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Agency for International Development
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Voluntary Foreign Aid Advisory Committee, 63559
Senior Executive Service:
    Performance Review Board; membership, 63559


Agricultural Marketing Service
PROPOSED RULES
Poultry and rabbit products; voluntary grading program changes, 63471-
          63473


Agricultural Research Service
NOTICES
Patent licenses; non-exclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive:
    Water & Oil Technologies, Inc.; inhibition of warmed-over flavor 
            and preserving of uncured meat containing materials, 63510


Agriculture Department
See Agricultural Marketing Service
See Agricultural Research Service
See Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
See Commodity Credit Corporation
See Forest Service
See Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
RULES
Agricultural commodities; commercial sales financing
    Correction, 63606


Air Force Department
PROPOSED RULES
Appointment to the United States Air Force Academy, 63485-63488


Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
NOTICES
Animal welfare:
    Horse Protection Strategic Plan; availability, 63510


Arts and Humanities, National Foundation
See National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NOTICES
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
    Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Advisory Committee, 63550-63551
Meetings:
    Community Preventive Services Guide Task Force, 63551


Commerce Department
See Export Administration Bureau
See International Trade Administration
See National Institute of Standards and Technology
See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
NOTICES
Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:
    Costa Rica, 63520-63521
    Hungary, 63521
    India, 63521-63522
    Jamaica, 63522-63523
    Kenya, 63523
    Nepal, 63524
    Pakistan, 63524-63525
    Poland, 63525-63526
    Romania, 63526-63527
    Russia, 63527
    Ukraine, 63527-63528
    United Arab Emirates, 63528-63529


Commodity Credit Corporation
RULES
Loan and purchase programs:
    Wheat, feed grains, rice and upland cotton; production flexibility 
            contracts, 63441


Commodity Futures Trading Commission
NOTICES
Contract market proposals:
    Chicago Board of Trade--
        Corn and soybeans, 63529-63532
    Minneapolis Grain Exchange--
        Durum wheat, 63532-63533


Copyright Office, Library of Congress
PROPOSED RULES
Copyright arbitration royalty panel rules of procedure:
    Noncommercial educational broadcasting compulsory license, 63502-
            63506
Copyright office and procedures:
    Mechancial and digital phonorecord delivery rate adjustment 
            proceeding, 63506-63509


Defense Department
See Air Force Department
NOTICES
Meetings:
    National Defense Panel, 63533


Energy Department
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
See Hearings and Appeals Office, Energy Department
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board--
        Hanford Site, 63533-63534
        Rocky Flats, 63534
    Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, 63534-63535


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
          States:
    Arizona, 63456-63458
    Iowa, 63454-63456
Hazardous waste:
    Identification and listing--
        Exclusions, 63458-63463

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NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 63542-63545
Drinking water:
    Sole source aquifer designations--
        Washington, 63545-63548
Meetings:
    Clean Air Act Advisory Committee, 63548
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
    Emergency planning and community right-to-know; industry-specific 
            compliance responsibilities, 63548-63549


Executive Office of the President
See Management and Budget Office
See Presidential Documents


Export Administration Bureau
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 63515-63516


Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Boeing, 63622-63623
Standard instrument approach procedures, 63447-63452
PROPOSED RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Airbus Industrie, 63476-63478
    Boeing, 63624-63625
    Dornier, 63475-63476
    Fokker, 63473-63474
NOTICES
Exemption petitions; summary and disposition, 63596-63597
Meetings:
    Streamlining Software Aspects of Certification Industry Workshop, 
            63597


Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 63549


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
    IES Utilities, Inc. et al., 63538-63541
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 63541
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Egan Hub Partners, L.P., 63535
    El Paso Natural Gas Co., 63535
    Koch Gateway Pipeline Co., 63536
    Mississippi River Transmission Corp., 63536
    National Fuel Gas Supply Corp., 63536-63537
    Pacific Gas & Electric Co. et al., 63537-63538
    Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., 63538


Federal Maritime Commission
RULES
Tariffs and service contracts:
    Contract filing requirements; simplification, 63463-63464
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 63549


Federal Railroad Administration
RULES
Alcohol and drug abuse control and locomotive engineers qualifications:
    Technical amendments, 63464-63467


Federal Reserve System
RULES
Truth in lending (Regulation Z):
    Residential mortgage and variable-rate transactions--
        Fifteen-year historical example of rates and payments; 
                disclosure, 63441-63447
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 63549


Fish and Wildlife Service
RULES
Migratory bird hunting:
    Nontoxic shot approval procedures; test protocol, 63608-63615
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, 63555
    San Francisco Bay/Inland Delta Biological Case Study Public 
            Workshop, 63556


Food and Drug Administration
NOTICES
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 63551


Forest Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Kootenai National Forest, MT, 63510-63513
Meetings:
    Willamette Provincial Interagency Executive Committee Advisory 
            Committee, 63513


Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
NOTICES
Agency designation actions:
    Arkansas, 63513
    Illinois and Oklahoma, 63513-63514
    Minnesota, 63514-63515
    Mississippi, 63515


Health and Human Services Department
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Food and Drug Administration
See Health Care Financing Administration
See National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    National Hispanic Religious Leaders Partnership for Community 
            Health, 63550
Meetings:
    Blood Safety and Availability Advisory Committee, 63550


Health Care Financing Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 63551-63552


Hearings and Appeals Office, Energy Department
NOTICES
Decisions and orders, 63541-63542

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Housing and Urban Development Department
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Porterville, CA; guarantee funded infrastructure, 63554-63555


Immigration and Naturalization Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 63560-63561


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


Internal Revenue Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 63603


International Development Cooperation Agency
See Agency for International Development


International Trade Administration
NOTICES
Antidumping:
    Large newspaper printing presses and components thereof, whether 
            assembled of unassembled from--
        Germany, 63516
    Silicon metal from--
        Brazil, 63516-63517
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
    Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee, 63517


Justice Department
See Immigration and Naturalization Service
RULES
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
    Economic Espionage Act of 1996; approval of charges, 63453-63454


Labor Department
See Occupational Safety and Health Administration


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Public land orders:
    Nevada, 63556
Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:
    Colorado, 63556-63557


Library of Congress
See Copyright Office, Library of Congress


Management and Budget Office
NOTICES
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act (Gramm-
          Rudman-Hollings):
    Sequestration update report; transmittal to President and Congress, 
            63567


National Aeronautics and Space Administration
RULES
Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook, Section A; miscellaneous 
          revisions, 63452-63453


National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Combined Arts Advisory Panel, 63563-63564
    Partnership Advisory Panel, 63564-63565


National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 63598-63599
Motor vehicle safety standards:
    Nonconforming vehicles--
        Importation eligibility; determinations, 63599-63601


National Institute of Standards and Technology
NOTICES
Federal computer systems; security and privacy issues; comment request, 
          63517-63518


National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Meetings:
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 63552-63553
    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Special 
            Emphasis Panel, 63553
    National Institute of Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel, 63553
    National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 63552
    National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders, 
            63553
    National Library of Medicine, 63553-63554


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RULES
Marine mammals:
    Endangered fish or wildlife--
        North Atlantic right whale protection, 63467-63470
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Incidental take permits--
        Atlantic Offshore Cetacean Take Reduction Plan, 63518
Meetings:
    Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 63518
    Longline Advisory Panel, 63518-63519
    Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 63519
    Pacific Fishery Management Council, 63519-63520
Permits:
    Marine mammals, 63520


National Park Service
PROPOSED RULES
National Park System:
    Right-of-way permits; issuance, 63488-63502
NOTICES
Concession contract negotiations:
    Fire Island National Seashore, NY; ferry services, 63557


Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 63565


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Regulatory oversight of DOE facilities, 63567
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Unit 1, 63565-63566

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration
NOTICES
Nationally recognized testing laboratories, etc.:
    Communication Certification Laboratory, 63561-63562
    Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc., 63562-63563
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 63563


Office of Management and Budget
See Management and Budget Office


Postal Service
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 63567-63568


Presidential Documents
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS
Kazakhstan, peaceful uses of nuclear energy; proposed agreement with 
          U.S. (Presidential Determination No. 98-5 of November 17, 
          1997), 63619


Public Health Service
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Food and Drug Administration
See National Institutes of Health


Reclamation Bureau
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 63557-63558
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    American River, CA; water resources investigation, 63558-63559
Meetings:
    Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Task Force, 63559


Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Advisory Board, 
            63601-63602


Securities and Exchange Commission
NOTICES
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    American Stock Exchange, Inc., 63576-63577
    Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., 63577-63578
    Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., 63578-63580
    National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., 63580-63592
    New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 63592-63593
    Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc., 63593-63595
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Allied Capital Corp. et al., 63568-63574
    Western National Life Insurance Co. et al., 63574-63576


Small Business Administration
NOTICES
Disaster loan areas:
    Illinois, 63596


State Department
PROPOSED RULES
Consular services; fee schedule:
    Adjustments, 63478-63485


Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:
    Emons Transportation Group, Inc., 63602
    Penn Eastern Rail Lines, Inc., 63602-63603


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


Transportation Department
See Federal Aviation Administration
See Federal Railroad Administration
See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
See Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
See Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Aviation proceedings:
    Agreements filed; weekly receipts, 63596
    Certificates of public convenience and necessity and foreign air 
            carrier permits; weekly applications, 63596


Treasury Department
See Internal Revenue Service


Veterans Affairs Department
RULES
Loan guaranty:
    Refinancing loans; interest rate reduction requirements, 63454
NOTICES
Legal interpretations; General Counsel-precedent opinions:
    Veterans' benefits under VA administered laws; summary, 63603-63605
  
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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, 63608-63615


Part III
The President, 63619


Part IV
Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 63622-
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                           3 CFR
Administrative Orders:
Presidential Determinations:
No. 98-5 of November 17, 1997........................63619

                           7 CFR
17...................................................63606
1412.................................................63441
Proposed Rules:
70...................................................63471

                          12 CFR
226..................................................63441

                          14 CFR
39...................................................63622
97 (3 documents)....................................63447,
                                              63449, 63451
1260.................................................63452
Proposed Rules:
39 (4 documents)....................................63473,
                                       63475, 63476, 63624

                          22 CFR
Proposed Rules:
22...................................................63478
51...................................................63478
53...................................................63478

                          28 CFR
0....................................................63453

                          32 CFR
Proposed Rules:
901..................................................63485

                          36 CFR
Proposed Rules:
1....................................................63488
14...................................................63488

                          37 CFR
Proposed Rules:
253..................................................63502
255..................................................63506

                          38 CFR
36...................................................63454

                          40 CFR
52 (2 documents)....................................63454,
                                                     63456
261..................................................63458

                          46 CFR
514..................................................63463

                          49 CFR
219..................................................63464
240..................................................63464

                          50 CFR
20...................................................63608
222..................................................63467