Federal Register August 18, 1999
View all documents issued on August 18, 1999. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.
126 documents were published on this date.
Agencies Publishing on August 18, 1999
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Agriculture Department
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Commerce Department
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Defense Department
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Education Department
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Energy Department
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Federal Communications Commission
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Federal Election Commission
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Federal Maritime Commission
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Federal Reserve System
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Health and Human Services Department
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Homeland Security Department
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Interior Department
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International Trade Commission
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Justice Department
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Labor Department
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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RRailroad Retirement Board (1)
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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Small Business Administration
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Transportation Department
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Treasury Department
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Agriculture Department
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The Blue Mountains Natural Resources Institute (BMNRI) Board of Directors will meet on September 15, 1999, at Island City Hall, 10605 Island Avenue, La Grande, Oregon. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. and continue until 3:30 p.m. Agenda items to b...
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Commerce Department
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The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...
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NMFS proposes to amend the regulations governing the Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) fisheries to remove the 250 metric ton (mt) limit on allocating Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) landings quota to the Purse Seine category. Without this restrict...
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Proposed Rule | Aug 18, 1999 |
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In response to a timely withdrawal of a request for a review by Colakoglu Metalurji A.S. and because the Department of Commerce has determined that there were no entries of the subject merchandise made by Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi,...
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NMFS announces that the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted to NMFS its Generic Sustainable Fisheries Act Amendment (SFA Amendment) to the fishery management plans of the Gulf of Mexico for review, approval, and implemen...
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Proposed Rule | Aug 18, 1999 |
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NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for northern rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 1999 total allowable catch (TAC) of northern rockfish in this area.
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NMFS is opening directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf of Alaska management area (GOA). This action is necessary to fully utilize the 1999 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific ocean perch in this area.
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The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the time limit for the final results of the 1997-1998 antidumping duty administrative review for the antidumping order on certain welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Thailand, pursuant to...
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The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...
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On August 3, 1999, the 30<SUP>th</SUP> Space Wing, U.S. Air Force, requested a modification to the Letter of Authorization (LOA) issued to it on April 2, 1999. The letter requests that a new rocket, the Minotaur, be added to the list of rockets autho...
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Defense Department
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The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of P.L. 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.
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The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of P.L. 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.
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Education Department
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The Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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The Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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Energy Department
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DOE is releasing an updated draft of the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) Measurement and Verification (M&V) Guidelines for Federal Energy Projects for public comment. DOE will consider comments and recommendations for the new version of the...
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This notice announces a meeting of the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
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The Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) proposes regulations for the use of polygraph examinations for certain DOE and contractor employees, applicants for employment, and other individuals assigned or detailed to Federal positions at DOE. T...
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This notice announces a meeting of the State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
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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 the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: 1999 EPC...
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EPA's grant regulations (40 CFR 35.150) require the Agency to evaluate the performance of agencies which receive grants. EPA's regulations for regional consistency (40 CFR 56.7) require that the Agency notify the public of the availability of the rep...
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Notice | Aug 18, 1999 |
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This notices announces the availability of the revised risk assessment and related documents for one organophosphate pesticide, chlorethoxyfos. In addition, this notice starts a 60-day public participation period during which the public is encouraged...
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On December 17, 1997 (62 FR 66182), EPA published proposed pretreatment standards for the control of wastewater pollutants from the industrial laundries industry. After careful consideration of all of the information in the record for this rulemaking...
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Proposed Rule | Aug 18, 1999 |
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EPA will hold a public meeting to present to interested stakeholders the revised risk assessments for four organophosphate pesticides: Ethoprop, fenamiphos, phorate, and terbufos. This public meeting, called a ``Technical Briefing,'' will provide an...
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This regulation establishes time-limited tolerances for combined residues of glufosinate ammonium (butanoic acid, 2-amino-4- (hydroxymethylphosphinyl)-monoammonium salt and its metabolite, 3- methylphosphinico-propionic acid in or on sweet corn (kern...
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Rule | Aug 18, 1999 |
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The EPA (also, ``the Agency'' in this preamble) is proposing to grant final authorization to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for its hazardous waste program revisions, specifically, revisions needed to meet Resource Conserv...
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Proposed Rule | Aug 18, 1999 |
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The EPA (also, ``the Agency'' or ``we'' in this preamble) is proposing to grant a petition submitted by DuraTherm, Incorporated (DuraTherm). DuraTherm petitioned the Agency to exclude (or delist) desorber solid waste generated at its recycling facili...
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Proposed Rule | Aug 18, 1999 |
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EPA is correcting the availability date of the Data Call-In Notice requiring registrants of neurotoxic pesticides to conduct acute, subchronic, and developmental neurotoxicity studies and submit the results to EPA.
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Notice | Aug 18, 1999 |
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This regulation re-establishes time-limited tolerances for residues of the insecticide pyriproxyfen and its metabolites in or on citrus fruit at 0.3 part per million (ppm), citrus juice at 1.0 ppm; citrus oil at 300 ppm, dried citrus pulp at 1.0 ppm;...
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The State of Texas has applied for final authorization to revise its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The EPA has determined that these changes satisfy all requirements needed to qualify for final autho...
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This action proposes to continue to allow permitting authorities the discretion to defer title V operating permitting requirements until December 9, 2004 for area sources of air pollution that are subject to five NESHAP for source categories. These a...
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Proposed Rule | Aug 18, 1999 |
Federal Communications Commission
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On July 30, 1999, the Common Carrier Bureau released a public notice announcing the release of the September version of the Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet (FCC Form 499-S) and its accompanying instructions. The intended effect of this action...
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Notice | Aug 18, 1999 |
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In this document, the Commission is initiating a comprehensive review of its accounting and reporting requirements. In this comprehensive review, we plan to reevaluate our existing accounting and reporting requirements to determine whether they shoul...
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Proposed Rule | Aug 18, 1999 |
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On August 5, 1999, the Commission released a public notice requesting public comment on a petition from the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control (``Petition'') requesting additional authority to implement measures related to conservation...
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This document concludes that it is appropriate for the Federal Communications Commission to attribute the mass media interests of investors holding more than a 33% equity and/or debt interest in a broadcast auction bidder claiming a New Entrant Biddi...
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Federal Election Commission
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Federal Maritime Commission
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Federal Reserve System
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Health and Human Services Department
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HRSA announces the availability of the HRSA Preview for summer 1999. This edition of the HRSA Preview is a comprehensive review of HRSA's Fiscal Year 2000 programs. The next edition of the HRSA Preview is scheduled to be published by early winter 199...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Levothyroxine Sodium.'' The draft guidance is intended to answer questions concerning applications for orally administered levothyroxine...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is publishing a guidance entitled ``Q6B Specifications: Test Procedures and Acceptance Criteria for Biotechnological/Biological Products.'' The guidance was prepared under the auspices of the International Confe...
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Notice | Aug 18, 1999 |
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This interim final rule with comment period implements section 1886(h)(6) of the Social Security Act, as added by section 4626(a) of the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997. Section 4626(a) of the BBA allows qualifying hospitals to receive incentive pa...
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Homeland Security Department
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The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the drawbridge operation regulations governing the operation of the CONRAIL Middletown-Portland Bridge, mile 32.0, across the Connecticut River between Middletown and Po...
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Rule | Aug 18, 1999 |
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The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee (LMRWSAC) will meet to discuss various issues relating to navigational safety on the Lower Mississippi River and related waterways. The meeting will be open to the public.
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Interior Department
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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announces that it has accepted a contribution of $13,000 from the Weyerhaeuser Corporation towards the completion of a geologic map of the Silver Lake Quadrangle in southwestern Washington. The USGS would be pleased...
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Notice | Aug 18, 1999 |
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The Bay-Delta Advisory Council (BDAC) will meet to discuss key issues in addressing CALFED critical issues, focusing on Finance, Governance, the Draft Preferred Alternative and Restoration Coordination. There will also be a site tour of Battle Creek...
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Notice is hereby given that certain public lands in Lane County, Oregon are temporarily closed to all public use, including vehicle operation, camping, open fires, shooting, hiking and sightseeing, erecting structures and storing personal property, f...
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We are reopening the comment period on the proposal to list the contiguous United States distinct population segment of the Canada lynx to invite comment from all interested parties on new information contained within a U.S. Forest Service science re...
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Proposed Rule | Aug 18, 1999 |
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In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix 1, The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), announces an orientation meeting of the New Mex...
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This notice provides the names of individuals who have been appointed to serve as members of the Department of the Interior Performance Review Board. The publication of these appointments is required by section 405(a) of the Civil Service Reform Act...
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International Trade Commission
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Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to extend by 45 days, or until September 27, 1999, the target date for completing the above-captioned investigation.
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Justice Department
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The Office of Justice Programs is soliciting grant applications for equipment acquisition assistance from the Chief Executive Officers (CEO) of the nation's 157 largest metropolitan jurisdictions, including cities and counties, as well as the 50 Stat...
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Announcement of the seventh meeting of the National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence.
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The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is seeking proposals to fund the development and dissemination of information, guidelines, tools, and products to facilitate the implementation of community policing and problem solving. This...
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The Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS) 46-2 entitled ``Data Encryption Standard (DES)'' requires that a notice be published in the Federal Register whenever a waiver to the DES standard is approved.
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Labor Department
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OSHA solicits comments concerning the proposed decrease in, and extension of, the information collection requirements (inspection certification records) contained in the standard on Derricks (29 CFR 1910.181). Request for Comment: The Agency seeks co...
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Under the requirements for nationally recognized testing laboratories (NRTLs), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recognizes private sector laboratories to test and certify the safety of certain equipment or products that will b...
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Proposed Rule | Aug 18, 1999 |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its fire protection regulations to remove the requirement that fire barrier penetration seal materials be noncombustible, and to make other minor changes. The proposed rule would also incl...
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Proposed Rule | Aug 18, 1999 |
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On July 23, 1999, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission sponsored a public workshop involving NRR Division of Licensing Project Management, licensing officials representing the nuclear industry, and other stakeholders. The purpose of the meeting was to p...
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Railroad Retirement Board
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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...
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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Notice of application for an order pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``1940 Act'') granting relief from Sections 9(a), 13(a), 15(a) and 15(b) of the 1940 Act and Rules 6e-2(b)(15) and 6e-3(T)(b)(15) thereunder.
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Small Business Administration
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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is publishing a full table of small business size standards by four-digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code. The table reflects changes made to size standards since publication of SBA's Small B...
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Transportation Department
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On April 2, 1999, the FAA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding aging aircraft safety and invited comments for a 120-day period. The comment period closed on August 2, 1999; however, the FAA is reopening the comment period for an...
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Proposed Rule | Aug 18, 1999 |
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The FAA proposes to modify the standard grant assurances that are required of a sponsor before receiving a grant under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). Pursuant to applicable law, the Secretary of Transportation is required to provide notice in...
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Notice | Aug 18, 1999 |
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This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A310 series airplanes, that requires repetitive inspections and tests to detect missing or damaged vespel bushes on the slat system universal joint assemblie...
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Rule | Aug 18, 1999 |
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This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain EMBRAER Model EMB-120 series airplanes, that requires replacement of the fairlead support assemblies of the aileron control cable located in the nacelle outboard fittings...
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This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) applicable to Schweizer Aircraft Corporation (SAC) Model 269A, 269A-1, 269B, 269C, 269C-1, and 269D helicopters. This action requires inspecting the tail rotor swashplate shaft (shaft) nut for...
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Rule | Aug 18, 1999 |
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This action amends Class E Airspace area extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) at Frederick Municipal Airport, Frederick, MD. The development of revised Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) based on the Global Positioning...
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Rule | Aug 18, 1999 |
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The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an environmental impact statement will be prepared for a proposed highway project in Jefferson, Chambers, and Galveston Counties, Texas.
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This final rule amends the airworthiness standards for normal category rotorcraft. This rule increases the maximum weight limit from 6,000 to 7,000 pounds, updates the safety standards, and adds a passenger seat limitation of nine. These changes offs...
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Rule | Aug 18, 1999 |
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Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption (14 CFR Part 11), this notice contains a summary of certain petitions seeking relief from specified requirements of the Federal...
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Notice | Aug 18, 1999 |
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This action proposes to amend Class D hours of operation and establish Class E2 airspace at Fort Rucker, AL, for the Cairns Army Air Field. The control tower at Cairns Army Air Field is now open 0600-0100 daily. Therefore, the Class D airspace hours...
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Proposed Rule | Aug 18, 1999 |
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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The nature...
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Notice | Aug 18, 1999 |
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These special conditions are issued for the Boeing Model 737- 800 airplane, as modified by GEC-Marconi. The Model 737-800 is equipped with a high-technology digital avionics system that performs critical functions. The applicable type certification r...
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Rule | Aug 18, 1999 |
Treasury Department
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Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 4314 (c) (4), this notice announces the appointment of members of the Combined PRB for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the Financial Management Service, the U.S. Mint and the Bureau of the Public Debt. The Board reviews the...
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