Federal Register December 24, 1998 (Volume 63)

Agencies Publishing on December 24, 1998

Agriculture Department (9)
Commerce Department (9)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (2)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (1)
Defense Department (2)
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (1)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (17)
Environmental Protection Agency (5)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (1)
Federal Communications Commission (1)
Federal Maritime Commission (2)
Federal Reserve System (4)
Health and Human Services Department (10)
Homeland Security Department (2)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (4)
International Trade Commission (1)
Justice Department (2)
Labor Department (1)
Library of Congress (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (3)
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National Bipartisan Commission on Future of Medicare (1)
National Credit Union Administration (2)
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (8)
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Postal Regulatory Commission (2)
Presidio Trust (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (5)
Social Security Administration (2)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
Tennessee Valley Authority (1)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (1)
Transportation Department (21)
Treasury Department (3)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Amendments to Regulations Under the Federal Seed Act; Extension of Comment Period on Proposed Rule The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is extending the public comment period from December 21, 1998, until February 4, 1999, on the proposed rule to amend the Regulations under FSA. The proposed changes would designate seeds of species listed in t...	Proposed Rule	Dec 24, 1998
Agriculture Department > FS California Coast Provincial Advisory Committee (PAC) The interagency groups responsible for implementing the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) in the California Coast Province are seeking nominations for persons to fill two vacant positions on the California Coast Provincial Advisory Committee (CCPAC)--one...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Agriculture Department > APHIS Change in Disease Status of Liechtenstein Because of BSE We are amending the regulations by adding Liechtenstein to the list of regions where bovine spongiform encephalopathy exists because the disease has been detected in two bovine animals in that region. The effect of this action is to prohibit or restr...	Rule	Dec 24, 1998
Agriculture Department > FS Committee of Scientists Meeting The Committee of Scientists will hold a public teleconference call on Thursday, January 7, 1999. The teleconference call will begin at 12 p.m. and end at 4 p.m. (eastern standard time). The purpose of the telephone conference call is for the Committe...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Agriculture Department > RUS Environmental Policies and Procedures	Correction	Dec 24, 1998
Agriculture Department > FS Gardin-Taco Ecosystem Restoration Projects, Colville National Forest, Pend Oreille and Stevens Counties, Washington The Forest Service, USDA, will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to analyze and disclose the environmental effects of proposed restoration projects including commercial timber harvest, pre- commercial thinning, prescribed fire, road con...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Agriculture Department > FS Goodenough Vegetation Management Project; Caribou National Forest, Bannock County, ID The USDA, Forest Service will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement to document the analysis and disclose the environmental impacts of proposed actions to thin timber stands in the Goodenough and Mormon Canyons on the Westside Ranger District of...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Agriculture Department > ERS Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Collect Information In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.L. No. 104-13) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces the Economic Service's (ERS) intention to reques...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Agriculture Department > AMS Revised Quality and Handling Requirements and Entry Procedures for Imported Peanuts for 1999 and Subsequent Import Periods The Department of Agriculture (Department) is adopting, as a final rule, with several modifications, the provisions of a proposed rule relaxing certain quality requirements; modifying entry procedures; revising handling requirements; reducing the rep...	Rule	Dec 24, 1998

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > USBC Annual Survey of Communication Services In accordance with Title 13, United States Code, Sections 182, 224, and 225, I have determined that 1998 total operating revenue and expenses are needed for the telephone, radio and television broadcasting, cable and pay television, and other communi...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Commerce Department > ITA Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products and Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From Canada: Notice of Extension of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews Notice of extension of time limits for final results of antidumping duty administrative review	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Commerce Department > NOAA Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene public meetings.	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Commerce Department North American Free-Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904 Binational Panel Reviews On December 4, 1998 the binational panel issued its decision in the review of the final antidumping determination made by the U.S. International Trade Administration, in the matter of Gray Portland Cement and Clinker from Mexico, NAFTA Secretariat Fi...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Commerce Department > NOAA Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The Pacific Fishery Management Council's Salmon Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee (Salmon Subcommittee) will hold a work session which is open to the public.	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Commerce Department > NOAA Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Policy Committee will hold a public meeting.	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Commerce Department > USBC Service Annual Survey In accordance with Title 13, United States Code, Sections 182, 224, and 225, I have determined that 1998 data on total receipts and total revenue and expenses for selected service industries are needed to provide a sound statistical basis for the for...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Commerce Department > USBC Transportation Annual Survey In accordance with Title 13, United States Code, sections 182, 224, and 225, I have determined that 1998 operating revenue and total operating expenses are needed for the for-hire trucking industry, and total operating revenues are needed for public...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Title	Type	Published
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Application of the Chicago Board of Trade for Designation as a Contract Market in PJM Western Hub Electricity Futures and Options, Submitted Under Fast Track Review Procedures The Chicago Board of Trade (CBT or Exchange) has applied for designation as a contract market in PJM (Pennsylvania--New Jersey-- Maryland) Western Hub electricity futures and options on futures contracts. The proposals were submitted under the Commis...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Applications of the Kansas City Board of Trade for Designation as a Contract Market in Futures and Options on Internet Stock Price Index ``ISDEXRegister'' The Kansas City board of Trade (KCBT or Exchange) has applied for designation as a contract market in Internet Stock Price Index ``ISDEX<Register>'' futures and option contracts. The Acting Director of the Division of Economic Analysis (Division) of...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Title	Type	Published
Consumer Product Safety Commission Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Dec 24, 1998

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments to Update Activity Names and Addresses The Director of Defense Procurement is amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to update names and addresses of DoD activities.	Rule	Dec 24, 1998
Defense Department Reinstatement of Small Business Set-Asides and Unrestricted Competition for Certain Acquisitions Under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program The Director of Defense Procurement has reinstated the use of small business set-aside procedures for certain construction acquisitions conducted by the Departments of the Army and Navy. Included in the reinstatement are solicitations issued under St...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

Title	Type	Published
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Dec 24, 1998

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests The Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Education Department Recognition of Accrediting Agencies, State Agencies for Approval of Public Postsecondary Vocational Education, and State Agencies for Approval of Nurse Education Request for Comments on Agencies applying to the Secretary for Renewed Recognition.	Notice	Dec 24, 1998

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Algonquin Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Compliance Filing	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Constellation Energy Source, Inc.; Notice of Issuance of Order	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Energy Department Electric and Gas Utilities Covered in 1999 by Titles I and III of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 and Requirements for State Regulatory Authorities To Notify the Department of Energy Sections 102(c) and 301(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) require the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) to publish a list, before the beginning of each calendar year, identifying each electric utility and gas utility to w...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Hanford Site 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: Environmental Management Site- Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Hanford Site.	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Rocky Flats Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) notice is hereby given of the following Advisory Committee meeting: Environmental Management Site- Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Rocky Flats.	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Energy Department > FERC NorAm Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Request for Motions To Intervene and Protest	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Request for Motions To Intervene and Protest	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Request for Motions To Intervene and Protest	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Request for Motions To Intervene and Protest	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Intent To File an Application for a New License	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Intent To File an Application for a Subsequent License	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Non-Project Use of Project Lands and Waters	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Power Authority of the State of New York; Notice of Meeting To Discuss Settlement for Relicensing of the St. LawrenceFDR Power Project	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Energy Department The City of Tallahassee; Notice of Filing of Coal Capability Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act On December 2, 1998, the City of Tallahassee submitted a coal capability self-certification pursuant to section 201 of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978, as amended.	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Trunkline Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Energy Department > FERC Viking Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Filing and Refund Report	Notice	Dec 24, 1998

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Correction and Clarification to the Finding of Significant Contribution and Rulemaking for Purposes of Reducing Regional Transport of Ozone The EPA is correcting and clarifying certain aspects to the requirements for 22 States and the District of Columbia to submit State implementation plan (SIP) revisions to prohibit specified amounts of emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NO<INF>X</INF>)...	Rule	Dec 24, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Implementation Guidance for the Revised Ozone and Particulate Matter (PM) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and Regional Haze Program The EPA is hereby extending by 22 days, the closing date of the public comment period regarding EPA's notice of availability published November 27, 1998 at 63 FR 65593. The original comment period was to close on December 28, 1998. The new closing da...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Underground Injection Control Program; Hazardous Waste Land Disposal Restrictions; Petition for Reissuance of an ExemptionClass I Hazardous Waste Injection Wells, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc. (DuPont) Notice is hereby given that a petition for the reissuance of an exemption to the land disposal restrictions under the 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act has been granted to DuPont, for the Class I...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Environmental Protection Agency Universal Waste Rule (Hazardous Waste Management System; Modification of the Hazardous Waste Recycling Regulatory Program) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is correcting errors that appeared in the Universal Waste Rule which was published in the Federal Register (FR) on May 11, 1995 (60 FR 25492). This final rule creates no new regulatory requirements; rather it...	Rule	Dec 24, 1998

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Title	Type	Published
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of Existing Collection; Comment Request In accordance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announces that it intends to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for an extension of the exi...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval 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 collection, as required by the P...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998

Federal Maritime Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Agreement(s) Filed	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Federal Maritime Commission Petition of National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America for Issuance of a Rulemaking or, in the Alternative, for a Declaratory Order; Notice of Filing of Petition	Notice	Dec 24, 1998

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of Banks or Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies; Correction	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Federal Reserve System Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or To Acquire Companies That Are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities	Notice	Dec 24, 1998

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; CGMP Regulations for Finished Pharmaceuticals The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish noti...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > AOA Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Report	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Dow Corning Corp.; Filing of Food Additive Petition; Amendment The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the filing notice for a food additive petition filed by Dow Corning Corp. to indicate that the petitioner has also proposed that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use o...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Recognition of the Commission for Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities This notice announces and invites comments on the receipt of an application from the Commission for Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities for recognition as a national accreditation organization with deemed status authority. The Social Security...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA National Practitioner Data Bank for Adverse Information on Physicians and Other Health Care Practitioners: Medical Malpractice Payments Reporting Requirements This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposes amendments to the existing regulations implementing the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of l986, establishing the National Practitioner Data Bank for Adverse Information on Physicians and Other H...	Proposed Rule	Dec 24, 1998
Health and Human Services Department Notice of Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability Notice of meeting.	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Health and Human Services Department Office of Public Health and Science; Availability of Crisis Response Teams for Technical Assistance The Office of Public Health and Science announces the availability of technical assistance teams, known as crisis response teams, to provide multidisciplinary technical assistance to localities most highly impacted by HIV/AIDS within racial and ethni...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > IHS Request for Public Comment: 60-day Proposed Collection: IHS Registered Nurses Recruitment and Retention Survey In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, which requires the provision of a 60-day advance opportunity for public comment on proposed information collection projects, the Indian Health Service (IHS) is publishin...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Troy Corp.; Filing of Food Additive Petition The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that Troy Corp. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of 3-iodo-2-propynyl butyl carbamate as a fungicidal additive for resinous a...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Troy Corp.; Filing of Food Additive Petition The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that Troy Corp. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of 3-iodo-2-propynyl butyl carbamate as a fungicidal additive for wood produ...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Management Information System (MIS) Requirements The Coast Guard proposes to change the Management Information System (MIS) annual reporting requirements for chemical drug testing. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has requested that the Coast Guard reduce its collection of information effo...	Proposed Rule	Dec 24, 1998
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Cape Fear River, Wilmington, North Carolina Temporary special local regulations are being adopted for the marine event ``Countdown on the Cape Fear,'' a fireworks display to be held on the waters of the Cape Fear River, Wilmington, North Carolina. These special local regulations are necessary...	Rule	Dec 24, 1998

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Federal Property Suitable as Facilities to Assist the Homeless This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.	Notice	Dec 24, 1998

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Alaska Land Managers Forum This notice is published in accordance with section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2 (1988) and 41 CFR 101.6-1015(a). Following consultation with the General Services Administration and the Office of Management an...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Alaska Native Claims Selection	Correction	Dec 24, 1998
Interior Department > FWS Comprehensive Conservation Plans; Michigan and Minnesota This notice advises the public that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) intends to gather information necessary to prepare Comprehensive Conservation Plans (CCPs) and environmental assessments for units within Michigan and Minnesota. The CCP...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Interior Department > BLM Extension of Public Comment Period for Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Dos Pobres/San Juan Project Case Number AZA 28973 and AZA 29640, Safford Field Office, Graham County, AZ The notice published in the Federal Register on Thursday, September 24, 1998, in Vol. 63, No. 185, page 51091, provided for the acceptance of written comments relating to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Dos Pobres/San Juan Project to...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998

International Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Stainless Steel Plate From Sweden The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of a full review pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel plate from...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > INS Filing for Applications and Petitions for Treaty Trader and Treaty Investor (E) and Alien Entrepreneur (EB-5) Classification	Correction	Dec 24, 1998
Justice Department > INS Petitioning Requirements for the H-1B Nonimmigration Classification Under Public Law 105-277	Correction	Dec 24, 1998

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > PWBA Grant of Individual Exemptions; Citizens Bank New Hampshire This document contains exemptions issued by the Department of Labor (the Department) from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (th...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998

Library of Congress

Title	Type	Published
Library of Congress > COLC Mechanical and Digital Phonorecord Delivery Rate Adjustment Proceeding The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is submitting for public comment proposed regulations which set the royalty rate for the delivery of digital phonorecords in general and defer until the next scheduled rate adjustment proceeding further...	Proposed Rule	Dec 24, 1998

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Advisory Council (NAC), Aeronautics and Space Transportation Technology Advisory Committee (ASTTAC); Information Technology Subcommittee; Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a forthcoming meeting of the NASA Advisory Council, Aeronautics and Space Transportation Technology Advisor...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Advisory Council (NAC), Aeronautics and Space Transportation Technology Advisory Committee (ASTTAC); Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a forthcoming meeting of the NASA Advisory Council, Aeronautics and Space Transportation Technology Advisor...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Notice of Prospective Patent License NASA hereby gives notice that Associated Technical Management Corporation of Texarkana, Arkansas, has applied for an exclusive license to practice the invention described and claimed in a pending U.S. patent application entitled ``Multi Spectral Imag...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998

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National Bipartisan Commission on Future of Medicare

Title	Type	Published
National Bipartisan Commission on Future of Medicare Public Meeting	Notice	Dec 24, 1998

National Credit Union Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Credit Union Administration Organization and Operations of Federal Credit Unions The NCUA is incorporating into its regulations the agency's longstanding interpretation that federal credit unions can permit a nonmember to assume a member's long-term residential real estate loan in conjunction with the nonmember's purchase of the...	Rule	Dec 24, 1998
National Credit Union Administration Organization and Operations of Federal Credit Unions; Corporate Credit Unions; Credit Union Service Organizations; Advertising	Correction	Dec 24, 1998

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Title	Type	Published
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Meetings of Humanities Panel Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463, as amended), notice is hereby given that the following meetings of the Humanities Panel will be held at the Old Post Office, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby informs potential respondents that an agency...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material; Request For Public Comments on Rulemaking Activities The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is making available, through the use of the Internet, draft rule language and associated guidance documents governing Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material and requesting public comment. The Commi...	Proposed Rule	Dec 24, 1998
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Duke Energy Corporation; Notice of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Entergy Operations Inc.; Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Northern States Power Company; (Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant); Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Policy and Procedure for Enforcement Actions; Fuel Cycle Facilities Civil Penalties and Notices of Enforcement Discretion The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its ``General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions'' (NUREG-1600) to increase the base civil penalties for fuel cycle facilities authorized to possess certain quantities of...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Nuclear Regulatory Commission San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 3; Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendements to Facility Operating Licenses	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington Public Power Supply System; Nuclear Project No. 2; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact	Notice	Dec 24, 1998

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Postal Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Postal Regulatory Commission Appeal of Post Office Closing This document addresses matters related to the establishment of a docket to consider an objection to the closing of an Encinitas, CA post office. It identifies likely legal issues and establishes a procedural schedule.	Proposed Rule	Dec 24, 1998
Postal Regulatory Commission Revisions to Library Reference Rule; Further Changes This document addresses comments on the PRC's initial proposed revisions to rules on the use of library references. It also presents another set of revisions for comment. The revisions are intended to improve administrative aspects of the library ref...	Proposed Rule	Dec 24, 1998

Presidio Trust

Title	Type	Published
Presidio Trust Letterman Complex, The Presidio of San Francisco, California; Notice of Intent to Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement The Presidio Trust will prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement (EIS) for the development and occupancy of approximately 900,000 square feet of new, low- to mid-rise mixed use space within the 60-acre Letterman Complex, located in the n...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Notice of Applications for Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 Applicant requests an order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On or before May 31, 1996, all of the outstanding shares of two series of applicant, the Prime Obligations Money Market Fund and the Treasury Securities Money Marke...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the Pacific Exchange, Inc. to Terminate its Specialist Post Fee Waiver Program	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change by the Pacific Exchange, Inc. Relating to Options Floor Trading Halts and Suspensions	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the American Stock Exchange LLC Relating to the Margin Treatment of Grand Exchange-Traded Fund Share Options Contracts	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the American Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to Exercise Price Intervals and Exercise Prices for FLEX Equity Call Options	Notice	Dec 24, 1998

Social Security Administration

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance; Employer Identification Numbers for State and Local Government Employment We propose to amend our current rules dealing with the special identification numbers we issue to States that submit modifications to their voluntary social security coverage group agreements. Under the proposed revision, we would issue special ident...	Proposed Rule	Dec 24, 1998
Social Security Administration Testing Modifications to the Disability Determination Procedures; Federal Processing Center Testing The Social Security Administration (SSA) is announcing the continuation of testing that it has been conducting under the current rules at 20 CFR 404.906, 404.943, 404.966, 416.1406, 416.1443, and 416.1466. Those rules authorize the testing of several...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998

Surface Transportation Board

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Soo Line Railroad CompanyAbandonment Exemptionin St. Louis County, MN	Notice	Dec 24, 1998

Tennessee Valley Authority

Title	Type	Published
Tennessee Valley Authority Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as Amended by Pub. L. 104-13; Proposed Collection, Comment Request The proposed information collection described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). The Tennessee Valley Authority is so...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Title	Type	Published
Trade Representative, Office of United States WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding Mexico's Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Imports of High Fructose Corn Syrup From the United States Pursuant to section 127(b)(1) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) (19 U.S.C. 3537(b)(1)), the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is providing notice that, at the request of the United States, a dispute settlement panel has...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes This document publishes in the Federal Register an amendment adopting Airworthiness Directive (AD) T98-25-52 that was sent previously to all known U. S. owners and operators of all Boeing Model 747 series airplanes by individual telegrams. This AD re...	Rule	Dec 24, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Model Mystere-Falcon 20 Series Airplanes, Fan Jet Falcon Series Airplanes, and Fan Jet Falcon Series D, E, and F Series Airplanes	Correction	Dec 24, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Amendment to Class E Airspace; Rockland, ME This action revises the Class E airspace area at Rockland, ME (KRKD) due to the relocation of the Sprucehead Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) and to provide adequate controlled airspace for two new standard instrument approaches to the Rockland, Knox Cou...	Rule	Dec 24, 1998
Transportation Department > FHWA Environmental Impact Statement: Jackson County, Oregon The FHWA is issuing this notice of intent to advise the public that an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed highway improvement in the City of Medford, Jackson County, Oregon.	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Establishment of Class E Airspace; Metropolitan Oakland International Airport, California; Correction This document confirms the effective date of a direct final rule which establishes a Class E airspace area consisting of airspace extending upward from the surface designated as an extension to the Class C surface area at Metropolitan Oakland Interna...	Rule	Dec 24, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Modification of VOR Federal Airway V-485; San Jose, CA; Correction On September 15, 1998, the FAA published a final rule in the Federal Register that amended Federal airway V-485. On December 11, 1998, the FAA published a correction to the legal description of V-485. In that correction, the airway legal description...	Rule	Dec 24, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Duluth International Airport and Use the Revenue at Duluth International Airport and Sky Harbor Airport, Duluth, MN The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose a PFC at Duluth International Airport and use the revenue from a PFC at Duluth International Airport and Sky Harbor Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety a...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Austin Straubel International Airport, Green Bay, WI The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Austin Straubel International Airport under provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnib...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Approvals and Disapprovals The FAA publishes a monthly notice, as appropriate, of PFC approvals and disapprovals under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Pub. L. 101-508) and par...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received; Dispositions of Petitions Issued Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption (14 CFR Part 11), this notice contains a summary of certain petitions seeking relief from specified requirements of the Federal...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Transportation Department Pipeline Safety: Intent To Approve Project and Environmental Assessment for the Chevron Pipe Line Company; Pipeline Risk Management Demonstration Program As part of its Congressional mandate to conduct a Risk Management Demonstration Program, the Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) has been authorized to conduct demonstration projects with pipeline operators to determine how risk management might be used...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Griffin, GA This notice proposes to amend Class E airspace at Griffin, GA. A Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) Runway (RWY) 32 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) has been developed for Griffin-Spalding County Airport. The out-bound course from the Griffin...	Proposed Rule	Dec 24, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Linden, NJ This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at Linden, NJ. The development of new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) based on the Global Positioning System (GPS) at Linden Airport, NJ, has made this proposal necessary. Additio...	Proposed Rule	Dec 24, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Selinsgrove, PA This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at Selinsgrove, PA. The development of a new Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) based on the Global Positioning System (GPS) and the amendment of the VHF Omnidirectional Radio Range (...	Proposed Rule	Dec 24, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Establishment of Class D Airspace; Lawrenceville, GA This notice proposes to establish Class D airspace at Lawrenceville, GA. An automated weather observing system has been installed in the Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field Airport Traffic Control Tower, which transmits required weather observations. There...	Proposed Rule	Dec 24, 1998
Transportation Department Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements 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 24, 1998
Transportation Department Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements 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 24, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Research, Engineering and Development (R, E&D) Advisory Committee	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Transportation Department > FAA Revision to Class E Airspace; Reno, NV This document confirms the effective date of a direct final rule which revises the legal description for the E3 airspace area designated as an extension to the Class C airspace at Reno, NV. This document also corrects the airspace legal description t...	Rule	Dec 24, 1998
Transportation Department > FHWA Right-of-way Program Administration The FHWA is proposing to amend its right-of-way regulations for federally assisted transportation programs. The FHWA requests comments on the proposed regulations and any other issues believed to be relevant to the administration of the real estate a...	Proposed Rule	Dec 24, 1998
Transportation Department > FRA Safe Use of Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs FRA issues Safety Advisory 98-3 to address recommended practices for the safe use of prescription and over-the-counter drugs by safety-sensitive railroad employees.	Notice	Dec 24, 1998

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > OCC Municipal Securities Dealers	Correction	Dec 24, 1998
Treasury Department > Customs Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request; North American Free Trade Agreement Duty Deferral As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, Customs invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the North American Free Trade Agreement Duty Defe...	Notice	Dec 24, 1998
Treasury Department > OTS Technical Amendments The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) is amending its regulations to incorporate a number of technical and conforming amendments. OTS is updating cross-references in its regulations, consolidating several regulatory provisions, and amending regulati...	Rule	Dec 24, 1998

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