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must submit two additional copies for 

each additional docket or rulemaking 

number. Filings can be sent by hand or 

messenger delivery, by commercial 

overnight courier, or by first-class or 

overnight U.S. Postal Service mail 

(although we continue to experience 

delays in receiving U.S. Postal Service 

mail). The Commission’s contractor, 

Natek, Inc., will receive hand-delivered 

or messenger-delivered paper filings for 

the Commission’s Secretary at 236 

Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Suite 110, 

Washington, DC 20002. The filing hours 

at this location are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. All 

hand deliveries must be held together 

with rubber bands or fasteners. Any 

envelopes must be disposed of before 

entering the building. Commercial 

overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal 

Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) 

must be sent to 9300 East Hampton 

Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U.S. 

Postal Service first-class mail, Express 

Mail, and Priority Mail should be 

addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20554. All filings must 

be addressed to the Commission’s 

Secretary, Marlene H. Dortch, Office of 

the Secretary, Federal Communications 

Commission. 

Parties also must send three paper 

copies of their filing to Sheryl Todd, 

Telecommunications Access Policy 

Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, 

Federal Communications Commission, 

445 12th Street, SW., Room 5–B540, 

Washington, DC 20554. In addition, 

commenters must send diskette copies 

to the Commission’s copy contractor, 

Qualex International, Portals II, 445 

12th Street, SW., Room CY–B402, 

Washington, DC 20054. 

Pursuant to § 1.1206 of the 

Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.1206, this 

proceeding will be conducted as a 

permit-but-disclose proceeding in 

which ex parte communications are 

permitted subject to disclosure.

Federal Communications Commission. 

Sharon Webber, 

Deputy Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, 

Telecommunications Access Policy Division.

[FR Doc. 04–2242 Filed 2–3–04; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission.

CORRECTION: The open meeting for 

February 5, 2004, will begin at 10 a.m.

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, February 5, 

2004, 10 a.m.

PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington, 

DC (ninth floor).

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the 

public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert W. Biersack, Acting Press 

Officer, Telephone: (202) 694–1220.

Mary W. Dove, 

Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 04–2537 Filed 2–2–04; 3:03 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–M

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

[Notice 2004–4] 

Filing Dates for the South Dakota 

Special Congressional Election

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission.

ACTION: Notice of filing dates for special 

election. 

SUMMARY: South Dakota has scheduled a 

special general election on June 1, 2004, 

to fill the At-Large seat in the U.S. 

House of Representatives vacated by 

Representative William J. Janklow. 

Committees participating in the South 

Dakota Special General Election are 

required to file pre- and post-election 

reports.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Kevin R. Salley, Information Division, 

999 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20463; telephone: (202) 694–1100; toll 

free (800) 424–9530.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Principal Campaign Committees 

All principal campaign committees of 

candidates participating in the South 

Dakota Special General Election shall 

file a 12-day Pre-General Report on May 

20, 2004; and a 30-day Post-General 

Report on July 1, 2004. (See chart below 

for the closing date for each report). 

Unauthorized Committees (PACs and 

Party Committees) 

Political committees filing on a 

quarterly basis in 2004 are subject to 

special election reporting if they make 

previously undisclosed contributions or 

expenditures in connection with the 

South Dakota Special General Election 

by the close of books for the applicable 

report(s). (See chart below for the 

closing date for each report). 

Committees filing monthly that 

support candidates in the South Dakota 

Special General Election should 

continue to file according to the 

monthly reporting schedule. 

Disclosure of Electioneering 

Communications (Individuals and 

Other Unregistered Organizations) 

As required by the Bipartisan 

Campaign Reform Act of 2002, the 

Federal Election Commission 

promulgated new electioneering 

communications rules governing 

television and radio communications 

that refer to a clearly identified federal 

candidate and are distributed within 60 

days prior to a special general election. 

11 CFR 100.29. The statute and 

regulations require, among other things, 

that individuals and other groups not 

registered with the FEC who make 

electioneering communications costing 

more than $10,000 in the aggregate in a 

calendar year disclose that activity to 

the Commission within 24 hours of the 

distribution of the communication. See

11 CFR 104.20. 

The 60-day electioneering 

communications period in connection 

with the South Dakota Special General 

runs from April 2, 2004, through June 1, 

2004.

CALENDAR OF REPORTING DATES FOR SOUTH DAKOTA SPECIAL ELECTION

Report Close of 

books 1

Reg./cert. 

mailing 

date 2

Filing date 

COMMITTEES INVOLVED IN THE SPECIAL GENERAL (06/01/04) MUST FILE

Pre-General ............................................................................................................................................. 05/12/04 05/17/04 05/20/04 

Post-General ............................................................................................................................................ 06/21/04 07/01/04 07/01/04 

1The period begins with the close of books of the last report filed by the committee. If the committee has filed no previous reports, the period 

begins with the date of the committee’s first activity. 

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2Pre- and Post-General Reports sent registered or certified mail must be postmarked by the mailing date; otherwise, they must be received by 

the filing date. Committees should keep the mailing receipt with its postmark as proof of filing. 

Dated: January 28, 2004. 

Bradley A. Smith, 

Chairman, Federal Election Commission.

[FR Doc. 04–2208 Filed 2–3–04; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Notice of Agreements Filed 

The Commission hereby gives notice 

of the filing of the following agreements 

under the Shipping Act of 1984. 

Interested parties can review or obtain 

copies of agreements at the Washington, 

DC, offices of the Commission, 800 

North Capitol Street, NW., Room 940. 

Interested parties may submit comments 

on an agreement to the Secretary, 

Federal Maritime Commission, 

Washington, DC 20573, within 10 days 

of the date this notice appears in the 

Federal Register. 

Agreement No.: 010979–039. 

Title: Caribbean Shipowners 

Association. 

Parties: Bernuth Lines, Ltd.; CMA 

CGM, S.A.; Crowley Liner Services, Inc.; 

Interline Connection, N.V.; Lykes Lines 

Limited; Seaboard Marine Ltd.; 

Seafreight Line, Ltd.; Sea Star Line, LLC; 

TMM Lines, LLC; Tropical Shipping 

and Construction Co., Ltd.; and ZimAmerican Israeli Shipping Co., Inc. 

Synopsis: The amendment removes 

A.P. Moller Maersk as a party to the 

agreement and realigns several parties’

participation in the geographical 

sections of the agreement.

Agreement No.: 011528–024. 

Title: Japan/United States Eastbound 

Freight Conference. 

Parties: A.P. Moller-Maersk Sealand; 

American President Lines, Ltd.; HapagLloyd Container Linie GmbH; Kawasaki 

Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.; Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, 

Ltd.; Nippon Yusen Kaisha; Orient 

Overseas Container Line Limited; P&O 

Nedlloyd B.V.; P&O Nedlloyd Limited; 

and Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines AS. 

Synopsis: The amendment extends 

the suspension of the agreement through 

July 31, 2004.

Agreement No.: 011830–002. 

Title: Indamex/APL Agreement. 

Parties: Contship Containerlines; 

CMA CGM, S.A.; The Shipping 

Corporation of India Ltd.; APL Co. Pte 

Ltd.; and American President Lines, Ltd. 

Synopsis: The proposed agreement 

modification reflects the redeployment 

of tonnage to be used under the 

agreement. 

Agreement No.: 011852–003. 

Title: Maritime Security Discussion 

Agreement. 

Parties: American President Lines, 

Ltd.; APL Co. PTE Ltd.; APM Terminals 

North America, Inc.; CMA–CGM 

(America) Inc.; COSCO Container Lines 

Company, Ltd.; Evergreen Marine 

Corporation; Hanjin Shipping Company, 

Ltd.; Hapag Lloyd Container Linie 

GmbH; Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.; 

A.P. Moller Maersk Sealand; Mitsui 

O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.; Nippon Yusen 

Kaisha; Yang Ming Transport Corp.; Zim 

Israel Navigation Co., Ltd.; Ceres 

Terminals, Inc.; Cooper/T. Smith 

Stevedoring Co., Inc.; Eagle Marine 

Services Ltd.; Global Terminal & 

Container Services, Inc.; Howland Hook 

Container Terminal, Inc.; Husky 

Terminal & Stevedoring, Inc.; 

International Shipping Agency; 

International Transportation Service, 

Inc.; Long Beach Container Terminal, 

Inc.; Maersk Pacific Ltd.; Maher 

Terminals, Inc.; Marine Terminals 

Corp.; Maryland Port Administration; 

Massachusetts Port Authority; 

Metropolitan Stevedore Co.; P&O Ports 

North American, Inc.; Port of Tacoma; 

South Carolina State Ports Authority; 

Stevedoring Services of America, Inc.; 

Trans Bay Container Terminal, Inc. 

TraPac Terminals; Universal Maritime 

Service Corp.; and Virginia International 

Terminals. 

Synopsis: The amendment adds APM 

Terminals North America, Inc. as party 

to the agreement.

Dated: January 30, 2004.

By Order of the Federal Maritime 

Commission. 

Bryant L. VanBrakle, 

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 04–2295 Filed 2–3–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Committee on Vital and Health 

Statistics: Meeting 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, the Department of 

Health and Human Services announces 

the following advisory committee 

meeting.

Name: National Committee on Vital and 

Health Statistics (NCVHS), Subcommittee on 

Privacy and Confidentiality. 

Time and Date: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. February 18, 

2004. 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m. February 19, 2004. 

Place: Humphrey Building, Room 705A, 

200 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC. 

Status: Open. 

Background: The National Committee on 

Vital and Health Statistics is the statutory 

public advisory body to the Secretary of 

Health and Human Services in the areas of 

health data, statistics, and health information 

policy. Established by section 306(k) of the 

Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

242k(k)), its mandate includes advising the 

Secretary on the implementation of the 

Administrative Simplification provisions 

(Social Security Act, title XI, part C, 42 

U.S.C. section 1320d to 1320d–8) of the 

Health Insurance Portability and 

Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Pub. L. 

104–191. 

The NCVHS Subcommittee on Privacy and 

Confidentiality monitors developments in 

health information privacy and 

confidentiality on behalf of the full 

Committee and makes recommendations to 

the full Committee so that it can advise the 

Secretary on implementation of the health 

information privacy provisions of HIPAA. 

Purpose: This meeting of the 

Subcommittee on Privacy and Confidentiality 

will receive information on the 

implementation of the regulation ‘‘Standards 

for Privacy of Individually Identifiable 

Health Information’’ (45 CFR parts 160 and 

164), promulgated under the Health 

Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 

of 1996. 

The regulation and further information 

about it can be found on the Web site of the 

Office for Civil Rights, at http://

www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/. The regulation has 

been in effect since April 14, 2001. Most 

entities covered by the regulation were 

required to come into compliance by April 

14, 2003.

The first day of the meeting will be 

conducted as a hearing, in which the 

Subcommittee will gather information about 

the impact of the regulation on banking and 

on law enforcement. The Subcommittee will 

invite representatives of affected groups to 

provide information about how the 

regulation has affected the level of privacy 

and confidentiality for protected health 

information, best practices for 

implementation of the regulation, and 

information that might help to identify and 

resolve barriers to compliance. The format 

will include one or more invited panels and 

time for questions and discussion. The 

Subcommittee will ask the invited witnesses 

for examples of the effect the regulation has 

had on individuals and on entities subject to 

the regulation. The first day will also include 

a time period during which members of the 

public may deliver brief (3 minutes of less) 

oral public comment about the 

implementation of the regulation. To be 

included on the agenda, please contact 

Marietta Squire, (301) 458–4524, by e-mail at 

mrawlinson@cdc.gov or postal address at 

3311 Toledo Road, Room 2340, Hyattsville, 

MD 20782 by February 12, 2004.