December 2, 1998 (Volume 63)

Federal Register December 2, 1998

View all documents issued on December 2, 1998. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

124 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on December 2, 1998

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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This notice lists the newspapers that will be used by all ranger districts, forests, and the Regional Office of the Intermountain Region to publish legal notice of all decisions subject to appeal under 36 CFR 215 and 36 CFR 217. The intended effect o...
Notice Dec 02, 1998
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Foreign Agricultural Service's (FAS) intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection procedure. This information is contained in a pet...
Notice Dec 02, 1998

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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NMFS adjusts the 1998 North Atlantic swordfish fishery quota to carryover the unharvested portion of the 1997 quota.
Rule Dec 02, 1998
Notice of Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review.
Notice Dec 02, 1998
NMFS announces that the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils (Councils) have submitted the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Secretarial review and are requesting comments from the public.
Proposed Rule Dec 02, 1998
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The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene public hearings on a Draft Sustainable Fisheries Act (SFA) Amendment and on a draft regulatory amendment regarding gag and black grouper in Federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Som...
Proposed Rule Dec 02, 1998
In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), as amended, and implementing regulations, notification is hereby given that 1-year letters of authorization to take bottlenose and spotted dolphins incidental to oil and gas structure remova...
Notice Dec 02, 1998
In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), as amended, and implementing regulations, notification is hereby given that 1-year letters of authorization to take bottlenose and spotted dolphins incidental to oil and gas structure remova...
Notice Dec 02, 1998
In accordance with section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is automatically initiating five-year (``sunset'') reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders, findi...
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Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS issues a final rule to implement a harbor porpoise take reduction plan (HPTRP) in the Gulf of Maine and Mid-Atlantic waters. The HPTRP is contained in the HPTRP/ Environmental Assessment/Final...
Rule Dec 02, 1998

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Delaware River Basin Commission

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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On October 30, 1998, the Department of Energy published a notice providing limited reopening of the record of its rulemaking to revise energy conservation standards for fluorescent lamp ballasts under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (63 FR 583...
Proposed Rule Dec 02, 1998

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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This notice announces receipt of applications to register pesticide products containing new active ingredients not included in any previously registered products pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and...
Notice Dec 02, 1998
This regulation establishes a time-limited tolerance for residues of cymoxanil (2-cyano-N-[(ethylamino)carbonyl]-2- (methoxyimino) acetamide) in or on dried hops. This action is in connection with a crisis exemption declared under section 18 of the F...
Rule Dec 02, 1998
EPA published in the Federal Register of October 7, 1998, extension of time-limited tolerances for the residues of imidacloprid and its metabolites in or on certain commodities. The amendatory language was incorrect, and this document corrects that l...
Rule Dec 02, 1998
This regulation establishes time-limited tolerances for the combined residues of imidacloprid and its metabolites containing the 6- chloropyridinyl moiety, all expressed as parent in or on field corn forage at 0.1 parts per million (ppm), field corn...
Rule Dec 02, 1998
This rule extends a time-limited tolerance for residues of the herbicide metolachlor and its metabolites in or on spinach at 0.3 parts per million (ppm) for an additional 18-month period, to May 15, 2000. This action is in response to EPA's granting...
Rule Dec 02, 1998
This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or on various food commodities.
Notice Dec 02, 1998
In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of request for amendment by registrants to delete uses in certain pesticide registrations.
Notice Dec 02, 1998
In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by registrants to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide registrations.
Notice Dec 02, 1998
This rule extends a time-limited tolerance for residues of the herbicide primisulfuron-methyl and its metabolites in or on bluegrass hay at 0.1 part per million (ppm) for an additional 18-month period, to April 30, 2000. This action is in response to...
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EPA is issuing a technical amendment to a tolerance regulation for triasulfuron [3-(6-methoxy-4-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-1-(2-(2- chloroethoxy)phenylsulfonyl)urea] that published in the Federal Register on August 18, 1998. DATES: This regulation is...
Rule Dec 02, 1998

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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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 collections, as required by the...
Notice Dec 02, 1998

Federal Labor Relations Authority logo Federal Labor Relations Authority

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The Chair and Members of the Authority component (the Authority) of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (the FLRA) revise the regulations concerning negotiability proceedings. The revisions are designed to expedite these proceedings and facilitate...
Rule Dec 02, 1998

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

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The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Board) is proposing to amend Regulation CC to allow banks that consummate a merger on or after July 1, 1998, and before June 1, 1999, greater time to implement software changes related to the...
Proposed Rule Dec 02, 1998

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

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The Federal Trade Commission announces that the current ceiling on allowable charges under section 612(a) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) will remain unchanged for 1999. Under 1996 amendments to the FCRA, the Federal Trade Commission is requi...
Notice Dec 02, 1998
On October 13, 1998, the Premerger Notification Office (``PNO'') of the Federal Trade Commission (``FTC''), with the concurrence of the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (``DOJ''), published a...
Notice Dec 02, 1998

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

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An analysis of lodging and meal cost survey data reveals that the listing of maximum per diem rates for locations within the continental United States (CONUS) should be updated to provide for the reimbursement of Federal employees' expenses covered b...
Rule Dec 02, 1998

Government Accountability Office logo Government Accountability Office

Title Type Published
Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463), as amended, notice is hereby given that the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board will hold a meeting on Monday, December 21, 1998 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM in...
Notice Dec 02, 1998

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that the proposed collection of information listed below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA)...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of an abbreviated new animal drug application (ANADA) filed by Intervet, Inc. The ANADA provides for use of butorphanol tartrate injection for horses f...
Rule Dec 02, 1998
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a notice issued jointly by FDA and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that appeared in the Federal Register of October 9, 1998 (63 FR 54532). The document set forth legal and policy interpre...
Notice Dec 02, 1998
This notice announces the approval of the American Association for the Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, Inc. (AAAASF) as an accreditation organization acknowledged by the Medicare program. We have found that AAAASF's standards for ambu...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of two abbreviated new animal drug applications (ANADA's) filed by Alpharma Inc. The ANADA's provide for using approved chlortetracycline and salinomyc...
Rule Dec 02, 1998
Notice Dec 02, 1998
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing new regulations requiring pediatric studies of certain new and marketed drug and biological products. Most drugs and biologics have not been adequately tested in the pediatric subpopulation. As a resu...
Rule Dec 02, 1998
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that Solvay S.A., has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the expanded safe use of naphthalene sulfonic acid-formaldehyde condensate, sodium salt...
Notice Dec 02, 1998
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for a hearing on the agency's proposal to withdraw approval of 13 new drug applications (NDA's) and 1 abbreviated new drug application (ANDA). The basis for the proposal is that the...
Notice Dec 02, 1998

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land Management proposes to change the boundaries of the Gran Desierto Dunes Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC). The Gran Desierto Dunes ACEC is proposed to be expanded north and west to the northe...
Notice Dec 02, 1998
Notice is hereby given that certain BLM roads in Jackson County, Oregon are hereby closed to all motorized vehicles including off-road vehicles (but excluding tracked snow vehicles) from October 23, 1998 until notice is rescinded. The closure is made...
Notice Dec 02, 1998
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces the availability for public review of Final Revised Sonoran Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana sonoriensis) Recovery Plan which the Service listed as an endangered species on March 11, 1967 (32 FR 4001). Thi...
Notice Dec 02, 1998

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Title Type Published
The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted a review pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the countervailing duty order on agricultural tillage tools from...
Notice Dec 02, 1998
The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted a review pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on barbed wire and barbless wire stran...
Notice Dec 02, 1998
The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted a review pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on calcium hypochlorite from Japa...
Notice Dec 02, 1998
The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted reviews pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the countervailing duty order on castor oil products from Brazil a...
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Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination granting the complainant's motion to amend the complaint and notice of investigation by adding allegations of infringement of ad...
Notice Dec 02, 1998
The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted reviews pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether termination of the suspended investigation and/or revocation of the antidum...
Notice Dec 02, 1998
The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted a review pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the countervailing duty order on live swine from Canada woul...
Notice Dec 02, 1998
The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted a review pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on red raspberries from Canada would b...
Notice Dec 02, 1998
The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping investigations Nos. 731-TA-781-786 (Final) under section 735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)) (the Act) to determine whether an industry in the Un...
Notice Dec 02, 1998
The subject five-year reviews were initiated in October 1998 to determine whether revocation of the existing antidumping duty orders/suspension agreement would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to a domest...
Notice Dec 02, 1998
The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted reviews pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether termination of the suspended investigations on textiles and textile product...
Notice Dec 02, 1998

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
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 cont...
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National Archives and Records Administration logo National Archives and Records Administration

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) announces a meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress. The committee advises NARA on the full range of programs, policie...
Notice Dec 02, 1998

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National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
The Reports Clearance Officer invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Dec 02, 1998

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is withdrawing an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) that requested public comments on questions related to comprehensive quality assurance and a standard of care in medical uses of byproduct materia...
Proposed Rule Dec 02, 1998
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is withdrawing a notice of proposed rulemaking that would have eliminated several inconsistencies with the generic Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards to be developed for the disposal of High-Level...
Proposed Rule Dec 02, 1998
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is withdrawing a notice of proposed rulemaking that solicited comments on proposed amendments to its regulations that would have required licensees for commercial nuclear power reactors to report to the NRC, pl...
Proposed Rule Dec 02, 1998
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) proposes amending its regulations to add an explicit requirement that general licensees who possess certain measuring, gauging, or controlling devices that contain byproduct material provide the NRC with inform...
Proposed Rule Dec 02, 1998
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is withdrawing an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) that was published to request public comment on the Commission's regulations pertaining to steam generator (SG) tube integrity. The proposed rule...
Proposed Rule Dec 02, 1998
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has been asked to amend NRC Source Material License SUA-648 to authorize the licensee, Umetco Minerals Corporation (Umetco), to reclaim the A-9 Repository, located in Natrona County, Wyoming, according to...
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Presidio Trust logo Presidio Trust

Title Type Published
This notice announces the availability of and requests comments on the Interim Compendium compiled pursuant to final interim regulations concerning management of the area under the administrative jurisdiction of the Presidio Trust. The final interim...
Notice Dec 02, 1998

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Notice of application for an order under sections 6(b) and 17(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'') and rule 17d- 1 under the Act to amend a prior order and under sections 6(b) and 17(b) to permit certain transaction otherwise prohibited by section 17(a) of the Act.
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Notice of application for an order under section 57(i) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act''), and under rule 17d-1 under the Act permitting certain joint transactions otherwise prohibited by section 57(a)(4) of the Act.
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Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Title Type Published
Notice Dec 02, 1998
Section 4314(c) (4) of Title 5, U.S.C. requires Federal agencies publish notification of the appointment of individuals who may serve as members of that Agency's Performance Review Boards (PRB). The following is the FY 1998 Performance Review Board r...
Notice Dec 02, 1998

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Title Type Published
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The Surface Transportation Board (Board or STB) proposes to modify its tariff filing regulations to eliminate the option of filing tariffs with the Board electronically through the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Automated Tariff Filing and Informa...
Proposed Rule Dec 02, 1998

Tennessee Valley Authority logo Tennessee Valley Authority

Title Type Published
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on a multipurpose reservoir in Union County, Mississippi, located in northeast Mississippi. The primary purpose of the reservoir is to provide an adequate and r...
Notice Dec 02, 1998

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Title Type Published
The Industry Sector Advisory Committee (ISAC-14) will hold an open meeting on December 7, 1998 from 9:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Notice Dec 02, 1998

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
This document publishes in the Federal Register an amendment adopting Airworthiness Directive (AD) 98-24-14, which was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of certain Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Models 340A and 414A airplanes t...
Rule Dec 02, 1998
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to Eurocopter France Model AS-350B, B1, B2, BA, C, D, D1, and AS 355E, F, F1, F2, and N helicopters. This action requires measuring the tail rotor pitch change control rod (c...
Rule Dec 02, 1998
This document publishes in the Federal Register an amendment adopting airworthiness directive (AD) T98-24-51 that was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of certain McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 series airplanes by individual teleg...
Rule Dec 02, 1998
This document proposes the supersedure of an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 series turbofan engines, that currently requires periodic inspection of fan blades for locked rotors and foreign object damage...
Proposed Rule Dec 02, 1998
This document confirms the effective date of a direct final rule which revises Class E airspace at Trenton, MO.
Rule Dec 02, 1998
This document confirms the effective date of a direct final rule which revises Class E airspace at Wellington, KS.
Rule Dec 02, 1998
This document confirms the effective date of a direct final rule which revises Class E airspace at Wichita, KS.
Rule Dec 02, 1998
Notice Dec 02, 1998
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Maritime Administration's (MARAD) intentions to request approval for three years of an existing information collection entitled ``Requirements for Establishing U.S. Cit...
Notice Dec 02, 1998
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its determination that the revised current and future noise exposure maps submitted by Monroe County, Florida, for Key West International Airport under the provisions of Title I of the Aviation Safe...
Notice Dec 02, 1998
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The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use a PFC at Binghamton Regional Airport in Binghamton New York, under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omni...
Notice Dec 02, 1998
This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at Rosecrans Memorial Airport, St. Joseph, MO. A review of the Class E airspace for Rosecrans Memorial Airport indicates it does not comply with the criteria for 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL...
Proposed Rule Dec 02, 1998
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 Dec 02, 1998
This document confirms the effective date of a direct final rule which revokes the Class D and Class E airspace areas below 1200 feet above ground level (AGL) associated with Crows Landing, CA and changes the name from Crows Landing NALF to NASA Crow...
Rule Dec 02, 1998
This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or revised criteria, or because of changes...
Rule Dec 02, 1998
This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System, such as the...
Rule Dec 02, 1998

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
This document contains proposed regulations relating to the computation of the credit under section 41(c) and the definition of qualified research under section 41(d). The proposed regulations reflect changes to section 41 made by the Tax Reform Act...
Proposed Rule Dec 02, 1998
This document contains final regulations relating to the accuracy-related penalty. These amendments are necessary to define reasonable basis and to make conforming changes to existing regulations. These regulations affect any taxpayer that files a ta...
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