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Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 47211


Agency for International Development
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 47216-47217


Agriculture Department
See Forest Service
See Natural Resources Conservation Service


Army Department
See Engineers Corps
NOTICES
Patent licenses; non-exclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive:
    Boron Biologicals, Inc., 47199


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NOTICES
Infection control in health care personnel, 1997; guideline, 47276-
          47327


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


Comptroller of the Currency
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 47235-47236


Corporation for National and Community Service
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 47197


Defense Department
See Army Department
See Engineers Corps
RULES
Acquisition regulations:
    Berry Amendment application to synthetic fabric and coated 
            synthetic fabric and contracts and subcontracts for 
            commercial items, 47153-47154
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Cost principle provisions; implementation, 47154-47155
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 47198
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 47198-47199


Employment and Training Administration
NOTICES
Adjustment assistance:
    Border Lumber, 47218
    Cosco, Inc., et al., 47218-47219
    Dayco Products, Inc., 47219
    Gor-Mill Manufacturing Co., Inc., 47219-47220
    Jasper Textiles Co., Inc., 47220
    Jasper Textiles Co., Inc., et al., 47220
    Manpower Temporary Services, 47220
    New Warwick Mining Co. et al., 47220
    Norway Footwear Corp. et al., 47220-47221
Adjustment assistance and NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance:
    Square D Co., 47218
NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance:
    Dayco Products, Inc., 47221
    Lionel Beaver; correction, 47222
    Lithonia Lighting, 47222
    Manpower Temporary Services, 47222
    Yonah Realty Co., 47222


Energy Department
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Engineers Corps
PROPOSED RULES
Danger zones and restricted areas:
    Chesapeake Bay, Point Lookout to Cedar Point, MD, 47166-47167


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Federal contracts, grants, and loans; suspension and debarment under 
          nonprocurement programs; technical amendments, 47149
NOTICES
Federal regulatory review:
    Regulatory reinvention pilot programs (Project XL); Vandenberg Air 
            Force Base, CA; final project agreement, 47336-47341
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Small, minority, and women's business enterprises in procurement; 
            guidance availability; correction, 47237
Hazardous waste:
    Land disposal restrictions; exemptions--
        Pharmacia and Upjohn, 47205
Meetings:
    Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances National 
            Advisory Committee, 47206
    Science Advisory Board, 47206-47207


Federal Communications Commission
RULES
Common carrier services:
    Noncompetitive services use to subsidize services subject to 
            competition; prohibition
        Correction, 47237
    Telecommunications relay services and American with Disabilities 
            Act of 1990--
        Coin-sent paid calls; requirement suspended, 47152-47153
NOTICES
Meetings:
    North American Numbering Council, 47207
Rulemaking proceedings; petitions filed, granted, denied, etc., 47207

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Federal Emergency Management Agency
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Emergency Management Institute Board of Visitors, 47207-47208


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
    Consumers Energy Co. et al., 47201-47205
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., 47199
    Cove Point LNG L.P., 47199-47200
    Dauphin Island Gathering Partners, 47200
    Northwest Pipeline Corp.; correction, 47237
    Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co., 47200-47201


Federal Highway Administration
NOTICES
Metropolitan planning process in transportation management area 
          planning areas; Federal certification implementation; comment 
          request, 47233-47235


Federal Maritime Commission
NOTICES
Complaints filed:
    Orient Overseas Container Line (USA), Inc., et al., 47208
Freight forwarder licenses:
    American Cargo Express, Inc. et al., 47208


Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 47208-47209


Federal Trade Commission
NOTICES
Prohibited trade practices:
    Insilco Corp., 47209-47211


Federal Transit Administration
NOTICES
Metropolitan planning process in transportation management area 
          planning areas; Federal certification implementation; comment 
          request, 47233-47235


Fish and Wildlife Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat Preservation Area, MN and IA, 
            47215-47216


Food and Drug Administration
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Medical Devices Advisory Committee et al., 47211-47212
    National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee, 47212
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
    Efficacy evaluation of hemoglobin-and perfluorocarbon-based oxygen 
            carriers; industry guidance, 47212-47213


Forest Service
PROPOSED RULES
National recreation areas:
    Smith River National Recreational Area, CA; mineral operations, 
            47167-47178


General Services Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Federal property management:
    Utilization and disposal--
        Personal property replacement, 47179-47182
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 47198-47199


Health and Human Services Department
See Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Food and Drug Administration
See Health Care Financing Administration
See Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department
See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Health Care Financing Administration
See Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department
RULES
Medicare:
    Hospital inpatient prospective payment systems and 1998 FY rates
        Correction, 47237


Housing and Urban Development Department
RULES
Disaster recovery initiative; use of grant funds, 47344-47358


Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department
PROPOSED RULES
Health care programs; fraud and abuse:
    Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act--
        Medicare and State health care programs; exclusion authorities, 
                47182-47195
        Shared Risk Exception Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; 
                meetings, 47195-47196


Interior Department
See Fish and Wildlife Service
See Land Management Bureau
See Minerals Management Service
See Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office


International Development Cooperation Agency
See Agency for International Development


International Trade Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 47217


Labor Department
See Employment and Training Administration
See Mine Safety and Health Administration
See Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 47217


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Closure of public lands:
    Montana, 47216

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Maritime Administration
RULES
Vessel financing assistance:
    Obligation guarantees; owners and charterers citizenship 
            requirements, 47149-47152
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 47235


Minerals Management Service
NOTICES
Royalty management:
    Functions; delegations to States, 47216


Mine Safety and Health Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Civil penalties; assessment criteria and procedures, 47330-47334


National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 47198-47199
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Wallops Flight Facility, Goddard Space Flight Center; expansion of 
            launch range operations, 47222-47223
Meetings:
    Advisory Council, 47223-47224


National Institute of Standards and Technology
PROPOSED RULES
Fastener Quality Act; implementation, 47240-47260


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RULES
Ocean and coastal resource management:
    Marine sanctuaries--
        Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary; correction, 47137
NOTICES
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
    Science Advisory Board, 47197


National Skill Standards Board
NOTICES
Meetings, 47224


Natural Resources Conservation Service
NOTICES
Field office technical guides; changes:
    Alabama, 47197


Northeast Dairy Compact Commission
PROPOSED RULES
Over-order price regulations:
    Compact over-order price regulations--
        Class I fluid milk route distributions in Connecticut, Maine, 
                Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and 
                Vermont, 47156


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
RULES
Production and utilization facilities; domestic licensing:
    Nuclear power reactors--
        Safety-related structures, systems, and components; definition, 
                47268-47271
PROPOSED RULES
Production and utilization facilities; domestic licensing:
    Nuclear power reactors--
        Safety-related structures, systems, and components; definition, 
                47272-47273
NOTICES
Petitions; Director's decisions:
    Northern States Power Co., 47227-47232
Regulatory guides; issuance, availability, and withdrawal, 47232
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Ben-Haim, Aharon, Ph.D, 47224-47226
    Diversified Scientific Services, 47226-47227


Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Employee Retirement Income Security Act:
    Employee benefit plans; claim procedures, 47262-47266


Postal Service
PROPOSED RULES
Domestic Mail Manual:
    Nonprofit standard mail matter; eligibility requirements, 47178-
            47179


Public Health Service
See Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Food and Drug Administration
See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Railroad Retirement Board
RULES
Railroad Retirement Act:
    Family relationships and social security overall minimum guarantee 
            provision; stepchild annuity eligibility requirements, 
            47137-47138


Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
NOTICES
Federal agency urine drug testing; certified laboratories meeting 
          minimum standards, list, 47213-47215


Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
RULES
Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions:
    Indiana, 47138-47141


Transportation Department
See Federal Highway Administration
See Federal Transit Administration
See Maritime Administration
NOTICES
Aviation proceedings:
    Agreements filed; weekly receipts, 47232-47233


Treasury Department
See Comptroller of the Currency
RULES
Currency and foreign transactions; financial reporting and 
          recordkeeping requirements:
    Bank Secrecy Act; implementation--
        Exemptions from currency transactions reporting, 47141-47148

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PROPOSED RULES
Currency and foreign transactions; financial reporting and 
          recordkeeping requirements:
    Bank Secrecy Act; implementation--
        Exemptions from currency transactions reporting, 47156-47166
  
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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
          47240-47260


Part III
Department of Labor, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, 
          47262-47266


Part IV
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 47268-47273


Part V
Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control 
          and Prevention, 47276-47327


Part VI
Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, 47330-47334


Part VII
Environmental Protection Agency, 47336-47341


Part VIII
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 47344-47358
  
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                           7 CFR
Proposed Rules:
Ch. XIII.............................................47156

                          10 CFR
50...................................................47268
Proposed Rules:
50...................................................47268

                          15 CFR
922..................................................47137
Proposed Rules:
280..................................................47240

                          20 CFR
222..................................................47137
229..................................................47137

                          24 CFR
Ch. V................................................47284

                          29 CFR
Proposed Rules:
2560.................................................47262

                          30 CFR
914..................................................47138
Proposed Rules:
100..................................................47330

                          31 CFR
103..................................................47141
Proposed Rules:
103..................................................47156

                          33 CFR
Proposed Rules:
334..................................................47166

                          36 CFR
Proposed Rules:
292..................................................47167

                          39 CFR
Proposed Rules:
111..................................................47178

                          40 CFR
32...................................................47149

                          41 CFR
Proposed Rules:
101-1................................................47179
101-46...............................................47179

                          42 CFR
416..................................................47237
Proposed Rules:
1000.................................................47182
1001 (2 documents)..................................47182,
                                                     47195
1002.................................................47182
1005.................................................47182

                          46 CFR
298..................................................47149

                          47 CFR
64 (2 documents)....................................47152,
                                                     47237

                          48 CFR
212..................................................47153
225..................................................47153
231..................................................47154
244..................................................47153
252..................................................47153