[June 28, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 123)] [Unified Agenda] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [frwais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID: f:ua040404.wais] [Page 37264-37356] Department of Commerce ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Part IV ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Semiannual Regulatory Agenda [[Page 37264]] DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Office of the Secretary 13 CFR Ch. III 15 CFR Subtitle A; Subtitle B, Chs. I, II, III, VII, VIII, IX, and XI 19 CFR Ch. III 37 CFR Chs. I, IV, and V 48 CFR Ch. 13 50 CFR Chs. II, III, IV, and VI Spring 2004 Semiannual Agenda of Regulations AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Commerce. ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. _______________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY: In compliance with Executive Order 12866 entitled ``Regulatory Planning and Review'' and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, as amended, the Department of Commerce (Department), in the spring and fall of each year, publishes in the Federal Register an agenda of regulations under development or review over the next 12 months. Rulemaking actions are grouped according to prerulemaking, proposed rules, final rules, long- term actions, and rulemaking actions completed since the fall 2003 agenda. The purpose of the agenda is to provide information to the public on regulations currently under review, being proposed, or issued by the Department. The agenda is intended to facilitate comments and views by interested members of the public. The Department's fall 2003 regulatory agenda includes regulatory activities that are expected to be conducted during the period April 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Specific: For additional information about specific regulatory actions listed in the agenda, contact the individual identified as the contact person. General: Comments or inquiries of a general nature about the agenda should be directed to Daniel Cohen, Chief Counsel for Regulation, Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Legislation and Regulation, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-3151. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Order 12866 requires agencies to publish an agenda of those regulations that are under consideration pursuant to this order. By memorandum of April 6, 2004, the Office of Management and Budget issued guidelines and procedures for the preparation and publication of the Fall 2003 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. The Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., requires agencies to publish, in the spring and fall of each year, a regulatory flexibility agenda which contains a brief description of the subject area of any rule which is likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The agenda also identifies those entries that have been selected for periodic review under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Explanation of Information Contained in the Agenda Within the Department, the Office of the Secretary and various operating units may issue regulations. Operating units, such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Bureau of Industry and Security, and the Patent and Trademark Office issue the greatest share of the Department's regulations. A large number of regulatory actions reported in the agenda deal with fishery management programs of NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). To avoid repetition of programs and definitions, as well as to provide some understanding of the technical and institutional elements of the NMFS programs, a section on ``Explanation of Information Contained in NMFS Regulatory Entries'' is provided below. Explanation of Information Contained in NMFS Regulatory Entries The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) (Act) governs the management of fisheries within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The EEZ refers to those waters from the outer edge of the State boundaries, generally 3 nautical miles, to a distance of 200 nautical miles. Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) are to be prepared for fisheries, which require conservation and management measures. Regulations implementing these FMPs regulate domestic fishing and foreign fishing where permitted. Foreign fishing can be conducted in a fishery in which there is no FMP only if a preliminary fishery management plan has been issued to govern that foreign fishing. Under the Act, eight Regional Fishery Management Councils (Councils) prepare FMPs or amendments to FMPs for fisheries within their respective areas. In the development of such plans or amendments and their implementing regulations, the Councils are required by law to conduct public hearings on the draft plans and to consider the use of alternative means of regulating. The Council process for developing FMPs and amendments makes it difficult for NMFS to determine the significance and timing of some regulatory actions under consideration by the Councils at the time the semiannual regulatory agenda is published. The Department's spring 2004 regulatory agenda follows. Theodore W. Kassinger, General Counsel. Bureau of Economic Analysis--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 290 BE-80, Benchmark Survey of Financial Services Transactions Between U.S. Financial 0691-AA51 Services Providers and Unaffiliated Foreign Persons................................... 291 Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad - 2004.............................. 0691-AA52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 37265]] Bureau of Economic Analysis--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 292 International Services Surveys: BE-9, Quarterly Survey of Foreign Airline Operators' 0691-AA55 Revenues and Expenses in the United States............................................ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of Economic Analysis--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 293 Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States....................... 0691-AA48 294 Quarterly Surveys of International Trade in Services Between U.S. and Foreign Persons. 0691-AA49 295 International Services Surveys: BE-85, Quarterly Survey of Financial Services 0691-AA50 Transactions Between U.S. Financial Services Providers and Unaffiliated Foreign Persons............................................................................... 296 International Services Surveys: BE-45, Quarterly Survey of Insurance Transactions by 0691-AA53 U.S. Insurance Companies With Foreign Persons......................................... 297 International Services Surveys: BE-25, Quarterly Survey of Transactions With 0691-AA54 Unaffiliated Foreign Persons in Selected Services and in Intangible Assets............ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of the Census--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 298 Full Mandatory Automated Export System (AES) Filing for Export Shipments.............. 0607-AA38 299 Amendments to Age Search Fee Structure................................................ 0607-AA41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of the Census--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 300 Cutoff Dates for Recognition of Boundary Changes for Census 2000 and for the 0607-AA35 Intercensal Period.................................................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of the Census--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 301 Establishment of the 2010 Census Redistricting Program................................ 0607-AA42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of the Census--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 302 Annual Trade Survey................................................................... 0607-AA40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Economic Development Administration--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 303 Economic Development Administration Regulations....................................... 0610-AA63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 37266]] General Administration--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 304 Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects, Technical Amendments............. 0605-AA17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Trade Administration--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 305 Procedures for Conducting Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing 0625-AA51 Duty Orders........................................................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Trade Administration--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 306 Import of Certain Worsted Wool Fabric: Implementation of Tariff Rate Quota Established 0625-AA58 Under Title V of the Trade and Development Act of 2000................................ 307 Commercial Availability of Fabric and Yarn............................................ 0625-AA59 308 Steel Import Licensing and Surge Monitoring........................................... 0625-AA64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Trade Administration--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 309 Changes in the Insular Possessions Watch, Watch Movement, and Jewelry Program......... 0625-AA63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of Industry and Security--Prerule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 310 License Exception APR for Reexports To, From, and Among Countries in Country Group A:1 0694-AC69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of Industry and Security--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 311 Chemical Weapons Convention Regulations............................................... 0694-AB06 312 Short Supply Controls: Crude Oil Exports.............................................. 0694-AC25 313 Removal of Licensing Exemption for Exports and Reexports of Missile Technology- 0694-AC48 Controlled Items Destined to Canada................................................... 314 Knowledge Definition, Safe Harbor, Red Flags.......................................... 0694-AC94 315 Export Administration Regulations: Removal of Country Groups.......................... 0694-AD09 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of Industry and Security--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 316 Exports and Reexports to Sudan........................................................ 0694-AC05 317 Mandatory Electronic Filing of License Applications, Classification Requests, and 0694-AC20 License Exceptions Notifications via BIS's Simplified Network Application Process (SNAP)................................................................................ [[Page 37267]] 318 License Exception AVS: Cuba, Libya, and Serbia........................................ 0694-AC33 319 License Application Denial Policy, ``Red Flag'' Indicators of Possible Inappropriate 0694-AC68 End-Use, End-User, or Destination..................................................... 320 Revisions of Aircraft Export Licensing Jurisdiction Based on Review of the United 0694-AC74 States Munitions List................................................................. 321 Revisions of Energetic Material Export Licensing Jurisdiction Based on Review of the 0694-AC75 United States Munitions List.......................................................... 322 Export and Reexport Controls on Iraq.................................................. 0694-AC84 323 Clarification of Export Controls on Parts for Military Vehicles....................... 0694-AC91 324 Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations: Missile Technology Production 0694-AC93 Equipment and Facilities Controlled Under ECCNs 9B115 and 9B116....................... 325 Termination of Certain Emergencies With Respect to Yugoslavia and Related Removal of 0694-AC98 Restrictions on Transactions With Persons Identified by the Bracketed Initials [FRYM] Under the Export Admin. Regs.......................................................... 326 Microprocessor Technology Eligible for Export or Reexport Under License Exception..... 0694-AD02 327 Expansion of Availability of License Exception CIV for Certain Deemed Exports of 0694-AD04 Microprocessor Technology; and Establishment of ``Foreign National Review'' Support Statement for Deemed Exports.......................................................... 328 Revision of Licensees' Responsibility To Communicate License Conditions............... 0694-AD05 329 Addition of Systems, Including Cameras, Incorporating Non-Space Qualified Infrared 0694-AD06 Amorphous Silicon Focal Plane Arrays, and Related Technology and Software, to the Commerce Control List................................................................. 330 Clarification of ``Space-Qualified'' Parts, Components, and Technology Subject to the 0694-AD07 Export Administration Regulations..................................................... 331 Revisions and Clarifications to the Export Administration Regulations................. 0694-AD08 332 Implementation of the Wassenaar Arrangement Statement of Understanding on the Control 0694-AD10 of Non-Listed Dual-Use Items.......................................................... 333 Revisions to Export Administration Regulations as a Result of Membership Expansion of 0694-AD11 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)............................................. 334 Entity List: Removal of Four Russian Entities......................................... 0694-AD12 335 India: Removal of Indian Entity and Revision in License Review Policy for Certain 0694-AD13 Indian Entities and a Clarification................................................... 336 Amendments to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) Implementing the ``Catch- 0694-AD15 All'' Provisions in the Australia Group (AG) ``Guidelines for Transfers of Sensitive Chemical or Biological Items''........................................................ 337 Revision of Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 2B351 To Conform With the 0694-AD16 Australia Group (AG) ``Control List of Dual-Use Chemical Manufacturing Facilities and Equipment and Related Technology''.................................................... 338 Revision of Export and Reexport Restrictions on Cuba.................................. 0694-AD17 339 Expansion of Computer Technology and Software Eligible for Export or Reexport Under 0694-AD18 License Exception CTP; and Establishment of ``Foreign National Review'' Procedure Under License Exception CTP........................................................... 340 Encryption Export and Reexport Controls Revisions..................................... 0694-AD19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of Industry and Security--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 341 Clarification of License Exception GFT (Humanitarian Donations)....................... 0694-AB49 342 Export Administration Regulations: Support Documentation.............................. 0694-AC04 343 Expansion of License Exception GOV; Exports and Reexports to International 0694-AC15 Organizations......................................................................... 344 De Minimis Expansion of Eligibility: U.S.-Origin Software Incorporated Into Foreign- 0694-AC17 Made Retail Commodities............................................................... 345 Revision to the Export Administration Regulations: Replacement Licenses............... 0694-AC23 346 Clarifications to Part 753: Special Comprehensive License Requirements................ 0694-AC34 347 Chemical Weapons Convention: Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations....... 0694-AC35 348 Revisions to the Export Administrative Regulations: Removal of the List of Missile 0694-AC46 Projects From Certain Country Groups and Revisions to Missile Controls................ 349 Revision, Suspension, or Prohibition of Use of ``No License Required'' Provisions..... 0694-AC47 350 Revisions to License Exception TSR: Expansion to Scope of Eligible Countries.......... 0694-AC71 351 Imposition of Foreign Policy Controls on Surreptitious Communications Intercepting 0694-AC82 Devices............................................................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 37268]] Bureau of Industry and Security--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 352 Administration of State Log Exports Ban............................................... 0694-AB25 353 Revisions and Clarifications to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)........... 0694-AC24 354 Crime Control Items: Revisions to the Commerce Control List........................... 0694-AC31 355 Elimination of ``National Security'' as a Reason for Control for Certain Items on the 0694-AC54 Commerce Control List................................................................. 356 Computer Technology and Software Eligible for Export or Reexport Under License 0694-AC63 Exception TSR......................................................................... 357 Protective Equipment Export License Jurisdiction...................................... 0694-AC64 358 Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations Based on the 2002 Missile 0694-AC76 Technology Control Regime Plenary Agreements.......................................... 359 Addition of East Timor, Netherlands Antilles, and Aruba to the Export Administration 0694-AC77 Regulations........................................................................... 360 December 2002 Wassenaar Arrangement Plenary Agreement Implementation: Revisions to 0694-AC85 Categories 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the Commerce Control List, and Reporting Requirements.......................................................................... 361 Lifting of UN Sanctions Against UNITA................................................. 0694-AC86 362 Amendment to the Export Administration Regulations: Revision to Export Control 0694-AC87 Classification Number 1C355........................................................... 363 Revisions and Clarifications to the Export Administration Regulations -- Chemical and 0694-AC88 Biological Weapons Controls: Australia Group; Chemical Weapons Convention; Correction. 364 Best Practices for Exporters/Re-Exporters and Trade Facilitation/Freight Forwarding 0694-AC89 Companies Regarding the Transit, Transshipment, and Reexport of Dual-Use Items........ 365 Addition of Kazakhstan to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), and Other Revisions...... 0694-AC90 366 Export Administration Regulations: Penalty Guidance in the Settlement of 0694-AC92 Administrative Enforcement Cases...................................................... 367 Computer and Microprocessor Technology and Software Eligible for Export or Reexport 0694-AC95 Under License Exception............................................................... 368 Implementation of Australia Group 2003 Decisions on Animal Pathogens.................. 0694-AC96 369 Chemical Weapons Convention Regulations: Electronic Submission of Declarations and 0694-AC97 Reports Under the Web Data Entry System for Industry (Web-DESI)....................... 370 General Order Implementing Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Act of 2003.. 0694-AC99 371 December 2003 Wassenaar Arrangement Plenary Agreement Implementation: Categories 1, 2, 0694-AD00 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the Commerce Control List, and Reporting Requirements............ 372 Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations Based on the 2003 Missile 0694-AD01 Technology Control Regime Plenary Agreements.......................................... 373 Licensing Jurisdiction for QRS11 Micromachined Angular Rate Sensors................... 0694-AD03 374 Revision of Export and Reexport Restrictions on Libya................................. 0694-AD14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Institute of Standards and Technology--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 375 Procedures for Implementation of the National Construction Safety Team Act............ 0693-AB53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Prerule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 376 Right Whale Ship Strike Reduction..................................................... 0648-AS36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 377 Adjustment of Management Program: Bottomfish Fisheries in the Hawaiian Islands........ 0648-AK82 378 Amendment 12 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Crustacean Fisheries of the 0648-AL67 Western Pacific Region................................................................ 379 Fishery Management Plan for Calico Scallop Fishery in the South Atlantic Region (FMP). 0648-AL78 380 Amendment 7 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Bottomfish Fisheries of the Western 0648-AM98 Pacific Region........................................................................ 381 Amendment 18 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of 0648-AN09 Mexico................................................................................ [[Page 37269]] 382 Amendment 9 to the Fishery Management Plan Amendment for the Pelagic Fisheries of the 0648-AN76 Western Pacific Region................................................................ 383 Regulatory Amendment Modifying the Gulf of Mexico BRD Protocol Under the Fishery 0648-AN84 Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico (FMP).................... 384 Regulatory Amendment Under the Fishery Management Plan for Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish 0648-AP02 (FMP) To Establish a Red Snapper Stock Rebuilding Plan and To Set Red Snapper Overfishing Targets and Thresholds.................................................... 385 Revision of American Lobster Regulations for the EEZ.................................. 0648-AP18 386 Regulatory Amendment To Implement Permit Stacking in the Limited-Entry Fixed-Gear 0648-AP38 Sablefish Fishery in 2002 and Beyond.................................................. 387 Comprehensive Amendment Addressing Sustainable Fisheries Act Requirements Regarding 0648-AP51 Overfishing, Bycatch, Fishing Communities and Provisions for Fishery Management Plans for the Caribbean..................................................................... 388 Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Amendment 9....................... 0648-AP60 389 Implementation of the Regulatory Changes Resulting From the Amendments and Extension 0648-AP61 of the South Pacific Tuna Act......................................................... 390 Amendment 71A to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering 0648-AP67 Sea and Aleutian Islands Area......................................................... 391 Regulatory Amendment to Section 679 Permits or Permit-Related Issues.................. 0648-AQ07 392 Regulatory Amendment To Adjust Permit Renewal Requirements and Transferability 0648-AQ20 Restrictions in NWHI's Hoomalu Zone and Mau Limited Access Programs................... 393 Amendment 2 to Monkfish Fishery Management Plan....................................... 0648-AQ25 394 Fisheries of the United States; National Standard 1................................... 0648-AQ63 395 Amendment 1 to the Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan.............................. 0648-AQ86 396 Amendment 1 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan........................... 0648-AQ87 397 Adjustment of Management Program to Conserve Sea Turtles in the Pelagic Fisheries in 0648-AQ91 the Western Pacific Region............................................................ 398 Amendment 11 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Pelagic Fisheries of the Western 0648-AQ92 Pacific Region (American Samoa Limited Access Program)................................ 399 Amendment 62 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Gulf of 0648-AR06 Alaska and Amendment 62 to the FMP for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area................................................................. 400 Regulatory Rulemaking To Revise Accounting for Externally Tagged Halibut.............. 0648-AR09 401 Catcher Vessel Electronic Report...................................................... 0648-AR30 402 Amendment 13B to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the 0648-AR38 South Atlantic Region................................................................. 403 Framework 5 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery.................. 0648-AR50 404 Annual Specifications for Fishing Year 2005 for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black 0648-AR51 Sea Bass Fishery...................................................................... 405 Annual Specifications for the Surf Clam and Ocean Quahog Fishery for Fishing Year 2005 0648-AR52 406 Framework 16 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan and Framework 0648-AR55 Adjustment 39 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan................... 407 Annual Specifications for the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery for 0648-AR56 Fishing Year 2005..................................................................... 408 Annual Specifications for the Atlantic Bluefish Fishery for Fishing Year 2005......... 0648-AR57 409 Annual Specifications for the Deep-Sea Red Crab Fishery for Fishing Year 2005......... 0648-AR59 410 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); Amendment 2 to the Fishery Management Plan 0648-AR60 for Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish, and Sharks............................................. 411 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); Amendment 2 to the Atlantic Billfish Fishery 0648-AR61 Management Plan....................................................................... 412 Amendment 10 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan.................. 0648-AR63 413 Amendment 8 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Bottomfish Fisheries of the Western 0648-AR65 Pacific Region........................................................................ 414 Regulatory Amendment to Add and Revise Certain Species Codes in 50 CFR 679............ 0648-AR67 415 Amendment 72 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska.. 0648-AR72 416 Consideration of Revision to Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Guidelines (50 CFR Part 600) 0648-AR76 417 Amendment 48 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering 0648-AR77 Sea and Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska........................................... 418 Revisions To Revise the Definitions of Exempted Fishing and Scientific Research....... 0648-AR78 419 Extend the Moratorium on Harvesting Seamount Groundfish Resources in the Western 0648-AR85 Pacific Region........................................................................ 420 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); 2004 Bluefin Tuna Quota Specifications and 0648-AR86 General Category Effort Controls...................................................... 421 Halibut Subsistence II................................................................ 0648-AR88 422 Gear Identification Markings on Buoys................................................. 0648-AR90 423 Individual Fishing Quota for Guided Recreational Charter Halibut Fishery.............. 0648-AR96 424 Announcement of the Optimum Yield and Harvest Limit for Pacific Mackerel.............. 0648-AR97 425 CDQ Transfer, Eligible Vessels, and Fishing Plan Regulations.......................... 0648-AS00 [[Page 37270]] 426 Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large 0648-AS01 Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations................................................. 427 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Requirement 0648-AS07 Effective Date for Atlantic Shark Fisheries........................................... 428 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Shark Commercial Management Measures...... 0648-AS08 429 Fish and Seafood Promotion Act........................................................ 0648-AS09 430 Revised Definition of Alaska Local Time............................................... 0648-AS11 431 Individual Fishing Quota Departure Report............................................. 0648-AS12 432 Community Development Quota Regulatory Amendment To Modify Several Fishery Management 0648-AS13 Elements of the CDQ Program........................................................... 433 Amendment 81 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and 0648-AS14 Aleutian Islands Management Area and Amendment 74 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska...................................................... 434 Amendment 13 to Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico, 0648-AS15 U.S. Waters........................................................................... 435 Amendment 6 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the South 0648-AS16 Atlantic Region....................................................................... 436 Announcement of the Optimum Yield and Harvest Limit for Pacific Sardine............... 0648-AS17 437 Eastern Pacific Tuna Controls......................................................... 0648-AS18 438 Amendment 23 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan To Set Vermilion Snapper 0648-AS19 Sustainable Fisheries Act Targets and Thresholds and To Establish a Plan to End Overfishing and Rebuild the Stock..................................................... 439 Annual Recreational Specifications for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass 0648-AS21 Fishery for Fishing Year 2005......................................................... 440 Amendment 14 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery................. 0648-AS22 441 Specifications for the 2005 Fishing Year for the Atlantic Herring Fishery............. 0648-AS23 442 Specifications for the Spiny Dogfish Fishery for Fishing Year 2005.................... 0648-AS24 443 Amendment 16-3 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan................ 0648-AS26 444 Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Announcement of 2005-2006 Groundfish................ 0648-AS27 445 Regulatory Amendment Governing the Use of Electronic Logbook Forms in Western Pacific 0648-AS29 Fisheries............................................................................. 446 Adjustment of Management Program To Protect Seabirds in Pelagic Fisheries of the 0648-AS30 Western Pacific Region................................................................ 447 Amendment 6 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Precious Corals Fisheries of the 0648-AS31 Western Pacific Region................................................................ 448 Framework 40B to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan................... 0648-AS33 449 Framework 40A to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan................... 0648-AS34 450 Framework 1 to the Red Crab Fishery Management Plan................................... 0648-AS35 451 Fee System for Repayment of the Loan to Harvesters of Pacific Groundfish Fishery and 0648-AS38 California, Washington, and Oregon Fisheries for Dungeness Crab and Pink Shrimp....... 452 Restrictions for 2004 Purse Seine and Longline Fisheries in the Eastern Tropical 0648-AS39 Pacific Ocean......................................................................... 453 Gulf of Alaska Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures Revisions......................... 0648-AS41 454 Amend Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals................ 0648-AH83 455 North Atlantic Whale Protection....................................................... 0648-AM85 456 Preventing Harassment From Human Activities Directed at Marine Mammals in the Wild.... 0648-AN43 457 Endangered and Threatened Species: Permit Exemptions.................................. 0648-AO37 458 Captive Steller Sea Lions............................................................. 0648-AO61 459 Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Rocket Launches From the Kodiak Launch Complex, 0648-AP62 Kodiak Island, Alaska................................................................. 460 Taking and Importing Marine Mammals: Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Conducting 0648-AQ71 Oil and Gas Exploration Activities in the Gulf of Mexico.............................. 461 Designate Critical Habitat; Withdraw Previous Designations............................ 0648-AQ77 462 Regulations Implementing the Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan................... 0648-AR39 463 Sea Turtle Conservation; Restrictions to Fishing Activities........................... 0648-AR81 464 Listing Determinations for 27 ESUs of West Coast Salmon and Oncorhynchus Mykiss....... 0648-AR93 465 Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Navy Operation.................................... 0648-AR99 466 Taking and Importing Marine Mammals: Military Readiness Activities and Scientific 0648-AS06 Research Activities Conducted by or on Behalf of the Federal Government............... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 467 Regulatory Amendment To Require Mandatory Observer Coverage in the At-Sea Processing 0648-AK26 Sector of the Whiting Fishery......................................................... [[Page 37271]] 468 Amendment 10 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan...................... 0648-AN16 469 Amendment 13 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP).............. 0648-AN17 470 Full Retention of Demersal Shelf Rockfish in Gulf of Alaska Area 650.................. 0648-AP73 471 Amendment to Fishery Management Plan for Reef Fish Resources of Gulf of Mexico to Set 0648-AP95 10-Year Rebuilding Plan for Red Grouper............................................... 472 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); Bigeye Tuna and Swordfish Trade Statistical 0648-AQ37 Document Programs..................................................................... 473 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species: Billfish and Swordfish Recreational Fishing........ 0648-AQ65 474 Recreational Measures for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery for 0648-AQ82 Fishing Year 2004..................................................................... 475 Annual Specifications for the Atlantic Bluefish Fishery for 2004...................... 0648-AQ85 476 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Swordfish Quotas.......................... 0648-AQ90 477 Amendment 66 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska.. 0648-AQ98 478 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Trade Restrictive Measures......................... 0648-AR10 479 Atlantic Striped Bass Fisheries in the EEZ; Modification of Federal Regulations....... 0648-AR33 480 Maximum Retainable Amount............................................................. 0648-AR41 481 Regulatory Amendment to Prohibited Species Catch Donation Regulations To Allow 0648-AR64 Processing of Heads and Guts.......................................................... 482 Amendment 21 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan................................. 0648-AR66 483 Amendment 63 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska...... 0648-AR73 484 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species: Sea Turtle Bycatch Mitigation...................... 0648-AR80 485 Revisions to the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for 2004 and Beyond............... 0648-AR83 486 Management Measures for Commercial, Recreational, and Treaty Indian Salmon Fisheries 0648-AS03 Off the Coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California.................................. 487 Reduction to Harvest Restrictions for Harvest Limit Area Atka Mackerel Fishery in 0648-AS10 Aleutian Islands Subarea.............................................................. 488 Technical Amendment to Rulemaking Extending the North Pacific Groundfish Fisheries 0648-AS20 Observer Program Beyond 2002.......................................................... 489 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); Atlantic Shark Quota Adjustment for the North 0648-AS28 Atlantic Region....................................................................... 490 Request for Research Proposals Supported Under a Research Set-Aside Program for 0648-AS32 Fishing Year 2006..................................................................... 491 Atlantic Large Whale 2002 Seasonal Area Management (SAM) Program...................... 0648-AP68 492 Provide Regulations for Permits for Capture, Transport, Import, and Export of 0648-AH26 Protected Species for Public Display, and for Maintaining a Captive Marine Mammal Inventory............................................................................. 493 Designated Critical Habitat: Proposed Critical Habitat for Northern California 0648-AO04 Steelhead............................................................................. 494 Taking of the Cook Inlet, Alaska, Stock of Beluga Whales by Alaska Natives............ 0648-AO16 495 Access to Tissue Specimen Samples From the National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank......... 0648-AQ51 496 Endangered Species and Pesticide Regulation........................................... 0648-AQ69 497 Zero Mortality Rate Goal.............................................................. 0648-AR15 498 List of Fisheries for 2004............................................................ 0648-AS04 499 Procedures for Limiting Capacity of the Tuna Purse Seine Fleet in the Eastern Tropical 0648-AS05 Pacific Ocean (ETP); Updates to the Tuna Tracking and Verification Program............ 500 Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary................................................. 0648-AQ41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 501 Proposed Highly Migratory Species Process............................................. 0648-AK40 502 Amendment 1 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Tilefish Fishery................... 0648-AS25 503 Amendment 82 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and 0648-AS37 Aleutian Islands Management Area...................................................... 504 Interagency Policy on the Prescription of Fishways Under Section 18 of the Federal 0648-AO70 Power Act............................................................................. 505 Policy for Review of Mandatory Conditions Developed by the Departments of the Interior 0648-AO84 and Commerce in the Context of Hydropower Licensing................................... 506 Revision of Overflight Regulations.................................................... 0648-AI91 507 Interagency Consultation for the National Marine Sanctuary Program.................... 0648-AL06 508 Installing and Maintaining Commercial Submarine Cables in National Marine Sanctuaries. 0648-AO36 509 Procedural Changes to the Federal Consistency Process................................. 0648-AP98 510 Certification Requirements for NOAA Electronic Navigational Chart Distribution........ 0648-AR87 511 Coastal Zone Management Act Federal Consistency Regulations........................... 0648-AR16 [[Page 37272]] 512 Regional Marine Research Program...................................................... 0648-AF20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 513 Amendment 4 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico 0648-AG87 and the U.S. Virgin Islands........................................................... 514 Revise Exempted Fishing Regulations To Specify Compensatory Fishing Under Exempted 0648-AK84 Fishing............................................................................... 515 Amendment 10 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of 0648-AM23 Mexico (FMP).......................................................................... 516 Enhanced Measures To Mitigate Seabird Bycatch in the Alaska Longline Fisheries (Hook- 0648-AM30 and-Line)............................................................................. 517 Implementation of Western Pacific Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishery Management Plan (FMP).. 0648-AM97 518 Amendment 7 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Spiny Lobster Fishery of the Gulf 0648-AN08 of Mexico and South Atlantic FMP...................................................... 519 Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Sargassum Habitat of the South Atlantic............. 0648-AN87 520 Fishery Management Plan for the Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery of the Atlantic, Caribbean, 0648-AO63 and Gulf of Mexico (FMP) of the Atlantic.............................................. 521 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Exempted Fishing Permits Procedures................ 0648-AO79 522 Amendment 13A to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the 0648-AP03 South Atlantic Region................................................................. 523 Fishing Capacity Reduction Program for the Crab Species Covered by the Fishery 0648-AP25 Management Plan for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs............. 524 Implementation of Fishery Management Plan for Highly Migratory Species Fisheries Off 0648-AP42 the West Coast........................................................................ 525 Regulatory Amendment Under the Coastal Migratory Pelagics Fishery Management Plan..... 0648-AP50 526 Atlantic Surf Clam and Ocean Quahog Fisheries; Amendment 13........................... 0648-AP57 527 Amendment to Regulations for Observer At-Sea Electronic Communication Equipment 0648-AP66 Requirements for Vessels and Shoreside Processors in the North Pacific Groundfish Fisheries............................................................................. 528 IFQ Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for Catcher Vessels; BSAI Amendment 72 0648-AP92 and GOA Amendment 64.................................................................. 529 Fleet Capacity Control for U.S. Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries in the Eastern Pacific 0648-AQ21 Ocean................................................................................. 530 Implementation of U.S. - Canada Albacore Treaty....................................... 0648-AQ22 531 Amendment 1 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and Amendment 2 to 0648-AQ27 the Atlantic Salmon FMP to Address Essential Fish Habitat Conservation Measures....... 532 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); 2003 Bluefin Tuna Quota Specifications and 0648-AQ38 Effort Controls....................................................................... 533 Rulemaking To Correct the Salmon Fishery Coordinates as Implemented in Amendment 3 to 0648-AQ48 the Fishery Management Plan for the Salmon Fisheries in the EEZ off the Coast of Alaska................................................................................ 534 Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Coast Groundfish Vessel Monitoring System... 0648-AQ58 535 Continuation of Measures To Reduce Fishing Mortality in the Northeast Multispecies 0648-AQ72 Fishery and Implement a DAS Leasing Program........................................... 536 Changes to Eligibility Criteria for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab License 0648-AQ73 Limitation Program.................................................................... 537 Annual Specifications for the Surf Clam and Ocean Quahog Fisheries for 2004........... 0648-AQ79 538 Annual Specifications for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries for 0648-AQ80 2004.................................................................................. 539 Specifications for the 2004-2005 Fishing Year for the Spiny Dogfish Fishery........... 0648-AQ81 540 Annual Specifications for the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries for 0648-AQ83 2004.................................................................................. 541 Annual Specifications for the Atlantic Herring Fishery for 2004....................... 0648-AQ84 542 ``Other Species'' CDQ Reserve Management.............................................. 0648-AQ88 543 Eastern Pacific Tuna Controls......................................................... 0648-AQ93 544 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); Atlantic Shark Management Measures........... 0648-AQ95 545 Announcement of the Optimum Yield and Harvest Limit for Pacific Mackerel.............. 0648-AQ96 546 Announcement of the Optimum Yield and Harvest Limit for Pacific Sardine............... 0648-AQ97 547 Port Codes Integration in Table 14.................................................... 0648-AR07 548 Regulatory Amendment To Change Reporting Areas 620 and 630............................ 0648-AR08 549 Weakfish: Increase in Incidental Catch per Amendment 4................................ 0648-AR11 550 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); Bluefin Tuna Season and Size Limit 0648-AR12 Adjustments........................................................................... 551 Regulatory Amendment To Correct Effective Dates for Regulatory Changes in 67 FR 79692 0648-AR13 (December 30, 2002)................................................................... 552 Amendment 77 to the FMP for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian 0648-AR31 Islands Area.......................................................................... 553 Modification of Housing Requirements for Observers.................................... 0648-AR32 554 Amendment 16-2 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan................ 0648-AR35 [[Page 37273]] 555 Amendment 16-1 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan................ 0648-AR36 556 Consideration of a Control Date for Bottomfishing Vessels in the EEZ Around Guam and 0648-AR37 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.......................................... 557 Emergency Rule To Close the Federal Tilefish Fishery.................................. 0648-AR40 558 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan; Framework 0648-AR43 Adjustment 3.......................................................................... 559 Framework 4 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan 0648-AR44 (FMP)................................................................................. 560 Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Revisions to Observer Program in 0648-AR46 the North Pacific Groundfish Fisheries; Correction.................................... 561 Establish Referendum Procedures and a Vote Weighting Formula for the Gulf of Mexico 0648-AR48 Red Snapper Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program.................................... 562 Implement Electronic Dealer Reporting and Adjustments to Vessel Reporting Requirements 0648-AR49 563 Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Announcement of the 2004 Groundfish Fishery 0648-AR54 Specifications and Management Measures................................................ 564 Annual Specifications for the Deep-Sea Red Crab Fishery for Fishing Year 2004......... 0648-AR58 565 Framework 4 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery.................. 0648-AR62 566 January-February 2004 Management Measures for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery.... 0648-AR68 567 Technical Amendment To Update and Correct OMB Control Numbers and Regulatory Citations 0648-AR71 for NMFS Information Collection Requirements.......................................... 568 Amendment 17 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and 0648-AR74 Tanner Crabs.......................................................................... 569 Reinstatement of the Vessel Permit Requirements for the Tilefish Fishery as 0648-AR75 Established Under the Tilefish Fishery Management Plan................................ 570 Rule To Implement Electronic Reporting Requirements for Seafood Dealers in the 0648-AR79 Northeast............................................................................. 571 Announcement of Development of and Establishment of Control Date for Trawl Individual 0648-AR82 Quota Program in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Limited Entry Trawl Fishery............. 572 Conserve Sea Turtles in the Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries......................... 0648-AR84 573 Target Total Allowable Catch Levels (TACs), Trip Limits and Days-at-Sea (DAS) 0648-AR89 Allocations for the Monkfish Fishery for the 2004 Fishing Year........................ 574 Commercial Penaeid Shrimp Fishery of the South Atlantic; Establishment of New Control 0648-AR91 Date.................................................................................. 575 Emergency Rule To Implement Management Measures for the 2004 Atlantic Sea Scallop 0648-AR92 Fishing Year.......................................................................... 576 2004 Halibut Management Measures...................................................... 0648-AR95 577 Request for Research Proposals Supported Under a Research Set-Aside Program........... 0648-AR98 578 Listing Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Designating Critical Habitat; 12-Month 0648-AP94 Finding............................................................................... 579 Taking of Threatened or Endangered Species Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations 0648-AQ13 580 Joint Counterpart Regulations With FS, BLM, BIA, FWS, NPS, and NOAA Fisheries Under 0648-AR05 Section 7 of the ESA.................................................................. 581 Alaska Transient Killer Whales (AT1 Group) Designated as Depleted..................... 0648-AR14 582 Implement a Prohibition on Shallow Style Longline Sets................................ 0648-AR53 583 Protect Endangered and Threatened Sea Turtles; Restrictions to Virginia Pound Net 0648-AR69 Fishery............................................................................... 584 Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Space Vehicle and Test Flight Activities....... 0648-AR70 585 Authorization for Commercial Fisheries; Correction.................................... 0648-AR94 586 Certification of the Use of Long-Flap Double-Cover Flap TED in the Southeast United 0648-AS02 States Under Sea Turtle Conservation Regulations...................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patent and Trademark Office--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 587 Changes in Trademark Rules of Practice in Inter Partes Proceedings Before the 0651-AB56 Trademark Trial and Appeal Board...................................................... 588 Fast Track Examination................................................................ 0651-AB62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patent and Trademark Office--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 589 Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences................ 0651-AB32 [[Page 37274]] 590 Changes To Support Implementation of the United States Patent and Trademark Office 0651-AB64 21st Century Strategic Plan........................................................... 591 Changes in Requirements for Amendment and Correction of Trademark Registrations....... 0651-AB67 592 Revision of Patent and Trademark Fees for Fiscal Year 2005............................ 0651-AB70 593 Elimination of Credit Cards as Payment for Replenishing Deposit Accounts.............. 0651-AB74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patent and Trademark Office--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 594 Changes To Implement Patent-Related Provisions of the United States Patent and 0651-AB54 Trademark Fee Modernization Act of 2003............................................... 595 Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark 0651-AB55 Office................................................................................ 596 Revision of United States Patent and Trademark Office Practice for Handling Patent 0651-AB69 Applications Filed Without the Appropriate Fees....................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patent and Trademark Office--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 597 Processing Fee for Use of Paper Forms for Submission of Applications for Registration 0651-AB52 and Other Documents................................................................... 598 Changes To Implement the 2002 Inter Partes Reexamination and Other Technical 0651-AB57 Amendments to the Patent Statute...................................................... 599 Revision of Search and Preliminary Examination Fees for International Applications.... 0651-AB61 600 Changes Related to Assignments of Patents and Trademarks.............................. 0651-AB63 601 Revision of Patent Term Extension and Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Related to 0651-AB71 Decisions by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences............................ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technology Administration--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 602 Licensing of Government-Owned Inventions.............................................. 0692-AA19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technology Administration--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 603 Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under 0692-AA14 Government Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements.............................. 604 Acquisition and Protection of Foreign Rights in Inventions............................ 0692-AA15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technology Administration--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 605 Amendment to Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business 0692-AA18 Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements.................. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 37275]] _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Proposed Rule Stage Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) _______________________________________________________________________ 290. BE-80, BENCHMARK SURVEY OF FINANCIAL SERVICES TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN U.S. FINANCIAL SERVICES PROVIDERS AND UNAFFILIATED FOREIGN PERSONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 22 USC 3101 to 3108 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 801 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This action will amend existing rule 15 CFR 801.11 to provide for the conduct of the BE-80, Benchmark Survey of Financial Services Transactions Between U.S. Financial Services Providers and Unaffiliated Foreign Persons - 2004, as required in the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act, 22 USC 3101 to 3108 (see especially section 4(b) of the Act). The existing rule covers a similar survey for 1999, which has been completed and which the new survey will update. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 07/00/04 NPRM Comment Period End 09/00/04 Final Action 11/00/04 Final Action Effective 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Local, State Agency Contact: Obie G. Whichard, Chief, International Investment Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, BE-50, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 606-9890 Fax: 202 606-5318 Email: obie.whichard@bea.gov RIN: 0691-AA51 _______________________________________________________________________ 291. BENCHMARK SURVEY OF U.S. DIRECT INVESTMENT ABROAD - 2004 Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 22 USC 3101 to 3108 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 806 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This action will amend existing rule 15 CFR 806.16 to provide for the conduct of the BE-10, Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad - 2004, as required in the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act, 22 USC 3101 to 3108 (see especially section 4(b) of the Act). The existing rule covers a similar survey for 1999 which has been completed and which the new survey will update. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/00/04 NPRM Comment Period End 10/00/04 Final Action Effective 01/00/05 Final Action 02/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Obie G. Whichard, Chief, International Investment Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, BE-50, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 606-9890 Fax: 202 606-5318 Email: obie.whichard@bea.gov RIN: 0691-AA52 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Final Rule Stage Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) _______________________________________________________________________ 292. INTERNATIONAL SERVICES SURVEYS: BE-9, QUARTERLY SURVEY OF FOREIGN AIRLINE OPERATORS' REVENUES AND EXPENSES IN THE UNITED STATES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 22 USC 3101 to 3108 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 801 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This action would amend 15 CFR part 801 to institute a new survey, BE-9, International Services Surveys: BE-9, Quarterly Survey of Foreign Airline Operators' Revenues and Expenses in the United States, to be conducted by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), U.S. Department of Commerce. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 10/17/03 68 FR 59750 NPRM Comment Period End 12/16/03 Final Action 07/00/04 Final Action Effective 08/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Edward Dozier, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, HCHB Room 4868A, 14th & Pennsyslvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 606-9559 Email: edward.dozier@bea.gov RIN: 0691-AA55 [[Page 37276]] _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Completed Actions Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) _______________________________________________________________________ 293. ANNUAL SURVEY OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 22 USC 3101 to 3108 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 806 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This action will amend 15 CFR 806.15 to raise the threshold for reporting on the BE-15, Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, and to bring the survey into conformity with the BE-12, Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States--2002. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/29/03 68 FR 51942 NPRM Comment Period End 10/28/03 Final Action 12/05/03 68 FR 67939 Final Action Effective 01/05/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Obie G. Whichard, Chief, International Investment Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, BE-50, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 606-9890 Fax: 202 606-5318 Email: obie.whichard@bea.gov RIN: 0691-AA48 _______________________________________________________________________ 294. QUARTERLY SURVEYS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES BETWEEN U.S. AND FOREIGN PERSONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 22 USC 3101 to 3108 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 801 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This action will amend existing rule 15 CFR 801.9 to require quarterly reporting of trade in services between U.S. and foreign persons for a number of services that up to now have been reported annually. The collection of quarterly information on international services activity is needed to support a Government initiative to provide more timely data on trade in the largest and most volatile services. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn 04/27/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Obie G. Whichard, Chief, International Investment Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, BE-50, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 606-9890 Fax: 202 606-5318 Email: obie.whichard@bea.gov Related RIN: Related to 0691-AA50, Related to 0691-AA53, Related to 0691-AA54, Related to 0691-AA55 RIN: 0691-AA49 _______________________________________________________________________ 295. INTERNATIONAL SERVICES SURVEYS: BE-85, QUARTERLY SURVEY OF FINANCIAL SERVICES TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN U.S. FINANCIAL SERVICES PROVIDERS AND UNAFFILIATED FOREIGN PERSONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 22 USC 3101 to 3108; 15 USC 4908 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 801 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would amend 15 CFR part 801 to institute a new survey, BE-85, Quarterly Survey of Financial Services Transactions Between U.S. Financial Services Providers and Unaffiliated Foreign Persons, to be conducted by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), U.S. Department of Commerce. The BE-85 survey is mandatory and will be conducted under the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act and under Section 5408 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988. The first survey conducted under this rule will cover transactions in the first quarter of 2004. The BE-85 survey will cover the same financial services presently covered by the BE-82, Annual Survey of Financial Service Transaction Between U.S. Financial Service Providers and Unaffiliated Foreign Persons. Following a final annual data collection for 2003, the BE-85 survey would replace the BE-82. Data from the BE-85 survey are needed to monitor trade in financial services, analyze its impact on the U.S. and foreign economies, compile and improve the U.S. economic accounts, support U.S. commercial policy on financial services, conduct trade promotion, improve the ability of U.S. businesses to identify and evaluate market opportunities, and for other Government uses. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/29/03 68 FR 51939 NPRM Comment Period End 10/28/03 Final Action 12/06/03 68 FR 69955 Final Action Effective 01/15/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Obie G. Whichard, Chief, International Investment Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, BE-50, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 606-9890 Fax: 202 606-5318 Email: obie.whichard@bea.gov RIN: 0691-AA50 _______________________________________________________________________ 296. INTERNATIONAL SERVICES SURVEYS: BE-45, QUARTERLY SURVEY OF INSURANCE TRANSACTIONS BY U.S. INSURANCE COMPANIES WITH FOREIGN PERSONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 22 USC 3101 to 3108 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 801 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) amends 15 CFR part 801 to institute a new survey, BE-45, Quarterly Survey of Insurance Transactions by U.S. Insurance Companies with Foreign Persons, to be conducted by BEA. The survey is mandatory and will be conducted under the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act. Data from the proposed BE- 45 survey are needed to monitor trade in insurance services, analyze its impact on the U.S. and foreign economies, compile and improve the U.S. economic accounts, support U.S. commercial policy on insurance [[Page 37277]] services, conduct trade promotion, improve the ability of U.S. businesses to identify and evaluate market opportunities, and for other Government uses. The survey will cover the same insurance services presently covered by the BE-48, Annual Survey of Reinsurance and Other Insurance Transactions by U.S. Insurance Companies with Foreign Persons, and auxiliary insurance services presently covered by the Benchmark and Annual Surveysof Selected Services Transactions with Unaffiliated Foreign Persons (Forms BE-20 and BE-22). Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 09/23/03 68 FR 55202 NPRM Comment Period End 11/24/03 Final Action 12/31/03 68 FR 75408 Final Action Effective 01/30/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Obie G. Whichard, Chief, International Investment Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, BE-50, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 606-9890 Fax: 202 606-5318 Email: obie.whichard@bea.gov RIN: 0691-AA53 _______________________________________________________________________ 297. INTERNATIONAL SERVICES SURVEYS: BE-25, QUARTERLY SURVEY OF TRANSACTIONS WITH UNAFFILIATED FOREIGN PERSONS IN SELECTED SERVICES AND IN INTANGIBLE ASSETS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 22 USC 3101 to 3108 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 801 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) amends 15 CFR part 801 to institute a new survey, BE-25, Quarterly Survey of Transactions with Unaffiliated Foreign Persons in Selected Services and in Intangible Assets, to be conducted by the BEA. Data from the proposed BE-25 survey are needed to monitor trade in services and intangible assets, analyze its impact on the U.S. and foreign economies, compile and improve the U.S. economic accounts, support U.S. commercial policy on financial services, conduct trade promotion, improve the ability of U.S. businesses to identify and evaluate market opportunities, and for other Government and public uses. The proposed survey will cover some of the selected services presently covered by the BE-22, Annual Survey of Selected Services Transactions with Unaffiliated Foreign Persons. The selected services covered by the BE-25 survey will be removed from the BE-22 survey after the survey for 2003 is conducted. The BE-22 survey will continue to be conducted for those services that were not moved to the BE-25 survey. The proposed survey will also cover construction, engineering, architectural, and surveying services presently covered by the BE-47, Annual Survey of Construction, Engineering, Architectural, and Mining Services Provided by U.S. Firms to Unaffiliated Foreign Persons, and will cover the same transactions in intangible assets presently covered by the BE-93, Annual Survey of Royalties, License Fees, and Other Receipts and Payments forIntangible Rights Between U.S. and Unaffiliated Foreign Persons; both of these annual surveys would be discontinued, following a final data collection for 2003. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 09/23/03 68 FR 55204 NPRM Comment Period End 11/24/03 Final Action 12/31/03 68 FR 75410 Final Action Effective 01/30/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Obie G. Whichard, Chief, International Investment Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, BE-50, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 606-9890 Fax: 202 606-5318 Email: obie.whichard@bea.gov RIN: 0691-AA54 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Proposed Rule Stage Bureau of the Census (CENSUS) _______________________________________________________________________ 298. FULL MANDATORY AUTOMATED EXPORT SYSTEM (AES) FILING FOR EXPORT SHIPMENTS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: PL 107-228, sec 1404 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 30 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Bureau of the Census is amending the Foreign Trade Statistics Regulations to require mandatory filing through the Automated Export System (AES) of all export information, including information for shipments where filing of a Shipper's Export Declaration was formerly required. The AES is an electronic method by which export information is transmitted. This amendment will specify the provisions and filing responsibilities of parties exporting commodities from the United States. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 10/22/03 68 FR 60301 ANPRM Comment Period End 11/21/03 NPRM 07/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Ruth Mangaroo, Regulations, Outreach, & Education Branch, Foreign Trade Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Room 3125, 4700 Silver Hill Road, FB-3, Washington, DC 20233 Phone: 301 763-2238 Fax: 301 457-3765 Email: ruth.d.mangaroo@census.gov Related RIN: Merged with 0607-AA29, Merged with 0607-AA31, Merged with 0648-AA30 RIN: 0607-AA38 [[Page 37278]] _______________________________________________________________________ 299. AMENDMENTS TO AGE SEARCH FEE STRUCTURE Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 13 USC 3; 13 USC 8 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 50.5 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) amends its regulations to increase the fee for an age search from $40 to $65. This change is being made to recover the increase in cost to process due to increased operating costs. The Census Bureau also adds an additional charge of $20 per case for expedited requests requiring search results within one day. This fee for expedited requests recovers only the cost associated with this service. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 07/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Eileen Little, Chief, Survey Processing Branch, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, National Processing Center, 1201 East 10th Street, Building 64C, Jeffersonville, IN 47132 Phone: 812 218-3796 Fax: 812-218-3081 Email: eileen.s.little@census.gov RIN: 0607-AA41 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Final Rule Stage Bureau of the Census (CENSUS) _______________________________________________________________________ 300. CUTOFF DATES FOR RECOGNITION OF BOUNDARY CHANGES FOR CENSUS 2000 AND FOR THE INTERCENSAL PERIOD Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 5 USC 553(b)(3)(A); 5 USC 604(a); 44 USC 35 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 70 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is establishing cutoff dates for recognition of boundary changes to geographic entities for which the Census Bureau reports data in various surveys, estimates, censuses, programs, compilations, and publications throughout the period between decennial censuses (years 2001 through 2009). Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/25/02 67 FR 3631 NPRM Comment Period End 02/25/02 Final Action 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Local, State Agency Contact: Robert La Macchia, Chief, Geography Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Stop 7400, Washington Plaza, Room 651, 4700 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233 Phone: 301 763-1022 RIN: 0607-AA35 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Long-Term Actions Bureau of the Census (CENSUS) _______________________________________________________________________ 301. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE 2010 CENSUS REDISTRICTING PROGRAM Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 13 USC 141(c) CFR Citation: None Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This action announces the establishment of the 2010 Census Redistricting Data Program. Required by law, the program provides States with the opportunity to specify the small geographic areas that they wish to receive 2010 decennial census population totals for the purpose of reapportionment and redistricting. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal, State Agency Contact: Catherine C. McCully, Chief of the Census Redistricting Data Office, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Federal Building 3, Room 3631, Washington, DC 20233 Phone: 301 763-4039 RIN: 0607-AA42 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Completed Actions Bureau of the Census (CENSUS) _______________________________________________________________________ 302. ANNUAL TRADE SURVEY Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 13 USC 182; 13 USC 224; 13 USC 225 CFR Citation: None Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is proposing to expand the 2003 Annual Trade Survey (ATS) to include manufacturers' sales branches and offices (MSBO). The Census Bureau proposes this expansion at the request of the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The BEA considers this information vital to its accurate measurement of sales and inventories for wholesale trade. These data are important inputs to BEA's preparation of National Income and [[Page 37279]] Product accounts and its annual input-output tables. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 09/15/03 68 FR 53959 NPRM Comment Period End 10/15/03 Final Action 01/30/04 69 FR 4487 Final Action Effective 01/30/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: John Trimble, Chief, Annual Trade and Special Projects Branch, Service Sector Statistics Div., Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 4700 Silver Hill Road, Room 2682 FB-3, Washington, DC 20233 Phone: 301 763-7223 Email: john.r.trimble@census.gov RIN: 0607-AA40 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Proposed Rule Stage Economic Development Administration (EDA) _______________________________________________________________________ 303. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 42 USC 3121 et seq; 19 USC 3121 et seq; 42 USC 6701; 42 USC 184; 42 USC 5141; 42 USC 3123; 42 USC 6709; 42 USC 6101; 20 USC 1681; 29 USC 794; 42 USC 2000d-1; . . . CFR Citation: 13 CFR 300 to 318 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Economic Development Administration will be reviewing and reissuing all regulations in order to make them more user friendly and effective, and in order to more directly align them with the reissued version of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, currently before Congress. EDA plans to have the regulations drafted within three months of reauthorization. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/00/04 Final Action 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal Agency Contact: Myriah Jordan, Attorney Advisor, Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, HCHB Room 7005, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 482-4687 Fax: 202 482-5671 Email: mjordan@eda.doc.gov RIN: 0610-AA63 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Long-Term Actions General Administration (ADMIN) _______________________________________________________________________ 304. FEDERAL POLICY FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS, TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 42 USC 300v-1(b) CFR Citation: 15 CFR 27 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Department of Commerce amends its regulations concerning the Protection of Human Subjects to change all references to the Office for Protection from Research Risks (OPRR) to the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) and revise the footnote found at the end of section 45 CFR 46.101(i) by deleting references to research involving fetuses, pregnant women, or human in vitro fertilization and subpart B of 45 CFR part 46. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Tricia Choe, Attorney Advisor, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 482-4265 Fax: 202 482-0512 Email: tchoe@doc.gov RIN: 0605-AA17 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Final Rule Stage International Trade Administration (ITA) _______________________________________________________________________ 305. PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING FIVE-YEAR (SUNSET) REVIEWS OF ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 19 USC 1671 et seq; 19 USC 1673 et seq; 19 USC 1303 CFR Citation: 19 CFR 351 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: On May 19, 1997 (62 FR 27296), the Department of Commerce (the Department) published final rules on, inter alia, procedures for conducting antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings to conform the Department's existing regulations to the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). Although these regulations contain provisions on the conduct of sunset reviews, the Department is planning to amend the regulations to provide more guidance on the procedures for conducting sunset reviews. Specifically,the Department proposes to amend the procedural regulations for participation [[Page 37280]] in, and conduct of, sunset reviews to add two definitions to provide shorthand expressions for 120-day and 240-day sunset reviews; provide deadlines for certain submissions; clarify the information to be provided by parties participating in a sunset review; clarify when the Department will conduct a 120-day or a 240-day sunset review; and provide time limits for actions to be taken by the Department. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Interim Final Rule 03/20/98 63 FR 13516 Interim Final Rule Effective 03/20/98 Final Action 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Stacy Ettinger, Attorney, Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Room 3828, 14th & Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 482-4618 RIN: 0625-AA51 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Long-Term Actions International Trade Administration (ITA) _______________________________________________________________________ 306. IMPORT OF CERTAIN WORSTED WOOL FABRIC: IMPLEMENTATION OF TARIFF RATE QUOTA ESTABLISHED UNDER TITLE V OF THE TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2000 Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 15 CFR 335; 15 CFR 340 Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Interim Final Rule 01/22/01 66 FR 6459 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 03/23/01 Final Action To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Sergio Botero Phone: 202 482-4058 Fax: 202 482-0667 RIN: 0625-AA58 _______________________________________________________________________ 307. COMMERCIAL AVAILABILITY OF FABRIC AND YARN Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 15 CFR 345 Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Janet Heinzen Phone: 202 482-4006 RIN: 0625-AA59 _______________________________________________________________________ 308. STEEL IMPORT LICENSING AND SURGE MONITORING Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 10 USC 2253 CFR Citation: 19 CFR 360 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Department of Commerce would amend its regulations to enhance the steel licensing and surge monitoring system. The Department is seeking to improve the system in order to provide the public with accurate and timely information on imports of certain steel products. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Julie Al-Saadawi, Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th & Constitution Ave., NW, Room 3713, Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 482-1930 RIN: 0625-AA64 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Completed Actions International Trade Administration (ITA) _______________________________________________________________________ 309. CHANGES IN THE INSULAR POSSESSIONS WATCH, WATCH MOVEMENT, AND JEWELRY PROGRAM Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: PL 97-446 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 303 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Departments amend their regulations governing watch duty- exemptions and the watch and jewelry duty-refund benefits for producers in the United States insular possession (the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands). This amends ITA regulations, due to changes in the industry, by updating the watch assembly requirements for purposes of the duty refund. We also amend 15 CFR 303 to reflect the new designations that were created with the addition of the Department of Homeland Security. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/01/03 68 FR 45177 Final Action 10/01/03 68 FR 6555 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Faye Robinson, Acting Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff, Department of Commerce, International Trade [[Page 37281]] Administration, FCB Suite 4100W, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 482-3526 RIN: 0625-AA63 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Prerule Stage Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) _______________________________________________________________________ 310. LICENSE EXCEPTION APR FOR REEXPORTS TO, FROM, AND AMONG COUNTRIES IN COUNTRY GROUP A:1 Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 50 USC app 2401; 50 USC 1701; PL 106-387; EO 13026; EO 13222; 67 FR 53721 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 740 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This notice will seek public comments on the potential impact of proposals to amend the Export Administration Regulations to clarify the scope of items for which License Exception APR is available and, possibly, to narrow the scope of this license exception. The transactions that such an amendment could affect are all described in 15 CFR 740.16(a) and (b). These paragraphs deal with transactions to, from, and among countries in Country Group A:1 and cooperating countries as defined in 15 CFR part 740, supp. no. 1. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 09/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: William Arvin, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, HCHB Room 2096, 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 482-2440 Fax: 202 482-3355 Email: warvin@bis.doc.gov RIN: 0694-AC69 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Proposed Rule Stage Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) _______________________________________________________________________ 311. CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION REGULATIONS Priority: Other Significant. Major under 5 USC 801. Legal Authority: 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 2139a; EO 12002; EO 12058; EO 12214; EO 12938; EO 13026; EO 13222 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 710 et seq Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule will make effective the proposed rule published July 21, 1999. The purpose of the regulation is to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction (Chemical Weapons Convention) and the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998, requiring private facilities to submit information on certain activities involving toxic chemicals, and to make certain private facilities subject to periodic inspection by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the international organization created to administer the Convention and to monitor compliance by States Parties. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 07/21/99 64 FR 39193 Interim Final Rule 12/30/99 64 FR 73744 Second NPRM 09/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Willard Fisher, Export Administration Specialist, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 482-2440 Fax: 202 482 3355 Email: wfisher@bis.doc.gov RIN: 0694-AB06 _______________________________________________________________________ 312. SHORT SUPPLY CONTROLS: CRUDE OIL EXPORTS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 10 USC 7420, 7430(e); 30 USC 185(s), 185(u); 42 USC 6212; 43 USC 1354 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 750; 15 CFR 754 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Bureau of Industry and Security is amending the short supply provisions of the Export Administration Regulations to revise the restrictions on exports of crude oil. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Willard Fisher, Export Administration Specialist, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 482-2440 Fax: 202 482 3355 Email: wfisher@bis.doc.gov RIN: 0694-AC25 _______________________________________________________________________ 313. REMOVAL OF LICENSING EXEMPTION FOR EXPORTS AND REEXPORTS OF MISSILE TECHNOLOGY-CONTROLLED ITEMS DESTINED TO CANADA Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 10 USC 7420; 10 USC 7430(e); 18 USC 2501 et seq; . . . CFR Citation: 15 CFR 738; 15 CFR 742 [[Page 37282]] Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule revises the existing license exemption in the Export Administration Regulations for the export of missile technology controlled items to Canada. It implements recommendations contained in the General Accounting Office report entitled Export Controls: Regulatory Change Needed to Comply with Missile Technology Licensing Requirements (GA-01-530). Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 12/20/01 66 FR 65666 NPRM 07/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Matthew Blaskovich, Export Policy Analyst, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, MS 2705, 14th & Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 482-2440 Fax: 202 482-3355 Email: mblaskov@bis.doc.gov RIN: 0694-AC48 _______________________________________________________________________ 314. KNOWLEDGE DEFINITION, SAFE HARBOR, RED FLAGS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 50 USC app. 2401 et seq; 50 USC 1701 et seq; EO 12938; EO 13020; EO 13026; EO 13222 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 732; 15 CFR 736; 15 CFR 744; 15 CFR 752; 15 CFR 764; 15 CFR 772 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule revises the knowledge definition in the Export Administration Regulations to incorporate a ``reasonable person'' standard and replaces the phrase ``high probability'' with the phrase ``more likely than not.'' It also updates the ``red flags'' guidance and would provide a safe harbor from liability arising from knowledge under that definition. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 07/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: William Arvin, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, HCHB Room 2096, 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 482-2440 Fax: 202 482-3355 Email: warvin@bis.doc.gov RIN: 0694-AC94 _______________________________________________________________________ 315. EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS: REMOVAL OF COUNTRY GROUPS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined CFR Citation: 15 CFR 732; 15 CFR 724; 15 CFR 736; 15 CFR 738; 15 CFR 740; 15 CFR 742; 15 CFR 744; 15 CFR 748; 15 CFR 570; 15 CFR 752; 15 CFR 758; 15 CFR 770; 15 CFR 772; 15 CFR 774 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This action removes the country groups from supplement No. 1 to part 740 of the Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR part 740, Supp. No. 1) and replaces references to the country groups with references to the country chart found at Supplement No. 1 to part 738 of the Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR part 738, Supp. No. 1). Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Sharron Cook, Policy Analyst, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, 2096/MS 2705, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 482-2440 Fax: 202 482-3355 Email: scook@bis.doc.gov RIN: 0694-AD09 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Final Rule Stage Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) _______________________________________________________________________ 316. EXPORTS AND REEXPORTS TO SUDAN Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 2139a; EO 12002; EO 12058; EO 12214; EO 12938; EO 13026; EO 13222 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 732; 15 CFR 738; 15 CFR 742; 15 CFR 746; 15 CFR 774 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to reflect the imposition of economic sanctions on Sudan, as a result of the issuance of Executive Order 13067 on November 3, 1997. The Executive order delegates implementation responsibility to the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, including authority for exports and certain reexports. In addition, this rule makes editorial revisions to the EAR relating to embargoes and antiterrorism controls. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Rule 07/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: William Arvin, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, HCHB Room 2096, 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 482-2440 Fax: 202 482-3355 Email: warvin@bis.doc.gov RIN: 0694-AC05 [[Page 37283]] _______________________________________________________________________ 317. MANDATORY ELECTRONIC FILING OF LICENSE APPLICATIONS, CLASSIFICATION REQUESTS, AND LICENSE EXCEPTIONS NOTIFICATIONS VIA BIS'S SIMPLIFIED NETWORK APPLICATION PROCESS (SNAP) Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 50 USC app 2401; 50 USC 1701; 18 USC 2510; 22 USC 3201; EO 12058; EO 12851; EO 12938; EO 13026; EO 13222; 66 FR 56965; 67 FR 53721; EO 12924, 59 FR 43437, 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 917; EO 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 228; . . . CFR Citation: 15 CFR 740; 15 CFR 742; 15 CFR 743; 15 CFR 748; 15 CFR 754; 15 CFR 772 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would change the Export Administration Regulations as needed to implement a revised version of the Bureau of Industry and Security's Simplified Network Application Processing (SNAP) system. This rule also would make use of that system mandatory for all filings of Export License applications (except Special Comprehensive Licenses and deemed export licenses), Reexport Authorization requests, Classification requests, Encryption Review requests, and License Exception AGR notifications unless the Bureau of Industry and Security authorizes paper filing for a particular user or transaction. This rule also would authorize SNAP filing for special reports of certain items controlled under the Wassenaar Arrangement. This rule also would eliminate all provisions of the regulations associated with earlier versions of SNAP and other electronic filing systems that the Bureau of Industry and Security has used in the past, as use of those systems would be terminated upon introduction of the new version of SNAP (SNAP 2002). Those eliminated provisions include the requirements regarding personal identification numbers (PINs) and the requirement for users to keep logs of items filed electronically. This rule also would require that requests for advisory opinions include the Export Control Classification Number of the item(s) at issue, revise emergency license application procedures, set the value of all aircraft licensed for temporary sojourn abroad to zero and correct some omissions, misstatements and typographical errors. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/12/03 68 FR 64009 NPRM Comment Period End 01/12/04 Final Action 07/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: William Arvin, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, HCHB Room 2096, 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 482-2440 Fax: 202 482-3355 Email: warvin@bis.doc.gov RIN: 0694-AC20 _______________________________________________________________________ 318. LICENSE EXCEPTION AVS: CUBA, LIBYA, AND SERBIA Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 2139a; EO 12002; EO 12058; EO 12214; EO 12938; EO 13026; EO 13222; . . . CFR Citation: 15 CFR 740 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by allowing equipment, spares, and plane stores under the provisions of License Exception AVS on foreign-registered aircraft subject to the EAR that are temporarily reexported to Libya and Serbia, and on U.S.- or foreign-registered aircraft subject to the EAR that are temporarily exported or reexported to Cuba. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Interim Final Rule 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities