Federal Register October 30, 1997 (Volume 62)

Agencies Publishing on October 30, 1997

Agriculture Department (6)
Civil Rights Commission (4)
Commerce Department (6)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (2)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (1)
Defense Department (2)
Education Department (4)
Energy Department (11)
Environmental Protection Agency (6)
Farm Credit Administration (1)
Federal Communications Commission (4)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1)
Federal Election Commission (1)
Federal Housing Finance Board (1)
Federal Maritime Commission (4)
Federal Reserve System (3)
Government Accountability Office (1)
Health and Human Services Department (6)
Homeland Security Department (2)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (12)
International Trade Commission (2)
Justice Department (8)
Labor Department (1)
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Management and Budget Office (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (3)
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National Science Foundation (12)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (6)
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Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (1)
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Railroad Retirement Board (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (2)
Social Security Administration (4)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
Transportation Department (10)
Treasury Department (1)
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United States Information Agency (2)
Veterans Affairs Department (8)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Administration of the Forest Development Transportation System This technical amendment streamlines Forest Service rules for administration of the forest transportation system. This amendment was initiated by agency review under the President's Regulatory Reinvention Initiative and is intended to provide clearer...	Rule	Oct 30, 1997
Agriculture Department > FCIC General Crop Insurance Regulations, Canning and Processing Bean Endorsement; and Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Processing Bean Crop Insurance Provisions The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) finalizes specific crop provisions for the insurance of processing beans. The provisions will be used in conjunction with the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions, which contain standard terms an...	Rule	Oct 30, 1997
Agriculture Department > ARS National Arboretum The Department of Agriculture (USDA) established a schedule of fees to be charged for certain uses of the facilities, grounds, and services at the United States National Arboretum (USNA).	Rule	Oct 30, 1997
Agriculture Department > AMS Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in Florida; Limiting the Volume of Small Florida Red Seedless Grapefruit This interim final rule amends a prior interim final rule that limited the volume of small red seedless grapefruit entering the fresh market under the Florida citrus marketing order. The marketing order regulates the handling of oranges, grapefruit,...	Rule	Oct 30, 1997
Agriculture Department > FCIC Prune Crop Insurance Regulations; and Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Prune Crop Insurance Provisions The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) finalizes specific crop provisions for the insurance of prunes. The provisions will be used in conjunction with the Common Crop Insurance Policy, Basic Provisions, which contain standard terms and conditi...	Rule	Oct 30, 1997
Agriculture Department > AMS Walnuts Grown in California; Decreased Assessment Rate This interim final rule decreases the assessment rate established for the Walnut Marketing Board (Board) under Marketing Order No. 984 for the 1997-98 and subsequent marketing years. The Board is responsible for local administration of the marketing...	Rule	Oct 30, 1997

Civil Rights Commission

Title	Type	Published
Civil Rights Commission Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Colorado Advisory Committee	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Civil Rights Commission Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Illinois Advisory Committee	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Civil Rights Commission Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Indiana Advisory Committee	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Civil Rights Commission Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Michigan Advisory Committee	Notice	Oct 30, 1997

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Continental Shelf Fishery Resources The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of State, finds that Arctic surfclams (Mactromeris polynyma), Icelandic scallops (Chlamys islandica), Greenland cockles (Serripes groenlandicus), Propellor clams (Cyrtodaria siliqua), and...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery off the Southern Atlantic States; Amendment 8 NMFS announces that the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted Amendment 8 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region for review, approval, and implementation by NMFS. Writte...	Proposed Rule	Oct 30, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska, Pacific Cod in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska NMFS is closing directed fishing for Pacific cod by vessels catching Pacific cod for processing by the inshore component in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the allocation of Pacif...	Rule	Oct 30, 1997
Commerce Department > ITA Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, Requests for Revocation in Part, and Deferral of Administrative Review The Department of Commerce has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with September anniversary dates. In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are initiating...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Notice of Administrative Record Closure; Coastal Zone Management: Federal Consistency Appeal by Jessie W. Taylor From an Objection by the South Carolina Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management Notice of administrative record closure.	Notice	Oct 30, 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, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the United Arab Emirates Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Adjustment of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Man- Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Hong Kong Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.	Notice	Oct 30, 1997

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Title	Type	Published
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Financial Products Advisory Committee; November 13, 1997; 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.	Notice	Oct 30, 1997

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA, Defense Department > USA, COE Environmental Impact Statement for Antelope Valley Improvements in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska The FHWA; COE; the City of Lincoln, Nebraska; the Lower Platte South Natural Resources District (LPSNRD); and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) are issuing this notice to advise the public and all other interested parties that are in accordanc...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Defense Department TRICARE/CHAMPUS; FY98 DRG Updates This notice provides the updated adjusted standardized amounts, DRG relative weights, outlier thresholds, and beneficiary cost-share per diem rates to be used for FY98 under the TRICARE/CHAMPUS DRG-based payment system. It also describes the changes...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department National Awards Program for Model Professional Development The Secretary announces eligibility and selection criteria to govern the National Awards Program for Model Professional Development for Fiscal Year 1998. Under these criteria, the National Awards Program will recognize a variety of schools (public an...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Education Department National Awards Program for Model Professional Development; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1998	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Education Department National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research; Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers; Proposed Funding Priorities for Fiscal Years 1998-99 The Secretary proposes funding priorities for four Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs) under the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) for fiscal years 1998-1999. The Secretary takes this action to focus...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Education Department Projects With Industry; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1998	Notice	Oct 30, 1997

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Applications to Export Electric Energy; Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company and PSI Energy, Inc. Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company and PSI Energy Inc., both FERC regulated public utility companies, have submitted applications to export electric energy to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Site Visits	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Commonwealth Electric Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Energy Department > FERC El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Enova Energy, Inc.; Notice of Filing	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Koch Gateway Pipeline Company; Notice of Informal Settlement Conference	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.; Notice of Filing	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Informal Settlement Conference	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Vastar Power Marketing, Inc., Notice of Filing	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization	Notice	Oct 30, 1997

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Criteria for the Certification and Re-Certification of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant's Compliance With the 40 CFR Part 191 Disposal Regulations: Certification Decision The Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') is proposing to certify that the Department of Energy's (``DOE'') Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (``WIPP'') will comply with the radioactive waste disposal regulations set forth at 40 CFR Part 191 (Environme...	Proposed Rule	Oct 30, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Engelhard Corp.; Applications to Register Pesticide Products This notice announces receipt of applications to register pesticide products containing a new active ingredient not included in any previously registered products pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, an...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances The National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances (NAC/AEGL Committee ) is developing Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs) on an on going basis to assist Federal and State agencies and private sector orga...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Tentative Decision To Deny Fundamentally Different Factors Variance Requests EPA Region 6 intends to deny the Fundamentally Different Factors Variance requests submitted by a group of Oil and Gas Industry companies that own and operate oil production platforms and developed and undeveloped lease blocks in the Gulf of Mexico....	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Administrative Order on Consent Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), as Amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization ActButterfield Canyon Site, Salt Lake County, UT Notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement under Section 106 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, (CERCLA) concerning the Butterfield Canyon Site, Salt Lake County, Utah. The Administrative Or...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Administrative Order on Consent Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), as Amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization ActHerriman, UT Notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement under sections 104(a) and 122(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, (CERCLA) concerning the Herriman Residential Soils Removal Action Site in Herri...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997

Farm Credit Administration

Title	Type	Published
Farm Credit Administration Funding and Fiscal Affairs, Loan Policies and Operations, and Funding Operations; Cumulative Voting; Effective Date The Farm Credit Administration (FCA) published a final rule under part 615 on September 24, 1997 (62 FR 49907). The final rule amends the regulations to provide that a Farm Credit Bank (FCB or bank) may eliminate cumulative voting in director electio...	Rule	Oct 30, 1997

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Biomedical Telemetry Transmitters By this Report and Order, the Commission amends its regulations regarding the unlicensed operation of biomedical telemetry transmitters in the 174-216 MHz (TV channels 7-13) and 470-668 MHz (TV channels 14-46) bands, as proposed in the Notice of Prop...	Rule	Oct 30, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Calling Party Pays Service Option in the Commercial Mobile Radio Services The Commission adopts a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) in this proceeding, seeking comment to establish a record Calling Party Pays (CPP), a service currently offered by some Commercial Radio Service (CMRS) providers. The goal of this proceeding is to deter...	Proposed Rule	Oct 30, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Pay Telephone Reclassification and Compensation Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 On October 7, 1997, the Common Carrier Bureau granted, on its own motion, a limited waiver of five months, until March 9, 1998, to those local exchange carriers and payphone service providers that cannot provide payphone-specific digits as required b...	Rule	Oct 30, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Pay Telephone Reclassification and Compensation Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 On October 9, 1997, the Commission adopted a Second Report and Order in CC Docket 96-128, FCC 97-371, in which it concluded that interexchange carriers must compensate payphone service providers for all coinless payphone calls not otherwise compensat...	Rule	Oct 30, 1997

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Determination of Insufficiency of Assets To Satisfy All Claims of Certain Financial Institution in Receivership The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), as receiver for the financial institution specified in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, has determined that the proceeds which can be realized from the liquidation of the assets of the below listed receiver...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997

Federal Election Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Election Commission Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Oct 30, 1997

Federal Housing Finance Board

Title	Type	Published
Federal Housing Finance Board Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Oct 30, 1997

Federal Maritime Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Notice of Agreement(s) Filed	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Freight Forwarder License Applicants	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Federal Maritime Commission Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Federal Maritime Commission Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Oct 30, 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	Oct 30, 1997
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Federal Reserve System Notice of Proposals To Engage in Permissible Activities or To Acquire Companies That are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities; Correction	Notice	Oct 30, 1997

Government Accountability Office

Title	Type	Published
Government Accountability Office Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463), as amended, notice is hereby given that the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board will meet on Friday, November 7, 1997, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Roo...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of Closed Meetings	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Closed Meetings	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Workshop on ``Autism: Emerging Issues in Prevalence and Etiology''	Notice	Oct 30, 1997

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Interagency Committee on Dam Safety (ICODS); Charter and Operating Rules The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) gives notice of the revised Charter and Operating Rules of the Interagency Committee on Dam Safety (ICODS). The purpose of ICODS is to coordinate policies for and provide guidance to all participants of...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Regulated Navigation Area Regulations; Mississippi River, LA- Regulated Navigation Area The Coast Guard is revising the Regulated Navigation Area (RNA) for vessels operating in the Mississippi River below Baton Rouge, Louisiana including South Pass and Southwest Pass by adding additional requirements for vessels of 1,600 gross tons or g...	Rule	Oct 30, 1997

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
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 required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-591); Administrative Boundary Modification to the Coastal Barrier Resources System The Department of the Interior, through the Fish and Wildlife Service, has completed modifications to the boundary of North Key Largo Unit FL-35 of the Coastal Barrier Resources System (System). This modification corrects an error that occurred in 19...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Interior Department > FWS Information Collection To Be Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Reinstatement The collection of information listed below is submitted to the OMB for reinstatement under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Copies of specific information collection requirements, related forms and explanatory material may be ob...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Filing of Plat of Survey; Illinois	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Receipt of Application for Endangered Species Permit	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Interior Department > BLM OMB Approval Number 1004-0137; Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Public Land Order No. 7293; Withdrawal of National Forest System Land for the Protection of the Nederland Work Center; Colorado This order withdraws 52.31 acres of National Forest System land from mining for 20 years to protect existing and planned facilities at the Nederland Work Center. The land has been and remains open to such forms of disposition as may by law be made of...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Public Land Order No. 7294; Revocation of Secretarial Order Dated February 18, 1909; Idaho This order revokes in its entirety a Secretarial order which withdrew 74.38 acres of National Forest System land for the Forest Service's Gorge Ranger Station. The land is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was withdrawn. This revocation i...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Public Land Order No. 7295; Withdrawal of Public Land for the Protection of Paleontological Resource Values; Wyoming This order withdraws 270 acres of public land from surface entry and mining for a period of 50 years to protect important paleontological resource values that were recently discovered on Big Cedar Ridge near Ten Sleep. The land has been and will rema...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Interior Department > USGS Request for Public Comments on Information Collection To Be Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Interior Department > USGS Request for Public Comments on Information Collection to be Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Interior Department Roll Submitted by the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Pursuant to section 9(b)(2) of Pub. L. 103-324 (108 Stat. 2156), as amended, notice is given of receipt of the membership list of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, containing 1,214 names of tribal members.	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Interior Department Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Advisory Council Charter This notice is published in accordance with section 9a(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. (1988). Following consultation with the General Services Administration, the Secretary of the Interior hereby renews the Sport Fishi...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997

International Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission In the Matter of Certain Salinomycin Biomass and Preparations Containing Same; Notice of Commission Hearing Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to hold a public hearing in the above- captioned investigation to allow parties to present oral argument on the recommendation of the presiding administrative law judg...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
International Trade Commission Macadamia Nuts: Economic and Competitive Conditions Affecting the U.S. Industry Following receipt on September 15, 1997, of a request from the Senate Committee on Finance (Committee), the Commission instituted investigation No. 332-386, Macadamia Nuts: Economic and Competitive Conditions Affecting the U.S. Industry, under sectio...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993; Rotorcraft Industry Technology Association, Inc.	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993CommerceNet Consortium	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993Gas Utilization Research Forum	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993MD Consult, LLC	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993Quinta Corporation	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993The Frame Relay Forum	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Remedial Design and Remedial Action Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA'') of 1980	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Justice Department > FCSC Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Oct 30, 1997

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > PWBA AEW Capital Management, L.P. (AEW) Located in Boston, MA This document contains an individual exemption which supersedes PTE 93-40 (58 FR 34821, June 29, 1993).<SUP>1</SUP> This exemption permits the replacement of Old AEW with an entity known as ``AEW Capital Management, L.P.'' <SUP>2</SUP> The exemption...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997

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Management and Budget Office

Title	Type	Published
Management and Budget Office Revisions to the Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity By this Notice, OMB is announcing its decision concerning the revision of Statistical Policy Directive No. 15, Race and Ethnic Standards for Federal Statistics and Administrative Reporting. OMB is accepting the recommendations of the Interagency Comm...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Miscellaneous Revisions to the NASA FAR Supplement This is a final rule amending the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to specify sources of the NASA Acquisition Forecast; amend regulations on types of contracts and special contracting methods; correct errors in regulations on patents, data, and copyrights;...	Rule	Oct 30, 1997
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Notice of Prospective Patent License NASA hereby gives notice that Grand Illusion/Living Window, Inc., of Dover, New Hampshire 03820, has applied for an exclusive license to practice the invention described and claimed in U.S. Patent No. 5,559,923, entitled ``VAPOR GENERATOR WAND,'' for...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Notice of Prospective Patent License NASA hereby gives notice that Corken, Inc., a subsidiary of IDEX Corporation, having its principal place of business at 3805 N.W. 36th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73112, has applied for a partially exclusive license to practice the invention described...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997

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National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Advisory Committee for Education and Human Resources; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
National Science Foundation Advisory Committee for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
National Science Foundation Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541) The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act at Ti...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
National Science Foundation President's Committee on the National Medal of Science; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Astronomical Sciences (1186); Notice of Meeting	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Bioengineering & Environmental Systems; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Chemical and Transport Systems; Notice of Meetings	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Civil and Mechanical Systems; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Geosciences; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Geosciences; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Networking & Communications Research & Infrastructure; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in the Geosciences; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Oct 30, 1997

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Carolina Power & Light Company; Notice of Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Financial Protection Requirements for Permanently Shutdown Nuclear Power Reactors The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations to allow nuclear reactor licensees to reduce onsite and offsite liability coverage during permanent shutdown of the reactors if they meet specified reactor configurations....	Proposed Rule	Oct 30, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Northeast Nuclear Energy Company; Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Notice of Amendment to Certificate of Compliance GDP-2 for the U.S. Enrichment Corporation, Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Portsmouth, Ohio	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Privacy Act of 1974, As Amended; Minor Revisions to Existing System of Records In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is revising and republishing in its entirety the system of records (system) notice for NRC-22, ``Personnel Performance Appraisals--NRC,'' to...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997

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Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

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Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Rules of Procedure; E-Z Trial	Rule	Oct 30, 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	Oct 30, 1997

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Great Northern Finance Corporation; Order of Suspension of Trading	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Rule to Provide That the Commission Will Not Accept Paper Filings That are Required To Be Filed Electronically The Securities and Exchange Commission is adding a rule to the series of rules governing the submission of filings and other documents through the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system. The new rule provides that the Commission wi...	Rule	Oct 30, 1997

Social Security Administration

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Finding Regarding the Social Insurance System of The Czech Republic Notice of Finding Regarding the Social Insurance System of The Czech Republic.	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Social Security Administration Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection Requests and Comment Requests	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Social Security Administration Office of the Commissioner; 1998 Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations The Commissioner has determined-- (1) A 2.1 percent cost-of-living increase in Social Security benefits under title II of the Social Security Act (the Act), effective for December 1997; (2) An increase in the Federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Social Security Administration Senior Executive Service; Performance Review Board Membership Notice of Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board Membership.	Notice	Oct 30, 1997

Surface Transportation Board

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Adventure Trail d/b/a Sea Lion RailroadAcquisition and Operation ExemptionThe Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company	Notice	Oct 30, 1997

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Air Tour Operators in the State of Hawaii On September 26, 1994, the FAA issued an emergency final rule as SFAR 71, which established certain procedural, operational, and equipment requirements for air tour operators in the State of Hawaii. The final rule was effective October 26, 1994; the...	Rule	Oct 30, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Amendment to Class E Airspace; Anniston, AL This amendment modifies the Class E airspace area at Anniston, AL. Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 3 and RWY 21 Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) have been developed for Talladega Municipal Airport, and a GPS RWY 20 SIAP has...	Rule	Oct 30, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Amendment to Class E Airspace; Aurora, MO This notice confirms the effective date of a direct final rule which revises Class E airspace at Aurora, MO.	Rule	Oct 30, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Amendment to Class E Airspace; Keokuk, IA This action amends the Class E airspace area at Keokuk Municipal Airport, Keokuk, IA. The FAA has developed a Localizer/ Distance Measuring Equipment (LOC/DME) Runway (RWY) 26 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) utilizing the LOC and DME of...	Rule	Oct 30, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Amendment to Class E Airspace; Pella, IA This action amends the Class E airspace area at Pella Municipal Airport, Pella, IA. The FAA has developed a Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 16 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to serve the Pella Municipal Airport. Additional...	Rule	Oct 30, 1997
Transportation Department Computer Reservations System (CRS) Regulations The Department has initiated a rulemaking to determine whether it should continue or modify its existing rules governing airline computer reservations systems (CRSs). On September 10, 1997, the Department published an advance notice of proposed rulem...	Proposed Rule	Oct 30, 1997
Transportation Department > FHWA Notice of Request for Reinstatement of Expired Information Collection In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the FHWA to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to reinstate the information collection entitled...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Transportation Department > FHWA Notice of Request for Renewal of an Existing Information Collection In accordance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the FHWA to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to renew the information collection identified be...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received; Dispositions of Petitions Issued Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption (14 CFR part 11), this notice contains a summary of certain petitions seeking relief from specified requirements of the Federal...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Modification of the Houston Class B Airspace Area; Texas This notice proposes to modify the Houston, TX, (IAH) Class B airspace area. Specifically, this action proposes to reconfigure two existing subarea boundaries and create an additional subarea within the Houston Class B airspace area. The FAA is propo...	Proposed Rule	Oct 30, 1997

Treasury Department

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Treasury Department > Customs Service Public Meeting on Reconciliation This notice announces that a public meeting regarding reconciliation will be held in Hearing Room A of the Interstate Commerce Commission Building in Washington, DC., commencing at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 12, 1997. The purpose of this meetin...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997

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United States Information Agency

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United States Information Agency Multi-Regional and Regional Projects for International Visitors The Office of International Visitors (E/V) of the United States Information Agency's (USIA) Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for assistance awards. Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provis...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
United States Information Agency Summer Institute for Foreign Policy Officials: The United States Today The U.S. Information Agency's Branch for the Study of the United States announces an open competition for an assistance award program entitled: ``Summer Institute for Foreign Policy Officials: The United States Today.'' Public and private non-profit...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997

Veterans Affairs Department

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Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Office of Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted belo...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted belo...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the National Cemetery System (NCS), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted below to the...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Veterans Affairs Department Notice of Matching Program Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) intends to conduct a recurring computer matching program. This will match personnel records of the Department of Defense (DOD) with VA records of benefit recipients under the Montgom...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Veterans Affairs Department Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Veterans Affairs Department Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Reinstatement The Office of Financial Management (OFM), Office of Management, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (P...	Notice	Oct 30, 1997
Veterans Affairs Department Veterans Education: Increase in Rates Payable Under the Montgomery GI BillActive Duty By statute, the monthly rates of basic educational assistance payable to veterans and servicemembers under the Montgomery GI Bill-- Active Duty must be adjusted each fiscal year. In accordance with the statutory formula, the regulations governing rat...	Rule	Oct 30, 1997

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