August 17, 1998 (Volume 63)

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View all documents issued on August 17, 1998. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

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Agencies Publishing on August 17, 1998

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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The Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to provide timber for the Ketchikan Area timber sale program. The Record of Decision will disclose how the Forest Service has decided to provide harve...
Notice Aug 17, 1998
This rule increases the assessment rate established for the Papaya Administrative Committee (Committee) under Marketing Order No. 928 for the 1998-99 and subsequent fiscal years from $0.0059 to $0.0063 per pound of papayas handled. The Committee is r...
Rule Aug 17, 1998
This proposed rule would revise regulations for seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking of wildlife for subsistence uses during the 1999-2000 regulatory year. The rulemaking is necessary because Subpart D is subject to an annual...
Proposed Rule Aug 17, 1998

Assassination Records Review Board logo Assassination Records Review Board

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Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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On April 9, 1998, the Department of Commerce published in the Federal Register its preliminary results of the administrative review of the countervailing duty order on certain pasta from Italy for the period October 17, 1995 through December 31, 1996...
Notice Aug 17, 1998
Notice is hereby given of the availability of the final evaluation findings for Connecticut, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Hawaii, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, and Virgin Islands Coastal M...
Notice Aug 17, 1998
The inventions listed below are owned in whole or in part by the United States 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 T...
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The delegate of the Secretary of Commerce renewed the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC). The renewal of the Committee is in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and 41 CFR Parts 101-5.10 (1990...
Notice Aug 17, 1998
Notice is hereby given that Dr. Jeffrey D. Goodyear, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, 6270 University Blvd., Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4, has applied in due form for a permit to take gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) for pur...
Notice Aug 17, 1998
Notice is hereby given that Dr. Donald B. Siniff, Professor, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, College of Biological Sciences, 100 Ecology Building, 1987 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul, MN 55108, has been issued a...
Notice Aug 17, 1998
Notice is hereby given that Permit No. 993, issued to Mr. Michael Kundu, Arcturus Adventure Communications International, 5516 64<SUP>th</SUP> Place, NE, Marysville, WA 98270, was amended.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration amends the regulations for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS or Sanctuary) to reinstate and make permanent the temporary prohibition on anchoring by vessels 50 meters or greater in r...
Rule Aug 17, 1998
NIST invites and requests nomination of individuals for appointment to the Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT). The terms of some of the members of the VCAT will soon expire. NIST will consider nominations received in response to this no...
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Congressional Budget Office logo Congressional Budget Office

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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The Director of Defense Procurement has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to remove references to an obsolete form pertaining to offer and acceptance of foreign military sales (FMS) agreements,...
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The Director of Defense Procurement has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to update guidance pertaining to mutual acceptance of government quality assurance among North Atlantic Treaty Organiza...
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The Director of Defense Procurement has issued an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a waiver of domestic source restrictions for certain defense items produced in the United Kingdom. The...
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Education Department logo Education Department

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The Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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Energy Department logo Energy Department

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Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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EPA is taking direct final action on revisions to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revisions concern rules from the following districts: Kern County Air Pollution Control District (KCAPCD), San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution...
Rule Aug 17, 1998
EPA is taking direct final action on revisions to the California State Implementation Plan. The revisions concern rules from the following districts: Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District (MDAQMD), San Diego County Air Pollution Control Distr...
Rule Aug 17, 1998
EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) which concern the control of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from wastewater separators, rubber tire manufacturing, and soil decontamination operations....
Proposed Rule Aug 17, 1998
EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) which concern the control of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from aerospace coating operations. The intended effect of proposing approval of these rules...
Proposed Rule Aug 17, 1998
This notice announces Agency approval of applications to register the pesticide products StarLink Corn and NEU 1165M Slug and Snail Bait, containing new active ingredients not included any previously registered products pursuant to the provisions of...
Notice Aug 17, 1998
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC) on November 19, 1990, to provide independent advice and counsel to EPA on policy issues associated with implementation of the Clean Air Act of 1990. Th...
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), Region IV, announces its intent to delete Source Areas 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, and 10 from the Bypass 601 Groundwater Contamination (Bypass 601) National Priorities List (NPL) Site, located in Con...
Proposed Rule Aug 17, 1998
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), Region 4, announces its intent to partially delete a portion of the Sangamo Superfund Site from the National Priorities List (NPL) and requests public comment on this proposed action. The NP...
Proposed Rule Aug 17, 1998
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-819...
Notice Aug 17, 1998
This notice announces Agency approval of an application submitted by Novartis Seeds to conditionally register the plant pesticide Attribute Insect Protected Sweet Corn involving a changed use pattern of the product pursuant to the provisions of secti...
Notice Aug 17, 1998
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92- 463, notice is hereby given that the August 18-19 meeting of the Environmental Health Committee of the Science Advisory Board (SAB) has been canceled. This meeting had been announced in t...
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Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled ``Food Labeling: Statement of Identity, Nutrition Labeling, and Ingredient Labeling of Dietary Supplements'' has been approved by the Office of Management...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the expanded safe use of 2-(4,6- diphenyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-5-(hexyloxy)phenol as a light stabilizer/ ultraviolet (UV) absorber for polyethylene phthala...
Rule Aug 17, 1998
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of benzenesulfonic acid, 4-chloro-5-methyl-2-[[4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1-(3- sulfophenyl)-1H-pyrazo-4-yl]azo], ammonium salt (C.I. Pigment...
Rule Aug 17, 1998
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending its regulations on labeling requirements for foods treated with irradiation. This action is intended to clarify the agency's regulations following enactment of the FDA Modernization Act of 1997 (FDAM...
Rule Aug 17, 1998
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance document entitled ``Off-the-Shelf Software Use in Medical Devices.'' This draft guidance document is not final or in effect at this time. The purpose of the dra...
Notice Aug 17, 1998

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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In an Interim Rule (IR) published on December 11, 1997, the Coast Guard amended the notice of arrival requirements for certain vessels which must comply with the International Safety Management (ISM) Code, prior to their entering U.S. waters. This fi...
Rule Aug 17, 1998
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has submitted the following proposed information collection to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C....
Notice Aug 17, 1998
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Florida (FEMA-1223-DR), dated June 18, 1998, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Indiana, (FEMA-1234-DR), dated July 22, 1998, and related determinations.
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This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Indiana (FEMA-1234-DR), dated July 22, 1998 and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Iowa, (FEMA-1230-DR), dated July 2, 1998, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Iowa, (FEMA-1230-DR), dated July 2, 1998, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Iowa, (FEMA-1230-DR), dated July 2, 1998, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Iowa, (FEMA-1230-DR), dated July 2, 1998, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Maine (FEMA-1232-DR), dated July 2, 1998, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Michigan, (FEMA-1226-DR), dated June 24, 1998, and related determinations.
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This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Michigan (FEMA-1226-DR), dated June 24, 1998, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of New Hampshire, (FEMA-1231-DR), dated July 2, 1998, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of North Dakota (FEMA-1220-DR), dated June 15, 1998, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of North Dakota, (FEMA-1220-DR), dated June 15, 1998, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Ohio, (FEMA-1227-DR), dated June 30, 1998, and related determinations.
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This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Oregon (FEMA-1221-DR), dated June 12, 1998, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of South Dakota, (FEMA-1218-DR), dated June 1, 1998, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of California, (FEMA-1203-DR), dated February 9, 1998, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of West Virginia, (FEMA-1229-DR), dated July 1, 1998, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of West Virginia (FEMA-1229-DR), dated July 1, 1998, and related determinations.
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Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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The Department is implementing the Mark-to-Market Program authorized by the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform Act (MAHRA). The program is intended primarily to: (1) preserve low-income rental housing affordability and availability while reducing th...
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Interior Department logo Interior Department

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Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (Pub. L. 81-190 as amended), the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, has prepared a draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) assessing the potential impa...
Notice Aug 17, 1998
The following applicants have applied for a permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species. This notice is provided pursuant to section 10(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.).
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Notice of permits issued for the months of January 1998-July 1998.
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The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) provides notice that the comment period on the westslope cutthroat trout 90-day finding is being reopened. All interested parties are invited to submit comments on this proposal.
Proposed Rule Aug 17, 1998
The Secretary of the Department of the Interior (Department) has established a Royalty Policy Committee (Committee), on the Minerals Management Advisory Board, to provide advice on the Department's management of Federal and Indian minerals leases, re...
Notice Aug 17, 1998
This notice advises the public that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast Region, proposes to establish two new national wildlife refuges and expand an existing national wildlife refuge in the State of Louisiana for the benefit of the Louisia...
Notice Aug 17, 1998
Pursuant to the Council of Environmental Quality regulations and National Park Service (NPS) policy, NPS prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the establishment of the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC. The availability of the EA for a...
Notice Aug 17, 1998
The following public lands in Carbon County, Wyoming have been examined and found suitable for classification and conveyance under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as amended, (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).
Notice Aug 17, 1998
This rule implements a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) regarding joint regulation of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) pipelines. MMS regulations will apply to all...
Rule Aug 17, 1998
Public notice is hereby given that the National Park Service proposes to award a concession contract authorizing continued scheduled passenger ferry boat transportation services to the Manitou Islands, within Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore fo...
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Justice Department logo Justice Department

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Notice Aug 17, 1998
The rule will provide for and establish a user fee to be assessed to Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) for the processing by the FBI of National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) background checks. A NICS background check will determine...
Proposed Rule Aug 17, 1998
Notice Aug 17, 1998
This notice informs the public and organizations that assist overseas refugee applicants that the Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service) will grant derivative refugee status under section 207(c)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (th...
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Management and Budget Office

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The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requests comments on the attached draft report to Congress on the costs and benefits of Federal regulations. The draft report is divided into an introduction and four chapters. The introduction sets the conte...
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National Archives and Records Administration logo National Archives and Records Administration

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NARA is required by 44 U.S.C. 3303a(a) to provide an opportunity for public comment on proposed records schedules that will authorize the destruction of Federal records, including General Records Schedules issued by NARA to provide mandatory disposal...
Notice Aug 17, 1998

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National Science Foundation

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Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), and as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, the National Science Foundation (NSF) is inviting the general public or other Federal...
Notice Aug 17, 1998

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Northeast Dairy Compact Commission

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The Northeast Dairy Compact Commission previously proposed to amend the current Compact Over-order Price Regulation to exclude all milk from the pool which is either diverted or transferred, in bulk, out of the Compact regulated area. The Commission...
Proposed Rule Aug 17, 1998

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Notice Aug 17, 1998
The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby informs potential respondents that an agency...
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The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Revision...
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Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations governing personnel records and Federal employee training. The regulations amend a statement about maintaining individual employee training records and clarify agency authority for...
Rule Aug 17, 1998
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for reclearance of a revised...
Notice Aug 17, 1998
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for review of a new Generic Clea...
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Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

State Department logo State Department

Tennessee Valley Authority logo Tennessee Valley Authority

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Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

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The FHWA, in cooperation with the Rhode Island Department of Transportation, is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Assessment (EA) will be prepared for the proposed intermodal station and airport connection project in Warw...
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Notice of Open Season For Enrollment in Fiscal Year (FY) 1999 VISA Program.
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Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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An open meeting of the Citizen Advocacy Panel will be held in Sunrise, Florida.
Notice Aug 17, 1998
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 Aug 17, 1998
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 Aug 17, 1998
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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