October 17, 1996 (Volume 61)

Federal Register October 17, 1996

View all documents issued on October 17, 1996. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

167 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on October 17, 1996

Agency for International Development logo Agency for International Development

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Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), agencies are required to publish a Notice in the Federal Register notifying the public that the Agency is preparing an information collection request for OMB review and appro...
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Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), agencies are required to publish a Notice in the Federal Register notifying the public that the Agency has prepared an information collection request for OMB review and appro...
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Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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This rule amends Food Stamp Program regulations to implement nine provisions of the Mickey Leland Childhood Hunger Relief Act, finalizing a proposed rule published in the Federal Register on August 30, 1994. This rule will: (1) simplify the household...
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This final rulemaking amends Food Stamp Program regulations to establish procedures for implementing the restrictions concerning use of monthly reporting for households residing on reservations contained in the Food Stamp Program Improvements Act of...
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This rule finalizes provisions of a proposed rulemaking published on January 11, 1995. It amends Food Stamp Program rules relating to residency, social security numbers, combined allotments, excluded resources, contract income, self-employment expens...
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On November 1, 1993, the Department published a proposed rule regarding the eligibility of students for the Food Stamp Program and the treatment of educational and training assistance for food stamp purposes. Public comments were solicited and consid...
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This rule implements a provision of the 1993 Mickey Leland Childhood Hunger Relief Act establishing a deduction for households that make legally obligated child support payments to or for a nonhousehold member. The provision results in increased bene...
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This rule revises the regulations governing inspection and certification for fresh fruits, vegetables and other products by increasing the fees charged for the inspection of these products at destination markets. These revisions are necessary in orde...
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It is the intention of NRCS to issue a series of new conservation practice standards in its National Handbook of Conservation Practices. These new standards include Forage Harvest Management (Code 511); Mine Shaft and Adit Closing (Code 457); and Veg...
Notice Oct 17, 1996
This interim final rule exempts the Black Corinth variety of grapes from the minimum bunch and berry size requirements issued for grapes under the Export Grape and Plum Act. This rule is designed to expand the markets for this variety of grapes and t...
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Pursuant to 36 CFR 219.10(g), the Regional Forester for the Southern Region gives notice of the Agency's intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the revision of the Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan) for the...
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Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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These amendments would revise definitions of acceptable biological catch (ABC) and overfishing levels (OFLs) for groundfish species or species groups. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted Amendment 44 to the Fishery Ma...
Proposed Rule Oct 17, 1996
NMFS issues this final rule to modify the regulations implementing the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This rule allows a year-round exempted trawl fishery for monkfish south of 40 deg.10' N. lat. and east of 72 deg.30' W. long....
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Initiation of antidumping duty investigation of freshwater crawfish tail meat from the People's Republic of China.
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The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with September anniversary dates. In accordance with the Department's regulations,...
Notice Oct 17, 1996
This notice sets forth proposed rules to amend the reporting requirements for the BE-20, Benchmark Survey of Selected Services Transactions with Unaffiliated Foreign Persons. The BE-20 benchmark survey is conducted by the Bureau of Economic Analysis...
Proposed Rule Oct 17, 1996
This is to advise the public that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) received a letter dated July 24, 1996 from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) requesting the development of a new program under the National...
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As the Administration prepares for the Diplomatic Conference on Certain Copyright and Neighboring Rights Questions, to be held in Geneva from December 2 to 20, 1996, we invite interested parties to submit written comments on the Chairman's text and t...
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Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS has received a request from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) for a small take of certain marine mammal species incidental to USCG vessel and aircraft operations off the U.S. Atlantic shoreline over the n...
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Consumer Product Safety Commission logo Consumer Product Safety Commission

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Defense Department logo Defense Department

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In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of Public Law 92-463, The Federal Advisory Committee Act, this announces the forthcoming AFEB Disease Control Subcommittee Meeting. The meeting will be held from 0900-1630, Thursday, October 31, 1996. The purpose o...
Notice Oct 17, 1996
This administrative amendment is published to redesignate regulations on base closure communities in part 91 as part 175, to be included under the Closures and Realignment subchapter.
Rule Oct 17, 1996
This notice provides the updated adjusted standardized amounts, DRG relative weights, outlier thresholds, and beneficiary cost-share per diem rates to be used for FY 1997 under the CHAMPUS DRG- based payment system. It also describes the changes made...
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The Department of the Air Force proposes to alter a system of records notices in its inventory of systems of records notices subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. The alteration consists of adding the Air Force Reserve and N...
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The Department of the Navy proposes to add one record systems to its inventory of system of records notices subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
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This final rule amends subchapter G to identify base closure and realignment documents and redesignates part 90 on revitalizing base closure communities as part 174.
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Education Department logo Education Department

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This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of forthcoming meetings of the Achievement Levels and Design and Methodology committees of the National Assessment Governing Board. This notice also describes the functions of the Board. Notice...
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The Director, Information Resources Group, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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Energy Department logo Energy Department

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The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has submitted the energy information collection(s) listed at the end of this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under section 3507(a)(1)(D)of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995...
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Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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EPA is providing notice of opportunity to comment on the proposed assessment. Under 33 U.S.C. 1319(g), EPA is authorized to issue orders assessing civil penalties for various violations of the Act. EPA may issue such orders after filing a Complaint c...
Notice Oct 17, 1996
EPA is holding a public meeting with interested stakeholder groups to assist the Agency in forming a committee under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) to provide advice on the screening and testing of chemicals and pesticide...
Notice Oct 17, 1996
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the deletion of the Oak Grove Sanitary Landfill from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is Appendix B of 40 CFR part 300 which is the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan...
Rule Oct 17, 1996
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to amend the site designation for the San Francisco Deep Ocean Disposal Site (SF-DODS), an existing deep ocean dredged material disposal site located off San Francisco, California, by extending the t...
Proposed Rule Oct 17, 1996
In accordance with Section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act (``Act''), notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement agreement concerning litigation instituted against the Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') by the Group Against Smog and Pollution...
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Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

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Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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On October 10, 1996 the Federal Communications Commission released a public notice, as required by law, to announce a meeting of the Federal-State Joint Board on October 17, 1996. The purpose of the notice is to inform the general public of a meeting...
Notice Oct 17, 1996
The Federal Communications Commission here denies two petitions seeking a stay of the rules contained in the Commission's First Report and Order implementing the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The Commission concluded that petitioners failed to meet...
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This Order contains non-substantive corrections to various final rules included in Part 22 of the Commission's Rules on Public Mobile Services (47 CFR Part 22).
Rule Oct 17, 1996
The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Rock Communications of Mount Vernon, proposing the allotment of Channel 270A at Mount Vernon, Kentucky, as the community's second local FM transmission service. Channel 270A can be allotted to M...
Proposed Rule Oct 17, 1996
The Commission dismisses the request of Bea Kimbrough seeking the allotment of Channel 291A to Wynnewood, OK, as the community's first local aural transmission service. Kimbrough filed comments withdrawing her interest in applying for the channel and...
Proposed Rule Oct 17, 1996
The Commission, at the request of Channel 35 Broadcasters, allots UHF TV Channel 35+ to Woodward, OK, as the community's second local and first commercial television service. See 61 FR 10978, March 18, 1996. Channel 35+ can be allotted to Woodward in...
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Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

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Notice Oct 17, 1996

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission logo Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 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 revised information coll...
Notice Oct 17, 1996
The Federal Emergency Management Agency's submitting a request for review and approval of a collection of information. The request is submitted under the emergency processing procedures in Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulation 5 CFR 1320.1...
Notice Oct 17, 1996
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Maryland (FEMA-1139-DR), dated September 17, 1996, and related determinations.
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This notice lists the names of the members of the FEMA Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of North Carolina, (FEMA-1134-DR), dated September 6, 1996, and related determinations.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) gives notice that the maximum amounts for Individual and Family Grants and grants to State and local governments and private nonprofit facilities are adjusted for disasters declared on or after October 1...
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (FEMA-1136-DR), dated September 11, 1996, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, (FEMA-1136-DR), dated September 11, 1996, and related determinations.
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This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for South Carolina (FEMA-1140-DR), dated September 30, 1996, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the Commonwealth of Virginia (FEMA-1135-DR), dated September 6, 1996, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the Commonwealth of Virginia (FEMA-1135-DR), dated September 6, 1996, and related determinations.
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Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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This notice delegates the authority to administer the Loan Guarantee Recovery Program, Authorized by the Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996, from the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Assistant Secretary for Communi...
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This Notice sets forth a Final Order of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development which provides that certain loan-level mortgage data submitted by the Federal National Mortgage Association (``Fannie Mae'', ``Government-Sponsored Enterprise'', o...
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This notice redelegates the authority to administer the Loan Guarantee Recovery Program, authorized by the Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996, from the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development to the General Deputy Assistant Secret...
Notice Oct 17, 1996
The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...
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Correction Oct 17, 1996

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to amend its regulations that govern procedures for protests of proposed decisions, contests, appeals of BLM decisions and hearings. The proposed regulations provide more consistent procedures for administ...
Proposed Rule Oct 17, 1996
In notice document 96-24488 on page 50330 in the issue of Wednesday, September 25, 1996, [61 FR 50330] make the following corrections: On page 5030 under Dates: In the first bullet the dates previously published in the Federal Register for CAG meetin...
Notice Oct 17, 1996
This notice announces an upcoming meeting of the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor Commission. Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463).
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Notice is hereby given of jurisdiction changes on National Park Service (NPS) lands within Prince William County, Virginia. The State of Virginia ceded concurrent legislative jurisdiction over lands and waters, owned, leased or administratively contr...
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Pursuant to the authority vested in the Director of the Minerals Management Service by the Joint bidding provisions of 30 CFR 256.41, each entity within one of the following groups shall be restricted from bidding with any entity in any other of the...
Notice Oct 17, 1996
This document extends to November 1, 1996, the deadline for submission of comments solicited under the RFIN published on May 21, 1996, (Federal Register, Vol. 61, No. 99, p. 25501). The original deadline for comments was July 20, 1996. The RFIN was i...
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Justice Department logo Justice Department

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This notice proposes initial 1997 aggregate production quotas for controlled substances in Schedules I and II of the Controlled Substances Act.
Notice Oct 17, 1996
The Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), proposes to amend its Privacy Act regulations to provide clarity and to include an additional reason for the exemption from subsection (e)(3). The additional reason will contribute to...
Proposed Rule Oct 17, 1996
ATF is revising and recodifying the regulations governing the operations of cigarette papers and tubes manufacturers. These revisions consist of a clear definition of the term ``set,'' as such term is applied to cigarette papers. This term is clearly...
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The U.S. Parole Commission is correcting typographical errors in the final rule regarding the number of hearing examiners required to conduct a hearing for a prisoner transferred to the United States pursuant to treaty. The rule appeared in the Feder...
Rule Oct 17, 1996
The U.S. Parole Commission is amending its regulations to extend the time within which the Commission normally conducts a hearing for a prisoner who is transferred to the United States to serve a foreign sentence. The extension is from four months to...
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Labor Department logo Labor Department

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This document contains exemptions issued by the Department of Labor (the Department) from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (th...
Notice Oct 17, 1996
This document contains notices of pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of proposed exemptions from certain of the prohibited transaction restriction of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (the Act) and/or the Inter...
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), agencies are required to submit proposed information collection requests to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying the public...
Notice Oct 17, 1996
NASA hereby gives notice that Tennessee Valley Performance Products, Inc., of Dayton, TN 37321, has applied for a partially exclusive license to practice the inventions described and claimed in NASA Case No. LAR-15205-1-CU, entitled ``Tough, Soluble...
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NASA hereby gives notice that Ranbar Electrical Materials, Inc., of Manor, PA 15665, has applied for a partially exclusive license to practice the inventions described and claimed in NASA Case No. LAR- 15205-1-CU, entitled ``Tough, Soluble, Aromatic,...
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NASA hereby gives notice that SpaceTec, Inc., of Hampton, VA 23666, has applied for a partially exclusive license to practice the invention disclosed in NASA Case No. LAR-15511-1, entitled ``MIR Environmental Effects Payload Handrail Clam/Pointer Dev...
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NASA hereby gives notice that Ensinger, Inc., of Washington, PA 15301, has applied for a partially exclusive license to practice the inventions described and claimed in NASA Case No. LAR-15205-1-CU, entitled ``Tough, Soluble, Aromatic, Thermoplastic...
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Postal Service logo Postal Service

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

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The Board proposes to modify its existing regulations that govern contracts under 49 U.S.C. 10709 that are entered into between one or more rail carriers and one or more purchasers of rail services for the transportation of agricultural products. The...
Proposed Rule Oct 17, 1996
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The Surface Transportation Board (Board) is removing from the Code of Federal Regulations obsolete regulations exempting certain water carrier operations.
Rule Oct 17, 1996

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

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The Acting United States Trade Representative (USTR) has initiated an investigation under section 302(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, with respect to certain acts, policies and practices of the Government of Indonesia concerning the grant...
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Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

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The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for proposed road reconstruction in the Moran Junction to Dubois vicinity of northwestern Wyoming will be prepared. The EIS will be prepared in cooperat...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its findings on the Noise Compatibility Program submitted by City of Chico, California under the provisions of Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-193) and...
Notice Oct 17, 1996
The FAA prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) to evaluate the Alaska Aerospace Development Corporation's (AADC) proposal to construct and operate a launch site at Narrow Cape on Kodiak Island, Alaska, and issued a proposed Finding of No Significa...
Notice Oct 17, 1996
The FHWA is extending the comment period for a notice of proposed amendment to the MUTCD which was published June 7, 1996, at 61 FR 29234. The original comment period was set to close on October 7, 1996. This extension responds to concern expressed b...
Proposed Rule Oct 17, 1996
This notice announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that a 1992 Mercedes-Benz 300TE that was not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety s...
Notice Oct 17, 1996
In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, exemptions for the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardou...
Notice Oct 17, 1996
In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, exemptions from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardo...
Notice Oct 17, 1996
The FHWA is considering proposing amendments to its regulations concerning cargo securement requirements for commercial motor vehicles engaged in interstate commerce. The FHWA intends to consider adopting new cargo securement guidelines that will be...
Proposed Rule Oct 17, 1996
Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption (14 CFR Part 11), this notice contains a summary of certain petitions seeking relief from specified requirements of the Federal...
Notice Oct 17, 1996
This notice proposes to amend Class D surface area airspace at the St. Petersburg, FL, Albert-Whitted Airport. Due to the low density aircraft traffic environment at and the proximity of the Tampa International Airport to the Albert-Whitted Airport,...
Proposed Rule Oct 17, 1996

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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United States Information Agency

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Amendment--Request for Proposals.
Notice Oct 17, 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 an assistance award. Public and private non-...
Notice Oct 17, 1996
The U.S. Information Agency's Branch for the Study of the United States announces an open competition for an assistance award program entitled: ``Summer Institute on the History of the United States: Religion in America.'' Public and private non-prof...
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The Branch for the Study of the U.S. of the United States Information Agency's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for three (3) assistance awards. Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provision...
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