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Agricultural Marketing Service
PROPOSED RULES
Fresh cut flowers and fresh cut greens promotion and information order; 
          referendum procedures, 12976-12979


Agriculture Department
See Agricultural Marketing Service
NOTICES
Privacy Act:
    Computer matching programs, 12986-12987


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 13157-13158
Meetings:
    Birth defects due to thalidomide exposure; prevention, 13158


Coast Guard
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Navigation Safety Advisory Council, 13208


Commerce Department
See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Commodity Futures Trading Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 12987


Comptroller of the Currency
RULES
Government securities sales practices:
    Banks' conduct of business as government securities brokers or 
            dealers; standards, 13276-13288


Defense Department
NOTICES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Ordering procedures for 1997 edition through Government Printing 
            Office, 13260


Drug Enforcement Administration
NOTICES
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    B.I. Chemical, Inc., 13169
    Glaxo Wellcome Inc., 13169
    Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc., 13169
    Knoll Pharmaceuticals, 13170
    Mallinckrodt Chemical, Inc., 13170


Energy Department
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural 
          commodities:
    Imidacloprid, 12953-12959
NOTICES
Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:
    BASF Corp., 13000-13005
Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:
    Micro Flo Co., 12999
Pesticides; emergency exemptions, etc.:
    Dimethomorph, 13005-13006


Farm Credit Administration
RULES
Federal regulatory reform; correction, 13213


Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Air carrier certification and operations:
    Domestic, flag, supplemental, commuter, and on-demand operations--
        Editorial changes, 13248-13257
Airworthiness directives:
    Raytheon, 12949-12951
PROPOSED RULES
Air traffic operating and flight rules:
    Airport security areas, unescorted access privileges; employment 
            history, verification, and criminal history records check, 
            13262-13273
Airworthiness directives:
    Pratt & Whitney, 12979-12981
Commercial launch vehicles; licensing regulations, 13216-13246
NOTICES
Meetings:
    RTCA, Inc., 13208-13209
    Situational Awareness for Safety System Requirements Team, 13209
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
    Marysville, CA, 13209


Federal Communications Commission
RULES
Common carrier services:
    Wireless communications service; reconsideration petitions; 
            expedited pleading cycle for oppositions and replies, 
            12959-12960
PROPOSED RULES
Radio services, special:
    Amateur services--
        Spread spectrum communication technologies; greater use, 12982-
                12983
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 13006-13009
    Submission for OMB review; comment request; correction, 13006
Common carrier services:
    Wireless Telecommunications Bureau; satellite digital audio radio 
            services; auction and filing requirements, 13009-13019

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
RULES
Government securities sales practices:
    Banks' conduct of business as government securities brokers or 
            dealers; standards, 13276-13288


Federal Emergency Management Agency
NOTICES
Disaster and emergency areas:
    Arkansas, 13020
    Indiana, 13020-13021
    Kentucky, 13021
    Tennessee, 13021
Flood insurance program:
    Flood map changes, 13021-13145
Meetings:
    Technical Mapping Advisory Council, 13146


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
    Florida Power Corp. et al., 12990-12994
    Utility-Trade Corp. et al., 12994-12997
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Central Vermont Public Service Corp., 12997
    Whitewater Engineering Corp., 12997-12998
Hydroelectric applications, 12998-12999
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    American Power Reserves Marketing Co., 12987-12988
    El Paso Natural Gas Co., 12988
    Global Energy Services, LLC, 12988
    NorAm Gas Transmission Co., 12988, 12989
    Ozark Gas Transmission System, 12989
    Resource Energy Services Co., LLC; correction, 13213
    Southern California Edison Co., 12989
    Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., 12989-12990
    Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., 12990
    Wasatch Energy Corp., 12990


Federal Housing Finance Board
NOTICES
Federal home loan bank system:
    Financial management policy; policy statement, 13146-13154


Federal Maritime Commission
NOTICES
Freight forwarder licenses:
    Paccent Express Line Co. et al., 13154-13155


Federal Reserve System
RULES
Government securities sales practices:
    Banks' conduct of business as government securities brokers or 
            dealers; standards, 13276-13288
NOTICES
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 13155
    Permissible nonbanking activities, 13155


Federal Trade Commission
NOTICES
Prohibited trade practices:
    J.C. Penney Co., Inc., et al., 13155-13156
    Premier Products, Inc., et al., 13156


Fish and Wildlife Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge, LA; establishment, 
            13162-13163
    Incidental take permits--
        Riverside County, CA; Stephens' kangaroo rat, etc., 13163
Meetings:
    Klamath Fishery Management Council, 13163


Food and Drug Administration
RULES
Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:
    New drug applications--
        Bacitracin methylene disalicylate and chlortetracycline, 12951-
                12952
Color additives:
    1,4-Bis[(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]-9,10-anthracenedione bis(2-
            propenoic)ester copolymers; effective date, 12951
NOTICES
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
    Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee, 13158-13159
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 13159


General Accounting Office
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board, 13156-13157


General Services Administration
NOTICES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Ordering procedures for 1997 edition through Government Printing 
            Office, 13260


Government Ethics Office
NOTICES
Conflict of interests:
    Executive agency ethics training programs
        Correction, 13213


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


Housing and Urban Development Department
RULES
Mortgage and loan insurance programs:
    Home equity conversion mortgage insurance demonstration; mortgage 
            balance definition, etc.; correction, 12952-12953


Immigration and Naturalization Service
RULES
Immigration:
    Educational requirements for naturalization--
        Exceptions due to physical or developmental disability or 
                mental impairment, 12915-12928


Interior Department
See Fish and Wildlife Service
See Land Management Bureau

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Internal Revenue Service
PROPOSED RULES
Income taxes:
    Reorganizations; receipt of rights to acquire corporation 
            securities; and depreciation allocations; recapture among 
            partners in partnership
        Hearing cancellation, 12981


International Trade Commission
NOTICES
Import investigations:
    Administrative protective orders; breaches investigation summary, 
            13164-13168
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 13168


Justice Department
See Drug Enforcement Administration
See Immigration and Naturalization Service
See Justice Programs Office
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 13168-13169


Justice Programs Office
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 13170-13171


Labor Department
See Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Rangeland health standards and grazing management guidelines, AZ, 
            13164


Maritime Administration
NOTICES
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc., 13209-13211


National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NOTICES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Ordering procedures for 1997 edition through Government Printing 
            Office, 13260
Meetings:
    Space Science Advisory Committee, 13171


National Credit Union Administration
RULES
Credit unions:
    Corporate credit unions, 12929-12949


National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
RULES
Motor vehicle safety standards:
    Occupant crash protection--
        Air bag depowering, 12960-12975


National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Naitonal Institute of Mental Health, 13159
    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 13160
    National Institute of Dental Research, 13159-13160
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 
            13160-13161
    National Institute of Mental Health, 13160
    National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 13159
    National Library of Medicine, 13161
    President's Cancer Panel, 13161
    Research Grants Division special emphasis panels, 13161-13162
Patent licenses; non-exclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive:
    Genetics Institute, Inc., 13162


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Northeastern United States fisheries--
        Northeast multispecies, 12983-12985


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee, 13175-13176
Mixed radioactive and hazardous waste:
    Cesium-137 contaminated emission control dust and other incident-
            related material dispostion; staff technical position, 
            13176-13198
Reports; availability, etc.:
    Reactor safety and plant performance; individual plant examination 
            program; comment request and workshop, 13198-13199
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., 13171-13173
    Duke Power Co. et al.; correction, 13213
    Power Authority of State of New York, 13173-13175


Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans Advisory Council, 13171


Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
PROPOSED RULES
Single-employer plans:
    Allocation of assets--
        Mortality tables, 12982


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


Railroad Retirement Board
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 13199


Securities and Exchange Commission
RULES
Securities:
    Securities offerings trading practices rule (Regulation M); 
            manipulation conduct preclusion
        Correction, 13213
NOTICES
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., 13201-13203
    Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc., 13203-13205

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Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Bunker Hill Income Securities, Inc., 13199-13200
    Old Mutual South Africa Equity Trust et al., 13200-13201


Small Business Administration
NOTICES
Disaster loan areas:
    Arkansas, 13205
    California, 13205
    Indiana, 13205
    Kentucky, 13205-13206
    Ohio, 13206
    Tennessee, 13206-13207
    West Virginia, 13207


Thrift Supervision Office
NOTICES
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Heartland Community Bank, 13211


Transportation Department
See Coast Guard
See Federal Aviation Administration
See Maritime Administration
See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 13207-13208
Aviation proceedings:
    Certificates of public convenience and necessity and foreign air 
            carrier permits; weekly applications, 13208


Treasury Department
See Comptroller of the Currency
See Internal Revenue Service
See Thrift Supervision Office
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 13211
Meetings:
    Customs Service Commercial Operations Advisory Committee, 13211


Veterans Affairs Department
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Wage Committee, 13212
  
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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Department of Transportation; Federal Aviation Administration, 13216-
          13246


Part III
Department of Transportation; Federal Aviation Administration, 13248-
          13257


Part IV
Department of Defense; General Services Administration; National 
          Aeronautics and Space Administration, 13260


Part V
Department of Transportation; Federal Aviation Admnistration, 13262-
          13273


Part VI
Department of the Treasury, Comptroller of the Currency; Federal 
          Deposit Insurance Corporation; Federal Reserve System, 13276-
          13288
  
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                           5 CFR
2638.................................................13213

                           7 CFR
Proposed Rules:
1208.................................................12976

                           8 CFR
299..................................................12915
312..................................................12915
499..................................................12915

                          12 CFR
13...................................................13276
208..................................................13276
211..................................................13276
368..................................................13276
611..................................................13213
615..................................................13213
704..................................................12929
709..................................................12929
741..................................................12929

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21...................................................13248
25...................................................13248
39...................................................12949
91...................................................13248
119..................................................13248
121..................................................13248
125..................................................13248
135..................................................13248
Proposed Rules:
39...................................................12979
107..................................................13262
108..................................................13262
401..................................................13216
411..................................................13216
413..................................................13216
415..................................................13216
417..................................................13216

                          17 CFR
242..................................................13213

                          21 CFR
73...................................................12951
558..................................................12951

                          24 CFR
206..................................................12952

                          26 CFR
Proposed Rules:
1....................................................12981

                          29 CFR
Proposed Rules:
4044.................................................12982

                          40 CFR
180..................................................12953

                          47 CFR
1....................................................12959
2....................................................12959
27...................................................12959
97...................................................12959
Proposed Rules:
97...................................................12982

                          49 CFR
571..................................................12960

                          50 CFR
Proposed Rules:
648..................................................12983