Federal Register October 31, 1997 (Volume 62)

Agencies Publishing on October 31, 1997

Agriculture Department (1)
Commerce Department (7)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (2)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (2)
Defense Department (6)
Energy Department (16)
Environmental Protection Agency (4)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Federal Communications Commission (8)
Federal Maritime Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (3)
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (1)
Federal Trade Commission (1)
General Services Administration (1)
Health and Human Services Department (11)
Housing and Urban Development Department (3)
Interior Department (14)
Justice Department (7)
Labor Department (8)
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National Labor Relations Board (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (3)
Postal Service (1)
Small Business Administration (3)
Social Security Administration (1)
State Department (3)
Surface Transportation Board (8)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (2)
Transportation Department (22)
Treasury Department (2)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Intergovernmental Advisory Committee Subcommittee Meeting The Intergovernmental Advisory Committee will meet on November 6, 1997, at the Double Tree Hotel, Columbia River, Portland, Oregon. The purpose of the meeting is to continue discussions on the implementation of the Northwest Forest Plan. The meeting...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA, Environmental Protection Agency Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program: Conditional Approvals, Findings Documents, Responses to Comments, and Records of Decision Notice is hereby given of the conditional approval of the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Programs (coastal nonpoint programs) and of the availability of the Findings Documents, Responses to Comments, and Records of Decision for American Samoa, th...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA, Environmental Protection Agency Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program: Conditional Approvals, Findings Documents, Responses to Comments, and Records of Decision Notice is hereby given of the conditional approval of the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Programs (coastal nonpoint programs) and of the availability of the Findings Documents, Responses to Comments, and Records of Decision for Rhode Island, Mass...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA, Environmental Protection Agency Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program: Proposed Findings Documents, Environmental Assessments, and Findings of No Significant Impact Notice is hereby given of the availability of the Proposed Findings Documents, Environmental Assessments (EA's), and Findings of No Significant Impact for Connecticut, North Carolina and Maine. Coastal states and territories were required to submit t...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered Species; Permits Notice is hereby given that the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife at White Salmon, WA (WDFW) has applied in due form for a permit that would provide authorization for takes of endangered and threatened anadromous fish species for the purpose...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Commerce Department Foreign-Trade Zone 143Sacramento, CA; Application for Subzone Status; The Gymboree Corporation (Apparel, Accessories and Toys), Dixon, California	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals, Endangered or Threatened Species, Scientific Research Permit (File No. 473-1433) Notice is hereby given that Ms. Janice M. Straley, P.O.Box 273, Sitka, Alaska 99835, has applied in due form for a Scientific Research permit to take several species of cetaceans for purposes of scientific research.	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings The Pacific Fishery Management Council's Coastal Pelagic Species Plan Development Team will hold a series of public meetings. DATES: The meetings will be held Thursday, November 13, 1997; Thursday, December 11, 1997; Friday, January 16, 1998; Thursda...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title	Type	Published
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List 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	Oct 31, 1997
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List; Additions This action adds to the Procurement List commodities to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	Oct 31, 1997

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Adjustment of an Import Limit and Sublimit for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Fiji Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing a limit and sublimit.	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Consolidation and Amendment of Export Visa Requirements to Include the Electronic Visa Information System for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Taiwan Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs consolidating and amending visa requirements.	Notice	Oct 31, 1997

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Intent To Prepare Draft Environmental Impact Statements for the Evaluation of Water Allocation Formulas for the Alabama-Coosa- Tallapoosa (ACT) and Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River Basins, located in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia The Mobile District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), in cooperation with several Federal cooperating agencies, intends to prepare Draft Environmental Impact Statements (EISs), to address proposed water allocation formulas for the equitable appo...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Defense Department Intent To Prepare Draft Supplement II to a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Proposed Construction of a Water Supply Reservoir on Sugar Creek in Williamson and Johnson Counties, IL The U.S. Army Engineer District, Louisville Corps of Engineers is initiating the preparation of Draft Supplement II to a Final EIS for a regulatory permit application from the City of Marion, IL. The proposed action by the City of Marion is the const...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Defense Department Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Western Branch, Patuxent River, Water Resources Feasibility Study in Prince George's County, Maryland and Hold a Public Scoping Workshop In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is initiating the Western Branch, Patuxent River, Water Resources Feasibility Study. The riparian and aquatic environmental integrit...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Defense Department > USA Movement of Foreign Military Sales (FMS) ShipmentsProposed Policy Change The Military Traffic management command (MTMC) proposes to change the application of the Guaranteed Traffic (GT) and related freight movement programs to include movement of Foreign Military Sales (FMS) material. This proposed new policy was previous...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Defense Department > USN Notice of an Additional Public Hearing In Manteo, NC for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Realignment of F/A-18 Aircraft and Operational Functions from Naval Air Station (NAS) Cecil Field, Florida to Other East Coast Installations Pursuant to Section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR 1500-1508), the Department of the Navy has prepared and filed with the U.S. Environmental Pr...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Defense Department > USN Notice of the Board of Advisors to the President, Naval War College, Open Meeting Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), notice is given that the Board of Advisors to the President, Naval War College, will meet from 0830-1700 on November 21, 1997 in Conolly Hall, Naval War College, 686...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC ARCO Products Company, a Division of Atlantic Richfield Company, Texaco Refining and Marketing Inc. and Mobil Oil Corporation, Complainants v. SFPP, L.P., Respondent; Notice of Complaint	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration Partners, L.P.; Notice of Issuance of Order	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Colorado Interstate Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Energy Department > OER Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Energy Research Financial Assistance Program Notice 98-01 The Office of Energy Research (ER) of the Department of Energy hereby announces its continuing interest in receiving applications for grants and cooperative agreements supporting work in the following programs: Basic Energy Sciences, High Energy Phys...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Energy Department Dighton Power Associates Limited Partnership Notice of Filing of Coal Capability Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act On October 10, 1997, Dighton Power Associates Limited Partnership submitted a coal capability self-certification pursuant to section 201 of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978, as amended.	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Energy Department > FERC East Tennessee Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Energy Department > DOE Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure for Water Heaters The Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) is amending its test procedure for water heaters. The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments on three amendments to the proposed test for rating of instantaneous water heaters, the installation...	Proposed Rule	Oct 31, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Florida Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Kansas Pipeline Company; Notice of Amendment to Application	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Transfer of Licenses	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Energy Department > WAPA Record of Decision for the Navajo Transmission Project (DOE/EIS- 0231) Based upon the analysis and information contained in the Navajo Transmission Project (NTP) Draft and Final Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), the Department of Energy (DOE), Western Area Power Administration (Western), has decided that should the...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Application	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Union Electric Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company; Notice of Application to Amend Certificate	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Wisconsin Energy Corporation and ESELCO, Inc., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings	Notice	Oct 31, 1997

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments Review of the Draft EIS has been completed and the project found to be satisfactory. ERP No. D-FHW-K40221-CA Rating EO2, C-84--Realignment Project, Transportation Improvement between CA-84 from I-880 to CA-2389/Mission Blvd. Funding and COE Section 4...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Public Meeting on Notices of Data Availability for the Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule and Stage 1 Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts Rule	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Agreement and Covenant Not To Sue Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as Amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act In accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., notice is hereby given that a proposed Agre...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997

Executive Office of the President

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Amendment to Executive Order 13037, Commission To Study Capital Budgeting	Presidential Document	Oct 31, 1997

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Allocation of 455-456 MHz and 459-460 MHz Bands to MSS The Notice of Proposed Rule Making (``NPRM'') proposes to amend the Commission's Rules to allocate the 455-456 MHz and 459-460 MHz bands to the Mobile Satellite Service (Earth-to-space) (``MSS uplinks'') on a primary basis for non voice, non-geostati...	Proposed Rule	Oct 31, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Applications for State Certification Accepted	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Ashdown and DeQueen, AR This document requests comments on a petition for rule making filed on behalf of Bunyard Partnership, licensee of Station KARQ(FM), Channel 221A, Ashdown, Arkansas, and Jay W. Bunyard and Anne W. Bunyard, licensee of Station KDQN-FM, Channel 226C2, D...	Proposed Rule	Oct 31, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Colchester, IL The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Gary G. Kidd proposing the allotment of Channel 244A at Colchester, Illinois, as the community's second local FM transmission service. Channel 244A can be allotted to Colchester in compliance wi...	Proposed Rule	Oct 31, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Dallas, OR The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Michael Mattson seeking the allotment of Channel 252C3 to Dallas, OR, as the community's first local FM service. Channel 252C3 can be allotted to Dallas in compliance with the Commission's minim...	Proposed Rule	Oct 31, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Everglades City, LaBelle, Estero and Key West, FL In response to a counterproposal filed by InterMart Broadcasting West Coast, Inc., we have issued an Order to Show Cause to Spectrum Radio, Inc., licensee of Station WEOW, Channel 223C1, Key West, Florida. InterMart Broadcasting West Coast, Inc. has...	Proposed Rule	Oct 31, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Satellite Beach, FL This document requests comments on a petition filed by Satellite Beach Community Broadcasters proposing the allotment of Channel 253A at Satellite Beach, Florida, as that community's first local FM broadcast service. The channel can be allotted to Sa...	Proposed Rule	Oct 31, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Sault Ste. Marie, MI This document requests comments on a petition filed by Northern Christian Radio, Inc. proposing the allotment of Channel 272C3 at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and reservation of the channel for noncommercial educational use. The channel can be allotte...	Proposed Rule	Oct 31, 1997

Federal Maritime Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Ryan-Walsh, Inc. and Stevedoring Services of America v. Port of Houston Authority of Harris Country, Texas; Notice of Filing of Complaint and Assignment	Notice	Oct 31, 1997

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Federal Reserve System Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Federal Reserve System Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Oct 31, 1997

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Title	Type	Published
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Oct 31, 1997

Federal Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Cigarette Testing; Extension of Deadline for Submission of Public Comments The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'') is extending until January 20, 1998 the deadline for filing comments on its proposed revisions to the testing method used to determine the tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide ratings of cigarett...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997

General Services Administration

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration Relocation of FIRMR Provisions Relating to GSA's Role in the Records Management Program The General Services Administration (GSA) is extending Federal Property Management Regulations provisions regarding records management.	Rule	Oct 31, 1997

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that the proposed collection of information listed below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA)...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Prevention; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Medicare Program; Delay in Implementing the Adjustments to the Practice Expense Relative Value Units Under the Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 1998 This notice identifies provisions in the Medicare physician fee schedule regulations that are affected by enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA 1997). Section 4505 of the BBA 1997 postpones implementation of a resource-based practice expe...	Proposed Rule	Oct 31, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Medicare Program; Physician Fee Schedule Conversion Factor for Calendar Year 1998 and Sustainable Growth Rate for Fiscal Year 1998 This final notice announces the calendar year 1998 Medicare physician fee schedule conversion factor and the fiscal year 1998 sustainable growth rate for expenditures for physicians' services under the Medicare Supplementary Medical Insurance (Part B...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies and Adjustments to the Relative Value Units Under the Physician Fee Schedule, Other Part B Payment Policies, and Establishment of the Clinical Psychologist Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 1998 This final rule makes several policy changes affecting Medicare Part B payment. The changes relate to physician services, including geographic practice cost index changes, clinical psychologist services, physician supervision of diagnostic tests, est...	Rule	Oct 31, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Center for Research Resources; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Dental Research; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Division of Extramural Activities; Notice of Closed Meetings	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Closed Meetings	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Recombinant DNA Research: Actions Under the Guidelines (1) Adopting changes in the NIH Guidelines. (2) Assigning containment levels, changing containment levels, and approving experiments considered as Major Actions under the NIH Guidelines, i.e., the deliberate transfer of a drug resistance trait to microorganisms that are not known to acquire the trait naturally, if such acquisition could compromise the use of the drug to control disease agents in humans, veterinary medicine, or agriculture. (3) Promulgating and amending lists of classes of recombinant DNA molecules to be exempt from the NIH Guidelines because they consist entirely of DNA segments from species that exchange DNA by known physiological processes or otherwise do not present a significant risk to health or the environment. (4) Certifying new host-vector systems.	Notice	Oct 31, 1997

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless .	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Housing and Urban Development Department Indian HOME Program This rule adopts as final the interim rule for the Indian HOME Program at 24 CFR part 954, published on June 21, 1996.	Rule	Oct 31, 1997
Housing and Urban Development Department The Performance Review Board The Department of Housing and Urban Development announces the appointments of Willie H. Gilmore, Maxine F. Griffith, Joseph F. Smith, and George L. Weidenfeller as members, and George S. Anderson as an alternate member to the Departmental Performance...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Meeting and Field Trip This notice announces the Fall 1997 Meeting of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force and a field trip related to nonindigenous species issues in the Chesapeake Bay. A number of topics will be addressed during the Task Force meeting, including: Admi...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Interior Department > NPS Availability of Plan of Operations and Environmental Assessment for Drilling and Production of 3 Gas Wells; Mesa Operating Company (Lake Meredith National Recreation Area), Hutchinson County, TX	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Interior Department > FWS Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Receipt of an Application From the City of La Mesa, California, for an Incidental Take Permit The City of La Mesa, California, has applied to the Fish and Wildlife Service for a 50-year permit to incidentally take the threatened coastal California gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica californica) and up to 84 other species pursuant to section...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Interior Department > NPS Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Interior Department > NPS Glacier Bay National Park; Notice of Public Workshop on Commercial Fishing Proposed Rule and Environmental Assessment Alternatives The National Park Service will conduct a public workshop on Glacier Bay National Park commercial fishing issues in Juneau, Alaska on November 6, 1997. The workshop will include public review and discussion of the NPS Proposed Rule published on April...	Proposed Rule	Oct 31, 1997
Interior Department > BLM IDAHO: Filing of Plats of Survey; Idaho	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Idaho: Filing of Plats of Survey; Idaho	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Idaho: Filing of Plats of Survey; Idaho	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Proposed Decision of Exchange of Lands in Maricopa and Pima Counties, Arizona	Correction	Oct 31, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Realty Action; Non-Competitive Sale of Lands Approximately 2.54 acres of public land located in San Juan County, Colorado have determined to be suitable for disposal by sale utilizing non-competitive procedures, at not less than the fair market value. Fair Market value is to be determined by an...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Scoping on a Coal Lease Application (WYW141435) Received From Antelope Coal Company On February 14, 1997, BLM received a coal lease application (WYW141435) from Antelope Coal Company (ACC), a subsidiary of Kennecott Energy and Coal Company. The application covers about 1,470 acres of Federal mineral estate and includes approximately...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Interior Department > USGS Request for Public Comments on Extension of Existing Information Collection To Be Submitted to OMB for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act The collection of information referred herein applies to a World-Wide Web site that permits individuals who observed malformed amphibians or who inspect substantial numbers of normal or malformed amphibians to report those observations and related in...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Interior Department > NIGC Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request In accordance with the Paperwork Reeducation Act of 1995, this notice announces that the following information collection activities have been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment: (1) Compliance and Enforceme...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Termination of Recreation and Public Purpose Act Classification and Desert Land Entry Classification and Opening Order; Idaho This notice terminates a Recreation and Public Purpose Act Classification on 639.84 acres and a Desert Land Classification on 16.26 acres, as these classifications are no longer needed. A portion of the lands affected by these classifications will be...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ATF, Treasury Department Establishment of the San Francisco Bay Viticultural Area and the Realignment of the Boundary of the Central Coast Viticultural Area (97- 242)	Correction	Oct 31, 1997
Justice Department Justice Management Division; Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection Notice of information collection under review: extension of previously approved collection, Department of Justice procurement blanket clearance.	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 Semiconductor Research Corporation	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993; National Information Infrastructure Testbed	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993; Portland Cement Association	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993; Project Deeplook	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993Inter Company Collaboration for Aids Drug Development	Notice	Oct 31, 1997

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Job Training Partnership Act, Title III, Demonstration Program: Labor Organization Adjustment Assistance All information required to submit a proposal is contained in this announcement. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), announces a demonstration program to test the ability of labor organizations to develop...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Labor Department > DOL, WHD Minimum Wages for Federal and Federally Assisted Construction; General Wage Determination Decisions	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Labor Department > OSHA Notice of Application for Permanent Variance From Dixie Divers This notice announces the application of Dixie Divers, Inc., for a permanent variance from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements for the availability and use of decompression chambers for mixed-gas diving operations (i...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Labor Department > ETA Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or cont...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Labor Department > PWBA Proposed Extension of Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Health Insurance Portability for Group Health Plans The Department of Labor submits this notice to extend its public information collection request (ICR) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Pub. L. 104-191, consisting of three distinct ICRs, to the Office of...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Labor Department > PWBA Proposed Extension of Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Summary Plan Descriptions Under ERISA The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordanc...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Labor Department > MSHA Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Ventilation Plans, Tests, and Examinations in Underground Coal Mines The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or cont...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Labor Department > OSHA Reports of Injuries to Employees Operating Mechanical Power Presses (Sec. 1910.217(g); Announcement to OMB Approval of Information Collection Requirements The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is announcing that the collections of information on the reporting of injuries to employees operating mechanical power presses, Sec. 1910.217(g), has been approved by the Office of Management and Budg...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997

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National Labor Relations Board

Title	Type	Published
National Labor Relations Board Post-employment Restrictions on Agency Employees The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is repealing its current Agency-specific regulations which restrict practice before the Agency by former NLRB employees and substituting therefor a new rule which references the executive branch-wide post-emp...	Rule	Oct 31, 1997

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment; Revised	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Application for a License To Import Nuclear Waste	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commonwealth Edison Company; Braidwood Station, Unit 2 Environmental Assessment and Finding Of No Significant Impact	Notice	Oct 31, 1997

Postal Service

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service Interim Rule for Global Package Link (GPL) to Canada The Postal Service is amending the regulations on Global Package Link (GPL) to Canada. For the Ground Courier service (henceforth to be referred to as GPL Standard), new pricing and a change in some of the features are being announced, effective publ...	Rule	Oct 31, 1997

Small Business Administration

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration CEO Venture Fund III, L.P.; Notice of Issuance of a Small Business Investment Company License	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Small Business Administration Revocation of License of Small Business Investment Company	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Small Business Administration Revocation of License of Small Business Investment Company	Notice	Oct 31, 1997

Social Security Administration

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection Requests and Comment Requests	Notice	Oct 31, 1997

State Department

Title	Type	Published
State Department Office of Defense Trade Controls; Notifications to the Congress of Proposed Export Licenses Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has forwarded the attached Notifications of Proposed Export Licenses to the Congress on the dates shown on the attachments pursuant to section 36(c) and in compliance with section 36(e) of the Arms...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
State Department Office of Defense Trade Controls; Notifications to the Congress of Proposed Export Licenses Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has forwarded the attached Notifications of Proposed Export Licenses to the Congress on the dates shown on the attachments pursuant to section 36(c) and in compliance with section 36(e) of the Arms...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
DOS, USTR Renewal of Treatment on Government Procurement of Products From Countries Designated Under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act	Notice	Oct 31, 1997

Surface Transportation Board

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB C & NC, L.L.C.Acquisition ExemptionIndiana Hi Rail Corporation	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
DOT, STB C&NC Railroad CorporationLease and Operation ExemptionLines of the Norfolk and Western Railway Company and Indiana Hi Rail Corporation	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
DOT, STB Delphos Terminal Company, Inc.Acquisition and Operation ExemptionIndiana Hi-Rail Corporation	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
DOT, STB Fulton County, L.L.C.Acquisition and Operation Exemption Norfolk and Western Railway Company	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
DOT, STB Maumee & Western, L.L.C.Acquisition and Operation Exemption Norfolk and Western Railway Company	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
DOT, STB South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad, Inc.Operation Exemption Oklahoma Department of Transportation and Blackwell Industrial Authority	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
DOT, STB State of Oklahoma by and Through the Oklahoma Department of Transportation and Blackwell Industrial AuthorityAcquisition ExemptionCentral Kansas Railway, L.L.C.	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
DOT, STB Wabash Central, L.L.C.Acquisition and Operation Exemption Norfolk and Western Railway Company	Notice	Oct 31, 1997

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Title	Type	Published
Trade Representative, Office of United States North American Free Trade Agreement; Invitation for Applications for Inclusion on the Chapter 19 Roster Chapter 19 of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) provides for the establishment of a roster of individuals to serve on binational panels convened to review final determinations in antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) proceedings a...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Trade Representative, Office of United States Request for Public Comment With Respect to the Annual National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers Pursuant to section 303 of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984, as amended, USTR is required to publish annually the National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE). With this notice, the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) is requesting...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 and A321 Series Airplanes This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Airbus Model A320 series airplanes, that currently requires revising the Limitations Section of the FAA-approved Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to instruct the flight...	Rule	Oct 31, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF6-50 and - 80C2 Series Turbofan Engines This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to General Electric Company (GE) CF6-50 and -80C2 series turbofan engines. This action requires removal from service of defective high pressure compressor rotor (HPCR) stage...	Rule	Oct 31, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Models 1900, 1900C, and 1900D Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Raytheon Aircraft Company (Raytheon) Models 1900, 1900C, and 1900D airplanes (formerly referred to as Beech Models 1900, 1900C, and 1900D airplanes). This AD requires fa...	Rule	Oct 31, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Twin Commander Aircraft Corporation 500, 520, 560, 680, 681, 685, 690, 695, and 720 Series Airplanes This document proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 94-04-17, which currently requires the following on Twin Commander Aircraft Corporation (Twin Commander) 500, 520, 560, 680, 681, 685, 690, 695, and 720 series airplanes: inspecting (on...	Proposed Rule	Oct 31, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Amendment of Class E Airspace; Gillette, WY This action revises the Gillette, WY, Class E airspace. This amendment provides additional airspace to fully encompass the procedures for a revised Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at Gillette-Campbell County Airport, Gillette, WY.	Rule	Oct 31, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Approval of Noise Compatibility Program; Ft. Lauderdale Executive Airport, Ft. Lauderdale, FL The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its findings on the noise compatibility program submitted by the City of Ft. Lauderdale under the provisions of Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 (Pub. L. 96-193) and 14...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee; Meeting The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of the Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee to discuss general aviation operations issues.	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Commercial Passenger-Carrying Operations in Single-Engine Aircraft Under Instrument Flight Rules	Correction	Oct 31, 1997
Transportation Department > FHWA Environmental Impact Statement: Smith County, TX The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed new location highway project in Smith County, Texas.	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Transportation Department > FHWA Environmental Impact Statement: Travis and Williamson Counties, TX The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed highway project in Travis and Williamson Counties, Texas.	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Establishment of Class E Airspace; Lewiston, ID This action establishes the Lewiston, ID, Class E airspace. The recent commissioning of the Lewiston-Nez Perce Automated Surface Observation System (ASOS) qualifies the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport for a Class E surface area. The intended effect...	Rule	Oct 31, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Establishment of Class E Airspace; Twin Falls, ID This action establishes the Twin Falls, ID, Class E airspace. The recent commissioning of the Twin Falls Automated Surface Observation System (ASOS) qualifies the Joslin Field-Magic Valley Regional Airport for a Class E surface area. The intended eff...	Rule	Oct 31, 1997
Transportation Department > RSPA Pipeline Safety; Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities, Grant of Waiver; Applied LNG Technologies	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Powell, WY This proposed rule would amend the Powell, WY, Class E airspace. If amended, the proposal would provide airspace necessary to fully encompass a new Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at Yellowstone Regional...	Proposed Rule	Oct 31, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Cooperstown, ND This action withdraws the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which proposed to establish Class E airspace at Cooperstown, ND. The NPRM is being withdrawn because it failed to accurately describe the full scope of the intended airspace action. A new...	Proposed Rule	Oct 31, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; St. Elmo, AL This notice proposes to establish Class E airspace at St. Elmo, AL. A Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 6 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) has been developed for St. Elmo Airport. As a result, controlled airspace extending upw...	Proposed Rule	Oct 31, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Akron, OH This notice proposes to modify Class E airspace at Akron, OH. A Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway 19 has been developed for Kent State University Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from...	Proposed Rule	Oct 31, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Ashtabula, OH This notice proposes to modify Class E airspace at Ashtabula, OH. A Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway 08 has been developed for Ashtabula County Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from...	Proposed Rule	Oct 31, 1997
Transportation Department Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Transportation Department Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comme...	Notice	Oct 31, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Special Conditions; Sino Swearingen Model SJ30-2 Airplane These special conditions are being issued to become part of the type certification basis for the Sino Swearingen Aircraft Company Model SJ30-2 airplane. This new airplane will have novel and unusual design features not addressed in the airworthiness...	Rule	Oct 31, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Special Flight Rules in the Vicinity of Grand Canyon National Park This action sets forth the FAA's reevaluation of the economic and environmental impacts associated with the Special Flight Rules in the Vicinity of Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP) Final Rule, published on December 31, 1996. The Final Rule codifies...	Rule	Oct 31, 1997

Treasury Department

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Treasury Department Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Bank Secrecy Act Regulations; Exemption From the Requirement to Report Transactions in CurrencyPhase II; Open Working Meeting The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (``FinCEN'') will hold a working meeting to give interested persons the opportunity to discuss with Treasury officials issues regarding proposed Bank Secrecy Act regulations relating to exemptions from the req...	Rule	Oct 31, 1997
Treasury Department Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Department of the Treasury gives notice of an amendment to 31 CFR 1.36 to exempt a new system of records, the Suspicious Activity Reporting System (the SAR...	Rule	Oct 31, 1997

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