Federal Register April 18, 1997 (Volume 62)

Agencies Publishing on April 18, 1997

Agriculture Department (10)
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (2)
Commerce Department (8)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (2)
Defense Department (4)
Energy Department (10)
Environmental Protection Agency (15)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Federal Communications Commission (2)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1)
Federal Maritime Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (3)
General Services Administration (0)
Health and Human Services Department (11)
Homeland Security Department (3)
Housing and Urban Development Department (2)
Interior Department (11)
Justice Department (9)
Labor Department (4)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1)
National Archives and Records Administration (1)
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National Science Foundation (6)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (7)
Personnel Management Office (3)
Postal Service (1)
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Railroad Retirement Board (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (1)
Social Security Administration (1)
State Department (2)
Surface Transportation Board (2)
Tennessee Valley Authority (1)
Transportation Department (13)
Treasury Department (7)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > CCC Amendments to the Regulations for the Nonrecourse Cotton Loan and Loan Deficiency Payment Programs The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) amended regulations for the nonrecourse cotton loan and loan deficiency payment (LDP) programs by transferring existing requirements regarding open yard storage endorsements and fire insurance coverage from the...	Rule	Apr 18, 1997
Agriculture Department > APHIS Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared an environmental assessment and a finding of no significant impact for the shipment of an unlicensed veterinary biological product for field testing. A risk a...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Agriculture Department > NRCS Cameron-Creole Maintenance Project (CS-4a), Cameron Parish, Louisiana 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 18, 1997
Agriculture Department > APHIS Change in Disease Status of Northern Ireland and Norway Because of Exotic Newcastle Disease We are amending the regulations by removing Northern Ireland and Norway from the list of countries that are considered to be free of exotic Newcastle disease. We are taking this action based on reports we have received from the Office International d...	Rule	Apr 18, 1997
Agriculture Department > RUS City of Albany, Kentucky, Cagle Water Expansion Project; Draft Environmental Impact Statement Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is issuing a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) related to the proposed potable water treatment plant expansion in Albany, Kentucky. The Draft EIS was prepared pursuant to the Nati...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Agriculture Department > FCS Commodity Supplemental Food Program: Elderly Poverty Income Guidelines This notice announces the adjusted poverty income guidelines to be used by State agencies in determining the income eligibility of elderly persons applying to participate in the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP). These poverty income guideli...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Agriculture Department > APHIS Export Certification of Animal Products We are amending the regulations concerning inspection and certification of animal byproducts by removing references to ``inedible animal byproducts'' and replacing them with references to ``animal products,'' and by providing for the issuance of expo...	Rule	Apr 18, 1997
Agriculture Department > FCIC Macadamia Nut Crop Insurance Regulations; and Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Macadamia Nut Crop Insurance Provisions The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) proposes specific crop provisions for the insurance of macadamia nuts. The provisions will be used in conjunction with the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions, which contain standard terms and c...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 1997
Agriculture Department > FCIC Macadamia Tree Crop Insurance Regulations; and Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Macadamia Tree Crop Insurance Provisions The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) proposes specific crop provisions for the insurance of macadamia trees. The provisions will be used in conjunction with the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions, which contain standard terms and...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 1997
Agriculture Department > APHIS Viruses, Serums, Toxins, and Analogous Products; In Vitro Tests for Serial Release We are amending the regulations to provide for the use of in vitro potency tests when conducting immunoassays to determine the relative antigen content (potency) of a serial of inactivated veterinary biological product once immunogenicity is establis...	Rule	Apr 18, 1997

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

Title	Type	Published
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board Accessibility Guidelines for Outdoor Developed Areas The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) proposes to establish a regulatory negotiation committee to develop a proposed rule on accessibility guidelines for newly constructed and altered outdoor developed areas co...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 1997
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board Telecommunications Act Accessibility Guidelines The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) proposes guidelines for accessibility, usability, and compatibility of telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment covered by the Telecommunications Act of...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 1997

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Antarctic Marine Living Resources Conservation and Management Measures 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...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered Species; Permits Notice is hereby given that the State of California, Jackson Demonstration State Forest at Fort Bragg, CA (JDSF); William M. Kier and Associates at Sausalito, CA (KIER); and ENTRIX Incorporated at Walnut Creek, CA (ENTRIX) have applied in due form fo...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska, Pacific Cod in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska NMFS is apportioning the initial reserve of Pacific cod in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to allow incidental catch of Pacific cod to be retained in other directed fisheries and to account for previo...	Rule	Apr 18, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Aleutian Islands Subarea NMFS is opening directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the Central Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to fully utilize the total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific ocean perch...	Rule	Apr 18, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Northern Anchovy Fishery NMFS is consolidating 50 CFR part 662, the regulations implementing the management measures for the northern anchovy fishery, into 50 CFR part 660, the regulations governing federally managed fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the Wes...	Rule	Apr 18, 1997
Commerce Department > NIST Implementation of the Fastener Quality Act The Director of NIST, under authority delegated by the Secretary of Commerce, and pursuant to Section 15 of the Fastener Quality Act (Act), (Pub. L. 101-592 as amended by Pub. L. 104-113), has determined that by May 27, 1997, the current implementati...	Rule	Apr 18, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Southeast Region Federal Fisheries Permits 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...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Commerce Department > ITA Trade Mission to Bahia, Brazil, May 19-28, 1997 This notice serves to inform the public of a trade mission to Bahia, Brazil to be held May 19-28, 1997 (``the mission''); provides interested U.S. firms with the opportunity to submit an application to participate in the mission; sets forth objective...	Notice	Apr 18, 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 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 18, 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 services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	Apr 18, 1997

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Empowerment Contracting The Department Of Defense, General Services Administration, National Aeronautics And Space Administration are proposing amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to establish phase one of an Empowerment Contracting Program that provides...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 1997
Defense Department > USN Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License; U.S. Foam Corporation The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to U.S. Foam Corporation, a revocable, nonassignable, exclusive license in the United States to practice the Government owned inventions described in U.S. Patents Nos. 5,190,624, e...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
DOD, GSA, NASA Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Empowerment Contracting 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 a new information...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Defense Department > USN Record of Decision for Capital Improvements at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Acoustic Research Detachment, Bayview, ID	Notice	Apr 18, 1997

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Advisory Committee for National Electric and Magnetic Fields Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the National Electric and Magnetic Fields Advisory Committee.	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Amerada Hess Corporation; Notice of Filing	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Energy Department > FERC El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Florida Power & Light Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Mississippi River Transmission Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Energy Department > FERC NorAm Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Northern Indiana Public Service Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Peak Day 2000 Expansion Project	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Sabine Pipe Line Company; Notice of Compliance Filing	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Site Visit	Notice	Apr 18, 1997

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Approval of Source-Specific RACT EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the purpose of establishing reasonably available control technology (RACT) on three major sources. In the Final Rules section of t...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Approval of Source-Specific RACT EPA is approving State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. These revisions establish and require reasonably available control technology (RACT) on three major sources. The intended effect of this action...	Rule	Apr 18, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Approval of Source-Specific VOC and NOINFX RACT Determinations EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the purpose of establishing volatile organic compounds (VOC) and nitrogen oxide (NO<INF>X) reasonably available control technology...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Approval of Source-Specific VOC and NOINFX RACT Determinations EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This revision establishes and requires reasonably available control technology (RACT) on nine major sources. The intended effect of this action...	Rule	Apr 18, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Approval of Source-Specific VOC and NOINFX RACT Determinations EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the purpose of establishing VOC and NO<INF>X RACT for nine facilities. In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Approval of Source-Specific VOC and NOINFX RACT Determinations EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This revision establishes and requires volatile organic compounds (VOC) and nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X) reasonably available control technology...	Rule	Apr 18, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Indiana On September 20, 1996, Indiana submitted a request to incorporate revisions to the definitions of ``nonphotochemically reactive hydrocarbon'' and ``volatile organic compounds'' into the Indiana State Implementation Plan (SIP). In the final rules sect...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Indiana On September 20, 1996, Indiana submitted a request to incorporate revisions to the definitions of ``nonphotochemically reactive hydrocarbon'' and ``volatile organic compounds'' (VOC) into the Indiana State Implementation Plan (SIP). The term ``VOC''...	Rule	Apr 18, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency. ERP No. F-AFS-L65271-AK, South Lindenberg Timber Sale(s), Timber Harvesting, Tongass National Forest, Stikine Area, Kupreanof Island, AK. Sum...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Federal Operating Permits Program On March 21, 1997 (62 FR 13748), EPA gave notice of the proposed Federal Operating Permits rule and of the opportunity for a public hearing to present oral testimony concerning the proposed rule. Because EPA received no requests for a public hearing,...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Hazardous Waste Management System; Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste; Proposed Exclusion The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to grant a petition submitted by General Motors Corporation, Orion Assembly Center (GM) in Lake Orion, Michigan, to exclude (or ``delist'') certain solid wastes generated by its wastewater treatm...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency National Drinking Water Advisory Council; Small Systems Working Group; Notice of Open Meeting	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Plant Pesticides Resistance Management; Notice of Meeting EPA will conduct a public meeting on May 21, 1997, to solicit public comment on resistance management plans for plant pesticides, including the necessity for such plans, critical elements of resistance management plans and requirements for successful...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Settlement; Acid Rain Allowance Allocations and Reserves Rule Litigation In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act (``Act''), notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement of Duke Power Company v. Environmental Protection Agency, No. 93-1343 (D.C. Cir.) and a consolidated case. This case involves a challeng...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997

Executive Office of the President

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Increasing Seat Belt Use in the United States	Presidential Document	Apr 18, 1997

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Administration of the North American Numbering Plan, Carrier Identification Codes (CICs) On April 11, 1997, the Commission released a Second Report and Order setting January 1, 1998, as the end for the transition, or permissive dialing period, for the expansion from three digit to four digit Feature Group D carrier identification codes (...	Rule	Apr 18, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service After carefully reviewing the comments and information the Commission received following issuance of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the Commission issued this Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) to seek comment on its proposal to permit...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 1997

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Apr 18, 1997

Federal Maritime Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Notice of Agreement(s) Filed	Notice	Apr 18, 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 18, 1997
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Federal Reserve System Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Apr 18, 1997

General Services Administration

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Advisory Board on Welfare Indicators, Meeting This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda for the third meeting of the Advisory Board on Welfare Indicators. This notice also describes the functions of the Advisory Board. Notice of this meeting is required under section 10(a)(2) of th...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This notice also summarizes the procedures for the meeting and methods by which interested persons may participate in open public he...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Meeting President's Cancer Panel	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Mental Health; Request for Public Commentary to National Advisory Mental Health Council Workgroup on Mental Disorders Prevention Research	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Library of Medicine; Notice of Meetings of the Board of Regents and the Extramural Programs Subcommittee	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Proposed Projects	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Submission for OMB review; comments request	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Submission of OMB Review; Comment Request; Women's Health Initiative Observational Study Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Director (OD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval o...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Additional Hazards Study Expert Panel The expert panel for the Additional Hazards Study will meet to discuss the information gathered at two public workshops held in Seattle, Washington on March 6, 1997, and collected from other sources which includes the public comments to the docket.	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Grand River, MI The Coast Guard proposes to revise the operating hours of the U.S. Route 31 highway bridge at mile 2.9 over the Grand River in Grand Haven, MI. The proposed changes would reduce the number of bridge openings for recreational vessels to relieve vehicu...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 1997
Homeland Security Department > NCS Proposed Collection; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Apr 18, 1997

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
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 18, 1997
DOJ, HUD Notice of Funding Availability, Family Unification Program, Fiscal Year 1997 Purpose. This notice announces the availability of FY 1997 funding for section 8 rental certificates under the Family Unification Program, which will provide rental assistance for approximately 6,400 families. The purpose of the Family Unification Pr...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Arizona; Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Closure and Land Use RestrictionsAmendment to Notice NV-030- 97002	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Interior Department > FWS Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-591); Technical Corrections to the Coastal Barrier Resources System The Department of the Interior, through the Fish and Wildlife Service, has completed modifications to the boundaries of two units of the Coastal Barrier Resources System (System), one in New York (NY-59P) and one in South Carolina (SC-01), as require...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Interior Department > USGS Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC); Public Review of Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) is sponsoring a public review to review the Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata, known as the FGDC Metadata Standard. After this public review, the revised Standard will be considered for ado...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Filing of Plats of Survey; California The purpose of this notice is to inform the public and interested state and local government officials of the latest filing of Plats of Survey in California.	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Interior Department > FWS Information Collection Request Submitted for Reinstatement Approval This notice announces that the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has submitted a proposal for the collection of information described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for reinstatement approval under the provisions of the Paperwor...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Interior Department > NPS National Capital Region; Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site Advisory Commission; Notice of Public Meeting	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Interior Department > NPS New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, Bristol County, MA; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Notice of Public Meetings	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Gillette South Coalbed Methane Project, Campbell County, Wyoming The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Gillette South Coalbed Methane Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) which analyzes the environmental consequences of coalbed methane development within the Gillette...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Interior Department > NPS Submission of Study Package to Office of Management and Budget Review Opportunity for Public Comment Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 CFR Part 1320, Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements, the NPS invites public comment on these five proposed information collection requests (ICR). Comments are invited on: (1) The...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Temporary Closure of Public Lands: Nevada, Carson City District The Acting Assistant District Manager, Non-Renewable Resources announces the temporary closure of selected public lands under his administration. This action is being taken to provide for public safety and to protect adjacent resources.	Notice	Apr 18, 1997

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > INS Establishment of Pre-enrolled Access Lane (PAL) Program at Immigration and Naturalization Service Checkpoints This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service) regulations by establishing a Pre-enrolled Access Lane (PAL) program for the use of eligible persons and vehicles at Service checkpoints within the United States. This rule is nece...	Rule	Apr 18, 1997
Justice Department > INS Immigration and Naturalization Service User Fee Advisory Committee: Meeting Notice of meeting.	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Justice Department Notice of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Amendment to Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA'')	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Justice Department Privacy Act of 1974; Removal of a System of Records	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Justice Department State Identification Systems (SIS) Grant Program This notice is to announce the availability of $9.5 million pursuant to the State Identification Systems Grant Program (SIS), as newly authorized under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act.	Notice	Apr 18, 1997

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Bureau of International Labor Affairs; National Administrative Office; North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation; Notice of Cancellation of Hearing on Submission #9602 On March 13, 1997, the Department provided notice in the Federal Register of the 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....	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Labor Department Minimum Wages for Federal and Federally Assisted Construction; General Wage Determination Decisions	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Labor Department > ETA Proposed Collection; Comment Request 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...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Labor Department Proposed Rule Relating to Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties This document contains a proposed rule that would adjust the civil monetary penalties under Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), pursuant to the requirements of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adju...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 1997

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Advisory Council, Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications Advisory Committee, Microgravity Research Advisory Subcommittee; Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 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 Committ...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997

National Archives and Records Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Archives and Records Administration Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice at least once monthly of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). Records schedules identify records of sufficient value to warrant...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997

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National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Advisory Panel for Biomolecular Structure and Function; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
National Science Foundation Advisory Panel for Cell Biology; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
National Science Foundation Advisory Panel for Cognitive, Psychological and Language Sciences; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Bioengineering and Environmental Systems; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Computer and Computation Research; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Engineering Education and Centers; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Apr 18, 1997

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Subcommittee Meeting on Planning and Procedures	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commonwealth Edison Company; Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hearing	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commonwealth Edison Company; Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hearing	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Entergy Operations, Inc.; System Energy Resources, Inc.; South Mississippi Electric Power Association; Entergy Mississippi, Inc.; Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Radiological Criteria for License Termination; Meeting Between EPA and NRC to Discuss Draft Final Rule The NRC is developing a final rule on radiological criteria for license termination (SECY-97-046A). As part of its preparation of the final rule, the NRC is planning to hold a public meeting with the EPA to discuss their comments related to the final...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Termination of License SNM-145 for the Babcock & Wilcox Apollo Site and Release of the Property for Unrestricted Use This notice is to advise the public of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's decision to terminate License SNM-145 for the Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) Apollo, Pennsylvania, site and release the property for unrestricted use. The Apollo facility was use...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997

Personnel Management Office

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Civil Service Retirement System; Present Value Factors The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is providing notice of adjusted present value factors applicable to retirees who elect to provide survivor annuity benefits to a spouse based on a post- retirement marriage and to retiring employees who elect...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Personnel Management Office Federal Employees Retirement System; Normal Cost Percentages The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is providing notice of revised normal cost percentage for employees covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) Act of 1986.	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Personnel Management Office Federal Employees Retirement System; Present Value Factors The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is providing notice of adjusted present value factors applicable to retirees who elect to provide survivor annuity benefits to a spouse based on a post- retirement marriage and to retiring employees who elect...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997

Postal Service

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service Sunshine Act Meeting; Notification of Item Added to Meeting Agenda	Notice	Apr 18, 1997

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Railroad Retirement Board

Title	Type	Published
Railroad Retirement Board Sickness Benefits The Railroad Retirement Board (Board) proposes to amend its regulations under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA) to permit a substance-abuse professional to execute a statement of sickness in support of payment of sickness benefits under...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 1997

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Filings Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as Amended (``Act'')	Notice	Apr 18, 1997

Social Security Administration

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection Requests	Notice	Apr 18, 1997

State Department

Title	Type	Published
State Department Certifications Pursuant to Section 609 of Public Law 101-162 On April 30, 1996, the Department of State certified, pursuant to Section 609 of Public Law 101-162, that 36 countries with commercial shrimp trawl fisheries have adopted programs to reduce the incidental capture of sea turtles in such fisheries comp...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
State Department Privacy Act of 1974; Altered System of Records	Notice	Apr 18, 1997

Surface Transportation Board

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Consolidated Rail CorporationAbandonment Exemptionin Crawford County, PA The Board, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502, exempts Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10903 to permit Conrail to abandon a 1.25-mile portion of its Meadville Branch, known as the Dad's Dog Food Comp...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
DOT, STB Regulations for the Publication, Posting and Filing of Tariffs for the Transportation of Property by or With a Water Carrier in the Noncontiguous Domestic Trade The Board revises its tariff filing regulations to remove obsolete provisions, to provide carriers with additional flexibility to establish appropriate formats for the filed tariffs that continue to be required, and to reflect changes introduced by t...	Rule	Apr 18, 1997

Tennessee Valley Authority

Title	Type	Published
Tennessee Valley Authority Upper Ocoee River Corridor Recreational Development, Polk County, TN, Ocoee Ranger District, Cherokee National Forest This notice is provided in accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality's regulations (40 CFR 1500 to 1508) and TVA's implementing procedures. As a cooperating agency, TVA's Board of Directors has decided to adopt Alternative 5, the environme...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review The Department of Transportation (DOT) will submit the following emergency processing public information collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub....	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Transportation Department Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comme...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Transportation Department > BTS Agency Information Collection; Activity Under OMB Review; Report of Traffic and Capacity StatisticsThe T-100 System In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) invites the general public, industry and other Federal Agencies to comment on the continuing need and usefulness of collecting ma...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Transportation Department > NHTSA Decision That Nonconforming 1989 Alfa Romeo 164 Passenger Cars Are Eligible for Importation This notice announces the decision by NHTSA that 1989 Alfa Romeo 164 passenger cars not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards are eligible for importation into the United States because they are...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Transportation Department > NHTSA Hella K.G., Hueck & Co.; Receipt of Application for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance A warning label on the back of the headlamp housing near the bulbs indicates the correct bulb type designation to be used. (A retooling or labeling of the lens with the proper markings will cause the headlamp photometry to fail in terms of photometric performance.)''	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Transportation Department Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart Q During the Week Ending April 11, 1997	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application (97-02-C-00-CRW) To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Change (PFC) at the Yeager Airport, Charleston, WV The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Yeager Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget Reconcili...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application (97-02-C-00-RIC) To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at the Richmond International Airport, Richmond, VA The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Richmond International Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent to Rule on Application (97-11-C-00-CHO) to use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at the Charlottesville-Albermarle Airport, Charlottesville, VA The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to 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 Omnibus Budget...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Transportation Department > NHTSA Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming 1993 Land Rover Defender 110 Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicles Are Eligible for Importation This notice announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that a 1993 Land Rover Defender 110 that was not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safe...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Transportation Department > NHTSA Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming 1995 Saab 900 SE Passenger Cars Are Eligible for Importation This notice announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that a 1995 Saab 900 SE that was not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received; Dispositions of Petitions Issued Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption (14 CFR Part 11), this notice contains a summary of certain petitions seeking relief from specified requirements of the Federal...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Transportation Department Recognition of Standards Council of Canada as Laboratory Certification Entity This document announces that the Department has recognized the Standards Council of Canada as an entity authorized to certify (or ``accredit'') Canadian laboratories to participate in the Department of Transportation's drug testing program.	Rule	Apr 18, 1997

Treasury Department

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Treasury Department > OCC Consumer Electronic Payments Task Force; Public Meeting; Comment Request The Consumer Electronic Payments Task Force (Task Force), an inter-agency effort initiated by the Secretary of the Treasury, consisting of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Board of Governors of...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Treasury Department > IRS Guidance Regarding Charitable Remainder Trusts This document contains proposed amendments to the regulations under section 664 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 relating to charitable remainder trusts and under section 2702 relating to special valuation rules for transfers of interests in trus...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 1997
Treasury Department > OCC Notice and Request for Comment on Application The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is giving public notice and requesting comment concerning a merger application filed with the OCC which raises issues regarding national banks' authority to conduct interstate fiduciary activities.	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Treasury Department > OCC Notice and Request for Comment on Application The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is giving public notice and requesting comment concerning a charter application filed with the OCC which raises issues regarding national banks' authority to conduct interstate fiduciary activities.	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Treasury Department > OCC Operating Subsidiary Notice The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) requests public comment concerning an application filed by Zions First National Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah to underwrite, deal in, and invest in securities of states and their political subdivisions...	Notice	Apr 18, 1997
Treasury Department > BPD Proposed Collection: Comment Request 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	Apr 18, 1997
Treasury Department > BPD Proposed Collection; Comment Request 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	Apr 18, 1997

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