February 5, 1998 (Volume 63)

Federal Register February 5, 1998

View all documents issued on February 5, 1998. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

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Agencies Publishing on February 5, 1998

Agency for International Development logo Agency for International Development

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U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has submitted the following information collections to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments regarding this information collection are bes...
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Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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Notice is hereby given that the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is accepting applications from State cattle producer organizations or associations and general farm organizations as well as beef importers who de...
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The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is making available for public comment a Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex) discussion paper, which was prepared by New Zealand with participation from the United States, Australia and Canada, relating...
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In the Federal Register notice dated January 9, 1998, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it was soliciting nominations for membership on the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF). Nominees are sought w...
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Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Notice of opportunity to request administrative review of antidumping or countervailing duty order, finding, or suspended investigation.
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The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') has received requests to conduct new shipper administrative reviews of the antidumping duty order on certain stainless steel wire rods (``SSWR'') from India, which has a December anniversary date. In ac...
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The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene public hearings on Draft Amendment 9 to the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagics Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (Draft Mackerel Amendment 9) and its draft environ...
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This action amends the ITA regulations, which govern duty- exemption allocations and duty-refund entitlements for watch producers in the United States' insular possessions (the Virgin Islands, Guam and American Samoa) and the Northern Mariana Islands...
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The Department of Commerce, 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 collections, a...
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Commission of Fine Arts logo Commission of Fine Arts

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Defense Department logo Defense Department

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The next meeting of the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Board of Visitors (BoV) will be held at the Defense Systems Management College (DSMC), 9000 Belvoir Road, Building 184, Fort Belvoir, Virginia on Thursday, February 26, 1998, from 0830 unti...
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The Strategic Advisory Group (SAG) will meet in closed session on April 23 and 24, 1998. The mission of the SAG is to provide timely advice on scientific, technical, and policy-related issues to the Commander in Chief, U.S. Strategic Command, during...
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Education Department logo Education Department

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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.
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Energy Department logo Energy Department

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Pursuant to 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: Environmental Management Site- Specific Advisory Board, Kirtland Area Office (Sandia).
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In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(a) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104-13), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information co...
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Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public meeting on February 19, 1998 in San Francisco, CA. The purpose of this meeting is to gather information and collect opinions from parties who will be affected by or are otherwise interested...
Proposed Rule Feb 05, 1998
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit the following continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Evaluation of...
Notice Feb 05, 1998
EPA is extending the public comment period from February 9, 1998 to May 11, 1998, on the proposed rule published in the Federal Register of June 26, 1996 (61 FR 33178) (FRL-4869-1), amended December 24, 1997 (62 FR 67466) (FRL-5742-2), requiring the...
Proposed Rule Feb 05, 1998
The Environmental Protection Agency is publishing, for public comment, draft ``Guidance for States on Implementing the Capacity Development Provisions of the 1996 Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act.'' The Agency is also announcing the availabi...
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On July 18, 1997, EPA announced a supplemental comment period for the limited purpose of taking comments on certain field and laboratory test results associated with the development of the reference method (Appendix L of 40 CFR Part 50) for measuring...
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Through this action EPA is making a determination that requiring the use of gas impermeable tarps to control emissions of the pesticide methyl bromide is not appropriate under section 608(a)(2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) at this time. This det...
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Through this action EPA is proposing a determination that requiring the use of gas impermeable tarps to control emissions of the pesticide methyl bromide is not appropriate under section 608(a)(2) of the Clean Air Act at this time. This proposed dete...
Proposed Rule Feb 05, 1998
This document proposes to revoke the tolerances listed in this document. EPA is proposing to revoke these tolerances because EPA has canceled the food uses associated with them.
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The EPA is approving the delegation of authority to the State of New Mexico to implement and enforce the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP). The provisions of full authority a...
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Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

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Presidential Document Feb 05, 1998

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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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 collections, as required by the...
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Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

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Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

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41 CFR 101-46 is revised to enhance executive agencies' understanding of the exchange/sale authority and to provide those agencies with greater flexibility and opportunity to use that authority.
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Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled ``Medical Devices: Substantial Equivalence 510(k) Summaries and 510(k) Statements Premarket Notification'' has been approved by the Office of Management an...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance document for reviewers entitled ``Repeal of Section 507 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.'' The guidance is intended to clarify the administrative processe...
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NIOSH is seeking public comments on the draft document ``Review of NIOSH Report to Congress on Workers' Home Contamination Study conducted under the Workers' Family Protection Act (29 U.S.C. 671a)'', provided in this announcement. The Workers' Family...
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Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is amending the basis for determining the eligibility of disaster costs associated with State and local repair or replacement standards adopted prior to restoration project approval that change the predi...
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Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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In accordance with section 102 (a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this announcement notifies the public of a funding decision made by the Department in a noncompetitive funding for Lead-Based Paint Hazard...
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Interior Department logo Interior Department

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The plats of survey of the following described lands are scheduled to be officially filed in the Wyoming State Office, Cheyenne, Wyoming, thirty (30) calendar days from the date of this publication.
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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 meeting of the Upper Snake River Districts Resource...
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The Bureau of Land Management proposes to prepare a Coordinated Activity Plan for the Jack Morrow Hills area in the Rock Springs District in Wyoming. The Jack Morrow Hills Coordinated Activity Plan (JMHCAP) is an integrated activity planning effort t...
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This notice corrects an error in the land description published in the Federal Register, 62 FR 61342, on November 17, 1997, as FR Doc. 97-30061, for a proposed withdrawal. On page 61343, paragraph 1 which reads ``Olalla-Thompson Creek Day Use Area, T...
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OSM is announcing the approval of a proposed amendment to the Virginia Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR) Program (hereinafter referred to as the Virginia Program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA), 30 U.S.C. 12...
Rule Feb 05, 1998
As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that the Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission (Commission), established by the Secretary of the Interior under the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment...
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International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

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The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping investigation No. 731-TA-768 (Final) under section 735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1673d(b)) (the Act) to determine whether an industry in the Uni...
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Justice Department logo Justice Department

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Labor Department logo Labor Department

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With this notice, OSHA is correcting the deadline for the submission of written comments on its proposed standard for occupational exposure to tuberculosis and is announcing the dates and locations of the informal public hearings to be held in Los An...
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National Credit Union Administration logo National Credit Union Administration

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On December 4, 1997 (62 FR 64187), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) published for public comment a proposed rule regarding disclosure statements for federally-insured credit unions proposing to convert to nonfederal insurance or to ter...
Proposed Rule Feb 05, 1998
On December 4, 1997 (62 FR 64185), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) published for public comment a proposed rule regarding disclosure statements for federally-insured credit unions proposing to convert to noncredit union status. The co...
Proposed Rule Feb 05, 1998
The NCUA Board amends its rules to revise and clarify Board procedures relating to the scheduling and subject matter of Board meetings. This amendment more clearly describes the content of the written submissions that are required when Board members...
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National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities logo National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

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The National Endowment for the Arts is requesting proposals leading to the award of a Cooperative Agreement to identify, describe, and visually document excellent examples of Universal Design from the disciplines of architecture, interior design, lan...
Notice Feb 05, 1998

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

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Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On September 19, 1997, applicant distributed its net assets to its shareholders at the net asset value per share. Approximately $17,000 of expenses were incurred by th...
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Notice of application for exemption under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'').
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Notice of application for exemption under section 17(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'') from section 17(a) of the Act.
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Notice of application for an exemption under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'') from section 17(a) of the Act to permit in-kind redemptions of shares of certain registered open-end management investment companies held by shareholders who are affiliated persons of the investment companies.
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Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

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The Small Business Programs Improvement Act of 1996 made a number of changes to the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended. For the Small Business Investment Company program, these changes include provisions affecting capital requirements,...
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State Department logo State Department

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Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has forwarded the attached Notifications of Proposed Export Licenses to the Congress on the dates shown on the attachments pursuant to section 36(c) and in compliance with section 36(e) of the Arms...
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Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

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This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Aerospatiale Model ATR72 series airplanes. This proposal would require a one-time high frequency eddy current inspection to detect cracking of the...
Proposed Rule Feb 05, 1998
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300-600 series airplanes. For certain airplanes, this amendment requires replacing the bearings of the throttle control levers with new sealed b...
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This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to Alexander Schleicher Model ASK-21 sailplanes. The proposed action would require removing certain pages from the sailplane flight manual and replacing these pages w...
Proposed Rule Feb 05, 1998
This document publishes in the Federal Register an amendment adopting Airworthiness Directive (AD) 98-02-05, which was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Model 172R airplanes. This AD requires d...
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This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Dornier Model 328-100 series airplanes, that requires a one-time inspection of the date stamp affixed to the wing deicing boots to determine the cure date, and replacement of...
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This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to EXTRA Flugzeugbau GmbH Models EA-300 and EA-300/S airplanes. This AD requires inspecting the upper longeron cutout bridge for cracks, repairing any cracks found, and modifying t...
Rule Feb 05, 1998
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Fokker Model F27 Mark 050 series airplanes. This action requires modification of the window frames surrounding the windshield windows and installation of reinforcement pl...
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This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to certain SOCATA--Groupe AEROSPATIALE Model TBM 700 airplanes. The proposed action would require modifying the airplane's left-hand (LH) front side lower panel. The...
Proposed Rule Feb 05, 1998
This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Saab Model SAAB SF340A and 340B series airplanes. This proposal would require a one-time inspection to detect discrepancies of the flight idle sto...
Proposed Rule Feb 05, 1998
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Short Brothers Model SD3-60 SHERPA and SD3 SHERPA series airplanes, that requires removing the aluminum alloy oxygen pipe assembly and replacing it with a stainless steel ass...
Rule Feb 05, 1998
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the availability of Changes 6, 7 and 8 of the standard clauses used in FAA procurement contracts and Screening Information Requests (SIR), as well as the latest versions of the real property and uti...
Notice Feb 05, 1998
The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an environmental impact statement will be prepared for a proposed highway project in Suffolk County, New York.
Notice Feb 05, 1998
This amendment adopts miscellaneous amendments to the required IFR (instrument flight rules) altitudes and changeover points for certain Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes for which a minimum or maximum en route authorized IFR altitude is...
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Correction Feb 05, 1998
RSPA invites representatives of liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry, state and local government, and the public to an open meeting on proposed changes to the LNG regulations. RSPA is drafting amendments to the LNG regulations by replacing substantiv...
Proposed Rule Feb 05, 1998
This notice proposes to allow operators of older hazardous liquid and carbon dioxide pipelines to elect a risk-based alternative in lieu of the existing rule. The existing rule requires the hydrostatic pressure testing of certain older pipelines. The...
Proposed Rule Feb 05, 1998
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...
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The Office of Citizen Exchanges within the United States Information Agency's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for an assistance award. Public and private non-profit organizations that demonstrate disciplinary...
Notice Feb 05, 1998
The Office of Academic Programs, Academic Exchanges Division, Africa Branch of the United States Information Agency's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for an assistance award. Accredited, post-secondary educati...
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