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Agriculture Department
See Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
See Food Safety and Inspection Service
See Forest Service
See Rural Telephone Bank
See Rural Utilities Service
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
RULES
Exportation and importation of animals and animal products:
Exotic Newcastle disease; disease status change--
Great Britain, 44123-44124
PROPOSED RULES
Exportation and importation of animals and animal products:
Ports of entry--
Champlain, NY and Derby Line, VT; closure; withdrawn, 44175-
44176
Army Department
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
Camp Shelby, MS--
G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Range, 44246
Fort Bliss, TX and NM; mission and master plan, 44247
Yuma Proving Ground, AZ, 44247-44248
Census Bureau
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
Proposed collection; comment request, 44233-44234
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
Proposed collection; comment request, 44263-44264
Meetings:
Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection and Control Advisory
Committee, 44264
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Scientific
Counselors Board, 44264
Children and Families Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
Submission for OMB review; comment request, 44264-44265
Civil Rights Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; State advisory committees:
New Jersey, 44233
Virginia, 44233
Coast Guard
RULES
Passenger vessels:
Construction and arrangement; passenger accommodations; CFR
correction, 44161
Vessel inspection alternatives:
Streamlined inspection program; establishment, 44345-44356
Commerce Department
See Census Bureau
See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Customs Service
NOTICES
Automation program test:
Reconciliation prototype, 44303-44305
Trade name recordation applications:
Ronson Consumer Products Corp., 44305-44306
Ronson Corp., 44306
Defense Department
See Army Department
NOTICES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
Agency information collection activities--
Submission for OMB review; comment request, 44239-44246
Drug Enforcement Administration
NOTICES
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
Applied Science Labs, 44276-44277
Blakely, G. Wayman, Jr., M.D., 44277-44278
Matthews, Merritt, M.D., 44278-44283
North Pacific Trading Co., 44283
Septer, Michael J., D.O., 44283-44284
Employment and Training Administration
NOTICES
Adjustment assistance:
Chic by H.I.S., 44286
Donnkenny Apparel et al., 44286-44287
Gentex International et al., 44287-44288
OXY USA, Inc., 44288
NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance:
Chic by H.I.S., 44288
Employment Standards Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
Proposed collection; comment request, 44288-44290
Energy Department
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
See Western Area Power Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:
Petroleum refineries, 44135-44143
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various
States:
California, 44132-44135
Air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:
Kentucky, 44143-44146
Hazardous waste program authorizations:
Delaware, 44152-44160
Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural
commodities:
Triasulfuron, 44146-44152
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Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 44131-44132
Water programs:
Pollutants analysis test procedures; guidelines--
2,4-Dinitrophenol; CFR correction, 44146
PROPOSED RULES
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various
States:
Alaska, 44208-44211
California, 44211-44214
Louisiana, 44192-44208
Air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:
Kentucky, 44214
Drinking water:
National primary drinking water regulations--
Lead and copper, 44214-44218
Hazardous waste program authorizations:
Delaware, 44218
Superfund program:
National oil and hazardous substances contingency plan--
National priorities list update, 44218-44220
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
Submission for OMB review; comment request, 44251-44252
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
National Environmental Education Advisory Council, 44252-44253
Meetings:
Clean Air Act Advisory Committee, 44253-44254
Industrial Combustion Coordinated Rulemaking Federal Advisory
Committee, 44254-44255
Water pollution control:
Marine sanitation device standard; petitions--
Massachusetts, 44255
Water quality criteria:
Ambient water quality criteria--
Ammonia in fresh water; document availability, 44256-44258
Farm Credit Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Farm credit system:
Federal regulatory review, 44176-44177
Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Class E airspace, 44124-44129
Standard instrument approach procedures, 44129-44131
NOTICES
Exemption petitions; summary and disposition; correction, 44309
Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:
Hector International Airport, ND, 44300
Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport, WI, 44300-44301
Savannah International Airport, GA, 44301
Federal Communications Commission
RULES
Public information and inspection of records; treatment of confidential
information, 44161-44170
Radio stations; table of assignments:
Texas, 44170
PROPOSED RULES
Common carrier services:
Automated reporting management information system; reporting
requirements; biennial regulatory review, 44220-44224
International settlements policy and associated filing
requirements; biennial regulatory review, 44224-44229
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
Submission for OMB review; comment request, 44258-44259
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
Florida Gas Transmission Co., 44248
Koch Gateway Pipeline Co., 44248-44249
Mississippi River Transmission Corp., 44249
Northern Natural Gas Co., 44249
Southern California Edison Co. et al.; correction, 44309
TCP Gathering Co., 44249-44250
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., 44250
Federal Maritime Commission
NOTICES
China; shipping restrictions, requirements, and practices; comment
request, 44259-44262
Federal Railroad Administration
NOTICES
Exemption petitions, etc.:
Union Pacific Railroad Co., 44301-44302
Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Banks and bank holding companies:
Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 44262
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 44262
Federal Trade Commission
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
Submission for OMB review; comment request, 44262-44263
Federal Transit Administration
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
Transit programs; changes and final funding levels (1998 FY),
44357-44358
Fish and Wildlife Service
PROPOSED RULES
Migratory bird permits:
Falconry standards--
Vermont and West Virginia, 44229-44231
Food and Drug Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Medical devices:
Class III preamendment device; lung water monitor, powered vaginal
muscle stimulator for therapeutic use, and stairclimbing
wheelchair, 44177-44181
Food Safety and Inspection Service
NOTICES
Meat and poultry inspection:
E. coli in beef and ground beef; risk assessment; meeting, 44232
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Forest Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
Kootenai National Forest, MT; correction, 44232-44233
General Services Administration
NOTICES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
Agency information collection activities--
Submission for OMB review; comment request, 44239-44246
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 National Institutes of Health
Health Care Financing Administration
NOTICES
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 44265-44266
Housing and Urban Development Department
RULES
Mortgage and loan insurance programs:
Single family mortgagee's origination approval agreement;
termination, 44359-44361
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
Submission for OMB review; comment request, 44269-44270
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 44270
Interior Department
See Fish and Wildlife Service
See Land Management Bureau
See Minerals Management Service
See National Park Service
See Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
Internal Revenue Service
PROPOSED RULES
Income taxes:
S corporations; pass through of items to shareholders, 44181-44191
International Trade Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 44276
Justice Department
See Drug Enforcement Administration
See Justice Programs Office
See Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Office
See National Institute of Justice
Justice Programs Office
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
Submission for OMB review; comment request, 44284-44285
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Office
NOTICES
Meetings:
Coalition for Juvenile Justice, 44285
Labor Department
See Employment and Training Administration
See Employment Standards Administration
See Mine Safety and Health Administration
Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Resource management plans, etc.:
Pocatello Resource Area, ID, 44270-44271
Minerals Management Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
Proposed collection; comment request, 44271-44272
Mine Safety and Health Administration
NOTICES
Safety standard petitions:
Primrose Coal Co. et al., 44291-44292
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
RULES
Acquisition regulations:
Construction contract partnering, 44170-44171
NOTICES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
Agency information collection activities--
Submission for OMB review; comment request, 44239-44246
National Archives and Records Administration
NOTICES
Meetings:
Electronic Records Work Group, 44292-44293
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
RULES
Motor vehicle safety standards:
Temporary exemption applications; confidential business information
submission procedures, 44171-44173
NOTICES
Motor vehicle safety standards; exemption, petitions, etc.:
Shelby American, Inc., 44302
National Institute of Justice
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
Communicating research findings; communication strategies and
products; assessment, 44285-44286
Vehicle stopping electromagnetic prototype devices evaluation;
Phase III--engineering field test, 44286
National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Meetings:
National Cancer Institute, 44266-44267
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 44267-
44268
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 44267
National Institute on Drug Abuse, 44268
National Library of Medicine, 44268
Scientific Review Center Advisory Committee, 44269
Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center Board of Governors, 44269
Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center Scientific Counselors Board,
44269
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RULES
Tuna, Atlantic bluefin fisheries, 44173-44174
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PROPOSED RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
Northeastern United States fisheries--
New England Fishery Management Council; meetings, 44231
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
Proposed collection; comment request, 44234-44235
Submission for OMB review; comment request, 44235-44236
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, MS, 44236-44237
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
Coastal ocean program; general grant administration terms and
conditions, 44237-44239
National Park Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
Gettysburg National Military Park, PA, 44272-44273
Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands National Park, CA, 44273
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
Hampton National Historic Site, MD, 44274
National Register of Historic Places:
Pending nominations, 44274
Telecommunications Act of 1996; implementation:
Telecommunications antenna sites in NPS units; siting guidance and
procedures, 44274-44276
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 44294-44295
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
Cintichem, Inc., 44293-44294
RMI Titanium Co., 44294
Personnel Management Office
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
Submission for OMB review; comment request, 44295
Postal Service
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 44295
Public Health Service
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Food and Drug Administration
See National Institutes of Health
Research and Special Programs Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Hazardous materials:
Hazardous materials transportation--
Harmonization with UN recommendations, International Maritime
Dangerous Goods Code, and International Civil Aviation
Organization's technical instructions, 44311-44344
Rural Telephone Bank
PROPOSED RULES
Loan policies:
Telecommunications loan program; loan contract and mortgage
documentation reform initiative, 44175
Rural Utilities Service
PROPOSED RULES
Telephone loans:
Post-loan policies and procedures; loan contract and mortgage
documentation reform initiative, 44175
Securities and Exchange Commission
NOTICES
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc., 44298-44299
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
American General Series Portfolio Co. 2 et al., 44295-44297
Social Security Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
Proposed collection; comment request, 44299-44300
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
PROPOSED RULES
Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions:
Mississippi, 44192
Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:
Union Pacific Railroad Co. et al., 44302-44303
Webb, Richard B., et al., 44303
Thrift Supervision Office
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
Submission for OMB review; comment request, 44306-44308
Transportation Department
See Coast Guard
See Federal Aviation 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
Treasury Department
See Customs Service
See Internal Revenue Service
See Thrift Supervision Office
Western Area Power Administration
NOTICES
Power rate adjustments:
Loveland Area Projects, CO, 44250-44251
Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program; Eastern Division, 44251
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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs
Administration, 44311-44344
Part III
Department of Transportation, Coast Guard, 44345-44356
[[Page vii]]
Part IV
Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, 44357-
44358
Part V
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 44359-44361
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CFR PARTS AFFECTED IN THIS ISSUE
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7 CFR
Proposed Rules:
1610.................................................44175
1744.................................................44175
9 CFR
94...................................................44123
Proposed Rules:
93...................................................44175
98...................................................44175
12 CFR
Proposed Rules:
Ch. VI...............................................44176
14 CFR
71 (4 documents)....................................44124,
44125, 44127, 44128
97 (2 documents)....................................44129,
44130
21 CFR
Proposed Rules:
868..................................................44177
884..................................................44177
890..................................................44177
24 CFR
201..................................................44360
202..................................................44360
203..................................................44360
26 CFR
Proposed Rules:
1....................................................44181
30 CFR
Proposed Rules:
924..................................................44192
40 CFR
9....................................................44131
52...................................................44132
63...................................................44135
81...................................................44143
136..................................................44146
180..................................................44146
271..................................................44152
Proposed Rules:
52 (4 documents)....................................44192,
44208, 44211, 44213
81...................................................44214
141..................................................44214
271..................................................44218
300..................................................44218
46 CFR
8....................................................44346
72...................................................44161
47 CFR
0....................................................44161
73...................................................44170
Proposed Rules:
43 (2 documents)....................................44220,
44224
64...................................................44224
48 CFR
1836.................................................44170
1852.................................................44170
49 CFR
555..................................................44171
Proposed Rules:
171..................................................44312
172..................................................44312
173..................................................44312
174..................................................44312
175..................................................44312
176..................................................44312
177..................................................44312
178..................................................44312
180..................................................44312
50 CFR
285..................................................44173
Proposed Rules:
21...................................................44229
648..................................................44231