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Agricultural Research Service
RULES
Conduct on National Arboretum Property:
    Technical amendments, 65302-65303


Agriculture Department
See Agricultural Research Service
See Farm Service Agency
See Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
See Rural Business-Cooperative Service
See Rural Housing Service
See Rural Utilities Service


Antitrust Division
NOTICES
Competitive impact statements and proposed consent judgments:
    Oldcastle Northeast, et al., 65236-65237
    Westinghouse Electric Corp., et al., 65237-65238
National cooperative research notifications:
    ATM forum, 65238
    Fuel Cell Technical Team, 65238
    Intelligent Network Forum, 65238-65239
    PNGV Electrochemical Energy Storage Technical Team, 65239
    Salutation Consortium, 65239


Army Department
See Engineers Corps


Assassination Records Review Board
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 65195


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 65226-65227
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 65227


Children and Families Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 65227-65228


Commerce Department
See Foreign-Trade Zones Board
See International Trade Administration
See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 65195


Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
NOTICES
Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:
    Hong Kong, 65196-65197
    Nepal, 65197-65198


Copyright Office, Library of Congress
NOTICES
Digital phonorecord delivery rate adjustment proceeding; precontroversy 
          discovery schedule, 65243-65245


Corporation for National and Community Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 65198-65199


Defense Department
See Engineers Corps
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Contract administration and audit cognizance, 65306-65310


Drug Enforcement Administration
NOTICES
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Rozeboom, Earl G., M.D.; correction, 65266


Education Department
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Individuals with disabilities--
        Vocational rehabilitation services; special projects and 
                demonstrations, 65200-65201


Energy Department
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
See Hearings and Appeals Office, Energy Department
NOTICES
Atomic energy agreements; subsequent arrangements, 65201


Engineers Corps
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Alexander and Pulaski Counties, IL, 65199-65200
Meetings:
    Coastal Engineering Research Board, 65200


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Superfund program:
    National oil and hazardous substances contingency plans--
        National priorities list update, 65186
Toxic and hazardous substances:
    Health and safety data reporting rule--
        List additions; partial stay, 65186-65187
Water quality standards:
    Priority toxic pollutants; numeric criteria--
        Dioxin and pentachlorophenol, 65183-65185
PROPOSED RULES
Water pollution control:
    National pollutant discharge elimination system--
        Permitting procedures, 65268-65296
NOTICES
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
    FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel, 65208-65209
Confidential business information and data transfer, 65209-65210
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Community/university partnership program (1997 FY), 65210-65214
    Office of Environmental Justice program (1997 FY), 65214-65218

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Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:
    Clopyralid, 65221-65223
Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:
    Rigo Home Pest Control RTU, etc., 65218-65220
    Toagosei Co., 65220-65221


Executive Office of the President
See Presidential Documents


Farm Credit Administration
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 65223-65224


Farm Service Agency
RULES
Program regulations:
    Construction and other development; planning and performance, 
            65153-65157
Single family housing; reengineering and reinvention of direct section 
          502 and 504 programs
    Correction, 65266


Federal Aviation Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Air traffic operating and flight rules:
    Rocky Mountain National Park, CO; special flight rules in vicinity, 
            65191
Rulemaking petitions; summary and disposition, 65190-65191
NOTICES
Airport noise compatibility program:
    San Antonio International Airport, TX, 65257-65258
    Southwest Florida International Airport, FL, 65258
Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:
    Capital City Airport, MI, 65258-65259
    Grand Forks International Airport, ND, 65259
Rulemaking petitions; summary and disposition, 65259-65264


Federal Communications Commission
PROPOSED RULES
Radio broadcasting:
    Newspaper/radio cross-ownership waiver policy, 65192
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 65224


Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
RULES
Administrative regulations:
    Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996--
        State castastrophic risk protection; reinsurance agreement; 
                correction, 65153


Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
NOTICES
Retail repurchase agreements; policy statement rescission, 65225-65226


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
    Minnesota Power & Light Co., 65202
    TPC Corp., 65202-65203
Natural gas certificate filings:
    CNG Transmission Corp. et al., 65203-65205
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Texas Eastern Gas Transmission Corp. et al., 65201-65202
    Western Gas Interstate Co., 65202


Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Change in bank control, 65225
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 65226


Fish and Wildlife Service
NOTICES
Endangered and threatened species permit applications, 65229-65230


Food and Drug Administration
NOTICES
Medical devices; premarket approval:
    Neuromedical Systems, Inc.; PAPNET Testing System, 65228-65229


Foreign Assets Control Office
RULES
Iraqi sanctions regulations:
    Executory contracts for purchase of Iraqi-origin petroleum and 
            petroleum products, etc., 65312-65315


Foreign-Trade Zones Board
NOTICES
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Michigan
        ESCO Co., L.P.; colorformer chemicals manufacturing facility; 
                correction, 65266


General Services Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Contract administration and audit cognizance, 65306-65310


Health and Human Services Department
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Children and Families Administration
See Food and Drug Administration
See Health Resources and Services Administration


Health Resources and Services Administration
NOTICES
Meetings; advisory committees:
    January (1997), 65229


Hearings and Appeals Office, Energy Department
NOTICES
Cases filed, 65205-65206
Decisions and orders, 65206-65208


Housing and Urban Development Department
PROPOSED RULES
Federal regulatory reform:
    Home investment partnership program; streamlining, 65298-65299


Interior Department
See Fish and Wildlife Service
See Land Management Bureau
See National Park Service
See Reclamation Bureau

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International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico
NOTICES
Environmental infrastructure projects along U.S./Mexico border; revised 
          project certification criteria; availability, 65245


International Trade Administration
NOTICES
Countervailing duties:
    Viscose rayon staple fiber from--
        Sweden, 65195-65196


International Trade Commission
NOTICES
Import investigations:
    Dynamic Effects or Trade Liberalization: An Empirical Analysis, 
            65234-65235
    Examination of the Schedules of Commitments Submitted by Asia/
            Pacific Trading Partners, 65235-65236


Justice Department
See Antitrust Division
See Drug Enforcement Administration
RULES
Privacy Act; implementation, 65179-65180


Labor Department
See Labor Statistics Bureau
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 65239-65240
Meetings:
    Trade Negotiations and Trade Policy Labor Advisory Committee, 65240


Labor Statistics Bureau
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 65240-65243


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Resource advisory councils--
        Arizona, 65230
        New Mexico, 65230
Realty action; sales, leases, etc.:
    Nevada, 65230-65231
Survey plat filings:
    Idaho, 65231


Library of Congress
See Copyright Office, Library of Congress


Mexico and United States, International Boundary and Water Commission
See International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and 
          Mexico


National Aeronautics and Space Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Contract administration and audit cognizance, 65306-65310


National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
RULES
Motor vehicle safety standards:
    Occupant crash protection--
        Smart air bags, vehicles without; warning labels, manual cutoff 
                switches, etc.; correction, 65187-65188


National Labor Relations Board
RULES
Privacy Act; implementation, 65182-65183
Summary judgment cases notice-to-show cause procedure, advisory 
          opinions, etc.; Federal regulatory review, 65180-65182
NOTICES
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
    El Paso Resident Office, 65245


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Northeastern United States fisheries--
        Atlantic mackerel, squid, and butterfish, 65192-65194


National Park Service
NOTICES
Concession contracts and permits; extension, 65231-65232
Concession prospectus; availability:
    American Memorial Park, Northern Mariana Islands; tennis complex, 
            65232-65233
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Olympic National Park, WA; Lake Crescent watershed, 65233
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Zion National Park, UT, 65233
National Register of Historic Places:
    Pending nominations, 65233-65234


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
RULES
Reactor site criteria:
    Seismic and earthquake engineering criteria for nuclear power 
            plants, 65157-65177
PROPOSED RULES
Production and utilization facilities; domestic licensing:
    Electric utility industry; restructuring and economic deregulation; 
            public health and safety effect policy statement
        Comment period extended, 65190
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 65245-65246
Meetings:
    Nuclear Waste Advisory Committee, 65246-65247
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 65247
Reports; availability, etc.:
    Electrical connections; aging and loss-of-coolant accident testing, 
            65247-65248
    Reactor safety and plant performance; individual plant examination 
            program; comment request and workshop, 65248-65249
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Northern States Power Co., 65246


Personnel Management Office
PROPOSED RULES
Employment:
    Temporary and term employment; appointing system streamlining, 
            65189-65190

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NOTICES
Excepted service:
    Schedules A, B, and C; positions placed or revoked--
        Update, 65249-65250


Presidential Documents
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS
Mexico; drawdown of articles, services, military education and training 
          from Defense Department (Presidential Determination No. 97-9 
          of December 2, 1996), 65149
Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962; availability of funds 
          (Presidential Determination No. 97-8 of November 27, 1996), 
          65147-65148
Vietnam; cooperation in accounting for POW/MIA (Presidential 
          Determination No. 97-10 of December 3, 1996), 65151


Public Health Service
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Food and Drug Administration
See Health Resources and Services Administration


Railroad Retirement Board
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 65250-65251


Reclamation Bureau
NOTICES
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Elephant Butte and Caballo Reservoirs, NM, 65234


Rural Business-Cooperative Service
RULES
Program regulations:
    Construction and other development; planning and performance, 
            65153-65157
Single family housing; reengineering and reinvention of direct section 
          502 and 504 programs
    Correction, 65266


Rural Housing Service
RULES
Program regulations:
    Construction and other development; planning and performance, 
            65153-65157
Single family housing; reeingineering and reinvention of direct section 
          502 and 504 programs
    Correction, 65266


Rural Utilities Service
RULES
Program regulations:
    Construction and other developments; planning and performance, 
            65153-65157
Single family housing; reengineering and reinvention of direct section 
          502 and 504 programs
    Correction, 65266


Securities and Exchange Commission
PROPOSED RULES
Semiannual regulatory agenda
    Correction, 65191-65192
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 65251
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc., 65254-65256
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Hanover Investment Funds, Inc., 65251-65252
    Sirrom Capital Corp., 65252-65254


State Department
NOTICES
Meetings:
    International Economic Policy Advisory Committee, 65256


Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Railroad services abandonment:
    Union Pacific Railroad Co., 65264


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


Thrift Supervision Office
RULES
Savings associations:
    Technical amendments, 65177-65179


Transportation Department
See Federal Aviation Administration
See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
See Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 65256-65257


Treasury Department
See Thrift Supervision Office
See Foreign Assets Control


Veterans Affairs Department
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Rehabilitation Research and Development Services Scientific Merit 
            Review Board, 65264-65265
  
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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Environmental Protection Agency, 65268-65296


Part III
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 65298-65299


Part IV
Agricultural Research Service, 65302-65303


Part V
Department of Defense, General Services Administration, National 
          Aeronautics and Space Administration, 65306-65310


Part VI
Department of the Treasury, Foreign Assets Control Office, 65312-65315
  
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                           3 CFR
Presidential Determinations:
No. 97-8 of November 27, 1996........................65147
No. 97-9 of December 2, 1996.........................65149
No. 97-10 of December 3, 1996........................65151

                           5 CFR
Proposed Rules:
334..................................................65189

                           7 CFR
400..................................................65153
500..................................................65153
1924.................................................65153
1942.................................................65153
1948.................................................65153
1980.................................................65153
3550.................................................65266

                          10 CFR
21...................................................65157
50...................................................65157
52...................................................65157
54...................................................65157
100..................................................65157
Proposed Rules:
50...................................................65190

                          12 CFR
506..................................................65177
561..................................................65177
563..................................................65177
563d.................................................65177
574..................................................65177

                          14 CFR
Proposed Rules:
Ch. I................................................65190
91...................................................65191
121..................................................65191
127..................................................65191
135..................................................65191

                          17 CFR
Proposed Rules:
Ch. II...............................................65191

                          24 CFR
Proposed Rules:
92...................................................65298

                          28 CFR
16...................................................65179

                          29 CFR
101..................................................65180
102 (2 documents)...................................65180,
                                                     65182

                          40 CFR
131..................................................65183
300..................................................65186
712..................................................65186
716..................................................65186
Proposed Rules:
22...................................................65268
117..................................................65268
122..................................................65268
123..................................................65268
124..................................................65268
125..................................................65268
144..................................................65268
270..................................................65268
271..................................................65268

                          47 CFR
Proposed Rules:
73...................................................65192

                          48 CFR
Proposed Rules:
15...................................................65306
42...................................................65306
46...................................................65306
47...................................................65306
52...................................................65306

                          49 CFR
571..................................................65187

                          50 CFR
Proposed Rules:
648..................................................65192