September 22, 1998 (Volume 63)

Federal Register September 22, 1998

View all documents issued on September 22, 1998. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

138 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on September 22, 1998

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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This notice establishes the aggregate quantity of 1,614,937 metric tons, raw value, of raw cane sugar that may be entered under subheading 1701.11.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) during fiscal year (FY) 1999, with 450,...
Notice Sep 22, 1998
This document announces that a referendum will be held to determine whether fluid milk processors favor the continuation of the Fluid Milk Promotion Order. The National Fluid Milk Processor Board, which administers the order, requested the action. Th...
Proposed Rule Sep 22, 1998
The Secretary of Agriculture by Departmental Regulation No. 1043-43 dated July 9, 1997, established the National Commission on Small Farms (Commission) and further identified the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to provide support to the...
Notice Sep 22, 1998
This interim final rule relaxes ``CA Utility'' quality requirements for California nectarines and peaches for the remainder of the 1998 season. The ``CA Utility'' quality requirements are based on minimum quality requirements established under the Ca...
Rule Sep 22, 1998
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104-13) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR Part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces the National Agricultural Statistics Service's...
Notice Sep 22, 1998

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Notice Sep 22, 1998
This interim rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by clarifying controls on the export and reexport of encryption items (EI) controlled for ``EI'' reasons on the Commerce Control List. This rule incorporates public comments on an i...
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This notice seeks comments from U.S. firms, professional show organizers, trade associations, and any other entities or persons to help ITA formulate a uniform, equitable program for supporting U.S. exhibitors at overseas air/defense shows. These sho...
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (P.L. 92-463), announcement is made of the following committee meeting: Name of Committee: Coastal Engineering Research Board (CERB). Dates of Meeting: October 14-15, 1998. Pla...
Notice Sep 22, 1998
In accordance with Public Law 101-510 (as amended), the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommended the closure, except minimum essential ranges, facilities, and training areas as...
Notice Sep 22, 1998

Education Department logo Education Department

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The U.S. Secretary of Education is required by statute to publish a list of nationally recognized accrediting agencies and State approval agencies (1) whose accreditation or approval is a required element in enabling accredited or approved institutio...
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Energy Department logo Energy Department

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Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) notice is hereby given of the following Advisory Committee meeting: Environmental Management Site- Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Los Alamos National...
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Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) notice is hereby given of the following Advisory Committee meeting: Environmental Management Site- Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge Reservatio...
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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 document announces that EPA is planning to submit the following proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Collection of In...
Notice Sep 22, 1998
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Electric...
Notice Sep 22, 1998
EPA is extending the comment period for the proposed Effluent Limitations Guidelines, Pretreatment Standards, and New Source Performance Standards for the Transportation Equipment Cleaning Point Source Category. The proposed rule was published in the...
Proposed Rule Sep 22, 1998
The EPA proposes to approve Oklahoma Department of Environment Quality's (ODEQ) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Cluster V Hazardous Waste Program final authorization revisions. In the rules section of this Federal Register ( FR), the EPA is a...
Proposed Rule Sep 22, 1998
On May 29, 1998 the Environmental Protection Agency certified alternative labels for nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) and certain small sealed lead-acid rechargeable batteries, pursuant to the Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act (Battery...
Notice Sep 22, 1998
Notice is hereby given that a proposed de micromis administrative order on consent regarding the Osage Metals Superfund Site, was signed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on August 11, 1998, and approved by the United States...
Notice Sep 22, 1998
Notice is hereby given that a proposed de minimus administrative order on consent regarding the Osage Metals Superfund Site, was signed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on September 10, 1998, and approved by the United State...
Notice Sep 22, 1998
The State of Oklahoma has applied for final authorization to revise its Hazardous Waste Program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The EPA has reviewed Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality's (ODEQ) application and determ...
Rule Sep 22, 1998
On July 7, 1998, the EPA published a proposed rule (63 FR 36652) and an immediate final rule (63 FR 36587) to approve a revision to the State of Washington hazardous waste management program which would give the program jurisdiction over ``non-trust...
Rule Sep 22, 1998

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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This action terminates the ``International Standards for ISM Equipment'' proceeding. The Commission initiated this proceeding to solicit information from interested parties to assist the Commission in shaping its position on international standards t...
Proposed Rule Sep 22, 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 proposed and/or continuing information colle...
Notice Sep 22, 1998
With this Memorandum Opinion and Order, the Commission denies Petitions for reconsideration of the Commission's order relocating the Digital Electronic Message Service (DEMS) from the 18 GHz band to the 24 GHz band. In its decision, the Commission re...
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Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

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Notice Sep 22, 1998
The Federal Maritime Commission (``Commission'') is revising its existing fees for filing petitions and complaints; various public information services, such as record searches, document copying, and admissions to practice; filing freight forwarder a...
Rule Sep 22, 1998

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

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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...
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Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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This notice announces the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research's (AHCPR) intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to grant a generic approval for ``Voluntary Customer Surveys of `Partners' of the Agency for Health Care Pol...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing an amended economic analysis statement relating to a final rule that published in the Federal Register of September 30, 1997 (62 FR 51021), requiring labeling statements concerning the presence of nat...
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This document corrects technical errors that appeared in the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on June 5, 1998, entitled ``Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 1999.''
Proposed Rule Sep 22, 1998
This Federal Register notice seeks the input and recommendations of interested parties into the OIG's development of a compliance program guidance for Medicare+Choice organizations that offer coordinated care plans (M+CO/CCPs). The OIG has previously...
Notice Sep 22, 1998

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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In accordance with Sec. 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 1, the Federal Emergency Management Agency gives notice that the following meeting will be held.
Notice Sep 22, 1998

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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On September 11, 1998 (63 FR 48925), the Department published in the Federal Register an interim rule implementing the Mark-to-Market Program. The Program was enacted by the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (MAHRA). T...
Rule Sep 22, 1998

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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Notice Sep 22, 1998
The Service proposes to determine threatened status for the Australian koala. The eucalyptus forest and woodland ecosystem, on which this arboreal marsupial depends, has been reduced by more than half and is continuing to deteriorate. The species als...
Proposed Rule Sep 22, 1998
Pursuant to Sec. 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L.91-190, as amended) and the regulations promulgated by the Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR Part 1505.2), the Department of the Interior, National Park Service (...
Notice Sep 22, 1998
The collection of information described below has been submitted to OMB for reinstatement under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Copies of specific information collection requirements and explanatory material may be obtained by...
Notice Sep 22, 1998
Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory Commission Act that a meeting of the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site Advisory Commission will be held at 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the following location and date.
Notice Sep 22, 1998
Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. I), this notice announces a meeting of the Klamath Fishery Management Council, established under the authority of the Klamath River Basin Fishery Resources Restoration...
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The group proposes 100 personal vehicle trips per year on park surfaced and unsurfaced roads. The National Park Service will conduct an Environmental Assessment of the potential impacts of the proposed operation on vegetation, wildlife, air , water,...
Notice Sep 22, 1998
Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory Commission Act that a meeting of the National Landmarks Committee of the Secretary of the Interior's National Park System Advisory Board will be held at 9:00 a.m. on the following date an...
Notice Sep 22, 1998
The following described public lands in Beaver County, Utah have been examined and found suitable for lease or conveyance under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Amendment Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-648). The land to be conveyed and...
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Justice Department logo Justice Department

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Extension of a Currently Approved Collection; National Prisoner Statistics Midyear Counts and National Prisoner Statistics Advance Year-end Counts.
Notice Sep 22, 1998
This notice informs the diplomatic and NATO community that applications related to employment authorization for the dependents of A, G, and NATO nonimmigrants, will be filed at the Nebraska Service Center.
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Labor Department logo Labor Department

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Notice is hereby given that the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) will meet October 7 and 8, 1998, at the Frances Perkins Department of Labor Building, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. This meeting is open to...
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OSHA is amending its standard regulating occupational exposure to methylene chloride (29 CFR 1910.1052) by adding a provision for temporary medical removal protection benefits for employees who are removed or transferred to another job because of a m...
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The Department of Labor (Department) is establishing the ERISA Section 3(40) Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee (Committee) under the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (the FACA). The Committee will meet f...
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National Science Foundation

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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 22, 1998

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management will submit to the Office of Management and Budget a request for emergency clearance of a new info...
Notice Sep 22, 1998
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management intends to submit to the Office of Management and Budget a request for review of a revised informa...
Notice Sep 22, 1998
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 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 review of an information...
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Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

State Department logo State Department

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

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This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A300 series airplanes, that requires modification of the struts for the stowage box located forward of galley 2. This amendment is prompted by issuance of ma...
Rule Sep 22, 1998
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A300 series airplanes, that requires repetitive inspections to detect corrosion on the fuselage skin panels that surround the emergency exits immediately aft...
Rule Sep 22, 1998
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300-600 series airplanes, that requires repetitive visual inspections to detect cracked or broken door stop fittings on the fuselage frame of th...
Rule Sep 22, 1998
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 series airplanes, that requires relocation of the engine/master 1 relay from relay box 103VU to shelf 95VU in the avionics bay. This ame...
Rule Sep 22, 1998
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A320-111, -211, and -231 series airplanes, that requires repetitive inspections to detect missing or cracked bolts and fittings of the frame-to-pressure-floo...
Rule Sep 22, 1998
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Airbus Model A321 series airplanes. This action requires revising the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to prohibit automatic landings and Category III operations on ru...
Rule Sep 22, 1998
This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 747 series airplanes, that currently requires repetitive inspections for damage or cracking of the aft pressure bulkhead, and repair, if necessary....
Rule Sep 22, 1998
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Boeing Model 747-100 series airplanes. This action requires repetitive inspections to detect cracking of the outer chord of the Body Station (BS) 1480 upper and lo...
Rule Sep 22, 1998
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Bombardier Model DHC-8-100, -200, and -300 series airplanes, that requires a one-time inspection to detect discrepancies in the electrical wiring and wiring harness behin...
Rule Sep 22, 1998
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Bombardier Model DHC-8-102, -103, -106, -201, - 202, -301, -311, and -315 series airplanes, that requires a one-time inspection to detect chafing of electrical wires in t...
Rule Sep 22, 1998
This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all British Aerospace (Jetstream) Model 4101 airplanes, that currently requires repetitive functional testing of the main entrance door, cleaning and lubricating of the...
Rule Sep 22, 1998
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to CFM International CFM56-7B and -7B/2 series turbofan engines. This action requires initial and repetitive inspections of certain hydromechanical unit (HMU) overspeed gover...
Rule Sep 22, 1998
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Dornier Model 328-100 series airplanes, that requires a one-time inspection of direct current (DC) power unit 1VE to determine whether electrical connections are correctl...
Rule Sep 22, 1998
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Dornier Model 328-100 series airplanes, that requires replacement of certain landing gear proximity sensor electrical units (PSEU) with improved units. This amendment is...
Rule Sep 22, 1998
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9 and C-9 (military) series airplanes, that requires visual and eddy current inspections to detect cracking of the frame-to-longeron attachment...
Rule Sep 22, 1998
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 series airplanes, that requires an inspection to detect discrepancies of electrical plugs and receptacles of the sidewall lighting system in the...
Rule Sep 22, 1998
This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to any aircraft equipped with Puritan-Bennett Aero Systems Company (Puritan-Bennett) C351-2000 series passenger oxygen masks and portable oxygen masks. The proposed A...
Proposed Rule Sep 22, 1998
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to Rolls-Royce, plc RB211 Trent 800 series turbofan engines. This action requires initial and repetitive ultrasonic inspections of fan blade roots for cracks, and replacement...
Rule Sep 22, 1998
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Saab Model SAAB 340B series airplanes, that requires a one-time inspection for moisture or other contamination of a certain wiring harness, electrical relay, and relay so...
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The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Central Nebraska Regional Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnib...
Notice Sep 22, 1998
Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption (14 CFR part 11), this notice contains a summary of certain petitions seeking relief from specified requirements of the Federal...
Notice Sep 22, 1998
In January 1997, FRA convened a working group comprised of rail industry and labor representatives to recommend revisions to FRA's requirements for the qualification and certification of locomotive engineers (49 CFR Part 240). The working group exami...
Proposed Rule Sep 22, 1998
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for extension of a c...
Notice Sep 22, 1998

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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The IRS Advisory Council (IRSAC) will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, October 6, 1998.
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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 133359, March 29, 1978), and Delegation Order...
Notice Sep 22, 1998

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