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RULES GOING INTO EFFECT JANUARY 3, 2005
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Agricultural Marketing Service
Onions grown in--
South Texas; published 12-30-04
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:
Pulp and paper industry; published 11-2-04
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various
States:
Iowa; published 11-3-04
Solid waste:
Land disposal restrictions--
Chemical Waste Management, Chemical Services, LLC; site-specific
treatment standard variance for selenium waste; published 11-
19-04
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Common carrier services:
Communications disruptions; reporting requirements; published 12-3-04
Effective date; published 12-30-04
Digital television stations; table of assignments:
Colorado; published 11-26-04
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
Ocean common carriers and marine terminal operators agreements;
published 11-4-04
HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT
Coast Guard
Drawbridge operations:
North Carolina; published 12-2-04
Virginia; published 12-2-04
Practice and procedure:
Civil monetary penaltiies; inflation adjustments; correction;
published 1-3-05
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
National Park Service
Alaska National Park System units; amendments; published 12-2-04
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Small business size standards:
Small Business Innovation Research Program; small businesses owned
and controlled by another business concern; published 12-3-04
Standards of conduct and employee restrictions and responsibilities;
published 11-3-04
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Social security benefits, special veterans benefits, and supplemental
security income:
Federal old age, survivors, and disability insurance, and aged,
blind, and disabled--
Cross-program recovery of benefit overpayments; expanded
authority; published 1-3-05
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Airworthiness directives:
Airbus; published 11-26-04
Boeing; published 11-29-04
Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER); published 11-26-04
Hamilton Sundstrand Power Systems; published 11-26-04
McDonnell Douglas; published 11-26-04
Rolls-Royce Corp.; published 11-26-04
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Highway Administration
Engineering and traffic operations:
Uniform Traffic Control Devices Manual for streets and highways; 24-
hour pharmacies; specific and general service signing; published
12-1-04
COMMENTS DUE NEXT WEEK
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Agricultural Marketing Service
Cotton classing, testing and standards:
Classification services to growers; 2004 user fees; Open for comments
until further notice; published 5-28-04 [FR 04-12138]
Fish and shellfish; country of origin labeling; comments due by 1-3-05;
published 10-5-04 [FR 04-22309]
Sweet cherries grown in--
Washington; comments due by 1-3-05; published 11-3-04 [FR 04-24443]
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Exportation and importation and interstate transportation of animals and
animal products:
Livestock identification; alternative numbering systems use; comments
due by 1-7-05; published 11-8-04 [FR 04-24828]
Plant-related quarantine, domestic:
Golden nematode; comments due by 1-7-05; published 11-8-04 [FR 04-
24827]
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Rural Utilities Service
Electric loans:
Operational controls; elimination; comments due by 1-7-05; published
11-8-04 [FR 04-24789]
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
Industry and Security Bureau
Chemical Weapons Convention Regulations:
Requirements update and clarification; comments due by 1-6-05;
published 12-7-04 [FR 04-26517]
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Fishery conservation and management:
Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone--
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish; comments due by 1-7-
05; published 12-8-04 [FR 04-26952]
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish; correction; comments
due by 1-7-05; published 12-22-04 [FR 04-27979]
Gulf of Alaska groundfish; comments due by 1-6-05; published 12-7-
04 [FR 04-26832]
Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries--
Red snapper; comments due by 1-7-05; published 11-23-04 [FR 04-
25961]
Marine mammals:
Commercial fishing authorizations--
Fisheries categorized according to frequency of incidental takes;
2005 list; comments due by 1-3-05; published 12-2-04 [FR 04-
26577]
COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Semi-annual agenda; Open for comments until further notice; published
12-22-03 [FR 03-25121]
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
Acquisition regulations:
Pilot Mentor-Protege Program; Open for comments until further notice;
published 12-15-04 [FR 04-27351]
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
Definitions clause; comments due by 1-3-05; published 11-1-04 [FR 04-
24231]
Technical amendments and corrections; comments due by 1-3-05;
published 11-1-04 [FR 04-24284]
ENERGY DEPARTMENT
Meetings:
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board--
Oak Ridge Reservation, TN; Open for comments until further notice;
published 11-19-04 [FR 04-25693]
ENERGY DEPARTMENT
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office
Commercial and industrial equipment; energy efficiency program:
Test procedures and efficiency standards--
Commercial packaged boilers; Open for comments until further
notice; published 10-21-04 [FR 04-17730]
ENERGY DEPARTMENT
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
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Virginia Electric & Power Co. et al.; Open for comments until further
notice; published 10-1-03 [FR 03-24818]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:
Electric utility steam generating units; comments due by 1-3-05;
published 12-1-04 [FR 04-26579]
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various
States:
Oregon; comments due by 1-3-05; published 12-1-04 [FR 04-26475]
Pennsylvania; comments due by 1-7-05; published 12-8-04 [FR 04-26941]
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
Coastal nonpoint pollution control program--
Minnesota and Texas; Open for comments until further notice;
published 10-16-03 [FR 03-26087]
Hazardous waste program authorizations:
Tennessee; comments due by 1-7-05; published 12-8-04 [FR 04-26943]
Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural
commodities:
QST 2808, bacillus pumilus strain; comments due by 1-3-05; published
11-3-04 [FR 04-24250]
Thifensulfuron-methyl; comments due by 1-3-05; published 11-3-04 [FR
04-24249]
Water pollution control:
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System--
Concentrated animal feeding operations in New Mexico and Oklahoma;
general permit for discharges; Open for comments until further
notice; published 12-7-04 [FR 04-26817]
Water pollution; effluent guidelines for point source categories:
Meat and poultry products processing facilities; Open for comments
until further notice; published 9-8-04 [FR 04-12017]
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
Farm credit system:
Funding and fiscal affairs, loan policies, and operations, and
funding operations, etc.--
Investments, liquidity and divestiture; liquidity reserve
requirement; comments due by 1-3-05; published 11-16-04 [FR 04-
25395]
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Common carrier services:
Interconnection--
Incumbent local exchange carriers unbounding obligations; local
competition provisions; wireline services offering advanced
telecommunications capability; Open for comments until further
notice; published 12-29-04 [FR 04-28531]
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act:
Credit score disclosure; fair and reasonable fee; comments due by 1-
5-05; published 11-8-04 [FR 04-24841]
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
Definitions clause; comments due by 1-3-05; published 11-1-04 [FR 04-
24231]
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Food and Drug Administration
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
Evaluating safety of antimicrobial new animal drugs with regard to
their microbiological effects on bacteria of human health concern;
Open for comments until further notice; published 10-27-03 [FR 03-
27113]
Medical devices--
Dental noble metal alloys and base metal alloys; Class II special
controls; Open for comments until further notice; published 8-
23-04 [FR 04-19179]
HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT
Coast Guard
Anchorage regulations:
California; comments due by 1-4-05; published 11-5-04 [FR 04-24687]
Maryland; Open for comments until further notice; published 1-14-04
[FR 04-00749]
Ports and waterways safety:
Potomac and Anacosta Rivers, DC and VA; security zone; comments due
by 1-3-05; published 12-3-04 [FR 04-26669]
San Francisco, CA--
Safety zone; comments due by 1-4-05; published 11-5-04 [FR 04-
24684]
HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT
Privacy Act; implementation; comments due by 1-5-05; published 12-6-04
[FR 04-26743]
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered and threatened species permit applications
Recovery plans--
Paiute cutthroat trout; Open for comments until further notice;
published 9-10-04 [FR 04-20517]
Endangered and threatened species:
Critical habitat designations--
Lane Mountain milk-vetch; comments due by 1-7-05; published 12-8-
04 [FR 04-26876]
Munz's onion; comments due by 1-3-05; published 12-1-04 [FR 04-
26473]
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Practice and procedure:
Investigations relating to global and bilateral safeguard actions,
market disruption, etc. and injury to domestic industries from
subsidized exports; comments due by 1-4-05; published 11-5-04 [FR
04-24704]
LABOR DEPARTMENT
Labor-Management Standards Office
Standards of conduct:
Federal sector labor organizations; comments due by 1-3-05; published
11-3-04 [FR 04-24451]
LABOR DEPARTMENT
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Safety and health standards:
Hexavalent chromium; occupational exposure; comments due by 1-3-05;
published 10-4-04 [FR 04-21488]
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
Definitions clause; comments due by 1-3-05; published 11-1-04 [FR 04-
24231]
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
Records management:
Electronic mail and records; management and disposition; comments due
by 1-3-05; published 11-3-04 [FR 04-24403]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
Fort Wayne State Developmental Center; Open for comments until
further notice; published 5-10-04 [FR 04-10516]
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT OFFICE
Veterans recruitment appointments; eligibility criteria; comments due by
1-4-05; published 11-5-04 [FR 04-24779]
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Investment companies:
Eligible portfolio company; definition; comments due by 1-7-05;
published 11-8-04 [FR 04-24788]
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Disaster loan areas:
Maine; Open for comments until further notice; published 2-17-04 [FR
04-03374]
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Social security benefits:
Federal old age, survivors, and disability insurance--
Digestive system; impairments evaluation; medical criteria;
comments due by 1-7-05; published 11-8-04 [FR 04-24782]
STATE DEPARTMENT
International Traffic in Arms regulations:
Registration fee change; comments due by 1-7-05; published 12-8-04
[FR 04-26954]
OFFICE OF UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Trade Representative, Office of United States
Generalized System of Preferences:
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2003 Annual Product Review, 2002 Annual Country Practices Review, and
previously deferred product decisions; petitions disposition; Open
for comments until further notice; published 7-6-04 [FR 04-15361]
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Airworthiness directives:
Airbus; comments due by 1-6-05; published 12-7-04 [FR 04-26797]
BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd.; comments due by 1-3-05; published 12-
1-04 [FR 04-26496]
Boeing; comments due by 1-3-05; published 12-1-04 [FR 04-26492]
Bombardier; comments due by 1-3-05; published 12-1-04 [FR 04-26493]
British Aerospace; comments due by 1-3-05; published 12-1-04 [FR 04-
26498]
Gulfstream; comments due by 1-3-05; published 11-4-04 [FR 04-24519]
Rolls-Royce plc; comments due by 1-7-05; published 11-8-04 [FR 04-
24817]
Saab; comments due by 1-3-05; published 12-1-04 [FR 04-26495]
Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH; comments due by 1-3-05; published 12-
9-04 [FR 04-26640]
Class D airspace; comments due by 1-5-05; published 12-6-04 [FR 04-
26750]
Class E airspace; comments due by 1-7-05; published 11-23-04 [FR 04-
25885]
VOR Federal airways; comments due by 1-7-05; published 11-23-04 [FR 04-
25881]
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Motor carrier safety standards:
Drivers' hours of service and records of duty status; supporting
documents requirements; comments due by 1-3-05; published 11-3-04
[FR 04-24176]
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Railroad Administration
Railroad safety:
Locomotive crashworthiness; comments due by 1-3-05; published 11-2-04
[FR 04-24148]
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Motor vehicle safety standards:
Rear impact guard labels; comments due by 1-3-05; published 11-19-04
[FR 04-25704]
Rear impact protection; road construction controlled horizontal
discharge semitrailers; exclusion from standard; comments due by
1-3-05; published 11-19-04 [FR 04-25703]
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H.J. Res. 102/P.L. 108-479
Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Peleliu
and the end of Imperial Japanese control of Palau during
World War II and urging the Secretary of the Interior to
work to protect the historic sites of the Peleliu
Battlefield National Historic Landmark and to establish
commemorative programs honoring the Americans who fought
there. (Dec. 21, 2004; 118 Stat. 3905)
H.R. 2457/P.L. 108-480
To authorize funds for an educational center for the
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, and for other
purposes. (Dec. 23, 2004; 118 Stat. 3907)
H.R. 2619/P.L. 108-481
Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act of
2004 (Dec. 23, 2004; 118 Stat. 3910)
H.R. 3632/P.L. 108-482
Intellectual Property Protection and Courts Amendments Act
of 2004 (Dec. 23, 2004; 118 Stat. 3912)
H.R. 3785/P.L. 108-483
To authorize the exchange of certain land in Everglades
National Park. (Dec. 23, 2004; 118 Stat. 3919)
H.R. 3818/P.L. 108-484
Microenterprise Results and Accountability Act of 2004
(Dec. 23, 2004; 118 Stat. 3922)
H.R. 4027/P.L. 108-485
To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make available
to the University of Miami property under the
administrative jurisdiction of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration on Virginia Key, Florida, for
use by the University for a Marine Life Science Center.
(Dec. 23, 2004; 118 Stat. 3932)
H.R. 4116/P.L. 108-486
American Bald Eagle Recovery and National Emblem
Commemorative Coin Act (Dec. 23, 2004; 118 Stat. 3934)
H.R. 4548/P.L. 108-487
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the
United States Government, the Community Management
Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement
and Disability System, and for other purposes. (Dec. 23,
2004; 118 Stat. 3939)
H.R. 4569/P.L. 108-488
To provide for the development of a national plan for the
control and management of Sudden Oak Death, a tree disease
caused by the fungus-like pathogen Phytophthora ramorum,
and for other purposes. (Dec. 23, 2004; 118 Stat. 3964)
H.R. 4657/P.L. 108-489
District of Columbia Retirement Protection Improvement Act
of 2004 (Dec. 23, 2004; 118 Stat. 3966)
H.R. 5204/P.L. 108-490
To amend section 340E of the Public Health Service Act
(relating to children's hospitals) to modify provisions
regarding the determination of the amount of payments for
indirect expenses associated with operating approved
graduate medical residency training programs. (Dec. 23,
2004; 118 Stat. 3972)
H.R. 5363/P.L. 108-491
To authorize salary adjustments for Justices and judges of
the United States for fiscal year 2005. (Dec. 23, 2004;
118 Stat. 3973)
H.R. 5382/P.L. 108-492
Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004 (Dec. 23,
2004; 118 Stat. 3974)
H.R. 5394/P.L. 108-493
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the
taxation of arrow components. (Dec. 23, 2004; 118 Stat.
3984)
H.R. 5419/P.L. 108-494
To amend the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration Organization Act to facilitate the
reallocation of spectrum from governmental to commercial
users; to improve, enhance, and promote the Nation's
homeland security, public safety, and citizen activated
emergency response capabilities through the use of
enhanced 911 services, to further upgrade Public Safety
Answering Point capabilities and related functions in
receiving E-911 calls, and to support in the construction
and operation of a ubiquitous and reliable citizen
activated system; and to provide that funds received as
universal service contributions under section 254 of the
Communications Act of 1934 and the universal service
support programs established pursuant thereto are not
subject to certain provisions of title 31, United States
Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act, for a
period of time. (Dec. 23, 2004; 118 Stat. 3986)
S. 1301/P.L. 108-495
Video Voyeurism Prevention Act of 2004 (Dec. 23, 2004; 118
Stat. 3999)
S. 2657/P.L. 108-496
Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement
Act of 2004 (Dec. 23, 2004; 118 Stat. 4001)
S. 2781/P.L. 108-497
Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act of 2004 (Dec. 23, 2004;
118 Stat. 4012)
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S. 2856/P.L. 108-498
To limit the transfer of certain Commodity Credit
Corporation funds between conservation programs for
technical assistance for the programs. (Dec. 23, 2004; 118
Stat. 4020)
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