April 1, 1996 (Volume 61)

Federal Register April 1, 1996

View all documents issued on April 1, 1996. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

123 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on April 1, 1996

Agency for International Development logo Agency for International Development

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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We are amending the brucellosis regulations to remove the requirement that an approved brucella vaccine be, among other things, a Brucella abortus Strain 19 product. This change allows for the use of vaccines that have been developed using strains of...
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Notice Apr 01, 1996
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Food and Consumer Service (FCS) is publishing for public comment asummary of a proposed information collection. The proposed collection is an extension of collection currently approved under...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
The United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act), provides that official agency designations will end not later than triennially and may be renewed. The designations of Mid-Iowa Grain Inspection, Inc. (Mid-Iowa), and the Oregon Department of A...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
We are amending the regulations regarding the importation of horses from Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands to remove the requirement that such horses be quarantined for not less than 7 days upon arrival in the United States. This action is warra...
Rule Apr 01, 1996
We are proposing to amend the horse importation regulations to add vesicular stomatitis to the list of diseases from which a premises, and adjoining premises, must be free before a horse from that premises can be imported into the United States. This...
Proposed Rule Apr 01, 1996
The Yakima PIEC Advisory Committee will meet on April 15, 1996 at the Cle Elum Ranger District Office, 803 W. 2nd Street, Cle Elum, Washington. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. and continue until 4:00 p.m. This meeting will conclude discussion of...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
The Eastern Washington Cascades PIEC Advisory Committee will meet on May 9, 1996 in the Wenatchee National Forest Supervisor's Office, 215 Melody Lane, Wenatchee, Washington. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 4 p.m. This meeting wil...
Notice Apr 01, 1996

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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The Department of Commerce is notifying the public of its determination not to revoke the antidumping duty orders and findings nor to terminate the suspended investigations listed below.
Notice Apr 01, 1996
Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued permits that authorize takes of Endangered Species Act-listed species for the purpose of scientific research/monitoring, subject to certain conditions set forth therein, to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servic...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
Notice is hereby given that the Coastal Zone and Estuarine Studies Division, NMFS, in Seattle, WA (CZESD) has applied in due form for a permit and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game in Boise, ID (IDFG) and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlif...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the time limits for preliminary and final results of antidumping duty administrative reviews of the antidumping orders on certain corrosion- resistant carbon steel flat products from Canada and...
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Pursuant to the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 (the Act), the Secretary of Commerce declared fisheries disasters in the Gulf of Mexico on August 3, 1995. Emergency aid totaling $15 million is available for these disasters. Up to $5 million...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
The Department of Commerce (the Department) is notifying the public of its intent to revoke the antidumping duty orders and findings and to terminate the suspended investigations listed below. Domestic interested parties who object to these revocatio...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
This notice is given as a reminder to foreign-trade zone grantees and interested parties that Section 400.28(a)(5) (``lapse provision'') of the regulations of the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board (15 CFR Part 400), which provides for the lapse of auth...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
NMFS announces that the New England Fishery Management Council (Council) has revised a management measure concerning additional days- at-sea (DAS) for vessels enrolled in the Large Mesh Individual DAS category in Amendment 7 to the Fishery Management...
Proposed Rule Apr 01, 1996
The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the time limit for preliminary and final results in the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on professional electric cutting tools (PECTs) from Japan, covering the period July 1...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
The Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) published a notice on February 1, 1995 (61 FR 3669) designed to clarify and update the foreign boycott provisions of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). BXA is now issuing a final rule based on that...
Rule Apr 01, 1996

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled logo Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

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This action adds to the Procurement List military resale commodities and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Notice Apr 01, 1996

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Education Department logo Education Department

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The Secretary announces final priorities to fund projects that develop, evaluate and field-test State assessments aligned with challenging State content standards. The Secretary may use these priorities in fiscal year (FY) 1996 and subsequent years....
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Energy Department logo Energy Department

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To meet the obligation of the Columbia River Treaty (Treaty) between Canada and the United States of America (U.S.), BPA on behalf of the U.S. Entity proposes to construct a single-circuit 500-kilovolt (kV) transmission line from either the Grand Cou...
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Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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This document amends the Environmental Protection Agency Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR) (48 CFR Chapter 15) by revising both the prescription for use of solicitation provisions and contract clauses regarding collection, use, access, treatment, and di...
Rule Apr 01, 1996
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that EPA is planning to submit the following continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Requirements for...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.EPA) Region 5 announces its intent to delete the Washington County Landfill Superfund Site from the National Priorities List (NPL) and requests public comment on this action. The NPL constitutes...
Proposed Rule Apr 01, 1996

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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The Federal Communications, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following proposed and/or continuing information collections, as...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
The Federal Communications, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following proposed and/or continuing information collections, as...
Notice Apr 01, 1996

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

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Notice Apr 01, 1996
On January 3, 1995, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Board) jointly adopted a final rule (the joint rule) requiring financial...
Rule Apr 01, 1996
On January 3, 1995 (60 FR 234), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) jointly adopted a final rule (the joint rule) requiring fi...
Rule Apr 01, 1996
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) jointly have adopted amendments to their final rule that requires enhanced recordkeeping r...
Rule Apr 01, 1996
On January 3, 1995, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) jointly published a final rule that requires enhanced recordkeeping re...
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On January 3, 1995, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) published a final rule that established Subparts A and B of Regulation S (60 FR 231). Subpart B cross-references the substantive provisions of a joint rule adopted by th...
Rule Apr 01, 1996

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

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In settlement of alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair acts and practices and unfair methods of competition, this consent agreement, accepted subject to final Commission approval, would prohibit the Santa Barbara, California-based resp...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
In settlement of alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair acts and practices and unfair methods of competition, this consent agreement, accepted subject to final Commission approval, would prohibit the Bellevue, Washington-based responden...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
In settlement of alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair acts and practices and unfair methods of competition, this consent agreement, accepted subject to final Commission approval, would prohibit the Niverville, New York-based responden...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
In settlement of alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair acts and practices and unfair methods of competition, this consent agreement, accepted subject to final Commission approval, would prohibit the Plainwell, Michigan-based company fr...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
In settlement of alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair acts and practices and unfair methods of competition, this consent agreement, accepted subject to final Commission approval, would prohibit the Springfield, Virginia-based responde...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
In settlement of alleged violations of Federal law prohibiting unfair acts and practices and unfair methods of competition, this consent agreement, accepted subject to final Commission approval, would prohibit the Stamford, Connecticut-based responde...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
In settlement of alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair acts and practices and unfair methods of competition, this consent agreement, accepted subject to final Commission approval, would prohibit the Salt Lake City-based respondent from...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
In settlement of alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair acts and practices and unfair methods of competition, this consent agreement, accepted subject to final Commission approval, would prohibit the Laguna Hills, California-based compa...
Notice Apr 01, 1996

Government Ethics Office logo Government Ethics Office

Title Type Published
The Office of Government Ethics is giving notice of the termination, effective in three months, of a short-term post-Government employment waiver of certain ``senior employee'' restrictions it granted earlier this year to position holders in Senior E...
Notice Apr 01, 1996

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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Correction Apr 01, 1996
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending its regulations to correct those portions that pertain to foods. This action is being taken to improve the accuracy of the regulations.
Rule Apr 01, 1996
This Notice makes available for public comment the priority data needs for 12 priority hazardous substances as part of the continuing development and implementation of the ATSDR Substance- Specific Applied Research Program (SSARP). The Notice also se...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance entitled ``Premarket Notification (510(k)) Guidance Document for Contact Lens Care Products.'' The draft guidance accompanies a proposed rule to reclassify rigi...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to reclassify from class III (premarket approval) to class II (special controls) rigid gas permeable contact lens solution, soft (hydrophilic) contact lens solution, and the contact lens heat disinf...
Proposed Rule Apr 01, 1996
The Office of Child Support Enforcement is requesting public comments for the information collection requirements included in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued January 29, 1996 in the Federal Register (61 FR 2774). As required by the Paperwork R...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the withdrawal, without prejudice to future filing, of that portion of a food additive petition (FAP 2A4408) proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of c...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
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This Notice is an update on the status of ATSDR's continuing effort to implement the Substance-Specific Applied Research Program (SSARP). Authorized by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund) or C...
Notice Apr 01, 1996

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
The U.S. Coast Guard and the City of San Francisco coordinate an annual ``Opening Day Marine Parade, San Francisco Bay'' event. The event is usually held on the last Sunday in April. However, this year a request was approved to change the date of the...
Rule Apr 01, 1996

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comment...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
This final rule amends HUD's regulations implementing the requirements of the Fair Housing Act. The Fair Housing Act makes it unlawful to discriminate in any aspect relating to the sale, rental, or financing of dwellings or in the provision of broker...
Rule Apr 01, 1996
This final rule amends HUD's regulations governing the tax exemption of obligations of public housing agencies. In an effort to implement the President's regulatory reform initiative, this rule will streamline these regulations by eliminating provisi...
Rule Apr 01, 1996
This rule amends FHA multifamily processing regulations to: increase processing/commitment fees; recognize a feasibility processing stage for substantial rehabilitation projects and impose a fee for this processing; require the project sponsor to req...
Rule Apr 01, 1996
This final rule amends HUD's regulations for certain of the FHA Single Family Housing, Multifamily Housing, and Health Care Facility Mortgage Insurance Programs. In an effort to comply with the President's regulatory reform initiatives, this rule wil...
Rule Apr 01, 1996
This rule streamlines 24 CFR parts 4, regarding prohibition of advance disclosure of funding decisions, and 12, regarding accountability in the provision of HUD assistance, in the context of HUD's regulatory reinvention process by combining them into...
Rule Apr 01, 1996

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507) and 5 CFR Part 1320, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements, the National Park Service invites public comments on a proposed information collection...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
Park 22 Joint Venture has applied to the Fish and Wildlife Service for an incidental take permit pursuant to Section 10(a) of the Endangered Species Act. The applicant has been assigned permit number PRT-807192. The requested permit, which is for a p...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
The Carson City District of the Bureau of Land Management proposes to amend the Lahontan Resource Management Plan to address management of public lands in the Pah Rah Range. The recent acquisition of 8,136 acres of private land created a solid block...
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The following public lands in Sublette County, Wyoming has been examined and found suitable for classification for conveyance to Sublette and Teton Counties, under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act (as amended 43 U.S.C. 869 et...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
The Walker Resource Area Manager announces the temporary closure of selected lands under his administration. This action is being taken to provide for public safety and to protect adjacent resources.
Notice Apr 01, 1996

Justice Department logo Justice Department

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In this document, the Bureau of Prisons is proposing to amend its regulations on inmate personal property to allow for the standardization of authorized personal property lists at Bureau institutions and to facilitate procedures for the transportatio...
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Legal Services Corporation logo Legal Services Corporation

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Congress has adopted legislation requiring the Legal Services Corporation (``LSC'' or ``Corporation'') to utilize a system of competitive bidding for the award of grants and contracts. Pursuant to that law, this rule is intended to implement a system...
Rule Apr 01, 1996
This rule is intended to proscribe the use of Legal Services Corporation (``LSC'' or ``Corporation'') funds to provide representation in eviction proceedings of persons engaged in certain illegal drug activity. Should it become a statutory requiremen...
Rule Apr 01, 1996
This rule requires all recipients of Legal Services Corporation (``LSC'' or ``Corporation'') funds to account for the time spent on all cases, matters, and supporting activities by their attorneys and paralegals, whether funded by the Corporation or...
Rule Apr 01, 1996

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Management and Budget Office

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, as amended (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that an information collection request was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's) Office of Information and Regulat...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, as amended (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice requests comment on the following two proposed information collections contained in the proposed revision to Office of Management and Budget (OMB...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) publishes its revisions to the Supplemental Handbook issued as a part of its August 4, 1983, OMB Circular No. A-76, ``Performance of Commercial Activities.'' Circular No. A-76 wasoriginally published in the A...
Notice Apr 01, 1996

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the NASA Advisory Council, Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications Advisory Committee.
Notice Apr 01, 1996

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for clearance of an expiring informati...
Notice Apr 01, 1996

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Notice of Application for Exemption under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'').
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Notice of Application for Exemption under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``1940 Act'').
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Notice of Application for order under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (``1940 Act'').
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State Department logo State Department

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A320-111 series airplanes. This action requires modification of the splicing cap at nose forward Frame 8 by cold expansion of the fastener holes and installa...
Rule Apr 01, 1996
This document proposes the supersedure of an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Boeing Model 727 series airplanes, that currently requires inspections to detect cracking of the actuator rib fitting of the inboard door of the mai...
Proposed Rule Apr 01, 1996
This document proposes to revise an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Boeing Model 727 series airplanes, that currently requires inspections to detect loose attach fitting bolts of the door actuator of the main landing gear (ML...
Proposed Rule Apr 01, 1996
This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Fokker Model F28 series airplanes. This proposal would require replacement of certain junction fittings of the horizontal stabilizer with improved...
Proposed Rule Apr 01, 1996
This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Fokker Model F28 series airplanes. This proposal would require a one-time detailed visual inspection to detect cracking of the elevator gust lock...
Proposed Rule Apr 01, 1996
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Jetstream Model 4101 airplanes, that requires an inspection to verify the proper position of ``door open'' placards on the inside of the main entrance door, and replaceme...
Rule Apr 01, 1996
This document gives notice of the continued effectiveness of all legal documents of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) as provided for in section 204, Saving Provisions, of the ICC Termination Act of 1995. Specifically, section 204 provides tha...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
The purpose of this notice is to establish a policy concerning exemption criteria used to determine which projects could advance if the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) imposes highway sanctions in accordance with section 179(a) or section 110(m...
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This notice lists those forms, reports, and recordkeeping requirements imposed upon the public which were transmitted by the Department of Transportation to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its approval in accordance with the requirement...
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Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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Notice Apr 01, 1996
This document contains a correction to final regulations [TD 8618] which were published in the Federal Register for Thursday, September 7, 1995 (60 FR 46500). The final regulations govern the definition of a controlled foreign corporation and the def...
Rule Apr 01, 1996
This document contains a correction to temporary regulations (TD 8175), which were published in the Federal Register Thursday, February 25, 1988 (53 FR 5686), relating to the limitations on passive activity credits.
Rule Apr 01, 1996
This document contains a correction to final regulations (TD 8212), which were published in the Federal Register Monday, July 11, 1988 (53 FR 26050), relating to the availability of optional forms of benefit.
Rule Apr 01, 1996
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 take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
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 take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Apr 01, 1996
The Department of the Treasury hereby publishes, for comment, a proposed rule amending the regulations to update procedures used by the Bureau of the Public Debt for collecting debts owed by paying agents of United States Savings Bonds and Savings No...
Proposed Rule Apr 01, 1996
This document contains corrections to final Income Tax Regulations (TD 8657), which were published in the Federal Register on Friday, March 8, 1996 (61 FR 9336), relating to the determination of effectively connected income; and final and temporary I...
Rule Apr 01, 1996
This document contains corrections to the final rule requiring banks to file reports of suspicious transactions under the Bank Secrecy Act, which was published Monday, February 5, 1996 (61 FR 4326).
Rule Apr 01, 1996
This document contains corrections to final and temporary regulations [TD 8656] which were published in the Federal Register for Friday, February 9, 1996 (61 FR 4876). The regulations provide guidance on the imposition of the accuracy related penalty...
Rule Apr 01, 1996

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

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