Federal Register August 14, 1997
View all documents issued on August 14, 1997. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.
135 documents were published on this date.
Agencies Publishing on August 14, 1997
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Commerce Department
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CCommittee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (1)
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission
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Defense Department
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Education Department
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Energy Department
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Federal Communications Commission
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Federal Election Commission
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Federal Maritime Commission
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Federal Reserve System
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General Services Administration
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Health and Human Services Department
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Homeland Security Department
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Interior Department
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International Trade Commission
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Justice Department
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Labor Department
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National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Personnel Management Office
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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Small Business Administration
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Social Security Administration
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Surface Transportation Board
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Transportation Department
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Treasury Department
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Agriculture Department
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This final rule increases the assessment rate for the Almond Board of California (Board) under Marketing Order No. 981 for the 1997- 98 and subsequent crop years. The Board is responsible for local administration of the marketing order which regulate...
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The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is revising the Regulations (other than Rules of Practice) Under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) in order to implement legislative changes signed into law by President Clinton. Specifically, the...
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The Tongass National Forest-Ketchikan Area will prepare a Supplement to the Control Lake Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). The Supplement will address several changed conditions including; a) the closure of the Ketchikan Pulp Mill, b) that...
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The Department of Agriculture (Department), is adopting as a final rule, without change, the provisions of an interim final rule which established, in the regulatory text, the fiscal period of the Oregon-California Potato Committee (Committee) to beg...
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This final rule reduces the number of regions established for issuing additional allotment bases to new producers from four to three, revises the procedure used for issuing additional allotment bases when no requests are received from a region for a...
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We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the pink bollworm regulations by removing all or portions of previously regulated areas in Clay, Crittenden, and Mississippi Counties in Arkansas; Dunklin, New Madrid, and...
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We are proposing to remove the regulations at 7 CFR part 320, ``Mexican Border Regulations,'' which serve to prevent the introduction into the United States of plant pests from Mexico by regulating the importation of vehicles, soil, and other materia...
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Proposed Rule | Aug 14, 1997 |
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The Forest Service, USDA, will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to analyze and disclose the environmental impacts of a site specific proposal for the Sand Ecosystem Restoration. The proposed action is 7 miles south of the town of Cashm...
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Commerce Department
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Notice is hereby given that on August 5, 1997, NMFS issued scientific research permit 1052 to Joseph E. Hightower, of the North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (P647), to take listed shortnose sturgeon for the purpose of scientif...
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NMFS announces that the daily bag limit for the recreational salmon fishery in the area from the Queets River to Leadbetter Point, WA, is two fish, only one of which may be a chinook, beginning the season opening date of July 21, 1997. This action is...
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NMFS is closing directed fishing for species that comprise the shallow-water species fishery by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), except for vessels fishing for pollock using pelagic trawl gear in those portions of the GOA open to...
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NMFS is closing the fishery for scallops in the Shelikof District of Registration Area K to prevent localized overfishing of scallops in that District. This action is necessary to prevent overfishing of scallops. It is intended to promote the goals a...
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NMFS issues this final rule to implement measures contained in Framework Adjustment 9 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP). These regulations exempt limited access and general category permit holders fishing exclusively under the...
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Notice is hereby given that The Dallas World Aquarium, Inc., 1801 North Griffin, Dallas, TX 75202, has applied in due form for a permit to import Amazon River dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), for purposes of public display.
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The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the time limit for the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review for the antidumping order on Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Thailand, pursuant to t...
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On April 8, 1997, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on Ferrosilicon from Brazil. This review covers exports of this merchandise to the United State...
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On May 5, 1997, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of antidumping duty administrative review of the antidumping duty order on pure magnesium from Canada. The review covers one manufacturer/exporter, Norsk Hy...
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Notice | Aug 14, 1997 |
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The Department of Commerce has received a request to conduct a new shipper administrative review of the antidumping duty order on tapered roller bearings and parts thereof, finished and unfinished, from the People's Republic of China. In accordance w...
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Notice | Aug 14, 1997 |
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The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold its 93rd meeting.
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The New York Mercantile (NYMEX or Exchange) applied for designation as a contract market in futures and futures options on the Hong Kong stock index. Comment on the proposed contracts was requested in a Federal Register notice dated November 19, 1996...
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The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has submitted proposed amendments to halve the multiplier in the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Price Index (S&P 500) futures contract and to double the minimum price fluctuation in the S&P 500 futures and option co...
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Defense Department
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The next meeting of the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Board of Visitors (BoV) will be held at the Defense Systems Management College (DSMC), 9000 Belvoir Road, Building 184, Fort Belvoir, Virginia on Wednesday, September 10, 1997 from 0830 unt...
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In accordance with Pub. L. 101-510, the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommended the closure of Military Ocean Terminal, Bayonne, New Jersey, and the Oakland Army Base, Californ...
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Notice | Aug 14, 1997 |
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The proposed action evaluated by this DEIS is the disposal of USAG-F, Aurora, Colorado, in accordance with the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Public Law 101-510. The DEIS addresses the environmental consequences of the disposal and...
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Education Department
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Notice is hereby given that on May 28, 1996, an arbitration panel rendered a decision in the matter of Leslie Lessard v. Washington Department of Services for the Blind (Docket No. R-S/95-6). This panel was convened by the U. S. Department of Educati...
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Energy Department
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Environmental Protection Agency
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On June 13, 1997, EPA published determination that the Richmond ozone nonattainment area has attained the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone, and that Richmond has continued to attain the standard to date. On the basis of this de...
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Rule | Aug 14, 1997 |
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In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act (``Act''), notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement of Libbey- Owens-Ford Company v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, No. 95-1141 (D.C. Cir.). The case involves a challenge t...
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Notice | Aug 14, 1997 |
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public meeting on August 27, 1997. The purpose of the meeting will be to gather information and collect opinions from parties who will be affected by provisions of the Public Notification Rul...
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Proposed Rule | Aug 14, 1997 |
Federal Communications Commission
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This action amends Commission rules regarding HAC, which would have required all telephones manufactured or imported for use in the United States after November 1, 1998 to contain a volume control feature. Under the amended rules, this compliance dat...
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Rule | Aug 14, 1997 |
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This order amends the Commission's rules to incorporate, as a note to the rule, the Commission's policy statement regarding forfeitures and a suggested schedule of base forfeiture amounts. The policy statement and schedule of base forfeiture amounts...
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The Commission adopted a combined Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making and Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration which amends the Commission's rules and policies governing the unauthorized switching of subscribers' primary interexchange c...
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Proposed Rule | Aug 14, 1997 |
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The Commission adopted a combined Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making and Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration which amends the Commission's rules and policies governing the unauthorized switching of subscribers' primary interexchange c...
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Federal Election Commission
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Federal Maritime Commission
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Federal Reserve System
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The Board is publishing amendments to Regulation E (Electronic Fund Transfers). The revisions implement an amendment to the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA), contained in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996,...
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General Services Administration
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This regulation provides policy on the management and disposal of Government-owned aircraft parts. This change is issued to address safety concerns that surplus Government aircraft parts are distributed without proper documentation and control, and t...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled ``Animal Proteins Prohibited in Ruminant Feed'' has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled ``Petition for Generally Recognized As Safe Affirmation'' has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act...
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Notice | Aug 14, 1997 |
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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)...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the regulations for delegations of authority to reflect a new delegation that authorizes the Director and Deputy Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), to sign certain Federal Register docum...
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Rule | Aug 14, 1997 |
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that General Electric Co. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to change the intrinsic viscosity specifications for poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene) oxide re...
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Notice | Aug 14, 1997 |
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The Health Resources and Services Administration will hold two pre-application technical assistance workshops for organizations which will compete for HIV Early Intervention Services grants under sections 2651-5 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA), is announcing the first in a series of National Consumer Forums. These forums are an opportunity to engage in open dialog with consumers on health issues and agency actions.
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One new proposal for Medicaid demonstration projects was submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services during the month of June 1997 under the authority of section 1115 of the Social Security Act. No proposals were approved, disapproved, o...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that orally administered drug products containing levothyroxine sodium are new drugs. There is new information showing significant stability and potency problems with orally administered levothyrox...
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Homeland Security Department
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This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Alabama (FEMA-1185-DR), dated July 25, 1997, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Colorado, (FEMA-1186-DR), dated August 1, 1997, and related determinations.
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This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Colorado (FEMA-1186-DR), dated August 1, 1997, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Montana (FEMA-1183-DR), dated July 25, 1997, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Montana (FEMA-1183-DR), dated July 25, 1997, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Montana, (FEMA-1183-DR), dated July 25, 1997, and related determinations.
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This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Montana (FEMA-1183-DR), dated July 25, 1997, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Texas, (FEMA-1179-DR), dated July 7, 1997, and related determinations.
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This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Vermont (FEMA-1184-DR), dated July 25, 1997, and related determinations.
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Interior Department
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces the availability for public review of a draft recovery plan for Kokia cookei. This species is known only from the island of Molokai and is federally listed as endangered. There are no naturally occurring p...
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The Department of Defense (DOD) has recently issued a document describing changes in Military Warning Areas in the Gulf of Mexico. The MMS is giving notice of these changes to existing lessees and to potential bidders in Outer Continental Shelf Lease...
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Notice | Aug 14, 1997 |
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Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, Reclamation is issuing this notice to announce the availability of a Record of Decision (ROD) which was signed on July 18, 1997. The ROD documents the decision of the Regional Dir...
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Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Las Cruces District Office, will be directing the preparation of an EIS to be prepared by a third party contractor...
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International Trade Commission
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Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review the presiding administrative law judge's (ALJ's) initial determination (ID) (Order No. 14) in the above-captioned investigation terminating the investiga...
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Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review three initial determinations (IDs) of the presiding administrative law judge (ALJ) in the above- captioned investigation (Orders Nos. 6, 7, and 8). Order...
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Justice Department
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This rule adopts without change an interim rule published in the Federal Register by the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Executive Office for Immigration Review on November 25, 1996, which amended Department of Justice regulations that...
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The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is announcing the meeting of the Coalition for Juvenile Justice.
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The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is publishing its Title IV Missing and Exploited Children's Fiscal Year (FY) 1997 Proposed Program Plan and soliciting public comment on the proposed plan and priorities. After analyzi...
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Labor Department
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National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
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The National Endowment for the Arts will request proposals leading to the award of a Cooperative Agreement for the continuation of the project titled: ``The Urban Forum.'' The Urban Forum is a series of symposia and lectures on issues affecting the d...
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review of continued approval of information collections under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted: 1. The...
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Personnel Management Office
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for clearance of a revised information...
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Arrangements have been made for members of the Commission and certain advisory staff members to visit the Postal Service's Merrifield, Va facility. The purpose is to observe mail processing, including management operating data system (MODS) data coll...
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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Notice of application for exemption under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'').
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Notice of application for an order of exemption under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``1940 Act'').
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Small Business Administration
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This Notice is to publish in the Federal Register a new routine use for each of the Agency's Privacy Act Systems of Records. The new routine use will allow Agency volunteers and interns to access, for official purposes, records in all Agency Systems...
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Notice | Aug 14, 1997 |
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In response to President Clinton's government-wide regulatory reform initiative and the Department of Justice's review of Federal procurement affirmative action programs, the Small Business Administration (SBA) proposes to amend both the eligibility...
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Social Security Administration
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These rules are proposed to reflect the changes made by the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments (EFOIA) of 1996, that give the public access to government information and records maintained in an electronic format, provide for expedited...
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Proposed Rule | Aug 14, 1997 |
Surface Transportation Board
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Transportation Department
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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 1995 (44 USC Chapter 35), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The...
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Treasury Department
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In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) hereby gives notice that it has sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review an inf...
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