Federal Register February 13, 1998 (Volume 63)

Agencies Publishing on February 13, 1998

Agriculture Department (4)
Commerce Department (7)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (2)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (1)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (1)
Defense Department (2)
Education Department (1)
Energy Department (20)
Environmental Protection Agency (10)
Farm Credit Administration (1)
Federal Communications Commission (5)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1)
Federal Reserve System (5)
Federal Trade Commission (2)
Health and Human Services Department (11)
Homeland Security Department (9)
Housing and Urban Development Department (4)
Interior Department (13)
Justice Department (2)
Library of Congress (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (2)
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National Mediation Board (1)
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National Railroad Passenger Corporation (1)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (2)
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Railroad Retirement Board (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (1)
State Department (17)
Transportation Department (16)
Treasury Department (3)
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United States Information Agency (1)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FCS Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment RequestCoordination Best Practices Project In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Food and Consumer Service's intention to request Office of Management and Budget approval of the Coordination Best Practices Project.	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Agriculture Department Food Labeling: Nutrient Content Claims, Definition of Term; Healthy In response to a petition, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is extending until January 1, 2000, the effective date of the requirement that individual meat and poultry products labeled as ``healthy,'' or any other derivative of the term `...	Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Agriculture Department > AMS Notice of Meeting of the National Organic Standards Board In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announces a forthcoming meeting of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB).	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Agriculture Department > FSIS Notice of Policy Change; Elimination of Prior Approval for Proprietary Substances and Nonfood Compounds The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is revising its policy regarding Agency approval of nonfood compounds and proprietary substances prior to use in official meat and poultry establishments. The compounds and substances currently subject to...	Proposed Rule	Feb 13, 1998

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters; Notice of Open Meeting The President established the Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters (PIAC) to advise the Vice President on the public interest obligations of digital broadcasters. The Committee will study and recommend...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Commerce Department > NIST Announcing a Meeting of the Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board (CSSPAB) will meet Wednesday, March 4, 1998, and Thursday, March 5, 1998, from 9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals Notice is hereby given that Brendan P. Kelly, Ph.D., Juneau Center, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 11120 Glacier Highway, Juneau, AK 99801 (Co-investigators: Dr Douglas Wartzok and Lori Quakenbush)(File No. 35...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals Notice is hereby given that applications have been submitted in due form for a permit or the amend an existing permit to take marine mammals for purposes of scientific research.	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Canned Pineapple Fruit From Thailand On August 7, 1997, the Department of Commerce published the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on canned pineapple fruit from Thailand. The review covers shipments of this merchandise to the United States d...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Commerce Department > NOAA Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Groundfish Management Team (GMT), Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP), Scientific and Statistical Committee Salmon Subcommittee, Scientific and Statistical Committee Economic Subcommittee, Scientific...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Commerce Department > EAB President's Export Council Subcommittee on Export Administration; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting	Notice	Feb 13, 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 This action adds to the Procurement List a commodity and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	Feb 13, 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	Feb 13, 1998

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Establishment of an Import Limit for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Cambodia Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing a limit.	Notice	Feb 13, 1998

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Title	Type	Published
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Applications of the New York Mercantile Exchange for Designation as a Contract Market in Cinergy Electricity Futures and Options and Entergy Electricity Futures and Options, Submitted Under 45-Day Fast Track Procedures The New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX or Exchange) has applied for designation as a contract market in Cinergy and Entergy electricity futures and option contracts. The proposals were submitted under the Commission's 45-day Fast Track procedures. T...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); TRICARE Prime Balance Billing This interim final rule establishes financial protections for TRICARE Prime enrollees in limited circumstances when they receive covered services from a non-network provider. This rule is being published to provide protection for TRICARE Prime enroll...	Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Defense Department Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Restructuring Costs The Director of Defense Procurement has issued an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement Section 8092 of the National Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1998 and Section 804 of the Nat...	Rule	Feb 13, 1998

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Advanced Placement Fee Payment Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1998	Notice	Feb 13, 1998

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Energy Department Androscoggin Energy LLC; Order Granting Long-Term Authorization To Import Natural Gas From Canada The Office of Fossil Energy of the Department of Energy gives notice that it has issued an order granting Androscoggin Energy LLC (Androscoggin) long-term authorization to import up to 16.01 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas per year from Canad...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Atlantic City Electric Company, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Delmarva Power & Light Company, Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison Company, Pennsylvania Electric Company, Pennsylvania Power Company, Potomac Electric Power Company, Public Service Electric and Gas Company and Atlantic City Electric Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Atlantic City Electric Company, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Delmarva Power & Light Company, Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison Company, Pennsylvania Electric Company, Pennsylvania Power Company, Potomac Electric Power Company, Public Service Electric and Gas Company and Delmarva Power & Light Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Atlantic City Electric Company, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Delmarva Power & Light Company, Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison Company, Pennsylvania Electric Company, Pennsylvania Power Company, Potomac Electric Power Company, Public Service Electric and Gas Company, and Atlantic City Electric Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Atlantic City Electric Company, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Delmarva Power & Light Company, Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison Company, Pennsylvania Electric Company, Pennsylvania Power Company, Potomac Electric Power Company, and Public Service Electric and Gas Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Atlantic City Electric Company, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Delmarva Power & Light Company, Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison Company, Pennsylvania Electric Company, Pennsylvania Power Company, Potomac Electric Power Company, and Public Service Electric and Gas Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Bangor Energy Resale, Inc.; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Information Collection Submitted for Review and Request for Comments The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) has submitted the energy information collection listed in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under provisions of Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 199...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Koch Gateway Pipeline Company; Notice Rescheduling Informal Settlement Conference	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Midcoast Interstate Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Montaup Electric Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Compliance Filing	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Energy Department > WAPA Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Sutter Power Plant and Transmission Line Project, California In accordance with Section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4332, Western Area Power Administration (Western) intends to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) regarding the proposal by the Calpine Co...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Energy Department Preparation of Report to Congress on Price-Anderson Act The Department of Energy is extending until February 25, 1998, the due date for reply comments to a Notice of Inquiry concerning the continuation or modification of the provisions of the Price-Anderson Act.	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Energy Department Tenaska Washington Partners, L.P.; Order Granting Long-Term Authorization To Import Natural Gas From Canada The Office of Fossil Energy of the Department of Energy gives notice that it has issued an order granting Tenaska Washington Partners, L.P., long-term authorization to import 50,000 MMBtu (approximately 50,000 Mcf) of natural gas per day from Canada...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Texas Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Energy Department > FERC UtiliCorp United, Inc.; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company; Notice of Refund Report	Notice	Feb 13, 1998

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Benoxacor; Pesticide Tolerances This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of benoxacor (4-(dichloroacetyl)-3,4-dihydro-3-methyl-2H-1,4-benzoxazine at 0.01 part per million (ppm) when used as an inert ingredient (safener) in pesticide formulations containing metolachlor in...	Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments EPA requested additional information related to helicopter yarding procedures and snag preservation in the project area. ERP No. D-AFS-J65280-MT Rating EC2, Meadow Timber Sales, Implementation, Timber Harvesting, Road Construction and Prescribed Burn...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Extension of Comment Period for Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Pretreatment Standards for the Industrial Laundries Point Source Category; Proposed Rule EPA is extending the comment period for the proposed effluent limitations guidelines and pretreatment standards for the industrial laundries point source category. The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on December 17, 1997. The comm...	Proposed Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Lambda-cyhalothrin; Pesticide Tolerances This regulation establishes tolerances for the combined residues of the pyrethroid lambda-cyhalothrin and its epimer in or on alfalfa forage at 5.0 parts per million (ppm); alfalfa hay at 6.0 ppm; leaf lettuce at 2.0 ppm; brassica head and stem subgr...	Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Consumer Confidence Reports EPA is proposing to require community water systems to prepare and provide to their customers annual reports on the quality of the water delivered by the systems. This action is mandated by the 1996 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). T...	Proposed Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Filing; Correction In the Federal Register of January 9, 1998 (63 FR 1457) (FRL- 5762-6) EPA issued pesticide petition filing (PP) 7F4881. The petition was submitted by BASF Corporation and proposed that EPA establish a tolerances for residues of certain pesticide chem...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Technical Amendments to Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans (SIP) for Louisiana: Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program; Correction of Effective Date Under Congressional Review Act (CRA) On November 19, 1997 (62 FR 61633), the Environmental Protection Agency published in the Federal Register a final disapproval of the SIP revision submitted by the State of Louisiana for establishing and operating a motor vehicle Inspection and Mainte...	Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Technical Amendments to Clean Air Act Reclassification; Arizona- Phoenix Nonattainment Area; Ozone; Correction of Effective Date Under Congressional Review Act (CRA) On November 6, 1997 (62 FR 60001), the Environmental Protection Agency published in the Federal Register a final rule finding that the Phoenix nonattainment area (Maricopa County, Arizona) has not attained the 1-hour ozone national ambient air qualit...	Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Vinclozolin; Revocation of Certain Tolerances EPA is revoking the tolerances for residues of the pesticide vinclozolin in or on the raw agricultural commodities tomatoes, plums, prunes, grapes (other than wine grapes), and the food additive tolerances for prunes and raisins. EPA is revoking thes...	Rule	Feb 13, 1998

Farm Credit Administration

Title	Type	Published
Farm Credit Administration Farm Credit Administration Board; Amendment to Sunshine Act Meeting Pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)), the Farm Credit Administration gave notice on February 9, 1998 (63 FR 6568) of the regular meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board (Board) scheduled for February 12, 1998....	Notice	Feb 13, 1998

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Brinkley and Colt, AR This document requests comments on a petition for rule making filed on behalf of East Arkansas Broadcasters, Inc., permittee of Station KQMC-FM, Channel 272C2, Brinkley, Arkanasas, requesting the reallotment of Channel 272C2 to Colt, Arkansas, and mo...	Proposed Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Speculator, NY The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Michael Celenza and Peter Hunn seeking the allotment of Channel 243A to Speculator, NY, as the community's first local aural service. Channel 243A can be allotted to Speculator in compliance wit...	Proposed Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Three Rivers, TX The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Live Oak Broadcasting requesting the allotment of Channel 265A at Three Rivers, Texas, as the community's second local FM service. Channel 265A can be allotted to in compliance with the Commissi...	Proposed Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Topeka, Iola, and Emporia, KS The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Shawnee Broadcasting Corporation, licensee of Station KWIC(FM), Channel 257A, Topeka, Kansas, proposing the substitution of Channel 257C3 for Channel 257A at Topeka and modification of Station K...	Proposed Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Westley, CA This document allots Channel 238A to Westley, California, as that community's first local aural transmission service, in response to a petition filed on behalf of Westley-Grayson Broadcasting Company. See 62 FR 6927, February 14, 1997. Coordinates us...	Rule	Feb 13, 1998

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Feb 13, 1998

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of Banks or Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of Banks or Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Federal Reserve System Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Feb 13, 1998

Federal Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Rules and Regulations Under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act, the Wool Products Labeling Act, and the Fur Products Labeling Act The Federal Trade Commission (Commission or FTC) amends the Rules and Regulations Under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act (Textile Rules); the Rules and Regulations under the Wool Products Labeling Act (Wool Rules); the Rules and Regulati...	Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Federal Trade Commission Rules of Practice This document amends Commission Rule 3.11A (16 CFR 3.11A), which establishes ``fast-track'' procedures applicable in certain FTC adjudicatory proceedings. Under the amended rule, a respondent will have the option of electing these procedures in certa...	Rule	Feb 13, 1998

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Feb 13, 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	Feb 13, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > AOA Fiscal Year 1998 Program Announcement; Availability of Funds and Notice Regarding Applications The Administration on Aging announces that it will hold a cooperative agreement/grant award competition under this program announcement for a National Center on Elder Abuse. The deadline date for the submission of applications is April 20, 1998. Publ...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Healthy Start InitiativePhase II: Limited Competition Within the City of Milwaukee The HRSA announces the availability funds in fiscal year 1998 for a single cooperative agreement for the replication of the Healthy Start Initiative (HSI) Phase II within the City of Milwaukee. The Healthy Start Initiative is a program of projects wh...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Medicare Program; Meeting of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on the Provider-Sponsored Organization Solvency Standards In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this document announces the date and location for a planned seventh meeting of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on the provider-sponsored organization (PSO) solvency standards...	Proposed Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Health and Human Services Department National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA National Practitioner Data Bank; Change in User Fee and Elimination of Diskette Queries National Practitioner Data Bank; Change in User Fee and Elimination of Diskette Queries notice, document 98-2637, pages 5811- 5812, Volume 63, Number 23, in the issue of Wednesday, February 4, 1998, was published in error and is withdrawn from public...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Health and Human Services Department Notice of Meetings	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Over-the-Counter Human Drugs; Proposed Labeling Requirements; Notice of Availability of Study Data and Reopening of Comment Period The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reopening to March 30, 1998 the comment period on specific data related to the February 27, 1997, proposed rule to establish a standardized format for the labeling of over-the-counter (OTC) drug products (62...	Proposed Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Refugee Resettlement Program: Proposed Allocations to States of FY 1998 Funds for Refugee Social Services This notice establishes the proposed allocations to States of FY 1998 funds for social services under the Refugee Resettlement Program (RRP). In the final notice, allocation amounts could be adjusted slightly based on final adjustments in FY 1997 arr...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority	Notice	Feb 13, 1998

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Federal Emergency Management Agency has submitted the following proposed information collection to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C....	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Federal Emergency Management Agency has submitted the following proposed information collection to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C....	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Federal Emergency Management Agency has submitted the following proposed information collection to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C....	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Federal Emergency Management Agency has submitted the following proposed information collection to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C....	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Critical Ship Safety Systems Table and Components of a Supplement Under the Alternate Compliance Program The Coast Guard announces a policy concerning critical ship safety systems, the creation of the Critical Ship Safety Systems Table, and their application to U.S. Supplements developed by classification societies seeking authorization under the Altern...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Passaic River, NJ The Coast Guard proposes to change the operating rules for five bridges over the Passic River in New Jersey: the Jackson Street Bridge, at mile 4.6, the Bridge Street Bridge, at mile 5.6, the Clay Street Bridge, at mile 6.0, the New Jersey Transit Ra...	Proposed Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Homeland Security Department > FEMA New Mexico; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of New Mexico, (FEMA-1202-DR), dated January 29, 1998, and related determinations.	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Homeland Security Department > FEMA New Mexico; Major Disaster and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of New Mexico (FEMA-1202-DR), dated January 29, 1998, and related determinations.	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Homeland Security Department > FEMA North Carolina; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of North Carolina (FEMA-1200-DR), dated January 15, 1998, and related determinations.	Notice	Feb 13, 1998

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless This notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted Under the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (Reform Act), HUD is required to make public all approval actions taken on waivers of regulations. This notice is the twenty- sixth in a series, being published on a quarterly b...	Notice	Feb 13, 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	Feb 13, 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	Feb 13, 1998

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Alaska Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Meetings; Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska This notice informs the public of the Regional Council meetings identified above. The public is invited to attend and observe meeting proceedings. In addition, the public is invited to provide oral testimony before the Councils on proposals to change...	Proposed Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) on Two Separate Coal Lease Applications for Federal Coal in the Decertified Powder River Federal Coal Production Region, WY This notice announces the Availability of a FEIS pursuant to 40 CFR parts 1500-1508 for the Powder River (WYW136142) and Thundercloud (WYW136458) Coal Lease Applications in the Wyoming Powder River Basin. The Powder River tract is being considered fo...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Realty Action: Lease/Conveyance for Recreation and Public Purposes The following public lands in Clark County, Nevada, have been examined and found suitable for lease/conveyance for recreational or public purposes under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). The...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Interior Department > MMS Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Civil Penalties	Correction	Feb 13, 1998
Interior Department > MMS Outer Continental Shelf, Central Gulf of Mexico, Oil and Gas Lease Sale 169 Final notice of sale.	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Interior Department > MMS Outer Continental Shelf, Central Gulf of Mexico; Notice of Leasing Systems, Sale 169	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Interior Department > MMS Postlease Operations Safety These proposed revisions update and clarify MMS regulations concerning postlease operations. The revised rule provides authority to MMS to grant an easement and a right-of-use for an outer Continental Shelf (OCS) tract to a State lessee. It also clar...	Proposed Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Public Land Order No. 7313; Withdrawal of Public Lands for Wainwright Village Selection; Alaska This order withdraws approximately 9,151 acres of public lands from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining and mineral leasing laws, pursuant to Section 22(j)(2) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Approxi...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Resource Management Plan Amendment, Jefferson County, Whitetail/ Pipestone Area, Montana The Headwaters Resource Area is initiating an RMP Amendment/ Environmental Assessment to evaluate the effects of alternative strategies for managing motorized vehicle uses on public lands in the Whitetail/Pipestone area. This area is bordered on the...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
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 plan (hereinafter the ``Texas program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The proposed amendment consists o...	Proposed Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Trenton Canyon Mine Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement Pursuant to section 102 (2) (c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, notice is given that the Winnemucca Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared, by third party contractor, a Draft Environmental Impact Statement...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > OJP Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act Program The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is soliciting grant applications from State governments interested in participating in the national voluntary motor vehicle theft prevention program, Watch Your Car, as authorized under the Motor Vehicle Theft P...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Justice Department > BOP Progress Reports: Triennial Preparation The Bureau of Prisons is amending its regulations on progress reports to require that progress reports for designated inmates be prepared at least once every 36 months. The purpose of this change is to streamline operations at Bureau facilities while...	Rule	Feb 13, 1998

Library of Congress

Title	Type	Published
Library of Congress > COLC Mechanical and Digital Phonorecord Delivery Rate Adjustment Proceeding The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is announcing final regulations that became effective on January 1, 1998, adjusting royalty rates to be paid under the mechanical compulsory license, section 115 of the 1976 Copyright Act, as amended, f...	Rule	Feb 13, 1998

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Advisory Council (NAC), Aeronautics and Space Transportation Technology Advisory Committee (ASTTAC); Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a forthcoming meeting of the NASA Advisory Council, Aeronautics and Space Transportation Technology Advisor...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Advisory Council, Aeronautics and Space Transportation Technology Advisory Committee, Aviation Safety Reporting System Subcommittee (ASRS); Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a NASA Advisory Council, Aeronautics and Space Transportation Technology Advisory Committee, Aviation Safet...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998

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National Mediation Board

Title	Type	Published
National Mediation Board Freedom of Information Act, Implementation; Fee Schedule The National Mediation Board is proposing to amend its rule implementing the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), as provided by the Freedom of Information Reform Act of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-570), which requires that the NMB promulgate regulations, pursuan...	Proposed Rule	Feb 13, 1998

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National Railroad Passenger Corporation

Title	Type	Published
National Railroad Passenger Corporation Revision of the Freedom of Information Act Regulations and Implementation of the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 This revision to the rules of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) provides substantive and administrative changes to conform to requirements of the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996, 5 U.S.C. 552, as amended by...	Rule	Feb 13, 1998

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulation on Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans prescribes interest assumptions for valuing benefits under terminating single-employer plans. This final rule amends the regulation to adopt intere...	Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Interest Assumption for Determining Variable-Rate Premium; Interest Assumptions for Multiemployer Plan Valuations Following Mass Withdrawal This notice informs the public of the interest rates and assumptions to be used under certain Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation regulations. These rates and assumptions are published elsewhere (or are derivable from rates published elsewhere), but...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998

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Railroad Retirement Board

Title	Type	Published
Railroad Retirement Board Determining Disability The Railroad Retirement Board hereby amends its regulations with respect to determining when an employee is disabled for his or her regular railroad occupation. This final rule gives effect to an agreement between railroad labor and railroad manageme...	Rule	Feb 13, 1998

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. To Amend Its By-Law Article XII, Section 12-10, With Respect to the Eligibility of Persons To Serve as Inactive Nominees	Notice	Feb 13, 1998

State Department

Title	Type	Published
State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs; 30-Day Notice of Information Collection The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments should be submitted to OMB on or before Marc...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs; 30-Day Notice of Information Collection; Affidavit of Identifying Witness The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments should be submitted to OMB on or before Marc...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs; 30-Day Notice of Information Collection; Application For Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America The Department of State has submitted the following information collectin request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments should be submitted to OMB within 30 days of...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs; 30-Day Notice of Information Collection; Application for Consular Report of the Death of an American Citizen abroad The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments should be submitted to OMB on or before Marc...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs; 30-Day Notice of Information Collection; Building Access Application The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments should be submitted to OMB within 30 days of...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs; 30-Day Notice of Information Collection; Nonimmigrant Fiance (e) Visa Application (OF-156K) The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments should be submitted to OMB on or before Marc...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs; 30-Day Notice of Information Collection; Nonimmigrant Treaty Trader/Investor Visa Application (OF- 156(E)) The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments should be submitted to OMB within 30 days of...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
State Department Bureau of Diplomatic Security; 30-Day Notice of Information Collection; Request for Building Pass Identification Card (DS-1838) The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments should be submitted to OMB on or before Marc...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
State Department Bureau of Public Affairs; Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
State Department Office of Overseas Schools; 30-Day Notice of Information Collection; Approval of Funding to Support Educational Projects (JF-45) The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments should be submitted to OMB on or before Marc...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
State Department Passport ProceduresAmendment to Validity of Passports Regulation This final rule amends regulations to lower the age of eligibility for a passport valid for 10 years issued on or after February 1, 1998, from 18 years of age to 16 years of age. Specifically, the rule establishes the validity period of a regular pas...	Rule	Feb 13, 1998
State Department The Bureau of Consular Affairs; 30-Day Notice of Information Collection; Application to Determine Returning Resident Status The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments should be submitted to OMB on or before Marc...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
State Department The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES/S); 30-Day Notice of Information Collection The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments should be submitted to OMB on or before Marc...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
State Department The Office of Defense Trade Controls; 30-Day Notice of Information Collection; DTC Customer Service Survey The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments should be submitted to OMB on or before Marc...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
State Department The Office of Foreign Missions (OFM); 30-Day Notice of Information Collection; DS-1972, Drivers License and Tax Exemption Card Application The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments should be submitted to OMB on or before Marc...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
State Department The Office of Foreign Missions (OFM); 30-Day Notice of Information Collection; DSP-99, Application for Diplomatic Exemption From Taxes on Utilities, and DSP-99A, Application for Diplomatic Exemption From Taxes on Gasoline The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments should be submitted to OMB on or before Marc...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
State Department The Office of the Procurement Executive (A/OPR); 30-Day Notice of Information Collection; Department of State Acquisition Regulation (DOSAR) The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments should be submitted to OMB on or before Marc...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998

Transportation Department

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Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Model 172R Airplanes This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to certain Cessna Aircraft Company Model 172R airplanes. The proposed action would require modifying lower forward doorpost bulkhead by installing rivets. The propose...	Proposed Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH Models H-36 ``Dimona'' and HK 36 R ``Super Dimona'' Sailplanes This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to certain Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH (Diamond) Models H-36 ``Dimona'' and HK 36 R ``Super Dimona'' sailplanes. The proposed AD would require: inspecting the el...	Proposed Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Establishment of Class E Airspace; Friendship (Adams), WI This action establishes Class E airspace at Friendship (Adams), WI. A Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway 33 has been developed for Adams County Legion Field Airport. Controlled airspace extending u...	Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Establishment of Class E Airspace; St. Paul, MN This action establishes Class E airspace at St. Paul, MN. An airspace review for St. Paul, Downtown Holman Field, MN, indicated the need for surface area controlled airspace during periods when the control tower is closed. The surface area provides a...	Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Transportation Department > FHWA Intelligent Transportation Society of America; Public Meeting The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS AMERICA) will hold a meeting of its Board of Directors on Thursday, March 19, 1998. The meeting begins at 10:00 a.m. and will have an Administrative Business session at 1:00 p.m. (Voting Board Me...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Modification of Class E Airspace; Cumberland, WI This action modifies Class E airspace at Cumberland, WI. A Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 27 has been developed for Cumberland Municipal Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from...	Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Modification of Class E Airspace; Escanaba, MI This action modifies Class E airspace at Escanaba, MI. A VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 36 has been developed for Delta County Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from the surfa...	Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Wilmington International Airport, North Carolina The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Wilmington International Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibu...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Transportation Department Pipeline Safety: Environmental Assessment for Risk Management Demonstration ProjectShell Pipe Line Corporation As part of its Congressional mandate to conduct a Risk Management Demonstration Program, the Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) has been authorized to conduct demonstration projects with pipeline operators to determine how risk management might be used...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Transportation Department Privacy Act; Implementation This document contains corrections to the final regulations [OST-96-1472] which were published on Wednesday, January 28, 1998 (63 FR 4195). The regulations related to implementing the Privacy Act of 1974 to exempt from certain provisions of the Act t...	Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Athens, OH This document proposes to modify Class E airspace at Athens, OH. An Instrument landing System (ILS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 25, has been developed for Ohio University Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward...	Proposed Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Lawrenceville, IL This document proposes to modify Class E airspace at Lawrenceville, IL. A Nondirectional Beacon (NDB) or Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 4, Amendment 5, has been developed for Mount Carmen...	Proposed Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Springfield, IL This document proposes to modify Class E airspace at Springfield, IL. An Instrument Landing System (ILS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 31, Amendment 1, has been developed for Capital Airport. Controlled airspace extend...	Proposed Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Washington Court House, OH This document proposes to modify Class E airspace at Washington Court House, OH. A Nondirectional Beacon-A (NDB-A) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) has been developed for Fayette County Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from...	Proposed Rule	Feb 13, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA RTCA Special Committee 187; Mode Select Beacon and Data Link System	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Transportation Department > FHWA Registration of For-Hire Motor Carriers, Property Brokers, and Freight Forwarders The FHWA proposes to adopt interim rules governing registration of for-hire motor property and passenger carriers, property brokers, and freight forwarders. The interim rules are required by 49 U.S.C. 13901-13905, provisions of the Interstate Commerc...	Proposed Rule	Feb 13, 1998

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > OTS Gloversville Federal Savings and Loan Association, Gloversville, NY; Approval of Conversion Application	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Treasury Department > OTS Peoples Bancorp, M.H.C., Lawrenceville, NJ; Approval of Conversion Application	Notice	Feb 13, 1998
Treasury Department > OTS Pocahontas Federal Mutual Holding Company, Pocahontas, AR; Approval of Conversion Application	Notice	Feb 13, 1998

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United States Information Agency Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy; Meeting The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy will meet on February 18 in Room 600, 301 4th Street, SW., Washington, DC, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. At 10 a.m. the Commission will hold a panel discussion on training issues. The panelists are Colonel...	Notice	Feb 13, 1998

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