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10–15–03 Vol. 68 No. 199 Wednesday Oct. 15, 2003 Pages 10–15–03 Wednesday Vol. 68 No. 199 Oct. 15, 2003 Pages 59305–59512 VerDate jul 14 2003 19:58 Oct 14, 2003 Jkt 203001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4710 Sfmt 4710 E:\FR\FM\15OCWS.LOC 15OCWS 1 II Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 199 / Wednesday, October 15, 2003 The FEDERAL REGISTER (ISSN 0097–6326) is published daily, SUBSCRIPTIONS AND COPIES Monday through Friday, except official holidays, by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records PUBLIC Administration, Washington, DC 20408, under the Federal Register Subscriptions: Act (44 U.S.C. Ch. 15) and the regulations of the Administrative Paper or fiche 202–512–1800 Committee of the Federal Register (1 CFR Ch. I). The Assistance with public subscriptions 202–512–1806 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 is the exclusive distributor of the official General online information 202–512–1530; 1–888–293–6498 edition. 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VerDate jul 14 2003 19:58 Oct 14, 2003 Jkt 203001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4710 Sfmt 4710 E:\FR\FM\15OCWS.LOC 15OCWS 2 III Contents Federal Register Vol. 68, No. 199 Wednesday, October 15, 2003 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Defense Department NOTICES PROPOSED RULES Agency information collection activities; proposals, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): submissions, and approvals, 59406–59407 Share-in-savings contracting Correction, 59447 Agricultural Marketing Service NOTICES RULES Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): Oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, and tangelos grown in— Agency information collection activities; proposals, Florida, and imported submissions, and approvals, 59378–59381 Correction, 59446–59447 Education Department Agriculture Department NOTICES See Agricultural Marketing Service Agency information collection activities; proposals, See Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service submissions, and approvals, 59381 See Forest Service Energy Department Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission RULES Plant related quarantine; domestic: Environmental Protection Agency Fire ant, imported, 59307–59308 RULES NOTICES Air quality implementation plans; approval and Agency information collection activities; proposals, promulgation; various States: submissions, and approvals, 59360–59361 Pennsylvania, 59318–59327 Utah, 59327–59328 Coast Guard Solid wastes: RULES Municipal solid waste landfills: Drawbridge operations: Location restrictions for airport safety, 59333–59335 Illinois, 59316–59318 Volatile organic liquid storage vessels; standards of NOTICES performance, 59328–59333 Meetings: PROPOSED RULES Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Advisory Air quality implementation plans; approval and Committee, 59407–59408 promulgation; various States: Pennsylvania, 59355–59358 Commerce Department NOTICES See International Trade Administration Agency information collection activities; proposals, See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration submissions, and approvals, 59396–59401 NOTICES Meetings: Agency information collection activities; proposals, Draft report on the environment (2003); national dialogue submissions, and approvals, 59364–59365 sessions, 59401–59402 Agency information collection activities, proposals, National Pollution Prevention and Toxics Advisory submissions, and approvals, 59363–59364 Committee, 59402–59403 Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Syngenta Seeds, 59403–59405 NOTICES Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles: Executive Office of the President Bangladesh, 59369 See Presidential Documents China, 59369–59372 Hong Kong, 59372 Federal Aviation Administration Korea, 59372–59374 PROPOSED RULES Macau, 59374 Airworthiness directives: Taiwan, 59375 Airbus, 59347–59349 Vietnam, 59375–59376 McDonnell Douglas, 59349–59352 Textile and apparel categories: NOTICES Quota and visa requirements— Meetings: Sub-Saharan African countries; duty- and quota free Aging Transport Systems Rulemaking Advisory import limitations, 59376–59377 Committee, 59440–59441 Consumer Product Safety Commission Federal Communications Commission NOTICES RULES Meetings: Radio broadcasting: All-terrain vehicles; public field meeting, 59377–59378 Experimental licenses and authorizations, 59335–59336 VerDate jul<14>2003 19:59 Oct 14, 2003 Jkt 203001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4748 Sfmt 4748 E:\FR\FM\15OCCN.SGM 15OCCN IV Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 199 / Wednesday, October 15, 2003 / Contents Television broadcasting: Federal Transit Administration Cable television systems— NOTICES Telecommunications services inside wiring customer Agency information collection activities; proposals, premises equipment, 59336–59337 submissions, and approvals, 59441 Environmental statements; availability, etc.: Suffolk Count, NY; Long Island Rail Road Huntington/ Federal Emergency Management Agency Port Jefferson Branch Yard, 59441–59443 NOTICES Disaster and emergency areas: Fish and Wildlife Service Delaware, 59408 RULES District of Columbia, 59408–59409 Endangered and threatened species: Maryland, 59409 Missouri bladderpod, 59337–59345 North Carolina, 59409–59410 NOTICES Ohio, 59410 Endangered and threatened species: Pennsylvania, 59410 Recovery plans— Virginia, 59411–59412 Wenatchee Mountains checkermallow, 59414–59415 West Virginia, 59412 Disaster assistance: Forest Service Countywide per capita impact indicator, 59413 NOTICES Individuals and Households Program; maximum Agency information collection activities; proposals, amounts, 59413 submissions, and approvals, 59361 Statewide per capita impact indicator, 59413 Appealable
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