Federal Register March 18, 1999 (Volume 64)

Agencies Publishing on March 18, 1999

Agriculture Department (7)
Commerce Department (12)
Defense Department (7)
Education Department (5)
Energy Department (13)
Environmental Protection Agency (14)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Federal Election Commission (1)
Federal Maritime Commission (2)
Federal Reserve System (5)
Federal Trade Commission (2)
Health and Human Services Department (12)
Homeland Security Department (1)
Interior Department (20)
Justice Department (2)
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National Institute for Literacy (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (4)
Postal Service (1)
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Railroad Retirement Board (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (4)
Small Business Administration (1)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
Transportation Department (13)
Treasury Department (1)
Veterans Affairs Department (7)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact We are advising the public that a draft environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact have been prepared by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service relative to the proposed release into the environment of nonindigenous leaf bee...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Agriculture Department > FS California Coast Provincial Advisory Committee (PAC) The California Coast Provincial Advisory Committee (PAC) will meet on March 31 and April 1, 1999, at the Robinson Rancheria Tribal Administration Building in Nice, California. The meeting will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on March 31, and fro...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Agriculture Department > FS Environmental Impact Statement Preparation for the Goose Pond Project, Allegheny National Forest, McKean County, PA In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, notice is hereby given that the Forest Service, Allegheny National Forest will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement to disclose the environmental consequences of the proposed Goose Pond P...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Agriculture Department > APHIS Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection in support of regulations and standards issued u...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Agriculture Department > FNS Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): WIC/Food Stamp Program (FSP) Vendor Disqualification This final rule amends regulations governing the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) to mandate uniform sanctions across State agencies for the most serious WIC Program vendor violations. The implementation of...	Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Agriculture Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Agriculture Department > APHIS Viruses, Serums, Toxins, and Analogous Products; Packaging and Labeling We are proposing to amend the regulations concerning packaging and labeling of veterinary biological products by requiring the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service product code number as well as an appropriate consumer contact telephone number...	Proposed Rule	Mar 18, 1999

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > USBC Census Advisory Committee of Professional Associations Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463 as amended by Pub. L. 94-409), we are giving notice of a meeting of the Census Advisory Committee of Professional Associations. The Committee is composed of 36 members appointed by the Pr...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Helical Spring Lock Washers from the People's Republic of China; Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review The Department of Commerce published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain helical spring lock washers from the People's Republic of China in the Federal Register on November 9, 1998 (63 FR 6029...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Commerce Department > ITA Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review: Greige Polyester Cotton Printcloth From the People's Republic of China On November 2, 1998, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') initiated a sunset review of the antidumping order on greige polyester cotton printcloth from The People's Republic of China (63 FR 58709) pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff A...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Generic Essential Fish Habitat Amendment NMFS announces the partial approval of the Generic Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Amendment (Gulf EFH Amendment) to the Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) of the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf EFH Amendment was submitted by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management...	Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies and Monkfish Fisheries; Monkfish Fishery Management Plan; Correction This document corrects errors contained in Table 2 of the preamble to the proposed rule to implement measures contained in the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) published Tuesday, February 16, 1999.	Proposed Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Commerce Department > ITA Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results of New Shipper Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Notice of extension of time limits for preliminary results of new shipper review.	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Commerce Department > ITA Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Notice of extension of time limits for preliminary results of administrative review.	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals Notice is hereby given that Dr. Robin Baird, Biology Department, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4J1 Canada, has been issued an amendment to scientific research Permit No. 926.	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Showcase Exhibit of U.S. Exports The International Trade Administration (``ITA'') of the Department of Commerce announces an exhibition of exported U.S. environmental technology products and services. The exhibition will showcase U.S. environmental exports by displaying successfully...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Commerce Department > EAB Removal of Commercial Communications Satellites and Related Items from the Department of Commerce's Commerce Control List for Retransfer to the Department of State's United States Munitions List The Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by removing commercial communications satellites and related items from the Commerce Control List (CCL) and retransferring these items to the United Sta...	Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Commerce Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Commerce Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Mar 18, 1999

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Department of the Air Force	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Defense Department > USN Government-Owned Inventions Available for Licensing The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of the general availability of exclusive or partially exclusive licenses under the following pending patents. Any license granted shall comply with 35 USC 209 and 37 CFR Part 404. Applications will be ev...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Defense Department Notice of Intent and Notice of Preparation for an Environmental Impact Statement and Environment Impact Report for a Proposed Flood Reduction Investigation in Stanislaus County, CA The objectives of this project are to identify a flood reduction plan that will yield a sound project, both functionally and economically, to reduce flood damages to the populated towns of Newman and Patterson, California and the surrounding agricult...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Defense Department > USA Notification of Location and Hours of Operation for Armed Forces Discharge Review/Correction Board Reading Room In compliance with DoD Directive 1332.28D3f, the Secretary of the Army hereby gives notice of the location, hours of operation and similar types of information regarding the Reading Room. Effective 22 April 1999, the Reading Room will be relocated fr...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Defense Department > USN Patents Available for Licensing The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of the general availability of exclusive or partially exclusive licenses under the following patents. Any license granted shall comply with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR part 404. Applications will be evaluat...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Defense Department > USAF Proposed Collection; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Defense Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Mar 18, 1999

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Demonstration Projects To Ensure Students With Disabilities Receive a Quality Higher Education; Notice of Final Priorities and Invitation for Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1999	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Education Department Demonstration Projects To Ensure a Quality Higher Education for Students With Disabilities; Notice of Technical Assistance Workshops for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 Grant Applications The Secretary announces three technical assistance workshops to assist institutions of higher education in preparing grant applications for the Demonstration Projects To Ensure Quality Higher Education for Students with Disabilities grant competition...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Education Department Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need The Secretary amends the regulations governing the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need program to incorporate changes made by the Higher Education Amendments of 1998. These final regulations are needed to reflect changes made by recently en...	Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Education Department National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (National Advisory Committee); Meeting	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests The Acting 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	Mar 18, 1999

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Anadarko Systems of Transok, LLC; Notice of Petition For Rate Approval	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Energy Department > FERC Bangor Hydroelectric Company; Notice of Availability of Final environmental Assessment	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Energy Department > FERC County of Antrim, Notice of Settlement Offer	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Energy Department > FERC Florida Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Compliance Filing	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Energy Department > FERC Grand River Dam Authority; Notice of Site Visit	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Energy Department > FERC Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Petition for A Declaratory Order	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Energy Department > FERC KO Transmission Company; Notice of Tariff Filing	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Energy Department > FERC Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C.; Notice of Intitial FERC Gas Tariff and Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Motions To Intervene, Protests, Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Energy Department Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive Copyright License The Department of Energy intends to grant to Wilmington Publishing Ltd. an exclusive license in the U.S. copyright in the ``Commercial Environmental Cleanup, Products and Services Directory'' (Directory), as well as the right to register the copyrigh...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Energy Department > FERC Petal Gas Storage Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Energy Department > FERC Reliant Energy Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Energy Department > FERC Total Peaking Services, L.L.C.; Notice of Filing	Notice	Mar 18, 1999

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Illinois On October 13, 1998, the State of Illinois submitted a site- specific State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision revising Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) requirements at Central Can Company (CCC), in Chica...	Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Arizona and California State Implementation Plan Revision; Maricopa County, Arizona, Antelope Valley Air Pollution Control District, San Diego County Air Pollution Control District, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, and Ventura County Air Pollution Control District EPA is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the Arizona and California State Implementation Plans (SIP). The revisions concern rules from the following districts: Maricopa County, Arizona; Antelope Valley Air Pollution Control District,...	Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State Implementation Plan Revision; South Coast Air Quality Management District EPA is proposing a limited approval and limited disapproval of a revision to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) which concerns the control of Emissions of Oxides of Nitrogen fro...	Proposed Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State Implementation Plan Revision; South Coast Air Quality Management District EPA is proposing a limited approval and limited disapproval of a revision to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the South Coast Air Quality Management District (``SCAQMD''). SCAQMD Rule 1110.2, concerns the control of oxides of nitrog...	Proposed Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Georgia: Approval of Revisions to the Georgia State Implementation Plan On August 25, 1998, EPA published a direct final rule (63 FR 45172) approving and an accompanying proposed rule (63 FR 45208) proposing to approve the Georgia Post 1996 Rate of Progress Plan (9 percent plan) which was submitted on November 15, 1993,...	Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Iowa The EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the state of Iowa pertaining to a particulate matter (PM<INF>10</INF>) control strategy for the Buffalo, Iowa, area. Approval of this SIP revision will make Federal...	Proposed Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Iowa The EPA is approving a revision to the Iowa State Implementation Plan (SIP) which provides for the attainment and maintenance of the particulate matter (PM<INF>10</INF>) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) in Buffalo, Iowa. This revision ap...	Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plan; Illinois EPA is proposing to approve the October 13, 1998, Illinois site-specific State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision request revising reasonably available control technology requirements for volatile organic compound emissions at Central Can Company, in...	Proposed Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; California State Implementation Plan Revision, South Coast Air Quality Management District, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, Siskiyou County Air Pollution Control District, and Bay Area Air Quality Management District EPA is proposing a limited approval of revisions to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) which concerns the control of the sulfur content of fuels within the South Coast Air Quality Management District and the Siskiyou County Air Pollution...	Proposed Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; California and Arizona State Implementation Plan Revisions: Maricopa County, Arizona; Antelope Valley Air Pollution Control District, San Diego County Air Pollution Control District, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, and Ventura County Air Pollution Control District EPA is approving revisions to the Arizona and California State Implementation Plans (SIP) which concern the control of emergency air episodes. The intended effect of this action is to protect the public from sudden and dangerous emissions of criteria...	Proposed Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Environmental Protection Agency Classification of the San Francisco Bay Area Ozone Nonattainment Area for Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program Purposes On July 10, 1998 (63 FR 37258), EPA redesignated the San Francisco Bay Area from maintenance to nonattainment for the federal one-hour ozone standard. The redesignation was based on subpart 1 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), which does not require EPA to...	Proposed Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Reclassification and Notice of Potential Eligibility for Attainment Date Extension, Missouri and Illinois; St. Louis Nonattainment Area; Ozone EPA proposes to find that the St. Louis nonattainment area (hereinafter referred to as the St. Louis area) has failed to attain the 1-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS or standard) by November 15, 1996, the date set forth in the...	Proposed Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Environmental Protection Agency Consumer and Commercial Products: Schedule for Regulation Today's notice makes several revisions to the schedule for regulation of consumer and commercial products under section 183(e) of the Clean Air Act (Act). The revised schedule requires regulation by 2001 of aerosol spray paints, lithographic printing...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Environmental Protection Agency Transportation Conformity Rule Amendment for the Transportation Conformity Pilot Program EPA is finalizing the amendment to the transportation conformity rule which allows EPA to create and implement a conformity pilot program. The conformity rule requires that transportation activities conform to state air quality implementation plans a...	Rule	Mar 18, 1999

Executive Office of the President

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President U.S. Contribution to KEDO: Certification Under Section 582(b) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999, as Contained in Public Law 105-277	Presidential Document	Mar 18, 1999

Federal Election Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Election Commission Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Mar 18, 1999

Federal Maritime Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Freight Forwarder License Applicants	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Federal Maritime Commission Shipco Transport, Inc. v. Inter-Maritime Container Lines, Inc., et al.; Notice of Filing of Complaint and Assignment	Notice	Mar 18, 1999

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Federal Reserve System Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Federal Reserve System Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Federal Reserve System Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Mar 18, 1999

Federal Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Request for Comment Concerning Guides for the Dog and Cat Food Industry The Federal Trade Commission (``Commission'') requests public comment on the overall costs and benefits and the continuing need for its Guides for the Dog and Cat Food Industry (``the Dog and Cat Food Guides'' or ``the Guides''), as part of the Commi...	Proposed Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Federal Trade Commission Request for Comment Concerning the Guides for the Law Book Industry The Federal Trade Commission (``Commission'') requests pubic comment on the overall costs and benefits and the continuing need for its Guides for the Law Book Industry (``Law Book Guides'' or ``Guides''), as part of the Commission's systematic review...	Proposed Rule	Mar 18, 1999

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of OMB Approval; New Animal Drugs for Investigational Use The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled ``New Animal Drugs for Investigational Use'' has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Akzo Nobel Chemicals, Inc.; Filing of Food Additive Petition The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that Akzo Nobel Chemicals, Inc., has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of 3,6,9- triethyl-3,6,9-trimethyl-1,4,7-triperoxynonane as...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Animal Drugs, Feeds, and Related Products; Lincomycin The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of three supplemental new animal drug applications (NADA's) filed by Pharmacia & Upjohn Co. The supplemental NADA's provide new tolerances and withdraw...	Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Health and Human Services Department Annual Update of the HHS Poverty Guidelines This notice provides an update of the HHS poverty guidelines to account for last (calendar) year's increase in prices as measured by the Consumer Price Index.	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Emergency Clearance: Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Exxon Co. International; Filing of Food Additive Petition The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that Exxon Co. International has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of isopropyl laurate in surface lubricants used in the manufact...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Civil Money Penalties for Nursing Homes (SNF/NF), Change in Notice Requirements, and Expansion of Discretionary Remedy Delegation This final rule with comment period expands current Medicare and Medicaid regulations regarding the imposition of civil money penalties imposed on nursing homes that are not in compliance with program requirements. The existing regulations provide fo...	Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Health and Human Services Department > FDA New Animal Drugs for Use in Animal Feeds; Ivermectin and Bacitracin Methylene Disalicylate The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Merial Ltd. The NADA provides for use of ivermectin and bacitracin methylene disalicylate (BMD) Type A...	Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Oral Dosage Form New Animal Drugs; Oxytetracycline Hydrochloride Soluble Powder The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of an abbreviated new animal drug application (ANADA) filed by Phoenix Scientific, Inc. The ANADA provides for oral use of oxytetracycline hydrochlorid...	Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Health and Human Services Department > FDA UCB Films PLC; Filing of Food Additive Petition The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that UCB Films PLC has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of mono- and bis- (octadecyldiethyleneoxide)phosphates as components of c...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, the Coast Guard intends to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for the renewal of six Information Collection Requests (ICRs). These ICRs comprise: 1...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > MMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections; Comment Request As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite the public and other Federal agencies to comment on our proposal to request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the revised information collection For...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Interior Department > MMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections; Comment Request As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite the public and other Federal agencies to comment on our proposal to request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of a new information collection form for...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Interior Department Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commissions; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Interior Department > BLM Central California Resource Advisory Council Meeting Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463) and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (sec. 309), the Bureau of Land Management Resource Advisory Council for Central California will meet in the Carr...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Interior Department > FWS Endangered Species Permit Application The following applicant has applied for a scientific research permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Permit No.: TE-0088...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Interior Department > FWS Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Construction of a Natural Gas Pipeline and Production Facilities in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska This notice advises the public that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) intends to gather information necessary for the preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS) in response to a right-of-way application for construction of a natu...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Interior Department > BLM Land Use Restrictions: Utah; Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument; Off-Highway Vehicle Use This notice closes approximately 3,062 acres to off-highway vehicle (OHV) use, with one designated route within the closed area. OHV access on the designated route, Rock Springs Bench Road, will remain open. Access and use on private land are not aff...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Interior Department > FWS Letters of Authorization To Take Marine Mammals In accordance with Section 101(a)(5)(A) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service implementing regulations (50 CFR 18.27), notice is hereby given that Letters of Authorization to take polar bears...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Interior Department National Recreation Lakes Study Commission The Omnibus Parks and Public Land Management Act of 1996 authorizes a presidential commission to review the demand for recreation at Federal lakes, and to develop alternatives for enhanced recreation uses, primarily through innovative public/private...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment/Habitat Conservation Plan and Receipt of Application for Incidental Take Permit for Construction of One Single Family Residence on 0.75 acre of the 5 acres owned by Fred P. Stein on Walnut Springs Road in Williamson County, TX. Mr. Fred Stein (Applicant) has applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for an incidental take permit pursuant to Section 10(a) of the Endangered Species Act (Act). The Applicant has been assigned permit number TE-007891-0. The request...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Thompson Creek Mine Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Final SEIS) The Bureau of Land Management is a cooperating agency with the USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Region (lead agency) in considering the Thompson Creek Mining Company's proposed Supplemental Plan of Operations to address concerns about potential aci...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Intent To Prepare a Plan Amendment to the Box Elder Resource Management Plan (RMP) The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Salt Lake Field Office, Utah is preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) to consider a proposed amendment to the Box Elder RMP which would terminate all livestock grazing on the Newfoundland Mountains upon relin...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Intent To Prepare a Statewide Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Multiple Plan Amendments To Consider Establishment of New Wilderness Study Areas (WSAs) on Selected Public Lands in Utah, and Call for Information The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces a plan amendment process for up to 136 wilderness inventory areas on approximately 2.6 million acres of Federal land throughout Utah. The planning process may designate new WSAs under the authority of Sec...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of the National Park Service, Pecos National Historical Park, Pecos, NM Notice.	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Realty Action Lease/conveyance for Recreation and Public Purposes The following described public land in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada has been examined and found suitable for lease/ conveyance for recreational or public purposes under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as amended (43 U.S.C...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Receipt of Applications for Permit	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Interior Department > MMS Outer Continental Shelf Regulations This document contains a correction to the correcting amendments which were published on February 24, 1999 (64 FR 9065). These regulations relate to leasing in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), 30 CFR part 256.	Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Interior Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request In compliance with the section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office for Equal Opportunity announces the proposed public information collection and seeks public comments on the provisions thereof.	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Interior Department > BLM Recirculated Supplement; Environmental Impact Statement; Notice of availability; Imperial Project; Proposed Gold Mining/Processing Operations; Imperial County, California Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, notice is hereby given of the availability for comment of the Recirculated Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report, which adds...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Interior Department > DOI OHA Rules Applicable in Indian Affairs Hearings and Appeals OHA is amending its regulations on the authority of administrative judges to make heirship determinations in accordance with the White Earth Reservation Land Settlement Act of 1985, as amended (WELSA). This action will amend the definitions of the te...	Rule	Mar 18, 1999

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > INS Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request Request OMB emergency approval; Memorandum of Understanding to participate in an Employment Eligibility Confirmation Pilot Program.	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Justice Department Office of Community Oriented Policing Services; FY 1999 Community Policing Discretionary Grants The Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (``COPS'') announces the availability of funds under the Tribal Resources Grant Program, a program designed to attempt to meet the most serious need of law enforcement in India...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999

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National Institute for Literacy

Title	Type	Published
National Institute for Literacy Literacy Leader Fellowship Program Notice inviting applications for the Literacy Leader Fellowship Program.	Notice	Mar 18, 1999

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review of continued approval of information collections under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted: 1. The...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Pacific Gas and Electric Company (Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2); Issuance of Director's Decision Under 2.206	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Public Meeting on Part 70 Rulemaking Activities NRC will host a public meeting in Rockville, Maryland with representatives of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) to discuss the NRC staff's proposed revisions to 10 CFR Part 70, Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material.''	Proposed Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Nuclear Regulatory Commission State of Ohio: NRC Staff Assessment of a Proposed Agreement Between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State of Ohio By letter dated June 22, 1998, former Governor George V. Voinovich of Ohio requested that the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) enter into an Agreement with the State as authorized by Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999

Postal Service

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Mar 18, 1999

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Railroad Retirement Board

Title	Type	Published
Railroad Retirement Board Proposed Collection; Comment Request 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 (RRB) will publish periodic summaries o...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Bankers Trust Company; Temporary Order Applicant Bankers Trust Company has received a temporary order exempting it and entities of which it is or becomes an affiliated person from section 9(a) of the Act, with respect to a cooperation and plea agreement entered into on March 11, 1999 betw...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Securities and Exchange Commission Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application To Withdraw From Listing and Registration; (Delmarva Power & Light Company, 3.7%, 4.0%, 4.20%, 4.28%, 4.56%, 5.00%, 6.75% and 7.75% Cumulative Preferred Stock; Adjustable Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A; and Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A) File No. 1-1405	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organization; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. for Approval of Interim Forms U-4 and U-5	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organization; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. To Amend Rule 347 To Expressly Allow Employees To Bring Employment Related Claims Before the EEOC, NLRB, or State or Local Anti-Discrimination Agencies	Notice	Mar 18, 1999

Small Business Administration

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Region IV, North Florida District, Jacksonville, FL, Advisory Council Meeting; Public Meeting	Notice	Mar 18, 1999

Surface Transportation Board

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Gauley River Railroad, LLCAbandonment and Discontinuance of ServiceIn Webster and Nicholas Counties, WV; SX Transportation, Inc.Discontinuance of ServiceIn Webster and Nicholas Counties, WV	Notice	Mar 18, 1999

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace HP137 Mk1, Jetstream Series 200, and Jetstream Models 3101 and 3201 Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all British Aerospace HP137 Mk1, Jetstream series 200, and Jetstream Models 3101 and 3201 airplanes. This AD requires replacing the nose wheel steering jack seals with seals of...	Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace HP137 Mk1, Jetstream Series 200, and Jetstream Models 3101 and 3201 Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all British Aerospace HP137 Mk1, Jetstream series 200, and Jetstream Models 3101 and 3201 airplanes. This AD requires inspecting the elevator bias spring assembly for correct in...	Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Dornier Model 328-100 series airplanes, that requires one-time visual inspections of the elevator trim system for paint contamination on the actuator pistons and to determine...	Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-80 Series Airplanes and Model MD-88 Airplanes This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-80 series airplanes and Model MD-88 airplanes, that currently requires inspection(s) to detect fatigue cracking of the shock strut...	Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Transportation Department > FAA Amendment to Class E Airspace; Alliance, NE This action amends the Class E airspace areas at Alliance, NE. The FAA has developed Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) Runway (RWY) 12 and NDB RWY 30 Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) to serve Alliance Memorial Airport, NE. Controlled C...	Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Transportation Department > FAA Change of Using Agency for Prohibited Area P-56, District of Columbia This action changes the using agency for Prohibited Area P-56, District of Columbia, from the ``Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration,'' to the ``United States Secret Service.'' This change more accurately reflects the operational and...	Rule	Mar 18, 1999
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of intent To rule on application To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Tyler Pounds Field Airport, Tyler, TX The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Tyler Pounds Field Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budg...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Transportation Department > RSPA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for Exemptions In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, exemptions from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR part 107, subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardo...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Transportation Department > RSPA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for Modification of Exemption In accordance with the procedures governing the applicaiton for, and the processing of, exemptions from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardo...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Transportation Department > FRA Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and its implementing regulations, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) hereby announces that it is seeking renewal of the following currently approved information collection activity. Before...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Transportation Department > NHTSA Research and Development Programs Meeting Agenda This notice provides the agenda for a public meeting at which the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will describe and discuss specific research and development projects.	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
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	Mar 18, 1999
Transportation Department > FAA Standards 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 changes occurring in the National Airspace System, such as the...	Rule	Mar 18, 1999

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > Customs Service Vessel Equipment Temporarily Landed for Repair This document proposes to amend the Customs Regulations to provide for the temporary landing in the United States of vessel equipment in need of repair, without requiring entry of that equipment under a Temporary Importation Bond (TIB). It is propose...	Proposed Rule	Mar 18, 1999

Veterans Affairs Department

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted belo...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted belo...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted belo...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Veterans Affairs Department Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Veterans Affairs Department Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Veterans Affairs Department Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal...	Notice	Mar 18, 1999
Veterans Affairs Department Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service (VAVS) National Advisory Committee, Notice of Charter Renewal	Notice	Mar 18, 1999

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