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4895-5138............................................... 3
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5293-5518............................................... 5
5519-5740............................................... 6
5741-5902............................................... 7
5903-6098...............................................10
6099-6442...............................................11
6443-6702...............................................12
6703-6850...............................................13
6851-7132...............................................14
7133-7334...............................................18
7335-7654...............................................19
7655-7920...............................................20
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8155-8360...............................................24
8361-8612...............................................25
8613-8866...............................................26
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CFR PARTS AFFECTED DURING FEBRUARY

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At the end of each month, the Office of the Federal Register 
publishes separately a List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA), 
which lists parts and sections affected by documents published 
since the revision date of each title.

                           3 CFR
Proclamations:
6970..................................................5287
6971..................................................5291
6972..................................................6443
6973..................................................9065
Executive Orders:
February 6, 1915 (Revoked by PLO 7239)................5244
May 4, 1918 (Revoked by PLO 7245).....................7796
12961 (Continued by EO 13034).........................5137
12982 (See Department of Defense Notice of 
February 11, 1997)....................................6593
13034.................................................5137
13035.................................................7131
13036.................................................7653

                           5 CFR
930...................................................6448
Ch. LXI...............................................6445
Proposed Rules:
293.............................................5174, 7298
351.............................................5174, 7298
430.............................................5174, 7298
531.............................................5174, 7298
900...................................................4940

                           7 CFR
5.....................................................8361
210...................................................5519
226...................................................5519
250...................................................8361
319...................................................5293
401...................................................5903
433...................................................6099
457.................................5903, 6099, 6703, 7133
704.............................................7602, 7602
868...................................................6705
905...................................................7655
944...................................................7655
966.............................................6851, 7657
979...................................................7659
984...................................................6110
987...................................................7660
1410............................................7602, 7602
Ch. XVII..............................................6449
1710............................................7663, 7921
1755..................................................7135
Proposed Rules:
354...................................................6739
401.............................................6134, 6739
457.............................................6134, 6739
956...................................................5933
980...................................................6138
1230..................................................8639
1496..................................................6497
1710..................................................7721

                           8 CFR
204...................................................6707

                           9 CFR
78....................................................5907
91....................................................5520
94..............................................5741, 8867
381...................................................5131
391...................................................6111
Proposed Rules:
201...................................................5935
304...................................................7950
308...................................................7950
310...................................................7950
320...................................................7950
327...................................................7950
381...................................................7950
416...................................................7950
417...................................................7950

                          10 CFR
2...............................................6664, 6672
40..............................................6664, 6672
70..............................................6664, 6672
71....................................................5907
76..............................................6664, 6672
Proposed Rules:
2.....................................................6672
40....................................................6672
70....................................................6672
73....................................................7721
76....................................................6672
170...................................................8885
171...................................................8885
430.......................................5782, 7834, 8189
431...................................................6888
835.............................................5883, 8190
960...................................................4941

                          12 CFR
4.....................................................6449
208...................................................6449
304...................................................4895
335...................................................6852
337...................................................6449
563...................................................6449
701...................................................5315
790...................................................8155
792...................................................8155
931...................................................6860
935...................................................8868
Proposed Rules:
213...................................................7363
226...................................................5183
312...................................................6139
328...................................................6142
360...................................................7725
650...................................................8190

                          13 CFR
121.............................................6453, 6454

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Proposed Rules:
107...................................................6147
120...................................................8640
121...................................................6499

                          14 CFR
23....................................................7922
33....................................................7335
39...4899, 4900, 4902, 4904, 4906, 4908, 5143, 5145, 5742, 
          5743, 5744, 5746, 5748, 5752, 5753, 6455, 6457, 
          6459, 6499, 6502, 6504, 6708, 6861, 7152, 7339, 
          7340, 7343, 7665, 7667, 7669, 7671, 7924, 7926, 
          7928, 7930, 7932, 7934, 8156, 8159, 8161, 8367, 
                  8408, 8613, 8615, 8617, 8872, 8873, 9068
71...5147, 5148, 5149, 5150, 5755, 5756, 5757, 6461, 6462, 
          6463, 6464, 6465, 6506, 6507, 6508, 6698, 6710, 
          6864, 6865, 7344, 7345, 7346, 7347, 7348, 7671, 
                        7672, 7674, 8085, 8162, 8410, 8619
73....................................................7349
91..............................................7674, 8862
93..............................................7674, 8862
97............................5151, 5154, 6711, 6712, 6714
119...................................................7674
121.............................................7674, 8862
135.............................................7674, 8862
217...................................................6715
241...................................................6715
383...................................................6719
1217..................................................6466
Proposed Rules:
21....................................................5076
23..............................................5552, 7950
25....................................................5076
39...4941, 4944, 5186, 5350, 5783, 5785, 5787, 6455, 6457, 
          6459, 6749, 6888, 6890, 6892, 7180, 7182, 7184, 
          7373, 7375, 7377, 7378, 7380, 7382, 7384, 7385, 
          7387, 7727, 7729, 7730, 7731, 8196, 8198, 8408, 
                                    8644, 8646, 8648, 8650
71...5074, 5188, 5194, 5195, 5937, 5938, 5939, 6461, 6462, 
          6463, 6464, 6465, 6698, 6747, 6748, 6864, 6865, 
          7389, 7733, 7734, 7735, 7736, 7737, 7739, 7740, 
                                                7741, 8410
91....................................................5076
119.............................................5076, 7299
121...................................................5076
125...................................................5076
135.............................................5076, 5788
300...................................................5094
302...................................................5094

                          15 CFR
738...................................................6682
740...................................................6682
770...................................................6682
772...................................................6682
744.............................................4910, 6682

                          16 CFR
305...................................................5316
423...................................................5724
1507..................................................4910
Proposed Rules:
1700..................................................8660

                          17 CFR
1.....................................................7675
15....................................................6122
18....................................................6122
19....................................................6122
30....................................................8875
210...................................................6044
228...................................................6044
229...................................................6044
232...................................................8877
239...................................................6044
240.................................6044, 6468, 6469, 6474
249...................................................6044
250...................................................7900
259...................................................7900
404...................................................7153
Proposed Rules:
230...................................................7186

                          18 CFR
157...................................................5913
284...................................................5521
1314..................................................8619
Proposed Rules:
153...................................................5940

                          19 CFR
12....................................................8620
101...................................................6721
113...................................................8620
Proposed Rules:
351...................................................8818

                          20 CFR
404.............................................6114, 6408
416...................................................6408
Proposed Rules:
718...................................................8201
722...................................................8201
725...................................................8201
726...................................................8201
727...................................................8201

                          21 CFR
131...................................................8163
133...................................................8263
173.............................................7678, 8312
178...................................................6721
341...................................................6866
510...................................................6723
520.....................5318, 5319, 5525, 6723, 8370, 8371
522.......................................5319, 5526, 8371
529...................................................8372
558.............................................8372, 8373
1309..................................................5914
1310..................................................5914
1313..................................................5914
Proposed Rules:
Ch. I...........................................5700, 7390
201...................................................9024
330...................................................9024
352...................................................8663
358...................................................9024
808.............................................7390, 7395

                          23 CFR
627...................................................6866
630...................................................6869
635...................................................6869
771...................................................6869

                          24 CFR
18....................................................6096
Proposed Rules:
3282..................................................8664

                          25 CFR
Proposed Rules:
11....................................................8664
40....................................................7395
290...................................................7742

                          26 CFR
1.........................................6874, 7155, 8086
20....................................................7156
602...................................................6874
Proposed Rules:
1.........................................5355, 6749, 8086
20....................................................7188

                          27 CFR
47....................................................8374
55....................................................8374
Proposed Rules:
5.....................................................7742
7.....................................................7742
47....................................................8412
55....................................................8412

                          28 CFR
512...................................................6660

                          29 CFR
24....................................................6690
215...................................................6090
220...................................................6090
401...................................................6090
402...................................................6090
403...................................................6090
404...................................................6090
405...................................................6090
406...................................................6090
408...................................................6090
409...................................................6090
417...................................................6090
451...................................................6090
452...................................................6090
453...................................................6090
457...................................................6090
458...................................................6090
459...................................................6090
Ch. V.................................................6690
825...................................................6690
1904..................................................6434
1977..................................................6690
4044..................................................6874
Proposed Rules:
520...................................................7094
521...................................................7094
522...................................................7094
523...................................................7094
527...................................................7094

                          30 CFR
250.......................................5320, 5329, 7298
936...................................................6041
Proposed Rules:
56....................................................5554
57....................................................5554
62....................................................5554
70....................................................5554
71....................................................5554
206.......................................5355, 7189, 7965
208.......................................5355, 7189, 7965
250...................................................8665
251...................................................6149
914.............................................7189, 7192
943...................................................7965

                          31 CFR
Proposed Rules:
500...................................................6896
505...................................................6896
515...................................................6896

                          32 CFR
220...................................................8378
255...................................................5332
340...................................................5332
723...................................................8166
Proposed Rules:
175...................................................7966
247...................................................4947
286...................................................7398

                          33 CFR
100.............................................7936, 8378
117.......................................5155, 6468, 6875
165.......................................5157, 5526, 8378
330...................................................6877
404...................................................5917
407...................................................5917
Proposed Rules:
100.............................................7969, 7970
154...................................................5356
155...................................................5356
181...................................................7971

                          34 CFR
350...................................................5712
351...................................................5712
352...................................................5712
353...................................................5712
355...................................................5712
357...................................................5712
360...................................................5712
361...................................................6308
363...................................................6308
376...................................................6308
379...................................................5684
380...................................................6308

                          36 CFR
Proposed Rules:
223...................................................5949
668...................................................7334

                          38 CFR
3.....................................................5528
17....................................................6121
36....................................................5530
Proposed Rules:
3.....................................................8201
4....................................................8201,
                                                      8204

                          40 CFR
51....................................................8314
52...6126, 6127, 6129, 6619, 6724, 7157, 7160, 7163, 8170, 
                  8171, 8314, 8380, 8383, 8385, 8623, 8624
58....................................................6728
60..............................................6619, 8314
61....................................................8314
63....................................................7937
70..............................................7939, 8878

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80....................................................7164
81....................................................8389
180.....................4911, 5333, 6486, 7679, 7941, 8626
260...................................................6486
261.......................................6486, 7684, 8632
262...................................................6486
263...................................................6486
264...................................................6486
265...................................................6486
266...................................................6486
268...................................................7502
270...................................................6486
721...................................................5157
Proposed Rules:
50..............................................7743, 7977
51....................................................7743
52...5357, 5361, 5555, 6159, 6160, 6750, 7193, 7194, 8205, 
                                          8412, 8413, 8671
53....................................................7743
58....................................................7743
63..............................................5074, 7977
70....................................................7977
72....................................................5370
73....................................................5370
74....................................................5370
75....................................................5370
77....................................................5370
78....................................................5370
80....................................................7197
81........................................5555, 7194, 8414
85....................................................6366
89....................................................6366
92....................................................6366
180.............................................5370, 6750
185...................................................6750
186...................................................6750
300.............................................5949, 5950
721.............................................5196, 6160

                          41 CFR
Ch. 301...............................................6041
301-7.................................................6878
301-8.................................................6878
301-11................................................6878
302-11................................................8173
Proposed Rules:
Ch. 60................................................6690

                          42 CFR
100...................................................7685
410...................................................7945
415...................................................7945
1008..................................................7350
Proposed Rules:
68a...................................................5953

                          43 CFR
4700..................................................5338
Proposed Rules:
418...................................................7201
426...................................................7431
3400..................................................6910
3410..................................................6910
3420..................................................6910
3440..................................................6910
3450..................................................6910
3460..................................................6910
3470..................................................6910
3480..................................................6910
3500..................................................5373
3510..................................................5373
3520..................................................5373
3530..................................................5373
3540..................................................5373
3550..................................................5373
3560..................................................5373
3570..................................................5373
6300..................................................7203
8560..................................................7203

                          44 CFR
61....................................................8391
64........................................4915, 5534, 8176
65........................................5734, 6878, 6880
67....................................................6883
70....................................................5734
72....................................................5734
73....................................................6886
Proposed Rules:
67....................................................6910
206...................................................5957

                          46 CFR
199...................................................7360
349...................................................5158
502...................................................6132
510...................................................6132
Proposed Rules:
10....................................................5197
12....................................................5197
15....................................................5197

                          47 CFR
Ch. I.................................................7690
0.....................................................8400
1...............................................4917, 5757
25....................................................5924
43........................................5160, 5535, 8633
52....................................................8633
53....................................................5074
61....................................................5757
63....................................................5160
64........................................5160, 5535, 8633
65....................................................5160
73..................................5339, 5778, 6887, 8178
74..............................................4920, 5339
76....................................................6491
78....................................................4920
90....................................................7362
101...................................................4920
Proposed Rules:
Ch. I...........................................7744, 8414
25....................................................4959
26....................................................4959
36..............................................5373, 5957
51..............................................5373, 5957
52....................................................8671
61..............................................5373, 5957
63....................................................4965
64....................................................8671
69..............................................5373, 5957
73...4959, 5788, 5789, 5790, 5791, 6926, 6927, 6928, 6929, 
                        7203, 7980, 7981, 7982, 7983, 7984
76..............................................4959, 7203
95....................................................7431
100...................................................4959

                          48 CFR
Ch. I.................................................6619
212...................................................5779
225...................................................5779
244...................................................5779
252...................................................5779
570...................................................5166
1552..................................................5347
Proposed Rules:
225...................................................7432

                          49 CFR
31....................................................6719
171..................................................76380
193...................................................8402
199...................................................7946
544...................................................8206
571...................................................8883
578...................................................5167
1142..................................................5170
1186..................................................5171
1310..................................................5171
Proposed Rules:
192...................................................7985
195...................................................7985
223...................................................8330
239...................................................8330
383...................................................6753
391...................................................6753
395...................................................6161
541...................................................7987
571.......................................7858, 8906, 8917
1111..................................................6508
Ch. XI................................................5792
1136............................................8209, 8209

                          50 CFR
17........................................4925, 5542, 6930
20....................................................6729
217.............................................6729, 7947
222.............................................6729, 7947
285...................................................8634
648.............................................8404, 8636
660...................................................8637
Ch. VI................................................8178
679........5781, 6132, 7168, 7947, 7948, 8179, 8188, 8406, 
                                          8407, 8638, 8883
Proposed Rules:
17..................................5199, 5560, 6930, 8417
229...................................................6931
424...................................................6934
630...................................................8672
648.............................................5375, 7991
660.............................................5792, 8921
678...................................................8679
679...................................................7994
697.............................................6935, 7993

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                         REMINDERS
The items in this list were editorially compiled as an aid 
to Federal Register users. Inclusion or exclusion from 
this list has no legal significance.

               RULES GOING INTO EFFECT TODAY
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
   States:
   New Jersey; published 1-27-97
Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural 
   commodities:
   Spinosad; published 2-26-97
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Food and Drug Administration
Human drugs:
   Sunscreen drug products (OTC)--
      Tentative final monograph amendment; correction; published 2-26-97
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
Accident/incident investigation procedures; published 1-27-97
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
TVA power securities issued through Federal Reserve Banks; book-entry 
   procedures
   Correction; published 2-26-97
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Airworthiness directives:
   Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica, S.A. (EMBRAER); published 1-27-97
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Customs Service
Customs bonds:
   Softwood lumber shipments; entry from Canada; published 2-26-97
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Thrift Supervision Office
Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System (CAMEL rating system); 
   conforming amendments; published 1-27-97
                  COMMENTS DUE NEXT WEEK
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Agricultural Marketing Service
Cotton and research promotion order:
   Import assessment exemptions; automatic provisions adjustment; 
      comments due by 3-3-97; published 1-31-97
Eggs and egg products and poultry and rabbit products; inspection and 
   grading:
   Fees and charges increase; comments due by 3-3-97; published 1-31-97
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Exportation and importation of animals and animal products:
   Exotic Newcastle Disease; disease status change--
      Costa Rica; comments due by 3-3-97; published 12-31-96
   Pork and pork products from Mexico transiting United States; comments 
      due by 3-3-97; published 12-31-96
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Crop insurance regulations:
   Hybrid corn seed; comments due by 3-3-97; published 1-2-97
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Fishery conservation and management:
   Northeastern United States fisheries--
      Summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass; comments due by 3-7-97; 
         published 2-5-97
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
Acquisition regulations:
   Independent research and development/bid and proposal costs for 1996 
      FY and beyond; comments due by 3-4-97; published 1-3-97
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
   Automatic data processing equipment leasing costs; comments due by 3-
      3-97; published 12-31-96
   Contract cost principles and procedures; foreign differential pay; 
      comments due by 3-3-97; published 12-31-96
   Contract modifications; comments due by 3-3-97; published 12-31-96
   Contractor personnel compensation; comments due by 3-3-97; published 
      1-2-97
   Year 2000 procurement issues; awareness and compliance; comments due 
      by 3-3-97; published 1-2-97
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Air programs:
   Ambient air quality standards, national--
      Sulfur oxide (sulfur dioxide); comments due by 3-3-97; published 
         1-2-97
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
   States:
   Colorado; comments due by 3-3-97; published 1-30-97
   Delaware; comments due by 3-7-97; published 2-5-97
   Massachusetts; comments due by 3-3-97; published 1-30-97
Toxic substances:
   Significant new uses--
      Aliphatic ester; comments due by 3-6-97; published 2-4-97
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Radio stations; table of assignments:
   Tennessee; comments due by 3-3-97; published 1-30-97
   Texas; comments due by 3-3-97; published 1-17-97
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
   Contractor personnel compensation; comments due by 3-3-97; published 
      1-2-97
   Year 2000 procurement issues; awareness and compliance; comments due 
      by 3-3-97; published 1-2-97
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Food and Drug Administration
Human drugs:
   Vaginal contraceptive products (OTC); comments due by 3-4-97; 
      published 12-19-96
Medical devices:
   Radiology devices; proposed classification--
      Medical image management; comments due by 3-3-97; published 12-2-
         96
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Fair housing:
   Residential real estate-related lending transactions and compliance 
      with FairHousing Act; lender-initiated self-testing; comments due 
      by 3-3-97; published 1-31-97
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Land Management Bureau
Land resource management:
   Management, use, and protection of public lands
      Criminal law enforcement provisions; consolidation; comments due 
         by 3-7-97; published 1-17-97
Minerals management:
   Leasing of solid minerals other than coal and oil shale; Federal 
      regulatory review; comments due by 3-7-97; published 2-5-97
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered and threatened species:
   Alexander Archipelago wolf and Queen Charlotte goshawk; status 
      review; comments due by 3-5-97; published 2-14-97
   Chinese Camp brodiaea, etc. (ten plants from foothills of Sierra 
      Nevada Mountains); comments due by 3-6-97; published 2-4-97
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions:
   Maryland; comments due by 3-3-97; published 1-30-97
   Pennsylvania; comments due by 3-3-97; published 1-30-97
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

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   Contractor personnel compensation; comments due by 3-3-97; published 
      1-2-97
   Year 2000 procurement issues; awareness and compliance; comments due 
      by 3-3-97; published 1-2-97
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT OFFICE
Intergovernmental Personnel Act programs:
   Personnel administration; merit system standards; comments due by 3-
      5-97; published 2-3-97
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Supplemental security income and social security benefits:
   Aged, blind, and disabled, and Federal old age, survivors and 
      disability insurance--
      Claimant representatives; conflict of interests; comments due by 
         3-4-97; published 1-3-97
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Air carrier certification and operations:
   Single-engine aircraft; commercial passenger-carrying operations 
      under instrument flight rules
      Extension of comment period; comments due by 3-3-97; published 2-
         7-97
Air craft and air traffic operating and flight rules, etc.:
   Domestic, flag, supplemental commuter, and on-demand operations-
      Editorial corrections; comments due by 3-5-97; published 2-3-97
Airworthiness directives:
   Airbus; comments due by 3-4-97; published 1-27-97
   Boeing; comments due by 3-3-97; published 1-2-97
   Cessna; comments due by 3-7-97; published 1-6-97
   Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A.; comments due by 3-3-97; published 
      1-27-97
   Fairchild; comments due by 3-6-97; published 1-17-97
   Short Brothers plc; comments due by 3-7-97; published 1-27-97
   Williams International, L.L.C.; comments due by 3-7-97; published 1-
      6-97
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Dual fueled electric passenger automobiles; minimum driving range; 
   comments due by 3-4-97; published 1-3-97
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Bureau
Alcoholic beverages:
   Distilled spirits, wine, and malt beverages; labeling and 
      advertising--
      Margarita; use of term; comments due by 3-7-97; published 2-20-97
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Internal Revenue Service
Income taxes:
   Depreciation alocations; recapture among partners in a partnership; 
      comments due by 3-6-97; published 12-12-96