Federal Register May 8, 1998 (Volume 63)

Agencies Publishing on May 8, 1998

Agriculture Department (2)
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Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (1)
Commerce Department (14)
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Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement (1)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (2)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (1)
Defense Department (2)
Energy Department (12)
Environmental Protection Agency (11)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Federal Housing Finance Board (2)
Federal Maritime Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (1)
Federal Trade Commission (1)
Health and Human Services Department (5)
Homeland Security Department (7)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (16)
Justice Department (2)
Labor Department (2)
Library of Congress (2)
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National Science Foundation (2)
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National Security Council (2)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (4)
Securities and Exchange Commission (6)
Surface Transportation Board (2)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (2)
Transportation Department (7)
Treasury Department (6)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Melons Grown in South Texas; Decreased Assessment Rate The Department of Agriculture (Department) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, the provisions of an interim final rule which decreased the assessment rate established for the South Texas Melon Committee (Committee) under Marketing Order No....	Rule	May 08, 1998
Agriculture Department > FNS National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Additional Menu Planning Alternatives	Correction	May 08, 1998

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Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

Title	Type	Published
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency Determination to Close Meetings of the Director's Advisory Committee	Notice	May 08, 1998

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Fresh Cut Flowers From Colombia; Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review In response to a request by Flores El Talle S.A., the Department of Commerce is conducting a changed circumstances review to confirm that the revocation granted to the Flores Colombianas Group is applicable equally to Flores El Talle S.A. The antidum...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework Adjustment 25; Correction This rule removes regulatory language inadvertently added, clarifies the raised footrope requirement for Small Mesh Area 1 & 2, and corrects an amendatory instruction to the regulatory text of the final rule implementing Framework Adjustment 25 to th...	Rule	May 08, 1998
Commerce Department > ITA Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Administrative Review The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received a request from Ningbo Nanlian Frozen Foods Company, Ltd. (Ningbo Nanlian) to conduct a new shipper administrative review of the antidumping duty order on freshwater crawfish tail meat from the...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Commerce Department > NOAA Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene public meetings of its Special Crustacean and Finfish Stock Assessment Panels (SAP).	Notice	May 08, 1998
Commerce Department > NOAA Individual Fishing Quota Program for Pacific Halibut and Sablefish The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Commerce Department > NOAA New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a 2-day public meeting on May 20 and 21, 1998, to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone.	Proposed Rule	May 08, 1998
Commerce Department > ITA Oil Country Tubular Goods From Mexico; Initiation of Changed Circumstances Antidumping Duty Administrative Review The Department of Commerce (the Department) is initiating a changed circumstances antidumping duty administrative review of the antidumping duty order on oil country tubular goods (``OCTG'') from Mexico. See Notice of Final Determination; Oil Country...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Commerce Department > NOAA Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Economic Subcommittee will hold a meeting which is open to the public.	Notice	May 08, 1998
Commerce Department > NOAA Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Allocation Committee will hold a meeting which is open to the public.	Notice	May 08, 1998
Commerce Department > NOAA Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Groundfish Management Team (GMT) will hold a meeting which is open to the public.	Notice	May 08, 1998
Commerce Department > ITA President's Export Council: Meeting of the President's Export Council The President's Export Council (PEC) will hold a full Council meeting to discuss topics related to export expansion. The meeting will include briefings on trade priorities and issues, the Asia monetary crisis, the World Trade Organization, economic s...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Commerce Department > NOAA Processed Product Family of Forms; Proposed Collection; Comment Request. The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Commerce Department > ITA Roller Chain, Other Than Bicycle From Japan: Preliminary Results and Partial Recission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review In response to requests from the petitioner, the American Chain Association, and three manufacturers/exporters, the Department of Commerce has conducted an administrative review of the antidumping duty finding on roller chain, other than bicycle from...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Commerce Department > NOAA Survey of Intent and Capacity to Harvest and Process Fish and Shellfish (Northwest Region) The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...	Notice	May 08, 1998

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Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement

Title	Type	Published
Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement Hearings The Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement was created by the Congress in Section 806 of Public Law 104-132, more commonly known as the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996. Congress' charge to the Commission is ex...	Notice	May 08, 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 commodities and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	May 08, 1998
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List; Proposed Additions The Committee has received proposal(s) to add to the Procurement List services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	May 08, 1998

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Dominican Republic Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.	Notice	May 08, 1998

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Simplified Acquisition Procedures The Director of Defense Procurement is proposing to amend Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) guidance on simplified acquisition procedures for consistency with the reorganization of simplified acquisition procedures in the Fede...	Proposed Rule	May 08, 1998
Defense Department Information Collection Requirements; Acquisition of Information Technology In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), DoD announces the proposed extension of a public information collection requirement and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments a...	Notice	May 08, 1998

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Aquamac Corporation and Merrimac Paper Company Inc.; Notice of Intent To Conduct Public Scoping Meetings and Site Visit	Notice	May 08, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Automated Power Exchange, Inc., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings	Notice	May 08, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Cherokee County Cogeneration Partners, L.P.; Notice of Amendment To Filing	Notice	May 08, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Cook Inlet Energy Supply Limited Partnership; Notice of Filing	Notice	May 08, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Duke Energy Morro Bay LLC; Notice of Application for Commission Determination of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status	Notice	May 08, 1998
Energy Department International Energy Agency Meeting Subject to timely enactment of legislation to reinstate the antitrust defense under section 252 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, a meeting of the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International Energy Agency (IEA) will be held on May 15,...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Kansas City Power & Light Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	May 08, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Kentucky Utilities Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings	Notice	May 08, 1998
Energy Department > FERC PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., Notice of Filing	Notice	May 08, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization	Notice	May 08, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Warren Transportation, Inc.; Notice of Filing	Notice	May 08, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Wisconsin Public Service Corporation; Notice of Filing	Notice	May 08, 1998

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Verification of Test Parameters and Parts Lists for Light-Duty Vehicles and Light-Duty Trucks 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) for renewal to the Office of Management and Bu...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Industry Screener Questionnaire: Phase I Cooling Water Intake Structures In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Industry S...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans	Rule	May 08, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Contractor Access to Confidential Business Information Under the Clean Air Act The United States Environmental Protection Agency has authorized the following subcontractor to access information that has been, or will be, submitted to the EPA under section 114 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) as amended: Caldwell Environmental, Inc.,...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Definition of a Public Water System in SDWA Section 1401(4) as Amended by the 1996 SDWA Amendments The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking comments on the draft guidance ``Definition of a Public Water System in SDWA Section 1401(4) as Amended by the 1996 SDWA Amendments.'' The draft guidance is published as an Appendix to this no...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Designation of an Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS) Off Wilmington, NC, Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement Ongoing needs for ocean disposal of dredged sediments and proposed improvements to the Wilmington Harbor navigation channel have resulted in the need for designation of a new ODMDS off Wilmington, North Carolina. Based on site surveys and anticipated...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential adverse impacts to the watershed and wildlife habitat from the construction and use of a motorized trail in a roadless area. ERP No. D-BLM-K67047-NV Rating EC2, Trenton Canyon Mining Project, Const...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability	Notice	May 08, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts; Notice of Data Availability: Notice of Re- Opening of Comment Period and Public Meeting This action provides notice of re-opening of the comment period for the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Notice of Data Availability published in the Federal Register on March 31, 1998 (63 FR 1567...	Proposed Rule	May 08, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Intent To Reform Implementation of RCRA-Related Methods and Monitoring and Notice of Availability for Draft Update IVA of SW- 846 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing notice of, and invites comment on, its intent to reform implementation of RCRA-related monitoring by formally adopting a performance-based measurement system (PBMS), by improving public outreach a...	Proposed Rule	May 08, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community; Tentative Approval of an Alternative Liner System Design and Use of Alternative Daily Cover Material for the Salt River Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Subtitle D of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), 42 U.S.C. 6941-6949a requires EPA to establish minimum federal criteria to ensure that municipal solid waste landfills are designed and operated in a manner that protects human health a...	Notice	May 08, 1998

Executive Office of the President

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President > CEQ American Heritage Rivers Initiative Description of Administration policy regarding congressional opposition to designation of American Heritage Rivers.	Notice	May 08, 1998

Federal Housing Finance Board

Title	Type	Published
Federal Housing Finance Board Community Investment Cash Advance Programs The Federal Housing Finance Board (Finance Board) is proposing a rule establishing a general framework under which the Federal Home Loan Banks (Bank) may establish community investment cash advance (CICA) programs in addition to their Affordable Hous...	Proposed Rule	May 08, 1998
Federal Housing Finance Board Federal Home Loan Bank Standby Letters of Credit The Federal Housing Finance Board is proposing to codify its existing policies on Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) standby letters of credit into the form of a regulation and to amend these policies to allow for broader use of these products by FHLBa...	Proposed Rule	May 08, 1998

Federal Maritime Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Notice of Agreement(s) Filed	Notice	May 08, 1998

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	May 08, 1998

Federal Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Trade Regulation Rule on Care Labeling of Textile Wearing Apparel and Certain Piece Goods The Federal Trade Commission (the ``Commission'') is commencing a rulemaking to amend its Trade Regulation Rule on Care Labeling of Textile Wearing Apparel and Certain Piece Goods, 16 CFR Part 423 (``the Care Labeling Rule'' or ``the Rule''). The Com...	Proposed Rule	May 08, 1998

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Child Support Enforcement Demonstration and Special Projects Special Improvement Projects The OCSE invites eligible applicants to submit competitive grant applications for special improvement projects which further the national child support mission, vision, and goals as outlined in the CSE Strategic Plan with Outcome Measures for Fiscal...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 1999 Rates We are proposing to revise the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems for operating costs and capital-related costs to implement applicable statutory requirements, including section 4407 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, as well as...	Proposed Rule	May 08, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Mining Occupational Safety and Health Research Grants; Availability of Funds for FY 1998	Notice	May 08, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Notice of Availability of Funding for Alternative Projects for the Provision of Comprehensive Refugee Resettlement Services, Including Interim Financial Assistance, Social Services and Case Management for Newly Arriving Refugees The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announces that competing applications will be accepted for new grants pursuant to the Director's discretionary authority under section 412(c)(1)(A) of the Immigr...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Programs To Prevent the Emergence and Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance; Notice of Availability of Fiscal Year 1998 Funds	Notice	May 08, 1998

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Alabama; Amendment No. 4 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Alabama, (FEMA-1214-DR), dated April 9, 1998, and related determinations.	Notice	May 08, 1998
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Arkansas; Emergency and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of an emergency for the State of Arkansas (FEMA-3125-EM), dated April 24, 1998, and related determinations.	Notice	May 08, 1998
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Federated States of Micronesia; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the Federated States of Micronesia, (FEMA-1213-DR), dated April 3, 1998, and related determinations.	Notice	May 08, 1998
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Georgia; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Georgia, (FEMA-1209-DR), dated March 11, 1998, and related determinations.	Notice	May 08, 1998
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Open Meeting, Board of Visitors for the National Fire Academy In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, FEMA announces the following committee meeting:	Notice	May 08, 1998
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Republic of the Marshall Islands; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the Republic of the Marshall Islands (FEMA-1210-DR), dated March 20, 1998, and related determinations.	Notice	May 08, 1998
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Tennessee; Amendment No. 4 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Tennessee, (FEMA-1215-DR), dated April 20, 1998, and related determinations.	Notice	May 08, 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	May 08, 1998

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Draft General Management Plan / Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Marsh-Billings National Historical Park, Vermont Pursuant to Council on Environmental Quality regulations and National Park Service policy, this notice announces the availability for public review of a Draft General Management Plan/Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Marsh-Billings National Hi...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Listing Priority Guidance for Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces final guidance for assigning relative priorities to listing actions conducted under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act (Act) during fiscal year (FY) 1998 and FY 1999. Although the Service is...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Interior Department > NPS Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, Etc: Natchez Trace Parkway, MS Southern Terminus This notice announces the availability of a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Southern Terminus (Section 3X) of the Natchez Trace Parkway.This notice also announces the intention to hold public meetings for the purpose of receiving c...	Notice	May 08, 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	May 08, 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 Compacts for the purpose of engaging in Class III (casino) g...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Interior Department > NPS Joshua Tree National Park Advisory Commission; Notice of Meeting	Notice	May 08, 1998
Interior Department > OSM Louisiana Regulatory Program OSM is approving a proposed amendment to the Louisiana regulatory program (hereinafter referred to as the ``Louisiana program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Louisiana proposed revisions to and additions of re...	Rule	May 08, 1998
Interior Department > OSM North Dakota Regulatory Program The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the North Dakota regulatory program (hereinafter, the ``North Dakota program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 19...	Proposed Rule	May 08, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Notice for Publication; Alaska Native Claims Selection	Notice	May 08, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability of the Draft Oil and Gas Supplemental Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement Pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the National Environmental Policy Act the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft Oil and Gas Supplemental Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/EIS)....	Notice	May 08, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Intent To Prepare a Land Disposal Plan Amendment for the Judith-Valley-Phillips and West HiLine Resource Management Plans Notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will amend the Judith-Valley-Phillips and West HiLine Resource Management Plans (RMPs). The Bureau of Land Management is amending the RMPs to allow the disposal of small isolated tracts...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Realty Action: Intent To Convey Lands for Landfill Purposes, Modoc County, CA The County of Modoc has requested that five landfills currently leased from the Bureau of Land Management be patented to the County under the authority of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act of June 14, 1926, as amended. Pending the completion of...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Prineville District; Cave Closure; Oregon Notice is hereby given that Stout Cave, Deschutes County, Oregon, is closed yearlong to all visitor use for a three-year period ending on May 1, 2001.	Notice	May 08, 1998
Interior Department > FWS Proposed Policy on the Export of Live American Alligators and Announcement of Public Meeting After review and analysis of comments received and for the reasons detailed in this notice, the Service proposes to adopt a policy against the issuance of permits for the export of live American alligators for commercial breeding or resale purposes....	Notice	May 08, 1998
Interior Department > BIA Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Alcoholic Beverage Control Ordinance This Notice is published in accordance with authority delegated by the Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant Secretary-- Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8, and in accordance with the Act of August 15, 1953, 67 Stat. 586, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1161. I certify...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Utah; Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Leases	Notice	May 08, 1998

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > INS Agency Information Collection Activities: New Collection; Comment Request Notice of information collection under review; application for suspension of deportation or special rule cancellation of removal (Pursuant to Section 203 of Public Law 105-100).	Notice	May 08, 1998
Justice Department > FCSC Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	May 08, 1998

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > DOL, WHD Minimum Wages for Federal and Federally Assisted Construction; General Wage Determination Decisions	Notice	May 08, 1998
Labor Department > MSHA Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Training Plans 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	May 08, 1998

Library of Congress

Title	Type	Published
Library of Congress > COLC Determination of Reasonable Rates and Terms for the Digital Performance of Sound Recordings The Librarian of Congress, upon recommendation of the Register of Copyrights, is announcing the determination of the reasonable rates and terms for the compulsory license permitting certain digital performances of sound recordings.	Rule	May 08, 1998
Library of Congress > COLC Increase of Statutory and Other Copyright Fees The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress will conduct a public hearing on increasing statutory and other copyright filing fees in accordance with technical amendments to the copyright law (Pub. L. 105-80, 111 Stat. 1529 (1997)). The Office wil...	Notice	May 08, 1998

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National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Bioengineering and Environmental Systems; Notice of Meeting	Notice	May 08, 1998
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Information and Intelligent Systems; Notice of Meeting	Notice	May 08, 1998

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National Security Council

Title	Type	Published
National Security Council Freedom of Information Act Requests for Classified Documents Processing, Fees, Reports, Applicable Material, Declassification Criteria, Partial Release This action removes the National Security Council regulations for processing FOIA requests for classified documents. The National Security Council is an entity within the Executive Office of the President that exists solely to advise and assist the P...	Rule	May 08, 1998
National Security Council Procedures for Obtaining Access to National Security Council (NSC) Records The NSC is today publishing a Removal of Final Rule in the Federal Register that removes the NSC regulations for processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for NSC records. Although NSC records are no longer subject to disclosure under the...	Notice	May 08, 1998

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commonwealth Edison Company; Receipt of Petition for Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206	Notice	May 08, 1998
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Notice of Publication of Draft Commission Paper ``Combined License Review Process''	Notice	May 08, 1998
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Permanently Defueled Westinghouse Plant; Proposed Standard Technical Specifications The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the availability of NUREG-1625, ``Proposed Standard Technical Specifications for Permanently Defueled Westinghouse Plants,'' a draft report for comment dated March 1998.	Notice	May 08, 1998
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Philadelphia Electric Company; Limerick Generating Station, Unit 1 Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact	Notice	May 08, 1998

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Dean Witter Select Equity Trust, et al.; Notice of Application Notice of application under sections 6(c), 12(d)(1)(J), and 17(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'') for an exemption from sections 12(d)(1)(F)(ii) and 17(a) of the Act.	Notice	May 08, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application To Withdraw From Listing and Registration; (Homestead Village Incorporated, Common Stock, $.01 Par Value) File No. 1-12269	Notice	May 08, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application To Withdraw From Listing and Registration; (Pope Resources, A Delaware Limited Partnership, Depositary Receipts (Units)) File No. 1-9035	Notice	May 08, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 to Proposed Rule Change by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Relating to Standards for Individual Correspondence	Notice	May 08, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Stock Clearing Corporation of Philadelphia; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Reducing Certain Trade Recording Fees	Notice	May 08, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board; The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.; and The New York Stock Exchange, Inc.; Order Extending Comment Period for Proposed Rule Changes Regarding Confirmation and Affirmation Services	Notice	May 08, 1998

Surface Transportation Board

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Review of Rail Access and Competition Issues A conference will be held on May 21, 1998, to address certain issues related to rail access and competition.	Notice	May 08, 1998
DOT, STB Wisconsin Central Ltd. and Fox Valley & Western Ltd.Joint Relocation Project ExemptionIn Fond Du Lac, WI (1) WCL will abandon its line of railroad on FVW Line One between MP-175.85 near Dixie and Morris Street and MP-178.40 north of Scott Street, a distance of approximately 2.55 miles, and will also abandon its line of railroad on FVW Line Two between MP-145.58 near Guinette and Woodlawn Avenues and MP-146.24 north of Ninth Street where it connects with FVW Line One, a distance of approximately .66 miles, all in Fond Du Lac, WI; (2) FVW will construct a connecting track of approximately 2,430 feet in length between the WCL Line and FVW Line Two in the vicinity of Morris and Dixie Streets; \1\ and (3) WCL will grant FVW trackage rights over the WCL Line between MP-154.87 at Dixie and Farwell Streets and MP-157.24 north of Scott Street, a distance of 2.37 miles.	Notice	May 08, 1998

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Title	Type	Published
Trade Representative, Office of United States Determinations Under Section 304 of the Trade Act of 1974: Argentine Specific Duties and Non-Tariff Barriers Affecting Textiles, Apparel, Footwear and Other Items The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has determined that Argentina's specific duties on textiles and apparel and statistical tax on almost all imports violate the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994. This determination is base...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Trade Representative, Office of United States Identification of Countries That Deny Adequate Protection, or Market Access, for Intellectual Property Rights Under Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Special 301) The United Sates Trade Representative (USTR) is required by the ``Special 301'' provisions in U.S. trade law to identify those foreign countries that deny adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights or deny fair and equitable ma...	Notice	May 08, 1998

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Allison Engine Company Model 250-C47B Turboshaft Engines This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD) 97-21-09, applicable to Allison Engine Company Model 250-C47B turboshaft engines, that currently requires replacing the engine main electrical harness assembly with an improved assemb...	Rule	May 08, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Commercial Passenger-Carrying Operations in Single-Engine Aircraft Under Instrument Flight Rules This action revises and clarifies certain conditions and limitations in part 135 for instrument flight rule (IFR), passenger- carrying operations in single-engine aircraft. The clarification is necessary to resolve ambiguity in the current rule regar...	Rule	May 08, 1998
Transportation Department > NHTSA Discretionary Grant To Support the Demonstration and Evaluation of Programs To Reduce the Incidence of Illegal Passing of School Buses The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announces a discretionary grant agreement program to support the demonstration and evaluation of programs to reduce the incidence of illegal passing of school buses. The goal of NHTSA's schoo...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Transportation Department > FHWA Indian Reservation Roads Program Transportation Planning Procedures and Guidelines; Public Meeting The Federal Highway Administration in cooperation with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) will jointly hold a meeting to present the final draft of the document, ``Indian Reservation Roads (IRR) Program Transportation Planning Procedures and Guidelin...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received; Dispositions of Petitions Issued Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption (14 CFR Part 11), this notice contains a summary of certain petitions seeking relief from specified requirements of the Federal...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Transportation Department > NHTSA Program Plan for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Existing Regulations, 1998-2002 This notice announces the publication by NHTSA of its Evaluation Program Plan for 1998-2002. The report describes the agency's ongoing and planned evaluations of its existing Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (49 CFR Part 571) and its other safe...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Change #3 to FAA-P-8110-2, Airship Design Criteria (ADC) Change 3 is based on a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommendation calling for envelope tear warning systems on new airship certification projects. The recommendation stems from an airship accident that resulted from an envelope failur...	Notice	May 08, 1998

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Delegation of Authority The specific authority to issue Taxpayer Advocate Directives and Proposed Taxpayer Advocate Directives. The text of the delegation order appears below.	Notice	May 08, 1998
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 8264 The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 8271 The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Forms 8288 and 8288-A The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	May 08, 1998
Treasury Department Submission to OMB for Review; Comment Request	Notice	May 08, 1998
Treasury Department Submission to OMB for Review; Comment Request	Notice	May 08, 1998

Federal Register May 8, 1998

Agencies Publishing on May 8, 1998

Agriculture Department

A Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

Commerce Department

C Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

C Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Defense Department

Energy Department

Environmental Protection Agency

Executive Office of the President

Federal Housing Finance Board

Federal Maritime Commission

Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission

Health and Human Services Department

Homeland Security Department

Housing and Urban Development Department

Interior Department

Justice Department

Labor Department

Library of Congress

N National Science Foundation

N National Security Council

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Securities and Exchange Commission

Surface Transportation Board

T Trade Representative, Office of United States

Transportation Department

Treasury Department

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Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

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Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

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National Science Foundation

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National Security Council

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Trade Representative, Office of United States