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Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
NOTICES
Senior Executive Service:
    Performance Review Board; membership, 57695 


Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
NOTICES
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
    Multiple chemical sensitivity; correction, 57696 


Agricultural Marketing Service
PROPOSED RULES
Beef promotion and research, 57627 
Organic Foods Production Act:
    National organic program; establishment
        Issue papers, 57624-57626 


Agriculture Department
See Agricultural Marketing Service
See Forest Service
See Natural Resources Conservation Service
NOTICES
Meetings:
    21st Century Production Agriculture Commission, 57649 


Army Department
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Fort Benning and Columbus, GA; land exchange, 57671-57672 
    Fort Bliss, TX and NM; mission and master plan, 57672-57673 


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Advisory Committee to Director, 57696 


Commerce Department
See International Trade Administration
See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOTICES
Senior Executive Service:
    Performance Review Board; membership, 57656-57657 


Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
NOTICES
Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:
    Cambodia, 57666-57667 
    China, 57667-57668 
    Costa Rica, 57668-57669 
    India, 57669 
    Macau, 57669-57670 
    Mexico, 57670 


Customs Service
PROPOSED RULES
Fines, penalties, and forfeitures:
    Imposition and mitigation of penalties for violations of Tariff Act 
            section 592; guidelines, 57628-57636 


Defense Department
See Army Department
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Conditionally accepted items, 57877-57879 
NOTICES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Agency information collection activities--
        Submission for OMB review; comment request, 57670-57671  


Drug Enforcement Administration
NOTICES
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Penick Corp., 57708-57709 


Energy Department
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Hazardous waste program authorizations:
    Arizona, 57605-57608 
Superfund program:
    National oil and hazardous substances contingency plan--
        National priorities list update, 57608 
PROPOSED RULES
Consolidated Federal air rule:
    Synthetic organic chemical manufacturing industry, 57747-57876 
Toxic substances:
    Lead-based paint--
        Identification of dangerous levels of lead; meeting, 57636-
                57637 
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Drinking water issues--
        Safe drinking water information system, 57677 
    National Drinking Water Advisory Council, 57676-57677 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 57677-57678 
Superfund; response and remedial actions, proposed settlements, etc.:
    Lenz Oil Services, Inc., Site, IL, 57678-57682 
Toxic and hazardous substances control:
    Lead-based paint activities in target housing and child-occupied 
            facilities; State and Indian Tribe authorization 
            applications--
        Utah, 57682-57684 
Water pollution; discharge of pollutants (NPDES):
    Alaskan mechanical placer miners; general permit, 57684-57686 


Executive Office of the President
See Presidential Documents
See Trade Representative, Office of United States


Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Aerospatiale, 57582-57583 
    Boeing, 57577-57578 
    Dassault, 57580-57582 
    General Electric Co., 57583-57585 

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    McDonnell Douglas, 57579-57580 
Class D airspace, 57585-57586 
Class E airspace, 57586-57588   
PROPOSED RULES
Class E airspace, 57627-57628 
NOTICES
Civil penalty actions; Administrator's decisions and orders; index 
          availability, 57729-57743 
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Lihue Airpot, HI, 57743-57744 


Federal Communications Commission
RULES
Radio stations; table of assignments:
    Alaska, 57609 
    Iowa, 57608-57609 
    Mississippi, 57609 
    Washington and Oregon, 57609-57610 
PROPOSED RULES
Radio stations; table of assignments:
    Colorado, 57637 
    Iowa and Nebraska, 57637 
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 57686-57688 
Common carrier services:
    Wireless telecommunications services--
        Location and monitoring service licenses auction; request for 
                temporary delay from MicroTrax, 57688-57689 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 57689-57694  
Rulemaking proceedings; petitions filed, granted, denied, etc., 57694 


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Hydroelectric applications, 57676 
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    El Dorado Energy, LLC., 57673 
    Etowah LNG Co., L.L.C., 57673 
    Florida Gas Transmission Co., 57673 
    Northbrook Carolina Hydro, L.L.C., 57673-57674 
    Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., 57674 
    Texas Eastern Transmission Corp., 57674-57675 
    Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., 57675 
    Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co., 57675-57676 


Federal Maritime Commission
NOTICES
Agreements filed, etc., 57694-57695 


Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 57695 


Fish and Wildlife Service
RULES
Endangered and threatened species:
    Cylindrical lioplax, etc. (six aquatic snails in Mobile River 
            Basin, AL), 57610-57620 
PROPOSED RULES
Endangered and threatened species:
    Armored snail and slender campeloma, 57642-57648 
    Findings on petitions, etc.--
        Junaluska salamander, 57640-57642 


Food and Drug Administration
RULES
Food additives:
    Polydextrose, 57596-57597 
Food for human consumption:
    Food labeling--
        Fruit and vegetable juice products; warning and notice 
                statements; technical scientific workshops, etc., 
                57594-57596 
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Medical Devices Advisory Committee, 57696 
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
    Essential principles of safety and performance of medical devices 
            on global basis, 57697 


Forest Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 57649-57650 
Meetings:
    Intergovernmental Advisory Committee, 57650 
    Southwest Oregon Provincial Interagency Executive Committee 
            Advisory Committee, 57650 


General Services Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Conditionally accepted items, 57877-57879 
NOTICES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Agency information collection activities--
        Submission for OMB review; comment request, 57670-57671  


Health and Human Services Department
See Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
See Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Food and Drug Administration
See Health Care Financing Administration
See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Blood Saftey and Availability Advisory Committee, 57695 


Health Care Financing Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 57697-57698 
Medicare:
    Home health agencies--
        Costs for cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 
                1, l998, schedules of per-visit and per-beneficiary 
                limitations; correction, 57698-57699 


Housing and Urban Development Department
PROPOSED RULES
Community development block grants:
    Fair housing performance standards for acceptance of consolidated 
            plan certifications and compliance with performance review 
            criteria, 57881-57886 

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Indian Affairs Bureau
NOTICES
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act; implementation:
    Ramah Navajo Chapter et al.; proposed partial settlement and 
            hearing as contractor, grantee, or compactor, 57700-57703 


Interior Department
See Fish and Wildlife Service
See Indian Affairs Bureau
See Minerals Management Service
See National Park Service


Internal Revenue Service
PROPOSED RULES
Income taxes:
    Qualified covered calls; special rules and definitions
        Hearing cancellation, 57636 


International Trade Administration
NOTICES
Antidumping and countervailing duties:
    Automatic liquidation regulation for resellers; comment request, 
            57657 


International Trade Commission
NOTICES
Import investigations:
    Integrated circuits and products containing same, etc., 57707-57708 



Justice Department
See Drug Enforcement Administration
See Justice Programs Office


Justice Programs Office
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 57709 


Minerals Management Service
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Gulf of Mexico region; Federal royalty-in-kind (RIK) pilot program 
            for natural gas, 57703 


National Aeronautics and Space Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Conditionally accepted items, 57877-57879 
NOTICES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Agency information collection activities--
        Submission for OMB review; comment request, 57670-57671  
Meetings:
    Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications Advisory Committee, 
            57710 


National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Motor vehicle safety standards:
    Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment--
        Headlamp concealment devices, 57638-57640 
NOTICES
Motor vehicle safety standards; exemption petitions, etc.:
    General Motors Corp., 57744-57745 


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RULES
Endangered and threatened species:
    Sea turtle conservation; shrimp trawling requirements--
        Mississippi and Louisiana inshore waters affected by Hurricane 
                Georges; limited tow times use as alternative to turtle 
                excluder devices, 57620-57622 
Fishery conservation and management:
    Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries--
        South Atlantic golden crab, 57589-57590 
    Northeastern United States fisheries--
        Summer flounder, 57622-57623 
NOTICES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Northeastern United States fisheries--
        Atlantic surf clam and ocean quahog; 1999 cage tags provided by 
                vendor, 57657-57658 
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Fishing industry research and development projects--
        Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Coastal States; marine 
                fisheries initiative, 57658-57664 
National Environmental Policy Act; implementation, 57664 
Permits:
    Endangered and threatened species, 57664-57666  


National Park Service
NOTICES
Boundary establishment, descriptions, etc.:
    Zion National Park, UT, 57703-57704 
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Missouri National Recreational River, SD and NE, 57704 
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects:
    Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI--
        Inventory from unknown locations in Hawaiian Islands, 57705-
                57706 
    Field Museum of Natural History, IL; caribou skin robe, 57706 
    Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology, NM--
        Leather cap, 57704-57705 
    Nebraska State Historical Society, NE--
        Inventory from Point Hope, AK, 57707 
        Inventory from Sioux County, NE, 57707 


National Transportation Safety Board
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 57710 


Natural Resources Conservation Service
NOTICES
Conservation Practices National Handbook:
    Conservation practice standards, new or revised; comment request, 
            57650-57651 
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977:
    Prime farmland mining specifications; comment request, 57651-57656 


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
PROPOSED RULES
Practice rules:
    Domestic licensing proceedings--
        High-level radioactive waste disposal at geologic repository; 
                staff recommendations for draft regulations, 57627 
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Portland General Electric Co., 57713-57715 

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Site decommissioning plans; sites:
    Cabot Performance Materials Site, Reading, PA, 57715-57716 
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Commonwealth Edison Co., 57710-57713 


Office of United States Trade Representative
See Trade Representative, Office of United States


Postal Service
RULES
Domestic Mail Manual:
    Rate, fee, and classification changes, 57597-57605 


Presidential Documents
PROCLAMATIONS
Special observances:
    United Nations Day (Proc. 7143), 57887-57890 


Public Health Service
See Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
See Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Food and Drug Administration
See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Securities and Exchange Commission
NOTICES
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    Depository Trust Co., 57716-57718 , 
    National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., 57718-57721 
    Pacific Exchange, Inc., 57721-57726 


Small Business Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 57726 
Disaster loan areas:
    Alabama, 57726-57727 
    Kansas, 57727 
    Missouri, 57727 


Social Security Administration
RULES
Social security benefits:
    Federal old age, survivors and disability insurance--
        Inheritance rights determination; application of State law, 
                57590-57594 
NOTICES
Social security acquiescence rulings:
    Owens v. Schweiker; State law inheritance determination; surviving 
            child's entitlement to benefits; rescission, 57727-57728 


Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 57699-57700 


Tennessee Valley Authority
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 57728 


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


Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Agency
See Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry


Trade Representative, Office of United States
NOTICES
Generalized System of Preferences:
    Gabon; beneficiary developing country designation criteria, 57728-
            57729 


Transportation Department
See Federal Aviation Administration
See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
RULES
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
    Federal Railroad Administrator, 57610 


Treasury Department
See Customs Service
See Internal Revenue Service


Veterans Affairs Department
NOTICES
Privacy Act:
    Computer matching programs, 57745 
  
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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Environmental Protection Agency, 57747-57876 


Part III
Department of Defense, General Services Administration, National 
          Aeronautics Administration 57877-57879 


Part IV
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 57881-57886 


Part V
The President, 57887-57890 
  
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online resources, finding aids, reminders, and notice of recently enacted 
public laws.


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                           3 CFR
Proclamations:
7143.................................................57889

                           7 CFR
Proposed Rules:
205..................................................57624
1260.................................................57627

                          10 CFR
Proposed Rules:
63...................................................57627

                          14 CFR
39 (5 documents)....................................57577,
                                57579, 57580, 57582, 57583
71 (4 documents)....................................57585,
                                       57586, 57587, 57588
Proposed Rules:
71...................................................57627

                          15 CFR
902..................................................57589

                          19 CFR
Proposed Rules:
171..................................................57628

                          20 CFR
404..................................................57590

                          21 CFR
101..................................................57594
172..................................................57596

                          24 CFR
Proposed Rules:
91...................................................57882
570..................................................57882

                          26 CFR
Proposed Rules:
1....................................................57636

                          39 CFR
111..................................................57597

                          40 CFR
271..................................................57605
300..................................................57608
Proposed Rules:
60...................................................57748
61...................................................57748
63...................................................57748
65...................................................57748
745..................................................57636

                          47 CFR
73 (4 documents)....................................57608,
                                                     57609
Proposed Rules:
73 (2 documents).....................................57637

                          48 CFR
Proposed Rules:
46...................................................57878

                          49 CFR
1....................................................57610
Proposed Rules:
571..................................................57638

                          50 CFR
17...................................................57610
217..................................................57610
227..................................................57610
622..................................................57589
648..................................................57622
Proposed Rules:
17 (2 documents)....................................57640,
                                                     57642