August 26, 1998 (Volume 63)

Federal Register August 26, 1998

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Agency for International Development logo Agency for International Development

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Notice Aug 26, 1998

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) hereby issues a generic notice to those electric distribution borrowers that presently have mortgages that prohibit the issuance of additional secured debt without the consent of RUS (i.e., most mortgages entered int...
Notice Aug 26, 1998
We are reopening and extending the comment period for our advance notice of proposed rulemaking that announced that we are considering several changes to the Animal Welfare regulations to ensure the humane handling, care, and treatment of dogs and ca...
Proposed Rule Aug 26, 1998
We are amending the Mediterranean fruit fly regulations by removing the quarantined area in Dade County, FL, from the list of quarantined areas. The quarantine was necessary to prevent the spread of Medfly to noninfested areas of the United States. W...
Rule Aug 26, 1998
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and Farm Service Agency (FSA) to request approval of a new information collection in support of the peanut poundage...
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Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology invites interested parties to attend a meeting on September 15, 1998, in the Santa Clara, CA area or on September 29, 1998 in the Gaithersburg, MD area to discuss setting up a cooperative research co...
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To give firms an opportunity to comment.
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Defense Department logo Defense Department

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The Department of the Navy announces that it will hold a public scoping meeting to solicit comments on its preparation of an environmental impact statement for the Marine Corps Heritage Center at or adjacent to Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. A...
Notice Aug 26, 1998
The Department of the Navy (Navy), pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), and the regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality that implement NEPA procedures, 40 CFR Parts 1...
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Education Department logo Education Department

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On August 13, 1998 a notice inviting applications for new awards for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services for Fiscal Year (FY) 1999 was published in the Federal Register (63 FR 43597). This notice corrects the Fiscal Year state...
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On November 13, 1997, a notice was published in the Federal Register (62 FR 60988-60989) that established a closing date for transmittal of applications for the FY 1998 designation of eligible institutions for the Part A Strengthening Institutions an...
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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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This Department of Energy (DOE) solicitation is for financial assistance applications to provide technical expertise and assistance in areas related to the development of institutional and human capacity for implementing provisions in the United Nati...
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In compliance with the requirements of Section 3507(j)(1)of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104-13), and 5 CFR 1320.13 of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the Federal Energy Regulatory (Commission) is providing...
Notice Aug 26, 1998
The Deputy Secretary acting under Amendment No. 3 to Delegation Order No. 0204-108, effective November 10, 1993, and the authorities as implemented in 10 CFR 903.22(h) and 903.23(a)(3), has approved and placed into effect on an interim basis Rate Ord...
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Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Maryland for the purpose of establishing volatile organic compound control requirements on sources that store or handle jet fuel. In the Final Rules sectio...
Proposed Rule Aug 26, 1998
EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Maryland. This revision establishes and requires volatile organic compound (VOC) emission control requirements for sources that store or handle jet fuel. The intend...
Rule Aug 26, 1998
EPA hereby gives notification that pursuant to its authority under Clean Air Act (the Act), section 110(k)(4), in a December 12, 1997 letter, EPA notified New Jersey that the conditional interim approval of the New Jersey 15 Percent Rate of Progress...
Rule Aug 26, 1998
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of New Jersey changing the inspection frequency of the current inspection and maintenance (I/M) program from annual to biennial a...
Rule Aug 26, 1998
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) today is proposing an amendment to the May 1, 1995 Comprehensive Procurement Guideline (CPG). EPA is proposing to designate the following 19 new items that are or can be made with recovered mate...
Proposed Rule Aug 26, 1998
This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of deltamethrin in or on food and feed items as a result of use in food and feed handling establishments at 0.05 parts per million (ppm). AgrEvo Environmental Health requested this tolerance under...
Rule Aug 26, 1998
A meeting of the National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances (NAC/AEGL Committee) will be held on September 14-16, 1998, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. At this meeting, the NAC/AEGL Committee will address, as ti...
Notice Aug 26, 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 agricultural commodities.
Notice Aug 26, 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-826,...
Notice Aug 26, 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.
Notice Aug 26, 1998
In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of request for amendment by registrants to delete uses in certain pesticide registrations.
Notice Aug 26, 1998
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) today is providing notice of the issuance of a draft Recovered Materials Advisory Notice (RMAN III) that provides guidance to procuring agencies for purchasing certain items containing recovered...
Notice Aug 26, 1998
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92- 463, notice is hereby given that the Science Advisory Board's (SAB's) Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC) and its Federal Guidance Report Review Subcommittee (FGRRS) will conduct a public...
Notice Aug 26, 1998
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requests public comment on proposed guidance on implementation of the Federal consistency provisions established by sections 319(b)(2)(F) and (k) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) (33 U.S.C. 1329(b)(2)(F) and (k))...
Notice Aug 26, 1998
EPA is proposing to settle a cost recovery claim with two potentially responsible parties (PRPs) with regard to past costs at the Agate Lake Scrap Yard site (the Site) in Nisswa, Minnesota. The EPA is authorized under section 122(h) of the CERCLA to...
Notice Aug 26, 1998
This rule extends time-limited tolerances for residues of the herbicide triclopyr and its metabolites in or on fish and shellfish at 0.2 part per million (ppm) and 5.0 ppm, respectively, for an additional one and one-half-year period, to June 30, 200...
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Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

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Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board logo Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

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The Executive Director of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (Board) is adopting as final an amendment to the Board's Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) loan regulations without change. The amendment affects participants who are alleged to have su...
Rule Aug 26, 1998

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

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The Federal Trade Commission is implementing the requirements of the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 by revising its Rules of Practice governing access to agency records. The Commission is also making other ``housekeeping'' a...
Rule Aug 26, 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...
Notice Aug 26, 1998
The Federal Trade Commission proposes to amend its Rules of Practice to address expedited processing and aggregation of requests under the Freedom of Information Act, as amended by the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996. The Com...
Proposed Rule Aug 26, 1998

Government Ethics Office logo Government Ethics Office

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The Office of Government Ethics is proposing minor amendments to the sections on seeking other employment and outside activities in the regulation governing standards of ethical conduct for executive branch employees, to conform with interpretive adv...
Proposed Rule Aug 26, 1998

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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Notice of public workshop.
Notice Aug 26, 1998
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending to September 28, 1998, the comment period for the proposed rule that appeared in the Federal Register of April 29, 1998 (63 FR 23624). The document proposed regulations defining the types of stateme...
Proposed Rule Aug 26, 1998
Notice Aug 26, 1998

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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Notice is hearby given that the District Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the drawbridge operating regulations listed at 33 CFR 117.993, governing the operation of the US2 Bridge mile 91.8, between South He...
Rule Aug 26, 1998
The Coast Guard is amending the temporary rule currently governing the operation of the Frederick Douglass Memorial (South Capitol Street) bridge across Anacostia River at mile 1.2 in Washington, D.C. This temporary rule extends the authorization to...
Rule Aug 26, 1998
This document provides notice of the dates and times of the special local regulations contained in 33 CFR 100.114, Fireworks Displays within the First Coast Guard District. All vessels will be restricted from entering the area of navigable water with...
Rule Aug 26, 1998

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), provides notice of one additional public hearing on the proposed threatened status of the contiguous United States population of the Canada lyn...
Proposed Rule Aug 26, 1998
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) proposes to remove the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) in North America from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. The Service proposes this action because the available data indicate that th...
Proposed Rule Aug 26, 1998
The Fish and Wildlife Service withdraws the June 6, 1997 proposed rule to amend 50 CFR part 14, subpart J, pertaining to the establishment of standards for the humane and healthful transport of live reptiles and amphibians to the United States. We pr...
Proposed Rule Aug 26, 1998
OSM is reopening the public comment period on a proposed amendment to the Kentucky regulatory program (hereinafter the ``Kentucky program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The proposed amendment consists of chan...
Proposed Rule Aug 26, 1998
Notice is hereby given that certain coal resources in the Thundercloud Tract, described below, in Campbell County, Wyoming, will be offered for competitive lease by sealed bid in accordance with the provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as a...
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The National Park Service (NPS) is considering a land exchange pursuant to the Act of July 15, 1968 (16 U.S.C. 460l-22(b)) and the Act of October 2, 1968 (16 U.S.C. 90) as amended, which established North Cascades National Park (NP) and Lake Chelan N...
Notice Aug 26, 1998
As provided in Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Service announces a meeting designed to foster partnerships to enhance recreational fishing and boating in the United States. This meeting, sponsored by the Sport Fishing and...
Notice Aug 26, 1998

International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico logo International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico

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This notice advises the public that pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, the United States Section, International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) proposes to gather information necessary f...
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International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

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Justice Department logo Justice Department

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Notice of information collection under review; guidelines on producing master exhibits for asylum applications.
Notice Aug 26, 1998
Notice of information collection under review; Fax request form from benefit agency to INS for confirmation of status of I-130 and fax request form from benefit agency to EOIR for confirmation of status.
Notice Aug 26, 1998
Notice of information collection under review; assessment of Indian country law enforcement.
Notice Aug 26, 1998
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) has received a petition for the establishment of a viticultural area in Napa County, California, to be known as ``Yountville.'' This proposal is the result of a petition submitted by Yountville appell...
Proposed Rule Aug 26, 1998

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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NASA hereby gives notice the SOFTKAT, Incorporated, of Petaluma, California, has applied for an exclusive license to practice the invention disclosed in NASA Case No. ARC 15007-1LE, entitled ``Mars VE The Virtual Exploration Mission CD-ROM,'' for whi...
Notice Aug 26, 1998
NASA hereby gives notice that Modern School Supplies, Inc. of Bloomfield, Connecticut, has applied for an exclusive license to practice the invention disclosed in NASA Case No. ARC 15007-1LE, entitled ``Mars VE The Virtual Exploration Mission CD-ROM,...
Notice Aug 26, 1998
NASA hereby gives notice that Chancepts, LTD., L.L.C., of Charlotte, NC, has applied for a partially exclusive license to practice the invention described and claimed in U.S. Patent No. 5,423,400, entitled, ``Mechanical Energy Absorber,'' which is as...
Notice Aug 26, 1998

National Archives and Records Administration logo National Archives and Records Administration

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This proposed rule would streamline NARA regulations implementing the Privacy Act of 1974 by revising and simplifying policies for release of medical information, clarifying whom in NARA individuals contact with Privacy Act requests and appeals, and...
Proposed Rule Aug 26, 1998

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National Council on Disability

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This notice sets forth the schedule of forthcoming conference calls for NCD's advisory committees--International Watch and Technology Watch. Notice of this meeting is required under Section 10(a)(1)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 9...
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National Gambling Impact Study Commission

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At its fifth on-site meeting the National Gambling Impact Study Commission, established under Public Law 104-169, dated August 3, 1996, will hear presentations from invited panels of speakers, receive public comment, and conduct its normal meeting bu...
Notice Aug 26, 1998

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Notice Aug 26, 1998
This document delays the effective date of a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on July 23, 1998 (63 FR 39477), that makes minor corrections and clarifying changes to 10 CFR Part 20 and conforms other regulations with the Commission's 1...
Rule Aug 26, 1998
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will hold a public workshop to develop improvements to the performance assessment and regulatory oversight processes. These meetings are open to the public and all interested parties may attend and participate.
Notice Aug 26, 1998

Postal Service logo Postal Service

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The Postal Service has published a set of draft specifications for the Information-Based Indicia Program (IBIP). In an effort to comply with comments received regarding those specifications we have compiled a set of functional Performance Criteria as...
Notice Aug 26, 1998
The flat sorting machine (FSM) 1000 is capable of processing mailpieces that cannot be processed on the FSM 881. FSM 1000 machines are being retrofitted with barcode readers. Mailpieces that currently do not qualify for automation flat rates will be...
Proposed Rule Aug 26, 1998

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

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Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

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Notice Aug 26, 1998
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Small Business Administration's intentions to request approval on a new, and/or currently approved information collection.
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Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), agencies are required to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying th...
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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 A320 series airplanes. This proposal would require repetitive inspections to detect fatigue cracking of the lower surface panel on th...
Proposed Rule Aug 26, 1998
This document proposes the supersedure of an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all CASA Model C-212 series airplanes, that currently requires replacement of the cover of the power control quadrant pedestal with a cover that incorpo...
Proposed Rule Aug 26, 1998
This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Dassault Model Falcon 2000 series airplanes. This proposal would require modification of the front galley and rear lavatory water heaters. This pr...
Proposed Rule Aug 26, 1998
This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Saab Model SAAB 2000 series airplanes. This proposal would require replacement of the outboard trunnion pin of the shock strut on the main landing...
Proposed Rule Aug 26, 1998
This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Saab Model SAAB SF340A and SAAB 340B series airplanes. This proposal would require a one-time visual inspection of the main landing gear (MLG) bra...
Proposed Rule Aug 26, 1998
Notice Aug 26, 1998
Notice is given of a new task assigned to and accepted by the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC). This notice informs the public of the activities of ARAC.
Notice Aug 26, 1998
Under its licensing authority, the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation (AST) of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) determines financial responsibility requirements for licensees authorized to conduct commercial space la...
Rule Aug 26, 1998
Notice Aug 26, 1998
The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to Impose and Use the revenue from a PFC at Nashville International Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus...
Notice Aug 26, 1998
This action amends Special Federal Aviation Regulations (SFAR) 67 by expanding the prohibition on flight operations within the territory and airspace of Afghanistan by any United States air carrier and commercial operator, by any person exercising th...
Rule Aug 26, 1998
This action prohibits flight operations within the territory and airspace of Sudan by any United States air carrier and commercial operator, by any person exercising the privileges of an airman certificate issued by the FAA, or by an operator using a...
Rule Aug 26, 1998
Notice Aug 26, 1998
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3501, et seq.) this notice announces that the Department of Transportation has submitted an emergency processing public information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Ma...
Notice Aug 26, 1998
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3501, et seq.) this notice announces that the Department of Transportation has submitted information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for r...
Notice Aug 26, 1998
This action will revoke the Class D and Class E airspace at Crows Landing Airport, Crows Landing, CA. In 1993 the U.S. Navy transferred operation of Crows Landing Naval Auxiliary Landing Field (NALF) to the National Aeronautics and Space Administrati...
Rule Aug 26, 1998
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes to issue operating rules that would prohibit operation of turbine-powered U.S.- registered airplanes type certificated to have six or more passenger seats, exclusive of pilot and copilot seating, unl...
Proposed Rule Aug 26, 1998

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