September 2, 1997 (Volume 62)

Federal Register September 2, 1997

View all documents issued on September 2, 1997. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

133 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on September 2, 1997

Agency for International Development logo Agency for International Development

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Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), Agencies are required to publish a Notice in the Federal Register notifying the public that the Agency is preparing an information collection request for OMB review and appro...
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Agricultural Marketing Service

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Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is amending the Cotton Board Rules and Regulations by lowering the value assigned to imported cotton for the purpose of calculating supplemental assessments collected for use by the Cotton Research and Promoti...
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We are declaring Italy, with the exception of the island of Sardinia, free of African swine fever because there have been no confirmed outbreaks of African swine fever in Italy, except on the island of Sardinia, since 1983. This action will relieve c...
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GIPSA announces the designation of Minot Grain Inspection, Inc. (Minot), Southern Illinois Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Southern Illinois), and Tri-State Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Tri- State), to provide official services under the United St...
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The National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection will meet to plan Committee activities for FY 1998 and consider three policy issues: (1) interstate shipment of State-inspected product; (2) hazard analysis and critical control points (H...
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The United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act), provides that official agency designations will end not later than triennially and may be renewed. The designation of Frankfort Grain Inspection, Inc. (Frankfort), will end February 28, 1998, a...
Notice Sep 02, 1997
GIPSA requests comments on the applicants for designation to provide official services in the geographic area currently assigned to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (Minnesota). DATES: Comments must be postmarked, or sent by telecopier (FAX) o...
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This rule will suspend portions of the Potato Research and Promotion Plan (Plan) that require National Potato Promotion Board (Board) members be nominated at meetings, suspends obsolete provisions in the Plan, amends the rules and regulations issued...
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Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

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Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.
Notice Sep 02, 1997

Consumer Product Safety Commission logo Consumer Product Safety Commission

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The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996, which amend the Freedom of Information Act, are designed to make government documents more accessible to the public in electronic form. The amendments are also intended to expedite and str...
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Energy Department logo Energy Department

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Pursuant to Section 131 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2160), notice is hereby given of a proposed ``subsequent arrangement'' under the Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy Between the United State...
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The Department of Energy (``DOE'') is issuing this final non- discretionary rule to adjust DOE's civil monetary penalties (``CMPs'') for inflation as mandated by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996. This rule adjusts CMPs within the jurisdict...
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Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that EPA is planning to submit the following proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Reporting and Reco...
Notice Sep 02, 1997
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be holding a one and a half day public meeting on September 23 and 24, 1997. The purpose of this meeting is to have a dialogue with stakeholders and the public at large on EPA's development of a new regu...
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EPA is approving the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Maryland on July 11, 1995. These revisions establish volatile organic compound (VOC) emission reduction requirements for sheet-fed and web lithographic printing...
Rule Sep 02, 1997
EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Maryland for the purpose of establishing volatile organic compound (VOC) emission control requirements for sheet-fed and web lithographic printing and amen...
Proposed Rule Sep 02, 1997
EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Rhode Island. This revision establishes and requires Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) at stationary sources of nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X</I...
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EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Rhode Island. This revision establishes and requires Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) at stationary sources of nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>). The i...
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is redesignating the Portland, Oregon nonattainment area to attainment for the carbon monoxide (CO) national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) and approving a maintenance plan that will insure that the are...
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The EPA has determined that the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), Texas, moderate ozone nonattainment area has not attained the one-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) by the November 15, 1996, Clean Air Act (the Act) mandated attainment...
Proposed Rule Sep 02, 1997
EPA proposes to determine that the Phoenix, Arizona moderate ozone nonattainment area has not attained the 1-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) by the Clean Air Act (CAA) mandated attainment date for moderate nonattainment areas...
Proposed Rule Sep 02, 1997
EPA proposes to determine that the Santa Barbara moderate ozone nonattainment area has not attained the 1-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) by the Clean Air Act (CAA) mandated attainment date for moderate nonattainment areas, N...
Proposed Rule Sep 02, 1997
Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92463, EPA gives notice of a two-day meeting of the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) Reinvention Criteria Committee (RCC). NACEPT provides advice and recommen...
Notice Sep 02, 1997
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 announces the deletion of the Unit Structure Property portion of the Koppers Company, Inc. Superfund Site from the National Priorities List (NPL), (Appendix B of 40 CFR part 300 which is the National...
Rule Sep 02, 1997
The EPA is revising the outer continental shelf (OCS) air regulations in response to two remands from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. These regulations establish air pollution control requirements for certain sources l...
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Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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On August 21, 1997, the Public Safety and Private Wireless Division adopted an order extending the comment and reply comment period in PR Docket No. 92-257. The extension was requested to allow interested parties more time to evaluate the issues and...
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The Commission issues this Notice of Proposed Rule Making to consider whether and in what circumstances to preempt certain state and local zoning and land use ordinances which present an obstacle to the rapid implementation of digital television (``D...
Proposed Rule Sep 02, 1997
In this Fourth Report and Order, the Commission repeals the ``40-mile rule'' for all nationwide and non-nationwide Phase I 220 MHz Service licensees. The 40-mile rule provides that no Phase I 220 MHz licensee may be authorized to operate a station in...
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Federal Labor Relations Authority logo Federal Labor Relations Authority

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This action clarifies the effective date of the Federal Labor Relations Authority's amended regulations regarding unfair labor practice (ULP) proceedings (Part 2423) and miscellaneous and general requirements (Part 2429). The amended regulations appe...
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Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

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On April 8, 1997, the Federal Trade Commission issued two statements describing its policies for assisting small businesses and other small entities, in implementation of requirements of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996....
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Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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Notice Sep 02, 1997
The Food and Drug Administration is announcing an amendment to the notice of meeting of the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee which is scheduled for September 18 and 19, 1997. This meeting was announced in the Federal Register of August 14, 1997 (62...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reopening the comment period on the draft guidance entitled ``Guidance for Industry: Computerized Systems Used in Clinical Trials'' until November 3, 1997. FDA published a notice of availability of the draft...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public meeting on the implementation of a final rule that defined conditions for an exception to the normal requirements for obtaining informed consent from persons participating as subjects in r...
Rule Sep 02, 1997
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reopening the administrative record and proposing to amend the tentative final monograph for over-the-counter (OTC) laxative drug products to reclassify the stimulant laxative ingredients danthron and phenolp...
Proposed Rule Sep 02, 1997
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a position paper entitled ``Reexamination of the Evaluation Process for Liquid Chemical Sterilants and High Level Disinfectants.'' The position paper is soliciting input from in...
Notice Sep 02, 1997
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the following workshop: X-ray Assemblers Workshop. This workshop is being sponsored by FDA's Southeast Region and the radiological health programs within the Southeast Region (Alabama, Florida, Geo...
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Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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This Notice provides listings of changes made to FEMA flood maps effective during the first six months of 1997.
Notice Sep 02, 1997
Federal Telecommunications Recommendation (FTR) 1062-1997, ``Group 3 Facsimile Apparatus for Document Transmission'' was approved for publication on August 11, 1997. This recommendation defines characteristics needed for interoperability of Group 3 f...
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Federal Telecommunications System (FTR) 1063-1997, ``Procedures for Document Facsimile Transmission'' was approved for publication on August 11, 1997. This recommendation establishes procedures which are necessary for document transmission between tw...
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Federal Telecommunications Recommendation (FTR) 1090-1997, ``Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard'' was approved for publication on August 11, 1997. This recommendation specifies minimum requirements for telecommunications cabling...
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Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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This notice clarifies a variance between a requirement on the use of FHIP funds for litigation against the U.S. set forth in the Fiscal Year (FY) 1997 NOFA for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP), published in the Federal Register on June 26,...
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The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...
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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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Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Minerals Management Service (MMS) is soliciting comments on an information collection, Application for the Purchase of Royalty Oil (OMB Control Number 1010-0042, Form MMS-4070), which expires on January...
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces the availability for public review of a draft Molokai II: Addendum to the Recovery Plan for the Molokai Plant Cluster (USFWS 1996). There are three taxa of plants included in this plan. All three...
Notice Sep 02, 1997
Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) proposes to prepare a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for Contra Costa Water District's (CCWD) Multi-Purpose Pipeline (...
Notice Sep 02, 1997
This notice announces the initiation of the rulemaking process and requests information relevant to amending the National Indian Gaming Commission's (NIGC) definition regulations located at 25 CFR 502.7 and 502.8. These regulations define key terms i...
Proposed Rule Sep 02, 1997
This rule prescribes special early season migratory bird hunting regulations for certain tribes on Federal Indian reservations, off-reservation trust lands and ceded lands. This responds to tribal requests for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinaf...
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Justice Department logo Justice Department

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OMB emergency approval request; sponsor's notice of change of
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Notice of information collection under review; Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the Act.
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OMB Emergency Approval Request; Employment Eligibility Confirmation Pilot Programs Employer Data Collection and Reporting.
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Revision of existing collection; Generic Clearance of Customer Service Surveys.
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OMB emergency approval request; pilot program limiting issuance of driver's licenses and identification cards to illegal aliens.
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This notice proposes initial 1998 aggregate production quotas for controlled substances in Schedules I and II of the Controlled Substances Act.
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This document corrects the language of a notice and request for comments published in the Federal Register of August 11, 1997, regarding the Firearms Transaction Record Part II, ATF F 4473 (5300.9) Part II, Non-Over-The-Counter (OMB Number 1512-0130)...
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Labor Department logo Labor Department

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National Archives and Records Administration logo National Archives and Records Administration

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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 USC 2111 note...
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National Institute for Literacy

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In notice document 62-163 beginning on page 44726 in the issue of Friday, August 22, 1997, make the following correction: On page 44726 in the second column the date and time of the Advisory Board meeting is being changed to September 8, 1997, 9:30 A...
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

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The Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), Pub. L. 103-62, codified in part at 31 U.S.C. 1115-1119, instructs federal agencies to develop performance goals and objectives in order that an agency's actual performance may be measured an...
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Overseas Private Investment Corporation

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Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has completed its annual calculation of the States that qualify as Medically Underserved Areas under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program for the calendar year 1998. This is necessary to comply...
Notice Sep 02, 1997
The Office of Personnel Management is issuing a proposed rule to change the survey order month beginning with the next full-scale survey for the Jefferson, NY, nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage System wage area from March to April. This change...
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Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

State Department logo State Department

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

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The Surface Transportation Board (Board) adopts rules providing a means for the binding, voluntary arbitration of certain disputes subject to the statutory jurisdiction of the Board.
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Applicants, Peter Pan Bus Lines, Inc., of Springfield, MA, and Greyhound Lines, Inc., of Dallas, TX, jointly seek approval under 49 U.S.C. 14302 of an operations and revenue pooling agreement to govern their motor passenger and express transportation...
Notice Sep 02, 1997

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

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This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 757 series airplanes, that currently requires repetitive inspections to detect cracking in the midspar fuse pins; replacement with new or refinishe...
Rule Sep 02, 1997
This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 757 series airplanes, that currently requires repetitive inspections to detect fatigue cracking in the midspar fuse pins; replacement with new or r...
Rule Sep 02, 1997
This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Boeing Model 777-200 series airplanes. This proposal would require modifying the sliding surface of the door 1 left and door 1 right evacuation sl...
Proposed Rule Sep 02, 1997
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain British Aerospace (Jetstream) Model 4101 airplanes. This action requires a visual inspection to detect wear damage of the drag brace of the main landing gear (MLG)...
Rule Sep 02, 1997
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its findings on the Noise Compatibility Program submitted by the Mohave County Airport Authority, Inc., under the provisions of Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 (Pub. L...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of the FAA Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee to discuss Air Carrier and General Aviation Maintenance Issues.
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The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of the Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee to discuss noise certification issues.
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RSPA is removing Radiation Protection Program regulations and related modal provisions that require the development and maintenance of a written radiation protection program for persons who offer, accept for transportation, or transport radioactive m...
Rule Sep 02, 1997
This notice announces that three data collections are coming up for renewal: Quarterly Report of Class I Motor Carriers of Property, Form QFR; Annual Report of Class I Motor Carriers of Property, Form M- 1; and Annual Report of Class II Motor Carrier...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces that it is reviewing a proposed noise compatibility program that was submitted for Scottsdale Airport under the provisions of Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noises Abatement Act of 1979 (Pub. L....
Notice Sep 02, 1997
In notice document DOT Docket No. FHWA-97-2313, formerly FHWA Docket Number MC-97-6, OMB Control Number 2125-0543, beginning on page 40564 in the issue of Tuesday, July 29, 1997, make the following corrections. On page 40564, in the third column, FOR...
Notice Sep 02, 1997
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...
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Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA) requires that executive agencies include the taxpayer identifying number (TIN) of each person to whom payment may be made with each payment request submitted to a disbursing official on a certified v...
Proposed Rule Sep 02, 1997

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United States Institute of Peace

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The Agency Announces its Upcoming Deadline for the 1998 Solicited Grant Competition: The topics for the 1998 competition are: Solicitation A: International Organizations. Solicitation B: Post-Settlement Peacebuilding. Solicitation C: Virtual Diplomac...
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