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--- schema: federal-register doc_type: fedreg source_file: FR-2000-09-20.xml --- 65 183 Wednesday, September 20, 2000 Contents Agriculture Agriculture Department See Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service See Farm Service Agency See Federal Crop Insurance Corporation See Forest Service Animal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service RULES Exportation and importation of animals and animal products: Canine and equine semen importation, 56775-56779 00-24134 Hog cholera; disease status change— East Anglia, 56774-56775 00-24136 PROPOSED RULES Interstate transportation of animals and animal products (quarantine):

Equine viral arteritis regulatory program for horses, 56807-56809 00-24135 Plant-related quarantine, foreign: Artificially dwarfed plants in growing media from China, 56803-56806 00-24133 NOTICES Environmental statements; availability, etc.: Salmonella typhimurium vaccine, live culture, for use in poultry; field testing, 56863-56864 00-24137 Antitrust Antitrust Division NOTICES Competitive impact statements and proposed consent judgments: SBC Communications, Inc., et al., 56926-56939 00-24085 Army Army Department NOTICES Meetings:

Science Board, 56874 00-24080 Centers Centers for Disease Control and Prevention NOTICES Meetings: Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee; correction, 56913-56914 00-24106 Coast Guard Coast Guard RULES Drawbridge operations: Virginia, 56792 00-24168 PROPOSED RULES Ports and waterways safety: Lower Mississippi River; Vessel Traffic Service Meeting, 56843-56844 00-24180 Commerce Commerce Department See Economic Analysis Bureau See Economic Development Administration See International Trade Administration See National Institute of Standards and Technology See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration See Patent and Trademark Office NOTICES Agency information collection activities:

Submission for OMB review; comment request, 56865-56866 00-24101 Consumer Consumer Product Safety Commission NOTICES Settlement agreements: BCBG Max Azria, 56870-56872 00-24076 Galoob Toys, Inc., 56872-56873 00-24188 Copyright Copyright Office, Library of Congress NOTICES Satellite royalty funds; 1996-1998 funds; controversy ascertainment, 56941-56942 00-24305 Corporation Corporation for National and Community Service NOTICES Meetings; Sunshine Act, 56873-56874 00-24264 Customs Customs Service RULES Financial and accounting procedures:

Endorsement of checks deposited by agency, 56790-56791 00-24099 Vessels in foreign and domestic trades: Vessel equipment temporarily landed for repair, 56788-56790 00-24098 Defense Defense Department See Army Department PROPOSED RULES Acquisition regulations: Overseas use of purchase card in contingency, humanitarian, or peacekeeping operations, 56858-56859 00-24140 Economic Economic Analysis Bureau NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 00-24170 00-24171 56866-56868 00-24172 Economic Economic Development Administration NOTICES Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Norton Sound, AK; economic development assistance, 57063-57065 00-24063 Education Education Department NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 56874-56875 00-24100 Employment Employment and Training Administration NOTICES Adjustment assistance: Freightliner LLC et al., 56939-56940 00-24153 Warner's Distribution et al., 56940-56941 00-24154 NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance: Lear Corp., 56941 00-24155 Energy Energy Department See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NOTICES Natural gas exportation and importation:

Engage Energy US, L.P., et al., 56875 00-24118 Presidential permit applications: Tucson Electric Power Co., 56875-56877 00-24119 EPA Environmental Protection Agency RULES Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards: Hazardous waste combustors; Hazardous Waste Combustion NESHAP Toolkit; availability, 56798-56799 00-23942 Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States: Alabama, 56797-56798 00-24040 Tennessee, 56794-56797 00-24042 PROPOSED RULES Air quality implementation plans:

Preparation, adoption, and submittal— Motor vehicle inspection/maintenance program requirements; onboard diagnostic check, 56844-56856 00-24048 Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States: Alabama, 56856-56857 00-24041 Tennessee, 56856 00-24043 NOTICES Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions: 3M, 56895-56901 00-24210 Valent U.S.A. Corp., 56901-56908 00-24212 Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.: Aventis Environmental Science USA et al., 56886-56894 00-24211 Vinclozolin, 56894-56895 00-23941 Executive Executive Office of the President See Management and Budget Office See Presidential Documents Farm Farm Service Agency NOTICES Agency information collection activities:

Proposed collection; comment request, 56864 00-24131 FAA Federal Aviation Administration RULES Airworthiness directives: Airbus, 56785-56788 00-23999 Boeing, 56783-56785 00-23856 Bombardier, 56780-56783 00-23579 Airworthiness standards: Special conditions— Morrow Aircraft Corp. Model MB-300 airplane, 56779-56780 00-24141 Class D airspace, 56788 00-24144 PROPOSED RULES Airworthiness directives: Airbus, 56814-56817 00-24116 Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica, S.A., 56811-56814 00-24117 Eurocopter Deutschland GMBH, 56817-56819 00-24115 Pratt & Whitney, 56819-56821 00-24114 Special conditions— Sino Swearingen Model SJ30-2 airplane, 56809-56811 00-23811 Airworthiness standards, etc.:

Transport category airplanes— Thermal/acoustic insulation materials; flammability standards, 56991-57021 00-23550 NOTICES Exemption petitions; summary and disposition, 56978 00-24151 Meetings: Air Traffic Procedures Advisory Committee, 56978-56979 00-24148 Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.: Fort Dodge Regional Airport, IA, 56979 00-24149 Greater Baton Rouge Airport District, LA, et al., 56979-56981 00-24146 Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.: Flight standards policy documents; availability on Internet web site; comment request, 56981 00-24150 Runway safety areas; comment request, 56981-56983 00-24147 FCC Federal Communications Commission RULES Radio stations; table of assignments:

Louisiana and Texas, 56800-56801 00-24066 Texas, 56800 00-24067 Various States, 56799-56800 00-24069 Television broadcasting: Video programming; video description for individuals with visual disabilities; implementation Correction, 56801 00-24185 PROPOSED RULES Radio stations; table of assignments: Arizona, 56857 00-24073 Georgia, 56858 00-24068 North Dakota, 56858 00-24070 Texas, 56857 00-24072 NOTICES Rulemaking proceedings; petitions filed, granted, denied, etc., 56908 00-24064 Federal Crop Federal Crop Insurance Corporation RULES Crop insurance regulations:

Rice crop, 56773-56774 00-24087 Federal Election Federal Election Commission NOTICES Meetings; Sunshine Act, 56908 00-24325 Federal Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NOTICES Electric rate and corporate regulation filings: Public Service Co. of New Mexico et al., 56879-56882 00-24088 Southwestern Power Administration et al., 56882-56883 00-24089 Environmental statements; notice of intent: Cross Bay Pipeline Co., L.L.C., et al., 56883-56884 00-24091 Hydroelectric applications, 00-24095 56884-56886 00-24096 *Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:* Colorado Interstate Gas Co., 56877-56878 00-24093 00-24097 Hamilton, Ohio, 56878 00-24094 Northern Natural Gas Co., 56878-56879 00-24090 00-24092 FMC Federal Maritime Commission NOTICES Agreements filed, etc., 56909 00-24189 Ocean tranportation intermediary licenses:

Quest Logistics, Inc., et al., 56909 00-24192 Ocean transportation intermediary licenses: Chippeys Enterprises, Inc., et al., 56909-56910 00-24190 Florida International Forwarders, Inc., 56910 00-24191 Federal Railroad Federal Railroad Administration NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 56983-56984 00-24152 Federal Reserve Federal Reserve System NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 56910-56913 00-24156 Banks and bank holding companies:

Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 56913 00-24157 Meetings: Sunshine Act, 56913 00-24193 Federal Transit Federal Transit Administration NOTICES Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: Joint Partnership Rail Grade Crossing Safety Project, 56985-56987 00-24174 Fish Fish and Wildlife Service NOTICES Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.: Endangered Species Act; controlled propagation of species; policy statement, 56916-56922 00-23957 Food Food and Drug Administration PROPOSED RULES Food for human consumption:

Food labeling— Foods processed with alternative nonthermal technologies; use of term “fresh”, 56835-56836 00-24123 NOTICES Meetings: Blood donor history questionnaire streamlining; workshop, 56914 00-24124 New vaccines evaluation; safety data; workshop, 56914-56915 00-24125 Forest Forest Service NOTICES Environmental statements; notice of intent: Tongass National Forest, AK, 56864-56865 00-24079 Health Health and Human Services Department See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention See Food and Drug Administration Housing Housing and Urban Development Department NOTICES Agency information collection activities:

Submission for OMB review; comment request, 00-24102 56915-56916 00-24103 Interior Interior Department See Fish and Wildlife Service See Land Management Bureau See National Park Service IRS Internal Revenue Service PROPOSED RULES Income taxes: Partnerships; treatment of controlled foreign corporation's distributive share of partnership income; guidance under subpart F, 56836-56840 00-23529 International International Trade Administration NOTICES Antidumping and countervailing duties:

Administrative review request, 56868-56869 00-24186 *Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:* National Institute of Standards and Technology, 56869 00-24187 Justice Justice Department See Antitrust Division See Justice Programs Office See Prisons Bureau NOTICES Pollution control; consent judgments: Cantrell et al., 56924-56925 00-24082 Phoenix, AZ, 56925 00-24083 Shaffer, Burton, et al., 56925 00-24081 Warehouse 81 L.P. et al., 56926 00-24084 Justice Justice Programs Office NOTICES Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Victim compensation program, 57067-57076 00-23790 Labor Labor Department See Employment and Training Administration Land Land Management Bureau NOTICES Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.: New Mexico, 56922-56923 00-24139 Library Library of Congress See Copyright Office, Library of Congress Management Management and Budget Office NOTICES Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings): Sequestration update report; transmittal to President and Congress, 56966 00-24104 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration PROPOSED RULES Acquisition regulations:

Priorities and allocations system, 56859-56860 00-24178 NOTICES Inventions, Government-owned; availability for licensing, 56942 00-24138 National Institute National Institute of Standards and Technology NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request, 56869-56870 00-24169 NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RULES Fishery conservation and management: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries— South Atlantic snapper-grouper, 56801 00-24158 West Coast States and Western Pacific fisheries— Pacific whiting, 56801-56802 00-24062 PROPOSED RULES Fishery conservation and management:

Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone— Prohibited species donation program, 56860-56862 00-24184 NOTICES Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.: Endangered Species Act; controlled propagation of species; policy statement, 56916-56922 00-23957 National Park National Park Service NOTICES Environmental statements; availability, etc.: Gettysburg National Military Park, PA, 56923 00-24077 Meetings: Going-to-the-Sun Road Advisory Committee, 56923-56924 00-24078 Native American human remains and associated funerary objects:

Museum of Natural History, NY— Inventory from King County, WA, 56924 00-24126 National Science National Science Foundation NOTICES Meetings; Sunshine Act, 56942 00-24326 Nuclear Nuclear Regulatory Commission NOTICES Meetings: Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee, 00-24159 56945-56946 00-24160 Operating licenses, amendments; no significant hazards considerations; biweekly notices, 56946-56964 00-24021 Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.: Staff meetings open to public; policy statement, 56964-56966 00-24161 *Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:* Union Electric Co., 56943-56945 00-24162 Office Office of Management and Budget See Management and Budget Office Patent Patent and Trademark Office RULES Patent cases:

Interference practice; simplification of requirements, 56792-56794 00-24120 Patent applications, pending; eighteen-month publication; implementation, 57023-57061 00-23822 Personnel Personnel Management Office NOTICES Excepted service: Schedules A, B, and C; positions placed or revoked— Update, 56966-56967 00-24130 Presidential Presidential Documents EXECUTIVE ORDERS Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.: Medicine Policy, White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative; membership (EO 13167), 57077-57079 00-24364 Prisons Prisons Bureau PROPOSED RULES Inmate control, custody, care, etc.:

Drug abuse treatment programs; participation requirements, 56840-56843 00-24052 Public Public Health Service See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention See Food and Drug Administration Research Research and Special Programs Administration NOTICES Hazardous materials: Applications; exemptions, renewals, etc., 56984-56988 00-24182 00-24183 SEC Securities and Exchange Commission NOTICES Investment Company Act of 1940: Exemption applications— PFL Life Insurance Co. et al., 56967-56971 00-24127 Meetings:

Sunshine Act, 00-24194 56971-56972 00-24195 00-24196 Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes: Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., 56972-56974 00-24128 New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 56974-56976 00-24129 State State Department NOTICES Meetings: Shipping Coordinating Committee, 56976 00-24179 Surface Surface Transportation Board NOTICES Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.: Bessemer & Lake Erie Railway Co., 56988 00-24026 Wisconsin Chicago Link, Ltd., 56988-56989 00-24025 TVA Tennessee Valley Authority PROPOSED RULES Tennessee River system; construction approval and regulation of structures:

Residential related use on TVA-controlled residential access shoreline and TVA flowage easement shoreline, 56821-56835 00-23424 Transportation Transportation Department See Coast Guard See Federal Aviation Administration See Federal Railroad Administration See Federal Transit Administration See Research and Special Programs Administration See Surface Transportation Board NOTICES Docket Management System; comment request, 56976-56978 00-24181 Treasury Treasury Department See Customs Service See Internal Revenue Service RULES Internal Revnue Service Privacy Act; implementation, 56791-56792 00-24167 Separate Parts In This Issue Part II Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 56991-57021 00-23550 Part III Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office, 57023-57061 00-23822 Part IV Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, 57063-57065 00-24063 Part V Department of Justice, Justice Programs Office, 57067-57076 00-23790 Part VI The President, 57077-57079 00-24364 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. 65 183 Wednesday, September 20, 2000 Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 7 CFR Part 457 Common Crop Insurance Regulations;

Rice Crop Insurance Provisions AGENCY: Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, USDA. ACTION: Interim rule. SUMMARY: The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation

(FCIC)amends the Rice Crop Insurance Provisions to provide coverage for losses resulting from failure of irrigation water supplies due to drought and intrusion of saline water as mandated by section 508(a)(8) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (Act). EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule is effective September 19, 2000. Written comments and opinions on this rule will be accepted until the close of business November 20, 2000, and will be considered when the rule is to be made final. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to the Director, Product Development Division, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, United States Department of Agriculture, 6501 Beacon Drive, Stop 0812, Room 421, Kansas City, MO 64133-4676. Comments titled “Rice Legislation” may be sent via the Internet to DirectorPDD@rm.fcic.usda.gov. A copy of each response will be available for public inspection and copying from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., CDT, Monday through Friday, except holidays, at the above address. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact Linda Williams, Insurance Management Specialist, Research and Development, Product Development Division, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, at the Kansas City, MO, address listed above, telephone

(816)926-7730. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Order 12866 This rule has been determined to be exempt for the purposes of Executive Order 12866 and, therefore, has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the collections of information for this rule have been previously approved by OMB under control number 0563-0053 through April 30, 2001. The amendments set forth in this rule do not revise the content or alter the frequency of reporting for any of the forms or information collections cleared under the above-referenced docket. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995

(UMRA)establishes requirements for Federal agencies to assess the effects of their regulatory actions on State, local, and tribal governments and the private sector. This rule contains no Federal mandates (under the regulatory provisions of title II of UMRA) for State, local, and tribal governments or the private sector. Therefore, this rule is not subject to the requirements of sections 202 and 205 of UMRA. Executive Order 13132 The provisions contained in this rule will not have a substantial direct effect on States, the relationship between the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government. Therefore, consultation with the States is not required. Regulatory Flexibility Act This regulation will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The regulation does not require any more action on the part of the small entities than is required on the part of large entities. The amount of work required by the insurance companies will not increase significantly as a result of this rule. Therefore, this action is determined to be exempt from the provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 605), and no Regulatory Flexibility Analysis was prepared. Federal Assistance Program This program is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance under No. 10.450. Executive Order 12372 This program is not subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372 which require intergovernmental consultation with State and local officials. See the Notice related to 7 CFR part 3015, subpart V, published at 48 FR 29115, June 24, 1983. Executive Order 12988 This rule has been reviewed in accordance with Executive Order 12988 on civil justice reform. The provisions of this rule will not have a retroactive effect. The provisions of this rule will preempt State and local laws to the extent such State and local laws are inconsistent herewith. The administrative appeal provisions published at 7 CFR part 11 must be exhausted before any action for judicial review of any determination made by FCIC may be brought. Environmental Evaluation This action is not expected to have a significant economic impact on the quality of the human environment, health, and safety. Therefore, neither an Environmental Assessment nor an Environmental Impact Statement is needed. Background This interim rule implements the changes to the rice crop insurance policy mandated by section 508(a)(8) of the Act. Section 508(a)(8) of the Act requires the provisions to be implemented for the 2001 and subsequent crop years. Since the changes to the policy made by this rule are required by statute, and the changes must be made by the November 30, 2000, contract change date to be fully implemented for the 2001 crop year, it is contrary to the public interest to publish this rule for notice and comment prior to making the rule effective. However, comments are solicited for 60 days after the date of publication in the **Federal Register** and will be considered by FCIC before this rule is made final. FCIC amends the Common Crop Insurance Regulations (7 CFR part 457) by amending 7 CFR 457.141, Rice Crop Insurance Provisions effective for the 2001 and succeeding crop years. The principal changes for insuring rice are: 1. Section 9(a)—Clarify that failure of the irrigation water supply is an insured cause of loss, if during the insurance period an insured cause of loss, drought or intrusion of saline water causes the failure. This will expand coverage for failure of the irrigation water supply. 2. Section 9(b)—Clarify that any loss of production due to the application of saline water is not an insured cause of loss, except when intrusion of saline water occurs due to an insured peril. List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 457 Crop insurance, Rice. Interim Rule Accordingly, as set forth in the preamble, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation amends 7 CFR part 457 as follows: PART 457—COMMON CROP INSURANCE REGULATIONS 1. The authority citation for 7 CFR part 457 continues to read as follows: Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1506(l), 1506(p). 2. Amend 457.141 as follows: a. Revise the introductory text; b. Revise section 9(a)(8) of the crop provisions; and c. Revise section 9(b) of the crop provisions. § 457.141 Rice crop insurance provisions. The Rice Crop Insurance Provisions for the 2001 and succeeding crop years are as follows: 9. Causes of Loss.

(a)* * *

(8)Failure of the irrigation water supply if caused by an insured cause of loss specified in sections 9(a)(1) through (7), drought, or the intrusion of saline water.

(b)In addition to the causes of loss not insured against in section 12 of the Basic Provisions, we will not insure against any loss of production due to the application of saline water, except as specified in section 9(a)(8) of these crop provisions. Signed in Washington, D.C., on September 14, 2000. Kenneth D. Ackerman, Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. [FR Doc. 00-24087 Filed 9-19-00; 8:45 am]

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