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Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
See Historic Preservation, Advisory Council


Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 48491-48492


Agricultural Marketing Service
RULES
Cotton:
    Classification under cotton futures legislation; CFR correction, 
            48399-48402
PROPOSED RULES
Almonds grown in California, 48428-48430
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 48457


Agriculture Department
See Agricultural Marketing Service
See Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
See Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
See Food and Consumer Service
See Forest Service
See Rural Utilities Service


Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
PROPOSED RULES
Interstate transportation of animals and animal products (quarantine):
    Brucellosis in cattle, bison, and swine--
        Rapid automated presumptive test, 48430-48431
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 48457-48458


Blind or Severely Disabled, Committee for Purchase From People Who Are
See Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
          Disabled


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NOTICES
Vaccine information materials:
    Diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTP/DTaP)--
        Interim, 48596-48597
        Proposed revision, 48597-48599


Children and Families Administration
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Social services (title XX) block grants (1997 FY); State 
            allotments, 48492-48493


Coast Guard
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee, 48520-
            48521


Commerce Department
See International Trade Administration
See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOTICES
Acquisition regulations:
    Empowerment contracting; guidelines, 48463-48465


Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
NOTICES
Procurement list; additions and deletions; correction, 48462-48463
Procurement list; additions and deletions, 48462


Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
NOTICES
Export visa requirements; certification, waivers, etc.:
    Pakistan; correction, 48529


Consumer Product Safety Commission
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 48474


Defense Department
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Simplified acquisition procedures, 48532-48544


Education Department
PROPOSED RULES
Postsecondary education:
    Student assistance general provisions--
        Records maintenance and retention; three year time period, 
                48564-48569


Employment and Training Administration
NOTICES
Adjustment assistance:
    Blount, Inc., 48505
    Cole Haan, 48505
    Ditto Apparel of California, Inc., 48505-48506
    El Paso Natural Gas Co., 48506
    Intercontinental Branded Apparel, 48506
    Progressive Knitting Mills of Pennsylvania, Inc., 48506
    Ralph Lauren Womenswear, Inc., 48507
    Rubin Gloves, Inc., 48507
    Weldotron Corp., 48507
Adjustment assistance and NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance:
    Rissler & McMurry Co. et al., 48503-48505
NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance:
    Runny Mede Mills Co. et al., 48508-48509
    Thompson Steel Pipe Co., 48509
    Westbrook Wood Products, 48509


Employment Standards Administration
NOTICES
Minimum wages for Federal and federally-assisted construction; general 
          wage determination decisions, 48510-48511

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Energy Department
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
See Hearings and Appeals Office, Energy Department
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Savannah River Site, SC--
        Nuclear materials; interim management, 48474-48479


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
          States:
    Louisiana, 48409-48412
    New Mexico, 48407-48409
PROPOSED RULES
Air programs:
    Industrial Combustion Coordinated Rulemaking Advisory Committee; 
            meetings, 48452-48453
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
          States:
    Louisiana, 48453-48454
    New Mexico, 48453
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Agency statements--
        Weekly receipts, 48489-48490


Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Airspace designations and reporting points; incorporation by reference, 
          48403-48404
PROPOSED RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Boeing, 48435-48437
    Boeing et al., 48431-48433
    de Havilland, 48437-48439
    Fokker, 48439-48441
    Hiller Aircraft Corp., 48441-48443
    McDonnell Douglas, 48433-48435


Federal Communications Commission
NOTICES
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Concord Area Broadcasting, 48490
    Evergreen Media Corp., 48490-48491
    Missouri Valley Productions, Inc., 48491


Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
PROPOSED RULES
Crop insurance regulations:
    Cranberry crop, 48420-48423
    Forage production crop, 48416-48420
    Fresh market tomato crop, 48423-48428


Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
RULES
Practice and procedure:
    Applications for stay or review of bank clearing agency actions, 
            48402-48403


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
    Massachusetts Electric Co. et al., 48480-48483
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Black Marlin Pipeline Co.; correction, 48529
    Koch Gateway Pipeline Co., 48479
    Mississippi River Transmission Corp., 48480
    Preferred Energy Services, Inc.; correction, 48529
    Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. et al., 48480


Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 48491


Fish and Wildlife Service
RULES
Endangered and threatened species:
    Umpqua River cutthroat trout, 48412-48413
NOTICES
Endangered and threatened species:
    Bonneville and Colorado River cutthroat trout; conservation 
            agreements; availability, 48500-48501
Meetings:
    Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Advisory 
            Committee, 48501


Food and Consumer Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 48458-48459


Food and Drug Administration
RULES
Food for human consumption:
    Food labeling--
        Folate and neural tube defects; health claims and label 
                statements; correction, 48529
    Milk and cream--
        Lowfat milk and skim milk; stabilizers and emulsifiers; CFR 
                correction, 48405


Forest Service
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Klamath Provincial Advisory Committee, 48459


General Services Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Simplified acquisition procedures, 48532-48544


Health and Human Services Department
See Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Children and Families Administration
See Food and Drug Administration
See National Institutes of Health


Hearings and Appeals Office, Energy Department
NOTICES
Decisions and orders, 48483-48489


Historic Preservation, Advisory Council
PROPOSED RULES
Historic and cultural properties protection, 48580-48594


Housing and Urban Development Department
RULES
Mortgage and loan insurance programs:
    Multifamily and single family nonjudicial foreclosure procedures; 
            Federal regulatory reform, 48546-48562
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Facilities to assist homeless--
        Excess and surplus Federal property, 48497-48500

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Immigration and Naturalization Service
RULES
Immigration:
    Agreements promising non-deportation or other immigration benefits, 
            48405-48406


Interior Department
See Fish and Wildlife Service
See Land Management Bureau
See Minerals Management Service


International Trade Administration
NOTICES
Antidumping:
    Cold-rolled carbon steel flat products from--
        Netherlands, 48465-48471
    High power microwave amplifiers and components from--
        Japan, 48471-48472
    Open-end spun rayon singles yarn from--
        Austria, 48472-48473
Meetings:
    President's Export Council, 48473
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); binational panel reviews:
    Porcelain-on-steel cookware from--
        Mexico, 48473-48474


Justice Department
See Immigration and Naturalization Service
NOTICES
Pollution control; consent judgments:
    Cline, Frederick T., et al., 48502
    Merck & Co., Inc., 48502-48503
    Raymark Industries, Inc., et al., 48503


Labor Department
See Employment and Training Administration
See Employment Standards Administration
See Labor Statistics Bureau
See Occupational Safety and Health Administration


Labor Statistics Bureau
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Business Research Advisory Council, 48511-48512


Land Management Bureau
PROPOSED RULES
Disposition; sales:
    Special areas: State irrigation districts, 48454-48455
Forest management:
    Nonsale disposals--
        Timber use by settlers and homesteaders on pending claims and 
                free use of timber upon oil and gas leases; Federal 
                regulatory review, 48455
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Resource advisory councils--
        Southeastern Oregon, 48501


Legal Services Corporation
PROPOSED RULES
Fee-generating cases
    Correction, 48529


Minerals Management Service
NOTICES
Outer Continental Shelf operations:
    Alaska OCS--
        Lease sales; correction, 48502


National Aeronautics and Space Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Simplified acquisition procedures, 48532-48544
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 48512


National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Meetings:
    National Center for Research Resources, 48493
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 48493-48494
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 48495
    National Institute of Mental Health, 48496
    National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, 
            48494-48496
    Research Grants Division special emphasis panels, 48496-48497
Patent licenses; non-exclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive:
    Sentron Medical, Inc., 48497


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Gulf of Alaska groundfish, 48415
    Gulf of Mexico reef fish, 48413-48415
Tuna, Atlantic bluefin fisheries, 48413
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council, 48474


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Water reactor safety information, 48512-48513
Reports; availability, etc.:
    Human-system interface design review guideline, 48513
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 48512


Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PROPOSED RULES
State plans; development, enforcement, etc.:
    California, 48443-48446
    North Carolina, 48446-48452


Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
RULES
Single-employer plans:
    Allocation of assets--
        Benefits valuation for termination; interest rates, 48406-48407
NOTICES
Multiemployer plans:
    Variable-rate premiums and benefits following mass withdrawal; 
            interest rates and assumptions, 48513-48514

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Personnel Management Office
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 48514-48515


Postal Service
RULES
Domestic Mail Manual:
    Mail preparation standards; miscellaneous amendments, 48572-48578


Public Health Service
See Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Food and Drug Administration
See National Institutes of Health


Rural Utilities Service
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Distance learning and telemedicine program, 48459-48462


Securities and Exchange Commission
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 48514-48515
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 48518
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Brinson Relationship Funds et al., 48515-48518


State Department
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Historical Diplomatic Documentation Advisory Committee, 48518


Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:
    Burlington Northern Railroad Co. et al., 48521
    Cascade & Columbia River Railroad Co., 48521-48522
    RailAmerica, Inc., 48522
    Utah Railway Co., 48522-48523
Railroad services abandonment:
    Soo Line Railroad Co., 48523


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


Thrift Supervision Office
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request; correction, 48527


Transportation Department
See Coast Guard
See Federal Aviation Administration
See Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 48518-48520


Treasury Department
See Thrift Supervision Office
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 48523-48527


United States Enrichment Corporation
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 48527


United States Information Agency
NOTICES
Art objects; importation for exhibition:
    Michelangelo and His Influence: Drawings from Windsor Castle, 48527


Veterans Affairs Department
NOTICES
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
    Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee, 48527-48528
Meetings:
    Education Advisory Committee, 48528
    Voluntary Service National Advisory Committee, 48528
  
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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
          General Services Administration, 48532-48544


Part III
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 48546-48562


Part IV
Department of Education, 48564-48569


Part V
Postal Service, 48572-48578


Part VI
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 48580-48594


Part VII
Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control, 
          48596-48599
  
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                           7 CFR
27...................................................48399
Proposed Rules:
457 (3 documents)...................................48416,
                                              48420, 48423
981..................................................48428

                           9 CFR
Proposed Rules:
78...................................................48430

                          12 CFR
308..................................................48402
342..................................................48402

                          14 CFR
71...................................................48403
Proposed Rules:
39 (6 documents)....................................48431,
                         48433, 48435, 48437, 48439, 48441

                          21 CFR
101..................................................48529
131..................................................48405

                          24 CFR
27...................................................48546
29...................................................48546

                          28 CFR
0....................................................48405

                          29 CFR
4044.................................................48406
Proposed Rules:
1952 (2 documents)..................................48443,
                                                     48446

                          34 CFR
Proposed Rules:
668..................................................48564
674..................................................48564
675..................................................48564
676..................................................48564
682..................................................48564
685..................................................48564
690..................................................48564

                          36 CFR
111..................................................48572
Proposed Rules:
800..................................................48580

                          40 CFR
52 (2 documents)....................................48407,
                                                     48409
Proposed Rules:
Ch. 1................................................48452
52 (2 documents).....................................48453

                          43 CFR
Proposed Rules:
2780.................................................48454
5510.................................................48455

                          45 CFR
Proposed Rules:
1609.................................................48529

                          48 CFR
Proposed Rules:
4....................................................48532
12...................................................48532
13...................................................48532
16...................................................48532
41...................................................48532
43...................................................48532
49...................................................48532
52...................................................48532
53...................................................48532

                          50 CFR
17...................................................48412
285..................................................48413
622..................................................48413
679..................................................48415