Federal Register September 16, 1998 (Volume 63)

Agencies Publishing on September 16, 1998

Agriculture Department (4)
Commerce Department (10)
Defense Department (5)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (7)
Environmental Protection Agency (17)
Executive Office of the President (2)
Federal Communications Commission (3)
General Services Administration (2)
Health and Human Services Department (9)
Homeland Security Department (1)
Interior Department (6)
International Trade Commission (3)
Justice Department (1)
Labor Department (2)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (2)
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National Science Foundation (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (4)
Postal Service (2)
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Railroad Retirement Board (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (8)
Small Business Administration (6)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (1)
Transportation Department (14)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > RUS Municipal Interest Rates for the Fourth Quarter of 1998 The Rural Utilities Service hereby announces the interest rates for advances on municipal rate loans with interest rate terms beginning during the fourth calendar quarter of 1998.	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Agriculture Department > RUS Revision of Electric Program Standard Contract Forms The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) requires borrowers to use standard forms of contracts promulgated by RUS when contracting for construction, procurement, engineering services, or architectural services financed through loans made or guaranteed by RU...	Proposed Rule	Sep 16, 1998
Agriculture Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Agriculture Department > RUS Telecommunications System Construction Contract and Specifications The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is considering possible revisions that may be desirable in form and content of RUS Contract Form 515, Telephone System Construction Contract. This action will amend the Telephone System Specifications which include R...	Proposed Rule	Sep 16, 1998

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative Review Notice of opportunity to request administrative review of antidumping or countervailing duty order, finding, or suspended investigation.	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Commerce Department > ITA Brass Sheet and Strip From the Netherlands: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review On May 11, 1998, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on brass sheet and strip from the Netherlands (63 FR 75821). This review covers sales to the Uni...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Commerce Department > EAB Establishment of 24-Month Validity Period for Certain Reexport Authorizations and Revocation of Other Authorizations The Bureau of Export Administration is amending the Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR parts 730-774) by issuing General Order No. 1 establishing a 24-month validity period for all reexport authorizations that do not contain any license validi...	Rule	Sep 16, 1998
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Amendment 51 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska and Amendment 51 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted Amendment 51 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area (BSAI) and Amendment 51 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundf...	Proposed Rule	Sep 16, 1998
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Community Development Quota Program NMFS announces the partial approval of recommendations made by the State of Alaska (State) for the 1998 through 2000 multispecies groundfish and prohibited species Community Development Plans (CDPs) under the Western Alaska Community Development Quot...	Rule	Sep 16, 1998
Commerce Department > ITA Industrial Phosphoric Acid From Belgium; Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is extending the time limit for the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of the antidumping order on industrial phosphoric acid from Belgium. This review covers 1 producer/exporte...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Commerce Department > ITA Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation: Elastic Rubber Tape From India	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Commerce Department > NOAA National Weather Service Modernization and Associated Restructuring The NWS is publishing proposed certifications for the consolidation, automation, and closure of the Huntsville, Alabama Weather Service Office (WSO) which would be automated at FAA Weather Observation Service Level B and have its services consolidate...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation: Elastic Rubber Tape from India	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Commerce Department > ITA Pure Magnesium From Canada; Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Administrative Review The Department of Commerce is extending the time limit for the final results of the fifth review of the antidumping duty order on pure magnesium from Canada. The period of review is August 1, 1996 through July 31, 1997. This extension is made pursuan...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Department of Defense Wage Committee; Notice of Closed Meetings	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Defense Department Notice of Tuition Waiver	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Defense Department Privacy Act of 1974; Notice of Systems of Records The Defense Finance and Accounting Service proposes to add three systems of records notices to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. DATES: This action will be effective without further notic...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Defense Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Defense Finance and Accounting Service proposes to add a system of records notice to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. DATES: This action will be effective without further notice on O...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Defense Department Renewal of the Ballistic Missile Defense Advisory Committee The Ballistic Missile Defense Advisory Committee (BMDAC) has been renewed in consonance with the public interest, and in accordance with the provisions of Pub. L. 92-463, the ``Federal Advisory Committee Act.'' The BMDAC provides the Director, Ballis...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department National Assessment Governing Board In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces a proposed information collection request (ICR) of the National Assessment Governing Board. The information collection is to conduct validity studies in co...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests The Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Sep 16, 1998

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > BPA Availability of the Bonneville Purchasing Instructions (BPI) Copies of the BPI which establishes the procedures BPA uses in the solicitation, award, and administration of its purchases of goods and services, including construction, and the Bonneville Financial Assistance Instructions (BFAI) which establishes t...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Energy Department > FERC CNG Transmission Corporation; Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed CNG Transmission Corporation Market Area Storage Project	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Energy Department > FERC DTE-CoEnergy, L.L.C., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Energy Department > BPA Execution of Agreements to Install Additional Wind Turbines at the Wyoming Windpower Plant BPA has decided to execute one or more agreements with SeaWest Corporation, a wind developer, of San Diego, California, to install additional turbines at the Wyoming Windpower Plant in Carbon County, Wyoming. To acquire the additional output from the...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Florida Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Filed With the Commission	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Application	Notice	Sep 16, 1998

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Acquisition Regulation: Contractor Performance Evaluations The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is amending the EPA Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR) (48 CFR Chapter 15) to revise its policy and procedures regarding the evaluation of contractor performance on EPA contracts and to establish an EPAAR clause...	Proposed Rule	Sep 16, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Evaluation of Jobs Through Recycling Grant Projects 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: Evaluation...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Enhanced Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program This action approves an August 21, 1998 State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to supplement its enhanced motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance (I/M) program SIP. The August 21, 1998 SIP re...	Rule	Sep 16, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Enhanced Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program This action proposes approval of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's August 21, 1998 submission to supplement its State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision for the enhanced motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance (I/M) program. The Commonwea...	Proposed Rule	Sep 16, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Interim Final Determination that Pennsylvania Continues to Correct the Deficiencies of its Enhanced I/M SIP Revision Elsewhere in today's Federal Register, EPA has published a direct final rule granting full conditional approval of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's enhanced motor vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) program, under section 348 of the National H...	Rule	Sep 16, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Desmedipham; Extension of Tolerances for Emergency Exemption This rule extends time-limited tolerances for residues of the herbicide desmedipham in or on red beet roots at 0.2 part per million (ppm) and red beet tops at 15 ppm for an additional 1-year period, to August 31, 1999. This action is in response to E...	Rule	Sep 16, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Lead-Based Paint Activities in Target Housing and Child-Occupied Facilities; State of Oklahoma's Authorization Application On August 10, 1998, the State of Oklahoma submitted an application for EPA approval to administer and enforce training and certification requirements, training program accreditation requirements, and work practice standards for lead-based paint activ...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency LidoChem Inc.; Approval of a Pesticide Product Registration This notice announces Agency approval an application to register the pesticide product eKsPunge, containing an active ingredient not included in any previously registered product pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(5) of the Federal Insecticid...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Myclobutanil; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions This regulation establishes time-limited tolerances for combined residues of myclobutanil in or on artichokes, asparagus, and peppers (bell and non-bell). This action is in response to EPA's granting of emergency exemptions under section 18 of the Fe...	Rule	Sep 16, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Category: Pulp and Paper Production Under the authority of the Clean Air Act, the EPA has promulgated standards at 40 CFR part 63, subpart S (63 FR 18504, April 15, 1998) to reduce hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions from the pulp and paper production source category. This rule is...	Rule	Sep 16, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions This notice announces the initial filing of pesticidepetitions 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-830,...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Revocation of Significant New Use Rules for Certain Chemical Substances EPA is proposing to revoke significant new use rules (SNURs) for 6 substances promulgated under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for certain chemical substances based on new data. Based on the new data the Agency no longer f...	Proposed Rule	Sep 16, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Propyzamide; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions This regulation establishes time-limited tolerances for combined residues of propyzamide (pronamide) and its metabolites containing the 3,5-dichlorobenzoyl moiety (calculated as 3,5-dichloro- N-(1,1-dimethyl-2-propynyl)benzamide) in or on cranberries...	Rule	Sep 16, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Revision of Standards of Performance for Nitrogen Oxide Emissions From New Fossil-Fuel Fired Steam Generating Units; Revisions to Reporting Requirements for Standards of Performance for New Fossil-Fuel Fired Steam Generating Units Pursuant to section 407(c) of the Clean Air Act, the EPA has reviewed the emission standards for nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>) contained in the standards of performance for new electric utility steam generating units and industrial-commercial-inst...	Rule	Sep 16, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency State of Alaska Petition for Exemption From Diesel Fuel Sulfur Requirement On December 12, 1995, the Governor of Alaska petitioned EPA to permanently exempt the areas of Alaska served by the Federal Aid Highway System from the requirements of EPA's low-sulfur diesel fuel program for motor vehicles. On August 19, 1996, EPA e...	Rule	Sep 16, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Texas; Full Program Adequacy Determination of State Municipal Solid Waste Permit Program Section 4005(c)(1)(B) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA) of 1984, requires States to develop and implement permit programs to ensure that municipal solid waste landfills...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Trichoderma Harzianum Strain T-39; Exemption from the Requirement of a Temporary Tolerance This rule establishes an exemption from the requirement of a temporary tolerance for residues of the Trichoderma harzianum strain T- 39 in/on strawberry, table grape and wine grape when applied/used as ground or foliar applications in accordance with...	Rule	Sep 16, 1998

Executive Office of the President

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Greening the Government Through Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Federal Acquisition	Presidential Document	Sep 16, 1998
Executive Office of the President Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week, 1998	Presidential Document	Sep 16, 1998

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission 1998 Biennial Regulatory Review Section 11 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act), requires that the Commission, in every even-numbered year beginning in 1998, review all regulations that apply to the operations and activities of any provider of telecommunications serv...	Proposed Rule	Sep 16, 1998
Federal Communications Commission Main Studio and Public Inspection File of Broadcast Stations In this Report and Order (``R&O''), the Commission adopts amendments to its rules governing main studio and local public inspection file requirements for broadcast licensees. The Commission relaxes the standard governing the location of the main stud...	Rule	Sep 16, 1998
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval 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	Sep 16, 1998

General Services Administration

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration President's Commission on the Celebration of Women in American History Notice is hereby given that the President's Commission on the Celebration of Women in American History will hold an open meeting from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 25, 1998 at the Albuquerque Museum Auditorium, 200 Mountain Road, NW., A...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
General Services Administration Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Entitled Appraisal, Fair Annual Rental for Parking Spaces Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Office of Acquisition Policy has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved info...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Advisory Committee for Energy-Related Epidemiologic Research: Meeting	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Emergency Processing Request Under OMB Review; Attitudinal and Behavorial Efffects of Direct-To-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency processing under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA). This notice s...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Customer/Partner Service Surveys The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish noti...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Announcement of Technical Assistance Workshops for Programs Administered by the Division of Disadvantaged Assistance, Bureau of Health Professions The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces that technical assistance workshops will be held for new and renewal applicants for fiscal year (FY) 1999 competitive grant cycle for the Health Careers Opportunity Programs.	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Health and Human Services Department Findings of Scientific Misconduct Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has made a final finding of scientific misconduct in the following case: George A.S. Park, M.S., Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health: Based on Mr. Park's own admissi...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > FDA International Conference on Harmonisation; Guidance on Statistical Principles for Clinical Trials; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is publishing a guidance entitled ``E9 Statistical Principles for Clinical Trials.'' The guidance was prepared under the auspices of the International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Re...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Quarterly Listing of Program IssuancesFirst Quarter, 1998 This notice lists HCFA manual instructions, substantive and interpretive regulations, and other Federal Register notices that were published during January, February, and March of 1998 that relate to the Medicare and Medicaid programs. It also identi...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Health and Human Services Department Notice of a Cooperative Agreement With the Summit Health Institute for Research and Education, Inc.	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations	Notice	Sep 16, 1998

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review The U.S. Coast Guard has submitted for emergency processing an information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR concerns safety approval of cargo con...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > OSM Arkansas Regulatory Program OSM is approving an amendment to the Arkansas regulatory program (hereinafter referred to as the ``Arkansas program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Arkansas proposed revisions to, and additions of, regulations...	Rule	Sep 16, 1998
Interior Department > FWS Consideration of Alternative Methods of Funding National Fish and Wildlife Conservation Projects Through the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration and Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Programs The Service is inviting comments from the public on different methods of funding important fish and wildlife conservation projects through the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration and Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration programs to replace the exist...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Interior Department > FWS Endangered Species Permit Applications The following applicants have applied for a scientific research permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species pursuant to section 10 (a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 USC 1531 et seq.).	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Extension of Public Comment Period for Take Guidance and Survey Protocol for the Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-owl The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) provides notice that the public comment period is extended until November 14, 1998 for take guidance and survey protocol for the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl.	Proposed Rule	Sep 16, 1998
Interior Department > OSM North Dakota Regulatory Program OSM is approving a proposed amendment to the North Dakota regulatory program (hereinafter referred to as the ``North Dakota program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The revisions and information explaining thos...	Rule	Sep 16, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Notice for Publication, AA-9238, AA-9244, AA-9247, AA-9250, and AA-10422; Alaska Native Claims Selection	Notice	Sep 16, 1998

International Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Certain Organic Photoconductor Drums and Products Containing Same; Notice of Commission Determination Not To Review Two Initial Determinations Terminating the Investigation as to Four Respondents on the Basis That Complainant Has Withdrawn Its Allegations of Infringement Against Those Respondents Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review the presiding administrative law judge's (ALJ's) initial determinations (IDs) (Orders Nos. 6 and 7) in the above-captioned investigation terminating the...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
International Trade Commission Certain Recombinantly Produced Hepatitis B Vaccines and Products Containing Same; Notice of Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Terminating the Investigation on the Basis of a Settlement Agreement Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review the presiding administrative law judge's (ALJ's) initial determination (ID) (Order No. 7) in the above-captioned investigation terminating the investigat...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
International Trade Commission Stainless Steel Wire Rod From Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain, Sweden, and Taiwan	Notice	Sep 16, 1998

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > DEA Exemption of Chemical Mixtures The DEA is proposing regulations to implement those portions of the Domestic Chemical Diversion Control Act of 1993 [Pub. L. 103- 200] (DCDCA) that exempt from regulation under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) certain chemical mixtures that contai...	Proposed Rule	Sep 16, 1998

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > PWBA Grant of Individual Exemptions; Individual Retirement Accounts (the IRAs) for Marcia A. Hendrichsen, Larry L. Hendrichsen, Lawrence D. Hendrichsen, Located in Burlington, IA; William H. Napier, George Rashid, Jr., Jake E. Rashid, Carl A. Saunders, and John C. Schuldt, Located in Fort Madison, IA (Collectively, the Participants), et al. This document contains exemptions issued by the Department of Labor (the Department) from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (th...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Labor Department > PWBA Proposed Exemptions; John Taylor Fertilizers Company Profit Sharing Plan (the Plan) This document contains notices of pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of proposed exemptions from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (the Act) and/or the Inte...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Information Collection; Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Information Collection; Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).	Notice	Sep 16, 1998

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National Science Foundation

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National Science Foundation Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request 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	Sep 16, 1998

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance About Industrial Radiography Licenses The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the completion and availability of NUREG-1556, Volume 2, ``Consolidated Guidance about Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance About Industrial Radiography Licenses,'' dated August 1998...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance About Licenses of Broad Scope, Availability of Draft NUREG The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the availability of, and requesting comment on, draft NUREG-1556, Volume 11, ``Consolidated Guidance about Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance about Licenses of Broad Scope,'' dated...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Physical Protection for Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste: Technical Amendment The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is amending its regulations concerning the physical protection of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste stored at independent spent fuel storage installations, monitored-retrievable storage installation...	Rule	Sep 16, 1998
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Physical Protection for Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste: Technical Amendment The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to amend its regulations concerning physical protection of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste stored at independent spent fuel storage installations, monitored-retrievable storage instal...	Proposed Rule	Sep 16, 1998

Postal Service

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service Notice of Cancellation of Visit A Commission visit to tour operations and discuss postal issues with several organizations in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area has been cancelled.	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Postal Service Notice of Meeting The U.S. Postal Service and U.S. Department of State will hold a briefing meeting on preparations for the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Council of Administration in October 1998 and the UPU Congress in Beijing in 1999. The purpose of this meeting will...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998

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Railroad Retirement Board

Title	Type	Published
Railroad Retirement Board Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Sep 16, 1998

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Equity Managers Trust, et al.; Notice of Application Notice of an application under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'') for an exemption from section 17(a) of the Act.	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations: Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. to Amend By-Law Article XI, Sec. 11-1Appeals; Article XII, Sec. 12-4Application; and Article XV, Sec. 15-3Disposition of Proceeds of Sale of Membership	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Emerging Markets Clearing Corporation; Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change To Require Members To Maintain a Pre-Billing Deposit	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Relating to the Submission of Trade Reports in PORTAL-Designated Securities to the Automated Confirmation and Transaction Service	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the Pacific Exchange, Inc. Relating to Equity Trading Halts Due to Extraordinary Market Volatility	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. Relating to Floor Brokerage Subsidies	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change by the Pacific Exchange, Inc. Relating to the Automatic Execution of Option Orders	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Sep 16, 1998

Small Business Administration

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under OMB Review 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...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Small Business Administration State of Iowa	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Small Business Administration State of North Carolina	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Small Business Administration State of South Dakota	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Small Business Administration State of Texas	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Small Business Administration State of Wisconsin	Notice	Sep 16, 1998

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Title	Type	Published
Trade Representative, Office of United States Notice of Meeting of the Industry Sector Advisory Committee on Small and Minority Business (ISAC-14) The Industry Sector Advisory Committee on Small and Minority Business will hold a meeting on October 5, 1998 from 9:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The meeting will be closed to the public from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. The meeting will include a review and discu...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310, A300-600, and A320 Series Airplanes This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A310, A300-600, and A320 series airplanes, that currently requires inspections to verify proper installation of the grill over the air extraction d...	Rule	Sep 16, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 and Model 737 Series Airplanes Equipped with J.C. Carter Company Fuel Valve Actuators This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 727 and Model 737 series airplanes, that requires replacement of the actuator of the engine fuel shutoff valve and the fuel system crossfeed valve with an im...	Rule	Sep 16, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; CFM International CFM56-7B Series Turbofan Engines This document publishes in the Federal Register an amendment adopting Airworthiness Directive (AD) T98-14-51 that was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of CFM International CFM56-7B series turbofan engines by individual telegrams...	Rule	Sep 16, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Limited, Aero Division- Bristol/S.N.E.C.M.A. Olympus 593 Series Turbojet Engines This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to Rolls-Royce Limited, Aero Division-Bristol/ S.N.E.C.M.A. Olympus 593 series turbojet engines. This action requires initial and repetitive X-ray and ultrasonic inspections...	Rule	Sep 16, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce, plc RB211 Trent 700 Series Turbofan Engines This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to Rolls-Royce, plc RB211 Trent 700 series turbofan engines. This action requires repositioning of the oil metering jet up into the oil distributor within the bevel gearshaft...	Rule	Sep 16, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Saab Model SAAB 2000 series airplanes, that requires a one-time inspection to detect discrepancies of the electrical harness of the propeller de-icing system and of the h...	Rule	Sep 16, 1998
Transportation Department Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed During the Week Ending September 4, 1998	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Aviation Rulemaking Advisory; Committee Meeting on Emergency Evacuation Issues This notice announces a public meeting of the FAA's Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) to discuss emergency evacuation issues.	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Transportation Department Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart Q During the Week Ending September 4, 1998	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Transportation Department > RSPA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for Exemptions In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, exemptions from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardo...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Transportation Department > RSPA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for Modification of Exemption In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, exemptions from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardo...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Advisory Circular 25-XX, Certification of Transport Airplane Electrical Equipment Installations This notice announces the availability of and requests comments on a proposed advisory circular (AC) which provides methods acceptable to the Administrator for showing compliance with the type of certification requirements for transport airplane elec...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Transportation Department Request for Comments on Implementation of the Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) The Department of Transportation will maintain a public docket for comments from its partners and customers on the implementation of the recently enacted Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21). The docket is in conjunction with a...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998
Transportation Department > FHWA Transportation and Community and System Preservation Pilot ProgramImplementation of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century This document provides implementation guidance on section 1221 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), Pub. L. 105-178, 112 Stat. 107 (1998), which establishes the Transportation and Community and System Preservation Pilot Pro...	Notice	Sep 16, 1998

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