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Agricultural Marketing Service
PROPOSED RULES
Organic Foods Production Act:
    National organic program; establishment, 6498-6499


Agriculture Department
See Agricultural Marketing Service
See Foreign Agricultural Service
See Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
See Rural Telephone Bank


Assassination Records Review Board
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 6512


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NOTICES
Meetings:
    HIV Prevention Consultants, 6571


Coast Guard
PROPOSED RULES
Ports and waterways safety:
    Prince William Sound, AK; port access route study, 6502-6504
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee, 6596-6597


Commerce Department
See International Trade Administration
See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Commodity Futures Trading Commission
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Financial Products Advisory Committee, 6537


Comptroller of the Currency
RULES
Fiduciary activities of national banks:
    Investment advisory activities, 6472-6473


Customs Service
NOTICES
Country of origin marking:
    Imported footwear, 6608-6609
Trade name recordation applications:
    Winfing, 6609


Defense Department
See Defense Logistics Agency
See Navy Department
NOTICES
Arms sales notification; transmittal letter, etc., 6537-6541
Meetings:
    Science Board task forces, 6542


Defense Logistics Agency
NOTICES
Privacy Act:
    Computer matching programs, 6542-6543


Delaware River Basin Commission
RULES
Ground water protected area in Pennsylvania:
    Numerical ground water withdrawal limits for subbasins; 
            establishment, 6477-6478


Education Department
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 6545
Meetings:
    Indian Education National Advisory Council, 6545-6546
    Student Financial Assistance Advisory Committee, 6546


Energy Department
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
See Hearings and Appeals Office, Energy Department


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Air pollution; standards of performance for new stationary sources:
    Metals emissions determination; correction, 6493-6494
Air quality implementation plans:
    Preparation, adoption, and submittal--
        Federal regulatory reform; correction, 6483-6484
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
          States:
    Arizona, 6487-6491
    Connecticut, 6484-6487
    Texas, 6491-6493
Clean Air Act:
    State operating permits programs--
        Massachusetts; correction, 6494-6495
Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural 
          commodities:
    Bifenthrin; correction, 6495-6496
Toxic substances:
    Significant new uses--
        Ethane, 1,1,1 trifluoro-; correction, 6496
PROPOSED RULES
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
          States:
    Arizona, 6505-6507
    Connecticut, 6504
    Texas, 6504-6505
Superfund program:
    National oil and hazardous substances contingency plan--
        National priorities list update, 6507-6510
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Industrial Combustion Coordinated Rulemaking Advisory Committee, 
            6567-6568
    National Environmental Justice Advisory Council, 6568


Executive Office of the President
See Presidential Documents


Farm Credit Administration
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 6568-6569

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Federal Aviation Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Airbus, 6501-6502
    Saab, 6499-6501


Federal Communications Commission
RULES
Common carrier service:
    Foreign participation in U.S. telecommunications market and non-
            U.S.-licensed satellites providing domestic and 
            international service; effective date, 6496-6497
NOTICES
Rulemaking proceedings; petitions filed, granted, denied, etc.; 
          correction, 6569


Federal Emergency Management Agency
NOTICES
Disaster and emergency areas:
    Maine, 6569
    New Hampshire, 6569
    Tennessee, 6569-6570
    Vermont, 6570


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
RULES
Natural gas companies (Natural Gas Act):
    Pipeline Regulation Office; project cost limits under blanket 
            certificates, 6476-6477
NOTICES
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
    Atlantic City Electric Co. et al., 6553-6559
Meetings:
    Nondiscriminatory transmission services, processes for assuring; 
            conference, 6559-6560
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 6560-6562
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Chandeleur Pipe Line Co., 6547
    CNG Transmission Corp., 6547
    Colorado Interstate Gas Co., 6547-6548
    Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., 6548-6549
    El Paso Natural Gas Co., 6549
    Equitrans, L.P., 6549-6550
    Millennium Pipeline Co., L.P., 6550-6551
    NorAm Gas Transmission Co., 6551
    Northwest Pipeline Corp., 6551-6552
    Texas Eastern Transmission Corp., 6552
    Trunkline Gas Co., 6552-6553
    Trunkline LNG Co., 6553
    Viking Gas Transmission Co., 6553


Federal Maritime Commission
NOTICES
Freight forwarder licenses:
    Leeway Global Network, Inc., et al., 6570


Federal Reserve System
RULES
Truth in lending (Regulation Z):
    Mortgage rates and fees; dollar amount adjustment, 6474
NOTICES
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 6570-6571


Fish and Wildlife Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Incidental take permits--
        Santa Cruz County, CA; California red-legged frog, 6577-6579


Food and Drug Administration
NOTICES
Food additive petitions:
    Sekisui Plastics Co., Ltd., 6571
    Sequa Chemicals, Inc., 6571-6572
Medical devices; premarket approval:
    UroLume Endourethral Prostatic for Prostatic Obstruction Secondary 
            to Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy, 6572


Foreign Agricultural Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 6511


Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
NOTICES
Agency designation actions:
    New York, 6511-6512


Health and Human Services Department
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Food and Drug Administration
See Health Resources and Services Administration
See National Institutes of Health
See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Health Resources and Services Administration
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Dentistry programs; residency training and advanced education, 
            6572-6573
    Health professions and nursing programs--
        Low income levels, 6573-6574


Hearings and Appeals Office, Energy Department
NOTICES
Cases filed, 6563
Decisions and orders, 6563-6567


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


Internal Revenue Service
NOTICES
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; 
          implementation:
    Individuals losing United States citizenship; quarterly list, 6609-
            6611


International Trade Administration
NOTICES
Antidumping:
    Antifriction bearings (other than tapered roller bearings) and 
            parts from--
        France et al., 6512-6519
    Brass sheet and strip from--
        Canada, 6519-6524
    Calcium aluminate flux from--
        France, 6524-6525

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    Corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products from--
        Japan, 6525
    Gray portland cement from--
        Mexico, 6525-6526
    Polyvinyl alcohol from--
        Taiwan, 6526-6531
    Tapered roller bearings and parts from--
        China, 6531
    Welded carbon steel standard pipes and tubes from--
        India, 6531-6534
Countervailing duties:
    Viscose rayon staple fiber from--
        Sweden, 6534-6536


Labor Department
RULES
Federal employee protection (``whistleblower'') statutes; 
          discrimination complaints handling procedures, 6614-6625


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Public land orders:
    California; correction, 6579
Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:
    Utah, 6579
Recreation management restrictions, etc.:
    BLM-administered lands, UT; certified noxious weed-free hay, straw, 
            or mulch use, 6579-6580


National Archives and Records Administration
NOTICES
Nixon Presidential historical materials; opening of materials, 6582-
          6583


National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 6597-6598
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Crash outcome data evaluation systems development, 6598-6603
Motor vehicle theft prevention standard:
    Passenger motor vehicle theft data (1996 CY), 6603-6607


National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Meetings:
    National Cancer Institute, 6574
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 6574-6575
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 
            6575-6576
    National Institute on Drug Abuse, 6575
    National Library of Medicine, 6576
Patent licenses; non-exclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive:
    Chrysallis Research Laboratories, 6576


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Northeastern United States fisheries--
        Atlantic surf clam and ocean quahog, 6510
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Pacific Fishery Management Council, 6536-6537


National Park Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 6580-6581
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    National maritime heritage program, 6581
National Register of Historic Places:
    Pending nominations, 6581-6582


Navy Department
NOTICES
Base realignment and closure:
    Surplus Federal property--
        Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Trenton, NJ, 6544
        Naval Support Activity, Memphis, TN, 6543-6544
Meetings:
    Naval Academy, Board of Visitors, 6544


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., 6584
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Toledo Edison Co. et al., 6583-6584


Personnel Management Office
RULES
Prevailing rate systems, 6471-6472


Postal Service
RULES
Freedom of Information Act; implementation, 6480-6483


Presidential Documents
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
          Appropriations Act, 1998; determination (Presidential 
          Determination No. 98-12), 6469


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


Research and Special Programs Administration
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Supplemental emergency preparedness program, 6607-6608


Rural Telephone Bank
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 6512


Securities and Exchange Commission
RULES
Accounting bulletins, staff:
    Allocation of expenses and related disclosure in financial 
            statements of subsidiaries, divisions, or lesser business 
            components of another entity, etc., 6474-6476
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 6585

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Meetings; Sunshine Act, 6587
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    American Stock Exchange, Inc., 6587-6588
    National Securities Clearing Corp., 6588-6589
    Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc., 6589-6593
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Key Mutual Funds et al., 6585-6587


Small Business Administration
NOTICES
Disaster loan areas:
    New Hampshire, 6594
    Vermont, 6594


State Department
RULES
Consular services; fee schedule:
    Changes
        Correction, 6478-6479
    Decedent estate procedures, 6479-6480
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Private International Law Advisory Committee, 6594-6595


Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Women's Services Advisory Committee et al., 6576-6577


Thrift Supervision Office
NOTICES
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Home Loan Savings Bank, 6611
    Quitman Federal Savings Bank, 6611


Transportation Department
See Coast Guard
See Federal Aviation Administration
See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
See Research and Special Programs Administration
NOTICES
Aviation proceedings:
    Agreements filed; weekly receipts, 6595-6596
    Certificates of public convenience and necessity and foreign air 
            carrier permits; weekly applications, 6596
Meetings:
    Partnership Council, 6596


Treasury Department
See Comptroller of the Currency
See Customs Service
See Internal Revenue Service
See Thrift Supervision Office
  
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Department of Labor, 6614-6625
  
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                           3 CFR
Administrative Orders:
No. 98-12 of January 28, 1998.........................6469

                           5 CFR
532...................................................6471

                           7 CFR
Proposed Rules:
205...................................................6498

                          12 CFR
9.....................................................6472
226...................................................6474

                          14 CFR
Proposed Rules:
39 (2 documents).....................................6499,
                                                      6501

                          17 CFR
211...................................................6474

                          18 CFR
157...................................................6476
430...................................................6477

                          22 CFR
51....................................................6478
72....................................................6479
92....................................................6479

                          29 CFR
24....................................................6614

                          33 CFR
Proposed Rules:
167...................................................6502

                          39 CFR
262...................................................6480
265...................................................6480

                          40 CFR
51....................................................6483
52 (5 documents).....................................6483,
                                    6484, 6487, 6489, 6491
60....................................................6493
61....................................................6493
70....................................................6494
180...................................................6495
721...................................................6496
Proposed Rules:
52 (3 documents).....................................6504,
                                                      6505
300...................................................6507

                          47 CFR
25....................................................6496

                          50 CFR
Proposed Rules:
648...................................................6510