at petroleum refineries......................................3388 Releases on public land..........................................1780 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.........................3354 Semiconductors manufacture and assembly..........................3384 Sulfur oxides..............................................3095, 3205 Sulfuric acid drain openers......................................3861 Surface coatings.................................................3073 Threshold planning quantity......................................3355 Toxicological profiles: Metals.........................................................3346 Toxics Release Inventory: Additions, deletions, and modifications........................3362 Coal...........................................................3363 Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds...............................3356 Metal mining...................................................3365 Pollution Prevention Act information requirements..............3364 Reporting requirements...................................3359, 3365 Review of chemicals on original list...........................3361 Uranium..........................................................1898 Water pollution control....................................3420, 3427 Hazardous waste: Benzene..........................................................3277 Carbamates.......................................................3404 Cathode ray tubes................................................3380 Cement kiln dust.................................................3385 Disposal facilities: Combustion facilities..........................................3382 Radioactive waste........................................3293, 3296 Dyes and pigments................................................3379 Groundwater contamination........................................3272 Land disposal: Restrictions.......................................3367, 3368, 3372 Lead.............................................................3341 Lead-acid batteries..............................................3395 Manifest regulations.............................................3377 Permit program...................................................3374 Polychlorinated biphenyls..................................3330, 3344 Radioactive waste................................................4211 Advance notification to Native American tribes of transportation.............................................4212 Dose methodology...............................................3295 Licensing proceedings for receipt of high-level waste at a geologic repository........................................4209 List of approved spent fuel storage casks...4228, 4229, 4230, 4231, 4234 Recycling........................................................3380 Requirements revision............................................2335 Solid waste................................................3369, 3394 Solvents.........................................................3392 Toxic waste site.................................................3324 Toxicity characteristic rule.....................................3391 Transboundary shipment within Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development member countries.................3370 Uncontrolled sites on the NPL....................................3401 Wastewater treatment sludges from automobile manufacturing.......3396 Head Start Program: See Education of disadvantaged [[Page 38763]] Health: See Alcohol abuse Drug abuse Drugs Health care Health facilities Health insurance Health professions Health records Individuals with disabilities Medical and dental schools Medical devices Medical research Mental health programs Nutrition Occupational safety and health Public health Radiation protection Health care: See also Medicaid Medicare Ambulance services.....................................996, 999, 1039 Anti-kickback provisions.....................................813, 817 Financial sanctions of providers.................................3683 Fraud and abuse provisions........................................816 Grants to states for operation of qualified high risk pools......1038 Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank.....................821 Home health agencies..............................................941 Medicare conditions of participation...........................1006 Nondiscrimination in post-hospital referral....................1023 Prospective payment system......................................985 Human cellular and tissue-based products.....................865, 900 Inmate fees......................................................1808 Nondiscrimination.................................................818 Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network................914, 915 Performance standard for diagnostic x-ray systems.................870 Physicians' referrals.............................................964 Program exclusion for submitting claims containing excessive charges.......................................................820 Protection of human research subjects........................935, 939 Risk-sharing arrangements.........................................817 Underserved areas.................................................913 Veterans: Additional disability or death due to care, treatment or program....................................................2973 Advanced health care planning..................................2956 Copayments for extended care services..........................2961 Filipino veterans..............................................2930 Non-VA service and care..................................2959, 2965 Patients' rights regarding medication prescription authorization..............................................2927 Presumptions of service connection.............................2936 Priorities for medical services................................2960 Reasonable charges for care or services..................2996, 2998 Recovery of reasonable value of medical care from tortiously liable third parties.......................................2997 Sensori-neural aids............................................2963 Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act.............................1950 Health facilities: See also Hospitals Nursing homes Ambulatory surgical centers: Conditions for coverage.........................................954 List of covered procedures......................................971 Federally qualified health centers................................813 Fire safety requirements.........................................1004 Long-term care: Federal long-term care insurance regulations...................3643 Hospice service.................................................960 Preventing accumulation of surplus controlled substances.......1864 Physician referrals for health services...............987, 1009, 1045 Psychiatric residential treatment facilities................975, 1013 Skilled nursing facilities........................................978 Use of restraint and seclusion.........................951, 975, 1016 Health insurance: See also Medicare Access: Pre-existing condition exclusions..............................2750 Special enrollment rules.......................................2750 Benefit-specific waiting periods..................................953 Calculation of average cost of a policy...........................918 CHAMPUS: Appeals and hearings procedures.................................726 Authorized providers............................................727 Claimcheck denials appeals process..............................718 Double coverage.................................................717 Dual compensation/conflict of interest provision................715 Individual Case Management Program..............................720 Methodology for coverage of NIH-sponsored clinical trials.......719 Payment for ambulatory care.....................................714 Pharmacy Benefits Program.......................................733 Prosthetic devices coverage.....................................716 Regulation amendments...........................................723 Special supplemental food and nutrition education program.......734 TRICARE.......713, 721, 722, 724, 725, 728, 729, 730, 731, 732, 733 Claims attachment standard........................................949 Continuation coverage notification...............................1955 District of Columbia employees...................................3638 Employer based group health plans................................1955 Federal enforcement..............................................1003 Government employees...3615, 3645, 3646, 3649, 3650, 3664, 3680, 3682 Acquisition regulations........................................3838 Children's equity..............................................3644 Flexible spending accounts...............................3631, 3666 Long-term care insurance regulations...........................3643 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.........945, 1026 Administrative simplification provisions.......................3594 Bona fide wellness programs....................................2758 Church plans...................................................2757 Civil money penalties...........................................823 Code set revisions..............................................972 Electronic transactions and code set standards..................956 Exemption for non-Federal governmental plans....................979 Health care access, portability and renewability...............1947 Nondiscrimination............................1951, 2756, 2757, 2758 VA implementation..............................................3009 Health plan identifiers...........................................945 Nondiscrimination regulations....................................1024 Portability...........................................955, 1012, 2750 Provider identifiers.............................................1026 Reduced SSA benefits due to private insurance coverage...........3760 Retirement benefits..............................................3457 State Children's Health Insurance Program: Allotments......................................................990 Disclosure of eligibility for food assistance programs..........154 Extended availability of unexpended funds.......................989 Payment error rate measurement..................................959 Health insurance for aged: See Medicare Health professions: Alien health care workers........................................2017 National Practitioner Data Bank..............................912, 922 Nurses: Nonimmigrant aliens......................................1122, 1939 Optometrists and ophthalmologists................................4145 Physicians: DEA registration requirements for practitioners practicing in more than one state........................................1851 Fee schedule...............................................962, 986 [[Page 38764]] Health services referrals......................964, 987, 1009, 1045 National interest waivers for alien physicians.................1121 VA medical opinions rules......................................3012 Professional shortage areas.......................................913 Provider identifiers.............................................1026 Health records: Photocopy expenses...............................................1030 Prescription release rule........................................4145 Privacy and disclosure of SSA records and information............3749 Hearing and appeal procedures: See Administrative practice and procedure Helicopters: See Aircraft Heliports: See Airports Hepatitis B virus: Correctional management..........................................1804 Hepatitis C virus: Blood donors and recipients.......................................866 Hospital conditions of participation.............................1007 Herbicides: See Pesticides and pests Higher education: See Colleges and universities Highway safety: Highway-rail grade crossings.....................................2170 Indian highway safety program....................................1709 Mexican motor carriers...........................................2182 Motor carrier regulations..........2143, 2151, 2167, 2170, 2172, 2186 National Bridge Inspection Standards.............................2140 Traffic control devices: Manual revision................................................2138 Signing to assist motorists in locating 24-hour pharmacy services...................................................2142 Work zone safety.................................................2139 Highways and roads: See also Bridges Highway safety Motor carriers Motor vehicle safety Motor vehicles Contract administration..........................................2150 Federal lands highway program: Forest highways program........................................2147 Indian reservations road program...................1715, 1721, 2145 Park roads and parkways program................................2144 Refuge roads program...........................................2146 Highway vehicle definition.......................................2744 Interstate system................................................2149 National Forest System road management policy.....................235 Real property acquisition........................................2141 Relocation assistance............................................2141 Historic preservation: Army Corps of Engineers regulations...............................696 Certification of historic structures.............................1679 Import restrictions on archaeological material originating in Honduras.....................................................2419 National Historic Preservation Act amendments....................3016 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act...........1674 Tribal lands.....................................................1696 Historical records: See Archives and records HIV: Correctional management..........................................1804 Hogs: Import restrictions................................................52 Pseudorabies indemnity payment.....................................70 Holding companies: Change in bank control.......4112, 4113, 4114, 4118, 4122, 4123, 4129 Exemption for certain acquisitions...............................4284 Industry Guide 3 amendments......................................4236 Homeless: VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program.................2964 Homesteads: Disposal of reserved minerals....................................1762 Honey: Honey wines......................................................2514 Horses: Brucellosis indemnity..............................................62 Hospice care: Hospice wage index................................................982 Medicare conditions of participation..............................944 Medicare policies................................................1008 Requirements for long-term care facilities........................960 Hospitals: CHAMPUS payment for ambulatory care...............................714 Conditions of participation: Laboratory services......................................1007, 1015 Organ transplantation centers...................................943 Patients' rights...............................................1025 Requirements of.................................................961 Disproportionate share hospitals.................................1044 DOT grants.......................................................2038 Enhanced DSH treatment............................................968 Enrollment in VA health care system..............................2962 Grants administration...........................618, 1059, 1409, 3019 Home health agency referral......................................1023 Inpatient prospective payment system..............................983 Inpatient psychiatric facilities............................975, 1013 Inpatient rehabilitation facility classification.................1042 Inpatient rehabilitation prospective payment system...............984 Institutions for mental disease..................................1044 Length of hospital stay after birth of child.....................1949 Medicare: Coinsurance amounts............................................1035 Extended care services coinsurance........................994, 1035 Inpatient deductible......................................994, 1035 Long-term care prospective payment system.................974, 1043 Outpatient prospective payment system...............957, 1020, 1033 Premium for uninsured aged and certain disabled individuals who have exhausted other entitlement..................993, 1037 Mortgage insurance...............................................1427 Patients' rights.................................................1016 Wage index classification........................................1046 Hours of work: See Wages Household appliances: Energy efficiency............................................754, 771 Test procedures...................................................763 Housing: See also Fair housing Homeless Housing standards Low and moderate income housing Manufactured homes Mortgage insurance Mortgages Public housing Relocation assistance Accelerated claims disposition...................................1423 Affordable Housing Program.......................................4097 American Dream Downpayment Initiative............................1404 Civil penalties for violations: Distribution of tax credit proceeds............................1444 Community development block grants: Brownfields activities.........................................1464 Regulation revisions...........................................1466 Slum and blight prevention.....................................1464 Competitive sales procedures.....................................1421 Data Universal Numbering System identifier requirement...........1401 [[Page 38765]] Disposition of HUD-owned assets in revitalization areas..........1430 Electronic document retention....................................1410 Energy-efficiency rating guidelines..........................762, 770 Equal employment opportunity regulations.........................1402 Equal protection of the laws for faith-based and community organizations................................................1406 Federal Housing Administration: Appraiser Watch Initiative.....................................1460 Disciplinary actions against HUD-qualified real estate brokers....................................................1422 Electronic endorsement of mortgages............................1455 Inspector roster...............................................1457 Quality control plans..........................................1429 TOTAL mortgage scorecard.......................................1448 Hawaiian Natives: Mortgage eligibility...........................................1440 NAHASDA assistance.............................................1493 HOME Investment Partnerships Program.......................1399, 1405 Housing counseling program.......................................1420 Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program: Regulations....................................................1465 HUD acquisition regulations......................................1474 Indian Housing Block Grant Program.........................1479, 1487 Lead-based paint.....................................3319, 3341, 3351 Limitation of insured loans to nonprofit agencies................1443 Mark-to-Market Program...........................................1426 Migrant farmworker projects..................................107, 108 Multifamily: Accelerated loan processing quality assurance enforcement......1437 Closing forms and documents....................................1414 Distributions to nonprofit owners of certain rental projects 1425 Housing bonds..................................................2623 Multifamily Housing Reform and Affordability Act...............1453 Nondiscrimination based on disability..........................1400 Previous participation certification...........................1439 NAHASDA amendments...............................................1492 One dollar home sales to local governments.......................1424 Participation of religious organizations in HUD Native American programs.....................................................1480 Restructuring Plan: Release of information.........................................1453 Rural: Farm labor housing..............................................104 Loan policies....................................................99 Loans and grants...........................................104, 105 Multiple-family housing.........................................104 New and existing dwellings definition...........................100 Planning and performing construction............................101 Rental housing.............................................104, 106 Section 203(k) Rehabilitation Loan Insurance Program.............1461 Specially adapted housing for disabled veterans............2934, 2990 Streamlining regulations..........................................104 Supplemental cost certification requirement......................1438 Supportive Housing Programs................................1451, 1462 Teacher Next Door Sales Program..................................1431 Uniform standards for grants and agreements......................1397 Housing assistance payments: See Housing Housing standards: Manufactured homes construction standards........................1435 Manufactured housing dispute resolution program..................1433 Manufactured housing installation program........................1432 On-site construction.............................................1436 Human research subjects: Protection of......304, 627, 737, 738, 875, 935, 938, 939, 940, 2966, 3022, 3057, 3314, 3520, 3564, 3874 Student rights...............................................735, 749 Humane treatment of animals: See Animal welfare Hunting: Migratory birds........1534, 1558, 1568, 1577, 1578, 1596, 1618, 1664 National Wildlife Refuges........................................1550 Standards for tree stands........................................3868 Hydroelectric power: See Electric power Hydropower: Prescription of fishways for non-Federal projects.................504 Review of mandatory conditions of licensing.......................505 I Immigration: See also Aliens Citizenship and naturalization Address notification.............................................1353 Adoption of alien siblings.......................................1087 Affidavit of support.............................................1110 Appeal fees......................................................1100 Asylum procedures: Frivolous applications.........................................1101 Numerical limit on grants......................................1084 Authority of the DHS Secretary...................................1066 Automated inspection service.....................................1267 Benefit application fee..........................................1165 Cancellation of removal....................................1870, 1872 Child Citizenship Act............................................1129 Consent to reapply for admission after removal...................1091 Contracts with transportation lines..............................1285 Detention of aliens subject to final orders of removal...........1351 Electronic signatures on applications and petitions for benefits.....................................................1149 Employment: Authorization eligibility......................................1101 Employer sanctions.............................................1367 Employment creation petitions..................................1167 Verification requirements................................1162, 1168 Exchange visitors: Student Exchange Visitor Information System....................1356 Waiver of two-year foreign residence requirement...............1092 Executive Office for Immigration Review authorities..............1871 Extension of travel limit at Arizona ports-of-entry..............1262 Fingerprinting certain applicants....................1120, 1173, 1178 Genealogy Program processing fee.................................1106 Hunger strikes by detainees......................................1340 Immigrant Investor Pilot Program.................................1154 Inadmissibility..................................................1077 Increasing number of officers authorized to issue notices to appear and arrest warrants for violations....................1368 Individuals with disabilities: Naturalization procedures......................................1148 Intercountry adoptions.....................................1085, 1176 Interest payments on cancelled cash bonds........................1341 International broadcasters.......................................1131 International matchmaking organization requirements........1078, 1868 Judicial review of Immigration and Naturalization Service decisions....................................................1097 Jurisdiction over appeals of INS decisions involving administrative fines.........................................1876 Law enforcement officers training during mass influx of aliens...1354 Legal Immigration Family Equity Act..................1134, 1136, 1872 List of recognized American institutions of research.............1143 Payment of fees methods....................................1174, 1364 Powers and authorities of officers and employees.................1342 Preinspected automated lane program..............................1259 Protective orders in administration proceedings..................1874 Representative registry..........................................1875 Revoking grants of naturalization................................1119 Seizures and forfeitures.........................................1280 Surety bonds...............................................1344, 1369 Suspension of deportation............................1114, 1870, 1872 United Nations Convention Against Torture........................1115 User fee remittance..............................................1279 Violations of the Immigration and Nationality Act................1249 [[Page 38766]] Waivers for nonimmigrants........................................1146 Withholding of adjudication......................................1150 Imports: See also Antidumping Countervailing duties Customs duties and inspection Apparel articles..................................................307 Archaeological material originating in Honduras..................2419 Arms-related items...............................................1830 Bees, beekeeping byproducts, and beekeeping equipment..............59 Beluga sturgeon..................................................1559 Bigeye tuna..................................................472, 478 Bluefin tuna......................................................478 Border Release Advanced Screening and Selectivity Program........1290 Bovine spongiform encephalopathy prevention...............72, 79, 904 Captive-bred exotic birds........................................1583 Chemicals: Blanket certifications.............................3327, 3335, 3336 Reporting requirements for controlled substances...............1854 Cigarette papers and tubes.................................2510, 2513 Control of PMN chemicals.........................................3332 Controlled substances for personal medical use...................1858 Dairy products......................................................4 Disposable cigarette lighters....................................3877 Dog and Cat Protection Act.......................................2393 Duty-free entry...................................................307 Eggs..............................................................178 Endangered and threatened species..........................1559, 1561 Explosive materials: Identification markings........................................1835 Food products.....................................................873 Fruits and vegetables..................................53, 54, 69, 80 Halon-1301 aircraft fire extinguishing vessels...................3197 Icelandic eiderdown..............................................1603 Marine mammal products............................................454 Meat and meat products........................................52, 177 Milk and milk products.............................................74 Motor vehicles.......................................2218, 2256, 3175 Canadian.......................................................2228 Commercial.....................................................2245 Orchids............................................................89 Parrots..........................................................1592 Phytosanitary certificates for fruits and vegetables...............71 Pine shoot beetle host material....................................66 Pirated audio-visual works.......................................2375 Plants.............................................................55 Polar bear trophies..............................................1526 Poultry products..................................................178 Prohibited marks on tobacco and cigarette products...............2536 Seeds..............................................................81 Single entry for entities on multiple conveyances................2396 Softwood lumber from Canada................................2412, 2413 Steel products....................................................308 Swordfish....................................................472, 478 Textiles.........................................................2369 Tobacco products..................................8, 2508, 2510, 2513 Tuberculosis risk classification...................................76 Uniform rules of origin..........................................2374 United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act: Preferential treatment for brassieres..........................2395 Unmanufactured wood from Mexico....................................58 Veterinary user fees...............................................84 Wheat..............................................................65 Wild birds.................................................1544, 1592 Wildlife...................................................1512, 1625 Wood packing materials.............................................64 Wool: Refund of duties paid on select products.......................2418 Worsted wool fabrics............................................306 Income taxes: Accelerated cost recovery system.................................2786 Accelerated death benefits.......................................2848 Accrual rules for creditable foreign taxes.......................2866 Accruals and allocations reductions because of increased age.....2767 Active conduct of an insurance company defined...................2881 Active trade or business requirement.............................2692 Adjustment periods...............................................2801 Advance rental income............................................2800 Agents definition................................................2885 Allocation and apportionment rules...............................2625 Allocation of basis to distributes following a reorganization 2657 Alternative minimum tax..........................................2843 Apportioning interest expense....................................2888 Asset ownership..................................................2851 Authorized placement agency......................................2754 Automated substitute for return............................2823, 2872 Below-market loans...............................................2681 Bonds: Allocation and accounting regulations..........................2658 Multifamily housing............................................2623 Private activity...............................................2735 Qualified zone academy bonds.............................2673, 2907 Tax exempt bond partnerships...................................2656 Tax-exempt bonds issued by State and local governments...2771, 2822 Branch remittances...............................................2587 Brief asset holding period.................................2720, 2721 Cancellation of indebtedness...............................2759, 2809 Caribbean Basin countries........................................2842 Carryback of consolidated net operating losses to separate years........................................................2776 Carryover allocation.............................................2892 Charitable contributions.........................................2846 Check the box regulations..................................2624, 2890 Claims against decedent's estate.................................2671 Collecting child support arrears through the Federal Tax Refund Offset.......................................................1051 Collection after assessment......................................2680 Collection at source to statutory stock options..................2770 Collection due process.....................................2654, 2655 Collections: Installment agreements.........................................2596 Levied property................................................2856 Communications excise tax........................................2581 Computation of tax attributes....................................2809 Confidential transactions..................................2908, 2909 Consolidated groups: Application of section 108.........................2821, 2826, 2910 Computation of taxable income............................2827, 2914 Continuation of................................................2889 Duplicate tax benefits.........................................2795 Loss limitation rules..............................2640, 2772, 2912 Consolidated returns: Intercompany obligations.................................2617, 2739 Interest income................................................2663 Regulation amendments..........................................2862 Constructive sales of appreciated financial positions............2859 Contingent at closing escrows....................................2814 Coordination of income taxes for US and certain possessions.....2670, 2832 Corporations: Alternative minimum tax........................................2843 Assumption of liabilities......................................2614 Continuances.............................................2719, 2834 Disclosure to the Bureau of Economic Analysis..................2691 Estimated tax..................................................2608 Gain on stock distributions....................................2761 Interest on large corporate underpayments......................2708 LIFO recapture...........................................2676, 2718 No net equity value transactions...............................2688 Prohibited allocation of securities............................2818 Reorganizations....................................2717, 2871, 2898 [[Page 38767]] S corporations...................2664, 2665, 2693, 2710, 2818, 2860 Taxable stock transactions.........................2682, 2803, 2911 Cost sharing.....................................................2633 Cross-border transactions..................................2626, 2724 Current liability interest rate............................2700, 2701 Custodial account contributions..................................2641 Debt instruments.................................................2740 Deductions from intangible property..............................2760 Dependent care credit............................................2649 Depreciation computation...................................2815, 2902 Depreciation of vans and light trucks............................2820 Designated or related summons....................................2825 Determination of residency in U.S. possessions...................2686 Disclosure of relative value of distribution forms...............2778 Disclosure of return information.................................2615 Disclosures to subcontractors....................................2690 Disqualified person..............................................2714 Distributions of property........................................2789 Dollar-value last-in, first-out (LIFO) inventory method..........2610 Dual consolidated losses.........................................2699 Earnings and profits attribution principles......................2864 Electronic filing of business returns......................2813, 2905 Electronic filing of duplicate Forms 5472..................2828, 2916 Electronic payee statements......................................2882 Electronic tax administration....................................2630 Electronic transmissions.........................................2736 Elimination of forms of distribution in defined contribution plans........................................................2819 Employee benefits: Cafeteria plans................................................2763 Employer contributions for deferred compensation.................2618 Erroneous refunds: Abatement of interest..........................................2891 Escrow funds...............................................2705, 2732 Estimated tax regulations........................................2704 Exempt organizations.............................................2794 Extension of time for filing returns.............................2796 Federal Insurance Contributions Act..............................2770 Federal Unemployment Tax Act.........................2642, 2770, 2804 Filing corrections...............................................2867 Foreign corporations.................................2588, 2726, 2844 Definition of qualified foreign corporation....................2702 Earnings and profits.....................................2841, 2847 Foreign stapled corporations.............................2696, 2830 Income rules...................................................2607 Stock transfer rules...........................................2748 Transfer of intangibles........................................2611 Foreign governments..............................................2839 Foreign insurance companies..........................2586, 2589, 2713 Foreign investment companies.....................................2606 Foreign Investment in Real Property Act..........................2727 Foreign tax credit.................2598, 2634, 2749, 2751, 2835, 2837 Foreign tax expenditures.........................................2917 Fringe benefit income allocation.................................2590 Functional currency..............................................2841 Gasoline tax claims..............................................2619 General utilities repeal.........................................2729 Generation skipping transfer tax deemed allocations..............2636 Grantor..........................................................2851 Guarantee fees...................................................2873 Hand carry returns.........................................2632, 2895 Highly compensated employee................................2604, 2731 Income allocation................................................2760 Income from ocean and space activities...........................2858 Income from sources within specified possession..................2621 Installment obligations..........................................2870 Insurance companies..............................................2762 Attained age of the insured....................................2694 Intangible assets creation costs.................................2887 Interest.......................................2663, 2749, 2752, 2845 Interest equivalent deduction election.....................2703, 2716 Interest expense allocation......................................2893 Interest other than that of a creditor...........................2774 Interest-free adjustments........................................2730 International communications income..............................2858 International organizations......................................2839 Investigative disclosures........................................2792 Investment adjustment rules......................................2798 Life insurance and annuity contract guidance...............2661, 2806 Like-kind exchanges..................................2705, 2878, 2903 Liquidation of an interest.......................................2643 Losses: Separate limitation............................................2840 Waiver of carryovers...........................................2798 Low-income housing credit allocation certification...............2913 Low-income taxpayer clinics......................................2884 Mark-to-market treatment for marketable stocks.......2650, 2667, 2880 Mergers or consolidations qualifying as reorganizations..........2766 Mixed use output facilities......................................2865 Multistep transactions...........................................2805 New market tax credit................................2765, 2810, 2901 NIMCRUT valuation regulations....................................2685 Non-accrual experience method of accounting......................2799 Non-shelter revisions............................................2627 Nondiscrimination cross-testing rules to cash balance pension plans........................................................2807 Normalization requirements.......................................2764 North American Industry Classification System..............2711, 2712 Notarization requirement for statements of purchase..............2812 Notional principal contracts.....................................2808 Obligation to file notice of redetermination of foreign tax......2835 Obligation-shifting transactions.................................2622 Offset of refund payments........................................2461 Partnerships: Assumption of liabilities................................2753, 2899 Capital account bookup.........................................2787 Capital gains rollover.........................................2677 Deemed dispositions of unrealized receivables and inventory items......................................................2675 Disguised sales................................................2674 Equity for services............................................2651 Foreign tax credit allocation..................................2788 New markets tax credit allocation..............................2628 Options........................................................2863 Retiring or deceased partner...................................2861 Section 1503(d) applications...................................2595 Transactions involving long-term contracts.....................2780 transactions involving partner's stock.........................2906 Withholding tax on foreign partners' share of effectively connected income...........................................2755 Passive foreign investment companies.............................2606 Payment in lieu of dividends.....................................2915 Payments: No return of information required..............................2707 Source of payments.............................................2853 Payments in the nature of workers compensation...................2689 Payments to attorneys......................................2603, 2742 Performance of actuarial service under ERISA.....................2583 PFIC purging elections...............................2666, 2824, 2833 Predeceased parent rule..........................................2672 Previously taxed earnings and profits............................2612 Principal residence seizure......................................2769 Procedure and administration.....................................2728 Procurement/purchasing card reporting............................2768 Public inspection of written determinations......................2698 Qualified contract provisions....................................2706 Qualified interests..............................................2644 Qualified offers.................................................2876 Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits: Accrual for certain regular interests..........................2653 Foreign holders................................................2647 Inducement fees................................................2897 [[Page 38768]] Interest-only regular interests................................2585 Tetra rules....................................................2679 Reconsideration of Rev. Rule 69-302..............................2852 Redemptions treated as dividends.................................2779 Refund offset for HHS debt collection.............................824 Reimbursement allowance for travel or transportation.............3496 Relocation income tax allowance tax tables.......................3502 Removal of section 6152 regulations..............................2904 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements...................2592, 2781 Requests for information.........................................2791 Research credit............................................2783, 2883 Residence sale or exchange.......................................2785 Resident status..................................................2838 Retirement annuity contributions.................................2641 Retirement plans...............................2661, 2773, 2816, 2849 Deemed IRAs..................................2584, 2638, 2639, 2697 Exclusion of employees of 501(c)(3) organizations in 401(k) and 401(m) plans...........................................2687 Phased retirement program......................................2709 Return preparation...............................................2894 Safe harbor leases.........................................2868, 2869 Section 179 elections............................................2678 Section 59(e) elections..........................................2660 Section 6048.....................................................2594 Section 6159.....................................................2596 Section 6343.....................................................2856 Section 882......................................................2850 Section 884......................................................2850 Securities.................................................2593, 2733 Single-sum distributions from cash balance pension plans.........2652 Solid waste disposal facility definition.........................2829 Special depreciation allowance...................................2802 Stacking rules...................................................2892 Stewardship expenses.............................................2669 Stock options..................................2582, 2777, 2811, 2817 Stock transfer regulations.....................2605, 2874, 2875, 2896 Straddles: Carrying charges...............................................2752 Definition of loss.............................................2684 Miscellaneous issues...........................................2734 Structured settlement factoring transactions.....................2790 Student FICA guidance............................................2683 Substitute dividend payments in securities lending...............2637 Substitute for return......................................2823, 2872 Summonses of third-party recordkeepers...........................2620 Support test for children of divorced parents....................2695 Swap transactions................................................2853 Tax credits: Low-income housing.................................2635, 2892, 2913 Puerto Rico....................................................2836 Tax shelter penalties............................................2886 Tax shelter rules................................................2775 Taxable fuel entry.........................................2659, 2715 Taxable years for CFCs and FPHCs.................................2609 Taxpayer Bill of Rights....................................2596, 2856 Testimony authorizations.........................................2791 Timely mailing treatment.........................................2631 Toll telephone service definition................................2793 Transactions involving related parties, pass-through entities, or other intermediaries......................................2582 Transfer of notes or stock to provide for satisfaction of contested liabilities........................................2629 Transferor or transferee as a predecessor or successor...........2648 Travel expenses for members of Congress..........................2597 Treatment of services............................................2797 Trusts: Charitable remainder trusts....................................2741 Distributions of loss corporation stock........................2900 Financial asset securitization investment trusts (FASIT).......2855 Foreign trusts.................................................2854 Income definition..............................................2879 Non-exempt employees...........................................2851 Qualified severance regulations................................2668 Reporting earned income........................................2705 Underpayment...............................................2722, 2723 Utility allowances...............................................2662 Vested accrued vacation pay......................................2831 Voluntary State tax withholding from retired pay of Service members.......................................................612 Widely held fixed investment trusts..............................2781 Withholding certificates.........................................2736 Withholding for qualified intermediaries.........................2616 Withholding from compensation of Federal employees...............2456 Indians: See also Indians-arts and crafts Indians-business and finance Indians-education Indians-lands Indians-law Indians-tribal government Alaska resupply operation........................................1714 Appeals from administrative actions..............................1710 Certificates of degree of Indian blood...........................1713 Child support enforcement........................................1053 Electric power utilities.........................................1700 Extending wireless telecommunications services to tribal lands...4018 Food assistance programs..........................................138 Housing: Indian Housing Block Grant Program.......................1479, 1487 NAHASDA amendments.............................................1492 Participation of religious organizations in HUD programs.......1480 Migratory bird hunting regulations.........................1578, 1664 National Environmental Policy Act................................4191 National Indian Gaming Commission.......4179, 4180, 4182, 4186, 4187, 4188, 4189, 4191, 4192 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act...........1674 Navajo generating station..................................3141, 3142 Processing requests for reindeer by non-native Alaskans..........1717 Religious ceremonial collection of golden eaglets in Wupatki National Monument............................................1694 Spent fuel shipment notification.................................4212 STOP Violence Against Indian Women Discretionary Grant Program...1910 Subsistence fishing.............................421, 1553, 1622, 1661 Subsistence hunting and fishing on Federal lands in Alaska......1524, 1571, 1616, 1624 Transport of eagle feathers......................................1535 Welfare reform: Welfare-to-Work Program........................................1931 Indians-arts and crafts: Importation of marine mammal products.............................454 Sale of handicrafts in National Park System......................1693 Use of northern sea otter........................................1554 Indians-business and finance: Buy Indian Act...................................................1701 Defense contract incentives..................................652, 684 Gaming operations: Civil fines....................................................4192 Debt collection................................................4183 Facility licensing standards...................................4190 Minimum internal control standards.............................4180 Privacy Act procedures.........................................4181 Revenue allocation plans.......................................1702 Technical standards for game classifications...................4182 HUBZone Empowerment Contracting Program..........................3740 Loan guaranty, insurance, and interest subsidy...................1705 Management contracts.............................................4186 Net gaming revenue...............................................4187 [[Page 38769]] Indians-education: No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.................................1719 Indians-lands: Air pollution control implementation.......................3177, 3206 Allotments.................................................1767, 1770 EPA new source reviews...........................................3077 Federal Lands Highway Program....................................2145 Grazing permits..................................................1718 Historic preservation programs...................................1696 Indian highway safety program....................................1709 Indian Tribal Land Acquisition Program loan regulations............27 Irrigation projects..............................................1712 Leasing of trust and restricted lands............................1716 Mining regulations...............................................1753 National Forest System lands......................................198 Oil and gas leasing..............................................1729 Reservation proclamations........................................1704 Roads program..............................................1715, 1721 Tribal Watershed Forestry Assistance Program......................197 Water quality standards..........................................3408 Indians-law: BIA regulations..................................................1703 Construction of jails............................................1906 Courts of Indian Offenses........................................1720 Hearings and appeals.......................................4184, 4193 NIGC enforcement regulations.....................................4185 Use or distribution of judgment funds................1706, 1707, 1708 Indians-tribal government: Grants for services provided to older individuals................1056 Tribal background investigations.................................4188 Individuals with disabilities: See also Medicaid Medicare Public assistance programs Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Vocational rehabilitation Disability benefits Education of individuals with disabilities Accessibility guidelines.........................................3023 FDIC regulations...............................................4066 Forest Service trails...........................................204 Outdoor developed areas........................................3025 Outdoor recreation facilities...................................205 Public accommodations and commercial facilities................1820 Public rights-of-way...........................................3026 Telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment...3901 Transportation.....................................2036, 2039, 2041 Aggravation of a disability by active service....................2989 Air carrier complaints...........................................2052 Assistance to disabled veterans in acquiring specially adapted housing......................................................2934 Cardiovascular impairments.......................................3754 Contractor and subcontractor obligations...................1919, 1923 Determination of.................................................3754 Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act.....1048 Disability insurance program demonstration project...............3785 Disability ratings: Cardiovascular conditions......................................2977 Convulsive disorders...........................................3000 Digestive system.........................................3001, 3766 Drug addiction or alcoholism...................................3786 Genito-urinary tract...........................................3752 Growth impairment..............................................3788 Hearing loss...................................................2982 Hematological disorders........................................3757 Hypertension...................................................2977 Immune system..................................................3753 Individual unemployability.....................................2967 Malignant neoplasms............................................3003 Mental disorders...............................................3755 Multiple body systems..........................................3767 Multiple scars.................................................2979 Neurological.............................................3000, 3783 Orthopedic system..............................................2999 Respiratory disorders....................................2977, 3787 Skin conditions................................................3796 Special senses.................................................3782 Vision.........................................................2968 Expedited reinstatement of SSA disability benefits...............3780 Homeownership assistance.........................................1490 Medical-vocational guidelines....................................3768 Motor vehicle modifications................................2210, 2269 Naturalization application.......................................1148 Nondiscrimination....................................3464, 3689, 3748 Accessibility standards for play areas.........................1824 Air travel.....................................................2032 CNCS...........................................................3032 Department of State programs...................................2022 DHS programs...................................................1063 DOT............................................................2053 Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation.......................3748 GSA............................................................3486 Multifamily homeownership projects.............................1400 NARA...........................................................3549 OFHEO..........................................................3566 Public accommodations and commercial facilities..........1820, 1824 State and local government services................1821, 1822, 1824 Passenger vessel access....................................2028, 3024 Plans to achieve self-support....................................3761 Small veteran-owned businesses.............................3735, 3819 Specially adapted housing eligibility for veterans...............2990 SSA disability determination process.................3792, 3793, 3798 SSA medical equivalence policy...................................3779 Supportive Housing Programs......................................1451 Telecommunications relay services..........................3902, 3903 Ticket to Work Program......................................958, 3758 TRICARE benefits for family members of active duty service members.......................................................729 Video programming accessibility..................................3962 Vocational rehabilitation services: Continuation of SSA benefits to individuals participating in a program..................................................3773 Referral for services..........................................3789 Waiving the fingerprinting requirement for certain naturalization applicants....................................1173 Work Incentives Improvement Act............................1010, 3751 Industrial safety: See Occupational safety and health Industry: See Business and industry Infants and children: See also Adoption and foster care Child welfare Youth Aircraft child restraints........................................2114 All-terrain vehicle ban for children under 16....................3870 Baby bath seat ban...............................................3866 Bunk bed cornerpost standard.....................................3869 Child Citizenship Act............................................1129 Child Status Protection Act..........................1152, 1177, 2007 Crib safety standards............................................3862 Food assistance programs......................145, 149, 154, 157, 168 Infant formula..........................................891, 892, 897 Lead poisoning...................................................3352 Length of hospital stay after birth of child.....................1949 Motor vehicle restraint systems...2203, 2209, 2232, 2258, 2259, 2275, 2282, 2287 Nutrition education participant contacts..........................148 Personal flotation device requirements...........................1202 Poison prevention..........................................3860, 3867 Portable bed rail safety.........................................3864 Television programming.....................................3977, 3978 [[Page 38770]] Information: See Archives and records Classified information Confidential business information Freedom of information Privacy Reporting and recordkeeping requirements Insecticides: See Pesticides and pests Institutional review boards: Registration requirements.........................................938 Insurance: See also Bank deposit insurance Crop insurance Flood insurance Health insurance Insurance companies Life insurance Mortgage insurance Surety bonds Unemployment compensation Disability insurance program demonstration project...............3785 Disaster assistance requirements.................................1388 FCSIC regulation.................................................3898 Substitution of investment funds underlying variable products 4288 Terrorism Risk Insurance Program...............2367, 2368, 2382, 2411 Insurance companies: Active conduct defined...........................................2881 Anti-money laundering program....................................2442 Asset acquisitions...............................................2762 Attained age of the insured......................................2694 Quarterly survey of transactions with foreign persons........296, 297 Surety bond issuance.............................................2467 Theft loss reporting requirements for motor vehicles.............2255 Insured loans: See Loan programs Intelligence: See Classified information Intergovernmental relations: See also Grant programs Air pollution control implementation.............................3225 Alternative fuels incentives program..............................760 Asylum claims made at land border ports-of-entry...........1102, 1878 Code of conduct for International Space Station crew.............3509 EPA............................................3152, 3377, 3427, 3431 Food assistance programs..........................................149 Hazardous materials transportation...............................2330 International agreements: See Treaties International boundaries: Asylum claims made at land border ports-of-entry...........1102, 1878 Automated Permit Port programs...................................1263 Border crossing cards: Elimination of.................................................1261 Dedicated commuter lanes.............................1250, 1257, 1263 Designated land border crossing locations........................1289 Secure Electronic Network for Travelers' Rapid Inspection Program......................................................1250 International trade: See Foreign trade Inventions and patents: Application process...............................................594 Deposit account payments..........................................593 DFARS regulations.................................................632 Electronic routing of assignment documents........................600 Fees: Handling applications filed without appropriate fees............596 Paper processing fee............................................597 Preliminary examination fees for international applications.....599 Revisions..................................................592, 594 Foreign rights in inventions......................................604 Government-owned inventions: Licensing.......................................................602 Intellectual property: Inter partes reexamination proceedings..........................598 Mineral patent applications......................................1763 Nonprofit organizations...........................................603 Patent interferences..............................................589 Patent surveys...................................................1269 Patent term provisions............................................601 Representation of others before the USPTO.........................595 Rights to inventions under Cooperative Research and Development Agreement.....................................................605 Small businesses..................................................603 US Patent and Trademark Office 21st Century Strategic Plan........590 Investigations: Government personnel.............................................3670 National Instant Criminal Background Check System................1886 Investment advisers: See Securities Investment companies: Affiliate transactions...........................................4277 Anti-money laundering program for unregistered companies.........2448 Compliance programs..............................................4286 Confirmation of transactions.....................................4302 Disclosure requirements..................4245, 4273, 4281, 4287, 4303 EDGAR system requirements..................................4253, 4283 Enhanced fund governance standards...............................4279 Form N-SAR.......................................................4265 Independent transmission companies...............................4267 Money market fund exemptions.....................................4274 Money market fund investment.....................................4289 Portfolio transaction cost disclosure............................4263 Registration form and rules................................4262, 4265 Small business investment companies: Civil penalties for late submission of required reports........3720 Maximum leverage eligibility...................................3721 Small Business Reauthorization Act amendments..................3741 Use of brokerage commissions to finance distribution.............4276 Investments: See also Brokers Commodity futures Investment companies Securities United States investments abroad Annuity broker qualifications....................................1895 Cash solicitation rule...........................................4266 Exemptions regarding officers and directors of public utility holding companies............................................4268 Financial services transactions between U.S. providers and unaffiliated foreign persons.............................290, 295 Foreign direct investment in the U.S..............................293 Guaranteed investment contracts..................................2877 Investment advisers: Anti-money laundering program..................................2443 Broker-dealer exemptions.......................................4270 Codes of ethics................................................4272 Commodity pool operators.......................................4285 Compliance programs............................................4286 Electronic filing........................................1953, 4271 Political contributions........................................4269 Principal transactions.........................................4259 Proxy voting policies..........................................4245 Registration of hedge fund advisers............................4261 Thrift institutions............................................4260 Mutual funds: Disclosure of breakpoint discounts.............................4275 Reporting suspicious transactions..............................2437 NCUA rules.......................................................4147 Substitution of funds underlying variable insurance products.....4288 U.S. direct investment abroad.....................................291 Irrigation: Project operation and maintenance................................1712 [[Page 38771]] J Juvenile delinquency: Checking aliens' records.........................................1178 K Kidney diseases: Medicare conditions for coverage..................................942 L Labeling: See also Food labeling Packaging and containers Alcoholic beverages..................................2521, 2530, 2537 Alternative fuels................................................4135 Blood and blood components........................................876 Country of origin marking for agricultural commodities.............11 Drugs...............................848, 849, 861, 864, 885, 890, 905 Electronic submission of information..............................903 Home insulation..................................................4137 Hydrocarbon-containing products..................................3867 Latex condoms.....................................................855 Malt beverages.............................................2526, 2539 Pesticides.......................................................3305 Labor: See also Child labor Employee benefit plans Employment Equal employment opportunity Occupational safety and health Retirement Unemployment compensation Wages Acquisition regulations..........................................1970 Equal treatment for faith-based and community organizations to participate in DOL social service programs...................1913 Freedom of Information Act.................................1912, 1968 Nondiscrimination................................................1969 Small Business Job Protection Act................................1916 Standards of conduct for federal sector unions...................1921 Laboratories: Clinical laboratories regulation............................973, 1015 Hospital conditions of participation.............................1007 Small business testing laboratories..............................3742 Using private laboratories with regard to FDA actions.............882 Waste management.................................................3397 Land: See Grazing lands Indians-lands Public lands Rights-of-way Law: See also Administrative practice and procedure Courts Indians-law Lawyers DOI proceedings..................................................1501 Legal assistance provided by Navy to military members.............711 Qualified offers.................................................2876 Release of official Navy information for litigation purposes......708 Suits against Federal employees..................................1897 Law enforcement: See also Drug traffic control Armor vest purchase..............................................1907 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act...1883, 1887, 1888, 1889, 3995 Exchange of criminal history record information..................1882 Fish and Wildlife Service........................................1506 Forest Service....................................................201 Indian country...................................................1703 National Indian Gaming Commission................................4185 Police department review for pattern or practice of unlawful conduct......................................................1827 Retirement.......................................................3639 Training of officers authorized to enforce immigration law during mass influx of aliens.................................1354 Use of aliens in critical initiatives............................1338 Lawyers: Ethical standards................................................1894 Representation for aliens in immigration proceedings.............1875 Standards of conduct: National Indian Gaming Commission..............................4193 SEC............................................................4322 TTB regulations..................................................2538 Lead poisoning: Paint........................3319, 3321, 3340, 3341, 3342, 3351, 3352 Reducing lead consumption and use................................3339 Libraries: Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments.................3556 Grant program regulations........................................3557 Presidential library facilities..................................3546 Title IX of the Education Act Amendments.........................3558 Life insurance: Accelerated death benefits.......................................2848 Contract guidance................................................2806 District of Columbia employees...................................3638 Government employees.............................................3614 Federal Acquisition Regulation...........................3601, 3838 Premiums.......................................................3687 Time frame for electing optional insurance.....................3687 Veterans: Annual risk allowance..........................................3005 Liquors: Dealers..........................................................2512 Exports....................................................2532, 2549 Labeling regulations.............................................2530 Livestock: See also Grazing lands Meat and meat products Meat inspection Poultry and poultry products Aquatic animals.....................................................1 Assistance for producers...........................................26 Blood and tissue collection at sheep and goat slaughtering establishments.................................................82 Bovine spongiform encephalopathy prevention....................75, 79 Chronic wasting disease in farmed elk and deer.....................61 Commodity futures contract deliveries..............................13 Current good manufacturing practice for medicated feeds...........902 Ewe lamb incentive payment program.................................34 Foot-and-mouth disease.............................................60 Free choice medicated feed........................................907 Indemnity programs.................................................62 Interstate movement of sheep and goats.............................56 Liquid medicated feed.............................................907 Mandatory reporting program: Lamb amendment....................................................9 Price reporting...................................................132 Loan programs: Fishing capacity reduction loans..................................451 Maritime loan guarantee program..................................2355 Medical research..................................................931 Treasury Tax and Loan Program revision.....................2468, 2471 Loan programs-agriculture: Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program.....246, 248, 250, 255, 258 Community programs............................................97, 103 Conservation Reserve Program.......................................40 Debt settlement...............................................36, 260 Eligibility with prior debt forgiveness............................41 Energy efficiency.................................................252 Farm Credit Administration: Borrower rights................................................3894 [[Page 38772]] Capital adequacy...............................................3885 Disclosure and reporting requirements....................3892, 3893 Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation................3882, 3883 Funding and fiscal affairs.........................3880, 3881, 3887 Governance of institutions.....................................3893 Investments, liquidity and divestiture requirements............3886 Mission-related investments....................................3891 Policies and operations...3880, 3881, 3887, 3888, 3889, 3895, 3896, 3897 Priority of claims.............................................3879 Regulatory burden..............................................3878 Scope of financing regulations.................................3884 Farm Loan Program: Past-due period..................................................38 Regulatory streamlining..........................................21 Farm Service Agency: Annual analysis requirements for lenders.........................25 Debt collection and settlement regulations.......................31 Direct farm loan programs appraisal regulations..................44 Eligibility for outside storage of extra long staple loan cotton.......................................................45 Extra long staple cotton loan adjustment for strength............46 Interest assistance program......................................22 Minor farm loan program..........................................39 Rescheduling guaranteed loans with balloon payments..............25 Subordination requirements.......................................25 Guaranteed farm loan regulations...................................17 Housing...........................................................245 Indian Tribal Land Acquisition Program loan regulations............27 Intermediary relending program....................................256 National security emergency loans.................................251 Regulation streamlining............................................21 Rural economic development........................................253 Rural housing......................................................99 Rural Utilities Service: General and pre-loan policies...................................277 Household water system program..................................272 Secondary market sales of guaranteed loans........................257 Settlement of debt................................................274 Water programs....................................................262 Workout agreement for delinquent borrowers........................103 Loan programs-business: SBA: Certified development company program..........................3723 Economic injury disaster loans.................................3726 Small Business Lending Companies...............................3717 Loan programs-education: Eligibility regulations...........................................745 Federal Employee Student Loan Assistance Act.....................3610 Federal program regulations.......................................744 Interest.........................................................2737 Medical research..................................................932 NIH loan repayment programs: AIDS research...................................................926 For clinical researchers........................................927 For individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds..................930 Health disparities research.....................................929 Pediatric research..............................................928 OPM repayment regulations........................................3611 Loan programs-housing and community development: Accelerated claims disposition...................................1423 Closing forms and documents......................................1414 Disciplinary actions against HUD-qualified real estate brokers 1422 Government-sponsored enterprises: Conservatorship................................................3568 Corporate governance...........................................3565 High costs and predatory features..............................1408 Minimum capital................................................3567 Non-proprietary data...........................................1412 HOME Investment Partnerships Program.......................1399, 1405 Limitation of insured loans to nonprofit agencies................1443 Multifamily accelerated processing quality assurance enforcement..................................................1437 Rural areas..............................................99, 105, 106 Section 203(k) Rehabilitation Loan Insurance Program.............1461 Loan programs-veterans: Assistance to disabled veterans in acquiring specially adapted housing......................................................2934 Hybrid adjustable rate mortgages...........................2950, 2981 Pre-purchase counseling requirements.............................2972 Property management contractor delegation of authority...........3007 Regulation amendments......................................2935, 2976 Lobbying: Restrictions.....................................................1068 Longshore and harbor workers: Safety and health regulations....................................1978 Security of insurance obligations................................1925 Low and moderate income housing: See also Public housing Section 8: Disabled families assistance...................................1490 Distributions to nonprofit owners of certain rental projects 1425 Fair market rents..............................................1407 Housing Choice Voucher program.................................1483 Project-based voucher program..................................1491 Renewal of expiring project-based assistance contract..........1434 Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency Program............1481 Streamlining HUD income exclusions.............................1411 Tax credits..........................................2635, 2892, 2913 Lumber: See Forests and forest products Lung diseases: See Tuberculosis M Manufactured homes: Construction standards...........................................1435 Dispute resolution program.......................................1433 Installation program.............................................1432 Manufactured housing program: Minimum payments to states.....................................1452 On-site construction.............................................1436 State installation requirements..................................1417 Marine engineering: See Vessels Marine mammals: See also Endangered and threatened species Alaska Transient Killer Whales....................................581 Animal welfare standards...........................................48 Atlantic large whale..............................................426 Beluga whales.....................................................494 Captive holding and transport.....................................492 Importation of polar bear trophies...............................1526 Incidental taking.................................................466 Beaufort Sea polar bear and walrus.............................1650 Bottlenose dolphin..............................................462 Naval military readiness activities.............................465 Oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico...................460 Rocket launch operations...................................459, 584 Level B harassment...............................................1628 List of fisheries.................................................498 Manatee protection areas...................................1615, 1640 Marine mammal products created by Alaskan natives.................454 National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank: Access to tissue specimen samples...............................495 North Atlantic whale protection.........................376, 455, 491 Northern sea otters..............................................1554 [[Page 38773]] Permits for activities otherwise prohibited......................1627 Protection regulations...........................................1735 Steller sea lions............................................453, 458 Swimming or recreational interaction with.........................456 Zero mortality rate goal..........................................497 Marine pollution: See Water pollution control Marine resources: See also Fisheries Commercial submarine cables in national marine sanctuaries........508 Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary.............................500 National Marine Sanctuaries Act...................................507 NOAA overflight regulation........................................506 Research program..................................................512 Marine safety: See also Vessels Alternative source to incandescent light.........................1241 Anchorage ground, safety zone and speed limit for Tongass Narrows, AK..................................................1192 Civil monetary penalties.........................................1243 Drug and alcohol testing following casualties....................1194 Electronic Charting Display and Information System...............1228 Escort vessels for tankers...........................1213, 1217, 1235 Identification credentials.......................................1240 Marine events....................................................1182 Personal flotation device requirements.....................1184, 1202 Propeller injury prevention......................................1229 Puget Sound-area waters..........................................1225 Reporting marine casualties......................................1189 Restricted areas.............................................698, 701 Safety and security zone regulations.......................1210, 1236 Standards for marine equipment...................................1188 Standards of training, certification and watchkeeping for seafarers....................................................1181 Towing vessels...................................................1201 Maritime carriers: See also Cargo vessels Passenger vessels Seamen Vessels Administrative appeals process for agricultural commodities........23 Cargo preference regulations for agricultural exports............2352 Carrier agreement regulations..............................4107, 4108 Civil monetary penalties.........................................1243 Communications.............................................3989, 4004 Container security...............................................1337 Electronic submission of information to MARAD....................2364 Electronic transmissions and document submission...........1206, 4099 Escort vessels for tankers.......................................1235 Filing and service fees..........................................4101 Hazardous substances.................................1206, 2340, 2345 Income source rules..............................................2600 Japanese vessels.................................................4104 Loan guarantee program...........................................2355 Maritime Security Program........................................2363 Maritime Transportation Security Act.............................1302 Merchant mariners..........................................1205, 1208 Mobile radio services............................................3942 Non-vessel-operating common carriers.......................4103, 4110 Notification of arrival and departure in U.S. ports........1206, 1232 Ocean common carrier status......................................4100 Operating agreements.......................................4102, 4106 Pilotage rates on the Great Lakes................................1183 Right whale ship strike reduction.................................376 Sensitive security information...................................2044 Tariff of tolls..................................................2308 Transportation of animals on international carriers................87 Transshipment agreements.........................................4109 Worker identification credential.................................1311 Marketing quotas: Tobacco....................................................24, 33, 43 Mass transportation: Accessibility requirements for over-the-road buses...............2041 School bus operations............................................2306 Meat and meat products: See also Meat inspection Advanced meat/bone separation machinery...........................189 Effluent guidelines and standards for the Meat Products Point Source Category..............................................3417 Expressed nutrient content claims.................................186 Foot-and-mouth disease.............................................60 Imports.......................................................52, 177 Labeling.....................................................183, 185 Lamb reporting regulations..........................................9 Meat recovery systems.............................................189 Nutrition labeling................................................169 Preventing spread of bovine spongiform encephalopathy....72, 79, 188, 904 Rabbit grading......................................................5 Meat inspection: Ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection............................179 Emergency regulations.............................................188 Mechanically separated products...................................189 Performance standards: Bacon...........................................................170 Ready-to-eat products...........................................184 Prohibition on use of air-injection stunners......................190 Trichinae Certification Program....................................50 Medicaid: See also Public assistance programs Ambulatory surgical centers: Conditions for coverage.........................................954 Civil money penalties, assessments, and exclusions..........963, 1041 Disclosure of children's eligibility for food assistance programs......................................................154 Drug rebate program.........................................988, 1018 Extended availability of unexpended SCHIP funds...................989 Grants to states for operation of qualified high risk pools......1038 Managed care: Civil penalties.................................................822 Organ procurement organizations...................................950 Payment error rate measurement....................................959 Use of restraint and seclusion in health care facilities....951, 975, 1016 Medical and dental schools: NIH scholarships..................................................923 Medical assistance program: See Medicaid Medical care: See Health care Medical devices: CHAMPUS coverage of prosthetic devices............................716 Competitive bidding...............................................970 Diagnostic x-ray systems..........................................870 Informed consent regulations......................................840 Medical gas containers and closures...............................888 Power operated vehicles...........................................981 Pressure regulators for use with medical oxygen...................841 Respiratory assist devices with bi-level capability and a back- up rate......................................................1021 Respiratory protective devices: Quality assurance and administrative provision..................831 Surgeon and patient examination gloves............................869 Treated with antimicrobial pesticides............................3317 Medical facilities: See Health facilities Medical personnel: See Health professions Medical records: See Health records Medical research: Contraception and infertility................................931, 932 National chimpanzee sanctuary system for retirement of research chimpanzees...................................................925 [[Page 38774]] NIH education loan repayment programs: AIDS research...................................................926 For clinical researchers........................................927 For individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds..................930 Health disparities research.....................................929 Pediatric research..............................................928 Peer review.......................................................934 Medicare: Actuarial and premium rates.......................................995 Ambulatory surgical centers: Conditions for coverage.........................................954 List of covered procedures......................................971 Appeals process..............................................976, 980 Benefits exclusion for aliens not lawfully present in U.S........1040 Civil money penalties, assessments, and exclusions..........963, 1041 Clinical laboratories regulation............................973, 1015 Competitive acquisition of durable medical equipment..............970 Continued entitlement following substantial gainful activity.....1010 Coordination of retiree health benefits..........................3457 Cost sharing regulations.........................................1019 Coverage decisions..........................................997, 1029 DMERC service areas..............................................1014 Drugs: Advantage Program Title II......................................965 Drug benefit effective calendar year 2006.......................967 Employer-sponsored drug programs................................966 Manufacturers' submission of average sales price data..........1022 Monthly premiums and cost-sharing coverage.....................3762 Payment regulations.......................................986, 1002 Prescription Drug Discount Card Program.........................826 Self-administration criteria...................................1034 Electronic claims submission......................................977 End-stage renal disease: Bad debt payment...............................................1028 Conditions for coverage.........................................942 Extended care services coinsurance...............................1035 Fee schedules: Ambulance services...................................996, 999, 1039 Physician payments.........................................962, 986 Fraud and abuse provisions........................................816 Grants to states for operation of qualified high risk pools......1038 Home health agencies: Conditions of participation...............................941, 1006 Prospective payment system......................................985 Hospice care...........................................944, 982, 1008 Hospitals: Coinsurance...............................................994, 1035 Inpatient deductible......................................994, 1035 Inpatient prospective payment system.......................983, 984 Long-term care prospective payment system......................1043 Organ transplantation centers...................................943 Outpatient Prospective Payment System...............957, 1020, 1033 Premium for uninsured aged and certain disabled individuals who have exhausted other entitlement..................993, 1037 Psychiatric hospitals prospective payment system...............1013 Medicare+Choice plans: Civil penalties.................................................822 Premium reductions.............................................1032 Organ procurement organizations...................................950 Overpayments and underpayments: Interest assessment............................................1011 Photocopy expense reimbursement..................................1030 Power operated vehicle requirements...............................981 Prior determination process.......................................969 Prospective Payment System..................................974, 1030 Provider agreement and supplier participation: Billing numbers................................................1005 Provider reimbursement regulations: Appeals.........................................................952 Publication of final regulations after a proposed or interim final regulation..............................................991 Quality improvement program contracts.............................992 Random prepayment review.........................................1001 Religious non-medical health care institutions coverage..........1027 Rural health clinics..............................................947 Secondary payer..................................................1000 SELECT policy: Safe harbor for waivers of beneficiary coinsurance and deductible amounts..........................................819 Skilled nursing facilities: Prospective payment system and consolidated billing.............978 Statement of intent..............................................1031 Supplementary Medical Insurance: Premium surcharge agreements...................................1036 Rates..........................................................1036 Supplier standards for oxygen, orthotics and prosthetics..........948 Use of restraint and seclusion in health care facilities....951, 975, 1016 Mental health programs: Charitable Choice program.........................................829 Group health plan benefit parity.................................1948 Mental health parity..............................................998 Psychiatric residential treatment facilities: Prospective payment system.....................................1013 Use of restraint and seclusion..................................975 Merchant marine: See Maritime carriers Seamen Metals: Anti-money laundering program for dealers in precious metals, stones, or jewels............................................2449 EPA trace metal analysis.........................................3427 Toxics Release Inventory reporting requirements..................3365 Migratory birds: See Wildlife Military arms sales: See Arms and munitions Military installations: See Federal buildings and facilities Military personnel: See also Armed forces Claims settlement.................................................614 Courts-martial manual regulations............................623, 712 Criminal jurisdiction over personnel outside the US...............625 Deferment of service obligations of midshipmen recipients of scholarships or fellowships..................................2359 Elimination of deemed military wages.......................3775, 3777 Filing claims against SSA........................................3784 Former spouse payments from retired pay...........................628 Informed consent for human drugs and biologics....................898 Legal assistance provided by Navy.................................711 Protection of human research subjects.............................627 Reemployment.....................................................3597 Release of official Navy information for litigation purposes......708 Retirement regulations...........................................3662 Security policies for granting access to classified information...615 Voluntary State tax withholding from retired pay..................612 Milk: Imports from countries where foot-and-mouth disease exists.........74 Mine safety and health: Asbestos exposure limit..........................................1958 Belt entry.......................................................1966 Black Lung Benefits Act..........................................1930 Diesel particulate matter exposure...............................1962 Electrical products..............................................1961 Fees for testing, evaluation and approval of mining products.....1963 [[Page 38775]] Regulation elimination and improvement...........................1957 Respirable coal dust.......................................1964, 1965 Respirable crystalline silica standard...........................1956 Toxics Release Inventory reporting requirements for metal mining.......................................................3365 Training standards for shaft and slope construction workers......1960 Underground coal mines: Dust control plan verification.................................1964 High-voltage continuous mining equipment standards.............1959 Mineral resources: See also Coal Metals Oil and gas reserves Public lands-mineral resources Data disclosure..................................................1742 Fractions sale....................................................233 Locatable minerals program........................................230 Mineral patent applications......................................1763 Mining claims..............................................1782, 1783 Notice of intent for operations on National Forest System lands...229 Outer Continental Shelf operations: Federal consistency regulations.................................509 Leasing regulations............................................1732 Pipeline rights-of-way.........................................1747 Rights-of-use and easements....................................1747 Safety requirements............................................1222 Safety zones.................................1207, 1244, 1245, 1246 Pipeline rights-of-way...........................................1521 Proprietary terms................................................1742 Service order appeals............................................1726 Valuation regulations............................................1746 Mineral royalties: Interest and late payments.......................................1722 Offsets, recoupments, and refunds................................1722 Miners: See Mine safety and health Mines: See also Mine safety and health Reclamation Surface mining Abandoned............................................1749, 1750, 1757 Claims or sites..................................................1774 Funding assurances for treatment of pollutant discharges from surface mining operations....................................1752 Ownership and control settlement rule............................1756 Placement of excess soil.........................................1754 Revegetation standards...........................................1751 Surface management.........................................1755, 1782 Minimum wages: Records to be kept by employers..................................1916 Minority groups: See Civil rights Mobile homes: See Manufactured homes Mobile offshore drilling units: See Vessels Mortgage insurance: Hospitals........................................................1427 Premium remittance period........................................1446 Refinancing home equity conversion mortgages.........1419, 1428, 1449 Single-family: Damages for failure to engage in loss mitigation activities 1403 Default reporting..............................................1418 Program revisions..............................................1416 Property flipping prohibition..................................1441 Up-front payments................................................1447 Mortgages: See also Mortgage insurance Adjustable rates.................................................1459 Cooperative housing developments.................................1428 Credit Watch Termination Initiative..............................1445 Disclosure of costs to consumers.................................1456 Distribution of tax credit proceeds..............................1444 Exchangeable Collateralized Mortgage Obligations.................4168 Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation: Non-program investments and liquidity..........................3883 Risk-based capital standards...................................3882 Federal Housing Administration: Electronic endorsement of FHA-insured mortgages................1455 Inspector roster...............................................1457 Quality control plans..........................................1429 TOTAL mortgage scorecard.......................................1448 Government-sponsored enterprises: Conservatorship................................................3568 Corporate governance...........................................3565 High costs and predatory features..............................1408 HUD regulation.................................................1396 Minimum capital................................................3567 Minimum face value requirement.................................1470 Non-proprietary data...........................................1412 Hawaiian homeland eligibility....................................1440 Home equity conversion mortgages.................................1428 Hybrid adjustable rate mortgages for veterans..............2950, 2981 Lender accountability for appraisals.............................1450 Lender compliance and accountability.............................1413 Loan correspondent and sponsor responsibilities..................1415 Loan originator registry.........................................1454 Maximum insured mortgage limits..................................1458 Mortgagee Review Board sanctions.................................1395 Nondiscrimination................................................3566 Predatory lending practices......................................1408 Prohibiting misleading words in names of non-federally supervised entities..........................................1395 Servicing approval agreement.....................................1454 Supplemental cost certification requirement......................1438 Motor carriers: See also Buses Acquisition regulations..........................................3829 Brake systems....................................................2239 Cargo securement standards.......................................2166 Commercial vehicles: Employee protections information...............................2159 Federal motor vehicle safety standards.........................2175 Drivers: Commercial Driver's License Information System.................2238 Commercial drivers' licenses with hazardous materials endorsement..........................................1318, 2176 Disqualifications..............................................2169 Entry-level....................................................2168 Hours of service regulations.............................2161, 2164 Instructor training............................................2183 Learner permits................................................2153 Licensing......................................................2180 Penalties......................................................2169 Physical fitness...............................................2155 Qualification requirements.....................................2154 Safety performance history.....................................2184 Training.................................................2168, 2183 Federal safety regulations: Auditor certification..........................................2174 Fuel systems...................................................2179 Interstate school buses........................................2186 Parts and accessories necessary for safe operation.............2173 Waivers, exemptions, and pilot programs........................2172 Freight forwarding industry......................................2171 Hazardous materials transportation...................1327, 2167, 2342 Highway vehicle definition.......................................2744 Household goods transportation.............................2152, 2157 In-transit truck shipments between Canada and U.S................1297 Information, licensing and registration systems: Replacement system.............................................2156 [[Page 38776]] Inspection, repair, and maintenance........................2165, 2185 Intermodal cargo containers................................2165, 2185 Investigative authority..........................................2169 Mexican: Accelerated safety monitoring system and compliance initiative.................................................2182 Decal display requirements.....................................2160 NAFTA..........................................................2181 New entrant safety assurance process.............................2158 Qualifications to self-insure operations.........................2163 Railroad grade crossing safety...................................2170 Registration enforcement.........................................2177 Required advance electronic presentation of cargo information 1298 Rules of practice................................................2169 Safety fitness procedures..................................2151, 2162 Stopping distance requirements for truck tractors................2189 Title VI regulations for FMCSA financial assistance recipients...2178 Transport of foods, drugs, and cosmetics.........................2311 Truck length, width, and weight............................2143, 2148 Motor vehicle pollution: Alternative fuels......................................760, 779, 4135 Control regulations................3067, 3091, 3131, 3136, 3196, 3287 Emission control diagnostic systems..............................3113 Emission standards: Heavy-duty diesel trucks.......................................3121 Highway motorcycles............................................3281 New motor vehicles.......................................3129, 3174 Gasoline: Additives................................................3204, 3233 Anti-dumping program...............................3101, 3172, 3183 Reformulated.............................................3103, 3126 Standards......................................................3184 Imported vehicles emissions standards............................3175 Inspection/maintenance programs............................3123, 3228 Low emission vehicles program....................................3171 Low-sulfur highway diesel fuel...................................3098 Motor vehicle and engine compliance fee program..................3257 Motor vehicle safety: See also Highway safety Add-on devices...................................................2270 All-terrain vehicle ban for children under 16....................3870 Brake systems: Allowing roll-bar during testing...............................2244 Antilock system for heavy trucks...............................2262 Brake hoses....................................................2231 Hydraulic parking brake........................................2239 Motorcycle handlebar lever.....................................2246 Child restraint systems.....2203, 2209, 2232, 2258, 2259, 2275, 2282, 2287 Event data recorders.............................................2204 Fire performance requirements....................................2268 Frontal offset protection........................................2188 Fuel system integrity............................................2205 Horizontal discharge trailers....................................2240 Imported vehicles................................................2228 Lamps and reflective devices: Administrative rewrite of requirements.........................2276 Daytime running lamps....................................2271, 2280 Geometric visibility requirements for lamps....................2221 Headlamp glare...........................................2197, 2249 Motorcycles..............................................2198, 2273 Performance and test requirement modifications.................2272 Signal lamps...................................................2225 Low-speed vehicles...............................................2252 Mirrors: Convex cross view mirrors......................................2192 Convex mirrors for commercial trucks...........................2264 Passenger-side systems.........................................2265 Motorcycle helmets...............................................2199 Multi-stage vehicles.............................................2283 Occupant crash protection: 5th percentile dummy belted barrier crash test requirements....2250 Air bags.....................................2261, 2274, 2281, 2291 Designated seating position definition.........................2208 Door retention.................................................2194 Head/neck protection...........................................2227 Side impact protection...................................2211, 2260 Upper interior impact....................................2277, 2283 Vehicles built in two or more stages...........................2207 Platform lift systems............................................2253 Power-operated windows.....................................2222, 2224 Radiator safety cap..............................................2220 Recalls: Reimbursement prior to.........................................2251 Requirements for regional recalls..............................2217 Regulation revisions.............................................2289 Reporting of information and documents about potential defects..2219, 2285, 2292 Roof crashworthiness.......................................2193, 2230 School buses: Seat mounted child restraints..................................2284 Seat belts: Emergency locking retractor....................................2200 Rear seats...............................................2248, 2270 Seat adjustment position.......................................2270 Seating systems: Performance....................................................2190 Test dummies: Adult size.....................................................2201 Child size.....................................................2241 EuroSID II.....................................................2206 Female size....................................................2250 Hybrid III...............................................2201, 2241 SID-IIs side impact............................................2213 Theft protection.................................................2215 Tires: Disposition of replaced tires..................................2236 Labeling requirements..........................................2256 Pressure monitoring system.....................................2214 Regulation revisions...........................................2257 Trailers: Label placement on rear impact guards..........................2234 Rear impact guards.............................................2263 Warning label for low speed vehicles.............................2247 Motor vehicles: See also Buses Fuel economy Motor carriers Motor vehicle safety Accelerator control systems......................................2229 Alternatively fueled vehicles..............................2278, 3171 Anti-money laundering program for businesses engaged in motor vehicle sales................................................2430 Brake fluids: Clarity test...................................................2233 Cargo tank motor vehicles........................................2314 Commercial: Importation....................................................2245 Controls and displays............................................2235 Corporate Average Fuel Economy Program...........................2266 Customer identification programs for sellers of vehicles.........2424 Dealer notification by manufacturer..............................2223 Defects..........................................................2223 Fuel economy credits.............................................2278 Fuel economy standards program...................................2267 Government property management.............................3480, 3524 High theft lines.................................................2290 Hybrid electric vehicles: Idle stop technology...........................................2237 Imports..........................................................3175 Schedule of fees...............................................2218 [[Page 38777]] Insurer theft loss reporting requirements........................2255 Light trucks.....................................................3223 Location and monitoring systems..................................3999 Low-speed vehicles...............................................2196 Modifications to accommodate people with disabilities............2210 Motorcycle regulatory definition.................................2212 Multistage vehicles: Certification requirements.....................................2191 National Driver Register.........................................2238 National Stolen Passenger Motor Vehicle Information System.......1884 Parts marking requirement........................................2279 Raised or sloped roof structure..................................2230 Recreational vehicles: Cargo carrying capacity........................................2202 Width requirements.............................................2148 Retroactive certification..................................2242, 2243 Salvage regulations..............................................1890 Small business size standards for new car dealers................3724 Special purpose vehicles.........................................2195 Theft data.......................................................2254 Wheelchair lifts and ramps.......................................2269 Motorcycles: See Motor vehicles Munitions: See Arms and munitions Museums: See Libraries Music: Unauthorized sound recordings and music videos...................2371 N Narcotics: See Drug traffic control National banks: Capital regulations........................................2556, 2571 Civil money penalties............................................2562 Corporate activity rules, policies, and procedures........2553, 2558, 2561, 2562, 2573, 2577 Determining nature of financial activities.......................2409 Disclosure requirements..........................................2576 Financial subsidiaries.....................................2406, 2407 Lending limits pilot program.....................................2563 Maintenance of records...........................................2552 Real estate brokerage determination..............................2408 Treatment of financial contracts by receivers....................2572 National cemeteries: See Cemeteries National defense: See also Armed forces Arms and munitions Classified information Technical surveillance countermeasures............................617 National defense contracts: See Government contracts Government procurement National forests: Appeal regulations................................................212 Climbing bolts in wilderness......................................213 Fair market value for recreation residence use authorizations.....223 Federal Lands Highway Program....................................2147 Fossil collecting.................................................236 Free use approval.................................................226 Grazing permits...................................................211 Healthy Forests Restoration Act: Predecisional administrative review and objection process.......227 Hydroelectric uses................................................232 Land and resource management planning...................207, 224, 231 National Fire Plan...............................................1662 Notice of intent and/or plan of operations for locatable mineral operations............................................229 Off-highway vehicle prohibitions..................................210 Outdoor recreation accessibility guidelines.......................205 Outfitter and guide special use authorizations...............215, 217 Predator damage management........................................214 Recreation event fees.............................................216 Road management policy............................................235 Roadless area conservation..............................208, 209, 240 Sawtooth National Recreation Area: Increasing residential outbuilding size.........................206 Small business land use...........................................200 Special use authorizations........................................219 Stewardship contracting projects..................................239 Timber sales......................................................228 Export and substitution restrictions............................203 Trails accessibility guidelines...................................204 Tribal Watershed Forestry Assistance Program......................197 Watershed Forestry Assistance Program.............................196 National parks: Aircraft overflights.............................................2085 Alaska park units................................................1690 Apostle Islands......................................1681, 1682, 1683 Boating and water use activities.................................1689 Canyonlands National Park: Prohibition of motor vehicles..................................1699 Ceremonies at First Division Monument............................1698 Commercial use permits...........................................1684 Cost recovery for special uses...................................1677 Delaware Water Gap NRA: Commercial vehicle fees........................................1675 Federal Lands Highway Program....................................2144 Glacier Bay National Park: Vessel management..............................................1680 Golden Gate National Recreation Area: Pet management.................................................1695 Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: Public demonstrations..........................................1781 Historic preservation programs for tribal lands..................1696 Ice augers.......................................................1683 Off-road vehicles................................................1682 Personal watercraft use.....1668, 1669, 1670, 1671, 1672, 1673, 1678, 1685, 1686, 1687, 1688 Presidio: Management.....................................................3703 Right-of-way regulations.........................................1676 Sale of Native American handicrafts..............................1693 Service animal use...............................................1692 Snowmobile use.......................................1681, 1691, 1697 Wupatki National Monument: Religious ceremonial collection of golden eaglets..............1694 National Register of Historic Places: See Historic preservation National security information: See Classified information National Wildlife Refuge System: See Wildlife refuges Nationality: See Citizenship and naturalization Native Americans: See Hawaiian Natives Indians Natural gas: See also Oil and gas exploration Oil and gas reserves Pipelines Blanket sales certificates.......................................4079 Creditworthiness standards for interstate pipelines..............4080 Electronic filing of documents...................................4070 Emergency reconstruction of interstate facilities................4076 Liquified natural gas: Safety standards...............................................2348 Negotiated rate policies and practices for pipelines.............4072 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act regulations....................4089 Project cost and annual limits for pipelines.....................4088 [[Page 38778]] Quarterly financial and Annual Report requirements...............4078 Standards of conduct for transmission providers..................4067 Valuation........................................................1731 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 Conservation program information confidentiality..................285 Conservation security program.....................................283 Damage assessments...............................................1494 Natural Resources Conservation Service: Equitable relief procedures.....................................286 Resource management planning.....................................1765 Wetlands: Conservation programs..........................................1522 Minimal effects exemptions......................................280 Wetland Program Development Grants.............................3438 Naturalization: See Citizenship and naturalization Naval stores: See Forests and forest products Navigation (air): Airspace system.............................................506, 2111 Area navigation..................................................2100 Instrument flight rules..........................................2108 Standard instrument approach procedures..........................2110 Transponder requirement..........................................2079 Use and preservation of navigable airspace.......................2061 Navigation (water): Alternative source to incandescent light.........................1241 Certification requirements for NOAA Electronic Navigational Chart distribution............................................510 Electronic Charting Display and Information System...............1228 Offshore pipeline hazards........................................2329 Puget Sound......................................................1225 Regulated navigation areas.......................................1218 Traffic separation schemes.......................................1185 Updating technical information...................................1239 News media: See also Radio Television Newspapers: Radio cross-ownership..........................................3983 Noise control: Overflights of national parks....................................2085 Nondiscrimination: See Civil rights Nonprofit organizations: Audits...........................................................2955 DOT grants.......................................................2038 Equal treatment for faith-based and community organizations participation in DOL social service programs.................1913 Faith-based organizations' participation in Justice Department programs.....................................................1900 Food and Nutrition Service data collection........................161 Grants administration...........................618, 1059, 1409, 3019 Limitation of insured housing loans..............................1443 Participation in HUD programs..............................1406, 1480 Participation of religious organizations in USDA programs.........244 Rights to inventions.........................................603, 605 Nuclear energy: See also Nuclear materials Nuclear power plants and reactors National Nuclear Security Administration: Acquisition regulations....................................752, 789 Computer security...............................................753 Public records...................................................4206 Radiation protection of the public and environment................796 Regulation amendments............................................4233 Nuclear materials: Computer security............................................753, 785 Determining eligibility for access to.............................787 DOE security activities...........................................784 Economic development transfers of real property at defense nuclear facilities............................................794 Electronic submission of fingerprint records for licensees.......4227 Export controls...................................................365 Human reliability program.........................................786 Licensing and distribution of byproduct material.................4221 Medical use of byproduct material................................4207 NRC fee schedule.................................................4235 Nuclear fuel.....................................................4210 Packaging and transportation safety standards....................4225 Security requirements for portable gauges containing byproduct material.....................................................4205 Solid material control...........................................4195 Source material distribution.....................................4218 Spent fuel: Licensing proceedings for receipt of high-level waste at a geologic repository........................................4209 List of approved storage casks.........4228, 4229, 4230, 4231, 4234 Shipment information protection requirements...................4212 Transfers of certain exempt source materials by specific licensees....................................................4215 US-IAEA safeguards agreement.....................................4220 Nuclear power plants and reactors: ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.............................4197 Decommissioning: Integrated rulemaking..........................................4213 Trust fund provisions..........................................4232 Decoupling assumed loss of offsite power from loss-of-coolant accidents....................................................4223 Design certification: Changes to licensing procedures................................4201 Emergency action levels..........................................4204 Emergency core cooling systems...................................4219 Entombment options...............................................4216 Fee schedule.....................................................4235 Financial qualifications for renewal of operating licenses......4198, 4226 Fire protection..................................................4203 Industry codes and standards.....................................4208 Information collection, reporting, and posting requirements......4199 Loss-of-coolant accident break size..............................4196 NRC regulation amendments........................................4233 Adjudicatory process changes...................................4224 Performance-based acceptance criteria for fuel cladding performance..................................................4222 Personnel: Fitness-for-Duty Program.......................................4200 Physical protection regulations..................................4214 Pressure-temperature limits......................................4217 Radiological sabotage............................................4214 Risk-informing special treatment requirements....................4202 Safety regulations..........................................796, 4220 Waste disposal...................................................4211 Worker fatigue...................................................4194 Worker safety and health at DOE facilities........................798 Nuclear safety: See Radiation protection [[Page 38779]] Nursery stock: See Plants Nursing homes: See also Health facilities Number of licensed and unlicensed nursing staff per shift posting requirements.........................................1017 Veterans.........................................................2957 Nursing schools: See Medical and dental schools Nutrition: See also Food assistance programs Foods Food labeling.....................................................185 Uniform federal assistance regulations............................156 O Occupational safety and health: See also Mine safety and health Beryllium exposure...............................................1973 Cargo handling...................................................1978 Chemicals: Dermal absorption rate testing.................................3353 Child labor regulations....................................1914, 1922 Commercial diving operations...............................1224, 1999 Commercial motor vehicle employees...............................2159 Construction industry............................................1980 Hearing loss prevention........................................1974 Hoisting equipment safety......................................1975 Crystalline silica exposure......................................1972 DOE facilities....................................................798 DOE radiation protection requirements.............................792 Electric power...................................................1982 Electrical standards.............................................1984 Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program........832 Ethylene oxide...................................................1971 Excavations......................................................1976 Explosives and small arms manufacturing..........................1986 Fall protection..................................................1983 Glycol ethers....................................................1997 Hexavalent chromium exposure.....................................1979 Ionizing radiation exposure......................................1977 Noise exposure for railroad operating employees..................2295 Oregon State plan................................................1995 Personal protective equipment....................................1990 Pesticide worker protection................................3299, 3306 Physician panel determination in filing for state worker's compensation benefits.........................................795 Presence sensing device initiation of mechanical power presses...2000 Respiratory protection.....................................1988, 1992 Rollover protective structures...................................1996 Shipyard standards.........................................1981, 1989 Standards improvement............................................1991 Steel erection standards.........................................1987 Tuberculosis exposure............................................1998 Updating standards based on national consensus standards.........1985 Walking working surfaces.........................................1983 Ocean dumping: See Water pollution control Ocean resources: See Marine resources Offshore structures: See Continental shelf Oil and gas exploration: Air pollutant emission.....................................3246, 3247 Application processing...........................................1766 Blowout prevention for well workover operations..................1727 Incidental taking of marine mammals in the Gulf of Mexico.........460 Leasing: Bonding........................................................1773 Data release...................................................1728 Definitions....................................................1728 Leasing and operations regulations.............................1778 Offshore floating production facilities..........................1743 Outer Continental Shelf: Document updates...............................................1744 Federal consistency regulations.................................509 Leasing regulations............................................1732 Pipeline rights-of-way.........................................1747 Rights-of-use and easements....................................1747 Safety measures................................................1222 Safety zone for vessels......................1207, 1244, 1245, 1246 Pipeline rights-of-way...........................................1521 Production rates.................................................1737 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.........................1723 Royalty relief or reduction....................1724, 1725, 1730, 1748 Royalty reporting standards................................1724, 1739 Service order appeals............................................1726 Oil and gas reserves: Export controls...................................................312 Oil pollution: Claims procedures under the Oil Pollution Act....................1180 Discharge-removal equipment......................................1212 Leak detection and repair of pumps and valves....................3116 National Contingency Plan........................................3409 Oil spill liability trust fund...................................1214 Oil spill response.........................................1227, 2328 Sale of DOD aircraft to persons providing oil spill response service.......................................................624 Vessel response plan.................................1220, 1223, 1227 Old-age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance: Hemic and lymphatic system, disability criteria..................3763 Interrelationship with Railroad Retirement Program...............3802 Malignant neoplastic diseases, disability criteria...............3763 Video teleconference technology..................................3795 Organization and functions: FAA..............................................................2116 Farm Credit Administration.......................................3890 FEMA.............................................................1391 OFHEO............................................................3569 Peace Corps......................................................3696 USDA..............................................................191 Outer continental shelf: See Continental shelf Over-the-counter drugs: Drug reviews: Antidiarrheal products..........................................911 Antihistamine products..........................................878 Antiperspirant products.........................................877 Bronchodilator products.........................................857 Cough and cold products..........................857, 858, 859, 878 External analgesic products.....................................893 Internal analgesic products.....................................860 Laxative drug products..........................................894 Nasal decongestant products.....................................859 Ophthalmic products.............................................879 Oral health care products.......................................895 Skin protectant products........................................880 Sunscreen products..............................................836 Vaginal contraceptive products..................................881 Weight control products.........................................862 Labeling..........................................................861 Safety............................................................896 Security requirements for handlers of pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine...........................1846 Overseas private investment: See United States investments abroad Overtime pay: See Wages P Packaging and containers: See also Labeling [[Page 38780]] Child-resistant packaging..................................3860, 3867 Dietary ingredients and dietary supplements.......................867 Household products containing hydroxides, standards for..........3871 Smokeless tobacco health warnings................................4132 WIC food packages.................................................168 Paint: See Lead poisoning Paperwork requirements: See Reporting and recordkeeping requirements Parachutes: See Aircraft Parks: See National parks Passenger vessels: See also Maritime carriers Access for individuals with disabilities...................2028, 3024 Alternate tonnage convention.....................................1231 Coastwise trade laws.......................................2353, 2356 Effluent standards for cruise ships operating in Alaskan waters..3434 Financial responsibility requirements............................4105 Hull examination alternatives....................................1199 Manifest requirements............................................1270 Prohibited items.................................................1328 Training and qualifications for personnel........................1193 Underwater surveys...............................................1199 Passports and visas: Crew list visa elimination.......................................2014 Diversity visas............................................2019, 2024 Electronic passports.............................................2011 Fingerprint requirements.........................................2008 Guam visa waiver program...................................1251, 1266 Removal of waiver for residents of Canada and Bermuda............1264 Transit without visa...1256, 1283, 1286, 1287, 1288, 1293, 1294, 1296 Visa Waiver Program........................................1282, 1295 Patents: See Inventions and patents Pay: See Wages Peanuts: Crop insurance....................................................113 Penalties: See also Seizures and forfeitures Civil................................................1946, 2080, 2421 Aviation economic requirements.................................2045 DHS............................................................1366 DOT................................................2216, 2300, 2301 HHS.............................................................823 Inflation adjustment......................................700, 1243 Medicaid and Medicare violations..........................963, 1041 Medicaid managed care organizations.............................822 Medicare+Choice Organizations...................................822 NIGC...........................................................4192 OCC............................................................2562 OIG.............................................................826 Disaster relief and emergency assistance.........................1381 Hazardous materials transportation.........................2301, 2346 Immigration......................................................1865 international matchmaking organization violations..............1868 PBGC assessment and relief.......................................3698 Tax shelters.....................................................2886 Pensions: See also Railroad retirement Social security Abandoned individual account plans...............................1944 Acquisition regulations..........................................3838 Cash or deferred arrangements..............................2746, 2747 Civil penalty for failure to provide Section 302 notice..........1946 Deductibility of employer contributions..........................2618 Disclosure of relative value of distribution forms...............2778 Elimination of forms of distribution in defined contribution plans........................................................2819 ERISA: Adequate consideration definition..............................1954 Continuation coverage notification.............................1955 Electronic filing by investment advisers.......................1953 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act......1947, 1951 Length of hospital stay after birth of child...................1949 Mental health benefits parity..................................1948 Participant loan rules.........................................1942 Regulations governing the performance of actuarial service.....2583 Safe harbor requirements.......................................1952 Suspension of benefit regulation...............................1943 Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act...........................1950 GATT provisions affecting accrued benefits.......................2849 Income tax regulations...............................2641, 2807, 2816 Multiemployer plans: Annual funding notice requirements.............................1945 Normal retirement age............................................2613 Participant notices..............................................3702 Payment of benefits in trusteed plans............................3700 Penalties assessment and relief..................................3698 Reductions of accruals and allocations because of increased age 2767 Required distributions from plans................................2773 Single-employer plans............................................3699 Single-sum distributions from cash balance plans.................2652 Valuation of benefits and assets.................................3699 Pesticides and pests: Antimicrobial pesticides...................................3301, 3307 Biochemical or microbial products................................3308 Data requirements..........................................3300, 3308 Disposal and storage guidelines..................................3305 Emergency exemption regulations..................................3304 Endangered species regulation...............................496, 1533 Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program......................3298, 3302 Explosive pest control devices...................................1836 Groundwater protection...........................................3316 Gypsy moth regulations.............................................78 Importation of non-indigenous organisms............................68 Importation of pine shoot beetle host material.....................66 Medical devices treated with antimicrobial pesticides............3317 Methyl bromide authorization as official quarantine use............51 Pesticide tolerance reassessment program.........................3310 Plant incorporated protectants.......................3311, 3312, 3313 Registration review program......................................3303 Rules of practice................................................3315 Storage and disposal.............................................3305 Tolerance fees...................................................3309 Worker protection standards................................3299, 3306 Petroleum: See also Fuel additives Oil and gas exploration Oil and gas reserves Oil pollution Pipelines Oil valuation..............................................1729, 1745 Onshore oil pipelines............................................2328 Refineries: Emission standards.......................................3070, 3217 Regulation of gasification devices processing hazardous waste at petroleum refineries......................................3388 Toxicity characteristic rule.....................................3391 Physically handicapped: See Individuals with disabilities Physicians: See Health professions Pilots: See Airmen [[Page 38781]] Pipeline safety: Complaint procedures.............................................1994 Gas gathering lines..............................................2310 Hazardous substances.......................................2325, 2337 Incident reporting...............................................1741 Inspection devices...............................................2327 Integrity management in high consequence areas...................2336 Liquefied natural gas facilities.................................2348 Operator qualification program...................................2322 Permanent underwater inspections.................................2329 Protecting unusually sensitive areas and commercially navigable waterways....................................................2325 Public information programs......................................2323 Standards for direct assessment..................................2324 Technical revisions to agency procedures.........................2338 Updates to safety requirements.................1736, 2315, 2333, 2348 Pipelines: See also Natural gas Pipeline safety Electronic filing of documents...................................4070 Negotiated rate policies and practices for natural gas pipelines....................................................4072 Onshore oil pipelines............................................2328 Quarterly financial and Annual Report requirements...............4078 Rights of use and easement.......................................1738 Rights-of-way..............................................1521, 1747 Plant diseases and pests: Karnal bunt........................................................65 Phytophthora ramorum regulations...................................67 Plants: See also Seeds Biological agents and toxins list..................................63 Cost-sharing for pest or disease emergency programs................77 Endangered and threatened........................................1656 Conservation education.........................................1503 Permits for foreign listed species.............................1604 Gypsy moth regulations.............................................78 Importation of orchids.............................................89 Imports............................................................55 International standards for wood packing materials.................64 Listing of U.S. species in CITES Appendix III..............1509, 1531 Methyl bromide authorization for official quarantine use...........51 Plant incorporated protectants.......................3311, 3312, 3313 Plant Variety Protection Services...................................6 Transgenic.......................................................3350 Poison prevention: See Lead poisoning Political activities (Government employees): Honoraria donated to charities...................................3572 Pollution: See Environmental protection Population census: See Census data Ports: See Harbors Poultry and poultry products: Chilling time and temperature requirements........................176 Classes of........................................................187 Expressed nutrient content claims.................................186 Grading.............................................................5 Imported..........................................................178 Nutrition labeling...........................................169, 185 On-line reprocessing of pre-chill carcasses.......................174 Poultry inspection: Ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection............................179 Performance standards: Ready-to-eat products...........................................184 PR/HACCP regulations..............................................176 Poverty: See Community action programs Food assistance programs Public assistance programs Power resources: See Energy Practice and procedure: See Administrative practice and procedure Prescription drugs: Antibiotics.......................................................838 CHAMPUS Pharmacy Benefits Program.................................733 Electronic transactions: Ordering Schedule I and II controlled substances...............1859 Prescriptions for controlled substances........................1845 Employer-sponsored drug programs..................................966 Labeling...........................................848, 849, 864, 885 Manufacturers' submission of average sales price data for Medicare Part B drugs........................................1022 Medicaid drug rebate program................................988, 1018 Medicare Advantage Program Title II...............................965 Medicare drug benefit effective calendar year 2006................967 Medicare monthly premium and cost-sharing coverage...............3762 Medicare payment regulations................................986, 1002 Prescription Drug Discount Card Program...........................826 Prescription Drug Marketing Act...................................852 Presidential records: See Archives and records Price controls: FCC..............................................................3956 Price support programs: Tobacco........................................................33, 43 Prisoners: Admission and Orientation Program................................1813 Autopsy regulations..............................................1789 Central Inmate Monitoring system.................................1811 Civil contempt of court commitments..............................1810 Classification and program review................................1800 Community confinement limitations................................1790 Correspondence...................................................1803 DNA collection and use...........................................1899 Drug abuse treatment: Disincentives and enhanced incentives..........................1799 Educational good time credit for D.C. Code offenders.............1805 Good conduct time..........................................1796, 1809 Aliens.........................................................1809 Health care service fees.........................................1808 Literacy program.................................................1793 Over-the-counter medication regulations..........................1817 Psychiatric treatment and medication safeguards..................1815 Release regulations..............................................1816 Religious beliefs and practices..................................1818 Suicide prevention program.......................................1806 Telephone regulations and financial responsibility...............1794 Prisons: Administrative measures to prevent acts of violence or terrorism....................................................1807 Commissary account deposit procedures............................1798 Commissary privileges............................................1795 Drug abuse treatment program.....................................1785 Emergencies......................................................1814 Federal Prison Industries: Address changes................................................1812 Increased waiver thresholds....................................3841 Market research requirement....................................3833 Infectious disease management....................................1804 Inmate discipline................................................1786 Intensive confinement centers....................................1792 Progress Reports.................................................1787 Searching and detaining or arresting non-inmates.................1791 Smoking/no smoking areas.........................................1819 Telephone privileges.............................................1795 Victim/witness notifications.....................................1788 Violent Offender Incarceration/Truth-in-Sentencing Incentive Grants Program environmental impact review...................1908 Privacy: See also Confidential business information CFTC policies....................................................3847 DOD...............................................................655 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.........................750 [[Page 38782]] FDIC policies....................................................4050 Federal-State Unemployment Compensation program records..........1932 Financial records and information....................1075, 4136, 4151 Food Stamp Program................................................136 Personnel records for government employees.......................3619 Privacy Act: Corporation for National Service...............................3030 Crop insurance..................................................121 DHS procedures...........................................1060, 1166 DOJ implementation.............................................1802 DOT exemptions...........................................2042, 2043 EPA regulations................................................3042 Food Stamp records..............................................167 NCUA...........................................................4166 NEH Inspector General investigative files......................3562 NIGC procedures................................................4181 OPM regulations................................................3605 Passenger and Aviation Security Screening Records..............1321 Peace Corps regulations........................................3692 SBA records....................................................3738 TSA regulations....................................1305, 1306, 1319 Public access to State Department information....................2006 SEC policies...............................................4264, 4280 Social security records and information..........................3749 Treasury policies................................................2924 Procurement: See Government procurement Prosthetic devices: See Medical devices Public assistance programs: See also Child welfare Food assistance programs Medicaid Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: Administrative cost sharing....................................1050 Charitable Choice provisions...................................1054 Welfare-to-Work Program..........................................1931 Public buildings: See Federal buildings and facilities Public health: See also Meat inspection Waste treatment and disposal ``Serious adverse health consequences'' definition................845 Air pollution effects............................................3345 Carcinogen risk assessment.......................................3061 Charitable Choice program.........................................829 Informed consent regulations......................................840 Liability protection for free clinic health professionals.........917 NIH center grants.................................................933 NIH training grants...............................................924 Public Health Service Act: Length of hospital stay after birth of child...................1949 Mental health benefits parity..................................1948 NIH AIDS Research Loan Repayment Program........................926 Use of seclusion and restraint in non-medical residential facilities..................................................827 Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act...........................1950 Research misconduct...............................................936 Safeguarding food during transport...............................2311 Water contamination..............................................3444 Public housing: See also Low and moderate income housing Capital Fund Program.............................................1475 Consolidated plan regulations....................................1398 Conversion of developments.......................................1489 Demolition and disposition.......................................1482 Distributions to nonprofit owners of certain rental projects.....1425 Excess rental charges............................................1442 Fair market rents for Section 8 programs.........................1407 Homeownership program............................................1485 Housing Choice Voucher program: Regulation revisions...........................................1483 Operating Fund allocation formula................................1486 Operating funds for debt service.................................1484 Over-income tenant treatment.....................................1488 Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency Program..............1481 Section 8 homeownership program: Disabled families assistance...................................1490 Section 8 Management Assessment Program..........................1477 Lease-up indicator.............................................1478 Streamlining income exclusions...................................1411 Streamlining mixed finance application review....................1476 Public lands: See also Grazing lands Homesteads National forests National parks Public lands-grants Public lands-mineral resources Public lands-rights-of-way Reclamation Abandoned mine land reclamation..................................1757 Alaska Native veteran allotments.................................1767 Desert land entries..............................................1761 Hazardous substances compliance..................................1780 Indian allotments................................................1770 Leases...........................................................1775 Permit and easements.............................................1775 Policy and management......................................1760, 1775 Public conduct on reclamation lands and projects.................1758 Recreational use permits.........................................1784 Subsistence management.............1524, 1553, 1616, 1622, 1624, 1661 Wilderness management......................................1772, 1783 Woody biomass utilization........................................1500 Public lands-grants: Carey Act grants.................................................1777 Public lands-mineral resources: Coalbed methane development......................................1776 Disposal of reserved minerals....................................1762 Locatable minerals program........................................230 Mining claims..............................................1782, 1783 Oil and gas leasing: Performance standards..........................................1778 Valuation of oil...............................................1729 Revegetation standards...........................................1751 User fees........................................................1768 Public lands-rights-of-way: Regulations removal..............................................1769 Public utilities: See Electric utilities Natural gas Utilities Water supply R Radiation protection: See also Radioactive materials DOE requirements.............................................792, 796 Dose methodology.................................................3295 Exposure standards...............................................1977 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2000...........1898 Radio: See also Communications Amateur radio service............................................3920 Aviation Radio Service...........................................4021 Channelization of the 39 GHz band................................3992 Cognitive radio technologies.....................................3926 Commercial mobile services: Automatic and manual roaming obligations.......................4009 Resale of services.............................................3990 Roaming obligations............................................3990 Spectrum aggregation limits....................................4007 [[Page 38783]] Spectrum cap...................................................3993 Telephone Operator Consumer Services Improvement Act...........4025 Competitive bidding process................................3991, 3998 Conducted emission limits........................................3932 Consolidating the 800 MHz industrial/land transportation and business pool channels.......................................4020 Digital audio broadcasting system................................3972 Digital audio radio service in the 2310-2360 MHz band............3938 FM radio.........................................................3967 Government transfer band.........................................3911 Gulf of Mexico service...........................................4024 Interference temperature operation...............................3928 Licensing fixed services at 24 GHz...............................4002 Licensing low power operations in 450-470 MHz band...............4010 Maritime communications..........................................4004 Maritime mobile services.........................................3942 Market definitions...............................................3979 Multiple access systems..........................................3997 Newspaper cross-ownership........................................3983 Noncommercial educational broadcast stations.....................3982 Private land mobile services: Airport terminal use frequencies in the 450-470 MHz band.......4019 Public safety communications...............................3996, 4020 Quiet zone application procedures................................4011 Railroad standards and procedures................................2298 Reallocation of 27 MHz spectrum............................3917, 4023 Redesignation of 27.5-29.5 GHz band..............................3939 Software defined radios..........................................3915 Spectrum usage promotion through development of secondary markets......................................................4008 Terrestrial microwave fixed services.............................4003 Transfer of 3650 through 3700 MHz band...........................4006 Transfer of 4.9 GHz band from government use.....................4006 Ultra-wideband transmission......................................3914 Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure at 5 GHz..........3910 Wireless services................................................4016 Radioactive materials: See also Nuclear materials Radiation protection Packaging and transportation.....................................4225 Radioactive waste: See Hazardous waste Railroad employees: See also Railroad retirement Drug and alcohol testing.........................................2302 Foreign-based train crews......................................2303 Railroad retirement: Annuity: Deductions by reason of work...................................3705 Creditability of pay.............................................3709 Disability determination...................................3706, 3707 Electronic filing of applications and claims...............3708, 3711 Employers' contributions.........................................3704 Freedom of information...........................................3710 Interrelationship with Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Program............................................3802 Railroad safety: Civil monetary penalties.........................................2300 Event recorder crashworthiness...................................2294 Fixed guideway systems...........................................2305 Grade crossing and signal systems................................2170 Locomotives: Crashworthiness................................................2293 Safety standards...............................................2304 Monetary threshold for reporting rail equipment accidents/ incidents....................................................2296 Noise exposure for railroad operating employees..................2295 Radio communications and train control...........................2298 Railroad car conspicuity.........................................2299 Whistle bans at grade crossings..................................2297 Railroads: See also Railroad employees Railroad retirement Railroad safety Appellate procedures and informal complaints.....................4329 Electronic filing option for certain documents...................4330 Hazardous materials transportation.........................1327, 2309 Rail abandonment procedures................................4327, 4328 Required advance electronic presentation of cargo information....1298 Small rate guidelines............................................4326 Transport of foods, drugs, and cosmetics.........................2311 Rates and fares: See Air rates and fares Communications common carriers Maritime carriers Motor carriers Natural gas Railroads Real property acquisition: Anti-money laundering program for persons involved in real estate closings and settlements..............................2429 FHWA regulations.................................................2141 GSAR tax adjustment provision....................................3478 Historic preference..............................................3477 HUBZone program..................................................3470 Reclamation: See also Mines Surface mining Financing........................................................1757 Revegetation standards...........................................1751 Record retention: See Reporting and recordkeeping requirements Records: See Archives and records Freedom of information Health records Privacy Reporting and recordkeeping requirements Recreation and recreation areas: See also Fishing Hunting National forests National parks Access for individuals with disabilities.........................1822 Forest Service regulations...................................213, 216 National parks regulations.......................................1689 Presidio: Management.....................................................3703 Use permits for public lands.....................................1784 Water quality standards for coastal recreation waters............3414 Recreational fishing: See Fishing Recycling: Cathode ray tubes................................................3380 Electronic equipment.............................................3390 Government purchase of recovered materials.......................3375 RCRA burden reduction initiative.................................3389 Refrigerant..................3137, 3139, 3185, 3191, 3253, 3283, 3284 Refugees: See also Aliens Guaranty of transportation.......................................1117 Sponsorship agreement............................................1117 Relocation assistance: FHWA regulations.................................................2141 Renal diseases: See Kidney diseases Repatriation: See Citizenship and naturalization Reporting and recordkeeping requirements: Air carriers.........................................2030, 2052, 2078 [[Page 38784]] ARMIS reporting requirements.....................................4040 Bank Secrecy Act implementation......................2431, 2437, 2450 Carbamates.......................................................3404 CFTC.............................................................3854 Chemical inventory reporting.....................................3360 DEA..................................................1855, 1856, 1862 DFARS.............................................................644 DOC.....................................................292, 294, 570 DOI........................................................1723, 1724 DOT............................................2161, 2209, 2243, 2255 Electronic records management: FERC...........................................................4083 FMC............................................................4099 EPA..............................................................3040 Cross-media electronic reporting and recordkeeping rule........3054 Electronic reporting...........................................3058 Exports...........................................................342 FAA..............................................................2084 FCC........................................................3952, 3959 FDA...............................................................871 FERC.............................................................4078 Fishing quotas...............................................431, 528 FMC........................................................4107, 4108 Hazardous materials........................................2331, 3354 HHS...............................................................833 Honoraria donated to charities...................................3572 Human cellular and tissue-based products..........................865 Infant formula testing............................................897 Intercountry adoptions...........................................2018 Investment advisers........................................4258, 4271 Investment companies.............................................4287 Livestock mandatory reporting program...............................9 Marine casualties................................................1189 NARA: Electronic text documents......................................3552 Freedom of information.........................................3551 Plain language revisions.................................3547, 3548 National banks.............................................2552, 2577 National Practitioner Data Bank..............................912, 922 NCUA.............................................................4148 NOAA..............................................................492 Outcome and Assessment Information Set data......................1006 Peace Corps................................................3692, 3695 Railroad employers' records and reports..........................3704 RCRA.......................................................3378, 3389 Retirement record of employee transferring within same agency....3660 Securities: Broker-dealers.....................................2551, 4270, 4291 EDGAR system...................................................4283 Large trader reporting system..................................4237 Tax determination on large cigars................................2473 Telecommunications operations support systems....................4047 Tobacco market reporting system....................................24 Toxics Release Inventory.............................3357, 3359, 3365 Treasury.........................................................2781 Uranium mill sites................................................797 Using private laboratories with regard to FDA actions.............882 VA education benefits............................................2980 Voluntary consensus standards....................................3578 Research: See also Agricultural research Educational research Human research subjects Medical research Fisheries set-aside program..................................490, 577 Marine resources..................................................512 Misconduct...................................791, 844, 936, 937, 3510 National chimpanzee sanctuary system for retirement of research chimpanzees...................................................925 NIH center grants.................................................933 Protection of human subjects.......304, 627, 737, 935, 938, 939, 940, 2966, 3022, 3057, 3314, 3874 Research scientist appointment authority.........................3053 Tax credit for increasing research activities....................2883 Retirement: See also Pensions Railroad retirement Social security Age for pension plans............................................2613 Coordination of health benefits..................................3457 District of Columbia employees...................................3638 FEHB coverage....................................................3615 Firefighters.....................................................3639 Government employees: Court orders awarding survivor annuities.......................3612 Coverage for non-appropriated fund instrumentalities...........3663 Credit for military service....................................3662 Death benefits and employee refunds............................3642 Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Corrections Act..........3659 FERS basic annuity.......................................3641, 3661 FERS coverage elections........................................3613 IRA tax regulations............................2584, 2638, 2639, 2697 Law enforcement officers.........................................3639 Phased retirement program........................................2709 Record of employee transferring within same agency...............3660 Required distributions from plans................................2773 TRICARE retiree dental program....................................722 Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act.................628 Voluntary State tax withholding from retired pay of Service members.......................................................612 Rights-of-way: See also Public lands-rights-of-way Accessibility guidelines for individuals with disabilities.......3026 Roads: See Highways and roads Rockets: See Aircraft Rodenticides: See Pesticides and pests Rotorcraft: See Aircraft Royalties: See Mineral royalties Rubber and rubber products: See Tires Rural areas: Business and industrial loan programs..............248, 251, 253, 255 Business enterprise grants........................................254 Business investment program.......................................249 Community facility projects.......................................109 Environmental policies and procedures.............................102 Guarantees for bonds and notes issued for electrification purposes......................................................269 High energy cost rural community grants...........................266 Housing: Community Facilities Direct Loan Program....................99, 251 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program.........................106 Loans, grants, and programs................................104, 105 New and existing dwellings definition...........................100 Planning and performing construction............................101 Regulation streamlining...........................................104 Rural Business-Cooperative Service loan and grant programs........260 Rural Utilities Service: Accounting requirements for telecommunications borrowers........264 Broadband grant program.........................................267 Electric program standard contract forms........................275 Exemption of certain borrowers from controls....................270 General and pre-loan policies...................................277 Homeland Security requirements..................................271 Household water system program..................................272 Local television station access.................................279 [[Page 38785]] Sale or transfer of capital assets..............................265 Seismic safety requirements.....................................278 Settlement of debt authority....................................274 Special equipment contract......................................263 Technical assistance grants.....................................268 Telecommunications program......................................276 Water and wastewater grant program..............................273 Spectrum-based communications services...........................4017 Technical assistance grants and programs...........................98 Telecommunications system construction policies...................261 S Safety: See 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 Radiation protection Railroad safety Salaries: See Wages Sanitation: See Public health Waste treatment and disposal Satellites: See also Space transportation and exploration Communications: Application and licensing requirements.........................3936 Broadcasting signal carriage requirements......................3973 Coordination between non-geostationary and geostationary orbit......................................................3924 Dedicated short range communications of intelligent transportation systems.....................................3929 Digital audio radio service....................................3938 Earth stations...............................3944, 3950, 3953, 3955 Fixed-satellite services.................................3912, 3945 Global mobile personal communications..........................3943 Licensing reform...............................................3947 Maritime mobile services.......................................3942 Mobile service provider flexibility............................3948 MSS spectrum allocation............................3909, 3937, 3941 Non-geostationary orbit..................................3945, 3954 Non-government operations in the 36.0-51.4 GHz portion of the V-band.....................................................3940 Orbital debris mitigation......................................3949 Sharing of 27.5-29.5 GHz band..................................3939 Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act................3970, 3971, 3973 Savings associations: Assessments and fees.............................................2926 Customer identification program..................................2435 Savings bonds: See Bonds Scholarships and fellowships: National Institutes of Health.....................................923 School breakfast and lunch programs: Allowable costs...................................................144 Donated foods provided under contract with food service management companies..........................................147 Serving fruits and vegetables as afterschool snacks...............145 Uniform Federal assistance regulations............................156 Schools: See also Colleges and universities Educational facilities Approval for enrollment in Student and Exchange Visitor Information System...........................................1360 Asbestos model accreditation plan................................3338 Closure and consolidation........................................1711 Science and technology: Research misconduct..............................................3510 Rights to inventions..............................................603 Scientific equipment: See Medical devices Seafood: See also Fish Fisheries Fish and Seafood Promotion Act....................................429 Seals: See Marine mammals Seamen: Licenses and certificates of registry............................1208 Merchant marine training, certification, and watchkeeping........1181 Merchant mariner application procedure...........................1205 Seaplanes: See Aircraft Seashores: See Coastal zone Securities: See also Bonds Acceleration of filing date......................................4252 Affiliate transactions...........................................4277 Beneficial ownership report filing...............................2559 Best price rules.................................................4243 Blank check companies............................................4249 Borrowing transactions.....................................2567, 4060 Broker-dealers: Alternative net capital computation for holding company groups.....................................................4298 Categories of permissible collateral...........................2379 Derivatives transaction execution facilities intermediaries 3856 Quotation requirements.........................................4313 Recordkeeping requirements.....................................2551 Cancelled security certificate destruction.......................4319 Collection of fees...............................................4301 Collection of income tax at source to statutory stock options....2770 Communications reform............................................4244 Confirmation of transactions.....................................4302 Critical accounting policies.....................................4246 Custody or possession of funds or securities.....................2379 Customer Protection Rule.........................................2379 Debt securities registration exemption...........................4240 Definition of terms..............................................4295 Delisting and deregistering......................................4296 Disclosure requirements.....4237, 4246, 4252, 4255, 4273, 4281, 4290, 4303, 4304, 4305, 4324 EDGAR system...............................................4253, 4283 Electronic signatures......................................4239, 4311 Employer-provided stock option programs..........................1917 Equity securities................................................4318 Exemption for holdings subject to fiduciary standards............2366 Financial reporting..............................................4249 Form 8-K disclosure requirements and acceleration of filing date.........................................................4256 Form F-6 eligibility requirements................................4247 Futures products: Offer and sale of products traded on foreign boards............3846 Registration requirements for banks acting as brokers or dealers....................................................4292 Reserve requirements for margin................................4300 Held of record securities........................................4241 Holding companies....................................4236, 4268, 4284 Income taxation..................................................2733 Independent transmission companies...............................4267 Integrated financial transactions................................2593 International Financial Reporting Standards......................4248 International Securities Exchange................................4309 [[Page 38786]] Investment advisers............................4258, 4259, 4261, 4272 Investment companies: Compliance programs............................................4286 Disclosure requirements..................................4245, 4287 Enhanced fund governance standards.............................4279 Money market fund investment...................................4289 Use of brokerage commissions to finance distribution...........4276 Lock-up agreements...............................................4242 Mark-to-market accounting............................2650, 2738, 2880 Money market fund exemptions.....................................4274 Multijurisdictional disclosure system............................4254 Mutual funds: Anti-money laundering program..................................2441 Confirmation disclosure of transactions........................4317 Pricing regulations............................................4278 Reporting suspicious transactions..............................2437 Nasdaq-listed securities.........................................4312 Net capital requirements.........................................4294 Options markets..................................................4314 Ownership by securities intermediaries...........................4297 Penny stocks.....................................................4311 Privacy notices..................................................4280 Privacy of consumer financial information........................4264 Qualified purchaser definition...................................4251 Redemption fees for redeemable fund securities...................4282 Regulation NMS...................................................4306 Reorganization events................................2871, 2898, 4293 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements...................4291, 4316 Annual reports and prospectuses................................4291 Rules of practice................................................4325 Safe harbor: Exceptions.....................................................2857 Sarbanes-Oxley Act regulations: Disclosure requirements..................................2559, 2576 Treatment of foreign banks.....................................4257 Shareholder access to director nomination process................4250 Short sales................................................4308, 4320 SRO filing rules.................................................4310 Standards of conduct for attorneys...............................4322 Streamlining.....................................................4238 Substitute dividend payments.....................................2637 Substitution of funds underlying variable insurance products.....4288 Supervised investment bank holding companies.....................4299 Supplemental financial information...............................4323 Tender and reorganization agents.................................4293 Transactions settlement..........................................4307 Security information: See Classified information Security measures: See also Classified information Acquisition regulations..........................................1070 Airport security compliance program..............................1325 Biological agents and toxins list..................................63 Bureau of Prisons administrative measures........................1807 Classified national security information.........................1062 Critical infrastructure information handling.....................1076 Customer identification programs: Loan and finance companies.....................................2423 Pawn brokers...................................................2420 Sellers of vehicles............................................2424 Travel agents..................................................2422 DHS human resources management system......................1071, 3668 Disclosure of official information in connection with legal proceedings..................................................1061 DOE: Contractors.....................................................783 Nuclear security activities.....................................784 Polygraph examination regulations...............................782 Restriction of access authorization.............................788 Export controls...................................................371 FDA detention of food in response to bioterrorism threat..........906 FDA registration of food facilities...............................872 Federal mail.....................................................3469 Food security plans...............................................182 Freedom of Information.....................................1060, 1166 Grants administration............................................1059 Human reliability program for DOE employees.......................786 Identification credentials.......................................1240 Maritime and land security directives and information circulars..1301 Maritime Security Program........................................2363 National Industrial Security Program.............................3543 National Security Agency/Central Security Service Freedom of Information Act program.......................................630 National security information regulations........................2010 Privacy Act procedures.....................................1060, 1166 Prohibition against flight takeoffs or landings in the US by Syrian air carriers..........................................2107 Prohibition of construction in the vicinity of the private residence of the President of the United States..............2131 Protection of sensitive security information related to transportation.........................................1317, 2044 Records requirements for identifying immediate sources and recipients of foods...........................................871 Rural Utilities Services infrastructure...........................271 Security awareness training for flight school employees..........1320 Security compliance program for aircraft operators...............1324 Security requirements for handlers of pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine...........................1846 Standards of conduct for DHS employees...........................1058 Support of Antiterrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act..........................................................1069 Technical surveillance countermeasures............................617 TSA investigative and enforcement procedures.....................1330 Vulnerability self-assessments for transportation systems........1336 Washington, DC metropolitan area special flight rules............2073 Seeds: Import restrictions................................................81 Karnal bunt compensation...........................................49 Seizures and forfeitures: Customs regulations..............................................2371 Immigration and Naturalization regulations.......................1280 Principal residence seizure......................................2769 Publication of administrative notices............................1276 Selective Service System: Registration requirements........................................3580 Senior citizens: See Aged Serums: See Biologics Sewage disposal: Sewer collection systems.........................................3412 Sludge use and disposal..............................3437, 3439, 3440 Sex discrimination: Federally assisted programs...............741, 1064, 3558, 3560, 3561 Programs and activities receiving Federal surplus property.......3485 Sheep: Blood and tissue collection at slaughtering establishments.........82 Brucellosis indemnity..............................................62 Ewe lamb incentive payment program.................................34 Interstate movement regulations....................................56 Lamb reporting regulations..........................................9 Shipbuilding industry: Safety and health regulations..............................1981, 1989 Shipping: See Air carriers Maritime carriers Motor carriers Railroads Ships: See Vessels [[Page 38787]] Signs and symbols: See Trademarks Sirup: See Sugar Small businesses: Acquisition regulations................................662, 670, 3819 Administrative offset............................................3736 Administrative wage garnishment..................................3729 Business Development Program: Electronic application.........................................3727 Technical amendments...........................................3718 CCC procurement of agricultural commodities from HUBZone businesses.....................................................18 Debarment and suspension rule....................................3739 DOT mentor/protege program.......................................2046 Drug-free workplace requirements.................................3739 EPA enforcement activities.......................................3062 Government contracting programs......................3734, 3735, 3819 HUBZone Empowerment Contracting Program....................3714, 3740 Investment companies: Civil penalties for late submission of required reports........3720 Maximum leverage eligibility...................................3721 Small Business Reauthorization Act amendments..................3741 Lending company monitoring and oversight.........................3717 Loans: Certified Development Company program..........................3723 Economic injury disaster loans.................................3726 National forest land use..........................................200 Privacy regulations..............................................3738 Record disclosure................................................3738 Rights to inventions.........................................603, 605 Rural business investment program.................................249 SBA standards of conduct.........................................3737 SDB Program......................................................3719 Size standards: Appeals procedures.............................................3744 Information Technology Value Added Resellers...................3743 Multiple award schedule........................................3732 New car dealers................................................3724 Restructuring..................................................3733 Service-disabled veteran-owned businesses......................3735 Small Business Innovation Research program...............3715, 3730 Surety Bond Guarantee Program..................................3722 Testing laboratories...........................................3742 Small Business Development Center Program revisions..............3716 Small Business Innovation Research Program.................3715, 3730 Small Business Technology Transfer Program.......................3731 Small Disadvantaged Businesses: Acquisition regulations.........................................671 Electronic application.........................................3727 Participation in DOT programs..................................2040 Surety bond guarantee................................3713, 3722, 3725 Testimony and production of records to OIG.......................3728 Social security: See also Child welfare Medicaid Medicare Public assistance programs Unemployment compensation Administrative review process..............................3776, 3795 Annual earnings test.............................................3769 Assigning SSNs to F-1 students...................................3774 Benefits for lawfully present aliens.............................1109 Benefits to aliens residing outside the U.S......................3800 Coverage of ministers, members of the clergy and Christian Science practitioners........................................3790 Coverage of residents in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands..............................................3790 Debt collection............................................3750, 3794 Disability determinations: Digestive system...............................................3766 Drug addiction or alcoholism...................................3786 Genito-urinary tract...........................................3752 Hematological disorders........................................3757 Immune System..................................................3753 Medical equivalence policy.....................................3779 Mental disorders...............................................3755 Multiple body systems..........................................3767 Neurological...................................................3783 Optometrists as acceptable medical sources.....................3793 Recontacting medical sources...................................3792 Redesigned process.............................................3798 Respiratory disorders..........................................3787 Skin disorders.................................................3796 Special senses.................................................3782 Disability insurance program demonstration project...............3785 Disability programs: Exclusion of representative and health care providers convicted of violations....................................3756 Ticket to Work Program.........................................3758 Elimination of deemed military wages.............................3775 Expedited reinstatement of disability benefits...................3780 Filing applications and forms....................................3799 Filing claims against SSA........................................3784 HHS regulation migration to SSA..................................3747 Liability of representative payees for overpayments to deceased recipients...................................................3791 Medical-vocational guidelines....................................3768 Privacy and disclosure of records and information................3749 Reduced medical benefits due to private insurance coverage.......3760 Representative payment procedures................................3771 Self-sufficiency incentives......................................3751 Standards of conduct of SSA employees............................3746 Stepchild benefits...............................................3770 Video teleconference technology..................................3795 Vocational rehabilitation services: Continuation of benefit payments to individuals participating in a program...............................................3773 Referral for services..........................................3789 Wage reports.....................................................3797 World War II veteran benefits....................................3801 Soil conservation: Conservation Reserve Program.......................................40 Highly erodible land and wetlands.................................287 Solid waste disposal: See Waste treatment and disposal Space transportation and exploration: Access to sensitive information..................................3511 Acquisition regulations.....3505, 3506, 3512, 3515, 3516, 3517, 3519, 3521, 3523, 3524, 3525, 3526, 3531, 3532, 3533, 3534, 3536 Availability of Agency records...................................3522 Code of conduct for International Space Station crew.............3509 Commercial launch activities: DOT licenses...................................................2059 Cross-waiver of liability........................................3508 Debarment and suspension.........................................3529 Drug-free workplace requirements.................................3529 Government property reporting requirements.................3513, 3530 Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook revisions........3503, 3504, 3507, 3518, 3527, 3528, 3535, 3537 Incidental take of marine mammals during rocket launch operations...............................................459, 584 Income source rules..............................................2600 Protection of human research subjects............................3520 Research misconduct..............................................3510 Wind tunnel use for industry development work....................3514 Sport fishing: See Fishing Stamp taxes: See Excise taxes State-Federal relations: See Intergovernmental relations Statistics: See Census data [[Page 38788]] Stocks: See Securities Strip mining: See Surface mining Student aid: See Scholarships and fellowships Students: Border commuter students.............................1179, 1365, 2015 Student and Exchange Visitor Information System............1356, 2016 Student Exchange Visitor Information System................1357, 2013 Student FICA guidance............................................2683 Student rights in research, experimental programs, and testing...735, 749 Subsidies: See Grant programs Sugar: Marketing allotment regulations....................................30 Reexport programs.................................................193 Suicide: Prevention program...............................................1806 Superfund: Cooperative agreements and State contracts.......................3403 Reportable quantity adjustments for carbamates...................3404 Supplemental Security Income (SSI): Disability determinations: Cardiovascular impairments.....................................3754 Digestive system...............................................3766 Endocrine system and obesity...................................3745 Genito-urinary tract...........................................3752 Growth impairment..............................................3788 Hematological disorders........................................3757 Hemic and lymphatic system.....................................3763 Immune system..................................................3753 Malignant neoplastic diseases..................................3763 Multiple body systems..........................................3767 Neurological...................................................3783 Optometrists as acceptable medical sources.....................3793 Skin disorders.................................................3796 Special senses.................................................3782 Expedited reinstatement of disability benefits...................3780 Income: Deeming from ineligible parents..........................3759, 3778 Exclusions.........................................3765, 3772, 3777 Parent-to-child deeming rules....................................3759 Payment of past-due benefits.....................................3764 Plans to achieve sulf-support for blind and disabled individuals..................................................3761 Transfers of resources...........................................3781 Trusts...........................................................3781 Video teleconference technology..................................3795 Vocational rehabilitation services: Continuation of benefit payments to individuals participating in a program...............................................3773 Surety bonds: Immigration surety bonds...................................1344, 1369 Issuance by insurance companies..................................2467 SBA Surety Bond Guarantee Program....................3713, 3722, 3725 Surface mining: See also Coal Mine safety and health Coal: Abandoned coal refuse sites....................................1750 Abandoned mine reclamation fees................................1749 Hearings and appeals...........................................1499 State programs.................................................1755 Indian lands.....................................................1753 Swine: See Hogs Syrup: See Sugar T Tank vessels: See Cargo vessels Tariffs: See Customs duties and inspection Taxes: See also Customs duties and inspection Excise taxes Income taxes Brewery regulations..............................................2472 Computation on large cigars......................................2473 Escrow funds.....................................................2732 Excise.....................................................2645, 2646 Foreign trade....................................................2591 Real estate taxes................................................3478 Treasury Tax and Loan Program..............................2468, 2471 Teachers: Teacher Next Door housing sales program..........................1431 Technology: See Science and technology Telecommunications: See also Radio Satellites Telephone Television Access charge reform.............................................4039 Accounting requirements.....................................264, 4040 Advanced telecommunications facilities and services..............4035 Advanced wireless services.......................................3916 Air-ground services on commercial airplanes......................4015 ARMIS reporting requirements.....................................4040 Authorized rate of return for interstate services of local exchange carriers............................................4036 Bell Operating Companies and affiliates: Enhanced services..............................................4033 Equipment manufacture..........................................4045 Broadcast ownership rules review.................................3984 Bundling customer premises equipment and enhanced services.......4044 Communication intercepting devices................................351 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act...1883, 1887, 1888, 1889, 3995 Competition matters..............................................3933 Detariffing of interstate exchange access services...............4034 Enhanced 911 emergency calling systems.....................3994, 4032 Ex parte rules...................................................3933 Extending wireless services to tribal lands......................4018 GSA management policy............................................3488 Installment payments for Personal Communications Services licensees....................................................4005 International services reporting requirements....................3952 Interstate special access services...............................4043 N11 codes and other abbreviated dialing arrangements.............4027 North American Numbering Plan....................................4026 Numbering Resource Optimization..................................4041 Performance measurements and reporting requirements..............4047 Pole attachments.................................................3966 Protection of Children From Sexual Predators Act: Designation of agencies to receive and investigate reports.....1893 Reporting requirements.........................................1892 Relay services.......................................3902, 3903, 3906 Revision of RUS Telecommunications Program........................276 Rural areas..................................................261, 264 RUS special equipment contract....................................263 Service quality reporting........................................4038 Spread spectrum devices..........................................3931 Telecommunications Act: Access charge reform...........................................4030 Customer proprietary network information (CPNI)................4029 Equipment manufacture..........................................4045 Individuals with disabilities..................................3901 Interstate pay-per-call and other information services.........3899 Local competition provisions...................................4031 Tariff streamlining provisions.................................4046 [[Page 38789]] Unauthorized changes of long distance carriers.................3900 Toll-free service access codes...................................4028 Unbundled network elements.......................................4042 Universal service reform.........................................4039 Telephone: 900-number service...............................................4133 Access charge reform.......................................4030, 4039 Accessibility of equipment and services to persons with disabilities.................................................3901 Accounting requirements..........................................4040 Advanced telecommunications facilities and services..............4035 Advertising......................................................4133 ARMIS reporting requirements.....................................4040 Authorized rate of return for interstate services of local exchange carriers............................................4036 Customer proprietary network information.........................4029 Detariffing of interstate exchange access services...............4034 Enhanced 911 emergency calling systems.....................3994, 4032 Enhanced services................................................4033 Equipment manufacture............................................4045 International call-back service..................................3946 Interstate pay-per-call and other information services...........3899 Local competition provisions of the Telecommunications Act.......4031 N11 codes and other abbreviated dialing arrangements.............4027 North American Numbering Plan....................................4026 Performance measurements and reporting requirements..............4047 Relay services.............................................3902, 3903 Telemarketing Sales Rule.........................................4144 Telephone Consumer Protection Act................................3905 Telephone Operator Consumer Services Improvement Act.............4025 Toll free service access codes...................................4028 Toll telephone service definition................................2793 Unauthorized changes of long distance carriers...................3900 Unbundling local exchange carriers...............................4037 Universal Service................................................4039 Television: See also Cable television Advertising......................................................3960 Broadcast Auxiliary Services.....................................3918 Children's programming.....................................3977, 3978 Competitive availability of navigation devices...................3964 Digital television service.......................................3930 Ancillary or supplemental use by non-commercial licensees......3974 Broadcast content protection...................................4022 Children's programming.........................................3977 Conversion rules for low power television and television translator stations........................................3985 Review of conversion process...................................3975 Direct broadcast public interest obligations.....................3976 Emergency Alert System...........................................3908 Filing of network affiliation contracts..........................3959 Predicting broadcast television field strength...................3913 Public interest information......................................3980 Reallocation and service rules for the 698-746 MHz spectrum band.........................................................4012 Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act......................3970, 3971 Service rules in UHF spectrum....................................4000 Video programming accessibility............................3962, 3964 Terrorism: ``Serious adverse health consequences'' definition................845 Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act...........................63 International Terrorism Victim Compensation Program..............1903 Support of Antiterrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act..........................................................1069 Terrorism Risk Insurance Program...............2367, 2368, 2382, 2411 Textiles: African Growth and Opportunity Act...............................2398 Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act............................2400 Customs regulations..............................................2369 Flammability standards...........................................3863 Trade agreements............................................307, 2391 Timber: See Forests and forest products Tires: Disposition of replaced tires....................................2236 Pressure monitoring system.......................................2214 Tobacco: See also Cigars and cigarettes Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.........................2507 Customs regulations..............................................2476 Imported tobacco products...............................8, 2508, 2513 In-transit stops without payment of tax..........................2482 Inspection..........................................................8 Marketing quotas...........................................24, 33, 43 Price support programs.........................................33, 43 Products shipped from Puerto Rico................................2510 Prohibited marks on products brought into the U.S................2536 Regulations for tobacco products that are not in packages........2480 Shipment of products without payment of tax......................2477 Warehouse designation requirements.................................32 Tort claims: See Claims Tourist trade: See Travel Toxic substances: See Hazardous substances Toxins: See Biologics Trade agreements: African Growth and Opportunity Act.........................2389, 2398 Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act..................2397 Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act............................2400 Free Trade Agreements with Chile and Singapore.......679, 1160, 2403, 2404, 3830 North American Free Trade Agreement............1123, 2370, 2385, 2401 Textile trade agreements....................................307, 2369 U. S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act................2391, 2395 Trade practices: Annual Trade Survey...............................................302 Economic Development Administration...............................303 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act............4143 Franchising and business opportunity ventures....................4138 Funeral industry.................................................4134 Hobby Protection Act regulations.................................4146 Home insulation labeling and advertising.........................4137 Ophthalmic practice........................................4141, 4145 Premerger notification rules.....................................4139 Quarterly reporting requirements for international services activity.................................................292, 294 Regulatory review................................................4131 Telemarketing Sales Rule.........................................4144 Telephone service................................................4133 Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers............................35 Trade adjustment assistance for workers..........................1933 Trademarks: Deposit account payments..........................................593 Electronic routing of assignment documents........................600 Fees.........................................................592, 597 Preventing importation of pirated audio-visual works.............2375 Registration amendments and corrections...........................591 Representation of others before the USPTO.........................595 Rules of practice in inter partes proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board..............................587 Trademark Electronic Application System...........................588 US Patent and Trademark Office 21st Century Strategic Plan........590 [[Page 38790]] Transportation: See also Air transportation Bridges Common carriers Freight Highways and roads Mass transportation Noise control Pipelines Railroads Space transportation and exploration Vessels Accessibility requirements for over-the-road buses...............2041 Acquisition regulations....................................2033, 3829 Air pollution control conformity...........................3104, 3170 Americans With Disabilities Act accessibility standards..........2039 Buy America requirements.........................................2286 Civil penalties..................................................2216 Confidential business information................................2288 Debarment and suspension regulations.............................2051 Dedicated short range communications of intelligent transportation systems.......................................3929 Disadvantaged business enterprise participation..................2040 DOT rulemaking procedure.........................................2049 Drug and alcohol management information system reporting by employers..............................................2187, 2307 Drug and alcohol testing.........................................2048 Drug-free workplace requirements.................................2051 Environmental review.............................................3229 Explosive materials..............................................1840 Filing claims to TSA.............................................1334 Hazard communication requirements................................2332 Individuals with disabilities....................................3024 Interstate ozone transport.......................................3222 Maritime and land security directives and information circulars..1301 Mentor/protege program for small businesses......................2046 Nondiscrimination................................................2053 Privacy Act provisions...............................1305, 1306, 1319 Radioactive materials............................................4225 Rate determination appeals.......................................3491 Sensitive security information for land modes....................1307 Standard time zone boundary................................2054, 2055 TSA rulemaking procedures........................................1333 Vulnerability self-assessments...................................1336 Wildlife.........................................................1512 Travel: Anti-money laundering programs for travel agencies...............2427 Customer identification programs for travel agents...............2422 Including travel agency service fees in advertised air transportation rates.........................................2056 Travel and transportation expenses: Appeals procedures...............................................3492 Deductions for members of Congress...............................2597 eTravel Service..................................................3499 FTR amendment............................3473, 3482, 3496, 3500, 3502 Transportation services payments.................................3483 VA beneficiary travel regulations................................2929 Treaties: See also Trade agreements Chemical Weapons Convention..................................311, 369 Trucks: See Motor carriers Motor vehicles Trusts and trustees: Distributions of loss corporation stock..........................2900 Tuberculosis: Bovine tuberculosis................................................73 Correctional management..........................................1804 Occupational exposure............................................1998 Turpentine: See Forests and forest products U Underground mining: See Mine safety and health Unemployment: See Community development Unemployment compensation Unemployment compensation: Confidentiality and disclosure of State records..................1932 United States investments abroad: Foreign utilities................................................4284 Universities: See Colleges and universities Upward Bound Program: See Education of disadvantaged Uranium: Mill sites..................................................797, 4210 Mill workers and ore transporters................................1898 Urban renewal: See Community development Utilities: See also Electric utilities Natural gas Water supply Electronic filing of documents.............................4070, 4083 Exemption for certain acquisitions...............................4284 High energy cost rural community grants...........................266 Market-based rates...............................................4082 Rural Utilities Service: Accounting requirements for telecommunications borrowers........264 Broadband grant program.........................................267 Electric program standard contract forms........................275 Exemption of certain borrowers from controls....................270 General and pre-loan policies...................................277 Homeland Security requirements..................................271 Household water system program..................................272 Sale or transfer of capital assets..............................265 Seismic safety requirements.....................................278 Settlement of debt authority....................................274 Special equipment contract......................................263 Technical assistance grants.....................................268 Telecommunications program......................................276 Water and wastewater grant program..............................273 Standards of conduct for transmission providers..................4067 V Vaccines: See Biologics Vegetables: Import regulations.................................................53 Phytosanitary certificates for imports.............................71 Vessels: See also Cargo vessels Fishing vessels Marine safety Maritime carriers Navigation (water) Passenger vessels Accident reporting...............................................1186 Alien crewman detention..........................................1265 Anchorage area regulations.......................................1211 Anchorage ground, safety zone and speed limit forTongass Narrows, AK..................................................1192 Anti-money laundering program for businesses engaged in boat sales........................................................2430 Ballast water: Exchange guidelines............................................1230 Management program.............................................1197 Penalties for non-submission of management reports.............1196 Treatment systems installed onboard............................1242 Coast Guard escort requirements............................1213, 1217 Commercial diving operations.....................................1224 Controlled substances............................................1844 Discharge standards for Armed Forces vessels...............3410, 3425 [[Page 38791]] Discharge-removal equipment......................................1212 Documentation..............................................1238, 2357 Electronic Charting Display and Information System...............1228 Emission standards: Marine tank vessel loading operations..........................3211 Shipbuilding and ship repair surface coating...................3213 Spark ignition marine vessels............................3131, 3281 Hull identification numbers......................................1198 Identification credentials.......................................1240 Lease financing for vessels engaged in coastwise trade....1203, 1238, 2357 Notification of arrival and departure............................1232 Numbering system...........................................1186, 1204 Outer Continental Shelf activities...............................1222 Personal flotation device requirements.....................1184, 1202 Polychlorinated biphenyls containing.............................3330 Port restrictions and fees: Japanese vessels...............................................4104 Regattas and marine parades......................................1215 Restricted areas.............................................698, 701 Safety and security zone regulations....1207, 1210, 1236, 1244, 1245, 1246 Satellite earth stations.........................................3950 Trading restrictions.............................................2358 Traffic separation schemes.......................................1185 Unauthorized entry into Cuban territorial waters.................1209 Underwater surveys...............................................1199 Vessel Traffic Service...........................................1234 Veterans: Acquisition regulations: Plain language revisions.......................................2954 Additional disability or death caused by VA care or treatment 2973 Adjudication and fiduciary regulations...2937, 2939, 2941, 2975, 2984 Advanced health care planning....................................2956 Affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors.........................1919, 1923 Aggravation of a disability by active service....................2989 Alaska Native veteran allotments.................................1767 Appeals regulations..............................................3010 De novo review time limit......................................2974 Delegations of authority.......................................2992 Notice of Disagreement clarification...........................2993 Notice procedures relating to withdrawal of services by a representative.............................................3013 Notification of representatives in connection with clear and unmistakable error motions.................................3011 Obtaining evidence and curing procedural defects...............2991 Beneficiary travel regulations...................................2929 Burial benefits............................................2938, 3014 Eligibility for surviving spouses who remarry and New Philippine Scouts..........................................2994 Headstones and markers for private cemeteries..................3015 Survivors of Filipino veterans.................................2971 Claims based on aggravation of nonservice-connected disability...2969 Claims based on service in the Philippine Armed Forces...........2941 Compensation and pension regulations: Dependents.....................................................2951 Duties of VA...................................................2943 Elections of improved pension..................................2944 General evidence requirements, effective dates, revision of decisions, and protection of existing ratings..............2953 General provisions.............................................2947 Payments to beneficiaries who are eligible for more than one benefit....................................................2952 Rights and responsibilities of claimants and beneficiaries.....2943 Special and ancillary benefits for veterans, dependents and survivors..................................................2945 Coordination of benefits with TRICARE.............................732 Debt collection..................................................2995 Dependency and indemnity compensation: Regulation amendment...........................................2949 Surviving spouse's rates.......................................2946 Disability ratings: Cardiovascular conditions......................................2977 Convulsive disorders...........................................3000 Digestive system...............................................3001 Eye, ear, and other sense organs...............................2968 Hearing loss...................................................2982 Hypertension...................................................2977 Individual unemployability.....................................2967 Malignant neoplasms............................................3003 Multiple scars.................................................2979 Neurological conditions........................................3000 Orthopedic system..............................................2999 Respiratory disorders..........................................2977 Disease Associated With Exposure to Certain Herbicide Agents: Type 2 Diabetes..............................................3008 Education: Centralized certification of benefits..........................2980 Educational Assistance Text Program............................2988 Licensing and certification....................................2932 Montgomery GI Bill--Selected Reserve.....................2985, 2987 Non-payment of VA educational assistance to fugitive felons....2986 Survivors and dependents.................................2933, 2983 Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act..................2978 Veterans Programs Enhancement Act..............................2931 Enrollment information updating form.............................2928 Filipino veterans benefit improvements.....................2930, 2971 HIPAA implementation.............................................3009 Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program....................2964 Jobs For Veterans Act..........................2002, 2003, 2004, 3582 Life insurance: Annual risk allowance..........................................3005 Loan guaranty: Assistance to disabled veterans in acquiring specially adapted housing............................................2934 Hybrid adjustable rate mortgages.........................2950, 2981 Pre-purchase counseling requirements...........................2972 Property management contractor delegation of authority.........3007 Regulation amendments....................................2935, 2976 Medical benefits: Copayments for extended care services..........................2961 Hospital and outpatient care...................................2962 Non-VA service and care..................................2959, 2965 Patients' rights regarding medication prescription authorization..............................................2927 Presumptions of service connection.............................2936 Priorities for medical services................................2960 Reasonable charges for care or services..................2996, 2998 Recovery of reasonable value of medical care from tortiously liable third parties.......................................2997 Sensori-neural aids............................................2963 Medical opinions rules...........................................3012 New and material evidence regarding effective date of awards.....3006 Payments and adjustments to payments.............................2940 Protection of human research subjects............................2966 Psychosis definition.............................................2970 Rules of practice: Clear and unmistakable error...................................3011 Small businesses: Government contracting programs..........................3735, 3819 Social security benefits.........................................3801 Special disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam era.......1919, 1923 Special ratings..................................................2948 Specially adapted housing eligibility............................2990 State homes......................................................2957 Testimony certified or under oath................................3004 [[Page 38792]] Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act........2001 Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program.................2942 Waiver process for copayments....................................2958 Viruses: See Biologics Visas: See Passports and visas Vocational rehabilitation: Continuation of SSA benefits to individuals participating in a program......................................................3773 Referral for services............................................3789 Self-sufficiency incentives......................................3751 Veterans.........................................................2942 Volunteers: AmeriCorps*VISTA program.........................................3033 DOL regulation...................................................1915 National Senior Service Corps....................................3034 Peace Corps..........................................3690, 3691, 3694 Voting rights: Preclearance of proposed changes.................................1825 W Wages: See also Employee benefit plans Minimum wages Administrative wage garnishment: GSA............................................................3494 SBA............................................................3729 Cost-of-living allowances........................................3634 Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act amendments..................1915 Hospice wage index................................................982 Hospital wage index classification...............................1046 Hourly compensation: Computer-related occupations...................................1916 Human Capital Performance Fund...................................3655 Locality-based comparability payments......................3627, 3675 Overtime compensation and premium pay for Customs officers.......1281 Pay retention....................................................3654 Post differentials...............................................3679 Premium pay limitations..........................................3630 Prevailing rate systems........................3629, 3676, 3677, 3685 Regulation amendments............................................3592 Salary basis.....................................................1928 Senior Executive Service...................................3609, 3623 Service Contract Act regulations.................................1920 SSA reports......................................................3797 Tipped employees.................................................1916 Within-grade increases...........................................3595 Warehouses: Commodity Credit Corporation storage...............................20 Tobacco warehouse designation requirements.........................32 Waste treatment and disposal: See also Hazardous waste Recycling Sewage disposal Coal combustion waste......................................3386, 3387 Effluent guidelines..................................3426, 3434, 3435 Financial test criteria..........................................3371 Hazardous waste management.......................................2335 Laboratory waste.................................................3397 Land disposal: Restrictions.......................................3367, 3368, 3372 Metals reclamation from electroplating operations................3393 Municipal waste combustion units: Emission standards.............................................3118 MACT standards.................................................3115 Nuclear waste disposal...........................................4211 On-site treatment of low-level mixed wastes......................3383 Project XL.........................3052, 3058, 3292, 3383, 3384, 3399 Regulation of gasification devices processing hazardous waste at petroleum refineries......................................3388 RUS wastewater grant program......................................273 Shore Protection Act.............................................3456 Solid waste disposal: Air pollutant standards........................................3117 Bioreactor landfills...........................................3399 Guideline revisions............................................3369 Landfill criteria........................................3081, 3369 Landfills and incinerators...............................3076, 3280 Physical/chemical evaluation methods...........................3376 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.......................3378 Research, development, and demonstration permits...............3398 Solid waste definition.........................................3394 Tax regulations................................................2829 Underground storage tanks: Toxicity characteristic rule...................................3391 Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: Compliance criteria......................................3294, 3297 Report to Congress.............................................3050 Wastewater treatment exemptions for hazardous waste mixtures.....3381 Wastewater treatment sludges...............................3384, 3396 Wet weather condition requirements...............................3413 Water carriers: See Maritime carriers Water pollution control: See also Oil pollution Waste treatment and disposal Civil monetary penalty inflation adjustment.......................700 Clean Water Act............................................3423, 3427 Clean Water State Revolving Fund program.......................3433 Cooling water intake structures..........................3411, 3421 Product schedule listing requirements..........................3409 Regulatory definition of ``waters of the United States''........704 Test procedures..............................3420, 3427, 3428, 3429 Compensatory mitigation and mitigation banking....................697 Detection and quantification procedures for regulated analytes...3419 Effluent guidelines: Aquaculture industry...........................................3416 Coal mining....................................................1754 Construction and development industry..........................3415 Cruise ships operating in Alaskan waters.......................3434 Meat products point source category............................3417 Program plan...................................................3418 Recodification of..............................................3424 Marine pollution: Ballast water management.....................1196, 1197, 1230, 1242 Facility response plans for hazardous substances.........1219, 1227 Response plans for oil.............................1220, 1223, 1227 NPDES permits..............................................3412, 3431 Pretreatment regulations.........................................3422 Radon............................................................3446 Sewer collection systems.........................................3412 Sludge management programs...........................3437, 3439, 3440 Spill prevention, control, and countermeasures rule..............3400 Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants...................3430 Total Maximum Daily Load Program.................................3432 Trace metals criteria............................................3427 Vessels of the Armed Forces discharge standards............3410, 3425 Water quality cooperative agreements.............................3438 Water quality standards....................................3428, 3429 Alabama........................................................3436 Criteria for acute aquatic life..........................3428, 3429 Indian country waters..........................................3408 Pathogens in coastal recreation waters.........................3414 Water resources: See also Water supply Army Corps of Engineers: Environmental quality requirements..............................695 Special events rule.............................................705 Ballast water discharge standards................................1230 Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan.........................706 [[Page 38793]] Cooling water intake structures environmental impact.............3421 Truckee River Operating Agreement................................1759 Water supply: See also Irrigation Carcinogen risk assessment.......................................3061 Drinking water: Aldicarb and atrazine..........................................3441 Arsenic in bottled water........................................847 Coliform and E. coli detection methods.........................3455 Contaminants.................................3446, 3451, 3453, 3454 Disinfectants..................................................3448 Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program..........................3302 Fecal contamination............................................3444 Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule..............3447 Methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE).......................3224, 3449 Oxygenated fuel additives......................................3347 Regulation revisions...........................................3445 RUS program.....................................................272 State underground injection control programs...................3452 Test procedures for pollutants.................................3420 Total coliform rule............................................3450 Unregulated contaminant monitoring.............................3442 Uranium monitoring.............................................3443 Groundwater protection.....................................3316, 3444 RUS grant program.................................................273 Servicing loans and grants........................................262 Suspension of operations for ultra-deep drilling.................1734 Temporary abandoned wells........................................1733 Water transportation: See Harbors Marine safety Maritime carriers Navigation (water) Vessels Waterfowl: See Wildlife Waterfront facilities: See Harbors Watershed: Emergency Watershed Protection Program............................281 Tribal Watershed Forestry Assistance Program......................197 Watershed Forestry Assistance Program.............................196 Waterways: See Bridges Harbors Weapons: See Arms and munitions Welfare programs: See Public assistance programs Wetlands: See Coastal zone Flood plains Whales: See Marine mammals Wheat: Imports............................................................65 Karnal bunt........................................................65 Whistleblowing: Coast Guard member protection....................................1233 Commercial motor vehicle employee protections....................2159 Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act........................................3598, 3599 Research misconduct...............................................937 Wildlife: See also Marine mammals Wildlife refuges Audit resolution policy..........................................1591 Candidate Conservation Agreements With Assurances................1660 Captive Wildlife Safety Act......................................1570 Captive-reared mallards..........................................1633 Eagles...........................................................1510 Incidental taking..............................................1648 Religious ceremonial collection of golden eaglets..............1694 Transport of feathers..........................................1535 Endangered and threatened........................................1584 Conservation education.........................................1503 Permits for foreign listed species.............................1604 Endangered Species Act...........................................1556 Exotic birds: Importation....................................................1583 Explosive pest control devices...................................1836 Exportation................................................1512, 1625 Falcons and falconry.......................................1514, 1564 Gray wolf........................................................1626 Importation..........................................1512, 1544, 1625 Injurious......................................1543, 1555, 1629, 1639 Black carp.....................................................1517 Migratory birds: Hunting regulations..............1534, 1558, 1568, 1577, 1596, 1618 Importation of Icelandic eiderdown.............................1603 Incidental take during military readiness......................1532 List revision..................................................1581 Management of resident Canada geese population.................1600 Permits................................1508, 1562, 1564, 1636, 1649 Possession for educational purposes............................1504 Rehabilitation activities......................................1649 Spring/summer subsistence harvest........................1578, 1664 Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program...........................1651 Permit procedures................................................1582 Polar bear trophy importation....................................1526 Safe harbor agreements...........................................1660 Seabirds.....................................................446, 516 Subsistence management...............................1524, 1571, 1616 Transport standards for reptiles and amphibians..................1511 Transportation...................................................1512 Wild Bird Conservation Act...........................1516, 1544, 1592 Wildlife refuges: Federal Lands Highway Program....................................2146 Land conservation planning.......................................1551 Mission, goals, and purposes.....................................1587 Mosquito management..............................................1573 National Wildlife Refuge System..................................1587 Hunting and sport fishing regulations..........................1550 Reserved/excepted rights management..............................1572 Strategic growth.................................................1574 Wine: Dried fruit wines................................................2514 Honey wines......................................................2514 Labeling regulations.............................................2530 New grape variety names petitioned...............................2479 Recognition of synonyms for grape varieties proposed.............2517 Sherry...........................................................2535 Standards of fill................................................2531 Taxes......................................................2533, 2534 Viticultural areas....2475, 2481, 2483, 2484, 2485, 2486, 2487, 2488, 2489, 2490, 2491, 2492, 2493, 2494, 2495, 2496, 2497, 2498, 2499, 2500, 2501, 2502, 2503, 2504, 2505, 2506, 2515, 2516, 2518, 2519, 2520, 2522, 2523, 2524, 2525, 2527, 2528, 2529, 2541, 2542, 2543, 2544, 2545, 2546, 2548 Women: See also Sex discrimination Length of hospital stay after birth of child.....................1949 Nutrition education participant contacts..........................148 STOP Violence Against Women Grant Programs.......................1910 Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act.............................1950 Women, infants, and children: Supplemental food program: Education program for low-income families overseas..............734 Farmers' Market Nutrition Program...............................146 Food packages...................................................168 Vendor-related provisions.......................................142 Wood: See Forests and forest products Wool: Import of certain worsted wool fabrics............................306 [[Page 38794]] Refund of duties paid on select products.........................2418 Y Youth: See also Infants and children Juvenile delinquency Meal supplements for teenagers in low-income areas................151