February 27, 1997 (Volume 62)

Federal Register February 27, 1997

View all documents issued on February 27, 1997. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

145 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on February 27, 1997

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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We are amending the regulations by removing The Netherlands from the list of countries free from hog cholera. We are taking this action based on reports we have received from The Netherlands that an outbreak of hog cholera has occurred in The Netherl...
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It is the intention of NRCS to issue a series of new or revised conservation practice standards in its National Handbook of Conservation Practices. These standards include Contour Buffer Strips (332), Filter Strips (393A), Tree/Shrub Pruning (660A),...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement to disclose effects of alternative decisions it may make to harvest dead Engelmann spruce and associated road construction within the South Quartzite Sa...
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Information collected includes application for loans and grants as well as work plans, scope of work, performance reports and financial status reports. Need and Use of the Information: The information is used to select projects and to make sure the f...
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Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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On September 2, 1994, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published in the Federal Register (59 FR 45664) the notice of initiation of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain compact ductile iron waterworks fittings...
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On April 26, 1996, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published in the Federal Register (61 FR 18568) the notice of initiation of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on Certain Compact Ductile Iron Waterworks Fittings and...
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The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') has received a request to conduct a new shipper administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain pasta from Italy. In accordance with 19 CFR 353.22(h), we are initiating this administrativ...
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The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the time limit for the final results of the third administrative review of the antidumping duty order on welded stainless steel pipe from Taiwan. The review covers one manufacturer/exporter of...
Notice Feb 27, 1997
NMFS announces that the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted Amendment 12 to the Fishery Management Plan for Commercial and Recreational Salmon Fisheries off the Coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California (Salmon FMP) and Amen...
Proposed Rule Feb 27, 1997
NMFS issues an inseason adjustment prohibiting directed fishing for pollock by vessels catching pollock for processing by the offshore component in the Aleutian Islands subarea (AI) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This...
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The Department of Commerce (the Department) is notifying the public of its intent to revoke the countervailing duty orders listed below. Domestic interested parties who object to revocation of this order must submit their comments in writing not late...
Notice Feb 27, 1997
Notice is hereby given that the following permittees have requested an amendment: Dr. Catherine Schaeff, Department of Biology, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20016, permit No. 1019; and Dr. Stephen J. Insley, Na...
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'' or ``CFTC'') is issuing a Supplemental Order authorizing members of the Montreal Exchange (``Exchange'') designated for relief under Commission rule 30.10 (``Exchange Member'' or ``Member'') to...
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Corporation for National and Community Service logo Corporation for National and Community Service

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The Corporation for National Service (the Corporation) announces the availability of up to $350,000 to provide assistance in developing and implementing a National Service Leader Schools (NSLS) program. The NSLS program will recognize outstanding mid...
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The Corporation for National Service's Presidio Leadership Center invites organizations operating national service programs supported by the Corporation to request customized leadership training.
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Defense Department logo Defense Department

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The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.
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Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.2), notice is hereby given that a special committee of the Board of Visitors to the United States Naval Academy will meet on February 27, 1997, at the United States Naval...
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Education Department logo Education Department

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This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the National Assessment Governing Board. This notice also describes the functions of the Board. Notice of this meeting is required under Section 10(a) (2) of the Fede...
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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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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 logo Energy Department

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Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) notice is hereby given of the following Advisory Committee meeting: Environmental Management Site- Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Los Alamos Nation...
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Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) notice is hereby given of the following Advisory Committee meeting: Environmental Management Site- Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Fernald.
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Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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EPA has authorized its contractor, ICF International, Incorporated (ICF), of Fairfax, Virginia and Washington, DC, for access to information which has been submitted to EPA under sections 4, 5, and 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some o...
Notice Feb 27, 1997
EPA has authorized its contractor, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), of McLean, Virginia, access to information which has been submitted to EPA under sections 4, 5, 8, and 12 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some of th...
Notice Feb 27, 1997
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 at 2 plants in accordance with the Acid Rain Program regulations (40 CFR pa...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is issuing draft written exemptions from Acid Rain permitting and monitoring requirements to 2 utility units at 2 plants in accordance with the Acid Rain Program regulations (40 CFR part 72). Because the Agenc...
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The U.S. EPA has made a proposed determination that a reduction in expenditures of non-Federal funds for the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) in Ventura, California is the result of a non-selective reduction in expenditures. This...
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The EPA is promulgating interim approval of the Operating Permits Program submitted by the California Air Resources Board on behalf of the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast or District), for the purpose of complying with federa...
Rule Feb 27, 1997
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to enter into a cost recovery settlement agreement to address claims under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et...
Notice Feb 27, 1997
This notice announces EPA's receipt of test data on pharmacokinetics and subchronic toxicity of n-butyl acetate (CAS No. 123-86-4). The pharmacokinetics test is the last study in a neurotoxicity testing program conducted in rats which was required un...
Notice Feb 27, 1997
This notice announces EPA's receipt of test data on cyclohexane (CAS No. 110-82-7). These data were submitted pursuant to an enforceable testing consent agreement/order issued by EPA under section 4 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Publica...
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Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

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Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice advises interested persons that the next meeting of the WRC-97 Advisory Committee will be held on Wednesday, March 5, 1997 at the Federal Communications Commission. The purpose of the...
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Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

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Federal Housing Finance Board logo Federal Housing Finance Board

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The Board of Directors of the Federal Housing Finance Board (Finance Board) is amending its regulations on advances to members that are not qualified thrift lenders to implement certain changes made by the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Red...
Rule Feb 27, 1997

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board logo Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

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Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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This notice announces forthcoming meetings of public advisory committees of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This notice also summarizes the procedures for the meetings and methods by which interested persons may participate in open public hea...
Notice Feb 27, 1997
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to establish a standardized format for the labeling of over-the-counter (OTC) drug products. FDA has determined that because the design and format of labeling information varies considerably among O...
Proposed Rule Feb 27, 1997
The HRSA announces that approximately $10.2 million in fiscal year (FY) 1997 funds will be available for grants and cooperative agreements for the following activities: Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Special Projects of Regional and National Signifi...
Notice Feb 27, 1997
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is publishing a document entitled ``Good Guidance Practices'' (GGP's), which sets forth the agency's policies and procedures for the development, issuance, and use of guidance documents. Issues relating to FDA's...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a revised compliance guide entitled, ``The Small Entity Compliance Guide On: Regulations to Restrict the Sale and Distribution of Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco in Order to Pr...
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Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of California, (FEMA-1155-DR), dated January 4, 1997, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of California (FEMA-1166-DR), dated January 4, 1997, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Idaho, (FEMA-1154-DR), dated January 4, 1997, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Minnesota (FEMA-1158-DR), dated January 16, 1997, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Nevada (FEMA-1153-DR), dated January 3, 1997, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Oregon, (FEMA-1160-DR), dated January 23, 1997, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Washington (FEMA-1159-DR), dated January 17, 1997, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Washington (FEMA-1159-DR), dated January 17, and related determinations.
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Interior Department logo Interior Department

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This notice advises the public that a decision on the application for an incidental take permit by the State of Washington Department of Natural Resources, pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), has been made and...
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This notice is published in accordance with section 14(b)(1) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) 5 U.S.C. App. (1988). Following consultation with the Administrator of the General Services Administration, notice is hereby given that the Secr...
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Pursuant to 25 CFR 83.10(h), notice is hereby given that the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) proposes to acknowledge that the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, PO Box 2547, 1417 15th Avenue No. 5, Longview, WA 98632-8594, exists as an I...
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This notice is published in accordance with authority delegated by the Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant Secretary-- Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8, and in accordance with the Act of August 15, 1953, 67 Stat. 586, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1161, as interpr...
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Justice Department logo Justice Department

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Labor Department logo Labor Department

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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...
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National Counterintelligence Center logo National Counterintelligence Center

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The National Counterintelligence Center (NACIC) proposes to establish a new system of records entitled the National Counterintelligence Center System of Records. Federal Agencies are required by the Privacy Act of 1974 and Office of Management and Bu...
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National Transportation Safety Board

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Overseas Private Investment Corporation

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Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for a clearance of an i...
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Railroad Retirement Board

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In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which provides opportunity for public comment on new or revised data collections, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) will publish periodic summaries o...
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Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

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Susquehanna River Basin Commission

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The Susquehanna River Basin Commission will hold a public hearing in conjunction with its regular meeting on March 20, 1997. This hearing will be for the purpose of receiving public comments on the inclusion of the proposed Out-of-Basin Diversion Pol...
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Trade Representative, Office of United States

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The Trade Policy Staff Committee is issuing this notice to request advice and information useful in the preparation for the meeting of Western Hemisphere trade ministers, to be held on May 16, 1997 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. At the Summit of the Amer...
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Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

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This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A320-111, -211, and -231 series airplanes, that currently requires replacing the existing standby generator control unit (GCU) with a new improved...
Rule Feb 27, 1997
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Dornier Model 328-100 series airplanes, that requires a one-time check of the clearance between certain braces that connect the wings to the fuselage and the frame to whi...
Rule Feb 27, 1997
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC) PT6 series turboprop engines. This action requires a one-time visual inspection of compressor bleed-off valves (BOVs) to determine if...
Rule Feb 27, 1997
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of the Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee to discuss training and qualification issues.
Notice Feb 27, 1997
This document terminates rulemaking under which NHTSA had asked for comments on whether the performance and installation of front and rear fog lamps should be regulated by Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108. Although commenters supported a rule in...
Rule Feb 27, 1997
This document solicits public comments on a petition from U. S. Senator Dirk Kempthorne to amend the provisions in the agency's automatic occupant protection standard concerning the use of unbelted as well as belted dummies in testing air bag-equippe...
Proposed Rule Feb 27, 1997
This document proposes to revise the test procedures in Standard No. 216, Roof Crush Resistance, to make them more suitable to testing vehicles with highly sloped roofs or raised roofs. The current test procedure is intended to test the strength of t...
Proposed Rule Feb 27, 1997
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Maritime Administration's (MARAD's) intentions to request extension of approval for three years of a currently approved information collection.
Notice Feb 27, 1997
The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use PFC revenue at Glacier Park International Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 40117 and Part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158).
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The FRA is issuing Safety Bulletin 97-2 addressing a recommended safety practice to stop trains on heavy descending grades of 2 percent or greater by initiating an emergency application of the train's air brakes whenever the train speed exceeds the m...
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Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption (14 CFR Part 11), this notice contains a summary of certain petitions seeking relief from specified requirements of the Federal...
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U.S. House of Representatives

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Pursuant to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-193, Sec. 362), the United States House of Representatives designates the Office of General Counsel for the House to receive orders and accept servic...
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United States Information Agency

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The Office of Academic Programs, Academic Exchanges Division, Africa Branch of the United States Information Agency's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for an assistance award. Accredited, post-secondary educati...
Notice Feb 27, 1997
The Office of Citizen Exchanges of the United States Information Agency's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for an assistance award. public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described i...
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Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

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