Federal Register February 27, 1998 (Volume 63)

Federal Register February 27, 1998

View all documents issued on February 27, 1998. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

174 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on February 27, 1998

Agriculture Department (4)
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (1)
Assassination Records Review Board (1)
Commerce Department (10)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (3)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (1)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (2)
Defense Department (3)
Education Department (1)
Energy Department (36)
Environmental Protection Agency (6)
Federal Communications Commission (1)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1)
Federal Maritime Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (5)
Health and Human Services Department (10)
Homeland Security Department (18)
Housing and Urban Development Department (2)
Interior Department (17)
International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico (1)
Justice Department (8)
Labor Department (4)
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Management and Budget Office (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1)
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National Gambling Impact Study Commission (1)
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National Science Foundation (2)
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Northeast Dairy Compact Commission (2)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1)
Postal Service (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (5)
State Department (1)
Surface Transportation Board (3)
Transportation Department (19)
Veterans Affairs Department (1)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Administration of the Forest Development Transportation System; Temporary Suspension of Road Construction in Roadless Areas On January 28, 1998, the Forest Service published in the Federal Register for public review and comment, a proposed interim rule that would, if adopted, temporarily suspend road construction and reconstruction in most roadless areas of the National F...	Proposed Rule	Feb 27, 1998
Agriculture Department > AMS Information Meeting for National Organic Program Proposed Rule; Correction The Agricultural Marketing Service published a document in the Federal Register of February 2, 1998, (63 FR 6285), concerning four public information meetings to discuss the proposed rule for the National Organic Program. The document contained an in...	Proposed Rule	Feb 27, 1998
Agriculture Department > FS Land Uses; Appeal of Decisions Relating To Occupancy and Use of National Forest System Lands; Mediation of Grazing Disputes The Forest Service requests comment on a proposed rule that would modify the agency's administrative appeal regulations relating to occupancy and use of National Forest System lands to offer mediation of certain grazing permit disputes in those State...	Proposed Rule	Feb 27, 1998
Agriculture Department > FS South Babione Project, Bighorn National Forest, Sheridan and Johnson Counties WY The Forest Service is cancelling notice for preparation of an environmental impact statement on a proposal to harvest timber in the South Babione area, located on the Bighorn National Forest within Sheridan and Johnson Counties, Wyoming. The notice o...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

Title	Type	Published
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board Notice of Meeting The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) has scheduled its regular business meetings to take place in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 10-11, 1998 at the times and location noted below.	Notice	Feb 27, 1998

Assassination Records Review Board

Title	Type	Published
Assassination Records Review Board Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Feb 27, 1998

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Application of License To Enter Watches and Watch Movements Into the Customs Territory of the United States The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on continuing information collections, as required by t...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Commerce Department > EDA Economic Development Assistance ProgramsAvailability of Funds The Economic Development Administration (EDA) announces its policies and application procedures during fiscal year 1998 to support projects designed to alleviate conditions of substantial and persistent unemployment and underemployment in economicall...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Commerce Department > NOAA, Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Decision on Designation of Critical Habitat for the Gulf Sturgeon The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), collectively the Services, announce a decision on designation of critical habitat for the Gulf sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi), a federally listed threatene...	Rule	Feb 27, 1998
Commerce Department > ITA Export Trade Certificate of Review The Department of Commerce has issued an amendment to the Export Trade Certificate of Review granted to Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association (``WWEMA'') on June 21, 1996. Notice of issuance of the Certificate was published in the...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Commerce Department > ITA Export Trade Certificate of Review The Department of Commerce has issued an amendment to the Export Trade Certificate of Review granted to Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, Inc. (``OPEI'') on March 19, 1990. Notice of issuance of the Certificate was published in the Federal Register...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Offshore Component of Pollock in the Aleutian Islands Subarea NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock by vessels catching pollock for processing by the offshore component in the Aleutian Islands subarea (AI) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prev...	Rule	Feb 27, 1998
Commerce Department > ITA Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part The Department of Commerce has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with January anniversary dates. In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are initiating t...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Commerce Department > EDA Notice of Petitions by Producing Firms for Determination of Eligibility to Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance To give firms an opportunity to Comment.	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Commerce Department > EDA Termination of Certification of Eligibility-Team One USA, Inc. The Economic Development Administration (EDA) hereby gives Notice pursuant to Title II, Chapter 3 of the Trade Act of 1975, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2341 et seq.) (Trade Act) and EDA's rules at 13 CFR 315 that pursuant to the provisions of the Trade Act...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Commerce Department > ITA Watch Duty-Exemption Program Forms The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on continuing information collections, as required by t...	Notice	Feb 27, 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	Feb 27, 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 27, 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 services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	Feb 27, 1998

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Announcement of Public Comment Period on the Elimination of the Paper Visa Requirement with the Government of Malaysia Seeking public comments on the elimination of the paper visa requirement with the Government of Malaysia.	Notice	Feb 27, 1998

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Title	Type	Published
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Proposed Amendments to Chicago Mercantile Exchange Butter Futures Contract Regarding Locational Price Differentials The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME or Exchange) has proposed amendments to Chicago Mercantile Exchange butter futures contract which will revise the contract's locational price differentials. The proposal was submitted under the Commission's 45-day...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Voting by Interested Members of Self-Regulatory Organization Governing Boards and Committees Reopening of comment period on proposed rulemaking.	Proposed Rule	Feb 27, 1998

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USAF Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Disposal of Portions of the Former Homestead Air Force Base (AFB), Florida	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Defense Department > USAF Proposed Collection; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Defense Department > USAF Proposed Collection; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Feb 27, 1998

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) is interested in gathering information from consumers, families, service providers, advocacy organizations, community groups, State agencies, and other stakeholders on existing...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Allegheny Power Service Corporation, on Behalf of Monongahela Power Company, the Potomac Edison Company and West Penn Power Company (Allegheny Power); Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC American Electric Power Service Corporation; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Bollinger Energy Corporation; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Carolina Power & Light Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Cinergy Services, Inc.; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Delmarva Power & Light Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Eastern Pacific Energy; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Edgar W. White; Notice of Petitions for Adjustment	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > DOE Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Cooking Products (Kitchen Ranges and Ovens) Energy Conservation Standards The Department of Energy reopens the record of its rulemaking to revise energy conservation standards for cooking products under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act for the following classes: Gas cooktops, gas ovens, and electric non-self-cleaning...	Proposed Rule	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Idaho Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) notice is hereby given of the following Advisory Committee meeting: Environmental Management Site- Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Idaho National En...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Monticello Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) notice is hereby given of the following Advisory Committee meeting: Environmental Management Site- Specific Advisory Board, Monticello Site.	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC FirstEnergy Corp. and Pennsylvania Power Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Idaho Power Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Kansas City Power & Light Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Kansas City Power & Light Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Louisville Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Louisville Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Louisville Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC MDU Resources Group, Inc.; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Minnesota Power & Light Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC New Century Services, Inc.; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC New Century Services, Inc.; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC New Century Services, Inc.; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC PacifiCorp; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Pacific Energy & Development Corporation; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Portland General Electric Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Public Service Company of New Mexico; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC The XERXE Group; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC United Regional Energy, LLC; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Unitil Power Corp.; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Vermont Electric Power Company, Inc., Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Wisconsin Public Service Corporation; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 27, 1998

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Act Reclassification; Fairbanks, Alaska Nonattainment Area; Carbon Monoxide In this document EPA is making a final finding that the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, carbon monoxide (CO) nonattainment area has not attained the CO national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) by December 31, 1995, the Clean Air Act (CAA)...	Rule	Feb 27, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments EPA expressed environmental concerns about effective implementation of the proposed action. ERP No. D-AFS-L65296-OR Rating EO2, Crown Pacific Limited Partnership Land Exchange Project, Implementation, Consolidate Land Ownership and Enhance Future Res...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List Update The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the deletion of the Browning-Ferris Industries--South Brunswick Landfill Site in South Brunswick Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is Appen...	Rule	Feb 27, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Technical Amendments to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions: Group IV Polymers and Resins; Correction of Effective Date Under Congressional Review Act (CRA) On September 12, 1996 (61 FR 48207), the Environmental Protection Agency published in the Federal Register a final rule promulgating national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) from existing and new plant sites that emit organic...	Rule	Feb 27, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Water Conservation Plan Guidelines Subcommittee Meeting On March 17-18, 1998, the Water Conservation Plan Guidelines Subcommittee of the Local Government Advisory Committee will hold a meeting in Washington, D.C. Section 1455 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, requires EPA to publish guidelines f...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Privacy Act of 1974: Systems of Records This notice meets the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974 regarding the publication of an agency's notice of systems of records. It documents the establishment of a new FCC's system of records.	Notice	Feb 27, 1998

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Notice of Agency Meeting; Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Feb 27, 1998

Federal Maritime Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Freight Forwarder License Applicants	Notice	Feb 27, 1998

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request In accordance with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Board hereby gives notice that it has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on behalf of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Federal Reserve System Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB Under Delegated Authority	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Federal Reserve System Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Feb 27, 1998

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Allergenic Products Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Availability of the HRSA Competitive Grants Preview; Correction On October 9, 1997 (62 FR 52892), HRSA published a general notice announcing the Availability of the HRSA Competitive Grants Preview. This notice corrects information on new grant awards which appeared in that general notice, FR Doc. 97-26645, on pag...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Citizens Advisory Committee on Public Health Service Activities and Research at Department of Energy (DOE) Sites: Fernald Health Effects Subcommittee	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee: Notice of Charter Renewal	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft; Withdrawal of Food Additive Petition The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the withdrawal, without prejudice to a future filing, of a food additive petition (FAP 2B4344) proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of polyhydric alco...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > AOA Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for Clearance The Administration on Aging (AoA), Department of Health and Human Services, in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (Public Law 96-511), is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget for clearance and approval an information collection...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Health and Human Services Department Service Fellowships The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is amending the regulations governing service fellowships by revising the current authority citation, extending the time limitation on initial appointments from 2 years to 5 years, permitting extensio...	Rule	Feb 27, 1998

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA List of Communities Eligible for the Sale of Flood Insurance This rule identifies communities participating in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). These communities have applied to the program and have agreed to enact certain floodplain management measures. The communities' participation in the progra...	Rule	Feb 27, 1998
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Navigation Safety Advisory Council The Navigation Safety Advisory Council (NAVSAC) will meet to discuss various issues relating to commercial and recreational boat safety. The meetings are open to the public.	Notice	Feb 27, 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 27, 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 27, 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 27, 1998
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Regulated Navigation Area Regulation: Ice Operations in Chesapeake Bay By this direct final rule, the Coast Guard is removing a regulation for an ice navigation season Regulated Navigation Area (RNA) within the northern portion of Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, including the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. The Coast...	Rule	Feb 27, 1998
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Safety Zone: Mission Bay, San Diego, CA; Oceanside Harbor, Oceanside, CA The Coast Guard is establishing temporary safety zones in the navigable waters of the channel entrances to Mission Bay, San Diego, CA, and Oceanside Harbor, Oceanside, CA, respectively. Both of these safety zones have been established for the same re...	Rule	Feb 27, 1998
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Safety Zone: Swift Creek Channel, Freeport, NY The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone that includes all waters within 200 yards of the Loop Parkway Bridge which spans Swift Creek channel, Freeport, NY. The safety zone is needed to facilitate the construction of the new loop parkw...	Rule	Feb 27, 1998
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Delaware River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Coast Guard proposes to amend permanent special local regulations established for marine events held annually in the Delaware River adjacent to Penns Landing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by increasing the regulated area and by identifying specifi...	Proposed Rule	Feb 27, 1998
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; New Jersey Offshore Grand Prix The Coast Guard proposes to amend permanent special local regulations established for the New Jersey Offshore Grand Prix, a marine event held annually in the Atlantic Ocean along the coast of New Jersey between Asbury Park and Seaside Park, by identi...	Proposed Rule	Feb 27, 1998
Homeland Security Department > FEMA State of California; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of California, (FEMA-1203-DR), dated February 9, 1998, and related determinations.	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Homeland Security Department > FEMA State of California; Major Disaster and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of California (FEMA-1203-DR), dated February 9, 1998, and related determinations.	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Homeland Security Department > FEMA State of 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 27, 1998
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Tennessee; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Tennessee (FEMA-1197-DR), dated January 13, 1998, and related determinations.	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Tennessee; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Tennessee (FEMA-1197-DR), dated January 13, 1998, and related determinations.	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Tennessee; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Tennessee, (FEMA-1197-DR), dated January 13, 1998, and related determinations.	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Tennessee; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Tennessee, (FEMA-1197-DR), dated January 13, 1998, and related determinations.	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Towing Vessel Safety The Coast Guard is reopening the comment period and holding two public meetings on its proposed rule to improve the safety of towing vessels and tank barges. The rule would require the installation of equipment to suppress fires on towing vessels and...	Proposed Rule	Feb 27, 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 27, 1998
Housing and Urban Development Department Statement of Policy on Disclosure of Mortgage Loan Sales Information This notice sets forth the policy of the Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding information that will be provided when responding to Freedom of Information Act requests for information on the Department's Mortgage Loan Sales Program. T...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for Corrections Corporation of America, California City Prison Project, Kern County, CA The Corrections Corporation of America of Nashville, Tennessee, has applied to the Fish and Wildlife Service for an incidental take permit pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The Service proposes to issue an incidental t...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Interior Department > BLM BLM Nevada State Office Moves From 850 Harvard Way, Reno, NV to 1340 Financial Blvd., Reno, NV 89502, on March 10, 1998 The Bureau of Land Management's Nevada State Office will move March 10, 1998, to 1340 Financial Blvd. Near McCarran and Mill Streets. The public room at 850 Harvard Way will close for business at noon, March 10, 1998, and will reopen at 1340 Financia...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Interior Department > FWS Endangered Species Permit Applications The following applicants have applied for a scientific research permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 USC 1531 et seq.).	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Interior Department > BIA Indian Gaming Pursuant to Section 11 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, Pub. L. 100-497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the Secretary of the Interior shall publish, in the Federal Register, notice of approved Tribal-State Compacts for the purpose of engaging in Class I...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Interior Department > BIA Indian Gaming Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 2710, of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-497), the Secretary of the Interior shall publish, in the Federal Register, notice of approved Tribal-State Compacts for the purpose of engaging in Class III (casino...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Interior Department > BIA Indian Gaming Pursuant to Section 11 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, Pub. L. 100-497, 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2710, the Secretary of the Interior shall publish, in the Federal Register, notice of approved Tribal-State Compacts for the purpose of engaging in Cl...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Interior Department > BIA Indian Gaming Pursuant to Section 11 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, Pub. L. 100-497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the Secretary of the Interior shall publish, in the Federal Register, notice of approved amendments to Tribal-State Compacts for the purpose of engag...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Interior Department > FWS Letters of Authorization To Take Marine Mammals In accordance with section 101(a)(5) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service implementing regulations [50 CFR 18.27(f)(3)], notice is hereby given that Letters of Authorization to take polar bea...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability of the Squirrel River Draft Environmental Impact Statement The Northern District of the Bureau of Land Management in Alaska has prepared a draft environmental impact statement on a proposal to make the Squirrel River, located in northwestern Alaska, a component of the national wild and scenic rivers system....	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Interior Department > MMS Notice of Consultation Meeting This notice announces that MMS will hold a meeting to consult with industry before setting up criteria to implement a disqualification provision in the proposed rule on Postlease Operations Safety, published on February 13, 1998 (63 FR 7335). A new r...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Intent To Amend the Kingman Resource Management Plan Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the Bureau of Land Management, Kingman Field Office, Arizona, will be preparing an EIS-level plan amendment to the...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Intent To Prepare A Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment; Socorro Resource Area, New Mexico The BLM will prepare an EA/RMP Amendment for the purpose of addressing impacts of implementing a proposed 20-year withdrawal of 5,607.52 acres of public land in Socorro County, New Mexico from settlement, sale, location and entry under the general la...	Notice	Feb 27, 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 27, 1998
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Receipt of Applications for Permit	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Interior Department > BOR Offstream Storage of Colorado River Water and Interstate Redemption of Storage Credits in the Lower Division States The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) published a notice of proposed rulemaking on December 31, 1997 (62 FR 68491), which included the text of a proposed rule titled, ``Offstream Storage of Colorado River Water and Interstate Redemption of Storage...	Proposed Rule	Feb 27, 1998
Interior Department > BOR Proposed Rule Making for Offstream Storage of Colorado River Water and Interstate Redemption of Storage Credits in the Lower Division States The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) published a notice of availability of a DPEA on December 31, 1997 (62 FR 68465). That notice specified how to obtain a copy of the DPEA and stated that comments on the DPEA will be accepted through March 2, 199...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Termination of Classifications of Public Lands for Small Tract Classification Numbers 236, 243, and 388, and Opening Order; California This notice terminates, in their entirety, the following three classifications, which classified public lands for disposition pursuant to the Small Tract Act of June 1, 1938: CACA 7291--Small Tract Classification Number 236, CACA 7294--Small Tract Cl...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998

International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico

Title	Type	Published
International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico Notice of Public Meeting This notice announces the XV public meeting of the BECC Board of Directors on Tuesday, March 31, 1998, from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at the Airport Marriott Hotel on 1600 Airway Blvd., telephone (915) 779- 3300.	Notice	Feb 27, 1998

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > OJP Bureau of Justice Statistics; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Request OMB Emergency Approval; Application to Register the Annual Survey of Jails, Form CJ-5.	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Justice Department > DEA Eric Jones, M.D.; Revocation of Registration; Denial of Request To Modify Registration	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993; Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Justice Department Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993; Key Recovery Alliance (``KRA'')	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993; Michigan Materials and Processing Institute	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Justice Department Notice of Consent Decree Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Justice Department > DEA Rafael A. Segrera, D.O. Revocation of Registration	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Justice Department > DEA Teodoro A. Ando, M.D.; Revocation of Registration	Notice	Feb 27, 1998

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OSHA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Cotton Dust The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or con...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Labor Department Labor Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations and Trade Policy; Meeting Notice	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Labor Department > MSHA Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Safety Defects, Examination, Correction and Records The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or cont...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Labor Department > DOL Wage and Hour Division; Minimum Wages for Federal and Federally Assisted Construction; General Wage Determination Decisions	Notice	Feb 27, 1998

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Management and Budget Office

Title	Type	Published
Management and Budget Office Budget Rescissions and Deferrals	Notice	Feb 27, 1998

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Contracting by Negotiation This is an interim rule amending the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) parts to conform to the regulatory changes effected by Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-02, FAR Part 15 Rewrite; reflect the expiration of the waiver to the requirement to publish sy...	Rule	Feb 27, 1998

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National Gambling Impact Study Commission

Title	Type	Published
National Gambling Impact Study Commission Notice of Public Meeting At its second 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 it...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998

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National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Chemistry; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Civil and Mechanical Systems; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Feb 27, 1998

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Northeast Dairy Compact Commission

Title	Type	Published
Northeast Dairy Compact Commission Compact Over-Order Price Regulation This rule amends the current Compact Over-Order Price Regulation to exempt from the regulation any fluid milk sold in eight- ounce containers distributed by handlers under open competitive bid contracts and sold by School Food Authorities in New Engl...	Rule	Feb 27, 1998
Northeast Dairy Compact Commission Results of Producer Referendum on Compact Over-Order Price Regulation The Northeast Dairy Compact Commission adopted an over-order price regulation by Final Rule on January 26, 1998, which is published elsewhere in this issue. To become effective the price regulation must be approved by at least two-thirds of all produ...	Rule	Feb 27, 1998

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Public Workshop: Decommissioning for Routine Materials Cases The NRC will host a public decommissioning workshop in Rockville, Maryland, as part of a program to identify and evaluate new and different approaches to the decommissioning review process for materials licensees. This program is one of several initi...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998

Postal Service

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service Delegations of Authority This rule amends Postal Service regulations on delegation of authority to bring this regulation in line with the Postal Service's current Human Resources organizational structure.	Rule	Feb 27, 1998

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Filings Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as Amended (``Act'')	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Government Securities Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to Changes to the Fee Structure	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Securities Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Changes in Membership Standards	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change By the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Relating to Peer Review of Auditors of Foreign Issuers Listed on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the American Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to Amendments to Amex Rule 117 (Circuit Breakers)	Notice	Feb 27, 1998

State Department

Title	Type	Published
State Department Delegation of Authority	Notice	Feb 27, 1998

Surface Transportation Board

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Coach USA, Inc., and Coach XXIII Acquisition, Inc.Control Americoach Tours, Ltd.; Keeshin Charter Services, Inc.; Keeshin Transportation, L.P.; Niagara Scenic Bus Lines, Inc.; and Pawtuxet Valley Bus Lines Coach USA, Inc. (Coach), a noncarrier, and its wholly owned noncarrier subsidiary, Coach XXIII Acquisition, Inc. (Coach Acquisition) (collectively, applicants), filed an application under 49 U.S.C. 14303 to acquire control of Americoach Tours, Ltd. (...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
DOT, STB Suburban Transit Corp., et al.PoolingAmerican Limousine Service, Inc. Suburban Transit Corp. (Suburban Transit) and Suburban Trails, Inc. (Suburban Trails) (collectively Suburban), both of New Brunswick, NJ, and American Limousine Service, Inc. (American), of Hamilton Township, NJ, jointly seek approval of a coordinate...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
DOT, STB Twin Cities & Western Railroad Company, Corporate Family Transaction Exemption, Minnesota River Bridge Company	Notice	Feb 27, 1998

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR72 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Aerospatiale Model ATR72 series airplanes, that requires removal of certain landing gear attachment pins, and replacement of the pins with serviceable pins. This amendmen...	Rule	Feb 27, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320-111, -211, -212, - 214, -231, -232, and -233 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Airbus Model A320-111, -211, -212, -214, -231, -232, and -233 series airplanes, that requires repetitive ultrasonic inspections to detect fatigue cracking in the wing/fuselag...	Rule	Feb 27, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A340 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A340 series airplanes. This action requires replacement of the groove pins on the doors of the center main landing gear (MLG) with new pins, modification of...	Rule	Feb 27, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Alexander Schleicher Segelflugzeugbau Model ASW-19 Sailplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Alexander Schleicher Segelflugzeugbau (Alexander Schleicher) Model ASW-19 sailplanes. This AD requires modifying the inspection hole cover in the fuselage area. This AD...	Rule	Feb 27, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100) Series Airplanes This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100) series airplanes, that currently requires revisions to the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to advise the fli...	Rule	Feb 27, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Model 750 Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Cessna Model 750 airplanes. This action requires repetitive lubrication of the aileron feel cartridge assembly shaft. This action also requires replacement of the...	Rule	Feb 27, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA-366G1 Helicopters This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to Eurocopter France Model SA-366G1 helicopters, with certain main rotor head frequency adapters (frequency adapters) installed. This proposal requires inspecting the frequency adap...	Rule	Feb 27, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0070 and F.28 Mark 0100 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0070 and F.28 Mark 0100 series airplanes, that requires modification of the wing leading edge torsion box. This amendment is prompted by the issuance o...	Rule	Feb 27, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; SOCATAGroupe AEROSPATIALE Models TB9, TB10, and TB200 Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain SOCATA--Groupe AEROSPATIALE (Socata) Models TB9, TB10, and TB200 airplanes. This AD requires inspecting the main landing gear (MLG) support ribs for cracks, replacing ML...	Rule	Feb 27, 1998
Transportation Department Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed During the Week Ending February 20, 1998	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Transportation Department > NHTSA Decision That Certain Nonconforming Motor Vehicles Are Eligible for Importation This notice announces decisions by NHTSA that certain motor vehicles not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards are eligible for importation into the United States because they are substantially s...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Transportation Department > NHTSA Decision That Nonconforming 1972-1979 Volkswagen Beetle Convertibles and 1972-1977 Volkswagen Beetle Sedans Are Eligible for Importation This notice announces the decision by NHTSA that 1972-1979 Volkswagen Beetle Convertibles and 1972-1977 Volkswagen Beetle Sedans not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards are eligible for importa...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Transportation Department > NHTSA Highway Safety Programs; Model Specifications for Devices To Measure Breath Alcohol This notice amends the Conforming Products List for instruments that conform to the Model Specifications for Evidential Breath Testing Devices (58 FR 48705).	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Transportation Department > RSPA Low-Stress Hazardous Liquid Pipelines Serving Plants and Terminals This action proposes to exclude from RSPA's safety regulations for hazardous liquid pipelines low-stress pipelines regulated for safety by the U.S. Coast Guard and certain low-stress pipelines less than one mile long serving plants and terminals. Dif...	Proposed Rule	Feb 27, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Modification of VOR Federal Airway V-204; Yakima, WA This action corrects a final rule published in the Federal Register on December 30, 1997 (Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-22). In that rule, the airway legal description contained an inadvertent error. This action corrects that error.	Rule	Feb 27, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review, Manchester Airport; Manchester, NH The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its determination that the noise exposure map for Manchester Airport, as submitted by the Manchester Airport Authority under the provisions of Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Transportation Department Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart Q During the Week Ending February 20, 1998	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Approvals and Disapprovals The FAA publishes a monthly notice, as appropriate, of PFC approvals and disapprovals under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Pub. L. 101-508) and par...	Notice	Feb 27, 1998
Transportation Department > FRA Petition for Waiver of Compliance	Notice	Feb 27, 1998

Veterans Affairs Department

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Reconsideration of Denied Claims This document proposes to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs' ``Medical'' regulations by adding a new section to set forth reconsideration procedures available if requested by an individual or entity who made a claim for benefits administered b...	Proposed Rule	Feb 27, 1998

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