April 27, 1999 (Volume 64)

Federal Register April 27, 1999

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Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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We are advising the public of our determination that certain rice transformation events developed by AgrEvo USA Company, which have been genetically engineered for tolerance to the herbicide glufosinate, are no longer considered regulated articles un...
Notice Apr 27, 1999
The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is announcing that as of May 1, 1999, and thereafter, all official moisture content measurements of barley, oats, long and medium grain rough rice, sorghum, and all classes of wheat...
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Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board logo Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

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The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) has scheduled its regular business meetings to take place in Washington, DC on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 11-12, 1999, at the times and location noted below.
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Civil Rights Commission logo Civil Rights Commission

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Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of the Civil Rights Commission Amendments Act of 1944, section 3, Pub. L. 103-419, 108 Stat. 4338, as amended, and 45 CFR 702.3, that a public hearing before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will c...
Notice Apr 27, 1999

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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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 Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'') published proposed rules concerning access to automated boards of trade on March 24, 1999 (64 FR 14159). Comments on the proposed rules were originally due on April 23, 1999. By letter dated A...
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Corporation for National and Community Service logo Corporation for National and Community Service

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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The inventions listed below are assigned to the United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy and are made available for licensing by the Department of the Navy. Copies of patents cited are available from the Commissioner of Pa...
Notice Apr 27, 1999

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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The Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability of the Draft Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement (SWEIS) for Sandia National Laboratories/New Mexico (SNL/NM), DOE/EIS-0281, for public review and comment. DOE proposes to continue operat...
Notice Apr 27, 1999
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that publi...
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Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit the following continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Clean Water Ac...
Notice Apr 27, 1999
Under the Federal Advisory Act, P.L. 92463, EPA gives notice of a comprehensive meeting of GMP Focus Teams (Public Health, Nutrient Enrichment, Habitat, and Nonindigenous Species) and Support Committees.
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Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

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Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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In this Memorandum Opinion and Order, the Commission grants a petition filed by the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA) requesting that the Commission forbear from imposing service provider local number portability (LNP) requireme...
Rule Apr 27, 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...
Notice Apr 27, 1999
This document allots Channel 285A, at Meridian, Texas, substitutes Channel 285C2 for Channel 285C3 at Marble Falls, Texas, and modifies the authorization of Maxagrid Broadcasting Corporation to specifiy operation on the higher class channel at reques...
Rule Apr 27, 1999
In response to a proposal filed on behalf of Rainey Broadcasting, Inc., the Commission reallots Channel 277C3 from Kosciusko to Decatur, Mississippi (RM-9394), in lieu of previously proposed Goodman, Mississippi (RM-9174), as that community's first l...
Rule Apr 27, 1999
The Commission, at the request of Billy R. Evans, allots Channel 282A at La Center, Kentucky, as the community's first local aural transmission service. See 63 FR 38786, July 20, 1998. Channel 282A can be allotted to La Center in compliance with the...
Rule Apr 27, 1999
The Commission, at the request of Royal Communications, allots Channel 296C at Lovell, Wyoming, as the community's first local aural transmission service. See 63 FR 38787, July 20, 1998. Channel 296C can be allotted to Lovell in compliance with the C...
Rule Apr 27, 1999
The Commission, at the request of Douglas M. Dasdorf, allots Channel 253A at Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, as the community's second local FM transmission service. See 63 FR 12426 March 13, 1998. Channel 253A can be allotted to Meyersdale in compliance w...
Rule Apr 27, 1999
The Commission, at the request of Robert J. Maines, Jr., allots Channel 265A at Newell, Iowa, as the community's first local aural transmission service. See 63 FR 30173, June 3, 1998. Channel 265A can be allotted to Newell in compliance with the Comm...
Rule Apr 27, 1999
The Commission, at the request of J&K Broadcasting, Inc., allots channel 288A at Richwood, West Virginia, as the community's first local aural transmission service. See 63 FR 13612, March 20, 1998. Channel 288A can be allotted to Richwood in complian...
Rule Apr 27, 1999
The Commission, at the request of Royal Communications, allots Channel 228A at Royal City, Washington, as the community's second local FM transmission service. See 63 FR 38786, July 20, 1998. Channel 228A can be allotted to Royal City in compliance w...
Rule Apr 27, 1999
The Commission, at the request of Windy Valley Broadcasting, allots Channel 293C at Superior, Wyoming, as the community's first local aural transmission service. See 63 FR 38784, July 20, 1998. Channel 2293C can be allotted to Superior in compliance...
Rule Apr 27, 1999
The Report and Order amends the Commission rules to further prevent scanning receivers from receiving cellular radio telephone signals. It also codifies the provisions of section 705(e)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934 into our rules and requires...
Rule Apr 27, 1999

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

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In this document, the Federal Trade Commission (the ``Commission'' or ``FTC'') issues a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (``the Act''). Section 1303(b) of the Act directs the FTC to promu...
Proposed Rule Apr 27, 1999

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

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The General Services Administration/Federal Supply Service, Office of Transportation and Property Management, Property Management Division revised the SF 291, Report of Activities Generating Precious Metals to include metric measurements. You can obt...
Notice Apr 27, 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 Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of phosphorothioic acid, O,O,O-triphenyl ester, tert-but...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled ``Resolving Scientific Disputes Concerning the Regulation of Medical Devices: An Administrative Procedures Guide to Use of the Medical Devices Disput...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the withdrawal, without prejudice to a future filing, of a food additive petition (FAP 0B4615) proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the expanded safe use of phosph...
Notice Apr 27, 1999
Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), notice is given of the third meeting of the Medical Child Support Working Group (MCSWG). The Medical Child Support Working Group was jointly established by the Secretaries of...
Notice Apr 27, 1999
This notice announces the process we will use to make a national coverage decision for a specific item or service under sections 1862 and 1871 of the Social Security Act. This notice will streamline our decisionmaking process and will increase the op...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft revised Compliance Policy Guide (CPG 7153.13) entitled ``Regulatory Policy on the Disposition of Publications that Constitute Labeling.'' We are revising the current CPG...
Notice Apr 27, 1999
This notice establishes the proposed allocations to States of FY 1999 funds for social services under the Refugee Resettlement Program (RRP). In the final notice, allocation amounts could be adjusted slightly based on final adjustments in the FY 1998...
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Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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The Coast Guard is amending the Anchorage Regulations for the Atlantic Ocean off Miami and Miami Beach, FL. The amendment is needed to strengthen existing anchoring requirements and guidelines in order to provide a higher degree of protection to the...
Rule Apr 27, 1999
The Coast Guard proposes to amend the operating regulations for the city drawbridges across the Lake Washington Ship Canal and the state drawbridge across the Duwamish Waterway in Seattle, Washington, by deleting Columbus Day from federal holidays on...
Proposed Rule Apr 27, 1999
The Coast Guard is changing the Management Information System (MIS) annual reporting requirements for chemical drug testing. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) had requested that the Coast Guard reduce its collection of information effort. Thi...
Rule Apr 27, 1999
The Coast Guard is establishing temporary special local regulations for the Charleston to Bermuda Sailboat Race. The race will start on May 22, 1999, near Waterfront Park on the Charleston Peninsula, and will transit out to sea by the South, Mount pl...
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Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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The purpose of this notice is to announce the OMB approval number for the collection of information pertaining to the Base Closure Community Redevelopment and Housing Assistance Program, (Base Closure Program).
Notice Apr 27, 1999
On February 26, 1999, HUD published the Fiscal Year (FY) 1999 Super Notice of Funding Availability (SuperNOFA) for HUD's Housing, Community Development, and Empowerment programs. This notice extends the application due dates for the Fair Housing Init...
Notice Apr 27, 1999
This document announces the dates and locations of the public forums to be held on HUD's Public Housing Agency (PHA) Plan interim rule that was published on February 18, 1999, and on HUD's Section 8 certificate and voucher merger interim rule (Sectio...
Rule Apr 27, 1999
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject propos...
Notice Apr 27, 1999

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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Correction Apr 27, 1999
Notice is hereby given that effective immediately, the public lands within Broad Hollow Unit, Kilgore Basin Unit, Meadows Unit, as legally described below, are seasonally closed from January 1 to April 30 to all motorized vehicle use. The purpose of...
Notice Apr 27, 1999
The original comments period ended on March 31. Several people have asked that we extend the comment period. We are happy to give everybody the opportunity to review and comment on the proposals in the plan.
Notice Apr 27, 1999
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces its intention to request approval for the renewal of the collection of information annually from holders of unpatented mining claims concerning the use and occupancy of their claims. This collection has a...
Notice Apr 27, 1999
Notice is hereby given of proposed contractual actions that are new, modified, discontinued, or completed since the last publication of this notice on January 22, 1999. The January 22, 1999, notice should be used as a reference point to identify chan...
Notice Apr 27, 1999
This notice announces the initiation of the rulemaking process and requests information relevant to implementing regulations governing standards for constructing and maintaining gaming facilities operated on Indian lands in a manner which protects th...
Proposed Rule Apr 27, 1999

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

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On March 31, 1999, the Department of Commerce published notice in the Federal Register of a negative final determination of countervailable subsidies in connection with the subject investigation (64 FR 15530). Accordingly, pursuant to Sec. 207.40(a)...
Notice Apr 27, 1999
On April 19, 1999, the Department of Commerce published notice in the Federal Register of a negative final determination of subsidies in connection with the subject investigation (64 FR 19125). Accordingly, pursuant to Sec. 207.40(a) of the Commissio...
Notice Apr 27, 1999
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review the initial determination (ID) of the presiding administrative law judge (ALJ) terminating the above- captioned investigation without prejudice on the ba...
Notice Apr 27, 1999
Upon request of respondents Garware Elastomerics Limited and Elastomer, Inc. (collectively ``Respondents''), the Commission has determined to conduct a portion of its hearing in the above-captioned investigation scheduled for April 20, 1999, in camer...
Notice Apr 27, 1999
Following receipt on March 19, 1999, of a request under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)) from the Committee on Ways and Means (the Committee) of the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. International Trade Commission (t...
Notice Apr 27, 1999

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Labor Department logo Labor Department

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Notice Apr 27, 1999
The purpose of this notice is to disseminate a consultation paper for interested parties on the awarding of Incentive Grants and application of Sanctions pertaining to the Performance Accountability Measurement System for Title I of WIA. This is the...
Notice Apr 27, 1999
We are extending the period for public comment on the Agency's proposed rule addressing diesel particulate matter exposure of underground coal miners. This proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on April 9, 1998.
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Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), notice is given of the third meeting of the Medical Child Support Working Group (MCSWG). The Medical Child Support Working Group was jointly established by the Secretaries of...
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is clarifying that until employers come into compliance with the new Powered Industrial Truck Training Standard required by December 1, 1999, they must comply with the pre-existing standards fo...
Rule Apr 27, 1999
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, is conducting a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and...
Notice Apr 27, 1999
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Credit Union Administration logo National Credit Union Administration

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National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities logo National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

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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, N.W., Washingt...
Notice Apr 27, 1999

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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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...
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Notice Apr 27, 1999
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is publishing a supplement to the proposed rule published on December 3, 1997 (62 FR 63892) that would eliminate the requirement for licensees to update their inservice inspection (ISI) and inservice testing (IST) pr...
Proposed Rule Apr 27, 1999
Notice Apr 27, 1999
The staff is considering issuance of an exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 72.124(b) which states, in part, that: ``Where solid neutron absorbing materials are used, the design shall provide for positive means to verify their continued efficacy.'' Specifically, the staff is considering granting an exemption from the requirement to use positive means to verify continued efficacy of neutron absorbing materials. The proposed action before the Commission is whether to grant this exemption under 10 CFR 72.7.
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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation logo Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

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The PBGC is proposing to amend its regulation on Payment of Premiums to encourage self-correction of premium underpayments. The amendments make it easier to qualify for ``safe-harbor'' relief from late payment penalty charges and codify the PBGC's cu...
Proposed Rule Apr 27, 1999

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

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The Office of Personnel Management is issuing interim regulations as a result of the Federal Employees Life Insurance Improvement Act, enacted October 30, 1998, to expand the number of age bands in the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI)...
Rule Apr 27, 1999

Presidio Trust logo Presidio Trust

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The Presidio Trust has prepared a draft SEIS for the development and occupancy of approximately 900,000 square feet of new, low- to mid-rise mixed-use space within 23 acres of the 60-acre Letterman Complex, located in the northeast corner of The Pres...
Notice Apr 27, 1999

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

State Department logo State Department

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

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This notice announces the request by the Air Transport Association for the FAA to issue a policy for 207-minute ETOPS operation approval criteria. The material was presented to the FAA by mail dated March 22, 1999. In addition, this notice opens [295...
Notice Apr 27, 1999
This document published in the Federal Register an amendment adopting airworthiness directive (AD) 99-08-51 that was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of certain McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 series airplanes by individual notice...
Rule Apr 27, 1999
Correction Apr 27, 1999
On July 29, 1996, the Research and Special Programs Administration published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking inviting public comment on the applicability of the Hazardous Materials Regulations to loading, unloading, and storage of hazardous...
Proposed Rule Apr 27, 1999
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA), in cooperation with the City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services (DTS), intends to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy...
Notice Apr 27, 1999
This document revises the test procedure in Standard No. 216, Roof Crush Resistance, to make it more suitable to testing vehicles with rounded roofs or vehicles with raised roofs. The test procedure is intended to test the strength of the roof over t...
Rule Apr 27, 1999
Notice is hereby given that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is recirculating and intends to adopt the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) prepared by the Air National Guard (ANG) for the modification of existing, and the establishme...
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Correction Apr 27, 1999
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 Apr 27, 1999
Section 5334(g) of the Federal Transit Laws, as codified, 49 U.S.C. ee 5301, et seq., permits the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to authorize a recipient of FTA funds to transfer land or a facility to a public body for any...
Notice Apr 27, 1999

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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This document proposes to revise Part 111 of the Customs Regulations, which governs the licensing and conduct of customs brokers in the performance of customs business on behalf of others. The proposed revision includes changes to the regulatory text...
Proposed Rule Apr 27, 1999

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United States Information Agency

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Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985, 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978 (43 FR 13359, March 29, 1978), and Delegation Order...
Notice Apr 27, 1999
The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy will meet on Wednesday April 28, 1999 in Room 600, 301 4th Street, SW., Washington, DC, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. At 8:30 a.m. the Commission will meet with a panel of USIA Area Directors to discuss...
Notice Apr 27, 1999

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

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This document amends VA's medical regulations concerning collection or recovery by VA for medical care or services provided or furnished to a veteran:
Rule Apr 27, 1999
In a companion document published in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this issue of the Federal Register, we amended VA's medical regulations concerning collection or recovery by VA for medical care or services provided or furnished to a vete...
Notice Apr 27, 1999

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