September 18, 1998 (Volume 63)

Federal Register September 18, 1998

View all documents issued on September 18, 1998. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

119 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on September 18, 1998

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service announces its intent to request an extension of a currently approved information collection. This collection is necessary to ensure that the Forest Service and other land mana...
Notice Sep 18, 1998
The Forest Service, USDA will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on a proposed action to develop the Rio Sabana Day Use Picnic Area in the municipality of Naguabo, reconstruct 2.5 miles of the Rio Sabana Trail and trailhead, reconstruct...
Notice Sep 18, 1998
We are amending the regulations for importing logs, lumber, and other unmanufactured wood articles by adding treatment and documentation requirements for solid wood packing material imported from China. This change means that wooden pallets, crating,...
Rule Sep 18, 1998
On July 27, 1998, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service published a direct final rule. (See 63 FR 40007-40008, Docket No. 98-059-1.) The direct final rule notified the public of our intention to amend the animal importation regulations by ad...
Rule Sep 18, 1998

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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The Sanctuaries and Reserves Division (SRD) of the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management is soliciting applications for graduate fellowship funding within the National Estuarine Research Reserve System. This notice sets forth funding priori...
Notice Sep 18, 1998
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board (CSSPAB) will meet Tuesday, September 29, 1998, and Wednesday, September 30, 1998 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m....
Notice Sep 18, 1998
NMFS opens the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (BFT) General category New York Bight fishery. This action is being taken to provide for General category fishing opportunities in the New York Bight area only and to ensure additional collection of biological ass...
Rule Sep 18, 1998
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...
Notice Sep 18, 1998
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted Amendment 59 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area (BSAI) and Amendment 57 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gul...
Proposed Rule Sep 18, 1998

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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This action adds to the Procurement List a commodity 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 previously furnished by such...
Notice Sep 18, 1998
The Committee has received proposals to add to the Procurement List a commodity and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Notice Sep 18, 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 and a service previously furnished by such...
Notice Sep 18, 1998

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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Correction Sep 18, 1998
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'') on July 17, 1998, published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. In that notice, the Commission proposed to revise Commission speculative position limits, to codify various...
Proposed Rule Sep 18, 1998

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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The United States Naval Academy Board of Visitors will meet to make such inquiry as the Board shall deem necessary into the state of morale and discipline, the curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, and academic methods of the N...
Notice Sep 18, 1998

Education Department logo Education Department

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The Secretary gives notice to institutions of higher education of the deadline for an institution to submit a written request for a waiver of the allocation reduction being applied to its Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, or FSEOG allocation for the 1999-20...
Notice Sep 18, 1998
On June 4, 1997, the President signed into law Public Law 105- 17, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997, amending the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This notice provides closing dates and other inform...
Correction Sep 18, 1998

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that EPA is planning to submit the following proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Reporting Requirem...
Notice Sep 18, 1998
This notice announces Agency approval of applications submitted by E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company to conditionally register the pesticide products Cymoxanil Technical Herbicide and Curzate 60DF containing a new active ingredient not included in a...
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The EPA proposes to grant final authorization to the hazardous waste program revisions submitted by Georgia. In the final rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is authorizing the State's program revisions as an immediate final rule without prio...
Proposed Rule Sep 18, 1998
Georgia has applied for final authorization of revisions to its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Georgia's revisions consist of the provisions contained in the rules promulgated between July 1, 1995 and...
Rule Sep 18, 1998
This regulation establishes tolerances for the combined residues of imidacloprid and its metabolites containing the 6- chloropyridinyl moiety in or on sugar beets (tops, roots, molasses), barley (grain, straw, hay), wheat (grain, forage, straw, hay),...
Rule Sep 18, 1998
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (``CERCLA'' or ``the Act''), as amended, requires that the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (``NCP'') include a list of national priorit...
Rule Sep 18, 1998
Notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) concerning the Murray Smelter Site, Murray, Utah (the ``Site''). Under the Agreement and Covenant Not To Su...
Notice Sep 18, 1998
Through this action, EPA is announcing the revocation of certification of American Reclamation (located in Chicopee, MA; Ambridge, PA; and Franklinville, NJ) to reclaim refrigerant in accordance with the regulations promulgated at 40 CFR part 82, sub...
Notice Sep 18, 1998

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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This document corrects portions of the Commission's rules that were published in the Federal Register of October 29, 1997 (62 FR 56121).
Rule Sep 18, 1998
The Commission amended its rules to require that at-sea maintenance for GMDSS vessels be conducted by an FCC-licensed technician holding a GMDSS Maintainer's License and providing a grace period until February 1999, so that existing technicians have...
Rule Sep 18, 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...
Notice Sep 18, 1998
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This document corrects portion of the Commission's rules that were published in the Federal Register of July 20, 1998 (63 FR 38756).
Rule Sep 18, 1998
This document corrects portions of the Commission's rules that were published in the Federal Register of July 29, 1998 (63 FR 40373).
Rule Sep 18, 1998
This document corrects portions of the Commission's rules that were published in the Federal Register of July 7, 1998 (63 FR 36591).
Rule Sep 18, 1998

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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Notice Sep 18, 1998

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service logo Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

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The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to c...
Notice Sep 18, 1998

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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The Administration for Children and Families is proposing to amend the current regulations for Child and Family Services by adding new requirements governing the review of a State's conformity with its State plan under titles IV-B and IV-E of the Soc...
Proposed Rule Sep 18, 1998

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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Modified base (1% annual chance) flood elevations are finalized for the communities listed below. These modified elevations will be used to calculate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and their contents.
Rule Sep 18, 1998
This interim rule lists communities where modification of the base (1% annual chance) flood elevations is appropriate because of new scientific or technical data. New flood insurance premium rates will be calculated from the modified base flood eleva...
Rule Sep 18, 1998
The Coast Guard is removing the operating regulation for the Adams Bridge across the Wolf River, mile 1.3, in Pass Christian, Harrison County, Mississippi. The bridge was replaced with a fixed bridge and the drawbridge was removed in 1995 and the reg...
Rule Sep 18, 1998
Base (1% annual chance) flood elevations and modified base flood elevations are made final for the communities listed below. The base flood elevations and modified base flood elevations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each c...
Rule Sep 18, 1998
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Florida, (FEMA-1241-DR), dated September 4, 1998, and related determinations.
Notice Sep 18, 1998
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of North Carolina, (FEMA-1240-DR), dated August 27, 1998, and related determinations.
Notice Sep 18, 1998
Technical information or comments are requested on the proposed base (1% annual chance) flood elevations and proposed base flood elevation modifications for the communities listed below. The base flood elevations are the basis for the floodplain mana...
Proposed Rule Sep 18, 1998
The Coast Guard is holding a public meeting to solicit comments on the establishment of a new Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) in the Lower Mississippi River area and a potential Automatic Identification System (AIS) carriage requirement for certain vess...
Notice Sep 18, 1998
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for the World Yacht Cruises Fireworks program located in Federal Anchorage 20C, New York Harbor, Upper Bay. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during...
Rule Sep 18, 1998
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Texas, (FEMA-1239-DR), dated August 26, 1998, and related determinations.
Notice Sep 18, 1998
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Texas, (FEMA-1239-DR), dated August 26, 1998, and related determinations.
Notice Sep 18, 1998
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Texas (FEMA-1239-DR), dated August 26, 1998, and related determinations.
Notice Sep 18, 1998

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 Sep 18, 1998
The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...
Notice Sep 18, 1998
The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...
Notice Sep 18, 1998
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject propos...
Notice Sep 18, 1998

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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Correction Sep 18, 1998
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, Pub. L. 100-497, 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2710, the Secretary of the Interior shall publish, in the Federal Register, notice of approved Tribal-State Compacts for the purpose of engaging in Cl...
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In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACSA), 5 U.S.C., the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Resource Advisory Councils in Nevada meeting will be held...
Notice Sep 18, 1998
This notice announces a revision of the boundaries of Point Reyes National Seashore to include within the boundaries one unimproved parcel of land and access easement.
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Justice Department logo Justice Department

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Announcement of the availability of the National Institute of Justice's ``Solicitation for the Forensic DNA Laboratory Improvement Program, Phase 4.''
Notice Sep 18, 1998
This notice reopens the comment period for Notice No. 861, a notice of proposed rulemaking, published in the Federal Register on May 15, 1998. ATF has received a request to extend the comment period in order to provide sufficient time for all interes...
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Labor Department logo Labor Department

Library of Congress logo Library of Congress

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The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress directs all claimants to royalty fees collected for secondary transmission by cable systems in 1996 to submit comments as to whether a Phase I or a Phase II controversy exists as to the distribution of...
Notice Sep 18, 1998
The Librarian of Congress, upon the recommendation of the Register of Copyrights, is announcing the rates and terms of the noncommercial educational broadcasting compulsory license for the use of music in the repertoires of the American Society of Co...
Rule Sep 18, 1998

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Management and Budget Office

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On August 17, 1998, OMB published for comment the draft report to Congress on the costs and benefits of Federal regulation. The comment period was scheduled to end on September 16, 1998. This notice extends the public comment period on the draft repo...
Notice Sep 18, 1998

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National Capital Planning Commission

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In accordance with the Electronic Freedom of Information Act of 1996 this document sets out procedures for obtaining records and information from the National Capital Planning Commission (Commission). Certain information may also be obtained from the...
Notice Sep 18, 1998

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Title Type Published
The Federal Salary Council is correcting the notice published in Volume 63, Number 175, on September 10, 1998. The fifty-fifth meeting of the Federal Salary Council scheduled for Monday, September 28, 1998, will begin at 12 noon.
Notice Sep 18, 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 reclearance of a revised inf...
Notice Sep 18, 1998

Presidio Trust logo Presidio Trust

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The Presidio Trust (Trust) was created by Congress in 1996 to manage the former U.S. Army base known as the Presidio, in San Francisco, California. Pursuant to law, administrative jurisdiction of approximately 80 percent of this property was transfer...
Proposed Rule Sep 18, 1998

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to CFM International CFM56-5 series turbofan engines. This proposal would reduce the low cycle fatigue (LCF) retirement lives for certain high pressure turbi...
Proposed Rule Sep 18, 1998
This document makes a correction to Airworthiness Directive (AD) 98-02-04 applicable to CFM International (CFMI) CFM56-5B/2P series turbofan engines that was published in the Federal Register on January 21, 1998 (63 FR 3031). The low pressure turbine...
Rule Sep 18, 1998
This amendment clarifies information contained in Airworthiness Directive (AD) 98-05-14, which currently requires revising the FAA-approved Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to specify procedures that would prohibit flight in severe icing conditions (as d...
Rule Sep 18, 1998
This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to General Electric Aircraft Engines (GE) CF34 series turbofan engines. This proposal would require rework of the main fuel control (MFC) to add a flange ven...
Proposed Rule Sep 18, 1998
This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to certain SOCATA-Groupe AEROSPATIALE (SOCATA) Model TBM 700 airplanes. The proposed AD would require repetitively inspecting (using visual methods) the web of the le...
Proposed Rule Sep 18, 1998
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of the Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee to discuss training and qualification issues.
Notice Sep 18, 1998
Notice is given of new tasks assigned to and accepted by the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC). This notice informs the public of the activities of ARAC.
Notice Sep 18, 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 Sep 18, 1998
This document extends the comment period on an NPRM proposing that the maximum light emitted from daytime running lamps (DRLs) be reduced. This reduction is proposed to take place in three stages. In response to a petition from the American Automobil...
Proposed Rule Sep 18, 1998
The agency is proposing to upgrade the agency's occupant protection standard to require advanced air bags. While current air bags have been shown to be highly effective in reducing overall fatalities, they sometimes cause fatalities to out-of-positio...
Proposed Rule Sep 18, 1998
This document publishes guidance for distribution of Fiscal Year 1999 Interstate Discretionary (ID) Funds. Materials on this topic were issued to FHWA region and division offices on July 16, 1998. This material describes activities eligible for Inter...
Notice Sep 18, 1998
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its determination that the revised current and future noise exposure maps submitted by the City of Naples, Florida for Naples Municipal Airport under the provisions of Title 1 of the Aviation Safety...
Notice Sep 18, 1998
The FAA publishes a monthly notice, as appropriate, of PFC approvals and disapprovals under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Pub. L. 101-508) and par...
Notice Sep 18, 1998
This notice provides the agenda for a public meeting at which the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will describe and discuss specific research and development projects.
Notice Sep 18, 1998
This document publishes implementation guidance on the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), enacted on June 9, 1998, for eligible candidate projects in Fiscal Year 1999 concerned with the scenic byways program. Implementation guid...
Notice Sep 18, 1998

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) is proposing to amend its regulations to clarify that a Federal savings association may act as guarantor and may issue letters of credit. Additionally, the proposed rule would impose restrictions, based on safet...
Proposed Rule Sep 18, 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 comment on proposed and continuing information collections, as required by the Paperw...
Notice Sep 18, 1998

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