August 21, 1997 (Volume 62)

Federal Register August 21, 1997

View all documents issued on August 21, 1997. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

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Agencies Publishing on August 21, 1997

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Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) published an interim rule in the Federal Register (62 FR 3195) on January 22, 1997, to announce the availability of assistance under the Disaster Reserve Assistance Program (DRAP). The assistance was for livesto...
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This implements provisions of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (1996 Act) that affect the farm credit programs of the Farm Service Agency (FSA), formerly administered by the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA). The provisions...
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The Secretary of Agriculture by Departmental Regulation No. 1043-43 dated July 9, 1997, established the National Commission on Small Farms (Commission) and further identified NRCS to provide support to the Commission. The purpose of the Commission is...
Notice Aug 21, 1997
The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council will meet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 4-6, 1997. The purpose of the meeting is to review the status of the Council's annual report, continue discussion on emerging issues in Urban and...
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East Indiana Grain Inspection, Inc. (East Indiana), has asked GIPSA to amend its designation to remove the Northeast Indiana region from their assigned geographic area. GIPSA is asking persons interested in providing official services in the Northeas...
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Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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NMFS amends the regulations governing the Atlantic highly migratory species fisheries to prohibit importation of Atlantic bluefin tuna (ABT) and its products in any form harvested by vessels of Panama, Honduras, and Belize. The amendments are necessa...
Rule Aug 21, 1997
NMFS closes the fishery for school Atlantic bluefin tuna (ABT) conducted by Angling category fishermen in the waters off Delaware and states south. Closure of this fishery is necessary because the annual quota of 51 metric tons (mt) of school ABT all...
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NMFS announces the estimated spawning biomass and interim final harvest quotas for the northern anchovy fishery in the exclusive economic zone south of Point Reyes, CA, the 1997-98 fishing year. These quotas may only be adjusted if inaccurate data we...
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NMFS announces that the summer flounder commercial quota available to the State of Maryland has been harvested. Vessels issued a commercial Federal fisheries permit for the summer flounder fishery may not land summer flounder in Maryland for the rema...
Rule Aug 21, 1997
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Sanctuaries and Reserves Division (SRD) is soliciting any information from interested parties that would assist in evaluating the operation of motorized personal watercraft (e.g., jet skis,...
Proposed Rule Aug 21, 1997
NMFS is issuing revised guidelines for the Regional Fishery Management Councils (Councils) in determining whether the use of an emergency rule is justified under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-...
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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The purpose of this notice is to announce the existence and character of the systems of records of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as required by the Privacy Act of 1974, Pub.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. 552a. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(f), the Commis...
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Defense Department logo Defense Department

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The Record of Decision (ROD) was signed on July 31, 1997. The decision made in the ROD was to implement the proposed action and a series of mitigation measures to minimize the environmental impacts of this action. The proposed action consists of thre...
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Education Department logo Education Department

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The Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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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In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(a) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information collec...
Notice Aug 21, 1997
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(a) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information collec...
Notice Aug 21, 1997
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(a) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104-13), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information co...
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Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This revision establishes and requires volatile organic compounds (VOC) and nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>) reasonably available control techn...
Rule Aug 21, 1997
EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the purpose of establishing volatile organic compound (VOC) and nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>) reasonably available control techn...
Proposed Rule Aug 21, 1997
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (``CERCLA'' or ``the Act'') requires that the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (``NCP''), found at 40 CFR part 300, include a list of na...
Proposed Rule Aug 21, 1997
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this technical amendment amends the table that lists the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control numbers issued under the PRA for Environmental Impact Assessment of Nongovernmental Activitie...
Rule Aug 21, 1997
On February 11, 1997, the Governor of Guam submitted a petition (``Petition'') to the Administrator of EPA seeking a waiver of certain Clean Air Act (``CAA'') requirements which apply to two baseload diesel electric generators to be located at the Pi...
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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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Action in this document allots Channel 294A to Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, as that community's first local service in response to a petition filed by First Congregational Services. See 62 FR 3653, January 24, 1997. There is a site restriction 9.6 kilomet...
Rule Aug 21, 1997
This document requests comments on a petition filed by Bruce Elving proposing the allotment of Channel 293A to Hawthorne, Wisconsin, as that community's first local broadcast service. There is a site restriction 5.4 kilometers (3.3 miles) west of the...
Proposed Rule Aug 21, 1997
The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Billy R. Evans proposing the allotment of Channel 250A at Kenova, West Virginia, as the community's first local aural transmission service. Channel 250A can be allotted to Kenova in compliance w...
Proposed Rule Aug 21, 1997
The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by 21st Century Radio Ventures, Inc., seeking the reallotment of Channel 259A from Old Forge, NY, to Newport Village, NY, and the modification of its outstanding construction permit (BPH-940203MC)...
Proposed Rule Aug 21, 1997
The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by West Wind Broadcasting proposing the allotment of Channel 287A at Roscoe, South Dakota, as the community's first local aural transmission service. Channel 287A can be allotted to Roscoe in compl...
Proposed Rule Aug 21, 1997
The Commission requests comments on two mutually exclusive petitions for rule making. Raymond A. Natole requests the allotment of Channel 255A to West Hurley, NY, as the community's first local aural transmission service. Sacred Heart University, Inc...
Proposed Rule Aug 21, 1997

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

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On February 16, 1996, GSA published an interim rule revising the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to implement Items I and III of Federal Acquisition Circular 90-32 which amended the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) t...
Rule Aug 21, 1997
This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in accordance with Section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121). It summarizes Change 76 which amended the General Services Administration Acquisi...
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Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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This notice announces the availability of disease and health risk information by voice and fax as a toll-free service to the public.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the regulatory review period for INTEGRA<Register> Artificial Skin and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that Eastman Chemical Co. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the expanded safe use of 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol as a polyhydric alcohol f...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Pfizer, Inc. The supplemental NADA provides for use of doramectin in cattle to control in...
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In accordance with section 2607(b) of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act (the Act), Title XXVI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.), as amended, a notice was published in the Federal Register on May 21, 199...
Notice Aug 21, 1997
This notice solicits comments and suggestions for consideration and possible incorporation into a revision of the Vessel Sanitation Program's (VSP) Operations Manual. The document was last revised in August 1989. Input from the cruise line, intereste...
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Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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The Prevention Through People (PTP) Subcommittee of the Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) will meet to commerce its work on reviewing the content of a tank barge's Certificate of Inspection (COI). The group will also meet to discuss c...
Notice Aug 21, 1997
The Vapor Control System (VCS) Regulations Review/Update Subcommittee of the Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) will meet to finalize its work on developing recommended revisions to the marine vapor control regulations found in Title 3...
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The two Subcommittees (Waterways and Navigation) and the full committee of the Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (HOGANSAC) will meet to discuss waterway improvements, aids to navigation, current matters, and various other naviga...
Notice Aug 21, 1997
The Coast Guard is conducting a port access route study to evaluate the need for vessel routing or other traffic management measures in the approaches to the Mississippi River. Concerns for the safety of navigation in these areas have been expressed...
Proposed Rule Aug 21, 1997
In a notice published April 28, 1997 [62 FR 22991] the Coast Guard solicited comments on the effectiveness of specific devices and interventions which have been suggested for reducing the numbers of recreational boating accidents involving rented pow...
Notice Aug 21, 1997
A temporary special local regulation is being adopted for the Clifton River Days. This event will be held on August 24, 1997 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the river front in Clifton, Tennessee. This regulation is needed to provide for the safety of lif...
Rule Aug 21, 1997
A temporary special local regulation is being adopted for the MY102 Boomsday. This event will be held on September 1, 1997 from 12:00 noon until 10:00 p.m. at the riverfront in Knoxville, Tennessee. This temporary regulation is needed to provide for...
Rule Aug 21, 1997
A temporary special local regulation is being adopted for the Riverfest. This event will be held on September 7, 1997 from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. at the riverfront in Clarksville, Tennessee. This regulation is needed to provide for the safety of life on...
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Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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The proposed information collection requirement described below has been 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 propos...
Notice Aug 21, 1997
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been 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 propos...
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Interior Department logo Interior Department

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The following described public lands in La Paz County, Arizona, have been examined and found suitable for lease under the provisions of the Act of May 24, 1928 (49 U.S.C. Appendices 211-213). The Town of Quartzsite proposes to use the land for a comm...
Notice Aug 21, 1997
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces the availability for public review of a draft Kauai II: Addendum to the Recovery Plan for the Kauai Plant Cluster (USFWS 1995). There are 19 taxa of plants included in this plan, 17 of which are listed as...
Notice Aug 21, 1997
The Fish and Wildlife Service announces the availability for public review of a draft recovery plan for two plant species endemic to montane meadow habitat in the San Bernardino Mountains of southern California. Both Sidalcea pedata (Pedate Checkerma...
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In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), 5 U.S.C., the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) council meeting of the Upper Snake River Districts Resource...
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The following public lands in Sevier and Piute Counties, Utah, have been examined and found suitable for sale utilizing non- competitive procedures, at not less than the fair market value. Authority for the sale is Section 203 of the Federal Land Pol...
Notice Aug 21, 1997
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 USC), notice is hereby given that the Southwest Resource Advisory Council (Southwest RAC) will meet on Thursday, September 11, 1997, at the BLM Montrose District Office in Montrose, Colorado.
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International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

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Notice Aug 21, 1997
Following receipt on August 11, 1997, of a request from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), the Commission instituted investigation No. 332-382, The Likely Impact of U.S.-EU Sectoral Trade Liberalization, under section 332(g) of the T...
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Justice Department logo Justice Department

Labor Department logo Labor Department

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The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed an/or conti...
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a NAC, Aeronautics and Space Transportation Technology Advisory Committee, Propulsion System Subcommittee m...
Notice Aug 21, 1997
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a forthcoming meeting of the NASA Advisory Council, Space Science Advisory Committee, ORIGINS Subcommittee.
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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a forthcoming meeting of the NASA Advisory Council, Space Science Advisory Committee.
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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the NAC Task Force on International Space Station Operational Readiness and Task Force on Shut...
Notice Aug 21, 1997
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a NASA Advisory Council, Aeronautics and Space Transportation Technology Advisory Committee, Flight Researc...
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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the NASA Advisory Council, Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications Advisory Committee,...
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In accordance with Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92- 463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the NASA Advisory Council, Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications Advisory Committee, Co...
Notice Aug 21, 1997
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the NASA Advisory Council, Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications Advisory Committee,...
Notice Aug 21, 1997
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and NASA policy and p...
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Northeast Dairy Compact Commission

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The Compact Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting to consider whether to initiate the notice and comment procedure for rulemaking related to re-establishment of a Compact Over-Order Price Regulation. The current price regulation expires on...
Proposed Rule Aug 21, 1997

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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The Twenty-Fifth Water Reactor Safety Information Meeting will be held on October 20-22, 1997, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., in the Bethesda Marriott Hotel, 5151 Pooks Hill Road, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. The Water Reactor Safety Information Meeting will b...
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Railroad Retirement Board

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The Railroad Retirement Board (Board) amends its regulations pertaining to the collection of debts by offset against Federal payments to reflect amendments to section 3716 of Title 31 by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-134).
Rule Aug 21, 1997
The Railroad Retirement Board (Board) hereby amends its regulations under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA) to permit a substance-abuse professional to execute a statement of sickness in support of payment of sickness benefits under the...
Rule Aug 21, 1997

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Tennessee Valley Authority logo Tennessee Valley Authority

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The proposed information collection described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). The Tennessee Valley Authority is so...
Notice Aug 21, 1997

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

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This document publishes in the Federal Register an amendment adopting Airworthiness Directive (AD) 97-16-10, which was sent previously to owners of airplanes known to have RAPCO, Inc. (RAPCO) in- line pressure filters installed. This AD requires remo...
Rule Aug 21, 1997
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to Raytheon Aircraft Company (Raytheon) Model 1900D airplanes (formerly known as Beech Aircraft Corporation Model 1900D airplanes) that have not had the propeller removed and...
Rule Aug 21, 1997
The Federal Transit Administration and the Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority intend to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for transportation impr...
Notice Aug 21, 1997
This document publishes the final data on thefts of model year (MY) 1995 passenger motor vehicles that occurred in calendar year (CY) 1995. The final 1995 theft data indicate a decrease in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experi...
Rule Aug 21, 1997
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its determination that the noise exposure maps submitted by the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority for Nashville International Airport under the provisions of Title I of the Aviation Safety an...
Notice Aug 21, 1997
Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption (14 CFR Part 11), this notice contains a summary of certain petitions seeking relief from specified requirements of the Federal...
Notice Aug 21, 1997
Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption (14 CFR part 11), this notice contains a summary of certain petitions seeking relief from specified requirements of the Federal...
Notice Aug 21, 1997
On Wednesday, September 17, 1997, the Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) will sponsor the second in a series of satellite-based video presentations on the status of the Pipeline Risk Management Demonstration Program. The broadcast will show how communit...
Notice Aug 21, 1997
The Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) invites representatives of the gas and hazardous liquid pipeline industry, state and local government, and the public to an open meeting on pipeline corrosion and corrosion control on Monday, Se...
Proposed Rule Aug 21, 1997
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces that it is reviewing a proposed amendment to the approved noise compatibility program that was submitted for Greater Pittsburgh International Airport under the provisions of Title I of the Aviation...
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Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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Notice is hereby given that on July 15, 1997, the Secretary of the Treasury, pursuant to Section 641, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, (19 U.S.C. 1641), and Part 111.74 of the Customs Regulations, as amended (19 CFR 111.74), ordered the revocation of...
Notice Aug 21, 1997

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