January 4, 1999 (Volume 64)

Federal Register January 4, 1999

View all documents issued on January 4, 1999. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

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Agricultural Marketing Service

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Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is publishing for public comment a summary of a proposed information collection. FNS wishes to examine whether data currently collected by States can be used...
Notice Jan 04, 1999
GIPSA announces designation of the following organizations to provide official services under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act):
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This notice announces the Food and Nutrition Service's (FNS) intent to implement a demonstration project to test program changes designed to improve the State processing of donated foods by allowing the substitution of donated beef and pork supplied...
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This notice amends the fiscal year (FY) 1999 Solicitation of Applications for competitive grant awards in agricultural, forest, and related environmental sciences under the National Research Initiative (NRI) Competitive Grants Program published at 63...
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The designations of the official agencies listed below will end in July, August, and September 1999. GIPSA is asking persons interested in providing official services in the areas served by these agencies to submit an application for designation. GIP...
Notice Jan 04, 1999
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is streamlining its fidelity and insurance requirements for electric and telecommunications systems. The rule was last revised in 1986, and the revisions are intended to update requirements. The rule provides a flexi...
Rule Jan 04, 1999
On Dec. 18, 1998, the President of the Commodity Credit Corporation, who is the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Agricultural Services, determined that an additional 2.5 million metric tons grain equivalent of wheat and wheat products that...
Notice Jan 04, 1999
We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the brucellosis regulations concerning the interstate movement of swine by adding Alabama to the list of validated brucellosis-free States. We have determined that Alabama...
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We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the brucellosis regulations concerning the interstate movement of swine by adding South Carolina to the list of validated brucellosis-free States. We have determined that S...
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Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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The Department of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, has prepared its annual list of foreign government subsidies on articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty during the period October 1, 1997 through September...
Notice Jan 04, 1999
On September 9, 1998, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of the 1996-97 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain cut-to- length (CTL) carbon steel plate from Mexico. This review covers...
Notice Jan 04, 1999
The Department of Commerce is extending the time limit for the preliminary results of the antidumping duty administrative review of the antidumping duty order on electrolytic manganese dioxide from Greece. The period of review is April 1, 1997, throu...
Notice Jan 04, 1999
Notice is hereby given of the following actions regarding permits for takes of endangered and threatened species for the purposes of scientific research and/or enhancement: NMFS has received permit applications from: Dr. James Kirk, U.S. Army Corps o...
Notice Jan 04, 1999
This action extends an existing emergency rule by which a vessel owner or operator, who has collected resource information according to NMFS-approved protocol, may be compensated with the opportunity to harvest fish in excess of current vessel limits...
Rule Jan 04, 1999
NMFS issues interim 1999 total allowable catch (TAC) amounts for each category of groundfish, Community Development Quota (CDQ) amounts, and prohibited species catch (PSC) amounts for the groundfish fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands mana...
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NMFS issues interim 1999 total allowable catch (TAC) amounts for each category of groundfish and specifications for prohibited species bycatch allowances for the groundfish fishery of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to conserve and...
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NMFS issues this final rule to implement vessel identification and reporting requirements under the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act (HSFCA). This rule requires vessels possessing permits issued under the HSFCA to be marked for identification purpose...
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In accordance with section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is automatically initiating five-year (``sunset'') reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders, findi...
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Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value.
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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issues this Notice describing the conditions under which applications will be received under the Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program (TIIAP) and ho...
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Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled logo Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

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This action adds to the Procurement List commodities and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Notice Jan 04, 1999
The Committee has received a proposal to add to the Procurement List a service to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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The New York Futures Exchange (NYFE or Exchange) has applied for designation as a contract market in Russell 1,000 Large Index futures and Russell 1,000 Index options. The Acting Director of the Division of Economic Analysis (Division) of the Commiss...
Notice Jan 04, 1999
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'' or ``CFTC'') adopts final rules relating to Commission records and information. The rules update and streamline procedures in light of the Commission's experience in the past several years and...
Rule Jan 04, 1999
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'' or ``CFTC'') has adopted a new Regulation 1.69 that implements the statutory directives of Section 5a(a)(17) of the Commodity Exchange Act (``CEA'') as it was amended by Section 217 of the Futu...
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Education Department logo Education Department

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The Secretary proposes funding priorities for two Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTCs) and two Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRPs) under the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) for...
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This notice provides closing dates and other information regarding the transmittal of applications for fiscal year 1999 competitions under four programs authorized by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as amended. The four progra...
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Energy Department logo Energy Department

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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EPA is proposing approval of revisions to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) which concern the recission of administrative rules for the Antelope Valley Air Pollution Control District (AVAPCD). These rules concern conduct and procedure go...
Proposed Rule Jan 04, 1999
This rule establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of copper-ethylenediamine complex in or on potatoes when applied/used in accordance with good agricultural practice as an active ingredient in pesticide formulations...
Rule Jan 04, 1999
To assure that EPA's science policies related to implementing the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) are transparent and open to public participation, EPA is soliciting comments on four draft science policy papers--``A User's Guide to Available OPP I...
Notice Jan 04, 1999
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92- 463, notice is hereby given that the Cancer Guidelines Subcommittee of the Science Advisory Board Executive Committee will meet on Wednesday, January 20 and Thursday, January 21, 1999, be...
Notice Jan 04, 1999
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92- 463, notice is hereby given that two Committees of the Science Advisory Board (SAB) will meet on the dates and times described below. All times noted are Eastern Time. All meetings are op...
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Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

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Presidential Document Jan 04, 1999

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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Correction Jan 04, 1999
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...
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Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board logo Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

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Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

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The Federal Trade Commission (``the Commission'' or ``FTC'') has extended the date by which comments must be submitted concerning the review of its Trade Regulation Rule Pursuant to the Telephone Disclosure and Dispute Resolution Act of 1992 (``Pay-P...
Proposed Rule Jan 04, 1999

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled ``Guidance for Industry: Fast Track Drug Development Programs--Designation, Development, and Application Review'' has been approved by the Office of Manage...
Notice Jan 04, 1999
The Department of Health and Human Services notifies Federal agencies of the laboratories currently certified to meet standards of Subpart C of Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (59 FR 29916, 29925). A similar notice li...
Notice Jan 04, 1999
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to classify the generic type of external penile rigidity device including constriction rings, vacuum pumps, and penile splints for the management of erectile dysfunction. These devices fit on, over,...
Proposed Rule Jan 04, 1999
Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has made a final finding of scientific misconduct in the following case: Saptarshi Paul, Ph.D., Fox Chase Cancer Center: Based on a report forwarded to the Office of Research Integrit...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the expanded safe use of the butylated reaction product of p-cresol and dicyclopentadiene for use as an antioxidant in acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene cop...
Rule Jan 04, 1999
This notice announces additional public meetings of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Coverage and Administrative Policies for Clinical Laboratory Tests. The Committee was mandated by section 4554(b) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, and estab...
Proposed Rule Jan 04, 1999
This notice announces a meeting to present and discuss the current medical and scientific evidence regarding the clinical use of positron emission tomography scans for cancers of the head and neck, colorectal malignancy, melanoma, lymphoma, and brain...
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Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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The Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Tammany Trace swing span drawbridge across Bayou Lacombe, mile 5.2, at Lacombe, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. This deviati...
Rule Jan 04, 1999
The Coast Guard proposes to revise the Special Local Regulations for the Empire State Regatta. This action is necessary to update the course location and effective period for this annual event. This action is intended to restrict vessel traffic in a...
Proposed Rule Jan 04, 1999

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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Notice Jan 04, 1999
The Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council will meet at the Payette-Clearwater room of the training center at the National Interagency Fire Center, 3833 South Development Way, Boise, Idaho, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 pm (MST) on January 26, 1999, and...
Notice Jan 04, 1999
The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), announces its intent to prepare a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) to the 1996 Final Supplement to the Final Environmental Statement for the Animas-La Plata...
Notice Jan 04, 1999
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing its intention to request approval for the collections of information under 30 CFR Parts 750 and 877 which relate to s...
Notice Jan 04, 1999
The Bureau of Reclamation (we, our, or us) intends to submit the following proposed revised information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.): Individua...
Notice Jan 04, 1999
The Bureau of Reclamation (we, our, or us) intends to submit the following proposed revised information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.): Certifica...
Notice Jan 04, 1999
Pursuant to section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regulations in CFR 1610.2 and 1610.5-5., BLM intends to write an Enviro...
Notice Jan 04, 1999
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) of the U.S. Department of the Interior is announcing its intent to solicit applications from eligible, not-for-profit candidates for funding under the Watershed Cooperative Agreement Prog...
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International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

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The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted reviews pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on brazing copper wire and rod fr...
Notice Jan 04, 1999
The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted a review pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on cellular mobile telephones and...
Notice Jan 04, 1999
The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted reviews pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on cotton shop towels from China...
Notice Jan 04, 1999
The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted reviews pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on malleable cast iron pipe fitti...
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The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted a review pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on natural bristle paint brushes...
Notice Jan 04, 1999
The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted a review pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on petroleum wax candles from Chi...
Notice Jan 04, 1999
The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted reviews pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on steel wire rope from Japan and...
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Justice Department logo Justice Department

Labor Department logo Labor Department

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Correction Jan 04, 1999
The purpose of this Notice is to inform interested persons that the Department of Labor will hold a public hearing on both February 17 and 18, 1999, and, if necessary, on February 19, 1999, regarding the adoption of regulations governing the processi...
Proposed Rule Jan 04, 1999
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Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

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The Commission will hold its next public meeting on Thursday, January 14, 1999 and Friday 15, 1999 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 14th K Streets, NW, Washington, DC. The meeting is tentatively scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. on January 14, and at 10:00 a...
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National Credit Union Administration logo National Credit Union Administration

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The proposed changes consolidate the two manuals which currently contain the federal credit union (FCU) bylaws into one manual and eliminate or modernize several bylaws. This action is necessary because several of the bylaws had become outdated or ob...
Notice Jan 04, 1999
The NCUA Board proposes removing its rule governing safe deposit box service. This revision will eliminate an unnecessary section from the regulations.
Proposed Rule Jan 04, 1999
The NCUA is proposing to update, clarify, revise and redesignate its regulation that addresses the requirements for surety bond coverage for losses caused by credit union employees and officials and for general insurance coverage for losses caused by...
Proposed Rule Jan 04, 1999

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National Institute for Literacy

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This Notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board (Board). This notice also describes the function of the Board. Notice of this meeting is required under Section 10...
Notice Jan 04, 1999

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Postal Service logo Postal Service

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This document describes the numerous amendments consolidated in the Transmittal Letter for Issue 54 of the Domestic Mail Manual, which is incorporated by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations, see 39 CFR 111.1. These amendments reflect changes...
Rule Jan 04, 1999

State Department logo State Department

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This final rule adopts the interim rules which added Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brunei, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, San Marino, Slovenia and Spain as participating countries...
Rule Jan 04, 1999
It shall be the policy of the Department of State to deny all export license applications or approvals sought by CWP Industries, Inc. and any of their subsidiaries, associated companies or successor entities, of defense articles or defense services a...
Notice Jan 04, 1999
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Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

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This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 737-100 and -200 series airplanes, that currently requires replacement of certain outboard and inboard wheel halves with improved wheel halves; cle...
Rule Jan 04, 1999
This action amends Class E airspace area at Dubuque Regional Airport, Dubuque, IA. A review of the Class E airspace area for Dubuque Regional Airport indicates it does not comply with the criteria for 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) airspace requir...
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This action amends Class E airspace area at Fort Madison Municipal Airport, Fort Madison, IA. A review of the Class E airspace are for Fort Madison Municipal Airport indicates it does not comply with the criteria for 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL)...
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This document confirms the effective date of a direct final rule which revises the Class E airspace at Meade, KS, and corrects the geographic coordinates of the Airport Reference Point (ARP) for Meade Municipal Airport as published in the direct fina...
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This action amends Class E airspace area at Perry Municipal Airport, Perry, IA. A review of the Class E airspace area for Perry Municipal Airport indicates it does not comply with the criteria for 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) airspace required f...
Rule Jan 04, 1999
Notice is given of a new task assigned to and accepted by the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee. This notice informs the public of the activities of ARAC.
Notice Jan 04, 1999
This notice confirms the effective date of a direct final rule which establishes Class E airspace at Carrizo Springs, Glass Ranch Airport, TX.
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This notice confirms the effective date of a direct final rule which establishes Class E airspace at Oak Grove, LA.
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This document announces cancellation of a negotiated rulemaking advisory committee meeting scheduled for January 6-7, 1999 and addition of meeting dates for February 2-4, 1999 and March 2 and 3, 1999. This document is issued in accordance with the pr...
Proposed Rule Jan 04, 1999
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Maritime Administration's (MARAD's) intentions to request extension of approval for three years of a currently approved information collection.
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The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to use the revenue from a PFC at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Bu...
Notice Jan 04, 1999
This document proposes to amend Class E airspace areas at Alliance Municipal Airport, Alliance, NE. The FAA has developed Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) Runway (RWY) 12 and NDB RWY 30 Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) to serve Allian...
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This document confirms the effective date of a direct final rule which removes Class D airspace at Fort Leavenworth, KS.
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This notice confirms the effective date of a direct final rule which revises Class E airspace at Hugo, OK.
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Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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This document amends the Customs Regulations to provide for the Land Border Carrier Initiative Program (LBCIP), a program designed to prevent smugglers of illicit drugs from utilizing commercial land conveyances for their contraband. The program prov...
Rule Jan 04, 1999

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