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Agriculture Department
See Rural Utilities Service


Air Force Department
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, 36396 


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 36410-36411 
Meetings:
    Energy-Related Epidemiologic Research Advisory Committee, 36411 
    National Vaccine Advisory Committee, 36411-36413 


Coast Guard
PROPOSED RULES
Vessel documentation and measurement:
    Undocumented barges over 100 gross tons; mandatory numbering 
            system, 36384-36387 


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


Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
NOTICES
Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:
    Bahrain, 36394 
    Dominican Republic, 36395 
    Macedonia, 36395 
Special access and special regime programs:
    Tycoon Tutti, Inc.; participation denial, 36395-36396 


Consumer Product Safety Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 36396 


Customs Service
PROPOSED RULES
Vessels in foreign and domestic trades:
    Boarding vessels, etc., 36379-36384 
NOTICES
General aviation telephonic entry (GATE) , flights entering U.S. from 
          Canada; test program, 36483-36485 


Defense Department
See Air Force Department
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Electronic funds transfer, 36522-36528 


Employment Standards Administration
NOTICES
Minimum wages for Federal and federally-assisted construction; general 
          wage determination decisions, 36446-36448 


Energy Department
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Floodplain and wetlands protection; environmental review 
          determinations; availability, etc.:
    Miamisburg Environmental Management Project, OH; waste processing 
            facility, 36396-36397 
Natural gas exportation and importation:
    Pan-Alberta Gas (U.S.) Inc., 36397 


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural 
          commodities:
    Pyriproxyfen (2-[1-methyl-2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy)ethoxy]pyridine, 
            36366-36373 
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 36400-36401 
Superfund; response and remedial actions, proposed settlements, etc.:
    Jones Trucklines Superfund Site, MO, 36401 
    Pennsylvania, 36401-36402 
Water pollution; discharge of pollutants (NPDES):
    Storm water discharges--
        Construction activity; general permits, 36490-36519 


Executive Office of the President
See Presidential Documents
See Trade Representative, Office of United States


Federal Aviation Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., 36377-36379 


Federal Communications Commission
PROPOSED RULES
Radio stations; table of assignments:
    Oklahoma, 36387-36388 
    Vermont, 36387 
NOTICES
Common carrier services:
    Telecommunications Act of 1996; implementation--
        Telecommunications relay services; State certification; 
                applications accepted, 36402 


Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 36402 


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Hydroelectric applications, 36399-36400 
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    California Power Exchange Corp., 36397 
    Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., 36397-36398 
    El Paso Natural Gas Co., 36398 
    Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., 36398-36399 


Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
NOTICES
Uniform retail credit classification policy; comment request, 36403-
          36408 

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Federal Highway Administration
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Intelligent Transportation Society of America, 36476-36477 


Federal Railroad Administration
RULES
Railroad safety:
    Passenger train emergency preparedness plans
        Correction, 36376 


Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Change in bank control, 36408 
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 36408 
    Permissible nonbanking activities, 36408-36409 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 36409 


Federal Trade Commission
RULES
Organization, procedures and practices:
    Small business regulatory enforcement fairness and equal access to 
            justice, 36339-36344 


Federal Transit Administration
NOTICES
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    New Rochelle, NY; transportation improvements, 36477-36478 


Fish and Wildlife Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge, OR; jurisdictional land 
            exchange, 36428 
    Swayze Lake National Wildlife Refuge, LA, 36427 


Food and Drug Administration
RULES
Food additives:
    Acesulfame potassium; use in alcoholic beverages; effective date 
            confirmed, 36362-36365 
    Acesulfame potassium; use in nonalcoholic beverages, 36344-36362 
NOTICES
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.;
    Good guidance practices; quarterly list, 36413-36424 


General Services Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Electronic funds transfer, 36522-36528 


Health and Human Services Department
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Food and Drug Administration
See Health Care Financing Administration
See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 36409 
Meetings:
    Vital and Health Statistics National Committee, 36410 


Health Care Financing Administration
RULES
Medicare:
    Medicare+Choice program; establishment
        Correction, 36488 


Interior Department
See Fish and Wildlife Service
See Land Management Bureau
See National Park Service
See Reclamation Bureau
NOTICES
Meetings:
    National Recreation Lakes Study Presidential Commission, 36427 


International Trade Administration
NOTICES
Antidumping:
    Steel jacks from Canada et al.--
        Five year reviews, 36389-36390 
    Tapered roller bearings and parts thereof from--
        Romania, 36390-36391 
Natural uranium component in United States; delivery procedures, 36391-
          36393 


International Trade Commission
NOTICES
Import investigations:
    Bicycle speedometers from--
        Japan, 36432-36434 
    Canned Bartlett pears from--
        Australia, 36434-36436 
    Fish netting of manmade fiber from--
        Japan, 36436-36438 
    Large power transformers from--
        France, Italy, and Japan, 36438-36440 
    Roller chain from--
        Japan, 36440-36442 
    Steel jacks from--
        Canada, 36442-36444 


Justice Department
See Parole Commission


Labor Department
See Employment Standards Administration
See Labor Statistics Bureau
See Occupational Safety and Health Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 36445-36446 
Meetings:
    Trade Negotiations and Trade Policy Labor Advisory Committee, 36446 



Labor Statistics Bureau
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 36448-36449,


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Alaska Native claims selection:
    Bering Straits Native Corp., 36427-36428 
Closure of public lands:
    Nevada, 36428 

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Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge, OR; jurisdictional land 
            exchange, 36428 
Meetings:
    Resource advisory councils--
        Sierra Front/Northwest Great Basin, 36428-36429 
Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:
    Arizona, 36429 
Withdrawal and reservation of lands:
    Nevada, 36429-36430 


National Aeronautics and Space Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Electronic funds transfer, 36522-36528 
NOTICES
Inventions, Government-owned; availability for licensing, 36450-36451,


National Archives and Records Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 36451 


National Credit Union Administration
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 36451 


National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NOTICES
Motor vehicle theft prevention standards; exemption petitions; etc.:
    Passenger motor vehicle data (1996 CY), 36478-36482 


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RULES
Ocean and coastal resource management:
    Marine sanctuaries--
        Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA; jade collection, 
                36339 
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Science Advisory Board, 36393 
    Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 36393-36394 


National Park Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Big Thicket National Preserve, TX; 3-D seismic survey, 36431 
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Fort Stanwix National Monument, NY, 36431 
Meetings:
    Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Point Reyes National 
            Seashore Advisory Commission, 36431 


National Transportation Safety Board
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 36451-36452 


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Westinghouse Electric Corp. (CBS Corp.), 36453 
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Illinois Power, 36452-36453 


Occupational Safety and Health Administration
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Construction Safety and Health Advisory Committee, 36449-36450 


Office of United States Trade Representative
See Trade Representative, Office of United States


Parole Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 36444-36445 


Presidential Documents
PROCLAMATIONS
Generalized System of Preferences; amendments (Proc. 7107), 36529-36539 



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


Reclamation Bureau
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Bay-Delta Advisory Council, 36431-36432, 


Research and Special Programs Administration
RULES
Pipeline safety:
    Hazardous liquid transportation--
        Leak detection; industry standard, 36373-36376 


Rural Utilities Service
PROPOSED RULES
Telecommunications standards and specifications:
    Materials, equipment, and construction--
        Special equipment specifications, 36377 


Securities and Exchange Commission
NOTICES
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., 36462-36467 
    Options Clearing Corp., 36467-36468 
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Cash Management Portfolio et al., 36453-36455 
    Evergreen Equity Trust et al., 36455-36457 
    Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Co. et al., 36457-36460 
    Public utility holding company filings, 36460-36462 


Small Business Administration
NOTICES
Disaster loan areas:
    Kentucky et al., 36469 
    New York, 36469 
    Oregon, 36469-36470 
    Pennsylvania, 36470 
    Tennessee, 36470 
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Capital Across America, L.P., 36468 
    J.P. Morgan Investment Corp., 36469 

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State Department
RULES
Visas; nonimmigrant documentation:
    Aliens staying in U.S. longer than permitted; new visa accepted 
            under extraordinary circumstances; place of application
        Correction, 36365-36366 
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 36470 


Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
NOTICES
Federal agency urine drug testing; certified laboratories meeting 
          minimum standards, list, 36424-36427 


Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Railroad services abandonment:
    Grand Trunk Western Railroad Inc., 36482-36483 


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


Trade Representative, Office of United States
NOTICES
Trade Policy Staff Committee:
    Free Trade Area of the Americas negotiation; comment request, 
            36470-36473 


Transportation Department
See Coast Guard
See Federal Aviation Administration
See Federal Highway Administration
See Federal Railroad Administration
See Federal Transit Administration
See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
See Research and Special Programs Administration
See Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 36473-36476     
Aviation proceedings:
    Certificates of public convenience and necessity and foreign air 
            carrier permits; weekly applications, 36476 
Aviations proceedings:
    Agreements filed: weekly receipts, 36476 


Treasury Department
See Customs Service


United States Information Agency
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Vietnam Fulbright foreign student exchange program, 36485-36487 
  
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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Environmental Protection Agency, 36490-36519 


Part III
Department of Defense, General Services Administration, National 
          Aeronautics and Space Administration, 36522-36528 


Part IV
The President, 36529-36539 
  
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                           3 CFR
Proclamations:
7107.................................................36531

                           7 CFR
Proposed Rules:
1755.................................................36377

                          14 CFR
Proposed Rules:
39...................................................36377

                          15 CFR
922..................................................36339

                          16 CFR
0....................................................36339
1....................................................36339
3....................................................36339

                          19 CFR
Proposed Rules:
4....................................................36379

                          21 CFR
172 (2 documents)...................................36344,
                                                     36362

                          22 CFR
40...................................................36365
41...................................................36365

                          33 CFR
Proposed Rules:
Ch. I................................................36384

                          40 CFR
180..................................................36366

                          42 CFR
422..................................................36488

                          47 CFR
Proposed Rules:
73 (2 documents).....................................36387

                          48 CFR
Proposed Rules:
13...................................................36522
16...................................................36522
32...................................................36522
52...................................................36522

                          49 CFR
195..................................................36373
223..................................................36376