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Agriculture Department
See Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
See Food Safety and Inspection Service
See Forest Service
See Rural Utilities Service


Air Force Department
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Base realignment and closure--
        Chanute Air Force Base, IL, 51060 


Antitrust Division
NOTICES
Competitive impact statements and proposed consent judgments:
    USA Waste Services, Inc., et al.,  51126-51161


Arts and Humanities, National Foundation
See National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities


Commerce Department
See Economic Development Administration
See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
See Patent and Trademark Office
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 51055-51056  


Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
NOTICES
Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:
    Dominican Republic, 51057-51058 
    Pakistan, 51058 
    Singapore, 51058-51059 


Commodity Futures Trading Commission
RULES
Commodity Exchange Act:
    Bunched orders eligible for post-execution allocation; customer 
            account identification requirements
        Correction, 51124
PROPOSED RULES
Foreign futures and options transactions:
    Foreign boards of trade; computer terminals placement in United 
            States; concept release, 51051-51052 
Registration:
    Associated persons, floor brokers, floor traders and guaranteed 
            introducing brokers; temporary licenses, 51048-51051 
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 51059-51060  


Defense Department
See Air Force Department


Drug Enforcement Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 51095--51103          


Economic Development Administration
NOTICES
Trade adjustment assistance eligibility determination petitions:
    Gerlin, Inc., et al., 51056 


Education Department
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 51060-51061 


Energy Department
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Hazardous waste:
    Land disposal restrictions--
        Spent potliners from primary aluminum reduction (KO88); 
                treatment standards, 51253-51267 
NOTICES
Water pollution control:
    National pollutant discharge elimination system; State programs--
        Texas, 51163-51201 


Farm Credit Administration
NOTICES
Farmer Mac risk-based capital; study availability, 51069-51070 


Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Air traffic operating and flight rules, etc.:
    Airport security areas, unescorted access privileges; employment 
            history, verification, and criminal history records check, 
            51203-51222 
Airworthiness directives:
    Airbus, 50981-50983 
    Cessna, 50990-50992 
    Fairchild, 50983-50986 
    Pilatus Aircraft Ltd., 50986-50990 
    SAFT America Inc., 50979-50981 
Class E airspace, 50992-50993 
PROPOSED RULES
Air carrier certification and operations:
    Devices designed as chemical oxygen generators; transportation as 
            cargo in aircraft; prohibition
        Correction, 51048 
Airworthiness directives:
    New Piper Aircraft, Inc., 51045-51047 
NOTICES
Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:
    Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport, CA, 51115 


Federal Communications Commission
RULES
Radio stations; table of assignments:
    Missouri et al., 50995 

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Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
RULES
Crop insurance regulations:
    Nursery crop, 50965-50979 


Federal Election Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 51070 


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
    Enron Power Marketing, Inc., et al., 51064-51067 
    Ohio Edison Co. et al., 51067-51069 
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    ANR Pipeline Co., 51061 
    Black Marlin Pipeline Co., 51061 
    Eastern Shore Natural Gas Co., 51061-51062  
    Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P., 51062 
    Northern Border Pipeline Co., 51063 
    Ozark Gas Transmission, L.L.C., 51063 
    Tejas Gas Pipeline Co., 51063-51064 
    Williams Gas Pipeline Central, Inc., 51064 


Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight Office
PROPOSED RULES
Practice and procedure:
    Hearings on the record, 51031-51045 


Federal Maritime Commission
NOTICES
Agreements filed, etc., 51070 
Investigations, hearings, petitions, etc.:
    Worldwide Cargo Express/Trading, 51070-51071 


Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Change in bank control, 51071-51072 
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 51072 
    Permissible nonbanking activities, 51072 
    Permissible nonbanking activities; correction, 51072 , 
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 51073  


Fish and Wildlife Service
RULES
Endangered and threatened species:
    San Bernardino kangaroo rat, 51005-51017 
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Incidental take permits--
        Sacramento-San Joaquin Estuary, CA; delta smelt, etc., 51088-
                51090 


Food and Drug Administration
NOTICES
Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:
    Extralabel use of new animal drugs in food-producing animals; 
            compliance policy guide revocation, 51074 
Food additive petitions:
    Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp., 51074 
Harmonisation International Conference; guidelines availability:
    Pharmaceuticals--
        Biotechnology products derived from cell lines of human or 
                animal origin; viral safety evaluation, 51074-51084 


Food Safety and Inspection Service
NOTICES
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
    Microbiological Criteria for Foods National Advisory Committee, 
            51053 


Forest Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, CO, 51053-51055  


Health and Human Services Department
See Food and Drug Administration
See National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 51073-51074 


Housing and Urban Development Department
See Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight Office
RULES
Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae):
    Mortgage-backed securities; book entry securities, 51249-51251 
Low income housing:
    Housing assistance payments (Section 8)--
        Contract rent annual adjustment factors, 51223-51247 
NOTICES
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 51088 


Interior Department
See Fish and Wildlife Service
See Land Management Bureau
See Reclamation Bureau


International Development Cooperation Agency
See Overseas Private Investment Corporation


Justice Department
See Antitrust Division
See Drug Enforcement Administration


Labor Department
See Mine Safety and Health Administration


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 51090 
Automated land and mineral records system; temporary unavailability of 
          automated records; Arizona, 51090-51091 
Closure of public lands:
    Utah, 51092-51094  
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Dos Pobres/San Juan Project, AZ, 51091-51092 
Meetings:
    California Desert District Advisory Council, 51092 
    Resource advisory councils--
        John Day/Snake, 51092 
Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:
    Alaska, 51093 
    California, 51093-51094 
Withdrawal and reservation of lands:
    Arizona; correction, 51094 

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Mine Safety and Health Administration
RULES
Coal mine safety and health:
    Underground coal mines--
        Nonpermissible diesel-powered equipment; design and performance 
                requirements; CFR correction, 50993


National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NOTICES
Inventions, Government-owned; availability for licensing, 51103 , 
          51103-51104     
Meetings:
    Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications Advisory Committee, 
            51104-51105   


National Credit Union Administration
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 51105-51106  


National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Combined Arts Advisory Panel, 51106  


National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
RULES
Motor vehicle safety standards:
    Metric conversion--
        Weights and measures systems, 50995-51004 


National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Meetings:
    National Cancer Institute, 51084 
    National Institute of Mental Health, 51085-51086 
    National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 51085 
    National Institute of Nursing Research, 51085 
    National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, 
            51085  
    Scientific Review Center initial review groups, etc., 51087-51088 
    Scientific Review Center special emphasis panels, 51086-51087 


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Incidental take permits--
        Sacramento-San Joaquin Estuary, CA; delta smelt, etc., 51088-
                51090 


National Science Foundation
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Mathematical Sciences Special Emphasi Panel, 51106-51107 


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Duke Energy Corp., 51107 


Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
See Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight Office


Overseas Private Investment Corporation
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 51095 


Patent and Trademark Office
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 51056-51057 


Public Health Service
See Food and Drug Administration
See National Institutes of Health


Reclamation Bureau
NOTICES
Central Valley Project Improvement Act:
    Water management plans; evaluation criteria; decision, 51094-51095 


Research and Special Programs Administration
NOTICES
Pipeline Risk Management Demonstration Program:
    Participants--
        Natural Gas Pipe Line Co. of America; correction, 51115 


Rural Utilities Service
PROPOSED RULES
Telecommunications standards and specifications:
    Materials, equipment, and construction--
        Cable splicing connectors, 51018-51031 


Securities and Exchange Commission
NOTICES
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    American Stock Exchange, Inc., 51107-51108 
    National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., 51108-51110 
    Pacific Exchange, Inc., 51110-51111 


Small Business Administration
NOTICES
Disaster loan areas:
    Alaska, 51111 
    Florida, 51111 
    Maine, 51111-51112 
    Texas, 51112 
    Virginia, 51112 
Meetings:
    Regional Fairness Boards--
        Mid-Atlantic States, 51112 
Meetings; district and regional advisory councils:
    Florida, 51112-51113 
    Maine, 51113 
    New York, 51113 


State Department
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Shipping Coordinating Committee, 51113-51114   


Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Rail carriers:
    Cost recovery procedures--
        Adjustment factor, 51115 
Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:
    RailAmerica, Inc., et al., 51116 
    Ventura County Railroad Co., 51116 


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

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Transportation Department
See Federal Aviation Administration
See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
See Research and Special Programs Administration
See Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Aviation proceedings:
    Hearings, etc.--
        Asia Pacific Airlines, 51114 
        Reliant Airlines, Inc., 51114 
Meetings:
    Minority Business Resource Center Advisory Committee, 51114 


Treasury Department
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Customs Service Commercial Operations Advisory Committee, 51116-
            51117 


United States Information Agency
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Freedom Support Act--
        Future leaders exchange program, 51117-51119 


Veterans Affairs Department
RULES
Adjudication; pensions, compensation, dependency, etc.:
    Ionizing radiation exposure claims (prostate cancer and any other 
            cancer), 50993-50995 
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 51119-51121    
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 51121-51123    
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
    Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities Programs Advisory Committee, 
            51123 
  
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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, 51126-51161 


Part III
Environmental Protection Agency, 51163-51201 


Part IV
Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 51203-
          51222 


Part V
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 51223-51247 


Part VI
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 51249-51251 


Part VII
Environmental Protection Agency, 51253-51267 
  
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                           7 CFR
406..................................................50965
457..................................................50965
Proposed Rules:
1755.................................................51018

                          12 CFR
Proposed Rules:
1780.................................................51031

                          14 CFR
39 (5 documents)....................................50979,
                                50981, 50983, 50986, 50990
71...................................................50992
107..................................................51204
108..................................................51204
Proposed Rules:
39...................................................51045
91...................................................51048
119..................................................51048
121..................................................51048
125..................................................51048
135..................................................51048

                          15 CFR
                          17 CFR
1....................................................51124
Proposed Rules:
3....................................................51048
30...................................................51051

                          24 CFR
320..................................................51250
888..................................................51224

                          30 CFR
75...................................................50993

                          38 CFR
3....................................................50993

                          40 CFR
268..................................................51254
271..................................................51254

                          47 CFR
73...................................................50995

                          49 CFR
571..................................................50995

                          50 CFR
17...................................................51005