March 4, 1998 (Volume 63)

Federal Register March 4, 1998

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Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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This rule revises or removes various sections and parts from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). This rule revises the general regulations for Federal marketing orders and agreements covering fruits, vegetables, and nuts by updating the subpart re...
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We are amending the regulations for the humane treatment of animals under the Animal Welfare Act by revising certain requirements pertaining to climatic conditions. We are clarifying the current temperature requirements for dogs and cats in indoor, s...
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On March 5, 1992, a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the North Salmon Timber Sale and Other Resource Projects on the Powers Ranger District of the Siskiyou National Forest was published in the Federal Regi...
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Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to EnviroLogix Incorporated of Portland, Maine, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 08/544,748 filed October 18, 19...
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104-13) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR Part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces the Economic Research Service's (ERS) intention...
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Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the time limit of the preliminary results of the antidumping duty administrative review of calcium aluminate flux from France. The review covers one manufacturer/exporter of the subject merchan...
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On September 25, 1997, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') published in the Federal Register (62 FR 50292) a notice announcing the initiation of an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel...
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The Department of Commerce has received a request for new shipper reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain pasta from Italy issued July 24, 1996. In accordance with our regulations, we are initiating these administration r...
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The purpose of this notice is to inform potential applicants that the Fire Research Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology, is continuing its Fire Research Grants Program. The Fire Research Program is limited to innovative ideas gene...
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NMFS issues this final rule to implement the approved measures in Amendment 8 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic (FMP). These measures revise the earned income requireme...
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NMFS proposes regulations to implement Amendment 50 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska and Amendment 50 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area (FMPs) that...
Proposed Rule Mar 04, 1998
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock by vessels catching pollock for processing by the inshore component in the Bering Sea subarea (BS) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exc...
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NMFS announces a workshop to review evidence for fishery- induced localized depletions of Atka mackerel in the Bering Sea/ Aleutian Island region and to consider fishery management alternatives to prevent such depletions and their potential impact on...
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The inventions listed below are owned in whole or in part by the U.S. Government, as represented by the Department of Commerce. The Department of Commerce's ownership interest in the inventions is available for licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C....
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The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the time limit for the preliminary results of the antidumping duty administrative review of Stainless Steel Plate from Sweden. This review covers the period June 1, 1996 through May 31, 1997.
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The Western Pacific Fishery Council will hold meetings of its Scientific and Statistical Committee, in Honolulu, HI. DATES: The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) meeting will be held on March 24-26, 1998, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day...
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Commission of Fine Arts logo Commission of Fine Arts

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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Chicago Board of Trade (``CBT'' or ``Exchange'') has submitted to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'') an additional update of its October 25, 1993 petition for exemption from the prohibition against dual trading. The supplement...
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Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange, Inc. (``CSCE'' or ``Exchange'') has submitted to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'') an additional update of its October 19, 1993 petition for exemption from the prohibition against dual trading i...
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has determined to establish the ``Commodity Futures Trading Commission Global Markets Advisory Committee.'' As required by Section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, 9(a)(2) and 41...
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Defense Department logo Defense Department

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The Department of the Army announces today the availability of the Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FNSI) for the realignment of Detroit Arsenal, Warren, Michigan, in accordance with the Defense Base Closure and Rea...
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Education Department logo Education Department

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The Secretary gives notice to institutions of higher education of the deadline for an eligible institution to apply for participation in the Work-Colleges Program and to apply for funding under that program for the 1998-99 award year (July 1, 1998 th...
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Energy Department logo Energy Department

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The Department of Energy (DOE) is amending its Financial Assistance and Acquisition Regulations to effect changes to its rights in technical data regulations to reflect a greater reliance upon the rights in technical data coverage in the Federal Acqu...
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The Department will convene a public workshop to discuss revised analytical tools (e.g., life cycle cost, national energy forecasting, and shipment spreadsheets) and the assumptions to be used for the life-cycle-cost (LCC) analysis including some sam...
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Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is amending the EPA Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR) (48 CFR Chapter 15) to include a requirement that any report prepared under an Agency contract identify the contract under which it was prepared and the name...
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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that EPA is planning to submit the following proposed and/or continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget OMB): S...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be holding a simultaneous, one day public meeting via videoconference call in eleven cities on March 12, 1998. The purposes of this meeting are to identify issues and solicit input from stakeholders...
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This notice announces EPA's approval of an extension of the test marketing period for a test marketing exemption (TME) under section 5(h)(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and 40 CFR 720.38. EPA designated the original test marketing appl...
Notice Mar 04, 1998
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92- 463, notice is hereby given that the Printing Sector and the Metal Finishing Sector Subcommittees of the Common Sense Initiative Council will meet on the dates and times described below....
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The Clean Water Act (the Act) at section 303(e), and EPA's implementing regulation at 40 CFR 130.5, requires that each State shall establish and maintain a continuing planning process (CPP) consistent with the Act. Each State is responsible for manag...
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for the GE-Housatonic site in Pittsfield, Massachusetts which was proposed to be added to the National Priorities List (NPL) on September 25, 1997 (62 FR 50450). The comment pe...
Proposed Rule Mar 04, 1998
This regulation establishes a time-limited tolerance for residues of hydramethylnon in or on pineapple. This action is in response to EPA's granting of an emergency exemption under section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act...
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This rule extends a time-limited tolerance for residues of the fungicide myclobutanil in or on strawberries at 0.5 part per million (ppm) for an additional 1-year period, to March 31, 1999. This action is in response to EPA's granting of an emergency...
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This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or on various food commodities. DATES: Comments, identified by the docket control number PF-794,...
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This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or on various food commodities. DATES: Comments, identified by the docket control number PF-792,...
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This rule extends time-limited tolerances for residues of the herbicide pendimethalin and its metabolite in or on fresh mint hay at 0.1 part per million (ppm) and mint oil at 5.0 ppm for an additional 1- year period, to May 31, 1999. This action is i...
Rule Mar 04, 1998
The effect of this rule is to give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sole jurisdiction under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) for food packaging (e.g., paper and paperboard, coatings, adhesives, and polymers) which is impregnated...
Rule Mar 04, 1998
Elsewhere in today's Federal Register, EPA is issuing a direct final rule which gives the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sole jurisdiction under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) for food packaging (e.g., paper and paperboard, coat...
Proposed Rule Mar 04, 1998
This notice announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) is coming up for renewal. This ICR, entitled ``Application and Summary Report for an Emergency Exemption for Pesticides,'' EPA ICR No. 0596.05, OMB No. 2070-0032, will expi...
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This notice announces EPA's receipt of test data on phenol (CAS No. 108-95-2). These data were submitted pursuant to an enforceable testing consent agreement/order issued by EPA under section 4 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Publication...
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Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

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Presidential Document Mar 04, 1998

Farm Credit Administration logo Farm Credit Administration

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The Farm Credit Administration (FCA) published a direct final rule, with opportunity for comment, amending part 614 on December 22, 1997 (62 FR 66816). These amendments eliminated the prior approval requirement for changes in interest rate policies a...
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The Farm Credit Administration (FCA) published a direct final rule, with opportunity for comment, amending part 614 on December 2, 1997 (62 FR 63644). The final rule conforms the regulations to recent statutory amendments to the Farm Credit Act of 19...
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Federal Housing Finance Board logo Federal Housing Finance Board

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

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Notice Mar 04, 1998
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices or unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft...
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The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices or unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft...
Notice Mar 04, 1998
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices or unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft...
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General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

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Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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This public notice announces that the Department of Health and Human Services (Department) is seeking proposals on child welfare demonstration projects and has published Information Memorandum ACYF- CB-IM-98-01 dated February 13, 1998, entitled Child...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance entitled ``Guidance on Medical Device Tracking.'' This guidance is intended to provide guidelines to manufacturers and distributors about their responsibilities for m...
Notice Mar 04, 1998
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that the agency has issued new orders to manufacturers of devices that were subject to tracking. These new orders became effective on February 19, 1998, and require manufacturers to continue tracki...
Notice Mar 04, 1998
In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice announces a meeting of the Practicing Physicians Advisory Council. This meeting is open to the public.
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The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA'97) requires each home health agency (HHA), in order to participate in either the Medicare or the Medicaid program, to secure a surety bond. On January 5, 1998, we published a final rule with comment period that r...
Rule Mar 04, 1998
This document announces our present intent to make technical revisions to the surety bond and capitalization regulations for home health agencies (HHAs) published on January 5, 1998 (63 FR 292-355). These intended revisions include: generally limitin...
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The Office of Population Affairs announces the availability of funds for FY 1998 family planning services grant projects under the authority of Title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300, et seq.) and solicits applications for competing...
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Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a req...
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Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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The Coast Guard announces an interim policy concerning the acceptance of resiliently seated valves as an alternatives to the requirements in 46 CFR 56.20-15. Additionally, the Coast Guard requests the public's comments on how the Coast Guard should p...
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Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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This final rule conforms HUD's regulations to statutory changes which were stated to take effect on August 5, 1997. Provisions of the existing regulations for the Empowerment Zones (EZs) and Enterprise Communities (ECs) that limit the number of EZs a...
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Interior Department logo Interior Department

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The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing in 1998 to conduct mail and on-site surveys of visitors and landowners within the Great Egg Harbor River corridor to identify characteristics, use patterns, expectations, preferences, and perceptions of th...
Notice Mar 04, 1998
The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing in 1998 to conduct a survey of community residents in one gateway community near Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks to refine those issues related to fire management and associated smoke that are most...
Notice Mar 04, 1998
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinafter Service) establishes a depredation order for the double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus). In those States in which double-crested cormorants have been shown to be seriously injurious to commerc...
Rule Mar 04, 1998
Notice is hereby given that the comment period of the Joint Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Impact Report (DEIS/EIR) prepared by the Bureau of Land Management and the County of Imperial is extended for an additional 45 days.
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The plats of survey described will be officially filed in the New Mexico State Office, Bureau of Land Management, Santa Fe, New Mexico, on March 23, 1998.
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In accordance with the Paper Work Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is announcing its intention to request renewal of existing approval to collect certain information from individuals who are required to provide the actual gr...
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This order withdraws 230.71 acres of public land from surface entry (except for disposal by exchange) and mining, for a period of 50 years for the Bureau of Land Management to protect important cave/ geological resource values at the Spirit Mountain...
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National Credit Union Administration logo National Credit Union Administration

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The final rule amends the disclosure forms in NCUA's regulations relating to mergers and voluntary termination or conversion of insured status. The amendments inform the members that, if their credit union converts to nonfederal insurance, the privat...
Rule Mar 04, 1998
The final rule adds a new provision to the disclosure statement in regulations relating to NCUA approval of mergers or conversions of federally-insured credit unions to non credit union status. Credit unions are required to disclose in plain English...
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

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The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 authorizes the Secretary of Defense, with Office of Personnel Management (OPM) approval, to conduct personnel demonstration projects at DoD laboratories designated as Science and Technology...
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Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

State Department logo State Department

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Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has suspended its statutory debarment against Fuchs Electronics (Pty) Ltd. (Fuchs), the Fuchs Electronics Division of Reunert Limited, and, any divisions, subsidiaries, associated companies, affilia...
Notice Mar 04, 1998
Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has rescinded its policy of denial and suspended its statutory debarment against the Armaments Corporation of South Africa, Ltd. (Armscor); the Denel Group (Pty) Ltd. (Denel) and its divisions; and...
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Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

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This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Airbus Model A300-600 series airplanes. This proposal would require repetitive inspections to detect cracks in the angle fitting at frame 40 of th...
Proposed Rule Mar 04, 1998
This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Airbus Model A320 series airplanes. This proposal would require installation of a rubber strip, and replacement of connection sheets and the seal...
Proposed Rule Mar 04, 1998
This document proposes to revise an earlier proposed airworthiness directive (AD) that would have superseded Airworthiness Directive (AD) 82-20-04 R1, which currently requires repetitively inspecting the main landing gear (MLG) hinge fitting, support...
Proposed Rule Mar 04, 1998
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all British Aerospace Model ATP airplanes, that requires revising the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to modify the limitation that prohibits positioning the power levers below the...
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This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to Cessna Aircraft Company Models T210N, P210N, and P210R airplanes. This action requires revising the FAA-approved Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to specify procedures that would pr...
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This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to Raytheon Aircraft Company (Raytheon) 90, 100, 200, and 300 series airplanes (formerly known as Beech Aircraft Corporation 90, 100, 200, and 300 series airplanes)....
Proposed Rule Mar 04, 1998
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to SIAI Marchetti, S.r.1 Models SF600 and SF600A airplanes. This action requires revising the FAA-approved Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to specify procedures that would prohibit fl...
Rule Mar 04, 1998
The Department is amending its rules implementing the Air Carrier Access Act of 1986. The amendments establish procedures for providing seating accommodations for individuals with disabilities, clarify the general nondiscrimination obligations of car...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) will sponsor its fourth satellite-based video presentation on the Pipeline Risk Management Demonstration Program on Thursday, March 26, 1998, beginning at 2:00 p.m. The program w...
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Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
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The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
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