March 31, 1997 (Volume 62)

Federal Register March 31, 1997

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Agencies Publishing on March 31, 1997

Agency for International Development logo Agency for International Development

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U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is making efforts to reduce the paperwork burden. USAID invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following proposed and/or continuing informatio...
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U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is making efforts to reduce the paperwork burden. USAID invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following proposed and/or continuing informatio...
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Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is revising the regulations (other than Rules of Practice) under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) in order to implement legislative changes signed into law by President Clinton. Specifically, the...
Rule Mar 31, 1997
This document reopens the period for filing written comments on revisions to the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) license fees. These changes would conform current regulations to new legislative changes signed into law by President Clin...
Proposed Rule Mar 31, 1997
Pursuant to section 343 of Subtitle E of the Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (FAIRA) that requires the Secretary of Agriculture to provide public notice and comment under Section 553 of Title, United States Code, with regard t...
Notice Mar 31, 1997
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces the Rural Business-Cooperative Service's (RBS) inte...
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The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced in the Commerce Business Daily a series of solicitations for bids concerning animal production practices as they relate to food safety. Four of these solicitations consist of demonstrating v...
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The Department announces adjusted poverty income guidelines to be used by State agencies in determining the income eligibility of persons applying to participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC Progr...
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Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is cancelling the announcement to solicit competitive applications under its Minority Business Development Center (MBDC) Program to operate the Chicago I and Chicago II MBDCs. This solicitation was orig...
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NMFS is correcting regulations that contain inadvertent omissions that resulted from NMFS' consolidation of six parts in title 50 of the CFR, related to the Alaska regulations, into one CFR part in response to the President's Regulatory Reform Initia...
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NMFS announces its intention to prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) on the Federal action by which total allowable catch (TAC) specifications and prohibited species catch limits in the groundfish fisheries that are conducted...
Proposed Rule Mar 31, 1997
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene a public meeting of the Socioeconomic Assessment Panel (SEP).
Notice Mar 31, 1997
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...
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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 Apri...
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The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council will hold its 92nd meeting.
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

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Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs suspending the Group II restriction for certain products from India.
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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 and Community Service (CNCS), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunit...
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Defense Department logo Defense Department

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Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a curr...
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Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an exension of a curre...
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The Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee will meet in closed sessions from 5-8:30 pm, 27 March 1997 and from 8 am until 3 pm, 28 March 1997 in the Pentagon, Washington, DC. This notice is less than fifteen days prior to the meeting due to difficul...
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The purpose of this project is to maximize training opportunities for military units that use Camp Atterbury. Military units need to be able to maintain a high level of training and state of readiness to support national defense and state missions in...
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The Corps is issuing this notice to inform the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will not be prepared for the proposed water supply project in Black Hawk, Colorado. A Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS was published in the Federal R...
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An Environmental Assessment (EA) has been prepared to discuss the significant impacts of the FY96-97 Congressional Climate Change Fuel Cell Program. ARDEC was selected by the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental Security to manage this...
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The Military Bus Agreement (MBA) Program is being amended to improve the standards for qualifying carriers transporting Department of Defense (DOD) passengers by bus, van and limousine service. The improvements are prepared under a new basic Agreemen...
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Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a...
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Energy Department logo Energy Department

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The Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to amend its Acquisition Regulation to effect changes to its rights in technical data regulations to reflect a greater reliance upon the rights in technical data coverage in the Federal Acquisition Regulation a...
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Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that EPA is planning to submit the following continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Public Water Sys...
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The Office of Science and Technology and the Water Environment Federation will co-sponsor the ``20th Annual Conference on Analysis of Pollutants in the Environment'' to discuss all aspects of environmental measurement. The conference is open to the p...
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This notice announces EPA's approval of modifications of the test marketing period for a test marketing exemption (TME) under section 5(h)(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and 40 CFR 720.38. EPA designated the original test marketing app...
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This notice announces EPA's approval of modifications of the test marketing period for a test marketing exemption (TME) under section 5(h)(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and 40 CFR 720.38. EPA designated the original test marketing app...
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This notice announces receipt of an application to register the pesticide product GG-1000, containing technical grade active ingredients not included in any previously registered product pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the Federal In...
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This action proposes national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for new and existing sources in wool fiberglass manufacturing facilities. The hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) emitted by the facilities covered by this proposed ru...
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The EPA is proposing to implement a project under the Project XL program for the Merck & Co., Inc. (Merck) Stonewall Plant, in Elkton, Virginia. The terms of the project are defined in a proposed Final Project Agreement (FPA) which is being made avai...
Proposed Rule Mar 31, 1997
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will transfer Confidential Business Information (CBI) to its contractor, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), its subsidiary GSC, and its subcontractors: Marasco Newton Group, Ltd. (MNG), an...
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Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Farm Credit Administration logo Farm Credit Administration

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The Farm Credit Administration (FCA or Agency) adopts final amendments to its regulations governing the preparation, filing, and distribution of Farm Credit System (FCS or System) bank and association reports to shareholders and investors. The rule i...
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Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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On February 19, 1997, the Commission adopted a Report and Order that amends the Commission's rules with respect to other postretirement benefits other than pensions (OPEBs). This Order also denies an MCI petition for reconsideration of the Commission...
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The Commission has adopted a Report and Order regarding low- price system rate regulation. The Report and Order makes permanent the transition relief afforded to low-price cable television systems, and establishes final rules for low-price system rat...
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The Report and Order modifies rules and policies concerning cable systems. The Report and Order amends our regulations to permit the establishment by a cable operator of uniform rates for uniform services offered across multiple franchise areas on a...
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

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Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

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The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is proposing to amend its Regulation I regarding the issue and cancellation of Federal Reserve Bank Capital Stock in order to reduce regulatory burden and simplify and update requirements. This pro...
Proposed Rule Mar 31, 1997
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is proposing to amend Subpart A of Regulation H, regarding the general provisions for membership in the Federal Reserve System, and Subpart E of Regulation H, regarding Interpretations, in order to...
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The Board is proposing to remove Regulation P, which is no longer necessary since its provisions have been incorporated into Regulation H (Membership of State Banking Institutions in the Federal Reserve System), as proposed by the Board elsewhere in...
Proposed Rule Mar 31, 1997

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

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Delegation of Authority.
Notice Mar 31, 1997
The Federal Trade Commission (``Commission'') requests public comments about the overall costs and benefits and the continuing need for its Trade Regulation Rule regarding the Use of Negative Option Plans by Sellers in Commerce (``the Negative Option...
Proposed Rule Mar 31, 1997

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

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Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish noti...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to remove that portion of the regulations reflecting approval of new animal drug applications (NADA's) held by Moorman Manufacturing Co. and Pitman-Moore, Inc., that provi...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending its regulations to correct certain typographical and other inadvertent errors. This action is being taken to clarify and improve the accuracy of the regulations.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending its regulations to correct those portions that pertain to foods. This action is being taken to improve the accuracy and clarity of the regulations.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of January 15, 1997 (62 FR 2218). The final rule amended the regulations to require label warning statements on products taken in solid oral dosag...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of December 24, 1996 (61 FR 67713). The document amended the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental new animal drug applica...
Rule Mar 31, 1997
This notice identifies proposals that were submitted under the authority of section 1115 of the Social Security Act during the month of January 1997. No proposals were approved, disapproved, or withdrawn during this time period. The notice also ident...
Notice Mar 31, 1997
In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the Indian Health Service (IHS) is publishing a summary of a proposed project to be submitted to...
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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 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 Commonwealth of Kentucky, (FEMA-1163-DR), dated March 4, 1997, and related determinations.
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In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, FEMA announces the following committee meeting:
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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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Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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This proposed rule would amend the admission and occupancy requirements for the Section 8 Rental Certificate, Rental Voucher, and Moderate Rehabilitation Programs as follows: Make certain applicants ineligible for admission if evicted from housing as...
Proposed Rule Mar 31, 1997

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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Notice Mar 31, 1997
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is approving a proposed amendment to the Alaska regulatory program (hereinafter referred to as the ``Alaska program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA)...
Rule Mar 31, 1997
The following applicants have applied for a scientific research permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.).
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The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is approving a proposed amendment to the Hopi Tribe abandoned mine land reclamation (AMLR) plan (hereinafter, the ``Hopi plan'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 19...
Rule Mar 31, 1997
Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 1), this notice announces a meeting of the Klamath River Basin Fisheries Task Force, established under the authority of the Klamath River Fishery Resources Restoration...
Notice Mar 31, 1997
A notice of intent to prepare the IAP/EIS, requesting information and nominations of tracts for oil and gas leasing, and public comments, was published in the Federal Register on February 13, 1997 (62 FR 6797), with a 30-day comment period expiring M...
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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing that the information collection request for the title described below has been forwarded to the Office of Management...
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The following described public land in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada have been examined and found suitable for sale utilizing non-competitive procedures, at not less than the fair market value. Authority for the sale is Section 203 and Section 209...
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Labor Department logo Labor Department

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OSHA is issuing a final regulation requiring those employers who have received a citation(s) for violation(s) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act or Act) to certify that they have abated the hazardous condition for which they were cite...
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On March 13, 1997, the Department provided notice in the Federal Register of a hearing, open to the public, on Submission #9602. The notice stated that the hearing would be held in Tucson, Arizona, on April 17, 1997, at a location to be announced. Th...
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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 cont...
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the NASA Advisory Council, Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications Advisory Committee,...
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National Archives and Records Administration logo National Archives and Records Administration

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NARA is giving public notice that the agency has submitted to OMB for approval the information collections described in this notice, which are used in the National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant program. The public is invited to...
Notice Mar 31, 1997
NARA proposes to revise its schedule of fees for reproduction of records created by other Federal agencies and transferred to the custody of the Archivist of the United States; donated historical materials; Presidential records and Presidential histo...
Proposed Rule Mar 31, 1997

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to establish a new Privacy Act System of Records, NRC-42, ``Skills Assessment and Employee Profile Records--NRC.''
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Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

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Notice of application for exemption under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'').
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The Commission is adopting rule 3a-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to provide a nonexclusive safe harbor from the definition of investment company for certain programs under which investment advisory services are provided on a discretionar...
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Notice of Application for Exemption under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (``the Act'').
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Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

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This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A330 and A340 series airplanes. This action requires the deactivation of the avionics ground refrigeration unit (GRU) of the air conditioning system until a...
Rule Mar 31, 1997
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to General Electric Aircraft Engines (GE) CT7 series turboprop engines. This action requires eddy current inspection of disk holes of stage 1 and 2 gas generator turbine (GGT...
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Correction Mar 31, 1997
This notice revises an earlier proposed airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-360, TSIO-360, LTSIO-360, IO-520, and TSIO-520 series reciprocating engines. Airworthiness directive 87-23-08 currently r...
Proposed Rule Mar 31, 1997
This document proposes to revise an earlier proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would have superseded AD 78-26-02. That AD currently requires repetitively inspecting the fuselage side frame flanges at Fuselage Station (FS) 218.125 and FS 219...
Proposed Rule Mar 31, 1997
The FHWA is extending this rulemaking's comment period until June 30, 1997. This is in response to two petitions received by the FHWA requesting an extension of the comment period closing date. The petitioners based their requests upon the FHWA's pen...
Proposed Rule Mar 31, 1997
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its determination that the noise exposure maps (NEM) submitted by Duluth Airport Authority for Duluth International Airport under the provisions of Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement...
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Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Mar 31, 1997
Marine Technical Surveyors, Inc. has applied to U.S. Customs for approval to gauge imported petroleum, petroleum products, organic chemicals and vegetable and animal oils under Part 151.13 of the Customs Regulations (19 CFR 151.13) at their Donaldson...
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By this notice the Treasury Department invites public comment on a proposed information collection. The full title of the information collection is ``Outbound Portfolio Investment Survey: Survey of U.S. Ownership of Foreign Long-Term Securities''.
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United States Enrichment Corporation

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