December 8, 1998 (Volume 63)

Federal Register December 8, 1998

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Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has received a petition from AgrEvo USA Company seeking a determination of nonregulated status for certain canola transformation events, which have been genetically engine...
Notice Dec 08, 1998
We are declaring Luxembourg and Portugal free of rinderpest and foot-and-mouth disease; Greece free of rinderpest; France, Greece, Luxembourg, and Spain free of exotic Newcastle disease; Portugal free of African swine fever; and Belgium, France, and...
Rule Dec 08, 1998
This Federal Register notice revises the Notice of Availability published in the January 23, 1998 Federal Register (40 CFR 1506.9) Vol. 63, No. 15, page 3563. On January 15, 1998, the Forest Service issued a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for t...
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Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Notice of opportunity to request administrative review of antidumping or countervailing duty order, findings, or suspended investigation.
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On October 21, 1998, NMFS published a document announcing four of the five workshops for longline vessel operators scheduled during 1998. This document corrects the date for the Barnegat Light, NJ, workshop from December 17, 1998, to December 18, 199...
Rule Dec 08, 1998
In response to timely requests for administrative review for the period March 1, 1997 through February 28, 1998, the Department of Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on ferrosilicon from Brazil. We prelimina...
Notice Dec 08, 1998
On August 3, 1998, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') initiated a sunset review of the antidumping finding on synthetic methionine from Japan (63 FR 41227) pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). O...
Notice Dec 08, 1998
On August 3, 1998, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') initiated a sunset review (63 FR 41227) of the antidumping finding on elemental sulphur from Canada pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). On...
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On August 3, 1998, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') initiated a sunset review of the antidumping finding on melamine, in crystal form, from Japan (63 FR 41227) pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act...
Notice Dec 08, 1998
On August 3, 1998, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') initiated a sunset review of the antidumping finding on polychloroprene rubber from Japan (63 FR 41227) pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act'')....
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On August 3, 1998, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') initiated a sunset review (63 FR 41227) of the antidumping finding on stainless steel plate from Sweden pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act'')....
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In response to a request by the petitioner, the Committee of Domestic Steel Wire Rope & Specialty Cable Manufacturers, the Department of Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on steel wire rope from Korea. The...
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The Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) is amending the rules of practice in patent cases to reduce patent ``statutory'' fee amounts to conform to the fee amounts set by law in the United States Patent and Trademark Office Reauthorization Act, Fiscal Y...
Rule Dec 08, 1998
In accordance with provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), as amended, notification is hereby given that an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) has been issued to the U.S. Air Force to take small numbers of bottlenose dolphins, s...
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Commission of Fine Arts logo Commission of Fine Arts

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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Defense Department logo Defense Department

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Correction Dec 08, 1998
Murrieta Creek is located in western Riverside County and encompasses a drainage area of approximately 220 square miles. The creek flows in a southeasterly direction and receives inflows from Slaughterhouse Canyon on the southern side and Warm Spring...
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Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a...
Notice Dec 08, 1998
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a...
Notice Dec 08, 1998
The Department of the Air Force is amending Title 48, Chapter 53 of the CFR by removing Part 5316, Types of Contracts. This rule is removed because it does not meet the requirement for codification. It was revised as part of the Federal Acquisition R...
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Education Department logo Education Department

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The Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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Energy Department logo Energy Department

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Enserch Energy Services, Inc. (EES) and Minnesota Power have applied for authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.
Notice Dec 08, 1998
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:
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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:
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Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the National Electric and Magnetic Fields Advisory Committee.
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Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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The EPA is proposing to approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Rhode Island. The SIP revisions consist of the State's 15 percent rate of progress (ROP) plan and contingency plans, and minor revisions to the State'...
Proposed Rule Dec 08, 1998
The Commonwealth of Kentucky, through the Kentucky Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Cabinet (KNREPC), submitted to EPA on February 3, 1998, revisions to the Kentucky State Implementation Plan (SIP) adding Stage II controls at certain ga...
Rule Dec 08, 1998
EPA proposes to approve the Kentucky 15 Percent Plan, the automobile inspection and maintenance (I/M) program and the 1990 baseline emissions inventory submitted by the Commonwealth of Kentucky through the Kentucky Natural Resources Environmental Pro...
Proposed Rule Dec 08, 1998
EPA is approving revisions to the South Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP) which were submitted to EPA by South Carolina, through the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC), on June 6, 1989, and September 27, 199...
Rule Dec 08, 1998
On June 6, 1989 and September 27, 1990, the State of South Carolina submitted revisions to the South Carolina SIP. The revisions include modifications to an existing definition and the adoption of multiple definitions. In the final rules section of t...
Proposed Rule Dec 08, 1998
The EPA proposes to approve new Missouri rule 10 CSR 10-6.330 entitled ``Restriction of Emissions from Batch-Type Charcoal Kilns'' as a revision to the Missouri SIP. This rule requires batch-type charcoal kilns to substantially reduce emissions of pa...
Proposed Rule Dec 08, 1998
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a revision to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) which incorporates new Missouri rule 10 CSR 10-6.330 entitled ``Restriction of Emissions from Batch-Type Charcoal Kilns.'' Missouri's rule requi...
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Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Farm Credit Administration logo Farm Credit Administration

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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).
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Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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This Public Notice announces an auction of 225 Phase II 220 MHz Service licenses set to begin on June 8, 1999 and seeks comment on procedural issues relating to this auction.
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Federal Housing Finance Board logo Federal Housing Finance Board

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The Federal Housing Finance Board (Finance Board) is proposing to amend its regulation governing eligible collateral for Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) advances to clarify that certain assets, including the insured or guaranteed portions of federal...
Proposed Rule Dec 08, 1998

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service logo Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

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Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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Notice Dec 08, 1998
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that COPA Distributors, Inc., has filed a petition proposing that the color additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of pyrogallol and ferrous sulfate as a color additive in hair...
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The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking licensees and/or capability statements from parties interested in entering into a Cooperative Research and Development...
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The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a notice in the Federal Register, Volume 63, Number 228, Page 65598, on November 27, 1998, announcing the State Childhood Lead Poiso...
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Interior Department logo Interior Department

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Kaiser Sand and Gravel Company of Pleasanton, California, has applied to the Fish and Wildlife Service for an incidental take permit pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The Service proposes to issue an incidental take permit f...
Notice Dec 08, 1998
The Fish and Wildlife Service announces a 90-day finding for a petition to list the Bonneville cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki utah) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We find that the petition pr...
Proposed Rule Dec 08, 1998
The Fish and Wildlife Service announces a 90-day finding for a petition to delist the Squirrel Chimney cave shrimp (Palaemonetes cummingi) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. We find that the petition does not present substantial sc...
Rule Dec 08, 1998
The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces a new 12- month finding for a petition to list the Florida black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. After a review of all available scientific and...
Rule Dec 08, 1998
This proposed rule would modify Land and Water Conservation Fund (L&WCF) post-completion requirements by clarifying the state planning prerequisite for conversion approval, allowing the recipients of a L&WCF grant to use non-recreation land they curr...
Proposed Rule Dec 08, 1998
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) amends Section 20.21(j) to grant temporary conditional approval of tungsten-matrix shot as nontoxic for the 1998-99 migratory bird hunting season only, except in the Yukon-Kuskokwim (Y-K) Delta, Alaska, wh...
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Notice Dec 08, 1998
The North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Council) will meet December 9, 1998 to review proposals for funding submitted pursuant to the North American Wetlands Conservation Act. Upon completion of the Council's review, proposals will be submi...
Notice Dec 08, 1998
Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of a draft Comprehensive Design Plan for the White House and President's Park and Draft Environmental Impact St...
Notice Dec 08, 1998
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Las Cruces Field Office, is initiating the preparation of an RMPA which will include an EA for the possible disposal by direct sale at fair market value of 320 acres of BLM-administered public land in Dona Ana Cou...
Notice Dec 08, 1998

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

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Justice Department logo Justice Department

Labor Department logo Labor Department

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The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or con...
Notice Dec 08, 1998

Library of Congress logo Library of Congress

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The Copyright Office is publishing a final list of stations listed in affidavits sent to the Copyright Office in which the owner or licensee of the station attests that the station qualifies as a specialty station in accordance with the Federal Commu...
Notice Dec 08, 1998

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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National Archives and Records Administration logo National Archives and Records Administration

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Records retrievable by personal identifiers which are transferred to the National Archives of the United States are exempt from most provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) except for publication of a notice in the Federal Register. NAR...
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National Transportation Safety Board

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations governing the procurement of goods and services. The proposed rule is intended to meet the requirements of Public Law 103-355 (the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act...
Proposed Rule Dec 08, 1998
The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review of continued approval of information collections under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
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Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

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Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

State Department logo State Department

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

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This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to all British Aerospace HP137 Mk1, Jetstream series 200, and Jetstream Models 3101 and 3201 airplanes. The proposed AD would require inspecting the elevator bias spr...
Proposed Rule Dec 08, 1998
This action confirms the effective date of Airworthiness Directive (AD) 98-21-28, which applies to certain British Aerospace Jetstream Model 3101 airplanes. AD 98-21-28 requires modifying the propeller de-icing system to assure system performance at...
Rule Dec 08, 1998
This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to certain British Aerospace Jetstream Model 3201 airplanes. The proposed AD would require replacing the nose landing gear downlock actuator, the flap actuator, the s...
Proposed Rule Dec 08, 1998
This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to all British Aerospace Jetstream Model 3101 airplanes that have a certain wheel assembly incorporated and all Jetstream Model 3201 airplanes that are equipped with...
Proposed Rule Dec 08, 1998
Notice Dec 08, 1998
The FHWA is adopting regulations to implement section 4007 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), concerning waivers and exemptions from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs), and the administration of pilot p...
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is amending its drug and alcohol testing regulations to allow employers to use the results of post-accident drug and alcohol tests administered by State or local law enforcement personnel when the State and lo...
Rule Dec 08, 1998

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA) mandated a new eligibility requirement for persons seeking Federal financial assistance, namely that delinquent Federal debtors are ineligible for Federal direct and indirect loan assistance (other t...
Rule Dec 08, 1998
This document contains a correction to final regulations (TD 8611), which were published in the Federal Register on Friday, August 11, 1995 (60 FR 40997) relating to conduit financing arrangements.
Rule Dec 08, 1998
This document sets forth for the information of the general public the text of a document that was previously published in the Customs Bulletin on November 25, 1998, pursuant to section 622 of the Customs Modernization provisions of the North America...
Notice Dec 08, 1998
This document provides notice of cancellation of a public hearing on proposed regulations relating to the pass through of items of an S corporation to its shareholders, the adjustments to the basis of stock of the shareholders, and the treatment of d...
Proposed Rule Dec 08, 1998

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United States Information Agency

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This document amends the Agency's current regulation implementing the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to conform with requirements made by the Electronic Freedom of Information Act (EFOIA) of 1996 as amended.
Rule Dec 08, 1998

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

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