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Agriculture Department
See Farm Service Agency
See Forest Service


Army Department
NOTICES
Military traffic management:
    Military Traffic Management Command Personal Property Reengineering 
            Pilot Acquisition Program; information dissemination, 67779


Assassination Records Review Board
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 67769-67770


Commerce Department
See National Institute of Standards and Technology
See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
See National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
NOTICES
Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:
    India, 67772-67773
    Jamaica, 67773-67774


Customs Service
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Customs Modernization Act (MOD); customs modernization 
            opportunities and requirements; customs business, 
            definition, 67871-67872
Records required for merchandise entry; interim list:
    Comment request, 67872


Defense Department
See Army Department
See Navy Department
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 67774
Arms sales notification; transmittal letter, etc., 67774-67779
Meetings:
    Nuclear Weapons Surety Joint Advisory Committee, 67779


Drug Enforcement Administration
NOTICES
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    B.I. Chemical, Inc.; correction, 67851
    Celgene Corp., 67851
    Ciba-Geigy Corp., 67851
    High Standards Products, 67852
    Johnson Matthey, Inc., 67852-67853
    Noramco of Delaware, Inc., 67853
    Radian International LLC, 67853-67854


Education Department
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Elementary and secondary education--
        Migrant education coordination program, 67920, 67922-67926


Employment and Training Administration
NOTICES
Adjustment assistance:
    Amy Industries, 67855
    Exxon Co., U.S.A., 67855
    Kingstree Knits, 67855-67856
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 67856-67857
NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance:
    Schuller Manufacturing, Inc., et al., 67857-67859


Energy Department
See Energy Research Office
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
See Hearings and Appeals Office, Energy Department
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority 
            Institutions, 67779-67780
Meetings:
    Environmental Management Site Specific Advisory Board--
        Fernald Site, 67781-67782
        Kirtland Area Office (Sandia), 67781
        Rocky Flats, 67780-67781


Energy Research Office
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee, 67782


Environmental Protection Agency
PROPOSED RULES
Air programs:
    Ozone and particulate matter national ambient air quality 
            standards, 67763-67764
NOTICES
Confidential business information and data transfer, 67799-67800
Meetings:
    Scientific Counselors Board Executive Committee, 67800
Pesticide applicator certification; Federal and State plans:
    Oregon, 67800-67801
Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:
    DowElanco, 67801-67804
    Monsanto Co., 67804-67807
    Rhone-Poulenc Ag Co., 67807-67811
Superfund response and remedial actions, proposed settlements, etc.:
    Delaware, 67811-67812


Farm Service Agency
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 67767

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Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Class D airspace, 67698-67699
Class E airspace, 67699-67700
Class E airspace; correction, 67700
IFR altitudes, 67700-67703
Standard instrument approach procedures, 67703-67708
PROPOSED RULES
Class D airspace, 67739
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 67866
Antidrug and alcohol misuse prevention programs for personnel engaged 
          in specified aviation activities, 67866-67867
Exemption petitions; summary and disposition, 67867-67868


Federal Communications Commission
RULES
Radio stations; table of assignments:
    Alabama, 67727-67728
    Florida, 67728
    Missouri, 67728
    New Mexico, 67727
PROPOSED RULES
Radio stations; table of assignments:
    Georgia, 67765-67766
    Wyoming, 67765
NOTICES
Wireless telecommunications; interactive video and data service 
          licenses; auction notice and filing requirements, 67812-67832


Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
RULES
Assessments:
    Bank Insurance Fund and Savings Association Insurance Fund--
        Establishment of base assessment rate adjustment procedure, 
                67687-67698
PROPOSED RULES
Securities transactions by State nonmember banks; recordkeeping and 
          conrfirmation requirements, 67729-67738


Federal Election Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 67832


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
    Entergy Arkansas, Inc., et al., 67786-67788
    NRGenerating Holdings (No. 9) B.V. et al., 67788-67792
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Midwest Hydraulic Co., 67792
Hydroelectric applications, 67792-67795
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Enron Mountain Gathering, Inc., 67782-67783
    Florida Gas Transmission Co., 67783
    KN Interstate Gas Transmission Co., 67783
    Louisiana-Nevada Transit Co., 67783-67784
    Midwest Hydraulic Co., 67784
    National Fuel Gas Supply Corp., 67784
    Northern Border Pipeline Co., 67784-67785
    Northern Natural Gas Co., 67785
    Panhandle Eastern Line Co., 67785
    Sea Robin Pipeline Co., 67785-67786
    Transwestern Pipeline Co., 67786
    Williams Pipe Line Co., 67786


Federal Railroad Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 67868-67870


Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Change in bank control, 67832-67833
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 67833


Federal Trade Commission
RULES
Fur Products Labeling Act regulations; costs, benefits, and overall 
          regulatory and economic impact:
    International System of Units; addition, 67708-67710
PROPOSED RULES
Fur Products Labeling Act regulations; regulatory review, 67748-67752
Wool Products Labeling Act regulations; costs, benefits, and regulatory 
          and economic impact, 67739-67748
NOTICES
Premerger notification waiting periods; early terminations, 67833-67835


Financial Management Service
See Fiscal Service


Fiscal Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 67873


Fish and Wildlife Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Willapa Bay, WA; spartina alterniflora grass invasion control, 
            67843-67844
Meetings:
    Migratory Bird Regulations Committee, 67844-67845


Food and Drug Administration
RULES
Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:
    New drug applications--
        Tylosin; approval, 67713
Food for human consumption:
    Food labeling--
        Uniform compliance date, 67710-67713
Medical devices:
    Class II generic device reclassification into class I, etc.; 
            premarket notification exemptions, 67713-67715
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 67835-67836
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 67836-67837
Compliance policy guides:
    Revocation, 67837
Guidance documents:
    Premarket submissions for medical devices containing software; 
            availability, 67837-67838

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Forest Service
NOTICES
Appealable decisions; legal notice:
    Pacific Southwest Region, 67767-67769
Meetings:
    Southwest Oregon Provincial Interagency Executive Committee 
            Advisory Committee, 67769


Health and Human Services Department
See Food and Drug Administration
See Health Resources and Services Administration
See National Institutes of Health
See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Health Resources and Services Administration
NOTICES
Advisory committees; annual reports; availability, 67838
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 67838


Hearings and Appeals Office, Energy Department
NOTICES
Cases filed, 67795-67797
Decisions and orders, 67797-67799


Indian Affairs Bureau
NOTICES
National Environmental Policy Act; implementation, 67845-67848


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


Internal Revenue Service
RULES
Income taxes:
    Securities dealers; mark-to-market accounting; equity interests in 
            related parties and dealer-customer relationship, 67715-
            67726
PROPOSED RULES
Income taxes:
    Foreign investment--
        Qualified Electing Fund Elections, preferred shares; hearing, 
                67752-67760
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 67873-67874


Justice Department
See Drug Enforcement Administration
See Justice Programs Office


Justice Programs Office
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 67854


Labor Department
See Employment and Training Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 67854-67855


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corp.; Twin Creeks Mine Expansion Project, 
            NV, 67848
Survey plat filings:
    Idaho, 67848-67849


Maritime Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Cargo preference-U.S. flag vessels:
    Exclusive carriage of export cargo--
        Available U.S. flag commercial vessels, 67764-67765


National Institute of Standards and Technology
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 67770


National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 67839
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 67839-67840
Inventions, Government-owned; availability for licensing, 67840
Meetings:
    National Institute of Dental Research, 67841
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 
            67841
    National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 67841-
            67842
    National Institute on Drug Abuse, 67841
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; capability statements:
    Umbilical cord blood stem and progenitor cells for transplantation, 
            67842
Patent licenses; non-exclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive:
    AbbeyMoor Medical, Inc., 67842
    Cancer treatment; gossypol acetic acid; IVAX Corp., 67842-67843


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries--
        Reef fish fishery of Gulf of Mexico; correction, 67766
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 67770-67771
Meetings:
    Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 67771


National Park Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 67849
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Gettysburg National Military Park; visitor center and museum 
            facilities development, 67849-67850
National Register of Historic Places:
    Pending nominations, 67850-67851

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National Telecommunications and Information Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 67771-67772


Navy Department
RULES
Navigation, COLREGS compliance exemptions:
    USS Butte, et al., 67726-67727


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
    Licensing Support System Advisory Review Panel, 67859
Meetings:
    Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee, 67859-67860
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 67860
Operating licenses, amendments; no significant hazards considerations; 
          biweekly notices; correction, 67860


Postal Rate Commission
PROPOSED RULES
Practice and procedure:
    Omnibus rate proceeding--
        Cost attribution methods and rate design principles, 67760-
                67763
NOTICES
Domestic mail classification schedule; revisions, 67860-67862


Public Health Service
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
NOTICES
Reports availability, etc.:
    Surface transportation research and development plan, 67870


Securities and Exchange Commission
NOTICES
Public utility holding company filings, 67862-67863


Small Business Administration
NOTICES
Disaster loan areas:
    Florida, 67863
    New Jersey, 67863-67864
    New York, 67779, 67864
    Oregon, 67864


Social Security Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 67865


State Department
NOTICES
Meetings:
    International Telecommunications Advisory Committee, 67865-67866


Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration special 
            emphasis panel, 67843


Surface Transportation Board
RULES
Practice and procedure:
    Abandonment and discontinuance of rail lines and rail 
            transportation; envirionmental laws, 67876-67918
NOTICES
Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:
    Nebraska, Kansas & Colorado Railnet, Inc., 67870-67871
    Wabash & Western Railway Co., 67871


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


Transportation Department
See Federal Aviation Administration
See Federal Railroad Administration
See Maritime Administration
See Research and Special Programs Administration
See Surface Transportation Board


Treasury Department
See Customs Service
See Fiscal Service
See Internal Revenue Service
  
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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Department of Transportation, Surface Transportation Board, 67876-67918


Part III
Department of Education, 67920


Part IV
Department of Education, 67922-67926
  
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                          12 CFR
327..................................................67687
Proposed Rules:
344..................................................67729

                          14 CFR
71 (4 documents)....................................67698,
                                              67699, 67700
95...................................................67700
97 (3 documents)....................................67703,
                                              67704, 67706
Proposed Rules:
71...................................................67739

                          16 CFR
301..................................................67708
Proposed Rules:
300..................................................67739
301..................................................67748

                          21 CFR
Ch. I................................................67710
558..................................................67713
884..................................................67713

                          26 CFR
1....................................................67715
602..................................................67715
Proposed Rules:
1....................................................67752

                          32 CFR
706..................................................67726

                          39 CFR
Proposed Rules:
3001.................................................67760

                          40 CFR
Proposed Rules:
50...................................................67763

                          46 CFR
Proposed Rules:
384..................................................67764

                          47 CFR
73 (4 documents)....................................67727,
                                                     67728
Proposed Rules:
73 (2 documents).....................................67765

                          49 CFR
1105.................................................67876
1152.................................................67876

                          50 CFR
Proposed Rules:
622..................................................67766