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Agriculture Department
See Commodity Credit Corporation
See Farm Service Agency
See Food Safety and Inspection Service
See Forest Service


Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Bureau
RULES
Alcohol; viticultural area designations:
    Mendocino Ridge, CA, 55512-55516


Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Access Board, 55573


Coast Guard
RULES
Vocational rehabilitation and education:
    Veterans and reservists education--
        Additional educational assistance while serving in Selected 
                Reserve, 55518-55521
PROPOSED RULES
Merchant marine officers and seamen:
    Towing vessels; manning and licensing requirements for officers, 
            55548-55561


Commerce Department
See Foreign-Trade Zones Board
See International Trade Administration
See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
NOTICES
Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:
    Taiwan, 55593-55594


Commodity Credit Corporation
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 55568


Comptroller of the Currency
PROPOSED RULES
Risk-based capital:
    Construction loans on presold residential properties, junior liens 
            on 1- to 4-family residential properties, etc., 55686-55692
    Equity securities; unrealized holding gains, 55682-55686


Consumer Product Safety Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 55594


Customs Service
RULES
Technical amendments
    Corrections, 55512
NOTICES
Drilled softwood lumber; tariff classification; comment request, 55667-
          55668


Defense Department
See Defense Logistics Agency
RULES
Personnel:
    Reserve component officers appointment to grades above first 
            lieutenant or lieutenant (junior grade); educational 
            requirements; policy guidelines, 55516-55518
Vocational rehabilitation and education:
    Veterans and reservists education--
        Additional educational assistance while serving in Selected 
                Reserve, 55518-55521
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Alternative dispute resolution (1996), 55678-55679
NOTICES
Arms sales notification; transmittal letter, etc., 55594-55608
Meetings:
    Dependents' Education Advisory Council, 55609


Defense Logistics Agency
NOTICES
Privacy Act:
    Systems of records, 55609-55613


Education Department
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 55614
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 55614-55615
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Graduate assistance in areas of national need program, 55615


Energy Department
See Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Hanford Site, WA--
        Solid (radioactive and hazardous) waste program, 55615-55621
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Nuclear engineering/health physics fellowship and scholarship 
            program, 55621-55622


Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office
NOTICES
Energy Policy Act:
    Replacement fuels and alternative fuel vehicles; technical and 
            policy analysis; availability and comment request, 55622-
            55625


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
          States:
    New Hampshire, 55521-55525
PROPOSED RULES
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
          States:
    New Hampshire, 55544-55548

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NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 55634-55635
Air pollution control; new motor vehicles and engines:
    Alternative fuel aftermarket conversions; tampering enforcement 
            policy addendum, 55635-55637
Federal regulatory review:
    Regulatory reinvention pilot programs (Project XL)--
        OSi Specialties, Inc., 55637-55638


Executive Office of the President
See Presidential Documents


Farm Service Agency
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 55568-55569


Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Pilatus Britten-Norman Ltd., 55500-55502
Fees:
    Production certification-related services outside U.S., 55696-55703
Restricted areas, 55503-55504
Standard instrument approach procedures, 55504-55511
VOR Federal airways, 55502-55503
PROPOSED RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Boeing, 55540-55544
NOTICES
Exemption petitions; summary and disposition, 55666-55667


Federal Communications Commission
RULES
Radio broadcasting:
    Coordination Zone designation; Arecibo Radio Astronomy Observatory, 
            PR, 55525-55537
Radio services, special:
    Government satellite Earth stations important to national security; 
            18/24 GHz bands reallocation, 55537-55539
PROPOSED RULES
Radio stations; table of assignments:
    Virginia, 55561-55562
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 55638-55641
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 55641-55642
Common carrier services:
    Local multipoint distribution service, auction no. 17; minimum 
            opening bid formula; comment request, 55642-55643
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 55643-55644


Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
PROPOSED RULES
Risk-based capital:
    Construction loans on presold residential properties, junior liens 
            on 1- to 4-family residential properties, etc., 55686-55692
    Equity securities; unrealized holding gains, 55682-55686


Federal Emergency Management Agency
RULES
Flood insurance program:
    Flood control restoration zones; insurance coverage and rates, land 
            management criteria, etc., 55706-55720


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Hydroelectric applications, 55630-55631
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 55631-55634
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Aluminum Co. of America, 55625-55626
    ANR Pipeline Co., 55626
    CNG Transmission Corp., 55626
    Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. et al., 55626-55627
    Columbia Gulf Transmission Co., 55627
    Dauphin Island Gathering Partners, 55627-55628
    Florida Power Corp., 55628
    National Fuel Gas Supply Corp., 55628
    Puget Sound Energy, Inc., 55628
    Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., 55628-55629
    Texas Eastern Transmission Corp., 55629
    Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., 55629-55630


Federal Housing Finance Board
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 55644


Federal Maritime Commission
NOTICES
Agreements filed, etc., 55644


Federal Reserve System
RULES
Securities credit transactions:
    OTC margin stocks and foreign stocks lists (Regulations G, T, U, 
            and X), 55495-55500
PROPOSED RULES
Risk-based capital:
    Construction loans on presold residential properties, junior liens 
            on 1- to 4-family residential properties, etc., 55686-55694
    Equity securities; unrealized holding gains, 55682-55686
NOTICES
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Change in bank control, 55644
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 55645
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers; correction, 55645


Fish and Wildlife Service
PROPOSED RULES
Endangered and threatened species:
    Desert bighorn sheep; Peninsular Ranges population, 55563-55564
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Incidental take permits--
        Garfield County, UT; Utah prairie dog, 55652-55653


Food and Drug Administration
NOTICES
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
    Hypercholesterolemia; OTC treatment; industry guidance, 55645-55646


Food Safety and Inspection Service
NOTICES
American Sheep Industry Association:
    Hands-off inspection procedure for lambs, 55569-55570

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Foreign-Trade Zones Board
NOTICES
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    California
        Hewlett-Packard Co.; computer and related electronic products 
                manufacturing facilities, 55573
    Indiana, 55573-55574
    Kansas, 55574
    Puerto Rico
        Pepsico of Puerto Rico, Inc.; soft drink flavoring concentrate 
                manufacturing plant, 55574


Forest Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Tongass National Forest, AK, 55570
National Forest System lands:
    Ski area permit actions; categorical exclusion, 55571-55573


General Services Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Alternative dispute resolution (1996), 55678-55679


Health and Human Services Department
See Food and Drug Administration
See National Institutes of Health
See Public Health Service


Housing and Urban Development Department
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 55652


Interior Department
See Fish and Wildlife Service
See National Park Service
See Reclamation Bureau


Internal Revenue Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 55668-55670


International Trade Administration
NOTICES
Antidumping:
    Circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from--
        Korea, 55574-55589
Countervailing duties:
    Oil country tubular goods from--
        Argentina, 55589-55591
Overseas trade missions:
    Secretarial business development missions to--
        India, 55591-55592


International Trade Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 55657


Justice Department
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Violence Against Women National Advisory Council, 55657-55658
Pollution control; consent judgments:
    Four Winns, division of Recreational Boat Group, L.P., 55658


National Aeronautics and Space Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Alternative dispute resolution (1996), 55678-55679
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Aeronautics and Space Transportation Technology Advisory Committee, 
            55658


National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Motor vehicle safety standards:
    Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment--
        Auxiliary signal lamps and safety lighting inventions, 55562-
                55563


National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 55646
Meetings:
    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 55647-
            55648
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 
            55647-55648
    Scientific Review Center special emphasis panels, 55646-55647
Patent licenses; non-exclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive:
    Johns Hopkins University, 55648-55649
    Neurocrine Biosciences, 55649


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone--
        Pacific cod, 55539
PROPOSED RULES
Marine mammals:
    Incidental taking--
        BP Exploration (Alaska); on-ice seismic activity; ringed seals, 
                55564-55567
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 55592-55593


National Park Service
NOTICES
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects:
    South Dakota State Archaeological Research Center, SD; inventory, 
            55653-55655


National Science Foundation
NOTICES
Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978; permit applications, etc., 55658-
          55659


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Regulatory guides; issuance, availability, and withdrawal, 55659


Presidential Documents
PROCLAMATIONS
Special observances:
    United Nations Day (Proc. 7044), 55723-55724

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Public Health Service
See Food and Drug Administration
See National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Meetings:
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; National 
            Toxicology Program Center activities and procedures, 55649-
            55651


Reclamation Bureau
NOTICES
Contract negotiations:
    Tabulation of water service and repayment; quarterly status report, 
            55655-55657


Securities and Exchange Commission
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 55659-55660
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., 55663-55665
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Brantley Capital Corp. et al., 55660-55663


State Department
NOTICES
Meetings:
    International Law Advisory Committee, 55665


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


Thrift Supervision Office
PROPOSED RULES
Risk-based capital:
    Construction loans on presold residential properties, junior liens 
            on 1- to 4-family residential properties, etc., 55686-55692
    Equity securities; unrealized holding gains, 55682-55686


Transportation Department
See Coast Guard
See Federal Aviation Administration
See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NOTICES
Aviation proceedings:
    Agreements filed; weekly receipts, 55665
    Certificates of public convenience and necessity and foreign air 
            carrier permits; weekly applications, 55665-55666


Treasury Department
See Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Bureau
See Comptroller of the Currency
See Customs Service
See Internal Revenue Service
See Thrift Supervision Office


Veterans Affairs Department
RULES
Vocational rehabilitation and education:
    Veterans and reservists education--
        Additional educational assistance while serving in Selected 
                Reserve, 55518-55521
NOTICES
Advisory committees; annual reports; availability, 55670-55671
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 55671-55673
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 55673-55676
  
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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Department of Defense, General Services Administration, National 
          Aeronautics and Space Administration 55678-55679


Part III
Department of the Treasury, Comptroller of the Currency; Federal 
          Deposit Insurance Corporation; Federal Reserve System; Office 
          of Thrift Supervision; 55682-55694


Part IV
Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 55696-
          55703


Part V
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 55706-55720


Part VI
The President, 55723-55724
  
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                           3 CFR
Proclamation:
7044.................................................55723

                          12 CFR
207..................................................55495
220..................................................55495
221..................................................55495
224..................................................55495
Proposed Rules:
3 (2 documents).....................................55682,
                                                     55686
208 (2 documents)...................................55682,
                                                     55686
225 (2 documents)...................................55682,
                                                     55692
325 (2 documents)...................................55682,
                                                     55686
567 (2 documents)...................................55682,
                                                     55686

                          14 CFR
39...................................................55500
71...................................................55502
73 (2 documents).....................................55503
97 (3 documents)....................................55504,
                                              55508, 55510
187..................................................55696
Proposed Rules:
39...................................................55540

                          19 CFR
4....................................................55512
10...................................................55512
11...................................................55512
12...................................................55512
18...................................................55512
24...................................................55512
103..................................................55512
112..................................................55512
122..................................................55512
127..................................................55512
133..................................................55512
141..................................................55512
143..................................................55512
148..................................................55512
151..................................................55512
152..................................................55512
159..................................................55512
171..................................................55512
177..................................................55512
191..................................................55512

                          27 CFR
9....................................................55512

                          32 CFR
67...................................................55516

                          38 CFR
21...................................................55518

                          40 CFR
52...................................................55521
Proposed Rules:
52...................................................55544

                          44 CFR
59...................................................55706
60...................................................55706
64...................................................55706
65...................................................55706
70...................................................55706
75...................................................55706

                          46 CFR
Proposed Rules:
10...................................................55548
15...................................................55548

                          47 CFR
5....................................................55525
21...................................................55525
22...................................................55525
23...................................................55525
24...................................................55525
25...................................................55525
26...................................................55525
27...................................................55525
73...................................................55525
74 (2 documents)....................................55525,
                                                     55537
78 (2 documents)....................................55525,
                                                     55537
80...................................................55525
87...................................................55525
90...................................................55525
95...................................................55525
97...................................................55525
101 (2 documents)...................................55525,
                                                     55537
Proposed Rules:
73...................................................55561

                          48 CFR
Proposed Rules:
6....................................................55678
24...................................................55678
33...................................................55678
52...................................................55678

                          49 CFR
Proposed Rules:
571..................................................55562

                          50 CFR
679..................................................55539
Proposed Rules:
17...................................................55563
216..................................................55564