December 10, 1998 (Volume 63)

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Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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We are adding new treatments to the Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual, which is incorporated by reference into the Code of Federal Regulations, for certain citrus. We are adding treatments involving high-temperature forced air for tang...
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This planning effort is called the ``Northern Great Plains Management Plans Revision.'' Land and Resource Management Plans (hereafter referred to as Management Plan or Plans) will be prepared for each participating administrative unit, while one envi...
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Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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NMFS is closing directed fishing for Pacific cod for vessels using hook-and-line and pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the amount of the 1998 total allowable catch (T...
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Notice is hereby given that Permit No. 881-1443, issued to the Alaska SeaLife Center, P.O. Box 1329, Seward, AK 99664, was amended.
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``CFTC'' or ``Commission'') is adopting Rule 140.99, which establishes procedures for the filing of requests for the issuance of exemptive, no-action and interpretative letters from the Commission's staff. Th...
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Defense Department logo Defense Department

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The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of P.L. 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.
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The U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors will meet to make such inquiry as the Board shall deem necessary into the state of morale and discipline, the curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, and academic methods of the Naval Acad...
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This rule amends part 270 to reflect changes necessary as a result of new language in Section 658 of the FY99 National Defense Authorization Act. Section 658 expands the field of beneficiaries of the Vietnamese Commandos Compensation Commission to pa...
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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...
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The Defense Science Board Task Force on Tactical Battlefield Communications will meet in closed session on December 17-18, 1998, January 11-12, February 18-19, March 18-19, April 22-23, May 20-21, June 24-25, July 22-23, and August 5-6, 1999 at Scien...
Notice Dec 10, 1998
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to address the use of voluntary consensus standards in accordance with the requirements of Office...
Proposed Rule Dec 10, 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 Joint Military Intelligence College Board of Visitors has been sche...
Notice Dec 10, 1998
The Office of the Secretary proposes to add a system of records notice to its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. DATES: This proposed action will be effective without further notice o...
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Education Department logo Education Department

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The Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Financial and Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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The Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Financial and Chief Information Officer invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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Energy Department logo Energy Department

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, the Office of Codes and Standards (OCS) in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE) has submitted the following proposal(s) for the collection of information...
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The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has submitted the energy information collection(s) listed at the end of this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 1...
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Wilson-7 Energy Systems, Inc. (Wilson-7) has applied for a Presidential permit to construct, connect, operate and maintain electric transmission facilities across the U.S. border with Mexico. The proposed facility is a direct current (DC) transmissio...
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The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board published Recommendation 98-1, concerning integrated safety management and the Department of Energy (DOE) facilities, on October 6, 1998 (63 FR 53646). Section 315(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as am...
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The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board published Recommendation 98-2, concerning safety management at the Pantex plant, on October 7, 1998 (63 FR 53884). Section 315(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2286d(b) required th...
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Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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EPA has authorized its contractor Optimus Corporation (Optimus), of Silver Spring, Maryland, and its subcontractor Garcia Consulting, Incorporated (GCI) access to information which has been submitted to EPA under sections 4, 5, 6, 7 and 12 of the Tox...
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EPA has authorized Premier Incorporated (Premier) of 6551 Loisdale Court, Springfield, Virginia, for access to information which has been submitted to EPA under all sections of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some of the information may be c...
Notice Dec 10, 1998
The Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) is an EPA data base that contains EPA scientific consensus positions on potential human health effects from environmental contaminants. On January 2, 1998 EPA announced the 1998 IRIS agenda and solicited...
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EPA is publishing a compilation of its national recommended water quality criteria for 157 pollutants, developed pursuant to section 304(a) of the Clean Water Act (CWA or the Act). These recommended criteria provide guidance for States and Tribes in...
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Notice is hereby given by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) that modification of an exemption to the land disposal restrictions under the 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)...
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In accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., notice is hereby given that a proposed P...
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Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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The Commission has released a Public Notice which announces two additional En Bancs to discuss recent consolidation activities in the telecommunications industry. The purpose of the merger En Banc series is to assist the Commission in determining whe...
Notice Dec 10, 1998
On July 18, 1997, the Commission released a draft copy of the Universal Service Worksheet (Worksheet) which requires contributors to list their revenues by certain categories. In response to the release of the draft Worksheet, several wireless teleco...
Rule Dec 10, 1998
Between September, 1997 and March, 1998, the Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Common Carrier Bureau hosted a series of ex parte meetings with representatives of the wireless telecommunications industry. The Bureau's primary objecti...
Proposed Rule Dec 10, 1998
This document addresses database issues, location portability, 500 and 900 number portability, and wireless issues, all of which were raised in petitions for reconsideration of the First Report and Order in this proceeding, and not addressed in the F...
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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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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of two supplemental new animal drug applications (NADA's) filed by Pfizer, Inc. The supplemental NADA's provide for added use of doramectin in cattle f...
Rule Dec 10, 1998
This notice announces the availability for public comment of a document entitled ``Draft Guidelines for HIV Case Surveillance, Including Monitoring HIV Infection and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)''.
Notice Dec 10, 1998
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reopening the comment period for the proposed rule concerning establishment registration and listing for manufacturers of human cellular and tissue-based products that was published in the Federal Register of...
Proposed Rule Dec 10, 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 Merial Ltd. The supplemental NADA provides for use of gentamicin sulfate injection in the...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the withdrawal, without prejudice to a future filing, of a petition (GRASP MF-3710) proposing affirmation that cellulose fines used as a feedstuff for livestock are generally recognized as safe (GR...
Notice Dec 10, 1998
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the 1999 meetings of its standing oversight committee in the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) that conducts a periodic review of CBER's use of its refusal to file (RTF) practices...
Notice Dec 10, 1998
In accordance with section 205 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996, this annual notice solicits proposals and recommendations for developing new and modifying existing safe harbor provisions under the Federal an...
Proposed Rule Dec 10, 1998
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is postponing the meeting of the Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee scheduled for December 10 and 11, 1998. The meeting was announced in the Federal Register of November 16, 1998 (63 FR 63740). FDA Center fo...
Notice Dec 10, 1998
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is withdrawing approval of those portions of a new drug application (NDA) held by Zeneca, Inc., (Zeneca) for Diprivan (propofol) Injectable Emulsion that provide for a formulation not containing the antimicrobia...
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Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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The Secretary of Transportation has renewed the charter for the Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (HOGANSAC) to remain in effect for a period of two years from October 1, 1998, until October 1, 2000. HOGANSAC is a federal advisor...
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Interior Department logo Interior Department

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In accord with Sec. 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act, Golden Gate National Recreation Area is undertaking a conservation planning and impact analysis process to identify alternatives for (and assess potential impacts of) constructio...
Notice Dec 10, 1998
Notice is given that, pursuant to section 209b of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1719(b)), Ms. Anne M. Moreland and Mr. John L. Mayer have applied to purchase the mineral estate described as follows:
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Pursuant to section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, section102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and BLM Planning Regulations (43 CFR part 1600), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Upper Columbia--Sa...
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OSM is announcing receipt of an amendment to the Illinois regulatory program (Illinois program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Illinois proposes revisions to and additions of regulations concerning definitions,...
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In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix 1, The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), announces a meeting of the New Mexico Resource...
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OSM is reopening the public comment period on part of a proposed amendment to the West Virginia permanent regulatory program (hereinafter referred to as the West Virginia program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA)....
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International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Justice Department logo Justice Department

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The Department of Justice proposes to exempt a Privacy Act system of records from subsection (d) of the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a. This system of records is the ``Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts (FOI/PA) Records, (JUSTICE/OPR-002).'' Records in...
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Labor Department logo Labor Department

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This notice announces the Agency's final decision on the application of NSF International for recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) under 29 CFR 1910.7.
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This notice announces the Agency's final decision on the application of National Technical Systems for recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) under 29 CFR 1910.7.
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This document contains proposed amendments to Department of Labor (Department) regulations relating to the annual reporting and disclosure requirements under part 1 of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA...
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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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National Science Foundation

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act at Ti...
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Overseas Private Investment Corporation

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OPIC proposes to establish rules regarding subpoenas seeking nonpublic records or the testimony of OPIC employees in legal proceedings. The proposed rule facilitates access to records in OPIC's custody by centralizing agency decision-making with resp...
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Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Small Business Administration's intentions to request approval on a new, and/or currently approved information collection.
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Trade Representative, Office of United States

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The Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) is providing notice of the U.S. intention to develop proposals and positions related to negotiations on government procurement issues under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Committee of P...
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Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

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This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A300-600 series airplanes, that requires repetitive inspections to detect cracks in the angle fitting at frame 40 of the center wing box, and corrective acti...
Rule Dec 10, 1998
This amendment revises an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 737, 747, 757, 767, and 777 series airplanes, that currently requires a one-time inspection to detect discrepancies of the fasteners that connect the...
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This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Bombardier Model DHC-7 and DHC-8 series airplanes, that requires a one-time visual inspection to determine the serial number of the brake shuttle valves of the main landi...
Rule Dec 10, 1998
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain British Aerospace BAe Model ATP airplanes. This amendment requires repetitive inspections to detect wear damage on the nosewheel steering control cables located in the no...
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This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to all McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 series airplanes. This action requires a one-time inspection to detect discrepancies at certain areas around the entry light connector of...
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This final rule implements the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, Public Law 105-178 (TEA-21), which allows all Federal Transit Administration (FTA) capital grant funds to be used for leasing facilities and equipment if a lease is more c...
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The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an environmental impact statement will be prepared for a proposed highway project in Baltimore County, Maryland.
Notice Dec 10, 1998
The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a revision to the project boundaries of the Gibson East Transportation Corridor Study. The western terminus of this project has been changed from Interstate 25 to Louisiana Boulevard and the eas...
Notice Dec 10, 1998
This amendment establishes Class E2 airspace at Atlanta, GA, for the Dekalb-Peachtree Airport. An automated weather observing system transmits the required weather observations continuously to The William B. Hartsfield, Atlanta International Airport...
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This notice corrects the Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration Notice entitled 1999 Apportionments, Allocations and Program Information, printed in the Federal Register on November 6, 1998: On page 60058, third column, Section...
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This document proposes amendments to Standard No. 108, the Federal motor vehicle safety standard on lighting, which are intended to harmonize the geometric visibility requirements of the United States for signal lamps and reflectors with those of the...
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In this Notice, FTA announces it is soliciting Requests for Participation in its Bus Rapid Transit Demonstration Program. This solicitation is extended to public agencies responsible for developing, implementing, operating and maintaining public tran...
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This notice proposes special conditions for the Boeing Model 757-300 airplane. This airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature associated with sudden engine stoppage. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appro...
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Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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The agenda for the next meeting on Friday, December 18, 1998, of the Commission to Study Capital Budgeting includes the review and discussion of the third draft of its final report. The final report on capital budgeting is scheduled for release in Ja...
Notice Dec 10, 1998
This document contains final regulations relating to charitable remainder trusts and to special valuation rules for transfers of interests in trusts. The final regulations provide additional guidance regarding charitable remainder trusts. The final r...
Rule Dec 10, 1998
This document contains final Income Tax Regulations relating to consumer protection with respect to qualified long-term care insurance contracts and relating to events that will result in the loss of grandfathered status for long-term care insurance...
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United States African Development Foundation logo United States African Development Foundation

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United States Information Agency

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The Office of Citizen Exchange, Youth Programs Division, of the United States Information Agency's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for the NIS Secondary School Partnership Program. Public and private non-profi...
Notice Dec 10, 1998
The Branch for the Study of the United States of the U.S. Information Agency's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for an assistance award. Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions descri...
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The Office of Citizen Exchange of the United States Information Agency's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for an assistance award. U.S. public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provision describe...
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