Federal Register December 29, 1995 (Volume 60)

Agencies Publishing on December 29, 1995

Agriculture Department (10)
Commerce Department (1)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (3)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (1)
Defense Department (2)
Energy Department (4)
Federal Communications Commission (1)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (0)
Federal Labor Relations Authority (1)
Federal Reserve System (4)
Federal Trade Commission (1)
General Services Administration (0)
Health and Human Services Department (4)
Homeland Security Department (2)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interstate Commerce Commission (8)
Justice Department (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (0)
National Credit Union Administration (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (5)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (2)
Personnel Management Office (2)
Securities and Exchange Commission (8)
Social Security Administration (1)
Transportation Department (7)
Treasury Department (7)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > RUS Delta-Montrose Electric Association, Inc.; Finding of No Significant Impact Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has made a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) with respect to the potential environmental impact related to the construction of a new headquarters facility proposed by Delta-Montrose...	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Agriculture Department > FSIS FSIS Agenda for Change: Regulatory Review The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has begun a comprehensive review of its regulatory procedures and requirements to determine which are still needed and which ought to be modified, streamlined, or eliminated. This review is an integral pa...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 1995
Agriculture Department > FSIS Food Standards: Requirements for Processed Meat and Poultry Products Named by Use of an Expressed Nutrient Content Claim and a Standardized Term The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to amend the Federal meat and poultry products inspection regulations to establish a general definition and standard of identity for standardized meat food and poultry food products that have...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 1995
Agriculture Department > RUS Loan Policies and Security Documents for Electric Borrowers The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) hereby establishes new policies and requirements for loan contracts ordinarily required for loans made to electric distribution borrowers. The rule updates and clarifies the framework for loan contract provisions, co...	Rule	Dec 29, 1995
Agriculture Department > FSA, NRCS, RHS, RUS National Appeals Division Rules of Procedure On May 22, 1995 (60 FR 27044), the National Appeals Division (NAD) in the Office of the Secretary published a proposed rule to implement Title II, Subtitle H, of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 19...	Rule	Dec 29, 1995
Agriculture Department > FSIS Prior Labeling Approval System The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is amending the Federal meat and poultry products inspection regulations by expanding the types of labeling, authorized for use on meat and poultry products by official establishments in the United States...	Rule	Dec 29, 1995
Agriculture Department > RUS RUS Specification for Aerial Service Wires The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) proposes to amend its regulations on Telecommunications Standards and Specifications for Materials, Equipment and Construction, by codifying the RUS Specification for Aerial Service Wires. The new specification sets...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 1995
Agriculture Department > AMS Removal of U.S. Grade Standards and Other Selected Regulations This document contains a correction to the interim final rule published on December 4, 1995, (60 FR 62172-62181). The document concerned removal of U.S. grade standards and other selected regulations from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).	Rule	Dec 29, 1995
Agriculture Department > FSIS Substances Approved for Use in the Preparation of Meat and Poultry Products FSIS is proposing to amend the Federal meat and poultry inspection regulations to harmonize and improve the efficiency of the procedures used by FSIS and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for reviewing and approving the use of substances in meat...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 1995
Agriculture Department > APHIS Validated Brucellosis-Free States; Georgia We are amending the brucellosis regulations concerning the interstate movement of swine by adding Georgia to the list of validated brucellosis-free States. We have determined that Georgia meets the criteria for classification as a validated brucellos...	Rule	Dec 29, 1995

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Summer Flounder Fishery NMFS announces that the State of New Jersey is transferring 20,000 lb (9,072 kg) of commercial summer flounder quota to the State of New York. NMFS adjusted the quotas and announces the revised commercial quota for each state involved.	Rule	Dec 29, 1995

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title	Type	Published
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List Additions This action adds to the Procurement List commodities to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List Additions This action adds to the Procurement List mimeograph and duplicating paper to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List; Proposed Additions The Committee has received proposals to add to the Procurement List a commodity and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	Dec 29, 1995

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Cancellation of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Honduras Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs cancelling import limits.	Notice	Dec 29, 1995

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Commercial Activities Program Procedures This part removes the requirement to place every DoD employee in a comparable position prior to converting a function with 10 full time equivalents or less to contract, sets maximum study times for cost comparisons, removes the requirement to make co...	Rule	Dec 29, 1995
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Uruguay Round The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on an interim rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the renegotiated General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Gover...	Rule	Dec 29, 1995

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Commonwealth Edison Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Energy Department Duke/Louis Dreyfus L.L.C., Duke Energy Marketing Corp., and Duke Power Company; Notice of Issuance of Order	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Energy Department > FERC Hydroelectric Applications (Pacific Gas & Electric Company, et al.); Notice of Applications The licensee, Commonwealth Edison Company, seeks to transfer the project license and become a co- licensee with Dixon Energy, L.L.C.	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Energy Department > FERC Illinois Power Company; Notice of Initiation of Proceeding and Refund Effective Date	Notice	Dec 29, 1995

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Market Entry and Regulation of Foreign-affiliated Entities This Report and Order contains information collections subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). It has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under section 3507(d) of the PRA, OMB, the general public, and...	Rule	Dec 29, 1995

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

No documents available.

Federal Labor Relations Authority

Title	Type	Published
Federal Labor Relations Authority Meaning of Terms as Used in This Subchapter; Representation Proceedings; Miscellaneous and General Requirements The Federal Labor Relations Authority is amending its regulations governing representation proceedings and related provisions of other regulations that define or reference provisions of the representation regulations. These amendments will streamline...	Rule	Dec 29, 1995

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Acquisition of Shares of Banks or Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Federal Reserve System Agency Forms Under Review Notice and request for comment. Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Federal Reserve System Agency Forms Under Review Notice.	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Federal Reserve System Aileen International Co., Inc., et al.; Formations of; Acquisitions by; and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Dec 29, 1995

Federal Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Rules of Practice Amendments; Correction This document contains a correction to the final regulations, which were published Friday, July 21, 1995 (60 FR 37746).	Rule	Dec 29, 1995

General Services Administration

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Advisory Committees: Notice of Meetings This notice announces forthcoming meetings of public advisory committees of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This notice also summarizes the procedures for the meetings and methods by which interested persons may participate in open public hea...	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Food Standards of Identity, Quality and Fill of Container; Common or Usual Name Regulations; Request for Comments on Existing Regulations The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that it intends to review its regulations pertaining to identity, quality, and fill of container for standardized foods and its common or usual name regulations for nonstandardized foods. As part o...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 1995
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Orthopedic Devices: Classification, Reclassification, and Codification of Pedicle Screw Spinal Systems; Extension of Comment Period The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending to March 4, 1996, the comment period for the proposed rule that published in the Federal Register of October 4, 1995 (60 FR 51946). The document proposed to classify certain unclassified preamendmen...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 1995
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Substances Approved for Use in the Preparation of Meat and Poultry Products The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to amend its regulations governing the review of petitions for the approval of food and color additives and substances generally recognized as safe (GRAS) to provide for joint review of such petitio...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 1995

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Conformance of Uniform State Waterways Marking System and Western Rivers Marking System with the United States Aids to Navigation System and the Maritime Buoyage System of the International Association of Lighthouse Authorities The Coast Guard is considering changes that would bring the Uniform State Waterways Marking System (USWMS) and the Western Rivers Marking System (WRMS) more into conformance with the U.S. Aids to Navigation System (USATONS) and the Maritime Buoyage S...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 1995
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; New Year's Eve Fireworks; Delaware River, Philadelphia, PA This notice implements 33 CFR 100.509 for the New Year's Eve Fireworks Display. The display will be launched from barges anchored off Penns Landing, Delaware River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 31, 1995. The regulations in 33 CFR 100.509 ar...	Rule	Dec 29, 1995

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Office of the General Counsel, Requirements Governing the Lobbying of HUD Personnel; Repeal of Section 13 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act This document advises the public that the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 repealed section 13 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act. Section 13 established recordkeeping, reporting, and registration requirements governing attempts to...	Rule	Dec 29, 1995

Interstate Commerce Commission

Title	Type	Published
Interstate Commerce Commission Akron Barberton Cluster Railway Company; Trackage Rights Exemption; Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Company	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Interstate Commerce Commission Alameda Corridor Construction Application The Commission is publishing notice of an application filed by the Cities of Los Angeles and Long Beach, CA, under 49 U.S.C. 10901 and 49 CFR Part 1150 for authority to construct a 20-mile rail corridor (the Alameda Rail Corridor) extending from the...	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Interstate Commerce Commission Burlington Northern Railroad CompanyTrackage Rights Exemption Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Interstate Commerce Commission Burlington Northern Railroad CompanyTrackage Rights Exemption Norfolk and Western Railway Company	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Interstate Commerce Commission Chicago Short Line Railway Company; Trackage Rights Exemption; Consolidated Rail Corporation	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Interstate Commerce Commission Piedmont and Atlantic Railroad Co., Inc., d/b/a Yadkin Valley Railroad Company; Discontinuance of Service Exemption and Norfolk Southern Railway CompanyAbandonment Exemption	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Interstate Commerce Commission Union Pacific Railroad CompanyAbandonmentWallace Branch, ID The Rails to Trails Conservancy (RTC) seeks the immediate issuance of a certificate of interim trail use (CITU) under section 8(d) of the National Trails System Act, 16 U.S.C. 1247(d) (Trails Act), for a 71.5-mile rail line of Union Pacific Railroad...	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Interstate Commerce Commission Ventura County Transportation CommissionAcquisition Exemption Southern Pacific Transportation Company	Notice	Dec 29, 1995

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ATF, Treasury Department Alteration of Class and Type: Vodka This final rule amends the distilled spirits regulations to remove the requirement that on and after December 29, 1995, citric acid may be added to vodka in an amount not to exceed 300 milligrams per liter (300 ppm) without changing the product's des...	Rule	Dec 29, 1995

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

No documents available.

National Credit Union Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Credit Union Administration Organization and Operations of Federal Credit Unions On June 3, 1994 (60 FR 29066), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) published a final Interpretive Ruling and Policy Statement 94-1-Chartering and Field of Membership Policy (IRPS 94-1) and a final amendment updating the rules and regulati...	Rule	Dec 29, 1995

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Carolina Power & Light Company; Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2; Exemption	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commonwealth Edison Company (Byron Station, Units 1 and 2) Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commonwealth Edison Company; Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Opportunity for a Hearing	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Documents Containing Reporting or Recordkeeping Requirements: Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 1. Type of submission: Revision. 2. The title of the informa...	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Nuclear Regulatory Commission South Carolina Electric & Gas Company and South Carolina Public Service Authority (Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Unit 1); Exemption	Notice	Dec 29, 1995

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Disclosure and Amendment of Records Under the Privacy Act The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is amending its regulations implementing the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. This rule amends part 2607 to describe more accurately the exemption applicable to certain records maintained by the PBGC in view o...	Rule	Dec 29, 1995
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Request for Comment on Proposed Collection of Information Under the Paperwork Reduction Act; Customer Satisfaction Surveys and Focus Groups The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation intends to request that the Office of Management and Budget approve a series of new collections of information under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of the information collections, which will be condu...	Notice	Dec 29, 1995

Personnel Management Office

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Career Transition Assistance for Surplus and Displaced Federal Employees The Office of Personnel Management is issuing interim regulations to implement the President's memorandum of September 12, 1995, that requires Federal agencies to develop career transition assistance programs to help their employees affected by downs...	Rule	Dec 29, 1995
Personnel Management Office Format Changes in Compensation Regulations The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations to revise the format of certain regulatory provisions in title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, relating to Federal employees' compensation so that all definitions of terms are list...	Rule	Dec 29, 1995

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Household Personal Portfolios Notice of Application for Deregistration under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'').	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange, Inc.; Order Granting Approval to Proposed Rule Change and Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Amendments No. 1 and 2 Relating to the Specifications and Content Outline for the Canadian Module of the General Securities Registered Representative Examination (Series 37 and Series 38)	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the American Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to the Use of Automated Telephone Voting Systems by Member Organizations or Their Proxy Agents	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to Listing Standards for Options on Equity Securities Issued in a Reorganization Transaction Pursuant to a Public Offering or a Rights Distribution	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change and Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Proposed Rule Change by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated, Relating to the Listing of the Trading of Options and Long-Term Options on the CBOE Automotive Index and Long- Term Options on a Reduced-Value CBOE Automotive Index	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Pacific Stock Exchange, Incorporated; Order Granting Approval to Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Amendment of Its Minor Rule Plan To Include Certain Rules on Financial Reporting and Cooperation in Exchange Investigations and the Establishment of a Charge for the Late Filing of Periodic FOCUS Reports	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Securities and Exchange Commission The Cardinal Group, et al.; Notice of Application Notice of Application for Exemption under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'').	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Securities and Exchange Commission Voyageur Fund Managers, Inc., et al.; Notice of Application Notice of Application for Exemption under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'').	Notice	Dec 29, 1995

Social Security Administration

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Agency Forms Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for Clearance	Notice	Dec 29, 1995

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA28 and PA32 Series Airplanes This amendment supersedes Airworthiness Directive (AD) 76-25- 06, which currently requires replacing oil cooler hoses on The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) Model PA28-140 airplanes, and inspecting for a minimum clearance between the oil cooler hose...	Rule	Dec 29, 1995
Transportation Department Application of Laker Airways, Inc. for Certificate Authority The Department of Transportation is directing all interested persons to show cause why it should not issue an order finding Laker Airways, Inc., fit, willing, and able, and awarding it a certificate of public convenience and necessity to engage in in...	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Transportation Department Drawbridge Operation Regulations; South Slough, OR At the request of the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), the Coast Guard is considering an amendment to the regulations governing the operation of the South Slough Bridge at Charleston, Oregon. The proposed change would require one hour noti...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 1995
Transportation Department > NHTSA Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard; Steering Control Rearward Displacement On November 16, 1995, (60 FR 57565) the agency published a proposal to exclude certain vehicles from the application of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 204, Steering Control Rearward Displacement. The excluded vehicles would be passenger ca...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 1995
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Airspace and Flight Operations Requirements for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, Atlanta, GA This document proposes a Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR), applicable for the period July 5 through August 11, 1996, to establish temporary flight restricted (TFR) areas overlying the various competition venues for the XXVI Olympic Games. T...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 1995
Transportation Department Safety Zone Regulations: New Years Eve Fireworks: Delaware River, Philadelphia, PA The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary moving safety zone on the Delaware River between the Commodore Barry Bridge and Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the transit of the Tug PURPLE HAYS with fireworks barges on December 31, 199...	Rule	Dec 29, 1995
Transportation Department Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; New Year's Eve Celebration Fireworks; Norfolk Harbor, Elizabeth River, Norfolk and Portsmouth, VA This notice announces that 33 CFR 100.501 is in effect for the New Year's Eve Celebration Fireworks Display, an annual event held on December 31, 1995 and January 1, 1996. This regulation is necessary to control vessel traffic within the immediate vi...	Rule	Dec 29, 1995

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > FS Coupons Under Book-Entry Safekeeping (CUBES) This notice is being published to announce the reopening by the Department of the Treasury of its Coupons Under Book-Entry Safekeeping (CUBES) program, to permit the conversion of certain physical coupons detached from U.S. Treasury bonds to book-ent...	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Treasury Department Departmental Offices; Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment, Request The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection that is due for renewed approval by the Office o...	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Treasury Department > IRS Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee; Meeting In 1991 the IRS established the Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee. The primary purpose of IRPAC is to provide an organized public forum for discussion of relevant information reporting issues between the officials of the IRS and repres...	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Treasury Department > OCC, OTS, Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Management Official Interlocks The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) (collectively, the agencies) propose to revise their r...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 1995
Treasury Department > OTS Organizational Structure for Senior Management Pursuant to the publication requirements of section 552 of Title 5, United States Code, the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) is giving notice of its new organizational structure for senior management. In 1995, the Director of the OTS implemented a...	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Treasury Department Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds, Termination of Authority; The American Road Insurance Company	Notice	Dec 29, 1995
Treasury Department Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds; Providence Washington Insurance Company	Notice	Dec 29, 1995

Federal Register December 29, 1995

Agencies Publishing on December 29, 1995

Agriculture Department

Commerce Department

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

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Defense Department

Energy Department

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Federal Labor Relations Authority

Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission

General Services Administration

Health and Human Services Department

Homeland Security Department

Housing and Urban Development Department

Interstate Commerce Commission

Justice Department

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Credit Union Administration

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Personnel Management Office

Securities and Exchange Commission

Social Security Administration

Transportation Department

Treasury Department

Volume Information

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements