Federal Register February 4, 1997
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Executive Office of the President
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Federal Communications Commission
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Federal Maritime Commission
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Federal Reserve System
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General Services Administration
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Health and Human Services Department
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Justice Department
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Labor Department
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Surface Transportation Board
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Agriculture Department
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The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is amending the poultry products inspection regulations to clarify and strengthen the enforcement of FSIS's zero-tolerance policy regarding visible fecal material on poultry carcasses. FSIS is amending it...
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Rule | Feb 04, 1997 |
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The Western Washington Cascades PIEC Advisory Committee will meet on February 27, 1997 at the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Headquarters, 21905 64th Avenue West, in Mountlake Terrace, Washington. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. and conti...
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On August 2, 1996, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of its 1994-95 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on calcium aluminate flux from France (CA flux) (61 FR 40396). The review covers one m...
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Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the Technical Advisory Committee to Develop a Federal Information Processing Standard for the Federal Key Management Infrastructure will hold a meeting on Febr...
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The U.S. Automotive Parts Advisory Committee (the ``Committee'') advises U.S. Government officials on matters relating to the implementation of the Fair Trade in Auto Parts Act of 1988. The Committee: (1) reports annually to the Secretary of Commerce...
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Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs reducing limits.
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
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Education Department
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On Friday, December 13, 1996, the Secretary announced in the Federal Register (61 FR 65924) a special filing date of January 31, 1997, for the submission of applications or amendments for certain Impact Aid FYs 1995 and 1996 section 8002 grants and F...
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The Secretary extends the deadline date for the submission of applications for Impact Aid fiscal year 1997 section 8002 grants and fiscal year 1998 section 8003 grants to February 28, 1997. Impact Aid regulations at 34 CFR 222.3 specify that the annu...
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The Director, Information Resources Management Group, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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Energy Department
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Environmental Protection Agency
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is issuing draft written exemptions from Acid Rain permitting and monitoring requirements to 2 new utility units. Under the Acid Rain Program regulations (40 CFR 72.7), utilities may petition EPA for an exempt...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is issuing, as a direct final action, written exemptions from the Acid Rain permitting and monitoring requirements to 2 utility units in accordance with the Acid Rain Program regulations (40 CFR part 72). Beca...
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Notice | Feb 04, 1997 |
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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: Confidenti...
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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: Invitation...
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EPA is proposing to revoke a significant new use rule (SNUR) promulgated under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for aliphatic ester based on a new evaluation of toxicity data. Based on the data the Agency determined that it...
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Proposed Rule | Feb 04, 1997 |
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EPA is announcing the availability of a document entitled ``Cleaner Technologies Substitutes Assessment: A Methodology and Resources Guide.'' This document is a guide for conducting comparative substitute assessments examining performance, cost, huma...
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Notice | Feb 04, 1997 |
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On December 9, 1996, EPA Region 4 provided notice of the draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) of the Gulf of Mexico (General Permit No. GMG280000) for discharges in the Off...
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Notice | Feb 04, 1997 |
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Notice is hereby given that on December 19, 1996, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') made effective a Modification to the 1994 purchaser agreement concerning the Publicker Industries Inc. Superfund Site located in Philadelphi...
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EPA is soliciting comments on a proposed product chemistry self-certification program. The proposal is available in a draft Pesticide Regulation (PR) Notice entitled ``Self-Certification of Product Chemistry Data'' which is available upon request. In...
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EPA is revoking a significant new use rule (SNUR) promulgated under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for substituted cyclohexyldiamino ethyl esters based on receipt of new data. Based on the data the Agency determined that i...
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Executive Office of the President
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Federal Communications Commission
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On November 8, 1996, the Common Carrier Bureau adopted a Report and Order, ``Revision of Filing Requirements,'' that eliminates or significantly reduces reporting requirements imposed on communications common carriers by the Commission's policies and...
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Federal Maritime Commission
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Federal Reserve System
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The Board is publishing for comment proposed revisions to Regulation Z. The revisions implement an amendment to the Truth in Lending Act contained in the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 affecting the disclosure of a fif...
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Proposed Rule | Feb 04, 1997 |
General Services Administration
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The General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) interim rule published at 61 FR 2470, May 16, 1996, is converted to a final rule with changes. The interim rule is amended to revise section 570.106 to reflect changes made as a result...
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The General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat, recently revised Standard Form, SF 294, Subcontracting Report for Individual Contracts and SF 295, Summary Subcontract Report, as part of FAR Case 95-307. This revision changed the Contractor Esta...
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The Department of Health and Human Services notifies Federal agencies of the laboratories currently certified to meet standards of Subpart C of Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (59 FR 29916, 29925). A similar notice li...
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Homeland Security Department
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The Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) and its Prevention Through People (PTP) and Vapor Control System (VCS) Subcommittees will meet to discuss various issues relating to the marine transportation of hazardous materials in bulk. All m...
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Notice | Feb 04, 1997 |
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The Coast Guard is hereby giving notice of its intent to issue an interim rule to amend the current domestic regulations on licensing and documentation of personnel serving on U.S. seagoing vessels. The interim rule will implement the International C...
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Proposed Rule | Feb 04, 1997 |
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This document temporarily allows four drawbridges on the Upper Mississippi River to change from the on-demand opening requirements governing drawbridges. This action is necessary in order for the bridges to undergo required maintenance. Winter condit...
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Interior Department
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Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3507) and 5 CFR Part 1320, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements, the National Park Service invites public comments on three proposed information collection req...
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Notice | Feb 04, 1997 |
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The Alaska Resource Advisory Council will conduct an open meeting Tuesday, March 11, 1997 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, March 12, 1997 from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss mining issues on the Fortymile Wild and...
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The Minerals Management Service (MMS) is giving an Electronic Commerce (EC) presentation in Dallas, Texas, on February 27, 1997. This presentation will assist those individuals considering EC implementation or pilot testing with MMS.
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The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), provides notice of reopening of the comment period on the proposed endangered status for Brodiaea pallida (Chinese Camp brodiaea), Calyptridium...
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Proposed Rule | Feb 04, 1997 |
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has issued its 1993 annual report on administration of the marine mammals under its jurisdiction, as required by section 103(f) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. The report covers the period January 1 to...
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Notice | Feb 04, 1997 |
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In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), 5 U.S.C., the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), council meeting of the Mojave-Southern Great Basin Resourc...
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This order revokes in its entirety an Executive order which withdrew 38.90 acres of public lands for the Bureau of Land Management's Powersite Reserve No. 479. The lands are no longer needed for the purpose for which they were withdrawn. Of the lands...
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This order revokes in its entirety a Secretarial order which withdrew 4.25 acres of public land for the Bureau of Land Management's Powersite Classification No. 342. The land is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was withdrawn. The land is...
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Pursuant to Council on Environmental Quality regulations and National Park Service policy, the National Park Service (NPS) announces release for public review the Draft General Management Plan/Development Concept Plan/Environmental Impact Statement f...
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International Trade Commission
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Justice Department
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The purpose of this notice is to announce the public resolicitation of the above-cited program. Peer review of applications responding to the initial solicitation resulted in the finding that none was sufficiently responsive to warrant funding.
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Labor Department
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Management and Budget Office
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National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
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The Museum and Library Services Act of 1996, Public Law 104- 208 (H.R. 3610) enacted on September 30, 1996 established within the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities, an Institute of Museum and Library Services. The Act reauthorizes Federa...
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The Institute of Museum and Library Services has submitted the following public information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 1...
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The Institute of Museum and Library Services has submitted the following public information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-...
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Personnel Management Office
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing regulations that enhance the opportunity for Federal employees to receive retention service credit during reductions in force based on their actual job performance. The proposal also gives agencie...
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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Small Business Administration
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Surface Transportation Board
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The Surface Transportation Board (Board) is removing from the Code of Federal Regulations obsolete regulations concerning expedited complaint procedures against bus rates.
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Notice of Meeting of the Industry Sector Advisory Committee on Small and Minority Business (ISAC 14)
The Industry Sector Advisory Committee on Small and Minority Business (ISAC 14) will hold a meeting on February 24, 1997 from 9:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The meeting will be open to the public from 9:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
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Transportation Department
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This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH (Eurocopter) Model MBB-BK 117 A-1, A-3, A-4, B-1, B-2, and C-1 helicopters. This proposal would establish a new retirement lif...
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Proposed Rule | Feb 04, 1997 |
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This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Jetstream Model 4101 airplanes, that requires repetitive inspections to detect cracking of the offset lightening hole on the drag brace of the left and right main landing...
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This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Raytheon Model BAe 125-1A through -1000A series airplanes and Model Hawker 800 and 1000 airplanes, that currently requires repetitive inspections to detect fati...
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Rule | Feb 04, 1997 |
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This action amends the Cortez, Colorado, Class E airspace to accommodate a new Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to the Cortez-Montezuma County Airport.
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This amendment removes the Class D reference to effective days and times, and revokes the Class E2 airspace at Homestead, FL. The control tower is open continuously at the airport. Therefore, the reference to effective days and times, and the Class E...
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This amendment modifies the Class D airspace description at Miami Opa Locka Airport, FL. As a result of an amendment to Class D airspace at Hollywood, FL, effective March 27, 1997, a technical amendment to the Miami Opa Locka Airport, FL, Class D air...
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This rule amends the Class E airspace area at Hays Municipal Airport, Hays, KS. A review of Class E airspace revealed a need to increase the airspace area to contain Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Hays Municipal Airport. The effect of th...
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This rule amends the Class E airspace area at Whiteman AFB, Knob Noster, MO. A review of Class E airspace revealed a need to increase the airspace area to contain Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Whiteman AFB. The effect of this rule is to...
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This rule amends the Class E airspace area at Lee's Summit Municipal Airport, Lee's Summit, MO. A review of Class E airspace revealed a need to increase the airspace area to contain Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Lee's Summit Municipal A...
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This amendment modifies the Class E airspace area at Tampa, FL. A GPS RWY 16 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) has been developed for Clearwater Air Park, Clearwater, FL. Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above...
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This document specifies the civil penalties for violating NHTSA statutes and regulations, including Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, as adjusted in accordance with the Federal Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended...
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The Surface Transportation Board (Board) adopts regulations governing the tariffs that motor carriers and freight forwarders are required to maintain for the transportation of household goods; and establishing the notice requirements with which house...
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Rule | Feb 04, 1997 |
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This proposed rule would establish the Monte Vista, Colorado, Class E airspace to accommodate a new Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to the Monte Vista Municipal Airport. The area would be depicted on aero...
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Proposed Rule | Feb 04, 1997 |
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This notice announces an extension of the comment period on a Direct final rule; request for comments which proposes to establish Class E airspace at York, NE. This action is taken because the Direct Final rule, request for comments published in the...
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Proposed Rule | Feb 04, 1997 |
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This notice proposes to modify the Phoenix, AZ, (PHX) Class B airspace area. Specifically, this action proposes to: reconfigure several area boundaries; create new areas; and raise and/or lower the floors of several of the existing areas. The FAA is...
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Proposed Rule | Feb 04, 1997 |
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The Maritime Administration (MARAD) is issuing this procedural rule to implement provisions of the Maritime Security Act of 1996. These provisions amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to grant reemployment rights and other benefits to certain merchan...
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Rule | Feb 04, 1997 |
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This document implements 33 CFR 165.503 effective from January 15, 1997 to March 15, 1997. Section 165.503 establishes a Regulated Navigation Area (RNA) for the northern portion of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Operators of specified vessel...
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Rule | Feb 04, 1997 |
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The Surface Transportation Board (the Board) is removing from the Code of Federal Regulations obsolete regulations concerning exemption of finance transactions between motor carriers of property and between such carriers and noncarriers.
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This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System, such as the...
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This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or revised criteria, or because of changes...
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The Coast Guard is undertaking an effort to identify the minimum requirements and capabilities a Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) must have to serve its wide range of users. This effort will form the basis for the Coast Guard to propose to Congress a via...
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The Board, under 49 U.S.C. 10502, exempts from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10903 the abandonment by the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company of its 2.3-mile Carey Spur line between milepost 55.3 and milepost 53.0 near Carey, in Wyand...
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