August 4, 1997 (Volume 62)

Federal Register August 4, 1997

View all documents issued on August 4, 1997. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

103 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on August 4, 1997

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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This interim final rule increases the assessment rate for the Prune Marketing Committee (Committee) under Marketing Order No. 993 for the 1997-98 and subsequent crop years. The Committee is responsible for local administration of the marketing order...
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The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) proposes to amend its regulations on engineering and architectural services. These policies and procedures are presently contained in seven RUS bulletins, which will be rescinded after this regulation becomes effecti...
Proposed Rule Aug 04, 1997
On November 7, 1989, the Forest Service filed a notice of intent in the Federal Register to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to analyze management of off-highway vehicle use in the Rock Creek area, Eldorado National Forest, Georgetown...
Notice Aug 04, 1997
This document continues the suspension of segments of the pool plant and producer milk definitions of the Texas order for a two-year period. Associated Milk Producers, Inc., a cooperative association that represents producers who supply milk to the m...
Rule Aug 04, 1997
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 [44 U.S.C. Chapter 35], this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to request a revision to a currently approved information collection for tart cherries grown in...
Notice Aug 04, 1997
This interim final rule decreases the assessment rates established under Marketing Order Nos. 922, 923, and 924 for the 1997- 98, and subsequent fiscal periods. The Washington Apricot Marketing Committee, Washington Cherry Marketing Committee, and Wa...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to disclose effects of alternative decisions it may make to allow upgrading and/or development of recreational facilities within the existing perm...
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Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Notice of opportunity to request administrative review of antidumping or countervailing duty order, finding, or suspended investigation.
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NMFS is announcing the availability of the draft recovery plan for shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum). NMFS is soliciting review and comment from the public on the draft plan, and will consider these comments in the approval of a final recov...
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NMFS proposes revisions to the guidelines for national standards 1 (optimum yield), 2 (scientific information), 4 (allocations), 5 (efficiency), and 7 (costs and benefits); and adds guidelines for new national standards 8 (communities), 9 (bycatch),...
Proposed Rule Aug 04, 1997
Pursuant to provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, as amended, (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., specifically, 104(c)(3)(C)) and the Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216.45) letters of confirmation (LOC) t...
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The Patent and Trademark Office is announcing, in accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), an open meeting of the Public Advisory Committee for Trademark Affairs.
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This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the Sea Grant Review Panel. The members of the Review Panel and other participants will discuss matters related to the functions and operations of the Review Panel, i...
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Notice of postponement of final determination of sales at less than fair value.
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Education Department logo Education Department

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On June 4, 1997, the President signed into law Pub. L. 105-17, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments, amending the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This notice provides closing dates and other information regard...
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Energy Department logo Energy Department

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Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that EPA is planning to submit the following continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): ``Application fo...
Notice Aug 04, 1997
EPA is approving State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Maryland on July 12, 1995 and July 17, 1995. These revisions establish volatile organic compound emission reduction requirements for degreasing operations and vehicl...
Rule Aug 04, 1997
EPA is proposing to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Maryland for the purpose of establishing volatile organic compound (VOC) emission control requirements for degreasing operations and vehicle refinishi...
Proposed Rule Aug 04, 1997
EPA is approving in part and disapproving in part the final Plan for Attainment of the 24-hour PM-10 Standard--Maricopa County PM- 10 Nonattainment Area, (May 1997) (microscale plan) submitted by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality on May...
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EPA is taking direct final action on revisions to the California State Implementation Plan. This action is an administrative change which revises the definition of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and updates the Exempt Compound list in rules from th...
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EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This action is an administrative change which revises the definition of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and updates the Exempt Compound list in rules from the B...
Proposed Rule Aug 04, 1997
On December 19, 1995, the EPA promulgated Clean Air Act (CAA) section 111(d)/129 emission guidelines for existing Municipal Waste Combustors (MWC) with the capacity to combust in aggregate greater than 35 megagrams (Mg) per day of municipal solid was...
Rule Aug 04, 1997
The EPA proposes to approve Municipal Waste Combustors (MWC) 111(d)/129 Plan negative declarations submitted by the states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. These negative declarations certify that MWCs subject to the requirements of section 1...
Proposed Rule Aug 04, 1997
This rule establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the biological pesticide Bacillus cereus strain BP01 for use on cotton. Micro Flo Company, acting through their agent SRA International, submitted a petition to EP...
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EPA is fully approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Vermont, which replaces the total suspended particulate (TSP) prevention of significant (PSD) increments with increments for PM10 (particulate matter with an...
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EPA is proposing full approval of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Vermont, which replaces the total suspended particulate (TSP) prevention of significant (PSD) increments with increments for PM10 (particulate matt...
Proposed Rule Aug 04, 1997
EPA is updating the Outer Continental Shelf (``OCS'') Air Regulations as they apply to OCS sources off the coast of Alaska. Requirements applying to OCS sources located within 25 miles of states' seaward boundaries must be updated periodically to rem...
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This notice announces EPA's schedule for reassessing tolerances for pesticide residues in or on raw and processed foods. Publication of this schedule meets the requirements of Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) section 408(q)(3), as establi...
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Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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By this Memorandum Opinion and Order, the Commission responds to three Petitions for Reconsideration filed by the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), Hewlett-Packard Company (HP), and Intel Corporation (Intel) regarding the Declaration of...
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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Federal Housing Finance Board logo Federal Housing Finance Board

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The Federal Housing Finance Board (Finance Board) is amending its regulation governing the operation of the Affordable Housing Program (AHP or Program). Among the significant changes made by the final rule are: transfer of approval authority for AHP...
Rule Aug 04, 1997

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

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The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices or unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft...
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Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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Notice Aug 04, 1997
This final rule will remove appendixes I and J, which contain the text of Office Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars A-128 and A- 133, from 45 CFR part 74. It will also update several items to conform them to the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Ac...
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In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, to provide a 60-day advance opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the Indian Health Service (IHS) is publishing for comment a summary of a...
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Interior Department logo Interior Department

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The Lakeview District has analyzed the potential environmental impacts of a proposed AMP for the Beaty Butte Allotment (0600) in Lake and Harney Counties, Oregon. The proposed plan covers livestock grazing management activities on approximately 400,0...
Notice Aug 04, 1997
Mr. E.J. Mouhot (Applicant), is seeking an incidental take permit (ITP) from the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), pursuant to Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. The ITP would authorize the take of one fam...
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The Bay-Delta Advisory Council (BDAC) will meet to discuss several issues including: general concurrence on a CALFED Bay-Delta Program watershed management plan; update from the fact finding BDAC Ecosystem Restoration Work Group and discussion on the...
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The FGDC is soliciting public comments on the proposal to develop a ``Content Standard for Remote Sensing Swath Data.'' If the proposal is approved, the standard will be developed following the FGDC standards development and approval process. If the...
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The collection of information listed below has been submitted to OMB for approval under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act. A copy of the information collection requirement is included in this notice. Copies of the proposed information col...
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OSM is approving amendment to the Missouri regulatory program (hereinafter referred to as the ``Missouri program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Missouri proposed to amend its revegetation success guidelines b...
Rule Aug 04, 1997
The PRLA process requires that ROD be made available to the public. The ROD is the document announcing the BLM's decision regarding PRLA commercial quantities determinations. This action establishes the availability of the ROD for Thermal Energy's PR...
Notice Aug 04, 1997
This notice advises the public that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) intends to gather information necessary to prepare a comprehensive management plan (CMP) and an environmental document (environmental assessment or environmental impact...
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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing that the information collection requests for the titles described below have been forwarded to the Office of Manageme...
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The National Indian Gaming Commission is publishing this notice to comply with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 was enacted for the purpose of minimizing the paperwork burden on the public a...
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The Lakeview District (BLM) and Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge (USFWS) are initiating the planning process for a proposed plan amendment to the Warner Lakes Management Framework Plan (MFP, as amended) and jurisdictional land exchange with the...
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The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is approving a proposed amendment to the Utah regulatory program and Utah abandoned mine land reclamation (AMLR) plan (hereinafter, the ``Utah program and plan'') under the Surface Mining...
Rule Aug 04, 1997

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Labor Department logo Labor Department

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This document makes corrections to the OSHA standard on Air Contaminants. Specifically, this document corrects typographical errors in the table containing limits for air contaminants and the table on mineral dusts.
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Merit Systems Protection Board logo Merit Systems Protection Board

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As required by The Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552, the Merit Systems Protection Board (Board) is publishing a notice proposing establishment of a new system of records. This new records system is the Workload and Assignment Tracking System. The sy...
Notice Aug 04, 1997

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Postal Service logo Postal Service

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The Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service has approved amendments to its bylaws. The amendments reserve to the Board approval of Postal Service plans and reports under the Government Performance and Review Act and reserve to the Gove...
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Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

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In accordance with 20 CFR 422.406(b)(2), the Commissioner of Social Security gives notice of Social Security Acquiescence Ruling 97- 3(11).
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Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

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This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Fokker Model F28 Mark 0100 series airplanes. This action requires a one-time inspection to detect fatigue cracking of the hinges of the cargo doors, and repair, if necess...
Rule Aug 04, 1997
This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to certain Raytheon Aircraft Company (Raytheon) 58, 60, 90, 100, 200, and 300 series and Model 2000 airplanes. The proposed action would require replacing certain All...
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This document contains corrections to the final regulation [Docket No. 96-130; Notice 03], which was published Monday, June 23, 1997, (62 FR 33754). The regulation related to the information reporting requirements for passenger motor vehicle insurers...
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FRA has decided to begin publishing regular announcements of RSAC working group activities and status reports. This announcement constitutes the first such status report.
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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Requests (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. T...
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Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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The Treasury Department is adding to appendices A and B to 31 CFR chapter V the names of 7 individuals and 7 entities who have been determined to be owned or controlled by, or to act for or on behalf of, other specially designated narcotics trafficke...
Rule Aug 04, 1997
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of Thrift Supervision, (OTS) (collectively, the Agencies) propose to...
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The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury is amending the Iranian Transactions Regulations to authorize by general license the payment of awards against Iran issued by the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal in The Hague, and...
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