July 26, 1996 (Volume 61)

Federal Register July 26, 1996

View all documents issued on July 26, 1996. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

142 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on July 26, 1996

Agency for International Development logo Agency for International Development

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The AID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR) is being amended to incorporate administrative changes reflecting USAID's new organizational structure; to implement the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA); to clarify or simplify certain authorities an...
Rule Jul 26, 1996

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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This rule amends the Food and Consumer Service (FCS) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulations contained in 7 CFR part 295 as required by the FOIA and 7 CFR part 1--Administrative Regulations, subpart A--Official Records, Sec. 1.3 Agency Implemen...
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The Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to disclose the environmental effects of a proposed timber harvest in the Clarke Mountain area. There will be some newly constructed roads to access some of the timber stands. Th...
Notice Jul 26, 1996
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) amends the General Crop Insurance Regulations, General Crop Insurance Policy located at 7 CFR part 401. The intended effect of this interim rule is to remove restrictions mandated by the Food Security Act...
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Rural Housing Service's (RHS) intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of the program for Prepayment and Displacemen...
Notice Jul 26, 1996
The Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act eliminates the leaseback/buyback program. Information is collected for debt settlement and debt forgiveness. Need and Use of the Information: The information is used for program decisions regarding d...
Notice Jul 26, 1996
The Department of Agriculture (Department) is adopting as a final rule, with change, the provisions of an interim final rule that established an assessment rate for the Walla Walla Sweet Onion Committee (Committee) under Marketing Order No. 956 for t...
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Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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NMFS announces that the catch of large coastal sharks in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico was 1,402 metric tons (mt) during the first semiannual 1996 season. Because of the overharvest of this category quota, the second semiannual 1996 quo...
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The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the time limit for the preliminary results of the new shipper antidumping duty administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain forged stainless steel flanges from India. The revi...
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NMFS issues an inseason adjustment prohibiting retention of rockfish species of the genera Sebastes and Sebastolobus by vessels using trawl gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent overfishi...
Rule Jul 26, 1996
The International Laboratory Accreditation Conference (ILAC) will meet in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from September 9-13, 1996. Those wishing to join the U.S. delegation or to participate in review of the meeting agenda and related issues are invite...
Notice Jul 26, 1996
Notice is hereby given that Dr. Donald B. Siniff, University of Minnesota, 1987 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul, MN 55108, has requested an amendment to permit no. 976.
Notice Jul 26, 1996
A total of $328,500,000 is available to EDA for all of its programs for FY 1996 (See Notice of Funding Availability for FY 1996 at 61 FR 29526), of which approximately $2,125,000 (including funds to be transferred to EDA from the Department of Defens...
Notice Jul 26, 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 a commodity and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Notice Jul 26, 1996
The Committee has received proposals to add to the Procurement List services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
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Defense Department logo Defense Department

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The Department of the Army announces a complete revision of its Military Absentee and Deserter Apprehension regulations to bring them in line with changes to Army Regulation 190-9, with the same title. This revision revises provost marshal procedures...
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The President's Security Policy Advisory Board has been established pursuant to Presidential Decision Directive/NSC-29, which was signed by President on September 16, 1994. The Board will advise the President on proposed legislative initiatives and e...
Notice Jul 26, 1996
This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rules which follow it in the order listed below. The FAR Council is issuing Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 90-40 to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). A companion docu...
Rule Jul 26, 1996
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed to an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to provide for informal, procedurally simple, and inexpensive resolution of prote...
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The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to delete the provision requiring an offeror to provide a contingent fee representat...
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The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to provide a preference for local sources in the award of contracts for major disast...
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The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to clarify the regulations concerning the allowability of personal services compensa...
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The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to provide internal Government guidance for situations involving use of a patent wit...
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The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Section 801 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Yea...
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The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council (CAAC) and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (DARC) have agreed to a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to further standardize policies governing bonding. Two new standard cl...
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The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to emphasize the use of commercial sources of information in determining the respons...
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The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council is amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to finalize the interim rules concerning simplified acquisition procedures and Federal Acquisition Computer Network (FACNET) requirements of the Federal A...
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This final rule is issued pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994, Public Law 103-355 (the Act). The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council has agreed to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement section 4004 of...
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This document is issued under the joint authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services and the Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council. This...
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This final rule is issued pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994, Public Law 103-355 (the Act). The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council is amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) regarding the scope of a multiple aw...
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The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) concerning termination of contracts to preclude excessive delays in processing termi...
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The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to revise the definition of value engineering and to require agencies to establish a...
Rule Jul 26, 1996
Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of a business meeting and hearing of the Defense Environmental Response Task Force (DERTF). The DERTF is charged with studying and providing findings and recommendations about environmental restor...
Notice Jul 26, 1996
In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), DoD announces the proposed extension of a public information collection requirement and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are inv...
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Notice is given of the names of members of the Performance Review Board for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service.
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Education Department logo Education Department

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The Secretary proposes to amend the regulations that govern grants for the Indian Fellowship Program. This program is authorized under Title IX of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, as amended by the Improving America's School...
Proposed Rule Jul 26, 1996

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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Notice Jul 26, 1996
Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) notice is hereby given of the following Advisory Committee meeting: Environmental Management Site- Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Rocky Flats.
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Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is given of a meeting of the DOE/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory Committee.
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is issuing a final rule revising the Commission's regulations to require interstate natural gas pipelines to follow standardized procedures for critical business practices--nominations; allocations, balancing,...
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Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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The Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') announces its intent to delete the AMP Site (``Site''), located in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, from the National Priorities List (``NPL'') and requests public comment. The NPL, a list of sites EPA evaluates...
Proposed Rule Jul 26, 1996
Our abbreviated review of the proposed project revealed no environmental concerns to EPA.
Notice Jul 26, 1996
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the deletion of the Howe Valley Landfill Superfund Site in Hardin County, Kentucky, from the National Priorities List (NPL), which is appendix B of 40 CFR part 300 of the National Oil and Hazardous...
Rule Jul 26, 1996
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the deletion of the Alaskan Battery Enterprises Site, located in Fairbanks, Alaska from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is Appendix B of 40 CFR part 300 which is the National Oil and Haz...
Rule Jul 26, 1996

Farm Credit Administration logo Farm Credit Administration

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Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)), that the August 8, 1996 regular meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board (Board) will not be held and that a special meeting of the Board is schedule...
Notice Jul 26, 1996

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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The Commission adopted this Notice of Proposed Rule Making to address possible evasions of new statutory requirements that impose more stringent restrictions on the use of toll-free numbers to charge callers for information services and repeal the ex...
Proposed Rule Jul 26, 1996
The Commission adopted this Order to amend its rules governing the provision of interstate pay-per-call and other information services to conform with the requirements of Section 701 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 which amended Section 228 of...
Rule Jul 26, 1996

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

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This final rule amends Regulation K to implement a provision of the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 (the Interstate Act) that amended the International Banking Act of 1978 (the IBA) by adding a new subsection regar...
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Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

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The Federal Trade Commission (the ``Commission'') announces the commencement of a rulemaking proceeding for the Trade Regulation Rule on Deceptive Advertising and Labeling of Previously Used Lubricating Oil (``the Used Oil Rule'' or ``the Rule''), 16...
Proposed Rule Jul 26, 1996

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

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This document amends the Federal Information Resources Management Regulation (FIRMR) to allow Federal agencies to screen and transfer all excess and exchange/sale FIP equipment. Currently, the FIRMR requires Federal agencies to request GSA to interag...
Rule Jul 26, 1996
This document specifies the rules of procedure of the GSA Board of Contract Appeals applicable to the Board's review of claims made by federal civilian employees against the United States for reimbursement of expenses incurred while on temporary duty...
Rule Jul 26, 1996
The General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) is amended to implement a portion of FAC 90-39 which amended the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to revise the approval levels for the justification of other than full and open co...
Rule Jul 26, 1996
This document specifies the rules of procedure of the GSA Board of Contract Appeals applicable to the Board's review of claims made by a carrier or freight forwarder pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3726(g)(1). The rules are intended to implement section 211 of...
Rule Jul 26, 1996

Government Accountability Office logo Government Accountability Office

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The General Accounting Office (GAO) is amending its Bid Protest Regulations after receiving and considering the comments on the advance notice of proposed rulemaking published on February 21, 1996, and the proposed rule published on May 1, 1996. The...
Rule Jul 26, 1996

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is publishing this notice of petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (``the Program''), as required by section 2112(b)(2) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act...
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Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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This Notice identified unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.
Notice Jul 26, 1996
This NOFA announces the availability of up to $9.2 million for administrative fees for Section 8 Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program coordinators. Eligible applicants are only those public housing agencies (PHAs) and Indian housing authorities (IHA...
Notice Jul 26, 1996

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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This final rule is in response to the ``Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996,'' and the ``Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1996.'' Section 307(a) of Public Law 104-134 required that no funds made available i...
Rule Jul 26, 1996
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This notice announces that the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is planning to submit a proposal for the collection of information described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval under the provisions of the Paperwork Redu...
Notice Jul 26, 1996
The Lower Snake River District, Upper Snake River District, and Upper Columbia Salmon Clearwater District Resource Advisory Councils (RACs) will meet August 23, 1996, at 9:00 a.m. The meeting is scheduled to review statewide standards for rangeland h...
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Justice Department logo Justice Department

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This notice establishes revised 1996 aggregate production quotas for controlled substances in Schedules I and II of the controlled Substances Act (CSA).
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Labor Department logo Labor Department

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The purpose of this notice is to announce the availability of the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefit Accuracy Measurement (BAM) (formerly Benefits Quality Control (BQC) 1995 Annual Report which contains the results of each State's Benefit Accuracy M...
Notice Jul 26, 1996
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or cont...
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The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paper work and respondent burden conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or con...
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Management and Budget Office

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This Notice indicates the availability of the seventh Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards, ``Accounting for Revenue and Other Financing Sources and Concepts for Reconciling Budgetary and Financial Accounting,'' adopted by the Office o...
Notice Jul 26, 1996

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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National Archives and Records Administration logo National Archives and Records Administration

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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...
Notice Jul 26, 1996

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National Science Foundation

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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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Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

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Under new 49 U.S.C. 10704(d), enacted as part of section 102(a) of the ICC Termination Act of 1995 (ICCTA), the Surface Transportation Board (Board) is required to establish procedures to expedite the handling of challenges to the reasonableness of r...
Proposed Rule Jul 26, 1996

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

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The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is providing notice that the 7,258 metric ton (mt) increase in the tariff- rate quota for imported refined sugar for the period that begins October 1, 1995, and ends September 30, 1996 is al...
Notice Jul 26, 1996
The Commission on United States--Pacific Trade and Investment Policy will hold meetings on July 31, 1996, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on August 8th, 1996 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. These meetings will be closed to the public. July 31, 1996 meeti...
Notice Jul 26, 1996

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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This document amends the Customs Regulations to enable Customs port directors to suspend immediately operations at a Centralized Examination Station (CES) whenever the operator, entity, or other person exercising substantial ownership or control over...
Rule Jul 26, 1996
This document contains corrections to final regulations [TD 8669] which were published in the Federal Register on Friday, May 10, 1996 (61 FR 21366). The final regulations relate to the computation of combined taxable income under the profit split me...
Rule Jul 26, 1996
This document contains a correction to final regulations [TD 8662] which were published in the Federal Register on Thursday, May 2, 1996 (61 FR 19546). The final regulations relate to the diversification of common trust funds at the time of a combina...
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Chapter 10 of the Omnibus Consolidated Rescission and Appropriations Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-134, is the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (the ``Act''). Section 31001(x) of the Act amends 31 U.S.C. 3332 to require Federal agencies to convert...
Rule Jul 26, 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 Jul 26, 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 Jul 26, 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 Jul 26, 1996
This document contains corrections to notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of public hearing (IA-26-94) which was published in the Federal Register on Thursday, June 6, 1996 (61 FR 28821). The notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of public he...
Proposed Rule Jul 26, 1996
The Department of the Treasury hereby publishes a proposed rule governing United States Treasury Certificates of Indebtedness, Notes, and Bonds of the State and Local Government Series (SLGS). These securities are available for purchase by issuers of...
Proposed Rule Jul 26, 1996
This document provides notice of the availability of Application Packages for the 1997 Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Program.
Notice Jul 26, 1996
This document contains a correction to final regulations [TD 8663] which were published in the Federal Register on Thursday, May 2, 1996 (61 FR 19544). The final regulations concern the treatment of certain transfers to a controlled corporation.
Rule Jul 26, 1996

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