Federal Register January 5, 1998 (Volume 63)

Agencies Publishing on January 5, 1998

Agriculture Department (5)
Commerce Department (9)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (4)
Defense Department (5)
Education Department (1)
Energy Department (20)
Environmental Protection Agency (6)
Federal Communications Commission (9)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1)
Federal Reserve System (5)
Health and Human Services Department (12)
Housing and Urban Development Department (4)
Interior Department (16)
Justice Department (2)
Labor Department (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (3)
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National Gambling Impact Study Commission (1)
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National Science Foundation (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (4)
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Panama Canal Commission (1)
Postal Service (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (4)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (1)
Transportation Department (8)
Treasury Department (4)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FSIS Availability of Survey Results From a Nutritional Analysis of Meat and Poultry Products The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing the availability of results from the ``Nutritional Analysis of Meat and Poultry Products,'' a survey conducted to determine the accuracy of the nutrition labeling of meat and poultry product...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Agriculture Department > CSREES Request for Proposals (RFP): Special Research Grants Program, Potato Research The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service announces the availability of grant funds and requests proposals for the Special Research Grants Program, Potato Research for fiscal year (FY) 1998. Subject to the availability of funds...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Agriculture Department > AMS Tomatoes Grown in Florida and Imported Tomatoes; Final Rule to Change Minimum Size and Size Designation Requirements This final rule increases minimum diameter size requirements for Florida and imported tomatoes. For Florida tomatoes alone, the rule also changes size designations from Medium, Large, and Extra Large to numeric size designations of 6 x 7, 6 x 6, and...	Rule	Jan 05, 1998
Agriculture Department > FSIS Use of Binders in ``Ham With Natural Juices'' Products The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is amending the Federal meat inspection regulations to permit the use of binders in ``Ham with Natural Juices'' products. FSIS currently permits the use of certain binders in cured pork products labeled `...	Rule	Jan 05, 1998
Agriculture Department > FS Whiskey Campo Resource Management Project, Boise National Forest, Elmore County, ID The Mountain Home Ranger District of the Boise National Forest will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for a resource management project in the Whiskey Campo project area, located approximately 5 miles west of Featherville, Idaho, in the...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NTIA CFDA: 11.552; Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issues this notice describing the conditions under which applications will be received under the Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program (TIIAP) and ho...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Commerce Department > FTZB Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 185 Culpeper County, Virginia	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 15; OMB Control Numbers	Correction	Jan 05, 1998
Commerce Department Foreign-Trade Zone 15Kansas City, Missouri Area Application for Expansion	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Commerce Department Foreign-Trade Zone 219Yuma, AZ; Application for Subzone Status; Meadowcraft, Inc. (Wrought Iron Patio Furniture), Yuma County, Arizona	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Commerce Department > NOAA Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene public meetings.	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Commerce Department > NOAA Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Overfished Fisheries NMFS has identified overfished stocks or stocks that are approaching a condition of being overfished, as required by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson- Stevens Act), as amended by the Sustainable Fisheries Act (SF...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Commerce Department > NTIA Public Telecommunications Facilities Program: Closing Date The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), U.S. Department of Commerce, announces the solicitation of applications for planning and construction grants for public telecommunications facilities under the Public Telecommunic...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Commerce Department > ITA Steel Wire Rope From Mexico: Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Administrative Review Notice of extension of time limits for preliminary results of antidumping administrative review.	Notice	Jan 05, 1998

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 Additions and Deletions This action adds to the Procurement List commodities and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes from the Procurement List commodities previously furnished by such...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List; Proposed Addition The Committee has received a proposal to add to the Procurement List a service to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
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 services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Proposed Additions to the Procurement List; Correction	Notice	Jan 05, 1998

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Defense Science Board Task Force on Coalition Warfare The Defense Science Board Task Force on Coalition Warfare will meet in closed session on January 26-27 and February 12-13, 1998 at Strategic Analysis, Inc., Arlington, Virginia. The mission of the Defense Science Board is to advise the Secretary of D...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Defense Department Defense Science Board Task Force on Control of Military Excess/ Surplus Materiel The Defense Science Board Task Force on Control of Military Excess/Surplus will meet in closed session on January 7-9, 1998 at Kelly Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The mission of the Defense Science Board is to advise the Secretary of Defense th...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
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 January 26, 1998 at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California; and on February 17, 1998 at the Institute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria, V...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Defense Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Defense Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Jan 05, 1998

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department National Assessment Governing Board; Meeting This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the National Assessment Governing Board. This notice also describes the functions of the Board. Notice of this meeting is required under Section 10(a)(2) of the Feder...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Correction	Jan 05, 1998
Energy Department Acquisition regulation; Department of Energy Management and Operating Contracts The Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to amend the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) to implement a recommendation of its Department-wide contract reform initiative concerning costs in whistleblower actions. The effect of the rule,...	Proposed Rule	Jan 05, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Colorado Interstate Gas Company; Notice of Tariff Compliance Filing	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Proposed Change in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Energy Department Criteria and Procedures for DOE Contractor Employee Protection Program The Department of Energy (DOE) proposes amendments for its contractor employee protection program which provides recourse to DOE contractor employees who believe they have been retaliated against for activities such as a disclosure of information reg...	Proposed Rule	Jan 05, 1998
Energy Department > FERC El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Tariff Filing	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Energy Department > OER Energy Research Financial Assistance Program Notice 98-08; Environmental Management Science Program: Research Related to High Level Radioactive Waste The Offices of Energy Research (ER) and Environmental Management (EM), U.S. Department of Energy, hereby announce their interest in receiving grant applications for performance of innovative, fundamental research to support specific activities for hi...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Equitrans, L.P. Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership; Notice of Application	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Kentucky West Virginia Gas Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Kern River Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Compliance Filing	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Koch Gateway Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Tariff Sheets	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Louisville Gas and Electric Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings	Correction	Jan 05, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Compliance Filing	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Compliance Filing	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Energy Department Office of Environment, Safety and Health; Continuation of Solicitation for Epidemiology and Other Health Studies Financial Assistance Program (Notice 98-01) The Office of Health Studies within the Office of Environment, Safety and Health of the Department of Energy (DOE) announces its continuing interest in receiving applications or pre-applications for grants and cooperative agreements for occupational...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Sea Robin Pipeline Company; Notice of Refund Report	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Tariff Filing	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company; Notice of Compliance Filing	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company; Notice of Tariff Filing	Notice	Jan 05, 1998

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; National Health Protection Survey of Beaches In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been for-warded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: National...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Dicloran; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions This regulation establishes a time-limited tolerance for residues of dicloran, 2,6-dichloro-4-nitroaniline in or on peanuts. This action is in response to EPA's granting of an emergency exemption under section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide...	Rule	Jan 05, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency EPA's National Drinking Water Contaminant Occurrence Data Base The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has scheduled a three-day Joint Requirements Planning (JRP) meeting on EPA's development of a National Drinking Water Contaminant Occurrence Data Base (NCOD). The JRP is a structured meeting designed to...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Local Government Advisory Committee; Notice of Charter Renewal The Charter for the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) will be renewed for an additional two-year period, as a necessary committee in the public interest, in accordance with the provisions of the Federa...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Proposed Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (``CERCLA''), notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative cost recovery settlement under Section 122(h)(1) of CERCLA co...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency U.M.I. Agrochemicals Ltd.; Approval of a Pesticide Product Registration This notice announces Agency approval of an application to register the pesticide product Foli-R-Fos 400, containing an active ingredient not included in any previously registered product pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(5) of the Federal I...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Federal Communications Commission Procedure for Designation of Eligible Telecommunications Carriers Pursuant to Section 214(e)(6) of the Communications Act This action establishes the procedures the Commission will use in implementing Public Law 105-125 (enacted December 1, 1997), which added subsection (e)(6) to section 214(e) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act). New section 214(e)(...	Rule	Jan 05, 1998
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Gideon, MO Action in this document allots Channel 280A to Gideon, Missouri, as that community's first local service in response to a petition filed by Gideon Radio Company. See 62-FR 22901, April 28, 1997. The coordinates for Channel 280A at Gideon are 36-32-10...	Rule	Jan 05, 1998
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Goldsmith, TX The Commission, at the request of Wild West Broadcasting Company, Inc., allots Channel 234A to Goldsmith, TX, as the community's first local aural transmission service. See 62 FR 47786, August 11, 1997. Channel 234A can be allotted to Goldsmith in co...	Rule	Jan 05, 1998
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Kerrville, TX The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by The Stronghold Foundation, Inc., requesting the allotment of Channel 291A to Kerrville, TX, as the community's third local FM station. Channel 291A can be allotted to Kerrville in compliance wit...	Proposed Rule	Jan 05, 1998
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Lexington, TX This action dismisses a petition for rule making filed by Lee County Broadcasters requesting the allotment of Channel 286A to Lexington, TX. See 62 FR 43302, August 13, 1997. Petitioner requested withdrawal of its petition for rule making. It is Comm...	Rule	Jan 05, 1998
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; St. Marys, WV The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Seven Ranges Radio Company, Inc., proposing the allotment of Channel 287A St. Marys, West Virginia, as the community second local FM transmission service. Channel 287A can be allotted to St. Mar...	Proposed Rule	Jan 05, 1998
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Waelder and Yorktown, TX The Commission denies the petition for rule making filed by Waelder Broadcasting Company proposing the allotment of Channel 242A to Waelder, Texas, as the community's first local FM service. See 62 FR 04228, January 29, 1997. In response to a counter...	Rule	Jan 05, 1998
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Walla Walla, WA, and Hermiston, OR The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Mark Jacky Broadcasting proposing the substitution of Channel 256C2 for Channel 256C3 at Walla Walla, Washington, and the modification of Station KUJ-FM's construction permit accordingly. To acc...	Proposed Rule	Jan 05, 1998

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Notice of Agency Meeting	Notice	Jan 05, 1998

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Federal Reserve System Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Federal Reserve System Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Federal Reserve System Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Jan 05, 1998

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish noti...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of OMB Approval The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled ``Latex Condoms; User Labeling; Expiration Dating'' has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 199...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
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	Jan 05, 1998
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	Jan 05, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Aluminum in Large and Small Volume Parenterals Used in Total Parenteral Nutrition The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to amend its regulations to add certain labeling requirements concerning aluminum in large volume parenterals (LVP's) and small volume parenterals (SVP's) used in total parenteral nutrition (TPN). F...	Proposed Rule	Jan 05, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Child Support Enforcement Program; State Plan Requirements, Standards for Program Operations, and Federal Financial Participation This proposed rule would implement part of the paternity establishment provisions contained in section 331 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) and amended by section 5539 of Pub. L. 105-33, which im...	Proposed Rule	Jan 05, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Commercialization of In Vitro Diagnostic Devices (IVD's) Labeled for Research Use Only or Investigational Use Only; Draft Compliance Policy Guide; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft Compliance Policy Guide (CPG) entitled ``Commercialization of In Vitro Diagnostic Devices (IVD's) Labeled for Research Use Only or Investigational Use Only.'' The purpos...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Draft Guidance for Industry: ``Promoting Medical Products in a Changing Healthcare Environment; I. Medical Product Promotion by Healthcare Organizations or Pharmacy Benefits Management Companies (PBMs)'' The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Promoting Medical Products in a Changing Healthcare Environment; I. Medical Product Promotion by Healthcare Organizations or Pharmacy Be...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Surety Bond and Capitalization Requirements for Home Health Agencies The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA '97) requires each home health agency (HHA) to secure a surety bond in order to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. This requirement applies to all participating Medicare and Medicaid HHAs, regardle...	Rule	Jan 05, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Meeting	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Health and Human Services Department Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on the Shared Risk Exception; Meetings This document announces the revised dates for the seventh set of meetings of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on the Shared Risk Exception. The purpose of this Committee is to negotiate the development of an interim final rule addressing the share...	Proposed Rule	Jan 05, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Oral Dosage Form New Animal Drugs; Prednisolone Tablets The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Lloyd, Inc. The supplemental NADA provides for an additional strength prednisolone tablet...	Rule	Jan 05, 1998

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Housing and Urban Development Department Privacy Act of 1974; Notice of a Computer Matching Program In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, (Pub. L. 100-503), and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidelines on the Conduct of Matching Programs (54 FR 25818 (June 19, 1989)), and OMB Bulletin 89-22, ``Instructi...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Housing and Urban Development Department Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject propos...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Housing and Urban Development Department Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject propos...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > MMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Minerals Management Service (MMS) is soliciting comments on an information collection, Report of Sales and Royalty Remittance (OMB Control Number 1010-0022, Form MMS-2014), which expires on May 31, 1998.	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Interior Department > MMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Act), the Department of the Interior has submitted the collection of information discussed below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. The Act provides that an agency may not co...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Interior Department > MMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to sell royalty oil accruing to the United States from Federal oil and gas leases. ``Royalty oil'' is crude oil produced from leased Federal lands, both onshore and offshore, in instances in which the Secre...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Interior Department > MMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request The Royalty Management Program (RMP) provides training and outreach sessions to its constituents to facilitate their compliance with laws and regulations and to ensure that constituents are well informed. During the last few minutes of each training...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Interior Department > MMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act of 1996 (RSFA), Pub. L. 104-185, as corrected by Pub. L. 104-200, establishes the owners of operating rights and/or lease record title (who are jointly defined as ``lessees'' under RSFA)...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Interior Department > FWS Availability of an Environmental Assessment/Habitat Conservation Plan and Receipt of Application for Incidental Take Permit for Ranching and Related Activities on El Coronado Ranch (1,920 Acres) and Associated Grazing Allotments (13,284 Acres)(PRT-837858), on West Turkey Creek, Cochise County, Arizona The El Coronado Ranch (Applicant) has applied to the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for an incidental take permit pursuant to Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act (Act). The Applicant has also requested unlisted-species provisions i...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Interior Department > NPS Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor; Sunshine Act Meeting Notice of meeting.	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications The following applicants have applied for a permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species. This notice is provided pursuant to section 10(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.).	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Filing of Plats of Survey; California The purpose of this notice is to inform the public and interested state and local government officials of the latest filing of Plats of Survey in California.	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Interior Department > MMS Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Between the Minerals Management Service and the United States Coast Guard Minerals Management Service (MMS) and the United States Coast Guard (USCG) are updating their MOU concerning responsibilities for offshore facilities. The update is necessary to add responsibilities associated with floating facilities, the Oil Pollut...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Northeastern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council Meeting Location and Time In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), 5 U.S.C., the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council meetings will be held as indicated below. The agen...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Interior Department > USGS Request for Public Comments on Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Interior Department > USGS Request for Public Comments on Information Collection to be Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Seasonal Closure of Public Lands, Medicine Lodge Resource Area This closure is made pursuant to the December 16, 1997, amendment of the Medicine Lodge Resource Management Plan. In addition to amending existing rights-of-way to Fremont and Jefferson Counties for the Egin-Hamer Road, the amendment establishes a pe...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Interior Department > MMS Workshops on The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act of 1996 (RSFA) The Minerals Management Service (MMS), Royalty Management Program, is implementing the requirements of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act of 1996. The purpose of this notice is to inform the public of a public workshop se...	Proposed Rule	Jan 05, 1998

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > DEA Hemp Products Research Company; Denial of Applications	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Justice Department Office of the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights; Certification of the State of Maine Accessibility Regulations Under the Americans with Disabilities Act The Department of Justice has certified that the Maine Human Rights Act, 5 MRSA Sec. 4553 et seq., as implemented by the Maine Accessibility Regulations, meets or exceeds the new construction and alterations requirements of title III of the Americans...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > MSHA Health Standards for Occupational Noise Exposure	Correction	Jan 05, 1998

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Notice of Prospective Patent License NASA hereby gives notice that Dataforce Development Corporation of Scotts Valley, California 95067-7425, has applied for a partially exclusive patent license to practice the inventions described and claimed in U.S. Patent Numbers 5,426,512 and 5,629,...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Notice of Prospective Patent License NASA hereby gives notice that Automated Analysis Corporation, 2805 South Industrial, Suite 100, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104-6767, has applied for an exclusive copyright license for computer software entitled ``Structural Acoustics Optimization (SAOpt)...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Prospective Patent License NASA hereby gives notice that Vacuum Arc Technologies, Inc. of Scottsboro, Alabama, has applied for an exclusive license to practice the invention described and claimed in U.S. Patent No. 5,380,415, entitled ``Vacuum Vapor Deposition,'' and the inven...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998

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National Gambling Impact Study Commission

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National Gambling Impact Study Commission Meeting At its first on-site meeting the National Gambling Impact Study Commission, established under Pub. L. 104-169, dated August 3, 1996, will hear presentations from invited panels of speakers, conduct site visits, receive public comment, and conduct its...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998

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National Science Foundation

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National Science Foundation Privacy Act of 1974: Revisions to Systems of Records; New Systems Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 522a), the National Science Foundation is providing notice of revisions to seven existing systems of records, the planned creation of four new systems of records, and the deletion of one system of records...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commonwealth Edison Company; Notice of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Draft Regulatory Guide; Issuance, Availability	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Notice of Receipt of Amendment Application to Certificate of Compliance GDP-2 for the U.S. Enrichment Corporation Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant Portsmouth, Ohio; Notice of Comment Period	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation; Yankee Atomic Electric Company; Yankee Nuclear Power Station; Notice of Public Informational Meeting on the Facility License Termination Plan	Notice	Jan 05, 1998

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Panama Canal Commission

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Panama Canal Commission Tolls for Use of Canal; Rules for Measurement of Vessels The Panama Canal Commission (Commission) proposes to set a fixed, minimum toll rate for certain small vessels transiting the Panama Canal. The Commission has determined an efficient use of existing Canal capacity and resources requires a change in th...	Proposed Rule	Jan 05, 1998

Postal Service

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service Presort Requirements for Periodicals Mail This final rule sets forth revised Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) standards adopted by the Postal Service to implement a sectional center facility (SCF) level of sack for Periodicals automation and nonautomation mailings of nonletter-size pieces. An SCF...	Rule	Jan 05, 1998

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collection; Comment Request	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collection; Comment Request	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change and Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval to Amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 to Proposed Rule Change To Increase OEX Position and Exercise Limits, To Increase OEX Firm Facilitation Exemption, and To Increase OEX Index Hedge Exemption	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Relating To Fee for Copies of Form G-37/G-38 in Computer CD-ROM Format	Notice	Jan 05, 1998

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Title	Type	Published
Trade Representative, Office of United States Implementation of Tariff-Rate Quota for Imports of Beef The Office of the United States Trade Representative, (USTR) is providing notice that USTR has determined that New Zealand, pursuant ot its request, is a participating country for purposes of the export certification program for imports of beef under...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777 Series Airplanes Equipped With Pratt & Whitney Engines and Used in Extended Range Twin- Engine Operations (ETOPS) This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Boeing Model 777 series airplanes equipped with Pratt & Whitney engines. This proposal would require replacement of the integrated drive generator...	Proposed Rule	Jan 05, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Model Mystere Falcon 900 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Dassault Aviation Model Mystere Falcon 900 series airplanes. This proposal would require replacement of the water heater control relays with impro...	Proposed Rule	Jan 05, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9, DC-9-80, and C-9 (Military) Series Airplanes, and Model MD-88 Airplanes This document proposes the supersedure of an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9, DC-9-80, and C-9 (military) series airplanes, and Model MD- 88 airplanes, that currently requires an inspection to...	Proposed Rule	Jan 05, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT9D Series Turbofan Engines This notice revises an earlier proposed airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to Pratt & Whitney JT9D series turbofan engines, that would have required initial and repetitive eddy current inspections (ECI) of 14th and 15th stage high pressure comp...	Proposed Rule	Jan 05, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-8-100 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain de Havilland Model DHC-8- 100 series airplanes. This proposal would require a one-time visual inspection to determine the presence of block seals...	Proposed Rule	Jan 05, 1998
Transportation Department > FRA Notice of Funds Availability for High Speed Non-Electric Passenger Locomotive Demonstration Program FRA announces the availability of $3,000,000 in fiscal year 1998 to initiate the development and demonstration of a prototype, high-speed, non-electric passenger locomotive. Thereafter, depending upon appropriations in future years, up to an addition...	Notice	Jan 05, 1998
Transportation Department > NHTSA Procedures for Participating in and Receiving Data From the National Driver Register Problem Driver Pointer System This final rule announces that the changes that were made in an interim final rule to the agency's National Driver Register regulation to implement the Pilot Records Improvement Act of 1996, will remain in effect. The Pilot Records Improvement Act au...	Rule	Jan 05, 1998
Transportation Department > FRA Two-Way End-of-Train Telemetry Devices and Certain Passenger Train Operations FRA proposes to revise the regulations regarding the use and design of two-way end-of-train telemetry devices (two-way EOTs) to specifically address certain passenger train operations where multiple units of freight-type equipment, material handling...	Proposed Rule	Jan 05, 1998

Treasury Department

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Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 9452 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	Jan 05, 1998
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 9513 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	Jan 05, 1998
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 9514 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	Jan 05, 1998
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Publication 1075 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	Jan 05, 1998

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