[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 84 (Thursday, May 1, 1997)]
[Reader Aids]
[Pages i-vi]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



 
Reader Aids


  Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 84 / Thursday, May 1, 1997 / Reader 
Aids  

  Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 84 / Thursday, May 1, 1997 / Reader 
Aids  

  Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 84 / Thursday, May 1, 1997 / Reader 
Aids  

[[Page i]]



CUSTOMER SERVICE AND INFORMATION

----------------------------------------------------------

Federal Register/Code of Federal Regulations

General Information, indexes and other finding              202-523-5227
aids

Laws

For additional information                                      523-5227

Presidential Documents

Executive orders and proclamations                              523-5227
The United States Government Manual                             523-5227

  

Other Services

Electronic and on-line services (voice)                         523-4534
Privacy Act Compilation                                         523-3187
TDD for the hearing impaired                                    523-5229

==========================================================

ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARD

Free Electronic Bulletin Board service for Public Law 
numbers, Federal Register finding aids, and list of 
documents on public inspection.                                 202-275-0920

FAX-ON-DEMAND

You may access our Fax-On-Demand service. You only need a 
fax machine and there is no charge for the service except 
for long distance telephone charges the user may incur. The 
list of documents on public inspection and the daily Federal 
Register's table of contents are available using this 
service. The document numbers are 7050-Public Inspection 
list and 7051-Table of Contents list. The public inspection 
list will be updated immediately for documents filed on an 
emergency basis.
NOTE: YOU WILL ONLY GET A LISTING OF DOCUMENTS ON FILE AND 
NOT THE ACTUAL DOCUMENT. Documents on public inspection may 
be viewed and copied in our office located at 800 North 
Capitol Street, N.W., Suite 700. The Fax-On-Demand telephone 
number is:                                                      301-713-6905

==========================================================

FEDERAL REGISTER PAGES AND DATES, MAY

----------------------------------------------------------

23613-23938............................................. 1
  


----------------------------------------------------------

CFR PARTS AFFECTED DURING MAY

----------------------------------------------------------

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.

[[Page ii]]

                         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 MAY 1, 1997
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Agricultural Marketing Service
Egg, poultry and rabbit products; inspection and grading; published 4-
   14-97
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Genetically engineered organisms and products; requirements and 
   procedures simplification
   Withdrawn; published 5-1-97
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Fishery conservation and management:
   Fishery negotiation panels; establishment and operation procedures; 
      published 5-1-97
   Northeastern United States fisheries--
      Northeast multispecies; published 4-1-97
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Superfund program:
   National oil and hazardous substances contingency plan--
      National priorities list update; published 4-1-97
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Common carrier services:
   Other billing and collecting expenses; local exchange carriers 
      separations procedures; published 4-1-97
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION
Single-employer plans:
   Allocation of assets--
      Interest assumptions for valuing benefits; published 4-15-97
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Social security benefits:
   Cycling payments; additional days throughout month on which benefits 
      will be paid; published 2-11-97
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Air traffic operating and flight rules, etc.:
   Grand Canyon National Park, CO; special flight rules in vicinity 
      (SFAR No. 50-2); published 2-26-97
   Grand Canyon National Park, CO; special flight rules in vicinity 
      (SFAR No. 50-2)--
      Correction; published 3-13-97
      Noise limitations; published 12-31-96
      Noise limitations; correction; published 3-13-97
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Highway Administration
Engineering and traffic operations:
   Design standards for highways--
      Geometric design policy; numerical values to metric conversion; 
         published 4-1-97
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Motor vehicle safety standards:
   Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment--
      Headlamps; visual/optical aiming; published 3-10-97
VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
Work-study services performance; debt reduction; published 4-1-97
                  COMMENTS DUE NEXT WEEK
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Agricultural Marketing Service
Honey research, promotion, and consumer information order; comments due 
   by 5-6-97; published 3-7-97
Milk marketing orders:
   Eastern Colorado; comments due by 5-8-97; published 4-8-97
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Interstate transportation of animals and animal products (quarantine):
   Brucellosis in cattle and bison--
      State and area classifications; comments due by 5-5-97; published 
         3-6-97
Plant-related quarantine, domestic:
   Asian longhorned beetle; comments due by 5-6-97; published 3-7-97
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Crop insurance regulations:
   Popcorn; comments due by 5-9-97; published 4-9-97
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Grants:
   Rural venture capital demonstration program; comments due by 5-9-97; 
      published 4-9-97
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Rural Telephone Bank
Loan policies:
   Telecommunications loan program; policies, types, and requirements; 
      comments due by 5-6-97; published 3-7-97
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Rural Utilities Service
Telephone loans:
   Telecommunications loan program; policies, types, and requirements; 
      comments due by 5-6-97; published 3-7-97
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Fishery conservation and management:
   Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone--
      Aleutian Islands shortraker and rougheye rockfish; comments due by 
         5-6-97; published 4-25-97
      Pacific cod; comments due by 5-5-97; published 4-18-97
   Magnuson Act provisions and Northeastern United States fisheries--
      Experimental fishing permit applications; comments due by 5-9-97; 
         published 4-24-97
   Northeastern United States fisheries--
      Summer flounder, etc.; comments due by 5-8-97; published 4-8-97
   West Coast States and Western Pacific fisheries--
      Ocean salmon off coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California; 
         comments due by 5-9-97; published 4-24-97
      Pacific Coast groundfish; comments due by 5-5-97; published 3-21-
         97
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
Bankruptcy:
   Chicago Board of Trade--London International Financial Futures and 
      Options Exchange Trading Link; distribution of customer property 
      related to trading; comments due by 5-7-97; published 4-22-97
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
Acquisition regulations:
   Earned value management systems; comments due by 5-5-97; published 3-
      5-97
ENERGY DEPARTMENT
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office
Consumer products; energy conservation program:
   Certification requirements and test procedures--
      Plumbing products and residential appliances; comments due by 5-6-
         97; published 2-20-97
   Refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers, externally vented; test 
      procedures; comments due by 5-8-97; published 4-8-97
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Air programs:
   Locomotives and locomotive engines; emission standards; hearing; 
      comments due by 5-8-97; published 4-16-97
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
   States:
   Illinois; comments due by 5-8-97; published 4-8-97
   Indiana; comments due by 5-5-97; published 4-3-97

[[Page iii]]

   Minnesota; comments due by 5-9-97; published 4-9-97
   New Hampshire; comments due by 5-9-97; published 4-9-97
   Utah; comments due by 5-9-97; published 4-9-97
   Vermont; comments due by 5-9-97; published 4-9-97
Clean Air Act:
   Federal operating permits program; Indian country policy; comments 
      due by 5-5-97; published 3-21-97
   State operating permits programs--
      Arizona; comments due by 5-5-97; published 4-4-97
Hazardous waste:
   Characteristic metal wastes; treatment standards (Phase IV); data 
      availability; comments due by 5-8-97; published 4-8-97
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
Employment discrimination:
   Age Discrimination in Employment Act--
      Rights and claims waivers; comments due by 5-9-97; published 3-10-
         97
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Common carrier services:
   Satellite communications--
      Fixed-satellite, fixed, mobile, and government operations; 
         spectrum allocation; comments due by 5-5-97; published 4-4-97
Radio services, special:
   Amateur services--
      Spread spectrum communication technologies; greater use; comments 
         due by 5-5-97; published 3-19-97
Radio stations; table of assignments:
   Indiana; comments due by 5-5-97; published 3-21-97
   Texas; comments due by 5-5-97; published 3-25-97
   Wisconsin; comments due by 5-5-97; published 3-21-97
FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE BOARD
Federal home loan bank system:
   Housing finance and community investment; mission achievement; 
      comments due by 5-9-97; published 4-9-97
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Trade regulation rules:
   Home entertainment products; power output claims for amplifiers; 
      comments due by 5-7-97; published 4-7-97
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Food and Drug Administration
Chlorofluorocarbon propellants in self-pressurized containers; current 
   usage determined to be no longer essential; comments due by 5-5-97; 
   published 3-6-97
Human drugs:
   Current good manufacturing practice--
      Dietary supplements and dietary supplement ingredients; comments 
         due by 5-7-97; published 2-6-97
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Indirect cost appeals; informal grant appeals procedure; CFR part 
   removed; comments due by 5-5-97; published 3-5-97
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Public and Indian housing:
   Rental voucher and certificate programs (Section 8)--
      Leasing to relatives; restrictions; comments due by 5-9-97; 
         published 3-10-97
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Land Management Bureau
Federal regulatory review:
   Coal management; comments due by 5-9-97; published 4-9-97
   Delegation of authority, cooperative agreements and contracts for oil 
      and gas inspections; comments due by 5-9-97; published 4-9-97
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered and threatened species:
   Desert bighorn sheep; Peninsular Ranges population; comments due by 
      5-7-97; published 4-7-97
Endangered Species Convention:
   Appendices and amendments; comments due by 5-9-97; published 4-17-97
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Minerals Management Service
Royalty management:
   Reporting and paying royalties on gas standards and gas analysis 
      report; comments due by 5-5-97; published 4-4-97
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions:
   Montana; comments due by 5-7-97; published 4-7-97
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Nonimmigrant classes:
   Nurses (H-1A category); extension of authorized period of stay in 
      U.S.; processing procedures; comments due by 5-6-97; published 3-
      7-97
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
Prisons Bureau
General management policy:
   Searching and detaining or arresting persons other than inmates; 
      comments due by 5-5-97; published 3-5-97
Inmate control, custody, care, etc.:
   Progress reports; triennial preparation; comments due by 5-5-97; 
      published 3-5-97
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Plants and materials; physical protection:
   Nuclear power plant security requirements; deletion of certain 
      requirements associated with internal threat; comments due by 5-6-
      97; published 2-20-97
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT OFFICE
Employment:
   Reduction in force--
      Initial retirement eligibility establishment and health benefits 
         continuance; annual leave use; comments due by 5-9-97; 
         published 3-10-97
POSTAL SERVICE
International Mail Manual:
   Global package link (GPL) service--
      Implementation; comments due by 5-9-97; published 4-9-97
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Coast Guard
Drawbridge operations:
   Louisiana; comments due by 5-5-97; published 4-4-97
Ports and waterways safety:
   Port Everglades, FL; safety zone; comments due by 5-5-97; published 
      3-7-97
Regattas and marine parades:
   Fort Myers Beach Offshore Grand Prix; comments due by 5-7-97; 
      published 4-7-97
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Economic regulations:
   International passenger tariff-filing requirements; exemption; 
      comments due by 5-9-97; published 3-10-97
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Airworthiness directives:
   Airbus; comments due by 5-5-97; published 3-26-97
   Airbus Industrie; comments due by 5-5-97; published 3-26-97
   Boeing; comments due by 5-5-97; published 3-4-97
   Dornier; comments due by 5-5-97; published 3-26-97
   Gulfstream American (Frakes Aviation); comments due by 5-5-97; 
      published 3-26-97
   Lockheed; comments due by 5-5-97; published 3-26-97
   Pilatus Britten-Norman Ltd.; comments due by 5-5-97; published 3-3-97

[[Page iv]]

__________________________________________________________

                    LIST OF PUBLIC LAWS
__________________________________________________________

This is a continuing list of public bills from the current 
session of Congress which have become Federal laws. It may 
be used in conjunction with ``P L U S'' (Public Laws 
Update Service) on 202-523-6641. This list is also 
available online at http://www.nara.gov/nara/fedreg/
fedreg.html.

The text of laws is not published in the Federal Register 
but may be ordered in ``slip law'' (individual pamphlet) 
form from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government 
Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 (phone, 202-512-
2470). The text will also be made available on the 
Internet from GPO Access at http://www.access.gpo.gov/
su--docs/. Some laws may not yet be available.

H.R. 785/P.L. 105-10
To designate the J. Phil Campbell, Senior, Natural 
Resource Conservation Center. (Apr. 24, 1997; 111 Stat. 
21)
H.R. 1225/P.L. 105-11
To make a technical correction to title 28, United States 
Code, relating to jurisdiction for lawsuits against 
terrorist states. (Apr. 25, 1997; 111 Stat. 22)
Last List April 16, 1997
  
  
  

[[Page v]]

  

     / Contents   

------------------------------------------------------------------------

                    FEDERAL REGISTER WORKSHOP

           THE FEDERAL REGISTER: WHAT IT IS AND HOW TO USE IT

  FOR:   Any person who uses the Federal Register and Code of Federal 
            Regulations.
  WHO:   Sponsored by the Office of the Federal Register.
  WHAT:  Free public briefings (approximately 3 hours) to present:
         1. The regulatory process, with a focus on the Federal 
            Register system and the public's role in the development 
            of regulations.
         2. The relationship between the Federal Register and Code 
            of Federal Regulations.
         3. The important elements of typical Federal Register 
            documents.
         4. An introduction to the finding aids of the FR/CFR 
            system.
  WHY:   To provide the public with access to information necessary to 
            research Federal agency regulations which directly affect 
            them. There will be no discussion of specific agency 
            regulations.
                    ------------------------------

                          WASHINGTON, DC

WHEN:          May 13, 1997 at 9:00 am
WHERE:         Office of the Federal Register
               Conference Room
               800 North Capitol Street, NW.
               Washington, DC
               (3 blocks north of Union Station Metro)
RESERVATIONS:  202-523-4538
                    ------------------------------

                          Long Beach, CA

WHEN:          May 20, 1997 at 9:00 am to 12:00 noon
WHERE:         Glenn M. Anderson Federal Building
               501 W. Ocean Blvd.
               Conference Room 3470
               Long Beach, CA 90802
                    ------------------------------

                        San Francisco, CA

WHEN:          May 21, 1997 at 9:00 am to 12:00 noon
WHERE:         Phillip Burton Federal Building and Courthouse
               450 Golden Gate Avenue
               San Francisco, CA 94102
                    ------------------------------

                          Anchorage, AK

WHEN:          May 23, 1997 at 9:00 am to 12:00 noon
WHERE:         Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse
               222 West 7th Avenue
               Executive Dining Room (Inside Cafeteria)
               Anchorage, AK 99513
RESERVATIONS:  For Long Beach, San Francisco, and Anchorage workshops 
                 please call Federal Information Center
               1-800-688-9889 x 0

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    


  Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 84 / Thursday, May 1, 1997 / Reader 
Aids   

[[Page vi]]


      


TABLE OF EFFECTIVE DATES AND TIME PERIODS--MAY 1997
_______________________________________________________________________

    This table is used by the Office of the Federal Register to compute 
certain dates, such as effective dates and comment deadlines, which 
appear in agency documents. In computing these dates, the day after 
publication is counted as the first day.
    When a date falls on a weekend or holiday, the next Federal 
business day is used. (See 1 CFR 18.17)
    A new table will be published in the first issue of each month.

                                                                                                                                                                                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Date of FR  publication          15 days after  publication      30 days after  publication      45 days after  publication     60 days after  publication     90 days after  publication 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               May 1                             May 16                          June 2                         June 16                        June 30                        July 30           
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               May 2                             May 19                          June 2                         June 16                         July 1                        July 31           
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               May 5                             May 20                          June 4                         June 19                         July 7                        August 4          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               May 6                             May 21                          June 5                         June 20                         July 7                        August 4          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               May 7                             May 22                          June 6                         June 23                         July 7                        August 5          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               May 8                             May 23                          June 9                         June 23                         July 7                        August 6          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               May 9                             May 27                          June 9                         June 23                         July 8                        August 7          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               May 12                            May 27                          June 11                        June 26                        July 11                       August 11          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               May 13                            May 28                          June 12                        June 27                        July 14                       August 11          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               May 14                            May 29                          June 13                        June 30                        July 14                       August 12          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               May 15                            May 30                          June 16                        June 30                        July 14                       August 13          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               May 16                            June 2                          June 16                        June 30                        July 15                       August 14          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               May 19                            June 3                          June 18                         July 3                        July 18                       August 18          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               May 20                            June 4                          June 19                         July 7                        July 21                       August 18          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               May 21                            June 5                          June 20                         July 7                        July 21                       August 19          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               May 22                            June 6                          June 23                         July 7                        July 21                       August 20          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               May 23                            June 9                          June 23                         July 7                        July 22                       August 21          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               May 27                            June 11                         June 26                        July 11                        July 28                       August 25          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               May 28                            June 12                         June 27                        July 14                        July 28                       August 26          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               May 29                            June 13                         June 30                        July 14                        July 28                       August 27          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               May 30                            June 16                         June 30                        July 14                        July 29                       August 28          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------