Federal Register December 24, 1996 (Volume 61)

Agencies Publishing on December 24, 1996

Agriculture Department (3)
Assassination Records Review Board (1)
Commerce Department (5)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (2)
Defense Department (5)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (25)
Environmental Protection Agency (8)
Federal Communications Commission (7)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (2)
Federal Election Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (2)
Federal Trade Commission (4)
Health and Human Services Department (20)
Interior Department (8)
Justice Department (8)
Labor Department (7)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (4)
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Postal Regulatory Commission (2)
Securities and Exchange Commission (1)
Small Business Administration (4)
Social Security Administration (1)
State Department (2)
Surface Transportation Board (2)
Transportation Department (17)
Treasury Department (6)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Newspapers Used for Publication of Legal Notice of Appealable Decisions for Pacific Southwest Region, CA This notice lists the newspapers that will be used by all ranger districts, forests, and the Regional Office of the Pacific Southwest Region to publish legal notice of all decisions subject to appeal under 36 CFR 215 and 217. The intended effect of t...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Agriculture Department > FSA Notice and Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Farm Service Agency's (FSA) intention to request an extension for and revision to a currently approved information collection in support of the peanut poundage quota pr...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Agriculture Department Southwest Oregon Provincial Interagency Executive Committee (PIEC); Advisory Committee The Southwest Oregon PIEC Advisory Committee will meet on January 14, 1996 at the Edgewater Inn, 275 E. Johnson Street, Coos Bay, Oregon. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. and continue until 4:30 p.m. Agenda items to be covered include: (1) Local a...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996

Assassination Records Review Board

Title	Type	Published
Assassination Records Review Board Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Dec 24, 1996

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NIST Applications for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Department of Commerce, 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 collections, a...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 14; Correction This document contains corrections to the proposed rule that would implement Amendment 14 to the Fishery Management Plan for Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (FMP). This proposed rule (I.D. 101796C) was published on November 25, 1996 (61 FR...	Proposed Rule	Dec 24, 1996
Commerce Department > NTIA Grant Recipient Survey for the Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program The Department of Commerce, as a 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 collections,...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Commerce Department Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene public meetings.	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Commerce Department > NOAA Mackerel Logbook Reporting Requirements; Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Department of Commerce, 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 collections, a...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in India Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Announcement of Import Restraint Limits and Guaranteed Access Levels for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Jamaica Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing limits and guaranteed access levels.	Notice	Dec 24, 1996

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department 36(b) Notification The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Defense Department > USN Certifications and Exemptions Under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 The Department of the Navy is amending its certifications and exemptions under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS). The Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General (Admiralty) of the Navy has determined that...	Rule	Dec 24, 1996
Defense Department Joint Advisory Committee on Nuclear Weapons Surety; Meeting The Joint Advisory Committee on Nuclear Weapons Surety will conduct a closed session on January 13, 1997, at Science Applications International Corporation, San Diego, California. The Joint Advisory Committee is charged with advising the Secretary of...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Defense Department > USA Notice of Procedure for Obtaining Information on the Military Traffic Management Command Personal Property Pilot Program All required notices applicable to the Military Traffic Management Command's (MTMC) Personal Property Reengineering Pilot Acquisition will be published in the Commerce Business Daily. In addition, to maximize dissemination of information about the Pi...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Defense Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Dec 24, 1996

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Title I Migrant Education Coordination Program The Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education announces an absolute priority for competitive grants awarded under the Migrant Education Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 1997. Under this priority, the Department will support projects that...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Education Department Title I Migrant Education Coordination Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year 1997 Using Fiscal Year 1996 Funds	Notice	Dec 24, 1996

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Enron Mountain Gathering, Inc.; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Energy Department Entergy Arkansas, Inc., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Fernald; Meeting Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) notice is hereby given of the following Advisory Committee meeting: Environmental Management Site- Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Fernald.	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Kirtland Area Office (Sandia) Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) notice is hereby given of the following Advisory Committee meeting: Environmental Management Site- Specific Advisory Board, Kirtland Area Office (Sandia).	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Rocky Flats Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 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.	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Energy Department Florida Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Compliance Filing of Pro Forma Tariff Sheets	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Energy Department > OER Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is given of a meeting of the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee.	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Energy Department Hydroelectric Applications [Wisconsin Electric Power Company, et al.]; Notice of Applications The licensee's estate proposes to surrender the licensee because it has determined that completion of the project is not economically feasible.	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Energy Department K N Interstate Gas Transmission Co.; Notice of Compliance Filing	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Energy Department Louisiana-Nevada Transit Company; Notice of Tariff Filing	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Energy Department Midwest Hydraulic Company; Notice of Extension of Time for Comment Period of Draft Environmental Assessment for the Hatfield Project	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Energy Department > FERC Midwest Hydraulic Company; Teleconference Meeting Notice	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Energy Department NRGenerating Holdings (No.9) B.V., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Energy Department National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Compliance Filing	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Energy Department National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Energy Department Northern Border Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Energy Department Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Compliance Filing	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Energy Department Notice of Cases Filed	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Interior Department > DOI OHA, Energy Department Notice of Cases Filed During the Week of November 4 Through November 8, 1996	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Energy Department Notice of Issuance of Decisions and Orders During the Week of November 4 Through November 8, 1996	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Energy Department Notice of Restricted Eligibility Support of Fossil Resource Utilization Research by Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions The Department of Energy announces that it intends to conduct a competitive Program Solicitation and award financial assistance (grants) to U.S. Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions in support of innovative res...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Energy Department Panhandle Eastern Line Company; Notice of Section 4 Filing	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Energy Department Sea Robin Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Energy Department Transwestern Pipeline Company, Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Energy Department Williams Pipe Line Company; Notice Canceling Technical Conference	Notice	Dec 24, 1996

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Confidential Business Information by Enrollees Under the Senior Environmental Employment Program EPA has authorized grantee organizations under the Senior Environmental Employment (SEE) Program, and their enrollees, for access to information which has been submitted to EPA under the environmental statutes administered by the Agency. Some of this...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency DowElanco; Pesticide Tolerance Petition Filing This notice is a summary of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment of a regulation for residues of spinosad in or on apples, brassica leafy vegetables, and fruiting vegetables (except cucurbits).	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency Monsanto; Pesticide Tolerance Petition Filing This notice is a summary of the pesticide petitions which proposes to establish time-limited tolerances for residues of the herbicide glyphosate [N-phosphonomethyl)glycine] in or on the raw agricultural commodities (RACs) field corn grain at 1.0 part...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone and Particulate Matter The EPA is announcing public hearings on the proposed revisions to the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone and particulate matter as well as the proposed reference method (Appendix L, 40 CFR part 50) and the proposed requirements...	Proposed Rule	Dec 24, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as Amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act; Sussex County Landfill No. 5 Superfund Site In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative cost recovery settlement concerning th...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency Oregon Plan for Certification of Pesticide Applicators On December 6, 1995, EPA published a Notice of Intent to amend the Oregon plan for the certification of applicators of restricted use pesticides. This amendment permits the certification of applicators of 1080 Livestock Protection Collars (LPC). Noti...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency Peer Review of an Agency Arsenic Research Plan Board of Scientific Counselors, Notification of Public Advisory Committee open meeting.	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency Rhone-Poulenc Ag Company; Pesticide Tolerance Petition Filing This notice announces the filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of a regulation for residues of the herbicide bromoxynil (3,5-dibromo-4 hydroxybenzonitrile), resulting from the application of its octanoic and heptanoic acid ester...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Auction Notice and Filing Requirements for 981 Interactive Video and Data Service (IVDS) Licenses, Scheduled for February 18, 1997 The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau announced the application procedures for the upcoming IVDS auction (Auction #13) in a Public Notice dated December 4, 1996, corrected on December 10, 1996, and modified on December 17, 1996. The auction is sched...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Alva, Bartlesville and Ponca City, OK, and Deerfield, MI Action in this document is taken in response to a proposal filed by Dale Hendrix requesting the allotment of Channel 261C3 at Deerfield, Missouri. See 61 FR 18540, April 26, 1996. The proposal for Deerfield is being dismissed for lack of interest. Ac...	Rule	Dec 24, 1996
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Bainbridge, GA The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Chattahoochee Broadcast Associates seeking the allotment of Channel 270A to Bainbridge, GA, as the community's second local FM service. Channel 270A can be allotted to Bainbridge in compliance w...	Proposed Rule	Dec 24, 1996
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Laramie, WY The Commission requests comments on a petition jointly filed by Rule Communications and Mount Rushmore Broadcasting, Inc., proposing the allotment of Channel 254A at Laramie, Wyoming, as the community's sixth local commercial FM transmission service....	Proposed Rule	Dec 24, 1996
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Lordsburg, NM The Commission, at the request of Hildalgo County Broadcasters, allots Channel 279C3 to Lordsburg, New Mexico, as the community's second local FM service. See 60 FR 39142, August 1, 1995. Channel 279C3 can be allotted to Lordsburg in compliance with...	Rule	Dec 24, 1996
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Nocatee, FL Action taken in this document allots Channel 287A to Nocatee, Florida, in response to a petition filed by Mario Trevino. See 61 FR 51074, September 30, 1996. The coordinates for Channel 287A are 27-16- 07 and 81-53-41. There is a site restriction 12....	Rule	Dec 24, 1996
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Thomaston, AL This document allots Channel 249A to Thomaston, Alabama, as that community's first local aural transmission service, in response to a petition for rule making filed by Andrea Reynolds. See 61 FR 47470, September 9, 1996. Coordinates used for Channel...	Rule	Dec 24, 1996

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Assessments The FDIC is lowering the rates on assessments paid to the Savings Association Insurance Fund (SAIF), and widening the spread of the rates, in order to avoid collecting more than needed to maintain the SAIF's capitalization at 1.25 percent of aggregat...	Rule	Dec 24, 1996
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Recordkeeping and Confirmation Requirements for Securities Transactions The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is issuing for comment a notice of proposed rulemaking that would amend its regulations governing recordkeeping and confirmation requirements for securities transactions. The proposed rulemaking update...	Proposed Rule	Dec 24, 1996

Federal Election Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Election Commission Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Dec 24, 1996

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of Banks or Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Dec 24, 1996

Federal Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Federal Trade Commission Rules and Regulations Under the Fur Products Labeling Act This document amends the Rules and Regulations under the Fur Products Labeling Act (Fur Rules) by adding the International System of Units (SI metric system) equivalents beside the inch/pound unit measurements in Secs. 301.19 and 301.27. These metric...	Rule	Dec 24, 1996
Federal Trade Commission Rules and Regulations Under the Fur Products Labeling Act The Federal Trade Commission (Commission or FTC) has completed its regulatory review of the Rules and Regulations under the Fur Products Labeling Act (Fur Rules). Pursuant to that review, the Commission concludes that the Rules continue to be valuabl...	Proposed Rule	Dec 24, 1996
Federal Trade Commission Rules and Regulations Under the Wool Products Labeling Act The Federal Trade Commission (Commission or FTC) has completed its regulatory review of the Rules and Regulations under the Wool Products Labeling Act (Wool Rules). Pursuant to that review the Commission concludes that the Wool Rules continue to be v...	Proposed Rule	Dec 24, 1996

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Health and Human Services Department Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Health and Human Services Department Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that the proposed collection of information listed below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Health and Human Services Department Compliance Policy Guide; Revocation The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the revocation of Compliance Policy Guide (CPG) Section 540.400, ``Shrimp-- Fresh or Frozen, Raw, Headless, Peeled or Breaded--Adulteration Involving Decomposition (CPG 7108.11),'' because it no lo...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Health and Human Services Department Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing Notice.	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Health and Human Services Department Guidance for the Content of Premarket Submissions for Medical Devices Containing Software; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance entitled ``ODE Guidance for the Content of Premarket Submissions for Medical Devices Containing Software.'' The draft guidance is not final nor is it in effect...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Health and Human Services Department Medical Devices; Reclassification and Exemption From Premarket Notification for Certain Classified Devices The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reclassifying scented or scented deodorized menstrual pads from class II into class I based on new information respecting such device. FDA is also exempting this device, and one already classified generic typ...	Rule	Dec 24, 1996
Health and Human Services Department National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI); Request for Capability Statements From Parties Interested in Collaborating With the NHLBI on the Provision and/or Design of State-of-the-Art Disposable Plasticware Systems for the Collection, Processing, Cryopreservation, Storage, Thawing and Infusion of Umbilical Cord Blood Stem and Progenitor Cells for Transplantation The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) is seeking Capability Statements from parties interested in collaborating on a specific aspect of a large, multicenter clinical study. Statements should be focused on the ability to provide state...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Health and Human Services Department National Institute of Dental Research; Notice of Closed Meetings	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Health and Human Services Department National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Health and Human Services Department National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Division of Extramural Activities; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Health and Human Services Department National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Health and Human Services Department > PHS National Institutes of Health; Proposed Data Collection; Comment Request; Validation of a New Food Frequency Questionnaire In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI) will...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Health and Human Services Department New Animal Drugs For Use In Animal Feeds; Tylosin The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Elanco Animal Health, Division of Eli Lilly and Co. The supplemental NADA provides for us...	Rule	Dec 24, 1996
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Notice of Filing of Annual Report of Federal Advisory Committee	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Health and Human Services Department Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: Gossypol Acetica Acid for the Treatment of Cancer This notice in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(I) that the National Institutes of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an exclusive world-wide license to practice the inventions embodied in U.S. Patent N...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Health and Human Services Department Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: Intra-Urethral Prosthetic Sphincter Valve and Intra-Urethral Valve with Integral Spring This is notice in accordance with 15 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(I) that the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services, in contemplating the grant of an exclusive license in the United States to practice...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Evaluation of NIH Implementation of Section 491 of the Public Health Service Act, Mandating a Program of Protection for Research Subjects Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director (OD) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Health and Human Services Department Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Notice of Meeting	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Uniform Compliance Date For Food Labeling Regulations The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is establishing January 1, 1998, as its new uniform compliance date for all food labeling regulations that are issued after the publication of this final rule and before January 1, 1997. FDA has periodically ann...	Rule	Dec 24, 1996

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS 30 Day Notice of Submission to OMB, Opportunity for Public Comment Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D)), the National Park Service (NPS) invites comments on a submitted request to OMB to approve a reinstatement, with change, to a previously approved information budget...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Interior Department > BLM Final Environmental Impact Statement, Notice of Availability Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, notice is given that the Winnemucca District of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared, by third party contractor, and made available for a 30-day public review...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Interior Department Gettysburg National Military Park; Notice Summary of development opportunity. The National Park Service (``NPS'') is seeking proposals from highly qualified persons to cooperate with NPS in the development of visitor center and museum facilities (the ``Visitor Center/Museum Facilities'') for...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Interior Department Idaho: Filing of Plats of Survey; Idaho	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Interior Department > BIA National Environmental Policy Act: Implementing Procedures (516 DM 6, Appendix 4) This notice announces revisions to Appendix 4 of the Departmental Manual (516 DM 6) for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures within the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), which were published in the Federal Register on Ma...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Interior Department National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Intent to Prepare a National Environmental Policy Act document on the control of invading Spartina alterniflora grass on Willapa National Wildlife Refuge and surrounding tidelands of Willapa Bay, Pacific County, WA This notice advises the public that the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) intends to gather information necessary for the preparation of a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document for the control of invading Spartina alterniflora grass on Will...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Interior Department Service Migratory Bird Regulations Committee Meeting The Fish and Wildlife Service will conduct an open meeting on January 23, 1997, to identify and discuss preliminary issues concerning the 1997-98 migratory bird hunting regulations.	Notice	Dec 24, 1996

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > OJP Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Notice of information collection under emergency review; Local Law Enforcement Block Grants Progress Reporting Form.	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Justice Department > DEA Importer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Correction	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Justice Department Manufacturer of Controlled Substance; Notice of Registration	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Justice Department Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Application	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Justice Department Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Application	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Justice Department Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Registration	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Justice Department Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Registration	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Justice Department Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Registration	Notice	Dec 24, 1996

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Amy Industries, Fort Gaines, Georgia; Notice of Termination of Investigation	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Labor Department Exxon Company, USA, A/K/A Exxon Corporation-Houston; Production Department, New Orleans Division, New Orleans, Louisiana; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Labor Department Kingstree Knits a Division of Texfi Industries, Incorporated; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Labor Department Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Labor Department Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Petition for Trade Adjustment Assistance 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...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Labor Department Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Reporting Requirements Pursuant to Baker v. Reich 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...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Labor Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Dec 24, 1996

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Joint Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittees on Materials and Metallurgy and on Severe Accidents; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Correction to the Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Consideration	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Federal Sunshine Meeting	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Licensing Support System Advisory Review Panel The Licensing Support System Advisory Review Panel was established by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission as a Federal Advisory Committee in 1989. Its purpose is to provide advice to (1) the Department of Energy (DOE) on the fundamental issues of...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996

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Postal Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Postal Regulatory Commission Experimental Nonletter-Size Business Reply Mail Categories and Fees, 1996; Notice and Order on Filing of Request for Establishment of Experimental Nonletter-Size Business Reply Mail Categories and Fees	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Postal Regulatory Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure The Commission proposes to amend its rules of practice and procedure to clarify what it requires under certain circumstances. Where the Postal Service files a request that proposes to change rates or fees and, at the same time, proposes to change est...	Proposed Rule	Dec 24, 1996

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Filings Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as Amended (``Act'')	Notice	Dec 24, 1996

Small Business Administration

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Florida; Declaration of Disaster Loan Area	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Small Business Administration New Jersey; Declaration of Disaster Loan Area	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Small Business Administration New York; Declaration of Disaster Loan Area	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Small Business Administration Oregon; Declaration of Disaster Loan Area	Notice	Dec 24, 1996

Social Security Administration

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection Request	Notice	Dec 24, 1996

State Department

Title	Type	Published
State Department United States International Telecommunications Advisory Committee (ITAC); Standardization Sector (ITAC-T); National Study Group; Meeting Notice	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
State Department United States International Telecommunications Advisory Committee; Standardization Sector (ITAC-T); Study Group D and CITEL Ad Hoc; Meeting Notice	Notice	Dec 24, 1996

Surface Transportation Board

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Abandonment and Discontinuance of Rail Lines and Rail Transportation Under 49 U.S.C. 10903 The ICC Termination Act of 1995 revised the law governing applications by rail carriers to abandon or discontinue service over lines of railroad and related offers of financial assistance that would continue rail service after approval of abandonment...	Rule	Dec 24, 1996
DOT, STB Nebraska, Kansas & Colorado Railnet, Inc.Acquisition and Operation ExemptionLines of the Burlington Northern Railroad Company	Notice	Dec 24, 1996

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Amendment of Class E Airspace; Forsyth, MT This action amends the Forsyth, Montana, Class E airspace to accommodate a new Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to the Tillitt Field Airport.	Rule	Dec 24, 1996
Transportation Department Amendment of Class E Airspace; Pullman, Washington This action amends the Pullman, Washington, Class E airspace to accommodate a new Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to the Pullman/Moscow Regional Airport.	Rule	Dec 24, 1996
Transportation Department > FAA Amendment to Class D Airspace; St. Petersburg Albert-Whited Airport, FL This amendment modifies Class D surface area airspace at the St. Petersburg, FL, Albert-Whited Airport. Due to the low density aircraft traffic environment at and the proximity of the Tampa International Airport to the Albert-Whitted Airport, the Cla...	Rule	Dec 24, 1996
Transportation Department > RSPA Announcement of Availability of the Surface Transportation Research and Development Plan, Third Edition; Request for Comments The Department of Transportation (DOT) announces the publication of the third edition of the Surface Transportation Research and Development Plan (R&D Plan), copies of which are available from the contact listed below or on the World Wide Web at the...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Transportation Department Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Programs for Personnel Engaged in Specified Aviation Activities The FAA has determined that the minimum percentage rates for drug and alcohol testing for the period January 1, 1997, through December 31, 1997, will remain at 25 percent of covered aviation employees.	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Transportation Department > MARAD Criteria for Granting Waivers of Requirement for Exclusive U.S.- Flag Vessel Carriage of Certain Export Cargoes The Maritime Administration (MARAD) is extending for 45 days the comment period on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) concerning whether MARAD should amend its existing criteria and methodologies for granting waivers of the requirement...	Proposed Rule	Dec 24, 1996
Transportation Department Establishment of Class E Airspace; Grand Canyon-Valle Airport, AZ This action corrects errors in the geographic coordinates of a final rule that was published in the Federal Register on November 21, 1996 (61 FR 59180), Airspace Docket No. 95-AWP-3.	Rule	Dec 24, 1996
Transportation Department IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments This amendment adopts miscellaneous amendments to the required IFR (instrument flight rules) altitudes and changeover points for certain Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes for which a minimum or maximum en route authorized IFR altitude is...	Rule	Dec 24, 1996
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent to Revise Currently Approved Public Collection of Information In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the FAA invites public comment on a revision to the currently approved public report, Application for Employment with the Federal Aviation Administration, FAA Form 3330.76, OMB...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Transportation Department Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received; Dispositions of Petitions Issued 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	Dec 24, 1996
Transportation Department Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received; Dispositions of Petitions Issued 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	Dec 24, 1996
Transportation Department > FRA Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request On June 18, November 22, and November 29, 1996, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) published final rules amending the railroad accident reporting regulations at 49 CFR part 225. 61 FR 30940, 61 FR 59368, 61 FR 60632, respectively. In response...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Establishment of Class D Airspace; Victorville, CA This notice announces the extension of the comment period on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), which proposes to establish Class D airspace at Victorville, CA. This action is being taken due to an administrative oversight, wherein the comment p...	Proposed Rule	Dec 24, 1996
Transportation Department Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or revised criteria, or because of changes...	Rule	Dec 24, 1996
Transportation Department Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System, such as the...	Rule	Dec 24, 1996
Transportation Department Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or revised criteria, or because of changes...	Rule	Dec 24, 1996
Transportation Department Wabash & Western Railway Co.; Lease and Operation Exemption; Morris Leasing Co., Ltd., and Michigan Southern Railroad, Inc.	Notice	Dec 24, 1996

Treasury Department

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Treasury Department > IRS Mark to Market for Dealers in Securities This document contains final regulations providing guidance to enable taxpayers to comply with the mark-to-market requirements applicable to dealers in securities. The Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993 amended the applicable tax law. These regulatio...	Rule	Dec 24, 1996
Treasury Department > FS Proposed Collection of Information: Focus Groups of Individual Federal Government Program Check Recipients (Socioeconomic and Demographic Study) The Financial Management Service, 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 a continuing information collection. By this no...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request For Regulation Project 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	Dec 24, 1996
Treasury Department > Customs Service Public Meeting on the Meaning of ``Customs Business'' This notice announces that a public meeting will be held in Hearing Room B of the Interstate Commerce Commission Building in Washington, D.C., commencing at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 28, 1997. The purpose of this meeting is to (1) provide the pu...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996
Treasury Department > IRS Qualified Electing Fund Elections This document contains proposed regulations permitting certain shareholders to make a special election under section 1295, in lieu of the election currently provided for under that section, with respect to certain preferred shares of a passive foreig...	Proposed Rule	Dec 24, 1996
Treasury Department Review of Interim List of Records Required to be Maintained and Produced Under 19 U.S.C. 1509 (a)(1)(a) An interim list of entry records or entry information required to be maintained and produced under section 509(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1509(a)(1)(A)), as amended by title VI of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementat...	Notice	Dec 24, 1996

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