Federal Register December 29, 1997 (Volume 62)

Agencies Publishing on December 29, 1997

Agriculture Department (2)
Commerce Department (6)
Commission of Fine Arts (1)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (11)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (2)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (1)
Defense Department (3)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (6)
Environmental Protection Agency (8)
Federal Communications Commission (2)
Federal Reserve System (3)
Federal Trade Commission (1)
Health and Human Services Department (7)
Homeland Security Department (3)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (15)
International Trade Commission (1)
Justice Department (8)
Labor Department (5)
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Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (1)
National Credit Union Administration (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2)
Securities and Exchange Commission (6)
State Department (2)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (2)
Transportation Department (13)
Treasury Department (2)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department Maximum Dollar Amount on Loan and Grant Awards Under the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 1998 The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) hereby announces the maximum dollar amount on loan and grant awards under the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program for FY 1998. The maximum dollar award on zero-interest loans for FY 1998 is $...	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Agriculture Department > FS Sawtooth Ridge Trail and Improvement Project, Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forest, Okanogan County, WA The USDA, Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Sawtooth Ridge Trail and Improvement Project. The proposed action is to develop new trails, improve existing trails, and improve campgrounds and other areas to prov...	Notice	Dec 29, 1997

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Restrictions on Frequency of Limited Entry Permit Transfers; Sorting Catch by Species; Retention of Fish Tickets NMFS issues this proposed rule to implement management measures recommended by the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) that restrict the frequency of limited entry permit transfers to once every 12 months, with transfers taking effect on the...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Inspection and Certification Fees and Charges NMFS announces changes in its fees and charges for voluntary fishery products inspection, grading, and certification services. NMFS increased the basic fee for full-time in-plant inspection services by $1.95, making the hourly rate $44.40. This fee r...	Rule	Dec 29, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; National Standard Guidelines On August 4, 1997, NMFS published a proposed rule to amend the national standard guidelines under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). The public comment period for the proposed guidelines ended Septemb...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 1997
Commerce Department > NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership National Advisory Board Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given that the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) National Advisory Board, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will meet to hold a meeting on...	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Commerce Department > EAB Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Open Meeting	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Commerce Department > NOAA Small Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Space Launch Vehicles at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA In accordance with provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that Incidental Harassment Authorizations to take small numbers of seals and sea lions by harassment incidental to launches of Delta II,...	Notice	Dec 29, 1997

Commission of Fine Arts

Title	Type	Published
Commission of Fine Arts 1998 National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs Program	Notice	Dec 29, 1997

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Pakistan Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Announcement of Import Restraint Limits and Guaranteed Access Levels for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in El Salvador Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing import limits and guaranteed access levels.	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Announcement of Import Restraint Limits and Guaranteed Access Levels for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Guatemala Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing import limits and guaranteed access levels.	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Announcement of Import Restraint Limits and Guaranteed Access Levels for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Dominican Republic Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing limits and guaranteed access levels.	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton and Wool Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Republic of Uruguay Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing limits.	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Man- Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Oman Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing limits.	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Singapore Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing limits.	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Federative Republic of Brazil Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing limits.	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Bahrain Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing limits.	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Indonesia Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing limits.	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Mauritius Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing limits.	Notice	Dec 29, 1997

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Title	Type	Published
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Application of the NYFE for Designation as a Contract Market in Futures on the NYSE Small Composite Index The New York Futures Exchange (NYFE or Exchange) applied for designation as a contract market in futures on the NYSE small composite index.	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Applications of the CME for Designation as a Contract Market in Futures and Options on Frozen Pork Bellies The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME or Exchange) applied for designation as a contract market in futures and options on frozen pork bellies. The Director of the Division of Economic Analysis (Division) of the Commission, acting pursuant to the autho...	Notice	Dec 29, 1997

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Title	Type	Published
Consumer Product Safety Commission Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Dec 29, 1997

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA Availability of U.S. Patents for Non-Exclusive, Exclusive, or Partially-Exclusive Licensing In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6, announcement is made of the availability of the following U.S. patents for non-exclusive, partially exclusive or exclusive licensing. All of the listed patents have been assigned to the United States of America as rep...	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Defense Department > USA Availability of U.S. Patents for Non-Exclusive, Exclusive, or Partially-Exclusive Licensing In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6, announcement is made of the availability of the following U.S. patents for non-exclusive, partially exclusive or exclusive licensing. All of the listed patents have been assigned to the United States of America as rep...	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Defense Department > USAF Proposed Collection; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Dec 29, 1997

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Recognition of Accrediting Agencies, State Agencies for Approval of Public Postsecondary Vocational Education, and State Agencies for Approval of Nurse Education Request for comments on agencies applying to the Secretary for Initial or Renewed Recognition.	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Education Department Training Program for Federal TRIO Programs (Training Program); Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards Under the Training Program for Federal TRIO Programs for Fiscal Year (FY) 1998	Notice	Dec 29, 1997

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Kent County Replacement Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Energy Department > FERC ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Michigan Gas Storage Company; Notice of Petition To Amend	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Transfer of License	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Energy Department Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; Notice of Open Meeting Consistent with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is hereby given of the following advisory committee meeting: Name: Secretary of Energy Advisory Board--Tennessee Valley Electric System Adviso...	Notice	Dec 29, 1997

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Information Collection Request National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System for the Water Quality Guidance for the Great Lakes System In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that EPA is planning to submit the following continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Information Coll...	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of State Plans For Designated Facilities and Pollutants: Illinois The EPA approves the section 111(d)/129 State Plan submitted by Illinois on June 23, 1997, for implementing and enforcing the Emissions Guidelines (EG) applicable to existing Municipal Waste Combustors (MWCs) with capacity to combust more than 250 to...	Rule	Dec 29, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of State Plans For Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Illinois EPA is proposing to approve Illinois' Section 111(d)/129 State Plan submitted on June 23, 1997, for implementing and enforcing the Emissions Guidelines applicable to existing municipal waste combustors with capacity to combust more than 250 tons/day...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Hazardous Waste Management Program: Authorization and Incorporation by Reference of State Hazardous Waste Management Program for Louisiana EPA proposes to incorporate by reference EPA's approval of the Louisiana Department of Environment Quality's (LDEQ) base hazardous waste program and to approve its revisions to that program submitted by the State of Louisiana. In the final rules sect...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Hazardous Waste Management Program: Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program for Louisiana EPA proposes to approve the Louisiana Department of Environment Quality's (LDEQ) RCRA Cluster IV hazardous waste program. The Louisiana RCRA Cluster IV hazardous waste program consists of the regulation of ``Burning of Hazardous Waste in Boilers and...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Louisiana: Final Authorization and Incorporation by Reference of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Louisiana has revised its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The EPA has reviewed Louisiana's changes to its program and has made a decision, subject to public review and comment, that Louisiana's hazardo...	Rule	Dec 29, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Louisiana: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions The State of Louisiana has applied for authorization to revise its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Louisiana's revisions consist of regulations which specifically govern hazardous waste combustion at B...	Rule	Dec 29, 1997
Environmental Protection Agency Water Conservation Plan Guidelines Subcommittee Meeting On January 20-21, 1998, the Water Conservation Plan Guidelines Subcommittee of the Local Government Advisory Committee will hold a meeting in Austin, Texas. The Subcommittee will discuss the American Water Works Association's proposed guidelines and...	Notice	Dec 29, 1997

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Petitions for Reconsideration and Clarification This document corrects Report No. 2240 regarding petitions for reconsideration and clarification published in the Federal Register on December 3, 1997, (FR Doc 97-31592). On page 63951, column two, the petition should be removed through lines 4-8.	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Federal Communications Commission Public Information Collections Approved by Office of Management and Budget	Notice	Dec 29, 1997

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Federal Reserve System Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Federal Reserve System Treatment of U.S. Companies Operating in Government Debt Market in the Netherlands Under the Primary Dealers Act of 1988, which became effective on August 23, 1989, the Federal Reserve may not designate or permit the continuation of the designation of any person of a foreign country as a primary dealer in government debt instrument...	Notice	Dec 29, 1997

Federal Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Rule Concerning Disclosures Regarding Energy Consumption and Water Use of Certain Home Appliances and Other Products Required Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (``Appliance Labeling Rule'') The Federal Trade Commission (``Commission'') revises Table 1 in section 305.9 of the Commission's Appliance Labeling Rule (``the Rule''), to incorporate the latest figures for average unit energy costs as published by the Department of Energy (``DOE...	Rule	Dec 29, 1997

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS, Labor Department > PWBA, Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Application of HIPAA Group Market Portability Rules to Health Flexible Spending Arrangements This document clarifies that it is appropriate to treat benefits under certain health flexible spending arrangements as excepted benefits for purposes of the group market portability provisions added by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountabi...	Rule	Dec 29, 1997
Treasury Department > IRS, Labor Department > PWBA, Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Application of HIPAA Group Market Rules to Individuals Who Were Denied Coverage Due to a Health Status-Related Factor This document addresses certain issues arising under the group market portability provisions added by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) with respect to employees (or their dependents) who, until the effective dat...	Rule	Dec 29, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) Opportunity and/or Licensing Opportunity for Materials and Methods for Protection of Tissue From Ischemic Damage The National Institutes of Health is seeking CRADA partners and/or licensees for the further development, evaluation, and commercialization of materials and methods for protecting tissues from cell injury by Ischemia. The invention claimed in U.S. Pa...	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Division of Research Grants; Notice of Closed Meetings	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, National Donor Research and Education Study-II In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the National Institute...	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Heat, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request t...	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Meetings	Notice	Dec 29, 1997

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; Major Disaster and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (FEMA- 1192-DR), dated December 8, 1997, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Nebraska; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Nebraska, (FEMA-1190-DR), dated November 1, 1997, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Regattas and Marine Parades The Coast Guard is delaying the effective date of the interim rule on regatta and marine parades published in the Federal Register on June 26, 1996. The interim rule more precisely identifies those marine events which require a permit, those which re...	Rule	Dec 29, 1997

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Redelegation of Personnel Management Authority In this notice, the Secretary redelegates personnel management authority relating to HUD 2020 Management Reform.	Notice	Dec 29, 1997

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS 1998 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (Federal Duck Stamp) Contest The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces the dates and locations of the 1998 Federal Duck Stamp Contest; the public is invited to attend.	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Interior Department > NPS 60-Day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection of InformationOpportunity for Public Comment The National Park Service is proposing to sponsor during the summer of 1998 a project to determine how park visitors at a sample of thirteen parks feel about the recreation fee demonstration program that currently is being tested in approximately 100...	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Interior Department > NPS 60-Day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection of InformationOpportunity for Public Comment The Cooperative Park Studies Unit of the University of Minnesota is proposing to conduct five projects at up to eleven parks during FY 98:	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Interior Department > NPS Acadia National Park Advisory Commission; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Interior Department > MMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request The Department of the Interior has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Act) the collection of information discussed below. The Act requires that OMB provide...	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Interior Department > NPS Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the AT&T Corporation P140 Coaxial Cable Removal Project, Soccoro County, New Mexico, Clark County, Nevada, and Kern and San Bernardino Counties, California Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 the National Park Service announces the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). The Superintendent of Mojave National Preserve, is the Department...	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Environmental Impact Statement; California Notice is hereby given that the comment period of the joint Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Impact Report (DEIS/EIR) prepared by the Bureau of Land Management and the County of Imperial for an additional 30-days.	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability In accordance with section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, an environmental assessment has been prepared for proposed Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) on BLM- administered surface estate in the South Dakota Re...	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Interior Department > BIA Notice of Intent To Adopt the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Coos Bay District Final Proposed Resource Management Plan (PRMP)/ Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), Dated September 1994, as the Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the 5,410 Acre Coquille Forest. This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is considering adopting the BLM's Final PRMP/EIS as the resource management plan and environmental impact statement for management of the 5,410 acre Coquille Forest. A description...	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Resource Advisory Council Meeting Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committees Act (Public Law 92-463) and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (Public Law 94-579), the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's Northwest California Resource Advisory Council will meet T...	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Interior Department > OSM Pennsylvania Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program OSM is announcing the receipt of a proposed amendment to the Pennsylvania Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR) Plan (hereinafter referred to as the Pennsylvania Program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA), 30 U.S.C...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 1997
Interior Department > BLM Surface Management of Mineral Activities Within the Bodie Bowl Under the Bodie Protection Act of 1994 The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is withdrawing the proposed rule concerning mineral development in the Bodie Bowl which was previously proposed to implement the Bodie Protection Act of 1994. Because this Act closed the area to location of mining...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 1997
Interior Department > OSM Texas Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan OSM is announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Texas abandoned mine land (AML) reclamation plan (hereinafter referred to as the ``Texas plan'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The proposed amendment per...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 1997
Interior Department > OSM Texas Regulatory Program OSM is announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Texas regulatory program (hereinafter the ``Texas program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The proposed amendment consists of revisions to Texas' regulat...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 1997
Interior Department > OSM Texas Regulatory Program and Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan OSM is announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Texas regulatory program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan (hereinafter the ``Texas program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The proposed amendmen...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 1997

International Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Ethyl Alcohol for Fuel Use: Determination of the Base Quantity of Imports Section 7 of the Steel Trade Liberalization Program Implementation Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2703 note), which concerns local feedstock requirements for fuel ethyl alcohol imported by the United States from CBI-beneficiary countries, requires the Co...	Notice	Dec 29, 1997

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Agency Information Collection Activities: Existing Collection; Comment Request Extension of existing collection: Foreign Agents Registration Act Form (Registration Statement) as required by Rule 200(b) of the Act.	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Justice Department Agency Information Collection Activities: Existing Collection; Comment Request Extension of existing collection: Foreign Agents Registration Act Form (Exhibit A) as required by Rule 201(a)(1) of the Act.	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Justice Department Agency Information Collection Activities: Existing Collection; Comment Request Extension of existing collection: Amendment to Registration or Supplemental Registration Reports (Foreign Agents).	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Justice Department Agency Information Collection Activities: Existing Collection; Comment Request Extension of existing collection: Foreign Agents Registration Act Form (Supplemental Registration Statement) as required by Rule 200(a) of the Act.	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Justice Department > DEA Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection; Comment Request Notice of information collection under review; application for permit to import controlled substances for domestic and/or scientific purposes pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 952.	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Justice Department Agency Information Collection Activities: existing collection; Comment Request Extension of existing collection: Foreign Agents Registration Act Form (Exhibit B) as required by Rule 201(a)(2) of the Act.	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Justice Department Agency Information Collection Activities: existing collection; Comment Request Extension of existing collection: Foreign Agents Registration Act Form (Short-Form Registration Statement) as required by Rule 202(e) of the Act.	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Justice Department > USPC Record of Vote of Meeting Closure	Notice	Dec 29, 1997

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OSHA Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Portable Fire ExtinguishersAnnual Maintenance Certification Record 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	Dec 29, 1997
Labor Department > OSHA Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health: Notice of Meeting The Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health, (MACOSH), established under section 7(a) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 656), to advise the Secretary of Labor on matters relating to occupational safet...	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Labor Department > DOL, WHD Minimum Wages for Federal and Federally Assisted Construction; General Wage Determination Decisions	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Labor Department > DOL 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 con...	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Labor Department > MSHA Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Program To Prevent Smoking in Hazardous Areas 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	Dec 29, 1997

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Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Commission Meeting The Commission will hold its next public meeting on Thursday, January 15, 1998 and Friday, January 16, 1998 at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 1250 22nd Street N.W., Washington, DC in the Consulate/ Ambassador Room. The meetings are tentatively scheduled t...	Notice	Dec 29, 1997

National Credit Union Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Credit Union Administration Central Liquidity Facility The National Credit Union Central Liquidity Facility (the Facility), a mixed-ownership government corporation within the NCUA, serves as a liquidity source for its member credit unions. The NCUA Board is issuing this rule to permit the Facility to ta...	Rule	Dec 29, 1997

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Baltimore Gas Electric Company (Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, and the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation); Order Extending the Effectiveness of the Approval of the Transfer of Licenses	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Consumers Energy Company; Big Rock Point Nuclear Plant Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact	Notice	Dec 29, 1997

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; MBS Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Trade Restrictions Between Accounts and Transfer of Trades	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the American Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to a Fee Rebate	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the Pacific Exchange, Inc. Relating to ASAP Membership Requirements	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc., Relating to Exchange Approval of Member Advertising	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Granting Approval to Proposed Rule Change by the Pacific Exchange Inc., Relating to Listing and Trading Standards for Portfolio Depositary Receipts	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission The Sierra Variable Trust, et al.; Notice of Application Notice of application for an order under Section 17(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (``1940 Act''), exempting Applicants from the provisions of Section 17(a) of the 1940 Act to the extent necessary to permit the merger of two series of a registered management investment company and the combination of corresponding sub-accounts of a separate account investing therein.	Notice	Dec 29, 1997

State Department

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State Department VISAS: Public Charge This rule amends Department of State regulations by establishing uniform procedures for the acceptance of affidavits of support by consular posts abroad as required by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). This rule is necessary to ensure proper...	Rule	Dec 29, 1997
State Department Visas: Grounds of Ineligibility This rule implements the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA). The act adds new grounds of inadmissibility to the United States for: certain aliens who have not been inoculated against infectious diseases desig...	Rule	Dec 29, 1997

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

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Trade Representative, Office of United States Technical Corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States The United States Trade Representative (USTR) is making technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) as set forth in the annex to this notice, pursuant to authority granted by Congress to the President in section...	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Trade Representative, Office of United States Trade Policy Staff Committee; Public Comments for Multilateral Negotiations in the World Trade Organization on Expansion of the List of Pharmaceutical Products Receiving Zero Duties The Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) is requesting written public comments with respect to expansion of the list of pharmaceuticals subject to reciprocal duty elimination by certain members of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The specific infor...	Notice	Dec 29, 1997

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-100, 747-200, 747-300, 747SR, and 747SP Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Boeing Model 747-100, 747-200, 747-300, 747SR, and 747SP series airplanes. This action requires a one-time inspection to detect cracking of the longeron splice fit...	Rule	Dec 29, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-120 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to all EMBRAER Model EMB-120 series airplanes. This action requires a one-time inspection of the movable backstop of the elevator pitch trim command system to ensure that it...	Rule	Dec 29, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Executive Committee of the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee; Meeting The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee.	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Transportation Department > RSPA Metric Equivalents This notice proposes to amend the pipeline safety regulations to provide metric equivalents. The metric equivalents are being provided for informational purposes only. Operators would continue to use the English measures for purposes of compliance an...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Akron-Canton Regional Airport, Akron, OH The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Akron-Canton Regional Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus B...	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport, Rhinelander, WI The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to use the revenue from a PFC at Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget R...	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Transportation Department > RSPA Qualification of Pipeline Personnel This announces the next RSPA Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. This committee is conducting a negotiated rulemaking to develop a proposed rule on qualification of pipeline employees performing certain safety-related functions on pipelines subject to t...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Realignment of VOR Federal Airway; Dallas/Fort Worth, TX This rule realigns Federal Airway 369 (V-369) located in the Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, area. Specifically, V-369 will be realigned to include the newly activated Groesbeck, TX, Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/...	Rule	Dec 29, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Reduced Vertical Separation Operations On March 27, 1997, the FAA adopted requirements for Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) airspace. The rule provided requirements for operating in airspace between flight level (FL) 290 and FL 410, with assigned altitudes separated by a minimum...	Rule	Dec 29, 1997
Transportation Department Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 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 a...	Notice	Dec 29, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP's) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or revised criteria, or because of change...	Rule	Dec 29, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or revised criteria, or because of changes...	Rule	Dec 29, 1997
Transportation Department > FAA Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System, such as the...	Rule	Dec 29, 1997

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Treasury Department > IRS Deposits of Excise Taxes In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS is issuing temporary regulations relating to deposits of excise taxes. The temporary regulations contain rules relating to the availability of the safe harbor deposit...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 1997
Treasury Department > IRS Deposits of Excise Taxes This document contains temporary regulations relating to the availability of the safe harbor deposit rule based on look-back quarter liability and affects persons required to make deposits of excise taxes. This document also contains temporary regula...	Rule	Dec 29, 1997

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