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46385-46628............................................. 1
46629-46860............................................. 2
46861-47126............................................. 3
47127-47418............................................. 4
47419-48080............................................. 8
48081-48416............................................. 9
48417-48570.............................................10
48571-48994.............................................11
48995-49262.............................................14
49263-49410.............................................15
49411-49652.............................................16
49653-49818.............................................17
49819-50126.............................................18
50127-50460.............................................21
50461-50742.............................................22
50743-50964.............................................23
50965-51268.............................................24
51269-51510.............................................25
  


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CFR PARTS AFFECTED DURING SEPTEMBER

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At the end of each month, the Office of the Federal Register 
publishes separately a List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA), 
which lists parts and sections affected by documents published 
since the revision date of each title.

                           3 CFR
Proclamations:
7118.................................................49261
7119.................................................49263
7120.................................................49411
7121.................................................49813
7122.................................................49817
7123.................................................50449
7124.................................................50459
7125.................................................50739
7126.................................................50743
Executive Orders:
5327 (See Bureau of Land Management notice)..........46803
12843 (See EO 13101).................................49643
12845 (See EO 13101).................................49643
12856 (See EO 13101).................................49643
12865 (See Notice of September 23, 1998).............51509
12873 (Revoked by EO 13101)..........................49643
12902 (See EO 13101).................................49643
12969 (See EO 13101).................................49643
13031 (See EO 13101).................................49643
13069 (See Notice of September 23, 1998).............51509
13098 (See Notice of September 23, 1998).............51509
13101................................................49643
Administrative Orders:
Presidential Determinations:
No. 98-34 of September 9, 1998.......................50453
No. 98-35 of September 11, 1998......................50455
Notice of September 23, 1998.........................51509

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

                           7 CFR
52...................................................50745
301...........................................47127, 50747
319...........................................50100, 50747
354..................................................50100
406..................................................50965
457...........................................50752, 50965
905..................................................46629
916..................................................50461
917..................................................50461
920..................................................46861
924..................................................46631
927..................................................46633
953..................................................46635
955..................................................51269
981..................................................48995
1106.................................................46866
1160.................................................46637
1306.................................................46385
Proposed Rules:
319..................................................46403
400..................................................46703
457..................................................46706
905..................................................46708
956..................................................50802
1079.................................................49042
1150.................................................50178
1160.................................................50540
1220.................................................47200
1726.................................................49503
1755..........................................49504, 51018
1980.................................................51462

                           8 CFR
286..................................................51271
Proposed Rules:
3.............................................47205, 49043
104..................................................46511
236..................................................47205
240..................................................47205
241..................................................47205

                           9 CFR
1....................................................47128
3....................................................47128
51...................................................47419
93...................................................49819
381..................................................48958
Proposed Rules:
78...................................................49670
201..................................................48450
381..................................................48961
441..................................................48961

                          10 CFR
20...................................................50127
30...................................................50465
50...................................................50465
73...................................................49413
430..................................................48038
711..................................................48060
Proposed Rules:
2....................................................48644
36...................................................49298
50...................................................50815
51...................................................48644
60...................................................47440
72...................................................49046
73...................................................49505
76...................................................49301
140..................................................50815

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430...........................................48451, 51304

                          11 CFR
Proposed Rules:
102..................................................48452
103..................................................48452
106..................................................48452

                          12 CFR
3.............................................46518, 48571
208...........................................46518, 48571
225...........................................46518, 48571
325...........................................46518, 48571
563..................................................51272
563f.................................................51272
567...........................................46518, 48571
574..................................................51272
611..................................................49265
615..................................................49265
620..................................................49265
627..................................................49265
Proposed Rules:
404..................................................48452
545..................................................49874
560..................................................49874
561..................................................51305
611..................................................49305
620..................................................49305
701..................................................49164
1780.................................................51031

                          13 CFR
121..................................................46640
123...........................................46643, 46644
125..................................................46640

                          14 CFR
39........46645, 46647, 46868, 46870, 46872, 46873, 46875, 
         46876, 46878, 47091, 47423, 48417, 48418, 48421, 
         48422, 48423, 48425, 48571, 48573, 48997, 49265, 
         49267, 49269, 49272, 49273, 49275, 49278, 49280, 
         49414, 49416, 49418, 49420, 49421, 49423, 49653, 
         49654, 49656, 49657, 49659, 49661, 49819, 50129, 
         50130, 50132, 50134, 50135, 50138, 50482, 50484, 
         50485, 50487, 50490, 50492, 50493, 50495, 50498, 
         50500, 50501, 50503, 50505, 50506, 50508, 50511, 
         50512, 50514, 50753, 50755, 50979, 50981, 50983, 
                  50986, 50990, 51275, 51277, 51279, 51281
71........46511, 46880, 47091, 47151, 47152, 47153, 47155, 
         48081, 48427, 48575, 49281, 49282, 49283, 49284, 
                         50139, 50140, 50142, 50992, 51282
73...................................................46648
95...................................................46650
97.....................................48998, 48999, 49001
107..................................................51204
108..................................................51204
Proposed Rules:
21...................................................46834
27...................................................46834
29...................................................46834
39........46711, 46712, 46714, 46924, 46925, 46927, 46932, 
         46934, 47440, 47443, 47445, 47447, 48138, 48140, 
         48141, 48653, 48655, 49048, 49050, 49307, 49309, 
         49673, 49675, 49677, 49679, 49877, 49879, 49881, 
                                       50174, 50540, 51045
71..............................46936, 48143, 49052, 51306
91............................................46834, 51048
119..................................................51048
121..................................................51048
125..................................................51048
135..................................................51048

                          15 CFR
14...................................................47155
303..................................................49666
732..................................................50516
734..................................................50516
736..................................................49425
740..................................................50516
742..................................................50516
743..................................................50516
748..................................................50516
750..................................................50516
752..................................................50516
770..................................................50516
772..................................................50516
774..................................................50516
Proposed Rules:
295..................................................51307

                          17 CFR
1.............................................49955, 51124
240...........................................46881, 50622
Proposed Rules:
1....................................................49883
3....................................................51048
17...................................................49883
18...................................................49883
30...................................................51051
34...................................................49681
35...................................................49681
150..................................................49883
201..................................................46716
240..................................................47209

                          18 CFR
Proposed Rules:
292..................................................51310
385..................................................51312
1301.................................................47448

                          19 CFR
4....................................................51283
10...................................................51291
18...................................................51283
122..................................................51283
123..................................................51283
127..................................................51283
133..................................................51296
148..................................................51283
178...........................................51283, 51291
192..................................................51283

                          21 CFR
2....................................................51297
3....................................................48576
5.............................................48576, 51299
10............................................48576, 50757
16...................................................48576
25...................................................48576
50...................................................48576
56...................................................48576
58...................................................48576
71...................................................48576
73...................................................51299
101..................................................48428
178..................................................49284
179..................................................46388
200..................................................48576
201..................................................48576
207..................................................48576
210..................................................48576
211..................................................48576
310..................................................48576
312..................................................48576
314..................................................48576
358..................................................46389
369..................................................48576
429..................................................48576
430..................................................48576
431..................................................48576
432..................................................48576
433..................................................48576
436..................................................48576
440..................................................48576
441..................................................48576
442..................................................48576
443..................................................48576
444..................................................48576
446..................................................48576
448..................................................48576
449..................................................48576
450..................................................48576
452..................................................48576
453..................................................48576
455..................................................48576
460..................................................48576
520...........................................46652, 51300
522...........................................46652, 49002
556..................................................49002
558...........................................46389, 48576
800..................................................48576
801..................................................50660
812..................................................48576
884..................................................48428
Proposed Rules:
2....................................................51322
3....................................................46718
5....................................................46718
10............................................46718, 50815
20...................................................46718
207..................................................46718
310..................................................46718
312..................................................46718
316..................................................46718
600..................................................46718
601..................................................46718
607..................................................46718
610..................................................46718
640..................................................46718
660..................................................46718
1300.................................................49506
1310.................................................49506

                          22 CFR
41...................................................48577
42...................................................48577
Proposed Rules:
201..................................................49682

                          23 CFR
1225.................................................46881
1340.................................................46389

                          24 CFR
5.............................................46566, 46582
50...................................................48988
200..................................................46582
207..................................................46566
236..................................................46582
266...........................................46566, 46582
320..................................................51250
401...........................................48926, 50527
402...........................................48926, 50527
570..................................................48437
880...........................................46566, 46582
881..................................................46566
882..................................................46566
883..................................................46566
884..................................................46566
886...........................................46566, 46582
888..................................................51224
891..................................................46566
901..................................................46596
902..................................................46596
965..................................................46566
982..................................................46582
983..................................................46566
985..................................................48548
1005.................................................48988

                          26 CFR
1......................................47172, 50143, 50757
Proposed Rules:
1..........46937, 47214, 47455, 48144, 48148, 48154, 50816
31...................................................50819

                          27 CFR
Proposed Rules:
4....................................................49883
9....................................................48658

                          28 CFR
16...................................................51300
33...................................................50759
92...................................................50145

                          29 CFR
406..................................................46887
408..................................................46887
1910.................................................50712
2520.................................................48372
4044.................................................49285
Proposed Rules:
2510.................................................50542
2520.................................................48376
2560.................................................48390

                          30 CFR
21...................................................47118
24...................................................47118
75............................................47118, 50993
250..................................................48578
253..................................................48578
904..................................................49427
917..................................................47091
934..................................................49430
Proposed Rules:
26...................................................47120
29...................................................47120
57...................................................47120
70...................................................47123
71...................................................47123
75...................................................47120
90...................................................47123
707..................................................46951
874..................................................46951
904..................................................48661
920..................................................50176
934..................................................50177
938..................................................51324

                          31 CFR
103..................................................50147
208..................................................51494
357..................................................50159

                          32 CFR
199..................................................48439

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234..................................................49003

                          33 CFR
100.............................47425, 48578, 49004, 50160
117........47174, 47426, 47427, 49286, 49287, 49883, 51300
165........46652, 46888, 46889, 46890, 46891, 47428, 49883
Proposed Rules:
100..................................................50179
117...........................................48453, 50821
165..................................................47455

                          34 CFR
Proposed Rules:
674..................................................49798
682..................................................49798

                          36 CFR
242..................................................46394
Proposed Rules:
1....................................................49312
3....................................................49312
1001.................................................50024
1002.................................................50024
1003.................................................50024
1004.................................................50024
1005.................................................50024
1006.................................................50024
1007.................................................50024
1008.................................................50024
1009.................................................50024

                          37 CFR
1.............................................47891, 48448
2....................................................48081
3....................................................48081
253..................................................49823
Proposed Rules:
201..................................................47215

                          38 CFR
3....................................................50993
17...................................................48100
Proposed Rules:
1....................................................48455
2....................................................48455

                          39 CFR
241..................................................46654
Proposed Rules:
111..................................................46719
501...................................................4628
502...........................................46719, 46728
3001..........................................46732, 47456

                          40 CFR
Ch. I................................................48792
9......................................48806, 48819, 50280
52........46658, 46659, 46662, 46664, 46892, 46894, 47174, 
         47179, 47429, 47431, 47434, 48106, 49005, 49434, 
                                49436, 50762, 50764, 50766
59.....................................48806, 48819, 48849
60..............................49382, 49442, 50162, 50163
62...................................................47436
63.....................................46526, 49455, 50280
69...................................................49459
70...................................................50769
80...................................................49459
136..................................................50388
141..................................................47098
142..................................................48076
143..................................................47098
180.......48109, 48113, 48116, 48579, 48586, 48594, 48597, 
         48607, 49466, 49469, 49472, 49479, 49837, 50773, 
                                              50784, 51302
185..................................................48597
264..................................................49384
265..................................................49384
268...........................................48124, 51254
271.............................49852, 50528, 50531, 51254
300...........................................48448, 49855
439..................................................50388
721..................................................48157
745..................................................46668
Proposed Rules:
51...................................................46952
52........46732, 46733, 46942, 47217, 47217, 47458, 47459, 
         49053, 49056, 49058, 49517, 50180, 50823, 50824, 
                                                     51325
60...................................................50824
62...................................................47459
63...................................................48890
80...................................................49317
86............................................48464, 48664
135..................................................48078
141..................................................47115
143..................................................47115
180..................................................48664
271...........................................49884, 50545
300..................................................49321
442..................................................50545
721...........................................48127, 49518
745..................................................46734

                          41 CFR
301..................................................47438

                          42 CFR
1000.................................................46676
1001.................................................46676
1002.................................................46676
1005.................................................46676
Proposed Rules:
5....................................................46538
51c..................................................46538
405..................................................50545
409..................................................47552
410...........................................47552, 50545
411..................................................47552
412..................................................47552
413...........................................47552, 50545
414..................................................50545
415..................................................50545
419..................................................47552
424..................................................50545
485..................................................50545
489..................................................47552
498..................................................47552
1001.................................................46736
1002.................................................46736
1003..........................................46736, 47552

                          43 CFR
2560.................................................51303
Proposed Rules:
414..................................................50183

                          44 CFR
64...................................................49288
65............................................49860, 49867
67...................................................49862
Proposed Rules:
67...................................................49884

                          45 CFR
670..................................................50164
Proposed Rules:
284..................................................50837
286..................................................50848
287..................................................50848
1207.................................................46954
1208.................................................46963
1209.................................................46972
1355.................................................50058
1356.................................................50058
2551.................................................46954
2552.................................................46963
2553.................................................46972

                          46 CFR
502..................................................50534
503..................................................50534
510..................................................50534
514..................................................50534
540..................................................50534
572..................................................50534
585..................................................50534
587..................................................50534
588..................................................50534
Proposed Rules:
197..................................................50848
249....................................47217, 49161, 50849

                          47 CFR
Ch. I................................................47460
1......................................47438, 48615, 50791
2....................................................50538
21...................................................49870
24...................................................50791
54...................................................48634
69............................................48634, 49869
73................48615, 49291, 49487, 49667, 49870, 50995
74...................................................48615
78...................................................49870
80...................................................49870
90...................................................49291
Proposed Rules:
15............................................50184, 50185
18...................................................50547
61...................................................49520
63...................................................49520
69...................................................49520
73................46978, 46979, 49323, 49682, 49683, 49684
97...................................................49059

                          48 CFR
246..................................................47439
1504.................................................46898
1542.................................................46898
1552.................................................46898
Proposed Rules:
16...................................................48416
232..................................................47460
252..................................................47460
1509.................................................49530
1552.................................................49530

                          49 CFR
172..................................................48566
173..................................................48566
174..................................................48566
175..................................................48566
176..................................................48566
177..................................................48566
195..................................................46692
213..................................................49382
571...........................................46899, 50995
1002.................................................46394
1182.................................................46394
1187.................................................36394
1188.................................................46394
Proposed Rules:
171..................................................46844
172..................................................46844
173..................................................46844
178..................................................46844
229..................................................48294
230..................................................51404
231..................................................48294
232..................................................48294
240..................................................50626
571..................................................49891
572...........................................46979, 49981
585..................................................49958
587..................................................49958
595..................................................49958

                          50 CFR
17.......................46900, 48634, 49006, 49022, 51005
20............................................36399, 50170
32...................................................46910
100..................................................46394
226..................................................46693
227..................................................49035
285.............................48641, 49296, 49668, 49873
660..................................................46701
679........47461, 48634, 49296, 49668, 50170, 50801, 51303
Proposed Rules:
17........48162, 48165, 48166, 49062, 49063, 49065, 49539, 
                                50187, 50547, 50850, 51329
227..................................................50187
229..................................................48670
622..................................................47461
648.............................47218, 48167, 48168, 48465
679.............................46993, 47218, 49540, 49892

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                         REMINDERS
The items in this list were editorially compiled as an aid 
to Federal Register users. Inclusion or exclusion from 
this list has no legal significance.

        RULES GOING INTO EFFECT SEPTEMBER 25, 1998
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Exportation and importation of animals and animal products:
   Horses from contagious equine metritis (CEM)-affected countries--
      Georgia; receipt authorization; published 7-27-98
      Georgia; receipt authorizations; published 9-18-98
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Air programs; approval and promulgation; State plans for designated 
   facilities and pollutants:
   Minnesota; published 7-27-98
   South Carolina; published 7-27-98
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
   States:
   Kentucky; published 7-27-98
   New Jersey; published 8-26-98
Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural 
   commodities:
   Glutamic acid
      Technical amendment and correction; published 9-25-98
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Radio services, special:
   Maritime services--
      Licensing process simplification and flexibility for public coast 
         stations; published 7-27-98
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Food and Drug Administration
Administrative practice and procedure:
   Drugs composed wholly or partly of insulin; certification regulations 
      removed; published 5-13-98
Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:
   New drug applications--
      Etodolac tablets; published 9-25-98
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Airworthiness directives:
   Fairchild; published 9-24-98
   Stemme GmbH & Co. KG; published 9-10-98
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Thrift Supervision Office
Savings associations and savings and loan holding companies:
   Prior notice of appointment or employment of directors and senior 
      executive officers; requirements; published 9-25-98para.
        RULES GOING INTO EFFECT SEPTEMBER 26, 1998
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Airworthiness directives:
   Alexander Schleicher Segelflugzeugbau; published 8-12-98
   Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH; published 8-12-98
                  COMMENTS DUE NEXT WEEK
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Agricultural Marketing Service
Peanuts, domestically produced; comments due by 10-2-98; published 8-3-
   98
Peanuts, imported; comments due by 9-30-98; published 8-31-98
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Animal welfare:
   Field study; definition; comments due by 9-29-98; published 7-31-98
Plant-related quarantine, foreign:
   Wood chips from Chile; comments due by 9-28-98; published 7-28-98
User fees:
   Veterinary services; embryo collection center approval fees; comments 
      due by 9-28-98; published 7-28-98
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Crop insurance regulations:
   Grapes; comments due by 10-2-98; published 9-2-98
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Meat and poultry inspection:
   Diseases and conditions identifiable during post-mortem inspection; 
      HACCP-based concepts; comments due by 9-28-98; published 7-29-98
   In-plant slaughter inspection models study plan; HACCP-based 
      concepts; comments due by 9-28-98; published 7-29-98
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Rural Utilities Service
Electric loans:
   Electric program standard contract forms; comments due by 9-28-98; 
      published 8-27-98
ENERGY DEPARTMENT
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office
Energy conservation:
   Alternative fuel transportation program--
      P-series fuels definition; comments due by 9-28-98; published 7-
         28-98
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
   States:
   California; comments due by 10-2-98; published 9-2-98
   Maryland; comments due by 10-2-98; published 9-2-98
   New Jersey; comments due by 9-30-98; published 8-31-98
   North Dakota; comments due by 9-28-98; published 8-27-98
   Pennsylvania; comments due by 10-2-98; published 9-2-98
Drinking water:
   National primary drinking water regulations--
      Pesticides and microbial contaminants; analytical methods; 
         comments due by 9-29-98; published 7-31-98
Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural 
   commodities:
   Azoxystrobin; comments due by 9-28-98; published 9-11-98
Superfund program:
   National oil and hazardous substances contingency plan--
      National priorities list update; comments due by 9-28-98; 
         published 7-28-98
      National priorities list update; comments due by 9-28-98; 
         published 8-27-98
Toxic substances:
   Lead-based paint activities--
      Training programs accreditation and contractors certification; 
         fees; comments due by 10-2-98; published 9-2-98
      Training programs accreditation and contractors certification; 
         fees; comments due by 10-2-98; published 9-2-98
   Lead-based paint; identification of dangerous levels of lead; 
      comments due by 10-1-98; published 7-22-98
Water pollution control:
   Underground injection control program--
      Class V wells; requirements for motor vehicle waste and industrial 
         waste disposal wells and cesspools in ground water-based source 
         protection areas; comments due by 9-28-98; published 7-29-98
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Radio stations; table of assignments:
   North Carolina; comments due by 9-28-98; published 8-14-98
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
Candidate and committee activities; allocations:
   Prohibited and excessive contributions; ``soft money''; comments due 
      by 10-2-98; published 9-10-98
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Food and Drug Administration
Food additives:

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   Adjuvants, production aids, and sanitizers--
      Calcium bis[monoethyl(3,5-di-tert-butyl- 4-hydroxybenzyl) 
         phosphonate]; comments due by 9-28-98; published 8-27-98
Food for human consumption:
   Food labeling--
      Dietary supplements; effect on structure or function of body; 
         types of statements definition; comments due by 9-28-98; 
         published 8-26-98
Medical devices:
   Investigational plans; modifications, changes to devices, clinical 
      protocol, etc.; comments due by 9-28-98; published 7-15-98
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered and threatened species:
   Canada lynx; comments due by 9-30-98; published 7-8-98
Migratory bird hunting:
   Baiting and baited areas; comments due by 10-1-98; published 5-22-98
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions:
   Pennsylvania; comments due by 9-30-98; published 8-28-98
LABOR DEPARTMENT
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Coal and metal and nonmetal mine safety and health:
   Surface haulage equipment; safety standards; comments due by 9-28-98; 
      published 8-28-98
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Classified information, access and protection; conformance to national 
   policies; comments due by 10-2-98; published 8-3-98
Radiation protection standards:
   Respiratory protection and controls to restrict internal exposures; 
      comments due by 9-30-98; published 7-17-98
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT OFFICE
Health benefits, Federal employees:
   Contributions and withholdings; weighted average of subscription 
      charges; comments due by 9-28-98; published 8-28-98
   New enrollments or enrollment changes; standardized effective dates; 
      comments due by 9-30-98; published 8-31-98
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Investment companies:
   Investment advisers to investment companies; exemption expansion; 
      comments due by 9-30-98; published 7-28-98
Practice and procedure:
   Securities violations; Federal, State, or local criminal 
      prosecutorial authority representatives; participation in criminal 
      prosecutions; comments due by 10-2-98; published 9-2-98
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Coast Guard
Merchant marine officers and seamen:
   Licenses, certificates of registry, and merchant mariner documents; 
      user fees; comments due by 9-28-98; published 4-1-98
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Air traffic operating and flight rules, etc.:
   Flight plan requirements for helicopter operations under instrument 
      flight rules; comments due by 10-2-98; published 9-2-98
Airworthiness directives:
   Aerospatiale; comments due by 9-28-98; published 8-27-98
   Boeing; comments due by 10-2-98; published 8-3-98
   Fairchild; comments due by 9-30-98; published 7-31-98
   Lockheed; comments due by 9-28-98; published 8-13-98
   McDonnell Douglas; comments due by 9-28-98; published 7-30-98
   Mooney Aircraft Corp.; comments due by 9-30-98; published 7-22-98
   Raytheon; comments due by 9-28-98; published 8-13-98
Airworthiness standards:
   Special conditions--
      Raytheon Aircraft Co. model 3000 airplane; comments due by 9-28-
         98; published 8-27-98
Class C and Class D airspace; informal airspace meetings; comments due 
   by 10-1-98; published 6-10-98
Class D airspace; comments due by 9-28-98; published 8-27-98
Class E airspace; comments due by 9-28-98; published 8-27-98
Federal airways and jet routes; comments due by 10-2-98; published 8-19-
   98
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
State-issued driver's license and comparable identification documents; 
   comments due by 10-2-98; published 8-19-98
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Research and Special Programs Administration
Hazardous materials:
   Hazardous materials transportation--
      Harmonization with UN recommendations, International Maritime 
         Dangerous Goods Code, and International Civil Aviation 
         Organization's technical instructions; comments due by 10-2-98; 
         published 8-18-98
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Bureau
Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997; implementation:
   Misdemeanor crime of domestic violence conviction; prohibited from 
      shipping, receiving or possessing firearms and ammunition, etc.; 
      comments due by 9-28-98; published 6-30-98
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Internal Revenue Service
Excise taxes:
   Kerosene and aviation fuel taxes and tax on heavy vehicles; comments 
      due by 9-29-98; published 7-1-98
Income taxes:
   Euro currency conversion; tax issues guidance for U.S. taxpayers 
      conducting business with European countries replacing their 
      currencies; cross reference; comments due by 10-1-98; published 7-
      29-98
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Aquacultural Research Center Conveyance Act (Sept. 23, 
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