May 2, 1996 (Volume 61)

Federal Register May 2, 1996

View all documents issued on May 2, 1996. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

146 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on May 2, 1996

Agency for International Development logo Agency for International Development

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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This interim final rule establishes an assessment rate of $0.16 per bushel of assessable avocados under Marketing Order No. 915 for the 1996-97 and subsequent fiscal periods. Authorization to assess avocado handlers enables the Avocado Administrative...
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The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to amend the Federal meat and poultry products inspection regulations by removing current requirements for prior approval by FSIS of establishment drawings, specifications, and equipment prio...
Proposed Rule May 02, 1996
The Department of Agriculture, Forest Service will be directing the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed development of an open pit gold mining project in the White Pine Range northwest of Ellison Guard Station in W...
Notice May 02, 1996
The Klamath Provincial Advisory Committee will meet on May 6 and May 7, 1996 at the Best Western Miner's Inn Conference Room, 122 East Miner Street, Yreka, California. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. on May 6 and adjourn at 4:30 p.m. The meeting wi...
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The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to amend the Federal meat and poultry inspection regulations by converting the current regulations governing the production of cooked beef products, uncured meat patties, and certain poultry...
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The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is reducing user fees for cotton producers for 1996 crop cotton classification services under the Cotton Statistics and Estimates Act in accordance with the formula provided in the Uniform Cotton Classing Fees...
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This rule establishes a Sheep and Wool Promotion, Research, Education, and Information Order (Order) which is authorized by the Sheep Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1994 (Act). The program will be funded by assessments collected from she...
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The Southwest Washington Provincial Advisory Committee will meet on May 21, 1996, at the Visiting Nursing Bingo Hall (near the SW Washington Fairgrounds), in Chehalis, Washington. The purpose of the meeting is to review the Advisory Committee vision,...
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Staff briefing for the Board of Directors.
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Assassination Records Review Board logo Assassination Records Review Board

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Civil Rights Commission logo Civil Rights Commission

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Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92- 463, as amended by Public Law 94-409), we are giving notice of a meeting of the 2000 Census Advisory Committee. The meeting will convene on Thursday, May 16, 1996, at 8:30 a.m. at the Emb...
Notice May 02, 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 May 02, 1996
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a public hearing to allow for input on Amendment 9 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Atlantic Surf Clam and Ocean Quahog Fishery (FMP).
Proposed Rule May 02, 1996
The Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) will hold a public hearing and is seeking written comments to obtain views of the public on the effort of the PTO to make technical documentation accessible to patent examiners and the public while adhering to ce...
Notice May 02, 1996
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene a public meeting of its salmon stock review team for Puget Sound chinook and Strait of Juan de Fuca coho salmon stocks.
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The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene a public meeting of an ad-hoc work group to review, prioritize and recommend a schedule for developing amendments to the salmon fishery management plan.
Notice May 02, 1996
NMFS has received a request from the U.S. Air Force for continuation of an authorization to take small numbers of harbor seals by harassment incidental to launches of Lockheed launch vehicles (LLVs) at Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6), Vandenberg Air F...
Notice May 02, 1996
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a joint public meeting of its Snapper Grouper Committee, Controlled Access Committee, Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel; and a joint meeting of its Executive and Finance Committees.
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In accordance with the Weather Service Modernization Act, (the Act), the National Weather Service (NWS) is publishing a proposed amendment to its criteria for modernization actions requiring certification. This amendment adds criteria unique to autom...
Proposed Rule May 02, 1996

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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This Notice provides information regarding the redevelopment authority that has been established to plan the reuse of Yerba Buena Island, Naval Station Treasure Island, San Francisco, California, and the surplus property that is located at that base...
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This Notice provides information regarding the Redevelopment Authority that has been established to plan the reuse of portions of the Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida, and the surplus property that is located at that base closure site.
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The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to Research International, Inc., a revocable, nonassignable, partially exclusive license in the United States to practice the Government owned inventions described in U.S. Patents...
Notice May 02, 1996
The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its grant to Zesto Therm, Inc., a revocable, nonassignable, partially exclusive license in the United States to practice the Government owned invention described in U.S. Patent No. 4,264,362 entitled...
Notice May 02, 1996

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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EPA is taking direct final action on revisions to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revisions concern rules from the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (SJVUAPCD). This approval action will incorporate these r...
Rule May 02, 1996
EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) which concern the control of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from the transfer of gasoline in stationary storage containers, delivery vessels, bulk plan...
Proposed Rule May 02, 1996

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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The Commission released this Memorandum Opinion and Order (MO&O) to address an Application for Review filed by the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters, Percy E. Sutton, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People....
Notice May 02, 1996
This action amends the maritime service rules, consistent with the statutory mandate of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, to eliminate the radiotelegraph carriage requirement for vessels equipped in accordance with the Global Maritime Distress and Saf...
Rule May 02, 1996
The Commission released this Memorandum Opinion and Order (MO&O) to address an Application for Review filed by the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters, Percy E. Sutton, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People....
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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...
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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, this notice advises interested persons of the next meetings of the five Subcommittees of the Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee. The NTIA and the FCC establi...
Notice May 02, 1996
This document dismisses an Application for Review filed by Dickerson Broadcasting, Inc. directed to an earlier action denying its Petition for Reconsideration. See 58 FR 17349 (April 2,1993). Dickerson contended that the Class 3C FM channel at Beverl...
Rule May 02, 1996
The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Citadel Communications, L.L.C. seeking the allotment of UHF Channel 20- to Kearney, NE, as the community's second local television service. Channel 20- can be allotted to Kearney in compliance w...
Proposed Rule May 02, 1996
The Commission, at the request of Lockwood Broadcasting, Inc., allots UHF Channel 21 to Virginia Beach, Virginia, as an additional television service. See 60 FR 31278, June 14, 1995. Channel 21+ can be allotted to Virginia Beach consistent with the m...
Rule May 02, 1996

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

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Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

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The Board is publishing final revisions to its official staff commentary to Regulation E (which implements the Electronic Fund Transfer Act), as part of the Board's review of the regulation. The commentary applies and interprets the requirements of R...
Rule May 02, 1996
The Board is publishing a final rule to amend Regulation E, which implements the Electronic Fund Transfer Act. The amendments are a result of the Board's review of Regulation E under its Regulatory Planning and Review Program, which calls for the per...
Rule May 02, 1996
The Board is publishing for comment proposed amendments to Regulation E, which implements the Electronic Fund Transfer Act. The proposed amendments relate to: the use of electronic communication in home-banking services for providing disclosures and...
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Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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Notice May 02, 1996
The Department of Health and Human Services notifies Federal agencies of the laboratories currently certified to meet standards of Subpart C of Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (59 FR 29916, 29925). A similar notice li...
Notice May 02, 1996
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to exclude from generally recognized as safe (GRAS) status the use of propylene glycol (PG) in or on cat food. This final action is based on FDA's review of currently avai...
Rule May 02, 1996
This final rule with comment period sets forth changes to the conditions of coverage for organ procurement organizations (OPOs). It provides for exceptions to the OPO qualification and performance standards under certain circumstances, revises the me...
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Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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In compliance with Section 202(c) of the National Housing Act, notice is hereby given of the cause and description of administrative actions taken by HUD's Mortgagee Review Board against HUD-approved mortgagees.
Notice May 02, 1996
This interim rule amends the Department's regulations implementing its property improvement and manufactured home loan insurance programs under title I, section 2 of the National Housing Act. This interim rule amends the regulations to codify program...
Rule May 02, 1996
This notice announces the availability of up to $32 million (approximately) in 2-year budget authority for FY 1996 for section 8 rental certificates under the Family Unification Program, which will support approximately 1,600 families. Public housing...
Notice May 02, 1996
This interim rule adds a new subpart F to the public housing development program at 24 CFR part 941, which authorizes a public housing authority to use a combination of private financing and public housing development funds to develop public housing...
Rule May 02, 1996

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) proposes to eliminate 25 CFR Part 250 as mandated by Executive Order 12866 to streamline the regulatory process and enhance the planning and coordination of new and existing regulations. The necessity for this rule...
Proposed Rule May 02, 1996
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), 5 U.S.C., the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), council meeting of the Mojave-Southern Great Basin Resourc...
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Pursuant to section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) has prepared a FSFES for the Animas-LaPlata Project in Colorado and New Mexico. The FSFES addresses additional informatio...
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The following described public land in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada has been examined and found suitable for sale utilizing non-competitive procedures, at not less than the fair market value. Authority for the sale is Section 203 and Section 209 o...
Notice May 02, 1996
Applicable to notice 96-8528 published in the Federal Register Monday, April 8, 1996, Volume 61, Page 15512, make corrections as follows. In the legal description, change T. 40 N. to T. 42 N.
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Justice Department logo Justice Department

Labor Department logo Labor Department

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The final rule on personal protective equipment for general industry was published by OSHA on April 6, 1994 (59 FR 16334). In that rule, the introductory phrase ``the employer shall ensure'' was removed from various proposed requirements for employee...
Rule May 02, 1996
The Department of Labor (DOL or the Department) is proposing alternative approaches for procedures to establish minimum health and welfare benefits requirements in the regulations issued under the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA). Pursuant...
Proposed Rule May 02, 1996
Notice May 02, 1996

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a NAC, Aeronautics Advisory Committee, Subcommittee on Propulsion meeting. DATES: May 29, 1996, 8:30 a.m. t...
Notice May 02, 1996

National Archives and Records Administration logo National Archives and Records Administration

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NARA is amending its regulations to require reimbursement for certain records maintained in Federal records centers that have exceeded the authorized disposal date. NARA has clarified in this final rule that the requirement will not apply to records...
Rule May 02, 1996
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice at least once monthly of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). Records schedules identify records of sufficient value to warrant...
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National Science Foundation

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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The NRC is announcing the availability for public comment of Draft Regulatory Guide DG-1046, ``Guidelines for Reporting Reliability and Availability Information for Risk-Significant Systems and Equipment in Nuclear Power Plants.'' The NRC is also ann...
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Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations to authorize Federal agencies to use private sector temporaries for 120 workdays instead of 120 calendar days. In addition, agencies are delegated authority to extend the use of pr...
Rule May 02, 1996

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Postal Regulatory Commission

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Notice May 02, 1996

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

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Notice of application for exemption under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (``Act'').
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Notice of Application for Deregistration under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'').
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Notice of application for deregistration under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'').
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Notice of application for deregistration under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'').
Notice May 02, 1996

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

State Department logo State Department

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

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This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to Aviat Aircraft Inc., Models S-2A, S-2B, and S-2S airplanes (formerly Pitts Models S-2A, S-2B, and S-2S airplanes). This action requires inspecting the longerons aft of the...
Rule May 02, 1996
This action amends the Class E airspace area at Jackson, CA. The development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 1 has made this action necessary. The intended effect of this action is to...
Rule May 02, 1996
This rule removes and updates obsolete sections of the Federal Transit Administration's Charter Service and Transportation for Elderly and Handicapped Persons regulations, which have been superseded by the Department of Transportation's regulation im...
Rule May 02, 1996
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces June 30, 1996, as the deadline for having on file with the FAA an acceptable application for airport grant funds under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) for fiscal year 1996.
Notice May 02, 1996
This action establishes Class E airspace at Bigfork Municipal Airport, Bigfork, MN, to accommodate a Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) instrument approach procedure for Runway 15. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet above groun...
Rule May 02, 1996
This notice proposes to establish Class E airspace at Score Field, Menomonie, WI, to accommodate a Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) instrument ??? procedure for Runway 27. Controlled airspace extending...
Proposed Rule May 02, 1996
This notice proposes to establish Class E airspace at Sturgis, SD. A Global Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP) to Runway 29 has been developed for the Sturgis Municipal Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward...
Proposed Rule May 02, 1996
This document deletes an obsolete section of Standard No. 105, Hydraulic brake systems, that relates to an optional burnish procedure. This section is obsolete because the time period to which it specifies is in the past.
Rule May 02, 1996
This document proposes to extend the requirements of Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) No. 135, Passenger Car Brake Systems, to trucks, buses, and multipurpose passenger vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 10,000 pounds...
Proposed Rule May 02, 1996
This rule deletes two owner's manual requirements in Standard No. 210, ``Seat Belt Anchorages.'' Standard No. 210 requires that manufacturers include a diagram in their owner's manuals showing the location of any shoulder belt anchorages required by...
Rule May 02, 1996
This notice (1) announces the third annual joint plenary session of the North American Free Trade Agreement's (NAFTA) Land Transportation Standards Subcommittee (LTSS) and the Transportation Consultative Group (TCG) and other related meetings; (2) in...
Notice May 02, 1996
This proposed rule would amend the La Grande, Oregon, Class E airspace to accommodate a new Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to the La Grande/Union County Airport. The area would be depicted on aeronautica...
Proposed Rule May 02, 1996
The FAA is removing part 159, entitled ``National Capital Airports,'' from Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR). That part has prescribed regulations for the use and occupancy of Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles Internation...
Rule May 02, 1996
This notice proposes to revise Class E airspace at La Porte Municipal Airport, La Porte, IN, to accommodate a localizer (LOC) Instrument Approach Procedure to Runway 2. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet above ground level (AG...
Proposed Rule May 02, 1996
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation and the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority of Canada publish joint Seaway Regulations. As a result of discussions with the Authority, it has been determined that a number of existing regulations need to be...
Rule May 02, 1996
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, a notice was published in the Federal Register on February 26, 1996 stating the Research and Special Programs Administration's (RSPA) intention to request reinstatement of an information collection....
Notice May 02, 1996

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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This document contains final regulations relating to the diversification of common trust funds at the time of a combination or division. The final regulations affect common trust funds and their participants.
Rule May 02, 1996
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is comprehensively revising its regulations governing the international operations of national banks and the operation of foreign banks through Federal branches and agencies in the United States. Th...
Rule May 02, 1996
This document contains final regulations amending regulations under section 351(e) of the Internal Revenue Code relating to transfers to investment companies. The final regulations concern the treatment of certain transfers to a controlled corporatio...
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United States Information Agency

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The Office of Citizen Exchanges of the United States Information Agency's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for an assistance award. Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described i...
Notice May 02, 1996
The Office of Academic Programs, Academic Exchanges Division, European Programs Branch of the United States Information Agency's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for two assistance awards. Public and private no...
Notice May 02, 1996

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