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Agricultural Marketing Service
PROPOSED RULES
Milk marketing orders:
    Southwest Plains, 43125-43126 


Agriculture Department
See Agricultural Marketing Service
See Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
See Rural Telephone Bank


Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
PROPOSED RULES
Plant-related quarantine, foreign:
    Grapefruit, lemons, and oranges from Argentina, 43117-43125 


Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
NOTICES
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
    Passenger Vessel Access Advisory Committee; meeting, 43136-43137 


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 43184-43186 


Children and Families Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 43186 


Coast Guard
RULES
Drawbridge operations:
    Louisiana, 43080 
PROPOSED RULES
Drawbridge operations:
    Massachusetts, 43126-43127 


Commerce Department
See Export Administration Bureau
See International Trade Administration
See National Institute of Standards and Technology
See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
See Patent and Trademark Office


Defense Department
See Navy Department
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Business class airfare, 43239-43240 
    Recruitment costs principle, 43238-43239 
    Taxes associated with divested segments; withdrawn, 43127-43128 
    Value engineering change proposals, 43235-43238 


Energy Department
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
See Western Area Power Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 43143 
Meetings:
    Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board--
        Los Alamos National Laboratory, 43143 


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Air programs; approval and promulgation; State plans for designated 
          facilities and pollutants:
    Minnesota, 43080-43083 
Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural 
          commodities:
    Potassium dihydrogen phosphate, 43083-43085 
    Zucchini juice added to buffalo gourd root powder, 43085-43088 
PROPOSED RULES
Air programs; approval and promulgation; State plans for designated 
          facilities and pollutants:
    Minnesota, 43127 
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Science Advisory Board, 43175 
Pesticide programs:
    Organophosphates; preliminary risk assessments, 43175-43177 
Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:
    Dominion BioSciences, Inc., 43177-43178 


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


Export Administration Bureau
NOTICES
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
    Technical Advisory Committees, 43137 


Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Alexander Schleicher Segelflugzeugbau, 43070-43071 
    Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH, 43072-43073 
Airworthiness standards:
    Rotorcraft; normal and transport category--
        Miscellaneous amendments; harmonization, 43281-43285 
Class E airspace, 43073-43074 
NOTICES
Airport rates and charges; policy statement, 43228-43230 
Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:
    Chicago O'Hare International Airport, IL, et al., 43230 


Federal Communications Commission
RULES
Common carrier services:
    Schools and libraries and rural health care universal support 
            mechanism; funding year change from calendar year cycle to 
            fiscal year cycle, etc., 43088-43098 
Radio stations; table of assignments:
    New York, 43098-43099 

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NOTICES
Advanced telecommunications capability; comment request, 43178-43179 


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
RULES
Natural gas companies (Natural Gas Act):
    Interstate natural gas pipeline marketing affiliates; 
            identification on Internet, 43075-43079 
NOTICES
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
    Enron Power Marketing Inc. et al., 43146-43149 
    PEC Energy Marketing, Inc., et al.; correction, 43234 
    Western Area Power Administration et al., 43149-43158 
Hydroelectric applications, 43158 
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    ANR Storage Co., 43144 
    Blue Lake Gas Storage Co., 43144 
    Colorado Interstate Gas Co., 43144 
    Kentucky West Virginia Gas Co., L.L.C., 43144-43145 
    Koch Gateway Pipeline Co., 43145 
    National Fuel Gas Supply Corp., 43145 
    Nora Transmission Co.; correction, 43144 
    Northwest Pipeline Corp., 43145-43146 
    Questar Pipeline Co., 43146 
    Texas Gas Transmission Corp., 43146 
    Williams Gas Pipelines Central, Inc., 43146 


Federal Highway Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Motor carrier safety standards:
    Household goods transportation; consumer protection regulations, 
            43128-43129 


Federal Maritime Commission
NOTICES
Freight forwarder licenses:
    CrossBar, Inc., et al., 43179-43180 


Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 43180 


Federal Trade Commission
RULES
Supplemental standards of ethical conduct for agency employees, 43069-
          43070 
NOTICES
Prohibited trade practices:
    Allied Domecq Spirits & Wine Americas, Inc., et al., 43180-43181 
    Beck's North America, Inc., 43181-43182 
    Fair Allocation System, Inc., 43182-43183 


Fish and Wildlife Service
RULES
Endangered and threatened species:
    Coastal dunes milk-vetch, etc. (five plants from Monterey County, 
            CA), 43100-43116 
PROPOSED RULES
Endangered and threatened species:
    Black legless lizard; withdrawn, 43129-43135 


General Services Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Business class airfare, 43239-43240 
    Recruitment costs principle, 43238-43239 
    Taxes associated with divested segments; withdrawn, 43127-43128 
    Value engineering change proposals, 43235-43238 


Government Ethics Office
RULES
Government ethics:
    Statutory honorarium bar provisions and supplemental reporting 
            requirements removed and other conforming technical 
            amendments, 43067-43069 


Health and Human Services Department
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Children and Families Administration
See Health Care Financing Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Administrative requirements:
    Security and electronic signature standards, 43241-43280 
NOTICES
Scientific misconduct findings; administrative actions:
    Pender, Benjamin S., 43183-43184 


Health Care Financing Administration
NOTICES
Privacy Act:
    Systems of records, 43187-43190 


Housing and Urban Development Department
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 43190 


Immigration and Naturalization Service
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Immigration and Naturalization Service User Fee Advisory Committee, 
            43195-43196 


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


Internal Revenue Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 43231-43232 
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
    IRS Citizen Advocacy Panels, 43232-43233 
Tax counseling program for elderly; application packages; availability, 
          43233 


International Trade Administration
NOTICES
Antidumping:
    Industrial belts and components, cured or uncured, from--
        Japan, 43139 
    Welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from--
        Thailand, 43139-43140 
Antidumping and countervailing duties:
    New steel rail, except light rail, from--
        Canada, 43137-43139 
Countervailing duties:
    Stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from--
        France, Italy, and Korea, 43140 

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International Trade Commission
NOTICES
Import investigations:
    Electrolytic manganese dioxide from--
        Greece and Japan, 43192-43193 
    Products covered by WTO agreement on agriculture; economic trends 
            and barriers to trade, 43193-43194 


Justice Department
See Immigration and Naturalization Service
See Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Office
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 43194-43195 
Meetings:
    International Competition Policy Advisory Committee, 43195 


Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Office
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Coordinating Council, 43196 


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Withdrawal and reservation of lands:
    Nevada, 43190-43191 


Minerals Management Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Gulf of Mexico OCS--
        Central Planning Area; nitrogen oxides emissions reduction, 
                43191-43192 


National Aeronautics and Space Administration
RULES
Acquisition regulations:
    Miscellaneous amendments, 43099-43100 
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Business class airfare, 43239-43240 
    Recruitment costs principle, 43238-43239 
    Taxes associated with divested segments; withdrawn, 43127-43128 
    Value engineering change proposals, 43235-43238 


National Archives and Records Administration
NOTICES
Agency records schedules; availability, 43196-43197 


National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NOTICES
Motor vehicle safety standards; exemption petitions, etc.:
    Red River Manufacturing, Inc., 43230-43231 


National Institute of Standards and Technology
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Information technology security; common criteria evaluation and 
            validation scheme; development and implementation; 
            workshop, 43140-43141 


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Atlantic highly migratory species--
        Atlantic bluefin tuna, 43116 
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 43141 


National Park Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Oregon, California, Mormon Pioneer, and Pony Express National 
            Historic Trails, 43192 


National Transportation Safety Board
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Bus crashworthiness; hearing, 43197-43198 


Navy Department
NOTICES
Inventions, Government-owned; availability for licensing, 43142 
Patent licenses; non-exclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive:
    Dow-United Technologies Composite Products, Inc., 43142-43143 


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 43199-43200 
Operating licenses, amendments; no significant hazards considerations; 
          biweekly notices, 43200-43220 
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Pathfinder Mines Corp., 43198 
    Virginia Electric & Power Co., 43198-43199 


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


Patent and Trademark Office
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 43141-43142 


Public Health Service
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Rural Telephone Bank
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 43136 


Securities and Exchange Commission
NOTICES
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    CIBC Oppenheimer Corp., 43220-43223 
    Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co., et al., 43223-43226 


Tennessee Valley Authority
NOTICES
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Electric generation peaking capacity addition, 43226-43227 


Trade Representative, Office of United States
NOTICES
Intellectual property rights protection, countries denying; policies 
          and practices:
    Paraguay, 43227-43228 


Transportation Department
See Coast Guard

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See Federal Aviation Administration
See Federal Highway Administration
See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NOTICES
Airport rates and charges; policy statement, 43228-43230 
Aviation proceedings:
    Agreements filed; weekly receipts, 43230 


Treasury Department
See Internal Revenue Service


Western Area Power Administration
NOTICES
Power rate adjustments:
    Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Eastern Division, 43158-43175 
  
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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Department of Defense, General Services Administration, National 
          Aeronautics and Space Administration, 43235-43240 


Part III
Department of Health and Human Services, 43241-43280 


Part IV
Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 43281-
          43285 
  
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                           5 CFR
2634.................................................43067
2636.................................................43067
5701.................................................43069

                           7 CFR
Proposed Rules:
300..................................................43117
319..................................................43117
1106.................................................43125

                          14 CFR
27...................................................43282
29...................................................43282
39 (2 documents)....................................43070,
                                                     43072
71 (2 documents)....................................43073,
                                                     43071

                          18 CFR
161..................................................43075

                          33 CFR
117..................................................43080
Proposed Rules:
117..................................................43126

                          40 CFR
62...................................................43080
180 (2 documents)...................................43080,
                                                     43085
Proposed Rules:
62...................................................43127

                          45 CFR
Proposed Rules:
142..................................................43242

                          47 CFR
54...................................................43088
69...................................................43088
73...................................................43098

                          48 CFR
1805.................................................43099
1822.................................................43099
1844.................................................43099
Proposed Rules:
31 (3 documents)....................................43127,
                                              43238, 43239
48...................................................43236
52...................................................43236

                          49 CFR
Proposed Rules:
375..................................................43128
377..................................................43128

                          50 CFR
17...................................................43100
285..................................................43116
Proposed Rules:
17...................................................43129