Federal Register August 22, 1997 (Volume 62)

Agencies Publishing on August 22, 1997

Agriculture Department (2)
Commerce Department (12)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (2)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (1)
Corporation for National and Community Service (2)
Defense Department (24)
Education Department (1)
Energy Department (12)
Environmental Protection Agency (24)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Federal Communications Commission (2)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1)
Federal Maritime Commission (2)
Federal Reserve System (3)
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (1)
Federal Trade Commission (3)
General Services Administration (0)
Health and Human Services Department (8)
Housing and Urban Development Department (5)
Interior Department (8)
Justice Department (1)
Labor Department (6)
Legal Services Corporation (2)
Library of Congress (1)
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Management and Budget Office (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (0)
National Archives and Records Administration (1)
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National Institute for Literacy (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2)
Personnel Management Office (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (3)
Small Business Administration (3)
State Department (4)
Surface Transportation Board (3)
Tennessee Valley Authority (1)
Transportation Department (17)
Treasury Department (4)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Mount Snow Ski Area Snowmaking Water Source Alterations, Green Mountain National Forest, Windham County, VT The USDA, Forest Service, will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for Mount Snow's proposal to upgrade its existing snowmaking system to insure more reliable and consistent snow surfaces throughout the ski season regardless of weather co...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Agriculture Department > FS, Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability for the Cooke City Area Mineral Withdrawal Record of Decision; Montana The Record of Decision (ROD) on the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Cooke City Area Mineral Withdrawal is available. The ROD documents the selection of the Preferred Alternative, the mineral withdrawal of approximately 22,065 acres...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller Bearings) and Parts Thereof From France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Romania, Singapore, Sweden, and the United Kingdom; Initiation of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews and Notice of Request for Revocation of an Order	Correction	Aug 22, 1997
Commerce Department > USBC Census Designated Place (CDP) Program for Census 2000Final Criteria Census designated places (CDPs) are statistical geographic entities, defined for each decennial census, consisting of a closely settled, locally recognized concentration of population that is identified by name. The Census Bureau uses CDPs to tabulat...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Pasta From Italy: Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Duty Administrative Review The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') has received a request to conduct a new shipper administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain pasta from Italy. In accordance with 19 CFR 353.22(h), we are initiating this administrativ...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered Species; Permits Notice is hereby given that Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPC) in Trinidad, CA and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Region 1 (CDFFP) in Santa Rosa, CA have applied in due form for permits that would authorize takes of a thr...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered Species; Permits Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued permits to the Natural Resources Management Corporation in Eureka, CA (NRMC); the State of California, Department of Transportation, District 4, in Oakland, CA (CalTrans4); William M. Kier and Associates in...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Commerce Department Foreign-Trade Zone 124Gramercy, LA, Application for Subzone Status, Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. (Shipbuilding)	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Commerce Department Foreign-Trade Zone 168Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas; Application for Foreign-Trade Subzone Status, Ultrak, Inc.; (Closed Circuit Television Systems) Lewisville, Texas	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Commerce Department Foreign-Trade Zone 29Louisville, Kentucky; Application for Expansion	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory entities will hold public meetings.	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Commerce Department Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone; Piedmont Triad Area, North Carolina; (Guilford, Forsyth, Davidson and Surry Counties, North Carolina); Amendment of Application	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Commerce Department > ITA Roller Chain, Other Than Bicycle, From Japan: Postponement of Preliminary and Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the time limits of the preliminary and final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of the antidumping finding on roller chain, other than bicycle, from Japan, covering the perio...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Artificial Reef Habitat Sub-Group.	Notice	Aug 22, 1997

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title	Type	Published
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List; Additions This action adds to the procurement list commodities and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletions The Committee has received proposals to add to the procurement list services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete services previously furnished by such agencies.	Notice	Aug 22, 1997

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Adjustment of an Import Limit for Certain Cotton Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing a limit.	Notice	Aug 22, 1997

Corporation for National and Community Service

Title	Type	Published
Corporation for National and Community Service Availability of Funds for National Providers in Training and Technical Assistance The Corporation for National and Community Service (Corporation) announces the availability of approximately $5.37 million to provide training and technical assistance (T/TA) to national service programs supported by the Corporation in the following...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Corporation for National and Community Service Learn and Serve America National Clearinghouse This notice corrects the date of availability for the application guidelines, the application deadline, and the first year's award amount published in the Federal Register on June 9, 1997 (62 FR 31417, 31418). The new dates are revised in the notice...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Circular 97-01; Introduction This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rules issued by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-01. Each rule follows this documen...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; ADP/Telecommunications Federal Supply Schedules The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) with respect to GSA's Federal Supply Schedules program. This regulatory action was n...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Automatic Data Processing Equipment Leasing Costs The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed to convert the interim rule published as Item I of Federal Acquisition Circular 90-44 on December 31, 1996, to a final rule without change. The rule a...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Business Process Innovation The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to state that contracting officers, in their role as members of the Government acqui...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Certificate of Competency The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement revisions made to the Small Business Administration's regulations co...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Designation of Hong Kong The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to add Hong Kong as a designated country under the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Economically Disadvantaged Individuals The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to update the definition of ``small disadvantaged business concern'' for conformance...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Environmentally Sound Products The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed to adopt as final, with changes, the interim rule published as Item II of Federal Acquisition Circular 90-27 on May 31, 1995. The rule amends the Fede...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; FASA and the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed to convert the interim rule published as Item I of Federal Acquisition Circular 90-43 on December 20, 1996, to a final rule without change. The rule a...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Foreign Differential Pay The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed to convert the interim rule published as Item VI of Federal Acquisition Circular 90-44 on December 31, 1996, to a final rule without change. The rule...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Independent Government Estimates- Construction The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to increase the threshold for a mandatory independent Government estimate of constru...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Irrevocable Letters of Credit and Alternatives to Miller Act Bonds The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed to adopt as final, with changes, the interim rule published as Item XVII of Federal Acquisition Circular 90-39 on June 20, 1996. The rule amends the F...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Local Government Lobbying Costs The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed to convert the interim rule published as Item XI of Federal Acquisition Circular 90-43 on December 20, 1996, to a final rule without change. The rule...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed to adopt as final, with changes, the interim rule that was published as Item VII of Federal Acquisition Circular 90-43 on December 20, 1996. The rule...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
DOD, NASA, GSA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Modification of Existing Contracts Under FASA and FARA The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed to adopt as final, the interim rule published as Item VIII of Federal Acquisition Circular 90- 44 on December 31, 1996. The rule amends the Federal Ac...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; New FAR Certifications The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to reflect the provisions of Section 4301(b)(2) of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (Pu...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Service Contracting The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Policy Letter 91-2, Service...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Small Entity Compliance Guide This document is issued under the joint authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services and the Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council. This...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Year 2000 Compliance The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed to adopt as final, with changes, the interim rule published as Item XIV of Federal Acquisition Circular 90-45. The rule amends the Federal Acquisition...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
DOD, GSA NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Executive Order 12933, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Ce...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
Defense Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense (Strategy and Requirements) announces the proposed reinstatement of a public information collection and seeks public comment...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Defense Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Defense Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Defense Department Revised Non-Foreign Overseas Per Diem Rates The Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee is publishing Civilian Personnel Per Diem Bulletin Number 197. This bulletin lists revisions in per diem rates prescribed for U.S. Government employees for official travel in Alaska, Hawaii,...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education Comprehensive Program (Preapplications and Applications)	Notice	Aug 22, 1997

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department East Kentucky Power Cooperative; Notice of Filing	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Georgia Power Company; Notice of Availability of Study Results and Request for Additional Studies	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Energy Department > SWPA Integrated System Power Rates The Administrator, Southwestern Power Administration (Southwestern), has prepared Current and Revised 1997 Power Repayment Studies which show the need for an increase in annual revenues to meet cost recovery criteria. Such increased revenues are need...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Energy Department > FERC K N Interstate Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Puget Sound Energy, Inc.; Notice of Filing	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Sandy Hollow Power Company; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Southwestern Public Service Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation; Notice of Correction Filing	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Energy Department > FERC The Toledo Edison Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Energy Department > FERC The Toledo Edison Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Refund Report	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Western Resources, Inc., et al., Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings	Notice	Aug 22, 1997

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Subcommittee Review of the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92- 463, as amended (5 U.S.C., App.2), notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development (ORD), Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) S...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Chlorfenapyr; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions This regulation establishes time-limited tolerances for chlorfenapyr in or on cottonseed; cotton gin byproducts; milk; milk fat; meat of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep; fat of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep; and meat byproducts of cat...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Coat Protein of Cucumber Mosaic Virus and the Genetic Material Necessary for its Production; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Coat Protein of Papaya Ringspot Virus and the Genetic Material Necessary for its Production; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance This rule establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the biological pesticide Coat Proteins of Papaya Ringspot Virus and the genetic material necessary for its production in or on all raw agricultural commodities. Co...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Coat Proteins of Watermelon Mosaic Virus-2 and Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus and the Genetic Material Necessary for its Production; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance This rule establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the biological pesticide coat proteins of watermelon Mosaic Virus-2 and Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus and the genetic material necessary for its production in or on...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Consumer and Commercial Products: Wood Furniture, Aerospace, and Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Coatings: Control Techniques Guidelines in Lieu of Regulations The EPA is proposing its determination that control techniques guidelines (CTG) are substantially as effective as national regulations under section 183(e) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), as amended in 1990, in reducing volatile organic compounds (VOC) e...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles and New Motor Vehicle Engines: State Commitments to National Low Emission Vehicle Program For several years, EPA, the Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) States, the auto manufacturers and other interested parties have been developing a voluntary clean car program called the National Low Emission Vehicle (``National LEV'') program, which is...	Proposed Rule	Aug 22, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments Based upon our abbreviated review, EPA does not foresee having any environmental concerns to the proposed project. ERP No. D-AFS-L65286-OR Rating EC2, Summit Fire Recovery Forest Restoration Project, Implementation, Malheur National Forest, Long Cree...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements; Availability	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Extension of Interim Revised Durability Procedures for Light-Duty Vehicles and Light-Duty Trucks Today's action extends the applicability of light duty vehicle and light duty truck durability procedures to beyond the 1998 model year. On January 12, 1993, EPA published a final rule establishing interim durability procedures used for demonstrating...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Interpretation of New Drinking Water Requirements Relating to Lead Free Plumbing Fittings and Fixtures Section 1417(a)(3) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), as amended makes it unlawful for any person to introduce into commerce after August 6, 1998 any pipe, or any pipe or plumbing fitting or fixture that is not lead free. In section 1417(e) as ad...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Lead; Requirements for Lead-Based Paint Activities in Public Buildings, Commercial Buildings, and Steel Structures EPA is announcing a public meeting on September 3, 1997, in Washington, DC to take public comments and suggestions from a cross- section of stakeholders on the development of training and certification requirements and work practice standards for ind...	Proposed Rule	Aug 22, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories: Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants From the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Other Processes Subject to the Negotiated Regulation for Equipment Leaks; Proposed Rule Clarifications; Correction On January 17, 1997, the EPA amended certain portions of the ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories: Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Other Proce...	Proposed Rule	Aug 22, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories; Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants From the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry The EPA proposes to amend the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories; Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) by adding tetrahydrobenzaldehyde (THBA)...	Proposed Rule	Aug 22, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan, National Priorities List The Environmental Protection Agency, Region III (EPA) announces its intent to delete certain releases on the Saegertown Industrial Area Site (Site) from the National Priorities List (NPL) and requests public comment on this proposed action. The NPL i...	Proposed Rule	Aug 22, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition (PP 7F4827), submitted by Abbott Laboratories, proposing the establishment of a regulation for an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the microbial pesticide,...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or on various food commodities.	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Issuance of PSD Permit to Port Townsend Paper Corporation, Port Townsend, Washington	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Printed Wiring Board Cleaner Technologies Substitutes Assessment, Making Holes Conductive; Notice of Availability The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of the draft document entitled ``Printed Wiring Board Cleaner Technologies Substitutes Assessment: Making Holes Conductive.'' This document details the findings of EPA's Design...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Pyridate; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions This regulation establishes a time-limited tolerance for combined residues of pyridate in or on chickpeas . This action is in response to EPA's granting of an emergency exemption under section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Sethoxydim; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions This regulation establishes a time-limited tolerance for residues of sethoxydim and its metabolites containing the 2-cyclohexen- 1-one moiety in or on horseradish. This action is in response to EPA's granting of an emergency exemption under section 1...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Solicitation Notice; Environmental Education Grants Program; Fiscal Year 1998 Provide an overview of your entire project in this format. The summary must briefly cover the following and fit on one page: (a) Organization: Describe your organization (and list your key partners for this grant, if applicable). Partnerships are enc...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Thiodicarb; Pesticide Tolerance This regulation establishes a tolerance for combined residues of thiodicarb and its metabolite methomyl in or on broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, and leafy vegetables (except Brassica vegetables). The petitioner, Rhone-Poulenc Ag Company, requested th...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Underground Injection Control Program Hazardous Waste Injection Restrictions; Petition for ExemptionClass I Hazardous Waste Injection; Monsanto Chemical Company, (Monsanto) Notice is hereby given that reissuance of an exemption to the land disposal restrictions under the 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act has been granted to Monsanto, for the Class I injection wells l...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997

Executive Office of the President

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Determination Under Section 610(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as Amended, To Transfer $17.5 Million to the Operating Expenses Appropriation	Presidential Document	Aug 22, 1997

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Petitions for Reconsideration and Clarification of Action in Rulemaking Proceedings	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Ada, Ardmore, and Comanche, OK, and Blue Ridge, Bridgeport, Eastland, Farmersville, Flower Mound, Greenville, Henderson, Jacksboro, Mineola, Mt. Enterprise, Sherman and Tatum, TX This document dismisses a petition for reconsideration filed by Gleiser Communications, Inc. and a Joint Emergency Motion for Stay of Filing Window filed by Farmersville Radio Group, Gleiser Communications, Inc., Hunt Broadcasting, Inc. and Cowboy Br...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Aug 22, 1997

Federal Maritime Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Freight Forwarder License; Applicants	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Federal Maritime Commission Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Aug 22, 1997

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of Banks or Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Federal Reserve System Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities	Notice	Aug 22, 1997

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Title	Type	Published
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Employee Thrift Advisory Council; Open Meeting	Notice	Aug 22, 1997

Federal Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Extension of Time; Guides for the Watch Industry The Federal Trade Commission (the ``Commission'') requested public comments on June 18, 1997, 62 FR 33316, on proposed revisions to the Guides for Watch Industry (``the Guides''), 16 CFR Part 245. The Commission solicited comments until September 2,...	Proposed Rule	Aug 22, 1997
Federal Trade Commission Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Federal Trade Commission Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Aug 22, 1997

General Services Administration

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Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Library of Medicine; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > CDC National Vaccine Advisory Committee	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Office for Protection From Research Risks; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Protection of Human Subjects: Assurance Identification/Certification/Declaration In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the Office for Protection from Research Risks (OPRR), the National Institutes...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Stake Holder Informational Meeting; Mortality Study	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Aug 22, 1997

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Federal Property Suitable as Facilities to Assist the Homeless This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Housing and Urban Development Department Home Investment Partnerships ProgramAdditional Streamlining This rule implements the proposed rule published December 11, 1996 and amends the existing Home Program final rule by: replacing the hearing procedures of the current Home rule with the Department-wide streamlined hearing procedures; removing the clo...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as requested by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject propos...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comments 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 22, 1997
Housing and Urban Development Department Privacy Act of 1974; Notice of a Computer Matching Program In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, as amended, (Pub. L. 100-503), and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidelines on the Conduct of Matching Pro...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Changes in List of Species in Appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES, or ``the Convention'') regulates international trade in certain animals and plants. Species for which such trade is controlled are listed in Appendices I, II,...	Proposed Rule	Aug 22, 1997
Interior Department > MMS Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Chevron U.S.A. Inc.'s Proposed Destin Dome 56 Unit Development and Production Plan Offshore Florida Chevron U.S.A. Inc. proposes to conduct natural gas development and production activities in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico offshore Florida. Chevron U.S.A. Inc. filed their development and production plan (DPP) with the Minerals Management Service (MMS)...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Lewistown District Resource Council Meeting The Lewistown District Resource Advisory Council will meet September 10 and 11, 1997, at the Cotton Wood Inn, on Highway 2 East, in Glasgow, Montana. The September 10 portion of the session will begin at 7 a.m. with a tour of the Bitter Creek Wildern...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability for Proposed Plan Amendment to the Pony Express Resource Management Plan in the Salt Lake District, UT The Bureau of Land Management completed a Proposed Plan Amendment/EA/FONSI for the Pony Express Resource Management Plan (RMP) August 11, 1997. The proposed plan amendment specifically addresses the management of resources and land uses in the North...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Availability of the Draft Conservation Agreement for the Wonderland Alice-flower (Gilia Caespitosa) for Review and Comment The Fish and Wildlife Service announces the availability of a Draft Conservation Agreement for the Wonderland Alice-flower (Gilia caespitosa). This species is a candidate for listing as endangered or threatened under the provisions of the Endangered...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Interior Department > BIA Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Chinook Indian Tribe Pursuant to 25 CFR 83.9(f), notice is hereby given that the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) proposes to decline to acknowledge that the Chinook Indian Tribe, Inc., P.O. Box 228, Chinook, WA 98614, exists as an Indian tribe w...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Interior Department > BIA Receipt of Petition for Federal Acknowledgment of Existence as an Indian Tribe Notice.	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Interior Department > BOR Reclamation Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), 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 c...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > BOP Religious Beliefs and Practices In this document, the Bureau of Prisons is finalizing its interim rule on religious beliefs and practices and is requesting comment on a further revision regarding procedures for requesting religious activities. This is intended to provide the inmate...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > PWBA Grant of Individual Exemptions: Robert A Benz & Co., P.A. This document contains a notice of typographical correction with respect to a notice of Grant of Individual Exemptions published on July 31, 1997, at 62 FR 41092 (the prior notice).	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Labor Department > MSHA Petition for Modification; Eastern Associated Coal Corporation	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Labor Department > MSHA Petitions for Modification	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Labor Department > OSHA Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses; Office of Management and Budget Control Numbers Under the Paperwork Reduction Act The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is adding a new section to its regulation for recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses (29 CFR part 1904). The new section will be used to consolidate and display all of t...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
Labor Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Labor Department > DOL Wage and Hour Division; Minimum Wages for Federal and Federally Assisted Construction; General Wage Determination Decisions	Notice	Aug 22, 1997

Legal Services Corporation

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Legal Services Corporation 1997 Interim Grant Agreement to Recipient for Funds To Provide Civil Legal Services to Eligible Low-Income Clients in Blair County, Pennsylvania The Legal Services Corporation (LSC or Corporation) hereby announces its intention to award an interim contract to provide economical and effective delivery of high quality civil legal services to eligible low-income clients in service area PA-16 for...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Legal Services Corporation Accounting Guide for LSC Recipients The Legal Services Corporation (LSC or Corporation) hereby publishes as final the Accounting Guide for LSC Recipients (Accounting Guide), which was adopted by the LSC Board of Directors on July 13, 1997. This Accounting Guide replaces the accounting...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997

Library of Congress

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Library of Congress > COLC Copyright Restoration of Works in Accordance With the Uruguay Round Agreements Act; List Identifying Copyrights Restored Under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act for Which Notices of Intent To Enforce Restored Copyrights Were Filed in the Copyright Office The Copyright Office is publishing its fifth list of restored copyrights for which it has received and processed notices of intent to enforce a copyright restored under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. Publication of the lists creates a record for t...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997

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Management and Budget Office

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Management and Budget Office Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals	Notice	Aug 22, 1997

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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National Archives and Records Administration

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National Archives and Records Administration Nixon Presidential Historical Materials; Opening of Materials This notice announces the opening of additional Nixon presidential historical materials. Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with section 104 of Title I of the Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act (``PRMPA'', 44 U.S.C. 2111 n...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997

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National Institute for Literacy

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National Institute for Literacy Notice of Meeting This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board (Board). This notice also describes the function of the Board. Notice of this meeting is required under Section 10(...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby informs potential respondents that an agency...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Appointments to Recertification Performance Review Boards for the Senior Executive Service The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has announced the following appointments to NRC Recertification Performance Review Boards. The following individuals are appointed as members of the NRC Recertification Performance Review Board (PRB) respo...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997

Personnel Management Office

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Personnel Management Office Qualification Requirements (General) The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations concerning the use of qualification standards. The regulations clarify the use of OPM's Operating Manual: Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions when considering ex...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997

Securities and Exchange Commission

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Securities and Exchange Commission Filings Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as Amended (``Act'')	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change, and Amendment No. 1 Thereto, Relating to the Trading of FLEX Index Options	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Granting Approval to Proposed Rule Change and Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval to Amendment Nos. 1, 2, and 3 to Proposed Rule Change by the American Exchange, Inc., Relating to the Listing and Trading of Indexed Term Notes	Notice	Aug 22, 1997

Small Business Administration

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Small Business Administration Adoption of FA$TRAK Pilot Loan Program; Meeting On March 6, 1995, the SBA published in the Federal Register a notice establishing the FA$TRAK loan program as a pilot program to test the implications of allowing selected SBA lenders to use their own documentation and procedures to approve SBA guara...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Small Business Administration Civic Ventures Investment Fund, L.P., Notice of Issuance of a Small Business Investment Company License	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Small Business Administration Region V Wisconsin State Advisory Council Meeting; Public Meeting	Notice	Aug 22, 1997

State Department

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State Department Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs; Information Collection Under Review The Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA/PPT/FC) is requesting of OMB reinstatement of form DSP-11 (Application for Passport/ Registration) which is used to establish the applicant's citizenship and identity and for Passport Services to determine entitleme...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
State Department Office of Foreign Missions (OFM); Information Collection Under Review The Office of Foreign Missions (OFM) is requesting OMB approval of form DS-1972 (Driver License and Tax Exemption Card Application. The Office of Foreign Missions (OFM) was created in October 1982, to oversee and regulate the benefits, privileges, an...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
State Department The Office of Foreign Missions (OFM) Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval is being sought for the information collection listed below. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comments from the date listed at the top of this page in the Federal Register. This...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997

Surface Transportation Board

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DOT, STB CSX Transportation, Inc.; Abandonment Exemption; in Fulton County, GA	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
DOT, STB Coach USA, Inc. and K-T Contract Services, Inc.Control and Merger ExemptionGray Line Tours of Southern Nevada Coach USA, Inc. (Coach), a noncarrier that controls 27 motor passenger carriers, and K-T Contract Services, Inc. (K-T), a motor carrier of passengers wholly owned by Coach, seek to be exempted, under 49 U.S.C. 13541, from the prior approval requireme...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
DOT, STB K. Earl Durden, Rail Management & Consulting Corporation, and Rail Partners, L.P.; Acquisition of Control Exemption; Pennington Railroad, Inc	Notice	Aug 22, 1997

Tennessee Valley Authority

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Tennessee Valley Authority Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as Amended by P.L. 104-13; Proposed Collection; Comment Request 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 (TVA)...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997

Transportation Department

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Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Aviat Aircraft, Inc. Models S-1S, S-1T, S-2, S-2A, S-2S, and S-2B Airplanes (Formerly Known as Pitts Models S- 1S, S-1T, S-2, S-2A, S-2S, and S-2B Airplanes) This amendment revises AD 96-12-03, which applies to Aviat Aircraft, Inc. (Aviat) Models S-1S, S-1T, S-2, S-2S, and S-2B airplanes that are equipped with aft lower fuselage wing attach fittings incorporating either part number (P/N) 76090, 2-2107-1,...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA- 31, PA-31-300, PA-31-325, and PA-31-350 Airplanes This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to certain The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) Models PA-31, PA-31-300, PA-31-325, and PA-31-350 airplanes. The proposed AD would require replacing the lower wing sp...	Proposed Rule	Aug 22, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), Notice of Public Comment Period and Schedule of Public Hearings	Correction	Aug 22, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at the Dothan-Houston County Airport, Dothan, Alabama The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at the Dothan- Houston County Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omni...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Transportation Department > RSPA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for Exemptions In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, exemptions from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR part 107, subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardo...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Transportation Department > RSPA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for Modification of Exemption In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, exemptions from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR part 107, subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardo...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Transportation Department > RSPA Pipeline Safety: Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities Petition for Waiver; Applied LNG Technologies	Correction	Aug 22, 1997
Transportation Department Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and its implementing regulations, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) hereby announces that it is seeking renewal of 2 currently approved information collection activities. Before submittin...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Point Pleasant, WV This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at Point Pleasant, WV. The development of new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) at the Mason County Airport based on the Global Positioning System (GPS) has made this proposal neces...	Proposed Rule	Aug 22, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Summersville, WV This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at Summersville, WV. The development of new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) at the Summersville Airport based on the Global Positioning System (GPS) has made this proposal necessa...	Proposed Rule	Aug 22, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Wrightstown, NJ This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at Wrightstown, NJ. The development of new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) at the Flying W Airport, Lumberton, NJ, based on the Global Positioning System (GPS), has made this prop...	Proposed Rule	Aug 22, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Indianhead, MD This proposed rule would establish Class E Airspace at Indian Head, MD. The development of new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) at Maryland Airport based on the Global Positioning System (GPS) and VHF Omnidirectional Radio Range (VOR) h...	Proposed Rule	Aug 22, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Modification of the Phoenix Class B Airspace Area; Arizona On February 4, 1997, the FAA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which proposed to modify the Phoenix (PHX), AZ, Class B airspace area. Specifically, that action proposed to: Reconfigure several area boundaries; create new areas; and rai...	Proposed Rule	Aug 22, 1997
Transportation Department Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP's) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or revised criteria, or because of change...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System, such as the...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for operations at certian airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or revised criteria, or because of changes...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Art Advisory PanelNotice of Closed Meeting Closed meeting of the art advisory panel will be held in Washington, DC.	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request For Form 9117 The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Aug 22, 1997
Treasury Department > IRS Rules for Property Produced in a Farming Business In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS is issuing temporary regulations relating to the application of section 263A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to property produced in a farming business. The regu...	Proposed Rule	Aug 22, 1997
Treasury Department > IRS Rules for Property Produced in a Farming Business This document contains final and temporary regulations relating to the application of section 263A of the Internal Revenue Code to property produced in a farming business. These regulations affect certain taxpayers engaged in the trade or business of...	Rule	Aug 22, 1997

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