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Agency for International Development
NOTICES
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
    Title II development project proposals--
        Final draft guidelines (1998 FY) and annual results report and 
                draft guidelines (FY 2000); availability, 54156 


Agriculture Department
See Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
See Forest Service
See Rural Housing Service


Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
RULES
Plant-related quarantine, domestic:
    Mediterranean fruit fly, 54037-54038 


Antitrust Division
NOTICES
Competitive impact statements and proposed consent judgments:
    Aluminum Co. of America & Alumax, Inc., 54158-54160 


Army Department
NOTICES
Patent licenses; non-exclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive:
    Lethal mosquito breeding container, 54116 


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 54140-54141 
Meetings:
    Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee, 54141-
            54142 


Commerce Department
See Economics and Statistics Administration
See International Trade Administration
See National Institute of Standards and Technology
See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Commission of Fine Arts
NOTICES
Meetings, 54113 


Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
NOTICES
Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:
    Czech Republic, 54113 
    Egypt, 54114 
    Guatemala, 54114-54115 
    Poland, 54115 


Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 54188-54189 


Defense Department
See Army Department
RULES
Acquisition regulations:
    Service contracting; miscellaneous amendments; CFR correction, 
            54308 


Economics and Statistics Administration
NOTICES
Meetings:
    2000 Census Advisory Committee, 54107-54108 


Education Department
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Direct grant and fellowship programs, 54337-54339 
Meetings:
    Postsecondary Education Improvement Fund National Board, 54116 


Energy Department
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
RULES
Sales regulation:
    Strategic Petroleum Reserve petroleum, price competitive sale; 
            standard sales provisions, 54195-54255 


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
          States:
    Alabama, 54055-54058 
    Pennsylvania, 54050-54053 
    Tennessee, 54053-54055 
    Virginia, 54058 
Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural 
          commodities:
    Glyphosate, 54058-54066 
    Sethoxydim, 54066-54073 
PROPOSED RULES
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
          States:
    Alabama, 54090 
    Pennsylvania, 54089 
    Tennessee, 54089-54090 
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 54134-54135  
Meetings:
    Local Government Advisory Committee, 54135-54136 


Executive Office of the President
See Presidential Documents


Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    British Aerospace, 54039-54042 
    Pratt & Whitney Canada, 54038-54039 
PROPOSED RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Dornier, 54080-54082 

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NOTICES
Airport noise compatibility program:
    Noise exposure map--
        Kona International Airport, HI, 54181-54182 
Meetings:
    Harmonization Work Program, 54182-54183 
Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:
    Roswell Industrial Air Center, NM, 54183-54184 


Federal Communications Commission
RULES
Common carrier services:
    218-219 MHz service; installment payment portfolio and 
            redesignation from interactive video and data service, 
            54073-54077 
PROPOSED RULES
Common carrier services:
    Satellite communications--
        18GHz frequency band redesignation, blanket licensing of 
                satellite Earth stations, and allocation of additional 
                spectrum for broadcast satellite service use, 54100-
                54104 
    Streamlined contributor reporting requirements; biennial regulatory 
            review, 54090-54100 
NOTICES
Radio services, special:
    Marine frequencies for land-based services, 54138-54139 
    VHF aeronautical transceivers; extended frequency capability, 
            54136-54138 


Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 54139 


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
RULES
Electric utilities (Electric Power Act):
    Open access same-time information system and standards of conduct, 
            54257-54306 
NOTICES
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
    Bear Swamp II L.L.C. et al., 54126-54128 
    California Independent System Operator Corp., et al., 54128-54129 
    Public Service Co. of New Mexico, et al., 54129-54132 
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Southern Natural Gas Co., 54132-54133 
Hydroelectric applications,  54133-54134 
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    ANR Pipeline Co., 54116-54117  
    CNG Transmission Corp., 54117-54118 
    Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., 54118 
    Columbia Gulf Transmission Co., 54118 
    Distrigas of Massachusetts Corp., 54118 
    Florida Gas Transmission Co. et al., 54119 
    Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.,  54119-54120  
    Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C., 54120-54121 , 54121 
    Mississippi River Transmission Corp., 54121 
    National Fuel Gas Supply Corp., 54121-54122 
    NorAm Gas Transmission Co., 54122 
    OkTex Pipeline Co., 54122 
    Paiute Pipeline Co., 54122-54123 
    Texas Eastern Transmission Corp.,  54123-54124 
    Texas Gas Transmission Corp., 54124 
    Tuscarora Gas Transmission Co., 54124 
    Williams Gas Pipelines Central, Inc., 54124-54125 
    Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co., 54125   


Federal Maritime Commission
NOTICES
Freight forwarder licenses:
    Jen-Trans International, Inc. et al., 54139 


Federal Procurement Policy Office
NOTICES
Acquisition regulations:
    Small disadvantaged business procurement; definition of regions 
            used in price evaluation adjustments and benchmarking 
            methodology, 54161-54162 


Federal Railroad Administration
RULES
Track safety standards:
    Technical amendments, 54078 
PROPOSED RULES
Railroad power brakes and drawbars:
    Brake system safety standards; freight and other non-passenger 
            trains and equipment; public hearings, 54104-54105 


Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Change in bank control, 54139 
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 54139-54140 
        Correction, 54140 


Fine Arts Commission
See Commission of Fine Arts


Fish and Wildlife Service
NOTICES
Endangered and threatened species:
    Red Wolf; reintroduction into Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 
            NC & TN, 54151-54153 


Food and Drug Administration
RULES
Medical devices:
    Premarket approval applications--
        30-day notices and 135 PMA supplement review, 54042-54044 
PROPOSED RULES
Human drugs:
    Drug products discontinued from sale for reasons of safety or 
            effectiveness; list, 54082-54089 
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Active pharmaceutical ingredients seminar; good manufacturing 
            practices, 54142 


Forest Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Nez Perce National Forest, ID, 54106-54107 


Health and Human Services Department
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Food and Drug Administration
See Health Care Financing Administration
See National Institutes of Health
See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

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Health Care Financing Administration
NOTICES
Medicaid:
    Disproportionate share hospital payments; aggregate payments 
            limitations, 54142-54148 


Housing and Urban Development Department
RULES
Land registration:
    Interstate land sales registration fees; mailing address change and 
            electronic payment authority, 54331-54333 
NOTICES
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
    Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, 54336 
    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native American Programs et al., 
            54335-54336 


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


Internal Revenue Service
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Citizen Advocacy Panel, 54189 


International Development Cooperation Agency
See Agency for International Development


International Trade Administration
NOTICES
Antidumping:
    Stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings from--
        Taiwan, 54108 
Natural uranium component in United States; delivery procedures, 54108-
          54109 
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); binational panel reviews:
    Cold-rolled carbon steel flat products and hot-rolled carbon steel 
            flat products from--
        Canada, 54109 


International Trade Commission
NOTICES
Import investigations:
    Live cattle from--
        Canada and Mexico, 54156-54157 


Justice Department
See Antitrust Division
See National Institute of Justice
NOTICES
Pollution control; consent judgments:
    Findett Corp. et al., 54157 
    Foushee, Charles B., Jr., et al., 54157-54158 
    Machinik Bros., Inc., 54158 
    USS/KOBE Steel Co., 54158 


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Closure of public lands:
    Colorado, 54153-54154 
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Black Rock Desert, NV; Sonoma-Gerlach and Paradise-Denio management 
            framework plan, 54154 
Fire management and suppression activities:
    Montana et al, 54154-54155 
Meetings:
    Resource advisory councils--
        John Day-Snake, 54154 
Withdrawal and reservations of lands:
    Arizona, 54155 


Management and Budget Office
See Federal Procurement Policy Office


National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
RULES
Transportation Equity Act for 21st Century; implementation:
    State highway safety data and traffic records improvements, 54044-
            54050 
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 54184-54185 
Motor vehicle defect proceedings; petitions, etc.:
    Czajka, Frank; petition denied, 54185 


National Institute of Justice
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Juvenile Breaking the Cycle; evaluation, 54160-54161 


National Institute of Standards and Technology
NOTICES
Meetings:
    American Lumber Standard Committee, 54109-54110 


National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Meetings:
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,  54148-54149 
             
    National Institute of General Medical Sciences, 54148 
    Scientific Review Center special emphasis panels,   54149-54151 


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Atlantic bluefin tuna, 54078-54079 
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council,  54110-54111 
Permits:
    Endangered and threatened species, 54111-54112 
    Marine mammals, 54112-54113 


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
PROPOSED RULES
Production and utilization facilities; domestic licensing:
    Public meetings, 54080 
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Florida Power Corp., et al., 54162-54163 
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Arizona Public Service Co., 54162 


Personnel Management Office
NOTICES
Excepted service:
    Schedules A, B, and C; positions placed or revoked--
        Update, 54163-54164 

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Presidential Documents
PROCLAMATIONS
Special observances:
    Child Health Day (Proc. 7132), 54027-54028 
    German-American Day (Proc. 7133), 54029 
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS
Chad; witholding assistance (Presidential Determination No. 98-38 of 
          September 29, 1998), 54033 
Foreign Assistanct Act of 1961; drawdown for counternarcotics 
          assistance (Presidential Determination No. 98-41 of September 
          30, 1998), 54035 
Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization; U.S. contribution 
          (Presidential Determination No. 98-37 of September 29, 1998), 
          54031 


Public Health Service
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Food and Drug Administration
See National Institutes of Health
See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Reclamation Bureau
NOTICES
Glen Canyon Dam operations; report to Congress, 54155-54156 


Rural Housing Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 54107 


Securities and Exchange Commission
RULES
Investment advisers:
    Year 2000 computer problems, 54307-54330 
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 54164-54165 
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    Chicago stock Exchange, Inc., 54165-54169 
    National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., 54169-54175 
    Pacific Exchange, Inc., 54175-54176 
    Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc., 54177-54180 


State Department
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Overseas Security Advisory Council, 54180 
Privacy Act:
    Systems of records; correction, 54194 


Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 54151 


Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:
    Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad, 54185-54186 
    Tongue River Railroad Co., Inc., 54186 
Railroad services abandonment:
    Union Pacific Railroad Co., 54186-54187 


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


Transportation Department
See Federal Aviation Administration
See Federal Railroad Administration
See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
See Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Air carriers:
    Foreign air carriers; operating authority termination, 54180-54181 


Treasury Department
See Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
See Internal Revenue Service
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Debt Management Advisory Committee, 54187 
Senior Executive Service:
    Performance Review Board; membership, 54187-54188 


United States Information Agency
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, 
            Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan; NIS training 
            program, 54189-54193 


Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Diamond Fork Campground construction, 54193 
  
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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Department of Energy, 54195-54255 


Part III
Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 54257-54306 



Part IV
Securities and Exchange Commission, 54307-54330 


Part V
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 54331-54333 


Part VI
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 54335-54336  


Part VII
Department of Education, 54337-54339 
  
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                           3 CFR
Proclamations:
7132.................................................54027
7133.................................................54029
Administrative Orders:
Presidential Determinations:
No. 98-37 of September 29, 1998......................54031
No. 98-38 of September 29, 1998......................54033
No. 98-41 of September 30, 1998......................54035

                           7 CFR
301..................................................54037

                          10 CFR
625..................................................54196
Proposed Rules:
50...................................................54080

                          14 CFR
39 (2 documents)....................................54038,
                                                     54039
Proposed Rules:
39...................................................54080

                          17 CFR
275..................................................54308
279..................................................54308

                          18 CFR
37...................................................54258

                          21 CFR
814..................................................54042
Proposed Rules:
216..................................................54082

                          23 CFR
1335.................................................54044

                          24 CFR
1710.................................................54332

                          40 CFR
52 (2 documents)....................................54050,
                                                     54053
62 (2 documents)....................................54055,
                                                     54058
180 (2 documents)...................................54058,
                                                     54066
Proposed Rules:
52 (2 documents).....................................54089
62...................................................54090

                          47 CFR
1....................................................54073
2....................................................54073
20...................................................54073
95...................................................54073
97...................................................54073
Proposed Rules:
1....................................................54090
25...................................................54100
43...................................................54090
52...................................................54090
54...................................................54090
64...................................................54090

                          48 CFR
237..................................................54078

                          49 CFR
213..................................................54078
Proposed Rules:
229..................................................54104
231..................................................54104
232..................................................54104

                          50 CFR
285..................................................54078