This final rule implements section 4105 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA) by expanding Medicare coverage for outpatient diabetes selfmanagement training and establishes outcome measurements for evaluating the improvement of the health status of Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes. These services include education and training furnished to

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Treasury Department

This notice announces that we will accept applications from national accreditation organizations with demonstrated experience in representing the interests of individuals with diabetes that seek deeming authority to approve entities to furnish diabetes self management training.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Treasury Department

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have reconsidered our findings concerning whether designating critical habitat for 20 federally protected plants from the island of Molokai, some of which may also occur on other Hawaiian Islands, would be prudent. The 20 plants were listed as endangered or threatened species under the Endangered

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Treasury Department

The Secretary is publishing the following list pursuant to section 607(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Under section 607(d) of IDEA, the Secretary is required, on a quarterly basis, to publish in the Federal Register a list of correspondence from the Department of Education received by individuals during the previous

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION : Treasury Department

Section 120(c) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket. The docket is to contain certain information

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Treasury Department

This final rule amends the regulations governing the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. It strengthens vendor management in retail food delivery systems by establishing mandatory selection criteria, training requirements, criteria to be used to identify highrisk vendors, and monitoring requirements, including

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Treasury Department

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to provide clarification on what contracttypes are authorized for commercial item acquisitions.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Treasury Department

This final rule is being issued to comply with Congressionallymandated changes to FAA requirements for emergency locator transmitters. This legislation removed the current exception of turbojetpowered aircraft from the emergency locator transmitter requirement, and added a new exception for aircraft with a maximum payload capacity of more than

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Treasury Department

The Department of the Treasury, Departmental Offices, is issuing interim regulations and requesting comments on these regulations to implement the provisions of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, as amended (Act). The Act assigns the Secretary of the Treasury responsibility for payment of benefits under the District of Columbia (District) retirement

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to amend its regulations governing the format and content of labeling for human prescription drug and biologic products. This proposal would revise current regulations to require that the labeling of new and recently approved products include a section containing highlights of prescribing

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Treasury Department

This action proposes national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for large appliance surface coating operations located at major sources of hazardous air pollutants (HAP). These proposed standards would implement section 112(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) by requiring these operations to meet HAP emission standards reflecting

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Treasury Department

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is amending the regulations implementing the designation of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS or Sanctuary) and its Management Plan (MP) to apply to a new area, popularly known as known as Stetson Bank, which was added to the Sanctuary by Section 8 of the National

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : Treasury Department

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate critical habitat pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), for the plant Lesquerella thamnophila (Rollins & Shaw) (Zapata bladderpod). Critical habitat includes seven sites on 2,088 hectares (ha) (5,158 acres (ac)) of Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Treasury Department

This final rule amends HUD's Public Housing Agency Plan regulations to fully reflect the importance of deconcentration by income and affirmatively furthering fair housing in a PHA's admission policy, consistent with the directive to achieve ``One America,'' and to provide further direction to PHAs on the implementation of deconcentration and

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT : Treasury Department

The Federal Trade Commission (``Commission'' or ``FTC''), pursuant to section 18 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, issues final amendments to its Trade Regulation Rule on Power Output Claims for Amplifiers Utilized in Home Entertainment Products (``Amplifier Rule'' or ``Rule''). The Commission amends the Rule to: exempt sellers who make power

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION : Treasury Department

This final rule represents the culmination of the Agency's effort to develop Clean Water Act (CWA) effluent limitations guidelines and standards for wastewater discharges from the centralized waste treatment industry. This final regulation generally applies to wastewater discharges associated with the operation of new and existing centralized

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Treasury Department

December 14, 2000.

The Department of Treasury has submitted the following public information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance Officer listed. Comments regarding this

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

December 12, 2000.

The Department of Treasury has submitted the following public information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance Officer listed. Comments regarding this

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

December 14, 2000.

The Department of Treasury has submitted the following public information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance Officer listed. Comments regarding this

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) is issuing a final rule clarifying what constitutes a ``satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics'' in making contractor responsibility determinations under FAR Part 9, and revising certain cost principles under FAR Part 31 related to labor relations, and legal and other

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Treasury Department

This document is issued under the joint authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services and the Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in accordance with Section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Treasury Department

The Department of Labor adopts as a final rule an amendment to the regulations, 29 CFR Part 5, which define the DavisBacon Act language construction, prosecution, completion, or repair at 29 CFR 5.2(j), and site of the work at 29 CFR 5.2(l). Specifically, this document revises the site of the work definition to include material or supply sources,

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Treasury Department

In order to comply with the mandate of section 999(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Department of the Treasury is publishing a current list of countries which may require participation in, or cooperation with, an international boycott (within the meaning of section 999(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).

On the basis

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

The Board is proposing amendments to Regulation C (Home Mortgage Disclosure) and to the commentary that applies and interprets Regulation C. These amendments would simplify the definition of a ``refinancing,'' require lenders to report requests for preapproval, simplify the definition of a reportable home improvement loan, require lenders to

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM : Treasury Department