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Agency for International Development
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Voluntary Foreign Aid Advisory Committee, 8266-8267


Agriculture Department
See Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
See Commodity Credit Corporation
See Forest Service
NOTICES
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); temporary duties 
          (snapback):
    Cabbage from--
        Canada, 8210


Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
NOTICES
International Plant Protection Convention; revision, 8210-8216


Antitrust Division
NOTICES
Competitive impact statements and proposed consent judgments:
    Mulkey, Jeff, et al., 8267-8273
    US WEST, Inc., et al., 8273-8275
National cooperative research notifications:
    Commercial Turf Products, Ltd., 8275-8276
    InfoTEST International, 8276


Census Bureau
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 8218-8220


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NOTICES
Vaccine information materials; polio vaccine materials revision; 
          correction, 8312


Commerce Department
See Census Bureau
See International Trade Administration
See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
See National Technical Information Service
NOTICES
Meetings:
    National Medal of Technology Nomination Evaluation Committee, 8218


Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
NOTICES
Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:
    Honduras, 8222


Commodity Credit Corporation
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 8216-8217


Defense Department
See Navy Department
NOTICES
Civilian health and medical program of uniformed services (CHAMPUS):
    Continued health care benefit program; preminum rate changes; 
            correction, 8312


Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 8222


Education Department
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 8222-8223
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 8223-8224


Employment Standards Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, as amended:
    Black Lung Benefits Act--
        Individual claims by former coal miners and dependents 
                processing and adjudication; regulations clarification 
                and simplification, 8201


Energy Department
See Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office
See Energy Research Office
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
PROPOSED RULES
Occupational radiation protection:
    Primary standards amendments, 8190


Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office
PROPOSED RULES
Consumer products; energy conservation program:
    New or revised appliance energy efficiency standards; manufacturer 
            impacts analysis; workshop, 8189-8190


Energy Research Office
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Financial assistance programs--
        Biotechnological investigations-ocean margin program, 8224-8226


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
          States:
    California, 8171-8173
    Ohio, 8170-8171
Clean Air Act:
    Enhanced monitoring program; credible evidence revisions, 8314-8328
PROPOSED RULES
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
          States:
    California, 8205

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NOTICES
Clean Air Act:
    Acid rain provisions--
        Nitrogen oxides, etc.; permits and permit modifications, 8239-
                8240
Meetings:
    Clean Air Act Advisory Committee, 8240-8241
    Dose-response modeling chapter for reassessment of dioxin; peer-
            review workshop, 8241-8242
    Plant pesticides resistance management plans, 8242-8244
Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:
    Appropriate Technology Ltd., 8244
Water pollution control:
    Clean Water Act--
        Class II administrative penalty assessments, 8244-8245


Executive Office of the President
See Trade Representative, Office of United States


Farm Credit Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Farm credit system:
    Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation; receivers and 
            conservators, 8190-8196
NOTICES
Receiver discharge and release; charter cancellation, etc.:
    Federal Land Bank of Jackson et al., 8245


Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    British Aerospace, 8157-8159
    Fokker, 8156-8157, 8159-8161
    Saab, 8161-8162
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
    Johnson County Industrial Airport, KS; name change to New Century 
            Aircenter, KS, 8162-8163
PROPOSED RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    I.A.M. Rinaldo Piaggio, S.p.A., 8196-8198
    Pratt & Whitney, 8198-8201
NOTICES
Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:
    Yellowstone Regional Airport, WY, 8305


Federal Communications Commission
RULES
Radio stations; table of assignments:
    Kansas, 8178
NOTICES
Basic cable service, other cable programming services, and equipment; 
          annual statistical report on average rates for delivery, 
          8245-8246
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 8246-8247


Federal Emergency Management Agency
RULES
Flood insurance; communities eligible for sale:
    Iowa et al., 8176-8178
NOTICES
Disaster and emergency areas:
    Minnesota, 8247
    Washington, 8247


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
    Florida Power & Light Co. et al., 8229-8232
    GPUI Lake Holdings, Inc., et al., 8232-8234
Hydroelectric applications, 8234-8236
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 8237, 8237-8239
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
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    Avoca Natural Gas Storage, 8227
    Bangor Hydro-Electric Co., 8227
    Citizens Utilities Co., 8227
    Gas Research Institute, 8227-8228
    Great Lakes Gas Transmission L.P., 8228
    NE Hub Partners, L.P., 8228
    New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Inc., 8228-8229
    Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., 8229
    Viking Gas Transmission Co., 8229


Federal Highway Administration
NOTICES
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Santa Fe and San Miguel Counties, NM; withdrawn, 8305-8306
    Worcester County, MD, 8306


Federal Railroad Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Railroad safety; passenger train emergency preparedness plans, 8330-
          8359
NOTICES
Exemption petitions, etc.:
    New York State Transportation Department, 8306-8307
Traffic control systems; discontinuance and removal:
    Union Pacific Railroad Co. et al., 8307


Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Change in bank control, 8247-8248
    Permissible nonbanking activities, 8248


Fish and Wildlife Service
NOTICES
Coastal Barrier Resources System:
    Map modifications resulting from changes due to natural forces, 
            8258-8260
Endangered and threatened species permit applications, 8260-8262


Food and Drug Administration
RULES
Food additives:
    Secondary direct food additives--
        Sulphopropyl cellulose; correction, 8312
Food for human consumption:
    Milk and cream; and cheeses and related cheese products--
        Lowfat milk, sour half and half, etc., identity standards 
                revocation; and nutr ition content claims for fat, 
                fatty acids, and cholesterol content of food, 8163-8166
NOTICES
Guidance documents:
    Labeling of foods that need refrigeration by consumers, 8248-8252


Forest Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    White Mountain National Forest, NH, 8217-8218

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General Services Administration
RULES
Federal travel:
    Relocation income tax (RIT) allowance tax tables, 8173-8176


Geological Survey
NOTICES
Federal Geographic Data Committee:
    Digital orthoimagery and digital elevation data; content standards; 
            public review opportunity, 8262


Health and Human Services Department
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Food and Drug Administration
See Health Care Financing Administration
See National Institutes of Health


Health Care Financing Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 8252


Housing and Urban Development Department
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act; 
            implementation, 8257-8258
Public and Indian housing:
    Native American housing block grant program, 8258


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


Internal Revenue Service
NOTICES
Art Advisory Panel; closed meetings; report availability, 8309-8310
Meetings:
    Art Advisory Panel, 8310


International Development Cooperation Agency
See Agency for International Development


International Trade Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 8220-8221
Meetings:
    Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee, 8221


Justice Department
See Antitrust Division


Labor Department
See Employment Standards Administration


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Closure of public lands:
    New Mexico, 8262-8263
Meetings:
    California Desert District Advisory Council, 8263
Public land orders:
    Colorado, 8263
Survey plat filings:
    Wyoming, 8263-8264


National Archives and Records Administration
NOTICES
Agency records schedules; availability, 8276-8277


National Credit Union Administration
RULES
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
    Asset Management and Assistance Center, 8155-8156


National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Insurer reporting requirements:
    Insurers required to file motor vehicle theft loss experiences 
            reports; list, 8206-8209


National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Inventions, Government-owned; availability for licensing, 8252-8254
Meetings:
    National Cancer Institute, 8254
    National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin 
            Diseases, 8254
    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 8255
    National Institute of General Medical Sciences, 8254, 8255
    National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, 
            8254-8255
    National Institute on Drug Abuse, 8255-8256
    Research Grants Division special emphasis panels, 8256-8257


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone--
        Gulf of Alaska groundfish, 8179-8187
        Pollock, 8188
Fishery management plans; implementation and amendments pursuant to 
          Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; 
          policy statement, 8178-8179
NOTICES
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
    Sea Grant Review Panel, 8221


National Park Service
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Delta Region Preservation Commission, 8264
    Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission, 8264
Mining plans of operation; availability, etc.:
    Denali National Park and Preserve, AK, 8264
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects:
    Heard Museum, AZ; two painted rawhide rattles, 8264-8265
    Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, CA; inventory from 
            Coos County, OR, 8265
    University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology; inventory from Emmet 
            County, MI, 8265-8266

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National Science Foundation
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Biological Sciences Special Emphasis Panel, 8277


National Technical Information Service
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Advisory Board, 8221-8222


Navy Department
RULES
Board for Correction of Naval Records; procedures, 8166-8170


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


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


Reclamation Bureau
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Bay-Delta Advisory Council, 8266


Securities and Exchange Commission
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 8277-8278
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 8285-8286
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., 8287-8289
    National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., 8289-8291
    Pacific Stock Exchange, Inc., 8286-8287
    Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc., 8291-8292
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Ameritas Variable Life Insurance Co. et al., 8278-8279
    Enron Corp. et al., 8279-8283
    Public utility holding company filings, 8283-8285
    Rodney Square International Securities Fund, Inc., 8285


Small Business Administration
NOTICES
Disaster loan areas:
    North Dakota et al., 8292
    Pennsylvania, 8292-8293
    South Dakota et al., 8293


Surface Transportation Board
PROPOSED RULES
Practice and procedure:
    Rail passenger carrier commutation or suburban fare increases; CFR 
            part removed, 8209


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


Trade Representative, Office of United States
NOTICES
Generalized System of Preferences:
    Imports during first ten months of 1996; comment request, 8293-8304


Transportation Department
See Federal Aviation Administration
See Federal Highway Administration
See Federal Railroad Administration
See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
See Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Aviation proceedings:
    Agreements filed; weekly receipts, 8304-8305
    Certificates of public convenience and necessity and foreign air 
            carrier permits; weekly applications, 8305


Treasury Department
See Internal Revenue Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 8307-8308
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 8308-8309


United States Information Agency
NOTICES
Art objects; importation for exhibition:
    Images in Ivory: Precious Objects from the Gothic Age, 8310


Veterans Affairs Department
PROPOSED RULES
Adjudication; pensions, compensation, dependency, etc.:
    Dental conditions; service connection for treatment purposes, 8201-
            8204
Disabilities rating schedule:
    Intervertebral disc syndrome, 8204-8205
NOTICES
Advisory committees; annual reports; availability, 8310
Meetings:
    Education Advisory Committee, 8310-8311
    Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities Programs Advisory Committee, 
            8311
  
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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Environmental Protection Agency, 8314-8328


Part III
Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, 8330-
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                          10 CFR
Proposed Rules:
430...................................................8189
835...................................................8190

                          12 CFR
790...................................................8155
792...................................................8155
Proposed Rules:
650...................................................8190

                          14 CFR
39 (4 documents).....................................8156,
                                                8159, 8161
71....................................................8162
Proposed Rules:
39 (2 documents).....................................8196,
                                                      8198

                          20 CFR
Proposed Rules:
718...................................................8201
722...................................................8201
725...................................................8201
726...................................................8201
727...................................................8201

                          21 CFR
131...................................................8163
133...................................................8163
173...................................................8312

                          32 CFR
723...................................................8166

                          38 CFR
Proposed Rules:
3.....................................................8201
4 (2 documents)......................................8201,
                                                      8204

                          40 CFR
51....................................................8314
52 (3 documents).....................................8170,
                                                8171, 8314
60....................................................8314
61....................................................8314
Proposed Rules:
52....................................................8205

                          41 CFR
302-11................................................8173

                          44 CFR
64....................................................8176

                          47 CFR
73....................................................8178

                          49 CFR
544...................................................8206
Proposed Rules:
223...................................................8330
239...................................................8330
1136..................................................8209

                          50 CFR
Ch. VI................................................8178
679 (2 documents)....................................8179,
                                                      8188