November 17, 1998 (Volume 63)

Federal Register November 17, 1998

View all documents issued on November 17, 1998. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

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Agencies Publishing on November 17, 1998

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has made a finding of no significant impact with respect to its action related to the construction of a 200 megawatt simple cycle combustion turbine electric generation plant in Northwest...
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We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared an environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact concerning authorization to ship for the purpose of field testing, and then to field test, an...
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The USDA Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to disclose the potential environmental effects of proposed activities in forest stands infested with Douglas-fir bark beetle. Activities include reducing fuels in urban int...
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Notice is hereby given that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct 11 public listening sessions where interested individuals can ask questions and provide feedback on the dra...
Notice Nov 17, 1998
This proposed rule would establish the quantity of spearmint oil produced in the Far West, by class, that handlers may purchase from, or handle for, producers during the 1999-2000 marketing year, which begins on June 1, 1999. This proposal would esta...
Proposed Rule Nov 17, 1998
The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) hereby announces the maximum dollar amount on loan and grant awards under the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant (REDLG) program for Fiscal Year (FY) 1999. The maximum dollar award on zero-interest...
Notice Nov 17, 1998
The Agency is holding a public meeting to discuss its HACCP- based Inspection Models Project for slaughter plants. The morning session will provide general information on the Inspection Models Project and a briefing on the project's Baseline phase, w...
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This notice lists the newspapers that will be used by all Ranger Districts, Forests, and the Regional Office of the Northern Region to publish legal notice of all decisions subject to appeal under 36 CFR parts 215 and 217 and to publish notices for p...
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Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to Agdia Incorporated of Elkhart, Indiana, an exclusive license to S.N. 08/ 499,803, ``A Monoclonal Antibody to Vitellin of the Corn Earwo...
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The USDA Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to disclose the potential environmental effects of proposed activities in forest stands infested with Douglas-fir bark beetle. Activities include reducing fuels in urban int...
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This is a list of those newspapers that will be used to publish notice of all decisions which are subject to appeal under 36 CFR part 217, notice of the opportunity to comment on certain proposed actions pursuant to 36 CFR 215.5, and notice of decisi...
Notice Nov 17, 1998
Notice is hereby given of a public hearing to consider amending Marketing Agreement and Order No. 930, hereinafter referred to as the ``order.'' The order regulates the handling of tart cherries grown in Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah...
Proposed Rule Nov 17, 1998

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Notice is hereby given of the following actions regarding permits for takes of endangered and threatened species for the purposes of scientific research and/or enhancement: NMFS has received permit applications from Natural Resource Scientists, Inc.,...
Notice Nov 17, 1998
The Department of Commerce has issued an amendment to the Export Trade Certificate of Review granted originally to The Association for Manufacturing Technology (``AMT'') on May 19, 1987. Notice of issuance of the Certificate was published in the Fede...
Notice Nov 17, 1998
On October 7, 1998, the Commerce Department published a request for comment concerning a study of the Fastener Quality Act (FQA) mandated by Pub. L. No. 105-234 (63 FR 53870). The comment period of that request for comment closed on November 6, 1998....
Notice Nov 17, 1998
NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amount of Pacific cod from trawl catcher/processors and trawl catcher vessels to vessels using fixed gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to allow the 1...
Rule Nov 17, 1998
NMFS proposes initial specifications for the 1999 fishing year for Atlantic mackerel, squid, and butterfish (MSB). Regulations governing these fisheries require NMFS to publish specifications for the upcoming fishing year and to provide an opportunit...
Proposed Rule Nov 17, 1998
NMFS announces the receipt of an application for an EFP. If granted, this EFP would authorize, over a period of 1 year, collections of a limited number of sharks from the large coastal, pelagic, and small coastal groups from Federal waters in the Atl...
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Notice is hereby given that the Alaska SeaLife Center, Box 1329, Seward, AK 99664 (907/224-2600) has been issued an amendment to scientific research Permit No. 881-1443.
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On July 13, 1998, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on sulfanilic acid from the People's Republic of China (PRC). The review covers the period Augu...
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On July 10, 1998, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of the 1996-97 administrative reviews of the antidumping duty order on tapered roller bearings (TRBs) and parts thereof, finished and unfinished, from Jap...
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On July 10, 1998, the Department of Commerce published the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on tapered roller bearings and parts thereof, finished and unfinished, from the People's Republic of China. In a...
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) is authorizing the National Futures Association (NFA) to deny, condition, suspend, modify, restrict or revoke the registration of any agricultural trade option merchant (ATOM) or any associated pe...
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Defense Department logo Defense Department

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Correction Nov 17, 1998
This notifies the public that the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a potential National Missile Defense (NMD) deployment, should the U.S. Government make such a decision. In...
Notice Nov 17, 1998
The next meeting of the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Board of Visitors (BoV) will be held at the Packard Conference Center, Building 184, Ft. Belvoir, Virginia on Tuesday, December 1, 1998 from 0900 until 1600. The purpose of this meeting is...
Notice Nov 17, 1998
The Director of Defense Procurement has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to exempt contract actions with Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) from the weighted guidelines...
Rule Nov 17, 1998
Pursuant to the provisions of Subsection (d) of Section 10 of Public Law 92-463, as amended by Section 5 of Public Law 94-409, notice is hereby given that a closed meeting of the DIA Science and Technology Advisory Board has been scheduled as follows...
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Pursuant to the provisions of Subsection (d) of Section 10 of Public Law 92-463, as amended by Section 5 of Public Law 94-409, notice is hereby given that a closed meeting of the DIA Science and Technology Advisory Board has been scheduled as follows...
Notice Nov 17, 1998
The Defense Science Board Task Force on Investment Strategy for the DARPA will meet in closed session on November 11, December 9- 11, 1998, and January 13-14, 1999 at Strategic Analysis, Inc., 4001 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia. In order for...
Notice Nov 17, 1998
The Defense Science Board Task Force on Space Superiority will meet in closed session on December 18, 1998 at the NRO, Westfield Complex, Chantilly, VA. The mission of the Defense Science Board is to advise the Secretary of Defense through the Under...
Notice Nov 17, 1998
The Defense Science Board Task Force on Space Superiority met in closed session on November 4-5, 1998 at the NRO, Westfield Complex, Chantilly, VA. Due to an administrative oversight, this meeting was not previously announced.
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Correction Nov 17, 1998
The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of the deadline of May 17, 1999 for submission of a donation application for the Battleship ex-NEW JERSEY (BB 62), located at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Bremerton, WA. ,A donation is a...
Notice Nov 17, 1998

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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Correction Nov 17, 1998
EPA is making available for public review and comment the draft Multimedia Strategy for Priority Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic (PBT) Pollutants. This document outlines the Agency's comprehensive approach to identify and take action to reduce...
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The State of Tennessee has applied for partial approval of its underground storage tank program for petroleum under subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The State of Tennessee is not requesting approval of the underground...
Rule Nov 17, 1998
This direct final rule extends the time period during which certain alternative analytical test methods may be used in the Federal reformulated gasoline (RFG) program to September 1, 2000. The time period for use of these alternative methods original...
Rule Nov 17, 1998
This proposed rule extends the time period during which certain alternative analytical test methods may be used in the Federal reformulated gasoline (RFG) program to September 1, 2000. The time period for use of these alternative methods originally e...
Proposed Rule Nov 17, 1998

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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This Public Notice announces that, effective January 1, 1999, the maximum allowable reimbursement fee for an amateur operator license examination will be $6.49. This amount is based on a 1.5% increase in the Department of Labor Consumer Price Index b...
Notice Nov 17, 1998
By this Memorandum Opinion and Order, the Commission reconsiders its decisions in the Report and Order in this proceeding, and declines to change its decision to allow no new television (TV) permittees to operate in channels 60-69. The Commission als...
Rule Nov 17, 1998
The Commission will consider establishing a program for assessing and collecting fees for the provision of ancillary or supplementary services by commercial digital television (``DTV'') licensees. 2........... Mass Media.................................
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Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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Notice Nov 17, 1998
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled `` FDA Recall Regulations'' has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA).
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled `` Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) Regulations for Nonclinical Laboratory Studies'' has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under th...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) initiated a pilot program in 1996 involving the medical device industry. This pilot program, which was formally adopted in 1997, was shown to optimize resource utilization, enhance FDA/industry communication, an...
Notice Nov 17, 1998
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a temporary permit has been issued to Iceberg Industries Corp. to market test a product designated as ``Borealis Iceberg Water'' that deviates from the U.S. standard of identity for bottled wa...
Notice Nov 17, 1998
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Fort Dodge Animal Health, Division of American Home Products Corp. The supplemental NADA...
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Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Kansas, (FEMA-1258-DR), dated November 5, 1998 and related determinations.
Notice Nov 17, 1998
This document corrects the regulations [CGD 84-069], which the Coast Guard published Thursday, October 1, 1998 (63 FR 52802). The regulations revised the lifesaving equipment requirements for U.S. inspected vessels.
Rule Nov 17, 1998
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Missouri, (FEMA-1253-DR), dated October 14, 1998, and related determinations.
Notice Nov 17, 1998
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Missouri, (FEMA-1253-DR), dated October 14, 1998, and related determinations.
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This notice amends the notice of an emergency for the State of New Mexico (FEMA-3128-EM), dated July 2, 1998, and related determinations.
Notice Nov 17, 1998
FEMA announces the following open meeting.
Notice Nov 17, 1998
This rule identifies communities, where the sale of flood insurance has been authorized under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), that are suspended on the effective dates listed within this rule because of noncompliance with the floodplain...
Rule Nov 17, 1998
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Texas, (FEMA-1257-DR), dated October 21, 1998, and related determinations.
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Interior Department logo Interior Department

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This notice is published in accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) and 41 CFR 101-6.1015(b). The Department of the Interior hereby gives notice of a public meeting of the Alaska Land Manage...
Notice Nov 17, 1998
National Marine Fishery Service (NMFS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will hold a joint meeting to discuss coordination of activities that support Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission coastal fisheries management plans under th...
Notice Nov 17, 1998
The National Park Service is publishing the final study report recommending designation of 81 miles of the Lumber River, North Carolina, as a state and locally-managed component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Notice Nov 17, 1998
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is announcing its intention to revise the instructions governing the priority ranking process for construction of replacement education facilities and the criteria used in ranking applications. The revised process w...
Notice Nov 17, 1998
The following applicants have applied for a scientific research permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Notice Nov 17, 1998
The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is proposing regulations that would authorize for the next 5 years the incidental, unintentional take of small numbers of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) during ye...
Proposed Rule Nov 17, 1998
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The Field Office Manager of the Las Vegas Field Office announces the temporary closure of selected public lands under its administration. This action is being taken to help ensure public safety, prevent unnecessary environmental degradation during th...
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Notice is hereby given that the plan for the use and distribution of judgment funds awarded to the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians in Docket Nos. 189-A and 189-B is effective as of July 28, 1998.
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Justice Department logo Justice Department

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Management and Budget Office

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Notice Nov 17, 1998
The Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) hereby extends an invitation for interested parties to attend an open meeting with the Board and its staff on Tuesday, December 1 and Wednesday, December 2, 1998. Currently, the Board anticipates holding the...
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National Credit Union Administration logo National Credit Union Administration

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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

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Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

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As part of continuing efforts to streamline the appointing system, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations on nonpermanent employment. These regulations eliminate ``outside-the-register authority'' for term appointments;...
Rule Nov 17, 1998

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Postal Regulatory Commission

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Members of the Postal Rate Commission, accompanied by members of the Commission's Advisory and Consumer Advocate staffs will tour the Columbia, MD facility of Advo Inc. on Tuesday, November 17, 1998, beginning at 9:15 am. Following the tour, the grou...
Notice Nov 17, 1998

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

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The Board is accepting for consideration the responsive application filed by Ontario Michigan Rail Corporation (OMR)<SUP>1</SUP> in STB Finance Docket No. 33556 (Sub-No. 2), and the responsive application filed by Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CP...
Notice Nov 17, 1998

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

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This document publishes in the Federal Register an amendment adopting Airworthiness Directive (AD) 98-23-01, which was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of aircraft and engines equipped with certain Parker Hannifin Airborne dry a...
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This document amends Standard No. 108, the Federal motor vehicle safety standard on lighting, to remove paragraph S7.8.2.3 relating to headlamps aimed by moving the reflector relative to the lens and headlamp housing, or vice versa. This paragraph ha...
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The FAA proposes to rule and invites pubic comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Palm Beach International Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus...
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This notice lists those forms, reports, and recordkeeping requirements imposed upon the public which were transmitted by the Department of Transportation to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its approval in accordance with the requirement...
Notice Nov 17, 1998
This notice announces a public meeting at which NHTSA will describe and discuss specific research and development projects. Further, the notice requests suggestions for topics to be presented by the agency. Dates and Times: The National Highway Traff...
Notice Nov 17, 1998
This document contains a correction to the final rule published in the Federal Register (63 FR 23604) on April 29, 1998. The final rule corrected an error in the February 26, 1997, final rule, which inadvertently removed section 3 of SFAR No. 50-2 co...
Rule Nov 17, 1998

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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Notice Nov 17, 1998
In 1998 the IRS established the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC). The primary purpose of ETAAC is to provide an organized public forum for discussion of electronic tax administration issues in support of the overriding goal th...
Notice Nov 17, 1998
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to 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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