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Agency for International Development
NOTICES
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
    Authorized representatives, 48245-48246 


Agriculture Department
See Food Safety and Inspection Service
See Forest Service


Commerce Department
See International Trade Administration
See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
See Patent and Trademark Office


Commodity Futures Trading Commission
NOTICES
Contract market proposals:
    Chicago Mercantile Exchange--
        Real estate investment trust, 48198 
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 48198-48199  


Consumer Product Safety Commission
NOTICES
All-terrain vehicles; resolution; comment request, 48199-48204 


Defense Department
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Competition under multiple award task and delivery order contracts, 
            48415-48416 


Education Department
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 48204-48205 
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 48205 
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Postsecondary education--
        Federal student assistance programs; quality assurance program, 
                48411-48413 


Energy Department
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, 48207 
        Kirtland Area Office (Sandia), NM, 48206 
        Monticello Site, UT, 48206-48207 
        Pantex Plant, TX, 48205-48206 


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
          States:
    New Mexico, 48106-48109 
Hazardous waste:
    Land disposal restrictions--
        Metal wastes and mineral processing wastes treatment standards, 
                etc. (Phase IV), 48124-48127 
Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural 
          commodities:
    Acrylic acid terpolymer, partial sodium salts, 48109-48113 
    Fenpropathrin, 48113-48116 
    HOE-107892 (herbicide safener), 48116-48124 
Toxic substances:
    Significant new uses--
        Rule removals, 48127-48129 
PROPOSED RULES
Toxic substances:
    Significant new uses--
        Phenol, 2,4-dimethyl-6-(1-methylpentadecyl), etc., 48157-48162 
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 48211-48212 
Meetings:
    Environmental Policy and Technology National Advisory Council, 
            48213 
Pesticide programs:
    Organophosphates; preliminary risk assessments, 48213-48215 
Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:
    Kill-Ko Rabon 50% Wettable Powder, etc., 48215-48217 
    Waiver of fees associated with tolerance objections, 48218 
Superfund program:
    Prospective purchaser agreements--
        Clear Creek/Central City Site, CO, 48218-48219 


Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Class E airspace, 48081 
PROPOSED RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche Rinaldo Piaggio, S.p.A., 48141-
            48143 
    Pratt & Whitney, 48138-48140 
    Williams International, 48140-48141 
Class E airspace, 48143-48144 
NOTICES
Meetings:
    RTCA, Inc., 48290-48291   


Federal Communications Commission
NOTICES
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Dispatch Interactive Television, Inc., 48219 


Federal Emergency Management Agency
NOTICES
Disaster and emergency areas:
    Iowa, 48219-48220 
    Kansas, 48220 
    North Carolina, 48220 
    Texas, 48221   
    Vermont, 48221 
    Wisconsin, 48222 
National flood insurance program; comment request, 48222 
Radiological emergency preparedness program; strategic review; 
          recommendations, 48222-48234 

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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
    Northeast Empire L.P. No. 1 et al., 48208-48210 
Meetings:
    Electronic filing initiative; technical conference, 48210-48211 
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    El Dorado Energy, LLC, 48207 
    Texas Eastern Transmission Corp., 48207-48208 
    Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co., 48208 


Federal Labor Relations Authority
PROPOSED RULES
Negotiability proceedings; meetings, 48130-48138 


Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 48252-48253 


Federal Railroad Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Freight and other non-passenger trains and equipment; brake system 
          safety standards, 48293-48370 
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Amtrak Reform Council, 48291-48292 


Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 48235 


Fish and Wildlife Service
PROPOSED RULES
Endangered and threatened species:
    Findings on petitions, etc.--
        Big Cypress fox squirrel, 48165-48166 
        Henslow's sparrow, 48162-48164 
        Robust blind salamander, etc., 48166-48167 


Food Safety and Inspection Service
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) systems; small 
            plants implementation; transition assistance, 48169 
    Meat and Poultry Inspection National Advisory Committee, 48169-
            48170 


Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 48246 


Forest Service
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Blue Mountains Natural Resources Institute Board of Directors, 
            48170 
National Forest System lands:
    Ski area permit actions; categorical exclusion, 48170-48173 


General Services Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Competition under multiple award task and delivery order contracts, 
            48415-48416 


Health and Human Services Department
See National Institutes of Health


Housing and Urban Development Department
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 48237-48242  


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


Internal Revenue Service
PROPOSED RULES
Income taxes:
    Foreign partnerships; information reporting requirements, 48144-
            48148 
    Foreign partnerships and corporations; property transfers by U.S. 
            persons; information reporting requirements, 48148-48154 
    Foreign partnerships, U.S. persons owning interests in; return 
            requirements, 48154-48157 


International Development Cooperation Agency
See Agency for International Development


International Trade Administration
NOTICES
Antidumping:
    Cold-rolled and corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products 
            from--
        Korea, 48173-48181 
    Cut-to-length carbon steel plate from--
        Mexico, 48181-48184 
    Stainless steel wire rod from--
        India, 48184-48187 
Countervailing duties:
    Cut-to-length carbon steel plate from--
        Belgium, 48188-48191 
    Extruded rubber thread from--
        Indonesia, 48191-48193 
    Industrial phosphoric acid from--
        Israel, 48193-48197 
Export trade certificates of review, 48197-48198 
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Finch University of Health Sciences, 48187-48188 
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 48188 


Justice Department
See Foreign Claims Settlement Commission


Labor Department
See Mine Safety and Health Administration
See Occupational Safety and Health Administration
See Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Disclaimer of interest applications:
    Michigan; correction, 48243-48244 
Meetings:
    Oregon; wild horse gathering; helicopter use, 48244 
Oil and gas leases:
    Mississippi, 48244-48245  
Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:
    Montana, 48245 

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Mine Safety and Health Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 48246-48248  


Mine Safety and Health Federal Review Commission
See Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission


National Aeronautics and Space Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Competition under multiple award task and delivery order contracts, 
            48415-48416 


National Council on Disability
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 48253 


National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Meetings:
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 48235  
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 48235-48236  

    National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, 
            48236 
    Scientific Review Center special emphasis panels, 48236-48237 


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Northeastern United States fisheries--
        New England Fishery Management Council; hearings, 48168 
        Scallop, 48167 
NOTICES
Meetings:
    North Pacific Fishery Management Council; correction, 48198 


National Park Service
NOTICES
National Register of Historic Places:
    Pending nominations, 48245 


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 48256 
Operating licenses, amendments; no significant hazards considerations; 
          biweekly notices, 48256-48278 
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Florida Power Corp. et al., 48253-48254 
    Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., 48254 
    STP Nuclear Operating Co., 48254-48256 


Occupational Safety and Health Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 48249-48250 
Bloodborne pathogens; occupational exposure; information request, 
          48250-48252 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 48248-48249 


Patent and Trademark Office
RULES
Trademark cases:
    Trademark trial and appeal board proceedings; miscellaneous 
            changes, 48081-48100 


Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
RULES
Employment Retirement Income Security Act:
    Summary plan description regulations, 48371-48375 
PROPOSED RULES
Employee Retirement Income Security Act:
    Employee benefit plans; claims procedures, 48389-48409 
    Summary plan description regulations, 48376-48387 


Public Health Service
See National Institutes of Health


Securities and Exchange Commission
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 48278-48280 
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    American Stock Exchange, Inc., 48280-48283 
    Boston Stock Exchange, Inc., 48283-48285 
    Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., 48285-48286 
    Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., 48286-48289 
    New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 48289-48290 


State Department
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Religious Freedom Abroad Advisory Committee, 48290 


Transportation Department
See Federal Aviation Administration
See Federal Railroad Administration


Treasury Department
See Internal Revenue Service


United States Information Agency
NOTICES
Art objects; importation for exhibition:
    Sepphoris Mosaic, 48292 


Veterans Affairs Department
RULES
Medical benefits:
    Civilian health and medical program of VA (CHAMPVA)--
        Medical care for survivors and dependents of veterans, 48100-
                48106 
  
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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, 48293-
          48370 


Part III
Department of Labor, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, 
          48371-48387  


Part IV
Department of Labor, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, 
          48389-48409 


Part V
Department of Education, 48411-48413 

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Part VI
Department of Defense, General Services Administration, National 
          Aeronautics and Space Administration, 48415-48416 
  
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online resources, finding aids, reminders, and notice of recently enacted 
public laws.

  


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                           5 CFR
Proposed Rules:
2424.................................................48130

                          14 CFR
71...................................................48081
Proposed Rules:
39 (3 documents)....................................48138,
                                              48140, 48141
71...................................................48143

                          26 CFR
Proposed Rules:
1 (3 documents).....................................48144,
                                              48148, 48154

                          29 CFR
2520.................................................48372
Proposed Rules:
2520.................................................48376
2560.................................................48390

                          37 CFR
2....................................................48081
3....................................................48081

                          38 CFR
17...................................................48100

                          40 CFR
52...................................................48106
180 (3 documents)...................................48109,
                                              48113, 48116
268..................................................48124
721..................................................48157
Proposed Rules:
721..................................................48127

                          48 CFR
Proposed Rules:
16...................................................48416

                          49 CFR
Proposed Rules:
229..................................................48294
231..................................................48294
232..................................................48294

                          50 CFR
Proposed Rules:
17 (3 documents)....................................48162,
                                              48165, 48166
648 (2 documents)...................................48167,
                                                     48168