Federal Register September 26, 1997 (Volume 62)

Federal Register September 26, 1997

View all documents issued on September 26, 1997. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

156 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on September 26, 1997

Agency for International Development (1)
Agriculture Department (7)
Commerce Department (7)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (3)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (2)
Defense Department (3)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (35)
Environmental Protection Agency (14)
Federal Communications Commission (3)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1)
Federal Election Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (6)
Health and Human Services Department (4)
Homeland Security Department (7)
Housing and Urban Development Department (2)
Interior Department (10)
International Trade Commission (1)
Justice Department (5)
Labor Department (4)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (3)
Personnel Management Office (1)
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Railroad Retirement Board (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (7)
Small Business Administration (2)
Social Security Administration (1)
State Department (4)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (1)
Transportation Department (8)
Treasury Department (8)

Agency for International Development

Title	Type	Published
Agency for International Development > IDCA Board for International Food and Agricultural Development One Hundred and Twenty-Fourth Meeting; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Sep 26, 1997

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Irish Potatoes Grown in Colorado; Change in Handling Regulation for Area No. 2 This interim final rule changes the size requirement from a 2 inch minimum diameter or 4 ounce minimum weight to a 1\7/8\ inch minimum diameter for Centennial Russet variety potatoes grown in Area No. 2 of Colorado. The current size requirement for C...	Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Agriculture Department > AMS Milk in the New Mexico-West Texas Marketing Area; Suspension of Certain Provisions of the Order This document suspends certain provisions of the pool plant and producer milk definitions of the New Mexico-West Texas Federal milk marketing order for a two-year period. Associated Milk Producers, Inc. (AMPI), a cooperative association that represen...	Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Agriculture Department > RHS Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Rural Housing Service's intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of the program for 7 CFR, part 1951, subpart N, Ser...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Agriculture Department > FS Oregon Coast Provincial Advisory Committee Meeting The Oregon Coast Provincial Advisory Committee (PAC) will meet on October 9, 1997, in Newport, Oregon, at the Hatfield Marine Science Center (Meeting Room 9/Fireside Room), 2030 S. Marine Science Drive, Newport, OR. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Agriculture Department > AMS Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Suspension of Provisions Concerning Certain Offers of Reserve Raisins to Handlers for Free Use This final rule suspends language in provisions of the raisin marketing order concerning certain offers of reserve raisins to handlers for free use. The marketing order regulates the handling of raisins produced from grapes grown in California, and i...	Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Agriculture Department > RUS Settlement of Debt Owed by Electric Borrowers The Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) hereby establishes policies and standards for the settlement of debts and claims owed by rural electric borrowers. In addition to establishing policies and standards for debt settlement, the rule...	Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Agriculture Department > FS Willamette Provincial Interagency Executive Committee (PIEC), Advisory Committee The Williamette PIEC Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, October 16, 1997. The Advisory Committee will be taking a field trip to BLM lands in the North Santiam River Basin. The field trip will begin at the USDI Salem BLM Office; 1717 Fabry Rd S...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 15 NMFS announces that the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted Amendment 15 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (FMP) for review, approval, and implementation by NMFS. Written co...	Proposed Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for New Jersey NMFS announces that the summer flounder commercial quota available to the State of New Jersey has been harvested. Vessels issued a commercial Federal fisheries permit for the summer flounder fishery may not land summer flounder in New Jersey for the...	Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Commerce Department Foreign-Trade Zone 32Miami, Florida Application for Foreign- Trade Subzone Status; Hewlett-Packard Company (Computer and Related Electronic Products) Miami, FL	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Commerce Department > EAB International Services Surveys: BE-22 Annual Survey of Selected Services Transactions With Unaffiliated Foreign Persons This document sets forth proposed rules to amend the reporting requirements for the BE-22, Annual Survey of Selected Services Transactions With Unaffiliated Foreign Persons. The BE-22 survey is conducted by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), U.S....	Proposed Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Commerce Department > EAB International Services Surveys: BE-93 Annual Survey of Royalties, License Fees, and Other Receipts and Payments for Intangible Rights Between U.S. and Unaffiliated Foreign Persons This document sets forth proposed rules to amend the reporting requirements for the BE-93, Annual Survey of Royalties, License Fees, and Other Receipts and Payments Between U.S. and Unaffiliated Foreign Persons. The BE-93 survey is conducted by the B...	Proposed Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals; Permit No. 993 (P597) Notice is hereby given that photography permit No. 993 issued to Mr. Michael Kundu, Arcturus Adventure Communications International, 5516 64th Place, NE, Marysville, WA 98270, has been amended to extend the expiration date of the permit to August 1,...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Commerce Department > ITA Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From the Republic of Korea; Notice of Final Court Decision and Amended Final Determination of Antidumping Duty Investigation On February 5, 1997, in the case of E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., Inc., v. United States, 954 F. Supp. 263 (CIT 1997), the United States Court of International Trade affirmed the Department of Commerce's second redetermination on remand arising out o...	Notice	Sep 26, 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 Miscellaneous Amendments to Committee Regulations The Committee is proposing to make changes to five sections of its regulations to clarify them and improve the efficiency of operation of the Committee's Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Program. The changes are necessary to clarify and expand earlier regu...	Proposed Rule	Sep 26, 1997
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	Sep 26, 1997
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List; Proposed Additions The Committee has received proposals to add to the Procurement List commodities and a service to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	Sep 26, 1997

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Guatemala Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing limits.	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Adjustment of an Import Limit for Certain Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Romania Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing a limit.	Notice	Sep 26, 1997

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA Advisory Committee Meeting Notice In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), announcement is made of the following committee meeting: Name of Committee: Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee. Date: 23 October 1997. Place:...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Defense Department Closed, Transferred, and Transferring Ranges Containing Military Munitions The Department of Defense (DoD) is proposing a rule that identifies a process for evaluating appropriate response actions on closed, transferred, and transferring military ranges. Response actions will address safety, human health, and the environmen...	Proposed Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Defense Department > USA Program for Qualifying Department of Defense Ground Passenger Carriers Reference previous Notice (Request for comments) in Federal Register, Vol. 62, No. 61, dated March 31, 1997, page 15165, provided a 60 day comment period on the proposed changes to the Military Bus Agreement (MBA). Comments and Military Traffic Manag...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Work-Study Program, and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program This document contains amendments to regulatory provisions that provide consistency among program regulations, correct minor technical errors and omissions in the existing regulations governing the programs, and conform with self-implementing provisi...	Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests The 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.	Notice	Sep 26, 1997

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Alger B. Chapman; Notice of Filing	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Black Hills Power and Light Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Boston Edison Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Cinergy Services, Inc., Notice of Filing	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Cinergy Services, Inc.; Notice of Filing	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Cinergy Services, Inc.; Notice of Filing	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Cinergy Services, Inc.; Notice of Filing	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Cinergy Services, Inc.; Notice of Filing	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Cinergy Services, Inc.; Notice of Filing	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Commonwealth Atlantic Limited Partnership; Notice of Filing	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Entergy Services, Inc.; Notice of Filing	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC First Power, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Griffin Energy Marketing, L.L.C.; Notice of Filing	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Heartland Energy Services, Inc.; Notice of Filing	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Idaho Power Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Illinois Power Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Illinois Power Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC MidAmerican Energy Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Minnesota Power & Light Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC New York State Electric & Gas Corporation; Notice of Filing	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > WAPA Open Access Transmission Service Tariff The Western Area Power Administration (Western) is proposing to adopt this Open Access Transmission Service Tariff (Tariff) in order to be consistent with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Orders 888 and 888-A to the extent practicable...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.; Notice of Filing	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation and ROXDEL; Notice of Issuance of Order	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Tampa Electric Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Texas Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC The Detroit Edison Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC The Green Power Connection, Inc.; Notice of Issuance of Order	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC The United Illuminating Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC The Washington Water Power Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Tucson Electric Power Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Washington Water Power Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Western Resources, Inc.; Notice of Filing	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC William W. Berry; Notice of Filing	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Wisconsin Public Service Corporation; Notice of Filing	Notice	Sep 26, 1997

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Information Collection Request for Iron and Steel Foundries In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Informatio...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Labeling In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Protection...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans, New Mexico; Recodification of, and Revisions to, the Air Quality Control Regulations The EPA proposes to approve the recodification of, and revisions to, the New Mexico State Implementation Plan (SIP). The existing Air Quality Control Regulations (AQCR) have been renumbered and reformatted into the New Mexico Administrative Code as r...	Proposed Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans, New Mexico; Recodification of, and Revisions to, the Air Quality Control Regulations In this action, the EPA is approving the recodification of, and revisions to, the New Mexico State Implementation Plan (SIP). The existing Air Quality Control Regulations (AQCRs) have been renumbered and reformatted into the New Mexico Administrative...	Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Michigan On June 12, 1997, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published an action of proposed rulemaking discussing its decision to approve a revision to the Michigan State Implementation Plan (SIP) to grant an exemption for the Muskegon County ozone n...	Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Clean AIr Act Advisory Committee The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC) on November 19, 1990 to provide independent advice and counsel to EPA on policy issues associated with implementation of the Clean Air Act of 1990. The...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Clean Water Act Class II: Proposed Administrative Penalty Assessment and Opportunity To Comment Regarding Morton International, Inc., Hutchinson, KS EPA is providing notice of opportunity to comment on the proposed assessment. Under 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6), EPA is authorized to issue orders assessing civil penalties for various violations of the Act. EPA may issue such orders after filing a Complain...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Clean Water Act Class II: Proposed Administrative Penalty Assessment and Opportunity To Comment Regarding ProSoCo, Inc., Kansas City, KS EPA is providing notice of opportunity to comment to the proposed assessment. Under 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6), EPA is authorized to issue orders assessing civil penalties for various violations of the Act. EPA may issue such orders after filing a Complain...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments EPA expressed concerns over the loss of forested wetlands, the need for numerous water body crossings, the need to address potential environmental justice concerns, and the need for documentation of annual nitrogen oxide emissions of the proposed new...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List Update The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 10, announces the deletion of the Northwest Transformer South Harkness Street Site, located in Everson, Whatcom County, Washington from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL constitutes Appendix...	Rule	Sep 26, 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	Sep 26, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Test Rule for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Extension of Comment Period EPA is extending the public comment period from September 30, 1997 to December 1, 1997, on the proposed rule published in the Federal Register of June 26, 1996 (61 FR 33178)(FRL-4869-1) requiring the testing of 21 hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) for...	Proposed Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) Water Quality and Pesticide Disposal Working Committee; Open Meeting The State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation (SFIREG) Water Quality and Pesticide Disposal Working Committee will hold a 2-day meeting, October 6, and 7, 1997. This notice announces the location and times for the meeting and sets forth the tentativ...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Grandfathered Short-Spaced FM Stations This Report and Order (R&O) in MM Docket No. 96-120 modifies a current rule to permit certain short-spaced stations to make changes based on a showing that no interference is caused or received, or if interference already exists, based on the total o...	Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Shelley and Island Park, ID This document requests comments on a petition for rule making filed on behalf of Woodcom, Inc. seeking the substitution of Channel 292C1 for Channel 300C at Shelley, Idaho, and modification of its authorization (File No. BPH950123MH) to specify opera...	Proposed Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Wallace, ID and Lolo, MT This document requests comments on a petition for rule making filed by Hawkeye Radio Properties, Inc., permittee of Station KQWK(FM), Channel 248C2, Wallace, Idaho, requesting the reallotment of Channel 248C2 to Lolo, Montana, as a Class C3 channel,...	Proposed Rule	Sep 26, 1997

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Notice of Agency Meeting	Notice	Sep 26, 1997

Federal Election Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Election Commission Recordkeeping and Reporting The Federal Election Commission requests comment on proposed revisions to regulations that govern recordkeeping, reporting, and filing with State officers under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (``the Act'' or ``FECA''). The prop...	Proposed Rule	Sep 26, 1997

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Banks or Bank Holding Companies, Correction	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of Banks or Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Sep 26, 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	Sep 26, 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	Sep 26, 1997

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Gerard T. O'Brien; Denial Without Prejudice of Food Additive Petition The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is denying a petition (FAP 7A4530) proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and sodium bicarbonate as an antimicrobial agent on fresh...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Guidance for Industry on Extended Release Oral Dosage Forms: Development, Evaluation, and Application of In Vitro/In Vivo Correlations; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance document for industry entitled ``Extended Release Oral Dosage Forms: Development, Evaluation, and Application of In Vitro/In Vivo Correlations.'' This guidance docume...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Latex Condoms; User Labeling; Expiration Dating The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a final rule that requires the labeling of latex condoms to contain an expiration date based upon physical and mechanical testing performed after exposing the product to varying conditions that age la...	Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request; Proposed Projects	Notice	Sep 26, 1997

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Manchester Harbor, MA The Coast Guard has changed the operating rules for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Bridge over Manchester Harbor in Manchester, Massachusetts. The mariners located in the vicinity of the MBTA Bridge and the Manchester Harbormas...	Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department National Boating Safety Advisory Council The National Boating Safety Advisory Council (NBSAC) will meet to conduct a comprehensive review of currently effective boating safety regulations as previously announced. Special subcommittees will meet to review boating safety regulations dealing w...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Regulated Navigation Area: Miami, FL The Coast Guard is establishing a permanent regulated navigation area on portions of the Miami River, and Tamiami Canal. Over 300 freight vessels, ranging in size from 40 to 278 feet in length and 20 to 2600 gross tons routinely operate from the Miam...	Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Safety Zone Regulation; Commencement Bay Maritime Festival Tugboat Races, Commencement Bay, Tacoma, WA The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone during the Commencement Bay Maritime Festival Tugboat Races held on Commencement Bay in Tacoma, WA. This event will be held on Sunday, September 28, 1997, from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (PDT). The Coast Gua...	Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Special Local Regulations; 1997 Galveston Offshore Powerboat Festival, Galveston, TX Special local regulations are being adopted for the Galveston Offshore Powerboat Festival. This event will be held on October 11, 1997 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Galveston Ship Channel and on October 12, 1997 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. offshore of Gal...	Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Special Local Regulations; City of Augusta, GA The Coast Guard proposes to establish temporary special local regulations for the Augusta Port Authority's Head of the South Rowing Regatta. The event will be held from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on November 7 and 8, 1997, on...	Proposed Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Special Local Regulations; Head of the Licking Regatta, Licking River Mile 0.0-3.5, Newport, KY Special local regulations are being adopted for the Head of the Licking Regatta. This event will be held on September 27, 1997 from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Newport, Kentucky. These regulations are needed to provide for the safety of life on navigable...	Rule	Sep 26, 1997

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Fair Market Rents for the Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments ProgramFiscal Year 1998 Section 8(c)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 requires the Secretary to publish FMRs annually to be effective on October 1 of each year. FMRs are used for the Section 8 Rental Certificate Program (including space rentals by owners of manuf...	Rule	Sep 26, 1997
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	Sep 26, 1997

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Amendment of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Washington The Bureau of Land Management has amended its application in part to withdraw certain lands in the San Juan Archipelago. This action will amend the legal description and acreage but will not change the effects or duration of segregation which tempora...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Invitation To Participate; Exploration for Coal in New Mexico Members of the public are hereby invited to participate with San Juan Coal Company on a pro rata cost sharing basis, in a program for the exploration of coal deposits owned by the United States of America. The lands are located in San Juan County, Ne...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Interior Department > FWS Migratory Bird Hunting; Final Frameworks for Late-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations This rule prescribes final late-season frameworks from which States may select season dates, limits, and other options for the 1997- 98 migratory bird hunting season. These late seasons include most waterfowl seasons, the earliest of which generally...	Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Availability of a Draft Recovery Plan for the Vernal Pools of Southern California for Review and Comment The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces the availability for public review of a draft recovery plan for Vernal Pools of Southern California. This plan addresses the endangered Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii (San Diego button celery), Orcutti...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items in the Possession of the Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, CA Notice.	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects from Nevada in the Control of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forests, United States Forest Service, Elko, NV Notice.	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Interior Department > OSM Notice of Proposed Information Collection In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing its intention to request approval for the collection of information for the permanent program inspection and enforcem...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Public Meeting The Bureau of Land Management, Lower Snake River District proposes to gather approximately 150 wild horses from the Hardtrigger, Black Mountain and Sands Basin Herd Area located within the Owyhee Herd Management Area. A public meeting will be held at...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Interior Department > MMS Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Policy Committee of the Advisory Board; Notice and Agenda for Meeting The OCS Policy Committee of the Minerals Management Advisory Board will meet at the San Luis Resort and Conference Center in Galveston, Texas on October 29-30, 1997. The agenda will cover the following principal subjects:	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Interior Department > MMS Workshops on Proposed RuleEstablishing Oil Value for Royalty Due on Federal Leases The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has reopened the public comment period under a proposed rule published in the Federal Register on January 24, 1997 (62 FR 3742), amending the royalty valuation regulations for crude oil produced from Federal leas...	Proposed Rule	Sep 26, 1997

International Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Open-End Spun Rayon Singles Yarn From Austria	Notice	Sep 26, 1997

Justice Department

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Justice Department > INS Freedom of Information Act Users Conference: Meeting Notice of meeting.	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Justice Department > BOP Good Conduct Time In this document, the Bureau of Prisons is issuing interim regulations for the awarding of good conduct time pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PLRA). Pursuant to the PLRA, in awarding good conduct time credit, the Bureau shall con...	Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Justice Department > BOP Inmate Discipline and Good Conduct Time In this document, the Bureau of Prisons is implementing provisions of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (VCCLEA) and the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PLRA) which make the earning of good conduct time contingent upon e...	Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Justice Department > BOP Literacy Program In this document, the Bureau of Prisons is revising its regulations on the literacy program on an interim basis in order to include a definition of ``satisfactory progress''. This definition is one determinant which is statutorily required for the aw...	Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Justice Department > OJP, NIJ National Institute of Justice Solicitation for the Forensic DNA Laboratory Improvement Program, Phase 3 Announcement of the availability of the National Institute of Justice's ``Solicitation for the Forensic DNA Laboratory Improvement Program, Phase 3.''	Notice	Sep 26, 1997

Labor Department

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Labor Department > BLS Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or co...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Labor Department > ETA Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Department of Labor, as part of kits continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or co...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Labor Department > MSHA Self-Rescue Devices; Use and Location Requirements The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is requesting comments on a change to a proposed policy letter (PPL) relating to the approval guidelines for storage plans for Self-Contained Self-Rescue (SCSR) Devices in underground coal mines. MSHA...	Proposed Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Labor Department Submission for OMB Emergency Review; Comment Request	Notice	Sep 26, 1997

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Southern California Edison Company, Et Al., San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 3; Issuance of Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1, Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Westinghouse Electric Corporation; Waltz Mill Test Reactor Consideration of Approval of Transfer of License and Issuance of a Conforming Amendment to Facility License, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for Hearing	Notice	Sep 26, 1997

Personnel Management Office

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Personnel Management Office Federal Salary Council; Meeting According to the provisions of section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given that the fifty-second meeting of the Federal Salary Council will be held at the time and place shown below. At the meeting, the C...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997

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Railroad Retirement Board

Title	Type	Published
Railroad Retirement Board Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has submitted the following proposal(s) for the collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approva...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Amendments to Rules on Shareholder Proposals The Securities and Exchange Commission (``we'' or ``Commission'') proposes revisions to the rule that opens, and then regulates, a channel of communication among shareholders, and between shareholders and the management of their companies: rule 14a-8...	Proposed Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Performance Review Board: Membership In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announces the appointment of Performance Review Board members.	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; MBS Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change Regarding Participant Liability for Transactions Submitted on Behalf of Nonparticipants	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change by the Cincinnati Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to Minor Rule Plan Violations	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Change By Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated Relating to the Definition of Stop Orders	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change Permitting the Use of Certain Fund Shares to Satisfy Margin Requirements and Permitting the Use of Certain Fund Shares and Trust Units as Escrow Deposits	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Sep 26, 1997

Small Business Administration

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Data Collection Available for Public Comments and Recommendations In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Small Business Administration's intentions to request approval on a new, and/or currently approved information collection.	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Small Business Administration State of Illinois	Notice	Sep 26, 1997

Social Security Administration

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority	Notice	Sep 26, 1997

State Department

Title	Type	Published
State Department Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy Notice of Partially Closed Meeting	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
State Department Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. T...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
State Department International Telecommunications Advisory Committee (ITAC) Ad Hoc on Administrative Preparations for the 1998 Plenipotentiary Conference Meeting Notice	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
State Department International Telecommunications Advisory Committee; Telecommunications Development Sector (ITAC-D) Group Meeting Notice	Notice	Sep 26, 1997

Surface Transportation Board

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Revision of Authority Citations The Surface Transportation Board amends its regulations by updating its authority citations.	Rule	Sep 26, 1997

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Title	Type	Published
Trade Representative, Office of United States Determinations Under Section 304 of the Trade Act of 1974 With Respect to Certain Canadian Practices Affecting Periodicals The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has determined pursuant to section 304(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2414(a)(1)(A)(ii)) (``the Trade Act'') that certain acts, policies and practices of the Government of Canada that re...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Advisory Circular 25.812-2. Floor Proximity Emergency Escape Path Marking Systems Incorporating Photoluminscent Elements This notice announces the issuance of Advisory Circular (AC) 25.812-2, Floor Proximity Emergency Escape Path Marking Systems Incorporating Photoluminescent Elements. This AC provides guidance material for use in demonstrating compliance with the prov...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Air Traffic Procedures Advisory Committee The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public that a meeting of the Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Procedures Advisory Committee (ATPAC) will be held to review present air traffic control procedures and practices for standardizatio...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corporation Model 8GCBC Airplanes This document proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 87-18-09, which currently requires inspecting (one-time) the sides of the front and rear wood spars for compression cracks on certain American Champion Aircraft Corporation (ACAC) Model...	Proposed Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Transportation Department Expedited Procedures for Processing Simplified Rail Rate Reasonableness Proceedings On February 12, 1997, the Surface Transportation Board issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking soliciting comments on how the complaint and investigation procedures at 49 CFR part 1111 should be modified to reflect the Board's adoption of Sim...	Proposed Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Transportation Department Kansas City Southern Railway CompanyConstruction and Operation ExemptionGeismar Industrial Area Near Gonzales and Sorrento, Louisiana The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS) applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), now the Surface Transportation Board (Board), for authority to construct and operate an 8.62-mile rail line from the Geismar Industrial area to its ma...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Transportation Department Pipeline Safety: Risk Management Public Meeting This notice is to notify pipeline operators, government agencies, and the public that OPS is hosting a public meeting to provide an update on the Risk Management Demonstration Program and to receive your input on the progress of the Program thus far...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Public Hearing of the National Civil Aviation Review Commission The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a hearing of the National Civil Aviation Review Commission. The Commission is soliciting comments and suggestions from the public regarding aviation safety issues.	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Special Conditions: Boeing Model 737-600/-700/-800; High Intensity Radiated Fields (HIRF)/Engine Stoppage These special conditions are issued for Boeing Model 737-600/- 700/-800 airplanes. These airplanes will have novel and unusual design features when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport category a...	Rule	Sep 26, 1997

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Available Unit Rule This document contains final regulations concerning the treatment of low-income housing units in a building that is occupied by individuals whose incomes increase above 140 percent of the income limitation applicable under section 42(g)(1). These reg...	Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Treasury Department Departmental Offices; Proposed Collections; Comment Requests The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on two information collections that are due for renewed approval by the Office of Managemen...	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Treasury Department > IRS Public Disclosure of Material Relating to Tax-Exempt Organizations This document contains proposed regulations relating to the public disclosure requirements of section 6104(e) of the Internal Revenue Code. The proposed regulations provide guidance for a tax- exempt organization required to make its application for...	Proposed Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Treasury Department > IRS Section 42(d)(5) Federal Grants This document contains final regulations with respect to the low-income housing tax credit relating to the application of section 42(d)(5) to certain rental assistance programs under section 42(g)(2)(B)(i). The regulations clarify that certain types...	Rule	Sep 26, 1997
Treasury Department > OTS Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Treasury Department > OTS Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Treasury Department > OTS Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Sep 26, 1997
Treasury Department > OTS Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Sep 26, 1997

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