August 21, 1998 (Volume 63)

Federal Register August 21, 1998

View all documents issued on August 21, 1998. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

102 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on August 21, 1998

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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The USDA, Forest Service, will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to disclose the environmental effects of timber harvest, reforestation, precommercial thinning, prescribed burning, road management and watershed rehabilitation; and to co...
Notice Aug 21, 1998
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the Rural Utilities Service's (RUS) invites comments on these information collections for which RUS intends to request approval from the Office of Management a...
Notice Aug 21, 1998
We are amending the Mediterranean fruit fly regulations by adding a portion of Orange County, CA, to the list of quarantined areas and restricting the interstate movement of regulated articles from the quarantined area. This action is necessary on an...
Rule Aug 21, 1998
This document provides notice of the organization of the National Appeals Division (NAD) and provides information and addresses with respect to filing requests with NAD for information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552.
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We are amending the brucellosis regulations concerning the interstate movement of swine by adding Alabama to the list of validated brucellosis-free States. We have determined that Alabama meets the criteria for classification as a validated brucellos...
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Central Intelligence Agency logo Central Intelligence Agency

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The Central Intelligence Agency is hereby promulgating regulations which protect its installations within the United States. The classified and highly sensitive worldwide activities of the Agency are directed and supervised from these various install...
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Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Correction Aug 21, 1998
This document amends a notice published in the Federal Register of June 16, 1998, regarding the NOAA Climate and Global Programs. The amendments are intended to show NOAA's interest in supporting new PACS research projects designed to focus on season...
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The Department of Commerce is announcing its intent to modify the manner in which its final determinations are made available to the public. Due to the mounting costs of publishing complete determinations in the Federal Register and wide-spread acces...
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The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is postponing the preliminary determinations of the antidumping duty investigations of stainless steel plate in coils from Belgium, Canada, Italy, South Africa, South Korea and Taiwan. These investigati...
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Over the last several months, the Chief Information Officers Council has been developing its Strategic Plan for improving overall governmentwide information technology (IT) management. The Council, created as part of implementing the Clinger-Cohen Ac...
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Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled logo Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

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The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Federal agencies are...
Notice Aug 21, 1998
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 and services previously furni...
Notice Aug 21, 1998
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, and to delete commodities previously furnished by such agencies.
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Corporation for National and Community Service logo Corporation for National and Community Service

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The Corporation for National and Community Service (Corporation) announces the availability of approximately $100,000 to provide training and technical assistance (T/TA) to national service programs supported by the Corporation that are operated by I...
Notice Aug 21, 1998
The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the ``Corporation'') announces the availability of approximately $200,000 to support an organization selected under this Notice to provide training and technical assistance to organizati...
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Defense Department logo Defense Department

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In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of Public Law 92-463, The Federal Advisory Committee Act, this announces the forthcoming AFEB Infectious Disease Subcommittee meeting. This subcommittee will meet from 0800-1630 on Friday, 18 September 1998. The pu...
Notice Aug 21, 1998
The Department of the Navy is amending its certifications and exemptions under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), to reflect that the Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General (Admiralty) of the Navy has...
Rule Aug 21, 1998
The Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Dade County Beach Erosion Control and Hurricane Protection Project, for a Test Beach Fill Using a Foreign Source of Carbonate Sa...
Notice Aug 21, 1998
The following invention is assigned to the United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy and is available for licensing by the Department of the Navy: U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 08/940,043 entitled ``Fiber-Reinforced Phth...
Notice Aug 21, 1998
In accordance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs announces the proposed extension of a public information collection and seeks public comment on the p...
Notice Aug 21, 1998
Under the provisions of Pub. L. 92-463, the ``Federal Advisory Committee act,'' notice is hereby given of the renewal of the Board of Visitors for Department of Defense Centers for Regional Security. The Board will provide advice on matters related t...
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Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a curr...
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Delaware River Basin Commission

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Energy Department logo Energy Department

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This notice announces the availability of the ROD to implement the Agency Proposed Action as described in the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the BPA/Lower Valley Transmission Project; a joint project between BPA and Lower Valley Power and L...
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An environmental assessment (EA) has been prepared to assess potential environmental impacts associated with a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposed action to test an integrated pit disassembly and conversion process on a relatively small sample o...
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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. The revisions concern rules from the following Districts: South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District (Y...
Rule Aug 21, 1998
EPA is proposing a disapproval of revisions to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern the potential exemption of sources from applicable emission limits contained in permits and in source category specific rules when...
Proposed Rule Aug 21, 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 screen printing operations, and graphic arts. The intended effect of proposing approva...
Proposed Rule Aug 21, 1998
EPA expressed environmental concerns that the EIS does not adequately address the impacts of prescribed burning that would result with the implementation of the action alternative currently under consideration. On May 15, 1998, EPA issued an interim...
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Section 305(f)(1) of the CWA provides that all permits issued under section 402 to a POTW or any other TWTDS must include requirements for the use and disposal of sludge that implement the regulations established pursuant to section 405(d) of the CWA...
Notice Aug 21, 1998
Due to receipt of an adverse written comment, EPA is withdrawing the immediate final rule published on Tuesday, July 7, 1998 (63 FR 36587) for the approval of the State of Washington's authorization revision to its hazardous waste program under the R...
Rule Aug 21, 1998

Farm Credit Administration logo Farm Credit Administration

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Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)), that the September 10, 1998 regular meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board (Board) will not be held. The FCA Board will hold a special meeting at 9...
Notice Aug 21, 1998

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...
Notice Aug 21, 1998
The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...
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The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection, as required by the P...
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On June 30, 1998, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes licensing and operating rules for the 47.2-48.2 GHz (47 GHz) band, and proposes that licenses for this band be acquired...
Proposed Rule Aug 21, 1998

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

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Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

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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Notice Aug 21, 1998
This final rule implements provisions of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), related to child support enforcement program automation. Under PRWORA, States must have in effect a statewide automated dat...
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Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.
Notice Aug 21, 1998

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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The National Park Service proposes to conduct visitor surveys of the economics of winter use and wildlife in the national parks, national forests, and communities of the Greater Yellowstone Area. The surveys would be used in a forthcoming draft Envir...
Notice Aug 21, 1998
This notice announces a meeting of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force's Zebra Mussel Coordination Committee. The meeting is open to the public. Meeting topics are identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Notice Aug 21, 1998
On May 1, 1998, the Office of Surface Mining (OSM) of the United States Department of the Interior announced, via Federal Register notice, the availability of the draft PED/EIS for a petition to designate certain lands in the watershed and viewshed o...
Notice Aug 21, 1998
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 Aug 21, 1998
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 Aug 21, 1998
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 Aug 21, 1998
Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and, title 43 of the Code of Federal Regulations, subpart 3809, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be directing the preparation of an EIS for the proposed expansion...
Notice Aug 21, 1998
The following described lands have been examined and found suitable for direct sale to Bullion Monarch Company at the appraised fair market value of $95,000. Authority for the sale is in Sections 203 and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management...
Notice Aug 21, 1998
Amend temporary closure and restriction of public lands in Washoe and Pershing Counties.
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Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act and in accordance with the Washington State Environmental Policy Act, this notice advises the public that the Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service (Services) intend to gathe...
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Justice Department logo Justice Department

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In the Rules and Regulations portion of this Federal Register, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) is issuing temporary regulations to implement sections 908, 910 and 1415 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. The new law made changes in...
Proposed Rule Aug 21, 1998
This temporary rule implements some of the provisions of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. The new law made changes in the excise tax on hard cider, clarified the authority to use semi-generic designations on wine labels, and repealed the requirement...
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Labor Department logo Labor Department

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Correction Aug 21, 1998
Under section 101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, the Secretary of Labor may modify the application of a mandatory safety standard to a mine if the Secretary determines either that an alternate method exists at a specific mine t...
Notice Aug 21, 1998

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a forthcoming meeting of the NASA Advisory Council, Minority Business Resource Advisory Committee.
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National Bipartisan Commission on Future of Medicare

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National Science Foundation

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to request clearance of this collection. In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing opportunity for public comment on...
Notice Aug 21, 1998
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), the National Science Foundation (NSF) is providing notice of revisions to one existing system and the planned creation of one new system. The revisions to the current system NSF-66 ``NSF Photo Iden...
Notice Aug 21, 1998

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Postal Service logo Postal Service

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Global Direct--Canada Admail is an international mail service primarily intended for major printing firms, direct marketers, mail order companies, and other high volume mailers seeking easier access to the Canadian domestic postal system. The service...
Rule Aug 21, 1998

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

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Section 311 of the Social Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994 directed the Social Security Administration (SSA) to provide support to health researchers involved in epidemiological research. Specifically, when a study is determ...
Notice Aug 21, 1998

State Department logo State Department

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This rule adopts as final the interim final rule amending the rules concerning passport restrictions published November 25, 1997. This rule added one new ground for denying, revoking or canceling a passport.
Rule Aug 21, 1998

Tennessee Valley Authority logo Tennessee Valley Authority

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This notice is provided in accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality's regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 to 1508) and TVA's procedures implementing the National Environmental Policy Act. TVA has decided to adopt the preferred alternative iden...
Notice Aug 21, 1998

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

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This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to all Aerostar Aircraft Corporation (Aerostar) PA-60-600 and PA-60-700 series airplanes. The proposed AD would require repetitively inspecting the forward face of ea...
Proposed Rule Aug 21, 1998
The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that a supplement to a final environmental impact statement will be prepared for a proposed highway project in Monterey County, California.
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Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 requires the Federal Government to withhold or reduce certain Federal payments to satisfy delinquent nontax debts owed to the United States by the payee. This process is known as ``administrative offset.''...
Rule Aug 21, 1998
In the rules and regulations portion of this Federal Register, the Financial Management Service is issuing an interim rule setting forth the rules governing the administrative offset of Federal benefit payments issued under the Social Security Act (o...
Proposed Rule Aug 21, 1998
This document is a replacement of a notice published in the Federal Register on March 27, 1997, which announced Customs' plan to conduct an account-based prototype (NCAP/P) under the National Customs Automation Program (NCAP). This notice broadens th...
Notice Aug 21, 1998
This document contains final regulations relating to rewards for information that relates to violations of the internal revenue laws. The regulations reflect changes to the law made by the Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 and affect persons that are eligibl...
Rule Aug 21, 1998
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), this notice announces the appointment of members of the Combined PRB for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the Financial Management Service, the U.S. Mint and the Bureau of the Public Debt. The Board reviews the p...
Notice Aug 21, 1998

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United States Information Agency

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Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985, 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978 (43 FR 13359, March 29, 1978), and Delegation Order...
Notice Aug 21, 1998
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985, 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978 (43 FR 13359, March 29, 1978), and Delegation Order...
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United States Sentencing Commission

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Pursuant to its authority under 28 U.S.C. 994(o) and (p), and the ``emergency authority'' in section 6(d) of the Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-184 (the ``Act''), the Commission requests comment on several issues pertaining t...
Notice Aug 21, 1998

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