We are proposing to revise the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) for operating and capital costs to implement changes arising from our continuing experience with these systems. In addition, in the Addendum to this proposed rule, we are describing proposed changes to the amounts and factors used to determine the rates

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Western Area Power Administration

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Executive Order 13301 of May 14, 2003

Increasing the Number of Members on the
Intelligence Oversight Board
By the authority vested in me as President by the

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Purpose of Program: The TechPrep Demonstration Program (TPDP) provides grants to enable consortia described in section 204(a) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 (Perkins III) to carry out techprep education projects authorized by section 207 of Perkins III that involve the location of a secondary school on

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION : Western Area Power Administration

The Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education announces requirements, priorities, and selection criteria under the TechPrep Demonstration Program (TPDP). The Assistant Secretary will use these requirements, priorities, and selection criteria for new awards made in FY 2003, and may use them in later years. We intend these requirements,

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION : Western Area Power Administration

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Executive Order 13299 of May 12, 2003

Interagency Group on Insular Areas
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States

Presidential Documents : Western Area Power Administration

The Western Area Power Administration (Western), a power marketing agency of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), proposes to replace existing woodpole Hframe structures with steelpole Hframe structures along 52 miles of transmission line between Headgate Rock Substation in Parker, Arizona, and Bylthe Substation in Blythe, California. Western

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Western Area Power Administration

EPA is announcing approval of a revision to the state implementation plan (SIP) for the vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) program operating in the Missouri portion of the St. Louis, Missouri, ozone nonattainment area. Missouri made several amendments to the stateadopted I/M rule to improve performance of the program and requested that the

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Western Area Power Administration

EPA is determining that the St. Louis ozone nonattainment area (St. Louis area) has attained the 1hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). The St. Louis ozone nonattainment area includes the counties of Franklin, Jefferson, St. Charles, and St. Louis as well as St. Louis City in Missouri and the counties of Madison, Monroe, and

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Western Area Power Administration

EPA has determined, in a separate rule published in today's Federal Register, that the St. Louis ozone nonattainment area (St. Louis area) has attained the onehour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). The St. Louis ozone nonattainment area includes the Counties of Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair in Illinois and the Counties of

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Western Area Power Administration

Western Area Power Administration (Western) will apply the Energy Planning and Management Program (EPAMP) Power Marketing Initiative (PMI) to the ParkerDavis Project (PDP), as proposed in a Federal Register Notice (FRN) published on August 8, 2002. Western will market additional capacity that will be available October 1, 2008, creating a larger

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Western Area Power Administration

The FAA proposes additional rules that would prohibit certain false or misleading statements regarding type certificated products, and parts and materials that may be used on type certificated products. The proposals would also allow increased inspection by the FAA of records and parts regarding the quality of aircraft parts. The additional rules

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Western Area Power Administration

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Proclamation 7668 of April 30, 2003

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, 2003 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation
America is

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Proclamation 7669 of April 30, 2003

Older Americans Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation
Advances in medicine, public health, science, and technology are keeping Americans healthier and

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Proclamation 7670 of April 30, 2003

Law Day, U.S.A., 2003
By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation
America was founded on the ideals of liberty and equality for all, and the Framers of the Constitution

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Proclamation 7671 of April 30, 2003

Loyalty Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation
To be an American is not a matter of blood or birth. Our citizens are bound by ideals that represent the

Presidential Documents : Western Area Power Administration

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Proclamation 7672 of April 30, 2003

National Day of Prayer, 2003
By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation
We are a Nation whose people turn to prayer in times of our most heartfelt sorrow and our moments of

Presidential Documents : Western Area Power Administration

This interim final rule incorporates into the Hazardous Materials Regulations a requirement that shippers and transporters of certain hazardous materials comply with Federal security regulations that apply to motor carrier and vessel transportation. In addition, this interim final rule revises the procedures for applying for an exemption from the

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Western Area Power Administration

The FMCSA amends the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to prohibit States from issuing, renewing, transferring or upgrading a commercial driver's license (CDL) with a hazardous materials endorsement unless the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has first conducted a background records check of the applicant and determined

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Western Area Power Administration

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is amending the Transportation Security Regulations to establish security threat assessment standards for determining whether an individual poses a security threat warranting denial of a hazardous materials endorsement for a commercial drivers license (CDL). TSA is also establishing procedures for

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Western Area Power Administration

The Office of Government Ethics is issuing a proposed regulation that would implement the agency gift acceptance authority contained in section 2 of the Office of Government Ethics Authorization Act of 1996, which authorizes OGE to accept gifts and certain other items for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the agency and which

OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS : Western Area Power Administration

The Western Area Power Administration (Western), a power marketing agency of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is the lead Federal agency for a proposal to rebuild 140 miles of the Cheyenne Miracle Mile 115kilovolt (kV) transmission line located in Laramie, Albany, and Carbon counties, Wyoming. Western plans to rebuild the segment of line

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Western Area Power Administration

The FMCSA revises its hours-of-service (HOS) regulations to require motor carriers of property to provide drivers with better opportunities to obtain sleep, and thereby reduce the incidence of crashes attributed in whole or in part to drivers operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) while drowsy, tired, or fatigued. This action is necessary

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Western Area Power Administration

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the Department of Labor (Department or DOL) is issuing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with request for comments to implement reforms to the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) due to the enactment of the 2000 amendments to title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA), Pub. L.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Western Area Power Administration

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Executive Order 13297 of April 23, 2003

Applying the Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Amendments of 2000 to Participants in the Foreign Service Retirement and

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The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISION : Western Area Power Administration