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Agriculture Department
See Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
See Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
RULES
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
    Energy Office; CFR part removed, 9901


Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
PROPOSED RULES
Exportation and importation of animals and animal products:
    Bird quarantine facilities, privately owned; screening, 9957-9958


Antitrust Division
NOTICES
National cooperative research notifications:
    Amoco/Chevron Drilling Training Alliance, 10011
    ATM Forum, 10011
    Bell Communications Research, Inc., 10011
    Michigan Materials and Processing Institute, 10012
    PixTech, S.A., 10012
    Portland Cement Association, 10012


Army Department
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Science Board, 9983


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 9997
Mine shift atmospheric conditions; respirable dust sample; record 
          reopening and comment period extension, 10012-10014


Children and Families Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 9997-9998


Civil Rights Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 9976


Commerce Department
See National Institute of Standards and Technology
See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
See Patent and Trademark Office
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 9976


Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
NOTICES
Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:
    United Arab Emirates, 9982-9983


Defense Department
See Army Department
See Navy Department
NOTICES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Agency information collection activities--
        Submission for OMB review; comment request, 9983


Education Department
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Braille training program, 9984-9985


Energy Department
See Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office
PROPOSED RULES
Consumer products; energy conservation program:
    Appliance standards; workshop, 9958


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Air pollution; standards of performance for new stationary sources:
    Municipal solid waste landfills; new sources control and emission 
            guidelines for existing sources, 9905-9944
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Science Advisory Board, 9989


Executive Office of the President
See Presidential Documents


Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
VOR Federal airways, 9902-9903
PROPOSED RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Beech, 9959-9960
    McDonnell Douglas, 9960-9963
Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991:
    Substance abuse professional; definition amendment, 9969-9972
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Palm Beach International Airport, FL, 10056
Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:
    Kent County Aeronautics Department, MI, et al., 10056-10058
    Pellston Regional Airport, MI, 10058-10059


Federal Communications Commission
RULES
Common carrier services:
    Satellite communications--
        Mobile satellite service in 1610-1626.5/2483.5-2500 MHz 
                frequency band; service and licensing policies, 9944-
                9945
        U.S.-licensed geostationary-fixed satellites; transborder and 
                separate international satellite systems policies 
                distinction eliminated, 9946-9953
Radio services, special:
    Amateur services--
        Telecommications Act; conforming provisions, 9953
        
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PROPOSED RULES
Common carrier services:
    Interstate rate of return prescription procedures and 
            methodologies; rate base, 9968-9969
    Telecommunications Act; implementation--
        Equipment standards; dispute resolution, 9966-9968
Radio and television broadcasting:
    Equal employment opportunity rule and policies; revision, 9964-9966
Television broadcasting:
    Closed captioning and video description of video programming; 
            availability, cost, and uses, 9963-9964
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 9989-9990


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., 9988-9989
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    ANR Pipeline Co., 9985
    Colorado Interstate Gas Co., 9985
    Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., 9985-9986
    Mid Louisiana Gas Co., 9986
    National Fuel Gas Supply Corp., 9986
    Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America, 9986
    NorAm Gas Transmission Co., 9987
    Pacific Gas Transmission Co., 9987
    Questar Pipeline Co., 9987
    Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., 9987-9988


Federal Highway Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991:
    Substance Abuse Professional; definition amendment, 9969-9972


Federal Maritime Commission
RULES
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
    Economics and Agreement Analysis Bureau, Director, 9944
NOTICES
Complaints filed:
    River Parishes Co., Inc., 9990


Federal Railroad Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991:
    Substance abuse professional; definition amendment, 9969-9972
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Next generation high-speed rail corridor studies, 10059


Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Foreign subsidiaries of U.S. banking organizations; reporting and 
          recordkeeping requirements, 9991-9992
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 9992
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    BT Financial Corp. et al., 9990-9991


Federal Trade Commission
NOTICES
Premerger notification waiting periods; early terminations, 9992-9993
Prohibited trade practices:
    APM Enterprises-Minn Inc., 9993
    G.E.C.H., Inc., 9994
    Great Expectations Creative Management, Inc., et al., 9994
    Great Expectations of Baltimore, Inc., et al., 9994
    Great Expectations of Columbus, Inc., 9994-9995
    Great Southern Video, Inc., et al., 9995
    JAMS Financial, Inc., 9995
    KGE, Inc., 9995-9996
    San Antonio Singles of Texas, Inc., et al., 9996
    Sterling Connections, Inc., et al., 9996
    TRIAAC Enterprises, Inc., 9996
    V.L.P. Enterprises, Inc., 9997


Federal Transit Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991:
    Substance abuse professional; definition amendment, 9969-9972


Food and Drug Administration
RULES
Food additives:
    Adhesive coatings and components--
        Meta-tetramethylxylene diisocyanate, etc., 9903-9904
NOTICES
Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:
    Export applications--
        NUFLOR (florfenicol) injectable solution, 9998
    New drug applications--
        Sperti Drug Products, Inc., et al.; approval withdrawn, 9999-
                10000


General Services Administration
RULES
Federal travel:
    Per diem localities; maximum lodging and meal allowances, 10252-
            10268
NOTICES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Agency information collection activities--
        Submission for OMB review; comment request, 9983


Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
NOTICES
Stockyards; posting and deposting:
    Walking Acres Auction, NC; correction, 9976


Health and Human Services Department
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Children and Families Administration
See Food and Drug Administration
See Health Care Financing Administration
See Health Resources and Services Administration
See National Institutes of Health
See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Health Care Financing Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 10000


Health Resources and Services Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 10000-10001
    
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Interior Department
See Land Management Bureau
See National Park Service


Justice Department
See Antitrust Division
NOTICES
Pollution control; consent judgments:
    Allen County Board of County Commissioners, OH, 10010
    Burmar Metal Finishing Corp. et al., 10010
    Tacoma, WA, 10010-10011


Labor Department
See Mine Safety and Health Administration
See Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Northeastern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council, 10005-10006
    Powder River Regional Coal Team, 10006
Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:
    Nevada, 10006-10007


Mine Safety and Health Administration
NOTICES
Mine shift atmospheric conditions; respirable dust sample; record 
          reopening and comment period extension, 10012-10014


National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NOTICES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Agency information collection activities--
        Submission for OMB review; comment request, 9983
Meetings:
    Minority Business Resource Advisory Committee, 10034-10035


National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
RULES
Motor vehicle safety standards:
    Brake hoses--
        Addresses and dates update; manufacturer designation filing 
                procedures, 9953-9955
NOTICES
Motor vehicle defect proceedings; petitions, etc.:
    Pittle, R. David, 10059-10061


National Institute of Standards and Technology
NOTICES
Information processing standards, Federal:
    Video/Teletext Presentation Level Protocol Syntax (North American 
            PLPS); withdrawal, 9976-9977
Meetings:
    Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards--
        Board of Overseers, 9977
        Panel of Judges, 9977


National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 10001
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 10001-10003
Meetings:
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 10003
    National Institute of Mental Health, 10003-10004
    Research Grants Division special emphasis panels, 10004
Recombinant DNA molecules research:
    Actions under guidelines, 10004-10005


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Gulf of Alaska groundfish, 9955-9956
PROPOSED RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Gulf of Alaska groundfish, 9972-9975
NOTICES
Coastal zone management programs and estuarine sanctuaries:
    Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, ME; management plan, 
            9977-9978
Endangered and threatened species:
    Sea turtles; proposed recovery plans availability, 9978
Meetings:
    South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 9979
Permits:
    Endangered and threatened species, 9979-9980


National Park Service
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Point Reyes National 
            Seashore Advisory Commission, 10007-10008
National Register of Historic Places:
    Pending nominations, 10008-10009
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects:
    Casa Grande National Monument, Coolidge, AZ; inventory from Hohokam 
            sites, 10009
    Fruitlands Museum, MA; inventory from Nebraska, 10009-10010


National Science Foundation
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Cross Disciplinary Activities Special Emphasis Panel, 10035


National Transportation Safety Board
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 10035


Navy Department
RULES
Navigation, COLREGS compliance exemptions:
    USS Paul Hamilton, 9904-9905
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 9983-9984
Meetings:
    Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel, 9984
    Naval Postgraduate School, Board of Advisors to Superintendent, 
            9984


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
RULES
Miscellaneous amendments, 9901-9902
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Arizona Public Service Co.; correction, 10036-10037
    Catholic University of America, 10037
    
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Meetings:
    Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee, 10037-10038
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 10038
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Arizona Public Service Co. et al., 10035-10036


Patent and Trademark Office
NOTICES
Nucleic acid sequences related issues patent protection; hearings and 
          comment request, 9980-9982


Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
NOTICES
Employee benefit plans; prohibited transaction exemptions:
    Budge Clinic, 10014-10025
    World Omni Financial Corp., 10025-10034


Postal Service
RULES
Domestic Mail Manual:
    Mail classification reform; implementation standards, 10068-10217
NOTICES
Domestic mail classification schedule; revisions, 10220-10250
Privacy Act:
    Systems of records, 10038


Presidential Documents
PROCLAMATIONS
Special observances:
    National Park Week (Proc. 6870), 9899-9900


Public Health Service
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Food and Drug Administration
See Health Resources and Services Administration
See National Institutes of Health
See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Research and Special Programs Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991:
    Substance abuse professional; definition amendment, 9969-9972


Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Advisory Board, 10061


Securities and Exchange Commission
NOTICES
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., 10043-10045
    Government Securities Clearing Corp., 10045-10048
    National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., 10048-10050
    National Securities Clearing Corp., 10050-10053
    New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 10053-10054
    Pacific Stock Exchange, Inc., 10054-10055
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Benchmark Funds & Northern Trust Co., 10038-10041
    Nomura Dividend Income Fund, 10041-10042
    Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., 10042-10043


Small Business Administration
NOTICES
Disaster loan areas:
    Idaho, 10055-10056


State Department
NOTICES
Foreign Assistance Act; determinations, 10056


Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 10005


Textile Agreements Implementation Committee
See Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements


Transportation Department
See Federal Aviation Administration
See Federal Highway Administration
See Federal Railroad Administration
See Federal Transit Administration
See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
See Research and Special Programs Administration
See Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
PROPOSED RULES
Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991:
    Substance abuse professional; definition amendment, 9969-9972


Veterans Affairs Department
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 10061-10063
Legal interpretations; General Counsel-precedent opinions:
    Veterans' benefits under VA administered laws; summary, 10063-10065
  
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Part II
Postal Service, Classification Reform; Implementation Standards, 10068-
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Part III
Postal Service, Changes in Domestic Mail Classifications and Rates, 
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Part IV
General Services Administration, Federal Travel Regulation; Maximum Per 
          Diem Rates, 10252-10268
  
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                           3 CFR
Proclamations:
6870..................................................9899

                           7 CFR
2902..................................................9901

                           9 CFR
Proposed Rules:
92....................................................9957

                          10 CFR
19....................................................9901
30....................................................9901
51....................................................9901
52....................................................9901
55....................................................9901
Proposed Rules:
430...................................................9958

                          14 CFR
71....................................................9902
Proposed Rules:
39 (2 documents).....................................9959,
                                                      9960
121...................................................9969

                          21 CFR
175...................................................9903

                          32 CFR
706...................................................9904

                          39 CFR
111..................................................10068

                          40 CFR
51....................................................9905
52....................................................9905
60....................................................9905

                          41 CFR
301..................................................10252

                          46 CFR
501...................................................9944

                          47 CFR
25 (2 documents).....................................9944,
                                                      9946
97....................................................9953
Proposed Rules:
Ch. I.................................................9963
1.....................................................9964
64....................................................9966
65....................................................9968
73....................................................9964

                          49 CFR
571...................................................9953
Proposed Rules:
40....................................................9969
199...................................................9969
219...................................................9969
382...................................................9969
653...................................................9969
654...................................................9969

                          50 CFR
611...................................................9955
672 (2 documents)....................................9955,
                                                      9956
676...................................................9955
Proposed Rules:
672...................................................9972