Federal Register January 2, 1997 (Volume 62)

Agencies Publishing on January 2, 1997

Agriculture Department (9)
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (1)
Commerce Department (5)
Defense Department (17)
Energy Department (6)
Environmental Protection Agency (4)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Federal Communications Commission (1)
Federal Housing Finance Board (1)
Federal Reserve System (2)
General Services Administration (0)
Health and Human Services Department (8)
Homeland Security Department (1)
Interior Department (6)
Justice Department (2)
Labor Department (2)
Legal Services Corporation (1)
Library of Congress (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (0)
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National Science Foundation (13)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2)
Securities and Exchange Commission (2)
State Department (1)
Transportation Department (15)
Treasury Department (8)
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United States Information Agency (1)
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United States Sentencing Commission (1)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration GIPSA announces the designation of Kankakee Grain Inspection, Inc. (Kankakee), the California Department of Food and Agriculture (California), and the Washington Department of Agriculture (Washington) to provide official services under the United Sta...	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Agriculture Department > FCIC Hybrid Seed Crop Insurance Regulations; and Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Hybrid Corn Seed Crop Insurance Provisions The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) proposes specific crop provisions for the insurance of hybrid corn seed. The provisions will be used in conjunction with the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions, which contain standard terms and...	Proposed Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Agriculture Department > AMS Milk in the Pacific Northwest Marketing Area; Order Amending the Order This final rule adds two counties to the Pacific Northwest milk marketing area and modifies the component pricing provisions of the order.	Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Agriculture Department > RHS, RUS, FSA Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Rural Housing Service (RHS), the Rural Business- Cooperative Service (RBS), Rural Utilities Service (RUS), and the Farm Service Agency's (FSA) intention to request an e...	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Agriculture Department Opportunity for Designation in the Jamestown (ND), Sioux City (IA), and Tischer (IA) Areas The United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act), provides that official agency designations will end not later than triennially and may be renewed. The designation of Grain Inspection, Inc. (Jamestown), will end July 31, 1997, according to th...	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Agriculture Department > AMS Oranges and Grapefruit Grown in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas; Reapportionment of Membership on the Texas Valley Citrus Committee This proposed rule would reapportion the membership of the 15- member Texas Valley Citrus Committee (committee) established under the Federal marketing order regulating the handling of oranges and grapefruit grown in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Te...	Proposed Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Agriculture Department Oregon Coast Provincial Advisory Committee Meeting The Oregon Coast Provincial Advisory Committee (PAC) will meet on January 16, 1997, in Newport, Oregon, at the Hatfield Marine Science Center (Meeting Room 9/Fireside Room), 2030 S. Marine Science Drive, Newport, OR. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a....	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Agriculture Department > FS Revision of the Land and Resource Management Plan for the Cibola National Forest and Kiowa, Rita Blanca, Black Kettle and McClellan Creek National Grasslands, Located in Colflax, Harding, Mora, Union, Catron, Sierra, Socorro, Bernalillo, Sandoval, Lincoln, Torrance, Valencia, McKinley and Cibola Counties, NM; Gray, Hemphill, and Dallam Counties, Texas; Roger Mills and Cimarron Counties, OK Pursuant to 36 CFR 219.10(g), the Regional Forester for the Southwestern Region gives notice of the agency's intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Revised Cibola National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan). A...	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Agriculture Department > FCIC Termination of the Standard Reinsurance Agreement Notice of termination.	Notice	Jan 02, 1997

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

Title	Type	Published
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board Notice of Meeting The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) has scheduled its regular business meetings to take place in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 14-15, 1997 at the times and location noted below.	Notice	Jan 02, 1997

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Anitfriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller Bearings) and Parts Thereof From France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Sweden, and the United Kingdom; Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews and Partial Termination of Administrative Reviews	Correction	Jan 02, 1997
Commerce Department > NIST Announcing Development of a Federal Information Processing Standard for Advanced Encryption Standard A process to develop a Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) for Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) incorporating an Advanced Encryption Algorithm (AEA) is being initiated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). As the...	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Final List of Fisheries for 1997 In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (MMPA), NMFS updates its final List of Fisheries (LOF) for 1997. The LOF classifies fisheries as Category I, II, or III, based on their level of incidental mortalities and seriou...	Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; Prohibited Species Catch Limits for Tanner Crab NMFS issues this proposed rule to implement Amendment 41 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area (FMP). This rule would adjust the prohibited species catch (PSC) limits for Tanner crab (Ch...	Proposed Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Gulf of Mexico Sustainable Fisheries Program Pursuant to the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 (IFA), the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) declared fishery resource disasters in the Northeast, Northwest, and the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) on August 2, 1995. Emergency aid totaling $15 millio...	Notice	Jan 02, 1997

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Federal Acquisition Regulation; Agency Procurement Protests The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to provide for informal, procedurally simple, and inexpensive resolution of protests...	Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Defense Department Federal Acquisition Regulation; Application of Special Simplified Procedures to Certain Commercial Items The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Section 4202 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-106). Sec...	Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Defense Department Federal Acquisition Regulation; Caribbean Basin Country End ProductsRenewal of Treatment as Eligible The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have amended the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the extension by the U.S. Trade Representative of the date of eligibility under the Trade Agree...	Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Defense Department Federal Acquisition Regulation; Caribbean Basin and Designated Countries The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to update the lists of Caribbean Basin countries and designated countries included i...	Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Defense Department Federal Acquisition Regulation; Certification Requirements The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to remove particular certification requirements for contractors and offerors. This f...	Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Defense Department Federal Acquisition Regulation; Compensation of Certain Contractor Personnel The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed to an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Section 809 of the Fiscal Year 1997 National Defense Authorization A...	Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Defense Department Federal Acquisition Regulation; Compliance with Immigration and Nationality Act Provisions The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed to convert the interim rule published at 61 FR 41472, August 8, 1996, to a final rule without change. The rule amended the Federal Acquisition Regulat...	Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Defense Department Federal Acquisition Regulation; Exceptions to Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Section 4201 of the Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1996. This regula...	Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Defense Department Federal Acquisition Regulation; Freedom of Information Act The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Section 821 of the Fiscal Year 1997 Defense Authorization Act (Public L...	Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Defense Department Federal Acquisition Regulation; Humanitarian Operations The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Section 807 of the Fiscal Year 1997 Defense Authorization Act (Public L...	Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Defense Department Federal Acquisition Regulation; Implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule implementing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Implementation Act related to applications of the Buy American Act provis...	Rule	Jan 02, 1997
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Introduction of Miscellaneous Amendments This document serves to introduce and relate together the interim and final rule documents which follow and which comprise Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 90-45. The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Counc...	Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Defense Department Federal Acquisition Regulation; Limitation on Indirect Cost Audits The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) implementing Section 808 of the FY 97 Defense Authorization Act (Pub. L. 104-201), w...	Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Defense Department Federal Acquisition Regulation; Procurement Integrity The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Section 27 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Act (41 U...	Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Defense Department Federal Acquisition Regulation; Small Entity Compliance Guide This document is issued under the joint authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services and the Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council. This...	Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Defense Department Federal Acquisition Regulation; Two-Phase Design Build Selection Procedures The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Section 4105 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-106), whi...	Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Defense Department Federal Acquisition Regulation; Year 2000 Compliance The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council are amending the FAR on an interim basis to increase awareness of Year 2000 procurement issues and to ensure that solicitations and contracts address Year 2000 is...	Rule	Jan 02, 1997

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Gulf States Transmission Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Energy Department Idaho Power Company; Notice of Public Meeting	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Energy Department Midwest Energy, Inc.; Notice of Filing	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Energy Department Northern Border Pipeline Company; Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Northern Border Project and Notice of Public Meetings	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Energy Department Transwestern Pipeline Company; Notice of Refund Report	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Energy Department Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings	Notice	Jan 02, 1997

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Control of Emissions of Air Pollution From Nonroad Diesel Engines EPA, the California Air Resources Board, and members of the nonroad diesel engine industry recently signed a Statement of Principles (``Nonroad SOP'') calling for significantly more stringent standards for emissions of oxides of nitrogen, hydrocarbon...	Proposed Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Pesticide Tolerance Processing Fees Deposit Fund EPA announces that, as a result of the passage of the Food Quality Protection Act on August 3, 1996, all fees related to pesticide tolerance activities are being deposited in the Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund. The current fee schedule...	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Implementation Requirements for Reduction of Sulfur Oxide (Sulfur Dioxide) Emissions The EPA is proposing a new intervention level program under the authority of sections 301(a)(1) and 303 of the Clean Air Act (Act) to supplement protection provided by the primary and secondary sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2) national ambient air quality s...	Proposed Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Settlement Under Section 122(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to enter into an administrative settlement to resolve certain claims under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (CERCLA). Notice is being p...	Notice	Jan 02, 1997

Executive Office of the President

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Determination Pursuant to Section 523 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 (as Enacted in Public Law 104-208)	Presidential Document	Jan 02, 1997

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Television Broadcasting Services; Pueblo, CO This document denies the application for review jointly filed by the University of Southern Colorado and Sangre De Cristo Communications, Inc. of the Report and Order, 60 FR 37041 (July 19, 1995) in this proceeding which denied petitioners' joint pet...	Proposed Rule	Jan 02, 1997

Federal Housing Finance Board

Title	Type	Published
Federal Housing Finance Board Selection and Compensation of Federal Home Loan Bank Employees The Federal Housing Finance Board (Finance Board) is amending the provisions of its regulations governing the selection and compensation of employees of the Federal Home Loan Banks (Banks) in order to streamline regulatory requirements and transfer s...	Rule	Jan 02, 1997

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Consumer Leasing The Board is publishing for comment proposed revisions to Regulation M, which implements the Consumer Leasing Act. The act requires lessors to provide uniform cost and other disclosures about consumer lease transactions. The proposed revisions primar...	Proposed Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Federal Reserve System Equal Credit Opportunity The Board is publishing for comment proposed revisions to Regulation B (Equal Credit Opportunity). The revisions would implement recent amendments to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). These amendments create a legal privilege for information d...	Proposed Rule	Jan 02, 1997

General Services Administration

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp.; Filing of Food Additive Petition The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of 5,7- bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-3-hydroxy-2(3H)-benzofura...	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Health and Human Services Department Current Science and Technology on Fresh Juices; Extension of Comment Period The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending to February 3, 1997, the comment period on the notice that appeared in the Federal Register of November 27, 1996 (61 FR 60290). The notice announced a meeting to review the current science, includin...	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Health and Human Services Department Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; DIFFERIN Solution The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the regulatory review period for DIFFERIN Solution and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of an applicatio...	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Health and Human Services Department Gerard T. O'Brien; Filing of Food Additive Petition The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that Gerard T. O'Brien has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and sodium bicarbonate as an antimi...	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Medicare Program; Electronic Cost Reporting for Skilled Nursing Facilities and Home Health Agencies This final rule adds the requirement that, for cost reporting periods ending on or after February 1, 1997, most skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies must submit cost reports currently required under the Medicare regulations in a standa...	Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Notice of Meeting	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Health and Human Services Department Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Jan 02, 1997

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee Meeting The Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (HOGANSAC) will meet to discuss waterway improvements, aids to navigation, current meters, and various other navigation safety matters affecting the Houston/Galveston area. All meetings will...	Notice	Jan 02, 1997

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BOR Bay-Delta Advisory Council Meeting The Bay-Delta Advisory Council (BDAC) will meet to discuss several issues including: an overview of the Water Quality Common Program; an overview of the System Integrity Common Program; an overview of the general level of detail of the integration of...	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Interior Department > NPS Gettysburg National Military Park Advisory Commission; Notice of Meeting This notice sets forth the date of the twentieth meeting of the Gettysburg National Military Park Advisory Commission.	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Receipt of Application for Permit	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Interior Department Office of the Assistant SecretaryWater and Science; Central Utah Project Completion Act; Upalco Replacement Project Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, the Department, and the District have issued a joint Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS) on the Upalco Replacement Project (Upalco). The Draft EI...	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Public Land Order 7233; Withdrawal of National Forest System Lands for Administrative Sites and a Wild and Scenic River Corridor; Oregon This order withdraws 2,090 acres of National Forest System lands in the Rogue River National Forest from mining for a period of 20 years for the Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, to protect the Rabbit Ears-Falcon Wildlife Area, the Rogue Riv...	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Interior Department Resource Management Plan Amendment; Missoula County, Montana A Resource Management Plan Amendment/Environmental Assessment will be prepared to allocate resources and to designate management goals and guidelines for 11,730 acres of land along the lower Blackfoot River in Missoula County, Montana which are propo...	Notice	Jan 02, 1997

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993CommerceNet Consortium	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Justice Department Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993Semiconductor Research Corporation	Notice	Jan 02, 1997

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Delegation of Authorities and Assignment of Responsibilities to the Assistant Secretary for Employment Standards and Other Officials in the Employment Standards Administration	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Labor Department Delegation of Authority and Assignment of Responsibility to the Assistant Secretary for Occupation Safety and Health	Notice	Jan 02, 1997

Legal Services Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Legal Services Corporation Sunshine Act Meeting of the Corporation's Board of Directors: Correction	Notice	Jan 02, 1997

Library of Congress

Title	Type	Published
Library of Congress > COLC Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels; List of Arbitrators The Copyright Office is publishing the list of arbitrators eligible for selection to a Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel (CARP) during 1997. This list will be used to select arbitrators who shall serve on panels initiated during 1997 for determinin...	Notice	Jan 02, 1997

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Award Panel in Chemical and Transport Systems; Notice of Meetings	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
National Science Foundation Notice of Meeting	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Advanced Scientific Computing; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Electrical and Communications Systems; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Electrical and Communications Systems; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Information, Robotics and Intelligent Systems; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Information, Robotics and Intelligent Systems; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Information, Robotics and Intelligent Systems; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in International Programs; Notice Of Meeting	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Materials Research; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Materials Research; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Mathematical Sciences; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Polar Programs; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Jan 02, 1997

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Staff Assessment of Proposed Agreement Between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received, from the Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a proposal to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (Act). The proposed Agreeme...	Notice	Jan 02, 1997

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated Relating to Calculating Blue Sheets Violation Aggregate Fines on a Rolling Year Basis	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change and Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval to Amendment No. 1 to Proposed Rule Change by the Pacific Stock Exchange, Inc., Relating to the Listing and Trading of Index Options on the Dow Jones & Co. Taiwan Index	Notice	Jan 02, 1997

State Department

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State Department Shipping Coordinating Committee Subcommittee on Safety of Life at Sea Working Group on Fire Protection; Meeting	Notice	Jan 02, 1997

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Advisory Circulars: Small Airplanes Airworthiness Standards The purpose of this notice is to advise the public of advisory circulars (AC's) issued by the Small Airplane Directorate since January 1996. The AC's listed below relate to part 23 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) and/or Part 3 of the Civil...	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Transportation Department Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to all Boeing Model 737 series airplanes. This action requires revising the FAA-approved Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to include procedures that will enable the flight crew t...	Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA24, PA28R, PA30, PA32R, PA34, and PA39 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that supersedes AD 95-20-07, which currently requires repetitively inspecting the main gear sidebrace studs for cracks on certain The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) PA24, PA28R, PA30, PA32R,...	Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Transportation Department > NHTSA Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection On November 27, 1996, NHTSA published a final rule requiring vehicles with air bags to have new warning labels. The preamble to the notice stated that one of the labels, the removable label, would have the following statement: ``Children Can Be KILLE...	Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Transportation Department Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs and Activities Receiving or Benefiting From Federal Financial Assistance; Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Air travel On November 1, 1996, the Department of Transportation published final rules amending its regulations implementing Air Carrier Access Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. This document corrects certain editorial errors in that document. The...	Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Transportation Department Notice of Intent To Rule on Application (#97-03-C-00-GEG) To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Spokane International Airport, Submitted by the Spokane Airports, Spokane, WA The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use PFC revenue at Spokane International Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 40117 and Part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 158).	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Transportation Department Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Manchester Airport The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a Passenger Facility Charge at Manchester Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of th...	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Transportation Department > FRA Petition for Waiver of Compliance	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Transportation Department Petition for Waiver of Compliance	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Transportation Department Petitions for Waiver; Summary of Petitions Received; Dispositions of Petitions Issued This notice contains the summary of a petition requesting a waiver from the interim compliance date required of 14 CFR part 91, Sec. 91.867. Requesting a waiver is allowed through Sec. 91.871. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awa...	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Fort Stewart, GA This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at Fort Stewart, GA. A GPS RWY 32R Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) has been developed for Wright AAF. Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surfac...	Proposed Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Transportation Department RTCA, Inc. Special Committee 185; Aeronautical Spectrum Planning Issues	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Transportation Department RTCA, Inc.; Special Committee 165; Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Aeronautical Mobile Satellite Services	Notice	Jan 02, 1997
Transportation Department > FRA Two-Way End-of-Train Telemetry Devices FRA is revising the regulations governing train and locomotive power braking systems to include provisions pertaining to the use and design of two-way end-of-train telemetry devices (two-way EOTs). Two- way EOTs provide locomotive engineers with the...	Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Transportation Department White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security; Open Meeting The White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security will hold a meeting to discuss aviation safety and security issues. The meeting is open to the public.	Notice	Jan 02, 1997

Treasury Department

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Treasury Department Credit for Increasing Research Activities This document contains proposed regulations under section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 describing when computer software which is developed by (or for the benefit of) a taxpayer primarily for the taxpayer's internal use can qualify for the...	Proposed Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Treasury Department Determination of Earned Premiums This document contains proposed regulations relating to the requirement that insurance companies other than life insurance companies reduce by 20 percent their deductions for increases in unearned premiums. This requirement was enacted as part of the...	Proposed Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Treasury Department Electronic Filing of Form W-4 This document contains final regulations relating to Form W-4, Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate. The final regulations authorize employers to establish electronic systems for use by employees in filing their Forms W-4. The regulations pro...	Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Treasury Department Miscellaneous Sections Affected by the Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 and the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 This document contains proposed regulations relating to joint returns, property exempt from levy, interest, penalties, offers in compromise, and the awarding of costs and certain fees. The proposed regulations reflect changes to the law made by the T...	Proposed Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Treasury Department > IRS Recomputation of Life Insurance Reserves This document contains proposed regulations relating to the definition of life insurance reserves. The proposed regulations permit the taxpayer or the IRS to recompute certain reserves if those reserves were initially computed or estimated on other t...	Proposed Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Treasury Department > FS Regulations Governing Book-Entry Treasury Bonds, Notes, and Bills; Determination Regarding State Statute; California The Department of the Treasury is announcing that it has reviewed the State of California's recently enacted law adopting Revised Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code--Investment Securities (``Revised Article 8'') and determined that the state st...	Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Treasury Department Requirement of Return and Time for Filing In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS is issuing regulations that provide that disqualified persons and organization managers liable for section 4958 excise taxes are required to file Form 4720. The regul...	Proposed Rule	Jan 02, 1997
Treasury Department Requirement of Return and Time for Filing This document contains final and temporary regulations providing that disqualified persons and organization managers liable for Internal Revenue Code section 4958 excise taxes are required to file Form 4720. The regulations also specify the filing da...	Rule	Jan 02, 1997

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United States Information Agency

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United States Information Agency Community Connections The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Russia/Eurasia Division of the United States Information Agency's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces a competition for an assistance award. Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the pro...	Notice	Jan 02, 1997

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United States Sentencing Commission

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United States Sentencing Commission Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts The Sentencing Commission hereby gives notice of the following actions: (1) pursuant to its authority under sections 203, 211, and 218 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, the Commission is preparing to promulga...	Notice	Jan 02, 1997

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Energy Department

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Executive Office of the President

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Housing Finance Board

Federal Reserve System

General Services Administration

Health and Human Services Department

Homeland Security Department

Interior Department

Justice Department

Labor Department

Legal Services Corporation

Library of Congress

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Securities and Exchange Commission

State Department

Transportation Department

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