November 9, 1998 (Volume 63)

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Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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The Department of Agriculture (Department) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, the provisions of an interim final rule changing the container requirements prescribed under the Florida lime and avocado marketing orders. The marketing orders...
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The Department of Agriculture (Department) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, the provisions of an interim final rule relaxing ``CA Utility'' quality requirements for California nectarines and peaches for the remainder of the 1998 season....
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This final rule amends the regulations governing tobacco warehouses under the United States Warehouse Act (USWA). A proposed rule was published in the July 28, 1995, Federal Register (60 FR 38766). On June 20, 1997, a final rule covering only adminis...
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Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Notice of extension of time limits for final results of antidumping duty administrative review.
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We preliminarily determine that sales of certain helical spring lock washers from the People's Republic of China were made below normal value during the period October 1, 1996 through September 30, 1997. Interested parties are invited to comment on t...
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The Department of Commerce has issued an amendment to the Export Trade Certificate of Review (``Certificate'') granted to Northwest Fruit Exporters (``NFE'') on June 11, 1984. Notice of issuance of the original Certificate was published in the Federa...
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In response to a request by the petitioner and three producers/exporters of the subject merchandise, the Department of Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on extruded rubber thread from Malaysia. This review...
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NMFS announces that the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted for review and approval a generic amendment to the fishery management plans of the Gulf of Mexico that designates essential fish habitat (EFH). Written comments...
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NMFS proposes regulations that would divide the Atka mackerel total allowable catch (TAC) specified for the Aleutian Islands Subarea into two seasonal allowances; reduce the percentage of Atka mackerel TAC taken from Steller sea lion critical habitat...
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On July 10, 1998, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on industrial nitrocellulose (INC) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). This review covers one m...
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The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is extending the time limit for the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of the antidumping order on industrial nitrocellulose from the United Kingdom. This review covers one prod...
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The Department of Commerce is extending the time limit for the preliminary results of the second review of the antidumping duty order on manganese metal from the People's Republic of China. The period of review is February 1, 1997 through January 31,...
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The Department of Commerce is extending the time limits of the final results of the sixth antidumping duty administrative review of the antidumping duty order on silicon metal from Brazil. The review covers five manufacturer/exporters of the subject...
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

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Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing limits and guaranteed access levels.
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Defense Department logo Defense Department

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The Director of Defense Procurement has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to update and clarify contract action reporting requirements relating to awards to Federal Prison Industries and govern...
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The Director of Defense Procurement has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to update contract action reporting requirements relating to programs for small business and small disadvantaged busine...
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This rule changes the name ``Defense Special Weapons Agency'' to ``Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)''. This name change is made to reflect the organization restructuring as defined in DoD Directive 5105.62.
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Energy Department logo Energy Department

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The Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to amend its acquisition regulations to formally require a performance guarantee under circumstances where a prospective awardee has been created solely for the performance of the instant contract and lacks...
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Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) notice is hereby given of the following Advisory Committee meeting: Environmental Management Site- Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Hanford Site.
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Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) notice is hereby given of the following Advisory Committee meeting: Environmental Management Site- Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Nevada Test Site.
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The Industry Supply Advisory Group (ISAG) to the International Energy Agency (IEA) will conduct meetings November 16-17, at the IEA's headquarters in Paris, France, to permit ISAG representatives to participate in the training phase of an Emergency R...
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This notice announces BPA's proposal to implement various studies and research projects in the Methow, Wenatchee, and Entiat River watersheds, located in the State of Washington in Chelan and Okanogan Counties. These projects will focus on the feasib...
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The Office of Fossil Energy of the Department of Energy gives notice that it has issued an order granting Renaissance Energy (U.S.) Inc. (Renaissance U.S.) authorization to import up to 23,404 Mcf of natural gas per day from Canada for a ten-year ter...
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Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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EPA is taking direct final action on revisions to the California State Implementation Plan. This action is an administrative change which revises the definition of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and updates the Exempt Compound list in rules from th...
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EPA is approving revisions to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This action is an administrative change which revises the definition of volatile organic compound (VOC) and updates the Exempt Compound list in rules from the Sacramento Me...
Proposed Rule Nov 09, 1998
Today's notice makes available for public comment a list of 53 persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemicals and chemical categories which may be found in hazardous wastes regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Th...
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Farm Credit Administration logo Farm Credit Administration

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This proposed rule will amend Farm Credit Administration (FCA or Agency) regulations to provide customers of the Farm Credit System (FCS, Farm Credit, or System) with the opportunity to do business with the FCS lender of their choice. The rule propos...
Proposed Rule Nov 09, 1998
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)), of the forthcoming regular meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board (Board). DATE AND TIME: The regular meeting of the Board will be held at the offi...
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Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

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Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

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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Government Accountability Office logo Government Accountability Office

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The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) announces the publication of the following three Exposure Drafts of proposed Statements of Federal Financial Accounting Standards and solicits comments on them: <bullet> Standards For Management...
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Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a document entitled ``Approval of an Alternative Requirement of the Mammography Quality Standards Act'' (the MQSA). The MQSA final regulations require that the collimation of th...
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The NIH is seeking Licensees to further develop, evaluate, and commercialize anti-Tac (Fv)-PE38, also known as LMB2, immunotoxin for the therapeutic treatment of refractory Leukemia, Lymphoma, Hairy Cell Leukemia, Hodgkin's disease and other hematolo...
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Notice of program exclusions.
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On November 10, 1997, the Office for Protection from Research Risks (OPRR), in consultation with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), requested written comments relating to the proposed republication of the list that identifies certain research ac...
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On November 10, 1997, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in consultation with the Office for Protection from Research Risks (OPRR) at the National Institutes of Health, requested written comments relating to the proposed republication of the lis...
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Section 2626 of P.L. 104-146 (42 U.S.C. 300ff-34), the ``Ryan White CARE Act Amendments of 1996'', includes a requirement for the Secretary of HHS to make a determination whether a set of activities prescribed in section 2627 of the Public Health Ser...
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Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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The Coast Guard proposes to amend the regulations governing the operation of the CSX Railroad drawbridge (formerly owned by the Seaboard System Railroad) across the Suwannee River, mile 35.0, at Old Town, Dixie/Levy Counties, Florida, to allow the br...
Proposed Rule Nov 09, 1998
The Coast Guard is changing the regulations governing the operation of the Flagler Memorial, Royal Park, and Southern Boulevard drawbridges across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway at Palm Beach County, Florida. This rule has been established as a r...
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FEMA gives notice of the availability of $30 million of appropriated grant funds to Project Impact communities and States with Project Impact communities.
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Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-503), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidelines on the Conduct of Matching Programs (54 FR 25818 (J...
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Interior Department logo Interior Department

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This notice advises the public that Nuevo Energy Company (Nuevo) and Torch Operating Company (Torch) have applied to the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for an incidental take permit pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act o...
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The National Park Service announces the availability of a Draft General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (NRA), Washington. This notice also announces public meetings for the purpose...
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The Mid-continent lesser snow goose and Ross' goose population has nearly quadrupled in the last 30 years. The Western Central Flyway lesser snow and Ross' goose population also has quadrupled in the last 23 years. Collectively, these central and eas...
Proposed Rule Nov 09, 1998
The Mid-continent lesser snow goose and Ross' goose population has nearly quadrupled in the last 30 years. The Western Central Flyway lesser snow and Ross' goose population also has quadrupled in the last 23 years. Collectively, these central and eas...
Proposed Rule Nov 09, 1998
The National Park Service (NPS) is converting and updating its current system of internal instructions in conformance with a new system of NPS internal guidance documents. As part of this process, the NPS recently made available for public review and...
Notice Nov 09, 1998
Notice is hereby given that the National Park Service is revising the boundary of Piscataway Park to include one additional tract of land.
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MMS has determined that Form MMS-2005, the lease document, needs revision due to changes in regulations since it was last reviewed in 1986. MMS has revised the form to reflect plain language and has rewritten it for clarity and organization. To reduc...
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In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is issuing public notice of its intent to modify an existing Privacy Act system of records notice, USGS-24, ``Employee Work Report Edit and Indi...
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In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is issuing public notice of its intent to modify an existing Privacy Act system of records notice, EGS-20, ``Photo File System.'' The revisions...
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In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is issuing public notice of its intent to modify an existing Privacy Act system of records notice, USGS-23, ``Personnel Investigations Records.'...
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In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is issuing public notice of its intent to modify an existing Privacy Act system of records notice, USGS-7, ``Personal Property Accountability Re...
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In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is issuing public notice of its intent to modify an existing Privacy Act system of records notice, USGS-15, ``Earth Science Information Customer...
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In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is issuing public notice of its intent to modify an existing Privacy Act system of records notice, USGS-18, ``Computer Registration System.'' Th...
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In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is issuing public notice of its intent to modify an existing Privacy Act system of records notice, USGS-4, ``Employee Assistance Program Records...
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In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is issuing public notice of its intention to modify an existing Privacy Act system of records notice USGS-13, ``Manuscript Processing.'' The rev...
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In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is issuing public notice of its intent to modify an existing Privacy Act system of records notice, USGS-11, ``Security.'' The revisions will upd...
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In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is issuing public notice of its intent to modify an existing Privacy Act system of records notice, USGS-5, ``Contract Files.'' The revisions wil...
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Justice Department logo Justice Department

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In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2 (1972), and 41 CFR101-6.1001-6,1035 (1992), the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Information Resources Management, with the concurrence of the U.S. Attorney...
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The National Advisory Council on Violence Against Women, co- chaired by the Attorney General and Secretary of Health and Human Services, will meet November 17 and 18, 1998 in the third floor conference room of the U.S. Department of Justice's Office...
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Labor Department logo Labor Department

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This document contains exemptions issued by the Department of Labor (the Department) from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (th...
Notice Nov 09, 1998
This document contains a notice of pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of a proposed individual exemption which, if granted, would amend PTE 94-50 (59 FR 32024, June 21, 1994), an exemption granted to Smith Barney, Inc. (Smith Ba...
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This document contains notices of pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of proposed exemptions from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (the Act) and/or the Inte...
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Management and Budget Office

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The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has submitted the information collections listed at the end of this notice to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), OMB for review under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (P...
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National Archives and Records Administration logo National Archives and Records Administration

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The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice at least once monthly of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). Once approved by NARA, records schedules provide mandatory instru...
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National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities logo National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Postal Service logo Postal Service

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This notice sets forth the rate and fee changes and the accompanying Domestic Mail Classification Schedule (DMCS) changes to be implemented as a result of the Decision of the Governors of the United States Postal Service on the Further Recommended De...
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Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

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Notice of application for an order under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'').
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Notice of application for an order pursuant to Section 11(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``1940 Act'').
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Notice of application for an order under Section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``1940 Act'') granting exemptive relief from Sections 9(a), 13(a), 15(a) and 15(b) of the 1940 Act and Rules 6e-2(b)(15) and 6e-3(T)(b)(15) thereunder.
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Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

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The Surface Transportation Board's (Board) Section of Environmental Analysis (SEA) issued a Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft EA) for the proposed acquisition of control of Illinois Central Corporation and its railroad affiliates (IC) by Canadian...
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Trade Representative, Office of United States

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The Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) is publishing a set of questions developed to elicit information on foreign trade measures that may be inconsistent with the provisions of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on the Application of Sani...
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Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

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This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Boeing Model 747-400 series airplanes. This proposal would require installation of strap assemblies on the ceiling panels and rails that support t...
Proposed Rule Nov 09, 1998
This document proposes to revise an earlier proposed airworthiness directive (AD) that would have required installing a safety device for the tailplane locking hook on certain Schempp-Hirth K.G. (Schempp-Hirth) Models Standard-Cirrus, Nimbus-2, JANUS...
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This document denies a petition for rulemaking submitted by Price T. Bingham, a private individual. The petitioner requested that the agency initiate rulemaking to require air bag sensors to be designed so that data is recorded during a crash and can...
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The FAA SOIT will be hosting a public forum to discuss the FAA's GPS approvals and WAAS/LAAS operational implementation plans. This meeting will be held in conjunction with a regularly scheduled meeting of the FAA SOIT and in response to aviation ind...
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Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
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The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
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Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

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This document proposes to revise regulations setting forth a mechanism for paying per diem to State homes providing nursing home care to eligible veterans. The intended effect of the proposed regulations is to ensure that veterans receive high qualit...
Proposed Rule Nov 09, 1998
This document proposes to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulations (VAAR) to establish simplified procedures for the competitive acquisition of health-care resources, consisting of commercial services or the use of medical equ...
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