Federal Register March 25, 1997 (Volume 62)

Agencies Publishing on March 25, 1997

Agriculture Department (19)
Commerce Department (5)
Defense Department (4)
Education Department (4)
Energy Department (24)
Environmental Protection Agency (3)
Federal Communications Commission (10)
Federal Housing Finance Board (1)
Federal Maritime Commission (2)
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (1)
Federal Reserve System (5)
Federal Trade Commission (2)
General Services Administration (1)
Health and Human Services Department (15)
Homeland Security Department (12)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (12)
International Trade Commission (1)
Labor Department (2)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (2)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (8)
Personnel Management Office (3)
Securities and Exchange Commission (5)
Small Business Administration (6)
State Department (2)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
Transportation Department (6)
Treasury Department (2)
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United States Information Agency (2)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FCS Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment RequestStudy of the Implementation of the School Meals Initiative for Healthy Children In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Food and Consumer Service's intention to request Office of Management and Budget approval of the Study of the Implementation of the School Meals Initiative for Healthy...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Agriculture Department Animal Welfare; Petition for Rulemaking We are notifying the public of our receipt of a petition for rulemaking, and we are soliciting public comment on that petition. The petition, sponsored by the Doris Day Animal League, requests that we amend the Animal Welfare regulations by redefinin...	Proposed Rule	Mar 25, 1997
Agriculture Department > APHIS Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact We are advising the public that an environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact have been prepared by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service relative to the review of an application for a permit to allow the release into the...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Agriculture Department > NRCS Dunloup Creek Watershed, West Virginia Pursuant to Watershed protection and Flood Prevention Act, Pub. L. 83-566, and the Soil Conservation Guidelines (7 CFR part 622); U.S. Department of Agriculture gives notice of intent to reauthorize Federal funding for the Dunloup Creek Watershed Pro...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Agriculture Department > FS Eastern Washington Cascades Province Advisory Committee Meeting The Eastern Washington Cascades Province Advisory Committee will meet on April 10, 1997, in the Wenatchee National Forest Supervisor's office large conference room, 215 Melody Land, Wenatchee, Washington. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. and conti...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Agriculture Department FY 1997 Emerging Markets Program and Solicitation of Proposals The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) invites proposals to promote the export of, and improve the market access for, U.S. agricultural products to emerging markets in fiscal year (FY) 1997 under the Emerging Markets Program (the Program). The Progra...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Agriculture Department Food Stamp Program, Regulatory Review: Food Stamp Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) SystemsInteroperability The Department is reviewing policy and seeking information related to interoperable food stamp EBT systems. In particular, the Department is asking for information on the costs and transaction fees that are now or may in the future be associated with...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Agriculture Department > FCIC General Crop Insurance Regulations; Cranberry Endorsement; Correction This document contains corrections to the final regulation which was published Monday, February 10, 1997 (62 FR 5903-5907). The regulation pertains to the insurance of cranberries.	Rule	Mar 25, 1997
Agriculture Department Import Quota; Upland Cotton A special import quota for upland cotton equal to 44,900,528 kilograms (98,988,801 pounds) is established in accordance with section 136(b) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (the 1996 Act) under Presidential Proclamation 6...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Agriculture Department Import Quota; Upland Cotton A special import quota for upland cotton equal to 44,900,528 kilograms (98,988,801 pounds) is established in accordance with section 136(b) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (the 1996 Act) under Presidential Proclamation 6...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Agriculture Department Import Quota; Upland Cotton A special import quota for upland cotton equal to 44,900,528 kilograms (98,988,801 pounds) is established in accordance with section 136(b) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (the 1996 Act) under Presidential Proclamation 6...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Agriculture Department > APHIS Importation of Fruits and Vegetables We are proposing to allow a number of previously prohibited fruits and vegetables to be imported into the United States from certain parts of the world. All of the fruits and vegetables, as a condition of entry, would be subject to inspection, disinf...	Proposed Rule	Mar 25, 1997
Agriculture Department > RHS Notice of Recipients of Fiscal Year 1996 Section 515 Loan Funds The Rural Housing Service (RHS) has compiled a list of all recipients of fiscal year (FY) 1996 loan funds under Section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 (Section 515). The intended effect of this action is to inform the public of recipients of FY 1996...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Agriculture Department > FAS Notice of a Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Department's intention to request an extension for, and amendment to, a currently approved information collection in support of the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licen...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Agriculture Department Secretary of Agriculture's Special Cotton Import Quota Announcement Number 10 A special import quota for upland cotton equal to 45,099,152 kilograms (99,426,691 pounds) is established in accordance with section 136(b) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (the 1996 Act) under Presidential Proclamation 6...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Agriculture Department Secretary of Agriculture's Special Cotton Import Quota Announcement Number 6 A special import quota for upland cotton equal to 44,900,528 kilograms (98,988,801 pounds) is established in accordance with section 136(b) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (the 1996 Act) under Presidential Proclamation 6...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Agriculture Department Secretary of Agriculture's Special Cotton Import Quota Announcement Number 7 A special import quota for upland cotton equal to 44,900,528 kilograms (98,988,801 pounds) is established in accordance with section 136(b) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (the 1996 Act) under Presidential Proclamation 6...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Agriculture Department Secretary of Agriculture's Special Cotton Import Quota Announcement Number 8 A special import quota for upland cotton equal to 44,900,528 kilograms (98,988,801 pounds) is established in accordance with section 136(b) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (the 1996 Act) under Presidential Proclamation 6...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Agriculture Department Secretary of Agriculture's Special Cotton Import Quota Announcement Number 9 A special import quota for upland cotton equal to 45,099,152 kilograms (99,426,691 pounds) is established in accordance with section 136(b) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (the 1996 Act) under Presidential Proclamation 6...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered Species; Permits Notice is hereby given that Trihey and Associates in Concord, CA, the Natural Resources Management Corporation (NRMC) in Eureka, CA, and Stephen Cannata in Arcata, CA, have applied in due form for permits authorizing takes of a threatened species for...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 14 NMFS issues this final rule to implement Amendment 14 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (FMP). This final rule prohibits the use or possession of fish traps in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Gu...	Rule	Mar 25, 1997
Commerce Department > EAB Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Commerce Department Marine Mammals; Scientific Research Permit (PHF# 782-1349) Notice is hereby given that Dr. Howard W. Braham, Director, National Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NMFS, NOAA, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Seattle, Washington 98115, has applied in due form for a permit to take D...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold public hearings to allow for input on proposed Amendment 10 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Atlantic Surf Clam and Ocean Quahog Fishery (FMP).	Proposed Rule	Mar 25, 1997

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department 36(b) Notification The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Pub. L. 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Defense Department > USA Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Scientific Advisory Board; Meeting In accordance with 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law (92-463) announcement is made of the following open meeting: Name of Committee: Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). Dates of Meeting: 8-9 May 1997. Place: Armed Forces Institu...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Defense Department Intent To Grant an Exclusive or Partially Exclusive License to Allen Telecom Group, Inc., Decibel Products Division In compliance with 37 CFR part 404 et seq., the Department of the Army hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to ALLEN TELECOM GROUP, INC., DECIBEL PRODUCTS DIVISION, a corporation having its principle place of business at 8635 Stemmons Freeway,...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Defense Department > COE Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Upper North Branch Potomac River Environmental Restoration Feasibility Study, Maryland and West Virginia In the previous Federal Register notice (Vol. 62, No. 26, pages 5803-5804) Friday, February 7, 1997, make the following corrections: On page 5803, column two, tenth line of the Summary paragraph, the words ``Natural Resources'' pertaining to the Mary...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1997	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Education Department Notice of Closed Teleconference This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming closed teleconference of the Nominations Committee of the National Assessment Governing Board. This notice also describes the functions of the Board. Notice of this teleconferen...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests The Director, Information Resources Management Group, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Education Department Office of Postsecondary Education, Federal Work-Study Programs The Secretary gives notice to institutions of higher education of the deadline for an eligible institution to apply for participation in the Work-Colleges Program and to apply for funding under that program for the 1997-98 award year (July 1, 1997 th...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > EIA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Energy Information Administration (EIA) is soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension of form EIA-767, ``Steam- Electric Plant Operation and Design Report.''	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Energy Department Cataula Generating Company, L.P. et al. Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Colorado Interstate Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Energy Department Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Energy Department Destin Pipeline Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Amendment	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Energy Department Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Energy Department Entergy Gulf States, Inc.; Notice of Filing	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Nevada Test Site 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), Nevada Test Site.	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge Reservation Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) notice is hereby given of the following Advisory Committee meeting: Environmental Management Site- Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge Reservatio...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Energy Department Exxon Pipeline Company, Mobile Alaska Pipeline Company, Phillips Alaska Pipeline Corporation, and Unocal Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Energy Department > OER Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is given of a meeting of the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC).	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Energy Department Mobile Systems Certification Program The Department of Energy, Albuquerque Operations Office, announces its intent to issue a competitive Federal Financial Assistance (FFA) Solicitation Number 97AL77459 under DOE Financial Assistance Rules, 10 CFR 600.8, for Mobile Systems Certification...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Energy Department National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Prefiling Meeting	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Energy Department Notice of Availability of Funds and Request for Applications To Support Medical Surveillance for Former Department of Energy Workers The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environment, Safety and Health (EH) announces the availability of additional funds to evaluate former workers whose employment at departmental facilities may have placed their long-term health at significant r...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Energy Department Orders Granting Authorization To Import and/or Export Natural Gas The Office of Fossil Energy of the Department of Energy gives notice that it has issued Orders authorizing various imports and/or exports of natural gas. These Orders are summarized in the attached appendix. These Orders are available for inspection...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Energy Department Orders Granting Authorization To Import and/or Export Natural Gas The Office of Fossil Energy of the Department of Energy gives notice that it has issued Orders authorizing various imports and/or exports of natural gas. These Orders are summarized in the attached appendix. These Orders are available for inspection...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Energy Department Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company; Notice of Compliance Filing	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Energy Department Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Energy Department Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Energy Department Sabine Pipe Line Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Energy Department Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Public Meetings and Environmental Field Inspection for the Proposed North Alabama Pipeline Project	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Energy Department Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Energy Department Texas Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Filing	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Energy Department Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Site Visit	Notice	Mar 25, 1997

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Middlefield-Ellis-Whisman (``MEW'') Superfund Site Proposed Notice Of Administrative Settlement In accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9600 et seq., notice is hereby given that a proposed P...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Region 5 announces the deletion of the Carter Industrial Site from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is codified as Appendix B of 40 CFR Part 300. It is part of the National Oil a...	Rule	Mar 25, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act as amended (``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed consent decree in the following case: Sierra Club, National Wildlife Federation, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. v. C...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission 37.0-38.6 GHz and 38.6-40.0 GHz Bands and Implementation of Section 309(j) of the Communications ActCompetitive Bidding Upon reconsideration, the Commission has decided to lift the processing freeze on amendments of right filed on applications in the 38.6-40.0 GHz band (``the 39 GHz band'') before December 15, 1995.<SUP>1 By this action, all applications that were ame...	Rule	Mar 25, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Broadcast Services; Television Broadcast Stations; TV Transmission Standards This document amends the Commission's Rules by adding a transmission standard for digital broadcast television signals. This action is necessary to ensure that the benefits of digital technology are available to terrestrial television broadcasting an...	Rule	Mar 25, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Alexandria and Ball, LA The Commission, at the request of TYJ Broadcasters allots Channel 295A at Alexandria, Louisiana. See 61 FR 37716, July 19, 1996. In addition, the Commission also grants the counterproposal filed by Louisiana Wireless Company requesting the allotment...	Rule	Mar 25, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Battle Mountain, NV The Commission, at the request of Battle Mountain Communications, allots Channel 253A to Battle Mountain, NV, as the community's first local aural service. See 61 FR 37715, July 19, 1996. Channel 253A can be allotted to Battle Mountain in compliance...	Rule	Mar 25, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Driggs, ID This document contains a correction to the proposed rule (MM Docket No. 97-39; RM-8905) which was published in the Federal Register on Friday, February 7, 1997 [62 FR 5789]. The proposed rule relates to a rule making proposal to allot FM Channel 271A...	Proposed Rule	Mar 25, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Lewisville, Gainesville, Robinson, Corsicana, Jacksboro and Mineral Wells, TX The Commission requests comments on a petition by Heftel Broadcasting Corporation, permittee of Station KECS(FM), Channel 300C2, Gainesville, Texas, and licensee of Station KICI(FM), Channel 300C1, Corsicana, Texas, requesting the substitution of Cha...	Proposed Rule	Mar 25, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Littlefield, Wolfforth and Tahoka, TX This document denies a petition for rule making by 21st Century Radio Ventures, Inc., requesting the reallotment of Channel 238C3 from Littlefield to Wolfforth, Texas, and the modification the construction permit of Station KAIQ (FM) to specify Wolff...	Proposed Rule	Mar 25, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Powhatan and Goochland, VA The Commission denies the petition for rule making filed by David Layne proposing the allotment of Channel 263A to Powhatan, Virginia. See 61 FR 43515, August 23, 1996. In response to a counterproposal filed by All Cultural Communications, Inc., the...	Rule	Mar 25, 1997
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	Mar 25, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Television Broadcasting Services; Johnstown and Jeannette, PA The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Venture Technologies Group, Inc., proposing the reallotment of UHF Television Channel 19+ from Johnstown to Jeannette, Pennsylvania, as the community's first local television broadcast service....	Proposed Rule	Mar 25, 1997

Federal Housing Finance Board

Title	Type	Published
Federal Housing Finance Board Sunshine Act Meeting; Announcing an Open Meeting of the Board	Notice	Mar 25, 1997

Federal Maritime Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Notice of Agreement(s) Filed	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Freight Forwarder License Applicants	Notice	Mar 25, 1997

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

Title	Type	Published
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Arbitration Policy; Roster of Arbitrators, and Procedures for Arbitration Services A proposed rule on arbitration policy contained an error in page costs. This document is intended to correct that error.	Proposed Rule	Mar 25, 1997

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of Banks or Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Federal Reserve System Federal Reserve Bank Service Pricing The Board has adopted guidelines for the Reserve Banks' use of volume-based fee structures for their electronic payment services and products. The Board has also approved the continuation of volume-based fees for certain electronic check products, pe...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Federal Reserve System Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities	Notice	Mar 25, 1997

Federal Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Deceptive Use of ``Leakproof,'' ``Guaranteed Leakproof,'' Etc., as Descriptive of Dry Cell Batteries The Federal Trade Commission (the ``FTC'' or ``Commission'') proposes to commence a rulemaking proceeding to repeal its Trade Regulation Rule on Deceptive Use of ``Leakproof,'' ``Guaranteed Leakproof,'' Etc., as Descriptive of Dry Cell Batteries (``t...	Proposed Rule	Mar 25, 1997
Federal Trade Commission Request for Comments Concerning Rules and Regulations Under the Hobby Protection Act The Federal Trade Commission requests public comments on its Rules and Regulations Issued Under the Hobby Protection Act (``the Rule''). The Commission, as a part of its systematic review of all current Commission regulations and guides, requests com...	Proposed Rule	Mar 25, 1997

General Services Administration

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration Public Availability of Agency Records and Informational Materials The General Services Administration (GSA) is revising its regulations which implement the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), to incorporate changes since publication in 1988 of GSA's last final rule implementing the FOIA. This rule also issues instru...	Proposed Rule	Mar 25, 1997

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Administration for Native Americans: Availability of Financial Assistance The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) announces the availability of fiscal year 1997 funds for information dissemination and strategy development relating to the implementation of the tribal- specific provisions of the Personal Responsibility...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Health and Human Services Department Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Health and Human Services Department Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Health and Human Services Department Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Cerestar USA, Inc., and Roquette America, Inc.; Withdrawal of GRAS Affirmation Petition The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the withdrawal, without prejudice to a future filing, of a petition (GRASP 1G0376) proposing that <greek-b>-cyclodextrin be affirmed as generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for use as a formulation...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Health and Human Services Department Division of Research Grants; Closed Meetings	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; The Framingham Study Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Health and Human Services Department National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Closed Meetings	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Health and Human Services Department National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Closed Meeting	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Office of Child Support Enforcement Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Health and Human Services Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request NIH Intramural Research Training Award, Program Application Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Director, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the i...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Health and Human Services Department Submitted for Collection of Public Comment: Submission for OMB Review	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Health and Human Services Department VISX, Inc.; Premarket Approval of VISX Excimer Laser System (Models B and C) for Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing its approval of the application by VISX, Inc., Santa Clara, CA, for premarket approval, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act), of the VISX Excimer Laser System (Models B and C) f...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 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 continuing information c...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Federal Emergency Management Agency, 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 continuing information collecti...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Federal Emergency Management Agency, 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 continuing information collecti...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (NOSAC) The Coast Guard is seeking applications for appointment to membership on NOSAC.	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Ohio; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Ohio (FEMA-1164-DR), dated March 4, 1997, and related determinations.	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Tennessee; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Tennessee, (FEMA-1167-DR), dated March 7, 1997, and related determinations.	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Tennessee; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Tennessee, (FEMA-1167-DR), dated March 7, 1997, and related determinations.	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Tennessee; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Tennessee, (FEMA-1167-DR), dated March 7, 1997, and related determinations.	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Tennessee; Major Disaster and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Tennessee (FEMA-1167-DR), dated March 7, 1997, and related determinations.	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Homeland Security Department > FEMA West Virginia; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of West Virginia, (FEMA-1168-DR), dated March 7, 1997, and related determinations.	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Homeland Security Department > FEMA West Virginia; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of West Virginia (FEMA-1168-DR), dated March 7, 1997, and related determinations.	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Homeland Security Department > FEMA West Virginia; Major Disaster and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of West Virginia (FEMA-1168-DR), dated March 7, 1997, and related determinations.	Notice	Mar 25, 1997

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, as amended, (P.L. 100-503), and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidelines on the Conduct of Marching Progra...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS 60-Day Notice of Intention To Renew Request for Clearance of Information Collection, Backcountry Use Permit, Opportunity for Public Comment 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 (NPS) invites public comments on a request for renewal of approval f...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Interior Department 60-Day Notice of Intention To Renew Request for Clearance of Information Collection, Special Use Permit, Opportunity for Public Comment 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 (NPS) invites public comments on a request for renewal of approval f...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Interior Department > FWS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE This notice advises the public that the Fish and Wildlife Service is extending the comment period for the Environmental Assessment and the Habitat Conservation Plan for the proposed issuance of an incidental take permit to Weyerhaeuser Corporation fo...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Interior Department Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Reopening of Comment Period on Reports and Other Data Pertaining to the Listing of the Bruneau Hot Springsnail The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) gives notice that the comment period on reports and other data pertaining to the listing of the Bruneau hot springsnail (Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis) is reopened for an additional 75 days. A notice of availab...	Proposed Rule	Mar 25, 1997
Interior Department > OSM Maryland Regulatory Program OSM is announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Maryland regulatory program (hereinafter the ``Maryland program'' under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The proposed amendment consists of changes to provisions...	Proposed Rule	Mar 25, 1997
Interior Department National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Cancellation of Proposed Withdrawal; Nevada; Correction This action corrects errors in the acreage and land descriptions published as FR Doc. 96-30580 in the Federal Register, 61 FR 63858, December 2, 1996, for a proposed Corps of Engineers withdrawal. On page 63858, column 3, In the Summary, ``2,369.80 a...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Interior Department > MMS Oil Spill Financial Responsibility for Offshore Facilities MMS is proposing new requirements for demonstrating oil spill financial responsibility (OSFR) for cleanup and damages from oil discharges due to oil exploration, production, and associated pipeline facilities. This rule will apply to operations locat...	Proposed Rule	Mar 25, 1997
Interior Department > FWS Proposal To List the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse as an Endangered Species The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to list the Preble's meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei) as an endangered species pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (Act) of 1973, as amended. The Preble's meadow jumping mouse, a small rode...	Proposed Rule	Mar 25, 1997
Interior Department Proposed Land Exchange and Opportunity for Public Comment, Tucson, Arizona Pursuant to 16 U.S.C., Subsection 4601-22(b); the Saguaro National Monument Expansion Act of 1991, Public Law No. 102-61, 105 Stat. 303; and the Saguaro National Park Establishment Act of 1994, Public Law No. 103-364, 108 Stat. 3467, the National Par...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Interior Department > MMS Response Plans for Facilities Located Seaward of the Coast Line This final rule revises the current interim final rule governing response plans for facilities located seaward of the coast line. The rule will bring MMS regulations into conformance with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA). Revisions to existing rul...	Rule	Mar 25, 1997
Interior Department Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River Citizens Advisory Council This notice sets forth the dates of the meetings of the Upper Delaware Citizens Advisory Council for calendar year 1997.	Notice	Mar 25, 1997

International Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Mar 25, 1997

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Bureau of International Labor Affairs; Public Hearings on International Child Labor	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Labor Department > MSHA OMB Control Numbers Under the Paperwork Reduction Act The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is amending its regulations to display the control number approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for information collection required in the final rule for the Approval, Exhaust Gas Monit...	Rule	Mar 25, 1997

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Revision to the NASA FAR Supplement to Eliminate Non-Statutory Certification Requirements This is a final rule amending the NASA FAR Supplement to eliminate offeror and contractor certification requirements not mandated by statute.	Rule	Mar 25, 1997
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Rewrite of the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) Parts 1842 through 1851, except 1845, and clauses affected by these parts are revised in their entirety. Part 1815, Contracting by Negotiation, is revised by relocating the existing coverage on source selection evaluation plans from 1815.612-70(g) to...	Rule	Mar 25, 1997

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes: Meeting Notice The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will convene a meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes on April 10- 11, 1997. Topics will include discussions of: the Commission's Staff Requirements Memorandum entitled ``Materials/Med...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Arizona Public Service Company; Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
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 collection 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 t...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Duquesne Light Company, Ohio Edison Company, Pennsylvania Power Company; Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License and Opportunity for a Hearing	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Safety Research Review Committee Meeting of the Severe Accident Analyses Subcommittee and the Materials and Engineering Subcommittee Notice of meeting.	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Pennsylvania Power & Light Company; Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hearing	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation; Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License	Notice	Mar 25, 1997

Personnel Management Office

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Cost-of-Living Allowances (Nonforeign Areas) The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is publishing interim regulations that will increase cost-of-living allowance (COLA) rates paid to General Schedule, U.S. Postal Service, and certain other Federal employees in Kauai County, Hawaii, and the U....	Rule	Mar 25, 1997
Personnel Management Office Report on 1996 Surveys Used to Determine Cost-of-Living Allowances in Nonforeign Areas This notice publishes the ``Report on 1996 Surveys Used to Determine Cost-of-Living Allowances in Nonforeign Areas.'' The surveys were conducted by Runzheimer International under contract with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The analyses an...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Personnel Management Office Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request For Review of a Revised Information Collection: Forms RI 20-7 and RI 30-3 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 has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for clearance of a revised informat...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organization; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to Amendments to Rule 431 (``Margin Requirements'')	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the Cincinnati Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to Regulatory Data Submissions	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to a Clarification of the Exemptions From the Exchange Examination Fee	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 to the Proposed Rule Change by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. Relating to Listing Criteria for Other Securities	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change and Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval to Amendment No. 1 Thereto by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to Reducing the Value of the Super Cap Index	Notice	Mar 25, 1997

Small Business Administration

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Commonwealth of Kentucky; Declaration of Disaster #2933; Amendment #1	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Small Business Administration Federated States of Micronesia; Declaration of Disaster #2939	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Small Business Administration State of Arkansas; Declaration of Disaster #2932; Amendment #1	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Small Business Administration State of Minnesota; Declaration of Economic Injury Disaster #9389; Amendment #1	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Small Business Administration State of Ohio; Declaration of Disaster #2934; Amendment #1	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Small Business Administration State of Ohio; Declaration of Disaster #2934; Amendment #2	Notice	Mar 25, 1997

State Department

Title	Type	Published
State Department Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
State Department Delegation of Authority to the Legal Adviser	Notice	Mar 25, 1997

Surface Transportation Board

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Wisconsin Central Ltd.Trackage Rights ExemptionTomahawk Railway, Limited Partnership	Notice	Mar 25, 1997

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model BAC 1-11 200 and 400 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain British Aerospace Model BAC 1-11 200 and 400 series airplanes. This proposal would require inspections of the main landing gear (MLG) A-frame atta...	Proposed Rule	Mar 25, 1997
Transportation Department Application of U.S. Caljet Airlines, Inc. d/b/a Caljet Airlines for New Certificate Authority The Department of Transportation is directing all interested persons to show cause why it should not issue an order (1) finding U.S. Caljet Airlines, Inc. d/b/a Caljet Airlines fit, willing, and able, and (2) awarding it a certificate of public conve...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Transportation Department > NHTSA Insurance Cost Information Regulation; Correction The Docket No. 74-40; Notice 9, as it appeared in the Federal Register on March 7, 1997, on page 10607, is incorrect. It should appear as Docket 74-40; Notice 10.	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Transportation Department > MARAD Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.; Notice of Additional Application for Written Permission Pursuant to Section 805(a) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as Amended	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Transportation Department Notice of Intent To Rule on Application (97-01-C-00-UCA) To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Oneida County Airport, Utica, NY The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Oneida County Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget Re...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application (97-10-C-00-CHO) To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at the Charlottesville-Albermarle Airport, Charlottesville, Virginia The FAA proposed to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Charlottesville-Albermarle Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omni...	Notice	Mar 25, 1997

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Substantiation of Business Expenses for Travel, Entertainment, Gifts and Listed Property In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS is issuing temporary regulations relating to the substantiation requirements for business expenses for travel, entertainment, gifts, or listed property. The text of t...	Proposed Rule	Mar 25, 1997
Treasury Department > IRS Substantiation of Business Expenses for Travel, Entertainment, Gifts and Listed Property This document contains amendments to temporary regulations relating to the requirement that business expenses for travel, entertainment, gifts, or listed property be substantiated by documentary evidence (such as a receipt). The regulations affect pe...	Rule	Mar 25, 1997

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United States Information Agency Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition; Determinations	Notice	Mar 25, 1997
United States Information Agency Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition; Determinations	Notice	Mar 25, 1997

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