[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 199 (Wednesday, October 15, 1997)]
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FEDERAL REGISTER PAGES AND DATES, OCTOBER

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51367-51592............................................. 1
51593-51758............................................. 2
51759-52004............................................. 3
52005-52224............................................. 6
52225-52470............................................. 7
52471-52652............................................. 8
52653-52928............................................. 9
52929-53222.............................................10
53223-53528.............................................14
53529-53710.............................................15
  


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CFR PARTS AFFECTED DURING OCTOBER

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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.

                           3 CFR
Proclamations:
7029.................................................52005
7030.................................................52007
7032.................................................52471
7033.................................................52473
7034.................................................52645
7035.................................................53525
7036.................................................53527
7037.................................................53529
7038.................................................53695
7039.................................................53697
7040.................................................53701
Executive Orders:
March 21, 1914 (Revoked in Part by PLO 7288).........52767
6544 (Revoked in Part by PLO 7289)...................52766
11145 (Continued by EO 13062)........................51755
11183 (Continued by EO 13062)........................51755
11287 (Continued by EO 13062)........................51755
12131 (Continued by EO 13062)........................51755
12196 (Continued by EO 13062)........................51755
11216 (Continued by EO 13062)........................51755
12345 (Continued by EO 13062)........................51755
12367 (Continued by EO 13062)........................51755
12382 (Continued by EO 13062)........................51755
12864 (Revoked by EO 13062)..........................51755
12871 (Continued by EO 13062)........................51755
12876 (Continued by EO 13062)........................51755
12882 (Continued by EO 13062)........................51755
12891 (Revoked by EO 13062)..........................51755
12900 (Continued by EO 13062)........................51755
12905 ((Continued by EO 13062).......................51755
12946 (Revoked by EO 13062)..........................51755
12964 (Revoked by EO 13062)..........................51755
12974 (Superseded by EO 13062).......................51755
12994 (Continued by EO 13062)........................51755
13015 (Revoked by EO 13062)..........................51755
13038 (Amended in part by EO 13062)..................51755
13054 (Amended in part by EO 13062)..................51755
13062................................................51755
13063................................................51755
Administrative Orders:
Notices of September 30, 1997........................51591
Memorandums:
August 5, 1997.......................................51367
Presidential Determinations:
No. 97-33 of September 22, 1997......................53217
No. 97-34 of September 22, 1997......................52009
No. 97-35 of September 26, 1997......................52647
No. 97-36 of September 30, 1997......................52475
No. 97-37 of September 30, 1997......................53219
No. 97-38 of September 30, 1997......................53221
No. 97-39 of September 30, 1997......................52477

                           5 CFR
532..................................................51759
870..................................................52181
890..................................................53223
900..................................................53223
Proposed Rules:
1303.................................................52668

                           7 CFR
0....................................................51759
17...................................................52929
301..................................................53223
905..................................................52011
982..................................................53225
1422.................................................51760
Proposed Rules:
6....................................................53580
966..................................................52047
980..................................................52047
1980.................................................52277

                           8 CFR
240..................................................51760
274a.................................................52620

                           9 CFR
78...................................................53531

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                          10 CFR
Ch. 1................................................52184
430...........................................51976, 53508
820..................................................52479
Proposed Rules:
32...................................................51817
35............................................52513, 43249
50...................................................53250

                          12 CFR
602..................................................51593
615..................................................53227
650..................................................51369
935..................................................52011
Proposed Rules:
303..................................................52810
337..................................................52810
341..................................................52810
346..................................................52810
348..................................................52810
359..................................................52810
545..................................................51817
614..................................................53581
616..................................................53581
618..................................................53581
621..................................................53581
933..................................................53251
935..................................................53251

                          13 CFR
Proposed Rules:
107..................................................53253

                          14 CFR
39........51593, 51594, 52225, 52486, 52489, 52653, 52655, 
                                              52942, 53532
71...................................................52491
73...................................................52226
97.....................................51597, 51598, 51600
187..................................................51736
Proposed Rules:
39........51383, 51385, 51386, 51388, 52051, 52053, 52055, 
                                       52294, 53269, 53272
93...................................................51564

                          15 CFR
400..................................................53534
744..................................................51369
Proposed Rules:
Ch. VII..............................................52514
700..................................................51389
806..................................................52515

                          17 CFR
240..................................................52229
249..................................................52229
270..................................................51762

                          18 CFR
Proposed Rules:
388..................................................51610

                          19 CFR
4....................................................51766
10...................................................51766
11...................................................51766
12............................................51766, 51771
18...................................................51766
24............................................51766, 51774
103..................................................51766
112..................................................51766
122..................................................51766
127..................................................51766
133..................................................51766
141..................................................51766
143..................................................51766
148..................................................51766
151..................................................51766
152..................................................51766
159..................................................51766
171..................................................51766
177..................................................51766
191..................................................51766

                          21 CFR
Ch. I................................................51512
20...................................................52237
310..................................................52237
312..................................................52237
314..................................................52237
331..................................................52659
436..................................................52659
510..................................................52659
600...........................................52237, 53536
601..................................................53536
606..................................................53536
1308...................................51370, 51774, 51776
1309.................................................52253
1310.................................................52253
1313.................................................52253
Proposed Rules:
101..................................................52057
161..................................................52057
501..................................................52057
1300..........................................52294, 53688
1309..........................................52294, 53688
1310...................................52294, 53059, 53688

                          26 CFR
1......................................53384, 53367, 53498
31.....................................53384, 53367, 53498
35a..................................................53367
53...................................................52256
301....................................53230, 53384, 53367
502..................................................53367
503..................................................53367
509..................................................53367
        13 

y conservation and management:
 I52Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone_
 I53Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish; comments due by 10-20-97; published 9-19-97
 I53Pollock; comments due by 10-22-97; published 10-7-97
 I52Magnuson Act Provisions; comments due by 10-22-97; published 9-22-97
 I52West Coast States and Western Pacific fisheries_
 I53Canary and yellowtail rockfish et al.; comments due by 10-20-97; published 10-3-97

 I44DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
 I51Acquisition regulations:
 I52Contractor insurance/pension reviews; comments due by 10-20-97; published 8-20-97
 I52Cost reimbursement rules for indirect costs; private sector; comments due by 10-20-97; published 8-20-97
 I52Single Process Initiative; supplement; comments due by 10-20-97; published 8-20-97
 I51Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
 I52Certificates of competency; comments due by 10-21-97; published 8-22-97
 I52Nondisplacement of qualified workers under certain contracts; comments due by 10-21-97; published 8-22-97

 I44ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
 I51Air programs:
 I52Ambient air quality standards, national_
 I53Regional haze standards for class I Federal areas (large national pa
heric Administration
 I51Fishery conservation and management:
 I52Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone_
 I53Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish; comments due by 10-20-97; published 9-19-97
 I53Pollock; comments due by 10-22-97; published 10-7-97
 I52Magnuson Act Provisions; comments due by 10-22-97; published 9-22-97
 I52West Coast States and Western Pacific fisheries_
 I53Canary and yellowtail rockfish et al.; comments due by 10-20-97; published 10-3-97

 I44DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
 I51Acquisition regulations:
 I52Contractor insurance/pension reviews; comments due by 10-20-97; published 8-20-97
 I52Cost reimbursement rules for indirect costs; private sector; comments due by 10-20-97; published 8-20-97
 I52Single Process Initiative; supplement; comments due by 10-20-97; published 8-20-97
 I51Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
 I52Certificates of competency; comments due by 10-21-97; published 8-22-97
 I52Nondisplacement of qualified workers under certain contracts; comments due by 10-21-97; published 8-22-97

 I44ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
 I51Air programs:
 I52Ambient air quality standards, national_
 I53Regional haze standards for class I Federal areas (large national pa
heric Administration
 I51Fishery conservation and management:
 I52Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone_
 I53Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish; comments due by 10-20-97; published 9-19-97
 I53Pollock; comments due by 10-22-97; published 10-7-97
 I52Magnuson Act Provisions; comments due by 10-22-97; published 9-22-97
 I52West Coast States and Western Pacific fisheries_
 I53Canary and yellowtail rockfish et al.; comments due by 10-20-97; published 10-3-97

 I44DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
 I51Acquisition regulations:
 I52Contractor insurance/pension reviews; comments due by 10-20-97; published 8-20-97
 I52Cost reimbursement rules for indirect costs; private sector; comments due by 10-20-97; published 8-20-97
 I52Single Process Initiative; supplement; comments due by 10-20-97; published 8-20-97
 I51Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
 I52Certificates of competency; comments due by 10-21-97; published 8-22-97
 I52Nondisplacement of qualified workers under certain contracts; comments due by 10-21-97; published 8-22-97

 I44ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
 I51Air programs:
 I52Ambient air quality standards, national_
 I53Regional haze standards for class I Federal areas (large national pa
nd management:
 I52Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone_
 I53Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish; comments due by 10-20-97; published 9-19-97
 I53Pollock; comments due by 10-22-97; published 10-7-97
 I52Magnuson Act Provisions; comments due by 10-22-97; published 9-22-97
 I52West Coast States and Western Pacific fisheries_
 I53Canary and yellowtail rockfish et al.; comments due by 10-20-97; published 10-3-97

 I44DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
 I51Acquisition regulations:
 I52Contractor insurance/pension reviews; comments due by 10-20-97; published 8-20-97
 I52Cost reimbursement rules for indirect costs; private sector; comments due by 10-20-97; published 8-20-97
 I52Single Process Initiative; supplement; comments due by 10-20-97; published 8-20-97
 I51Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
 I52Certificates of competency; comments due by 10-21-97; published 8-22-97
 I52Nondisplacement of qualified workers under certain contracts; comments due by 10-21-97; published 8-22-97

 I44ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
 I51Air programs:
 I52Ambient air quality standards, national_
 I53Regional haze standards for class I Federal areas (large national pa
 I52Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone_
 I53Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish; comments due by 10-20-97; published 9-19-97
 I53Pollock; comments due by 10-22-97; published 10-7-97
 I52Magnuson Act Provisions; comments due by 10-22-97; published 9-22-97
 I52West Coast States and Western Pacific fisheries_
 I53Canary and yellowtail rockfish et al.; comments due by 10-20-97; published 10-3-97

 I44DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
 I51Acquisition regulations:
 I52Contractor insurance/pension reviews; comments due by 10-20-97; published 8-20-97
 I52Cost reimbursement rules for indirect costs; private sector; comments due by 10-20-97; published 8-20-97
 I52Single Process Initiative; supplement; comments due by 10-20-97; published 8-20-97
 I51Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
 I52Certificates of competency; comments due by 10-21-97; published 8-22-97
 I52Nondisplacement of qualified workers under certain contracts; comments due by 10-21-97; published 8-22-97

 I44ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
 I51Air programs:
 I52Ambient air quality standards, national_
 I53Regional haze standards for class I Federal areas (large national pa

514..................................................53367
516..................................................53367
517..................................................53367
520..................................................53367
521..................................................53367
602....................................53230, 53384, 53367
Proposed Rules:
1...............................52953, 53503, 53504, 53588
25...................................................53588
301..................................................53274

                          28 CFR
0.............................................52492, 52493
2....................................................51601
58...................................................51740
524..................................................53690
550..................................................53690

                          29 CFR
101..................................................52381
102..................................................52381
697..................................................52944
4044.................................................53538
Proposed Rules:
1910.................................................52671
1917.................................................52671
1918.................................................52671

                          30 CFR
210..................................................52016
218..................................................52016
935..................................................53232
946..................................................52181
Proposed Rules:
206..................................................52518
250..................................................51614
946..................................................53275

                          31 CFR
501..................................................52493
597..................................................52493
Proposed Rules:
208..................................................51618

                          32 CFR
Proposed Rules:
318..................................................51821

                          33 CFR
100..................................................52501
117...........................................52502, 52946
165.............................51778, 51779, 51780, 51781
Proposed Rules:
155..................................................52057
183..................................................52673
334..................................................51618

                          37 CFR
1....................................................53132
3....................................................53132
5....................................................53132
7....................................................53132
10...................................................53132
202..................................................51603
Proposed Rules:
253..................................................51618

                          38 CFR
1....................................................51782
19...................................................52502
21...................................................51783
36...................................................52503
Proposed Rules:
47...................................................52519

                          39 CFR
111...........................................51372, 53539

                          40 CFR
9....................................................52384
52........51603, 52016, 52029, 52622, 52659, 52661, 52946, 
                  52948, 53234, 53239, 53242, 53542, 53544
60.....................................52384, 52622, 53245
61...................................................53245
63...................................................52384
81...................................................51604
131...........................................52926, 53212
132..................................................52922
170...........................................52003, 53688
180..................................................52505
258..................................................51606
264..................................................52622
265..................................................52622
271..................................................52951
300...........................................52032, 53246
410..................................................52034
412..................................................52034
721..................................................51606
Proposed Rules:
52.......................52071, 52959, 53277, 53588, 53589
81............................................52071, 52674
136..................................................51621
170..................................................51994
180..................................................51397
300.............................52072, 52074, 52674, 52961
745..................................................51622

                          42 CFR
51...................................................53548
57...................................................51373
418..................................................52034
433..................................................53571

                          43 CFR
36...................................................52509
2090..........................................51375, 52034
2110.................................................52034
2230.................................................52034
5510.................................................51376
Proposed Rules:
4....................................................51822
1820.................................................51402

                          44 CFR
65............................................51785, 51788
67...................................................51791
206..................................................52952
Proposed Rules:
61............................................52304, 53589
67...................................................51822

                          45 CFR
74...................................................51377
Proposed Rules:
303..................................................52306

                          46 CFR
Proposed Rules:
25...................................................52057
27...................................................52057
32...................................................52057

                          47 CFR
0.............................................51795, 52257
1....................................................51377
25...................................................51378
43...................................................51378
61...................................................51377
63...................................................51377
73............................................51798, 51799
76............................................52952, 53572
90...................................................52036
Proposed Rules:
15...................................................52677
54...................................................51622
73............................................51824, 52677
74...................................................52677
76............................................51824, 52677
90...................................................52078

                          48 CFR
16...................................................51379
36...................................................51379
37...................................................51379
52...................................................51379
952..................................................51800
970..................................................51800
1401.................................................52265
1425.................................................52265
1452.................................................52265
Proposed Rules:
203..................................................51623
252..................................................51623
426..................................................52081
452..................................................52081

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                          49 CFR
1....................................................51804
10...................................................51804
107..................................................51554
171..................................................51554
172..................................................51554
173..................................................51554
175..................................................51554
176..................................................51554
177..................................................51554
178..................................................51554
179..................................................51554
180..................................................51554
195..................................................52511
541..................................................52044
571..................................................51379
593..................................................52266
1241.................................................51379
Proposed Rules:
192..................................................51624

                          50 CFR
229..................................................51805
285.............................51608, 52666, 53247, 53577
622..................................................52045
648....................................51380, 52273, 52275
660....................................51381, 51814, 53577
679.............................51609, 52046, 52275, 53577
Proposed Rules:
17...................................................52679
622..................................................53278
642..................................................53281
648..................................................53589
  

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                         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 OCTOBER 15, 1997
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Agricultural Marketing Service
Hazelnuts grown in Oregon and Washington; published 10-14-97
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Interstate transportation of animals and animal products (quarantine):
   Brucellosis in cattle--
      State and area classifications; published 10-15-97
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Technical amendments; published 10-15-97
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Water programs:
   Pollutants analysis test procedures; guidelines--
      Method 1613 test procedures; use approved; published 9-15-97
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Practice and procedure:
   Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields; environmental effects; 
      evaluation guidelines; published 9-12-97
Television broadcasting:
   Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992--
      Small cable operators, etc.; small system order; reconsideration 
         petitions; published 10-15-97
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Food and Drug Administration
Biological products:
   Biological establishments; responsible head or designated qualified 
      person; requirements revision; published 10-15-97
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Airworthiness directives:
   British Aerospace; published 9-30-97
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Research and Special Programs Administration
Pipeline safety:
   Liquefied natural gas facilities; safety standards--
      Miscellaneous amendments; published 8-1-97
      Miscellaneous amendments; published 9-18-97
                  COMMENTS DUE NEXT WEEK
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Plant-related quarantine, domestic:
   Mexican fruit fly; comments due by 10-20-97; published 8-20-97
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Crop insurance regulations:
   Canola and rapeseed; comments due by 10-20-97; published 9-18-97
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Forest Service
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act; Title VIII 
   implementation (subsistence priority):
   Fish and wildlife taking; comments due by 10-24-97; published 7-25-97
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Meat and poultry inspection:
   Sanitation requirements; establishment; comments due by 10-24-97; 
      published 8-25-97
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Rural Housing Service
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996; implementation:
   Inventory property management provisions; comments due by 10-20-97; 
      published 8-21-97
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Fishery conservation and management:
   Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone--
      Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish; comments due by 10-20-
         97; published 9-19-97
      Pollock; comments due by 10-22-97; published 10-7-97
   Magnuson Act Provisions; comments due by 10-22-97; published 9-22-97
   West Coast States and Western Pacific fisheries--
      Canary and yellowtail rockfish et al.; comments due by 10-20-97; 
         published 10-3-97
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
Acquisition regulations:
   Contractor insurance/pension reviews; comments due by 10-20-97; 
      published 8-20-97
   Cost reimbursement rules for indirect costs; private sector; comments 
      due by 10-20-97; published 8-20-97
   Single Process Initiative; supplement; comments due by 10-20-97; 
      published 8-20-97
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
   Certificates of competency; comments due by 10-21-97; published 8-22-
      97
   Nondisplacement of qualified workers under certain contracts; 
      comments due by 10-21-97; published 8-22-97
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Air programs:
   Ambient air quality standards, national--
      Regional haze standards for class I Federal areas (large national 
         parks and wilderness areas); visibility protection program; 
         comments due by 10-20-97; published 7-31-97
Air quality implementation plans:
   Preparation, adoption, and submittal--
      Motor vehicle inspection/maintenance program; tailpipe 
         inspections; comments due by 10-20-97; published 9-19-97
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
   States:
   Illinois; comments due by 10-20-97; published 9-9-97
   Maine; comments due by 10-23-97; published 9-23-97
   New York; comments due by 10-23-97; published 9-23-97
   Ohio; comments due by 10-22-97; published 9-22-97
   Texas; comments due by 10-20-97; published 9-19-97
   Virginia; comments due by 10-20-97; published 9-19-97
Air quality implementation plans; Aapproval and 
   promulgation; various States; air quality planning purposes; 
   designation of areas:
   Michigan; comments due by 10-20-97; published 9-18-97
Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural 
   commodities:
   Avermectin; comments due by 10-20-97; published 8-19-97
   Chlorfenapyr; comments due by 10-21-97; published 8-22-97
   Coat protein of cucumber mosaic virus, etc.; comments due by 10-21-
      97; published 8-22-97
   Coat protein of papaya ringspot virus, etc.; comments due by 10-21-
      97; published 8-22-97
   Coat proteins of watermelon mosaic virus-2 and zucchini yellow mosaic 
      virus, etc.; comments due by 10-21-97; published 8-22-97
   Pyridate; comments due by 10-21-97; published 8-22-97
   Sethoxydim; comments due by 10-21-97; published 8-22-97
   Thiodicarb; comments due by 10-21-97; published 8-22-97
Superfund program:
   National oil and hazardous substances contingency plan--

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      National priorities list update; comments due by 10-20-97; 
         published 8-21-97
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Radio stations; table of assignments:
   Hawaii; comments due by 10-20-97; published 9-9-97
   Iowa; comments due by 10-20-97; published 9-4-97
   Mississippi; comments due by 10-20-97; published 9-4-97
   South Dakota; comments due by 10-20-97; published 9-4-97
   Virginia; comments due by 10-20-97; published 9-4-97
FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE BOARD
Federal home loan bank system:
   Membership eligibility requirements; definition of State amended; 
      comments due by 10-24-97; published 9-24-97
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
   Certificates of competency; comments due by 10-21-97; published 8-22-
      97
   Nondisplacement of qualified workers under certain contracts; 
      comments due by 10-21-97; published 8-22-97
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Federal regulatory reform:
   Home investment partnerships program; streamlining and market 
      interest rate formula establishment for rehabilitation loans; 
      comments due by 10-21-97; published 8-22-97
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Fish and Wildlife Service
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act; Title VIII 
   implementation (subsistence priority):
   Fish and wildlife taking; comments due by 10-24-97; published 7-25-97
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Minerals Management Service
Royalty management:
   Oil valuation; Federal leases and Federal royalty oil sale; comments 
      due by 10-22-97; published 9-22-97
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions:
   Maryland; comments due by 10-20-97; published 9-19-97
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
Prisons Bureau
Institutional management:
   Religious beliefs and practices; comments due by 10-21-97; published 
      8-22-97
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
   Certificates of competency; comments due by 10-21-97; published 8-22-
      97
   Nondisplacement of qualified workers under certain contracts; 
      comments due by 10-21-97; published 8-22-97
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Operators licenses:
   Initial examining examination; requirements; comments due by 10-21-
      97; published 8-7-97
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT OFFICE
Pay administration:
   Fair Labor Standards Act--
      Standardization and compliance; comments due by 10-24-97; 
         published 8-25-97
Practice and procedures:
   Claims settlement procedures; comments due by 10-24-97; published 8-
      25-97
POSTAL SERVICE
International Mail Manual:
   Global package link (GPL) service--
      Hong Kong; comments due by 10-24-97; published 9-24-97
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Railroad Retirement Act:
   Disability determination standards; comments due by 10-24-97; 
      published 9-24-97
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Aircraft products and parts; certification procedures:
   Dragonfly model 333 helicopter; primary category aircraft 
      airworthiness standards; comment request; comments due by 10-20-
      97; published 9-19-97
Airworthiness directives:
   Boeing; comments due by 10-20-97; published 8-20-97
   Dornier; comments due by 10-20-97; published 9-22-97
   McDonnell Douglas; comments due by 10-20-97; published 8-20-97
   Pratt & Whitney; comments due by 10-24-97; published 8-25-97
   Raytheon; comments due by 10-20-97; published 9-22-97
   Saab; comments due by 10-21-97; published 9-23-97
   Twin Commander Aircraft Corp.; comments due by 10-24-97; published 8-
      19-97
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Motor vehicle safety standards:
   Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment--
      Motorcycle headlighting systems; asymmetrical headlamp beams; 
         comments due by 10-24-97; published 9-9-97
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Research and Special Programs Administration
Drug and alcohol testing:
   Substance abuse professional evaluation for drug use; comments due by 
      10-20-97; published 8-20-97
Hazardous materials:
   Hazardous materials transportation--
      Oxidizers as cargo in passenger aircraft; prohibition; comments 
         due by 10-20-97; published 8-20-97
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Customs Service
Centralized examination stations:
   Export control laws; exported and imported merchandise handling by 
      stations; comments due by 10-20-97; published 8-19-97
VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
Acquision regulations:
   Commercial items; comments due by 10-24-97; published 8-25-97
Vocational rehabilitation and education:
   Veterans education--
      Educational assistance; reduction in required reports; comments 
         due by 10-20-97; published 9-18-97
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H.R. 1948/P.L. 105-60
Hood Bay Land Exchange Act of 1997 (Oct. 10, 1997; 111 
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H.R. 2378/P.L. 105-61
Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1998 
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