Federal Register October 16, 1998 (Volume 63)

Agencies Publishing on October 16, 1998

Agency for International Development (1)
Agriculture Department (7)
Civil Rights Commission (2)
Commerce Department (5)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (2)
Defense Department (1)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (19)
Environmental Protection Agency (9)
Federal Communications Commission (2)
Federal Housing Finance Board (1)
Federal Maritime Commission (2)
Federal Reserve System (2)
Health and Human Services Department (12)
Homeland Security Department (1)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (8)
Justice Department (10)
Labor Department (6)
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Management and Budget Office (1)
Merit Systems Protection Board (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (2)
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (2)
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National Science Foundation (4)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (5)
Personnel Management Office (3)
Securities and Exchange Commission (6)
Small Business Administration (4)
State Department (2)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (1)
Transportation Department (23)
Treasury Department (4)
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United States Information Agency (1)

Agency for International Development

Title	Type	Published
Agency for International Development > IDCA Interim Advisory Committee on Food Security; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FCIC Common Crop Insurance Regulations; Basic Provisions; and Various Crop Insurance Provisions; Correction This document contains corrections to the final regulation which was published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, December 10, 1997 (62 FR 65130-65177). The regulation revised the late and prevented planting provisions in the Common Crop Insurance...	Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Agriculture Department > FS Discovery Basin Ski Area Expansion, Philipsburg Ranger District, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Granite County, Montana A private consulting firm, Land & Water Consulting, Inc., Missoula, Montana, and the Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to document the analysis and disclose the environmental impacts of the proposed action to expand...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Agriculture Department > APHIS Importation of Grapefruit, Lemons, and Oranges From Argentina We are advising the public that we are extending by 120 days the comment period for our proposed rule regarding the importation of grapefruit, lemons, and oranges from Argentina and that we have scheduled a public hearing to give interested persons a...	Proposed Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Agriculture Department > APHIS Monsanto Co.; Receipt of Petition for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Canola Genetically Engineered for Glyphosate Herbicide Tolerance We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has received a petition from Monsanto Company seeking a determination of nonregulated status for a canola line designated as RT73, which has been genetically engineered fo...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Agriculture Department > NRCS Oaks/Avery Canal Hydrologic Restoration Project, Vegetative Plantings, Iberia/Vermilion Parish, Louisiana Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; the Council on Environmental Quality Guidelines (40 CFR Part 1500); and the Natural Resources Conservation Service Guidelines (7 CFR Part 650); the Natural Resources Cons...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Agriculture Department > AMS Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in Florida; Regulation of Fallglo Variety Tangerines This rule adds Fallglo tangerines to the varieties of citrus fruit regulated under the marketing order covering oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, and tangelos grown in Florida. It also establishes minimum grade and size requirements for the Fallglo va...	Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Agriculture Department > APHIS Secretary's Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases We are giving notice that the Secretary of Agriculture intends to reestablish the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases for a 2-year period. The Secretary of Agriculture has determined that the Committee is necessary a...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

Civil Rights Commission

Title	Type	Published
Civil Rights Commission Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Massachusetts Advisory Committee	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Civil Rights Commission Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Oregon Advisory Committee	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews Pursuant To Remand From the Court of International Trade: Heavy Forged Hand Tools, Finished or Unfinished, With or Without Handles, From the People's Republic of China Notice of amended final results of antidumping duty administrative reviews.	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Thailand: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review In response to a request by Saha Thai Steel Pipe Company, Ltd. (``Saha Thai''), and its affiliated exporter S.A.F. Pipe Export Co., Ltd., (``SAF''), and two importers, Ferro Union Inc. (``Ferro Union''), and ASOMA Corp. (``ASOMA''), the Department of...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; End of the Primary Season and Resumption of Trip Limits for the Shore-based Whiting Sector NMFS announces the end of the 1998 regular season for the shore-based fishery for Pacific whiting (whiting), and resumption of a 10,000-lb (4,536-kg) trip limit, at 2 p.m. (local time) l.t. October 13, 1998, because the allocation for the shore-based...	Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Commerce Department > ITA North American Free-Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904 Binational Panel Reviews On August 26, 1998 the binational panel issued its decision in the review of the final injury determination made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, in the material injury investigation respecting Concrete Panels, Reinforced with Fiberglass...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Commerce Department > NOAA North and South Atlantic Swordfish Fishery; Public Meetings The Highly Migratory Species Management Division of the National Marine Fisheries Service announces the schedule of public meetings to receive comments on the Atlantic swordfish import ban proposed rule published October 13, 1998.	Proposed Rule	Oct 16, 1998

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title	Type	Published
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List Additions and Deletions This action adds to the Procurement List commodities 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 and services previously furni...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List Proposed Additions and Deletions 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, and to delete commodities previously furnished by su...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA Record of Decision (ROD) on the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Disposal and Reuse of the Evans Subpost, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey The Department of the Army is announcing the Record of Decision (ROD) on the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the disposal and reuse of the Evans Subpost, in accordance with the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Pub. L....	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Rehabilitation Training: Rehabilitation Long-Term Training The Secretary announces a final funding priority for fiscal year 1999 and subsequent fiscal years under the Rehabilitation Training: Rehabilitation Long-Term Training program. The Secretary takes this action in order to assist State vocational rehabi...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Education Department Rehabilitation Training: Rehabilitation Long-Term Training Comprehensive System of Personnel Development; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1999	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Arizona Public Service Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Bear Swamp Generating Trust No. 1, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Boston Edison Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Colorado Interstate Gas Company; Notice of Tariff Compliance Filing	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Equitrans, L.P.; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Heber Light & Power Company, Utah; Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Landowner Notification, Residential Area Designation, and Other Environmental Filing Requirements; Notice of Technical Conference September 30, 1998. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) intends to hold a staff technical conference on December 9, 1998, at 9:00 AM, in the Commission Meeting Room, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC, to address its concerns regarding its present l...	Proposed Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Midwestern Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed GPC Sales Tap Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Mississippi River Transmission Corporation; Notice of Tariff Filing	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Energy Department > FERC North American Electric Reliability Council; Notice of Presentation	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Amended Application	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company; Notice of Application	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Portland General Electric Company, Portland, OR; Smurfit Newsprint Corporation, Oregon City, OR; Notice of Portland General Electric Company and Smurfit Newsprint Corporation's Request To Use Alternative Procedures in Filing a License Application	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Raton Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Application	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Regulation of Short-Term Natural Gas Transportation Services and Interstate Natural Transportation Services; Extension of Time On July 29, 1998, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (63 FR 42982, August 11, 1998) proposing an integrated package of revisions to its regulations governing interstate natural gas pipelines to reflect the...	Proposed Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Regulation of Short-Term Natural Gas Transportation Services; Availability of Commission Staff Papers on Auctions The notice distributes a paper entitled ``Auctions and Their Use in Natural Gas Markets'' and a glossary of auction terms prepared by the staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. These materials will be used in connection with the workshop...	Proposed Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Revision of the Commission's Regulations Under the Natural Gas Act The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is proposing to amend the regulations codifying the Commission's responsibilities under the Natural Gas Act and Executive Order 10485, as amended. The Commission proposes to update its regulations governing th...	Proposed Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Williams Gas Pipelines Central, Inc.; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Availability of FY 97 Grant Performance Report for the State of Tennessee EPA's grant regulations (40 CFR 35.150) require the Agency to evaluate the performance of agencies which receive grants. EPA's regulations for regional consistency (40 CFR 56.7) require that the Agency notify the public of the availability of the rep...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Azoxystrobin; Time-limited Pesticide Tolerance This regulation establishes a time-limited tolerance for the combined residues of azoxystrobin [methyl(E)-2-(2-(6-(2- cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-yloxy)phenyl)-3-methoxyacrylate] and its Z isomer in or on potatoes. This action is in response to the comb...	Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments EPA expressed environmental concerns over the potential impact to Benthic Communities and water quality from beach nourishment maintenance activities, and the potential cumulative impacts associated with this and other erosion/storm damage protection...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permits for the Eastern Portion of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) of the Gulf of Mexico (GMG280000) and Record of Decision The Regional Administrator (RA) of EPA Region 4 (the ``Region'') is today issuing final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permits for the Eastern Portion of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) of the Gulf of Mexico (Genera...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Hexythiazox; Pesticide Tolerance This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of hexythiazox [trans-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-N-cyclohexyl-4-methyl-2- oxothiazolidine-3-carboxamide] (CAS No. 78587-05-0) and its metabolites containing the (4-chlorophenyl)-4-methyl-2-oxo-3-thiazolidi...	Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Lead; Fees for Accreditation of Training Programs and Certification of Lead-based Paint Activities Contractors; Withdrawal of Final Rule Due to receipt of adverse comments, EPA is withdrawing a final rule published in the Federal Register of September 2, 1998, that would have established fees for accreditation of training programs and certification of lead-based paint activities contr...	Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Availability: The Office of Solid Waste (OSW) Is Announcing the Availability of a New Draft Guidance Document Entitled ``Guidance on Collection of Emissions Data to Support Site-Specific Risk Assessments at Hazardous Waste Combustion Facilities'' The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notice that the following draft guidance document: ``Guidance on Collection of Emissions Data to Support Site Specific Risk Assessments at Hazardous Waste Combustion Facilities'' (Peer Review Dra...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Pesticides Tolerance Reassessment Actions; 4-Amino-6-(1,1- dimethylethyl)-3-(methylthio)-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)-one [Metribuzin], Dichlobenil, Diphenylamine, O-Ethyl O-[4-(methylthio) phenyl] S-propyl phosphorodithioate [Sulprofos], Pendimethalin, and Terbacil This document announces the proposed revocation of tolerances for the herbicides 4-amino-6-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-3-(methylthio)-1,2,4- triazin-5(4H)-one [Metribuzin], dichlobenil, pendimethalin, and terbacil; and the insecticide O-ethyl O-[4-(methylthi...	Proposed Rule	Oct 16, 1998

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
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	Oct 16, 1998
Federal Communications Commission Petition for Declaratory Ruling on Streamlining the Commission's Antenna Structure Clearance Procedure The Public Safety and Private Wireless Division of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau invited the public to comment on a Petition for Declaratory Ruling filed by Teletech, Inc. concerning the Commission's streamlining of its antenna structure cle...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

Federal Housing Finance Board

Title	Type	Published
Federal Housing Finance Board Federal Home Loan Bank Members Selected for Community Support Review The Federal Housing Finance Board (Finance Board) is announcing the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) members it has selected for the 1998-99 third quarter review cycle under the Finance Board's community support requirement regulation. This notice al...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

Federal Maritime Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Notice of Agreement(s) Filed	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Freight Forwarder License; Applicants	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Federal Open Market Committee; Domestic Policy Directive of August 18, 1998	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Federal Reserve System Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Emergency Clearance: Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Erythrityl Tetranitrate; Drug Efficacy Study Implementation; Withdrawal of Approval of Abbreviated New Drug Applications The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is withdrawing conditional approval of abbreviated new drug applications (ANDA's) for single-entity drug products containing erythrityl tetranitrate. FDA is withdrawing approval because there is a lack of substa...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > FDA FDA Modernization Act of 1997: Modifications to the List of Recognized Standards; Availability; Withdrawal of Draft Guidance ``Use of IEC 60601 Standards; Medical Electrical Equipment'' The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the publication of the modifications to the list of standards that will be recognized for use in the premarket review process and withdrawing its draft guidance entitled ``Use of IEC 60601 Standard...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > FDA List of Bulk Drug Substances That May Be Used in Pharmacy Compounding; Preliminary Draft Proposed Rule; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing regulations identifying the bulk drug substances that may be used in pharmacy compounding under the exemptions provided by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act) even though they are nei...	Proposed Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Center for Research Resources; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infections Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Closed Meetings	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Availability of a Panel of HIV-1 Subtypes for Commercial Production and Distribution The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), in cooperation with the Department of Defense (DoD) and the European Network for Viral Assessment, would like to make available to a qualified...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Closed Meetings	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Safety Zone: Storrow Drive Connector Bridge (Central Artery Tunnel Project), Charles River, Boston, MA The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for the Central Artery Tunnel Project, Storrow Drive Connector Bridge construction on the Charles River. The safety zone temporarily closes all waters of the Charles River between the Gridley Lo...	Rule	Oct 16, 1998

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule to Establish an Additional Manatee Sanctuary in Kings Bay, Crystal River, Florida With this final rule, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) establishes an additional West Indian manatee (Trichecus manatus) sanctuary in Citrus County, Florida, adjacent to Kings Bay/Crystal River at the confluence of the Three Sisters Spring run...	Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/Washington The plats of survey of the following described lands are scheduled to be officially filed in the Oregon State Office, Portland, Oregon, thirty (30) calendar days from the date of this publication.	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Grazing Administration; Alaska; Reindeer; General The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is revising its regulations that provide for the administration of permits for grazing reindeer in Alaska. These regulations explain how Native Alaskans may apply for permits and what a permit entitles them to do....	Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Interior Department > BLM New Mexico Resource Advisory Council Meeting In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management ACt and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix 1, The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), announces a meeting of the New Mexico Resource...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Availability of the Abbreviated Final General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement for Sitka National Historical Park The National Park Service announces the availability of a Abbreviated Final General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for Sitka National Historical Park, in the City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska. This document in conjunction wi...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability; Mosquito Creek Lake Proposed Planning Analysis/Environmental Assessment; DOI Notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Milwaukee Field Office, in cooperation and coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, has completed the Mosquito Creek Lake P...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Receipt of Applications for Permit	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Interior Department > NPS Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve; Notice of Availability Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 of the Act of September 28, 1976, 16 U.S.C. 1901 et seq., and in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.17 of Title 36 Code of Federal Regulations Part 9 subpart A, Mark Fales h...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > INS Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request Request OMB Emergency Approval; Application for Naturalization, Supplement A.	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Justice Department Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Notice of Information Collection Under Review; Problem Solving Partnerships: Analysis and Assessment Surveys.	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Justice Department > INS Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Extension of existing collection; reengineered foreign students pilot program.	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Justice Department > BOP Bureau of Prisons Central Office, Regional Offices, Institutions, and Staff Training Centers In this document, the Bureau of Prisons is revising the listing of its Central Office, Regional Offices, institutions, and staff training centers in order to designate new institutions and to rename or realign existing institutions. The definition of...	Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Justice Department > DEA Controlled Substances: Proposed Aggregate Production Quotas for 1999 This notice proposes initial 1999 aggregate production quotas for controlled substances in Schedules I and II of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Justice Department > BOP List of Bureau of Prisons Institutions In this document, the Bureau of Prisons is publishing a consolidated listing of its institutions. The following institutions have been added to the listing: United States Penitentiary at Beaumont, Texas; Federal Correctional Institutions at Elkton, O...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Justice Department > OJP, NIJ National Institute of Justice Announcement of the Third Meeting of the National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence Notice of meeting.	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Justice Department > BOP Non-Discrimination Toward Inmates In this document, the Bureau of Prisons is revising its regulations on non-discrimination toward inmates for the sake of improved clarity of expression. This revision reaffirms that Bureau staff shall not discriminate against inmates on the basis of...	Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree in Clean Water Act Enforcement Action	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement Under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Emergency Planning and Right To Know Act, and Toxic Substance Control Act	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > PWBA Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefits Plans; 104th Public Meeting	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Labor Department Minimum Wages for Federal and Federally Assisted Construction; General Wage Determination Decisions	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Labor Department > DOL Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Department of Labor, 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 comment on proposed and/or con...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Labor Department > PWBA Working Group Studying Small Businesses: How To Enhance and Encourage the Establishment of Pension Plans, Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefits Plans; Meeting	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Labor Department > PWBA Working Group Studying, Retirement Plan Leakage: Cashing Out Your Future From ERISA Employer-Sponsored Pension Plans Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefits Plans; Meeting	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Labor Department > PWBA Working Group on the Disclosure of the Quality of Health Care Plans, Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefits Plans; Meeting	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

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Management and Budget Office

Title	Type	Published
Management and Budget Office Cost of Hospital and Medical Care Treatment Furnished by the United States; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

Merit Systems Protection Board

Title	Type	Published
Merit Systems Protection Board Opportunity To File Amicus Briefs in Roach v. Department of the Army, MSPB Docket No. DC-1221-97-0251-W-1, and Hesse v. Department of State, MSPB Docket No. DC-0752-97-1079-I-1 The appellant in Roach v. Department of the Army, MSPB Docket No. DC-1221-97-0251-W-1 filed an individual right of action (IRA) appeal under the Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA) alleging that the agency, among other actions, suspended his security...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Advisory Council (NAC), Technology and Commercialization Advisory Committee (TCAC); Meeting 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, Technology and Commercialization Advisory Committee.	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Advisory Council, Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications Advisory Committee, Commercial Advisory Subcommittee; Meeting In accordance with Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92- 463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the NASA Advisory Council, Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications Advisory Committee, Co...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Title	Type	Published
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities National Endowment for the Arts; Combined Arts Advisory Panel	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities National Endowment for the Arts; Combined Arts Advisory Panel	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

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National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Civil and Mechanical Systems; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Geosciences; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Materials Research; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis in Biological Sciences: Notice of Meeting	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Assessment of the Use of Potassium Iodide (KI) As a Public Protective Action During Severe Reactor Accidents; Withdrawal of Draft NUREG On July 20, 1998, the NRC announced the availability of Draft NUREG-1633, ``Assessment of the Use of Potassium iodide (KI) As a Public Protective Action During Severe Reactor Accidents,'' and requested comments by September 14, 1998. Based on the man...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Consolidated Edison Company; Indian Point Nuclear Generating Station Unit 1; Notice of Cancellation of Public Meeting	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Nuclear Regulatory Commission In the Matter of Florida Power and Light Company; (Turkey Point Units 3 and 4); Exemption	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Medical Use of Byproduct Material; Workshop The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has developed a proposed rulemaking for a comprehensive revision of its regulations governing the medical use of byproduct material in 10 CFR part 35, ``Medical Use of Byproduct Material,'' and a proposed revision of...	Proposed Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Tennessee Valley Authority; Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendement to Facility Operating License	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

Personnel Management Office

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Science and Technology Laboratory Personnel Management Demonstration Project, Department of the Army: the Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES); the Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories (CERL); the Army Topographic Engineering Center (TEC); and the Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) 5 U.S.C. 4703 authorizes the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to conduct demonstration projects that experiment with new and different personnel management concepts to determine whether such changes in personnel policy or procedures would result...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Personnel Management Office Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request Investigations Forms 41-44 In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (Title 44, U. S. Code, Chapter 35), this notice announces that OPM has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for reclearance of four information collections and solicit...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Personnel Management Office Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request for Clearance of a Revised Information Collection: SF 3104 and SF 3104B 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 clearance of a revised in...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Boston Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval to Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 to the Proposed Rule Change Seeking Permanent Approval of the Exchange's Market-On-Close Order Handling Requirements Pilot Program	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Securities Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change Modifying NSCC's Collateral Management Service	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the American Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to the Extension of the Exchange's Pilot Program for Specialists in Portfolio Depositary Receipts, Investment Trust Securities and Index Fund Shares to Participate In the After-Hours Trading Facility	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the Pacific Exchange, Inc. To Amend PCX Rule 6 Regarding the Exchange's Dress Code	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change and Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval to Amendment No. 1 to Proposed Rule Change by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to Auto-X Contra Party Participation (the Wheel)	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., Relating to Margin Requirements for Exempted Borrowers and Good Faith Accounts	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

Small Business Administration

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration State of Alabama (Amendment #1)	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Small Business Administration State of Florida	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Small Business Administration State of Louisiana	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Small Business Administration State of Mississippi	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

State Department

Title	Type	Published
State Department Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
State Department Office of Foreign Missions; Information Collection Activities The Department of State has submitted the following information collections request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments should be submitted to OMB within 30 days o...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

Surface Transportation Board

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Monon Rail Preservation Corporation; Acquisition Exemption; Lines of CSX Transportation, Inc., in Monroe County, IN	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

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Trade Representative, Office of United States Notice of Meeting of the Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee (TEPAC) The Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on October 30, 1998 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The meeting will be closed to the public from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The meeting will include a review and discussion of current i...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

Transportation Department

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Transportation Department > FAA Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) this notice announces that the information collection request described below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The FAA is reque...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Airbus Model A300 series airplanes. This action requires incorporating into the FAA-approved maintenance program certain torque values for installing certain nuts...	Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300-600 Series Airplanes This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300-600 series airplanes, that currently requires performing a ram air turbine (RAT) extension test; removing and disassembling the RA...	Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300-600 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300-600 series airplanes, that requires repetitive inspections to detect corrosion and cracks on the bottom area of the wing skin, and correctiv...	Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300-600 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A300 series airplanes and all Model A310 and A300-600 series airplanes, that requires repetitive inspections for wear damage of the aft attachment fittings o...	Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-100, -200, -300, -400, 747SP, and 747SR Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 747-100, -200, -300, -400, 747SP, and 747SR series airplanes, that requires a one-time visual inspection to determine the part number of the fuel shutoff val...	Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; CFM International, S.A. CFM56-7B Series Turbofan Engines This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to CFM International, S.A. (CFMI) CFM56-7B series turbofan engines. This action supersedes telegraphic AD T98-18-51 that currently requires an inspection of electronic engine...	Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0070 and 0100 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0070 and 0100 series airplanes, that requires a one-time inspection of the torque links of the main landing gear (MLG) assemblies to determine if the l...	Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 airplanes that are equipped with the ``corporate commuter cabin layout.'' This layout is a Pilatus designation only and...	Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D Series Turbofan Engines This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to Pratt & Whitney JT8D series turbofan engines, that requires removal, visual inspection, eddy current inspection, repair or replacement of affected compressor disks. This amendmen...	Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT9D Series Turbofan Engines This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to Pratt & Whitney JT9D series turbofan engines, that requires initial and repetitive eddy current inspections (ECI) of 14th and 15th stage high pressure compressor (HPC) disks for...	Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Models 1900, 1900C, and 1900D Airplanes This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to certain Raytheon Aircraft Company Models 1900, 1900C, and 1900D airplanes. The proposed AD would require inspecting the main landing gear hydraulic actuators to de...	Proposed Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Models A200CT, B200, B200C, B200CT, 200T/B200T, 300, B300, and B300C Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Raytheon Aircraft Company (Raytheon) Models A200CT, B200, B200C, B200CT, 200T/B200T, 300, B300, and B300C airplanes. This AD requires replacing the main landing gear lef...	Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Announcement of the August 1998 Revision of the Federal Aviation Administration Change 9 of the Standard Clauses The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the availability of the August 1998 revision Change 9 of the Standard clauses used in FAA procurement contracts and Screening Information Requests (SIR), as well as the latest versions of the real p...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Aviation Security Advisory Committee Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee.	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Transportation Department > FHWA Environmental Impact Statement: Chester County, PA The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared for a proposed highway project in Chester County, Pennsylvania.	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Establishment of Class E Airspace; Oak Grove, LA This amendment establishes Class E airspace at Oak Grove, LA. The development of two global positioning system (GPS) standard instrument approach procedures (SIAP), helicopter approaches, to the Costello Airport, Oak Grove, LA, area has made this rul...	Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Mobile Regional Airport, Mobile, AL The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to Impose and Use the Revenue From a PFC at Mobile Regional Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at the Northwest Alabama Regional Airport, Muscle Shoals, AL The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to Impose And Use The Revenue From a PFC at the Northwest Alabama Regional Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the...	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Approvals and Disapprovals 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	Oct 16, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Revision of Class E Airspace; Hugo, OK This amendment revises Class E airspace at Hugo, OK. The development of a nondirectional radio beacon (NDB) standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP) to Stan Stamper Municipal Airport, Hugo, OK, has made this rule necessary. This action is intend...	Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Revision of Class E Airspace; Lake Charles, LA This document confirms the effective date of a direct final rule published on July 28, 1998, which revises Class E airspace at Lake Charles, LA.	Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Transportation Department The Indiana Rail Road Company; Trackage Rights Exemption; Monon Rail Preservation Corporation	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

Treasury Department

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Treasury Department > IRS Conversion to the Euro; Hearing Cancellation This document provides notice of cancellation of a public hearing on proposed regulations relating to the change to the euro.	Proposed Rule	Oct 16, 1998
Treasury Department > Customs Service Revocation of Customs Broker License Broker license revocation.	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Treasury Department Submission to OMB for Review; Comment Request	Notice	Oct 16, 1998
Treasury Department Submission to OMB for Review; Comment Request	Notice	Oct 16, 1998

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United States Information Agency Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations 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	Oct 16, 1998

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