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--- schema: federal-register doc_type: fedreg source_file: FR-2000-04-26.xml --- 65 81 Wednesday, April 26, 2000 Contents Agriculture Agriculture Department See Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service See Forest Service Animal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service PROPOSED RULES Interstate transportation of animals and animal products (quarantine): Livestock identification; American Identification Number System recognition, 24429 00-10387 Plant-related quarantine, foreign:
Fuji variety apples from Korea, 24423-24429 00-10388 NOTICES Environmental statements; availability, etc.: Asian longhorned beetle control program, 24445 00-10386 Arts Arts and Humanities, National Foundation See National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Centers Centers for Disease Control and Prevention NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request, 00-10350 24487-24488 00-10351 Children Children and Families Administration NOTICES Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
Head Start— Early Head Start programs; correction, 24488 00-10378 Coast Guard Coast Guard PROPOSED RULES Ports and waterways safety: Chesapeake Bay, MD; safety zone, 24439-24440 00-10500 Lower Mississippi River; Vessel Traffic Service, 24615-24621 00-10298 New York annual fireworks displays, 24436-24439 00-10443 Commerce Commerce Department See Foreign-Trade Zones Board See International Trade Administration See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration CITA Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements NOTICES Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:
Dominican Republic, 24457-24458 00-10373 Fiji, 24458 00-10374 Consumer Consumer Product Safety Commission NOTICES Meetings: Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel; diisononyl phthalate, 24458-24459 00-10318 Education Education Department NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request, 00-10341 24459-24460 00-10342 Employment Employment and Training Administration NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 24510-24511 00-10382 Energy Energy Department See Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NOTICES Electricity export and import authorizations, permits, etc.:
California Power Exchange Corp., 24460 00-10367 Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office PROPOSED RULES Energy conservation: Commercial and industrial equipment, energy efficiency program— CSA International; nationally recognized certification program for electric motor efficiency; petition, 24429-24433 00-8893 EPA Environmental Protection Agency RULES Air programs: Stratospheric ozone protection— Ozone-depleting substances; substitutes list, 24387-24392 00-10422 Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural commodities:
Fenpropathrin, 24392-24398 00-10042 Thiabendazole, 24398-24400 00-10041 PROPOSED RULES Pesticide programs: Registration review; procedural regulations, 24585-24591 00-10433 NOTICES Meetings: Environmental Policy and Technology National Advisory Council, 24469-24470 00-10421 Scientific Counselors Board Executive Committee, 24470 00-10420 Pesticide data submitters list; availability, 24470-24471 00-10189 Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions: Novartis Crop Protection, Inc., 24471-24477 00-10432 Pesticide programs:
Organophosphates; risk assessments and public participation in risk management— Coumaphos, 24468-24469 00-10434 Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.: Verdant Brands, Inc., et al., 24477-24482 00-10188 Executive Executive Office of the President See Presidential Documents FAA Federal Aviation Administration RULES Airworthiness directives: Boeing, 24383-24387 00-10160 00-10289 Raytheon, 24381-24383 00-9896 FCC Federal Communications Commission RULES Radio service, special:
Private land mobile services— Commercial mobile radio service; petitions dismissed or denied, 24419-24420 00-10354 NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 24482-24484 00-10358 00-10359 Common carrier services: Wireless telecommunications services— 700 MHz guard band pre-auction seminar, 24484 00-10355 747-762 and 777-792 MHz band pre-auction seminar, 24484 00-10356 800 MHz specialized mobile service licenses auction; reserve prices or minimum opening bids, etc., 24484-24485 00-10357 Federal Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NOTICES Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
Merchant Energy Group of the Americas, Inc., et al., 24464-24466 00-10328 Roswell Energy, Inc., 24466 00-10332 Hydroelectric applications, 24466-24468 00-10335 00-10337 *Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:* Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC, 24461-24462 00-10330 00-10334 00-10339 Montana Power Company, 24462 00-10340 New York Power Authority, 24462 00-10336 Northwest Natural Gas Co., 24462-24463 00-10329 PowerGasSmart.com, Inc., 24463 00-10333 Reliant Energy Gas Transmission Co., 24463 00-10331 Transwestern Pipeline Co., 24463-24464 00-10338 Federal Highway Federal Highway Administration NOTICES Environmental statements; notice of intent:
Peoria County et al., IL, 24531 00-10429 Federal Motor Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration NOTICES Motor carrier safety standards: Controlled substances and alcohol random testing requirements; exemption applications— PacifiCorp Electric Operations, 24533-24535 00-10399 Parts and accessories necessary for safe operation— Minimum fuel tank fill rate and certification labeling requirements; exemption applications, 24531-24533 00-10400 Federal Reserve Federal Reserve System NOTICES Banks and bank holding companies:
Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 24485-24486 00-10326 00-10379 Fish Fish and Wildlife Service RULES Endangered and threatened species: Umpqua River cutthroat trout; removal from list, 24420-24422 00-10372 Food Food and Drug Administration NOTICES Human drugs: Prescription drug products— Levothyroxine sodium; compliance date extension, 24488-24489 00-10322 Meetings: Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee, 24489 00-10321 Foreign Foreign-Trade Zones Board NOTICES *Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:* Texas, 24446-24447 00-10415 Forest Forest Service NOTICES Environmental statements; notice of intent:
Northern spotted owl; habitat management for National Forests and BLM districts, 24446 00-10345 Meetings: Western Washington Cascades Provincial Interagency Executive Committee Advisory Committee, 24446 00-10428 GSA General Services Administration RULES Federal Management Regulation: Transportation— Transportation payment and audit, 24567-24583 00-10271 Health Health and Human Services Department See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention See Children and Families Administration See Food and Drug Administration See Health Resources and Services Administration See Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department See National Institutes of Health See Public Health Service See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration NOTICES Grant and cooperative agreement awards:
Interamerican College of Physicians and Surgeons, 24486-24487 00-10319 Health Health Care Financing Administration See Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department Health Health Resources and Services Administration NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request, 24489-24490 00-10320 Inspector Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department RULES Health care programs; fraud and abuse: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act— Civil money penalties; revisions, 24400-24419 00-10142 Interior Interior Department See Fish and Wildlife Service See Land Management Bureau See Minerals Management Service See National Park Service See Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office International International Trade Administration NOTICES Export trade certificates of review, 24448 00-10375 *Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:* Michigan Technological University, 24447 00-10416 Ohio State University, 24447 00-10417 International International Trade Commission NOTICES Import investigations:
Coumarin from— China, 24504-24505 00-10425 Steel wire rope from— Various countries, 24505-24506 00-10424 Two-handle centerset faucets and escutcheons, and components, 24506-24507 00-10426 Justice Justice Department See National Institute of Corrections Labor Labor Department See Employment and Training Administration See Mine Safety and Health Administration See Occupational Safety and Health Administration See Veterans Employment and Training, Office of Assistant Secretary NOTICES Agency information collection activities:
Proposed collection; comment request, 24509-24510 00-10384 Submission for OMB review; comment request, 24510 00-10381 Land Land Management Bureau PROPOSED RULES Minerals management: Oil and gas leasing— Alaska; National Petroleum Reserve unitization, 24541-24565 00-10150 NOTICES Coal leases, exploration licenses, etc.: Colorado; correction, 24499 00-10352 New Mexico, 24499 00-10273 Environmental statements; notice of intent: Northern spotted owl; habitat management for National Forests and BLM districts, 24446 00-10345 Withdrawal and reservation of lands:
Oregon, 24499-24500 00-10431 Maritime Maritime Administration NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request, 24535-24536 00-10395 Coastwise trade laws; waivers: LADY IN RED, 24536 00-10396 MIMI, 24536-24537 00-10397 Merit Merit Systems Protection Board RULES Practice and procedure: Attorney fees; reimbursement, 24381 00-10232 Minerals Minerals Management Service RULES Royalty management: Federal oil valuation regulations; training sessions, 24387 00-10430 Mine Mine Safety and Health Administration NOTICES Agency information collection activities:
Proposed collection; comment request, 24511-24512 00-10383 National Foundation National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities NOTICES Meetings: International Exhibitions Federal Advisory Committee, 24513 00-10365 National Highway National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request, 24537-24538 00-10439 00-10440 National Institute National Institute of Corrections NOTICES Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
State correctional agencies; institution mission change; technical assistance, 24507-24509 00-10327 NIH National Institutes of Health NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 24490 00-10403 Meetings: National Cancer Institute, 24491 00-10413 National Eye Institute, 24491 00-10409 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 24491-24492 00-10405 00-10406 00-10407 National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 24493 00-10410 National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 24492 00-10408 National Institute on Drug Abuse, 24493 00-10412 Scientific Review Center, 24493-24495 00-10402 00-10411 Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center Board of Governors, 24490 00-10404 NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration PROPOSED RULES Fishery conservation and management:
Atlantic highly migratory species— Pelagic longline management, 24440-24444 00-10310 NOTICES Fisheries list; continuing effect, 24448-24456 00-10438 Marine mammals: Incidental taking; authorization letters, etc.— Western Geophysical; Beaufort Sea, AK; on-ice seismic activities; ringed and bearded seals, 24456-24457 00-10385 Meetings: Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 24457 00-10437 National Park National Park Service NOTICES Boundary establishment, descriptions, etc.:
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NC, 24500 00-10313 Meetings: Gettysburg National Military Park Advisory Commission, 24500 00-10377 National Preservation Technology and Training Board, 24500-24501 00-10376 Native American human remains and associated funerary objects: Arkansas Archeological Survey, AR— Inventory from Parkin State Park, AR, 24501 00-10316 Federal Bureau of Investigation, San Francisco, CA— Chief Little Bear (Ute Indian); scalp with eagle feather, 24501-24502 00-10317 Milwaukee Public Museum, WI— Inventory from mound groups on Menominee reservation, WI, 24502-24503 00-10314 University of Pennsylvania, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, PA— Inventory from Yukon Island, AK, 24503-24504 00-10315 National Science National Science Foundation NOTICES Meetings;
Sunshine Act, 24513-24514 00-10502 Nuclear Nuclear Regulatory Commission NOTICES Meetings; Sunshine Act, 24514 00-10506 Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.: Materials licenses, consolidated guidance— Special nuclear material of less than critical mass licenses; program-specific guidance, 24514-24515 00-10391 Occupational Occupational Safety and Health Administration NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 24512 00-10380 Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
Susan Harwood Training Program, 24512-24513 00-10436 Presidential Presidential Documents EXECUTIVE ORDERS Government agencies and employees: Environmental management Federal fleet and transportation efficiency (EO 13149), 24607-24611 00-10551 Leadership in greening the Government (EO 13148), 24595-24606 00-10550 Work force transportation (EO 13150), 24612-24614 00-10552 Public Public Health Service See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention See Food and Drug Administration See Health Resources and Services Administration See National Institutes of Health See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration NOTICES Meetings:
National Toxicology Program— Scientific Counselors Board, 24495-24497 00-10414 SEC Securities and Exchange Commission NOTICES Investment Company Act of 1940: Exemption applications— Kelmoore Strategy Variable Trust et al., 24515-24521 00-10255 Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes: Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., 24521-24523 00-10368 National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., 24523-24528 00-10257 Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc., 24528-24530 00-10369 00-10370 Substance Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration NOTICES Meetings:
SAMHSA National Advisory Council, 24498 00-10361 00-10362 SAMHSA National Advisory Council et al.; Year 2000 Joint Council meeting on Spirit of Collaboration from Prevention through Treatment, 24497-24498 00-10360 Women's Services Advisory Committee, 24498 00-10363 Surface Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office PROPOSED RULES Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions: Alabama, 24433-24435 00-10389 Surface Surface Transportation Board NOTICES Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:
Illinois Indiana Development Co., LLC, 24539 00-10423 Textile Textile Agreements Implementation Committee See Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Transportation Transportation Department See Coast Guard See Federal Aviation Administration See Federal Highway Administration See Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration See Maritime Administration See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration See Surface Transportation Board NOTICES Agency information collection activities:
Submission for OMB review; comment request, 24530 00-10398 Veterans Veterans Employment and Training, Office of Assistant Secretary NOTICES Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: Workforce Investment Programs, 24513 00-10435 Separate Parts In This Issue Part II Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 24541-24565 00-10150 Part III General Services Administration, 24567-24583 00-10271 Part IV Environmental Protection Agency, 24585-24591 00-10433 Part V The President, 24593-24614 00-10550 Part VI Department of Transportation, Coast Guard, 24615-24621 00-10298 Reader Aids Consult the Reader Aids section at the end of this issue for phone numbers, online resources, finding aids, reminders, and notice of recently enacted public laws. 65 81 Wednesday, April 26, 2000 Rules and Regulations MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD 5 CFR Part 1201 Practices and Procedures AGENCY:
Merit Systems Protection Board. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB or the Board) is amending its rules of practice and procedure with respect to attorney fee proceedings to permit reimbursement to a prevailing appellant's attorney at his customary billing rate if that rate is consistent with the prevailing community rate where the attorney ordinarily practices. The intent of the amendment is to provide a more equitable scheme for reimbursement of a prevailing appellant's attorney fees.
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 26, 2000. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert E. Taylor, Clerk of the Board,
(202)653-7200. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Merit Systems Protection Board previously published a proposal to amend its rule at 5 CFR § 1201.203, which governs attorney fee proceedings, to permit reimbursement of a prevailing appellant's attorney fees at the attorney's customary billing rate if that rate is consistent with the prevailing community rate for similar services where the attorney ordinarily practices. (64 FR 72040, December 23, 1999) The Board requested comments on the proposal and suggestions as to alternatives that might carry out the Board's intent of establishing a more equitable scheme for reimbursement of a prevailing appellant's attorney fees. The due date for comments was February 7, 2000. Comments were received from three practitioners, all with experience representing appellants before the Board. Each of these practitioners supports the Board's proposal. No comments were received in opposition to the proposal. One practitioner suggested that the Board also amend 5 CFR § 1201.203 to provide that “reasonable” attorney fees will be determined using the attorney's current, rather than historic, rates. The practitioner argued that such a rule would provide fairer compensation where a case takes years to resolve. The Board concludes that this suggestion is beyond the scope of the proposed rule and that any such change would more appropriately be developed through case law. The Board is publishing this rule as a final rule pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1204(h). List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 1201 Administrative practice and procedure, Civil rights, Government employees. Accordingly, the Board amends 5 CFR part 1201 as follows: PART 1201—PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES 1. The authority citation for part 1201 continues to read as follows: Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1204 and 7701, unless otherwise noted. 2. Amend § 1201.203 by revising paragraph (a)(3) to read as follows: § 1201.203 Proceedings for attorney fees.
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(3)A statement of the attorney's customary billing rate for similar work, with evidence that that rate is consistent with the prevailing community rate for similar services in the community in which the attorney ordinarily practices; and Dated: April 19, 2000. Robert E. Taylor, Clerk of the Board. [FR Doc. 00-10232 Filed 4-25-00; 8:45 am]
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