Federal Register December 17, 1998 (Volume 63)

Agencies Publishing on December 17, 1998

Agriculture Department (7)
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (1)
Commerce Department (3)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (2)
Defense Department (2)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (10)
Environmental Protection Agency (10)
Federal Communications Commission (7)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (2)
Federal Maritime Commission (2)
Federal Reserve System (3)
Health and Human Services Department (19)
Homeland Security Department (2)
Interior Department (15)
Justice Department (2)
Labor Department (3)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (5)
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Railroad Retirement Board (2)
Securities and Exchange Commission (6)
Surface Transportation Board (3)
Transportation Department (10)
Treasury Department (8)
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United States Information Agency (1)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > ARS, CSREES Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program for Fiscal Year 1999; Solicitation of Applications Applications are invited for competitive grant awards under the Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program (the ``Program'') for fiscal year (FY) 1999. The authority for the Program is contained in section 1668 of the Food, Agriculture, Co...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Agriculture Department > AMS Egg Products Inspection Act Regulations This rule duplicates, redesignates, and amends the regulations governing egg and egg products inspection under the Egg Products Inspection Act (EPIA). The Department of Agriculture (USDA) has redelegated most, but not all, functions under the EPIA fr...	Rule	Dec 17, 1998
Agriculture Department > APHIS Karnal Bunt; Compensation for the 1997-1998 Crop Season We are proposing to amend the Karnal bunt regulations to provide compensation for certain growers, handlers, seed companies, owners of grain storage facilities, flour millers, and participants in the National Karnal Bunt Survey who incur losses and e...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 1998
Agriculture Department > NRCS Mining Specifications for Prime Farmland This document extends the comment period of a proposed notice published in the Federal Register on October 28, 1998. This notice sets forth specifications for soil handling in relation to mining activities on Prime Farmland as provided for in the Sur...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Agriculture Department > APHIS Monsanto Co.; Availability of Determination of Nonregulated Status for Potato Genetically Engineered for Insect and Virus Resistance We are advising the public of our determination that certain potato lines developed by the Monsanto Company, which have been genetically engineered for insect and virus resistance, are no longer considered regulated articles under our regulations gov...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Agriculture Department > RUS Municipal Interest Rates for the First Quarter of 1999 The Rural Utilities Service hereby announces the interest rates for advances on municipal rate loans with interest rate terms beginning during the first calendar quarter of 1999.	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Agriculture Department > APHIS Solid Wood Packing Material From China This document amends an interim rule published in the Federal Register on September 18, 1998, and effective December 17, 1998. That interim rule amends the regulations for importing logs, lumber, and other unmanufactured wood articles by adding treat...	Rule	Dec 17, 1998

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

Title	Type	Published
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board Electronic and Information Technology Access Advisory Committee; Meeting The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) has established an advisory committee to assist it in developing a proposed rule on accessibility standards for electronic and information technology covered by the Rehabil...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from Belgium; Extension of Time Limit for Countervailing Duty Administrative Review The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the time limit for the final results of the first administrative review of the countervailing duty order on cut-to-length carbon steel plate from Belgium. The review covers one manufacturer/exp...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Availability for the Final Recovery Plan for Shortnose Sturgeon NMFS announces the availability of the final recovery plan for the shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum), as required by the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA).	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals; File No. 259-1481 Notice is hereby given that Dr. Ronald J. Schusterman, Long Marine Laboratory, University of California Santa Cruz, 100 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, has applied in due form for a permit to take California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), ha...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Title	Type	Published
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chicago Mercantile Exchange: Proposed Amendments to the Cash Settlement Provisions of the CME Brazilian Real Futures Contract The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME or Exchange) has submitted proposed amendments related to the cash settlement provisions of its Brazilian Real futures contract. Under the proposal, the CME proposes to adopt procedures to set an alternative cash...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Proposed Amendments to the Standards for Deliverable Lumber on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Random Lengths Lumber Futures Contract, Submitted Under Fast Track Review Procedures The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME or Exchange) has proposed amendments to the random lengths lumber futures contract to change the standards for deliverable lumber. Specifically, the Exchange proposes to disallow delivery of lumber produced from A...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USAF HQ USAF Scientific Advisory Board Meeting	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Defense Department > USAF Proposed Collection; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Dec 17, 1998

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests 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.	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Education Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 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.	Notice	Dec 17, 1998

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Application To Amend Presidential Permits, The Detroit Edison Company The Detroit Edison Company has applied to amend Presidential Permits PP-21 and PP-58 which authorized construction of electric transmission facilities that cross the U.S.-Canada border and connect to the Ontario Hydro electric system. Specifically, t...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Carolina Power and Light Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Application to Abandon	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Koch Gateway Pipeline Company; Notice of Compliance Filing	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Surrender of Exemption The exemptee is requesting surrender of the exemption because the project is not economically feasible.	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Transfer of License	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Transfer of License The licensee, Washington Water Power Company, seeks to transfer the project license to Hydro Technology Systems, Inc., a Washington State corporation.	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Orlando Utilities Commission; Notice of Filing	Notice	Dec 17, 1998

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and Equivalent Methods: Designation of Four New Reference Methods and Receipt of Three New Applications for Reference Method Determinations Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated, in accordance with 40 CFR Part 53, four new reference methods for the determination of ambient concentrations of particulate matter measured as PM<INF>10</INF>. Not...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maine; Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program; Restructuring OTR Requirements EPA is proposing to approve a revision to the Maine State Implementation Plan (SIP), which was submitted to EPA for approval on November 19, 1998 by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). This submittal requested further flexibility from r...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; New Hampshire; Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program; Restructuring OTR Requirements EPA is proposing to approve a revision to the New Hampshire State Implementation Plan (SIP), which was submitted to EPA for approval on September 4, 1998 by the Department of Environmental Protection (DES). This submittal was supplemented by a letter...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of Maine; Interim Final Determination That Maine has Avoided the Deficiencies of its I/M SIP Revision Elsewhere in today's Federal Register, EPA has published rulemaking actions proposing to determine that the one hour ozone standard no longer applies in Maine and other nearby areas, and proposing approval of the State of Maine's motor vehicle inspec...	Rule	Dec 17, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of New Hampshire; Interim Final Determination That New Hampshire has Avoided the Deficiencies of its I/M SIP Revision Elsewhere in today's Federal Register, EPA has published rulemaking actions proposing to determine that the one hour ozone standard no longer applies in New Hampshire and other nearby areas, and proposing approval of the State of New Hampshire's moto...	Rule	Dec 17, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board, Meeting Date and Agenda The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will convene an open meeting of the Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB) on January 14, 1999, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend at the meeting at the Hyatt Regency Bethesd...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes Dredged Material Testing and Evaluation Manual This document announces the availability of the testing manual entitled ``Great Lakes Dredged Material Testing and Evaluation Manual'' (Great Lakes Manual). The Great Lakes Manual was prepared by an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)/Army Corps of...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Identification of Additional Ozone Areas Attaining the 1-Hour Standard and to Which the 1-Hour Standard is No Longer Applicable The EPA proposes to identify ten additional ozone areas where the 1-hour standard is no longer applicable. Thus, upon finalization of this proposed action, the Code of Federal Regulations for ozone will be amended to reflect such changes. On July 18,...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 announced its intent to delete the western tier parcel of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Priorities List Site (RMA/NPL Site) On-Post Operable Unit (OU) from the National Priorities List (NPL) on...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Registration and Agreement for Clean Water Act Section 301 Compliance Audit Program for the Pork Production Industry The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) have agreed to a comprehensive and voluntary Clean Water Act Compliance Audit Program (CAP). The NPPC, which represents pork producers nationally, plans to have...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Allocation of Spectrum at 2 GHz for Use by the Mobile-Satellite Service By this Memorandum Opinion and Order, the Commission confirms its allocation of 70 megahertz of spectrum at 1990-2025 MHz and 2165- 2200 MHz to the Mobile-Satellite Service (MSS), to become available on January 1, 2000. The Commission requires new MS...	Rule	Dec 17, 1998
Federal Communications Commission Allocation of Spectrum at 2 GHz for Use by the Mobile-Satellite Service By this Third Notice of Proposed Rule Making, the Commission proposes to change the prior allocation to Broadcast Auxiliary Service (BAS) from the 2025-2130 MHz band to the 2025-2110 MHz band, and to allocate the 2110-2150 MHz band to the Fixed and M...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 1998
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Belfield, ND The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by High Plains Broadcasting, Inc., to allot Channel 230C1 to Belfield, ND, as the community's first local aural service. Channel 230C1 can be allotted to Belfield in compliance with the Commission'...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 1998
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Burlington, ND The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by High Plains Broadcasting, Inc. seeking the allotment of Channel 276C1 to Burlington, ND, as the community's first local aural service. Channel 276C1 can be allotted to Burlington in compliance w...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 1998
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Cherry Valley, AR This document requests comments on a petition for rule making filed by ALALATEX Broadcasters, a general partnership, seeking the allotment of FM Channel 257A to Cherry Valley, Arkansas, as that community's first local aural transmission service. Coor...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 1998
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Lordsburg and Hurley, NM The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by BBC Radio seeking the substitution of Channel 288C1 for Channel 289C3 at Lordsburg, NM, the reallotment of Channel 288C1 to Hurley, NM, as the community's first local aural service, and the modi...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 1998
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Medina, ND The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by High Plains Broadcasting, Inc., seeking the allotment of Channel 222C to Medina, ND, as the community's first local aural service. Channel 222C can be allotted to Medina in compliance with the C...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 1998

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice of Agency Meeting	Notice	Dec 17, 1998

Federal Maritime Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Marine Terminal Operator Schedules The Federal Maritime Commission proposes to add new regulations for marine terminal operator schedules in accordance with the Shipping Act of 1984, as amended by the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 and the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1998.	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 1998
Federal Maritime Commission Notice of Agreement(s) Filed	Notice	Dec 17, 1998

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System De Novo Corporation to do Business Under Section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Federal Reserve System Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Dec 17, 1998

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Administration for Native Americans: Availability of Financial Assistance The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) announces the availability of Fiscal Year 1999 funds and other available funds for Native American language projects. Financial assistance provided by ANA is designed to assist applicants in designing pro...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; Silicone AMORegister ARRAYRegister Multifocal IOL The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the regulatory review period for Silicone AMO<Register> ARRAY<Register> multifocal IOL and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination becaus...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; VitreonRegister The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the regulatory review period for Vitreon<Register> and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of an applicatio...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Emergency Clearance: Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Emergency Clearance: Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Estrogens for Postpartum Breast Engorgement; Withdrawal of Approval of the Labeled Indication for Postpartum Breast Engorgement in Estrogen-Containing Drug Products; Final Order The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is withdrawing approval of estrogen-containing drugs insofar as they are indicated for use in postpartum breast engorgement. The basis for the action is that estrogens are not shown to be safe for that use.	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > FDA FDA Plan for Statutory Compliance; Correction The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a notice of availability that appeared in the Federal Register of November 24, 1998 (63 FR 65000). The notice announced the availability of the ``FDA Plan for Statutory Compliance'' which was publi...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Health and Human Services Department Findings of Scientific Misconduct Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has made a final finding of scientific misconduct in the following case: Ms. Rocio del Carmen Restrepo, University of Illinois at Chicago: Based on an investigation report by the Univ...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP); Procedures for the Safe and Sanitary Processing and Importing of Juice: Reopening of Comment Period The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reopening to January 16, 1999, the comment period for the proposal to require the application of hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) principles to the processing of fruit and vegetable juices a...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Indirect Food Additives: Paper and Paperboard Components The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of diallyl maleate and 1-ethynyl-1-cyclohexanol as optional polymerization inhibitors and dimethyl (methyl hydrogen) polysiloxane as a cross-...	Rule	Dec 17, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Medicare Program; Meeting of the Competitive Pricing Advisory Committee In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice announces a public meeting of the Competitive Pricing Advisory Committee (the CPAC) on January 6, 1999. Section 4012 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 required the S...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Notice of Closed Meetings	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Nursing Research; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Office of the Director, HIH; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Ophthalmic Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Health and Human Services Department Program Exclusions: November 1998 Notice of program exclusions.	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Proposed Revision of Administrative Practices and Procedures; Meetings and Correspondence; Public Calendars The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to amend its regulations relating to meetings and correspondence and the agency's public calendar. This proposed action would make FDA's procedures more concise and understandable to the public, min...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 1998

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Lake Pontchartrain, LA The Coast Guard is temporarily changing the regulation for the operation of the draws of the Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission causeway, north bascule spans across Lake Pontchartrain between Metairie, Jefferson Parish and Mandeville, St. Tamm...	Rule	Dec 17, 1998
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the Coast Guard ``Optimize Training Infrastructure'' Initiative The Coast Guard is extending the comment period on the notice published in the Federal Register on November 19, 1998 (63 FR 64309) concerning the ``Optimize Training Infrastructure'' (OTI) Initiative. The initiative involves an assessment of the Coas...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Boundary Revision: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Notice is hereby given that the National Park Service is revising the boundary of Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park to include one additional tract of land.	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Dillon Oil and Gas Management Framework Plan (MFP) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/Amendment. The BLM Dillon Field Office hereby gives notice of its intent to prepare a Management Framework Plan Amendment and Environmental Impact Statement. The purposes of this amendment are to analyze the environmental impacts associated with leasing and dev...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Establishment of Supplementary Rule for Use of Camping Fee Areas on Public Lands in the California Desert District The primary purpose of this supplementary rule is to set out the stipulations of the user permit for the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area. Any person using the recreation area must buy a weekly or yearly permit for the areas described in the above...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Interior Department > BIA Notice of Intent To Form a Negotiated Rulemaking Committee and Accept Applications for Membership Under Section 1115 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) As required by the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990, 5 U.S.C. 561 et seq., the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) is giving notice of his intent to establish an Indian Reservation Roads Negotiated Rulemaking Committee (Committee) to negotiate and...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 1998
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects from the Naval Ordnance Center, Port Hadlock, WA in the Control of the Pacific Division, Port Hadlock Detachment, United States Navy, Port Hadlock, WA. Notice	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains from Nance County, NE in the Possession of the Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, NE Notice	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains from Yavapai County, AZ in the Control of the Prescott National Forest, USDA Forest Service, Prescott, AZ Notice	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains from near Oregon City, OR in the Possession of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Notice	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains, Associated Funerary Objects, and Unassociated Funerary Objects from Wisconsin in the Possession of the Neville Public Museum of Brown County, Green Bay, WI Notice	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Receipt of Applications for Permit	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Public Land Order No. 7373; Revocation of Secretarial Order dated August 21, 1909; Arizona This order partially revokes a Secretarial order insofar as it affects 2.5 acres of public land withdrawn for the Bureau of Reclamation's Salt River Project. The land is no longer needed for reclamation purposes, and the revocation is necessary to fa...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Public Land Order No. 7374; Partial Revocation of Executive Order dated December 9, 1852, and Transfer of Jurisdiction; Michigan This order revokes an Executive order insofar as it affects 44.04 acres of public land withdrawn for the use by the United States Coast Guard for lighthouse purposes. The land is no longer needed for lighthouse purposes. In accordance with Public Law...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Interior Department > USGS Request for Public Comments on Proposed Three Year Program of Customer Satisfaction Information CollectionTo Be Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Interior Department > NPS San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Agenda for the January 6, 1999 Advisory Commission Public Meeting, Golden Gate Club Presidio, 10:00 a.m.12:15 p.m.	Notice	Dec 17, 1998

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > DEA Church of the Living Tree; Denial of Application	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Justice Department > ANTITRUST United States v. General Electric Company; Response to Public Comments	Notice	Dec 17, 1998

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Agency Record Keeping/Reporting Requirements Under Emergency Review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Labor Department > OSHA Intertek Testing Services, NA, Inc., Applications for Renewal and Expansion of Recognition This notice announces: (1) the application of Intertek Testing Services, NA, Inc., for renewal of its recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory under 29 CFR 1910.7, and (2) the applications of Intertek Testing Services, NA, Inc., for...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Labor Department > OSHA SGS U. S. Testing Company Inc., Correction of Recognition This notice corrects the renewal and expansion of recognition recently granted to SGS U.S. Testing Company Inc.	Notice	Dec 17, 1998

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission International Uranium (USA) Corporation; Designation of Presiding Officer	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Nuclear Regulatory Commission North Atlantic Energy Service Corporation, et al.; Notice of Withdrawal of Applications for Amendments to Facility Operating License	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Notice of Issuance of Amendment to Materials License SNM-2503; Duke Power Company; Oconee Nuclear Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Transfer of Rulemaking Functions The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to reflect the transfer of the rulemaking functions and responsibilities from the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research to the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards and th...	Rule	Dec 17, 1998
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation; Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station; Issuance of Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206	Notice	Dec 17, 1998

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Railroad Retirement Board

Title	Type	Published
Railroad Retirement Board Determination of Quarterly Rate of Excise Tax for Railroad Retirement Supplemental Annuity Program	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Railroad Retirement Board Proposed Data Collection Available for Public Comment and Recommendations In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which provides opportunity for public comment on new or revised data collections, the Railroad Retirement Board will publish periodic summaries of pro...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Northern Institutional Funds, et al.; Notice of Application Notice of application for exemption under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (``Act'') from section 15(a) of the Act and rule 18f-2 under the Act as well as certain disclosure requirements.	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.; Order Granting Approval to Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Addition of an Interpretation to the Minimum Variation Rule	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change and Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. Relating to the Exchange's Rapid Opening System (ROS)	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Relating to Issuer Responsibilities When Using the Internet; Updating MarketWatch Contact Information and Other Matters	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to an Increase in Position and Exercise Limits for Narrow-Based Index Options	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change Clarifying Adjustment and Settlement Procedures for Currency Related Options Relating to the Euro	Notice	Dec 17, 1998

Surface Transportation Board

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Central Kansas Railway, L.L.C.Lease ExemptionUnion Pacific Railroad Company	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
DOT, STB Coach USA, Inc. and Coach Canada, Inc.Control and Continuance in ControlAutocar Connaisseur, Inc., Erie Coach Lines Company, and Trentway-Wagar, Inc. Coach USA, Inc. (Coach), a noncarrier that controls numerous motor passenger carriers, and its wholly owned noncarrier subsidiary, Coach Canada, Inc. (Coach Canada) (collectively, applicants), filed an application under 49 U.S.C. 14303 for control of...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
DOT, STB Laidlaw Inc. and Laidlaw Transit Acquisition Corp.Merger Greyhound Lines, Inc. Laidlaw Inc. (Laidlaw), a noncarrier that controls seven interstate motor passenger carriers, and Laidlaw Transit Acquisition Corp. (LTAC), a wholly owned noncarrier subsidiary (collectively, applicants), have filed an application under 49 U.S.C. 143...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 and A300-600 Series Airplanes Equipped With General Electric CF6-80C2 Engines This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Airbus Model A310 and A300-600 series airplanes. This proposal would require repetitive flow checks of the hydraulic pump drain system to ensure t...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757-200 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain 757-200 series airplanes. This proposal would require replacement of the stringer clip(s) with a new stringer clip(s), and modification of the lif...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 1998
Transportation Department > FHWA Environmental Impact Statement: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an environmental assessment will be prepared instead of an environmental impact statement for a proposed project in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Transportation Department > FHWA Intelligent Transportation Society of America; Public Meeting The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS AMERICA) will hold a meeting of its Board of Directors on Thursday, January 14, 1999. The meeting begins at 1:00 p.m. The letter designations that follow each item mean the following: (I) is an i...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Transportation Department > FTA Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to revise the following currently approved information collec...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Oroville, CA This notice proposes to modify the Class E airspace area at Oroville, CA. The establishment of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 1 at Oroville Municipal Airport has made this proposal nece...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 1998
Transportation Department Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comme...	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP's) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or revised criteria, or because of change...	Rule	Dec 17, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for operation at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System, such as the...	Rule	Dec 17, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments 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 17, 1998

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Acquisition of an S Corporation by a Member of a Consolidated Group This document contains proposed regulations under section 1502. The proposed regulations provide specific rules that apply to the acquisition of the stock of an S corporation by an affiliated group of corporations that joins in the filing of a consol...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 1998
Treasury Department > IRS Certain Investment Income Under the Qualifying Income Provisions of Section 7704 and the Application of the Passive Activity Loss Rules to Publicly Traded Partnerships This document contains final regulations relating to the treatment of certain investment income under the qualifying income provisions of section 7704 and the application of the passive activity loss rules to publicly traded partnerships. These regul...	Rule	Dec 17, 1998
Treasury Department > IRS Communications Excise Tax; Prepaid Telephone Cards This document contains proposed rules for the application of the communications excise tax to prepaid telephone cards (PTCs). The regulations implement certain changes made by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. They affect certain telecommunications ca...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 1998
Treasury Department December 11, 1998	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Treasury Department December 8, 1998.	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Treasury Department > IRS Election to Amortize Start-Up Expenditures for Active Trade or Business This document contains final regulations concerning start-up expenditures for active trade or business under section 195. These regulations are necessary to provide rules and procedures for electing to amortize start-up expenditures under section 195...	Rule	Dec 17, 1998
Treasury Department Privacy Act of 1974: Systems of Records	Notice	Dec 17, 1998
Treasury Department > IRS Relief From Disqualification for Plans Accepting Rollovers This document contains an amendment to the proposed regulations that implements section 1509 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (TRA '97). The proposed regulations provide guidance on the qualification of retirement plans which accept rollover contri...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 1998

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