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Agriculture Department
See Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service


Army Department
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Science Board, 33057-33058


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Occupational safety and health--
        Occupational latex allergy prevention in health care workers, 
                33088-33092
        State-based surveillance activities; sentinel event 
                notification systems for occupational risk (SENSOR) 
                program, 33082-33088
Meetings:
    Public Health Service Activities and Research at DOE Sites Citizens 
            Advisory Committee, 33092


Civil Rights Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; State advisory committees:
    District of Columbia, 33055
    Kansas, 33055


Commerce Department
See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 33055-33056


Commodity Futures Trading Commission
RULES
Commodities Exchange Act:
    Leverage transactions--
        Financial report filing attestations; personal identification 
                number (PIN)/manual signature equivalency, 33007


Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Special research programs--
        Pest management alternatives research, 33308-33313


Defense Department
See Army Department
See Defense Intelligence Agency
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 33056-33057
Meetings:
    National Defense Panel, 33057


Defense Intelligence Agency
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Scientific Advisory Board, 33058


Delaware River Basin Commission
NOTICES
Hearings, 33058-33059


Education Department
NOTICES
Postsecondary education:
    Federal Perkins loan, Federal work-study, and Federal supplemental 
            educational opportunity grant programs--
        Fiscal operations report and application; filing closing date, 
                33336-33337


Employment Standards Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, as amended:
    Black Lung Benefits Act--
        Individual claims by former coal miners and dependents 
                processing and adjudication; regulations clarification 
                and simplification, 33043-33044


Energy Department
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Russian Federation; radiation health effects studies, 33059-33063


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Clean Air Act:
    State operating permits programs--
        Michigan, 33010-33012
Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural 
          commodities:
    Bromoxynil, 33019-33023
    Metolachlor, 33012-33019
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 33068-33075
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 33075-33076
Grants, State and local assistance:
    Grantee performance evaluation reports--
        Missouri et al., 33076
Meetings:
    Environmental Policy and Technology National Advisory Council, 
            33076-33077
    Pollution prevention alternative; pesticide forumlating, packaging, 
            and repackaging effluent limitations; guidelines and 
            standards, 33077-33078
Reports; availability, etc.:
    Expedited review of conventional pesticides under reduced risk 
            initiative and for biological pesticides; guidelines, 
            33078-33080

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Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Class E airspace; correction, 33006
PROPOSED RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Airbus Industrie, 33040-33043
NOTICES
Exemption petitions; summary and disposition, 33151


Federal Election Commission
PROPOSED RULES
Rulemaking petitions:
    Prohibited and excessive contributions; ``soft money'', 33040
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 33080


Federal Emergency Management Agency
RULES
Flood elevation determinations:
    Alaska et al., 33023-33026
    Arizona et al., 33026-33028
PROPOSED RULES
Flood elevation determinations:
    Arizona et al., 33048-33054
NOTICES
Disaster and emergency areas:
    Kentucky, 33080
Meetings:
    National Fire Academy Board of Visitors, 33080


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
    Minnesota Power & Light Co. et al., 33067-33068
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Delmarva Power & Light Co., 33063
    East Tennessee Natural Gas Co., 33063
    El Paso Natural Gas Co., 33063
    Gasdel Pipeline System, Inc., 33064
    Kentucky Utilities Co., 33064
    KN Wattenberg Transmission Ltd. Liability Co., 33064
    Koch Gateway Pipeline Co., 33064-33065
    Madison Gas & Electric Co., 33065
    Michigan Gas Storage Co., 33065
    Midwestern Gas Transmission Co., 33065-33066
    National Fuel Gas Supply Corp., 33066
    Paiute Pipeline Co., 33066
    Public Service Co. of Colorado, 33066
    TCP Gathering Co., 33066-33067
    Williams Natural Gas Co., 33067


Federal Highway Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Right-of-way and environment:
    Mitigation of impacts to wetlands, 33047-33048


Federal Housing Finance Board
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 33080-33081


Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 33081


Federal Trade Commission
PROPOSED RULES
Industry guides:
    Watch industry, 33316-33334


Financial Management Service
See Fiscal Service


Fiscal Service
RULES
Book-entry Treasury bonds, notes, and bills
    Uniform Commercial Code--Investment Securities; Article 8 
            exceptions; District of Columbia, 33010


Fish and Wildlife Service
RULES
Endangered and threatened species:
    Coho salmon; Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast 
            evolutionarily significant unit, 33038-33039
    Contra Costa goldfields, etc. (four plants from vernal pools and 
            mesic areas, CA), 33029-33038
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Incidental take permits--
        Natomas Basin Area, Sacramento and Sutter Counties, CA; giant 
                garter snake, etc., 33099-33101


Food and Drug Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Medical devices:
    Class III preamendment devices; lung water monitor, powered vaginal 
            muscle stimulator for therapeutic use, and stair-climbing 
            wheelchair, 33044-33046
NOTICES
Medical devices; premarket approval:
    Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test, 33092-
            33093
Meetings:
    Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee, 33093
    Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee, 33093-
            33094
Reports; availability, etc.:
    Computerized systems used in clinical trials; guidance, 33094
    Ruminant feed; animal proteins prohibition; small entity compliance 
            guide, 33095


Geological Survey
NOTICES
Baltimore-Washington, DC area; aggregate resources and urban growth 
          issues studies; contribution acceptance from National Stone 
          Association, 33101


Health and Human Services Department
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Food and Drug Administration
See Health Care Financing Administration
See Health Resources and Services Administration
NOTICES
Meetings:
    HIV/AIDS Presidential Advisory Council, 33081
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
    Emergency Preparedness Office, 33081-33082


Health Care Financing Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Medicare:
    Physician fee schedule (1998 CY); payment policies and relative 
            value unit adjustments and clinical psychologist fee 
            schedule; establishment, 33158-33305
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 33095

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Health Resources and Services Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 33095-33096
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 33096-33097
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
    Childhood Vaccines Advisory Commission, 33097
National vaccine injury compensation program:
    Petitions received, 33098-33099


Housing and Urban Development Department
RULES
Community facilities:
    Youthbuild program; application and grant award process regulations 
            removed
        Correction, 33156


Indian Affairs Bureau
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 33101-33102


Interior Department
See Fish and Wildlife Service
See Geological Survey
See Indian Affairs Bureau
See Land Management Bureau
See Minerals Management Service
See National Park Service


Internal Revenue Service
RULES
Employment taxes and collection of income taxes at source:
    Taxpayer identification number (TIN) matching program, 33008-33009


International Trade Commission
NOTICES
Import investigations:
    Engineered process gas turbo-compressor systems from--
        Japan, 33115-33116


Justice Department
See Parole Commission


Labor Department
See Employment Standards Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 33116


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Rangeland health standards and grazing management guidelines--
        Montana et al., 33102
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Newmont Gold Co., Elko District, NV; mining plan of operations, 
            33102-33103
Meetings:
    Resource advisory councils--
        Lower Snake River District, 33103
Public land orders:
    Alaska, 33103-33104
    California, 33104
Resource management plans, etc.:
    Lahontan and Walker Resource Areas, Lyon County, NV, 33104-33105
    Snake River Resource Area, ID, 33105


Legal Services Corporation
NOTICES
Grants and contracts; competitive grant funds; correction, 33116-33117


Minerals Management Service
RULES
Outer Continental Shelf; oil, gas, and sulphur operations:
    Incorporations by reference; amendments; correction, 33156


National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 33117


National Credit Union Administration
RULES
Credit unions:
    Investment and deposit activities, 32989-33006


National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Research and development programs, 33151


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RULES
International fisheries regulations:
    Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984; 
            conservation and management measures, 33039
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee, 33056


National Park Service
NOTICES
National Historic Preservation Act; implementation:
    Federal agency historic preservation programs; standards and 
            guidelines, 33105-33115


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Operating licenses, amendments; no significant hazards considerations; 
          biweekly notices, 33117-33142


Parole Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 33116


Postal Service
NOTICES
Domestic mail classifications and rates, 33142-33144


Public Health Service
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Food and Drug Administration
See Health Resources and Services Administration


Research and Special Programs Administration
NOTICES
Hazardous materials:
    Applications; exemptions, renewals, etc., 33151-33153

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Securities and Exchange Commission
RULES
Investment advisers:
    Advisers between Commission and states; reallocation of 
            responsibilities
        Correction, 33008
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 33144
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    Delta Clearing Corp., 33145-33147
    Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc., 33147-33150
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    American Government Term Trust Inc., 33145


State Department
NOTICES
Meetings:
    International Communications and Information Policy Advisory 
            Committee, 33150
    International Telecommunications Advisory Committee, 33150-33151


Surface Transportation Board
RULES
Practice and procedure:
    Rail passenger carrier commutation or suburban fare increases; CFR 
            part removed, 33028-33029
NOTICES
Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:
    San Joaquin Valley Railroad Co., 33153


Transportation Department
See Federal Aviation Administration
See Federal Highway Administration
See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
See Research and Special Programs Administration
See Surface Transportation Board


Treasury Department
See Fiscal Service
See Internal Revenue Service


Veterans Affairs Department
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 33153-33155
  
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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Care Financing 
          Administration, 33158-33305


Part III
Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research, Education, and 
          Extension Service, 33308-33313


Part IV
Federal Trade Commission, 33316-33334


Part V
Department of Education, 33336-33337
  
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                          11 CFR
Proposed Rules:
100..................................................33040
102..................................................33040
104..................................................33040
106..................................................33040
110..................................................33040
114..................................................33040

                          12 CFR
703..................................................32989

                          14 CFR
71...................................................33006
Proposed Rules:
39...................................................33040

                          16 CFR
Proposed Rules:
245..................................................33316

                          17 CFR
1....................................................33007
279..................................................33008

                          20 CFR
Proposed Rules:
718..................................................33043
722..................................................33043
725..................................................33043
726..................................................33043
727..................................................33043

                          21 CFR
Proposed Rules:
868..................................................33044
884..................................................33044
890..................................................33044

                          23 CFR
Proposed Rules:
777..................................................33047

                          24 CFR
585..................................................33156

                          26 CFR
31...................................................33008
35a..................................................33008

                          30 CFR
250..................................................33156

                          31 CFR
357..................................................33010

                          40 CFR
70...................................................33010
180 (2 documents)...................................33012,
                                                     33019

                          42 CFR
Proposed Rules:
400..................................................33158
405..................................................33158
410..................................................33158
414..................................................33158

                          44 CFR
65 (2 documents)....................................33023,
                                                     33026
Proposed Rules:
67...................................................33048

                          49 CFR
1136.................................................33028

                          50 CFR
17 (2 documents)....................................33029,
                                                     33038
300..................................................33039