Federal Register December 3, 1997 (Volume 62)

Agencies Publishing on December 3, 1997

Broadcasting Board of Governors (1)
Commerce Department (8)
Defense Department (10)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (29)
Environmental Protection Agency (8)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (1)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Federal Communications Commission (2)
Federal Maritime Commission (2)
Federal Reserve System (3)
Health and Human Services Department (12)
Homeland Security Department (1)
Interior Department (4)
International Trade Commission (1)
Justice Department (3)
Labor Department (3)
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Management and Budget Office (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (6)
Personnel Management Office (1)
Postal Service (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (12)
Small Business Administration (1)
Social Security Administration (1)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (1)
Transportation Department (14)
Treasury Department (2)
Veterans Affairs Department (2)

Broadcasting Board of Governors

Title	Type	Published
Broadcasting Board of Governors Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Dec 03, 1997

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Cut-to-Length Steel Plate From Mexico; Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review On September 25, 1997, in response to a request from the respondent, the Department of Commerce initiated an administrative review of the countervailing duty order on cut-to-length steel plate from Mexico. The review covers the period January 1, 1996...	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Commerce Department > ITA Extruded Rubber Thread From Malaysia; Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review On September 25, 1997, in response to a request from the respondents, the Department of Commerce initiated an administrative review of the countervailing duty order on extruded rubber thread from Malaysia. The review covers the period January 1, 1996...	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Adjustments and Closures from the U.S.-Canadian Border to the U.S.-Mexican Border NMFS announces the following inseason adjustments and closures in the recreational salmon fisheries. The regulation regarding compliance with minimum size or other special restrictions for the recreational salmon fishery off Washington, Oregon, and C...	Rule	Dec 03, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska NMFS is closing directed fishing for groundfish by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), except for directed fishing for pollock by vessels using pelagic trawl gear in those portions of the GOA open to directed fishing for pollock. Th...	Rule	Dec 03, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bycatch Rate Standards for the First Half of 1998 NMFS announces Pacific halibut and red king crab bycatch rate standards for the first half of 1998. Publication of these bycatch rate standards is necessary under regulations implementing the vessel incentive program. This action is necessary to impl...	Rule	Dec 03, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Improved Retention/Improved Utilization NMFS issues a final rule to implement Amendment 49 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area (FMP). This final rule requires all vessels fishing for groundfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian...	Rule	Dec 03, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Amendment 10 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan NMFS issues this final rule to implement the approved measures contained in Amendment 10 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries (FMP). Approved measures of Amendment 10 include a continuation of the...	Rule	Dec 03, 1997
Commerce Department > ITA U.S. Automotive Parts Advisory Committee; Closed Meeting The U.S. Automotive Parts Advisory Committee (the ``Committee'') advises U.S. Government officials on matters relating to the implementation of the Fair Trade in Auto Parts Act of 1988. The Committee: (1) Reports annually to the Secretary of Commerce...	Notice	Dec 03, 1997

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA Army Science Board; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Defense Department > USA Army Science Board; Notice of Open Meeting	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Defense Department > USA Army Science Board; Notice of Open Meeting	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Defense Department > USA Army Science Board; Notice of Open Meeting	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Defense Department Defense Science Board Task Force on Defense Technology Base of the 21st Century The Defense Science Board Task Force on Defense Technology Base of the 21st Century will meet in closed session on December 16-17, 1997 at Strategic Analysis, Inc., 4001 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia. The mission of the Defense Science Board...	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Defense Department Defense Science Board Task Force on Nuclear Deterrence The Defense Science Board Task Force on Nuclear Deterrence will meet in closed session on December 17-18, 1997 at Headquarters, Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Omaha, Nebraska. The mission of the Defense Science Board is to advise the Secretary of Def...	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Defense Department Defense Science Board Task Force on Submarine of the Future The Defense Science Board Task Force on Submarine of the Future will meet in closed session on December 5, 1997 at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), 4001 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia; and on December 22, 1997 and January...	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Defense Department Defense Science Board Task Force on Underground Facilities The Defense Science Board Task Force on Underground Facilities will meet in closed session on December 17-18, 1997 and January 28-29, 1998, at Strategic Analysis, Inc., 4001 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia. The mission of the Defense Science Bo...	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Defense Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
DOD, VA Veterans Education: Increased Allowances for the Educational Assistance Test Program The law provides that rates of subsistence allowance and educational assistance payable under the Educational Assistance Test Program shall be adjusted annually by the Secretary of Defense based upon the average actual cost of attendance at public in...	Rule	Dec 03, 1997

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
DOJ, ED Reopening of Closing Date for Receipt of Applications for Designation as an Eligible Institution for Fiscal Year 1997; Eligibility for the Strengthening Institutions, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Endowment Challenge Grant Programs On November 27, 1996 (61 FR 60254), January 13, 1997 (62 FR 1739), and May 16, 1997 (62 FR 27130), the Department of Education (ED) published in the Federal Register closing dates for the receipt of applications from institutions that wished to be de...	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Education Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Dec 03, 1997

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Alpha Energy Corporation; Notice of Filing	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Energy Department > OER Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee Renewal (Previously Health and Environmental Research Advisory Committee) Pursuant to Section 14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C.A. App. 2, and section 101-6.1015(a), title 41, of the Code of Federal Regulations, and following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services...	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Energy Department > FERC CNG Transmission Corporation; Notice of Compliance Tariff Filing	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Energy Department > FERC CSW Power Marketing, Inc.; Notice of Filing	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Central Power and Light Company, West Texas Utilities Company, Public Service Company of Oklahoma and Southwestern Electric Power Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Commonwealth Edison Company and Commonwealth Edison Company of Indiana, Inc.; Notice of Filing	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Frontier Gas Storage Company; Notice of Sale Pursuant to Settlement Agreement	Correction	Dec 03, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership; Notice of Application	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Illinois Power Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Interstate Power Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Koch Gateway Pipeline Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Mobile Bay Pipeline Company; Notice of Compliance Filing	Correction	Dec 03, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Mojave Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Northern Border Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes In FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff and Filing of Non-Conforming Service Agreement	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Refund Report	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Energy Department > FERC PacifiCorp, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Promark Energy, Inc., Notice of Filing	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed Changes In FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Refund Report	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Tariff Filing	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Texaco Natural Gas Company v. Sea Robin Pipeline Company; Notice of Technical Conference	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Texas Utilities Electric Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation, Complainant v. SFPP, L.P., Respondent; Notice of Complaint	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Williams Natural Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Williams Natural Gas Company; Notice of Refund Report	Notice	Dec 03, 1997

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Air Quality Criteria for Carbon Monoxide The National Center for Environmental Assessment, of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is undertaking to update and revise, where appropriate, the EPA's Air Quality Criteria for Carbon Monoxide (CO) as required under sections 108 and 10...	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Lambda-Cyhalothrin; Pesticide Tolerance	Correction	Dec 03, 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. DATES: Comments, identified by the docket control number PF-780,...	Notice	Dec 03, 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. DATES: Comments, identified by the docket control number PF-774,...	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations In accordance with Section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by registrants to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide registrations.	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Petition by the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for Exemption From Anti-Dumping and Detergent Additization Requirements for Conventional Gasoline The Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'' or ``the Agency'') is proposing to grant a petition by the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (``CNMI'') for exemption from the anti-dumping requirements for gasoline sold in the United States af...	Proposed Rule	Dec 03, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Petition by the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for Exemption From Anti-Dumping and Detergent Additization Requirements for Conventional Gasoline The Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'' or ``the Agency'') is granting a petition by the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (``CNMI'') for exemption from the anti-dumping requirements for gasoline sold in the United States after Januar...	Rule	Dec 03, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Sodium Chlorate; Exemption From Pesticide Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions This regulation establishes a time-limited exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of sodium chlorate in or on wheat. This action is in connection with crisis exemptions declared by the states of Arkansas and Mississippi under sect...	Rule	Dec 03, 1997

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Title	Type	Published
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Federal Sector Equal Employment Opportunity	Rule	Dec 03, 1997

Executive Office of the President

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President World AIDS Day, 1997	Presidential Document	Dec 03, 1997

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Competitive Service Safeguards for Local Exchange Carrier Provision of Commercial Mobile Radio Services and Implementation of Section 601(d) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 In this Report and Order, the Commission modifies the current structural separation requirement for the provision of cellular service by the Bell Operating Companies (BOCs), and adopts a new requirement that all incumbent local exchange carriers (LEC...	Rule	Dec 03, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Petitions for Reconsideration and Clarification of Action in Rulemaking Proceedings	Notice	Dec 03, 1997

Federal Maritime Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Notice of Agreement(s) Filed	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Federal Maritime Commission Request for Additional Information	Notice	Dec 03, 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	Dec 03, 1997
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Federal Reserve System Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Dec 03, 1997

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Final Guidance on Industry-Supported Scientific and Educational Activities The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is publishing a final guidance entitled ``Final Guidance on Industry-Supported Scientific and Educational Activities'' (hereinafter referred to as the final guidance). The agency sought public comment on a draft...	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Interior Department > USBM, Health and Human Services Department > FDA Irradiation in the Production, Processing and Handling of Food The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is denying the requests for a hearing that it has received on the final rule that amended the food additive regulations to authorize the use of sources of ionizing radiation for the control of food-borne pathoge...	Rule	Dec 03, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Irradiation in the Production, Processing and Handling of Food The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of a source of radiation to treat refrigerated or frozen uncooked meat, meat byproducts, and certain meat food products to control foodborne...	Rule	Dec 03, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Medicare Program; December 15, 1997, Meeting of the Practicing Physicians Advisory Council In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice announces a meeting of the Practicing Physicians Advisory Council. This meeting is open to the public.	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Opportunity for a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) for the Scientific and Commercial Development of Transgenic Mice That Express Human Cytochrome P450 Genes The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) seeks an agreement with a pharmaceutical or biotechnology company to effectively pursue the development and characterization of transgenic mice that express human cytochrome P450 genes CYP2D6 and CYP...	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Health and Human Services Department Notice of Meeting	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Health and Human Services Department Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority; Program Support Center	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Sterility Requirements for Inhalation Solution Products	Correction	Dec 03, 1997

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Drawbridge Operation Regulations; New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway, Manasquan River The Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Brielle Railroad Bridge across the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway, Manasquan River at mile 0.9, in Point Pleasant, New Jer...	Rule	Dec 03, 1997

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains from Washington State in the Possession of the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven, CT Notice	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Arizona The Bureau of Reclamation proposes to withdraw 9,880 acres of National Forest System lands to protect the Roosevelt Lake expansion lands and associated recreational developments. This notice closes the land for up to 2 years from location and entry u...	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Receipt of Applications for Permit	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Opening of Lands; Montana Parcels of land which were segregated for Phase II of exchange MTM 84895 are no longer under consideration for exchange. This order terminates the exchange segregation and opens the following described lands to the public land laws and mining laws, s...	Notice	Dec 03, 1997

International Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Certain Steel Wire Rod From Canada, Germany, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela	Notice	Dec 03, 1997

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > INS Affidavits of Support on Behalf of Immigrants	Correction	Dec 03, 1997
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993Petroleum Environmental Research Forum	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decrees Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act	Notice	Dec 03, 1997

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OSHA Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of OMB Approval The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is announcing that a collection of information regarding the recording of occupational injuries and illnesses has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork...	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Labor Department > ETA Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program: Unemployment Insurance Program Letters Interpreting Federal Unemployment Insurance Law	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Labor Department Labor Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations and Trade Policy; Meeting Notice	Notice	Dec 03, 1997

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Management and Budget Office

Title	Type	Published
Management and Budget Office Cancellation Pursuant to Line Item Veto Act; Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998	Notice	Dec 03, 1997

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Criticality Accident Requirements The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to provide light-water nuclear power reactor licensees with greater flexibility in meeting the requirement that licensees authorized to possess more than a small amount of special nu...	Rule	Dec 03, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Criticality Accident Requirements The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to provide light-water nuclear power reactor licensees with greater flexibility in meeting the requirement that licensees authorized to possess more than a small amount of special nu...	Proposed Rule	Dec 03, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Industry Codes and Standards; Amended Requirements The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations require that nuclear power plant owners construct Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 components in accordance with the rules provided in Section III, Division 1, ``Requirements for Construction of Nuclea...	Proposed Rule	Dec 03, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Notice of Amendment to Certificate of Compliance GDP-1 for the U.S. Enrichment Corporation, Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Paducah, Kentucky	Notice	Dec 03, 1997

Personnel Management Office

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory Personnel Demonstration Project at the Naval Sea Systems Command Warfare Centers The National Defense Authorization Act of fiscal year 1995 (P.L. 103-337) authorizes the Secretary of Defense, with Office of Personnel Management (OPM) approval, to conduct a Personnel Demonstration Project at Department of Defense (DoD) laboratorie...	Notice	Dec 03, 1997

Postal Service

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service Domestic Mail Manual; Miscellaneous Amendments This document describes the numerous amendments consolidated in the Transmittal Letter for Issue 53 of the Domestic Mail Manual, which is incorporated by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations, see 39 CFR 111.1. These amendments reflect changes...	Rule	Dec 03, 1997

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission AFC (USA) I, Inc.; Notice of Application Notice of application for exemption under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'') from all provisions of the Act.	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Acorn Investment Trust; Notice of Application Notice of Application for an order (i) under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'') for an exemption from sections 13(a)(2), 18(f)(1), 22(f), and 22(g) of the Act; (ii) under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an exemption from section 17(a)(1); and (iii) under section 17(d) of the Act and rule 17d-1 to permit certain joint transactions.	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Filings Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as Amended (``Act'')	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Filings Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as Amended (``Act'')	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission First American Funds, Inc., et al. Notice of application for an order under section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'') exempting applicants from sections 12(d)(1)(A) and (B) of the Act, under sections 6(c) and 17(d) of the Act exempting applicants from section 17(a) of the Act, and under section 17(d) of the Act and rule 17d-1 to permit certain joint transactions.	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Fortis Benefits Insurance Company, et al.; Notice of Application Notice of Application for an order pursuant to Section 26(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``1940 Act'').	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application to Withdraw From Listing and Registration; (American Restaurant Partners, L.P., Class A Units of Limited Partnership Interests) File No. I-9606	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Notice of Applications for Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 Each applicant requests an order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On October 1, 1996, each applicant, an Oregon corporation, transferred its assets and liabilities to a new portfolio of Crabbe Huson Funds, a Delaware business...	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change Regarding the Transfer of Securities of Issuers Listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market That Are Held Pursuant to a Direct Registration Program	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Relating to Changes to the Rule 1010 Series, the Rule 8000 Series, and the Rule 9000 Series To Reflect Changes in the Corporate Organization of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and Its Subsidiaries	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the Pacific Exchange, Inc. Relating to an Extension of the Exchange's Specialist Evaluation Pilot Program	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Dec 03, 1997

Small Business Administration

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board Members Section 4314(c)(4) of Title 5, U.S.C. requires that Federal agencies publish notification of the appointment of individuals who serve as members of that Agency's Performance Review Boards (PRB). The following is a listing of those individuals current...	Notice	Dec 03, 1997

Social Security Administration

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Chavez v. Bowen; Effect of a Prior Final Decision That a Claimant is Not Disabled, And of Findings Contained Therein, On Adjudication of a Subsequent Disability Claim Arising Under the Same Title of the Social Security ActTitles II and XVI of the Social Security Act In accordance with 20 CFR 402.35(b)(2), the Acting Commissioner of Social Security gives notice of Social Security Acquiescence Ruling 97-4(9).	Notice	Dec 03, 1997

Surface Transportation Board

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Boston and Maine CorporationAbandonment Exemptionin Carroll County, NH	Notice	Dec 03, 1997

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Title	Type	Published
Trade Representative, Office of United States Cancellation of Public Hearing in Section 302 Investigation: Honduran Protection of Intellectual Property Rights On October 31, 1997, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) initiated an investigation under section 302(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 with regard to acts, policies, and practices of the Government of Honduras with respect to the protection of i...	Notice	Dec 03, 1997

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208, 208A, 208B, 425, and 441 Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Models 208, 208A, 208B, 425, and 441 airplanes. This AD requires amending the Limitations Section of the airplane flight manual (AFM) to pro...	Rule	Dec 03, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France (Formerly Aerospatiale, Society Nationale Industrielle, Sud Aviation) Model SA- 365N, SA-365N1, AS-365N2, and SA-366G1 Helicopters This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to Eurocopter France (formerly Aerospatiale, Society Nationale Industrielle, Sud Aviation) Model SA- 365N, SA-365N1, AS-365N2, and SA-366G1 helicopters. This...	Proposed Rule	Dec 03, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Mitsubishi Heavy Industries MU-2B Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all Mitsubishi Heavy Industry (Mitsubishi) MU-2B series airplanes. This AD requires amending the Limitations Section of the airplane flight manual (AFM) to prohibit the position...	Rule	Dec 03, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company 58, 60, 90, 100, 200, and 300 Series and Model 2000 Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all Raytheon Aircraft Company (Raytheon) 58, 60, 90, 100, 200, and 300 series and Model 2000 airplanes (formerly referred to as Beech 58, 60, 90, 100, 200, and 300 series and Be...	Rule	Dec 03, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company 65, 90, 99, 100, 200, 300, 1900, and 2000 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all Raytheon Aircraft Company (Raytheon) 65, 90, 99, 100, 200, 300, 1900, and 2000 series airplanes. This AD requires amending the Limitations Section of the airplane flight man...	Rule	Dec 03, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Models B200, B200C, and B200T Airplanes This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to certain Raytheon Aircraft Company (Raytheon) Models B200, B200C, and B200T airplanes (formerly referred to as Beech Models B200, B200C, and B200T airplanes). The p...	Proposed Rule	Dec 03, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; The Don Luscombe Aviation History Foundation Models 8, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F, T-8F Airplanes; Correction This document clarifies information in airworthiness directive (AD) 96-24-17, which applies to Don Luscombe Aviation History Foundation (Luscombe) Models 8, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F, T-8F airplanes. AD 96-24-17 currently requires installing new inspect...	Rule	Dec 03, 1997
Transportation Department > NHTSA Announcing the Fifth Meeting of the Crashworthiness Subcommittee of the Motor Vehicle Safety Research Advisory Committee This notice announces the fifth meeting of the Crashworthiness Subcommittee of the Motor Vehicle Safety Research Advisory Committee (MVSRAC). MVSRAC established this Subcommittee at the April 1992 meeting to examine research questions regarding crash...	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Transportation Department Fair Displays of Airline Services in Computer Reservations Systems (CRSs) The Department is adopting two rules to further ensure that travel agents using computer reservations systems (CRSs) can obtain a fair and complete display of airline services. One rule will require each CRS to offer one display that lists flights wi...	Rule	Dec 03, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application (97-03-C-00-BUF) To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Buffalo, NY The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Buffalo Niagara International Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the O...	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Transportation Department > RSPA Pipeline Safety User Fees This notice announces that the fiscal year 1998 user fee assessments for pipeline facilities will be mailed to pipeline operators on or about December 15, 1997. The fees to be assessed for natural gas transmission, hazardous liquid and liquefied natu...	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Revocation of Class E Airspace; Minneapolis, KS This action proposes to remove the Class E airspace area at Minneapolis City County Airport, Minneapolis, KS. The VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 34 was ca...	Proposed Rule	Dec 03, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Revocation of Class E Airspace; Wrangell, AK, and Petersburg, AK This action proposes to revoke the Class E surface area airspace at Wrangell, AK, and Petersburg, AK. Plans to develop Required Navigation Performance (RNP) instrument approach procedures at these airports have been cancelled or delayed indefinitely....	Proposed Rule	Dec 03, 1997
Transportation Department > NHTSA Research and Development Programs Meeting This notice announces a public meeting at which NHTSA will describe and discuss specific research and development projects. Further, the notice requests suggestions for topics to be presented by the agency.	Notice	Dec 03, 1997

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > Customs Service Extension of National Customs Automation Program Test Regarding Remote Location Filing This notice announces that Customs is permitting an extension to continue the second prototype of Remote Location Filing (RLF). This notice also invites public comments concerning any aspect of the current test, informs interested members of the publ...	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Dec 03, 1997

Veterans Affairs Department

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans, Notice of Meeting Cancellation	Notice	Dec 03, 1997
Veterans Affairs Department Veterans Education: Approval of Correspondence Programs or Courses This document amends the VA-administered educational assistance and educational benefits regulations concerning approval of programs of education pursued exclusively by correspondence and the correspondence portion of correspondence-residence courses...	Rule	Dec 03, 1997

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