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Agricultural Research Service
NOTICES
Patent licenses; non-exclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive:
    Small Potatoes, Inc., 35780


Agriculture Department
See Agricultural Research Service
See Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
See Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
See Forest Service
See Rural Housing Service
See Rural Utilities Service


Air Force Department
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 35789-35790


Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
NOTICES
Meetings:
    National Animal Damage Control Advisory Committee, 35780


Antitrust Division
NOTICES
National cooperative research notifications:
    Avondale Industries, Inc., 35836


Coast Guard
RULES
Regattas and marine parades:
    New Haven Harborfest Fireworks Display; New Haven, CT, 35680-35681


Commerce Department
See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOTICES
Internet domain names; registration and administration; request for 
          comments, 35896-35897


Commission of Fine Arts
NOTICES
Meetings, 35788


Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
NOTICES
Special access and special regime programs; participation denial:
    Caribbean Basin countries, 35788


Consumer Product Safety Commission
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 35788-35789


Defense Department
See Air Force Department
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Contract quality requirements, 35901-35902
    Transfer of assets following business consolidation, 35900-35901
NOTICES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Agency information collection activities--
        Proposed collection; comment request, 35789


Education Department
NOTICES
Postsecondary education:
    Agencies applying for renewal, 35790-35792


Employment and Training Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 35836-35838
Federal-State unemployment compensation program:
    Benefit period eligibility; Alaska, 35838


Employment Standards Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Longshore and Harbor Worker's Compensation Act:
    Administration and procedure--
        Civil penalties, 35715-35716


Energy Department
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
          States:
    Tennessee, 35681-35683
Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural 
          commodities:
    Tebufenozide, 35683-35689
Superfund program:
    National oil and hazardous substances contingency plan--
        National priorities list update, 35690-35691
Toxic substances:
    Significant new uses--
        Aliphatic ester, etc., 35691-35692
        Alkenoic acid, trisubstituted-benzyl-disubstituted-phenyl 
                ester, etc; revocation, 35689-35690
PROPOSED RULES
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
          States:
    Missouri, 35756-35759
    Tennessee, 35756
Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural 
          commodities:
    Pesticide residues; revoked tolerances for commodities no longer 
            regulated, 35760-35762
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 35803
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 35803-35804
Meetings:
    Environmental Policy and Technology National Advisory Council, 
            35804

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Pesticide petitions:
    Bayer Corp., et al., 35804-35812
Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:
    Monitor 4 insecticide, etc., 35812-35815


Executive Office of the President
See Presidential Documents


Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Pilatus Britten-Norman Ltd., 35670-35672
Class E airspace; correction, 35893
PROPOSED RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Boeing, 35711-35713
    Cessna Aircraft Co., 35708-35709
    Dornier, 35706-35707
    Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche, 35698-35699
    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., 35696-35698
    Partenavia Costruzioni Aeronauticas, 35702-35703
    Pilatus Aircraft Ltd., 35700-35702
    Raytheon Aircraft Co., 35704-35705
    SIAI Marchetti S.r.1., 35709-35711
Jet routes, 35713-35715
NOTICES
Advisory circulars; availability, etc.:
    Transport category rotorcraft--
        Military surplus helicopters, 35872-35875
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Kistler Aerospace Corp.; Nevada test site, 35875-35876
Exemption petitions; summary and disposition, 35876-35879
Meetings:
    Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee, 35879
    RTCA, Inc., 35879
    Situational Awareness Safety System Requirements Team, 35880
Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:
    Valdosta Regional Airport, GA, 35880-35881


Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
RULES
Crop insurance regulations:
    Macadamia nuts, 35661-35666
    Macadamia tree crop, 35666-35670


Federal Election Commission
RULES
Reports by political committees:
    Best efforts; $200+ contributors identification; transmittal to 
            Congress; effective date, 35670


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Duke Power Co., 35802
    Upper Peninsula Power Co., 35802-35803
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Algonquin Gas Transmission Co., 35792
    Boston Edison Co., 35792-35793
    Central Hudson Enterprise Corp., 35793-35795
    Central Illinois Light Co., et al., 35796
    Cinergy Services, Inc., 35796
    Delmarva Power & Light Co., 35796
    EGAN HUB PARTNERS, L.P., 35796-35797
    El Paso Natural Gas Co., 35797
    Kansas Small Producer Group, 35797-35798
    Mesa Operating Co., 35798
    Mojave Pipeline Co., 35798
    National Fuel Gas Supply Corp., 35799
    Northeast Utilities System, et al., 35799-35800
    Northern Natural Gas Co., 35800
    Pacific Gas & Electric Co. et al., 35800
    Pacific Gas Transmission Co., 35800-35801
    Pennsylvania Power & Light Co., 35801
    Southern California Edison Co., 35801
    Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency, 35801
    Texas Eastern Transmission Corp.; correction, 35893
    Texas Gas Transmission Corp., 35801-35802
    Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., 35802


Federal Highway Administration
NOTICES
Motor carrier safety regulations:
    Rauenhorst, David R.; waiver application of vision requirements, 
            35788


Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Change in bank control, 35815
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 35815


Federal Trade Commission
NOTICES
Prohibited trade practices:
    1554 Corp. et al., 35815-35816
    Administrative Co. et al., 35816
    American Cyanamid Co., 35816
    Exxon Corp., 35816-35818
    Herb Gordon Auto World, Inc., et al., 35818
    Huling Bros. Chevrolet, Inc., et al., 35818-35819
    Money Tree, Inc., et al., 35819
    Nationwide Syndications, Inc., et al., 35819
    Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc., 35820
    SplitFire, Inc., 35820
    Zale Corp., 35820-35821


Fine Arts Commission
See Commission of Fine Arts


Fish and Wildlife Service
PROPOSED RULES
Endangered and threatened species:
    Recovery plans--
        Grizzly bear, 35762-35773
NOTICES
Endangered and threatened species permit applications, 35829


Food and Drug Administration
NOTICES
Medical devices; premarket approval:
    Biotronik, Inc.; dromos DR/DR-A and dromos SR/SR-B cardiac pacing 
            system, 35821
    DePuy, Inc.; DePuy 1 bone cement, 35821-35822
    Intermedics Inc.; thinline models 430-10 and 432-04 endocardial 
            pacing leads, 35822-35823


Forest Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Idaho Panhandle National Forests; St. Joe weed control project, 
            35780-35782
Records of decision:
    Black Hills National Forest, 35782

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General Services Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Contract quality requirements, 35901-35902
    Transfer of assets following business consolidation, 35900-35901
NOTICES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Agency information collection activities--
        Proposed collection; comment request, 35789


Health and Human Services Department
See Food and Drug Administration
See Health Care Financing Administration
See National Institutes of Health
See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Health Care Financing Administration
RULES
Group health plans and individual coverage; access, portability, and 
          renewability requirements:
    Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 35904-35906
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 35823-35824
Medicare:
    Peer review organizations; 5th scope of work; evaluation 
            methodology, 35824-35826


Housing and Urban Development Department
PROPOSED RULES
Mortgage and loan insurance programs:
    Multifamily housing mortgage insurance; electronic payment, 35716-
            35718
Public and Indian housing:
    Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 
            1996; implementation, 35718-35751
NOTICES
Public and Indian housing:
    Reasonable revitalization potential assessment of public housing 
            required by law; time frames amendment, 35827-35828


Indian Affairs Bureau
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 35829-35830
White Mountain Apache Tribe:
    Judgment funds distribution, 35830-35831


Interior Department
See Fish and Wildlife Service
See Indian Affairs Bureau
See Land Management Bureau
See Reclamation Bureau


Internal Revenue Service
RULES
Excise taxes:
    Group health plans; access, portability, and renewability 
            requirements
        Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 35904-35906
Income taxes:
    Guidance regarding claims for income tax convention benefits, 
            35673-35680
PROPOSED RULES
Income taxes:
    Guidance regarding claims for income tax convention benefits, 
            35755-35756
    Permitted elimination of preretirement optional benefit forms, 
            35752-35755


International Trade Commission
NOTICES
Import investigations:
    Harmonized Tariff Schedule--
        Rules of origin, 35834-35835


Justice Department
See Antitrust Division
NOTICES
Meetings:
    President's Advisory Board on Race, 35835
Pollution control; consent judgments:
    Erie Coatings & Chemicals, Inc. et al., 35835
    Hoge Lumber Co., 35836
    Rohm & Haas Co., 35836


Labor Department
See Employment and Training Administration
See Employment Standards Administration
See Occupational Safety and Health Administration
See Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Motor vehicle use restrictions:
    Idaho, 35832
Public land orders:
    Utah; correction, 35893
Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:
    Idaho, 35832
    Oregon, 35832-35833
    Wyoming, 35833
Survey plat filings:
    Arkansas, 35833


Maritime Administration
NOTICES
Cargo preference--U.S. flag vessels:
    Waivers; policy statement, 35881-35887


National Aeronautics and Space Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Contract quality requirements, 35901-35902
    Transfer of assets following business consolidation, 35900-35901
NOTICES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Agency information collection activities--
        Proposed collection; comment request, 35789


National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Pre-Driver Licensure Drug Testing Programs, 35887-35892

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National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Meetings:
    National Institute of General Medical Sciences, 35826


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries--
        Gulf of Mexico shrimp, 35774-35779
NOTICES
Meetings:
    New England Fishery Management Council, 35787-35788


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Babcock & Wilcox, Nuclear Environmental Services, Inc., 35844-35846
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 35846
Operating licenses, amendments; no significant hazards considerations; 
          biweekly notices, 35846-35858
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
    Local public document room relocation and establishment--
        Georgia Institute of Technology Research Reactor, Decatur 
                Library, GA; closure, 35858
Reports; availability, etc.:
    Categorizing and Transporting Low Specific Activity Materials and 
            Surface Contaminated Objects, 35858-35859
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Apgee Corp., 35839-35841
    Envirocare of Utah, Inc., 35841-35842
    Tennessee Valley Authority, 35843-35844


Occupational Safety and Health Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 35838-35839


Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
RULES
Group health plans; access, portability, and renewability requirements:
    Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 35904-35906
NOTICES
Employee benefit plans; prohibited transaction exemptions:
    Washington National Retirement Plan, et al., 35839


Personnel Management Office
PROPOSED RULES
Retirement:
    Civil Service Retirement System--
        Retirement and insurance benefits when annuitant disappears, 
                35693-35696
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee, 35859
    National Partnership Council, 35859


Presidential Documents
EXECUTIVE ORDERS
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices; extension of privileges, 
          exemptions, and immunities (EO 13052), 35659
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
    Council on Sustainable Development, President's; membership 
            addition (EO 13053), 35945
PROPOSED RULES
Trade:
    World Trade Organization Ministerial Declaration on information 
            technology products and agreement on distilled spirits 
            (Proc. 7011), 35909-35944


Public Health Service
See Food and Drug Administration
See National Institutes of Health
See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Reclamation Bureau
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Las Vegas Wash; Clark County, NV; wetlands park, 35833-35834


Rural Housing Service
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Rural Rental Housing Guaranteed Loan program, 35782-35786


Rural Utilities Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Georgia Transmission Corp., 35786-35787


Securities and Exchange Commission
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 35860-35861
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    Boston Stock Exchange, Inc., 35861-35862
    Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., 35862-35864
    Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., 35864-35870
    MBS Clearing Corp., 35859-35860
    National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., 35870-35872


Social Security Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 35872


State Department
NOTICES
Meetings:
    International Telecommunications Advisory Committee, 35872


Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 35826-35827
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 35827


Surface Transportation Board
RULES
Rail carriers:
    Railroad consolidation procedures; fee policy
        Correction, 35692


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

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Transportation Department
See Coast Guard
See Federal Aviation Administration
See Federal Highway Administration
See Maritime Administration
See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
See Surface Transportation Board


Treasury Department
See Internal Revenue Service


United States Information Agency
NOTICES
Art objects; importation for exhibition:
    Revealing an Ancient Message: A Synagogue Mosaic from Sepphoris; 
            Correction, 35892
  
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Part II
Commerce Department, 35896-35897


Part III
Department of Defense, General Services Administration, National 
          Aeronautics and Space Administration, 35900-35902


Part IV
Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, 35904-35906


Part V
The President, 35909-35945
  
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                           3 CFR
Proclamations:
6641 (See Proclamation 7011).........................35909
6763 (See Proclamation 7011).........................35909
7011.................................................35909
Executive Orders:
13052................................................35659
12852 (Amended by EO 13053)..........................39945
13053................................................39945

                           5 CFR
Proposed Rules:
880..................................................35693

                           7 CFR
455 (2 documents)...................................35661,
                                                     35662
456..................................................35666
457 (2 documents)...................................35662,
                                                     35666

                          11 CFR
104..................................................35670

                          14 CFR
39...................................................35670
71...................................................35894
Proposed Rules:
39 (9 documents)....................................35696,
    35698, 35700, 35702, 35704, 35706, 35708, 35709, 35711
71...................................................35713

                          20 CFR
Proposed Rules:
702..................................................35715

                          24 CFR
Proposed Rules:
207..................................................35716
251..................................................35716
252..................................................35716
255..................................................35716
266..................................................35716
950..................................................35718
953..................................................35718
955..................................................35718
1000.................................................35718
1003.................................................35718
1005.................................................35718

                          26 CFR
1....................................................35673
54...................................................35904
602..................................................35904
Proposed Rules:
1 (2 documents).....................................35752,
                                                     35755

                          29 CFR
2590.................................................35904

                          33 CFR
165..................................................35680

                          40 CFR
52...................................................35681
180..................................................35683
300..................................................35689
721 (2 documents)...................................35689,
                                                     35690
Proposed Rules:
52 (2 documents).....................................35756
180..................................................35760
186..................................................35760

                          45 CFR
146..................................................35904
148..................................................35904

                          48 CFR
Proposed Rules:
31...................................................35900
46...................................................35901
52...................................................35901

                          49 CFR
1002.................................................35692
1180.................................................35692

                          50 CFR
Proposed Rules:
17...................................................35762
622..................................................35774