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CFR PARTS AFFECTED DURING FEBRUARY

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At the end of each month, the Office of the Federal Register 
publishes separately a List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA), 
which lists parts and sections affected by documents published 
since the revision date of each title.

                           3 CFR
Proclamations:
7066..................................................5717
7067..................................................5719
Executive Orders:
13073.................................................6467
13074.................................................7277
13075.................................................9085
13076.................................................9719
May 14, 1915 (Revoked in part by PLO 7317)............7824
Administrative Orders:
No. 98-12 of January 28, 1998.........................6469
No. 98-13 of January 30, 1998.........................5857
Presidential Determinations:
No. 98-14 of February 9, 1998.........................9399
Notice of February 25, 1998...........................9923

                           5 CFR
532...................................................6471
831...................................................9401
842...................................................9401
870...................................................9401
890...................................................9401
Proposed Rules:
930...................................................8874

                           7 CFR
Ch. II................................................9721
6.....................................................5223
210...................................................9087
226.............................................9087, 9721
301...................................................8835
723...................................................9126
959...................................................9128
982...................................................9131
984...................................................9133
985...................................................8559
1301..........................................10104, 10111
1499..................................................8836
1948..................................................6045
1951............................................6045, 6627
4274..................................................6045
Proposed Rules:
Ch. 1755..............................................8582
205.......................................5285, 6498, 9975
723...................................................5285
911...................................................6679
915...................................................6679
932...................................................7732
958...................................................5472
980...................................................5472
993...................................................9160
1000............................................9686, 9689
1001..................................................9689
1002..................................................9689
1004..................................................9689
1005..................................................9689
1006..................................................9689
1007..................................................9689
1012..................................................9689
1013..................................................9689
1030..................................................9689
1032..................................................9689
1033..................................................9689
1036..................................................9689
1040..................................................9689
1044..................................................9689
1046..................................................9689
1049..................................................9689
1050..................................................9689
1064..................................................9689
1065..................................................9689
1068..................................................9689
1076..................................................9689
1079..................................................9689
1106..................................................9689
1124..................................................9689
1126..................................................9689
1131..................................................9689
1134..................................................9689
1135..................................................9689
1137..................................................9689
1138..................................................9689
1139..................................................9689
1485..................................................9451
1499..................................................8879
3015..................................................7734
3016..................................................7734
3019..................................................7734
4284..................................................5474

                           8 CFR
Proposed Rules:
274a..................................................5287
299...................................................5287

                           9 CFR
77....................................................8837
93....................................................6063
317...................................................7279
381...................................................7279
Proposed Rules:
308...................................................7319
318...................................................7319
381...................................................7319

                          10 CFR
50....................................................9402
70....................................................9402
430...................................................9390
Proposed Rules:
2.....................................................5315
71....................................................8362
430...................................................9975

                          11 CFR
Proposed Rules:
100...................................................8363

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                          12 CFR
9.....................................................6472
226...................................................6474
329...................................................8341
614...................................................5721
615...................................................5223
627...................................................5721
791...................................................5859
910...................................................8057
912...................................................8057
1720..................................................8840
Proposed Rules:
203...................................................9453
226...................................................6112
708...................................................5898
933...................................................8364
937...................................................5315

                          13 CFR
107...................................................5859
Proposed Rules:
121.............................................5223, 5480

                          14 CFR
1.....................................................8298
21....................................................6808
25........................................8032, 8298, 8847
39...5224, 5225, 5226, 5725, 5873, 5875, 5876, 5878, 5879, 
          5881, 6064, 6066, 6069, 6629, 6633, 6635, 6636, 
          6638, 6639, 6642, 6839, 6840, 6842, 6844, 7639, 
          7640, 7642, 7644, 7645, 7646, 7648, 7652, 7656, 
          7660, 7664, 7668, 7672, 7676, 7680, 7684, 7688, 
          7689, 7693, 7696, 8062, 8066, 8070, 8074, 8078, 
          8082, 8086, 8089, 8849, 8850, 9403, 9405, 9408, 
          9730, 9732, 9734, 9925, 9926, 9928, 9930, 9932, 
                                    9934, 9935, 9936, 9938
71...5228, 5229, 5230, 5231, 5232, 6001, 7057, 7058, 7059, 
          7060, 7061, 7062, 7063, 7281, 7282, 7283, 7284, 
          7697, 7698, 7699, 8093, 8095, 8097, 8098, 8099, 
          8100, 8255, 8342, 8343, 8345, 8346, 8347, 8562, 
            8563, 8564, 9135, 9409, 9411, 9412, 9912, 9939
91..............................................8016, 8298
95....................................................5882
97..................................5447, 5886, 7064, 7066
121.............................................8032, 8298
135...................................................8298
243.............................................8258, 9413
Proposed Rules:
39...5318, 5320, 5322, 5324, 5325, 5327, 5763, 5765, 5766, 
          5898, 5900, 5902, 5904, 6499, 6501, 6682, 6683, 
          6685, 6689, 6882, 7076, 7078, 7080, 7082, 7083, 
          7085, 7322, 7324, 7739, 8149, 8369, 8371, 8373, 
                        8374, 8881, 8883, 8885, 8886, 9163
71...6818, 7326, 7327, 7328, 7330, 8151, 8152, 8153, 9459, 
                                                9461, 9462
91....................................................8324
121...................................................8324
125...................................................8324
135.......................................6826, 8324, 9912
259...................................................5329

                          15 CFR
303...................................................5887
732...................................................7699
740.............................................5448, 7699
742.............................................5448, 7699
743...................................................7699
744...................................................7699
746...................................................7699
762...................................................7699
774...................................................7699
990...................................................6846
Proposed Rules:
Ch. XXIII.............................................8826
922...................................................6883

                          16 CFR
1.....................................................7508
3.....................................................7526
300...................................................7508
301...................................................7508
303...................................................7508

                          17 CFR
1.....................................................8566
11....................................................5232
30....................................................8566
33....................................................8566
190...................................................8566
200...................................................8100
210...................................................9135
211.............................................6474, 9135
228...................................................6470
229...................................................6470
230.............................................6470, 9632
239...................................................6470
240...................................................8101
249.............................................9413, 9632
250...................................................9736
274...................................................6470
Proposed Rules:
1...............................................6112, 9977
33..............................................6112, 9977
228...................................................9648
229...................................................9648
230...................................................9648
239...................................................9648
240...................................................9661

                          18 CFR
101...................................................6847
116...................................................6847
157...................................................6476
201...................................................6847
216...................................................6847
352...................................................6847
388...................................................5452
430...................................................6477

                          19 CFR
Proposed Rules:
10....................................................5329
12....................................................5329
18....................................................5329
24....................................................5329
111...................................................5329
113...................................................5329
114...................................................5329
125...................................................5329
134...................................................5329
145...................................................5329
162...................................................5329
171...................................................5329
172...................................................5329

                          20 CFR
220...................................................7538
Proposed Rules:
255...................................................7088

                          21 CFR
54....................................................5233
101...................................................8103
172...................................................7068
173...................................................7068
177.................................6852, 6854, 8571, 8851
178...................................................8852
312.............................................5233, 6854
314.............................................5233, 6854
320...................................................5233
330...................................................5233
510...........................5254, 7700, 8121, 8347, 8348
520.................................5254, 7972, 8122, 8347
522.................................6643, 7700, 7701, 8348
524...................................................5254
526...................................................8349
529.................................6643, 7702, 8121, 8349
556...................................................8801
558.......................................5254, 6644, 9310
573...................................................8572
601...................................................5233
807...................................................5233
812...................................................5233
814...................................................5233
860...................................................5233
878...................................................7703
1308..................................................6862
Proposed Rules:
201...................................................7331
330...................................................7331
349...................................................8888
358...................................................7331
601...................................................5338

                          22 CFR
51..............................................6478, 7285
72....................................................6479
92....................................................6479

                          23 CFR
655...................................................8350
Proposed Rules:
668...................................................8377

                          24 CFR
30....................................................9742
200...................................................5422
202...................................................9742
570...................................................9682
3280..................................................8330
Proposed Rules:
200...................................................6798
203...................................................5660

                          25 CFR
Proposed Rules:
1000..................................................7202

                          26 CFR
1...............................................5834, 8528
Proposed Rules:
1.........................................8154, 8528, 8890
301...................................................8890

                          27 CFR
53....................................................5727
Proposed Rules:
178...................................................8379
179...................................................8379

                          28 CFR
524...................................................7604

                          29 CFR
24....................................................6614
1200..................................................6644
4044..................................................7286
Proposed Rules:
103...................................................8890
1208..................................................7331
1614..................................................8594
1910..................................................5905

                          30 CFR
218...................................................7335
250...................................................7335
256...................................................7335
924...................................................6796
935...................................................9137
936...................................................8123
943...................................................7356
946...................................................5888
Proposed Rules:
57....................................................7089
75..............................................6886, 7089
206.......................................6113, 6887, 7089
904.............................................6286, 9747
931...................................................9165
948...................................................8891

                          31 CFR
203...................................................5644
Proposed Rules:
210.............................................5426, 6001

                          32 CFR
199.............................................7287, 9140
397...................................................6864
706.............................................9742, 9744
Proposed Rules:
212...................................................9167

                          33 CFR
80....................................................5728
82....................................................5728
84....................................................5728
87....................................................5728
88....................................................5728
90....................................................5728
100.............................................5455, 6071
117...........................5456, 5457, 5458, 6073, 9418
155...................................................7069
160...................................................5458
165...............6071, 7705, 7706, 7707, 9940, 9941, 9942
Proposed Rules:
Ch. I.................................................5767
100.................................7740, 7741, 9977, 9979
110...................................................6141
117.............................................7357, 9463
155...................................................9980
165...................................................6142
167...................................................6502

                          34 CFR
280...................................................8020
Proposed Rules:
702...................................................9392

                          36 CFR
7.....................................................9143

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701...................................................8853
1193..................................................5608
Proposed Rules:
212...................................................9980
251...................................................9987

                          37 CFR
1.....................................................5732
251...................................................9419
255...................................................7288

                          38 CFR
Proposed Rules:
17....................................................9990

                          39 CFR
20..............................................5458, 9420
222...................................................9943
262...................................................6480
265...................................................6480
946...................................................8126
Proposed Rules:
111...................................................8154
501...................................................8893

                          40 CFR
9.........................................7254, 7709, 9944
35....................................................7254
49....................................................7254
50........................................6032, 7254, 7710
51........................................6483, 6645, 9149
52...5268, 5269, 5460, 6073, 6483, 6484, 6487, 6489, 6491, 
          6645, 6646, 6647, 6648, 6649, 6650, 6651, 6653, 
            6659, 6664, 7071, 7289, 8126, 8573, 8855, 9423
53....................................................7710
58....................................................7710
60........................................5891, 6493, 7199
61........................................5891, 6493, 7199
62....................................................6664
63....................................................9945
70....................................................6494
73....................................................5734
81............................6664, 7254, 7290, 8128, 9945
82..............................................6008, 9151
86....................................................7718
156...................................................9078
157...................................................8577
180........5735, 5737, 6495, 6665, 7291, 7299, 7306, 7720, 
                              8134, 9425, 9427, 9430, 9435
186...................................................6665
244...................................................5739
245...................................................5739
271...................................................6666
281...................................................6667
300...................................................9948
310...................................................8284
372...................................................6668
721.....................5740, 6496, 6668, 9441, 9442, 9449
Proposed Rules:
22....................................................9464
52...5339, 5484, 5489, 5834, 6143, 6504, 6505, 6690, 6691, 
                                                8156, 8894
59....................................................9464
62....................................................5834
63....................................................6288
70....................................................7109
73....................................................5773
82..............................................5460, 5906
86....................................................8386
141...................................................7606
142...................................................7606
144...................................................5907
146...................................................5907
180.............................................5907, 9494
186...................................................5907
300...................................................6507
372...................................................6691
441...................................................7359
444.............................................6392, 8386
445.............................................6426, 8387
721...................................................9169
799...................................................5915

                          41 CFR
Ch. 301...............................................8352
101-44................................................8351
101-46................................................5892
302-10................................................5742

                          42 CFR
61....................................................9949
412...................................................6864
413...................................................6864
Proposed Rules:
Ch. IV................................................7359
50....................................................9499
416...................................................7743
482...................................................7743
485...................................................7743
489...................................................7743

                          43 CFR
8372..................................................6075
8560..................................................6075
Proposed Rules:
414.............................................8160, 9992
3100..................................................9171
3106..................................................9171
3130..................................................9171
3160..................................................9171

                          44 CFR
64........................................6869, 6871, 9951
206...................................................5895

                          45 CFR
1156..................................................6874
Proposed Rules:
303...................................................9172
1644..................................................8387

                          46 CFR
201...................................................9157
221...................................................6880
Proposed Rules:
Ch. I...........................................5767, 9916
298...................................................7744

                          47 CFR
0.....................................................8140
2.....................................................6669
25....................................................6496
43..............................................5743, 8578
63....................................................5743
64....................................................5743
73...5464, 5743, 5744, 6077, 6078, 6079, 7308, 8578, 8579, 
                                                8580, 8581
101.............................................6079, 9443
Proposed Rules:
51....................................................9749
53....................................................9749
64....................................................9749
73......................6144, 6698, 6699, 7360, 7361, 8606

                          48 CFR
Ch. I...........................................9048, 9069
Ch. 4.................................................9158
1.........................................9049, 9051, 9069
4...............................................9049, 9052
9.....................................................9053
11....................................................9051
12....................................................9053
15....................................................9054
19........................................9053, 9055, 9056
22....................................................9051
23....................................................9051
25....................................................9059
30....................................................9060
31........................................9061, 9066, 9067
32....................................................9061
39....................................................9068
42....................................................9061
44....................................................9069
46....................................................9061
47....................................................9061
52....9049, 9051, 9052, 9053, 9054, 9057, 9060, 9061, 9069
53....................................................9049
225...................................................5744
231...................................................7308
246...................................................6109
252...................................................5744
932...................................................5272
970...................................................5272
1515..................................................6675
1552............................................6675, 6676
1643..................................................9310
1801..................................................9953
1802..................................................9953
1803..................................................9953
1804..................................................9953
1805..................................................9953
1814..................................................9953
1815..................................................9953
1816..................................................9953
1817..................................................9953
1832..................................................9953
1834..................................................9953
1835..................................................9953
1842..................................................9953
1844..................................................9953
1852..................................................9953
1853..................................................9953
1871..................................................9953
1872..................................................9953
Proposed Rules:
4.....................................................5714
7.....................................................5714
8.....................................................5714
15....................................................5714
16....................................................5714
17....................................................5714
22....................................................5714
27....................................................5714
28....................................................5714
31....................................................5714
32....................................................5714
35....................................................5714
42....................................................5714
43....................................................5714
44....................................................5714
45....................................................5714
49....................................................5714
51....................................................5714
52....................................................5714
53....................................................5714

                          49 CFR
10....................................................7311
173...................................................8140
190...................................................7721
191...................................................7721
192.............................................5464, 7721
193...................................................7721
195.............................................6677, 7721
199...................................................7721
219...................................................8142
393...................................................8330
571.............................................7724, 8143
572...................................................5746
701...................................................7311
1002..................................................8145
Proposed Rules:
192...................................................5339
193...................................................5918
195.......................................5339, 5918, 9993
365...................................................7362
385...................................................7362
387...................................................7362
393...................................................8606
531...................................................5774
571...................................................6144

                          50 CFR
17..............................................8859, 9967
216...................................................5277
222...................................................8859
226...................................................9967
229...................................................5748
600...................................................7072
622.......................................6109, 8353, 9158
648...................................................7727
679.....................5836, 6110, 6111, 8356, 9745, 9974
Proposed Rules:
17....................................................7112
18....................................................5340
100...................................................7387
600...................................................8607
622...................................................6004
648...........................6510, 6699, 6701, 9500, 9771
679.......................................5777, 6881, 8389

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                         REMINDERS
The items in this list were editorially compiled as an aid 
to Federal Register users. Inclusion or exclusion from 
this list has no legal significance.

         RULES GOING INTO EFFECT FEBRUARY 27, 1998
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:
   Polymer and resin production facilities (Group IV); correction; 
      published 2-27-98
Air programs; approval and promulgation; State plans for designated 
   facilities and pollutants:
   Illinois; published 12-29-97
Superfund program:
   National oil and hazardous substances contingency plan--
      National priorities list update; published 2-27-98
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Fellowships, interships, training:
   Service fellowships; published 2-27-98
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Acquisition regulations:
   Contracting by negotiation--
      FAR supplement (NFS); rewrite; published 2-27-98
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Privacy Act; implementation; published 1-28-98
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
VOR Federal airways; correction; published 2-27-98
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Customs Service
Carnets, etc.:
   Bilateral agreement, American Institute in Taiwan (AIT)/U.S. Taipei 
      Economic and Cultural Representative (TECRO); published 1-28-98
VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
   Decisionmaking regarding complaints alleging discrimination; 
      published 2-27-98
                  COMMENTS DUE NEXT WEEK
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Agricultural Marketing Service
Grapes grown in California; comments due by 3-2-98; published 12-31-97
Meats, prepared meats and meat products:
   Grading and certification services fees; comments due by 3-2-98; 
      published 12-31-97
Milk marketing orders:
   New England et al.; comments due by 3-2-98; published 1-30-98
Onions grown in--
   Texas; comments due by 3-2-98; published 12-30-97
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Plant-related quarantine, domestic:
   Mexican fruit fly, etc.; high-temperature forced-air treatments for 
      citrus fruits; comments due by 3-2-98; published 12-30-97
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Fishery conservation and management:
   Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone--
      Permits, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements; comments due 
         by 3-6-98; published 2-19-98
   Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries--
      Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; hearings; comments due 
         by 3-5-98; published 2-5-98
      Gulf of Mexico reef fish; comments due by 3-2-98; published 12-31-
         97
   Magnuson Act provisions--
      Regional fishery management councils; members nomination and 
         appointment; comments due by 3-2-98; published 1-30-98
   West Coast States and Western Pacific fisheries--
      Corals; comments due by 3-2-98; published 1-14-98
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
Commodity option transactions:
   Futures-style margining of options traded on regulated futures 
      exchanges; comments due by 3-4-98; published 2-6-98
ENERGY DEPARTMENT
Acquisition regulations:
   Whistleblower actions; processing costs; clarification; comments due 
      by 3-6-98; published 1-5-98
Contractor employee protection program; criteria and procedures; 
   comments due by 3-6-98; published 1-5-98
ENERGY DEPARTMENT
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office
Consumer products; energy conservation program:
   Gas cooktops, gas ovens, and electric non-self-cleaning ovens; energy 
      conservation standards; comments due by 3-3-98; published 2-27-98
   Water heating standards; design options; comments due by 3-2-98; 
      published 1-14-98
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Air pollution control; new motor vehicles and engines:
   New nonroad compression-ignition engines at or above 37 kilowatts--
      Nonroad engine and vehicle standards; State regulation preemption; 
         comments due by 3-2-98; published 12-30-97
Air programs:
   Stratospheric ozone protection--
      Unacceptable substitutes for ozone-depleting substances; list; 
         comments due by 3-5-98; published 2-3-98
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
   States:
   Iowa; comments due by 3-4-98; published 2-2-98
   Michigan; comments due by 3-5-98; published 2-3-98
   West Virginia; comments due by 3-5-98; published 2-3-98
Clean Air Act:
   Acid rain program--
      Auction offerors set minimum prices in increments of $0.01; 
         comments due by 3-6-98; published 2-4-98
      Auction offferors set minimum prices in increments of $0.01; 
         comments due by 3-6-98; published 2-4-98
Hazardous waste program authorizations:
   Tennessee; comments due by 3-2-98; published 1-30-98
Hazardous waste:
   State underground storage tank program approvals--
      Puerto Rico; comments due by 3-2-98; published 1-30-98
Pesticides; emergency exemptions, etc.:
   Dicloran; comments due by 3-6-98; published 1-5-98
Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural 
   commodities:
   Hexythiazox; comments due by 3-2-98; published 12-31-97
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Common carrier services:
   Telecommunications Act of 1996; implementation--
      Digital television spectrum ancillary or supplmentary use by DTV 
         licensees; fees; comments due by 3-3-98; published 1-6-98
Radio stations; table of assignments:
   Florida; comments due by 3-2-98; published 1-15-98
   Texas; comments due by 3-2-98; published 1-15-98
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Risk-based capital
   Market risk; comments due by 3-2-98; published 12-30-97
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Risk-based capital:
   Market risk; comments due by 3-2-98; published 12-30-97
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Children and Families Administration
Child support enforcement program:
   Voluntary paternity acknowledgement

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      process; State plan requirements; comments due by 3-6-98; 
      published 1-5-98
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Food and Drug Administration
Biological products:
   In vivo radiopharmaceuticals for diagnosis and monitoring; comments 
      due by 3-4-98; published 2-2-98
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Health Care Financing Administration
Medicare and Medicaid:
   Home health agencies; surety bond and capitalization requirements; 
      comments due by 3-6-98; published 1-5-98
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Fish and Wildlife Service
Marine mammals:
   Polar bear trophies; importation from Canada; comments due by 3-4-98; 
      published 2-2-98
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Reclamation Bureau
Colorado River Water Quality Improvement Program:
   Colorado River water offstream storage, and interstate redemption of 
      storage credits in lower division States; comments due by 3-2-98; 
      published 12-31-97
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Nonimmigrant classes:
   H-1B and H-2B classification petitions; tracking usage; comments due 
      by 3-2-98; published 12-30-97
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
Federal Claims Collection Standards; implementation; comments due by 3-
   2-98; published 12-31-97
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Production and utilization facilities; domestic licensing:
   Nuclear power plants--
      Components; construction, inservice inspection, and inservice 
         testing; industry codes and standards; comments due by 3-3-98; 
         published 12-3-97
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
General administration:
   Board forms, list and descriptions; elimination; comments due by 3-3-
      98; published 1-2-98
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Securities:
   Brokers and dealers capital reporting requirements--
      Nationally recognized statistical rating organization definition; 
         comments due by 3-2-98; published 12-30-97
   Over-the-counter derivatives dealers; comments due by 3-2-98; 
      published 12-30-97
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Airworthiness directives:
   Airbus; comments due by 3-2-98; published 1-30-98
   Alexander Schleicher; comments due by 3-3-98; published 2-5-98
   British Aerospace; comments due by 3-2-98; published 1-29-98
   Fokker; comments due by 3-2-98; published 1-29-98
   Pilatus Aircraft Ltd.; comments due by 3-6-98; published 2-4-98
   Pratt & Whitney; comments due by 3-6-98; published 1-5-98
   SOCATA-Groupe AEROSPATIALE; comments due by 3-3-98; published 2-5-98
Airworthiness standards:
   Special conditions--
      Lockheed-Martin Model 382J; automatic thrust control system; 
         comments due by 3-2-98; published 1-14-98
Class D and Class E airspace; comments due by 3-2-98; published 1-29-98
Class E airspace; comments due by 3-2-98; published 1-29-98
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Comptroller of the Currency
Risk-based capital:
   Market risk; comments due by 3-2-98; published 12-30-97
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Customs Service
Customs relations with Canada and Mexico:
   Land border carrier initiative program; comments due by 3-2-98; 
      published 12-30-97
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Fiscal Service
Financial managment services:
   Automated clearing house, Federal Government participation; comments 
      due by 3-4-98; published 2-2-98
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Federal Claims Collection Standards; implementation; comments due by 3-
   2-98; published 12-31-97
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Passed over the President's veto:
H.R. 2631/P.L. 105-159
Disapproving the cancellations transmitted by the 
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