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Agriculture Department
See Farm Service Agency
See Forest Service
NOTICES
Privacy Act:
    Computer matching programs, 2942-2943


Air Force Department
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Scientific Advisory Board, 2969, 2970


Antitrust Division
NOTICES
National cooperative research notifications:
    National Storage Industry Consortium, 3003-3004


Census Bureau
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 2947-2952


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 2982-2984


Children and Families Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 2984
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 2984-2985


Coast Guard
RULES
Drawbridge operations:
    Massachusetts, 2894-2896
PROPOSED RULES
Merchant marine officers and seamen:
    Federal pilotage for vessels in foreign trade, 2939-2941


Commerce Department
See Census Bureau
See International Trade Administration
See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 2947


Commodity Futures Trading Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 2969


Defense Department
See Air Force Department
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Electron Devices Advisory Group, 2969


Education Department
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 2970
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 2970-2971
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Postsecondary education--
        Postsecondary education cost control program, 2971-2972


Energy Department
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Commercial environmental cleanup, products and services directory; 
          availability, 2972


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Hazardous waste program authorizations:
    Florida; incorporation by reference, 2896-2900
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Science Advisory Board, 2975


Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 2975


Farm Service Agency
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 2943-2944


Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Class D and Class E airspace, 2884-2885
Class E airspace, 2885-2890
Class E airspace; correction, 2890-2891
Standard instrument approach procedures, 2891-2892
PROPOSED RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Pilatus Aircraft Ltd., 2911-2913
Class E airspace, 2913-2914
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Industry Working Group, 3013
    RTCA, Inc., 3013


Federal Bureau of Investigation
NOTICES
Meetings:
    DNA Advisory Board, 3004


Federal Communications Commission
NOTICES
Common carrier services:
    Local multipoint distribution services--
        Auction no. 18; minimum opening bids formula; comment request, 
                2976-2980


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
    Louisville Gas and Electric Co. et al., 2973-2975
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Koch Gateway Pipeline Co., 2972

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    Long Island Lighting Co., 2972-2973
    Southern Company Services, Inc., 2973


Federal Housing Finance Board
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 2980


Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Change in bank control, 2980
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 2980-2981
    Permissible nonbanking activities, 2981-2982


Fish and Wildlife Service
NOTICES
Comprehensive conservation plans; availability, etc.:
    Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge Complex, ND, et al., 2996-2997
Endangered and threatened species:
    Recovery plans--
        Spruce-fir moss spider, 2997


Food and Drug Administration
NOTICES
Biological products:
    Placental/umbilical cord blood stem cell products intended for 
            transportation, etc., 2985-2988
Meetings:
    Medical Devices Advisory Committee, 2988
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 2988


Forest Service
NOTICES
Appealable decisions; legal notice:
    Pacific Southwest Region, 2944-2946
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Willamette National Forest, OR, 2946-2947


Health and Human Services Department
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Children and Families Administration
See Food and Drug Administration
See Health Care Financing Administration
See Health Resources and Services Administration
See Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department
See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Health Care Financing Administration
See Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department
PROPOSED RULES
Medicare:
    Durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies; 
            supplier standards, 2926-2939
    Medicare+Choice program; comment request, 2920-2926


Health Resources and Services Administration
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Ryan White Title IV human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) program--
        Children, youth, women, and families; coordinated services and 
                access to research; pre-application technical 
                assistance workshops, 2989


Immigration and Naturalization Service
PROPOSED RULES
Representation and appearances; professional conduct for practitioners, 
          2901-2911


Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department
NOTICES
Program exclusions; list, 2989-2991


Interior Department
See Fish and Wildlife Service
See Land Management Bureau
See National Park Service
See Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office


Internal Revenue Service
RULES
Income taxes:
    Nuclear decommissioning reserve funds; revised schedules of ruling 
            amounts, 2892-2894


International Trade Administration
NOTICES
Antidumping:
    Cut-to-length carbon steel plate from--
        Belgium, 2959-2965
        Finland, 2952-2959
    Professional electric cutting tools from--
        Japan, 2965
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    American business centers in Russia, 2965-2967


Justice Department
See Antitrust Division
See Federal Bureau of Investigation
See Immigration and Naturalization Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 3002
Pollution control; consent judgments:
    Armco Inc., 3002-3003
    Beaunit Corp. et al., 3003
    HBSA Industries, Inc., et al., 3003


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Closure of public lands:
    California, 2997-2998
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Lockhart Basin, UT; resource use and protection; comment request, 
            2998
Meetings:
    Resource advisory councils--
        Butte District, 2999
        Miles City District, 2998-2999
        Susanville, CA, 2998
Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:
    California, 2999
Recreation management restrictions, etc.:
    El Centro Resource Area, CA; Table Mountain Area of Environmental 
            Concern; target shooting prohibition, 2999-3000
    Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, CA; land management 
            strategies, 3000
Survey plat filings:
    Idaho, 3000
Withdrawal and reservation of lands:
    Arizona; correction, 3000

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, 3004
    Space Science Advisory Committee, 3004-3005


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 2967-2968
Meetings:
    Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 2968-2969
    South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 2968


National Park Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Yosemite National Park, CA, 3000-3001
Meetings:
    Lake Clark National Park Subsistence Resource Commission, 3001
National Register of Historic Places:
    Pending nominations, 3001-3002


National Science Foundation
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Advanced Scientific Computing Special Emphasis Panel, 3005
    Biological Sciences Special Emphasis Panel, 3005
    Computer Communications Research Special Emphasis Panel, 3005, 3006
    Graduate Education Special Emphasis Panel, 3006
    Information and Intelligent Systems Special Emphasis Panel, 3006-
            3007
    Research, Evaluation, and Communication Special Emphasis Panel, 
            3007
    Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Special Emphasis Panel, 
            3007


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
RULES
Freedom of Information Act; implementation:, 2873-2883
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Regulatory information conference, 3007-3008
Regulatory guides; issuance, availability, and withdrawal, 3008


Postal Rate Commission
NOTICES
Post office closings; petitions for appeal:
    Nassau, MN, 3008-3009


Public Health Service
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Food and Drug Administration
See Health Resources and Services Administration
See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Railroad Retirement Board
PROPOSED RULES
Railroad Retirement Act:
    Railroad employers' reports and responsibilities; compensation and 
            service report filing methods, 2914-2916


Securities and Exchange Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 3009
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., 3009-3010
    Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, 3010-3012


Small Business Administration
NOTICES
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Hudson Venture Partners, L.P., 3012


Social Security Administration
NOTICES
Privacy Act:
    Computer matching programs, 3012-3013


Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 2991-2992
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Circles of care, etc., 2992-2996


Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
PROPOSED RULES
Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions:
    Illinois; withdrawn, 2916
    Kansas, 2916-2919
    Maryland, 2919-2920


Thrift Supervision Office
NOTICES
Privacy Act:
    Systems of records, 3014


Transportation Department
See Coast Guard
See Federal Aviation Administration


Treasury Department
See Internal Revenue Service
See Thrift Supervision Office


United States Enrichment Corporation
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 3014


United States Information Agency
NOTICES
Art objects; importation for exhibition:
    Ancient Gold: The Wealth of the Thracians, Treasures from the 
            Republic of Bulgaria, 3014-3015
    Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, 3015

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                           8 CFR
Proposed Rules:
3.....................................................2901
292...................................................2901

                          10 CFR
9.....................................................2873

                          14 CFR
71 (6 documents).....................................2884,
                              2885, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2890
97....................................................2891
Proposed Rules:
39....................................................2911
71....................................................2913

                          20 CFR
Proposed Rules:
209...................................................2914

                          26 CFR
1.....................................................2892
602...................................................2892

                          30 CFR
Proposed Rules:
913...................................................2916
916...................................................2916
920...................................................2919

                          33 CFR
117...................................................2894

                          40 CFR
272...................................................2896

                          42 CFR
Proposed Rules:
Ch. IV................................................2920
424...................................................2926

                          46 CFR
Proposed Rules:
15....................................................2939