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Agriculture Department
See Rural Business-Cooperative Service
See Rural Utilities Service


Army Department
See Engineers Corps
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Base realignment and closure--
        1111th Signal Battalion et al.; relocation from Fort Ritchie, 
                MD to Fort Detrick, MD, 10829-10830


Bonneville Power Administration
NOTICES
Records of decision:
    Federal Columbia River Power System, OR; operating strategy, 10830


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.;
    Occupational safety and health--
        Childhood agricultural safety and health research, 10863-10867
        Research and demonstration projects, 10859-10863
Meetings:
    Diabetes Prevention and Control Programs Translation Advisory 
            Committee, 10867


Children and Families Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 10867-10868
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Runaway and homeless youth program, 10964-11002


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


Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
NOTICES
Export visa requirements; certification, waivers, etc.:
    Slovak Republic, 10826-10827


Corporation for National and Community Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 10827-10828


Defense Department
See Army Department
See Engineers Corps
RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Circular 90-45; introduction
        Correction, 10709-10710
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 10828-10829
Meetings:
    Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program Scientific 
            Advisory Board, 10829


Energy Department
See Bonneville Power Administration
See Energy Research Office
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Energy Research Office
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Financial assistance programs--
        Fusion energy confinement systems innovations, 10830-10831


Engineers Corps
NOTICES
Land and jurisdiction transfers, etc.:
    Joliet Army Ammunition Plant, IL, land transferred to Agriculture 
            Department for Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, 10830


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Air programs:
    Stratospheric ozone protection--
        Ozone depleting substances; substitutes list, 10700-10703
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
          States; air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:
    Colorado, 10690-10700
Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural 
          commodities:
    Sulfentrazone, 10703-10708
NOTICES
Air pollution control:
    Motor vehicle emission factors; public workshop, 10849-10852
Meetings:
    Environmental Policy and Technology National Advisory Council, 
            10852
    National Drinking Water Advisory Council, 10852-10853
    Science Advisory Board, 10853-10854
    Urban Wet Weather Flows Advisory Committee et al., 10854
Superfund; response and remedial actions, proposed settlements, etc.:
    M&T Delisa Site, NJ, 10854


Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
PROPOSED RULES
Employment discrimination:
    Age Discrimination in Employment Act--
        Rights and claims waivers, 10787-10793
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 10855


Executive Office of the President
See Presidential Documents

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Farm Credit Administration
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 10855


Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Class E airspace; correction, 10684
PROPOSED RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Pilatus Britten-Norman Ltd., 10754-10758


Federal Communications Commission
PROPOSED RULES
Practice and procedure:
    Regulatory fees (1997 FY); assessment and collection, 10793-10821


Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 10855


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
RULES
Natural Gas Policy Act:
    Interstate natural gas pipelines; business practices standards, 
            10684-10690
NOTICES
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
    Atlantis Energy Systems-Germany AG et al.; correction, 10895
    Commonwealth Edison Co. et al., 10837-10840
    PowerNet et al., 10840-10844
Hydroelectric applications, 10844-10847
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 10847-10849
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Colorado Interstate Gas Co., 10831-10832
    Eastern Shore Natural Gas Co., 10832
    Florida Gas Transmission Co., 10832-10833
    HorizEn Energy Corp., 10833
    Koch Gateway Pipeline Co., 10833-10834
    Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America, 10834
    Northern Natural Gas Co., 10834
    Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co., 10834
    Power Access Management, 10834-10835
    TC Power Solutions, 10835
    Texas Eastern Transmission Corp., 10835
    Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., 10835-10836
    Transwestern Pipeline Co., 10836
    Trunkline Gas Co., 10836
    Williams Natural Gas Co.; correction, 10895
    Wyoming Interstate Co. Ltd., 10836-10837


Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
NOTICES
Money laundering; large-value funds transfers use; policy statement 
          rescission, 10855-10856


Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Change in bank control, 10856
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 10856


Fish and Wildlife Service
RULES
Endangered and threatened species:
    Cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl, 10730-10747
NOTICES
Endangered and threatened species permit applications, 10871
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Sport fish and wildlife restoration administrative projects, 10871-
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Marine mammals permit applications, 10874-10875
Pipeline right-of-way applications:
    Texas, 10875
Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992:
    Approval applications--
        Bright, Heather, 10875


Food and Drug Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Food for human consumption:
    White chocolate; identity standard, 10781-10786


General Services Administration
RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Circular 90-45; introduction
        Correction, 10709-10710
Federal travel:
    Administrator's authority to issue regulations, etc., 10708-10709


Health and Human Services Department
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Children and Families Administration
See Food and Drug Administration
See Health Care Financing Administration
See National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 10856
Poverty income guidelines; annual revision, 10856-10859


Health Care Financing Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Medicare and medicaid programs:
    Home health agencies--
        Outcome and assessment information set (OASIS) use as 
                participation condition, 11035-11064
        Participation conditions, 11005-11035
        Participation conditions and outcome and assessment information 
                set (OASIS) use; introduction, 11004-11005


Housing and Urban Development Department
PROPOSED RULES
Public and Indian housing:
    Rental voucher and certificate programs (Section 8)--
        Leasing to relatives; restrictions, 10786-10787


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


International Development Cooperation Agency
See Overseas Private Investment Corporation


Justice Department
See Justice Programs Office

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Justice Programs Office
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 10879


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Resource advisory councils--
        Arizona, 10875


National Aeronautics and Space Administration
RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Circular 90-45; introduction
        Correction, 10709-10710
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Cassini mission to Saturn and its moons; implementation, 10879-
            10880
Meetings:
    Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications Advisory Committee, 
            10880


National Credit Union Administration
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 10880-10881


National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
RULES
Motor vehicle safety standards:
    Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment--
        Headlamps; visual/optical aiming, 10710-10730


National Institute of Standards and Technology
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards--
        Board of Overseers, 10825
        Panel of Judges, 10825-10826


National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Meetings:
    National Human Genome Research Institute, 10868
    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 10869
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 
            10870
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 10868-10869, 
            10869-10870
    National Institute of Mental Health, 10869
    National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, 
            10869
    Research Grants Division special emphasis panels, 10870-10871


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone--
        Pollock, 10752-10753
    Northeastern United States fisheries, 10747-10752
PROPOSED RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Atlantic swordfish and shark, 10821-10822
    Northeastern United States fisheries--
        New England Fishery Management Council; meeting, 10822-10823
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 10826


National Park Service
NOTICES
Concession contract negotiations:
    Crater Lake National Park, CA; hotel, food, gift, touring, and 
            other services, 10875-10876
    Kings Canyon National Park, CA--
        Cedar Grove and Grant Grove areas; pack station providing pack 
                and saddle animal services and facilities operation, 
                etc., 10876
    Lake Mead National Recreation Area, CA; services continuation at 
            Callville Bay location, 10876
    Sequoia National Park, CA--
        Mineral King area; pack station providing pack and saddle 
                animal services and facilities operation, 10877
        Wolverton area; pack station providing pack and saddle animal 
                services and facilities operation, 10876-10877
Meetings:
    Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission, 10877
    Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Review 
            Committee, 10877-10878
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects:
    Springfield Science Museum, MA; inventory from Chautauqua and 
            Onandaga Counties, NY, 10878


National Science Foundation
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Material Research Special Emphasis Panel, 10881
    Networking and Communications Research and Infrastructure Special 
            Emphasis Panel, 10881


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee, 10882
Petitions; Director's decisions:
    Consumers Power Co. et al., 10882-10885
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Public Service Co. of Colorado, 10881-10882


Overseas Private Investment Corporation
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 10878-10879


Personnel Management Office
RULES
Employment:
    Reduction in force--
        Initial retirement eligibility establishment and health 
                benefits continuance; annual leave use, 10681-10683
NOTICES
Meetings:
    National Partnership Council, 10885


Postal Rate Commission
NOTICES
Post office closings; petitions for appeal:
    Stanley, IA, 10886

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Presidential Documents
PROCLAMATIONS
Special observances:
    Poison Prevention Week, National (Proc. 6977), 11067-11068


President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection
NOTICES
Meetings, 10886


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


Rural Business-Cooperative Service
NOTICES
Meetings:
    National Sheep Industry Improvement Center Board, 10824-10825


Rural Utilities Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, 10825


Securities and Exchange Commission
PROPOSED RULES
Investment companies:
    Registered investment company name requirements, 10955-10962
Investment companies and securities:
    Open-end management investment companies; registration form, 10898-
            10942
Securities:
    Open-end management investment companies; new disclosure option, 
            10943-10955
NOTICES
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., 10888-10892
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    New World Investment Fund, 10886-10887
    Strong Insured Municipal Bond Fund, Inc., 10887-10888


Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:
    Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Co., 10892


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


Transportation Department
See Federal Aviation Administration
See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
See Surface Transportation Board
PROPOSED RULES
Economic regulations:
    International passenger tariff-filing requirements; exemption, 
            10758-10781
NOTICES
Aviation proceedings:
    Certificates of public convenience and necessity and foreign air 
            carrier permits; weekly applications, 10892
Privacy Act:
    Systems of records, 10892


Treasury Department
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 10893


Veterans Affairs Department
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Medical Research Service Merit Review Committee, 10893-10894
  
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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Securities and Exchange Commission, 10898-10962


Part III
Department of Health and Human Services, Children and Families 
          Administration, 10964-11002


Part IV
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Care Financing 
          Administration, 11004-11064


Part V
The President, 11067-11068
  
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                           3 CFR
Proclamations:
6977.................................................11067

                           5 CFR
351..................................................10681
630..................................................10681

                          14 CFR
71 (2 documents).....................................10684
Proposed Rules:
39 (2 documents)....................................10754,
                                                     10756
221..................................................10758
250..................................................10758
293..................................................10758

                          17 CFR
Proposed Rules:
230 (2 documents)....................................10898
                                                    109431
239..................................................10898
270..................................................10898
274..................................................10898

                          18 CFR
284..................................................10684

                          21 CFR
Proposed Rules:
163..................................................10781

                          24 CFR
Proposed Rules:
982..................................................10786

                          29 CFR
Proposed Rules:
1625.................................................10787

                          40 CFR
52...................................................10690
81...................................................10690
82...................................................10700
180..................................................10703

                          41 CFR
302-1................................................10708
302-2................................................10708
302-3................................................10708
302-7................................................10708
302-8................................................10708
302-9................................................10708
302-11...............................................10708

                          42 CFR
Proposed Rules:
484 (3 documents)...................................11004,
                                              11005, 11035

                          47 CFR
Proposed Rules:
1....................................................10793

                          48 CFR
3....................................................10709
5....................................................10709
6....................................................10709
9....................................................10709
11...................................................10709
12...................................................10709
13...................................................10709
15...................................................10709
19...................................................10709
33...................................................10709
36...................................................10709
37...................................................10709
42...................................................10709
52...................................................10709

                          49 CFR
571..................................................10710

                          50 CFR
17...................................................10730
648..................................................10747
649..................................................10747
679..................................................10752
Proposed Rules:
630..................................................10821
648..................................................10821
678..................................................10822