[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 190 (Thursday, October 1, 1998)]
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          RULES GOING INTO EFFECT OCTOBER 1, 1998
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Agricultural Marketing Service
Egg, poultry, and rabbit products; inspection and grading:
   Fees and charges increase; published 9-30-98
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
Grants and agreements with institutions of higher education, hospitals, 
   other non-profit, and commercial organizations; uniform 
   administrative requirements; published 9-4-98
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Tuna, Atlantic bluefin fisheries; published 9-29-98
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
Patent and Trademark Office
Patent cases:
   Fee revisions (1999 FY); published 7-24-98
      Correction; published 9-3-98
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
Acquisition regulations:
   Federal procurement; affirmative action reform; published 8-6-98
   Small/disadvantaged business; published 6-30-98
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
   Affirmative action in Federal procurement; reform; published 9-30-98
   Small entity compliance guide; published 9-30-98
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Special education and rehabilitative services:
   Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997; 
      implementation--
      Regional resource and Federal centers, services for children with 
         deaf-blindness, etc.; CFR parts removed; published 4-29-98
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Air programs:
   Fuels and fuel additives--
      Diesel fuel sulfur requirement; Alaska exemption petition; 
         published 9-16-98
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
   Implementation order to streamline small grants; published 10-1-98
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; published 10-1-98
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Practice and procedure:
   Application, notice and request procedures, and authority 
      delegations; revision; published 8-20-98
Risk-based capital:
   Capital adequacy guidelines--
      Capital maintenance; servicing assets; published 8-10-98
   Equity securities; unrealized holding gains; published 9-1-98
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Flood insurance program:
   Write-your-own program--
      Private sector property insurers assistance; published 6-16-98
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY
Presidential and Executive Office Accountability Act; implementation:
   Issues that have arisen as agency carries out its responsibilities; 
      regulatory review; published 8-31-98
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Federal Reserve banks; issue and cancellation of capital stock 
   (Regulation I):
   Simplification, update, and regulatory burden reduction; published 7-
      13-98
Membership of State banking institutions (Regulation H):
   Simplification, update, and regulatory burden reduction; published 7-
      13-98
Risk-based capital:
   Capital adequacy guidelines--
      Capital maintenance; servicing assets; published 8-10-98
   Equity securities; unrealized holding gains; published 9-1-98
Security procedures (Regulation P); published 7-13-98
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Acquisition regulations:
   Small/disadvantaged business; published 6-30-98
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
   Affirmative action in Federal procurement; reform; published 9-30-98
   Small entity compliance guide; published 9-30-98
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Health Care Financing Administration
Medicare:
   Hospital inpatient prospective payment systems and 1999 FY rates; 
      published 7-31-98
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Health resources development:
   Organ procurement and transplantation network; operation and 
      performance goals; published 7-1-98
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Housing programs:
   Uniform financial reporting standards; published 9-1-98
   Uniform physical condition standards and physical inspection 
      requirements; published 9-1-98
Low income housing:
   Housing assistance payments (Section 8)--
      1999 fair markets rents; published 10-1-98
      Contract rent annual adjustment factors; published 9-24-98
Public and Indian housing:
   Public housing assessment system; published 9-1-98
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Land Management Bureau
Geothermal resources leasing and operations; CFR parts consolidation, 
   etc.; published 9-30-98
Land resource management:
   Disposition; sales--
      Special areas; State irrigation districts; CFR part removed; 
         published 9-30-98
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered and threatened species:
   Black-footed ferrets; reintroduction into northwestern Colorado and 
      northeastern Utah; published 10-1-98
Migratory bird hunting:
   Federal Indian reservations, off-reservation trust lands, and ceded 
      lands; published 9-30-98
   Seasons, limits, and shooting hours; establishment, etc.; published 
      9-30-98
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
   Service permit applications; addresses and OMB control numbers 
      update; published 10-1-98
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Acquisition regulations:
   Small/disadvantaged business; published 6-30-98
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
   Affirmative action in Federal procurement; reform; published 9-30-98
   Small entity compliance guide; published 9-30-98
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION
Credit unions:
   Investment and deposit activities--
      Broker-dealer and safekeeping provisions revised and mortgage 
         derivative product high risk test references removed; published 
         5-1-98
   Investment securities and end-user derivatives; interpretive ruling 
      and policy statement; published 5-1-98
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION
Single-employer plans:
   Allocation of assets--
      Interest assumptions for valuing benefits; published 9-15-98
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Securities:

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   Plain English disclosure in prospectuses; published 2-6-98
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Coast Guard
Ports and waterways safety:
   Strait of Juan de Fuca and Northwest Washington coast; regulated 
      navigation area; published 10-1-98
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Airworthiness directives:
   Aerospatiale; published 8-27-98
   Airbus; published 8-27-98
   CFM International; published 9-16-98
   McDonnell Douglas; published 8-27-98
   Rolls-Royce Ltd.; published 9-16-98
   Rolls-Royce plc; published 9-16-98
Noise standards:
   Remedial noise mitigation measures; Federal funding approval and 
      eligibility; published 4-3-98
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Importers registration and importation of nonconforming motor vehicles; 
   fee schedule; published 8-25-98
Odometer disclosure requirements:
   Exemptions; published 10-1-98
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Research and Special Programs Administration
Hazardous materials:
   Editorial corrections and clarifications; published 10-1-98
   Hazardous materials transportation--
      Identification systems; poision inhalation hazard label, etc.; 
         editorial revisions, etc.; published 4-1-98
      Identification systems; poison inhalation hazard label, etc.; 
         corrections, etc.; published 7-22-97
      Miscellaneous amendments; published 7-10-98
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Surface Transportation Board
Combinations and ownership:
   Motor passenger carriers finance applications; revisions; published 
      9-1-98
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Comptroller of the Currency
Risk-based capital:
   Capital adequacy guidelines--
      Capital maintenance; servicing assets; published 8-10-98
   Equity securities; unrealized holding gains; published 9-1-98
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Internal Revenue Service
Income taxes:
   Business expenses; mileage allowances use to substantiate automobile 
      expenses; published 10-1-98
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Thrift Supervision Office
Operations:
   Transactions with affiliates; reverse repurchase agreements; 
      published 8-13-98
Risk-based capital:
   Capital adequacy guidelines--
      Capital maintenance; servicing assets; published 8-10-98
   Equity securities; unrealized holding gains; published 9-1-98
                  COMMENTS DUE NEXT WEEK
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Agricultural Marketing Service
Dairy promotion and research order; comments due by 10-5-98; published 
   9-21-98
Nectarines and peaches grown in--
   California; comments due by 10-7-98; published 9-22-98
Oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, and tangelos grown in--
   Florida; comments due by 10-8-98; published 9-28-98
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Exportation and importation of animals and animal products:
   Harry S Truman Animal Import Center; closure; comments due by 10-9-
      98; published 8-10-98
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
Census Bureau
Foreign trade statistics:
   Shipper's export declaration; exporters' and forwarding agents' 
      responsibilities for providing and reporting information, etc.; 
      clarification; comments due by 10-5-98; published 8-6-98
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Fishery conservation and management:
   Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone--
      Groundfish observer program; comments due by 10-8-98; published 9-
         8-98
      Western Alaska community development quota program; comments due 
         by 10-5-98; published 8-5-98
   Northeastern United States fisheries--
      Scallop; comments due by 10-9-98; published 9-9-98
Marine mammals:
   Incidental taking--
      North Atlantic Energy Service Corp.; power plant operations; 
         harbor seals; comments due by 10-9-98; published 8-25-98
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
Foreign futures and options transactions:
   Foreign boards of trade; computer terminals placement in United 
      States; concept release; comments due by 10-7-98; published 9-24-
      98
ENERGY DEPARTMENT
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Investigations:
   Complaint procedures; comments due by 10-5-98; published 8-6-98
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:
   Ferroalloys production; comments due by 10-5-98; published 8-4-98
Air programs:
   Ambient air quality standards, national--
      Regional haze standards for class I Federal areas (large national 
         parks and wilderness areas); visibility protection program; 
         data availability; comments due by 10-5-98; published 9-3-98
Air programs; approval and promulgation; State plans for designated 
   facilities and pollutants:
   Virginia; comments due by 10-8-98; published 9-8-98
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
   States:
   California; comments due by 10-5-98; published 9-3-98
   Illinois; comments due by 10-8-98; published 9-8-98
   Kentucky; comments due by 10-5-98; published 9-3-98
   Louisiana; comments due by 10-8-98; published 9-8-98
   Maryland; comments due by 10-5-98; published 9-4-98
Armed Forces vessels; uniform national discharge standards; comments due 
   by 10-9-98; published 8-25-98
Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural 
   commodities:
   Flutolanil; comments due by 10-6-98; published 8-7-98
Toxic substances:
   Significant new uses--
      Phenol, 2,4-dimethyl-6-(1-methylpentadecyl), etc.; comments due by 
         10-9-98; published 9-9-98
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Common carrier services:
   Wireless communication service--
      Enhanced 911; compatibility with wireless service; comments due by 
         10-7-98; published 10-1-98
Radio stations; table of assignments:
   North Carolina; comments due by 10-5-98; published 8-20-98
   Washington; comments due by 10-5-98; published 8-20-98
   Wyoming; comments due by 10-5-98; published 8-20-98
GOVERNMENT ETHICS OFFICE
Standards of ethical conduct for executive branch

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   employees; comments due by 10-5-98; published 8-4-98
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Food and Drug Administration
Food for human consumption:
   Food labeling--
      Health claims (9 documents); comment period reopening; comments 
         due by 10-8-98; published 9-10-98
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Health Care Financing Administration
Medicaid:
   Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
      1996; implementation--
      Unemployed parent; definition revision; comments due by 10-6-98; 
         published 8-7-98
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered and threatened species:
   Bull trout; Coastal-Puget Sound, Jarbridge River, and St. Mary-Belly 
      River populations; comments due by 10-8-98; published 6-10-98
   Keck's checker-mallow; comments due by 10-5-98; published 8-19-98
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Immigration:
   Aliens--
      Public benefits; eligibility verification; comments due by 10-5-
         98; published 8-4-98
LABOR DEPARTMENT
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Coal mine safety and health:
   Underground coal mines--
      Diesel particulate matter exposure of miners; comments due by 10-
         9-98; published 8-5-98
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Acquisition regulations:
   Reportable item; definition; comments due by 10-9-98; published 8-13-
      98
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION
Credit unions:
   Organization and operations--
      Purchase of member's principal residence; assumption of member's 
         long-term residential real estate loan by nonmember; comments 
         due by 10-5-98; published 8-6-98
      Real estate loan purchases; purchase, sale, and pledge of eligible 
         obligations; requirements; comments due by 10-5-98; published 
         8-6-98
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Independent storage of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive 
   waste; licensing requirements:
   Holders of and applicants for certificates of compliance and their 
      contractors and subcontractors; expanded applicability; comments 
      due by 10-6-98; published 7-23-98
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT OFFICE
Employment:
   District of Columbia Corrections Department; displaced employees; 
      priority consideration program; comments due by 10-5-98; published 
      8-4-98
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Supplemental security income:
   Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
      1996; implementation--
      Benefits application effective date; comments due by 10-9-98; 
         published 8-10-98
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
Freedom of Information Act; implementation; comments due by 10-8-98; 
   published 9-8-98
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Coast Guard
Anchorage regulations:
   New York; comments due by 10-8-98; published 7-10-98
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Airworthiness directives:
    de Havilland; comments due by 10-5-98; published 9-3-98
   Boeing; comments due by 10-6-98; published 8-7-98
   British Aerospace; comments due by 10-8-98; published 9-8-98
   Burkhart GROB Luft-und Raumfahrt GmbH; comments due by 10-6-98; 
      published 9-2-98
   Cessna; comments due by 10-6-98; published 8-7-98
   de Havilland; comments due by 10-5-98; published 7-7-98
   Dornier; comments due by 10-5-98; published 9-3-98
   Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A.; comments due by 10-5-98; 
      published 9-3-98
   Learjet; comments due by 10-6-98; published 8-7-98
   Lockheed; comments due by 10-5-98; published 8-19-98
Class B airspace; comments due by 10-5-98; published 8-5-98
Class E airspace; comments due by 10-5-98; published 9-4-98
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Highway Administration
Motor carrier safety standards:
   Vehicles designed or used to transport more than eight passengers, 
      including driver, for compensation; commercial motor vehicle 
      definition; comments due by 10-5-98; published 8-5-98
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Consumer information:
   Uniform tire quality grading standards; comments due by 10-5-98; 
      published 8-4-98
Motor vehicle safety standards:
   Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment--
      Light emitting diodes and miniature halogen bulbs; comments due by 
         10-9-98; published 8-3-98
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TABLE OF EFFECTIVE DATES AND TIME PERIODS--OCTOBER 1998
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certain dates, such as effective dates and comment deadlines, which 
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publication is counted as the first day.
    When a date falls on a weekend or holiday, the next Federal 
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