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Agriculture Department
See Food and Consumer Service
See Food Safety and Inspection Service
See Forest Service
See Rural Utilities Service


Antitrust Division
NOTICES
National cooperative research notifications:
    Petroleum Environmental Research Forum Project, 66310-66311


Census Bureau
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 66253-66254


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NOTICES
Meetings:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 66281-66282


Civil Rights Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; State advisory committees:
    Hawaii, 66252
    Idaho, 66253
    New Mexico, 66253
    Oregon, 66253


Coast Guard
NOTICES
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
    Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee, 66343


Commerce Department
See Census Bureau
See International Trade Administration
See Minority Business Development Agency


Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
NOTICES
Textile and apparel categories:
    Correlation with U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule, 66263


Commodity Futures Trading Commission
PROPOSED RULES
Contract markets:
    Contract market rule review procedures, 66241-66246


Comptroller of the Currency
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 66344-66345


Corporation for National and Community Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 66263


Defense Department
See Navy Department


Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
NOTICES
Recommendations:
    In-tank precipitation system at Savannah River Site, SC, 66269-
            66270


Drug Enforcement Administration
NOTICES
Schedules of controlled substances; production quotas:
    Schedules I and II--
        1997 aggregate, 66311-66314
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Arenol Chemical Corp., 66311
    Eli Lilly Industries, Inc., 66311


Education Department
RULES
Drug and alcohol abuse prevention, 66225-66226


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


Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Appliance Energy Efficiency Standards Advisory Committee, 66270


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:
    Surface coating operations from new or existing shipbuilding and 
            ship repair facilities; correction, 66226-66228
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 66274-66275
Superfund program:
    Prospective purchaser agreements--
        Rutledge Property Superfund Site, SC, 66275


Executive Office of the President
See Management and Budget Office
See Presidential Documents
See Trade Representative, Office of United States


Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Boeing, 66201-66206
PROPOSED RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Jetstream, 66238-66240


Federal Communications Commission
RULES
Radio stations; table of assignments:
    New York, 66228

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    Ohio, 66229
    Oklahoma, 66228-66229
    Wisconsin, 66228
PROPOSED RULES
Radio stations; table of assignments:
    Idaho, 66249
    Oklahoma, 66249-66250
    South Carolina, 66248-66249
    Wyoming, 66248
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 66276


Federal Emergency Management Agency
NOTICES
Offsite radiological emergency preparedness program; services fee, 
          66276


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
    Central Vermont Public Service Corp. et al., 66272-66274
Meetings:
    Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District et al., 66274
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Columbia Gulf Transmission Co., 66270-66271
    Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, WA, 66271
    Rochester Gas & Electric Corp., 66271-66272
    Southern Natural Gas Co., 66272


Federal Highway Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Motor carrier safety standards:
    Commercial Driver's License and Driver Physical Qualification 
            Requirements Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee--
        Meetings, 66250


Federal Maritime Commission
NOTICES
Agreements filed, 66276-66277
Freight forwarder licenses:
    AIT Ocean Systems, Inc. et al., 66277


Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Labor-management cooperation program, 66277-66280


Federal Railroad Administration
NOTICES
Exemption petitions, etc.:
    Trinity Industries, Inc., 66343-66344


Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 66280
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 66280-66281


Fish and Wildlife Service
NOTICES
Animal trapping within the national wildlife refuge system, 66307-66308
Endangered and threatened species permit applications, 66308


Food and Consumer Service
PROPOSED RULES
Food stamp program:
    Anticipating income and reporting changes, 66233-66238


Food and Drug Administration
NOTICES
Medical devices; premarket approval:
    Bartels Prognostics; chemoresponse assay, 66282-66283
    Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.; HIV-1 monitor test, 66283-66284


Food Safety and Inspection Service
RULES
Poultry inspection:
    Nutrition labeling--
        Raw poultry products; use of term ``fresh'', 66198-66201


Forest Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Kootenai National Forest, MT, 66251-66252


Geological Survey
NOTICES
Federal Geographic Data Committee:
    Soil Geographic Data Standard; public review opportunity, 66308-
            66309
    Spatial Data Transfer Standard, Point Profile; public review 
            opportunity, 66309


Health and Human Services Department
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Food and Drug Administration
See Health Care Financing Administration
See Health Resources and Services Administration
See Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department
See National Institutes of Health


Health Care Financing Administration
See Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 66284


Health Resources and Services Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 66284-66285


Housing and Urban Development Department
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 66290-66291
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 66291-66292
Grant and cooperative agreement awards:
    Public and Indian Housing:
        Comprehensive Improvement Assistance Program, 66292-66307
HUD-owned properties:
    Sale of HUD-held single family mortgages; bid packages 
            availability, 66524-66525

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Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department
NOTICES
Program exclusions; list, 66285-66287


Interior Department
See Fish and Wildlife Service
See Geological Survey
See Minerals Management Service
See National Park Service
See Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office


Internal Revenue Service
RULES
Excise taxes:
    Diesel fuel registration requirements--
        Alaska, 66215-66216
Income taxes:
    Mortgage credit certificate reissuance, 66212-66215
Procedure and administration:
    Return information disclosure; property or services for tax 
            administration purposes; Justice Department, 66217-66218
    Return information disclosure; U.S. Customs Service, 66218-66220
    Sale of seized property; setting of minimum price, 66216-66217
PROPOSED RULES
Excise taxes:
    Gasoline and diesel fuel registration requirements--
        Alaska, 66246-66247


International Trade Administration
NOTICES
Antidumping:
    Antifriction bearings (other than tapered roller bearings) and 
            parts from--
        France et al., 66472-66521
    Helical spring lock washers from--
        China, 66255-66260
    Small diameter seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line and 
            pressure pipe from--
        Italy, 66260
Countervailing duty orders:
    Determinations not to revoke, 66260-66261


Justice Department
See Antitrust Division
See Drug Enforcement Administration
RULES
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
    Postmaster General, 66220


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


Management and Budget Office
PROPOSED RULES
OMB personnel as witnesses in litigation; release of official 
          information and testimony, 66232-66233


Minerals Management Service
NOTICES
Outer Continental Shelf; oil, gas, and sulphur operations:
    Blowout preventer testing and maintenance requirements, 66309-66310


Mine Safety and Health Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Coal mine safety and health:
    Occupational noise exposure, 66348-66469


Minority Business Development Agency
NOTICES
Business development center program applications:
    Florida, 66261-66263


National Credit Union Administration
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 66337


National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 66287-66288
Inventions; Government-owned; availability for licensing, 66288-66289
Meetings:
    National Cancer Institute, 66289-66290
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 
            66290


National Park Service
NOTICES
National Register of Historic Places:
    Pending nominations, 66310


Navy Department
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 66263-66264
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    International Convention for Prevention of Pollution from Ships 
            (MARPOL) Annex V--
        Garbage discharges in special areas; amount and nature, 66264
        Plastic processor installation, 66264-66265
    Marine Corps Air Station, AZ; ordnance storage, 66265
Inventions, government-owned; availability for licensing, 66265-66269


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 66337-66338


Office of Management and Budget
See Management and Budget Office


Office of United States Trade Representative
See Trade Representative, Office of United States


Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
NOTICES
Employee benefit plans; prohibited transaction exemptions:
    Real Estate Equity Trust No. 1 et al., 66314-66333
    Smith Barney Shearson Prototype Defined Contribution Plan et al., 
            66333-66337


Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
PROPOSED RULES
Premium payments:
    Submission of records relating to premium filings, 66247-66248

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NOTICES
Penalties for failure to provide required information; reassessment, 
          66338


Personnel Management Office
RULES
Employment:
    Federal employee training, 66189-66198


Presidential Documents
EXECUTIVE ORDERS
Alternative Fueled vehicles, Federal leadership (EO 13021), 66529-66531
Export controls and foreign assistance; administration (EO 13030), 
          66187


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


Rural Utilities Service
NOTICES
Electric loans:
    Quarterly municipal interest rates, 66252


Securities and Exchange Commission
RULES
Investment companies:
    Custody of assets with futures commission merchants and commodity 
            clearing organizations, 66207-66212
NOTICES
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., 66339-66340
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Annuity Management Series, 66338-66339


State Department
NOTICES
Meetings:
    International Law Advisory Committee, 66340
    Overseas Security Advisory Council, 66340-66341
    Shipping Coordinating Committee, 66341
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change:
    Second U.S. Climate Action Report; preparation, 66341-66342


Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
RULES
Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions:
    Kentucky, 66220-66225


Surface Transportation Board
RULES
Contracts and exemptions:
    Rail general exemption authority--
        Hydraulic cement, 66230-66231
Practice and procedure:
    Licensing and related services; user fees, 66229-66230


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


Trade Representative, Office of United States
NOTICES
Generalized System of Preference:
    Out-of-cycle country eligibility review, 66342


Transportation Department
See Coast Guard
See Federal Aviation Administration
See Federal Highway Administration
See Federal Railroad Administration
See Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Aviation proceedings:
    Agreements filed; weekly receipts, 66342-66343
    Certificates of public convenience and necessity and foreign air 
            carrier permits; weekly application, 66343


Treasury Department
See Comptroller of the Currency
See Internal Revenue Service


United States Information Agency
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Public Diplomacy, U.S. Advisory Commission, 66345
  
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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, 66348-66469


Part III
Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, 66472-66521


Part IV
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 66524-66525


Part V
The President, 66529-66531
  
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                           3 CFR
Executive Orders:
11958 (amended by EO 13030)..........................66187
12163 (amended by EO 13030)..........................66187
12884 (amended by EO 13030)..........................66187
12844 (amended by EO 13031)..........................66529

                           5 CFR
410..................................................66189
Proposed Rules:
1305.................................................66232

                           7 CFR
Proposed Rules:
273..................................................66233

                           9 CFR
381..................................................66198

                          14 CFR
39...................................................66201
Proposed Rules:
39...................................................66238

                          17 CFR
270..................................................66207
Proposed Rules:
1....................................................66241

                          26 CFR
1....................................................66212
48...................................................66215
301 (3 documents)...................................66216,
                                              66217, 66218
Proposed Rules:
48...................................................66246

                          28 CFR
14...................................................66220

                          29 CFR
Proposed Rules:
4007.................................................66247

                          30 CFR
917..................................................66220
Proposed Rules
56...................................................66348
57...................................................66348
62...................................................66348
70...................................................66348
71...................................................66348

                          34 CFR
86...................................................66225

                          40 CFR
9....................................................66226
63...................................................66226

                          47 CFR
73 (4 documents)....................................66228,
                                                     66229
Proposed Rules:
73 (5 documents)....................................66248,
                                              66249, 66250

                          49 CFR
1002.................................................66229
1039.................................................66230
Proposed Rules:
383..................................................66250
391..................................................66250