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§ 1955.1 Purpose. 

This subpart delegates authority and 

prescribes procedures for the 

liquidation of loans to individuals and 

to organizations as identified in 

§ 1955.3. It pertains to the Farm Credit 

programs of the Farm Service Agency 

(FSA), Multi-Family Housing (MFH) 

and Community Facilities (CF) 

programs of the Rural Housing Service 

(RHS), and direct programs of the Rural 

Business-Cooperative Service (RBS). 

Guaranteed RBS loans are liquidated 

upon direction from the Deputy 

Administrator, Business Programs, RBS. 

This subpart does not apply to RHS 

single family housing loans or to CF 

loans sold without insurance in the 

private sector. These CF loans will be 

serviced in the private sector and future 

revisions to this subpart no longer apply 

to such loans. In addition, this subpart 

does not apply to Water and Waste 

Programs of the Rural Utilities Service, 

Watershed loans, Resource Conservation 

and Development loans, which are 

serviced under part 1782 of this title.

Subpart B—Management of Property 

10. Revise the introductory text of 

§ 1955.51 to read as follows:

§ 1955.51 Purpose. 

This subpart delegates authority and 

prescribes policies and procedures for 

the Rural Housing Service (RHS), Rural 

Business-Cooperative Service (RBS), 

and Farm Service Agency (FSA), herein 

referred to as ‘‘Agency,’’ and references 

contained in this subpart to the Farmers 

Home Administration (FmHA) are 

synonymous with ‘‘Agency.’’ This 

subpart does not apply to RHS single 

family housing loans or community 

program loans sold without insurance to 

the private sector. These community 

program loans will be serviced by the 

private sector and future revisions and 

this subpart no longer apply to such 

loans. In addition, this subpart does not 

apply to Water and Waste Programs of 

the Rural Utilities Service, Watershed 

loans, Resource Conservation and 

Development loans, which are serviced 

under part 1782 of this title. This 

subpart does cover:

* * * * *

Subpart C—Disposal of Inventory 

Property 

11. Revise § 1955.101 to read as 

follows:

§ 1955.101 Purpose. 

This subpart delegates program 

authority and prescribes policies and 

procedures for the sale of inventory 

property including real estate, related 

real estate rights and chattels. It also 

covers the granting of easements and 

rights-of-way on inventory property. 

Credit sales of inventory property to 

ineligible (nonprogram (NP)) purchasers 

will be handled in accordance with 

subpart J of part 1951 of this chapter, 

except Community and Business 

Programs (C&BP) and Multi-Family 

Housing (MFH) which will be handled 

in accordance with this subpart. In 

addition, credit sales of Single-Family 

Housing (SFH) properties converted to 

MFH will be handled in accordance 

with this subpart. This subpart does not 

apply to SFH inventory property. In 

addition, this subpart does not apply to 

Water and Waste Programs of the Rural 

Utilities Service, Watershed loans, 

Resource Conservation and 

Development loans, which are serviced 

under part 1782 of this title.

PART 1956—DEBT SETTLEMENT 

12. The authority citation for part 

1956 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 1981; 31 

U.S.C 3711; 42 U.S.C. 1480.

Subpart C—Debt Settlement—

Community and Business Programs 

13. Amend § 1956.101 by adding the 

following sentence to the end of the 

section:

§ 1956.101 Purpose. 

* * * In addition, this subpart does 

not apply to Water and Waste Programs 

of the Rural Utilities Service, Watershed 

loans, Resource Conservation and 

Development loans, which are serviced 

under part 1782 of this title.

Dated: October 7, 2004. 

Gilbert Gonzalez, 

Acting Under Secretary, Rural Development.

[FR Doc. 04–25247 Filed 11–12–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

7 CFR Part 4280 

RIN 0570–AA50 

Renewable Energy Systems and 

Energy Efficiency Improvements 

Grant, Guaranteed Loan, and Direct 

Loan Program

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed rule: extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBS) is extending 

the deadline of November 4, 2004, for 

submitting comments regarding the 

proposed Renewable Energy Systems 

and Energy Efficiency Improvements 

Grant, Guaranteed Loan, and Direct 

Loan Program. The program will assist 

farmers, ranchers, and small rural 

businesses to purchase renewable 

energy systems and make energy 

efficiency improvements. The proposed 

rule was published in the Federal 

Register on October 5, 2004 (69 FR 

59650). This extension will allow 

additional time for the public to submit 

comments.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by 

December 15, 2004.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

to this rule by any of the following 

methods: 

Agency Web Site: http://

rdinit.usda.gov/regs/. Follow 

instructions for submitting comments 

on the Web site. 

E-Mail: comments@usda.gov. Include 

the RIN No. 0570–AA50 in the subject 

line of the message. 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Mail: Submit written comments via 

the U.S. Postal Service to the Branch 

Chief, Regulations and Paperwork 

Management Branch, U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, STOP 0742, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0742. 

Hand Delivery/Courier: Submit 

written comments via Federal Express 

Mail or another courier service requiring 

a street address to the Branch Chief, 

Regulations and Paperwork 

Management Branch, U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, 300 7th Street, SW., 7th 

Floor, Washington, DC 20024. 

All written comments will be 

available for public inspection during 

regular working hours at 300 7th Street, 

SW., 7th Floor, address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Georg A. Shultz, Special Advisor for 

Renewable Energy Policy and Programs, 

Office of the Deputy Administrator 

Business Programs, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Mail Stop 3220, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20250–3220, telephone: (202) 720–

2976.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: RBS 

published the notice of proposed rule 

making with a 30-day comment period. 

The reason for this limited time for 

comments was based primarily on the 

need to have a published final rule in 

time for the implementation of the 

program in fiscal year (FY) 2005. The 

Agency felt that since the program 

outlined in the proposed rule is similar 

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in scope as the Notices of Funds 

Availability (NOFA) for the grant 

program published in FY 2003 and FY 

2004 and the Agency’s current Business 

and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program 

forms the basis of the proposed 

guaranteed loan program, that a 30-day 

period would be sufficient. The 

additional 30-day comment period will 

delay publication of the final rule a 

commensurate time. The delay in 

publication will create additional time 

constraints on applicants. It will also 

constrain the time for processing the 

applications, including meeting 

environmental assessment 

requirements. RBS is extending the 

comment period in response to 

numerous requests from the public for 

additional time to comment.

Dated: November 5, 2004. 

Gilbert Gonzalez, 

Acting Under Secretary, Rural Development.

[FR Doc. 04–25239 Filed 11–12–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security 

15 CFR Parts 732, 736, 740, 744, 752, 

764, and 772

[Docket No. 040915266–4313–02] 

RIN 0694–AC94

Revised ‘‘Knowledge’’ Definition, 

Revision of ‘‘Red Flags’’ Guidance and 

Safe Harbor

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and 

Security, Commerce.

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: This notice reopens the 

comment period on a proposed rule that 

would revise the knowledge definition 

and the ‘‘red flags’’ guidance as well as 

create a safe harbor from knowledge 

based violations in the Export 

Administration Regulations.

DATES: Comments must be received by 

December 15, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposed rule to: The Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov, via e-mail to 

rpd2@bis.doc.gov, fax them to 202–482–

3355, or on paper to Regulatory Policy 

Division, Office of Exporter Services, 

Room 2705, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. 

Refer to Regulation Identification 

Number 0694–AC94 in all comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information regarding this 

proposed rule, contact: William Arvin, 

Office of Exporter Services, at 

warvin@bis.doc.gov, fax 202–482–3355 

or telephone 202–482–2440.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 13, 2004, the Bureau of Industry 

and Security published a proposed rule 

that would revise the Export 

Administration Regulations in three 

ways: Revise the knowledge definition, 

revise the ‘‘red flags’’ guidance; and 

create a safe harbor from certain 

knowledge based violations. The 

deadline for public comments was 

November 12, 2004 (69 FR 60829). The 

Bureau is now reopening the comment 

period until December 15, 2004, to 

allow the public more time to comment 

on this proposed rule.

Dated: November 9, 2004. 

Eileen Albanese, 

Director, Office of Exporter Services.

[FR Doc. 04–25309 Filed 11–12–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–33–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service 

26 CFR Part 1

[REG–129771–04] 

RIN 1545–BD49

Guidance Under Section 951 for 

Determining Pro Rata Share; Hearing 

Cancellation

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury.

ACTION: Cancellation of notice of public 

hearing on proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: This document cancels a 

public hearing on proposed regulations 

under section 951(a) of the Internal 

Revenue Code (Code) that provide 

guidance for determining a United 

States shareholder’s pro rata share of a 

controlled foreign corporation’s (CFC’s) 

subpart F income, previously excluded 

subpart F income withdrawn from 

investment in less developed countries, 

previously excluded subpart F income 

withdrawn from foreign base company 

shipping operations, and amounts 

determined under section 956.

DATES: The public hearing originally 

scheduled for November 18, 2004, at 10 

a.m., is cancelled.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sonya M. Cruse of the Publications and 

Regulations Branch, Legal Processing 

Division, Associate Chief Counsel 

(Procedures and Administration), at 

(202) 622–4693 (not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice 

of proposed rulemaking and notice of 

public hearing that appeared in Federal 

Register on Friday, August 6, 2004, (69 

FR 47822), announced that a public 

hearing was scheduled for November 

18, 2004, at 10 a.m., in the IRS 

Auditorium, Internal Revenue Service 

Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC. The subject of 

the public hearing is under section 

951(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. 

The public comment period for these 

regulations expired on November 4, 

2004. The notice of proposed 

rulemaking and notice of public 

hearing, instructed those interested in 

testifying at the public hearing to submit 

a request to speak and an outline of the 

topics to be addressed. As of Tuesday, 

November 9, 2004, no one has requested 

to speak. Therefore, the public hearing 

scheduled for November 18, 2004, is 

cancelled.

Cynthia E. Grigsby, 

Acting Chief, Publications and Regulations 

Branch, Legal Processing Division, Associate 

Chief Counsel, (Procedures and 

Administration).

[FR Doc. 04–25324 Filed 11–9–04; 3:46 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Chapter I 

[USCG–2004–19615] 

Exclusion Zones for Marine LNG Spills

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Request for public comments; 

correction. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard published a 

document in the Federal Register on 

November 3, 2004, requesting comments 

on a petition for rulemaking from the 

City of Fall River. That document 

contained an incorrect docket number 

for the submission of comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this notice, 

please call Commander John Cushing at 

202–267–1043, or e-mail 

JCushing@comdt.uscg.mil. If you have 

questions on viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, please call Ms. 

Andrea M. Jenkins, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone 202–366–

0271. 

Correction 

In the Federal Register of November 

3, 2004, in FR Doc. 04–24454, on page