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There will be no discussion of specific agency regulations. ------------------------------ WASHINGTON, DC WHEN: January 28, 1997 at 9:00 am WHERE: Office of the Federal Register Conference Room 800 North Capitol Street, NW Washington, DC (3 blocks north of Union Station Metro) RESERVATIONS: 202-523-4538 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTENTS Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 251 / Monday, December 30, 1996 / Contents [[Page iii]] Agriculture Department See Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service See Federal Crop Insurance Corporation See Food Safety and Inspection Service See Forest Service RULES Organization, functions, and authority delegations: Secretary of Agriculture, 68541-68542 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service PROPOSED RULES Plant-related quarantine; foreign: Cotton and cotton products, 68673-68674 Arts and Humanities, National Foundation See National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Blind or Severely Disabled, Committee for Purchase From People Who Are See Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Census Bureau NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 68707-68708 Coast Guard PROPOSED RULES Drawbridge operations: Tennessee Public meetings, 68689-68690 Commerce Department See Census Bureau See Export Administration Bureau See International Trade Administration See National Institute of Standards and Technology See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request, 68706-68707 Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled NOTICES Procurement list; additions and deletions, 68705-68706 Commodity Futures Trading Commission NOTICES Contract market proposals: Chicago Mercantile Exchange, et al.-- S & P 500 futures, 68722-68723 New York Cotton Exchange-- U.S. Dollar; futures and options, 68723 Meetings; Sunshine Act, 68723-68725 Comptroller of the Currency RULES Federal regulatory reform: Fiduciary powers of national banks and collective investment funds; practice and procedure, 68543-68559 PROPOSED RULES Securities: Transactions; qualification requirements, 68824-68839 NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 68814-68817, 68841-68891 Consumer Product Safety Commission NOTICES Meetings; Sunshine Act, 68725 Drug Enforcement Administration RULES Diversion control program; registration application fee schedule; adjustment, 68624-68632 Education Department RULES Drug and alcohol abuse prevention Correction, 68821 NOTICES Meetings: President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans, 68725 Employment Standards Administration See Wage and Hour Division RULES McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act: Federal service contracts; labor standards; minimum health and welfare benefits requirements, 68647-68664 Energy Department See Energy Information Administration See Energy Research Office See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NOTICES Beryllium; occupational exposure: Health standard development; data gathering public forums, 68725- 68727 Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: Greenhouse of the Future Program, 68727-68728 Meetings: Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, 68728 Energy Information Administration NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 68728-68729 Energy Research Office NOTICES Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: Energy Research Financial Assistance Program, 68729-68730 [[Page iv]] Environmental Protection Agency RULES Air programs: National emission standards for hazardous air pollutants-- Radionuclide emissions from licensed facilities, 68972-68981 Clean Air Act: Acid rain provisions-- Nitrogen oxides emission reduction program; correction, 68821 Water pollution control: Ocean dumping; site designations-- Pacific Ocean offshore San Francisco Deep Ocean Disposal Site, 68964-68970 PROPOSED RULES Superfund program: National oil and hazardous substances contingency plan-- National priorities list update, 68695-68697 NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request, 68742-68743 Meetings: Science Advisory Board, 68743-68745 Reports; availability, etc.: Framework for risk-management decision-making; availability, 68745 Executive Office of the President See Presidential Documents See Science and Technology Policy Office Export Administration Bureau RULES Export licensing: Commerce control list-- Encryption items transferred from U.S. Munitions List to the Commerce Control List, 68572-68587 Federal Aviation Administration RULES Airworthiness directives: Boeing, 68566-68569 CFM International, 68570-68572 de Havilland, 68565-68566, 68569-68570 Federal Communications Commission PROPOSED RULES Common carrier services: International settlement rates, 68702-68703 Radio services, special: Experimental radio service rules; revision, 68698-68702 Federal Crop Insurance Corporation RULES Crop insurance regulations: Dry beans, 68542-68543 PROPOSED RULES Crop insurance regulations: Fresh market tomatoes, 68682-68688 Hybrid sorghum seed endorsement, 68674-68681 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation RULES Conflict of interests Contractors suspension and exclusion and contracts termination, 68559-68565 PROPOSED RULES Securities: Transactions; qualification requirements, 68824-68839 NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 68814-68817, 68841-68891 Federal Election Commission PROPOSED RULES Reports by policital committees: Best efforts; $200+ contributors identification; comment period extended, 68688 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission RULES Electric utilities (Federal Power Act): Public utility mergers; policy statement, 68595-68622 NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request, 68730-68731 Electric rate and corporate regulation filings: CMS Morocco Operating Co. SCA et al., 68736-68739 Pennsylvania Power & Light Co. et al., 68739-68741 Environmental statements; availability, etc.: Consolidated Hydro Maine, Inc., 68741 Indiana Michigan Power Co., 68741 Hydroelectric applications, 68741-68742 Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.: American Energy Solutions, Inc., 68731-68732 Chandeleur Pipe Line Co., 68732 CNG Transmission Corp., 68732 Hopkinton LNG Corp., 68732-68733 Koch Gateway Pipeline Co., 68733 Manner Technologies, L.L.C., 68733-68734 Mid Louisiana Gas Co., 68734 NorAm Gas Transmission Co., 68734 Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., 68734 Texas Eastern Transmission Corp., 68734-68735 Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., 68735 US Energy, Inc., 68736 Federal Maritime Commission NOTICES Agreements; additional information requests: Crowley American Transport, Inc., et al., 68746 Agreements filed, etc., 68746 Federal Reserve System PROPOSED RULES Equal credit opportunity (Regulation B): Data collection relating to applicant's race, color, sex, religion, or national origin; prohibition elimination Withdrawn, 68688-68689 Securities: Transactions; qualification requirements, 68824-68839 NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 68746-68750, 68814-68817, 68841-68891 Bank holding companies engaed in underwriting and dealing in securities: Revenue limit on bank-ineligible activities of subsidiaries, 68750- 68756 Banks and bank holding companies: Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 68756-68757 [[Page v]] Fish and Wildlife Service NOTICES Pipeline right-of-way applications: Minnesota, 68771 Food and Drug Administration RULES Food additives: Adjuvants, production aids, and sanitizers-- Triisopropanolamine, 68622-68623 Human drugs: Pediatric use subsection of professional labeling requirements; revision, 68623-68624 Food Safety and Inspection Service RULES Poultry inspection: Nutrition labeling-- Raw poultry products, use of term ``fresh''; correction, 68821 Forest Service PROPOSED RULES National Forest System timber; disposal and sale: Timber sale contracts; cancellation, 68690-68695 NOTICES Environmental statements; notice of intent: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, OR, 68704-68705 Geological Survey NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request, 68771-68772 Health and Human Services Department See Food and Drug Administration See Health Care Financing Administration NOTICES Meetings: National Bioethics Advisory Commission, 68757-68758 Health Care Financing Administration PROPOSED RULES Medicare: Health insurance portability; comment request, 68697-68698 NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request, 68758 Organization, functions, and authority delegations: Medicaid Bureau; reorganization, 68758-68763 Housing and Urban Development Department RULES Public and Indian housing: Public housing management assessment program, 68894-68950 NOTICES Grant and cooperative agreement awards: Housing assistance payments (Section 8)-- Family self-sufficiency program coordinators, 68763-68771 Indian Affairs Bureau NOTICES Meetings: National tribal consultation; tribal trust account holders and allottees, 68772 Interior Department See Fish and Wildlife Service See Geological Survey See Indian Affairs Bureau See Land Management Bureau See National Park Service See Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office RULES Administrative and Audit Requirements and Cost Principles for Assistance Programs, 68666-68668 Internal Revenue Service RULES Income taxes: Foreign corporations; transfer of domestic stock or securities by U.S. persons, 68633-68641 PROPOSED RULES Income taxes: Health insurance portability; comment request, 68697-68698 International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico NOTICES Meetings: Border Environment Cooperation Commission, 68801-68802 International Trade Administration NOTICES Antidumping: Circular welded non-alloy steel pipes and tubes from-- Mexico, 68708-68712 Pure magnesium from-- China, 68712-68713 Welded carbon steel standard pipes and tubes from-- India, 68713 Countervailing duties: Oil country tubular goods and cold-rolled carbon steel flat products from-- Argentina, 68713-68716 Justice Department See Drug Enforcement Administration See National Institute of Corrections Labor Department See Employment Standards Administration See Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration See Wage and Hour Division Land Management Bureau NOTICES Alaska Native claims selection: Calista Corp., 68772-68773 Closure of public lands: Arizona, 68773-68774 Environmental statements; availability, etc.: Anadromous fish-producing watersheds management, ID, OR, and WA; interim strategies continuation, 68774 Withdrawal and reservation of lands: Utah, 68774-68776 Mexico and United States, International Boundary and Water Commission See International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico [[Page vi]] National Credit Union Administration NOTICES Credit Unions: Community development revolving loan program; applications, 68802 National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 68802 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 68810-68813 National Institute of Corrections NOTICES Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: Criminal justice system project; training and technical assistance for selected State and local jurisdictions program, 68785 Paroling authorities project; structured release and violation guidelines, 68785-68786 Probation and parole violations responding at local level project, 68786-68787 National Institute of Standards and Technology NOTICES Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: Advanced Technology Program, 68716-68717 Physics Laboratory 1997 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships, 68717-68720 Meetings: Weights and Measures National Conference, 68720 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RULES Fishery conservation and management: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone-- Pacific cod; correction, 68672 NOTICES Coastal zone management programs and estuarine sanctuaries: State programs-- Intent to evaluate performance, 68720-68721 Meetings: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 68721 Pacific Fishery Management Council, 68721 Permits: Endangered and threatened species, 68721-68722 National Park Service NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request, 68776 Environmental statements; availability, etc.: National Park of American Samoa, 68776-68777 National Science Foundation NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request, 68802-68803 Nuclear Regulatory Commission RULES Environmental protection; domestic licensing and related regulatory functions: Nuclear power plant operating licenses; environmental review for renewal Correction, 68543 PROPOSED RULES Rulemaking petitions: IsoStent, Inc.; withdrawn, 68688 Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration PROPOSED RULES Employee Retirement Income Security Act: Health insurance portability; comment request, 68697-68698 NOTICES Employee benefit plans; prohibited transaction exemptions: Beall Corp., et al., 68787-68791 Keebler Co., et al., 68791-68801 Personnel Management Office RULES Child support and/ or alimony, garnishment orders processing: Legal process; designated agents lists Correction, 68821 Employment: Federal employee training Correction, 68821 Presidential Documents Executive Orders Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.: United States-Pacific Trade and Investment Policy, Commission on; amendment (EO 13032), 68985 Public Health Service See Food and Drug Administration Research and Special Programs Administration RULES Hazardous materials: Oxygen generators as cargo cargo in passenger aircraft; prohibition, 68952-68954 PROPOSED RULES Hazardous materials: Hazardous materials transportation-- Oxygen generators as cargo in passenger aircraft; temporary prohibition, 68955-68961 NOTICES Meetings: Mechanical damage in pipelines; detection, 68813-68814 Science and Technology Policy Office NOTICES Meetings: President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology, 68745- 68746 Securities and Exchange Commission RULES Securities: Cash tender and exchange (odd-lot) by issuers, 68587-68589 Transactions exempt from transaction fees, 68590-68595 NOTICES Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes: American Stock Exchange, Inc., 68805-68806 [[Page vii]] National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., 68806-68807 Options Clearing Corp., 68807-68808 Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.: PIMCO Advisors Funds et al., 68803-68804 Social Security Administration NOTICES Social security rulings: Electronic service delivery, 68808-68810 State Department RULES International Traffic in Arms regulations; encryption items removal from U.S. Munitions List, transfer to Commerce Control List, 68633 Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office NOTICES Abandoned mine reclamation program; guidelines, 68777-68785 Surface Transportation Board RULES Tariffs and schedules: Railroad agricultural products contracts, 68668-68672 NOTICES Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.: Illinois Central Railroad Co. et al, 68814 Thrift Supervision Office NOTICES Condition reports, public disclosure, 68817 Transportation Department See Coast Guard See Federal Aviation Administration See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration See Research and Special Programs Administration See Surface Transportation Board Treasury Department See Comptroller of the Currency See Internal Revenue Service See Thrift Supervision Office Veterans Affairs Department RULES Adjudication; pensions, compensation, dependency, etc.: Legal services, General Counsel; miscellaneous amendments, 68665- 68666 Board of Veterans Appeals: Appeals regulations and rules of practice-- Unnecessary provisions elimination, 68666 Organization, functions, and authority delegations: Under Secretary of Health et al.; subpoena authority and means of service description, 68665 NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 68817-68820 Submission for OMB review; comment request, 68820 Wage and Hour Division RULES Wage rates predetermination procedures; and construction and nonconstruction contracts; labor standards provisions: Davis-Bacon helper regulations suspension continuation, 68641-68647 _______________________________________________________________________ Separate Parts In This Issue Part II Department of Transportation, Comptroller of the Currency; Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 68824- 68891 Part III Housing and Urban Development Department, 68894-68950 Part IV Department of Transportation, Research and Special Projects Administration, 68952-68961 Part V Environmental Protection Agency, 68964-68970 Part VI Environmental Protection Agency, 68972-68981 Part VII The President, 68985 _______________________________________________________________________ Reader Aids Additional information, including a list of public laws, telephone numbers, reminders, and finding aids, appears in the Reader Aids section at the end of this issue. _______________________________________________________________________ Electronic Bulletin Board Free Electronic Bulletin Board service for Public Law numbers, Federal Register finding aids, and a list of documents on public inspection is available on 202-275-1538 or 275-0920. 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Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 251 / Monday, December 30, 1996 / Contents Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 251 / Monday, December 30, 1996 / Contents Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 251 / Monday, December 30, 1996 / Contents [[Page viii]] 3 CFR Executive Orders: 12964 (amended by EO 13032)..........................68985 12987 (see EO 13032).................................68985 13032................................................68985 5 CFR 581..................................................68821 7 CFR 2....................................................68541 371..................................................68541 433..................................................68542 Proposed Rules: 319..................................................68673 401 (2 documents)...................................68674, 68682 457 (2 documents)...................................68674, 68682 10 CFR 51...................................................68543 Proposed Rules: 35...................................................68688 11 CFR Proposed Rules: 104..................................................68688 12 CFR 9....................................................68543 19...................................................68543 367..................................................68559 381..................................................68821 Proposed Rules: 12...................................................68824 202..................................................68688 208..................................................68824 211..................................................68824 342..................................................68824 14 CFR 39 (4 documents)....................................68565, 68566, 68569, 68570 15 CFR 730..................................................68572 732..................................................68572 734..................................................68572 736..................................................68572 738..................................................68572 740..................................................68572 742..................................................68572 744..................................................68572 748..................................................68572 750..................................................68572 768..................................................68572 772..................................................68572 774..................................................68572 17 CFR 240 (2 documents)...................................68587, 68590 270..................................................68590 18 CFR 2....................................................68595 21 CFR 178..................................................68622 201..................................................68623 1301.................................................68624 1311.................................................68624 22 CFR 121..................................................68633 24 CFR 901..................................................68894 26 CFR 1....................................................68633 602..................................................68633 Proposed Rules: Ch. I................................................68697 29 CFR 1....................................................68641 4....................................................68647 5....................................................68641 Proposed Rules: Ch. XXV..............................................68697 33 CFR Proposed Rules: 117..................................................68689 34 CFR 86...................................................68821 36 CFR Proposed Rules: 223..................................................68690 38 CFR 2....................................................68665 3....................................................68665 14...................................................68665 19...................................................68666 40 CFR 61...................................................68972 76...................................................68821 228..................................................68964 Proposed Rules: 300..................................................68695 42 CFR Proposed Rules: Ch. IV...............................................68697 43 CFR 12...................................................68666 47 CFR Proposed Rules: 5....................................................68698 63...................................................68702 90...................................................68698 49 CFR 171..................................................68952 173..................................................68592 1313.................................................68668 Proposed Rules: 171..................................................68955 172..................................................68955 173..................................................68955 175..................................................68955 50 CFR 679..................................................68672