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Agricultural Marketing Service
RULES
Almonds grown in California, 49954-49955
Cherries (tart) grown in--
    Michigan et al., 49939-49952
Dates (domestic) produced or packed in California, 49955-49957
Onions (Vidalia) grown in Georgia, 49952-49954


Agriculture Department
See Agricultural Marketing Service
See Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
See Forest Service
NOTICES
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
    National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics 
            Advisory Board, 49999


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 50027-50028
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 50028


Children and Families Administration
NOTICES
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
    Children, Youth and Families Administration, 50028-50029
    Regional Offices, 50029-50030


Commerce Department
See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Commodity Futures Trading Commission
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Agricultural Advisory Committee, 50003


Defense Department
See Navy Department
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Bid and proposal costs definition; withdrawn, 50114
NOTICES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Agency information collection activities--
        Proposed collection; comment request, 50003-50004


Education Department
RULES
Postsecondary education:
    Modern foreign language training and area studies higher education 
            programs, 50192-50197, 50200-50205
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Foreign language and area studies national resource centers 
            program, etc., 50005


Energy Department
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
See Hearings and Appeals Office, Energy Department
NOTICES
Patent licenses; non-exclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive:
    Great Lakes Chemical Corp., 50005-50006


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Air pollution; standards of performance for new stationary sources:
    Nebraska City Power Station, NE; alternate opacity standard 
            rescission, 49974-49976
PROPOSED RULES
Air pollution; standards of performance for new stationary sources:
    Nebraska City Power Station, NE; alternate opacity standard 
            rescission, 49987
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Food Safety Advisory Committee, 50020
Water pollution; discharge of pollutants (NPDES):
    Storm water discharges from industrial activity; multi-sector 
            general permit, 50020-50023


Executive Office of the President
See Presidential Documents


Federal Communications Commission
PROPOSED RULES
Common carrier services:
    Telecommunications Act of 1996; implementation--
        Local exchange carriers; tariff streamlining provisions, 49987-
                49992
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 50023
Common carrier services:
    International authorization process and tariff requirements; 
            exclusion list, 50023-50024


Federal Contract Compliance Programs Office
PROPOSED RULES
Special disabled veterans and Vietnam era veterans; affirmative action 
          and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and 
          subcontractors, 50080-50112


Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
PROPOSED RULES
Crop insurance regulations:
    Grapes, 49982-49987


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Electric utilities (Federal Power Act):
    Open access same-time information system (formerly real-time 
            information networks) and standards of conduct for public 
            utilities--
        Standards and protocols document, 50116-50190
Meetings:
    Natural gas companies; working groups (forms and filings), 50011-
            50012
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 50012-50014
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Arkansas Western Pipeline Co., 50006

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    CNG Transmission Corp., 50006-50007
    Eastern Shore Natural Gas Co., 50007
    Florida Gas Transmission Co., 50007-50008
    Mojave Pipeline Co., 50008
    Tarpon Transmission Co., 50008-50009
    Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., 50009
    Texas Eastern Transmission Corp., 50009
    Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., 50009-50010
    Transwestern Pipeline Co., 50010
    Viking Gas Transmission Co., 50010-50011


Federal Maritime Commission
NOTICES
Freight forwarder licenses:
    D.L. International Forwarders Inc. et al., 50025


Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 50026
    Permissible nonbanking activities, 50025-50026
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 50026


Fish and Wildlife Service
RULES
Importation, exportation, and transportation of wildlife:
    Miscellaneous amendments
        Correction, 49979-49980
NOTICES
Endangered and threatened species:
    Recovery plans--
        Water howellia, 50044-50045
Natural resource damage assessment plans; availability, etc.:
    Lower Fox River/Green Bay, WI, 50045


Food and Drug Administration
RULES
Food for human consumption:
    Food labeling--
        Folate/folic acid and neural tube defects; health claims and 
                label statements; revocation, 49964-49966
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 50030-50031
Meetings:
    Advisory committees, panels, etc., 50031-50034


Forest Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Custer National Forest, MT, 49999-50002
Meetings:
    Olympic Provincial Interagency Executive Committee Advisory 
            Committee, 50002


General Services Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Bid and proposal costs definition; withdrawn, 50114
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Miami, FL; Immigration and Naturalization Service lease 
            construction and consolidation, 50026-50027
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Agency information collection activities--
        Proposed collection; comment request, 50003-50004


Health and Human Services Department
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
Cases filed, 50014-50015
Decisions and orders, 50015-50018
Special refund procedures; implementation, 50018-50020


Hearings and Appeals Office, Interior Department
RULES
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
    Miscellaneous amendments, 49976


Housing and Urban Development Department
RULES
Federal regulatory reform:
    Hearing procedures; streamlining, 50208-50219
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 50034-50044


Indian Affairs Bureau
NOTICES
Liquor and tobacco sale or distribution ordinance:
    Cahuilla Band of Indians, CA, 50045-50048


Interior Department
See Fish and Wildlife Service
See Hearings and Appeals Office, Interior Department
See Indian Affairs Bureau
See Land Management Bureau
See Minerals Management Service
See National Park Service


Justice Department
See Justice Programs Office
See Parole Commission
RULES
Grants:
    Police Corps program, 49971-49974


Justice Programs Office
RULES
Grants:
    Indian Tribes program; violent offender incarceration and truth-in-
            sentencing, 49969-49970


Labor Department
See Federal Contract Compliance Programs Office
See Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Alaska Native claims selection:
    Chugach Alaska Corp., 50048-50049
Motor vehicle use restrictions:
    Colorado, 50049-50050
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
    Idaho State Office; relocation, address change, and public room 
            closure, 50050
Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:
    Nevada, 50050
Survey plat filings:
    Colorado, 50050-50051

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Maritime Administration
NOTICES
Mortgagees and trustees; applicants approval, disapproval, etc.:
    First Union National Bank, 50069
    First Union National Bank of Virginia, 50069


Minerals Management Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 50051


National Aeronautics and Space Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Bid and proposal costs definition; withdrawn, 50114
NOTICES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Agency information collection activities--
        Proposed collection; comment request, 50003-50004


National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
RULES
Motor vehicle safety standards:
    Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment--
        Headlamp concealment devices; Federal regulatory reform, 49976-
                49979
PROPOSED RULES
Motor vehicle safety standards:
    Side impact protection--
        Side impact test dummy specifications, 49992-49998
NOTICES
Motor vehicle theft prevention standard:
    Passenger motor vehicle theft data (1994 CY), 50069-50077


National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Fogarty International Center Advisory Board, 50034
    Research Grants Division special emphasis panels, 50034


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Federal regulatory reform--
        Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone; correction and 
                clarification, 49980-49981
NOTICES
Permits:
    Marine mammals, 50002-50003


National Park Service
NOTICES
National Register of Historic Places:
    Pending nominations, 50051-50053


National Transportation Safety Board
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 50054


Navy Department
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Base realignment and closure--
        Naval Station Treasure Island, CA, 50004


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Washington Public Power Supply System, 50056-50058
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Consumers Power Co., 50054-50056


Parole Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 50053


Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans Advisory Council, 50053, 
            50053-50054, 50054


Presidential Documents
PROCLAMATIONS
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, establishment (Proc. 
          6920), 50223-50227


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


Securities and Exchange Commission
RULES
Securities, etc.:
    Independent Offices Appropriations Act Fees; elimination, 49957-
            49962
NOTICES
Joint industry plan:
    National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., et al., 50058-
            50059
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., 50059-50060
    Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc., 50060-50065
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Technology Funding Partners III, L.P., et al., 50065-50067


Small Business Administration
NOTICES
Disaster loan areas:
    Florida, 50067
    North Carolina, 50067-50068
    Puerto Rico, 50068
    Virginia, 50068
    West Virginia, 50068-50069
License surrenders:
    Qneneska Capital Corp., 50069


Social Security Administration
RULES
Supplemental security income:
    Aged, blind, and disabled--
        Income exclusions, 49962-49964


State Department
RULES
Fishermen's Protective Act Guaranty Fund procedures, 49966-49969

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Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Rail carriers:
    Central Power & Light Co. v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.--
        Procedural schedule and oral argument notice, 50078
Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:
    Warren & Trumball Railroad Co., 50078


Transportation Department
See Maritime Administration
See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
See Surface Transportation Board
  
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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Federal Contract Compliance Programs Office, 50080-50112


Part III
Defense Department, General Services Administration, National 
          Aeronautics and Space Administration, 50114


Part IV
Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 50116-50190


Part V
Department of Education, 50192-50197


Part VI
Department of Education, 50200-50205


Part VII
Housing and Urban Development Department, 50208-50219


Part VIII
The President, 50223-50227
  
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                           3 CFR
Proclamations:
2246 (see Proc. 6920)................................50223
6920.................................................50223

                           7 CFR
930..................................................49939
955..................................................49952
981..................................................49954
987..................................................49955
Proposed Rules:
457..................................................49982

                          17 CFR
202..................................................49957
230..................................................49957
239..................................................49957
240..................................................49957
249..................................................49957
250..................................................49957
259..................................................49957
270..................................................49957
274..................................................49957
275..................................................49957

                          20 CFR
416..................................................49962

                          21 CFR
101..................................................49964

                          22 CFR
33...................................................49966

                          24 CFR
26...................................................50208
28...................................................50208
30...................................................50208
81...................................................50208
200..................................................50208
950..................................................50208
965..................................................50208
3282.................................................50208
3500.................................................50208

                          28 CFR
91...................................................49969
92...................................................49971

                          34 CFR
656..................................................50192
657..................................................50200

                          40 CFR
60...................................................49974
Proposed Rules:
60...................................................49987

                          41 CFR
Proposed Rules:
60-250...............................................50080

                          43 CFR
4....................................................49976

                          47 CFR
Proposed Rules:
69...................................................49987

                          48 CFR
Proposed Rules:
31...................................................50114

                          49 CFR
571..................................................49976
Proposed Rules:
571..................................................49992
572..................................................49992

                          50 CFR
14...................................................49979
679..................................................49980