Federal Register May 1, 1997 (Volume 62)

Agencies Publishing on May 1, 1997

Agriculture Department (16)
Civil Rights Commission (4)
Commerce Department (12)
Defense Department (9)
Education Department (1)
Energy Department (5)
Environmental Protection Agency (1)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1)
Federal Election Commission (1)
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (1)
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (2)
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (1)
Health and Human Services Department (9)
Homeland Security Department (14)
Housing and Urban Development Department (4)
Interior Department (16)
Justice Department (6)
Labor Department (1)
Merit Systems Protection Board (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1)
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National Bankruptcy Review Commission (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (1)
Personnel Management Office (1)
Postal Service (1)
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Railroad Retirement Board (2)
Securities and Exchange Commission (1)
Small Business Administration (1)
Social Security Administration (2)
Surface Transportation Board (2)
Transportation Department (19)
Treasury Department (3)
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United States Information Agency (3)
Veterans Affairs Department (2)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FCS Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 1989 and Other Amendments This interim rule incorporates changes to the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) as required by the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 1989, the Child Nutrition Improvement Act of 1992, and the Older Americans Act Amendments of 199...	Rule	May 01, 1997
Agriculture Department > FSIS Codex Strategic Planning Meeting This notice informs the public of a strategic planning activity relating to the U.S. Government's representation on the Codex Alimentarius Commission, an international food standard-setting program. The notice includes a description of Codex activiti...	Notice	May 01, 1997
Agriculture Department > RUS Cooperative Power Association; Finding of No Significant Impact Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500- 1508), and RUS Environmental Policies and Proce...	Notice	May 01, 1997
Agriculture Department > FCIC Fresh Market Tomato (Guaranteed Production Plan) Crop Insurance Regulations; Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Guaranteed Production Plan of Fresh Market Tomato Crop Insurance Provisions The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) finalizes specific crop provisions for the insurance of fresh market tomatoes. The provisions will be used in conjunction with the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions, which contain standard ter...	Rule	May 01, 1997
Agriculture Department > FCIC General Crop Insurance Regulations, Canning and Processing Bean Endorsement; and Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Processing Bean Crop Insurance Provisions The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) proposes specific crop provisions for the insurance of processing beans. The provisions will be used in conjunction with the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions, which contain standard terms and...	Proposed Rule	May 01, 1997
Agriculture Department > APHIS Genetically Engineered Organisms and Products; Simplification of Requirements and Procedures for Genetically Engineered Organisms This document withdraws the final rule pertaining to genetically engineered plants introduced under notification and to the petition process for the determination of nonregulated status that was published in the Federal Register on April 24, 1997, an...	Rule	May 01, 1997
Agriculture Department > APHIS Karnal Bunt Regulated Areas We are amending the Karnal bunt regulations to modify the criteria for classifying regulated areas by including in those criteria a requirement that a bunted wheat kernel be found in or associated with a field within an area before that area will be...	Rule	May 01, 1997
Agriculture Department > ARS Notice of Intent to Grant Exclusive License Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to NOBL Laboratories, Inc, of Sioux Center, Iowa, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 08/609,334 filed on March 1,...	Notice	May 01, 1997
Agriculture Department > ARS Notice of Intent to Grant Exclusive License Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to BTG USA Inc. of Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent No. 5,496,732 (Serial No. 08/054,985) issued on March 5,...	Notice	May 01, 1997
Agriculture Department > NASS Notice of Intent to Merge Two Currently Approved Information Collections With a Proposed Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR Part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces the National Agricultural Statistics Service's (NAS...	Notice	May 01, 1997
Interior Department > BLM, Agriculture Department > FS Notice of Land Exchange Proposal and Notice of Intent To Prepare BLM RMP Amendment; California This document contains information regarding a proposed land exchange between the United States, the State of California, MAXXAM, Inc. and Pacific Lumber Company, under which the governments would acquire two of the most ecologically significant trac...	Notice	May 01, 1997
Agriculture Department > FCIC Pea Crop Insurance Regulations; and Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Green Pea Crop Insurance Provisions The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) proposes specific crop provisions for the insurance of green peas. The provisions will be used in conjunction with the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions, which contain standard terms and condi...	Proposed Rule	May 01, 1997
Agriculture Department > FCIC Peanut Crop Insurance Regulations; and Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Peanut Crop Insurance Provisions The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) proposes specific crop provisions for the insurance of peanuts. The provisions will be used in conjunction with the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions, which contain standard terms and conditio...	Proposed Rule	May 01, 1997
Agriculture Department > FCIC Sweet Corn Insurance Regulations; and Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Processing Sweet Corn Crop Insurance Provisions The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) proposes specific crop provisions for the insurance of processing sweet corn. The provisions will be used in conjunction with the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions, which contain standard term...	Proposed Rule	May 01, 1997
Agriculture Department > FSIS Technical Conference: Review of E. coli Testing The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is holding a technical conference on May 8, 1997. The purpose of the conference is to provide an opportunity for industry, academia, and other interested parties to discuss with FSIS new information based...	Rule	May 01, 1997
Agriculture Department Zoological Park Quarantine of Ruminants and Swine Imported From Countries Where Foot-and-Mouth Disease or Rinderpest Exists We are amending the regulations concerning ruminants and swine that are imported from a country where foot-and-mouth disease or rinderpest exists into a zoological park in the United States, to establish conditions under which such animals may be mov...	Rule	May 01, 1997

Civil Rights Commission

Title	Type	Published
Civil Rights Commission Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Illinois Advisory Committee	Notice	May 01, 1997
Civil Rights Commission Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Indiana Advisory Committee	Notice	May 01, 1997
Civil Rights Commission Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Maryland Advisory Committee	Notice	May 01, 1997
Civil Rights Commission Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Michigan Advisory Committee	Notice	May 01, 1997

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipes and Tubes From India: Preliminary Results of New Shipper Antidumping Duty Administrative Review In response to requests by Lloyd's Metals & Engineers Ltd. (Lloyd's) and Rajinder Pipes Ltd. (Rajinder), the Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting a new shipper administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain welded car...	Notice	May 01, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Proposed Consolidation of NOAA Facilities in Juneau, AK NOAA announces its intention to prepare an SDEIS in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for the proposed consolidation of NOAA/NMFS facilities in Juneau, AK. The University of Alaska may also jointly develop facilities as pa...	Notice	May 01, 1997
Commerce Department > EAB Exceptions to IC/DV Procedures 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	May 01, 1997
Commerce Department > ITA Export Trade Certificate of Review The Department of Commerce has issued an Export Trade Certificate of Review to Dairy Marketing Information Association. This notice summarizes the conduct for which certification has been granted.	Notice	May 01, 1997
Commerce Department > ITA Export Trade Certificate of Review The Department of Commerce has issued an amendment to the Export Trade Certificate of Review granted to The Connell Company (``TCC''). Notice of issuance of the Certificate was published in the Federal Register on December 1, 1995 (60 FR 61682).	Notice	May 01, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Catch Specifications In accordance with the framework procedure for adjusting management measures of the Fishery Management Plan for the Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic (FMP), NMFS issues this rule to reduce the commercial quo...	Rule	May 01, 1997
Commerce Department > ITA Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China; Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Partial Termination of Administrative Review On December 27, 1996, the Department of Commerce published the preliminary results and partial termination of administrative review of the antidumping order on fresh garlic from the People's Republic of China. The review covers 159 producers/exporter...	Notice	May 01, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Magnuson Act Provisions; Essential Fish Habitat (EFH); Public Meetings The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) will hold public meetings to allow for input on the proposed rule to implement essential fish habitat (EFH) provisions of the Magnuson Act.	Proposed Rule	May 01, 1997
Commerce Department > EDA Notice of Petitions by Producing Firms for Determination of Eligibility to Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance To give firms an opportunity to comment.	Notice	May 01, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Procedures Governing Establishment and Operation of Fishery Negotiation Panels The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) directs the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to implement regulations providing for the optional use of ``fishery negotiation panels'' (FNPs) and negotiated rulemaki...	Rule	May 01, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Regulations Governing the Small Take of Marine Mammals 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	May 01, 1997
Commerce Department > EAB Request for Special Priorities Assistance 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	May 01, 1997

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Ballistic Missile Defense Advisory Committee The Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Advisory Committee will meet in closed session in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on May 12-13, 1997. The mission of the BMD Advisory Committee is to advise the Secretary of Defense and Deputy Secretary of Defense, thr...	Notice	May 01, 1997
Defense Department > USN Certifications and Exemptions Under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 The Department of the Navy is amending its certifications and exemptions under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), to reflect that the Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General (Admiralty) of the Navy has...	Rule	May 01, 1997
Defense Department Defense Partnership Council Meeting The Department of Defense (DoD) announces a meeting of the Defense Partnership Council. Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. This meeting is open to the public. The topics to be covered are the proposed amendme...	Notice	May 01, 1997
Defense Department Federal Acquisition Regulation; Progress Payments Comments are solicited from both government and industry personnel on how Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 32.5, Progress Payments Based on Costs, the clause at FAR 52.232-16, Progress Payments, and Standard Form 1443, Contractor's Reques...	Proposed Rule	May 01, 1997
Defense Department National Defense Panel Meeting This notice sets for the the schedule and summary agenda for the meeting of the National Defense Panel on May 5 and 6, 1997. In accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law No. 92-463, as amended [5 U.S.C. App. II,...	Notice	May 01, 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	May 01, 1997
Defense Department > USAF Proposed Collection; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	May 01, 1997
Defense Department > USN, Energy Department Second Record of Decision for a Dry Storage Container System for the Management of Naval Spent Nuclear Fuel Pursuant to section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969; the Council on Environmental Quality regulations implementing NEPA procedures, 40 CFR Parts 1500-1508; Chief of Naval Operations Environmental and Natural Resources P...	Notice	May 01, 1997
Defense Department Specialty Metals; Agreements with Qualifying Countries The Director of Defense Procurement is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to revise the Preference for Domestic Speciality Metals clause for consistency with the provisions of the Berry Amendment.	Proposed Rule	May 01, 1997

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
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	May 01, 1997

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Destec Power Services, Inc.; Notice of Filing	Notice	May 01, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Koch Gateway Pipeline Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization	Notice	May 01, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Milford Power Limited Partnership; Notice of Filing	Notice	May 01, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Ohio Edison Company, Pennsylvania Power Company, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, And the Toledo Edison Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	May 01, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Ozark Gas Transmission System; Notice of Application	Notice	May 01, 1997

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Addition of Facilities in Certain Industry Sectors; Revised Interpretation of Otherwise Use; Toxic Release Inventory Reporting; Community Right-to-Know EPA is adding seven industry groups to the list of facilities subject to the reporting requirements of section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA) and section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (PPA...	Rule	May 01, 1997

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Sunshine Act	Notice	May 01, 1997

Federal Election Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Election Commission Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	May 01, 1997

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council

Title	Type	Published
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Appraisal Subcommittee; Appraisal Policy; Temporary Practice and Reciprocity; Correction. On April 23, 1997, the Appraisal Subcommittee (``ASC'') of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council published a notice of amended policy statements respecting temporary practice and reciprocity in 62 FR 19755. We published an incorrect...	Notice	May 01, 1997

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 The Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), Pub. Law 103-62, codified in part at 31 U.S.C. 1115-1119, instructs federal agencies to develop performance goals and objectives in order that an agency's actual performance may be measured a...	Notice	May 01, 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	May 01, 1997
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	May 01, 1997

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Title	Type	Published
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	May 01, 1997

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review	Notice	May 01, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request	Notice	May 01, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request	Notice	May 01, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	May 01, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Announcement of Application Deadlines for Fiscal Year 1997 for Selected Programs of the Health Resources and Services Administration The Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) expects to provide funding, under Section 330 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 USC 254b), for new and expansion grant applications during fiscal year 19...	Notice	May 01, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Closure Medical Corp.; Filing of Color Additive Petition The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that Closure Medical Corp. filed a petition proposing that the color additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of D&C Violet No. 2 to color 2-octyl cyanoacrylate topical tissue ad...	Notice	May 01, 1997
Health and Human Services Department Findings of Scientific Misconduct Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has made a final finding of scientific misconduct in the following case: William G. McCown, Ph.D., Integra, Inc.: Based upon a report forwarded to the Office of Research Integrity (OR...	Notice	May 01, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request	Notice	May 01, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	May 01, 1997

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Alabama; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Alabama, (FEMA-1104-DR), dated February 23, 1996, and related determinations.	Notice	May 01, 1997
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Alabama; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Alabama, (FEMA-1108-DR), dated March 20, 1996, and related determinations.	Notice	May 01, 1997
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Arkansas; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Arkansas (FEMA-1176-DR), dated April 14, 1997, and related determinations.	Notice	May 01, 1997
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Electrical Engineering Requirements for Merchant Vessels As part of the President's Regulatory Reinvention Initiative, the Coast Guard is amending its electrical engineering regulations to reduce the regulatory burden on the marine industry, purge obsolete and out-of-date regulations, and eliminate require...	Rule	May 01, 1997
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (International Safety Management (ISM) Code) The Coast Guard proposes to develop regulations which parallel the international requirements for safety management systems required of companies and their U.S. vessels that are engaged on foreign voyages. This action is mandated by the Coast Guard A...	Proposed Rule	May 01, 1997
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Minnesota; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Minnesota, (FEMA-1175-DR), dated April 8, 1997, and related determinations.	Notice	May 01, 1997
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Minnesota; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Minnesota, (FEMA-1175-DR), dated April 8, 1997, and related determinations.	Notice	May 01, 1997
Homeland Security Department > FEMA National Flood Insurance Program; Assistance to Private Sector Property Insurers This proposed rule would amend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) regulations establishing the Financial Assistance/ Subsidy Arrangement. This Arrangement may be entered into by and between the Administrator and private sector insurers under...	Proposed Rule	May 01, 1997
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Puget Sound and Adjacent Waters, WA-regulated Navigation Area By this direct final rule, the Coast Guard is permanently amending a local regulation governing navigation in Puget Sound and adjacent waters, Washington. This amendment corrects an administrative error which unintentionally omitted the District Comm...	Rule	May 01, 1997
Homeland Security Department > FEMA South Dakota; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of South Dakota, (FEMA-1173-DR), dated April 7, 1997, and related determinations.	Notice	May 01, 1997
Homeland Security Department > FEMA South Dakota; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of South Dakota, (FEMA-1173-DR), dated April 7, 1997, and related determinations.	Notice	May 01, 1997
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Tennessee; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Tennessee, (FEMA-1167-DR), dated March 7, 1997, and related determinations.	Notice	May 01, 1997
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Tennessee; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Tennessee, (FEMA-1171-DR), dated April 2, 1997, and related determinations.	Notice	May 01, 1997
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Washington; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Washington, (FEMA-1172-DR), dated April 2 1997, and related determinations.	Notice	May 01, 1997

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Fiscal Year 1997 Notice of Funding Availability HUD-Approved Housing Counseling Agencies Purpose. This notice announces the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 1997 funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for HUD-approved housing counseling agencies to provide housing counseling to homebuyers, homeowners, and...	Notice	May 01, 1997
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program Coordinators for the Section 8 Rental Certificate and Rental Voucher Programs This NOFA announces the availability of up to $15 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 1997 to fund Section 8 Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program coordinators. Public housing agencies and Indian housing authorities (HAs) eligible to receive funding are only...	Notice	May 01, 1997
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Fiscal Year 1997 for the Comprehensive Improvement Assistance Program (CIAP) This notice informs Public Housing Agencies and Indian Housing Authorities (herein referred to as HAs) that own or operate fewer than 250 public housing units and, therefore, are eligible to apply and compete for CIAP funds, of the requirements and a...	Notice	May 01, 1997
Housing and Urban Development Department User Fee Schedule for the Technical Suitability of Products ProgramRevisions in the User Fees Assessed Manufacturers of Materials and Products This notice revises the User Fee Schedule for the Technical Suitability of Products program published as a final rule on August 9, 1984, and later revised in notices published on January 22, 1985 and on August 1, 1990. This revised schedule increases...	Notice	May 01, 1997

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Alaska Land Managers Forum This notice is published in accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) and 41 CFR 101-6.1015(b). The Department of the Interior hereby gives notice of a public meeting of the Alaska Land Manage...	Notice	May 01, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Amended Notice of Realty Action: Lease/Conveyance for Recreation and Public Purposes, N-56714 The following described public land in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada has been examined and found suitable for lease/ conveyance for recreational or public purposes under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as amended (43 U.S.C...	Notice	May 01, 1997
Interior Department > BOR Bay-Delta Advisory Council Meetings The Bay-Delta Advisory Council (BDAC) will meet to discuss several issues including: an update of public workshops on Impact Assessment and Assurances; descriptions of the draft alternatives and operating parameters; an overview of the alternatives e...	Notice	May 01, 1997
Interior Department > MMS Geological and Geophysical (G&G) Explorations of the Outer Continental Shelf This notice reopens to May 30, 1997, the deadline for the submission of comments on the proposed revision of requirements governing Geological and Geophysical Explorations of the Outer Continental Shelf, that were published February 11, 1997.	Proposed Rule	May 01, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Idaho: Filing of Plats of Survey; Idaho	Notice	May 01, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Idaho: Filing of Plats of Survey; Idaho	Notice	May 01, 1997
Interior Department > NPS Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee: Findings NAGPRA Review Committee Advisory Findings And Recommendations Regarding a Carved Wooden Figure from the Hawaiian Islands.	Notice	May 01, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Northeastern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council Meeting Location and Time In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), 5 USC., the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council meetings will be held as indicated below. The agenda...	Notice	May 01, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Addition of Lands to Proposed Withdrawal; Idaho The Department of Air Force has filed a request to add 10.85 acres to their withdrawal application for the Enhanced Training in Idaho (ETI) site. The original Notice of Proposed Withdrawal was published in the Federal Register, 61 FR 15513, April 8,...	Notice	May 01, 1997
Interior Department > NIGC Notice of Approval of Class III Tribal Gaming Ordinances and Revocation of Class III Tribal Gaming Ordinance The purpose of this notice is to inform the public of class III gaming ordinances approved by the Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission.	Notice	May 01, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Filing of Plat of Survey; New Mexico The plat(s) of survey described below will be officially filed in the New Mexico State Office, Bureau of Land Management, Santa Fe, New Mexico, on June 9, 1997.	Notice	May 01, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Meeting of John Day-Snake Resource Advisory Council A meeting of the John Day-Snake Resource Advisory Council will be held on June 3, 1997 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, at the Red Lion Inn, 304 SE Nye Ave., Pendleton, Oregon. Public comments will be received at 1:00 pm. Topics to be discussed include the I...	Notice	May 01, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Realty Action; California The Bureau of Land Management is offering the following lands in Kern County, California for direct sale.	Notice	May 01, 1997
Interior Department > FWS Notice of an Interagency Agreement for the Conservation of the Coral Pink Sand Dunes Tiger Beetle The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces agreement between the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation (Division); the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM); the Kane County, Utah Commission; and the Service to the provisions of a conservation...	Notice	May 01, 1997
Interior Department > USGS Technology Transfer Act of 1986 The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is planning to enter into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Microsoft Corporation. The purpose of the CRADA is to jointly research and develop general public-oriented data browsin...	Notice	May 01, 1997
Interior Department Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission Meeting As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that the Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission (Commission), established by the Secretary of the Interior under the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment...	Notice	May 01, 1997

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > INS Executive Office for Immigration Review; Representation and Appearances: Law Students and Law Graduates This final rule revises two of the current restrictions on supervising and compensating law students and law graduates who wish to represent aliens before the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Executive Office for Immigration Review, inc...	Rule	May 01, 1997
Justice Department Merger of the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices Into the Civil Rights Division This order will amend part O of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations to reflect the merger of the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices into the Civil Rights Division. This merger and the related changes...	Rule	May 01, 1997
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993CommerceNet Consortium	Notice	May 01, 1997
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993Portland Cement Association	Notice	May 01, 1997
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act	Notice	May 01, 1997
Justice Department > FCSC Sunshine Act Meeting; [F.C.S.C. Meeting Notice No. 7-97]	Notice	May 01, 1997

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > MSHA Petitions for Modification	Notice	May 01, 1997

Merit Systems Protection Board

Title	Type	Published
Merit Systems Protection Board Opportunity To File Amicus Briefs in Swentek v. Office of Personnel Management, MSPB Docket No. DC-831E-94-0584-A-1 The appellant in Swentek v. Office of Personnel Management, MSPB Docket No. DC-831E-94-0584-A-1, filed a Board appeal of the reconsideration decision of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) dismissing his application for a disability retirement a...	Notice	May 01, 1997

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Notice of Prospective Patent License NASA hereby gives notice that HITCO Technologies, Inc., of Gardena, California 90249-2506; Materials and Electrochemical Research Corporation of Tucson, Arizona 85706; P & P Machine Tool, Inc., of Cleveland, Ohio 44146, and Zollner Pistons of Fort Wa...	Notice	May 01, 1997

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National Bankruptcy Review Commission

Title	Type	Published
National Bankruptcy Review Commission Meeting Notice of public meeting.	Notice	May 01, 1997

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences Fiscal-Year 1996; Dissemination of Information (1) All technologists were informed not to use any radiopharmaceutical that was not listed in the licensee's ``Prescribed Dosage List''; (2) orders must be sent to the nuclear pharmacy via facsimile, rather than over the telephone; (3) the nuclear pharmacy was instructed not to deliver I-131, I-125, or any other therapeutic radiopharmaceutical to the licensee; (4) all technologists were informed in writing not to proceed if they were unsure of any procedure; and (5) copies of radiopharmaceutical orders and their activities were to be checked against receipts.	Notice	May 01, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Southern California Edison Company; Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating Licenses, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hearing	Notice	May 01, 1997

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Mergers and Transfers Between Multiemployer Plans The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is proposing to amend its regulation on Mergers and Transfers Between Multiemployer Plans to clarify how the rules are to be applied to plans terminated by mass withdrawal and to make other minor changes and c...	Proposed Rule	May 01, 1997

Personnel Management Office

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request for Reclearance of Information Collection, OPM Form 805 Series In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management has submitted simultaneously with publication of this notice a request to the Office of Management...	Notice	May 01, 1997

Postal Service

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service Decision of the Governors of the United States Postal Service on the Recommended Decision of the Postal Rate Commission on the Complaint of the Coalition Against Unfair USPS Competition, Docket No. C96-1 Notice is hereby given of the Decision of the Governors in the complaint brought to the Postal Rate Commission concerning the packaging service known as Pack & Send. By direction of the Governors, their Decision is published in the Federal Register f...	Notice	May 01, 1997

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Railroad Retirement Board

Title	Type	Published
Railroad Retirement Board Actuarial Advisory Committee With Respect to the Railroad Retirement Account; Notice of Public Meeting	Notice	May 01, 1997
Railroad Retirement Board Proposed Collection; Comment Request In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which provides opportunity for public comment on new or revised data collections, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) will publish periodic summaries...	Notice	May 01, 1997

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission The Victory Funds, et al.; Notice of Application Notice of Application for Exemption under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'').	Notice	May 01, 1997

Small Business Administration

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Data Collection Available for Public Comments and Recommendations In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Small Business Administration's intentions to request approval on a new, and/or currently approved information collection.	Notice	May 01, 1997

Social Security Administration

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program (SSA/State or Local Vital Statistics Organizations) In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as amended, this notice announces computer matching programs that SSA plans to conduct.	Notice	May 01, 1997
Social Security Administration Social Security Disability Program Demonstration; Referral System for Vocational Rehabilitation Providers Demonstration Project The Commissioner of Social Security (the Commissioner) announces the Referral System for Vocational Rehabilitation Providers (RSVP) demonstration project. This demonstration project will test using an outside contractor to carry out certain administr...	Notice	May 01, 1997

Surface Transportation Board

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Acquisition of Rail Lines Under 49 U.S.C. 10901 and 10902 Advance Notice of Proposed Transactions The Surface Transportation Board, after reviewing public comments on labor protective requirements for line acquisitions by Class II railroads in Wisconsin Central Ltd.--Acquisition Exemption-- Lines of Union Pacific Railroad Company, STB Finance Doc...	Proposed Rule	May 01, 1997
DOT, STB Rate GuidelinesNon-Coal Proceedings The Surface Transportation Board established guidelines for handling small maximum rate complaints in Rate Guidelines--Non-Coal Proceedings, Ex Parte No. 347 (Sub-No. 2) (served Dec. 31, 1996). In that decision, the Board provided tables containing c...	Notice	May 01, 1997

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; AeroSpace Technologies of Australia Limited (Formerly Government Aircraft Factories), Nomad Models N22S, N22B, and N24A Airplanes This amendment supersedes Airworthiness Directive AD 82-25-09 which currently requires repetitively inspecting the pilot and co-pilot control wheel sub-assemblies for cracks, and if cracked, modifying the cracked part on the AeroSpace Technologies of...	Rule	May 01, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300-600 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Airbus Model A300-600 series airplanes. This proposal would require repetitive inspections to detect fatigue cracking in the left and right wings...	Proposed Rule	May 01, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; CFM International CFM56-5C Series Turbofan Engines This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to CFM International CFM56-5C series turbofan engines, that requires a reduction of the low cycle fatigue (LCF) retirement lives for certain high pressure turbine rotor (HPTR) front...	Rule	May 01, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Saab Model SAAB 2000 series airplanes. This proposal would require replacement of the existing fire, tailpipe, and bleed-air overheat detector con...	Proposed Rule	May 01, 1997
Transportation Department Classified Information DOT revises its regulations regarding classification and declassification of, and access to, classified information, and delegates to the Assistant Secretary for Administration authority to ensure compliance within DOT with the regulations and the un...	Rule	May 01, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Establishment of Class E Airspace; Grants, NM This action establishes Class E airspace at Grants-Milan Municipal Airport, Grants, NM. A new Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 31 has made this rule necessary. This action is intended to pr...	Rule	May 01, 1997
Transportation Department Maintenance of and Access to Records Pertaining to Individuals DOT revises its regulations in implementing the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a. This revision updates organizational changes since the last revision and streamlines the regulations in order to make the regulations more useful.	Rule	May 01, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Davis/Woodlands/ Winters, CA This notice proposes to establish a Class E airspace area at Davis/Woodland/Winters, CA. The development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 16/34 and a VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) RWY 34 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP...	Proposed Rule	May 01, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Revision of Class D Airspace; Dallas Addison Airport, TX This action revises the Class D airspace at Addison Airport, Dallas, TX. As a result of the Class B airspace changes for Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, the Class D airspace at Addison Airport is no longer sufficient to contain departing air...	Rule	May 01, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Revision of Class D Airspace; Little Rock, AFB, AR This action revises the Class D airspace at Little Rock Air Force Base (AFB), AR. The development of a Precision Approach Radar (PAR) and a Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 07 at the airpor...	Rule	May 01, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Revision of Class E Airspace; Clarksville, AR This action revises the Class E airspace at Clarksville Municipal Airport, Clarksville, AR. New Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) and Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) to Runways (RWYs) 09 and 27 have mad...	Rule	May 01, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Revision of Class E Airspace; De Queen, AR This action revises the Class E airspace at J. Lynn Helms Sevier County Airport, De Queen, AR. A new Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 08 has made this rule necessary. This action is intende...	Rule	May 01, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Revision of Class E Airspace; Killeen, TX This action revises the Class E airspace at Robert Gray Army Airfield, Killeen, TX. A new Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 33 and a new Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR)/Dista...	Rule	May 01, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Revision of Class E Airspace; Olney, TX This action revises the Class E airspace at Olney Municipal Airport, Olney, TX. New Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) to Runway (RWY) 17 have made this rule necessar...	Rule	May 01, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Revision of Class E Airspace; Paragould, AR This action revises the Class E airspace at Kirk Field, Paragould, AR. A new Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 04 and a new NDB SIAP to RWY 22 have made this rule necessary. This action is...	Rule	May 01, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Revision of Class E Airspace; Reserve, LA This action revises the Class E airspace at Saint John the Baptist Parish Airport, Reserve, LA. A new Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 35 has made this rule necessary. This...	Rule	May 01, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Revision of Class E Airspace; Sacramento, CA This action revises the Class E airspace area at Sacramento, CA, by removing from the Sacramento E5 airspace area description that portion of airspace defined as a surface area for Sacramento Executive Airport and corresponding references. Deleting t...	Rule	May 01, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Revision of Class E Airspace; Weslaco, TX This action revises the Class E airspace at Mid Valley Airport, Weslaco, TX. A new Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 13 has made this rule necessary. This action is intended to provide adequ...	Rule	May 01, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Revocation of Class E Airspace; Goffs, CA This action revokes the Class E airspace area at Goffs, CA. A review of airspace classification has made this action necessary. The intended effect of this action is to revoke controlled airspace since the purpose and requirements for the Class E air...	Rule	May 01, 1997

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Income Tax; Taxable Years Beginning After December 31, 1953: Consolidated Return Regulations; Correction This document contains a correction to final regulations (TD 7637), which were published in the Federal Register on Thursday, August 9, 1979 (44 FR 46838) relating to consolidated returns. The regulations provide the public with guidance needed to co...	Rule	May 01, 1997
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 9465 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	May 01, 1997
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Forms 5712 and 5712-A 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	May 01, 1997

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United States Information Agency

Title	Type	Published
United States Information Agency Provision of Overseas Educational Advising Services Seeking Partnerships; Call for Concept Papers The Office of Academic Programs of the United States Information Agency's (USIA) Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an opportunity to create public/private sector partnerships with USIA in order to ensure the long-term viability of...	Notice	May 01, 1997
United States Information Agency Public and Private Nonprofit Organizations in Support of International Educational and Cultural Activities: Civil Justice Modernization in Jordan The Office of Citizen Exchanges (E/P) of the United States Information Agency's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for an assistance award. Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions descr...	Notice	May 01, 1997
United States Information Agency Public and Private Nonprofit Organizations in Support of International Educational and Cultural Activities: The Training of Personnel To Staff and Administer a Judicial Training Institution in the Palestinian Authority The Office of Citizen Exchanges (E/P) of the United States Information Agency's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for an assistance award. Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions descr...	Notice	May 01, 1997

Veterans Affairs Department

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Monetary Allowance Under 38 U.S.C. 1805 for a Child Born with Spina Bifida Who Is a Child of a Vietnam Veteran This document proposes to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adjudication regulations to provide for payment of a monetary allowance to a child born with spina bifida who is a child of a Vietnam veteran. The intended effect of this amendme...	Proposed Rule	May 01, 1997
Veterans Affairs Department Provision of Health Care to Vietnam Veterans' Children With Spina Bifida This document proposes to establish regulations regarding Vietnam veterans' children with spina bifida by providing for the provision of health care needed for the spina bifida or any disability that is associated with such condition. This is necessa...	Proposed Rule	May 01, 1997

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