Federal Register December 27, 1996 (Volume 61)

Agencies Publishing on December 27, 1996

Agency for International Development (1)
Agriculture Department (6)
Civil Rights Commission (2)
Commerce Department (20)
Commission of Fine Arts (1)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (11)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (1)
Defense Department (2)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (5)
Environmental Protection Agency (12)
Farm Credit Administration (1)
Federal Communications Commission (5)
Federal Housing Finance Board (1)
Federal Maritime Commission (3)
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Federal Register, Administrative Committee (1)
Federal Reserve System (4)
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (1)
Federal Trade Commission (3)
General Services Administration (1)
Health and Human Services Department (12)
Homeland Security Department (4)
Housing and Urban Development Department (3)
Interior Department (16)
International Trade Commission (3)
Justice Department (2)
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Justice Programs Office (0)
Labor Department (5)
Legal Services Corporation (4)
Library of Congress (1)
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Management and Budget Office (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1)
National Archives and Records Administration (1)
National Credit Union Administration (1)
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National Science Foundation (2)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (7)
Personnel Management Office (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (8)
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Special Counsel Office (1)
State Department (1)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
Transportation Department (22)
Treasury Department (9)

Agency for International Development

Title	Type	Published
Agency for International Development > IDCA Agency For International Development; Board for International Food and Agricultural Development One Hundred and Twenty-Second Meeting; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Dec 27, 1996

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department Export Reporting for Meat and Meat Products On November 14, 1996, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (Federal Register: November 14, 1996, Volume 61, Number 221, page 58343-58345) soliciting comments and views on a proposal to require r...	Proposed Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Agriculture Department > FCS Food Stamp Program: Revisions in Use and Disclosure Rules Involving the Sharing of Information Provided by Retail and Wholesale Food Concerns with Other Federal and State Agencies This rulemaking implements certain provisions in two different laws which expand the authority of the United States Department of Agriculture's Food and Consumer Service (FCS) to share information provided by applicants and firms participating as aut...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Agriculture Department > CCC Market Access Program, Fiscal Year 1997 This notice announces an extension of the application period for participation in the Market Access program (MAP) for Fiscal Year 1997 until 5 pm eastern standard time, January 13, 1997.	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Agriculture Department > RHS Notice of Availability of Housing Funds; Multi-Family Housing, Single Family Housing The Rural Housing Service (RHS) announces the availability of housing funds for fiscal year 1997 (FY 1997). This action is taken to comply with 42 U.S.C 1490p which requires that RHS publish in the Federal Register notice of the availability of any h...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Agriculture Department > APHIS The Importation of Ratites and Hatching Eggs of Ratites We are amending the animal import regulations to relieve certain restrictions on the importation of ratites and hatching eggs of ratites into the United States from Canada. We believe that these actions can be taken without increasing the risk of int...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Agriculture Department > FSIS Use of Two Kinds of Poultry Without Label Change In response to a petition, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to amend the poultry products inspection regulations by adding a provision that would permit manufacturers of poultry products to interchange the amounts and kinds...	Proposed Rule	Dec 27, 1996

Civil Rights Commission

Title	Type	Published
Civil Rights Commission Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Mississippi Advisory Committee	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Civil Rights Commission Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Virginia Advisory Committee	Notice	Dec 27, 1996

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > USBC 1997 Economic Censuses Classification Report; Proposed Agency Information Collection Activity; 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 27, 1996
Commerce Department > EAB Action Affecting Export Privileges; Doornbos, GMBH	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Commerce Department Action Affecting Export Privileges; Helmut Korelski	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Commerce Department Annual Listing of Foreign Government Subsidies on Articles of Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty The Department of Commerce (the Department), in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, has prepared its annual list of foreign government subsidies on articles of cheese subject to an in- quota rate of duty during the period October 1, 1995...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Commerce Department > ITA Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller Bearings) and Parts Thereof From Singapore: Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review On December 5, 1996, the Department of Commerce (the Department) issued the final results of administrative review of the antidumping duty orders on Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller Bearings) and Parts Thereof from France, Germany, It...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Commerce Department > NOAA Atlantic Shark Fisheries; Limited Access Program NMFS proposes to implement the limited access system contained in proposed Amendment 1 to the Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic sharks (FMP). If approved, Amendment 1 would establish a two-tiered permit system for the Atlantic shark commercial fis...	Proposed Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Commerce Department Certain Refrigeration Compressors From the Republic of Singapore; Extension of Time Limit for Countervailing Duty Administrative Review The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the time limits for its final results in the administrative review of the agreement suspending the countervailing duty investigation on certain refrigeration compressors from the Republic of Si...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Commerce Department Cut-to-Length Steel Plate from Mexico; Termination of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review On September 17, 1996 (61 FR 48883), in response to a request from the respondent, the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated an administrative review of the countervailing duty order on cut-to-length steel plate from Mexico. In accordance...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Commerce Department Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Small Mesh Area 2 NMFS issues this final rule to modify the regulations implementing the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This rule modifies the size of Small Mesh Area 2, which is an exempted small mesh fishing area located in the Gulf of Maine/G...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery NMFS issues this notification to announce that the summer flounder commercial quota available to the State of Maryland has been harvested and to announce the closure of the summer flounder fishery in the EEZ. Accordingly, vessels issued a commercial...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Commerce Department Foreign-Trade Zone 24Pittston, Pennsylvania; Withdrawal of Application for Subzone Status J. Schoeneman, Inc., Plant (Wearing Apparel) State Line, Pennsylvania	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Commerce Department Foreign-Trade Zone 86Tacoma, WA; Withdrawal of Application for Subzone Status for the Toray Carbon Fiber Composites Plant	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Commerce Department Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China; Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Partial Termination of Administrative Review In response to a request by the petitioner, the Fresh Garlic Producers Association and its individual members, the Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on fresh garlic from the P...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Commerce Department Fresh Kiwifruit From New Zealand; Results of Antidumping Administrative Review On September 3, 1996, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the final results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on fresh kiwifruit from New Zealand. The review covers one exporter, the New Zealand Kiwifruit Ma...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Commerce Department > NOAA National Weather Service Modernization and Associated Restructuring The National Weather Service (NWS) is publishing proposed certifications for the proposed consolidations of: (1) Evansville Weather Service Office (WSO) into the future Paducah, Central Illinois, Indianapolis, and Louisville Weather Forecast Offices...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Commerce Department Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination: Persulfates From the People's Republic of China	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Commerce Department Polyvinyl Alcohol From Taiwan: Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Duty Administrative Review The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') has received a request to conduct a new shipper administrative review of the antidumping duty order on polyvinyl alcohol from Taiwan. In accordance with 19 CFR 353.22(h), we are initiating this administ...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Commerce Department Roller Chain, Other Than Bicycle, From Japan; Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the time limits of the preliminary and final results of the antidumping duty administrative reviews of the antidumping finding on roller chain, other than bicycle, from Japan. The review covers...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Commerce Department Stainless Steel Bar From India; Termination of New Shipper Antidumping Duty Administrative Review On September 18, 1996, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') published a notice of initiation of a new shipper administrative review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel bar from India. The Department is now terminating this rev...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Commerce Department Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request	Notice	Dec 27, 1996

Commission of Fine Arts

Title	Type	Published
Commission of Fine Arts Announcement; National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs 1997 Grant Program	Notice	Dec 27, 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 27, 1996
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Thailand Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Amendment of Coverage of Import Limits and Visa and Certification Requirements for Certain Part-Categories Produced or Manufactured in Various Countries Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs amending coverage for import limits and visa and certification requirements.	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Pakistan Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing limits.	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Man- Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Bangladesh Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing limits.	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Man- Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in India Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing limits.	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Arab Republic of Egypt Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing limits.	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Bahrain Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing limits.	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Macau Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing limits.	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Sri Lanka Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing limits.	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Establishment of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Man- Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the United Arab Emirates Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing limits.	Notice	Dec 27, 1996

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Title	Type	Published
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Revised Procedures for Commission Review and Approval of Applications for Contract Market Designation and of Exchange Rules Relating to Contracts Terms and Conditions On November 22, 1996, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) published in the Federal Register a proposal to amend its procedures relating to its review and approval of applications for contract market designation and proposed exchange...	Proposed Rule	Dec 27, 1996

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Relocation of the U.S. Army Defense Ammunition School and Center (USADACS) From Savanna Army Depot Activity, Illinois, to McAlester Army Ammunition Plant (MCAAP), Oklahoma In accordance with Public Law 101-510 (as amended), the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommended the relocation of the U.S. Army Defense Ammunition School and Center (USADACS) f...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Defense Department Technical Assistance for Public Participation (TAPP) in Defense Environmental Restoration Activities Pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act of 1996, the Department of Defense proposes these regulations on providing technical assistance to local community members of Restoration Advisory Boards (RABs) and Technical Review Committee (TRCs)....	Proposed Rule	Dec 27, 1996

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Library Services to Indian Tribes and Hawaiian Natives Program Basic Grants (Library Services and Construction Act, Title IV); Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1997	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Education Department Parental Assistance Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards Using Fiscal Year (FY) 1997 and 1998 Funds	Notice	Dec 27, 1996

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC El Paso Natural Gas Company, Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Energy Department Notice of Draft Request for Proposals for Waste Acceptance and Transportation Services The Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) is responsible under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, as amended, for accepting and transporting spent nuclear fuel (SNF) from commercial nuclear reactor sites to a Federal facility for storage...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Energy Department P.H. Don Pedro, S.A., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings (1) the sale of 250 megawatt combined cycle cogeneration facility (the transfer to EPMI of RPE's interest in a Power Purchase and Operating Agreement between RPE and Virginia Power, under which RPE currently sells and Virginia Power purchases the entire electric capacity and energy output of the Facility. Additionally, RPE requests permission to withdraw the waiver application filed in Docket No. QF90- 104-000 in regards to the Facility.	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Energy Department Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Energy Department Viking Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Dec 27, 1996

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Acid Rain Program: Permits, Allowance System, Sulfur Dioxide Opt- Ins, Continuous Emission Monitoring, Excess Emissions, and Appeal Procedures Title IV of the Clean Air Act (the Act) authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) to establish the Acid Rain Program. The purpose of the Acid Rain Program is to significantly reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides...	Proposed Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Contractor Cumulative Claim and Reconciliation In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Contractor...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri The EPA is proposing to approve revisions to Missouri's State Implementation Plan (SIP) concerning Missouri rules 10 CSR 10-2.260 and 10 CSR 10-5.220, ``Control of Petroleum Liquid Storage, Loading, and Transfer.'' The purpose of these revisions is t...	Proposed Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency Good Neighbor Environmental Board Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (P.L. 92-463), the U.S. Environmental protection Agency gives notice of a meeting of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board. The Good Neighbor Environmental Board was created by the Enterprise for the Ame...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency Hazardous Air Pollutants: Regulations Governing Constructed or Reconstructed Major Sources The EPA is promulgating regulations implementing certain provisions in section 112(g) of the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 (1990 Amendments). Section 112(g) applies to the owner or operator of a constructed, reconstructed, or modified major source...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing and Phosphate Fertilizers Production This action proposes national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for new and existing major sources in phosphoric acid manufacturing and phosphate fertilizers production plants. Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) emitted by the fac...	Proposed Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production This proposed rule would reduce emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) from existing and new facilities that manufacture flexible polyurethane foam. In the production of flexible polyurethane foam a variety of HAP are used as reactants or proces...	Proposed Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency National Oil and Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan; National Priorities List Update The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the deletion of the Ambler Asbestos Superfund site in Ambler, Pennsylvania from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is Appendix B of 40 CFR part 300 which is the National Oil and Hazardous S...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency National Workshop on the Regulation of Antimicrobial Pesticides; Open Meeting The Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is hosting the National Workshop on the Regulation of Antimicrobial Pesticides to bring together the antimicrobial community for the first time to discuss the new law and the new legislation. The workshop will f...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments to Delete uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations 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 27, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Extension of The Existing Reclamation Requirements Through this action EPA is amending the Clean Air Act Section 608 refrigerant recycling regulations to extend the effectiveness of the refrigerant purity requirements of Sec. 82.154(g) and (h), which are currently scheduled to expire on December 31,...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996

Farm Credit Administration

Title	Type	Published
Farm Credit Administration Privacy Act of 1974; Establishment of a New System of Records Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), notice is hereby given that the Farm Credit Administration (FCA) is publishing a system notice, which indicates the establishment of a new Privacy Act system of record...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collections Submitted to OMB for Emergency Review and Approval 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 emergency information collection, as requir...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collections Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval December 19, 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 27, 1996
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collections being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission 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 information collection, as required by the P...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Federal Communications Commission Personal Attack and Political Editorial Rules This Public Notice invites interested parties to file updated comments in General Docket No. 83-484 concerning the Commission's proposal to repeal or modify the personal attack and political editorial rules. Comments were filed in that proceeding in...	Proposed Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Various Locations The Commission, on its own motion, editorially amends the Table of FM Allotments to specify the actual classes of channels allotted to various communities. The changes in channel classifications have been authorized in response to applications filed...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996

Federal Housing Finance Board

Title	Type	Published
Federal Housing Finance Board Description of Organization and Functions The Federal Housing Finance Board (Finance Board) is amending the description of the agency's organization and functions contained in its regulations, as required by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The changes have been made to further the eff...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996

Federal Maritime Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Freight Forwarder License; Applicants	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Freight Forwarder License; Rescission of Order of Revocation	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Federal Maritime Commission Port Restrictions and Requirements in the United States/Japan Trade This extends the comment deadline in regard to the Commission's proposed imposition of fees on liner vessels operated by Japanese carriers calling at United States ports in an effort to adjust or meet apparent unfavorable conditions caused by Japanes...	Proposed Rule	Dec 27, 1996

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Federal Register, Administrative Committee

Title	Type	Published
Federal Register, Administrative Committee Prices and Availability of Federal Register Publications; Acceptance of Digital Signatures The Administrative Committee of the Federal Register (ACFR) announces changes to the prices charged for Federal Register publications. The price changes apply to the daily Federal Register, the Federal Register Index and LSA (List of CFR Sections Aff...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Federal Reserve System Home Mortgage Disclosure The Board is publishing for comment proposed revisions to Regulation C (Home Mortgage Disclosure). The revisions would implement the amendments to the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act included in the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act...	Proposed Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Federal Reserve System Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Federal Reserve System Notice to Engage in Nonbanking Activities	Notice	Dec 27, 1996

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Title	Type	Published
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Correction of Administrative Errors The Executive Director of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (Board) is publishing a final rule revising the Board's existing Error Correction Regulations. The rule reorganizes the regulations to make them more concise and easier to read,...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996

Federal Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Disclosure Requirements and Prohibitions Concerning Franchising and Business Opportunity Ventures On April 15, 1996, the Commission published a notice in the Federal Register soliciting comments on a petition filed by Freightliner Corporation. The Commission now grants the petition and determines that the provisions of 16 CFR Part 436 shall not a...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Federal Trade Commission Notice of Intent to Request Public Comments on Rules As part of its systematic review of all current Commission regulations and guides, the Federal Trade Commission (``Commission'') gives notice that it intends to request public comments on the rules listed below during 1997. The Commission will reques...	Proposed Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Federal Trade Commission Trade Regulation Rule Concerning Games of Chance in the Food Retailing and Gasoline Industries The Federal Trade Commission announces the repeal of the Trade Regulation Rule concerning Games of Chance in the Food Retailing and Gasoline Industries. The Commission has reviewed the rulemaking record and determined that due to changes in industry...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996

General Services Administration

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration Federal Travel Regulation; Computation of Per Diem Allowance for a Partial Day of Travel; Use of Locality-Based Per Diem Rate for Househunting Trips This final rule amends the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) to modify per diem allowance computation for a partial day of travel, to eliminate the requirement for a traveler to record departure and arrival times on the travel voucher, and to allow per...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Advanced BionicsSUPTM Corp.; Premarket Approval of the CLARIONRegister Multi-Strategy Cochlear Implant The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing its approval of the application by the Advanced Bionics<SUP>TM Corp., Sylmar, CA, for premarket approval, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act), of the CLARION<Register> Multi-St...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Health and Human Services Department > FDA 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 27, 1996
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Health and Human Services Department Animal Drugs, Feeds, and Related Products; Fomepizole The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Orphan Medical, Inc. The NADA provides for intravenous use of fomepizole solution as an antidote for e...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Health and Human Services Department Animal Drugs, Feeds, and Related Products; Tilmicosin Phosphate Type A Medicated Article The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Elanco Animal Health. The NADA provides for the use of a Type A medicated article containing tilmicosi...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Health and Human Services Department National Cancer Institutes; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Health and Human Services Department National Cancer Institutes; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Health and Human Services Department National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Cancellation of a Meeting	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Library of Medicine (NLM); Opportunity for a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement for Research and Development of Document Imaging and Information Retrieval Software and Systems The Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications (LHNCBC), an R&D division of the National Library of Medicine, seeks a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with a software company with a reputation in the software rese...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Health and Human Services Department Points to Consider on Plasmid DNA Vaccines for Preventive Infectious Disease Indications; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a points to consider (PTC) document entitled ``Points to Consider on Plasmid DNA Vaccines for Preventive Infectious Disease Indications.'' The PTC document is intended to provid...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Uniform Compliance Date for Food Labeling Regulations The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is establishing January 1, 2000, as the uniform compliance date for food labeling regulations that are issued between January 1, 1997, and December 31, 1998. FDA has periodically announced uniform compliance dat...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Alternative Compliance via Recognized Classification Society and U.S. Supplement to Rules The Coast Guard is issuing regulations to provide owners of U.S. tank vessels, passenger vessels, cargo vessels, miscellaneous vessels and mobile offshore drilling units an alternative method to fulfill the requirements for vessel design, inspection...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Regulations This document contains a correction to the interim rule [CGD 96-046], which was published Tuesday, November 5, 1996, (61 FR 57268). Also, the Coast Guard is extending the comment period and delaying the interim rule effective date on the requirements...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Safety/Security Zone Regulations; Charleston Harbor and Cooper River, SC The Coast Guard is establishing a moving safety/security zone around vessels transporting nuclear materials in Charleston Harbor and the Cooper River. Each zone will extend 200 yards ahead and astern, and 100 yards to each side of vessels carrying th...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Special Anchorage Area: Special Anchorage Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY The Coast Guard proposed to amend the Sheepshead Bay special anchorage regulations by reducing the size of the northern area to accommodate the construction of a floating restaurant.	Proposed Rule	Dec 27, 1996

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Announcement of Funding Awards, Federally Assisted Low Income Housing Drug Elimination Grants; Fiscal Year 1996 In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this announcement notifies the public of funding awards made by the Department under a Federal Register notice for the Federally Assisted L...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Housing and Urban Development Department Federal Property Suitable as Facilities to Assist the Homeless This notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Housing and Urban Development Department Loan Guarantee Recovery Fund; Announcement of OMB Approval Number On September 6, 1996 (61 FR 47404), the Department published in the Federal Register, a regulation authorizing a Loan Guarantee Recovery Fund and the procedures, terms and conditions by which HUD may use the fund to guarantee loans made by financial...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Alaska; Notice for Publication, AA-9243; Alaska Native Claims Selection	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Interior Department Arizona; Notice of Realty Action The following described public land has been examined and found suitable for classification for lease and conveyance under the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.):	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Interior Department > FWS Availability of Draft Recovery Plan for a Plant, Fringed Campion, for Review and Comment The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces the availability for public review of a draft recovery plan for fringed campion (Silene polypetala), an endangered plant native to hardwood forests in central Georgia and on the Flint-Apalachicola blu...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Interior Department > FWS Availability of a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on Impacts of Artificial Salmon and Steelhead Production Strategies in the Columbia Basin This notice advises the public that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) have issued a draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) on Imp...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Interior Department California Desert District; Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS); U.S. Army's Land Acquisition Project for the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California; Proposed Withdrawal of Public Lands and Proposed Amendment to the California Desert Conservation Area Plan Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Department of the Interior has prepared, by third party contractors to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, L...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Interior Department Conveyance of Mineral Interests in California; Correction In the notice document 96-3436 beginning on page 6020 in the issue of Thursday, February 15, 1996, make the following correction: On page 6021, delete Assessor's Parcel Number 42-150-86 from the legal description.	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Interior Department Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming The National Park Service (NPS) has reconsidered certain portions of the Final Climbing Management Plan for Devils Tower National Monument which address climbing limitations based on concerns about Indian religious and cultural values.	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Interior Department > USGS Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC); Public Meetings of the FGDC Facilities Working Group This notice is to invite public participation in meetings of the FGDC Facilities Working Group and subgroups. The major topics for this meeting are: development of a Facility/Installation ID standard; development of a utility data content standard; a...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Interior Department Motor Vehicle Closure; Prineville District Notice is hereby given that effective immediately, the following legally described area below, including all roads and trails, is closed to motor vehicle use year-round.	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Interior Department National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations Nominations for the following properties being considered for listing in the National Register were received by the National Park Service before December 21, 1996. Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36 CFR Part 60 written comments concerning the significance of these properties under the National Register criteria for evaluation may be forwarded to the National Register, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, D.C. 20013-7127. Written comments should be submitted by January 13, 1997. Beth Savage, Acting Keeper of the National Register. IDAHO Ada County Idaho State Forester's Building, 801 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 96001591 Sensenig, Emerson and Lucretia, House, 1519 W. Jefferson St., Boise, 96001590 Twin Falls County Twin Falls Warehouse Historic District, Roughly bounded by 2nd Ave., 4th St. S and W, and Minidoka Ave., Twin Falls, 96001592 IOWA Buchanan County Shellito, Dr. Judd C. and Margaret S. Clarke, House, 310 5th Ave., SE, Independence, 96001588 Weins Commercial Building, 129131 2nd Ave., NE, Independence, 96001585 Lee County Joy, C. R., House, 816 Grand Ave., Keokuk, 96001587 Linn County Damour, William and Sue, House, 1844 2nd Ave., SE, Cedar Rapids, 96001586 Shelby County Christiansen, Jens Otto, House (Ethnic Historic Settlement of Shelby and Audobon Counties MPS), 2105 College Ave., Elk Horn, 96001584 MINNESOTA Pine County St. Croix Recreational Demonstration Area (Minnesota State Park CCC/ WPA/Rustic Style MPS) off MN 48, along the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, Clover, Ogema, Crosby, Munch, and Chengwatana Townships, Hinckley vicinity, 96001594	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Interior Department Notice of Availability of Final Standards for Rangeland Health and Guidelines for Grazing Management for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lands in Utah and State Director's Record of Decision The Utah Bureau of Land Management has developed Standards for Rangeland Health and Guidelines for Grazing Management for the public lands in Utah, pursuant to the Grazing Regulations (43 CFR 4100) of August, 1995. This document is available to the p...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Interior Department Notice of Coal Lease Offering; Oklahoma Notice is hereby given that certain coal resources in the tracts described below in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, will be offered for competitive lease by sealed bid in accordance with the provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, (30 U...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Interior Department Notice of Intent; Judith-Valley-Phillips Resource Management Plan Amendment; Petroleum County, Montana The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will amend the Judith- Valley-Phillips Resource Management Plan (RMP) with respect to management of public lands at the Cat Creek Oil field in Petroleum County. The BLM proposes exchanging 80 acres of Federal surfa...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Interior Department Notice of Intent; Judith-Valley-Phillips Resource Management Plan Amendment; Phillips County, MT The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will amend the Judith- Valley-Phillips Resource Management Plan (RMP) with respect to management of public lands in Phillips County. The BLM proposes the sale of 80.00 acres more or less to the Phillips County Airp...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Interior Department Preparation of a joint Environmental Impact Statement / Environmental Impact Report for Federal and State Actions Associated with Furthering the Purposes of the September 28, 1996, Agreement Between the United States, State of California, and MAXXAM, Inc. and its Subsidiary, Pacific Lumber Company This notice advises the public that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service (collectively ``the Services''), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Forest Service (USFS), and...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Interior Department > NPS Submission of Study Package for Office of Management and Budget Review Opportunity for Public Comment Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 CFR Part 1320, Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements, the NPS invites public comment on a proposed information collection request (ICR). Comments are invited on: (1) The need for t...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996

International Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Advice Concerning the Addition of Certain Pharmaceutical Products and Chemical Intermediates to the Pharmaceutical Appendix to the HTS Following receipt on December 18, 1996, of a request from the United States Trade Representative, the Commission instituted investigation No. 332-376, Advice Concerning the Addition of Certain Pharmaceutical Products and Chemical Intermediates to the...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
International Trade Commission Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From China, Russia, South Africa, and Ukraine	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
International Trade Commission International Harmonization of Customs Rules of Origin Request for public comment on draft proposals for chapters 50- 63 (Textiles).	Notice	Dec 27, 1996

Justice Department

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Justice Department > INS Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Request OMB emergency approval; Sponsor's notice of change of	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Justice Programs Office > OVC, Justice Department Office for Victims of Crime Fiscal Year 1996 Discretionary Program Plan (Supplement) The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) publishes this supplemental notice to announce the availability of discretionary funds for a competitive program to provide training and technical assistance to build capacity of victim service agencies nationwid...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996

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Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > MSHA Fee Adjustments for Testing, Evaluation, and Approval of Mining Products This notice revises the Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA) user fees for testing, evaluation, and approval of certain products manufactured for use in underground mines. These fees are based on fiscal year 1996 data and reflect changes in...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Labor Department > DOL, WHD Minimum Wages for Federal and Federally Assisted Construction; General Wage Determination Decisions	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Labor Department > ETA Proposed Collection of the ETA 539, Weekly Claims and Extended Benefits Trigger Data and the ETA 538, Advance Weekly Initial and Continued Claims Report; Comment Request 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 con...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Labor Department > BLS Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or co...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Labor Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request 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 27, 1996

Legal Services Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Legal Services Corporation Sunshine Act Meeting: Meeting of the Board of Directors Operations and Regulations Committee	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Legal Services Corporation Sunshine Act Meeting; Meeting of the Board of Directors Committee on Provision for the Delivery of Legal Services	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Legal Services Corporation Sunshine Act Meeting; Meeting of the Board of Directors Finance Committee	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Legal Services Corporation Sunshine Act Meeting; Sunshine Act Meeting of the Corporation's Board of Directors	Notice	Dec 27, 1996

Library of Congress

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Library of Congress > COLC Copyright Restoration of Works in Accordance With the Uruguay Round Agreements Act; List Identifying Copyrights Restored Under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act for Which Notices of Intent To Enforce Restored Copyrights Were Filed in the Copyright Office The Copyright Office is publishing its third list of restored copyrights for which it has received and processed Notices of Intent to Enforce a copyright restored under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. Publication of the lists creates a record for t...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996

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Management and Budget Office

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Management and Budget Office Federal Use of Standards The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is revising Circular A-119, ``Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity Assessment Activities.'' Public Law 104-113, the National Technology Transfer...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Notice of Prospective Patent License NASA hereby gives notice that TECH 2000, L.L.C., of Roswell, Georgia, has applied for an exclusive license to practice the invention described in U.S. Patent No. 5,277,959, entitled ``Composite Flexible Blanket Insulation,'' which was issued on Janua...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996

National Archives and Records Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Archives and Records Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request NARA is giving public notice that the agency proposes to request extension of a currently approved information collection for requesting permission to use privately-owned equipment to microfilm archival holdings in the National Archives of the United...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996

National Credit Union Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Credit Union Administration Organization and Operations of Federal Credit Unions; Truth in Savings The NCUA Board is implementing two provisions of the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996. First, the Board is raising the threshold of credit union board of directors' approval of loans to officials from $10,000 to $20,000....	Rule	Dec 27, 1996

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National Science Foundation

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National Science Foundation Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
National Science Foundation Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request	Notice	Dec 27, 1996

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards was established by Section 29 of the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) in 1954. Its purpose is to provide advice to the Commission with regard to the hazards of proposed or existing reactor facilities, to review eac...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby informs potential respondents that an agency...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Documents Containing Reporting or Recordkeeping Requirements: Notice of Pending Submittal to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review of continued approval of information collections under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted: 1. The...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Documents Containing Reporting or Recordkeeping Requirements: Notice of Pending Submittal to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review of continued approval of information collections under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Draft Standard Review Plans on Antitrust and Financial Qualifications and Decommissioning Funding Assurance The NRC is seeking public comment on Draft Standard Review Plans (SRPs) on Antitrust and Financial Qualifications and Decommissioning Funding Assurance. The Draft SRP on Antitrust Reviews reflects current staff practice in carrying out the antitrust...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Nuclear Regulatory Commission In the Matter of John Maas; Confirmatory Order Prohibiting Involvement in NRC-Licensed Activities (Effective Immediately)	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3; Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hearing; Correction This document corrects a notice appearing in the Federal Register on December 18, 1996 (61 FR 66699), that considers issuance of amendments to Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-38, DPR-47, and DPR- 55, issued to the Duke Power Company. This action...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996

Personnel Management Office

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Training The Office of Personnel Management referenced an incorrect reference in Sec. 410.306(c). This document corrects this error.	Rule	Dec 27, 1996

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Harris Trust & Savings Bank, et al.; Notice of Application Notice of application for an order under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'').	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission PaineWebber/Kidder, Peabody California Tax Exempt Money Fund; Notice of Application Notice of application for deregistration under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'').	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission PaineWebber/Kidder, Peabody Government Money Fund, Inc.; Notice of Application Notice of application for deregistration under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'').	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission Request For Public Comment	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission Rules Implementing Amendments to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 The Commission is publishing for comment new rules and rule amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (``Advisers Act'') to implement provisions of the Investment Advisers Supervision Coordination Act (``Coordination Act'') that reallocate...	Proposed Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Relating to the Permanent Operation of the Continuing Disclosure Information System of the Municipal Securities Information Library System	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Stock Clearing Corporation of Philadelphia; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change to Amend the Participants Fund Formula for Continuous Net Settlement Participants	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission Suspension of Form ADV-S The Commission is staying a rule and a provision in a rule under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 that require the filing of Form ADV-S, the annual report filed by all investment advisers registered with the Commission. The Commission is also susp...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996

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Special Counsel Office

Title	Type	Published
Special Counsel Office Appointment of Members to the Performance Review Board This notice publishes the name of the Chair, Performance Review Board as required by 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4). The following person has been appointed to and will serve as Chair of the Performance Review Board for Senior Executives in the U.S. Office of S...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996

State Department

Title	Type	Published
State Department Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation The Department of State is amending its regulations by exempting portions of a record system from certain provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a). Certain portions of the Garnishment of Wages Records (STATE-61) are exempted...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996

Surface Transportation Board

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Housatonic Railroad Company, Inc.Corporate Family Transaction ExemptionDanbury Terminal Railroad Company	Notice	Dec 27, 1996

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 767 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Boeing Model 767 series airplanes, that requires inspections of the components of the leading edge outboard slat; replacement of the control rod end, if necessary; and variou...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Transportation Department Airworthiness Directives; FLS Aerospace (Lovaux) Ltd. OA7 Optica Series 300 Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain FLS Aerospace (Lovaux) Ltd. OA7 Optica series 300 airplanes equipped with a Hoffman fan, part number HO-E315/122EZ, and fan shaft extension. This AD requires replacing t...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0100 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Fokker Model F28 Mark 0100 series airplanes, that requires modification of the thrust reverser doors, and replacement of the Collins multifunction display units (MFDU) wi...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Transportation Department Airworthiness Directives; Jetstream Model 4101 Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Jetstream Model 4101 series airplanes, that requires a high frequency eddy current inspection to detect cracks of the boundary angle and joint angle of the rear pressure...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Transportation Department Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10, -30, and -40 Series Airplanes, and KC-10 (Military) Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10, -30, and -40 series airplanes, and KC-10 (military) series airplanes, that requires repetitive high frequency eddy current (HFEC) inspec...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Transportation Department Airworthiness Directives; Sundstrand T-62T-40C Series Auxiliary Power Units This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to Sundstrand T-62T-40C series auxiliary power units (APUs). This action requires removal from service of certain compressor wheels in accordance with a drawdown schedule, an...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Transportation Department Consolidated Rail CorporationAbandonment Exemptionin Brooke and Hancock Counties, WV	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Transportation Department > FAA Draft Parts 27 and 29 Advisory Circular Information; Meeting The FAA is announcing a public meeting to discuss proposed updates of advisory circulars (ACs) 27-1, Certification of Normal Category Rotorcraft, and 29-2A, Certification of Transport Category Rotorcraft and a draft appendix to ACs 27-1 and 29-2A add...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Transportation Department Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Bonfouca Bayou, LA The Coast Guard is revising its proposal concerning the operation of the swing span drawbridge across Bonfouca Bayou, mile 7.0, at Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. This supplemental proposal is the result of comments on the notice of proposed...	Proposed Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Transportation Department > FRA Maglev Study Advisory Committee; Notice of First Meeting As required by Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), and 41 C.F.R. Sec. 101-6.1015(b), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) gives notice of the first meeting of the Maglev Study Advisory Committee (``MSAC''). T...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Transportation Department Notice of Intent To Rule on Application (97-01-C-00-IPT) To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport, Williamsport, PA The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at the Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of th...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Transportation Department Notice of Intent to Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Seattle, Washington The Northwest Mountain Region of the Federal Aviation Administration (``FAA'') and the Port of Seattle (``Port'') announce that the FAA and the Port, acting as joint lead agencies, intend to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Transportation Department Notice of Intent to Rule on Application (97-04-U-00-MGW) to Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Morgantown Municipal (Hart Field) Airport, Morgantown, WV The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to use the revenue from a PFC at Morgantown Municipal (Hart Field) Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Transportation Department Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for Exemptions 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	Dec 27, 1996
Transportation Department > RSPA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for Modification of Exemptions or Applications To Become a Party to an Exemption 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	Dec 27, 1996
Transportation Department Organization and Delegation of Powers and Duties; Delegations to Federal Highway Administrator, Research and Special Programs Administrator, and Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics This document delegates to the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Administrator of the Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), and the Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) certain authori...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Transportation Department Pittsburgh Industrial Railroad, Inc.Acquisition and Operation ExemptionConsolidated Rail Corporation and the Pittsburgh, Chartiers and Youghiogheny Railway Company	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Canandaigua, NY This proposed rule would establish Class E Airspace at Canandaigua, NY. The development of a new Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at Canandaigua Airport based on the Global Positioning System (GPS) has made this proposal necessary. Addit...	Proposed Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Transportation Department RailTex, Inc.Continuance in Control ExemptionPittsburgh Industrial Railroad, Inc.	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Transportation Department Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 1995 (44 USC Chapter 35), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Transportation Department > MARAD Request for Public Comment on the Causes of Diversion of Cargo From U.S. East Coast Ports On July 24, 1996, as part of a plan to help sustain long-term growth of the Port of New York/New Jersey, the Department of Transportation announced its intention to study the causes of cargo diversion from U.S. East Coast ports (i.e., the transhipmen...	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Transportation Department Safety Zone Regulations; Savannah, GA The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone in a 1,000 yards radius of the Savannah Light Tower. The safety zone is needed to protect vessel traffic from the hazards created by the allision of a vessel with the Savannah Light Tower and th...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > Customs Service Customs Broker Licensure Examination This notice announces that the United States Customs Service has entered into an interagency agreement with the United States Office of Personnel Management to assist in the development and administration of the Customs Broker Licensure Examination....	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Treasury Department > FS Payment to Financial Institutions for Credit to Accounts of Employees and Beneficiaries The Financial Management Service is removing this Part from Title 31 of the Code of Federal Regulations. This Part governs the remittance to financial institutions of checks representing wage, salary, annuity and allotment payments to be credited to...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Treasury Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 8820 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 27, 1996
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 8851 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 27, 1996
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Treasury Department > OTS Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Dec 27, 1996
Treasury Department > IRS Treatment of Obligation-Shifting Transactions This document contains proposed regulations relating to the treatment of certain multiple-party financing transactions in which one party realizes income from leases or similar agreements and another party claims deductions related to that income. In...	Proposed Rule	Dec 27, 1996
Treasury Department > IRS Treatment of Shareholders of Certain Passive Foreign Investment Companies This document contains final regulations that provide rules for making the deemed sale and deemed dividend elections under section 1291(d)(2). These regulations reflect changes to the law made by the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and the Technical and Misce...	Rule	Dec 27, 1996

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Library of Congress

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