Federal Register April 11, 1997 (Volume 62)

Agencies Publishing on April 11, 1997

Agriculture Department (5)
Commerce Department (9)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (5)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (2)
Defense Department (3)
Education Department (5)
Energy Department (10)
Environmental Protection Agency (21)
Federal Communications Commission (8)
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (1)
Federal Housing Finance Board (1)
Federal Maritime Commission (2)
Federal Reserve System (7)
Federal Trade Commission (6)
General Services Administration (1)
Health and Human Services Department (6)
Homeland Security Department (5)
Housing and Urban Development Department (4)
Interior Department (4)
Labor Department (4)
Legal Services Corporation (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (0)
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National Science Foundation (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (6)
Securities and Exchange Commission (8)
Social Security Administration (1)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
Transportation Department (4)
Treasury Department (6)
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United States Information Agency (1)
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Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission (1)
Veterans Affairs Department (2)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FCIC General Crop Insurance Regulations, Safflower Seed Crop Insurance Endorsement; and Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Safflower Crop Insurance Provisions The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) proposes specific crop provisions for the insurance of safflower. The provisions will be used in conjunction with the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions, which contain standard terms and condit...	Proposed Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Agriculture Department > APHIS Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request approval of an information collection which it utilizes in regulating the interstate movement of horse...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Agriculture Department > FS Olympic Provincial Interagency Executive Committee (PIEC), Advisory Committee The Olympic PIEC Advisory Committee will meet on May 30, 1997 at the Snider Work Center 553, W. Snider Road, Forks, Washington. The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. and continue until 3:00 p.m. The agenda topics for this meeting are (1) Update on loca...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Agriculture Department > FS Sandpoint Ranger District Packsaddle Final Environmental Impact StatementIdaho Panhandle National Forests, Bonner County, Idaho The USDA Forest Service (Sandpoint Ranger District) will supplement the Packsaddle Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) to disclose the potential environmental effects of a new alternative (Alternative 8) based on new information. The Project...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Agriculture Department > NRCS Upper Nanticoke River Watershed, Kent and Sussex Counties, Delaware Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR Part 1500); and the Natural Resources Conservation Service Regulations (7 CFR Part 650); the Natural Resources Co...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Revisions to Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements NMFS is revising several sections of regulations that pertain to permits, recordkeeping, and reporting for the groundfish fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off Alaska. These changes are necessary to clarify existing text, facilitate mana...	Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Scallop Fishery Off Alaska; Scallop Vessel Moratorium NMFS approves a temporary moratorium on the entry of additional vessels into the scallop fishery off Alaska. This action implements Amendment 2 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Scallop Fishery off Alaska (FMP) as recommended by the North Pacifi...	Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene 12 public hearings on Draft Amendment 15 to the Fishery Management Plan for Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (FMP) and a related draft environmental assessment (EA).	Proposed Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals; Subsistence Taking of Northern Fur Seals; Harvest Estimates Pursuant to the regulations governing the subsistence taking of northern fur seals, this action proposes annual estimates of fur seal subsistence need for 1997 through 1999 on the Pribilof Islands, Alaska (AK) and summarizes the annual fur seal subsi...	Proposed Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA National Weather Service Modernization and Associated Restructuring The NWS is publishing proposed certifications for the automation and closure of the following Weather Service offices at the indicated FAA Weather Observation Service Level: (1) Residual Indianapolis Weather Service Office (WSO) which will be automat...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA National Weather Service Modernization and Associated Restructuring The National Weather Service (NWS) is publishing proposed certifications for the proposed consolidations of: (1) International Falls Weather Service Office (WSO) into the future Duluth and Eastern North Dakota Weather Forecast Offices (WFO); (2) Abil...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings This public meeting notice for the 92nd meeting of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council was originally published in the March 31, 1997, issue of the Federal Register. Numerous corrections have made it necessary to reprint this notice in its...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Commerce Department > ITA Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument	Notice	Apr 11, 1997

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title	Type	Published
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List Addition This action adds to the Procurement List a service to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List Addition This action adds to the Procurement List a commodity to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List Additions This action adds to the Procurement List services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List Proposed Additions The Committee has received proposals to add to the Procurement List commodities and a service to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List; Proposed Addition The Committee has received a proposal to add to the Procurement List a service to be furnished by a nonprofit agency employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	Apr 11, 1997

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Title	Type	Published
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Contract Market Rule Review Procedures The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'') is amending Regulation 1.41a to revise certain procedures relating to the review of contract market rules. Related amendments revising the procedures and time periods applicable to the Commiss...	Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Delegation of Authority To Conduct Investigations in Assistance of Foreign Futures Authorities The Commission is amending certain provisions of the Commission's Regulations to formalize the authority of the Director of the Division of Enforcement to conduct investigations in assistance of foreign futures authorities. The purpose of the amendme...	Rule	Apr 11, 1997

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > COE Environmental Advisory Board In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463), this notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of the forthcoming meeting of the Chief of Engineers Environmental Advisory Board (EAB). The meetin...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Liquidated Damages The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council (CAAC) and the Defense Acquisition Regulations (DAR) Council are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to clarify policy on liquidated damages and commercial subcontracting plans and to im...	Proposed Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Defense Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Office of the Secretary proposes to add a routine use to an existing system of records in its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. DATES: This action will be effective without further notice...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Educational Research and Development Centers Program The Secretary announces a final priority under the Educational Research and Development Centers Program. The Secretary takes this action to support research on policymaking and policy structures to achieve excellence in teaching.	Notice	Apr 11, 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	Apr 11, 1997
Education Department Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)Education Research and Development Centers Program (Center on Policy and Teaching Excellence); Notice Inviting Applications for a New Award for Fiscal Year (FY) 1997	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Education Department Research in Education of Individuals With Disabilities Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1997	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Education Department Research in Education of Individuals with Disabilities Program The Secretary announces a final priority for the Research in Education of Individuals with Disabilities Program. The Secretary may use this priority in Fiscal Year 1997 and subsequent years. The Secretary takes this action to focus Federal assistance...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Grays Ferry Cogeneration Partnership; Notice of Amendment to Filing	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Lace River Hydroelectric Project; Notice of Intent To Conduct Environmental Scoping Meetings and a Site Visit	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Northwest Regional Transmission Association; Notice of Filing	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Energy Department Office of Defense Programs; Inertial Fusion Science in Support of Stockpile Stewardship Grant Program The Department of Energy Office of Defense Programs hereby announces its interest in receiving grant applications for performance of unclassified innovative research in high energy-density science relevant to inertial fusion within the stockpile stew...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, and Southern California Edison Company, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, and Southern California Edison Company; Notice of Filings	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Public Service Company of Colorado, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Energy Department Savannah River Operations Office Interim Management of Nuclear Materials at the Savannah River Site The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) prepared a final environmental impact statement (EIS), ``Interim Management of Nuclear Materials'' (DOE/EIS-0220, October 20, 1995), to assess the potential environmental impacts of actions necessary to manage nucl...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Southern Company Services, Inc; Notice of Filing	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Montgomery-Columbus Abandonment and Replacement Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues	Notice	Apr 11, 1997

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; New Source Performance Standards for the Surface Coating of Plastic Parts for Business Machines In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR): has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Standards of Perfor...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Collection of Compliance Information From Automotive Service and Repair Shops In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Collection...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Standards for Reformulated Gasoline In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Standards...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Reasonably Available Control Technology for Volatile Organic Compounds for the State of New Jersey The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes approval of a request from New Jersey to revise its State Implementation Plan to incorporate revisions to Subchapter 16 ``Control and Prohibition of Air Pollution by Volatile Organic Compounds.'' The...	Proposed Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Bacillus Thuringiensis Subspecies Kurstaki CryIA(c) and the Genetic Material Necessary for Its Production in All Plants; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance on All Raw Agricultural Commodities This document establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the plant-pesticides CryIA(c) and the genetic material necessary for its production in all plants when used as plant-pesticides in or on all raw agricultural c...	Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Draft Guidance for State Source Water Assessment and Protection Programs; Notice of Availability and Request for Comments The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on draft guidance for the development and implementation of State Source Water Assessment and Protection Programs including Petition Programs. The State Source Water Assessment Progr...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Emamectin Benzoate; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of Public Comment EPA has received a specific exemption request from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (hereafter referred to as the ``Applicant'') to use the pesticide emamectin benzoate (CAS 137512-74-4) (formulated as ``Proclaim 5SG'') to control the diamondback...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments EPA's environmental concerns are related to environmental and health impacts related to possible groundwater contamination, impacts to wetlands and the lack of information regarding monitoring plans during and after dredge. ERP No. D-NPS-L61210-00 Ra...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Glyphosate; Pesticide Tolerances This rule establishes permanent tolerances for residues of the herbicide glyphosate [N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine] in or on the raw agricultural commodities (RACs) corn, field, grain; corn, field, stover; corn, field, forage; aspirated grain fractions;...	Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Issuance of Experimental Use Permits EPA has granted experimental use permits to the following applicant. These permits are in accordance with, and subject to, the provisions of 40 CFR part l72, which defines EPA procedures with respect to the use of pesticides for experimental use purp...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Microbial Products of Biotechnology; Final Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act EPA is promulgating this final rule under section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15 U.S.C 2604, to establish notification procedures for review of certain new microorganisms before they are introduced into commerce. ``New'' microorgani...	Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Myclobutanil; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions This regulation establishes a time-limited tolerance for residues of the fungicide myclobutanil in or on the raw agricultural commodity strawberries in connection with EPA's granting of an emergency exemption under section 18 of the Federal Insectici...	Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency National Drinking Water Advisory Council; Notice Of Open Meetings	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Norflurazon; Pesticide Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions This regulation establishes time-limited tolerances for residues of the herbicide norflurazon in or on the raw agricultural commodities bermudagrass hay and forage in connection with EPA's granting of emergency exemptions under section 18 of the Fede...	Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Phosphinothricin Acetyltransferase and the Genetic Material Necessary for Its Production in All Plants; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance On All Raw Agricultural Commodities This document establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the plant-pesticide inert ingredients Phosphinothricin Acetyltransferase (PAT) and the genetic material necessary for its production in all plants when used as...	Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Propiconazole; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions This regulation establishes time-limited tolerances for combined residues of the pesticide propiconazole in or on the raw agricultural commodities almonds and cranberries in connection with EPA's granting of emergency exemptions under section 18 of t...	Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Regulations of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Reformulated Gasoline Covered Areas Provision Modification This document announces the time and place for a public hearing regarding EPA's proposed rule to modify the covered areas provision of the reformulated gasoline (RFG) rule. The agency published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on March 28,...	Proposed Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Request for Comments: National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan, Subpart J; Agency Information Collection Activities up for Renewal (OMB Control Number: 2050-0141) 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). Before submittin...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Sethoxydim; Extension of Time-limited Pesticide Tolerance This document extends the effective dates for the established time-limited tolerances for combined residues of the herbicide 2-[1- (ethoxyimino)butyl]-5-[2-(ethylthio)propyl]-3-hydroxy-2-cyclohexen-1- one (also referred to in this document as sethoxy...	Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency W. Neudorff GmbH KG; Pesticide Tolerance Petition Filing This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of a regulation for an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of low erucic acid (less than 2%) rapeseed oil, i.e., canola oil, when used...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission The Federal Communications Commissions, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection, as required by the...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Cawker City, KS The Commission, at the request of Ruby J. Hoeflicker, allots Channel 242C3 to Cawker City, Kansas, as the community's first local aural transmission service. See 61 FR 55125, October 24, 1996. Channel 242C3 can be allotted to Cawker City in complianc...	Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Deerfield, MO This document requests comments on a petition filed by Deerfield FM Radio proposing the allotment of Channel 264C3 to Deerfield, Missouri, as that community's first local broadcast service. The coordinates for Channel 264C3 are 37-43-01 and 94-36-22....	Proposed Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Eckley, CO This document requests comments on a petition for rule making filed by KRDZ Broadcasters, Inc., requesting the allotment of Channel 237C1 to Eckley, Colorado, an incorporated community, as its first local aural transmission service. Coordinates used...	Proposed Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Eufaula, Wagoner, Warner, Sand Springs, OK The Commission, at the request of Tri-Mac Broadcasting (now K95.5, Inc.), reallots Channel 271A from Wagoner to Warner, OK, as the community's first local aural transmission service, and modifies the license of Station KRQZ-FM to specify Warner as it...	Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Mansura, LA The Commission requests comments on a petition by Mark A. Zweig proposing the allotment of Channel 240A to Mansura, Louisiana, as the community's first local aural transmission service. Channel 240A can be allotted to Mansura in compliance with the C...	Proposed Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Riley, KS The Commission requests comments on a petition by Donald Law proposing the allotment of Channel 242C3 to Riley, Kansas, as the community's first local aural transmission service. Channel 242C3 can be allotted to Riley in compliance with the Commissio...	Proposed Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Smith and Reno, NV, Susanville and Truckee, CA The Commission, in response to a counterproposal filed by Chris Kidd d/b/a Kidd Communications, proposes the allotment of Channel 268A to Truckee, CA, as the community's first local aural transmission service. To accommodate the allotment at Truckee,...	Proposed Rule	Apr 11, 1997

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council

Title	Type	Published
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Joint Policy Statement on Improper and Illegal Payments by Banks and Bank Holding Companies The Agencies are withdrawing their joint statement of policy entitled ``Joint Policy Statement Concerning Improper Payments by Banks and Bank Holding Companies'' (Statement of Policy) because it is no longer useful in the ongoing supervision of banks...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997

Federal Housing Finance Board

Title	Type	Published
Federal Housing Finance Board Prices for Federal Home Loan Bank Services The Federal Housing Finance Board (Board) is publishing the prices charged by the Federal Home Loan Banks (Banks) for processing and settlement of items (negotiable order of withdrawal or NOW), and demand deposit accounting (DDA) and other services o...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997

Federal Maritime Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Notice of Agreement(s) Filed	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Freight Forwarder License Applicants	Notice	Apr 11, 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	Apr 11, 1997
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of Banks or Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Apr 11, 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	Apr 11, 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	Apr 11, 1997
Federal Reserve System Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Apr 11, 1997

Federal Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission American Honda Motor Co., Inc.; Prohibited Trade Practices, and Affirmative Corrective Actions In settlement of alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices and unfair methods of competition, this consent order prohibits, among other things, a California-based automobile manufacturer from misrepresenting...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Federal Trade Commission American Isuzu Motors Inc., Prohibited Trade Practices, and Affirmative Corrective Actions In settlement of alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices and unfair methods of competition, this consent order prohibits, among other things, a California-based automobile manufacturer from misrepresenting...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Federal Trade Commission General Motors Corporation; Prohibited Trade Practices, and Affirmative Corrective Actions In settlement of alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices and unfair methods of competition, this consent order prohibits, among other things, a Michigan-based automobile manufacturer from misrepresenting th...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Federal Trade Commission Mazda Motors of America, Inc.; Prohibited Trade Practices, and Affirmative Corrective Actions In settlement of alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices and unfair methods of competition, this consent order prohibits, among other things, a California-based automobile manufacturer from misrepresenting...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Federal Trade Commission Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc.; Prohibited Trade Practices, and Affirmative Corrective Actions In settlement of alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices and unfair methods of competition, this consent order prohibits, among other things, a California-based automobile manufacturer from misrepresenting...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Federal Trade Commission Phaseout of America, Inc., et al.; Prohibited Trade Practices, and Affirmative Corrective Actions In settlement of alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices and unfair methods of competition, this consent order requires, among other things, the New York-based firms to send a postcard to identifiable past...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997

General Services Administration

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration Federal Travel Regulation; Promoting, Encouraging, and Facilitating the Use of Firesafe Accommodations The attached bulletin informs Federal agencies of responsibilities for complying with the Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990, Pub. L. 101-391, 104 Stat. 747 (codified as amended in scattered sections of 15 U.S.C. and 5 U.S.C.), as amended by sec...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Council on Graduate Medical Education Meeting	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Notice of Specific List for Categorization of Laboratory Test Systems, Assays, and Examinations by Complexity. Regulations codified at 42 CFR 493.17, implementing the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA), Public Law 100-578, require that the Secretary provide for the categorization of specific laboratory test systems, assays, and examinat...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Special Project Grants; Traumatic Brain Injury Demonstration Grants The Health Resources and Services Administration published a document in the Federal Register of March 27, 1997, concerning Special Project Grants; Traumatic Brain Injury Demonstration Grants. The document contained an incorrect phone number for the...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Thoratec Laboratories Corp.; Premarket Approval of ThoratecRegister Ventricular Assist Device System The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing its approval of the application by Thoratec Laboratories Corp., Berkeley, CA, for premarket approval, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act), of Thoratec<Register> Ventricular Ass...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997

Homeland Security Department

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Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Amendment to Regulated Navigation Area Regulations; Lower Mississippi River On March 18, 1997, the Coast Guard established a temporary regulated navigation area affecting the operation of downbound tows in the Lower Mississippi River from mile 437 at Vicksburg, MS to mile 88 above Head of Passes. On March 21, 1997, the Coast...	Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Delegation of Authority to Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. The Coast Guard is authorizing Officers in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMIs) to redelegate signature authority for certain vessel inspection documents. Currently, the OCMI signs all vessel inspection documents. This rule will authorize redelegation o...	Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Manchester Harbor, Massachusetts The Coast Guard proposes to change the operating rules for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Bridge (formerly the Boston and Maine railroad bridge), over Manchester Harbor, in Manchester, Massachusetts. The mariners located upstre...	Proposed Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Safety Zone: Fleet Week 1997 Parade of Ships, Port of New York and New Jersey The Coast Guard proposes to establish a temporary moving safety zone for the Fleet Week 1997 Parade of Ships, from 7:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on May 21, 1997. This moving safety zone would include all waters 500 yards fore and aft, and 200 yards on ea...	Proposed Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Special Local Regulations; Charleston to Bermuda Sailboat Race, Charleston, SC The Coast Guard is establishing temporary special local regulations for the Charleston to Bermuda Sailboat Race. The race will start on May 11, 1997, between the hours of 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) near Waterfront Park on the Char...	Rule	Apr 11, 1997

Housing and Urban Development Department

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Housing and Urban Development Department Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages (Fiscal Year 1997) Notice of Funding Availability This notice announces the availability of $67,453,491 for the Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages (ICDBG Program). In the body of this Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) is information concerning...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Housing and Urban Development Department Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Housing and Urban Development Department NOFA for Emergency Shelter Grants Set-Aside for Indian Tribes and Alaskan Native Villages This NOFA announces the availability of approximately $1,265,000 in funds for emergency shelter grants to be allocated to Indian tribes and Alaskan Native villages by competition for fiscal year (FY) 1997. Assistance provided to Indian tribes and Ala...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Fiscal Year 1997 for Indian Applicants Under the HOME Program This NOFA announces the availability of up to $21,000,000 in funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 1997 for the HOME Program for Indian tribes; provides the selection criteria; provides information on how to apply; and explains how selections will be made. Al...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997

Interior Department

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Interior Department > MMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Meeting The Miles City District Resource Advisory Council will have a meeting Wednesday, April 30, 1997 at 10:00 a.m. at the Forsyth Country Club just west of Forsyth, Montana. Topics of discussion at the meeting will be an update of the off- highway vehicle...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Notice of meetings of Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council Notice is given that there will be meetings of the Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council.	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Realty Action, Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act Classification; Nevada, Tuolumne, Yuba, Calaveras, & Placer County, CA The following public lands in Nevada County, California have been examined and found suitable for classification for conveyance to the Nevada County Board of Supervisors under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as amended (43 U...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997

Labor Department

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Labor Department > ETA Job Training Partnership Act, Title IV-D, Pilot and Demonstration Program: Out-of-School Youth Opportunity Area Demonstration The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), announces a program to select a small number of sites to serve as demonstrations for a comprehensive approach aimed at improving the labor market prospects of out-of-sc...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Labor Department > ETA Job Training Partnership Act: Innovative Employment and Training Opportunities for People With Disabilities All information required to submit a grant application by eligible applicants in contained in this announcement. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), announces the availability of funds for locally adminis...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Labor Department > ETA Job Training Partnership Act: Microenterprise Grants Program All the information needed to submit a proposal by eligible applicants is included in this announcement. The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (DOL/ETA), announces the availability of funds to implement and enhance comm...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Labor Department > DOL Wage and Hour Division; Minimum Wages for Federal and Federally Assisted Construction; General Wage Determination Decisions	Notice	Apr 11, 1997

Legal Services Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Legal Services Corporation Accounting Guide for LSC Recipients The Legal Services Corporation (LSC or Corporation) hereby publishes for comment by interested parties a proposed Accounting Guide for LSC Recipients (Guide), which would replace the accounting portions of the 1981 and 1986 editions of LSC Audit and...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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National Science Foundation

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National Science Foundation National Science Foundation Proposal/Award InformationGrant Proposal Guide; Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request	Notice	Apr 11, 1997

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Access to and Protection of Classified Information The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to conform the requirements for the protection of and access to classified information to new national security policy documents. This final rule is necessary to ensure that classifi...	Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Degradation of Control Rod Drive Mechanism Nozzle and Other Vessel Closure Head Penetrations; Issued The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued Generic Letter 97-01 to notify all holders of operating licenses for pressurized water reactors (PWRs), except those who have permanently ceased operations and have certified that fuel has been perma...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Northern States Power Company (Monticello and Prairie Island Units 1 and 2 Nuclear Generating Plants and Prairie Island Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation); Order Approving Transfer of Control of Licenses and Notice of Consideration of Proposed Issuance of Associated Amendments, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hearing	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Notice of Removal of the Texas Instruments, Incorporated, Attleboro, Massachusetts Site From the NRC Site Decommissioning Management Plan and Termination of the NRC License for the Facility This notice is to inform the public that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is removing the Texas Instruments, Incorporated, Attleboro, Massachusetts site from the NRC Site Decommissioning Management Plan (SDMP). NRC has determined that remediati...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Pennsylvania Power and Light Company Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Pennsylvania Power and Light Company Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2; Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Opportunity for a Hearing	Notice	Apr 11, 1997

Securities and Exchange Commission

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Securities and Exchange Commission EQ Advisors Trust, et al. Notice of application for an exemption pursuant to the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``1940 Act'').	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Filings Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as Amended (``Act'')	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission General American Life Insurance Company, et al. Notice of Application for Exemption under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (``1940 Act'').	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application To Withdraw From Listing and Registration; (Greif Bros. Corporation, Class A Common Stock, Without Par Value) File No. 1-566	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Lord Abbett California Tax-Free Income Fund, Inc.; Notice of Application Notice of application for deregistration under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'').	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Lord Abbett Fundamental Value Fund, Inc.; Notice of Application Notice of application for deregistration under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'').	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to Requirements for Notification by Member Organizations of Participation in Distributions	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Apr 11, 1997

Social Security Administration

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Social Security Administration Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection Requests and Comment Requests	Notice	Apr 11, 1997

Surface Transportation Board

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DOT, STB Coach USA, Inc.Control ExemptionAirport Bus of Bakersfield; Antelope Valley Bus, Inc., Desert Stage Lines, Inc.; Bayou City Coaches, Inc.; Kerrville Bus Company, Inc.; Red & Tan Charter, Inc.; Red & Tan Tours, Inc.; and Rockland Coaches, Inc. Coach USA, Inc. (Coach), a noncarrier that controls 15 motor passenger carriers, seeks to be exempted, under 49 U.S.C. 13541, from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 14303(a)(5), to acquire control of eight other motor passenger carriers.	Notice	Apr 11, 1997

Transportation Department

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Transportation Department > FHWA Environmental Impact Statement; Tuscaloosa County, AL The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared for a proposed highway project in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Establishment of Class E Airspace; Craig, CO This action establishes the Craig, Colorado, Class E airspace to accommodate a new Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to the Craig-Moffat Airport. Additionally, this action corrects the airport name from Hay...	Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Establishment of Temporary Restricted Area R-3203D; Orchard, ID This action establishes a temporary Restricted Area 3203D (R- 3203D) at Orchard, ID, for the period June 1-22, 1997. The Idaho Army National Guard has requested the establishment of this temporary area to provide essential ground maneuvering space ne...	Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review; Naples Municipal Airport; Naples, FL The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its determination that the revised current and future noise exposure maps submitted by the City of Naples, Florida for Naples Municipal Airport under the provisions of Title I of the Aviation Safety...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > FS Regulations Governing Book-Entry Treasury Bonds, Notes and Bills This final rule amends 31 CFR part 357, the general regulations governing book-entry Treasury securities, to provide a new schedule for the provision of a statement of account and to provide for the provision of a confirmation notice to the TREASURY...	Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Treasury Department > Customs Service Revocation of Customs Broker License Notice is hereby given that the Commissioner of Customs, pursuant to Section 641, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, (19 U.S.C. 1641), and Parts 111.51 and 111.74 of the Customs Regulations, as amended (19 CFR 111.51 and 111.74), canceled the following...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Treasury Department > Customs Service Revocation of Customs Broker License Notice is hereby given that the Commissioner of Customs, pursuant to Section 641, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1641), and Parts 111.51 and 111.74 of the Customs Regulations, as amended (19 CFR 111.51 and 111.74), canceled the following C...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Treasury Department > Customs Service Revocation of Customs Broker License Notice is hereby given that the Commissioner of Customs, pursuant to Section 641, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, (19 U.S.C. 1641), and Parts 111.51 and 111.74 of the Customs Regulations, as amended (19 CFR 111.51 and 111.74), canceled the following...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Treasury Department > Customs Service Revocation of Customs Broker License Notice is hereby given that the Commissioner of Customs, pursuant to Section 641, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1641), and Parts 111.51 and 111.74 of the Customs Regulations, as amended (19 CFR 111.51 and 111.74), canceled the following C...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997
Treasury Department > Customs Service Revocation of Customs Broker License Notice is hereby given that the Commissioner of Customs, pursuant to Section 641, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, (19 U.S.C. 1641), and Parts 111.51 and 111.74 of the Customs Regulations, as amended (19 CFR 111.51 and 111.74), canceled the following...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997

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United States Information Agency

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United States Information Agency Meeting of the Advisory Board for Cuba Broadcasting	Notice	Apr 11, 1997

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Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission

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Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision on the Wasatch County Water Efficiency Project and Daniel Replacement Project Final Environmental Impact Statement On March 12, 1997, Don A. Christiansen, Chairman of the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission signed the Record of Decision (ROD) which documents the selection of the Proposed Action Alternative as presented in the Wasatch County Wa...	Notice	Apr 11, 1997

Veterans Affairs Department

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Retroactive Payments Due to a Liberalizing Law or VA Issue This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adjudication regulation regarding retroactive payments of compensation, pension and dependency and indemnity compensation due to a liberalizing law or VA issue. The change is necessary to b...	Rule	Apr 11, 1997
Veterans Affairs Department Vocational Rehabilitation; Miscellaneous Changes This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs vocational rehabilitation regulations. Changes are made to reflect current organizational structure; to decentralize decisionmaking; to update authority citations; to reflect statutory requireme...	Rule	Apr 11, 1997

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