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Agency for International Development
NOTICES
Meetings:
    International Food and Agricultural Development Board, 67405-67406


Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
NOTICES
Superfund program:
    Hazardous substances priority list (toxicological profiles), 67375-
            67377


Agricultural Marketing Service
PROPOSED RULES
Spearmint oil produced in Far West, 67297-67300
NOTICES
Apples, canned; grade standards, 67326-67327
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Federal-State marketing improvement program, 67327


Agricultural Research Service
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Biotechnology risk assessment research program, 67488-67490


Agriculture Department
See Agricultural Marketing Service
See Agricultural Research Service
See Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
See Farm Service Agency
See Forest Service
See Rural Business-Cooperative Service
See Rural Housing Service
See Rural Utilities Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 67325-67326


Air Force Department
PROPOSED RULES
Environmental impact analysis process, 67305-67320
NOTICES
Commercial activities performance (OMB A-76); cost comparison studies, 
          67348-67350


Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
PROPOSED RULES
Americans with Disabilities Act; implementation:
    Outdoor Developed Areas Accessibility Guidelines Regulatory 
            Negotiation Committee--
        Meetings, 67320
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Access Board, 67332


Assassination Records Review Board
NOTICES
Formal determinations on records release, 67332-67344


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NOTICES
Meetings:
    National Vaccine Advisory Committee, 67377


Civil Rights Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; State advisory committees:
    New York, 67344
    Pennsylvania, 67344
    Wyoming, 67344-67345


Coast Guard
RULES
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996; implementation:
    International management code for safe operation of ships and 
            pollution prevention, 67492-67515
Vessel inspection alternatives:
    Classification procedures, 67526-67537


Commerce Department
See International Trade Administration


Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Biotechnology risk assessment research program, 67488-67490


Defense Department
See Air Force Department
See Defense Special Weapons Agency
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 67347-67348


Defense Special Weapons Agency
RULES
Privacy Act; implementation, 67291-67292


Drug Enforcement Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 67407-67409


Education Department
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    International research and studies program; annual report 
            publication, 67540-67541
Meetings:
    Indian Education National Advisory Council, 67350-67351
    National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, 67544


Energy Department
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
RULES
Privacy Act: implementation, 67518-67519

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NOTICES
Meetings:
    Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board--
        Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, KY, 67351
    Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, 67351-67352
Privacy Act:
    Systems of records, 67520-67523


Environmental Protection Agency
PROPOSED RULES
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
          States:
    California, 67320-67323
Toxic substances:
    Testing requirements--
        Biphenyl, etc., 67466-67485
Water pollution; effluent guidelines for point source categories:
    Industrial laundries industry; hearing, 67323-67324
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 67358-67360
Clean Air Act:
    Citizens suits; proposed settlements--
        Chemical Manufacturers Association et al., 67360-67361
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Agency statements--
        Weekly receipts, 67361
Meetings:
    Aquatic life and wildlife; 2,3,7,8-TCDD toxicity equivalency 
            factors application potential; technical workshop, 67361-
            67362
    Drake Chemical Superfund Site Incinerator, PA; risk issues; 
            technical workshop, 67362
    Environmental Financial Advisory Board, 67362-67363
    National Drinking Water Advisory Council, 67363
    Science Advisory Board, 67363-67365
Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:
    Triforine Technical, etc., 67365-67366


Executive Office of the President
See Presidential Documents


Farm Service Agency
RULES
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
    Rural Development Mission Area, 67258-67265


Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Class D airspace, 67265-67266
Class E airspace, 67266-67268
Restricted areas, 67268-67269
PROPOSED RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    British Aerospace, 67304
    SOCATA-Groupe AEROSPATIALE, 67300-67302
NOTICES
Exemption petitions; summary and disposition, 67428


Federal Communications Commission
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 67366
Common carrier services:
    Telecommunications relay services; State certification; 
            applications accepted, 67366-67367
Meetings:
    Emergency Alert System National Advisory Committee, 67367


Federal Election Commission
PROPOSED RULES
Reports by political committees:
    Campaign-related receipts and disbursements; recording, reporting, 
            and report filing
        Hearing, 67300


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
    National Gas & Electric L.P. et al., 67355-67356
    Ogden Energy China (Alpha) Ltd. et al., 67356-67358
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Allegheny Hydro No. 8 & 9 LP et al., 67358
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    CNG Transmission Corp., 67352
    KN Interstate Gas Transmission Co., 67352-67353
    Koch Gateway Pipeline Co., 67353
    Mississippi River Transmission Corp., 67353-67354
    Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co., 67354
    Power Authority of State of New York; correction, 67354
    Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., 67354
    Trailblazer Pipeline Co., 67355


Federal Maritime Commission
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 67367-67368
Agreements filed, etc., 67368-67369
Complaints filed:
    Trade Net, Inc., 67369
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act; implementation, 
          67369-67372


Federal Railroad Administration
NOTICES
Traffic control systems; discontinuance or modification:
    SOO Line Railroad Co. et al., 67429-67430


Federal Trade Commission
NOTICES
Prohibited trade practices:
    Honeywell Inc., 67372-67373


Financial Management Service
See Fiscal Service


Fiscal Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 67431


Fish and Wildlife Service
PROPOSED RULES
Endangered and threatened species:
    Topeka shiner, 67324
NOTICES
Endangered and threatened species:
    Conservation agreements--
        Spotted frog in Utah, 67398

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Food and Drug Administration
RULES
Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:
    New drug applications--
        Decoquinate and bacitracin zinc with roxarsone, 67273
Medical devices:
    Medical device corrections and removals; reporting and 
            recordkeeping requirements
        Effective date stay, 67274
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
    Center for Devices and Radiological Health, 67270-67273
NOTICES
Harmonisation International Conference; guidelines availability:
    Pharmaceuticals--
        Q3C impurities; residual solvents, 67377-67388


Forest Service
NOTICES
Appealable decisions; legal notice:
    Intermountain region, 67327-67329


General Accounting Office
NOTICES
Standards for internal control in Federal government; document 
          availability, 67373-67374


Health and Human Services Department
See Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Food and Drug Administration
See Health Care Financing Administration
See Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department
See National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Grant and cooperative agreement awards:
    National Academy of Sciences, 67374
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
    Dietary supplement labeling policy, 67374-67375


Health Care Financing Administration
See Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 67388-67389
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 67389-67392


Housing and Urban Development Department
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Facilities to assist homeless--
        Excess and surplus Federal property, 67397-67398


Indian Affairs Bureau
NOTICES
Indian tribes, acknowledgment of existence determinations, etc.:
    Mobile-Washington County Band of Choctaw Indians of South Alabama, 
            67398-67400


Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department
NOTICES
Social Security Act:
    Permissive exclusion authority; implementation criteria, 67392-
            67394


Interior Department
See Fish and Wildlife Service
See Indian Affairs Bureau
See Land Management Bureau
See Minerals Management Service
See National Park Service


Internal Revenue Service
PROPOSED RULES
Employment taxes and collection of income taxes at source:
    FICA and FUTA taxation of amounts under employee benefit plans, 
            67304-67305


International Development Cooperation Agency
See Agency for International Development


International Trade Administration
NOTICES
Antidumping:
    Cut-to-length carbon steel plate from--
        Brazil, 67345
    Roller chain, other than bicycle, from--
        Japan, 67345-67347


International Trade Commission
NOTICES
Import investigations:
    Extruded rubber thread from--
        Malaysia, 67406-67407


Justice Department
See Drug Enforcement Administration
See Justice Programs Office


Justice Programs Office
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 67409-67410


Labor Department
See Labor Statistics Bureau
See Mine Safety and Health Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 67410


Labor Statistics Bureau
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 67410-67411


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Ward Valley, San Bernardino County, CA; tritium and related 
            materials testing, 67400
Meetings:
    Resource advisory councils--
        Arizona, 67400-67401
Opening of public lands:
    Wyoming, 67401
Recreation management restrictions, etc.:
    Forks of Butte Creek Special Area, CA; recreational mineral 
            collection; fee adjustment, 67401
Resource management plans, etc.:
    Arizona Strip District, AZ, 67401-67402
    Farmington District, NM, 67402-67405

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Minerals Management Service
RULES
Outer Continental Shelf; geological and geophysical explorations, 
          67278-67291


Mine Safety and Health Administration
NOTICES
Mining products; testing, evaluation, and approval; user adjustment 
          fees, 67411-67413


National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NOTICES
Motor vehicle safety standards:
    Nonconforming vehicles--
        Importation eligibility; determinations, 67430-67431


National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Meetings:
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 67394-67395
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 67394
    National Institute on Aging, 67394
    National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, 
            67395-67396
    Scientific Review Center special emphasis panels, 67396


National Park Service
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, AK; commercial fishing 
            proposal; workshops, 67405


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee, 67416
Safety analysis and evaluation reports; availability, etc.:
    Hydro Resources, Inc., 67416-67417
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Atlantic City Electric Co., 67413-67414
    Atlantic City Electric Co. et al., 67414-67415
    Conam Inspection, Inc., 67416


Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
NOTICES
Meetings, 67417-67418


Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 67418-67420


Personnel Management Office
RULES
Prevailing rate systems, 67257-67258
PROPOSED RULES
Retirement, health benefits, and life insurance, Federal employees:
    Decennial census employees with dual appointments; continuity of 
            coverage requirements; exemption, 67295-67296
NOTICES
Personnel management demonstration projects:
    Commerce Department--
        Alternative personnel management system, 67434-67463


Presidential Documents
PROCLAMATIONS
Government agencies and employees:
    Secretary of Commerce; delegation of authority (Memorandum of 
            December 19, 1997), 67547


Public Debt Bureau
See Fiscal Service


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


Research and Special Programs Administration
RULES
Pipeline safety:
    Drug use and alcohol misuse control in natural gas, liquefied 
            natural gas, and hazardous pipeline operations, 67293-67294
    Facility response plan submissions; reporting cycle changes, 67292-
            67293


Rural Business-Cooperative Service
RULES
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
    Rural Development Mission Area, 67258-67265


Rural Housing Service
RULES
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
    Rural Development Mission Area, 67258-67265
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Housing preservation program, 67329-67330


Rural Utilities Service
RULES
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
    Rural Development Mission Area, 67258-67265
NOTICES
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
          Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 1998; implementation:
    Interest rates for 1998 FY RUS cost-of-money loans, etc., 67330-
            67331
Grant and cooperative agreement awards:
    Bristol Bay Area Health Corp. et al., 67331-67332


Securities and Exchange Commission
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 67419-67420
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    American Stock Exchange, Inc., 67422
    MBS Clearing Corp., 67422-67423
    National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., 67423-67425
    Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc., 67425-67426
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., et al., 67420-67422


Small Business Administration
NOTICES
Meetings; district and regional advisory councils:
    Florida, 67427
    Massachusetts, 67427

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Social Security Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 67427


State Department
RULES
International traffic in arms regulations:
    Miscellaneous amendments, 67274-67278
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Private International Law Advisory Committee, 67427-67428


Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Agency
See Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry


Transportation Department
See Coast Guard
See Federal Aviation Administration
See Federal Railroad Administration
See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
See Research and Special Programs Administration


Treasury Department
See Fiscal Service
See Internal Revenue Service


United States Information Agency
NOTICES
Exchange visitor program:
    Skills list
        Czech Republic; removal, 67431-67432
Voice of America programs and program services; private sector 
          partners, joint ventures, and corporate underwriting, 67432
  
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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Office of Personnel Management, 67434-67463


Part III
Environmental Protection Agency, 67466-67485


Part IV
Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 67488-67490


Part V
Department of Transportation, Coast Guard, 67492-67515


Part VI
Department of Energy, 67518-67519, 67520-67523


Part VII
Department of Transportation, Coast Guard, 67526-67537


Part VIII
Department of Education, 67540-67541


Part IX
Department of Education, 67544


Part X
The President, 67547
  
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                           3 CFR
Administrative Orders:
Memorandum:
December 19, 1997....................................67548

                           5 CFR
532 (2 documents)...................................67257,
                                                     67258
Proposed Rules:
831..................................................67295
842..................................................67295
870..................................................67295
890..................................................67295

                           7 CFR
2003.................................................67258
Proposed Rules:
985..................................................67297

                          10 CFR
1008.................................................67518

                          11 CFR
Proposed Rules:
102..................................................67300
104..................................................67300
108..................................................67300

                          14 CFR
71 (3 documents)....................................67265,
                                              67266, 67267
73 (2 documents)....................................67268,
                                                     67269
Proposed Rules:
39 (2 documents)....................................67300,
                                                     67303

                          21 CFR
5....................................................67270
558..................................................67273
806..................................................67274

                          22 CFR
120..................................................67274
123..................................................67274
124..................................................67274
126..................................................67274
127..................................................67274
129..................................................67274

                          26 CFR
Proposed Rules:
31...................................................67304

                          30 CFR
250..................................................67278
251..................................................67278

                          32 CFR
318..................................................67291
Proposed Rules:
989..................................................67305

                          33 CFR
96...................................................67492
151..................................................67526

                          36 CFR
Proposed Rules:
1190.................................................67320
1191.................................................67320

                          40 CFR
Proposed Rules:
52...................................................67320
441..................................................67323
799..................................................67466

                          46 CFR
1....................................................67526
2....................................................67492
8....................................................67526
31 (2 documents)....................................67492,
                                                     67526
69...................................................67526
71 (2 documents).....................................67526
91 (2 documents).....................................67526
107 (2 documents)...................................67526,
                                                     67526
115..................................................67492
126..................................................67492
153..................................................67526
154..................................................67526
171..................................................67526
175..................................................67492
176..................................................67492
189..................................................67492

                          49 CFR
194..................................................67292
199..................................................67293

                          50 CFR
Proposed Rules:
17...................................................67324