December 3, 1996 (Volume 61)

Federal Register December 3, 1996

View all documents issued on December 3, 1996. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

117 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on December 3, 1996

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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Notice is hereby given that U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 08/654,654, ``Preparation of Secondary Ether Fatty Acids and Esters from their Hydroxy Acid Equivalents,'' filed May 29, 1996, is available for licensing and that the U.S. Department of A...
Notice Dec 03, 1996
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service intends to grant to The Fanning Corporation of Chicago, Illinois, an exclusive license for U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 08/534,810, filed September 27...
Notice Dec 03, 1996
Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40CFR Part 1500); and the Natural Resources Conservation Service Regulations (7CFR Part 650); the Natural Resources Cons...
Notice Dec 03, 1996
The Willamette PIEC Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, December 12, 1996. The meeting will be held at the USDI Salem BLM; 1717 Fabry Road SE; Salem, Oregon 97306; phone (503) 375-5642. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. and conclud...
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Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Notice of opportunity to request administrative review of antidumping or countervailing duty order, finding, or suspended investigation.
Notice Dec 03, 1996
The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council) and its Administrative Committee will hold meetings.
Notice Dec 03, 1996
The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the countervailing duty order on certain carbon steel products from Sweden. For information on the net subsidy for the reviewed company, as well as for any non-revi...
Notice Dec 03, 1996
The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain forged steel crankshafts from the United Kingdom in response to a request by respondent British Steel Forgings (BSF), a produc...
Notice Dec 03, 1996
This document contains a further correction to the final regulations which were published Friday, October 22, 1993 (58 FR 54494). The regulations related to the changes in signature and filing requirements for correspondence filed in the Patent and T...
Rule Dec 03, 1996
On September 15, 1995 (60 FR 47930), in response to a request from Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais, S.A. (USIMINAS), the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated an administrative review of the countervailing duty order on cut-to-length...
Notice Dec 03, 1996
On September 17, 1996 (61 FR 48885), in response to a request from the petitioners, the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated an administrative review of the countervailing duty order on cut-to-length carbon steel plate from Sweden. In ac...
Notice Dec 03, 1996
NMFS announces that the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted Amendment 2 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Scallop Fishery off Alaska for Secretarial review. Amendment 2 would establish a temporary moratorium on the e...
Proposed Rule Dec 03, 1996
NMFS announces that the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) has been asked by the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) to allow the Atlantic mackerel, squid, and butterfish fisheries to be managed jointly by the NEFMC and the Mid-Atlantic Fis...
Proposed Rule Dec 03, 1996
On October 24, 1996, in the case of Cemex, S.A. v. United States, Slip Op. 96-170, (Cemex), the United States Court of International Trade (the Court) affirmed the Department of Commerce's (the Department's) results of redetermination pursuant to rem...
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The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) revises existing standards and adopts new standards twice a year. At its Fall Meeting in November or its Annual Meeting in May, the NFPA acts on recommendations made by its technical committees. The pur...
Notice Dec 03, 1996
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) proposes to revise some of its fire safety standards and requests proposals from the public to amend existing NFPA fire safety standards. The purpose of this request is to increase public participation...
Notice Dec 03, 1996
To give firms an opportunity to comment.
Notice Dec 03, 1996
In response to requests by the petitioner, the Committee of Domestic Steel Wire Rope & Specialty Cable Manufacturers, and by Manho Rope and Wire Ltd. (Manho) and Chun Kee Steel Wire Co. Ltd. (Chun Kee), respondent manufacturers/exporters of steel wir...
Notice Dec 03, 1996

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508), the Department of the Navy announces its intent to prepare an Environm...
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Energy Department logo Energy Department

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DOE has completed remedial actions to decontaminate the Herring-Hall-Marvin Safe Company site in Hamilton, Ohio. Formerly, the property was found to contain quantities of residual radioactive material resulting from activities conducted by contractor...
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The purpose of this notice is to clarify and respond to comments Western Area Power Administration (Western) received regarding the ``levelized'' method of calculating the proposed allocations for new Native American customers associated with the Pos...
Notice Dec 03, 1996
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is proposing to revise its procedural regulations governing applications for licenses for hydroelectric projects. The proposed regulations respond to a petition for rulemaking filed by the Nationa...
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Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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This action corrects the citation of a direct final rule, which was published on Friday, September 27, 1996 (61 FR 50715). This action pertains to the Maryland 1990 base year emission inventory for ozone.
Rule Dec 03, 1996
The EPA is proposing to approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the state of Missouri to update references and modify the Missouri intermediate operating permit program. The EPA is also proposing to grant full approval of an op...
Proposed Rule Dec 03, 1996
On October 1, 1996, EPA published approval of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by New York (61 FR 51214), which addressed the need for transportation control measures (TCMs) to offset growth in emissions from growth in vehicle mil...
Rule Dec 03, 1996
Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92463, EPA gives notice of a two-day meeting, of the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) Information Impacts Committee (IIC). NACEPT provides advice and recom...
Notice Dec 03, 1996
Notice Dec 03, 1996
In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of request for amendment by registrants to delete uses in certain pesticide registrations.
Notice Dec 03, 1996
In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act (``Act''), as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement agreement concerning litigation instituted against the Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') by Edwar...
Notice Dec 03, 1996
This action notifies the public that the Agency received a petition pursuant to section 612(d) of the Clean Air Act, under the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program, and that EPA has responded to the petition. The petition requested that...
Proposed Rule Dec 03, 1996

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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The Federal Communications Commission, 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 colle...
Notice Dec 03, 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 Dec 03, 1996
This Public Notice provides an opportunity for public comment on the appended agreement submitted to the Commission on November 27, 1996, by a number of parties representing a diverse range of interests concerning technical standards for digital Tele...
Proposed Rule Dec 03, 1996

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., announcement is hereby published of the Affordable Housing Advisory Board (AHAB) meeting. The meeting is open to the public.
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Federal Housing Finance Board logo Federal Housing Finance Board

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The Federal Housing Finance Board is adopting an interim final rule amending its regulations governing procedures for maintaining book-entry (uncertificated) Federal Home Loan Bank securities within the Federal Reserve Banks' system of accounts. This...
Rule Dec 03, 1996

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

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The Board has approved a private sector adjustment factor (PSAF) for 1997 of $101.5 million, as well as the fee schedules for Federal Reserve priced services and electronic connections. These actions were taken in accordance with the requirements of...
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Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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Notice Dec 03, 1996
The Indian Health Service (IHS) announces that approximately $11,706,000 in funds for fiscal year (FY) 1997 is available for the repayment of health professions educational loans (undergraduate and graduate) in return for full-time clinical service i...
Notice Dec 03, 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 Dec 03, 1996
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (the Commissioner) is issuing his Final Decision on the proposal to withdraw approval of the new drug application (NDA) for the human drug product Cyclospasm...
Notice Dec 03, 1996
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is confirming the effective date of September 4, 1996, for the final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of August 2, 1996 (61 FR 40317), and amended the color additive regulations to provide for the safe...
Rule Dec 03, 1996
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on pending changes to certain Food Chemicals Codex monographs in the fourth edition and on specifications for proposed new monographs. Specifications consisting of...
Notice Dec 03, 1996
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of two documents entitled ``Centerwide Policy on Issuance of and Response to Clinical Hold Letters for Investigational New Drug Applications'' (OD-R-8-96, Center for Biologics Eval...
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Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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This Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) announces the availability of CDBG Small Cities development grants and guaranteed loans to fund eligible development activities related to the New York canal system. This NOFA is part of the Canal Corridor I...
Notice Dec 03, 1996
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 Dec 03, 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...
Notice Dec 03, 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...
Notice Dec 03, 1996

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) proposes to amend its regulations governing how the excess moisture allowance is determined for reclamation fee purposes. This action will define terms and phrases related to the collecti...
Proposed Rule Dec 03, 1996
Notice Dec 03, 1996
Notice is hereby given that the Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NMFS, P.O. Box 271, La Jolla, CA 92038-0271, has applied in due form for a permit to take all species of cetacea, pinnipedia, sirenia and marine and sea otters for purposes of scient...
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The National Park Service announces the availability of the final General Management Plan/Development Concept Plan (GMP/DCP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. The final GMP/DCP and EIS descr...
Notice Dec 03, 1996
The Bureau of Land Management's Ukiah Resource Advisory Council will hold a business meeting and field tour Thursday and Friday, Jan. 9 and 10, 1997, at the BLM's Arcata Resource Area Office, 1695 Heindon Rd., Arcata, California. The meeting is open...
Notice Dec 03, 1996
Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and Public Law 101-313 (the legislation that established the monument) the National Park Service announces the availability of a Final General Management Plan/Development...
Notice Dec 03, 1996
In accordance with 43 CFR 1610.2 and 1610.3 and 43 CFR 2200, notice is given that the Bureau of Land Management in the State of Oregon, Vale District, Baker Resource Area, intends to analyze a potential amendment to the Baker R.A. Resource Management...
Notice Dec 03, 1996

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Title Type Published
Following receipt on November 21, 1996, of a letter from the United States Trade Representative (USTR), the Commission instituted investigation No. 332-373, Advice on Providing Temporary Duty-Free Entry for Certain Suits and Suit-Type Jackets from Me...
Notice Dec 03, 1996

Labor Department logo Labor Department

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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...
Notice Dec 03, 1996

Library of Congress logo Library of Congress

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The Copyright Office is extending the filing period for comments on proposed amendments to the regulations governing the deposit of the ``best edition'' of published motion pictures. This extension will provide interested parties with adequate time t...
Proposed Rule Dec 03, 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 Dec 03, 1996

National Credit Union Administration logo National Credit Union Administration

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

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Notice of meeting.
Notice Dec 03, 1996

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Railroad Retirement Board

Title Type Published
In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which provides opportunity for public comment on new or revised data collections, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) will publish periodic summaries o...
Notice Dec 03, 1996

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
Some of the currently distributed FRA post-accident toxicology testing (PATT) kits contain blood tubes with expiration dates ranging from October 1996 to January 1997. Since the blood tube lots that are currently available will expire in a few months...
Notice Dec 03, 1996
Notice Dec 03, 1996
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing to revise the conditions and limitations in Part 135 for instrument flight rule (IFR), passenger-carrying operations in single-engine aircraft. The proposed rule will expand the passenger-carryin...
Proposed Rule Dec 03, 1996
The FAA is adopting rules that prohibit fraudulent or intentionally false statements in certain security records. This action responds to recent events indicating that persons may be making such statements in security records. This action is intended...
Rule Dec 03, 1996
Notice Dec 03, 1996
The FRA is issuing a Safety Bulletin addressing recommended safety practices for Direct Train Control (DTC) operations.
Notice Dec 03, 1996
The Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) hereby delegates to the Maritime Administrator authority of the Secretary from the Maritime Security Act of 1996, Public Law 104-239. This amendment adds a new paragraph 1.66(v) to reflect this delegation o...
Rule Dec 03, 1996
This action corrects the amendment number of the Final Rule document published in the Federal Register on Friday, September 27, 1996 (61 FR 50908). In the document heading on page 50908, the amendment number ``Amdt. 190-1'' is changed to read ``Amdt....
Rule Dec 03, 1996
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...
Notice Dec 03, 1996

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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This document proposes to amend the Customs Regulations by adding the user-fee airport at Midland, Texas (Midland International Airport) to the list of designated airports at which private aircraft arriving in the Continental U.S. via the U.S./Mexica...
Proposed Rule Dec 03, 1996
The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS or Office) is today issuing a final rule amending its corporate governance regulations and policy statements to update, reorganize and substantially streamline them. This final rule follows a detailed review of e...
Rule Dec 03, 1996

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United States Information Agency

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The United States Information Agency, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the public use form...
Notice Dec 03, 1996

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