September 21, 1998 (Volume 63)

Federal Register September 21, 1998

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

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Agencies Publishing on September 21, 1998

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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This document invites written comments on a proposal to amend the Dairy Promotion and Research Order (Order). A proposed amendment, requested by the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (Board), which administers the Order, would modify the nu...
Proposed Rule Sep 21, 1998
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are seeking comments on the draft Unified National Strategy for Animal Feeding Operations. USDA and EPA are asking for comments from individuals, the livesto...
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Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463 as amended by Pub. L. 94-409), we are giving notice of a meeting of the Census Advisory Committee of Professional Associations. The Committee is composed of 36 members appointed by the Pr...
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NMFS retains Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) on its list of candidate species. In a notice published today in the Federal Register, NMFS and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Services) found that listing Atlantic sturgeon under...
Notice Sep 21, 1998
NMFS and the FWS (collectively, the Services), under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), announce a 1-year finding for a petition to add Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus), in areas where it continues to exist in th...
Proposed Rule Sep 21, 1998
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 1998 total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock in this area.
Rule Sep 21, 1998
Notice is hereby given that LGL Limited, environmental research associates, 22 Fisher Street, P.O. Box 280, King City, Ontario, Canada L7B 1A6, has been issued a permit to take bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus), ringed seals (Phoca hispida), bearde...
Notice Sep 21, 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...
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Defense Department logo Defense Department

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Notice is hereby given of a forthcoming semiannual public meeting of the Advisory Council on Dependents' Education (ACDE).
Notice Sep 21, 1998
The Department of the Navy, after carefully weighing the environmental implications of transferring Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant (NWIRP) Calverton out of Navy ownership, announces its decision to transfer the property to the Town of Riverhe...
Notice Sep 21, 1998
The Strategic Advisory Group (SAG) will meet in closed session on November 19 and 20, 1998. The mission of the SAG is to provide timely advise on scientific, technical, and policy-related issues to the Commander in Chief, U.S. Strategic Command, duri...
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Education Department logo Education Department

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The Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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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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The Department of Energy (DOE) intends to renew an information collection package with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The Information Management collection package, OMB Control No. 1910-0100, coll...
Notice Sep 21, 1998
Energy Atlantic, LLC (Energy Atlantic) has applied for authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.
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The U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office intends to issue a solicitation in anticipation of making one financial assistance award for environmental monitoring and ecological research of geographical areas peripheral to and on the Idaho...
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The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy gives notice that it has issued Orders granting, amending and vacating various natural gas, including liquefied natural gas, import and export authorizations. These Orders are summarized in...
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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 the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Verificati...
Notice Sep 21, 1998
EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of New Hampshire on November 24, 1992. This revision consists of regulations to control volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from gasoline dispensing f...
Proposed Rule Sep 21, 1998
Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) requires covered facilities to develop risk management programs to prevent accidental releases of dangerous chemicals. Facilities are to submit risk management plans (RMPs) to a central location by June 1999....
Notice Sep 21, 1998
This action promulgates national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) to reduce air emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) from existing and new facilities that manufacture pharmaceutical products. The Agency intends that thi...
Rule Sep 21, 1998
The State of Tennessee and Nashville-Davidson County, Tennessee have requested that EPA delegate authority for implementation and enforcement of existing New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) which have been previously adopted by the State, but hav...
Rule Sep 21, 1998
The State of Florida has requested that EPA delegate authority for implementation and enforcement of existing New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) which have been previously adopted by the State, but have remained undelegated by EPA, and to approv...
Rule Sep 21, 1998
Notification is hereby given that a Proposed Prospective Purchaser agreement (PPA) associated with the Industrial Hard Chrome Plating Superfund Site located in Denver, Colorado was executed by the United States Department of Justice on August 18, 199...
Notice Sep 21, 1998
This final regulation limits the discharge of pollutants into navigable waters of the United States and into publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) by existing and new pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities. This regulation revises limitations and s...
Rule Sep 21, 1998
The Agency received an application dated October 21, 1997 from the Engelhard Corporation (Engelhard) with principal place of business at 101 Wood Avenue, Iselin, New Jersey for certification of urban bus retrofit/rebuild equipment pursuant to 40 CFR...
Notice Sep 21, 1998
The Gulf of Mexico Program will hold it's Management Committee Meeting October 13 & 14, 1998 at the Magnolia Plantation Hotel in Gulfport, Mississippi.
Notice Sep 21, 1998

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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By this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (``NPRM''), the Federal Communications Commission proposes to amend its rules to allow the operation of fixed point-to-point transmitters in the 24.05-24.25 GHz band at field strengths of up to 2500 mV/m, measure...
Proposed Rule Sep 21, 1998
Commission staff seeks comment on spectrum issues related to third generation wireless telecommunications systems.
Notice Sep 21, 1998
By this Notice of Inquiry, the Commission is initiating a proceeding to investigate the possibility of permitting the operation of ultra-wideband (UWB) radio systems on an unlicensed basis under its rules. Comments are requested on the standards and...
Proposed Rule Sep 21, 1998

Federal Housing Finance Board logo Federal Housing Finance Board

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

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Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that the proposed collection of information listed below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA)...
Notice Sep 21, 1998
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Submission of Abbreviated Reports and Synopses in Support of Marketing Applications.'' This draft guidance, which implements section 118...
Notice Sep 21, 1998
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is publishing a guidance entitled ``Q5D Quality of Biotechnological/Biological Products: Derivation and Characterization of Cell Substrates Used for Production of Biotechnological/Biological Products.'' The guid...
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Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Commonwealth of Virginia (FEMA-1242-DR), dated September 4, 1998, and related determinations.
Notice Sep 21, 1998
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Florida (FEMA-1241-DR), dated September 4, 1998, and related determinations.
Notice Sep 21, 1998
The Coast Guard's National Maritime Center is holding a public meeting to discuss the feasibility of and alternatives available for privatizing certain aspects of its Mariner Licensing and Documentation (MLD) program, specifically, examinations for m...
Notice Sep 21, 1998
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of New York (FEMA-1244-DR), dated September 11, 1998, and related determinations.
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This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of South Carolina (FEMA-1243-DR), dated September 4, 1998, and related determinations.
Notice Sep 21, 1998
Special local regulations are being adopted for the 2nd Annual Hobbs Island Regatta. This event will be held on September 26, 1998 from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the riverfront in Huntsville, AL. These regulations are needed to provide for the saf...
Rule Sep 21, 1998
The Coast Guard is revising the temporary special local regulations that created a regulated area in the coastal waters off Charleston, SC, for the Around Alone single-handed sailboat race, sponsored by Great Adventures, Ltd. The revisions to the dim...
Rule Sep 21, 1998
Permanent Special Local Regulations are being proposed for the Gasparilla Marine Parade on Hillsborough Bay in Tampa, Florida. This event will be held annually on the first Saturday in February between 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST...
Proposed Rule Sep 21, 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 21, 1998

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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Golden Valley Electric Association has applied to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for a Right-of-Way to construct, operate, and maintain a 230 kV transmission line from Healy, Alaska, to Fairbanks, Alaska. Pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and...
Notice Sep 21, 1998
Notice of receipt of applications.
Notice Sep 21, 1998
OSM is announcing the receipt of a proposed amendment to the Maryland Regulatory Program (hereinafter referred to as the Maryland Program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA), 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq., as amended. This...
Proposed Rule Sep 21, 1998
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a document in the Federal Register of August 31, 1998, prescribing the hunting seasons, hours, areas, and daily bag and possession limits of mourning, white- winged, and white-tipped doves; band-tailed pig...
Rule Sep 21, 1998
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the North Dakota regulatory program (hereinafter, the ``North Dakota program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (...
Proposed Rule Sep 21, 1998
The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces the availability for public review of a draft recovery plan for Junglans jamaicensis (West Indian walnut or nogal). In Puerto Rico this large tree is known from only 14 individuals at one locality nea...
Notice Sep 21, 1998
Notice is given that the document entitled: ``Lower Fox River/ Green Bay NRDA Initial Restoration and Compensation Determination Plan'' will be available for public review and comment on the date of publication in the Federal Register. The assessment...
Notice Sep 21, 1998
The Department of the Interior (``the Department'' or ``we'') hereby gives notice that we are reopening the comment period on our proposed rule entitled ``Offstream Storage of Colorado River Water and Interstate Redemption of Storage Credits in the L...
Proposed Rule Sep 21, 1998
The following applicants have applied for permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species. This notice is provided pursuant to Section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Notice Sep 21, 1998
A notice was published in the Federal Register on October 6, 1997, page 52148, listing the proponent of a direct sale as Elko General Hospital, a political subdivision of Elko County. The proponent is changed to read the City of Elko, Nevada. All oth...
Notice Sep 21, 1998

Justice Department logo Justice Department

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This rule establishes a framework for the Police Recruitment Project, authorized by the Police Recruitment Act, Subtitle H of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. For Fiscal Year 1998, Congress has appropriated $1 million for th...
Rule Sep 21, 1998
Notice Sep 21, 1998

Labor Department logo Labor Department

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the NASA Advisory Council.
Notice Sep 21, 1998

National Credit Union Administration logo National Credit Union Administration

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Notice Sep 21, 1998

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National Science Foundation

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NSF is issuing a final rule that amends its existing regulations for the conservation and protection of Antarctic animals and plants. These revisions implement amendments to the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 contained in the Antarctic Science To...
Rule Sep 21, 1998

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Notice Sep 21, 1998
(1) Envirocare's employment contract non-disclosure covenant threatens the financial well being of employees who want to provide information regarding Envirocare operations, and (2) current and former Envirocare employees fear for their lives and lives of their families. NRDC states that it is apparent from sworn affidavits, compiled in the State of Utah Legislative Auditor General Investigation of Envirocare, that current and former employees of Envirocare fear for their lives and for the lives of their families. NRDC further states that Envirocare has required employees to enter into an employment agreement with onerous provisions that impose significant monetary penalties for disclosing safety-related information. NRDC, furthermore, asserts that such threatening practices constitute a violation of Section 211 of the ERA, 10 CFR Secs. 19.16, 19.20, and 40.7. The NRC has evaluated these matters and found no basis to take the requested actions.
Notice Sep 21, 1998
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations concerning low-level waste shipment manifest information. The currently effective codified regulations (CFR) include a dual implementation procedure that allows use of one of two man...
Rule Sep 21, 1998

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

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Notice of application for exemption under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'') from section 15(a) of the Act.
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Notice of application under section 23(c)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'') for an exemption from section 23(c) of the Act.
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Tennessee Valley Authority logo Tennessee Valley Authority

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Notice Sep 21, 1998

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

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This action amends FAA regulations relating to airspace designations to reflect the approval by the Director of the Federal Register of the incorporation by reference of FAA Order 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points. This action also...
Rule Sep 21, 1998
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Aerospatiale Model ATR42 series airplanes, that requires modification of the electrical power supply for the standby horizon indicator. This amendment is prompted by issu...
Rule Sep 21, 1998
This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A310 and A300-600 series airplanes, that currently requires, among other things, repetitive inspections to ensure correct synchronization of the hy...
Rule Sep 21, 1998
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 series airplanes, that requires replacing certain toilet rinse valves with modified rinse valves. This amendment is prompted by issuance...
Rule Sep 21, 1998
This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain British Aerospace (Jetstream) Model 4101 airplanes, that currently requires an inspection to determine the data on the label of certain hose assemblies, and rep...
Rule Sep 21, 1998
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Fokker Model F.28 Mark 1000, 2000, 3000, and 4000 series airplanes, that requires repetitive inspections of the center joint of the main landing gear (MLG) torque link and th...
Rule Sep 21, 1998
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Saab Model SAAB 2000 series airplanes, that requires repetitive inspections to detect chafing of the hydraulic pipe on the emergency uplock release system of the main lan...
Rule Sep 21, 1998
This document proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 81-15-04 R1, which applies to certain The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) Models PA-31, PA-31-300, PA-31-325, PA-31-350, and PA-31P-350 airplanes and currently requires repetitively in...
Proposed Rule Sep 21, 1998
This action amends the Gulf of Mexico Low Offshore Airspace Area. Specifically, this action modifies the Gulf of Mexico Low Offshore Airspace Area by extending the boundaries further south and southwest of the current location to the Houston Air Rout...
Rule Sep 21, 1998
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released for public and agency review and comment, a Draft Environmental Assessment for proposed runway safety improvements at Jackson Hole Airport, Jackson, Wyoming.
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This notice lists those forms, reports, and recordkeeping requirements imposed upon the public which were transmitted by the Department of Transportation to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its approval in accordance with the requirement...
Notice Sep 21, 1998
This action will revise the Class D airspace at San Diego- Gillespie Field, CA by lowering the ceiling of the Class D airspace area from 2,900 feet Mean Sea Level (MSL) to 2,400 feet MSL. The proposed modification of the San Diego, CA, Class B airspa...
Rule Sep 21, 1998

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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This document contains a final rule that further reforms and simplifies the process by which depository institutions may exempt transactions of retail and other businesses from the requirement to report transactions in currency in excess of $10,000,...
Rule Sep 21, 1998
The Department of the Treasury is announcing that it has reviewed the statutes of Wisconsin, New Hampshire and Michigan which have recently enacted laws adopting Revised Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code--Investment Securities (``Revised Artic...
Rule Sep 21, 1998
This document contains final regulations that provide guidance to taxpayers who have made an election to be treated as a foreign sales corporation (FSC). The regulations clarify that the special source rule under section 927(e)(1) applies only to inc...
Rule Sep 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 Sep 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...
Notice Sep 21, 1998

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

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The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal...
Notice Sep 21, 1998

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