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Agriculture Department
See Forest Service


Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Bureau
PROPOSED RULES
Alcohol; viticultural area designations:
    San Francisco Bay, CA
        Correction, 59029


Antitrust Division
NOTICES
National cooperative research notifications:
    Inter Company Collaboration for Aids Drug Development, 58982
    National Information Infrastructure Testbed, 58982
    Portland Cement Association, 58982-58983
    Project DeepLook, 58983
    Semiconductor Research Corp., 58983


Army Department
See Engineers Corps
NOTICES
Military traffic management:
    Foreign military sales shipments; guaranteed traffic and related 
            movement programs; policy change, 58946-58947


Blind or Severely Disabled, Committee for Purchase From People Who Are
See Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
          Disabled


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


Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
NOTICES
Procurement list; additions and deletions, 58938-58939


Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
NOTICES
Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:
    Fiji, 58943
Export visa requirements; certification, waivers, etc.:
    Taiwan, 58943-58946


Defense Department
See Army Department
See Engineers Corps
See Navy Department


Employment and Training Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 58983-58984
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Job Training Partnership Act--
        Title III demonstration program; labor organization adjustment 
                assistance, 58984-58991


Employment Standards Administration
NOTICES
Minimum wages for Federal and federally-assisted construction; general 
          wage determination decisions, 58992-58994


Energy Department
See Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office
See Energy Research Office
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
See Western Area Power Administration
NOTICES
Powerplant and industrial fuel use; new electric powerplant coal 
          capability:
    Self-certification filings--
        Dighton Power Associates Limited Partnership, 58951


Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office
PROPOSED RULES
Consumer products; energy conservation program:
    Water heaters--
        Test procedures, 58923-58925


Energy Research Office
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Energy Research Office Financial Assistance Program; annual notice, 
            58951-58953


Engineers Corps
NOTICES
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa and Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River 
            Basins in AL, FL, and GA; water allocations formulas, 
            58947-58948
    Sugar Creek, Williamson and Johnson Counties, IL; water supply 
            reservoir project, 58948-58949
    Western Branch and Patuxent River in Prince George's County, MD; 
            water resources feasibility study; public scoping workshop, 
            58949-58950


Environmental Protection Agency
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Agency statements--
        Comment availability, 58969-58970
        Weekly receipts, 58968-58969
    Coastal nonpoint pollution control programs; States and 
            territories--
        American Samoa et al., 58941
        Connecticut et al., 58939-58940
        Rhode Island et al., 58940-58941
Meetings:
    Interim enhanced surface water treatment rule and stage 1 
            disinfectants/disinfection byproducts rule; data 
            availability, 58970
Superfund; response and remedial actions, proposed settlements, etc.:
    College of the Canyons Smelter Site, CO, 58970


Executive Office of the President
See Presidential Documents
See Trade Representative, Office of United States

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Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Air carrier certification and operations:
    Air taxi and commercial operators--
        Single-engine aircraft under visual into instrument 
                meteorological conditions; correction, 59029
Air traffic operating and flight rules, etc.:
    Grand Canyon National Park, CO; special flight rules in vicinity 
            (SFAR No. 50-2)--
        Noise limitations, 58898-58905
Airworthiness directives:
    Airbus, 58891-58892
    General Electric Co., 58892-58894
    Raytheon, 58894-58896
Airworthiness standards:
    Special conditions--
        Sino Swearingen model SJ30-2 airplane, 58875-58890
Class E airspace, 58896-58898
PROPOSED RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Twin Commander Aircraft Corp., 58925-58927
Class E airspace, 58927-58932
NOTICES
Airport noise compatibility program:
    Ft. Lauderdale Executive Airport, FL, 59018-59022
Meetings:
    Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee, 59022-59023


Federal Communications Commission
PROPOSED RULES
Frequency allocations and radio treaty matters:
    Mobile satellite services--
        455-456 and 459-460 MHz bands allocation, 58932-58935
Radio stations; table of assignments:
    Arkansas, 58936-58937
    Florida, 58935-58936, 58937
    Illinois, 58936
    Michigan, 58936
    Oregon, 58935
NOTICES
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Alaska Public Utilities Commission et al., 58970-58971


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
    Union Electric Co., et al., 58957-58960
    Wisconsin Energy Corp. and ESELCO, Inc., et al., 58961-58965
Hydroelectric applications, 58965-58966
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    ARCO Products Co. et al., 58953-58954
    Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration Partners, L.P., 58954
    Colorado Interstate Gas Co., 58954-58955
    East Tennessee Natural Gas Co., 58955
    Florida Gas Transmission Co., 58955-58956
    Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P., 58956
    Kansas Pipeline Co., 58956
    Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., 58956-58957
    Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co., 58957


Federal Highway Administration
NOTICES
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Smith County, TX, 59023
    Travis and Williamson Counties, TX, 59023-59024


Federal Maritime Commission
NOTICES
Complaints filed:
    Ryan-Walsh, Inc. and Stevedoring Services of America, 58971


Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 58971
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 58972


Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 58972


Federal Trade Commission
NOTICES
Cigarette testing methodology; tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide 
          yields determination and advertising ratings, 58972-58973


Fish and Wildlife Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Incidental take permits--
        San Diego County, CA; California gnatcatcher, 58976-58977
Meetings:
    Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force/Field Trip, 58977-58978


Food and Drug Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 58973-58974


Foreign-Trade Zones Board
NOTICES
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    California
        Gymboree Corp.; apparel, accessories, and toys, 58939


Forest Service
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Intergovernmental Advisory Committee, 58938


General Services Administration
RULES
Federal property management:
    Information and records management and use--
        Records management program; FIRMR provisions reestablishment; 
                expiration date extended, 58922


Geological Survey
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 58978


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

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Health Care Financing Administration
RULES
Medicare:
    Physician fee schedule (1998 CY); payment policies and relative 
            value unit adjustments and clinical psychologist fee 
            schedule; establishment, 59048-59260
PROPOSED RULES
Medicare:
    Physician fee schedule (1998 CY); payment policies and relative 
            value unit adjustments
        Practice expense relative value units adjustments; 
                implementation delay, 59267-59269
NOTICES
Medicare:
    Physician fee schedule conversion factor for 1998 CY; sustainable 
            growth rate for 1998 FY, 59261-59266


Housing and Urban Development Department
RULES
Public and Indian housing:
    HOME investment partnerships program
        Indian HOME program streamlining, 58905-58906
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Facilities to assist homeless--
        Excess and surplus Federal property, 58976
Senior Executive Service:
    Performance Review Board; membership, 58976


Interior Department
See Fish and Wildlife Service
See Geological Survey
See Land Management Bureau
See National Indian Gaming Commission
See National Park Service


Justice Department
See Antitrust Division
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 58981-58982


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


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Classification of public lands:
    Idaho, 58978
Coal leases, exploration licenses, etc.:
    Wyoming, 58979
Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:
    Arizona; correction, 59029
    Colorado, 58979-58980
Survey plat filings:
    Idaho, 58980


Mine Safety and Health Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 58994-58995


National Indian Gaming Commission
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 59007-59008


National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Meetings:
    National Center for Research Resources, 58974
    National Institute on Drug Abuse, 58974
    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 58975
    National Institute of Dental Research, 58974-58975
    National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 58975
Recombinant DNA molecules research:
    Actions under guidelines, 59032-59046


National Labor Relations Board
RULES
Former officers and employees; post-employment restrictions, 58906-
          58907


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Coastal nonpoint pollution control programs; States and 
            territories--
        American Samoa et al., 58941
        Connecticut et al., 58939-58940
        Rhode Island et al., 58940-58941
Meetings:
    Pacific Fishery Management Council, 58941-58942
Permits:
    Endangered and threatened species, 58942
    Marine mammals, 58942-58943


National Park Service
PROPOSED RULES
National Park System:
    Glacier Bay National Park, AK; commercial fishing activities
        Workshop, 58932
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, TX, 58981
Meetings:
    Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission, 58981


Navy Department
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Base realignment and closure--
        Naval Air Station Cecil Field, FL, 58950
Meetings:
    Naval War College, Board of Advisors to President, 58950


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Commonwealth Edison Co., 59008-59010
Meetings:
    Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee, 59010
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Chem-Nuclear Systems, 59008

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration
NOTICES
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 59002
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Dixie Divers, Inc.; variance, 58995-59002


Office of United States Trade Representative
See Trade Representative, Office of United States


Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 59003-59007


Postal Service
RULES
International Mail Manual:
    Global package link (GPL) service--
        Canada, 58910-58922


Presidential Documents
EXECUTIVE ORDERS
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
    Capital Budgeting, Commission to Study; amendment (EO 13066), 59273


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


Research and Special Programs Administration
NOTICES
Pipeline safety; waiver petitions:
    Applied LNG Technologies, 59024-59026


Small Business Administration
NOTICES
License surrenders:
    S & S Venture Associates, Ltd., 59010
    Salween Financial Services, Inc., 59010
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    CEO Venture Fund III, L.P., 59010


Social Security Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 59010-59011


State Department
NOTICES
Arms Export Control Act:
    Export licenses; Congressional notifications, 59011-59014


Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Drug Testing Advisory Board, 58975-58976


Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:
    C & NC, L.L.C., 59026
    C & NC Railroad Corp., 59026
    Delphos Terminal Co., Inc., 59027
    Fulton County, L.L.C., 59027
    Maumee & Western, L.L.C., 59027
    Oklahoma, State of, et al., 59028
    South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad, Inc., 59028
    Wabash Central, L.L.C., 59028


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


Trade Representative, Office of United States
NOTICES
Carribean Basin Economic Recovery Act:
    Beneficiaries renewal of treatment on government procurement of 
            products; designation list, 59014
Foreign trade barriers; national trade estimate report, 59014-59015
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA):
    Chapter 19 Roster--
        Invitations for applicants, 59015-59017


Transportation Department
See Federal Aviation Administration
See Federal Highway Administration
See Research and Special Programs Administration
See Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 59017-59018


Treasury Department
See Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Bureau
RULES
Currency and foreign transactions; financial reporting and 
          recordkeeping requirements:
    Bank Secrecy Act; implementation--
        Exemptions from currency transactions; meeting, 58909-58910
Privacy Act; implementation, 58907-58909


Western Area Power Administration
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Navajo Transmission Project, 58966-58968
  
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Part II
Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, 
          59032-59046


Part III
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Care Financing 
          Administration, 59048-59269


Part IV
The President, 59273
  
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                           3 CFR
Executive Orders:
113066...............................................59273

                          10 CFR
Proposed Rules:
430..................................................58923

                          14 CFR
23...................................................58875
39 (3 documents)....................................58891,
                                              58892, 58894
71 (3 documents)....................................58896,
                                                     58897
91...................................................58898
93...................................................58898
121..................................................58898
135 (2 documents..............................58898, 59029
Proposed Rules:
39...................................................58925
71 (5 documents)....................................58927,
                                58928, 58929, 58930, 58931

                          24 CFR
954..................................................58905

                          27 CFR
Proposed Rules:
9....................................................59029

                          29 CFR
102..................................................58906

                          31 CFR
1....................................................58907
103..................................................58909

                          36 CFR
Proposed Rules:
13...................................................58932

                          39 CFR
20...................................................58910

                          41 CFR
101-11...............................................58922

                          42 CFR
400..................................................59048
405..................................................59048
410..................................................59048
411..................................................59048
414..................................................59048
Proposed Rules:
414..................................................59267

                          47 CFR
Proposed Rules:
2....................................................58923
25...................................................58923
73 (6 documents)....................................58935,
                                              58936, 58937