[October 31,2005 (Volume 70, Number 209)] [Unified Agenda] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [frwais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID: f:ua051067.wais] [Page 65767-65823] F. SUBJECT INDEX TO THE UNIFIED AGENDA [[Page 65767]] A Accounting: Audits of State and local governments and nonprofit institutions.................................................2979 Change in method definition......................................2566 Cost accounting standards...................................857, 3609 DOI cost recovery................................................1914 EBSA accountant independence requirements........................2075 Employee stock ownership plan costs..............................3515 FDIC annual independent audits...................................3979 FMS claims.................................................2460, 2461 International accounting standards...............................4220 Local exchange carrier requirements..............................3964 Maritime mobile radio services...................................3868 Mark-to-market accounting............................2599, 2683, 2789 Requirements for RUS Telecommunications borrowers.................449 Unallowable costs................................................3773 Acquisition regulations: See Government procurement Additives: See Fuel additives Administrative practice and procedure: See also Claims Environmental impact statements Freedom of information Privacy AID..............................................................2982 Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau...................2503, 2533 Coast Guard......................................................1357 CSREES............................................................249 DFARS.............................................................821 DOI..............................................................1628 FTC..............................................................4053 FWS..............................................................1634 Hearing and appeal procedures: Arbitration policies, functions, and procedures................3419 Aviation economic proceedings..................................2164 BLM............................................................1920 CNCS...........................................................3001 DHS............................................................1274 Medicare enrollment............................................1116 NIGC...........................................................4100 OHA............................................................1621 OPM............................................................3556 Peace Corps....................................................3612 Treasury Department............................................2568 USDA.......................................................199, 278 INS..............................................................2005 IRS........................................................2561, 2865 OPM..............................................................3538 Peace Corps......................................................3613 Rulemaking: GSA............................................................3427 IRS............................................................2567 USDA............................................................345 SBA: Offices change of address......................................3665 SSA........................................................3705, 3713 USDA.........................................................267, 281 VA...............................................................2979 Adoption and foster care: Administrative costs.............................................1230 Analysis and reporting system....................................1229 Intercountry adoptions.....................................1263, 2149 Advertising: Air travel.......................................................2186 Alcoholic beverages..................................2472, 2474, 2513 Home insulation..................................................4067 Organic claims for alcoholic beverages...........................2509 Smokeless tobacco health warnings................................4054 Television.......................................................3889 Screen size measurement........................................4057 Unfair or deceptive practices....................................4065 Affirmative action plans: See Equal employment opportunity Aged: See also Medicaid Medicare Public assistance programs Supplemental Security Income (SSI) National Senior Service Corps....................................3009 Nondiscrimination: Coverage under ADEA............................................3413 Disparate impact...............................................3412 GSA............................................................3437 HUD......................................................1529, 1586 NARA...........................................................3478 SSA............................................................3714 Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly...................1195 Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program..........................318 Agricultural commodities: See also Commodity futures Crop insurance Fruits Grains Vegetables Agricultural inspection along the U.S./Canada border..............234 AID transactions...........................................2982, 2983 California clingstone peach diversion program.......................3 Commodity Credit Corporation: Debt collection and settlement regulations......................202 Noninsured crop disaster assistance program for tropical crops.......................................................189 Quality samples program.........................................369 Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers.........................203 Warehouses for storage contracts................................194 Commodity Supplemental Food Program...............................337 Cotton: Boll weevil quarantine and regulations..........................221 Cottonseed assistance program...................................206 Crop cotton classification services fees........................185 Extra long staple cotton prices.................................209 Country of origin labeling..........................................2 Exports...........................................................284 Grains........................................190, 283, 284, 285, 288 Honey: Research and promotion program..................................168 Karnal bunt compensation..........................................216 Mark-to-market accounting........................................2683 National Organic Program.............................1, 164, 169, 174 Nursery crops.....................................................280 Ocean freight claims..............................................197 Peanuts: Designated marketing associations...............................210 Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act...........................165 Plants genetically engineered to produce industrial compounds 246 Quality Services Verification Program.............................177 Quarantine and inspection services user fees......................233 Review inspection requirements....................................285 Sales policies....................................................191 Sorghum standards.................................................287 Soybean standards.................................................286 State assessment collection.......................................213 [[Page 65768]] Sugar: Marketing allocations...........................................193 Reexport programs...............................................370 Tobacco: Inspection......................................................167 Agricultural research: Funding requirements..............................................251 Matching fund requirements at Land-Grant Institutions.............247 Non-formula grant program administration..........................252 Agriculture: See also Agricultural commodities Agricultural research Food assistance programs Foods Forests and forest products Irrigation Pesticides and pests Rural areas Administrative regulations...................................267, 281 Biobased products.......................................420, 422, 455 Conservation contract debt write-down.............................205 Conservation program information confidentiality.............207, 453 Conservation security program.....................................451 Cost-sharing for animal and plant health emergency programs.......243 Disclosure of income tax return information to USDA..............2768 Farm Bill of 2002: Assistance for livestock producers..............................198 Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program.........424, 430, 432 Energy efficiency improvements..................................437 Renewable energy systems........................................437 Farm income averaging regulations..........................2637, 2643 Farm Service Agency: Appraisal updates for loan programs.............................192 Debt collection and settlement regulations......................202 Disaster declaration and designation............................204 Environmental compliance regulation.............................201 Interest assistance program.....................................196 Regulatory streamlining of direct farm loan programs............195 Selection of state and county committees........................200 Unauthorized assistance on guaranteed loans.....................208 Fee rates for science and technology laboratory services..........172 Funding requirements for extension activities at Land-Grant Institutions.............................................247, 250 Guaranteed farm loan regulations..................................188 Hatch Multistate Research Fund....................................248 Intermediary relending program....................................436 National security emergency loans.................................425 Nonprocurement regulations........................................421 Pesticides exposure protection...................................3275 Secondary market pooling by fiscal transfer agent.................426 Secondary market sales of guaranteed loans........................431 Small Business Innovation Research Grants Program.................249 Technical assistance and training.................................256 Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers...........................203 USDA civil monetary penalties.....................................419 USDA Farmers Market...............................................179 Aid to Families with Dependent Children: See Public assistance programs AIDS: Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program................64 NIH AIDS Research Loan Repayment Program.........................1101 Air carriers: See also Air rates and fares Advance notice requirements for landings and arrivals of aircraft from foreign areas..................................1414 Advanced Qualification Program...................................2249 Advertisement disclosure.........................................2186 Air-ground telecommunications services...........................3941 Aviation data requirements.......................................2180 Cargo security...................................................1449 Commuter air carrier registrations...............................2187 Computer reservations systems regulations........................2177 Continuing fitness determinations................................2165 Crew manifest information........................................1420 Enhanced security rules for foreign carriers.....................1442 Fifth-freedom charters...........................................2175 Income source rules..............................................2565 Lithium batteries transport prohibition..........................2374 Noise certification standards....................................2238 Passengers: Accommodations for deaf and hard of hearing individuals........2166 Air transit program............................................2143 Baggage limitation for travelers to Cuba........................491 Manifest information...........................................1420 Nondiscrimination..............................................2181 Oxygen use.....................................................2163 Passenger Name Record information........................1426, 1452 Security service fee...........................................1447 Use of portable oxygen concentrator devices onboard............2242 Seats, crashworthiness standards.................................2230 Security compliance program for aircraft operators...............1460 Security infrastructure fees.....................................1448 Service difficulty reports.......................................2196 Air fares: See Air rates and fares Air pollution control: See also Motor vehicle pollution Accidental release prevention........................3028, 3170, 3171 Acid Rain Program...........................................120, 3099 Air quality data affected by exceptional, natural, and international events.........................................3114 Air quality modeling.............................................3118 Air quality resources: Class I area designations......................................3175 Air quality standards....................3172, 3173, 3218, 3232, 3237 Ambient air quality monitoring.........................100, 102, 3054 Best available retrofit technology..........................121, 3233 Boilers..........................................................3149 Carbon monoxide..................................................3172 Chemicals........................................................3297 Chromium emissions...............................................3184 Clean Air Act........................................3036, 3121, 3126 Clean Air Interstate rule.........................................119 Clean Air Visibility Rule.........................................121 Combustion turbines..............................................3148 Continuous parameter monitoring systems..........................3056 Delisting hazardous pollutants.................3068, 3126, 3185, 3186 Electric generating units.........................................110 Electric utility steam generating units....................3149, 3230 Emission control diagnostic systems..............................3062 Emission reporting requirements..................................3101 Emissions from animal feeding operations.........................3213 Emissions monitoring program...................3056, 3099, 3123, 3130 Emissions standards: Aircraft engines...............................................3133 Architectural coatings...................................3031, 3078 Coke ovens...............................................3037, 3245 Component durability procedures................................3093 Diesel engines and fuels.................................3113, 3253 Diesel fuel sulfur transition..................................3165 Heavy-duty diesel trucks.......................................3239 Hydrogen fluoride production...................................3037 Locomotive engines..............................................104 Marine diesel engines...........................................104 Navajo generating station................................3167, 3168 New marine engines.............................................3037 New motor vehicles.......................................3074, 3132 Performance criteria...........................................3124 [[Page 65769]] Permit requirements............................................3037 Radionuclides..................................................3117 Semiconductor facilities.......................................3037 Spark-ignition engines..........................................105 Test procedures for highway and nonroad engines................3241 VOC standards..................................................3049 Emissions trades.................................................3194 Fine particulate matter...........................................102 Flexible air permit rule.........................................3077 Fuels and fuel additives....3034, 3055, 3058, 3071, 3079, 3135, 3136, 3142, 3151, 3152 Gas turbines.....................................................3185 Gasoline anti-dumping program........................3131, 3134, 3137 Hazardous air pollutants.....3032, 3126, 3174, 3200, 3225, 3251, 3310 Inspection/maintenance programs............................3193, 3195 Interstate transport of fine particulate matter.......120, 3235, 3246 MACT standards.............................................3063, 3230 Maintenance and repair activities................................3083 Methyl bromide.............................................3202, 3252 Mineral wool production..........................................3203 Mobile sources..............................................101, 3234 Monitoring requirements..........................................3218 NESHAP: Acrylic/modacrylic fiber production............................3208 Aerospace manufacturing and rework facilities..................3176 Asphalt processing and asphalt roofing manufacturing...........3238 Autobody refinishing...........................................3102 Brick and structural clay products manufacturing...............3154 Cellulose products manufacturing...............................3236 Chemical preparations industry.................................3227 Clay ceramics industry.........................................3217 Coating manufacturing..........................................3146 Coke ovens.....................................................3245 Copper smelters................................................3226 Defense land systems...........................................3088 Elastomers...............................................3174, 3187 Electric arc furnace manufacturing.............................3221 Ethylene oxide...........................................3042, 3067 Ethylene processes.............................................3231 Ferroalloys production.........................................3201 Gasoline distribution facilities.........................3043, 3222 General provisions.......................................3084, 3128 Glass manufacturing industry...................................3207 Halogenated solvent cleaning...................................3046 Hazardous Organic NESHAP.......................................3048 Hazardous waste combustion facilities..........................3360 Hydrochloric acid production...................................3070 Industrial inorganic chemicals manufacturing...................3212 Industrial process cooling towers..............................3044 Industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers and process heaters........................................3108, 3156, 3216 Iron and steel foundries...........................3085, 3089, 3214 Lead acid battery manufacturing................................3225 Lead smelting..................................................3179 Magnetic tape manufacturing....................................3047 Marine tank vessel loading operations..........................3178 Municipal solid waste landfills................................3066 Nonferrous metals........................................3219, 3220 Off-site waste and recovery operations residual risk standard 3169 Oil and natural gas production...........................3210, 3211 Organic chemical manufacturing...........................3076, 3251 Organic liquid distribution..............................3086, 3111 Paint and allied products industry.............................3228 Paint stripping................................................3206 Perchloroethylene dry cleaning facilities......................3045 Petroleum refineries...........................................3183 Pharmaceuticals production...............................3205, 3243 Plastic parts and products.....................................3094 Plating and polishing..........................................3215 Plywood and composite wood products manufacturing........3147, 3160 Pollution prevention alternative compliance....................3128 Polymers and resins................................3177, 3187, 3188 Polyurethane foam production...................................3204 Polyvinyl chloride and copolymers production...................3109 Portland cement manufacturing industry.........................3041 Predictive emission monitoring.................................3039 Primary aluminum reduction plants..............................3127 Printing and publishing industry.........................3125, 3182 Refractory products manufacturing..............................3153 Reinforced plastic composites..................................3240 Secondary aluminum production..................................3112 Shipbuilding and ship repair surface coating...................3180 Site remediation.........................................3073, 3224 Source categories..............................................3128 Surface coating of automobiles and light-duty trucks...........3095 Surface coating of metal cans..................................3072 Synthetic organic chemicals....................................3048 Taconite iron ore processing...................................3223 Thermoplastics...........................................3174, 3188 Total facility low risk determination for residual risk........3069 New source performance standards.........3087, 3119, 3148, 3149, 3150 New source review..............103, 110, 3083, 3090, 3145, 3244, 3254 New stationary sources...........................................3037 Nitrogen oxides.................................114, 3099, 3129, 3141 Opacity measurement of emissions...........................3120, 3123 Operating permits...............................106, 3091, 3140, 3191 Ozone and ozone precursors: 8-hour standard......122, 3104, 3138, 3198, 3199, 3229, 3248, 3254, 3255 National ambient air quality standards........109, 122, 3104, 3199, 3229, 3237, 3248, 3254, 3255 Protection of stratospheric ozone.....3030, 3051, 3052, 3061, 3080, 3081, 3082, 3096, 3100, 3106, 3107, 3139, 3143, 3144, 3166, 3202, 3209, 3242, 3252 Transport.........................120, 3097, 3129, 3189, 3246, 3249 Particulate matter................................................100 PCB manufacturing................................................3279 Performance Track program........................................3338 Performance-based measurement system for fuels...................3057 Plantwide Applicability Limit.....................................103 Plywood and composite wood products manufacturing................3147 Polymer exemption rule...........................................3280 Prevention of significant deterioration....103, 110, 3083, 3090, 3244 Project XL.................................................3018, 3025 Reciprocating internal combustion engines..................3087, 3150 Risk management plans............................................3028 List of substances.............................................3171 Public access to information...................................3170 Solid waste incinerators.............................3115, 3119, 3164 Source category list.............................................3200 State implementation plans.....102, 122, 3060, 3104, 3229, 3250, 3254 Sulfur oxides..............................................3053, 3173 Synthetic organic chemicals manufacturing........................3122 Transportation conformity..................................3159, 3247 Tribal implementation plans...........................122, 3104, 3254 Volatile organic compounds.........3029, 3049, 3064, 3110, 3122, 3157 Voluntary superior monitoring....................................3197 Wood furniture industry..........................................3181 Air rates and fares: Aviation data requirements.......................................2180 Air safety: See Aviation safety Air tariffs: See Air rates and fares Air traffic control: Emergency security control........................................755 [[Page 65770]] Retirement coverage of air traffic controllers...................3595 Waiver of mandatory separation age for air traffic controllers 2217 Air transportation: See also Air carriers Air rates and fares Aircraft Airmen Airports Airspace Aviation safety Navigation (air) Aviation economics...............................................2164 Electronic presentation of cargo data............................1428 Excise taxes...............................................2563, 2716 Hazardous substances.............................................2367 Nondiscrimination................................................2181 Small business size standards....................................3649 Aircraft: Aging aircraft...................................................2240 Type certificate and supplemental type certificate holder data.........................................................91 Aircraft parts...................................................2232 Airworthiness directives and standards....90, 2192, 2193, 2223, 2224, 2225 Anti-money laundering program for businesses engaged in airplane sales...............................................2437 Area navigation..................................................2214 Aviation Radio Service...........................................3947 Certification procedures for products and parts..................2188 Child restraint systems....................................2233, 2243 Cockpit voice recorder requirements..............................2227 Electrical and electronic system standards.......................2195 Exhaust emissions standard for engines...........................3133 Export licensing jurisdiction.....................................517 Extended operations of multi-engine airplanes....................2216 Flight data recorder regulations...........................2190, 2227 Float plane take-off and landing.................................1404 Foreign civil aircraft...........................................2176 Fuel tank safety.................................................2240 Halon-1301 fire extinguishing vessels............................3143 Hazardous material recognition training..........................2234 Hazardous material transportation................................2375 Improved seats retrofit..........................................2230 Maintenance: Aging aircraft...................................................88 Bilateral agreements with Canada...............................2239 Noise requirements...............................................2212 Ownership transfer notification..................................2228 Private charter security rules...................................1457 Propeller-driven small airplane noise certification........2212, 2241 Public water system regulations..................................3410 Repair stations: Ratings and quality system.....................................2203 Security requirements..........................................1441 Rotorcraft.......................................................2192 Sale of DOD aircraft to persons providing oil spill response service.......................................................773 Security programs for aircraft weighing 12,500 pounds or more 1456 Transponders...............................................2189, 2213 Transport category: Airworthiness directives and standards.......2197, 2206, 2218, 2235 Crew discreet alerting systems.................................2198 Flight deck door monitoring....................................2198 Flight guidance systems........................................2218 Fuel tank flammability reduction.................................89 Fuel tank system safety..........................................90 Performance and handling qualities in icing conditions.........2197 Wiring system safety.............................................90 Aircraft pilots: See Airmen Airlines: See Air carriers Airmen: Counterfeit-resistant certification requirements.................2228 Criminal history background checks...............................1462 Drug abuse.......................................................2226 Drug or alcohol test refusal.....................................2215 Extension of expired flight instructor certificates and inspection authorizations for personnel assigned outside the US in support of the Armed Forces........................2250 Flight training for aliens.................................1451, 1473 Rest and duty requirements.......................................2231 Second-in-command type rating....................................2245 Security disqualifications.......................................2237 Training requirements for flight under visual flight rules in the Washington, DC zone......................................2222 Airplanes: See Aircraft Airports: Accommodations for deaf and hard of hearing individuals..........2166 Advance notice requirements for landings and arrivals of aircraft from foreign areas..................................1414 Chicago O'Hare International Airport: Congestion and delay reduction.................................2220 Limitations for unscheduled operations.........................2247 Concessions: Disadvantaged business enterprise participation................2178 Criminal history background checks for escorted access...........1458 Criminal history background checks for operators.................1462 Customs security area access.....................................1425 Effluent limitations for deicing operations......................3393 Enhanced security procedures within the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Flight Restricted Zone.....................1466 Noise compatibility regulations..................................2244 Private land mobile radio services...............................3945 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: Commuter aircraft definition...................................2248 Enhanced security procedures for certain operations............1467 Security compliance program......................................1461 Small business size standards....................................3649 Airspace: Regulations, routine issue of....................................2207 Use and preservation of..........................................2191 Washington, DC metropolitan area...........................2199, 2222 Airways: See Airspace Airworthiness directives and standards: See Aircraft Alaska Natives: See Indians Alcohol abuse: Airmen testing...................................................2215 Aviation personnel...............................................2211 Mine personnel...................................................2094 Testing following marine incident..................................59 Transportation workplace testing.....................2172, 2174, 2185 Alcohol and alcoholic beverages: See also Beer Liquors Wine Advertising regulations....................................2472, 2474 Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.........................2503 Distilled spirits plant regulations..............................2484 Import and export regulations....................................2473 Labeling regulations.................................2472, 2474, 2475 Organic claims in labeling and advertising.......................2509 Specially denatured alcohol regulations..........................2473 Standards of fill................................................2526 Taxpaid distilled spirits used to manufacture nonbeverage products.....................................................2487 TTB Bulletin regulations.........................................2533 [[Page 65771]] Aliens: See also Citizenship and naturalization Immigration Refugees Address notification.............................................1496 Adjustment of status...1265, 1294, 1296, 1301, 1304, 1307, 1336, 1339 Affidavit of support.......................................1284, 2012 Air transit program..............................................2143 American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act.....1266, 1958 Arriving aliens definition.......................................1435 Asylum...........................................................1295 Dismissal of application.......................................1345 Interpreter services during interviews.........................1330 Numerical limit on grants......................................2014 Battered and abused spouses and children...................1282, 2013 Border crossing cards: Elimination of.................................................1423 Identification documents.......................................2158 Children: Care and placement of unaccompanied children...................1226 Certificate of citizenship application.........................1298 Child Status Protection Act..............................1317, 2139 Civil surgeon program............................................1348 Conditional residents: Termination of marriage........................................1289 Consent to reapply for admission after removal...................1268 Criminal convictions: Early release for removal of aliens in custody for nonviolent offenses...................................................1477 Custody procedures.........................................1481, 2008 Deportability and inadmissibility on public charge grounds.......1287 Deportation proceedings: Power of Attorney General......................................1478 Suspension.........................................1337, 2000, 2013 Detention of aliens subject to final orders of removal...........1480 Diversity visas..................................................2150 Documentary requirements for returning temporary residents.......1309 Duty to surrender when ordered removed from the United States 2010 Employment: Australian nonimmigrants in specialty occupations..............2072 EB-5 classification......................................1316, 2009 Eligibility for certain scientists and engineers...............1323 Eligibility pilot program......................................1352 Eligibility verification.................................1313, 2159 Employer sanctions.............................................1494 International broadcasters.....................................1300 Labor certification process........................1276, 2064, 2068 Labor condition applications.............................2069, 2070 Post-adjudication audits of H-2B petitions.....................2067 Premium processing service for petitions and applications.....1332, 1338 Temporary employment of foreign professionals on H-1B1 visas 2069, 2070 Temporary nonagricultural services or labor....................1340 Verification documents.........................................1335 Evidence processing timeframe....................................1322 Exchange visitors: Duration of program participation for professors and research scholars...................................................2156 Secondary students.............................................2145 Student and Exchange Visitor Information System...1471, 1485, 1490, 1491, 2147 Waiver of two-year foreign residence requirement...............1269 Extension of time limit on admission of Mexican nationals........1430 Extension of travel limit at Arizona ports-of-entry..............1424 Fingerprinting.......................................1285, 1291, 2140 Firearm purchase requirements....................................1968 Flight training............................................1451, 1473 Good conduct time for prisoners..................................1940 H-1B petition fees...............................................1329 Health care workers........................................1327, 2148 Illegal entry....................................................1347 Inadmissability..................................................1258 Criminal grounds.........................................1271, 1351 Former U.S. citizens who renounced citizenship to avoid taxation...................................................1262 Unlawful voters................................................2157 Inspection and expedited removal.................................1433 International-to-International Program...........................1417 Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program..........1280, 1334 Juveniles........................................................1344 Legal Immigration Family Equity Act........................1301, 1303 Medical examination requirements.................................1348 Medical grounds of inadmissibility and waivers...................1270 National interest waivers for physicians.........................1292 NATO civilian employees..........................................1261 Naturalization of aliens serving in the Armed Forces and their dependents....................................................760 Non-deportation agreement........................................1495 Nonimmigrant classes: Academic honoraria for B visa status...........................1297 Admission requirements.........................................1311 Automatic voiding..............................................1347 Border commuter students.......................................1488 Change of status prior to pursuing a course of study...........1310 Construction work by B visitors................................1267 Denial of applications by schools for approval to enroll students...................................................1486 Documentation of professionals.................................2151 Duration of status limitations.................................1484 Eliminating numerical cap on Mexican TN visas..................1318 Essential support personnel in the O and P classifications.....1279 Firearm prohibitions...........................................1970 K classification...............................................1303 Nurses...................................................1293, 2066 Petitioning requirements.......................................1324 Reduced course load for students at border communities.........1498 Registration and monitoring policies...........................1483 Revocation of visas............................................1500 Spouses and children of lawful permanent residents.............1302 Student and Exchange Visitor Program school recertification 1490, 1491 Suspension of employment authorization requirements for F-1 students.............................................1342, 1499 Temporary visitor for business (B-1) classification............1275 Temporary workers..................................1325, 1340, 2055 Victims of trafficking or criminal activity........1305, 1306, 1308 Visa exemption for nationals of the British Virgin Islands entering the U.S. through St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 1437 Visas for treaty aliens in specialty occupations...............2161 Permanent residence cards replacement............................1277 Powers and duties of service officers............................2006 Refugee status...................................................1288 Numerical limit on admissions..................................2014 Registration requirements..................................1313, 1321 Rejection of petitions or applications...........................1333 Religious workers................................................1260 Removal of visa and passport waiver for residents of Canada and Bermuda......................................................1436 Removal orders.............................................1476, 1492 Removal proceedings............................1433, 2006, 2007, 2011 Reporting requirements for deposit interest paid to nonresidents.................................................2707 Social security regulations: Additional insured status requirements for workers..............149 Benefits for lawfully present aliens...........................1283 [[Page 65772]] Syrian nationals.................................................1304 Temporary protected status.................................1328, 1343 Trafficking victims..................................1479, 2155, 2985 Transit without visa.............................................1417 United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology Program....................................1409, 1410, 1411, 1412 Unlawful presence................................................1347 Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act................................1266 Visa Waiver Program..............................................1432 Waiver of fees...................................................1264 Alimony: See Child support Amateur radio service: See Radio American Indians: See Indians Ammunition: See Arms and munitions Anchorage grounds: See Harbors Animal diseases: Bovine spongiform encephalopathy...26, 238, 241, 244, 245, 1023, 1054 Bovine tuberculosis............................................4, 239 Chronic wasting disease in elk and deer...........................225 Cost-sharing for emergency programs...............................243 Foot-and-mouth disease.......................................224, 240 Trichinae.........................................................222 Animal drugs: Designation for minor use and minor species................1027, 1029 Registration and listing requirements..............................43 Supplements regulations..........................................1057 Use of materials derived from cattle.............................1071 Animal feeds: See Animal drugs Animal welfare: Dog and Cat Protection Act.......................................2402 Marine mammals......214, 628, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 673, 674, 675, 678, 680, 1670, 1685, 1696, 1755, 1772, 1783, 1866 National chimpanzee sanctuary system for retirement of research chimpanzees..................................................1098 Standards for birds, rats, and mice.................................5 Transportation on international carriers.........................1631 Animals: See also Animal diseases Animal drugs Animal welfare Livestock Wildlife Air emissions from feeding operations............................3213 Imports: Dog and Cat Protection Act.....................................2402 Transgenic.......................................................3316 Annuities: See Pensions Antidumping: Baseline recalculation for downstream oxygenate addition.........3137 Certification of factual information..............................475 Sunset reviews...............................................469, 473 Antiquities: See Historic preservation Appeal procedures: See Administrative practice and procedure Appliances: See Household appliances Archaeology: See Historic preservation Architectural barriers: See Individuals with disabilities Archives and records: See also Classified information Freedom of information Health records Privacy Reporting and recordkeeping requirements NARA: Classified national security information.......................3482 Declassification of national security information..............3479 Electronic mail................................................3483 Facility locations and hours...................................3489 Federal records management................................133, 3484 Freedom of information...................................3480, 3486 National Historical Publications and Records Commission Grant Program....................................................3481 National Industrial Security Program...........................3477 Nondiscrimination..................................3474, 3478, 3487 Presidential library facilities................................3485 Standards for records storage facilities.......................3488 Testimony by employees and production of records in legal proceedings................................................3475 Use of meeting rooms and public space..........................3476 TTB Bulletin regulations.........................................2533 Armed forces: See also Federal buildings and facilities Military personnel Selective Service System Air Force: Incidental taking of marine mammals........................630, 637 Armed Forces Disciplinary Control Boards..........................875 Armed services exchange regulations...............................753 Army: Check-cashing privileges........................................882 Flood control cost-sharing requirements.........................890 Freedom of Information Act provisions...........................873 Obtaining customer information from financial institutions......874 Personnel review board..........................................876 Army Corps of Engineers: Compensatory mitigation and mitigation banking..................884 Environmental quality requirements..............................888 ESA scope of analysis...........................................889 Nationwide Permit Program regulations...........................886 Protection of historic properties...............................883 Special events rule.............................................891 CHAMPUS........................896, 897, 898, 899, 900, 901, 902, 912 TRICARE......894, 895, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907, 908, 909, 911, 913, 914 Coast Guard: Acquisition regulations........................................3774 Ballast water discharge standards..............................1394 Cargo securing.................................................1392 Commercial diving operations...................................1390 Deep water ports...............................................1368 Dry cargo residue on the Great Lakes...........................1360 Escort requirements for vessels in U.S. waters...........1383, 1403 Facility response plans for hazardous substances.........1369, 1385 Maritime education and training..........................2386, 2389 Merchant mariners....................................60, 1398, 2387 Notifications of arrival or departure..........................1396 Numbering of undocumented barges...............................1387 Pollution prevention equipment.................................1361 Propeller injury prevention....................................1393 Regulated navigation areas.....................................1384 Rules of practice..............................................1357 Safety and security zone regulations.....................1377, 1399 Vessel response plans for oil......................1369, 1386, 1389 Whistleblower protection.......................................1372 Criminal jurisdiction over service members and civilians employed by or accompanying the Armed Forces outside the US 775 Discharge standards for vessels..................................3374 Incidental take of migratory birds during military readiness.....1725 [[Page 65773]] Naturalization of aliens serving in the Armed Forces and their dependents....................................................760 Navy: Incidental taking of marine mammals....632, 633, 635, 636, 638, 674 Maritime education and training..........................2386, 2389 Release of official information for litigation purposes and testimony by personnel......................................893 Shipbuilding capability preservation agreements.................892 Off-installation liaison and operations...........................875 Reemployment.....................................................3532 Selected Reserve: TRICARE.........................................................910 Selective service regulation.....................................3632 Arms and munitions: Carriage of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers........2021 Commerce in................................................1965, 1973 DOD contractors' safety manual....................................777 Excise taxes.....................................................2481 Explosives and small arms manufacturing safety regulations.......2122 Explosives safety..........................................1966, 1972 Export controls....................................483, 487, 520, 527 Imports..........................................................2481 International Traffic in Arms Regulations........................2154 Nonimmigrant alien prohibitions..................................1970 Pistol definition................................................1974 Propellant actuated device definition............................1963 Residency requirements for purchasers............................1968 Response site prioritization protocol.............................781 Secure gun storage...............................................1971 Arts and crafts: See Indians-arts and crafts Asbestos: Environmental differential pay for exposure......................3560 Exposure limit.....................................................82 Model accreditation plan.........................................3304 Asylum: See Immigration Atomic energy: See Nuclear energy Attorneys: See Lawyers Auditing: See Accounting Authority delegations: Banks............................................................2430 Civil penalty issuance...........................................1997 DHS........................................................1243, 1482 FCC..............................................................3927 FERC.............................................................4022 Forest Service....................................................402 HHS................................................................42 Immigration judges...............................................1997 INS..............................................................2001 IRS..............................................................2865 Personnel and general claims settlement...........................765 VA.........................................................2908, 2970 Automatic data processing: See Computer technology Automobiles: See Motor vehicles Aviation safety: Aging aircraft...............................................88, 2240 Type certificate and supplemental type certificate holder data.........................................................91 Air tour and sightseeing operations..............................2208 Aircraft improved seats retrofit.................................2230 Airworthiness directives and standards...........90, 2192, 2193, 2224 Antidrug and alcohol misuse prevention programs..................2211 Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee.............................1444 Cargo security...................................................1449 Civil aviation security rules....................................1455 Flight guidance systems..........................................2218 Flight rules...............................................2223, 2225 Flight simulation device qualification...........................2210 Fuel tank flammability reduction...................................89 Fuel tank system regulations.......................................90 Oxygen use by air carrier passengers.............................2163 Performance and handling qualities in icing conditions...........2197 Pilot rest and duty requirements.................................2231 Quality control in procurement of items...........................865 Secure Flight Program............................................1454 Security awareness training for flight school employees..........1451 Security compliance program for aircraft operators...............1460 Security programs for aircraft weighing 12,500 pounds or more 1456 Security threat assessment for certificate holders and applicants...................................................1445 Transponder requirement....................................2189, 2213 Wiring system regulations..........................................90 B Baggage: See Freight Balloons: See Aircraft Bank deposit insurance: Annual independent audits........................................3979 Assessments......................................................3980 District of Columbia chartered banks.............................2549 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act............4063 Filing procedures for state nonmember banks......................3975 Post-employment restriction on senior examiners..................3974 Qualified tuition savings programs...............................3978 Regulatory publication and review................................3972 Reporting requirements...........................................3979 Risk-based guidelines............................................3984 Securities disclosure regulations for State nonmember banks......3986 Bankruptcy: RCRA financial responsibility....................................3353 Banks, banking: See also Bank deposit insurance Credit Electronic funds transfers Federal home loan banks Federal Reserve System National banks Savings associations Affiliate marketing regulations..................................3977 Automated Clearinghouse regulations........................2465, 2467 Bank Secrecy Act......2430, 2434, 2435, 2436, 2437, 2438, 2439, 2440, 2444, 2450, 2451, 2452, 2453, 2454, 2455, 2456, 2457, 2458, 2459 Broker-dealer registration requirements..........................4199 Capital........................................2894, 2895, 4039, 4050 Community Reinvestment Act regulations........2553, 2901, 3985, 3987, 4047, 4051 Conversion of insured credit unions to mutual savings banks......4091 Cross-border transportation of negotiable instruments............2438 Customer identification program............................2432, 2442 Deposit definition...............................................3973 Due diligence requirements.......................................2441 Electronic funds transfer........................................4040 Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act............3977, 4045, 4060 Affiliate marketing regulations................................2546 Identity theft protection................................2541, 2897 Fair Credit Reporting Act regulations...2545, 2899, 2900, 3976, 3982, 4044, 4048 [[Page 65774]] Farm credit: Assessment and apportionment of administrative expenses........3808 Borrower rights..........................................3810, 3827 Capital adequacy...............................................3824 Disclosure and reporting requirements....................3811, 3817 Financially related services...................................3809 Funding and fiscal affairs.........................3823, 3824, 3825 Golden parachute and indemnification payments..................3828 Governance of institutions.....................................3817 Investments, liquidity and divestiture requirements............3822 Loan policies and operations.......................3823, 3824, 3825 Mission-related investments....................................3820 Preferred stock issuance.......................................3818 Priority of claims.............................................3821 Receivership repudiation authorities...........................3819 Scope of financing regulations.................................3814 Termination regulations........................................3815 FBI authority to exchange criminal history record information 2015 Financial crimes enforcement network.......................2443, 2446 Financial institutions: Payment service providers......................................2414 Reporting requirements for deposit interest paid to nonresident aliens.........................................2707 Financial record information furnished to DOD................757, 758 Financial subsidiaries.....................................2415, 2416 Foreign exchange operations......................................2462 Holding companies..................4037, 4038, 4039, 4042, 4046, 4159 Information furnished to consumer reporting agencies.............2552 Market risk measure..............................................3983 Money laundering deterrents.......2434, 2435, 2436, 2437, 2444, 2447, 2448, 2449, 2450, 2451, 2452, 2453, 2454, 2455, 2456, 2457, 2458 Post-employment restrictions for senior examiners................2898 Privacy notices............................................2551, 4066 Privacy of financial records and information.....................1256 Regulation W provisions..........................................3975 Remotely created check fraud.....................................4043 Risk-based capital standards...................2894, 2895, 3983, 4050 Securities borrowing transactions..........................2547, 3983 Securities brokers and dealers: Qualifications for banks and securities representatives........3981 Recordkeeping requirements.....................................2550 SEC exemptions.................................................4205 Special measures against the Commercial Bank of Syria............2447 State banks: Membership in the Federal Reserve System....4036, 4038, 4039, 4041, 4042 Stored value cards...............................................3973 Thrift institutions..............................................4186 Truth in lending.................................................4049 Truth in savings.................................................4052 Barges: See Cargo vessels Barrels: See Packaging and containers Beef: See Livestock Meat and meat products Beer: Alternating brewery proprietorship...............................2476 Labeling and advertising regulations.............................2513 TTB brewery regulations revisions................................2471 Beverages: See Alcohol and alcoholic beverages Biologics: See also Blood Adverse event reporting...........................................220 Bacterial vaccines and toxoids...................................1058 Exports......................................................507, 524 Immunization standard for long term care facilities..............1217 Labeling.......................................................45, 47 Registration and listing requirements..............................43 Revocation of Group A Streptococcus..............................1015 Safety reporting requirements....................................1034 Smallpox vaccine: Injury compensation program....................................1086 Injury table...................................................1085 Standardized electronic study data.................................44 Vaccine Injury Compensation Program..............................1083 Birds: See Wildlife Blind: See Medicaid Public assistance programs Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Blood: Current good manufacturing practices.............................1036 Hepatitis C virus................................................1036 Hospital conditions of participation.............................1146 Labeling and storage requirements................................1046 Regulation amendments............................................1017 Boats and boating safety: See Marine safety Navigation (water) Bonding: See Surety bonds Bonds: Continuous bond program..........................................2393 Immigration surety bonds...................................1472, 1474 Interest payments on cancelled cash bonds........................1470 Municipal........................................................2767 Private activity.................................................2682 Qualified zone academy bonds.....................................2736 Refunding issue..................................................2703 SBA Surety Bond Guarantee Program..............3640, 3651, 3663, 3664 Borders: See International boundaries Bridges: Drawbridge operation.......................................1371, 1382 Broadcasting: See Radio Television Brokers: Annuity broker qualifications....................................2027 Financial responsibility rules...................................4201 Net capital requirements.........................................4211 Quotation requirements...........................................4204 Registration requirements for banks..............................4199 Buildings: See also Federal buildings and facilities Access for individuals with disabilities.........................2990 Asbestos.........................................................3304 Buses: See Motor carriers Motor vehicles Business and industry: See also Accounting Advertising Bankruptcy Competitiveness Confidential business information Holding companies Indians-business and finance Labeling Labor Packaging and containers Small businesses Taxes Trade practices Trademarks Acrylic/modacrylic fiber production..............................3208 Aerospace manufacturing and rework facilities: Air pollution control..........................................3176 [[Page 65775]] Asphalt processing and asphalt roofing manufacturing.............3238 Assumption of liabilities in corporate transactions..............2577 Autobody refinishing.............................................3102 Brick and structural clay products manufacturing.................3154 Cellulose products manufacturing: Air pollution control..........................................3236 Cement manufacturing industry....................................3041 Safe and environmentally protective use of granular mine tailings...................................................3337 Chemical preparations industry: Air pollution control..........................................3227 Chemicals: Air pollution control..........................................3122 Control of PMNs................................................3308 Manufacture..................................3293, 3294, 3307, 3314 Pollution standards............................................3279 Chlor-alkali manufacturing: Effluent guidelines............................................3396 Clay ceramics industry...........................................3217 Coating manufacturing............................................3146 Commercial diving operations.....................................1390 Construction: Aliens working during stay.....................................1267 Effluent guidelines..............................................3392 Electric arc furnace manufacturing...............................3221 Entertainment industry...........................................2688 EPA operating permits............................................3191 Financing cooperative stock.......................................423 Franchising and business opportunity ventures....................4058 Glass manufacturing industry.....................................3207 Hydrochloric acid production.....................................3070 Industrial inorganic chemicals manufacturing.....................3212 Iron and steel foundries.......................3085, 3089, 3214, 3382 Lead acid battery manufacturing: Air pollution control..........................................3225 Organic chemical manufacturing.............................3076, 3251 Paint and allied products industry: Air pollution control..........................................3228 Paint stripping..................................................3206 Perchloroethylene dry cleaning facilities: Air pollution control..........................................3045 Pharmaceuticals..................................................3243 Air pollution control..........................................3205 Plastic parts and products.......................................3094 Plating and polishing............................................3215 Plywood and composite wood products manufacturing..........3147, 3160 Polyurethane foam production: Air pollution control..........................................3204 Polyvinyl chloride and copolymers production: Air pollution control..........................................3109 Printing and publishing....................................3125, 3182 Pulp, paper and paperboard: Effluent limitations...........................................3384 Refractory products manufacturing................................3153 Surface coating of metal cans....................................3072 Taconite iron ore processing.....................................3223 Vinyl chloride manufacturing: Effluent guidelines............................................3396 Wood furniture industry: Air pollution control..........................................3181 C Cable television: Cable Act reform.................................................3891 Cost of service..................................................3886 Customer service standards.......................................3887 Digital must carry requirements..................................3895 Home wiring rights...............................................3890 Horizontal ownership limits......................................3896 Pole attachments.................................................3894 Rates............................................................3885 Cancer: Carcinogen risk assessment.......................................3024 Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act.............................2091 Cargo: See Freight Cargo vessels: See also Maritime carriers Barges: Launch barge waiver program....................................2384 Load line requirements.........................................1367 Numbering of undocumented barges...............................1387 Cargo securing on vessels in U.S. waters.........................1392 Dangerous cargo notification of arrival....................1375, 1401 Deepwater port regulations.......................................1368 Dry cargo residue on the Great Lakes.............................1360 Manifest discrepancy reports.....................................1416 Pressure monitoring devices......................................1408 Tank level devices...............................................1408 Tank vessels: Escorts..................................................1383, 1403 Response plans.....................................1369, 1386, 1389 Cemeteries: Delegation of authority to accept donations for national cemeteries...................................................2970 VA burial benefits...............................................2914 Census data: 2010 Census Redistricting Data Program............................463 Annual Trade Survey...............................................460 Cutoff dates for recognition of boundary changes..................461 Disclosure of income tax return information......................2829 Disclosure of information.........................................468 Cereals (commodity): See Grains CHAMPUS: Claimcheck denials appeals process................................900 Dental benefits under retiree dental program......................904 Double coverage...................................................899 Dual compensation/conflict of interest provision..................897 Hospital payment for ambulatory care..............................896 Individual Case Management Program................................902 Methodology for coverage of NIH-sponsored clinical trials.........901 Prosthetic devices coverage.......................................898 Regulation amendments.............................................912 TRICARE....894, 895, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907, 908, 909, 910, 913, 914 Dental program..................................................911 Charter buses: See Motor carriers Motor vehicles Checks: See Banks, banking Chemicals: See also Drugs Hazardous substances Pesticides and pests Activated phosphors..............................................3290 Air pollution control......................................3064, 3122 Aryl phosphates..................................................3318 Assessment information rule......................................3293 Chemical inventory reporting.....................................3326 Diethanolamine...................................................3299 Domestic Chemical Diversion Act..................................1987 Drinking water regulations.....................1079, 3398, 3405, 3408 Electronic application for controlled substances.................1981 Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program......................3268, 3276 Export control................................113, 481, 507, 524, 527 Flame retardant substances.................................3283, 3319 Gamma butyrolactone..............................................1979 Glycol ethers....................................................3302 Health and safety reporting rule.................................3294 Helium conservation..............................................1921 High production volume chemicals..................................123 Hydrogen fluoride................................................3300 Hydroxides in household products, packaging standard for.........3802 [[Page 65776]] Maleic anhydride.................................................3303 New use rules for PMNs...........................................3308 Ozone depleting..................................................3252 Essential use allowances...........................3106, 3144, 3242 Halon-1301.....................................................3143 Methyl bromide...........................................3100, 3202 Refrigerant recycling....................................3080, 3082 Refrigerants.......................................3030, 3081, 3209 Substitutes........................................3051, 3107, 3139 Perfluoroalkyl sulfonates........................................3289 Perfluorooctanoic acid...........................................3298 Phosphorus forms, red, white and hypophosphorous acid............1980 Phthalic anhydride...............................................3301 Polychlorinated biphenyls............................3279, 3286, 3306 Polymers and resins........................................3174, 3280 Registration and reregistration fees.............................1988 Reporting requirements for imports and exports of List I and List II chemicals............................................1982 Right-to-Know initiative...................................3296, 3320 Significant New Use Rule...................................3289, 3297 Sodium permanganate..............................................1990 Test rules......................................123, 3277, 3309, 3315 Toxic substances...........................................3307, 3314 Toxic Substances Control Act......3014, 3285, 3288, 3289, 3290, 3295, 3298, 3316 Toxicity profiles................................................3281 Toxicity testing, developmental and reproductive.................3313 Toxics Release Inventory: Additions, deletions, and modifications..................3323, 3328 Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds...............................3325 Metal mining...................................................3327 Reporting requirements...................................3324, 3327 Transferring manufacture rights..................................3288 Child abuse: See Child welfare Child labor: Hazardous occupations............................................2047 Child support: Safeguarding information.........................................1223 Standards for review and adjustment..............................1233 Child welfare: See also Adoption and foster care Child labor Child support Aliens: Battered children........................................1282, 2013 Care and placement of unaccompanied children...................1226 At-risk afterschool suppers.......................................291 Chafee National Youth in Transition Database.....................1227 Child Care and Development Fund..................................1232 Health insurance accessibility...................................1228 Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act....................................2029 NIH training grants..............................................1097 Protection of Children From Sexual Predators Act: Designation of agencies to receive and investigate reports.....2025 Reporting requirements.........................................2024 Recordkeeping requirements for producers of sexually explicit material.....................................................2036 Safeguards for subjects in clinical investigations of drug products.....................................................1038 Use of restraint and seclusion in residential psychiatric treatment facilities..............................996, 1118, 1148 Children: See Infants and children Cigars and cigarettes: Customs regulations..............................................2485 In-transit stops without payment of tax..........................2490 Prohibited marks on products brought into the U.S................2530 Regulations for papers or tubes that are not in packages.........2489 Shipment of products without payment of tax......................2486 Tax computation on large cigars............................2483, 2534 Citizens band radio service: See Radio Citizenship and naturalization: See also Aliens Immigration Application by alternative applicant if citizen parent has died 1320 Child Citizenship Act............................................1298 Electronic signatures on applications and petitions for benefits.....................................................1341 Procedures for individuals with disabilities.....................1314 Revoking grants of naturalization................................1290 Civil defense: See Disaster assistance Civil rights: See also Equal employment opportunity Fair housing Commission on Civil Rights regulations update....................2993 FMCSA financial assistance recipients............................2283 Food Stamp Program data collections...............................310 Nondiscrimination: Age discrimination.......................................3437, 3478 CNCS...........................................................3003 DHS................................................1240, 1241, 1242 DOJ............................................................1960 Federally assisted programs....................................3715 GSA................................................3438, 3439, 3441 HHS.............................................................995 HIPAA..........................................80, 2693, 2694, 2695 HUD programs...................................................1529 Individuals with disabilities........72, 73, 3436, 3611, 3613, 3715 NARA...............................................3474, 3478, 3487 NCUA...........................................................4069 NEA......................................................3494, 3613 NEH......................................................3494, 3613 OFHEO..........................................................3502 SSA......................................................3714, 3715 Peace Corps Volunteer Discrimination Complaint Procedure.........3613 Civil service system: See Government employees Claims: CCC debt collection...............................................202 Collection by installments.......................................2464 DHS debt collection........................................1255, 1489 DoD authority................................................770, 771 FMS payments...............................................2460, 2461 FSA debt collection...............................................202 HHS..........................................................992, 993 Oil Pollution Act procedures.....................................1353 Presidio debt collection.........................................3626 Seized property..................................................2034 SSA debt collection...............................................138 Classified information: Access............................................................766 Declassification of national security information................3479 DHS regulations..................................................1239 Disclosure of official information in connection with legal proceedings..................................................1252 National Industrial Security Program.............................3477 National security information regulations..................2141, 3482 NRC regulations..................................................4147 Research involving human subjects.................................915 Storage...........................................................767 Clean Air Act: See Air pollution control Clean Water Act: See Water pollution control Coal: Abandoned refuse sites...........................................1892 Combustion wastes..........................................3331, 3347 [[Page 65777]] Coal mines: See Mine safety and health Mines Surface mining Coastal zone: See also Continental shelf Federal Consistency regulations...................................687 Waste deposit prevention.........................................3411 Colleges and universities: See also Medical and dental schools Academic honoraria for B nonimmigrant aliens.....................1297 Administration and support of basic research by the DOD...........784 Denial of applications for approval to enroll nonimmigrant students.....................................................1486 Duration of exchange visitor program participation for professors and research scholars.............................2156 Funding requirements for agricultural research and extension activities at Land-Grant Institutions....................247, 250 Grants administration.......................................769, 1235 Reduced course load for nonimmigrant students at border communities..................................................1498 Commercial fisheries: See Fisheries Commodities: See Agricultural commodities Commodity futures: Anti-money laundering program....................................2455 Commodity trading advisor regulations............................3782 Contract market reporting rules..................................3784 Derivatives transaction execution facilities rules...............3786 Designated contract market clearing services for over-the- counter options on exempt commodities........................3788 Designated contract markets rules................................3786 Eligible commercial entities authorized to trade on exempt commercial markets...........................................3783 Exempt market rules..............................................3786 Federal speculative limit revision...............................3789 Foreign currency haircuts........................................3781 Investment of customer funds and record of investments...........3787 Large trader rules...............................................3784 Off-centralized market transactions..............................3785 Privacy notices..................................................3780 Security futures: Offer and sale of products traded on foreign boards............3779 Registration requirements for banks............................4199 Common carriers: See also Air carriers Communications common carriers Maritime carriers Motor carriers Railroads Explosive materials delivery.....................................1972 Communicable diseases: Correctional management..........................................1951 Interstate and foreign quarantine..................................42 Smallpox: Vaccine injury compensation program............................1086 Communications: See also Communications common carriers News media Telecommunications 911 Act..........................................................3939 Airport Terminal Use frequencies in the 45-470 private land mobile radio pool............................................3945 Auction authority................................................3927 Authorized rate of return for interstate services of local exchange carriers............................................3960 Aviation Radio Service...........................................3947 Biennial review............................................3845, 3940 Broadband service provided over power line systems...............3851 Broadcast station construction permits...........................3893 Channelization of the 39 GHz band................................3917 Cognitive radio technologies.....................................3850 Commercial mobile radio services...............3915, 3918, 3933, 3935 Competitive bidding: Broadband PCS..................................................3918 Process........................................................3923 Rules for auction of 218-219 MHz...............................3916 Consolidating the 800 MHz industrial/land transportation and business pool channels.......................................3946 Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act................................................3837 Digital audio broadcasting.......................................3897 Equal employment opportunity rule................................3904 Excise tax.................................................2586, 2716 Exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields................3847 FM radio allotment procedures....................................3884 Government transfer band.........................................3860 Horizontal ownership limits......................................3896 Informal complaints..............................................3834 Installment payments for Personal Communications Services licensees....................................................3931 Interference temperature operation...............................3852 International call-back service..................................3882 International service regulations................................3874 Interstate special access services...............................3967 IP-enabled services..............................................3969 Licensing fixed services at 24 GHz...............................3928 Licensing low power operations in the private land mobile radio 450-470 MHz band.............................................3936 Maritime...................................................3914, 3930 Multiple address systems.........................................3922 National Exchange Carrier Association petition...................3968 North American Numbering Plan administration.....................3950 Private land mobile radio service................................3856 Public safety communications...............................3921, 3946 Quiet Zone application procedures................................3937 Radio market definitions.........................................3902 Radio spectrum usage promotion through development of secondary markets......................................................3934 Redesignation of 27.5-29.5 GHz band..............................3879 Redesignation of the 17.7-19.7 GHz band..........................3877 Regulatory fees..................................................3913 Satellite: Aeronautical Mobile Satellite Service systems..................3878 Application and licensing requirements.........................3864 Broadcast Satellite Service....................................3877 Coordination between non-geostationary and geostationary orbit......................................................3848 Digital audio radio service....................................3866 Earth stations.....................................3863, 3873, 3883 Fixed-satellite services.....................3869, 3877, 3878, 3925 Global mobile personal communications..........................3881 Licensing reform...............................................3870 Maritime mobile services.......................................3868 Mobile service provider flexibility............................3871 MSS spectrum allocation............................3859, 3865, 3880 Non-geostationary orbit..................................3869, 3876 Non-government operations in the 36.0-51.4 GHz portion of the V-band.....................................................3867 Orbital debris mitigation......................................3872 Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act.......3909, 3910, 3911 Sharing of 27.5-29.5 GHz band..................................3879 Securities Act reform............................................4174 Software defined radios..........................................3843 Spectrum allocation..............................................3861 Spectrum-based services to rural areas...........................3943 Terrestrial microwave fixed radio services.......................3929 Transfer of 3650 through 3700 MHz band...........................3932 Transfer of 4.9 GHz band from government use.....................3932 TV: Advertising practices..........................................3889 Cable Act................................................3886, 3891 [[Page 65778]] Cable television rates.........................................3885 Children's programming...................................3900, 3901 Competitive availability of navigation devices.................3892 Digital must carry requirements................................3895 Digital television service...................3898, 3900, 3906, 3948 Direct broadcast public interest obligations...................3899 DTV tuner requirements.........................................3858 Emergency Alert System...................................3840, 3841 Filing of network affiliation contracts........................3888 Joint sales agreements.........................................3907 Public interest information....................................3903 Public television station digital transition grant program......442 Reallocation and service rules for the 698-746 MHz spectrum band.......................................................3938 Service rules in UHF spectrum..................................3926 Significantly viewed out-of-market broadcast stations..........3908 Unlicensed operation in the broadcast bands....................3855 Video programming accessibility..........................3892, 3912 Ultra-wideband radio transmission................................3842 Unbundled network elements.......................................3966 Unbundling local exchange carriers...............................3961 Unlicensed devices in the 5 GHz band.............................3846 Unlicensed operation of the 3650-3700 band.......................3853 Unlicensed radiofrequency devices................................3857 Vehicle location and monitoring systems..........................3924 Wireless systems: Advanced services..............................................3844 Hearing aid compatibility......................................3949 Regulatory review..............................................3942 Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act..................3939 World Radiocommunication Conference omnibus......................3854 Communications common carriers: Informal complaints..............................................3834 Service disruption reporting requirements........................3849 Toll free service access codes...................................3953 Community action programs: Empowerment zones................................................1593 Community antenna television systems: See Cable television Community colleges: See Colleges and universities Community development: See also Community action programs Grant programs-housing and community development Community development block grants: Brownfields activities.........................................1591 Insular Areas Program..........................................1534 Prohibition on use of funds for job-pirating activities........1590 Revitalization strategy........................................1594 Slum and blight prevention.....................................1591 Small cities program...........................................1588 SBA: HUBZone Program....................................3636, 3642, 3660 Community facilities: See Health facilities Compensation: See Unemployment compensation Wages Competitiveness: American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act...........1266 American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act.................1266 Cable television companies.......................................3890 Communications Act.........................................3916, 3918 Television marketplace.....................................3885, 3892 Computer technology: Access to information on government-owned systems.................924 Acquisition regulations.....................786, 790, 814, 3749, 3756 Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act................................................4061 De minimis exclusion for technology and software..................484 Electronic filing: Investment advisers............................................4187 Electronic submission: Documents......................................................4034 Exports......................................................516, 522 Information technology exchange program..........................3600 Internet: Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule......................4056 Simplified Network Application Process (SNAP)...................511 Reuse, recycling, and recovery of electronic equipment...........3350 Conduct standards: See Conflict of interests Confidential business information: EPA regulations............................................3014, 3026 Conflict of interests: See also Political activities (Government employees) CHAMPUS requirements..............................................897 DOE...............................................................977 EPA..............................................................3013 Ethical conduct..................................................3514 Ethics programs..................................................3511 Exemptions.......................................................3512 Financial disclosure.............................................3508 Post-government employment.................................3513, 3569 Standards of conduct..................................776, 1234, 3509 Conservation: See Energy conservation Natural resources Construction industry: Acquisition regulations...........................................833 Alien workers....................................................1267 Confined spaces for construction.................................2119 Electric power line worker safety................................2121 Hearing loss prevention..........................................2133 Hoisting equipment safety........................................2111 Consumer protection: See also Labeling Trade practices All terrain vehicles.............................................3791 All-terrain vehicle ban for children under 16....................3807 Baby bath seats..................................................3797 Bunk bed cornerpost standard.....................................3801 Cable home wiring rights.........................................3890 Candles and candle accessories...................................3790 Child-resistant packaging........................................3806 Crib safety standards............................................3794 Disclosures......................................................4065 Flammability standards: Bedclothes.....................................................3804 Clothing textiles..............................................3795 Mattresses/bedding........................................160, 3805 Upholstered furniture...........................................159 Household goods transportation.............................2275, 2279 Household products containing hydroxides, packaging standard for..........................................................3802 Lighters.........................................................3798 Nutrition health claims..........................................1063 Portable bed rails...............................................3796 Sulfuric acid drain openers......................................3800 Table saw blades.................................................3803 Telemarketing sales rule.........................................4062 Telephone Consumer Protection Act................................3835 Contagious diseases: See Communicable diseases Containers: See Packaging and containers Continental shelf: Alternate energy-related uses....................................1858 Cost recovery for oil and gas operations services................1875 Exploration or development and production plans..................1879 Contracts: See Government contracts [[Page 65779]] Controlled substances: See Drug abuse Drug traffic control Cooperative agreements: See Grant programs Corporations: See Business and industry Cosmetics: Preventing exposure to chronic wasting disease...................1004 Use of materials derived from cattle.............................1054 Recordkeeping requirements.....................................1055 Countervailing duties: Certification of factual information..............................475 Sunset reviews...............................................469, 473 Courts: Administrative Law Judge Program.................................3597 Civil contempt commitments.......................................1941 Courts of Indian Offenses........................................1849 CSOSA: Ethical conduct for employees standards........................3011 Equal Access to Justice Act: DHS proceedings................................................1254 DOI proceedings................................................1623 Crafts: See Indians-arts and crafts Credit: See also Banks, banking Credit unions Mortgages Anti-money laundering program....................................2456 Debt collection: Administrative wage garnishment..........................1622, 2470 DoD........................................................770, 771 DOI......................................................1622, 1873 FEMA...........................................................1508 HHS........................................................992, 993 Matching of Federal employee records for salary offset.........2469 Offset of Federal payments.....................................2468 Salary offset...................................................993 SBA............................................................3657 SSA.............................................................138 Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act......2541, 3977, 4045, 4060 Fair Credit Reporting Act regulations...2545, 2899, 2900, 3976, 3982, 4044, 4048 Partners and partnerships........................................2791 Truth in Lending Act.............................................4049 Credit unions: Asset transfer approval..........................................4089 Bylaws...........................................................4075 Capital requirements for corporate credit unions.................4086 Community Development Revolving Loan Program.....................4076 Conversion to mutual savings banks...............................4091 Credit union service organizations...............................4093 Customer identification program..................................2442 Designation of low income status.................................4076 Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act: Address reconciliation rule....................................4072 Affiliate marketing regulations................................2546 Direct disputes with furnishers rule...........................4074 Furnisher accuracy guidelines and rules........................4073 Identity theft protection................................2541, 4071 Fair credit reporting................................4068, 4083, 4084 Fidelity bond coverage...........................................4087 Incidental powers rule...........................................4079 Information furnished to consumer reporting agencies.............2552 Information requests under Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts.........................................................4082 Medical information regulations..................................4083 Member business loans............................................4085 Negative credit information notice...............................4068 Nonconforming investments........................................4089 Nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs.................4069 Office titles....................................................4094 Post-employment restrictions for NCUA examiners..................4088 Privacy of consumer financial information........................4070 Regulatory flexibility program...................................4086 Regulatory publication and review................................4081 Supervisory committee audits and verifications...................4077 Truth in Savings rule......................................4078, 4080 Unauthorized access to member information and member notice......4092 Uninsured secondary capital accounts.............................4090 Use of consumer information for marketing solicitations..........4084 Crime: See also Drug abuse Fraud Aliens: Battered and abused spouses and children.................1282, 2013 Criminal grounds of inadmissibility......................1271, 1351 Custody procedures.......................................1481, 2008 Early release for removal of aliens in custody for nonviolent offenses...................................................1477 Trafficking victims....................1305, 1306, 1479, 2155, 2985 Victims of crime.........................................1306, 1308 Arson reporting..................................................1969 Criminal background checks for CNCS program employees............3007 Criminal intelligence systems operating policies.................2037 DNA sample collection from Federal offenders.....................2030 Exports of crime control and detection instrument equipment......494, 496 Inclusion of nonserious offense identification records in FBI information systems..........................................2016 Jurisdiction over service members and civilians employed by or accompanying the Armed Forces outside the US..................775 Preservation of biological evidence..............................2031 Private Security Officer Employment Authorization Act............2020 Protection of Children From Sexual Predators Act: Designation of agencies to receive and investigate reports.....2025 Reporting requirements.........................................2024 Recordkeeping requirements for producers of sexually explicit material.....................................................2036 Seized property..................................................2034 Sex offender registration programs.........................2018, 2029 Sex offender release notification................................1934 STOP Violence Against Women Grant Programs.......................2028 Suspension and removal of panel or standing trustees.............2035 Trafficking in persons............................................844 United Nations Convention Against Torture........................1286 Victims of Crime Act.......................................2039, 2040 Victims' rights..................................................2032 Critical habitat: See Endangered and threatened species Crop insurance: Administrative regulations...................................279, 282 Cabbage...........................................................271 Civil penalties...................................................266 Common crop insurance regulations.................................268 Cultivated wild rice..............................................272 Florida citrus fruit..............................................273 Mint..............................................................275 Mustard...........................................................276 Nonstandard classification system.................................279 Northern potato...................................................277 Nursery crops.....................................................280 Peanuts...........................................................269 Premium reduction plans...........................................282 Sweet corn........................................................274 Tobacco...........................................................270 [[Page 65780]] Crops: See Agricultural commodities Crude oil: See Petroleum Crystalline silica: Occupational exposure........................................84, 2106 Customs duties and inspection: See also Antidumping Countervailing duties Imports Advance notice requirements for landings and arrivals of aircraft from foreign areas..................................1414 African Growth and Opportunity Act...............................2399 Airport security area access.....................................1425 Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act..................2404 Bond obligations...........................................1439, 2411 Certification of factual information during antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings...............................475 Chile Free Trade Agreement.......................................2408 Commercial information confidentiality...........................1427 Conditional release period.................................1439, 2411 Consolidation of collections for reimbursable services...........1422 Continuous bond program..........................................2393 Country of origin marking........................................2396 Country of origin of textile and apparel products................2412 Customs bonded warehouses for duty-free sales enterprises........2485 Dog and Cat Protection Act.......................................2402 Harbor maintenance fees....................................2420, 2421 Household goods..................................................3446 Merchandise processing fee exemption.............................2394 North American Free Trade Agreement..................2394, 2423, 2427 Outbound redelivery procedures and liabilities...................2392 Payment methods for duties, taxes, interest, and fees............2397 Post-entry claims................................................2394 Prior disclosure.................................................1415 Processing fees at express courier facilities....................2406 Reconciliation...................................................2422 Reimbursable inspectional services...............................2401 Remote location filing...........................................2390 Sampling methods in CBP audits...................................1421 Singapore Free Trade Agreement...................................2409 User and navigation fees.........................................2398 D Dairy products: Disaster assistance program.......................................212 Mandatory reporting regulation....................................454 National Dairy Promotion and Research Program.....................183 Standards of identity............................................1074 Dangerous cargo: See Hazardous materials transportation Data processing: See Computer technology Deaf: See Individuals with disabilities Debarment and suspension: DHS..............................................................1253 DOT..............................................................2167 GSA..............................................................3425 Debts: See Credit Declassification: See Classified information Deepwater ports: See Harbors Defense: See National defense Defense acquisition regulations: See Government procurement Defense contracts: See Government contracts Government procurement Dental schools: See Medical and dental schools Deportation: See Aliens Deposit insurance: See Bank deposit insurance Dietary supplements: Current good manufacturing practice................................48 Preventing exposure to chronic wasting disease...................1004 Use of materials derived from cattle.............................1054 Disabled: See Individuals with disabilities Medicaid Medicare Public assistance programs Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Disaster assistance: 9/11 Heroes Stamp Act program....................................1520 Conduct at operations, support and training centers..............1527 Cottonseed assistance program.....................................206 Criminal and civil penalties.....................................1506 Crisis Counseling Regular Program................................1515 Dairy assistance program..........................................212 Economic injury disaster loans for small businesses..............3643 Estimating eligible cost.........................................1519 Fire Management Assistance Grant Program.........................1501 Floods: Ability to pay provisions.......................................890 Mitigation assistance program............................1505, 1523 Mitigation of severe repetitive loss properties..........1522, 1524 National Flood Insurance Program......1502, 1503, 1510, 1514, 1516, 1517, 1521 FSA disaster declaration and designation..........................204 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program......................1507, 1525, 1528 Hazard mitigation planning.......................................1511 Hurricane-related royalty relief from MMS........................1891 Individual assistance programs: Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act..................................................1506, 1512 Livestock assistance program......................................211 Management costs.................................................1513 National Urban Search and Rescue Response System.................1509 Noninsured crop disaster assistance program for tropical crops 189 Pre-disaster mitigation program..................................1526 Public assistance insurance requirements.........................1518 Special Community Disaster Loans Program.........................1504 Transfer of food commodities.....................................2983 Discrimination: See Civil rights Discrimination against aged: See Aged Discrimination against handicapped: See Individuals with disabilities Discrimination in employment: See Equal employment opportunity Discrimination in housing: See Fair housing Diseases: See Animal diseases Communicable diseases Distilled spirits: See Liquors Doctors: See Health professions Domestic animals: See Livestock Draft: See Selective Service System Drawbridges: See Bridges Drinking water: See Water supply Drought assistance: See Disaster assistance Drug abuse: See also Alcohol abuse [[Page 65781]] Aviation personnel...............................................2211 Drug-free workplace requirements............................832, 1253 Mine personnel...................................................2094 Treatment programs: Authority for practitioners to prescribe narcotic substances 1994 Bureau of Prisons..............................................1939 Drug testing: Airmen...........................................................2215 Bureau of Prisons................................................1936 Following marine incidents.........................................59 Transportation workplace.............................2172, 2174, 2185 Workplace guidelines..............................................997 Drug traffic control: Chemical registration waivers....................................1988 Controlled substances: Anabolic Steroid Control Act...................................1991 Authority for practitioners to prescribe narcotic substances for maintenance or detoxification treatment................1994 Disposer definition and registration...........................1993 Electronic application forms...................................1981 Electronic prescriptions.......................................1977 Gamma butyrolactone............................................1979 Peyote use in traditional Indian religion ceremonies...........1986 Phosphorus forms, red, white, and hypophosphorous acid.........1980 Positional isomer definition...................................1984 Preventing accumulation at long-term care facilities...........1996 Registration and reregistration application fees...............1985 Registration requirements for practitioners practicing in more than one state........................................1989 Reorganization and clarification of DEA regulations............1978 Reporting requirements for imports and exports of List I and List II chemicals..........................................1982 Reports of theft or significant loss...........................1995 Sodium permanganate............................................1990 Domestic Chemical Diversion Act..................................1987 FAA regulations..................................................2226 Security requirements for handlers of pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine...........................1992 Drugs: See also Animal drugs Biologics Over-the-counter drugs Prescription drugs Abbreviated new drug applications................................1059 Bioavailability and bioequivalence requirements..................1059 Institutional review boards......................................1040 Investigational new drugs..............................46, 1012, 1032 Labeling.........................................................1062 New drug applications........................................44, 1035 Positron emission tomography drugs...............................1008 Providing controlled substances to ocean vessels.................1976 Safeguards for children in clinical investigations...............1038 E Earthquakes: See Disaster assistance Ecology: See Environmental protection Economic development: See Community development Economics: See Price controls Education: See also Colleges and universities Education of disadvantaged Educational facilities Educational research Libraries School breakfast and lunch programs Schools Students Teachers Education of individuals with disabilities Academic honoraria for B nonimmigrant aliens.....................1297 Good time credit for D.C. Code offenders.........................1938 Home-living programs.............................................1844 Maritime education and training............................2386, 2389 NASA Science and Technology Scholarship..........................3454 National Security Education Program...............................763 NIH loan repayment programs: AIDS research..................................................1101 For clinical researchers.......................................1102 For individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.................1105 Health disparities research....................................1104 Pediatric research.............................................1103 Scholarships...................................................1099 Nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs............917, 3493 Protection of human research subjects.............................916 Title IX of the Education Act Amendments.........................3440 Veterans: Centralized certification of benefits..........................2912 Licensing and certification....................................2911 Montgomery GI Bill--Active Duty................................2931 Montgomery GI Bill--Selected Reserve...........................2957 Non-payment of VA educational assistance to fugitive felons 2975 Survivors and dependents.................................2913, 2931 Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act..................2953 Veterans Programs Enhancement Act..............................2910 Education of disadvantaged: Academic achievement of limited English proficient students.......919 Transportation regulations.......................................1231 Education of individuals with disabilities: Assistance to states for the education of children with disabilities...................................................30 Early intervention and special education to eligible DoD dependents....................................................774 Individuals With Disabilities Education Act.......................922 National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard.........920 Preschool grants for children with disabilities....................30 Special education personnel development service obligations........30 Educational facilities: Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act............................918 Grants administration............................................2988 Educational research: Human subjects protection...................................915, 1111 Eggs and egg products: Grading............................................166, 171, 181, 186 Imported..........................................................347 Inspection....................................................20, 363 Salmonella enteritidis prevention................................1039 Elderly: See Aged Elections: See Political activities (Government employees) Voting rights Electric power: See also Electric utilities Electric power plants Electronic reporting of shortages................................4000 Worker safety....................................................2121 Electric power plants: Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program........................966 [[Page 65782]] Electric utilities: Broadband service provided over power line systems...............3851 Bulk system reliability policy statement.........................4017 Clean Air Interstate Rule.........................................110 Coordination of Federal authorization of electric transmission 958 Electronic filing of documents...................................3992 Generator interconnection agreement and procedures.........3993, 4012 Indian electric power utilities..................................1813 Market design and structure......................................4013 Market-based rate contracts for wholesale sales............3995, 4020 Pricing policy...................................................3996 Standards of conduct for transmission providers..................3991 Steam generating unit regulations..........................3149, 3230 Electronic data processing: See Computer technology Electronic funds transfers: Electronic Fund Transfer Act.....................................4040 Employee benefit plans: See also Pensions Abandoned individual account plans.................................81 Accountant independence requirements.............................2075 Automatic enrollment and failure to direct investment..............78 Cafeteria plans......................................2674, 2698, 2773 Electronic filing of annual reports........................2079, 2080 Electronic transmission of notices, elections or consents........2622 Limitations......................................................2817 Participant contributions....................................77, 2076 Participant loan rules...........................................2092 Prohibited transaction exemption procedures......................2074 Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program...........................2089 Employee Retirement Income Security Act: See Pensions Employment: See also Equal employment opportunity Government employees Aliens...........................................................2055 Australian nonimmigrants in specialty occupations..............2072 Authorization eligibility......................................1350 Dismissal of asylum application................................1345 EB-5 classification......................................1316, 2009 Eligibility for certain scientists and engineers...............1323 Eligibility pilot program......................................1352 Eligibility verification.................................1313, 2159 Employer petitions.............................................1326 Employer sanctions.............................................1494 Employment creation petitions..................................1273 Essential support personnel in the O and P classifications.....1279 Fingerprinting.................................................1291 Labor certification process........................1276, 2064, 2068 Labor condition applications.............................2069, 2070 Post-adjudication audits of H-2B petitions.....................2067 Premium processing service for petitions and applications.....1332, 1338 Suspension of employment authorization requirements for F-1 students.............................................1342, 1499 Temporary employment of foreign professionals on H-1B1 visas 2069, 2070 Temporary nonagricultural services.............................1340 Temporary visitor for business (B-1) classification............1275 Verification documents.........................................1335 Visas for treaty aliens in specialty occupations...............2161 Employment eligibility verification: Electronic signature and retention.............................1493 Family and Medical Leave Act.......................................74 Identification of gender, race and ethnicity of applicants for employment with federal contractors..........................2060 Indian preference................................................1835 Individuals with disabilities: Continuation of SSA benefits to individuals participating in a program..................................................3730 Excepted service...............................................3545 Self-Sufficiency Program........................................142 Ticket to Work Program..........................................142 Work report receipts issuance...................................144 Jobs For Veterans Act................................2051, 2135, 2138 Occupational tax.................................................2525 Trade adjustment assistance for workers........................75, 76 Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act....87, 2137 Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program...........2918, 2933 Welfare-to-Work Grants Program...................................2073 Workforce investment systems.....................................2107 Endangered and threatened species: See also Marine mammals Addax......................................................1766, 1780 Alabama Beach Mouse..............................................1701 Alameda whipsnake................................................1675 American crocodile...............................................1721 Arkansas River shiner............................................1731 Army Corps of Engineers scope of analysis.........................889 Australian parakeets.............................................1718 Basking shark....................................................1761 Boreal toad......................................................1771 Broad-snouted caiman.............................................1660 Brown pelican delisting..........................................1744 Bull trout.................................................1770, 1787 Butterfly species................................................1778 Cactus ferruginous pygmy owl...............................1747, 1758 California gnatcatcher...........................................1724 California red-legged frog.......................................1652 California tiger salamander................................1686, 1775 Canada Lynx......................................................1707 Captive-bred exotic birds........................................1639 Cassius blue butterfly...........................................1773 Ceraunus blue butterfly..........................................1773 Channel Islands foxes............................................1729 CITES decisions......................................1635, 1695, 1712 Civil procedures.................................................1693 Conservation education...........................................1629 Critical habitat........621, 726, 1652, 1669, 1672, 1675, 1686, 1687, 1688, 1689, 1692, 1701, 1702, 1703, 1705, 1707, 1713, 1723, 1724, 1729, 1731, 1733, 1734, 1747, 1763, 1770, 1775, 1781, 1787 Cui-ui delisting.................................................1671 Dama gazelle...............................................1766, 1780 Dolly Varden.....................................................1745 Eagles...........................................................1637 Transport of feathers..........................................1750 Evolutionarily Significant Units.............................726, 727 Fishes, Tennessee rivers.........................................1679 Five-year review of foreign species..............................1710 Foreign bird species.............................................1662 Gila chub........................................................1713 Gila trout.......................................................1716 Gray bat.........................................................1757 Gray wolf: Eastern Distinct Population Segment delisting..................1751 Great Lakes distinct population segment delisting..............1709 Western distinct population segment delisting............1708, 1752 Green sturgeon, southern distinct population segment..............679 Grizzly bears..............................................1657, 1684 Gunnison's sage grouse...........................................1691 Kootenai River White Sturgeon....................................1702 Koster's tyronia.................................................1763 Laguna Mountains Skipper.........................................1705 Listing of U.S. species in CITES Appendix III....................1636 Loachminnow......................................................1689 Manatees.........................................................1755 Mexican bobcat delisting.........................................1728 Mexican gray wolf................................................1754 Miami blue butterfly.............................................1773 Mountain yellow-legged frog......................................1687 [[Page 65783]] Mussels, freshwater..............................................1679 Nickerbean blue butterfly........................................1773 Noel's amphipod..................................................1763 Nonessential experimental populations................1649, 1679, 1756 Northern aplomado falcon.........................................1649 Northern right whale..............................................621 Northern sea otter, southwest Alaskan distinct population segment......................................................1764 Northern spotted owl.............................................1692 Oncorhynchus mykiss..........................................726, 727 Pacific salmon....................................................727 Pecos assiminea..................................................1763 Permit exemptions................................................1759 Permits for foreign listed species...............................1722 Picture-wing flies...............................................1642 Plants: Arizona agave delisting........................................1648 Bigleaf mahogany...............................................1762 Black cohosh...................................................1651 Braunton's milk-vetch..........................................1706 CITES listings...........................................1651, 1762 Coachella Valley milk-vetch....................................1667 Critical habitat....1667, 1668, 1673, 1674, 1690, 1699, 1700, 1704, 1706, 1726, 1732, 1767, 1768, 1769, 1781 Eggert's sunflower.............................................1767 Fender's Blue Butterfly........................................1673 Fish Slough milk vetch.........................................1768 Galax..........................................................1695 Graham's Penstemon.............................................1704 Holmgren milk vetch............................................1700 Johnston's frankenia removal...................................1715 Kincaid's Lupine...............................................1673 Lyon's penchaeta...............................................1706 Munz's onion...................................................1769 San Jacinto Valley crownscale..................................1726 Shivwits milk vetch............................................1700 Soft birds beak................................................1699 Spanish cedar..................................................1762 Spreading navarettia.....................................1726, 1732 Suisun thistle.................................................1699 Thread-leaved Brodiaea.........................................1668 Vernal pool plants.............................................1781 Willamette Daisy...............................................1673 Willowy monardella.............................................1674 Yadeon's piperia...............................................1690 Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse delisting..........................1737 Queen Charlotte Goshawk..........................................1698 Roswell springsnail..............................................1763 Rota bridled white-eye...........................................1688 Salt Creek tiger beetle....................................1669, 1727 San Diego Fairy shrimp...........................................1723 Scimitar-horned oryx.......................................1766, 1780 Snail, freshwater................................................1679 Southern Resident killer whales...................................677 Southern sea otter translocation program.........................1655 Southwestern Willow Flycatcher...................................1733 Spikedace........................................................1689 St. Andrew Beach Mouse...........................................1672 Stag beetle......................................................1761 Straight-horned markhor..........................................1641 Tibetan antelope.................................................1711 Topeka shiner....................................................1756 Turtle species...................................................1712 Vernal pool crustaceans..........................................1781 Virginia northern flying squirrel................................1656 Western Snowy Plover.......................................1681, 1734 Wintering Piping Plover..........................................1703 Wood bison.......................................................1650 Energy: See also Coal Electric power Energy conservation Fuel economy Natural gas Nuclear energy Petroleum Pipelines Acquisition: Cooperative audit strategy......................................972 Alternate energy-related uses on the OCS.........................1858 Alternative fuels.................................................933 Assistance regulations............................................982 Claims for damages against DOE employees..........................984 Conduct of DOE employees..........................................983 Critical energy infrastructure information.......................4015 DEAR amendments: Background checks of employees..................................976 Biobased content products.......................................973 Intellectual property provisions................................975 Make or Buy Plans...............................................980 Management contractor compensation for personal services........978 Purchasing by management and operating contractors..............977 Revisions.......................................................971 Technical amendments............................................979 Work for others regulations.....................................981 Electronic notification of Commission issuances..................4016 Energy Policy Act................................................4064 Freedom of Information Act........................................959 Hydropower licensing hearings process............................1626 Hydropower regulation amendments.................................4010 Occupational radiation protection.................................960 Polygraph examination regulations.................................957 Prescription of fishways for non-Federal hydropower projects.....1760 Priorities and allocations of domestic energy supplies............974 Protection of human research subjects.............................969 Renewable energy systems..........................................437 Research misconduct...............................................964 Review of mandatory conditions of hydropower licensing............670 Uranium mill sites................................................968 Wind energy................................................3988, 4002 Worker safety and health at DOE facilities.........................40 Worker's compensation benefits.............................1001, 2057 Energy conservation: See also Fuel economy Covered products determination: Commercial refrigeration equipment..............................951 Incandescent reflector lamps, torchieres, and ceiling fans......947 Efficiency standards: Clothes dryers..................................................942 Commercial air conditioning equipment............927, 950, 952, 953 Direct heating equipment........................................943 Dishwashers.....................................................942 Electric distribution transformers...............................37 Electric motors.................................................944 Electric ranges and ovens........................................33 EPACT 2005 standards............................................954 Fluorescent and incandescent lamps..............................945 Fluorescent lamp ballasts........................................34 Furnaces and boilers........................................36, 953 Gas ranges and ovens.............................................33 Heat pumps...................................31, 927, 950, 952, 953 High intensity discharge lamps..................................941 Microwave ovens..................................................33 Pool heaters....................................................943 Residential central air conditioners.............................31 Room air conditioners............................................35 Water heaters...............................................32, 952 [[Page 65784]] EPACT 2005 test procedures........................................948 Federal buildings............................................939, 946 Household definition..............................................936 Residential energy-efficiency rating guidelines..............940, 946 Test procedures: Central air conditioners...................................937, 949 Electric motors, small..........................................926 Electronic distribution transformers............................938 Heat pumps.................................................937, 949 High intensity discharge lamps..................................941 Entertainment industry: Cost recovery....................................................2688 Environmental impact statements: Violent Offender Incarceration/Truth-in-Sentencing Incentive Grants Program...............................................2043 Environmental protection: See also Air pollution control Environmental impact statements Natural resources Noise control Pesticides and pests Reclamation Waste treatment and disposal Water pollution control Acquisition regulations...........................................832 Award term contracting...........................................3015 Biobased content products.........................................973 CERCLA amendment.................................................3371 Conducting ``all appropriate inquiry''.........................3369 Chemicals...............123, 3299, 3300, 3301, 3309, 3315, 3318, 3319 Maleic anhydride...............................................3303 Transferring manufacture rights................................3288 Class deviations incorporation into EPAAR........................3019 Coal combustion wastes.....................................3331, 3347 Coastal waste deposit prevention.................................3411 Comparable fuels exclusion under RCRA.............................117 Confidential business information..........................3014, 3026 Cooling water intake structures impact...........................3380 Cooperative agreements and Superfund state contracts.............3372 Cross-Media Electronic Reporting and Recordkeeping Rule..........3021 Designation of hazardous substances under CERCLA.................3370 Developmental and reproductive toxicity testing..................3313 Drinking water regulations...........................3398, 3407, 3408 Effluent guidelines............................3375, 3384, 3392, 3396 Emergency planning...............................................3320 EPA acquisition regulations..........................3015, 3016, 3023 Farm Service Agency regulation....................................201 Federal water resource development................................888 HUD regulations....................................................62 National Environmental Policy Act..........................1246, 3012 National Forest System............................................393 Oil and gas lease compliance documentation......................388 Sporicide use...................................................386 On-site treatment of low-level mixed wastes......................3362 Pesticides.........124, 125, 3258, 3266, 3268, 3269, 3272, 3274, 3276 Plant incorporated protectants.......................3259, 3270, 3271 Privacy Act regulations..........................................3022 Radon............................................................4130 RCRA Burden Reduction Initiative............................127, 3349 RCRA hazardous waste management facilities.......................3356 Regulation of gasification devices processing hazardous waste at petroleum refineries......................................3341 Reporting marine casualties......................................1366 Restoration of DOD facilities.....................................764 Rural areas..................................................260, 265 Sale of DOD aircraft to persons providing oil spill response service.......................................................773 Significant new use rules: Flame retardant chemical substances............................3283 Glycol ethers..................................................3302 Mercury switches in motor vehicles.............................3282 Perfluoroalkyl sulfonates......................................3289 Spill prevention, control, and countermeasures rule..........115, 116 Toxic Substances Control Act.......113, 3014, 3285, 3287, 3288, 3289, 3290, 3295, 3298, 3316 Toxics Release Inventory: Additions, deletions, and modifications............3322, 3323, 3328 Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds...............................3325 Metal mining...................................................3327 Reporting requirements........................118, 3324, 3327, 3329 Equal credit opportunity: See Credit Equal employment opportunity: Broadcast outreach...............................................3904 Complaint processing.......................................3415, 3416 Coverage under ADEA..............................................3413 Disparate impact and reasonable factors other than age...........3412 Fee schedule for Freedom of Information Act requests.............3417 Special disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam era.......2051, 2053 Workforce Investment Act.........................................2107 Eskimos: See Indians Estuaries: See Coastal zone Ethical conduct: See Conflict of interests Ex parte communications: See Administrative practice and procedure Excise taxes: Air transportation.........................................2563, 2716 Communications services....................................2586, 2716 Firearms and ammunition..........................................2481 Explosives: See also Hazardous materials transportation Hazardous substances Criminal misuse reporting........................................1969 Fireworks........................................................1967 Identification markings for imported explosive materials.........1975 Manufacturing safety regulations.................................2122 Pest control devices.............................................1964 Safe Explosives Act..............................................1966 Transportation regulations.................................1463, 1972 Exports: Administration regulations....479, 482, 489, 493, 497, 498, 499, 500, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 512, 514, 519, 520, 521, 524, 528, 529, 532, 533, 534, 535 Aircraft..........................................................517 Automated export system...........................................462 Biological agents and toxins......................................507 Cameras...........................................................522 Chemical substances..........................................113, 507 Chemical Weapons Convention.............................481, 483, 513 China.............................................................534 Class I substances to Article 5 countries........................3052 Commerce Control List..........490, 500, 501, 502, 522, 527, 528, 535 Communication intercepting devices................................518 Computer technology..........................................516, 522 Controlled chemical substances...................................1982 Crime control and detection instrument equipment.............494, 496 Crime control commodities.........................................501 Crude oil.........................................................477 Cuba..............................................................485 De minimis exclusion for technology and software..................484 Deemed exports....................................................479 Denial orders.....................................................505 Dual-use items..........................................520, 527, 535 End-user certificates........................................498, 504 Grains............................................................284 Import certificate requirements...................................497 India........................................................497, 531 International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards.....................531 [[Page 65785]] International Traffic in Arms Regulations........................2154 Investigational new drugs........................................1032 Iraq..............................................................488 Lead-acid batteries..............................................3354 Libya...................................................485, 502, 523 License exceptions........485, 492, 494, 495, 496, 502, 510, 515, 516 Licensing...........................487, 503, 506, 512, 514, 521, 525 Liquors..........................................................2482 Medical products..................................................507 Microwave monolithic integrated circuit power amplifiers..........480 Military end-use items............................................534 Missile technology controls.......................................487 National Forest System timber.....................................376 Night vision equipment............................................495 No license required provisions....................................514 Non-space qualified amorphous silicon focal plane arrays..........522 North Atlantic Treaty Organization................................510 Nuclear equipment and materials............492, 526, 4145, 4146, 4152 Nuclear Supplier Group............................................503 Outbound redelivery procedures and liabilities...................2392 Reexports.....................................479, 487, 495, 510, 515 Removal of country groups.........................................519 Replacement licenses..............................................512 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements..........................508 Rough diamonds....................................................464 Sensitive chemical or biological items............................524 Serbia............................................................485 Simplified Network Application Process (SNAP).....................511 Space qualified parts, components and technology..................490 Special Comprehensive License program.............................486 Special intra-company license.....................................521 Specially denatured alcohol......................................2473 Sudan.............................................................509 Sugar reexport programs...........................................370 United Nations....................................................510 United States munitions list......................................517 Wassenaar Arrangement........................................520, 530 Wildlife.........................................................1640 F Fabrics: See Textiles Fair housing: Certification and funding of State and local enforcement agencies.....................................................1598 Compliance requirements......................................253, 434 FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulation): See Government procurement Farmers: See Agriculture Federal acquisition regulations: See Government procurement Federal aid programs: See Grant programs Loan programs Federal buildings and facilities: Access for individuals with disabilities: Outdoor developed areas........................................2991 Classified information storage....................................767 DOD environmental restoration programs............................764 Energy performance standards.................................939, 946 GSA regulations..................................................3447 Inspection/maintenance programs..................................3195 Motor vehicle traffic supervision on military installations.......880 NARA facilities: Locations and hours............................................3489 Use of meeting rooms and public space..........................3476 NRC offices......................................................4124 Presidential library facilities..................................3485 Revitalizing base closure communities.............................762 Telecommunications management....................................3442 United States National Arboretum: Rules of conduct................................................187 Federal employees: See Government employees Federal home loan banks: Affordable Housing Program.......................................4023 Anti-money laundering programs...................................4029 Appointed directors..............................................4030 Community support requirements...................................4028 Data reporting requirements......................................4025 Governance.......................................................4026 Limitations on excess stock......................................4024 Minimum retained earnings requirement............................4024 New business activities..........................................4027 Federal property management regulations: See Government property management Federal Reserve System: Capital..........................................................4050 Community reinvestment.....................................4047, 4051 Electronic fund transfers........................................4040 Fair credit reporting................................4044, 4045, 4048 Holding companies..........................................4037, 4046 Remotely created check fraud.....................................4043 Risk-based capital standards.....................................4050 State banks..............................4036, 4038, 4039, 4041, 4042 Truth in lending.................................................4049 Truth in savings.................................................4052 Federal-State relations: See Intergovernmental relations Feed grains: Karnal bunt compensation..........................................216 Fellowships: See Scholarships and fellowships Finance: See Banks, banking Credit Indians-business and finance Investments Loan programs Mortgages Fines and penalties: See Penalties Fire prevention: Candles and candle accessories standards.........................3790 Electrical standards.............................................2127 Emergency response and preparedness..............................2114 Fire Management Assistance Grant Program.........................1501 Forest fire assistance program....................................400 Nuclear power plants.............................................4125 Requirements for religious non-medical health care institutions 1162 Shipyard standards...............................................2131 Sprinkler system requirements in long-term care facilities.......1132 Underground mines................................................2103 Firearms: See Arms and munitions Firefighters: Assistance to firefighters grant program.........................1238 Retirement.......................................................3606 Fish: See also Fisheries Seafood Country of origin labeling..........................................2 Endangered Species Act...........................................1659 Fish and Seafood Promotion Act....................................564 Import restrictions...............................................713 Injurious wildlife listings......................................1644 Listing of U.S. species in CITES Appendix III....................1636 National Organic Program..........................................164 Paralytic shellfish poisoning toxin..........................665, 721 Piscicide applications on National Forest System lands............387 [[Page 65786]] Prescription of fishways for non-Federal hydropower projects......670 Fisheries: Addition and revision of certain species codes....................560 Atlantic Ocean...............................................551, 571 Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands.......................................652 Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan............................673 Cod...............................................................707 Critical habitat.............................................725, 726 Crustacean........................................................539 Dungeness crab....................................................651 Essential fish habitat guidelines.................................575 Fishing capacity reduction loans.............................651, 652 Groundfish........................................................651 Haddock......................................................663, 707 Halibut.................................................554, 563, 719 Hawaiian Islands.............................................550, 650 Herring...........................................................663 Highly migratory species.....................................551, 571 Incidental take regulations...................663, 672, 673, 674, 675 King crab.........................................................652 List of fisheries.................................................655 Marine Mammal Protection Act......................................685 National standard guidelines: Overfishing and rebuilding schedules.............................29 Northeastern U.S. closures due to presence of paralytic shellfish poisoning toxin................................665, 721 Northern California steelhead.....................................725 Pacific coast.....................................................651 Pacific whiting...................................................724 Pelagics..........................................................650 Permits......................................................549, 550 Puerto Rico.......................................................545 Sablefish.........................................................544 Scallop...........................................................676 Scientific research...............................................562 Sea turtle conservation.................................571, 676, 728 Seabird protection................................................650 Shrimp............................................................651 Tanner crab.......................................................652 U.S. Virgin Islands...............................................545 Yellowtail flounder...............................................707 Fishery management plans: American Lobster.............................................543, 598 Aquaculture practices.............................................574 Atlantic.............587, 600, 605, 616, 617, 618, 622, 693, 711, 714 Atlantic bluefish.......................................589, 614, 666 Atlantic herring...................................552, 590, 613, 699 Atlantic mackerel..................................546, 588, 606, 612 Atlantic sea scallop....................................593, 668, 715 Atlantic striped bass.............................................556 Beluga whales.....................................................671 Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands...................548, 553, 602, 653, 659 Bigeye tuna.............................................603, 669, 713 Black corals......................................................573 Black sea bass......................567, 594, 595, 596, 608, 666, 698 Bluefin tuna............................................616, 711, 713 Bottomfish fisheries...............................540, 559, 572, 720 Butterfish.........................................546, 588, 606, 612 Coastal migratory fisheries..................................578, 703 Community development quotas.................................548, 565 Crab..............................................................601 Deep-sea red crab.................................................702 Eastern Pacific..............................................661, 669 Electronic logbook forms..........................................569 Essential fish habitats......................................584, 605 Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ)......543, 556, 574, 667, 692, 722, 723 Groundfish...............................553, 558, 561, 602, 659, 717 Grouper..................................557, 586, 619, 625, 664, 709 Gulf of Alaska................................553, 561, 584, 615, 710 Gulf of Mexico......541, 566, 575, 576, 577, 578, 623, 624, 664, 689, 690, 697, 703, 705, 709 Habitat areas of particular concern...............................584 Halibut.................................................581, 601, 604 Hawaiian Islands...................................550, 573, 720, 722 Highly migratory species.......599, 600, 616, 617, 618, 646, 657, 693 King crab.........................................................653 Monkfish................................................591, 691, 706 North Atlantic right whales.......................................629 Northeast multispecies.............................592, 656, 660, 701 Ocean quahog............................................609, 610, 622 Pacific Coast.......558, 581, 583, 585, 603, 604, 657, 662, 704, 717, 718, 720 Pacific mackerel..................................................654 Pacific sardine..............................................620, 696 Pelagics.................................585, 648, 692, 703, 722, 723 Precious corals...................................................570 Queen conch.......................................................545 Red drum..........................................................587 Red snapper........................................576, 623, 624, 690 Reef fish...........................541, 577, 586, 624, 664, 690, 705 Rockfish..........................................................615 Sablefish.........................................................601 Salmon.............................................583, 662, 704, 724 Scallop...........................................................710 Scup................................567, 594, 595, 596, 608, 666, 698 Sharks........................................542, 600, 618, 693, 714 Shrimp........................................566, 623, 624, 649, 689 Snapper.................................................557, 619, 625 South Atlantic............557, 578, 617, 619, 625, 649, 664, 667, 703 Spanish mackerel..................................................667 Spiny dogfish......................................597, 607, 700, 718 Squid.........................................546, 579, 588, 606, 612 Summer flounder.....................567, 594, 595, 596, 608, 666, 698 Surfclam................................................609, 610, 622 Swordfish...............................................617, 693, 713 Tanner crab.......................................................653 Tilefish.....................................................568, 611 Tuna.........................................................661, 693 Vermilion snapper.................................................697 Western Pacific.....540, 559, 569, 570, 572, 579, 603, 648, 692, 717, 720, 723 Fishing: Bycatch reduction measures..............................623, 689, 724 Drift gillnet.....................................................716 Exempted fishing permits..........................................562 Fixed gear........................................................544 Longline................................................661, 716, 723 Purse seine..................................................661, 723 Quotas: Adjustment of overages in the U.S./Canada area..................707 Atlantic bluefin tuna...........................................711 Crab............................................................601 Halibut.....................................563, 581, 582, 601, 712 Red snapper.....................................................576 Sablefish..................................................582, 601 Western Alaska program..........................................695 Recreational measures....................551, 563, 594, 596, 664, 698 Refuge-specific regulations................................1739, 1785 South Pacific Tuna Act............................................547 Subsistence fishing....................................680, 719, 1736 Tribal annual funding agreements.................................1683 Fishing vessels: Catcher vessel electronic report..................................555 Gear identification markings on buoys.............................694 Limited entry program.............................................716 Observer Communications System regulations........................658 Observer policy...................................................645 Safety regulations...............................................1359 South Pacific Tuna Act............................................547 Vessel Monitoring System.....................................547, 610 Western Alaska Community Development Quota Program eligibility 695 Flammable materials: Bedclothes.......................................................3804 [[Page 65787]] Flammability standards...........................................3795 Mattresses/bedding..........................................160, 3805 Upholstered furniture.............................................159 Flood control: Ability to pay provisions.........................................890 Flood insurance: Mitigation assistance program..............................1505, 1523 Mitigation of severe repetitive loss properties............1522, 1524 National Flood Insurance Program: Appeal of decisions relating to coverage.......................1503 Assistance to private sector insurers....................1516, 1517 Coverage and rates.............................................1510 Group Flood Insurance Policy.............................1514, 1521 Increased Cost of Compliance provision.........................1502 National Flood Insurance Act of 1994............................254 Floods: See Disaster assistance Follow Through Program: See Education of disadvantaged Food assistance programs: See also Food stamps School breakfast and lunch programs Child and adult care: Afterschool snacks..............................................313 At-risk afterschool suppers.....................................291 For-profit center participation.................................340 Improving management and program integrity.................334, 335 Meal supplements for teenagers in low-income areas..............309 Overpayments....................................................330 Permanent agreements for day care home providers................341 Reimbursements for meals served to children in homeless shelters....................................................324 Commodity Supplemental Food Program...............................337 Disclosure of children's eligibility information to state Medicaid and CHIP program.....................................311 Donated foods provided under contract with food service management companies..........................................298 Evaluations and cost comparisons of warehousing and distribution systems..........................................302 Food and Nutrition Service data collection........................296 Indian reservations...............................................290 Processing of donated foods.......................................305 Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program..........................318 Uniform federal assistance regulations............................312 Women, infants, and children: Farmers' Market Nutrition Program...............................303 Food delivery systems...........................................307 Food package revision............................................13 Program administration and operation............................333 Vendor-related provisions..............................18, 293, 299 Food grades and standards: See Meat inspection Poultry and poultry products Seafood Food labeling: Country of origin marking for agricultural commodities and meats...........................................................2 Expressed nutrient content claims.................................365 Generic approval and regulation consolidation.....................344 Ground or chopped meat and poultry products........................24 Prominence of calories...........................................1064 Requirement for food that has been refused admission into the US...........................................................1072 Serving size regulations.........................................1065 Single-ingredient products.........................................24 Standardized terms................................................365 Trans fatty acids................................................1060 Food stamps: Alternate methods for issuing benefits............................314 Bonding requirements for violating retailers......................297 Civil rights data collections.....................................310 Computer matching.................................................289 Electronic benefits transfer system.....................300, 308, 314 Eligibility and certification......................................14 Employment and training............................................16 Expiration of residual paper coupons..............................304 Quality control................................................11, 15 Recipient claim establishment and collection standards............292 State agencies administrative and management requirements.........308 Foods: See also Dairy products Fish Food assistance programs Food labeling Fruits Meat and meat products Nutrition Poultry and poultry products Seafood Vegetables Sugar Bovine spongiform encephalopathy prevention......................1054 Container standards...............................................175 FDA registration of food facilities..............................1078 Food safety: Accredited laboratory program...................................349 Foreign inspection system supervisory visits....................362 Petitions for rulemaking........................................345 School breakfast and lunch programs........................329, 339 Food security plans...............................................348 Health claims....................................................1063 Imported.........................................................1044 Infant formula quality control.............................1047, 1048 Institutional review boards......................................1040 Modernization of standards...................................25, 1061 Pesticide residues...............................................3260 Preventing exposure to chronic wasting disease...................1004 Recordkeeping requirements: Acceptance of electronic signatures by FSIS.....................351 Foods containing material from cattle..........................1055 Transportation in vehicles used for nonfood products.............2366 Foreign air carriers: See Air carriers Foreign persons: See Aliens Foreign relations: See also Citizenship and naturalization Foreign trade Immigration International boundaries Passports and visas Treaties Economic Sanctions Enforcement Guidelines........................2395 Imposition of special measures...................................2445 International accounting standards...............................4220 International call-back service..................................3882 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).....3333 Foreign trade: See also Competitiveness Customs duties and inspection Exports Imports Maritime carriers Trade agreements African Growth and Opportunity Act.........................2399, 2405 Benchmark survey of transactions between U.S. and foreign persons.......................................................458 Earnings and profits.............................................2785 Entry procedure for foreign trade zones..........................2426 Federal employee foreign rights in inventions.....................751 Financial services transactions between U.S. providers and unaffiliated foreign persons..................................456 [[Page 65788]] International services surveys....................................459 Port restrictions: Japanese vessels...............................................4032 Stock transfer rules.............................................2689 U.S. direct investment abroad.....................................457 United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act..............2400 Forests and forest products: See also National forests Botanical products................................................395 Forest fire assistance program....................................400 Indian allotments.................................................371 Special products..................................................395 Timber sales: Cancellation....................................................393 Integrated Resource Contracts...................................407 Market-related contract term additions..........................408 Noncompetitive sale.............................................375 Preparation for sale...........................................1913 Surplus species.................................................372 Forfeitures: See Seizures and forfeitures Foster care: See Adoption and foster care Fraud: CNCS regulations.................................................3005 HHS regulations...................................................991 Microcap securities market.......................................4204 OIG regulations...................................................994 Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act...........................1244, 3005 Tax return affiliates............................................2627 Freedom of information: See also Confidential business information Amendments.......................................................4095 Chemical inventory reporting.....................................3326 DHS........................................................1251, 1331 DOC...............................................................468 DOD.....................................................752, 769, 873 DOE...............................................................959 DOL........................................................2046, 2108 EEOC fee schedule for requests...................................3417 Electronic communication.........................................2046 Electronic Freedom of Information Act......................3490, 3520 FMCS.............................................................3418 NARA.......................................................3480, 3486 NASA regulations.................................................3466 NEH..............................................................3498 OPM..............................................................3520 SBA: Office change of address.......................................3665 SSA..............................................................3721 TTB..............................................................2480 Freight: See also Hazardous materials transportation Agricultural commodities: Ocean freight claims............................................197 Freight forwarding industry......................................2269 Fruits: Agricultural inspection along the U.S./Canada border..............234 California clingstone peach diversion program.......................3 Florida citrus fruit crop insurance provisions....................273 Import regulations.............................................6, 236 Inspection service fees...........................................170 Phytosanitary certificates for imports............................237 Fuel: See also Energy Air pollution control.......3057, 3058, 3071, 3135, 3142, 3151, 3152, 3234, 3253 California gasoline..............................................3196 Diesel fuel sulfur transition....................................3165 Diesel particulate matter exposure in underground mines............83 Dye injection..............................................2765, 2890 Excise tax regulations...............................2633, 2765, 2890 Gasoline distribution facility emission standards..........3043, 3222 Low-sulfur highway diesel fuel...................................3055 Reformulated gasoline............................................3135 Renewable Fuel Standards..........................................111 Ultra low sulfur diesel fuel lubricity...........................3079 Fuel additives: Gasoline deposit control additives.........................3034, 3136 Methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE)...............................3406 Oxygenated.................................................3137, 3312 Fuel economy: Corporate Average Fuel Economy Program...........................2325 Fuel economy labeling.............................................107 Fuel economy standards program: Light trucks...............................................95, 2341 Funeral industry: Practices rule...................................................4055 G Garnishment of wages: See Wages Gas exploration: See Oil and gas exploration Gas reserves: See Oil and gas reserves Gas utilities: See Natural gas Gases: See Natural gas Gasoline: See Fuel economy Gasoline additives: See Natural gas Gifts to Government: See Government property Goats: Interstate movement regulations...................................232 Government buildings: See Federal buildings and facilities Government contracts: See also Government procurement Acquisition regulations: Advance notification requirements..............................3743 Central Contractor Register.....................................858 EPA............................................................3016 Federal Technical Data Solution................................3742 Government property rental.....................................3768 Labor standards for contracts involving construction.....3744, 3763 NASA...........................................................3472 Share-in-savings contracting...................................3739 Special tooling................................................3768 USAID........................................2980, 2981, 2984, 2986 Affirmative action...............................................2058 Commodity Credit Corporation storage contracts....................194 Contractors: Access to sensitive information................................3465 Accompanying a force deployed...................................862 Computer security...............................................924 DOE contract security personnel.................................955 Employee stock ownership plans.................................3515 Hazardous material safety data.................................3750 Identification of gender, race and ethnicity of applicants for employment.............................................2060 Insurance and pension reviews...................................836 Jobs For Veterans Act..........................................2135 Past performance evaluation....................................3755 Performance of acquisition functions closely associated with inherently governmental functions...........................843 Program compliance recertification.............................3456 Safety manual...................................................777 Security requirements for Toxic Substances Control Act confidential business information..........................3014 Debarment and suspension.........................................2167 [[Page 65789]] Defense contracts: Administrative regulations......................................821 Commercial contract types......................................3735 Competition requirements........................................842 Construction contracts..........................................833 Continued contracts authorization...............................835 Contract administration...............................789, 840, 871 Contract modifications..........................................829 Contract types..................................................793 Cost accounting standards.......................................857 Deployment of contractor personnel..............................878 DFARS modification.....789, 792, 793, 800, 803, 805, 806, 812, 821, 822, 828, 829, 830, 831, 832, 833, 834, 835, 836, 837, 839, 840, 841, 842, 843, 849, 850, 852, 858, 860, 862, 863, 864, 866, 867, 871, 872 Drug-free workplace requirements................................832 Environmental regulations.......................................832 Extraordinary contract adjustments..............................812 Financing and payment...........................................822 Fixed price.....................................................800 Follow-on production contracts for prototype projects...........806 Foreign acquisition.............................................877 Freedom of information..........................................752 Internal controls for purchase card use.........................853 Labor laws application..........................................841 Multiyear contracting...........................................872 Negotiated acquisitions.........................................839 Occupational safety regulations.................................832 Patent rights...................................................801 Payment and billing instructions................................860 Performance-based contracting for services.....................3767 Personal services contracts.....................................864 Provision of information to cooperative agreement holders.......867 Radio frequency identification..................................866 Reporting performance outside the US............................863 Reporting requirements..........................................849 Reporting requirements for property in contractors' possession..................................................799 Requirements documents..........................................837 Service contract and task order approval........................802 Socioeconomic programs..........................................830 Sole source awards to Native Hawaiian-owned small businesses 825 Special contracting methods.....................................792 Subcontracting policies and procedures..........................828 Task or delivery order contracts................................803 Termination of contracts........................................834 Training for contractor personnel interacting with detainees 850 Transportation requirements.....................................831 Unique item identification and property valuation...............856 Indians..........................................................1897 Javits-Wagner-O'Day program: Governance standards for nonprofit agencies....................2998 Nondiscrimination................................................2058 Rights to inventions..............................................750 Shipbuilding capability preservation agreements...................892 Small business programs..........................................3635 Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Assistance Program....................................................3652 Wage Determinations OnLine system................................2061 Government employees: See also Conflict of interests Military personnel Political activities (Government employees) Administrative Law Judge Program.................................3597 Antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection............3534, 3568 Antiterrorism certification......................................3587 Appeals..........................................................3559 Career and career-conditional employment...................3598, 3599 Civilian Marksmanship Program: Civil service benefits for former employees....................3575 Claims for damages against DOE employees..........................984 Classification appeals...........................................3556 Combined Federal Campaign..................................3587, 3588 Computer security.................................................924 Corporation for National and Community Service: Discrimination complaint procedures............................3001 Cost-of-living allowances........................................3533 Creditable service...............................................3566 Criminal investigators...........................................3594 Defense personnel: Claims settlement..........................................770, 771 Privacy policies................................................756 District of Columbia employees: Benefits.......................................................3573 Retirement plan benefits.......................................2428 Retirement, health, and life insurance coverage................3574 DOE polygraph examination regulations.............................957 Drug-free workplace requirements............................997, 1253 Employee stock ownership plan costs..............................3515 Employee surveys.................................................3518 Employment discrimination..................................3415, 3416 Employment requirement for application of government pension offset exemption.............................................3723 Enterprise Human Resource Integration............................3519 Ethical conduct standards: Attorneys......................................................2026 CSOSA employees................................................3011 DOD employees...................................................776 Examining system...........................................3552, 3553 Excepted service: Career and career-conditional employment.......................3598 Individuals with disabilities..................................3545 Operational procedures.........................................3523 Presidential Management Intern Program.........................3599 Student Career Experience Program..............................3546 Temporary organizations........................................3544 Federal executive boards.........................................3589 Federal mail management..........................................3420 Financial disclosure requirements................................3508 Foreign rights in inventions......................................751 Freedom of Information Act regulations...........................3520 Governmentwide nonprocurement common rule for debarment and suspension.............................................1253, 2167 Health benefits: Discontinuance in a national emergency.........................3541 Enrollment regulations.........................................3608 FEHBP changes....................3540, 3541, 3584, 3592, 3596, 3609 Flexible spending accounts...............................3563, 3586 Long-term care insurance regulations...........................3583 Hiring flexibilities during national emergencies.................3517 Indemnification request procedures for states and localities.....3542 Information technology exchange program..........................3600 Intermittent.....................................................3525 Investigations...................................................3537 IRS........................................................2646, 2647 Job grading reviews..............................................3559 Leave regulations................................................3554 Life insurance...................................................3539 Federal Acquisition Regulation.................................3610 Merit promotion and internal placement...........................3549 National Security Personnel System..........................778, 3591 Part-time........................................................3525 Pay rates: Administration.....................................3531, 3547, 3594 Aggregate limitation on pay....................................3601 Biweekly pay periods...........................................3605 Critical position pay authority................................3562 Locality pay areas.......................................3558, 3603 Prevailing rate systems......................3529, 3560, 3561, 3604 Regulation amendments..........................................3554 Regulation standardization.....................................3602 Performance appraisal systems........................2646, 2647, 3601 [[Page 65790]] Personal financial interests.....................................3512 Personal identification verification.........................536, 537 Post-employment conflict of interests......................3513, 3569 Presidential Management Intern Program...........................3599 Presidential Rank Award eligibility..............................3555 Privacy Act regulations..........................................3521 Privacy procedures for personnel records.........................3599 Public safety officers...........................................2044 Reasonable accommodation language for OPM vacancy announcements 3548 Recruitment and selection through competitive examination........3550 Recruitment, relocation, and retention bonuses...................3557 Reemployment...............................................3526, 3532 Regulation revisions.............................................3535 Relocation costs...........................................3428, 3764 Repayment of student loans.......................................3530 Responsibilities and conduct: OPM......................................................3543, 3570 Retirement: Air traffic controllers........................................3595 Court orders awarding survivor annuities.......................3538 Coverage for non-appropriated fund instrumentalities.....3571, 3582 Credit for government service performed abroad.................3580 Credit for military service....................................3579 Death benefits and employee refunds............................3607 Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Corrections Act..........3576 FERS basic annuity.............................................3578 FERS coverage elections........................................3581 Record retention...............................................3577 State income tax withholding...................................3572 Salary offset...............................................138, 2469 Seasonal.........................................................3525 Security standards...............................................3536 Selective Service registration requirements......................3522 Senior Executive Service: Annual leave...................................................3565 Post-employment conflict-of-interest restrictions..............3569 Standards of conduct....983, 1234, 3458, 3509, 3510, 3511, 3514, 3697 Strategic human capital management assessment....................3524 Submission of claims by preference eligibles to OPM..............3590 Temporary and term employment....................................3567 Temporary change of station................................3551, 3599 Testifying and providing records in litigation..............893, 3475 Training and development...................................3527, 3528 Agency reporting requirements..................................3585 Travel regulations: Compensatory time..............................................3564 Government-furnished automobiles...............................3450 Per diem expenses..............................................3451 Privately owned vehicle mileage reimbursement..................3452 Public vouchers for transportation charges.....................3445 Temporary duty travel..........................................3449 Veterans recruitment appointments................................3593 Government procurement: See also Government contracts Acquisition regulations: Access to Federal Procurement Data System database.............3426 Accounting for unallowable costs...............................3773 Acquisition planning............................................787 Advisory and assistance services................................868 Agricultural....................................................455 Architect-engineer services....................................3776 Aviation critical safety items..................................865 Ball and roller bearings........................................855 Berry Amendment memoranda.......................................870 Business restructuring costs....................................823 Buy American Act exemption for commercial information technology..................................................851 Coast Guard....................................................3774 Combating trafficking in persons................................844 Commercial items...............................................3737 Compensation for personal services.............................3762 Component breakout..............................................838 Confirmation of HUBZone certification..........................3757 Contract pricing................................................785 Cost principles....................................3761, 3762, 3765 Debarment......................................................3425 Department of State......................................2142, 2152 Depreciation costs of re-acquired assets.......................3746 DFARS modification.....785, 786, 787, 788, 790, 791, 794, 795, 796, 797, 798, 801, 804, 805, 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, 813, 814, 815, 816, 817, 818, 819, 820, 823, 824, 825, 826, 827, 838, 844, 845, 846, 847, 848, 851, 852, 854, 855, 859, 861, 865, 868, 869, 870, 3774 Documentation requirement for limited sources under Federal supply schedules...........................................3777 DOE.....................971, 972, 973, 975, 976, 978, 979, 980, 981 DOT............................................................2183 Earned value management system............................796, 3745 EPA................................................3013, 3015, 3023 Export-controlled information and technology....................846 Fast payment procedures........................................3747 Federal Agency Retail Pharmacy Program.........................3435 Federal Prison Industries......................................3751 Foreign acquisitions..................................797, 798, 816 Free Trade Agreements.....................................807, 3752 Gains and losses...............................................3765 Geographic use of the term United States........................859 Government property in the possession of contractors...........3736 Government-owned information technology.........................786 Governmentwide purchase card use for micro-purchases............818 GSA......................................................3425, 3426 Homeland Security........................................1237, 1249 HUD......................................................1599, 1600 Incentives for purchase of domestic capital assets..............826 Inflation adjustment of acquisition-related thresholds....794, 3759 Information technology....................................790, 3756 Information technology equipment................................814 Information technology security................................3749 Landscaping and pest control services..........................3775 Levy on payments to contractors.................................847 Major systems acquisition.......................................861 Material inspection and receiving reports.......................817 Mentor-Protege Program..........................................824 NASA.......................3456, 3459, 3464, 3467, 3469, 3471, 3774 National Nuclear Security Administration........................925 Noncommercial modifications of commercial items................3753 Notification of employee rights concerning payment of union dues or fees...............................................3772 Notification requirements for critical safety items.............845 Past performance evaluation....................................3755 Payment withholding............................................3766 Performance of commercial activities...........................3758 Performance-based service acquisition..........................3741 Plain language rewrite.........................................3738 Powers of attorney for bid bonds...............................3769 Price evaluation adjustment expiration.........................3748 Prohibition of foreign taxation on U.S. assistance programs 848 Protests, disputes, and appeals.................................854 Purchasing by management and operating contractors..............977 Quality assurance...............................................827 Reimbursement of relocation costs on a lump-sum basis..........3764 Required sources of supplies and services.......................791 Restriction on carbon, alloy, and armor steel plate from foreign sources.............................................795 [[Page 65791]] Simplified acquisition procedures...............................819 Small business credit for Alaskan Native Corporations and Indian tribes..............................................3754 Small business programs...................................788, 3456 Small business specialist review................................804 Small Disadvantaged Businesses.................................3770 Specialized service contracting.................................808 Telecommunications services...........................809, 813, 815 Telecommuting for Federal contractors..........................3771 Title 40 of the US Code reference corrections..................3778 Totally enclosed lifeboat survival systems......................869 Training and education.........................................3761 Transportation industry practices..............................3740 Uniform contract line item numbering............................820 USAID....................................................2981, 2986 Utility services...........................................810, 811 Veteran-owned small businesses.................................3448 Veterans Affairs...............................................2935 Biobased products.......................................420, 422, 455 Contracts: NFS contracts...................................................393 HUBZone program............................................3434, 3770 Javits-Wagner-O'Day program: Determining whether commodities are essentially the same as items on the procurement list..............................2994 Responsibilities of central nonprofit agencies.................2999 Suitability criteria for commodities and services..............2996 Lobbying restrictions......................................1245, 3760 Management accountability and control............................3516 Recycled products................................................3339 Small, minority, and women's business utilization................3020 Transportation management: Data collection standards......................................3431 Electronic systems use.........................................3424 Manager authorization..........................................3444 Reporting requirements.........................................3431 Government property: See also Federal buildings and facilities Government property management Abandoned or forfeited personal property.........................3427 Economic development transfers of real property by DOE............963 Personal commercial solicitation on DoD installations.............779 Rental...........................................................3768 Reporting requirements for property in contractors' possession 799 Sale or rental of sexually explicit material on DoD property......759 Use, handling, and disposal requirements.........................3421 Government property management: Acquisition regulations..........................................3736 Household goods..................................................3446 Mandatory review procedures......................................1619 Motor vehicles...................................................3443 Nondiscrimination..........................................3439, 3441 Personal property management.........................3423, 3429, 3430 Real property....................................................3432 Space and related services: Rents and leases...............................................3447 Supply and procurement...........................................3422 Telecommunications management....................................3442 Government securities: See Bonds Grains: See also Feed grains Cultivated wild rice crop insurance provisions....................272 Exports...........................................................284 Inspection and weighing service fees..............................288 Karnal bunt compensation..........................................216 Loan deficiency payments..........................................190 Marketing assistance loans........................................190 Process verification service......................................283 Review inspection requirements....................................285 Grant programs: AmeriCorps regulations...............................3000, 3007, 3010 Assistance to firefighters grant program.........................1238 CNCS regulations.................................................3002 Equal treatment for faith-based organizations..................3008 DOD Grant and Agreement regulations...............................782 Fire Management Assistance Grant Program.........................1501 Freedom of information...........................................2108 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program......................1507, 1525, 1528 Hazard mitigation planning.......................................1511 IMLS.............................................................3491 Learn & Serve regulations..................................3000, 3007 NASA: Research misconduct............................................3468 NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook revision...........3461 Intellectual property provisions...............................3470 Report requirements............................................3470 National Historical Publications and Records Commission Grant Program......................................................3481 Public television station digital transition grant program........442 Rights to inventions..............................................750 Senior Corps regulations.........................................3007 STOP Violence Against Women Grant Programs.......................2028 Victims of crime.................................................2040 Grant programs-agriculture: Administration provisions.........................................252 Energy efficiency.................................................437 Equal opportunity for religious organizations.....................427 Hatch Multistate Research Fund....................................248 Nonprocurement regulations........................................421 Rural business investment program.................................429 Rural economic development........................................428 Small Business Innovation Research Grants Program.................249 Technical assistance and training.................................256 Water and waste disposal.....................................439, 443 Water programs....................................................440 Household Water Well System Grant Program.......................450 Grant programs-education: Administrative regulations........................................769 Freedom of Information............................................769 National Security Education Program...............................763 Grant programs-environmental protection: Cooperative agreements and Superfund state contracts.............3372 Violent Offender Incarceration/Truth-in-Sentencing Incentive Grants Program review........................................2043 Grant programs-health: Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children.......................1084 Limitation on administrative expenses............................1087 Minority Biomedical Research Support Program.....................1095 NIH grants.......................................................1092 NIH training grants..................................1094, 1096, 1097 Public Health Service grant appeals procedures...................1088 VA assistance to State home program for the hiring and retention of nurses..........................................2946 Grant programs-housing and community development: American Dream Downpayment Initiative............................1538 Community development block grants: Brownfields activities.........................................1591 Community revitalization strategy..............................1594 Insular Areas Program..........................................1534 Prohibition on use of funds for job-pirating activities........1590 Slum and blight prevention.....................................1591 Small cities program...........................................1588 Electronic submission of grant applications......................1536 Empowerment zones................................................1593 Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program................64 Indian Housing Block Grant Program.........................1608, 1618 Self-insurance plans...........................................1607 [[Page 65792]] State homes for veterans.........................................2940 Uniform requirements for HUD programs............................1533 Grant programs-Indians: Construction of jails............................................2041 Indian Housing Block Grant Program.........................1608, 1618 Self-insurance plans...........................................1607 STOP Violence Against Indian Women Discretionary Grant Program 2028 Grant programs-natural resources: North American Wetlands Conservation Act grants program..........1646 Grants administration: Jobs For Veterans Act............................................2138 Nondiscrimination..............................1960, 3003, 3474, 3478 Uniform administrative requirements..................1235, 2979, 2988 USAID-funded assistance..........................................2987 Grazing lands: Administrative regulations.........................................71 Grassland Reserve Program.........................................452 National Forest System.......................................371, 378 Navajo Partitioned Lands.........................................1848 Permit regulations...............................................1821 Guaranteed loans: See Loan programs Guns: See Arms and munitions H Handicapped: See Individuals with disabilities Harbors: Maintenance fees...........................................2420, 2421 Hatch Act: See Political activities (Government employees) Hawaiian Natives: Defense acquisition contract awards to Native-owned small businesses....................................................825 Hazardous materials transportation: See also Pipeline safety Aircraft carriage................................................2367 Aluminum cylinders...............................................2359 Cargo tank requirements..........................................2368 Commercial driver's license endorsement..........................2273 Security threat assessment of applicants.......................1464 Explosive materials........................................1463, 2357 FAA material recognition training................................2234 Harmonization with UN recommendations............................2372 Hazardous waste manifest rule....................................3358 Infectious substances............................................2372 International standards..........................................2380 Lighters and lighter refills.....................................2370 Lithium batteries..........................................2374, 2376 Motor carriers...................................................2368 Oxygen cylinders on aircraft.....................................2375 Packaging........................................................2360 Regulation revisions.....................2362, 2365, 2379, 2382, 2383 Security...................................................2377, 2378 Toxic by inhalation materials....................................2378 UN standard cylinder requirements................................2371 Wastewater treatment exemptions..................................3359 Hazardous substances: See also Explosives Flammable materials Hazardous materials transportation Hazardous waste Air pollutants........3044, 3045, 3047, 3072, 3085, 3086, 3088, 3089, 3094, 3095, 3102, 3108, 3111, 3117, 3119, 3126, 3146, 3147, 3153, 3156, 3160, 3174, 3179, 3180, 3181, 3182, 3183, 3201, 3206, 3212, 3214, 3215, 3216, 3217, 3219, 3220, 3221, 3223, 3225, 3226, 3227, 3228, 3234, 3236, 3238, 3245, 3252, 3310, 3360 Delisting..........................................3068, 3185, 3186 Asbestos...............................................82, 3304, 3560 Beryllium........................................................2110 Carcinogen risk assessment.......................................3024 CERCLA corrections...............................................3371 Chemicals: Chemical test rules......................................3277, 3310 Import of toxic chemicals......................................3281 Chromium.....................................................86, 3184 Crystalline silica...........................................84, 2106 Designation under CERCLA.........................................3370 Developmental and reproductive toxicity testing..................3313 Diesel exhaust...................................................3032 Diesel particulate matter..........................................83 Drinking water regulations...............1079, 3379, 3398, 3400, 3408 Enzymes and proteins.............................................3285 Ethylene oxide.......................................3042, 3067, 3231 Extremely hazardous substance list...............................3320 Flame retardant chemicals.........................................159 Halogenated solvents.............................................3046 Hazard Communication Standard....................................2117 Hydrochloric acid................................................3070 Hydrochlorofluorocarbon..........................................3061 Isocyanates......................................................3121 Lead................................112, 2115, 3179, 3287, 3305, 3317 Material Safety Data Sheets......................................3750 Mercury..........................................................3282 Metals...........................................................3311 Metals from electroplating operations............................3332 Method 24 amendment..............................................3035 Methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE)...............................3406 NIH basic research and training grants...........................1096 Oxygen use by air carrier passengers.............................2163 Ozone depleting substances...........................3096, 3100, 3209 Perchloroethylene................................................3045 Pesticides.................................................3262, 3273 Data requirements for registering biochemical or microbial products...................................................3258 Emergency exemption regulations.................................125 Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program....................3268, 3276 Produced by transgenic plants..................................3262 Registration review program.....................................124 Rules of practice..............................................3272 Pipeline safety standards..................................2361, 2369 Pollution contingency plan.................................3367, 3373 Protection of human research subjects.............................126 Radon............................................................3404 Regulation of gasification devices processing hazardous waste at petroleum refineries......................................3341 Semiconductors manufacture and assembly..........................3345 Sulfur oxides..............................................3053, 3173 Sulfuric acid drain openers......................................3800 Surface coatings.................................................3035 Threshold planning quantity......................................3320 Toxicological profiles: Metals.........................................................3311 Toxics Release Inventory: Additions, deletions, and modifications..................3322, 3323 Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds...............................3325 Metal mining...................................................3327 Reporting requirements...................................3324, 3327 Water pollution control....................................3379, 3385 Hazardous waste: Carbamates.......................................................3368 Cathode ray tubes................................................3343 Cement kiln dust.................................................3346 Comparable fuels exclusion under RCRA.............................117 Disposal facilities: Combustion facilities..........................................3360 Radioactive waste..............................................3256 Generator regulatory program.....................................3352 Land disposal: Restrictions...................................................3330 Lead-acid batteries..............................................3354 Manifest regulations.......................................3355, 3358 [[Page 65793]] Mercury-containing equipment.....................................3361 Permit program...................................................3356 Polychlorinated biphenyls..................................3286, 3306 Radioactive waste.....................................108, 4119, 4131 Advance notification to Native American tribes of transportation.............................................4132 Dose methodology...............................................3257 Recycling........................................................3343 Solid waste.................................................128, 3348 Solvents.........................................................3342 Toxic waste site.................................................3281 Toxicity characteristic rule.....................................3351 Transboundary shipment within Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development member countries.................3333 Uncontrolled sites on the NPL....................................3365 Wastewater treatment sludges from automobile manufacturing.......3334 Head Start Program: See Education of disadvantaged Health: See Alcohol abuse Drug abuse Drugs Health care Health facilities Health insurance Health professions Health records Individuals with disabilities Medical and dental schools Medical devices Medical research Mental health programs Nutrition Occupational safety and health Public health Radiation protection Health care: See also Medicaid Medicare Ambulance services.............................1136, 1159, 1203, 1216 Anti-kickback provisions..........................................987 Fraud and abuse provisions........................................994 Home health agencies.............................................1114 Medicare conditions of participation...........................1172 Nondiscrimination in post-hospital referral....................1202 Prospective payment system...............................1131, 1154 Inmate fees......................................................1952 Messaging and vocabulary standards adopted by Federal health information technology systems...............................1161 Nondiscrimination.................................................995 Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network..............1082, 1090 Organ transplantation: Blood vessels recovered with organs............................1028 Performance standard for diagnostic x-ray systems................1077 Physicians' referrals............................................1128 Program exclusion for submitting claims containing excessive charges.......................................................989 Protection of human research subjects......................1107, 1110 Risk-sharing arrangements.........................................987 Underserved areas................................................1080 Veterans: Advanced health care planning..................................2939 Filipino veterans..............................................2944 Hospital and outpatient care enrollment..........................99 Non-VA service and care........................................2943 Patients' rights regarding medication prescription authorization..............................................2942 Presumptions of service connection.......................2958, 2977 Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act.............................2091 Health facilities: See also Hospitals Nursing homes Ambulatory surgical centers: Conditions for coverage........................................1119 List of covered procedures.....................................1152 Payment rates..................................................1138 Anti-kickback safe harbor statute.................................991 Electronic submission of cost reports............................1196 Fire safety requirements.............................1132, 1162, 1187 Long-term care: Federal long-term care insurance regulations...................3583 Hospice service................................................1121 Immunization standard..........................................1217 Preventing accumulation of surplus controlled substances.......1996 Physician referrals for health services..........................1174 Psychiatric residential treatment facilities.........1118, 1133, 1148 Disproportionate share payments..........................1213, 1218 Rehabilitation facilities: Inpatient facility classification..............................1215 Inpatient prospective payment system.....................1140, 1205 Rural health clinic services.....................................1141 Skilled nursing facilities: Prospective payment system and consolidated billing......1167, 1210 Use of restraint and seclusion.............................1118, 1148 Health insurance: See also Medicare Access: State alternative mechanisms...................................1192 Support orders in the IV-D program.............................1228 Astronaut Health Care Provision..................................3455 Calculation of average cost of a policy..........................1083 CHAMPUS: Claimcheck denials appeals process..............................900 Double coverage.................................................899 Dual compensation/conflict of interest provision................897 Individual Case Management Program..............................902 Methodology for coverage of NIH-sponsored clinical trials.......901 Payment for ambulatory care.....................................896 Prosthetic devices coverage.....................................898 Regulation amendments...........................................912 TRICARE......894, 895, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907, 908, 909, 910, 911, 913, 914 Claims attachment standard.......................................1173 District of Columbia employees...................................3574 Federal enforcement..............................................1186 Government employees.....................3540, 3584, 3592, 3608, 3609 Discontinuance in a national emergency.........................3541 Flexible spending accounts...............................3563, 3586 Long-term care insurance regulations...........................3583 Suspension of Peace Corps eligibles' enrollment in FEHB program....................................................3596 Group plans integrated with Medicare programs....................2093 Guaranteed availability and renewability to small employers......1191 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act..............1115 Church plans...................................................2694 Civil money penalties...........................................990 Code set revisions.............................................1123 Electronic transactions and code set standards.................1120 Family and Medical Leave Act interaction.......................2756 Health care access, portability and renewability.................79 Nondiscrimination..............................80, 2693, 2694, 2695 Special enrollment procedures..................................2756 Tolling time periods...........................................2756 Wellness programs..............................................2695 Health plan identifiers..........................................1115 Medical savings accounts tax regulations.........................2638 Nondiscrimination regulations....................................1184 Portability................................................1176, 1192 Reduced SSA benefits due to private insurance coverage...........3720 Retirement benefits...............................................132 [[Page 65794]] State Children's Health Insurance Program: Allotments...............................................1165, 1207 Disclosure of eligibility for food assistance programs..........311 Payment error rate measurement program.........................1157 Redistribution of unexpended funds.............................1211 Veterans: Coverage for devices and prostheses............................2908 Delegations of authority.......................................2908 Preventive services............................................2909 Health insurance for aged: See Medicare Health professions: Alien health care workers..................................1327, 2148 National Practitioner Data Bank............................1081, 1089 Nurses: Nonimmigrant aliens......................................1293, 2066 VA assistance to State home program for the hiring and retention of nurses........................................2946 Physicians: DEA registration requirements for practitioners practicing in more than one state........................................1989 Fee schedule.........................................55, 1142, 1143 Health services referrals................................1128, 1174 National interest waivers for alien physicians.................1292 Professional shortage areas......................................1080 Health records: Privacy and disclosure of SSA records and information............3669 Hearing and appeal procedures: See Administrative practice and procedure Helicopters: See Aircraft Heliports: See Airports Hepatitis B virus: Correctional management..........................................1951 Hepatitis C virus: Blood donors and recipients......................................1036 Hospital conditions of participation.............................1146 Herbicides: See Pesticides and pests Higher education: See Colleges and universities Highway safety: Highway-rail grade crossings.....................................2268 Mexican motor carriers...........................................2271 Motor carrier regulations..................................2254, 2268 Traffic control devices: Manual revision................................................2251 Highways and roads: See also Bridges Highway safety Motor carriers Motor vehicle safety Motor vehicles Environmental impact regulations...........................2253, 2355 Highway vehicle definition.......................................2687 Project authorization and agreement..............................2252 Historic preservation: Army Corps of Engineers regulations...............................883 Certification of historic structures.............................1792 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act...........1805 Historical records: See Archives and records HIV: Correctional management..........................................1951 Hogs: Import restrictions...............................................229 Holding companies: Adjudicatory proceedings.........................................2902 Change in bank control...................4037, 4038, 4039, 4042, 4046 Exemption for certain acquisitions.........................4194, 4197 Industry Guide 3 amendments......................................4159 Homeless: CACFP reimbursements for meals served to children in shelters 324 Eligibility for free school meals.................................338 Honey: Research and promotion program....................................168 Hospice care: Medicaid and Medicare conditions of participation................1171 Medicare policies................................................1147 Requirements for long-term care facilities.......................1121 Wage index.................................................1168, 1214 Hospitals: CHAMPUS payment for ambulatory care...............................896 Conditions of participation: Laboratory services............................................1146 Organ transplantation centers..................................1170 Patients' rights...............................................1185 Requirements of................................................1181 Enhanced DSH treatment...........................................1151 Grants administration.................................769, 1235, 2988 Health Care Infrastructure Improvement Program.............1197, 1198 Home health agency referral......................................1202 Inpatient prospective payment system.........................52, 1208 Inpatient psychiatric facilities.................................1133 Disproportionate share payments..........................1213, 1218 Length of hospital stay after birth of child.....................2085 Medicaid: Outpatient services............................................1141 Medicare: Coinsurance..............................................1164, 1220 Extended care services coinsurance.......................1164, 1220 Inpatient deductible.....................................1164, 1220 Limitation on charges for services furnished to Indians........1091 Long-term care prospective payment system................1134, 1204 Outpatient prospective payment system......................54, 1139 Oversight and validation program...............................1127 Mortgage insurance...............................................1559 Hours of work: See Wages Household appliances: Energy efficiency.............................31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 942 Test procedures..............................................937, 949 Housing: See also Fair housing Homeless Housing standards Low and moderate income housing Manufactured homes Mortgage insurance Mortgages Public housing Accelerated claims disposition...................................1579 Affordable Housing Program.......................................4023 American Dream Downpayment Initiative............................1538 Community development block grants: Brownfields activities.........................................1591 Slum and blight prevention.....................................1591 Small cities program...........................................1588 Disposition of HUD-acquired single-family properties...............63 Disposition of HUD-owned assets in revitalization areas..........1551 Electronic document retention....................................1540 Energy-efficiency rating guidelines..........................940, 946 Environmental regulations..........................................62 Federal Housing Administration: Disciplinary actions against HUD-qualified real estate brokers....................................................1571 Electronic endorsement of mortgages............................1584 Quality control plans..........................................1562 HOME Investment Partnerships Program.............................1535 [[Page 65795]] Housing counseling program.......................................1570 Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program................64 HUD acquisition regulations................................1599, 1600 Indian Housing Block Grant Program.........................1608, 1618 Self-insurance plans...........................................1607 Insular Areas Program............................................1534 Lead-based paint.................................................3317 Limitation of insured loans to nonprofit agencies................1558 Mark-to-Market Program...........................................1546 Multifamily: Accelerated loan processing quality assurance enforcement......1582 Closing forms and documents....................................1576 Disposition of HUD-owned projects..............................1560 NAHASDA amendments...............................................1613 Nondiscrimination in programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance.........................................1529 Office of Inspector General subpoenas............................1601 One dollar home sales to local governments.......................1548 Rural: Farm labor housing..............................................263 Loan policies...................................................257 Loans and grants.................................261, 262, 263, 264 Multiple-family housing.........................................263 New and existing dwellings definition...........................258 Planning and performing construction............................259 Rental housing..................................................263 Self-Help Opportunity Program....................................1587 Specially adapted housing for disabled veterans..................2971 Streamlining regulations..........................................263 Supportive Housing Programs................................1586, 1592 Teacher Next Door Sales Program..................................1552 Uniform standards for grants and agreements......................1533 Housing assistance payments: See Housing Housing standards: Manufactured homes construction standards........................1573 Manufactured housing dispute resolution program..................1557 Manufactured housing installation program..................1556, 1574 On-site construction.............................................1555 Human research subjects: Protection of.....58, 126, 467, 783, 915, 916, 969, 1045, 1107, 1109, 1110, 1111, 2045, 2972, 2989, 3027, 3462, 3499 Student rights....................................................923 Humane treatment of animals: See Animal welfare Hunting: Migratory birds.......1663, 1694, 1697, 1719, 1735, 1749, 1777, 1779, 1782, 1784, 1786 Refuge-specific regulations................................1739, 1785 Hydroelectric power: See Electric power Hydropower: Licensing hearings process.......................................1626 Regulation amendments............................................4010 Review of mandatory conditions of licensing.......................670 I Immigration: See also Aliens Citizenship and naturalization Address notification.............................................1496 Affidavit of support.......................................1284, 2012 Appeal fees......................................................1349 Appeals efficiency...............................................1274 Asylum procedures: Frivolous applications.........................................1350 Numerical limit on grants......................................1346 Authority of the DHS Secretary...................................1243 Benefit application fee..........................................1278 Biometric data collection........................................1277 Border crossing identification documents.........................2158 Cancellation of removal....................................2000, 2002 Centralized filing of bond appeals...............................1475 Child Citizenship Act............................................1298 Consent to reapply for admission after removal...................1268 Detention of aliens subject to final orders of removal...........1480 Disclosure of records............................................1331 Electronic signatures on applications and petitions for benefits.....................................................1341 Employment: Authorization eligibility......................................1350 Eligibility verification.......................................2159 Employer petitions.............................................1326 Employer sanctions.............................................1494 Employment creation petitions..................................1273 Verification requirements......................................1335 Exchange visitors: Waiver of two-year foreign residence requirement...............1269 Executive Office for Immigration Review authorities..............2001 Extension of travel limit at Arizona ports-of-entry..............1424 Fingerprinting certain applicants................................1291 Genealogy Program processing fee.................................1272 Hunger strikes by detainees......................................1469 Immigrant Investor Pilot Program.................................1319 Immigration proceedings..........................................1999 Inadmissibility..................................................1258 Individuals with disabilities: Naturalization procedures......................................1314 Intercountry adoptions...........................................1263 Interest payments on cancelled cash bonds........................1470 International broadcasters.......................................1300 International matchmaking organization requirements........1259, 1998 Jurisdiction over appeals of INS decisions involving administrative fines.........................................2005 Law enforcement officers training during mass influx of aliens 1431, 1497 Legal Immigration Family Equity Act..................1301, 1303, 2002 Payment of fees methods..........................................1487 Permanent resident status..................................1281, 1299 Powers and authorities of officers and employees.................1482 Preinspected automated lane program..............................1434 Protective orders in administration proceedings..................2003 Representative registry..........................................2004 Revoking grants of naturalization................................1290 Seizures and forfeitures.........................................1418 Surety bonds...............................................1472, 1474 Suspension of deportation............................1337, 2000, 2002 United Nations Convention Against Torture........................1286 User fee remittance..............................................1429 Waivers for nonimmigrants........................................1312 Withholding of adjudication......................................1315 Imports: See also Antidumping Countervailing duties Customs duties and inspection Agricultural inspection along the U.S./Canada border..............234 Alcohol and alcoholic products...................................2473 Apparel articles..................................................474 Arms-related items...............................................1973 Bigeye tuna.......................................................713 Bluefin tuna......................................................713 Border Release Advanced Screening and Selectivity Program........1438 Bovine spongiform encephalopathy prevention..................238, 244 Captive-bred exotic birds........................................1639 Cattle..............................................................4 Certification of factual information during antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings...............................475 Chemicals: Blanket certifications.............................3293, 3294, 3314 Reporting requirements for controlled substances...............1982 Control of PMN chemicals.........................................3308 Dairy products....................................................183 [[Page 65796]] Dog and Cat Protection Act.......................................2402 Duty-free entry...................................................474 Eggs..............................................................347 Endangered and threatened species................................1660 Explosive materials: Identification markings........................................1975 Firearms and ammunition..........................................2481 Food products..............................................1044, 1072 Fruits.........................................................6, 236 Halon-1301 aircraft fire extinguishing vessels...................3143 Icelandic eiderdown..............................................1765 Meat and meat products...............................8, 229, 364, 366 Milk and milk products............................................240 Motor vehicles.............................................2335, 3190 Commercial.....................................................2319 Nuclear equipment and materials......................4145, 4146, 4152 Nursery stock.......................................................7 Parrots..........................................................1717 Phytosanitary certificates for fruits and vegetables..............237 Pine shoot beetle host material...................................227 Pirated audio-visual works.......................................2410 Plants............................................................231 Polar bear trophies..............................................1647 Poultry products..................................................347 Prohibited marks on tobacco and cigarette products...............2530 Restrictions on archaeological and ethnological materials........2413 Seeds...............................................................9 Single entry for entities on multiple conveyances................2403 Steel products....................................................470 Swordfish.........................................................713 Tobacco products............................................167, 2505 Tuberculosis risk classification....................................4 Uniform rules of origin..........................................2391 Used ozone-depleting substances for destruction..................3166 Vegetables..........................................................6 Wild birds.................................................1654, 1717 Wildlife.........................................................1640 Wine.............................................................2499 Wool: Worsted wool fabrics.......................................471, 476 Income taxes: Accelerated death benefits.......................................2787 Accrual rules for creditable foreign taxes.......................2588 Accruals and allocations reductions because of increased age.....2702 Active trade or business requirement.............................2608 Allocation and apportionment rules...............................2582 Allocation of basis in connection with adjustments and determinations...............................................2848 Allocation of basis to distributes following a reorganization 2724 Alternative minimum tax..........................................2781 Asset ownership..................................................2792 Assumption of liabilities........................................2657 Authorized placement agency......................................2692 Automated substitute for return............................2733, 2874 Below-market loans...............................................2603 Bonds: Allocation and accounting regulations..........................2596 Municipal......................................................2767 Private activity...............................................2682 Qualified zone academy bonds...................................2736 Tax-exempt bonds issued by State and local governments.........2703 Branch remittances...............................................2556 Capitalization of expenditures to repair or improve tangible property.....................................................2636 Capitalized costs................................................2630 Caribbean Basin countries........................................2780 Carryback of consolidated net operating losses to separate years........................................................2863 Charitable contributions.........................................2883 Claims against decedent's estate.................................2602 Collection after assessment......................................2739 Collection due process.....................................2722, 2723 Collections: Collection of income tax at source to statutory stock options 2841 Installment agreements.........................................2561 Levied property................................................2855 Communications excise tax........................................2586 Consolidated groups: Application of section 108...............................2740, 2873 Computation of taxable income..................................2743 Duplicate tax benefits.........................................2867 Intercompany transactions......................................2759 Loss limitation rules..........................................2591 Consolidated returns: Intercompany obligations.................................2579, 2685 Interest income................................................2729 Regulation amendments..........................................2800 Constructive sales of appreciated financial positions............2795 Contingent at closing escrows....................................2808 Converting an IRA annuity to a Roth IRA....................2655, 2656 Coordination of income taxes for US and certain possessions.....2809, 2815 Corporations: Alternative minimum tax........................................2781 Assumption of liabilities......................................2577 Continuances...................................................2751 Disclosure to the Bureau of Economic Analysis............2607, 2632 Estimated tax..................................................2572 Gain on stock distributions....................................2860 Gains on assets held by a corporation converted from C to S 2762 Indian Tribal Corporations.....................................2818 LIFO recapture...........................................2816, 2893 No net equity value transactions...............................2810 Operating rules for successors in liquidations.................2758 Organizational expenditures....................................2663 Prohibited allocation of securities............................2732 Reorganizations....................................2749, 2760, 2871 S corporations.............2626, 2670, 2732, 2797, 2812, 2872, 2893 Shareholder's basis in stock...................................2626 Start-up expenditures..........................................2663 Stock ownership in another corporation.........................2631 Withholding taxes..............................................2466 Cost sharing.....................................................2587 Cross-border transactions..................................2583, 2619 Current liability interest rate............................2611, 2814 Custodial account contributions..................................2715 Deductions from intangible property..............................2696 Deferred compensation............................................2844 Dependent care credit............................................2594 Dependent definition.............................................2644 Deposit requirements for employment taxes..................2838, 2839 Depreciation computation.........................................2727 Designated or related summons....................................2601 Determination of residency in U.S. possessions...................2741 Discharge of property............................................2642 Disclosure of return information.....................2578, 2768, 2829 Disclosure regulations for reportable transactions........2831, 2832, 2833, 2834 Disclosures to subcontractors....................................2811 Disqualified person..............................................2617 Disregarded entities and collections.............................2645 Distributions of property........................................2866 Dollar-value last-in, first-out (LIFO) inventory method..........2574 Domestic workers.................................................2837 Dual consolidated losses.........................................2746 Earnings and profits attribution principles......................2801 Electronic filing of business returns............................2726 Electronic filing requirements...................................2819 Electronic tax administration....................................2802 Electronic transmissions.........................................2794 [[Page 65797]] Employee benefits: Cafeteria plans....................................2674, 2698, 2773 Electronic transmission of notices, elections or consents......2622 Limitations....................................................2817 Employee stock ownership plans: Dividends paid deduction.......................................2662 Employer contributions for deferred compensation.................2580 Employer contributions to medical savings accounts...............2638 Employer's annual Federal employment tax return............2825, 2827 Environmental protection: Capital costs incurred to comply with sulfur regulations......2671, 2772 Escrow funds...............................................2614, 2679 Estimated tax regulations........................................2882 Excess operating fund investment.................................2466 Farm income averaging regulations..........................2637, 2643 Federal Insurance Contributions Act........................2837, 2841 Federal Unemployment Tax Act.....................................2841 Filing corrections...............................................2805 Filing extensions..........................................2842, 2843 Foreign corporations.................................2557, 2676, 2782 Definition of qualified foreign corporation....................2612 Earnings and profits.....................................2779, 2785 Entity classification....................................2820, 2821 Exclusions from gross income...................................2769 Foreign stapled corporations.............................2879, 2880 Income rules...................................................2571 Information returns requirements...............................2648 Ownership by former shareholders or partners of domestic entities.............................................2669, 2771 Pro rata share determination.............................2660, 2755 Statutory mergers..............................................2761 Stock transfer rules...........................................2689 Transfer of intangibles........................................2575 Foreign currency contract..................................2846, 2847 Foreign governments..............................................2777 Foreign insurance companies..........................2558, 2748, 2850 Foreign investment companies.....................................2570 Foreign Investment in Real Property Act..........................2677 Foreign tax credit.............................2589, 2690, 2774, 2776 Fraud committed by return affiliate..............................2627 Fringe benefit income allocation.................................2851 Fuel excise tax regulations..........................2633, 2765, 2890 Functional currency..............................................2779 General utilities repeal.........................................2852 Generation skipping transfer tax: Deemed allocations.............................................2869 Qualified severance of a trust.................................2659 Gift tax value determination.....................................2621 Grantor..........................................................2792 Guarantee fees...................................................2875 Highly compensated employee................................2788, 2796 HIPAA portability................................................2756 Income allocation................................................2696 Income attributable to domestic production activities............2640 Income from labor or personal services...........................2884 Income from ocean and space activities...........................2564 Income from sources within specified possession..................2862 Installment obligations..........................................2870 Insurance companies........................................2697, 2849 Attained age of the insured....................................2813 Interest.......................................2678, 2690, 2691, 2729 Interest equivalent deduction election...........................2881 Interest-free adjustments........................................2786 International communications income..............................2564 International organizations......................................2777 Investigative disclosures........................................2709 Investment adjustment rules......................................2868 Life insurance and annuity contract guidance.........2728, 2885, 2891 Like-kind exchanges..............................................2614 Liquidation of an interest.......................................2592 Losses: Limitation on transfer of built-in losses................2652, 2653 Separate limitation............................................2778 Waiver of carryovers...........................................2868 Low-income housing credit allocation and certification...........2649 Mark-to-market treatment for marketable stocks.............2599, 2719 Mergers or consolidations qualifying as reorganizations..........2701 Mixed use output facilities......................................2711 Non-accrual experience method of accounting......................2713 Non-shelter revisions............................................2584 Nondiscrimination cross-testing rules to cash balance pension plans........................................................2806 Nondiscrimination requirement with respect to benefits or contributions................................................2658 Normalization requirements.......................................2699 Notarization requirement for statements of purchase..............2807 Notional principal contracts.....................................2717 Obligation to file notice of redetermination of foreign tax......2774 Partnerships: Assumption of liabilities......................................2858 Basis reduction in stock of a corporate partner................2672 Capital gains rollover.........................................2738 Deemed dispositions of unrealized receivables and inventory items......................................................2555 Disallowance of loss transfers.................................2672 Disguised sales................................................2737 Disregarded entities...........................................2754 Distributive share determination...............................2625 Equity for services............................................2720 Exception qualification guidance...............................2641 Foreign tax credit allocation..................................2708 Guaranteed payments to partners................................2628 New markets tax credit allocation..............................2585 Options........................................................2704 Retiring or deceased partner...................................2799 Section 1503(d) applications...................................2853 Substantiality rules...........................................2624 Withholding reduction..........................................2822 Withholding tax on foreign partners' share of effectively connected income...........................................2859 Passive foreign investment companies.............................2570 Payments: No return of information required..............................2616 Overpayment interest calculation...............................2823 Payments in the nature of workers compensation...................2606 Payments to attorneys......................................2568, 2686 Performance of actuarial service under ERISA.....................2604 PFIC purging elections...............................2598, 2734, 2750 Predeceased parent rule..........................................2876 Previously taxed earnings and profits............................2576 Principal accounting method......................................2629 Principal residence seizure......................................2861 Procedure and administration.....................................2784 Public inspection of written determinations......................2610 Qualified contract provisions....................................2615 Qualified intellectual property contributions..............2830, 2886 Railroad track maintenance credit..........................2667, 2668 Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits: Accrual for certain regular interests..........................2721 Foreign holders..........................................2593, 2664 Interest-only regular interests................................2613 Tetra rules....................................................2878 Real estate transactions: Timber sales information reporting.............................2661 Reconsideration of Rev. Rule 69-302..............................2681 Redemptions treated as dividends.................................2705 Regulated investment companies: Reporting of foreign taxes paid................................2634 Regulation amendments............................................2673 Release of lien..................................................2642 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements...................2706, 2783 [[Page 65798]] Research credit................................2620, 2635, 2864, 2887 Research expenditures resulting in inventory property............2654 Resident status............................................2675, 2889 Retirement annuity contributions.................................2715 Retirement plans.....................................2728, 2731, 2790 Deemed IRAs....................................................2745 Designated Roth contributions under cash or deferred arrangements...............................................2766 Disclosure of relative values of optional forms of benefit.....2764 Exclusion of employees of 501(c)(3) organizations in 401(k) and 401(m) plans...........................................2742 Phased retirement program......................................2747 Section 179 elections............................................2877 Section 6159.....................................................2561 Section 6343.....................................................2855 Section 882......................................................2791 Section 884......................................................2791 Securities.................................................2560, 2789 Abandonment of.................................................2845 Simplified service cost and simplified production methods to self-constructed assets................................2840, 2892 Single-sum distributions from cash balance pension plans.........2595 Small businesses: Disabled access credit.........................................2623 Solid waste disposal facility definition.........................2744 Source rules involving U.S. possessions..........................2889 Special depreciation allowance.......................2650, 2651, 2714 Stewardship expenses.............................................2600 Stock options....................................................2730 Stock transfer regulations...........................2569, 2618, 2753 Continuity of interest.........................................2757 Straddles: Carrying charges...............................................2691 Definition of loss.............................................2605 Miscellaneous issues...........................................2680 Subchapter T cooperatives..................................2824, 2826 Substitute dividend payments in securities lending...............2590 Substitute for return......................................2733, 2874 Summonses of third-party recordkeepers...........................2581 Supplemental wage withholding....................................2763 Support test for children of divorced parents....................2609 Suspension of interest and penalties.............................2828 Tacking rule requirement.........................................2665 Targeted populations.............................................2666 Tax credits: Low-income housing.............................................2804 Puerto Rico....................................................2775 Tax shelter rules..........................................2835, 2836 Taxable fuel entry...............................................2725 Taxable years for CFCs and FPHCs.................................2573 Taxpayer Bill of Rights....................................2561, 2855 Timely mailing treatment.........................................2803 Toll telephone service definition................................2710 Tractors, trailers, trucks, and tires............................2639 Transactions involving related parties, pass-through entities, or other intermediaries......................................2730 Transferor or transferee as a predecessor or successor...........2718 Travel expenses for members of Congress..........................2562 Treatment of services............................................2712 Trusts: Charitable remainder trusts....................................2856 Financial asset securitization investment trusts (FASIT).......2854 Foreign trusts.................................................2793 Non-exempt employees...........................................2792 Qualified severance regulations................................2735 Reporting earned income........................................2614 Underpayment.....................................................2752 Utility allowances...............................................2597 Voluntary State tax withholding from retired pay of Service members.......................................................754 Widely held fixed investment trusts..............................2706 Withholding by Federal agencies..................................2463 Withholding certificates.............................2770, 2794, 2888 Withholding for qualified intermediaries.........................2700 Indians: See also Indians-arts and crafts Indians-business and finance Indians-lands Indians-law Indians-tribal government Alaska resupply operation........................................1840 Appeals from administrative actions..............................1819 Certificates of degree of Indian blood...........................1846 Electric power utilities.........................................1813 Extending wireless telecommunications services to tribal lands 3944 Food assistance programs..........................................290 Housing: Indian Housing Block Grant Program.................1607, 1608, 1618 NAHASDA amendments.............................................1613 Limitation on charges by Medicare participating inpatient hospitals....................................................1091 Livestock assistance program......................................211 National Indian Gaming Commission.......4095, 4102, 4103, 4104, 4105, 4108 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act...........1805 Navajo generating station..................................3167, 3168 Peyote use in traditional religion ceremonies....................1986 Preference in employment.........................................1835 Processing requests for reindeer by non-native Alaskans..........1842 Revision of the membership roll of the Eastern Band of Cherokee of North Carolina............................................1836 Spent fuel shipment notification.................................4132 STOP Violence Against Indian Women Discretionary Grant Program 2028 Subsistence fishing.........................................719, 1736 Subsistence hunting and fishing on Federal lands in Alaska......1677, 1678, 1682, 1694, 1730, 1776 Subsistence taking of northern fur seals..........................680 Transport of eagle feathers......................................1750 Welfare reform: Welfare-to-Work Program........................................2073 Indians-arts and crafts: Sale of handicrafts in National Park System......................1807 Use of northern sea otter..................................1685, 1772 Indians-business and finance: Acquisition regulations..........................................3754 Gaming operations: Civil fines....................................................4108 Classification standards........................................163 Debt collection................................................4107 Facility licensing standards...................................4106 Minimum internal control standards..............................161 Privacy Act procedures.........................................4097 Revenue allocation plans.......................................1814 Sole proprietary interest......................................4109 Technical standards for gaming machines and gaming systems......162 Indian Tribal Corporations.......................................2818 Loan guaranty, insurance, and interest subsidy...................1847 Management contracts.............................................4102 Net gaming revenue...............................................4103 Trust funds......................................................1850 Unclaimed Individual Indian Moneys funds.........................1820 Indians-lands: Air pollution control implementation.............................3175 Allotments.......................................................1908 American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act.................1627 Annual funding agreements........................................1683 Business lease procedures........................................1833 [[Page 65799]] Deposit of proceeds from lands withdrawn for Native selection 1845 Environmental quality enhancement................................1852 EPA new source reviews...........................................3037 Forestry regulations.............................................1854 Grazing permits............................................1821, 1848 Irrigation projects..............................................1839 Leasing for mineral development......................1829, 1830, 1838 Leasing of trust and restricted lands............................1841 Management of tribal assets of the Ute Indian Tribe..............1837 Mining regulations...................................1827, 1828, 1897 National Forest System lands......................................371 Oil and gas leases.........................................1823, 1824 Oil valuation from leases..........................................68 Probate of trust estates...................................1822, 1832 Reservation proclamations........................................1816 Rights-of-way....................................................1851 Title documents requirements.....................................1853 Tribal Watershed Forestry Assistance Program......................412 Indians-law: BIA regulations..................................................1815 Construction of jails............................................2041 Courts of Indian Offenses........................................1849 Detention facilities and programs................................1834 Hearings and appeals.............................................4100 NIGC enforcement regulations.....................................4101 Use or distribution of judgment funds................1817, 1818, 1843 Indians-tribal government: Tribal background investigations.................................4104 Individuals with disabilities: See also Medicaid Medicare Public assistance programs Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Vocational rehabilitation Education of individuals with disabilities Accessibility guidelines: Forest Service trails...........................................398 Outdoor developed areas........................................2991 Outdoor recreation facilities...................................399 Public accommodations and commercial facilities..................72 Public rights-of-way...........................................2990 State and local government services..............................73 Telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment 3831 Transportation...........................................2166, 2173 Aggravation of a disability by active service....................2976 Assistance to disabled veterans in acquiring specially adapted housing......................................................2971 Contractor and subcontractor obligations...................2051, 2053 Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act.....1224 Disability ratings: Age categories..................................................151 Cardiovascular conditions......................................2952 Cardiovascular impairments......................................155 Convulsive disorders...........................................2967 Digestive system................................................154 Drug addiction or alcoholism...................................3675 Expiration date extension......................................3734 Genito-urinary tract...........................................3726 Growth impairment........................................3668, 3729 Hearing impairments............................................3690 Hematological disorders........................................3678 Hypertension...................................................2952 Immune system...................................................140 Individual unemployability.....................................2947 Labyrinthine-vestibular function disturbance...................3690 Language and speech disorders..................................3691 Mental disorders................................................141 Multiple body systems..........................................3727 Multiple scars.................................................2954 Neurological conditions..................................2967, 3674 Respiratory disorders....................................2952, 3676 Special senses.................................................3673 Vision.........................................................2948 Excepted appointment for employment..............................3545 Exemption of work activity as basis for continuing disability review........................................................139 Expedited reinstatement of SSA disability benefits...............3700 Javits-Wagner-O'Day program: Labor hours ratio requirements.................................2995 Medical improvement eligibility group............................1199 Medical-vocational guidelines....................................3702 Motor vehicle modifications......................................2323 Naturalization application.......................................1314 Nondiscrimination....................................3436, 3611, 3715 Air travel.....................................................2181 CNCS...........................................................3003 DHS programs...................................................1240 Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation.......................3715 GSA............................................................3441 HUD programs...................................................1529 NARA...........................................................3474 OFHEO..........................................................3502 Passenger vessel access....................................2179, 2992 Plans to achieve self-support.....................................156 Self-Sufficiency Program..........................................142 SSA disability determination process.......................3682, 3683 Administrative review process...................................152 Continuing disability review failure to cooperate procedures 148 Medical equivalence policy......................................153 Review of state agency determinations..........................3722 Supportive Housing Programs......................................1586 Telecommunications relay services..........................3832, 3833 Ticket to Work Program............................................142 Transportation regulations.......................................2171 Video programming accessibility..................................3912 Vocational rehabilitation services: Continuation of SSA benefits to individuals participating in a program..................................................3730 Referral for services..........................................3717 Work report receipts issuance.....................................144 Industrial safety: See Occupational safety and health Industry: See Business and industry Infants and children: See also Adoption and foster care Child welfare Youth Aircraft child restraints..................................2233, 2243 All-terrain vehicle ban for children under 16....................3807 Baby bath seat ban...............................................3797 Bunk bed cornerpost standard.....................................3801 Child Care and Development Fund..................................1232 Child Citizenship Act............................................1298 Child Status Protection Act................................1317, 2139 Child support....................................................1233 Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule........................4056 Crib safety standards............................................3794 Food assistance programs.......295, 311, 313, 324, 330, 334, 340, 341 Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children.......................1084 Infant formula.............................................1047, 1048 Length of hospital stay after birth of child.....................2085 Motor vehicle restraint systems................2291, 2296, 2304, 2321 Nutrition education participant contacts..........................307 Poison prevention................................................3806 Portable bed rail safety.........................................3796 State Children's Health Insurance Program: Allotments...............................................1165, 1207 Disclosure of eligibility for food assistance programs..........311 [[Page 65800]] Payment error rate measurement program.........................1157 Redistribution of unexpended funds.............................1211 Television programming.....................................3900, 3901 Information: See Archives and records Classified information Confidential business information Freedom of information Privacy Reporting and recordkeeping requirements Insecticides: See Pesticides and pests Institutional review boards: Registration requirements..................................1040, 1109 Insurance: See also Bank deposit insurance Crop insurance Flood insurance Health insurance Insurance companies Life insurance Mortgage insurance Surety bonds Unemployment compensation Disaster assistance requirements.................................1518 FCSIC regulation.................................................3828 Terrorism Risk Insurance Program...........................2419, 2425 Insurance companies: Anti-money laundering program....................................2451 Asset acquisitions...............................................2697 Attained age of the insured......................................2813 Income tax regulations...........................................2849 Insured loans: See Loan programs Intelligence: See Classified information Intergovernmental relations: See also Grant programs Alternative fuels incentives program..............................933 Code of conduct for International Space Station crew.............3458 EPA..................................................3123, 3385, 3389 International agreements: See Treaties International boundaries: Border crossing cards: Elimination of.................................................1423 International trade: See Foreign trade Inventions and patents: Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement Act...............733 DFARS regulations.................................................801 Electronic application exchange between intellectual property offices.......................................................734 Electronic submission of documents................................740 Ex parte and inter partes reexamination practice..................735 Examination of claims in applications.............................742 Examination of multiple continuation applications.................741 Fees.........................................................746, 747 Handling applications filed without appropriate fees............736 Refund provisions...............................................736 Revisions.......................................................731 Foreign rights in inventions......................................751 Government-owned inventions: Licensing.......................................................749 Information disclosure statement requirements.....................743 Means- or step- plus-function claim elements in applications......745 Mineral patent applications......................................1906 Nonprofit organizations...........................................750 NSF regulation...................................................3501 Power of attorney provisions......................................737 Pre-brief appeal conference for applications under appeal.........744 Representation of others before the USPTO.........................729 Signature provisions..............................................737 Small businesses..................................................750 Submission of chemical and 3-D biological structural data in electronic format.............................................739 Investigations: Government personnel.............................................3537 Investment advisers: See Securities Investment companies: Affiliate transactions...........................................4189 Anti-money laundering program for unregistered companies.........2457 Confirmation of transactions.....................................4206 Disclosure requirements....................................4169, 4207 Mutual fund information........................................4183 Privacy protection.............................................4180 EDGAR system requirements........................................4193 Eligible portfolio companies.....................................4192 Form N-SAR.......................................................4184 Income tax regulations...........................................2634 Independent transmission companies...............................4195 Issued ratably definition........................................4182 Money market fund exemptions.....................................4188 Portfolio transaction cost disclosure............................4179 Registration form and rules................................4178, 4184 Small business investment companies: Maximum leverage eligibility...................................3639 Investments: See also Brokers Commodity futures Investment companies Securities United States investments abroad Annuity broker qualifications....................................2027 Cash solicitation rule...........................................4185 Exemptions regarding officers and directors of public utility holding companies............................................4196 Financial services transactions between U.S. providers and unaffiliated foreign persons..................................456 Investment advisers: Anti-money laundering program..................................2452 Electronic filing..............................................4187 Political contributions........................................4176 Proxy voting policies..........................................4169 Thrift institutions............................................4186 Mutual funds: Reporting suspicious transactions..............................2444 U.S. direct investment abroad.....................................457 Irrigation: Project operation and maintenance................................1839 K Kidney diseases: Medicare: Conditions for coverage........................................1169 L Labeling: See also Food labeling Packaging and containers Alcoholic beverages............................2472, 2474, 2475, 2509 Biobased products.................................................420 Blood and blood components.......................................1046 Drugs..............................45, 47, 49, 1011, 1019, 1056, 1062 Fuel economy of motor vehicles....................................107 Home insulation..................................................4067 Hydrocarbon-containing products..................................3806 Latex condoms....................................................1016 Malt beverages...................................................2513 Pesticides.......................................................3262 [[Page 65801]] Labor: See also Child labor Employee benefit plans Employment Equal employment opportunity Occupational safety and health Retirement Unemployment compensation Wages Fiduciary responsibilities of union officials....................2048 Freedom of Information Act.................................2046, 2108 Homeland Security Labor Relations Board..........................1257 Labor laws application to government acquisitions.................841 Labor organization officer and employee reports..................2052 Local, intermediate, national or international status of labor organizations................................................2056 Notification of employee rights concerning payment of union dues or fees.................................................3772 Small Business Job Protection Act................................2049 Standards for contracts involving construction.............3744, 3763 Standards of conduct for federal sector unions...................2054 Laboratories: Accreditation of analytical chemistry laboratories................349 Clinical laboratories regulation.................................1124 Fee rates for agricultural industry testing.......................172 Hospital conditions of participation.............................1146 Using private laboratories with regard to FDA actions............1076 Waste management.................................................3335 Land: See Grazing lands Indians-lands Public lands Rights-of-way Law: See Administrative practice and procedure Courts Indians-law Lawyers Law enforcement: See also Drug traffic control Armor vest purchase..............................................2042 Carriage of concealed weapons....................................2021 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act...2019, 2022, 2023, 3920 Exchange of criminal history record information..................2015 Fish and Wildlife Service........................................1634 Forest Service....................................................374 Indian country...................................................1815 Military police investigations....................................881 National Indian Gaming Commission................................4101 Police department review for pattern or practice of unlawful conduct......................................................1961 Private Security Officer Employment Authorization Act............2020 Public lands.....................................................1910 Retirement.......................................................3606 Training of officers authorized to enforce immigration law during mass influx of aliens...........................1431, 1497 Use of tobacco products without payment of tax...................2504 Lawyers: Ethical standards................................................2026 Reimbursement for attorney's fees in DOI legal proceedings.......1623 Reimbursement for fees in DHS proceedings........................1254 Representation for aliens in immigration proceedings.............2004 Standards of conduct: SEC............................................................4221 Lead poisoning: Paint...........................................112, 3287, 3305, 3317 Reducing lead consumption and use................................3291 Libraries: Disposition of culturally identifiable human remains in possession of museums........................................1795 Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments.................3490 Grant program regulations........................................3491 Presidential library facilities..................................3485 Privacy Act implementation.......................................3492 Title IX of the Education Act Amendments.........................3493 Life insurance: Accelerated death benefits.......................................2787 Attained age of insured..........................................2891 District of Columbia employees...................................3574 Government employees.............................................3539 Federal Acquisition Regulation.................................3610 Group term.......................................................2885 Solicitation on DoD installations.................................779 Liquors: Dealers..........................................................2535 Exports..........................................................2482 Livestock: See also Grazing lands Meat and meat products Meat inspection Poultry and poultry products Aquatic animals...................................................164 Assistance for producers..........................................198 Bovine spongiform encephalopathy prevention.......241, 244, 245, 1023 Cattle importation..................................................4 Chronic wasting disease in farmed elk and deer....................225 Disaster assistance program.......................................211 Foot-and-mouth disease............................................224 Interstate movement of sheep and goats............................232 National Forest System restrictions...............................385 National Organic Program..................................1, 169, 174 Loan programs: Fishing capacity reduction loans.............................651, 652 Health Care Infrastructure Improvement Program.............1197, 1198 Medical research.................................................1106 NIH loan repayment programs......................................1093 Special Community Disaster Loans Program.........................1504 Loan programs-agriculture: Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program.....423, 424, 430, 432, 433, 435 Community programs................................................255 Energy efficiency.................................................437 Farm Credit Administration: Assessment and apportionment of administrative expenses........3808 Borrower rights..........................................3810, 3827 Capital adequacy.........................................3818, 3824 Disclosure and reporting requirements....................3811, 3817 Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation................3813, 3826 Financially related services...................................3809 Funding and fiscal affairs.........................3823, 3824, 3825 Governance of institutions.....................................3817 Investments, liquidity and divestiture requirements............3822 Loan policies and operations...................................3824 Mission-related investments....................................3820 Policies and operations..................................3823, 3825 Priority of claims.............................................3821 Receivership repudiation authorities...........................3819 Regulatory burden..............................................3812 Scope of financing regulations.................................3814 Termination regulations........................................3815 Farm Loan Program: Regulatory streamlining.........................................195 Farm Service Agency: Appraisal updates...............................................192 Debt collection and settlement regulations......................202 Interest assistance program.....................................196 Unauthorized assistance on guaranteed loans.....................208 Guaranteed farm loan regulations..................................188 Housing...........................................................434 Intermediary relending program....................................436 National security emergency loans.................................425 Regulation streamlining...........................................195 [[Page 65802]] Rural economic development........................................428 Rural housing.....................................................257 Secondary market sales of guaranteed loans........................431 Water and waste disposal..........................................443 Water programs....................................................440 Loan programs-business: Credit union member business loans...............................4085 SBA: Certified development company program..........................3641 Economic injury disaster loans.................................3643 Premier Certified Lenders Program..............................3646 Small Business Lending Companies................................135 Loan programs-education: Medical research.................................................1100 NIH loan repayment programs: AIDS research..................................................1101 For clinical researchers.......................................1102 For individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.................1105 Health disparities research....................................1104 Pediatric research.............................................1103 OPM repayment regulations........................................3530 Loan programs-housing and community development: Accelerated claims disposition...................................1579 Closing forms and documents......................................1576 Disciplinary actions against HUD-qualified real estate brokers 1571 Government-sponsored enterprises: Conservatorship................................................3504 High costs and predatory features..............................1544 Minimum capital................................................3503 Mortgage data..................................................1537 Mortgage fraud reporting.......................................3506 Prohibition on indemnification payments........................3505 HOME Investment Partnerships Program.............................1535 Limitation of insured loans to nonprofit agencies................1558 Multifamily accelerated processing quality assurance enforcement..................................................1582 Rural areas........................................257, 261, 262, 264 Loan programs-veterans: Assistance to disabled veterans in acquiring specially adapted housing......................................................2971 Hybrid adjustable rate mortgages...........................2923, 2974 Regulation amendments............................................2955 Lobbying: Restrictions.....................................................1245 Longshore and harbor workers: Safety and health regulations....................................2124 Security of insurance obligations................................2059 Low and moderate income housing: See also Public housing Housing and Community Development Act regulations................1597 Income tax credit allocation and certification...................2649 Section 8: Housing Choice Voucher program.................................1614 Renewal of expiring project-based assistance contract....1554, 1572 Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency Program............1602 Tax credits......................................................2804 Lumber: See Forests and forest products Lung diseases: See Tuberculosis M Manufactured homes: Construction standards...........................................1573 Dispute resolution program.......................................1557 Installation program.......................................1556, 1574 Manufactured housing program: Minimum payments to states.....................................1575 On-site construction.............................................1555 Marine engineering: See Vessels Marine mammals: See also Endangered and threatened species Animal welfare standards..........................................214 Atlantic large whale..............................................675 Beluga whales.....................................................671 Captive holding and transport.....................................685 Importation of polar bear trophies...............................1647 Incidental taking: Air-to-surface gunnery exercises in the northern Gulf of Mexico......................................................637 Assessment of Naval ship survivability..........................632 Bottlenose dolphin..............................................673 Coastal commercial fireworks displays...........................631 Deployment of Naval at-sea gunnery scoring system...............633 Explosive removal of offshore structures in the Gulf of Mexico......................................................634 Naval explosives ordnance testing and training exercises in the northern Gulf of Mexico.................................638 Naval military readiness activities.............................674 Naval training operations at the East Coast shallow water training range..............................................636 Oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico...................628 Oil and gas industry activities in Alaska...........678, 1670, 1696 Precision strike weapons exercises in the northern Gulf of Mexico......................................................630 Rocket launch operations........................................672 Testing and training of the Navy's Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System-Low Frequency Active Sonar....................635 Level B harassment...............................................1742 List of fisheries.................................................655 Manatee protection areas...................................1755, 1783 North Atlantic whale protection..............................626, 629 Northern right whale..............................................621 Northern sea otters........................................1685, 1772 Permits for activities otherwise prohibited......................1741 Protection regulations...........................................1866 Southern Resident killer whales...................................677 Subsistence taking of northern fur seals..........................680 Swimming or recreational interaction with.........................627 Marine pollution: See Water pollution control Marine resources: See also Fisheries Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act..................580 Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary....................642, 643 Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary............................644 Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary.............................682 Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary..................640 Monetary Bay National Marine Sanctuary............................641 National Marine Sanctuaries Program................................28 Northwest Hawaiian Islands.........................................28 Research program..................................................688 Marine safety: See also Vessels Anchorage ground, safety zone and speed limit for Tongass Narrows, AK..................................................1404 Drug and alcohol testing following casualties......................59 Electronic Charting Display and Information System...............1405 Escort vessels for tankers...........................1383, 1403, 1407 Marine events....................................................1406 Personal flotation device requirements...........................1355 Propeller injury prevention......................................1393 Puget Sound-area waters..........................................1391 Reporting marine casualties......................................1366 Safety and security zone regulations.......................1377, 1399 Standards for marine equipment...................................1373 Standards of training, certification and watchkeeping for seafarers....................................................1354 Maritime carriers: See also Cargo vessels Passenger vessels Seamen Vessels [[Page 65803]] Administrative appeals process for agricultural commodities.......197 Communications.............................................3914, 3930 Electronic transmissions and document submission.................4034 Escort vessels for tankers.......................................1407 Income source rules..............................................2565 Japanese vessels.................................................4032 Maritime Security Program........................................2388 Merchant mariners............................................60, 1398 Mobile radio services............................................3868 Non-vessel-operating common carrier service arrangements.........4035 Notification of arrival and departure in U.S. ports..............1396 Ocean common carrier status......................................4031 Pilotage rates on the Great Lakes................................1395 Right whale ship strike reduction.................................629 Sensitive security information...................................2184 U.S./Canadian Tariff of Tolls....................................2356 Worker identification credential.................................1443 Mass transportation: Environmental impact regulations...........................2253, 2355 Meat and meat products: See also Meat inspection Advanced meat/bone separation machinery...........................360 Bovine spongiform encephalopathy prevention........26, 238, 244, 245, 1023, 1054 Chronic wasting disease in elk and deer...........................225 E. coli O157:H7 test results location requirements................367 Expressed nutrient content claims.................................365 Foot-and-mouth disease............................................224 Imports..............................................8, 229, 364, 366 Labeling........................................................2, 24 Meat recovery systems.............................................360 Performance standards: Bacon............................................................19 Ready-to-eat products............................................23 Rabbit grading...............................................166, 186 Trichinae Certification Program...................................222 Meat inspection: Availability of distribution lists of retail consignees during recalls........................................................22 Bovine spongiform encephalopathy prevention........................26 Determining net weight compliance.................................352 Fees.........................................................173, 363 Foreign inspection system supervisory visits......................362 Mechanically separated products...................................360 Prohibition on use of air-injection stunners......................361 Medicaid: See also Public assistance programs Ambulatory surgical centers: Conditions for coverage........................................1119 Civil money penalties, assessments, and exclusions...............1182 Disclosure of children's eligibility for food assistance programs......................................................311 Hospice care.....................................................1171 Managed care: Civil penalties.................................................985 Medical improvement eligibility group............................1199 Organ procurement organizations....................................53 Outpatient hospital services.....................................1141 Payment error rate measurement program...........................1157 Payments for service provided without charge.....................1135 Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly...................1195 Rural health clinic services.....................................1141 Use of restraint and seclusion in health care facilities...1118, 1148 Medical and dental schools: NIH scholarships.................................................1099 Medical assistance program: See Medicaid Medical care: See Health care Medical devices: CHAMPUS coverage of prosthetic devices............................898 CHAMPVA coverage of devices and prostheses.......................2908 Competitive bidding................................................51 Current Good Manufacturing Practice final rule...................1002 Diagnostic x-ray systems.........................................1077 Informed consent regulations.....................................1041 Medical gas containers and closures..............................1007 Medicare coverage of prosthetics and orthotics...................1209 Power operated vehicles..........................................1180 Pressure regulators for use with medical oxygen..................1005 Respiratory assist devices with bi-level capability and a back- up rate......................................................1150 Respiratory protective devices: Quality assurance and administrative provision..................998 Surgeon and patient examination gloves...........................1042 Use of materials derived from cattle.............................1071 Medical facilities: See Health facilities Medical personnel: See Health professions Medical records: See Health records Medical research: Contraception and infertility..............................1100, 1106 Minority Biomedical Research Support Program.....................1095 National chimpanzee sanctuary system for retirement of research chimpanzees..................................................1098 NIH education loan repayment programs: AIDS research..................................................1101 For clinical researchers.......................................1102 For individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.................1105 Health disparities research....................................1104 Pediatric research.............................................1103 NIH grants.................................................1092, 1094 NIH loan repayment programs......................................1093 Medicare: Ambulatory surgical centers: Conditions for coverage........................................1119 List of covered procedures.....................................1152 Payment rates..................................................1138 Appeals process..................................................1179 Bad debt reimbursement...........................................1156 Civil money penalties, assessments, and exclusions.........1182, 1188 Clinical laboratories regulation.................................1124 Competitive acquisition of durable medical equipment...............51 Coordination of retiree health benefits...........................132 Drugs: Competitive acquisition........................................1190 Electronic prescribing.........................................1189 Medigap policies...............................................1206 Premium and cost-sharing subsidies..............................157 Prescription Drug Discount Card................................1219 Electronic claims submission...............................1177, 1196 End-stage renal disease: Conditions for coverage........................................1169 Fee schedules: Ambulance services...........................1136, 1159, 1203, 1216 Physician payments...................................55, 1142, 1143 Fee-for-service payment systems....................................50 Fraud and abuse provisions...................................991, 994 Home health agencies: Conditions of participation..............................1114, 1172 Prospective payment system...............................1131, 1154 Hospice care...............................................1147, 1171 Hospitals: Coinsurance..............................................1164, 1220 Extended care services coinsurance.......................1164, 1220 Inpatient deductible.....................................1164, 1220 Inpatient prospective payment system.......................52, 1208 Limitation on charges for services furnished to Indians........1091 Organ transplantation centers..................................1170 Outpatient prospective payment system......................54, 1139 Oversight and validation program...............................1127 [[Page 65804]] Psychiatric hospitals prospective payment system...............1133 Income related Part B premium subsidy reduction...................145 Inherent reasonableness to payment amounts for services..........1194 Institutions for mental disease: Disproportionate share payments..........................1213, 1218 Integrated plans: Claims procedures..............................................2093 Medicare Integrity Program.......................................1193 Medicare+Choice plans: Civil penalties.................................................985 Mental Health Parity Act.........................................1212 Monthly actuarial rates....................................1166, 1222 National Plan and Provider Enumeration System....................1129 Organ procurement organizations....................................53 Overpayment recoupment...........................................1126 Power operated vehicle requirements..............................1180 Premium rate...............................................1166, 1222 Premiums for uninsured aged and disabled individuals who have exhausted other entitlement............................1163, 1221 Prior determination process......................................1183 Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly...................1195 Prospective Payment System: Long-term care hospitals.................................1134, 1204 Prosthetics and orthotics........................................1209 Provider agreement and supplier participation: Billing numbers................................................1145 Provider reimbursement regulations: Appeals........................................................1175 Quality improvement organizations..........................1130, 1201 Random prepayment review.........................................1125 Rehabilitation facilities: Inpatient facility classification..............................1215 Inpatient prospective payment system.....................1140, 1205 Repayment plans............................................1126, 1144 Rural health clinics.............................................1117 Secondary payer..................................................1153 SELECT policy: Safe harbor for waivers of beneficiary coinsurance and deductible amounts..........................................988 Skilled nursing facilities: Prospective payment system and consolidated billing......1167, 1210 State allotments for payment of premiums.........................1160 Supplier standards for oxygen, orthotics and prosthetics.........1200 Use of restraint and seclusion in health care facilities...1118, 1148 Mental health programs: Disproportionate share hospital payments...................1213, 1218 Mental Health Parity Act.........................................1212 Psychiatric residential treatment facilities: Prospective payment system.....................................1133 Use of restraint and seclusion...........................1118, 1148 Merchant marine: See Maritime carriers Seamen Metals: Anti-money laundering program for dealers in precious metals, stones, or jewels............................................2458 EPA trace metal analysis.........................................3385 Toxics Release Inventory reporting requirements..................3327 Migratory birds: See Wildlife Military arms sales: See Arms and munitions Military installations: See Federal buildings and facilities Military personnel: See also Armed forces Claims settlement.................................................765 Courts-martial manual regulations.................................772 Criminal jurisdiction over personnel outside the US...............775 Elimination of deemed military wages.......................3719, 3731 Management and mobilization of regular and reserve retired military members..............................................780 Military awards...................................................879 Military police reports and investigations........................881 Naturalization of aliens serving in the Armed Forces and their dependents....................................................760 Protection of human research subjects.............................783 Reemployment.....................................................3532 Retirement regulations...........................................3579 Revitalizing base closure communities.............................762 Security policies for granting access to classified information 766 Transition assistance.............................................761 Voluntary State tax withholding from retired pay..................754 Milk: Imports from countries where foot-and-mouth disease exists........240 School breakfast and lunch program regulations................12, 325 Standards of identity............................................1074 Mine safety and health: Alcohol and drug use prevention..................................2094 Asbestos exposure limit............................................82 Diesel particulate matter exposure.................................83 Electrical products..............................................2096 Fees for testing, evaluation and approval of mining products.....2097 Field modifications of permissible mobile diesel-powered equipment....................................................2098 Regulation elimination and improvement...........................2099 Respirable coal dust.......................................2104, 2105 Respirable crystalline silica standard...........................2106 Toxics Release Inventory reporting requirements for metal mining.......................................................3327 Training standards for shaft and slope construction workers......2102 Underground coal mines: Dust control plan verification.................................2104 Fire protection requirements...................................2103 High-voltage continuous mining equipment standards.............2095 Mineral resources: See also Coal Metals Oil and gas reserves Public lands-mineral resources Data disclosure..................................................1881 Lead mining......................................................1826 Leasing Indian lands...........................1829, 1830, 1837, 1838 Locatable minerals program........................................377 Mineral patent applications......................................1906 MMS contact information..........................................1886 Notice of intent for operations on National Forest System lands 417 Outer Continental Shelf operations: Documents incorporated by reference............................1876 Federal consistency regulations.................................686 Leasing regulations............................................1865 Safety requirements............................................1388 Pipeline rights-of-way...........................................1645 Proprietary terms................................................1881 Unauthorized mining operations on National Forest System lands 390 Valuation of sodium and potassium................................1874 Zinc mining......................................................1826 Mineral royalties: Interest and late payments.......................................1859 Offsets, recoupments, and refunds................................1859 Miners: See Mine safety and health [[Page 65805]] Mines: See also Mine safety and health Reclamation Surface mining Abandoned..................................................1892, 1900 Fees for claims and site maintenance.............................1918 Funding assurances for treatment of pollutant discharges from surface mining operations....................................1894 Lead mining operations...........................................1826 Leasing Indian lands.......................................1827, 1828 Ownership and control settlement rule......................1895, 1901 Revegetation standards...........................................1898 Safe and environmentally protective use of granular mine tailings.....................................................3337 Surface management...............................................1899 Transfer, assignment, or sale of permit rights...................1896 Unauthorized operations on National Forest System lands...........390 Zinc mining operations...........................................1826 Minimum wages: Records to be kept by employers..................................2049 Minority groups: See Civil rights Mobile homes: See Manufactured homes Mobile offshore drilling units: See Vessels Mortgage insurance: Damages for failure to engage in loss mitigation activities......1543 Downpayment assistance programs..................................1549 Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Insurance........................1568 Hospitals........................................................1559 Refinancing home equity conversion mortgages...............1578, 1580 Single-family: Debenture interest payments....................................1585 Default reporting..............................................1565 Program revisions..............................................1563 Property flipping prohibition..................................1564 Time limitation for filing supplemental claims...................1569 Up-front payments................................................1583 Mortgages: See also Mortgage insurance Adjustable rate mortgages........................................1566 Cooperative housing developments.................................1578 Credit Watch Termination Initiative..............................1561 Disclosure of costs to consumers.................................1581 Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation: Non-program investments and liquidity..........................3826 Risk-based capital standards...................................3813 Federal Housing Administration: Electronic endorsement of FHA-insured mortgages................1584 Quality control plans..........................................1562 Government-sponsored enterprises: Compliance with Fair Housing Act...............................1532 Conservatorship................................................3504 Data release...................................................1537 Excess yield securities..........................................65 High costs and predatory features..............................1544 Housing goals..................................................1542 Minimum capital................................................3503 Minimum face value requirement.................................1596 Mortgage fraud reporting.......................................3506 Prohibiting the purchase of loans arising from unacceptable lending practices..........................................1532 Prohibition on indemnification payments........................3505 Home equity conversion mortgages.................................1578 Counseling quality control and standardization.................1550 Hybrid adjustable rate mortgages: Index addition.................................................1567 Loan guaranty for veterans...............................2923, 2974 Lender compliance and accountability.............................1545 Loan correspondent and sponsor responsibilities..................1547 Loan originator registry.........................................1577 Mortgagee Review Board sanctions.................................1541 Nondiscrimination................................................3502 Predatory lending practices......................................1544 Prohibiting misleading words in names of non-federally supervised entities..........................................1541 Servicing approval agreement.....................................1577 Motor carriers: Acquisition regulations..........................................3740 Brake systems..............................................2261, 2314 Cargo securement standards.......................................2266 Commercial vehicles: Federal motor vehicle safety standards.........................2281 Drivers: Commercial Driver's License Information System.................2313 Commercial drivers' licenses with hazardous materials endorsement..........................................1464, 2273 Disqualifications..............................................2278 Hours of service regulations.......................2260, 2264, 2284 Learner permits................................................2255 Licensing......................................................2276 Medical certification requirements as part of CDL program........92 Penalties......................................................2278 Qualification requirements.....................................2277 Electronic on-board recorders for hours-of-service compliance 2260 Exemption from financial reporting requirements..................2262 Federal safety regulations: Auditor certification..........................................2272 Bus emergency exits and window safety..........................2327 Parts and accessories necessary for safe operation.............2280 Freight forwarding industry......................................2269 Hazardous materials transportation.........................1463, 2377 Highway vehicle definition.......................................2687 Household goods transportation.............................2275, 2279 Inspection, repair, and maintenance..............................2259 Intermodal cargo containers......................................2259 Investigative authority..........................................2278 Mexican: Accelerated safety monitoring system and compliance initiative.................................................2271 Decal display requirements.....................................2258 NAFTA..........................................................2270 New entrant safety assurance process.............................2257 Qualifications to self-insure operations.........................2265 Railroad grade crossing safety...................................2268 Registration enforcement.........................................2274 Reports..........................................................2267 Rules of practice................................................2278 Safety fitness procedures..................................2254, 2282 Stopping distance requirements for truck tractors..................94 Title VI regulations for FMCSA financial assistance recipients 2283 Transport of foods, drugs, and cosmetics.........................2366 Unified registration system........................................93 Motor vehicle pollution: Alternative fuels.................................................933 Component durability procedures..................................3093 Control regulations..............................101, 105, 3079, 3142 Diesel exhaust...................................................3032 Diesel fuel sulfur transition....................................3165 Emission control diagnostic systems..............................3062 Emission standards: Diesel engines and fuels.................................3113, 3253 Heavy-duty diesel trucks.......................................3239 New motor vehicles.......................................3074, 3132 Gasoline: Additives................................................3034, 3136 Anti-dumping program...............................3131, 3134, 3137 Reformulated.............................................3071, 3135 Standards......................................................3058 Imported vehicles emissions standards............................3190 Inspection/maintenance programs............................3138, 3192 [[Page 65806]] Low-sulfur highway diesel fuel...................................3055 Renewable Fuel Standards..........................................111 Motor vehicle safety: See also Highway safety All terrain vehicles.............................................3791 All-terrain vehicle ban for children under 16....................3807 Brake systems: Hydraulic parking brake........................................2314 Motorcycle handlebar lever.....................................2320 Buses: Certification of buses manufactured in more than one stage.....2292 Emergency exits and windows....................................2327 Child restraint systems........................2291, 2296, 2304, 2321 Event data recorders.............................................2297 Frontal offset protection........................................2308 Fuel system integrity............................................2336 Lamps and reflective devices: Headlamp glare.................................................2322 Requirements for...............................................2337 Low-speed vehicles...............................................2324 Mirrors: Convex cross view mirrors......................................2286 Convex mirrors for commercial trucks...........................2315 Passenger-side systems.........................................2316 Motor homes: Cargo carrying capacity........................................2293 Occupant crash protection: 5th percentile dummy belted barrier crash test requirements 96 Air bags.......................................................2307 Designated seating position definition.........................2299 Door retention.................................................2295 Side impact protection.....................................97, 2285 Vehicles built in two or more stages...........................2288 Platform lifts...................................................2332 Recalls: Notices........................................................2338 Roof crashworthiness.............................................2287 Seat belts: Emergency locking retractor....................................2310 Mounting structure definition..................................2333 Test dummies: Adult size.....................................................2311 Child size.....................................................2303 EuroSID II.....................................................2298 Female size......................................................96 Hybrid III...............................................2303, 2311 SID-IIs side impact............................................2302 Theft protection.................................................2289 Tires: Performance requirements.......................................2305 Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems...............................2340 Trailers: Cargo carrying capacity........................................2293 Windshields: Safety glazing.................................................2326 Motor vehicles: See also Fuel economy Motor carriers Motor vehicle safety Anti-money laundering program for businesses engaged in motor vehicle sales................................................2437 Cargo tank motor vehicles........................................2368 Commercial: Importation....................................................2319 Controls and displays............................................2309 Corporate Average Fuel Economy Program...........................2325 Customer identification programs for sellers of vehicles.........2433 Dealer notification by manufacturer..............................2328 Defects..........................................................2328 Foreign manufacturers: Designation of agent for service of process....................2339 Fuel economy labeling.............................................107 Fuel economy standards program...............................95, 2341 Government property management...................................3443 Hybrid electric vehicles: Idle stop technology...........................................2312 Imports....................................................2335, 3190 Light trucks...........................................95, 2341, 3130 Location and monitoring systems..................................3924 Mercury switches.................................................3282 Modifications to accommodate people with disabilities............2323 National Driver Register...................................2306, 2313 National Stolen Passenger Motor Vehicle Information System.......2017 Parts marking requirements.......................................2329 Retroactive certification..................................2317, 2318 Salvage regulations..............................................2033 Theft data.................................................2330, 2331 Traffic supervision on military installations.....................880 Motorcycles: See Motor vehicles Munitions: See Arms and munitions Museums: See Libraries N Narcotics: See Drug traffic control National banks: Basel Capital Accord...............................................98 Capital regulations..............................................2539 Corporate activity rules, policies, and procedures...............2540 Determining nature of financial activities.......................2418 Fees assessment..................................................2548 Financial subsidiaries.....................................2415, 2416 Post-employment restriction on senior examiners..................2543 Real estate brokerage determination..............................2417 Securities offering disclosure rules.............................2544 National cemeteries: See Cemeteries National defense: See also Armed forces Arms and munitions Classified information Administration and support of basic research by the DOD...........784 Technical surveillance countermeasures............................768 National defense contracts: See Government contracts Government procurement National forests: Advertising and sponsorship in concessions with privately developed facilities..........................................392 Appeal regulations...........................................383, 416 Climbing bolts in wilderness......................................379 Criminal citations for unauthorized mining operations.............390 Escaped fire damage regulations...................................384 Fair market value for recreation residence use authorizations 396 Free use approval.................................................402 Grazing permits...................................................378 Healthy Forests Reserve Program...................................406 Healthy Forests Restoration Act: Predecisional administrative review and objection process.......404 Land and resource management planning........................397, 401 Livestock and wild horse restrictions.............................385 Notice of intent and/or plan of operations for locatable mineral operations............................................417 Off-highway vehicle prohibitions..................................403 Oil and gas lease compliance documentation........................388 Outdoor recreation accessibility guidelines.......................399 [[Page 65807]] Outfitter and guide special use authorizations...............381, 418 Piscicide applications............................................387 Predator damage management........................................413 Recreation event fees.............................................380 Road construction advertisement and bids..........................410 Roadless area conservation...................................414, 415 Small business land use...........................................373 Special use authorizations........................................394 Sporicide use.....................................................386 Timber sales......................................................405 Export and substitution restrictions............................376 Integrated Resource Contracts...................................407 Trails accessibility guidelines...................................398 Travel management..................................................27 Tribal Watershed Forestry Assistance Program......................412 Unprocessed timber in southern California determined surplus to domestic needs................................................382 Watershed Forestry Assistance Program.............................411 Wilderness management.............................................389 National parks: Alaskan parks....................................................1802 Apostle Islands..................................................1812 Boating and water use activities.................................1806 Commercial filming or photography permits........................1794 Commercial use permits...........................................1809 Cost recovery for special uses...................................1791 Dry Tortugas Park................................................1796 Glacier Bay National Park: Vessel management..............................................1793 National Capitol Region: Parking violations.............................................1803 Olympic National Park: Special regulations............................................1799 Personal watercraft use............1788, 1789, 1804, 1808, 1810, 1811 Presidio: Debt collection procedures.....................................3626 Management.....................................................3625 Right-of-way regulations.........................................1790 Sale of Native American handicrafts..............................1807 Snowmobile use...................................................1812 St. Croix National Scenic River: Vessel speed limits......................................1798, 1800 Voyageurs National Park: Special regulations............................................1801 Wupatki National Monument: Backcountry use restrictions...................................1797 National Register of Historic Places: See Historic preservation National security information: See Classified information National Wildlife Refuge System: See Wildlife refuges Nationality: See Citizenship and naturalization Native Americans: See Hawaiian Natives Indians Natural gas: See also Oil and gas exploration Oil and gas reserves Pipelines Authority delegation.............................................4022 Creditworthiness standards for interstate pipelines..............4014 Electronic filing of documents...................................3992 Negotiated rate policies and practices for pipelines.............3994 Open seasons for proposals to construct Alaska gas transportation projects......................................4018 Pre-filing procedures for review of LNG terminals and other facilities...................................................3990 Reporting regulations............................................4009 Selective discounting by natural gas pipeline companies..........4019 Standards for business practices with interstate pipelines.......3998 Standards of conduct for transmission providers..................3991 Valuation........................................................1889 Natural resources: See also Coastal zone Continental shelf Energy Environmental protection Fish Forests and forest products Marine resources Mineral resources National forests Public lands Reclamation Recreation and recreation areas Water resources Wildlife Conservation contract debt write-down.............................205 Conservation program information confidentiality.............207, 453 Conservation security program.....................................451 Damage assessments...............................................1620 Wetlands: Conservation programs..........................................1646 Naturalization: See Citizenship and naturalization Naval stores: See Forests and forest products Navigation (air): Airspace system..................................................2207 Area navigation..................................................2214 Incorporation by reference revisions.............................2246 Instrument flight rules..........................................2223 Standard instrument approach procedures..........................2225 Transponder requirement..........................................2189 Use and preservation of navigable airspace.......................2191 Navigation (water): Bonneville Lock and Dam...........................................885 Certification requirements for NOAA Electronic Navigational Chart distribution............................................683 Electronic Charting Display and Information System...............1405 Lake Washington Ship Canal........................................887 Puget Sound......................................................1391 Regulated navigation areas.......................................1384 SOLAS Chapter V navigation safety regulations....................1400 Traffic separation schemes.......................................1356 News media: See also Radio Television Newspapers: Radio cross-ownership..........................................3905 Noise control: Airport noise compatibility regulations..........................2244 Nondiscrimination: See Civil rights Nonprofit organizations: Audits...........................................................2979 Food and Nutrition Service data collection........................296 Grants administration.................................769, 1235, 2988 Javits-Wagner-O'Day program: Governance standards for participating agencies................2998 Initial qualification criteria.................................2997 Responsibilities of central agencies...........................2999 Limitation of insured housing loans..............................1558 Participation of religious organizations: CNCS programs..................................................3008 USDA programs...................................................427 Rights to inventions..............................................750 Nuclear energy: See also Nuclear materials Nuclear power plants and reactors Conforming administrative changes................................4128 Delegation changes...............................................4153 Electronic submissions in NRC hearings...........................4120 [[Page 65808]] National Nuclear Security Administration: Acquisition regulations.........................................925 Computer security...............................................924 NRC adjudicatory proceedings.....................................4155 Public records...................................................4143 Radiation protection of the public and environment.................39 Nuclear materials: Computer security.................................................924 Economic development transfers of real property at defense nuclear facilities............................................963 Export and import regulations..............526, 531, 4145, 4146, 4152 Licensing and distribution of byproduct material.................4115 NRC office address change........................................4124 Nuclear fuel.....................................................4130 Radioactive waste disposal.......................................4119 Solid material control...........................................4138 Source material distribution.....................................4137 Source tracking system...........................................4116 Spent fuel: Shipment information protection requirements...................4132 Storage casks..............4122, 4149, 4150, 4154, 4156, 4157, 4158 Transfers of certain exempt source materials by specific licensees....................................................4134 Unclassified controlled nuclear information regulation............956 US-IAEA safeguards agreement...........................478, 492, 4139 Nuclear power plants and reactors: Access authorization and facility security clearance.............4147 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.................4121, 4144, 4151 Charges for duplicating records..................................4129 Civil penalty authority over non-licensees.......................4117 Decommissioning: Funding shortfalls reduction...................................4142 Integrated rulemaking..........................................4133 Trust fund guidelines..........................................4004 Decoupling assumed loss of offsite power from loss-of-coolant accidents....................................................4141 Design basis threat requirements.................................4118 Design certification: AP1000.........................................................4126 Changes to licensing procedures................................4111 Entombment options...............................................4135 Fee schedules....................................................4148 Financial qualifications for renewal of operating licenses.......4123 Fire protection..................................................4125 Information collection, reporting, and posting requirements......4114 Loss-of-coolant accident break size..............................4113 Performance-based acceptance criteria for fuel cladding performance..................................................4140 Personnel: Fitness-for-Duty Program.......................................4110 Physical protection regulations..................................4112 Pressure-temperature limits......................................4136 Protection of Safeguards Information.............................4127 Radiological sabotage............................................4112 Safety regulations...........................................39, 4139 Standby support....................................................41 Waste disposal..............................................108, 4131 Nuclear safety: See Radiation protection Nursery stock: See Plants Nursing homes: See also Health facilities Number of licensed and unlicensed nursing staff per shift posting requirements.........................................1178 Veterans.........................................................2940 Nursing schools: See Medical and dental schools Nutrition: See also Food assistance programs Foods Food labeling......................................................24 School breakfast and lunch programs...............................326 Uniform federal assistance regulations............................312 O Occupational safety and health: See also Mine safety and health Acquisition regulations...........................................832 Asbestos exposure................................................3560 Beryllium exposure...............................................2110 Cargo handling...................................................2124 Child labor regulations..........................................2047 Commercial diving operations.....................................1390 Construction industry............................................2119 Hearing loss prevention........................................2133 Hoisting equipment safety......................................2111 Crystalline silica exposure........................................84 DOE facilities.....................................................40 DOE radiation protection requirements.............................960 Electric power...................................................2121 Electrical standards.............................................2127 Emergency response and preparedness..............................2114 Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act 1001, 2057 Excavations......................................................2112 Explosives and small arms manufacturing..........................2122 Fall protection..................................................2132 Hazard Communication Standard....................................2117 Hexavalent chromium exposure.......................................86 Ionizing radiation exposure......................................2113 Lead in Construction Standard....................................2115 Noise exposure for railroad operating employees..................2346 Oregon State plan................................................2134 Personal protective equipment....................................2126 Pesticides exposure..............................................3275 Respiratory protection........................................85, 999 Rollover protective structures...................................2130 Shipyard standards.........................................2120, 2131 Standards improvement............................................2116 Steel erection standards.........................................2129 Supplier's Declaration of Conformity.............................2118 Updating standards based on national consensus standards.........2128 Walking working surfaces.........................................2132 Ocean dumping: See Water pollution control Ocean resources: See Marine resources Offshore structures: See Continental shelf Oil and gas exploration: Air pollutant emission.....................................3210, 3211 Application processing...........................................1907 Blowout prevention for well workover operations..................1882 Cost recovery for plans, permits, and inspections................1875 Five year review of Oil Pipeline Pricing Index...................4008 Forest Service regulations........................................388 Incidental take of marine mammals in Alaska...........678, 1670, 1696 Incidental taking of marine mammals in the Gulf of Mexico....628, 634 Leasing: Data release...................................................1883 Definitions....................................................1883 Indian lands.........................................68, 1823, 1824 Tar sand areas.................................................1919 Offshore floating production facilities..........................1888 Oil pipeline data filing instructions............................4011 Outer Continental Shelf: Administrative cost recovery...................................1885 Alternate energy-related uses..................................1858 Documents incorporated by reference............................1876 Federal consistency regulations.................................686 Leasing regulations............................................1865 [[Page 65809]] Open and nondiscriminatory movement............................1870 Safety management systems......................................1856 Safety measures................................................1388 Structural integrity of platforms..............................1871 Temporary waiver of fees.......................................1887 Pipeline rights-of-way...........................................1645 Production rates.................................................1868 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.........................1860 Royalty relief or reduction...69, 1857, 1861, 1862, 1864, 1877, 1890, 1891, 1909, 1911, 1916 Royalty reporting standards......................................1861 Storm water permit requirements..................................3378 Well cementing requirements......................................1872 Oil and gas reserves: Export controls...................................................477 Oil pollution: Claims procedures under the Oil Pollution Act....................1353 Discharge-removal equipment......................................1379 Leak detection and repair of pumps and valves....................3064 National Contingency Plan..................................3367, 3373 Oil spill liability trust fund.............................1365, 1380 Oil spill response...............................................1369 Sale of DOD aircraft to persons providing oil spill response service.......................................................773 Spill prevention, control, and countermeasures rule...............116 Vessel response plan.................................1369, 1386, 1389 Organization and functions: DOI..............................................................1628 FAA..............................................................2236 Farm Credit Administration.......................................3816 FTA..............................................................2354 NRC..............................................................4153 OFHEO............................................................3507 Outer continental shelf: See Continental shelf Over-the-counter drugs: Drug reviews: Antidiarrheal drug products....................................1073 Antihistamine products.........................................1049 Bismuth subsalicylate containing products for relief from overindulgence.............................................1070 Bronchodilator products........................................1066 Cough and cold products......................1049, 1050, 1066, 1067 Dandruff, seborrheic dermatitis, and psoriasis products........1024 External analgesic products....................................1068 Internal analgesic products....................................1018 Laxative drug products.........................................1051 Nasal decongestant products....................................1050 Ophthalmic products............................................1020 Oral health care products......................................1069 Poison treatment drug products.................................1030 Skin bleaching products........................................1025 Skin protectant products.......................................1052 Sodium bicarbonate containing antacids.........................1056 Stimulant drug products........................................1026 Sunscreen products.............................................1021 Topical antimicrobial drug products............................1031 Urinary analgesic drug products................................1075 Vaginal contraceptive products.................................1053 Weight control products........................................1022 Labeling.........................................................1019 Security requirements for handlers of pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine...........................1992 Overseas private investment: See United States investments abroad Overtime pay: See Wages P Packaging and containers: See also Labeling Child-resistant packaging........................................3806 Dietary ingredients and supplements................................48 Food containers...................................................175 Household products containing hydroxides, standards for..........3802 Smokeless tobacco health warnings................................4054 Paint: See Lead poisoning Paperwork requirements: See Reporting and recordkeeping requirements Parachutes: See Aircraft Parks: See National parks Passenger vessels: See also Maritime carriers Access for individuals with disabilities...................2179, 2992 Coastwise trade laws.............................................2385 Effluent standards for cruise ships operating in Alaskan waters 3375 Financial responsibility requirements............................4033 Inspection alternatives..........................................1362 Passports and visas: Diversity visas..................................................2150 Document requirements for entering the US......1413, 1440, 2144, 2162 Electronic passports.............................................2153 Employment eligibility verification program......................2159 Fingerprint requirements.........................................2140 Nonimmigrant visas: Treaty aliens in specialty occupations...................2072, 2161 Regulation amendments............................................2160 Removal of waiver for residents of Canada and Bermuda............1436 Transit without visa.............................................1417 Visa Waiver Program..............................................1432 Patents: See Inventions and patents Pay: See Wages Peanuts: Country of origin labeling..........................................2 Crop insurance provisions.........................................269 Designated marketing associations.................................210 Penalties: See also Seizures and forfeitures CBP audits.......................................................1421 Civil......................................................2077, 2430 DHS............................................................1489 DOT......................................................2221, 2334 FRA............................................................2353 HHS.............................................................990 Medicaid and Medicare violations.........................1182, 1188 Medicaid managed care organizations.............................985 Medicare+Choice Organizations...................................985 NIGC...........................................................4108 NOAA............................................................681 NRC............................................................4117 SSA.............................................................158 USDA............................................................419 Disaster relief and emergency assistance.........................1506 Immigration......................................................1997 International matchmaking organization violations..............1998 PBGC assessment and relief.................................3620, 3623 Pensions: See also Railroad retirement Social security Abandoned individual account plans.................................81 Cash or deferred arrangements....................................2857 Civil penalty for failure to provide Section 302 notice..........2077 Computing liability..............................................3622 Deductibility of employer contributions..........................2580 [[Page 65810]] Electronic filing..........................................2079, 3621 Employment requirement for application of government pension offset exemption.............................................3723 ERISA: Adequate consideration definition..............................2090 Automatic enrollment and failure to direct investment............78 Disclosure regulations.........................................2081 Exemption for services.........................................2082 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act..........79, 80 Length of hospital stay after birth of child...................2085 Participant contributions........................................77 Participant loan rules.........................................2092 Regulations governing the performance of actuarial service.....2604 Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act...........................2091 GATT provisions affecting accrued benefits.......................2790 Income tax regulations...................2715, 2731, 2764, 2766, 2806 Multiemployer plans: Annual funding notice requirements.............................2088 Reporting requirements.........................................3618 Normal retirement age............................................2798 Participant notices..............................................3616 Payment of benefits in trusteed plans............................3619 Penalties assessment and relief............................3620, 3623 Reductions of accruals and allocations because of increased age 2702 Reportable events................................................3617 Single-sum distributions from cash balance plans.................2595 Valuation of benefits and assets..................................134 Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program...........................2089 Pesticides and pests: Agricultural worker protection...................................3275 Antimicrobial pesticides...................................3267, 3273 Biochemical or microbial products................................3258 Boll weevil quarantine and regulations............................221 Certified pesticide applicator program...........................3274 Data requirements..........................................3258, 3266 Direct application of pesticides to waters in compliance with FIFRA........................................................3383 Disposal and storage guidelines..................................3262 Emergency exemption regulations...................................125 Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program......................3268, 3276 Explosive pest control devices...................................1964 Groundwater protection...........................................3263 Gypsy moth regulations............................................226 Importation of non-indigenous organisms...........................235 Importation of pine shoot beetle host material....................227 Methyl bromide authorization as official quarantine use...........242 Nursery stock regulations...........................................7 Pesticide tolerance reassessment program.........................3260 Piscicide applications on National Forest System lands............387 Plant incorporated protectants.......................3259, 3270, 3271 Protection of human research subjects.............................126 Registration review program.......................................124 Rules of practice................................................3272 Sporicide use on National Forest System lands.....................386 Storage and disposal.............................................3262 Tolerance processing fees........................................3269 Petroleum: See also Fuel additives Oil and gas exploration Oil and gas reserves Oil pollution Pipelines Acquisition of petroleum to fill Strategic Petroleum Reserve.......38 Refineries: Emission standards.............................................3183 Regulation of gasification devices processing hazardous waste at petroleum refineries......................................3341 Standard sales provisions for sales from Strategic Petroleum Reserve.......................................................970 Toxicity characteristic rule.....................................3351 Physically handicapped: See Individuals with disabilities Physicians: See Health professions Pilots: See Airmen Pipeline safety: Gas gathering lines..............................................2358 Hazardous substances.......................................2357, 2361 Incident reporting...............................................1880 Integrity management pipeline repair permitting..................2363 Internal corrosion reduction.....................................2364 Material, personnel and pipe handling operations.................1855 Protecting unusually sensitive areas and commercially navigable waterways....................................................2361 Public information programs......................................2381 Standards for direct assessment..................................2373 Structural integrity regulations.................................1871 Updates to safety requirements.............................1867, 2369 Pipelines: See also Natural gas Pipeline safety Electronic filing of documents...................................3992 Five year review of Oil Pipeline Pricing Index...................4008 Negotiated rate policies and practices for natural gas pipelines....................................................3994 Oil pipeline data filing instructions............................4011 Open and nondiscriminatory movement..............................1870 Open seasons for proposals to construct Alaska natural gas projects.....................................................4018 Rights of use and easement.......................................1869 Rights-of-way....................................................1645 Temporary waiver of fees.......................................1887 Selective discounting by natural gas pipeline companies..........4019 Standards for business practices with interstate natural gas pipelines....................................................3998 Plant diseases and pests: Phytophthora ramorum regulations...................................10 Plants: See also Seeds Cost-sharing for pest or disease emergency programs...............243 Endangered and threatened: Conservation education.........................................1629 Permits for foreign listed species.............................1722 Gypsy moth regulations............................................226 Imports...........................................................231 Nursery stock.....................................................7 Listing of U.S. species in CITES Appendix III..............1636, 1651 Methyl bromide authorization for official quarantine use..........242 Mint crop insurance provisions....................................275 Plant incorporated protectants.......................3259, 3270, 3271 Plant Variety Protection Services.................................184 Certificate issuance fees.......................................182 Transgenic.......................................................3316 United States National Arboretum: Rules of conduct................................................187 Poison prevention: See Lead poisoning Political activities (Government employees): Honoraria donated to charities...................................3510 Pollution: See Environmental protection Population census: See Census data Ports: See Harbors Poultry and poultry products: Classes of........................................................358 [[Page 65811]] Expressed nutrient content claims.................................365 Grading......................................................166, 186 Imported..........................................................347 Nutrition labeling.................................................24 On-line reprocessing of pre-chill carcasses.......................357 Performance standards: Chilling of ready-to-cook products...............................21 Ready-to-eat products............................................23 Poultry inspection: Availability of distribution lists of retail consignees during recalls........................................................22 Designation termination for the State of North Dakota.............368 Determining net weight compliance.................................352 Fees..............................................................363 Foreign inspection system supervisory visits......................362 Turkey operations using bar-type cuts may operate at J-type cut line speeds...................................................353 Poverty: See Community action programs Food assistance programs Public assistance programs Power resources: See Energy Practice and procedure: See Administrative practice and procedure Prescription drugs: Antibiotics......................................................1035 Electronic transactions: Nonmonetary remuneration for electronic prescribing information technology......................................986 Prescriptions for controlled substances........................1977 Federal Agency Retail Pharmacy Program...........................3435 Labeling.............................................45, 47, 49, 1011 Medicare: Competitive acquisition........................................1190 Electronic prescribing.........................................1189 Medigap policies...............................................1206 Premium and cost-sharing subsidies..............................157 Prescription Drug Discount Card................................1219 Prescription Drug Marketing Act..................................1014 Registration and listing requirements..............................43 Reporting adverse events...........................................49 Safety reporting requirements....................................1034 Use of materials derived from cattle.............................1071 Presidential records: See Archives and records Price controls: FCC..............................................................3885 Prisoners: Autopsy regulations..............................................1923 Central Inmate Monitoring system.................................1942 Civil contempt of court commitments..............................1941 Classification and program review................................1935 Correspondence...................................................1937 Educational good time credit for D.C. Code offenders.............1938 Good conduct time..........................................1933, 1940 Aliens.........................................................1940 Health care service fees.........................................1952 Inmate electronic message program................................1931 Inmate work and performance pay program: Reduction in pay for drug- and alcohol-related offenses........1927 Limited communication opportunities for inmates linked to terrorist-related activities.................................1929 Literacy program.................................................1946 Over-the-counter medication regulations..........................1955 Psychiatric treatment and medication safeguards..................1944 Release regulations..............................................1954 Suicide prevention program.......................................1948 Telephone regulations and financial responsibility...............1947 Prisons: Administrative measures to prevent acts of violence or terrorism....................................................1949 Administrative Remedy Program....................................1928 Classification and program review................................1926 Commissary privileges............................................1950 Drug abuse treatment program.....................................1939 Emergencies......................................................1953 Federal Prison Industries: Market research requirement....................................3751 Incoming publications............................................1925 Infectious disease management....................................1951 Inmate discipline................................................1943 Intensive confinement centers..............................1932, 1983 Possession of personal firearms..................................1930 Removal of Bureau facility addresses from rules..................1945 Searching and detaining or arresting non-inmates.................1924 Telephone privileges.............................................1950 Victim/witness notifications.....................................1922 Violent Offender Incarceration/Truth-in-Sentencing Incentive Grants Program environmental impact review...................2043 Privacy: See also Confidential business information CFTC policies....................................................3780 Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule........................4056 DOD policies......................................................756 Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program records..........2065 Financial records and information....................1256, 4066, 4070 Food Stamp Program................................................289 NSF policies.....................................................3500 Personnel records for government employees.......................3599 Privacy Act: DHS procedures...........................................1251, 1331 DOC regulations............................................466, 468 DOI regulations................................................1873 EPA regulations................................................3022 IMLS implementation............................................3492 NCUA...........................................................4082 NEH Inspector General investigative files......................3497 NIGC procedures................................................4097 OPM regulations................................................3521 Peace Corps regulations........................................3614 TSA regulations....................................1450, 1454, 1468 SBA..............................................................3645 Office change of address.......................................3665 SEC policies...............................................4181, 4191 Social security records and information....................3669, 3721 Treasury policies................................................2480 Procurement: See Government procurement Prosthetic devices: See Medical devices Public assistance programs: See also Child welfare Food assistance programs Medicaid Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: Administrative cost sharing....................................1225 Welfare-to-Work Program..........................................2073 Public buildings: See Federal buildings and facilities Public health: See also Meat inspection Waste treatment and disposal Air pollution effects............................................3310 Carcinogen risk assessment.......................................3024 Grant appeals procedures.........................................1088 Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children.......................1084 Informed consent regulations.....................................1041 NIH grants.......................................................1092 NIH training grants..............................................1097 Public Health Service Act: Length of hospital stay after birth of child...................2085 [[Page 65812]] NIH AIDS Research Loan Repayment Program.......................1101 Use of seclusion and restraint in non-medical residential facilities..................................................996 Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act...........................2091 Research misconduct..............................................1112 Safeguarding food during transport...............................2366 Water contamination.....................................129, 130, 131 Public housing: See also Low and moderate income housing Capital Fund Program.............................................1604 Consolidated plan regulations....................................1539 Conversion of developments.......................................1612 Demolition and disposition.......................................1611 Homeownership program............................................1609 Housing Choice Voucher program: Eligibility of units not yet under construction..................67 Regulation revisions...........................................1614 Income determination.............................................1530 Operating fund allocation formula................................1617 Operating funds for debt service.................................1606 Project-based voucher program....................................1615 Rental Housing Integrity Improvement Project.....................1530 Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency Program..............1602 Section 8 Management Assessment Program..........................1616 Streamlining mixed finance application review....................1610 Streamlining programs..............................................66 Public lands: See also Grazing lands National forests National parks Public lands-mineral resources Public lands-rights-of-way Reclamation Alaska Native veteran allotments.................................1908 Business lease procedures........................................1833 Deposit of proceeds from lands withdrawn for Native selection 1845 Grazing permits..................................................1821 Law enforcement..................................................1910 Public conduct on reclamation lands and projects...........1902, 1904 Public hearings and appeals................................1624, 1625 Recreation enhancement............................................409 Recreation permits...............................................1912 Segregation of lands proposed for sale...........................1917 Subsistence management...................1677, 1678, 1682, 1730, 1736 Public lands-mineral resources: Locatable minerals program........................................377 Revegetation standards...........................................1898 User fees........................................................1914 Public lands-rights-of-way: Regulations revision.............................................1851 Public utilities: See Electric utilities Natural gas Utilities Water supply R Radiation protection: DOE requirements..............................................39, 960 Dose methodology.................................................3257 Exposure standards...............................................2113 Radio: See also Communications Aviation Radio Service...........................................3947 Channelization of the 39 GHz band................................3917 Cognitive radio technologies.....................................3850 Commercial mobile services: Automatic and manual roaming obligations.......................3935 Resale of services.............................................3915 Roaming obligations............................................3915 Spectrum aggregation limits....................................3933 Spectrum cap...................................................3918 Competitive bidding process................................3916, 3923 Consolidating the 800 MHz industrial/land transportation and business pool channels.......................................3946 Digital audio broadcasting system................................3897 Digital audio radio service in the 2310-2360 MHz band............3866 FM allotment procedures..........................................3884 Government transfer band.........................................3860 Interference temperature operation...............................3852 Licensing fixed services at 24 GHz...............................3928 Licensing low power operations in 450-470 MHz band...............3936 Maritime communications..........................................3930 Maritime mobile services.........................................3868 Market definitions...............................................3902 Multiple access systems..........................................3922 Newspaper cross-ownership........................................3905 Private land mobile services: Airport terminal use frequencies in the 450-470 MHz band.......3945 Narrowbanding..................................................3856 Public safety communications...............................3921, 3946 Quiet zone application procedures................................3937 Railroad standards and procedures................................2344 Redesignation of 27.5-29.5 GHz band..............................3879 Software defined radios..........................................3843 Spectrum usage promotion through development of secondary markets......................................................3934 Terrestrial microwave fixed services.............................3929 Transfer of 3650 through 3700 MHz band...........................3932 Transfer of 4.9 GHz band from government use.....................3932 Ultra-wideband transmission......................................3842 Wireless services................................................3942 World Radiocommunication Conference omnibus......................3854 Radioactive materials: See Nuclear materials Radiation protection Radioactive waste: See Hazardous waste Railroad employees: See Railroad retirement Railroad retirement: Annuity: Deductions by reason of work...................................3628 Disability determination...................................3629, 3630 Electronic filing of requests for reconsideration................3627 Employers' contributions.........................................3631 Railroad safety: Civil monetary penalties.........................................2353 Design standards for pressurized tank cars.......................2343 Event recorder crashworthiness...................................2350 Grade crossing and signal systems................................2268 Life vest requirements for bridge workers........................2351 Locomotives: Crashworthiness................................................2345 Monetary threshold for reporting rail equipment accidents/ incidents..............................................2347, 2348 Noise exposure for railroad operating employees..................2346 Passenger equipment safety standards.............................2342 Radio communications and train control...........................2344 Reflectorization of rail freight rolling stock...................2349 Railroads: See also Railroad retirement Railroad safety Hazardous materials transportation.........................1463, 2378 Inspection and maintenance standards for steam locomotives.......2352 Rail abandonment procedures......................................4224 Rail rate challenges.............................................4225 Railroad track maintenance credit..........................2667, 2668 Small rate guidelines............................................4223 [[Page 65813]] Stand-alone cost methodology.....................................4225 Transport of foods, drugs, and cosmetics.........................2366 Rates and fares: See Air rates and fares Communications common carriers Maritime carriers Motor carriers Natural gas Railroads Real property acquisition: Anti-money laundering program for persons involved in real estate closings and settlements..............................2436 GSAR tax adjustment provision....................................3433 HUBZone program..................................................3434 Reclamation: See also Mines Surface mining Revegetation standards...........................................1898 Record retention: See Reporting and recordkeeping requirements Records: See Archives and records Freedom of information Health records Privacy Reporting and recordkeeping requirements Recreation and recreation areas: See also Fishing Hunting National forests National parks Federal lands regulations.........................................409 Forest Service regulations...................................379, 380 Law enforcement..................................................1910 National parks regulations.......................................1806 Presidio: Debt collection procedures.....................................3626 Management.....................................................3625 Public land permits..............................................1912 Water quality standards for coastal recreation waters............3395 Wildlife-dependent recreation....................................1739 Recreational fishing: See Fishing Recycling: Cathode ray tubes................................................3343 Comparable fuels exclusion under RCRA.............................117 Electronic equipment.............................................3350 Government purchase of recovered materials.......................3339 Metals reclamation from electroplating operations................3332 RCRA Burden Reduction Initiative............................127, 3349 Refrigerant................................................3080, 3082 Solid waste.......................................................128 Standardized permit for RCRA hazardous waste management facilities...................................................3356 Refugees: See also Aliens Guaranty of transportation.......................................1288 Sponsorship agreement............................................1288 Renal diseases: See Kidney diseases Repatriation: See Citizenship and naturalization Reporting and recordkeeping requirements: APHIS.............................................................220 ARMIS reporting requirements.....................................3964 Bank Secrecy Act implementation......................2438, 2444, 2459 Carbamates.......................................................3368 Chemical inventory reporting.....................................3326 DEA........................................................1987, 1993 DFARS...................................................799, 849, 863 DOC...............................................................456 DOI..................................................1860, 1861, 1873 DOL..............................................................2052 DOT..................................................2264, 2318, 2321 EBSA.......................................................2079, 2080 Electronic records management: FMC............................................................4034 EPA..............................................................3019 Air emissions requirements.....................................3101 Air releases of nitrogen oxides.................................114 Cross-Media Electronic Reporting and Recordkeeping Rule........3021 Electronic reporting...........................................3025 RCRA Burden Reduction Initiative..........................127, 3349 Exports...........................................................508 FAA..............................................................2232 FAR..............................................................3777 FCC........................................................3875, 3888 FDA..............................................................1055 FDIC.............................................................3979 Federal Home Loan Banks..........................................4025 FERC.......................................................3999, 4009 FSIS..............................................................351 GSA..............................................................3431 HHS........................................................1034, 1229 Honoraria donated to charities...................................3510 Intercountry adoptions...........................................2149 Investment advisers..................................4175, 4177, 4187 Marine casualties................................................1366 Mortgage fraud...................................................3506 NARA: Electronic mail................................................3483 Freedom of information.........................................3486 NASA.............................................................3470 National Practitioner Data Bank............................1081, 1089 NCUA.............................................................4081 NOAA..............................................................685 NSF..............................................................3501 OTS..............................................................2903 Outcome and Assessment Information Set data......................1172 PBGC.......................................................3618, 3621 Peace Corps......................................................3614 Railroad employers' records and reports..........................3631 Retirement record of employee transferring within same agency 3577 Seafood dealers...................................................708 Securities: Accelerated filers.............................................4162 Broker-dealers...........................................2550, 4198 EDGAR system...................................................4193 Tax determination on large cigars................................2483 Toxics Release Inventory........................118, 3324, 3327, 3329 Treasury.........................................................2706 Uranium mill sites................................................968 Using private laboratories with regard to FDA actions............1076 VA education benefits............................................2912 Research: See also Agricultural research Educational research Human research subjects Medical research DOD programs......................................................784 Marine resources..................................................688 Misconduct......................................964, 1009, 1108, 1112 National chimpanzee sanctuary system for retirement of research chimpanzees..................................................1098 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Hazardous Substances Basic Research and Training Grants................1096 Protection of human subjects.......58, 126, 467, 783, 916, 969, 1107, 1109, 1110, 1111, 2045, 2972, 2989, 3027 Retirement: See also Pensions Railroad retirement Social security Age for pension plans............................................2798 [[Page 65814]] Air traffic controllers..........................................3595 Coordination of health benefits...................................132 District of Columbia employees.............................2428, 3574 FEHB coverage....................................................3540 Firefighters.....................................................3606 Government employees: Court orders awarding survivor annuities.......................3538 Coverage for non-appropriated fund instrumentalities...........3582 Credit for government service performed abroad.................3580 Credit for military service....................................3579 Death benefits and employee refunds............................3607 Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Corrections Act..........3576 FERS basic annuity.............................................3578 FERS coverage elections........................................3581 IRA tax regulations..............................................2745 Law enforcement officers.........................................3606 Phased retirement program........................................2747 Record of employee transferring within same agency...............3577 TRICARE retiree dental program....................................904 Voluntary State tax withholding from retired pay of Service members.......................................................754 Rights-of-way: See also Public lands-rights-of-way Accessibility guidelines for individuals with disabilities.......2990 Roads: See Highways and roads Rockets: See Aircraft Rodenticides: See Pesticides and pests Rotorcraft: See Aircraft Royalties: See Mineral royalties Rural areas: Business and industrial loan programs.........425, 428, 430, 433, 435 Business investment program.......................................429 Business secondary market pooling by fiscal transfer agent........426 Environmental policies and procedures........................260, 265 Housing: Community Facilities Direct Loan Program...................257, 425 Loans, grants, and programs......................261, 262, 263, 264 New and existing dwellings definition...........................258 Planning and performing construction............................259 Public television station digital transition grant program........442 Regulation streamlining...........................................263 Rural Utilities Service: Accounting requirements for telecommunications borrowers........449 Exemption of certain borrowers from controls....................445 Household Water Well System Grant Program.......................450 Lien accommodations and subordinations..........................447 Operational controls............................................441 Seismic safety requirements.....................................448 Special equipment contract......................................444 Water and waste disposal loans and grants..................439, 443 Spectrum-based communications services...........................3943 Technical assistance grants and programs..........................256 Telecommunications system construction policies..............438, 446 S Safety: See Aviation safety Consumer protection Fire prevention Hazardous substances Highway safety Marine safety Mine safety and health Motor vehicle safety Occupational safety and health Pipeline safety Radiation protection Railroad safety Salaries: See Wages Sanitation: See Public health Waste treatment and disposal Satellites: See also Space transportation and exploration Communications: Aeronautical Mobile Satellite Service systems..................3878 Application and licensing requirements.........................3864 Broadcast Satellite Service....................................3877 Coordination between non-geostationary and geostationary orbit......................................................3848 Digital audio radio service....................................3866 Earth stations.....................................3863, 3873, 3883 Fixed-satellite services.....................3869, 3877, 3878, 3925 Global mobile personal communications..........................3881 Licensing reform...............................................3870 Maritime mobile services.......................................3868 Mobile service provider flexibility............................3871 MSS spectrum allocation............................3859, 3865, 3880 Non-geostationary orbit..................................3869, 3876 Non-government operations in the 36.0-51.4 GHz portion of the V-band.....................................................3867 Orbital debris mitigation......................................3872 Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act.......3909, 3910, 3911 Sharing of 27.5-29.5 GHz band..................................3879 Savings associations: Adjudicatory proceedings for holding companies...................2902 Application and reporting requirements...........................2903 Customer identification program..................................2442 Securities-related activities....................................2896 Savings bonds: See Bonds Scholarships and fellowships: NASA Science and Technology Scholarship..........................3454 National Institutes of Health....................................1099 School breakfast and lunch programs: Administrative error reduction....................................336 Allowable costs...................................................319 Donated foods provided under contract with food service management companies..........................................298 Eligibility determinations for free or reduced-price meals...17, 323, 328, 338 Fluid milk regulations........................................12, 325 Food safety programs.........................................329, 339 Nutrition standards...............................................326 Processing of donated foods.......................................305 Serving fruits and vegetables as afterschool snacks...............295 Severe need reimbursements........................................320 Simplification of meal counting and claiming procedures...........321 State administrative expenses.....................................322 Summer food service program.......................................331 Uniform Federal assistance regulations............................312 Schools: See also Colleges and universities Educational facilities Approval for enrollment in Student and Exchange Visitor Information System...........................................1485 [[Page 65815]] Asbestos model accreditation plan................................3304 Closure and consolidation........................................1844 Student and Exchange Visitor Program recertification.......1490, 1491 Science and technology: NSF patents regulation...........................................3501 Privacy regulations..............................................3500 Rights to inventions..............................................750 Scientific equipment: See Medical devices Seafood: See also Fish Fisheries Fish and Seafood Promotion Act....................................564 Seafood dealer reporting and recordkeeping requirements...........708 Seals: See Marine mammals Seamen: Licenses and certificates of registry..............................60 Merchant marine training, certification, and watchkeeping........1354 Merchant mariner application procedure...........................1398 Seaplanes: See Aircraft Seashores: See Coastal zone Securities: See also Bonds Abandonment of...................................................2845 Affiliate transactions...........................................4189 Anti-manipulation rules..........................................4212 Beneficial ownership report filing...............................2554 Best price rules.................................................4168 Blank check companies............................................4172 Borrowing transactions.....................................2547, 3983 Broker-dealers: Financial responsibility rules.................................4201 Quotation requirements.........................................4204 Recordkeeping requirements.....................................2550 Communications reform............................................4174 Confirmation of transactions.....................................4206 Continuity of interest...........................................2757 Critical accounting policies.....................................4161 Delisting and deregistering......................................4218 Disclosure requirements..................3986, 4161, 4207, 4208, 4209 EDGAR system.....................................................4193 Electronic delivery of proxy materials...........................4163 Electronic form submissions......................................4166 Electronic signatures............................................4217 Exemption for holdings subject to fiduciary standards............2424 Exemptions for banks.............................................4205 Financial reporting..............................................4172 Share-based payment............................................4222 Futures products: Offer and sale of products traded on foreign boards............3779 Registration requirements for banks acting as brokers or dealers....................................................4199 GNMA excess yield securities.......................................65 Held of record securities........................................4164 Holding companies..............................4159, 4194, 4196, 4197 Income taxation..................................................2789 Independent transmission companies...............................4195 Integrated financial transactions................................2560 Investment advisers..............................................4175 Disclosure and recordkeeping requirements......................4177 Investment companies: Disclosure requirements............................4169, 4180, 4183 Eligible portfolio companies...................................4192 Issued ratably definition......................................4182 Lock-up agreements...............................................4167 Mark-to-market accounting..................................2683, 2719 Money market fund exemptions.....................................4188 Municipal securities disclosure..................................4200 Mutual funds: Anti-money laundering program..................................2450 Pricing regulations............................................4190 Reporting suspicious transactions..............................2444 Nasdaq-listed securities.........................................4213 Net capital requirements.........................................4211 Offering disclosure rules........................................2544 Options markets..................................................4214 Ownership reports................................................4173 Penny stocks.....................................................4217 Privacy notices..................................................4181 Privacy of consumer financial information........................4191 Qualified purchaser definition...................................4171 Regulation NMS...................................................4215 Reorganization events......................................2871, 4203 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.........................4198 Accelerated filers.............................................4162 Annual reports and prospectuses................................4198 Safe harbor: Exceptions.....................................................2684 Sarbanes-Oxley Act regulations: Disclosure requirements........................................2554 PCAOB regulations..............................................4219 Savings association activities...................................2896 Self-regulatory organizations: Concept release on structure...................................4202 Fair administration, governance, and disclosure................4210 Shareholder access to director nomination process................4170 Standards of conduct for attorneys...............................4221 Streamlining.....................................................4160 Substitute dividend payments.....................................2590 Tender and reorganization agents.................................4203 Termination of reporting obligations by foreign private issuers 4165 Trading by officers, directors, and principal security holders 4173 Transactions settlement..........................................4216 Security information: See Classified information Security measures: See also Classified information Acquisition regulations....................................1237, 1249 Airport security compliance program..............................1461 Bureau of Prisons administrative measures........................1949 Classified national security information.........................1239 Critical infrastructure information handling.......................56 Customer identification programs: Loan and finance companies.....................................2432 Pawn brokers...................................................2429 Sellers of vehicles............................................2433 Travel agents..................................................2431 Disclosure of official information in connection with legal proceedings..................................................1252 DOE: Background checks of employees..................................976 Contractors.....................................................955 Polygraph examination regulations...............................957 Emergency Security Control of Air Traffic.........................755 Fastener Quality Act..............................................538 FDA registration of food and animal feed facilities..............1078 Federal mail.....................................................3420 Financial record information provided to DOD by financial institutions.............................................757, 758 Food security plans...............................................348 Freedom of Information...........................................1251 Grants administration............................................1235 Homeland Security Information sharing............................1236 Homeland Security Labor Relations Board..........................1257 Information technology security..................................3749 Licensing of private land remote-sensing space systems............684 [[Page 65816]] Maritime and land security directives and information circulars 1465 Maritime Security Program........................................2388 National Industrial Security Program.............................3477 National security information regulations..................2141, 3482 National Security Personnel System..........................778, 3591 Personal identification verification for Federal employees and contractors..............................................536, 537 Prior notice of imported food....................................1044 Privacy Act procedures...........................................1251 Protection of sensitive security information related to transportation.........................................1459, 2184 Registered Traveler program......................................1446 Security awareness training for flight school employees..........1451 Security compliance program for aircraft operators...............1460 Security requirements for handlers of pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine...........................1992 Standards of conduct for DHS employees...........................1234 Support Antiterrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act 57 Technical surveillance countermeasures............................768 US-IAEA safeguards agreement......................................478 Washington, DC metropolitan area special flight rules............2199 Seeds: Imports.............................................................9 Karnal bunt compensation..........................................216 Seizures and forfeitures: Immigration and Naturalization regulations.......................1418 NOAA regulations..................................................681 Principal residence seizure......................................2861 Selective Service System: Registration requirements........................................3522 Senior citizens: See Aged Serums: See Biologics Sewage disposal: Sewer collection systems.........................................3390 Sex discrimination: Federally assisted programs...............917, 1241, 3493, 3495, 3496 Programs and activities receiving Federal surplus property.......3439 Sheep: Interstate movement regulations...................................232 Shipbuilding industry: Safety and health regulations..............................2120, 2131 Shipping: See Air carriers Maritime carriers Motor carriers Railroads Ships: See Vessels Signs and symbols: See Trademarks Sirup: See Sugar Small businesses: Acquisition regulations...............788, 804, 825, 3754, 3757, 3775 Administrative offset............................................3657 Business Development Program: Electronic application.........................................3656 Cosponsorships...................................................3661 Disabled access credit...........................................2623 Government contracting programs..................................3635 Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Assistance Program....................................................3652 Group health insurance availability and renewability.............1191 HUBZone Program: Acquisition regulations........................................3757 Agricultural commodities purchase from subcontractors..........3642 Amendments.....................................................3660 Price evaluation factor........................................3770 Small entity impact............................................3636 Investment companies: Maximum leverage eligibility...................................3639 Lending company oversight.........................................135 Loans: Certified Development Company program..........................3641 Economic injury disaster loans.................................3643 Premier Certified Lenders Program..............................3646 Mentor-protege programs: DOD.............................................................824 DOT............................................................2182 NASA programs: Contractor recertification of program compliance...............3456 NASA subcontracting..............................................3463 National forest land use..........................................373 Privacy Impact Assessment Statements.............................3645 Rights to inventions..............................................750 Rural business investment program.................................429 SBA-sponsored activities and gifts...............................3661 Service-disabled veteran-owned...................................3659 Subcontracting plans...........................................3448 Size standards: Air transportation support activities..........................3649 Inflation adjustment...........................................3653 Mapping services...............................................3650 Multiple award schedule........................................3655 Nonmanufacturers supplying products to the Federal Government 3647 Restructuring..................................................3662 Security guards and patrol services industry...................3648 Small entity impact............................................3633 Surety Bond Guarantee Program..................................3640 Small Business Development Center Program revisions..............3637 Small Business Innovation Research Program.......137, 249, 3456, 3662 Small Business Technology Transfer Program..................136, 3456 Small Disadvantaged Businesses: Acquisition regulations........................................3770 Electronic application.........................................3656 Participation in DOT programs......................2168, 2169, 2178 Status determinations..........................................3634 Surety bond guarantee..........................3640, 3651, 3663, 3664 Testimony and production of records to OIG.......................3644 Venture capital company ownership................................3662 Very Small Business program......................................3666 Veteran-owned: Subcontracting plans...........................................3448 Social security: See also Child welfare Medicaid Medicare Public assistance programs Unemployment compensation Administrative review process..............................3705, 3713 Aliens: Additional insured status requirements for noncitizen workers 149 Benefits for lawfully present aliens...........................1283 Annual earnings test.............................................3728 Benefits to children of military parents overseas................3711 Civil monetary penalties..........................................158 Debt collection...................................................138 Disability determinations: Administrative review process...................................152 Age categories..................................................151 Digestive system................................................154 Drug addiction or alcoholism...................................3675 Exemption of work activity as basis for continuing disability review......................................................139 Expiration date extension......................................3734 [[Page 65817]] Genito-urinary tract...........................................3726 Growth impairments.............................................3668 Hearing impairments............................................3690 Hematological disorders........................................3678 Immune system...................................................140 Labyrinthine-vestibular function disturbance...................3690 Language and speech disorders..................................3691 Medical equivalence policy......................................153 Mental disorders................................................141 Multiple body systems..........................................3727 Neurological...................................................3674 Optometrists as acceptable medical sources.....................3683 Recontacting medical sources...................................3682 Respiratory disorders..........................................3676 Review of state agency determinations..........................3722 Special senses.................................................3673 Disability programs: Continuing disability review failure to cooperate procedures 148 Exclusion of representative and health care providers convicted of violations....................................3718 Self-Sufficiency Program........................................142 Ticket to Work Program..........................................142 Divided state retirement systems coverage group..................3732 Duration of marriage requirement for surviving spouses...........3711 Elimination of deemed military wages.............................3731 Employment requirement for application of government pension offset exemption.............................................3723 Expedited reinstatement of disability benefits...................3700 Federal Advisory Committee Act: Income consideration of persons working as committee members 3708 Fee withholding and payment procedures to non-attorney representatives..............................................3713 Fraud: Nonpayable benefits for trial work period after fraud conviction..................................................144 Penalties for withholding of information........................143 HHS regulation migration to SSA..................................3714 Liability of representative payees for overpayments to deceased recipients...................................................3681 Medical-vocational guidelines....................................3702 Nonpayment of benefits to fugitive felons and probation or parole violators..............................................146 Overpayment collection priority over underpayment reimbursement 3694 Plans to achieve sulf-support for blind and disabled individuals...................................................156 Privacy and disclosure of records and information..........3669, 3721 Protective application filing date...............................3712 Recognition, disqualification and reinstatement of representatives..............................................3710 Reduced medical benefits due to private insurance coverage.......3720 Reentitlement period expansion for childhood disability benefits......................................................144 Regulation amendments............................................3733 Replacement card limits...........................................150 Representative payment procedures.................................143 Service of legal process.........................................3724 Social Security Protection Act regulations.......................3732 Standards of conduct of SSA employees............................3697 Stepchild benefits...............................................3704 Student earned income exclusion eligibility.......................144 Vocational rehabilitation services: Continuation of benefit payments to individuals participating in a program...............................................3730 Referral for services..........................................3717 Work report receipts issuance.....................................144 Solid waste disposal: See Waste treatment and disposal Space transportation and exploration: Access to sensitive information..................................3465 Acquisition regulations....................................3459, 3774 Announcement of contract awards................................3472 Contractor recertification of program compliance...............3456 Head of contracting activity revision....................3467, 3469 Major breach of safety or security clause......................3464 Packaging, handling, and transportation clause.................3471 Small business programs........................................3456 Astronaut Health Care Provision..................................3455 Availability of Agency records...................................3466 Code of conduct for International Space Station crew.............3458 Commercial space transportation: Crew safety regulations........................................2205 Licensing and safety requirements..............................2209 Regulation revisions...........................................2219 Safety approvals...............................................2229 Cross-waiver of liability........................................3457 Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook revisions...............3461 Intellectual property provisions...............................3470 Report requirements............................................3470 Incidental take of marine mammals during rocket launch operations....................................................672 Income source rules..............................................2565 Protection of human research subjects............................3462 Research misconduct in grants and cooperative agreements.........3468 Science and Technology Scholarship...............................3454 Small business subcontracting plans..............................3463 Suborbital reusable launch vehicles..............................2204 Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System.........................3453 Wind tunnel use for industry development work....................3460 Sport fishing: See Fishing Stamp taxes: See Excise taxes State-Federal relations: See Intergovernmental relations Statistics: See Census data Stocks: See Securities Strip mining: See Surface mining Student aid: See Scholarships and fellowships Students: Border commuter students.........................................1488 Exchange visitor program.........................................2145 Student and Exchange Visitor Information System.....1471, 1490, 1491, 2147 Student Career Experience Program................................3546 Student earned income exclusion eligibility.......................144 Student rights in research, experimental programs, and testing 923 Subsidies: See Grant programs Sugar: Marketing allocations.............................................193 Reexport programs.................................................370 Suicide: Prevention program...............................................1948 Superfund: Cooperative agreements and State contracts.......................3372 Reportable quantity adjustments for carbamates...................3368 Supplemental Security Income (SSI): Disability determinations: Cardiovascular impairments......................................155 Digestive system................................................154 Endocrine system and obesity...................................3667 Exemption of work activity as basis for continuing disability review......................................................139 Genito-urinary tract...........................................3726 Growth impairment..............................................3729 [[Page 65818]] Hematological disorders........................................3678 Immune system...................................................140 Mental disorders................................................141 Multiple body systems..........................................3727 Neurological...................................................3674 Optometrists as acceptable medical sources.....................3683 Special senses.................................................3673 Expedited reinstatement of disability benefits...................3700 Income: Deeming from ineligible parents................................3680 Determination of................................................147 Exclusions...............................................3719, 3725 Payment of past-due benefits.....................................3698 Social Security Protection Act....................................147 Student earned income exclusion determination.....................144 Transfers of resources...........................................3716 Trusts...........................................................3716 Vocational rehabilitation services: Continuation of benefit payments to individuals participating in a program...............................................3730 Surety bonds: Immigration surety bonds...................................1472, 1474 SBA Surety Bond Guarantee Program..............3640, 3651, 3663, 3664 Surface mining: See also Coal Mine safety and health Claims under general Mining Law..................................1905 Coal: Abandoned coal refuse sites....................................1892 Abandoned mine reclamation fees................................1900 Lease terms and conditions.....................................1831 Placement of excess spoil........................................70 State programs.................................................1899 Indian lands...............................................1827, 1897 Public hearings and appeals......................................1625 Reclamation regulations..........................................1825 Swine: See Hogs Syrup: See Sugar T Tank vessels: See Cargo vessels Tariffs: See Customs duties and inspection Taxes: See also Customs duties and inspection Excise taxes Income taxes Availability of TTB information..................................2480 Brewery regulations revisions....................................2471 Computation on large cigars................................2483, 2534 Escrow funds.....................................................2679 Excise...........................................................2716 Foreign trade....................................................2559 Gift tax value determination.....................................2621 Occupational tax.................................................2525 Real estate taxes................................................3433 TTB Bulletin regulations.........................................2533 Withholding by Federal agencies..................................2463 Teachers: Teacher Next Door housing sales program..........................1552 Technology: See Science and technology Telecommunications: See also Radio Satellites Telephone Television Access charge reform.............................................3963 Accounting requirements.....................................449, 3964 Acquisition regulations.................................809, 813, 815 Advanced telecommunications facilities and services..............3971 Advanced wireless services.......................................3844 Air-ground services on commercial airplanes......................3941 ARMIS reporting requirements.....................................3964 Authorized rate of return for interstate services of local exchange carriers............................................3960 Bell Operating Companies and affiliates: Enhanced services..............................................3958 Communication intercepting devices................................518 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act...2019, 2022, 2023, 3920 Competition matters..............................................3862 Detariffing of interstate exchange access services...............3959 Enhanced 911 emergency calling systems.....................3919, 3957 For IP-enabled service providers...............................3970 Ex parte rules...................................................3862 Export controls...................................................530 Extending wireless services to tribal lands......................3944 GSA management policy............................................3442 Installment payments for Personal Communications Services licensees....................................................3931 International services reporting requirements....................3875 Interstate special access services...............................3967 N11 codes and other abbreviated dialing arrangements.............3951 National Exchange Carrier Association petition...................3968 North American Numbering Plan....................................3950 Numbering Resource Optimization..................................3965 Pole attachments.................................................3894 Protection of Children From Sexual Predators Act: Designation of agencies to receive and investigate reports.....2025 Reporting requirements.........................................2024 Relay services.......................................3832, 3833, 3836 Rural areas.............................................438, 446, 449 RUS special equipment contract....................................444 Service quality reporting........................................3962 Telecommunications Act: Access charge reform...........................................3955 Customer proprietary network information (CPNI)................3954 Individuals with disabilities..................................3831 Interstate pay-per-call and other information services.........3829 Local competition provisions...................................3956 Unauthorized changes of long distance carriers.................3830 Universal service..............................................3952 Toll-free service access codes...................................3953 Truth in billing.................................................3839 Unbundled network elements.......................................3966 Universal service reform.........................................3963 Telephone: 900-number service...............................................4065 Access charge reform.......................................3955, 3963 Accessibility of equipment and services to persons with disabilities.................................................3831 Accounting requirements..........................................3964 Advanced telecommunications facilities and services..............3971 Advertising......................................................4065 ARMIS reporting requirements.....................................3964 Authorized rate of return for interstate services of local exchange carriers............................................3960 Customer account record exchange obligations.....................3838 Customer proprietary network information.........................3954 Detariffing of interstate exchange access services...............3959 Dial Equipment Minutes Weighting Program.........................3952 Enhanced 911 emergency calling systems.....................3919, 3957 For IP-enabled service providers...............................3970 Enhanced services................................................3958 Hearing aid compatibility for wireless phones....................3949 International call-back service..................................3882 Interstate pay-per-call and other information services...........3829 Local competition provisions of the Telecommunications Act.......3956 [[Page 65819]] N11 codes and other abbreviated dialing arrangements.............3951 North American Numbering Plan....................................3950 Relay services.............................................3832, 3833 Telemarketing sales rule.........................................4062 Telephone Consumer Protection Act................................3835 Toll free service access codes...................................3953 Toll telephone service definition................................2710 Unauthorized changes of long distance carriers...................3830 Unbundling local exchange carriers...............................3961 Universal Service..........................................3952, 3963 Television: See also Cable television Advertising......................................................3889 Children's programming.....................................3900, 3901 Competitive availability of navigation devices...................3892 Deceptive advertising concerning screen size.....................4057 Digital television service: Broadcast content protection...................................3948 Children's programming.........................................3900 Conversion rules for low power television and television translator stations........................................3906 Review of conversion process...................................3898 Tuner requirements.............................................3858 Direct broadcast public interest obligations.....................3899 Emergency Alert System.....................................3840, 3841 Filing of network affiliation contracts..........................3888 Joint sales agreements...........................................3907 Public interest information......................................3903 Public television station digital transition grant program........442 Reallocation and service rules for the 698-746 MHz spectrum band.........................................................3938 Service rules in UHF spectrum....................................3926 Significantly viewed out-of-market broadcast stations............3908 Unlicensed operation in the broadcast bands......................3855 Video programming accessibility............................3892, 3912 Terrorism: Bioterrorism preparedness..................................1044, 1078 International Terrorism Victim Compensation Program..............2038 Limited communication opportunities for inmates linked to terrorist-related activities.................................1929 Support Antiterrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act 57 Terrorism Risk Insurance Program...........................2419, 2425 Textiles: African Growth and Opportunity Act...............................2405 Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act............................2407 Flammability standards...........................................3795 Trade agreements............................................474, 2400 Timber: See Forests and forest products Tobacco: See also Cigars and cigarettes Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.........................2503 Crop insurance provisions.........................................270 Customs regulations..............................................2485 Imported tobacco products...................................167, 2505 In-transit stops without payment of tax..........................2490 Inspection........................................................167 Prohibited marks on products brought into the U.S................2530 Regulations for tobacco products that are not in packages........2489 Removal of products without payment of tax for use in law enforcement activities.......................................2504 Shipment of products without payment of tax......................2486 TTB Bulletin regulations.........................................2533 Tort claims: See Claims Tourist trade: See Travel Toxic substances: See Hazardous substances Toxins: See Biologics Trade agreements: African Growth and Opportunity Act.........................2399, 2405 Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act..................2404 Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act............................2407 Free Trade Agreements with Australia and Morocco............807, 3752 Free Trade Agreements with Chile and Singapore.......1325, 2408, 2409 North American Free Trade Agreement..................2394, 2423, 2427 Textile trade agreements..........................................474 U. S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act......................2400 Trade practices: Annual Trade Survey...............................................460 Economic Development Administration...............................465 Fastener Quality Act..............................................538 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act............4063 Franchising and business opportunity ventures....................4058 Funeral industry.................................................4055 Home insulation labeling and advertising.........................4067 Insular possessions watch, watch movement, and jewelry program revisions.....................................................472 Premerger notification rules.....................................4059 Regulatory review................................................4053 Reviews of antidumping and countervailing duty orders.............473 Telemarketing sales rule.........................................4062 Telephone service................................................4065 Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers...........................203 Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers........................75, 76 Voluntary disclosure provisions related to restrictive practices or boycotts.........................................482 Trademarks: Fees.........................................................731, 748 Intent-to-use documents filing requirements.......................732 Preventing importation of pirated audio-visual works.............2410 Representation of others before the USPTO.........................729 Rules of practice amendments......................................738 Rules of practice in inter partes proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board..............................730 Statement of use filing deadline..................................732 Transportation: See also Air transportation Bridges Common carriers Freight Highways and roads Mass transportation Noise control Pipelines Railroads Space transportation and exploration Vessels Acquisition regulations...............................831, 2183, 3740 Air pollution control conformity...........................3159, 3247 Americans With Disabilities Act accessibility standards..........2173 Civil penalties............................................2221, 2334 Debarment and suspension.........................................2167 Disadvantaged business enterprise participation......2168, 2169, 2178 Drug and alcohol testing.............................2172, 2174, 2185 Environmental review.............................................3194 Explosive materials..............................................1972 FTA organization and function....................................2354 Individuals with disabilities..............................2171, 2992 Interstate ozone transport.......................................3189 Management and Technical Assistance Program......................2169 Management regulations: Data collection standards......................................3431 Electronic systems use.........................................3424 Manager authorization..........................................3444 Reporting requirements.........................................3431 [[Page 65820]] Maritime and land security directives and information circulars 1465 Mentor/protege program for small businesses......................2182 Official title of the head of TSA................................1453 Privacy Act provisions...............................1450, 1454, 1468 Registered Traveler program......................................1446 Safe and environmentally protective use of granular mine tailings in construction projects............................3337 Time zone boundaries in the state of Indiana.....................2170 Wildlife.........................................................1640 Travel: Anti-money laundering programs for travel agencies...............2434 Customer identification programs for travel agents...............2431 Travel and transportation expenses: Deductions for members of Congress...............................2562 Government-furnished automobiles.................................3450 Per diem expenses................................................3451 Privately owned vehicle mileage reimbursement....................3452 Public vouchers..................................................3445 Relocation allowances............................................3428 Temporary duty travel............................................3449 VA beneficiary travel regulations................................2905 Treaties: See also Trade agreements Chemical Weapons Convention.......................................483 Trucks: See Motor carriers Motor vehicles Tuberculosis: Bovine tuberculosis...............................................239 Correctional management..........................................1951 Turpentine: See Forests and forest products U Underground mining: See Mine safety and health Unemployment: See Community development Unemployment compensation Unemployment compensation: Confidentiality and disclosure of State records..................2065 Eligibility regulations..........................................2071 United States investments abroad: Foreign utilities................................................4194 Universities: See Colleges and universities Upward Bound Program: See Education of disadvantaged Uranium: Mill sites..................................................968, 4130 Urban renewal: See Community development Utilities: See also Electric utilities Natural gas Water supply Accounting and financial reporting requirements..................3999 Acquisition regulations......................................810, 811 Commission authorization to hold interlocking directorates.......4006 Communication protocols..........................................4001 Electronic filing by persons holding interlocking positions......4003 Electronic filing of documents.............................3989, 3992 Electronic filing of twenty largest purchasers information.......4003 Electronic reporting of electric energy shortages................4000 Exemption for certain acquisitions.........................4194, 4197 Financial reporting guidelines...................................4004 Generator-run status information.................................4005 Independent ownership and operation..............................4021 Information requirements for available transfer capability.......4007 Intermittent generator imbalance service schedule................4002 Market-based rates...............................................3997 Oversight of regional transmission organizations and independent system operators.................................3999 Rural Utilities Service: Accounting requirements for telecommunications borrowers........449 Exemption of certain borrowers from controls....................445 Household Water Well System Grant Program.......................450 Lien accommodations and subordinations..........................447 Operational controls............................................441 Seismic safety requirements.....................................448 Special equipment contract......................................444 Water and waste disposal loans and grants..................439, 443 Standards for business practices.................................4001 Standards of conduct for transmission providers..................3991 Wind energy interconnection agreement............................3988 V Vaccines: See Biologics Vegetables: Agricultural inspection along the U.S./Canada border..............234 Crop insurance provisions: Cabbage.........................................................271 Mustard.........................................................276 Northern potato.................................................277 Sweet corn......................................................274 Import regulations..................................................6 Inspection service fees...........................................170 Phytosanitary certificates for imports............................237 Vessels: See also Cargo vessels Fishing vessels Marine safety Maritime carriers Navigation (water) Passenger vessels Accident reporting...............................................1358 Anchorage area regulations.......................................1378 Anchorage ground, safety zone and speed limit for Tongass Narrows, AK..................................................1404 Anti-money laundering program for businesses engaged in boat sales........................................................2437 Automatic Identification System....................................61 Ballast water: Exchange guidelines............................................1394 Coast Guard escort requirements............................1383, 1403 Commercial diving operations.....................................1390 Container seals..................................................1419 Controlled substances............................................1976 Discharge standards for Armed Forces vessels.....................3374 Discharge-removal equipment......................................1379 Documentation....................................................1363 Electronic Charting Display and Information System...............1405 Emission standards: Marine tank vessel loading operations..........................3178 Shipbuilding and ship repair surface coating...................3180 Spark ignition marine vessels...................................105 Lease financing for vessels engaged in coastwise trade...........1363 Long range identification and tracking data......................1402 Marking sunken vessels waiver....................................1364 Notification of arrival and departure........................61, 1396 Numbering system.................................................1358 Oil spill liability trust fund: Vessel limits of liability.....................................1365 Outer Continental Shelf activities...............................1388 Personal flotation device requirements...........................1355 Pollution prevention equipment...................................1361 Polychlorinated biphenyls containing.............................3286 Port restrictions and fees: Japanese vessels...............................................4032 [[Page 65821]] Regattas and marine parades......................................1381 Safety and security zone regulations.......................1377, 1399 Satellite earth stations.........................................3873 Traffic separation schemes.......................................1356 Vessel Traffic Service...........................................1397 Veterans: Accrued benefits.................................................2934 Acquisition regulations: Plain language revisions.......................................2935 Adjudication and fiduciary regulations...2915, 2917, 2956, 2959, 2973 Advanced health care planning....................................2939 Affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors.........................2051, 2053 Aggravation of a disability by active service....................2976 Alaska Native veteran allotments.................................1908 Appeals regulations: Notice of Disagreement clarification...........................2968 Public availability of Board decisions.........................2969 Remand or referral to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction......2936 Beneficiary travel regulations...................................2905 Benefits claims..................................................2932 Burial benefits..................................................2914 Survivors of Filipino veterans.................................2951 CHAMPVA Program: Coverage for devices and prostheses............................2908 Delegations of authority.......................................2908 Preventive services............................................2909 Claim substantiation regulations.................................2937 Claims based on aggravation of nonservice-connected disability 2949 Claims based on service in the Philippine Armed Forces...........2917 Compensation and pension regulations: Bars, forfeiture and renouncement of benefits..................2928 Concurrent receipt of military retired pay and disability compensation...............................................2963 Dependents.....................................................2924 Duties of VA...................................................2960 Elections of improved pension............................2927, 2961 General evidence requirements, effective dates, revision of decisions, and protection of existing ratings..............2926 General provisions.............................................2920 Payments and adjustments to payments.....................2916, 2929 Payments to beneficiaries who are eligible for more than one benefit....................................................2925 Rights and responsibilities of claimants and beneficiaries.....2960 Service-connected disability compensation......................2930 Special and ancillary benefits for veterans, dependents and survivors..................................................2919 Coordination of benefits with TRICARE.............................908 Dependency and indemnity compensation: Regulation amendment...........................................2922 Surviving spouse's rates.......................................2962 Disability ratings: Cardiovascular conditions......................................2952 Convulsive disorders...........................................2967 Eye, ear, and other sense organs...............................2948 Hypertension...................................................2952 Individual unemployability.....................................2947 Multiple scars.................................................2954 Neurological conditions........................................2967 Respiratory disorders..........................................2952 Education: Centralized certification of benefits..........................2912 Licensing and certification....................................2911 Montgomery GI Bill--Active Duty................................2931 Montgomery GI Bill--Selected Reserve...........................2957 Non-payment of VA educational assistance to fugitive felons 2975 Survivors and dependents.................................2913, 2931 Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act..................2953 Veterans Programs Enhancement Act..............................2910 Enrollment information updating form.............................2904 Federal Agency Retail Pharmacy Program...........................3435 Filipino veterans benefit improvements.....................2944, 2951 Jobs For Veterans Act................................2135, 2138, 3593 Loan guaranty: Assistance to disabled veterans in acquiring specially adapted housing............................................2971 Hybrid adjustable rate mortgages.........................2923, 2974 Regulation amendments..........................................2955 Medical benefits: Elimination of co-pay for smoking cessation counseling.........2945 Hospital and outpatient care enrollment..........................99 Informed consent regulations.............................2906, 2907 Non-VA service and care........................................2943 Patients' rights regarding medication prescription authorization..............................................2942 Presumptions of service connection.......................2958, 2977 Notice requirements..............................................2937 Protection of human research subjects............................2972 Psychosis definition.............................................2950 Reconsideration of decisions on claims for benefits..............2964 Regional Counsels' jurisdictions and addresses...................2978 Service organization representatives: Accreditation of...............................................2938 Small businesses: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern Program 3659 Subcontracting plans...........................................3448 Special disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam era.......2051, 2053 Special ratings..................................................2921 State homes......................................................2940 Grants for the hiring and retention of nurses..................2946 Surviving spouses: Remarriage of..................................................2965 Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act....87, 2137 Veterans Benefits Act............................................2966 Veterans Benefits Improvement Act................................2966 Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program...........2918, 2933 Viruses: See Biologics Visas: See Passports and visas Vocational rehabilitation: Continuation of SSA benefits to individuals participating in a program......................................................3730 Referral for services............................................3717 Veterans...................................................2918, 2933 Volunteers: AmeriCorps: *VISTA program.................................................3004 National Civilian Community Corps..............................3006 National Senior Service Corps....................................3009 Peace Corps................................................3612, 3613 Suspension of eligible enrollments in FEHB program.............3596 Use of name and logo...........................................3615 Voting rights: Language minority provisions.....................................1962 Preclearance of proposed changes.................................1959 W Wages: See also Employee benefit plans Minimum wages Administrative wage garnishment............................1622, 2470 Cost-of-living allowances........................................3533 Critical position pay authority..................................3562 [[Page 65822]] Hospice wage index.........................................1168, 1214 Hourly compensation: Computer-related occupations...................................2049 Locality pay areas.........................................3558, 3603 Prevailing rate systems........................3529, 3560, 3561, 3604 Regulation amendments..........................3531, 3547, 3554, 3605 Regulation standardization.......................................3602 Service Contract Act regulations.................................2061 Tipped employees.................................................2049 Warehouses: Commodity Credit Corporation storage..............................194 Waste treatment and disposal: See also Hazardous waste Recycling Sewage disposal Coal combustion waste......................................3331, 3347 Effluent guidelines............................3375, 3382, 3384, 3396 Financial test criteria..........................................3353 Hazardous waste management.................................3355, 3361 Laboratory waste.................................................3335 Land disposal: Restrictions...................................................3330 Metals reclamation from electroplating operations................3332 Municipal waste combustion units: Emission guidelines............................................3161 MACT standards.................................................3063 New source performance standards...............................3161 Nuclear waste disposal................................108, 4119, 4131 On-site treatment of low-level mixed wastes......................3362 Project XL.....................................3018, 3025, 3345, 3362 Regulation of gasification devices processing hazardous waste at petroleum refineries......................................3341 RUS loans and grants.........................................439, 443 Shore Protection Act.............................................3411 Solid waste disposal: Air pollutant standards............................3066, 3115, 3164 Guideline revisions............................................3348 Landfill criteria........................................3040, 3348 Landfills and incinerators.....................................3119 Physical/chemical evaluation methods...........................3357 Solid waste definition..........................................128 Tax regulations................................................2744 Underground storage tanks: Toxicity characteristic rule...................................3351 Wastewater treatment exemptions for hazardous waste mixtures.....3359 Wastewater treatment sludges...............................3334, 3345 Wet weather condition requirements...............................3391 Water carriers: See Maritime carriers Water pollution control: See also Oil pollution Waste treatment and disposal Clean Water Act..................................................3385 Cooling water intake structures................................3380 Product schedule listing requirements..........................3373 Test procedures........................3379, 3381, 3385, 3386, 3387 Compensatory mitigation and mitigation banking....................884 Concentrated animal feeding operation rule.......................3377 Direct application of pesticides to waters in compliance with FIFRA........................................................3383 Effluent guidelines: Airport deicing operations.....................................3393 Cruise ships operating in Alaskan waters.......................3375 Drinking water treatment plants................................3394 Iron and steel manufacturing...................................3382 Program plan...................................................3376 Recodification of..............................................3392 Marine pollution: Ballast water management.......................................1394 Facility response plans for hazardous substances.........1369, 1385 Response plans for oil.............................1369, 1386, 1389 Mining operations..................................................70 NPDES permits..............................................3389, 3390 Pretreatment regulations.........................................3397 Radon............................................................3404 Sewer collection systems.........................................3390 Spill prevention, control, and countermeasures rule..........115, 116 Storm water permit requirements for oil and gas activities.......3378 Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants...................3388 Trace metals criteria............................................3385 Vessels of the Armed Forces discharge standards..................3374 Water quality standards....................................3386, 3387 Ambient water quality criteria for recreational waters.........3395 Criteria for acute aquatic life..........................3386, 3387 Water resources: See also Water supply Army Corps of Engineers: Environmental quality requirements..............................888 Special events rule.............................................891 Ballast water discharge standards................................1394 Truckee River Operating Agreement................................1903 Water supply: See also Irrigation Carcinogen risk assessment.......................................3024 Drinking water: Aircraft public water system regulations.......................3410 Aldicarb and atrazine..........................................3405 Arsenic in bottled water.......................................1079 Contaminants.......................................3399, 3404, 3408 Copper levels..................................................3400 Disinfection byproducts.........................................131 Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program..........................3268 Enhanced surface water treatment................................130 Fecal contamination.............................................129 Lead levels....................................................3400 Methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE).............................3406 Oxygenated fuel additives......................................3312 State underground injection control programs...................3409 Test procedures for pollutants.................................3379 Total coliform rule............................................3407 Unregulated contaminant monitoring.............................3398 Groundwater protection......................................129, 3263 Household Water Well System Grant Program.........................450 RUS loans and grants.........................................439, 443 Servicing loans and grants........................................440 Suspension of operations for ultra-deep drilling.................1884 Water transportation: See Harbors Marine safety Maritime carriers Navigation (water) Vessels Waterfowl: See Wildlife Waterfront facilities: See Harbors Watershed: Tribal Watershed Forestry Assistance Program......................412 Watershed Forestry Assistance Program.............................411 Waterways: See Bridges Harbors Weapons: See Arms and munitions Welfare programs: See Public assistance programs Wetlands: See Coastal zone Whales: See Marine mammals Whistleblowing: Coast Guard member protection....................................1372 Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act........................................3534, 3568 [[Page 65823]] Research misconduct..............................................1108 Wildlife: See also Marine mammals Wildlife refuges Captive Wildlife Safety Act......................................1664 Captive-bred antelope............................................1780 Captive-reared mallards..........................................1746 Eagles...........................................................1637 Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act...........................1676 Transport of feathers..........................................1750 Endangered and threatened..................................1711, 1780 Conservation education.........................................1629 Permits for foreign listed species.............................1722 Endangered Species Act.....................................1659, 1780 Exotic birds: Importation....................................................1639 Explosive pest control devices...................................1964 Exportation......................................................1640 Falcons and falconry.......................................1743, 1774 Importation................................................1640, 1654 Injurious............................................1653, 1658, 1753 Black carp.....................................................1644 Migratory birds: Hunting regulations.......1663, 1694, 1697, 1719, 1735, 1749, 1777, 1782, 1784, 1786 Importation of Icelandic eiderdown.............................1765 Incidental take during military readiness......................1725 List revision..................................................1633 Management of resident Canada geese population.................1720 Nontoxic nickel shot approval......................1735, 1779, 1782 Permits......................................1632, 1661, 1748, 1774 Possession for educational purposes............................1630 Polar bear trophy importation....................................1647 Seabirds..........................................................650 Subsistence management...................1677, 1678, 1682, 1730, 1776 Transport standards for reptiles and amphibians..................1638 Transportation...................................................1640 Wild Bird Conservation Act...........................1643, 1654, 1717 Wildlife refuges: Hunting and fishing regulations............................1739, 1785 Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Permit requirement...............1680 Mission, goals, and purposes...............................1714, 1738 Mosquito management..............................................1665 National Wildlife Refuge System..................................1714 Strategic growth.................................................1666 Tribal annual funding agreements.................................1683 Wilderness stewardship...........................................1740 Wine: Authorized materials and processes...............................2523 Imported.........................................................2499 New grape variety names petitioned...............................2488 Recognition of synonyms for grape varieties proposed.............2506 Sherry...........................................................2529 Standards of fill................................................2526 Taxes......................................................2527, 2528 Vintage date requirements........................................2502 Viticultural areas....2477, 2478, 2479, 2491, 2492, 2493, 2494, 2495, 2496, 2497, 2498, 2500, 2501, 2507, 2508, 2510, 2511, 2512, 2514, 2515, 2516, 2517, 2518, 2519, 2520, 2521, 2522, 2524, 2531, 2532, 2536, 2537, 2538 Women: See also Sex discrimination Length of hospital stay after birth of child.....................2085 Nutrition education participant contacts..........................307 STOP Violence Against Women Grant Programs.......................2028 Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act.............................2091 Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Assistance Program 3652 Women, infants, and children: Supplemental food program: Farmers' Market Nutrition Program...............................303 Food package revision............................................13 Program administration and operation............................333 Vendor-related provisions..............................18, 293, 299 Wood: See Forests and forest products Wool: Import of certain worsted wool fabrics.......................471, 476 Y Youth: See also Infants and children Chafee National Youth in Transition Database.....................1227 Eligibility for free school meals for migratory, homeless, and runaway youth.................................................338 Meal supplements for teenagers in low-income areas................309