August 12, 1997 (Volume 62)

Federal Register August 12, 1997

View all documents issued on August 12, 1997. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

146 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on August 12, 1997

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation logo Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

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An environmental assessment on the Council's proposed regulatory revisions of its regulations implementing Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act was prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4...
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Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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Correction Aug 12, 1997
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) proposes to amend the Common Crop Insurance Regulations to delete the late and prevented planting provisions currently contained in many Crop Provisions, incorporate revised late and prevented planting pr...
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The National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) will hold a meeting on August 12, 13, and 14, 1997 to discuss food safety issues related to fresh produce, meat, and poultry products; Hazard Analysis and Critical Control...
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It has been determined by the NRCS State Conservationist for Maryland that changes must be made in the NRCS State Technical Guide specifically in practice standards 329A Residue Management; No-Till and Strip Till, 329B Residue Management; Mulch Till,...
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This notice describes the Rural Utilities Service's Water and Wastewater (WW) loan program refinancing policies, informs commercial lenders of the availability of a list of eligible WW borrowers that have the potential to refinance outstanding debt,...
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Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board logo Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

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The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) has established a regulatory negotiation committee to develop a proposed rule on accessibility guidelines for newly constructed and altered outdoor developed areas covered...
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Civil Rights Commission logo Civil Rights Commission

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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NMFS has determined that the 1997 Atlantic bluefin tuna (ABT) June-August period General category subquota has not been reached. Therefore, NMFS reopens the General category fishery for large medium and giant ABT for all areas for one additional day....
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Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued a permit to Amy Harris, a student of California State University at Sacramento, CA and a modification to a permit to the California Department of Fish and Game at Sacramento, CA (CDFG) providing authorizati...
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NMFS corrects the rulemaking announcing adjustments to the commercial state quotas for the 1997 summer flounder fishery published July 15, 1997.
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NMFS announces that the Area 2A commercial harvest of Pacific halibut incidental to the salmon troll fishery is closed. The action is necessary because the non-Indian commercial halibut fishery quota has been taken and no halibut quota remains for an...
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The Patent and Trademark Office published in the Federal Register of July 29, 1997, a document revising certain patent fee and trademark service fee amounts for fiscal year 1998. Inadvertently, an incorrect planned recovery amount was stated. This do...
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NMFS issues this document to allow use of 55-minute tow times by shrimp trawlers in inshore waters in Alabama as an alternative to the requirement to use Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs). This area was affected by Hurricane Danny on and about July 19,...
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Defense Department logo Defense Department

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The Los Angeles District intends to prepare an EIS to support the proposed flood protection study within the Thousand Palms area of the Coachella Valley. The area to be studied extends from Long Canyon to Indio, and from the Indio, and from the Inter...
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The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, a revocable, nonassignable, exclusive license in the United States to practice the Government owned invention described in U.S. Patent No. 4,710,...
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Education Department logo Education Department

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The Director, Information Resources Management Group, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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Energy Department logo Energy Department

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The Energy Information Administration (EIA) is soliciting comments concerning the proposed revision of the Form EIA-886, ``Alternative Fuel Vehicle Annual Report''.
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Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) notice is hereby given of the following Advisory Committee meeting: Environmental Management Site- Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Los Alamos National...
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Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) notice is hereby given of the following Advisory Committee meeting: Environmental Management Site- Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Hanford Site.
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Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) notice is hereby given of the following Advisory Committee meeting: Environmental Management Site- Specific Advisory Board, Kirtland Area Office (Sandia).
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Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) notice is hereby given of the following Advisory Committee meeting: Environmental Management Site- Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Pantex Plant, Amaril...
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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 the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Standards...
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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Public Wat...
Notice Aug 12, 1997
The EPA proposes to approve revisions to the Chattanooga/ Hamilton County (Chattanooga) portion of the Tennessee State Implementation Plan (SIP) regarding nitrogen oxides, prevention of significant deterioration (PSD), lead sources, stack heights, in...
Proposed Rule Aug 12, 1997
EPA is proposing conditional limited approval of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This revision establishes and requires major sources of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and nitrogen oxides (...
Proposed Rule Aug 12, 1997
EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This revision establishes definitions for twenty-seven terms used in the new source review and reasonably available control technology (RACT) r...
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EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This revision establishes definitions for twenty-seven terms used in the new source review and reasonably available control technology...
Proposed Rule Aug 12, 1997
The EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision request submitted by the State of Illinois on May 14, 1996, for the purpose of making a change to the regulatory control period used in Illinois' current 7.2 pounds per square i...
Proposed Rule Aug 12, 1997
On May 14, 1997 (62 FR 26396), EPA approved a revision submitted on July 9, 1996, and January 31, 1997, to the ozone maintenance plans for the Dayton-Springfield Area (Miami, Montgomery, Clark, and Greene Counties), Toledo Area (Lucas and Wood Counti...
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On May 14, 1997, EPA published a direct final rule (62 FR 26396) approving, and an accompanying proposed rule (62 FR 26463), proposing to approve a revision submitted on July 9, 1996 and January 31, 1997, to the ozone maintenance plans for the Dayton...
Proposed Rule Aug 12, 1997
The EPA approves the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision request submitted by the State of Illinois on May 14, 1996, for the purpose of making a change to the regulatory control period established for Illinois' 7.2 pounds per square inch (psi) R...
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EPA is approving revisions to the Chattanooga/Hamilton County (Chattanooga) portion of the Tennessee State Implementation Plan (SIP) which were submitted to EPA by Tennessee, through the Tennessee Department of Air Pollution Control (TDAPC), on Decem...
Rule Aug 12, 1997
Notice is hereby given by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) that modification of an exemption to the land disposal restrictions under the 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)...
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Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub L. 92- 463), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gives notice of a meeting of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board. The Good Neighbor Environmental Board was created by the Enterprise for the...
Notice Aug 12, 1997
The State of New York has applied for final authorization of certain revisions to its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reviewed New York's appli...
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Farm Credit Administration logo Farm Credit Administration

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Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)), of the forthcoming regular meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board (Board).
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Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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The requirements and regulations established by the Accounting Safeguards Order, including the modifications to our affiliate transactions rules, shall become effective August 12, 1997. These amendments, which contained information collection require...
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In this Memorandum Opinion and Order adopted July 23, 1997 and released August 6, 1997, the Commission grants two requests for changes in local access and transport area (LATA) association and modifies the LATA boundaries to permit these changes. In...
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The Commission, at the request of MTD, Inc., allots Channel 296C to Tatum, NM, as the community's first local aural transmission service, substitutes Channel 279C1 for Channel 296C1 at Jal, NM, and modifies Station KXJW's construction permit to speci...
Rule Aug 12, 1997
The Commission adopts a Second Report and Order designating the frequency spectrum band between 47.2 and 48.2 GHz for commercial use on a licensed basis. The Commission decides to permit fixed, fixed- satellite, and mobile uses consistent with the Ta...
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Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Government Accountability Office logo Government Accountability Office

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Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463), as amended, notice is hereby given that the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board will meet on Friday, August 29, 1997, from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. in the...
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Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463), as amended, the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) announces that it is publishing for review and comment an Exposure Draft entitled Deferral of...
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Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that the proposed collection of information listed below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA)...
Notice Aug 12, 1997
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance entitled ``Consumer-Directed Broadcast Advertisements.'' The draft guidance is intended to provide information to enable product sponsors to fulfill the require...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is revoking certain regulations that are obsolete. These regulations have been identified for revocation as the result of a page-by-page review of the agency's regulations. This review is in response to the Admi...
Rule Aug 12, 1997
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of 3-pentadecenyl phenol mixture (obtained from cashew nutshell liquid) reacted with formaldehyde and ethylenediamine in a ratio of 1:2:2 as...
Rule Aug 12, 1997
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing notice of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the FDA and the Department of Defense (DoD). The purpose of the MOU is for FDA to provide the quality assurance support for DoD centrally manage...
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Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the U.S. Coast Guard announces nine Information Collection Requests (ICR) for renewal. These ICRs include: 1. Shipping Articles; 2. Liquid Natural Gas and Liquefied Hazardous Gas Waterfront Facilities;...
Notice Aug 12, 1997
The Coast Guard proposes to change the regulations governing the operation of the Flagler Memorial, Royal Park, and Southern Boulevard drawbridges at Palm Beach. The proposal is being made as a result of complaints about extensive highway traffic del...
Proposed Rule Aug 12, 1997
The Coast Guard is revising the regulation governing the operations of the CSX Transportation bridge and U.S. Route 31 bridge, miles 2.8 and 2.9, respectively, over the Grand River in Grand Haven, MI. This rule was initiated at the request of the cit...
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At the request of the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the Coast Guard is amending the regulations governing the operation of the Hood Canal Bridge at Port Gamble, Washington. This change limits the width of the opening of the r...
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The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on the Lower Mississippi River between mile 661.0 and mile 662.0. The zone is needed to protect vessel traffic during bridge repairs and the potential for falling debris. Entry of vessels or per...
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The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone in the navigable waters of the United States within the entire Port of Los Angeles inside the federal breakwater. This safety zone is established due to the potential increased navigational risk...
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Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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On May 23, 1997, at 62 FR 28538, HUD published a NOFA that announced Fiscal Year (FY) 1997 funding of $250,649,052 under the Public and Indian Housing Drug Elimination Program (PHDEP) for use in eliminating drug-related crime. This notice amends that...
Notice Aug 12, 1997
This document announces the final series of implementation meetings sponsored by HUD to develop the regulations necessary to carry out the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (Pub.L. 104-330, approved Octob...
Proposed Rule Aug 12, 1997
The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...
Notice Aug 12, 1997
The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...
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On June 26, 1997, Secretary Andrew Cuomo released his plan for significant management reforms at HUD. The plan is titled the ``HUD 2020 Management Reform Plan.'' The reforms contained in this plan are directed to restoring HUD's reputation and credib...
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Interior Department logo Interior Department

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The Yuma Field Office has prepared an Interdisciplinary Management Plan and Environmental Assessment for an area totalling approximately 800,000 acres (Federal and non-Federal) in southwestern Arizona. The management actions prescribed are to: (a) Ma...
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This notice announces an upcoming meeting of the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor Commission. Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463).
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The Minerals Management Service (MMS) is adding new rules authorizing the delegation of several Federal royalty management functions to States. These rules implement recently-enacted legislation.
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Record of decision.
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Justice Department logo Justice Department

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Extension of an Existing Collection; Application for Asylum and Withholding of Removal.
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Extension of existing collection; Employment Eligibility Verification.
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The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
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National Transportation Safety Board

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

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Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

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Coach USA, Inc. (Coach), a noncarrier that controls 27 motor passenger carriers, and Leisure Time Tours, d/b/a Leisure Lines (Leisure Time), a motor passenger carrier wholly owned by Coach (collectively, petitioners), seek an exemption, under 49 U.S....
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Trade Representative, Office of United States

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The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is providing notice that USTR has determined that Argentina, pursuant to its request, is a participating country for purposes of the export certification program for imports of beef under th...
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Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

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This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Boeing Model 737-100 and -200 series airplanes, that requires replacement of certain outboard and inboard wheel halves with improved wheel halves. This amendment also require...
Rule Aug 12, 1997
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of the Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee to discuss training and qualification issues.
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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), 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 comm...
Notice Aug 12, 1997
This action revises the legal description of the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) Class B airspace area by changing its point of origin from the DFW Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) to the VORTAC's present geographica...
Rule Aug 12, 1997
This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-10, -20, -30, -40, and -50 series airplanes, and C-9 (military) airplanes. This proposal would require a one-time vis...
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Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
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The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
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The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
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The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
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The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
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The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
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The Department of the Treasury (``Treasury'' or ``Department'') is publishing in final form an amendment to 31 CFR part 356 (Uniform Offering Circular for the Sale and Issue of Marketable Book-Entry Treasury Bills, Notes, and Bonds). This amendment m...
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