Section 1605(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT), 42 U.S.C. 13385(b), directed the Department of Energy (DOE or Department) to issue guidelines establishing a voluntary greenhouse gas reporting program. The guidelines issued by the Department in 1994 to establish the Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program were intentionally

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Veterans Affairs Department

The Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') is proposing for public comment amendments to its Rules of Practice and related provisions in light of the SarbanesOxley Act of 2002. The SarbanesOxley Act, among other things, authorizes the Commission to review disciplinary actions of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION : Veterans Affairs Department

Notice is hereby given of the current list of 562 tribal entities recognized and eligible for funding and services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs by virtue of their status as Indian tribes. This notice is published pursuant to section 104 of the Act of November 2, 1994 (Pub. L. 103454; 108 Stat. 4791, 4792).

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Veterans Affairs Department

This document amends the Customs Regulations to provide that the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) must receive, by way of a CBPapproved electronic data interchange system, information pertaining to cargo before the cargo is either brought into or sent from the United States by any mode of commercial transportation (sea, air, rail or

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Veterans Affairs Department

The Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) intends to designate Building 401 (23,600 square feet), with an abutting playground (11,500 square feet) at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio, for an enhanceduse lease. The Department intends to enter into a 35year lease of real property with a selected

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : Veterans Affairs Department

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public Law 92463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) Commission will hold a meeting on December 18, 2003, at the Hotel Washington, Pennsylvania Avenue at 15th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20004. The meeting will begin at 10

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : Veterans Affairs Department

November 27, 2003.

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, Pub. L. 10413. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance Officer listed. Comments regarding this information

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of the Treasury exempts a Bureau of the Public Debt system of records entitled ``Treasury/BPD.009U.S. Treasury Securities Fraud Information System'' from certain provisions of the Privacy Act.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

TSA announces the availability of the TSA Maritime Self- Assessment Risk Module (TMSARM), developed to support the United States Coast Guard's (USCG) regulatory efforts promulgated pursuant to the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of 2002. MTSA regulations mandate that any facility or vessel that might be involved in a transportation

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Transportation Security Administration

The Surface Transportation Board (Board) is accepting for consideration the primary application and related filings filed November 5, 2003, by Canadian National Railway Company (CNR, a rail carrier that controls several rail carrier subsidiaries) and Grand Trunk Corporation (GTC, a noncarrier holding company through which CNR controls its U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) notifies Federal agencies of the laboratories currently certified to meet the standards of subpart C of the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (Mandatory Guidelines) published in the Federal Register on April 11, 1988 (53 FR 11970), and revised in the Federal Register

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. This process is conducted in accordance
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE : State Department

The Small Business Administration Region IX Regulatory Fairness Board and the SBA Office of the National Ombudsman will hold a Public Roundtable on Thursday, December 4, 2003 at 1 p.m. at the SETA Headquarters, Board Room, 925 Del Paso Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95815, to provide small business owners and representatives of trade associations

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION : Small Business Administration

November 28, 2003.

On August 28, 2003, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (``NASD''), through its subsidiary, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (``Nasdaq'') submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION : Securities and Exchange Commission

December 1, 2003.

I. Introduction

On February 24, 2003, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. (``CBOE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'' or ``SEC''), pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to allow

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION : Securities and Exchange Commission

December 1, 2003.

I. Introduction

On July 16, 2003, the Boston Stock Exchange, Inc. (``BSE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to add new requirements concerning

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION : Securities and Exchange Commission

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold the following meeting during the week of December 8, 2003:

A closed meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 9, 2003 at 2 p.m.

Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners, the

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION : Securities and Exchange Commission

Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC) has submitted an application for renewal of Facility Operating Licenses, NPF2 and NPF8 for an additional 20 years of operation at the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2. The Farley Nuclear Plant (FNP) is located in Houston County, Alabama about 16.5 miles east of the City of Dothan, Alabama.

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION : Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Citation of Previous Announcement: Volume 68, Number 220, Federal Register, pages 6466164662, November 14, 2003.

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Additional Concurrent Session

Open

National Science Board, Ad Hoc Task Group on LongLived Data Collections, (2:303:30 p.m.), Room

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION : National Science Foundation

Date and Time: December 4, 2003, 12 noon1 p.m., Open Session.

Place: The National Science Foundation, Stafford One Building, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 220,Arlington, VA 22230.

Status: This meeting will be open to the public.

Matters To Be Considered:
Thursday December 4, 2003

Open Session 12 noon to 1 p.m.

Approval of the

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION : National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act at title 45 part 670 of the Code of Federal Regulations. This is the required notice of permit

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION : National Science Foundation

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 10413, 44 U.S.C. 3507) the National Park Service (NPS) invites public comment on a request for renewal of the information collection requirements of NPS Standard Form 1044, Backcountry Use Permit. The permit was initially authorized under OMB Control No. 10240022. The Backcountry Use

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

NPS requests comments on extending and modifying two existing NPS information collection instruments that are processed by the existing, Internetbased Research Permit and Reporting System. One information collection instrument, the Application for a Scientific Research and Collecting Permit, is used by applicants to apply to parks for scientific

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Park Service (NPS) is announcing its intention to request an extension of a currently approved collection of information (OMB 10240231) for 36 CFR part 51, Sec. 51.47 regarding the appeal of a preferred offeror determination, Sec. Sec. 51.54 and 51.55 regarding NPS

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

The Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), will post the NOAA Research Draft Report for public comment on December 15, 2003. The complete draft document will be posted on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Science Advisory Board (SAB) Web site at

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration