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Army Department
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Science Board, 64943-64944 


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NOTICES
Vessel sanitation program:
    Rodent infestation inspections and deratting and deratting 
            exemption certificates issuance; fees collection at U.S. 
            ports; comment request, 64967 


Children and Families Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 64967-64968 


Civil Rights Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; State advisory committees:
    Delaware, 64942 


Coast Guard
RULES
Drawbridge operations:
    New Jersey, 64868 
PROPOSED RULES
Ports and waterways safety:
    Puget Sound area waters; safety improvement feasibility study; 
            comprehensive cost-benefit analysis, 64937-64941 


Commerce Department
See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
NOTICES
Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:
    Dominican Republic, 64943 


Defense Department
See Army Department


Education Department
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 64944 
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Special education and rehabilitative services--
        Regional resource and Federal center programs, 65041-65043 


Energy Department
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
See Hearings and Appeals Office, Energy Department
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Human genome program; technological advances, 64944-64946 


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:
    Residential wood heaters, 64869-64874 
Air programs:
    Title 40 CFR parts 64 through 71; volume republication, 64869
Toxic substances:
    Significant new uses--
        Terpenes and terpenoids, etc., 64874-64876 
NOTICES
Confidential business information and data transfer, 64962 
Meetings:
    Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances National 
            Advisory Committee, 64962-64963 
Superfund; response and remedial actions, proposed settlements, etc.:
    Operating Industries, Inc. Landfill Site, CA, 64963 


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


Farm Credit Administration
RULES
Farm credit system:
    Organization--
        Balloting and stockholder reconsideration issues, 64841-64844 


Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Air traffic operating and flight rules, etc.:
    Airport security areas, unescorted access privileges; employment 
            history, verification, and criminal history records check
        Correction, 64867-64868 
Airworthiness directives:
    Agusta, 64856-64857 
    Boeing, 64857-64859 
    British Aerospace; withdrawn, 64848-64849 
    Eurocopter France, 64854-64856 
    McDonnell Douglas, 64846-64848 
    Robinson Helicopter Co., 64849-64854 
    SOCATA-Groupe AEROSPATIALE, 64844-64845 
Class E airspace, 64860-64867 
PROPOSED RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Airbus, 64918-64921 
    Boeing, 64913-64918 
NOTICES
Antidrug and alcohol misuse prevention programs for personnel engaged 
          in specified aviation activities:
    Random alcohol and drug testing; minimum annual percentage rates, 
            64985-64986 
Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:
    Lafayette Airport Commission, LA, et al., 64986-64988 


Federal Communications Commission
RULES
Radio stations; table of assignments:
    Alabama and Florida, 64877 

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    Iowa and South Dakota, 64876-64877 
    Michigan, 64877-64878 
    Missouri, 64877 
PROPOSED RULES
Radio stations; table of assignments:
    New York, 64941 
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 64963-64964 


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
    South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. et al., 64954 
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Indiana Michigan Power Co., 64955 
    PacifiCorp, 64955-64956 
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Algonquin Gas Transmission Co., 64946 
    Carnegie Interstate Pipeline Co., 64946 
    CNG Transmission Corp., 64946-64947 
    Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., 64947 
    Dauphin Island Gathering Partners, 64947-64948 
    Equitrans, L.P., 64948 
    Gulf States Transmission Corp., 64948 
    High Island Offshore System, 64948 
    LBU Joint Venture, 64948-64949 
    Michigan Consolidated Gas Co., 64949 
    Michigan Gas Storage Co., 64949-64950 
    National Fuel Gas Supply Corp., 64950 
    Overthrust Pipeline Co., 64950 
    Paiute Pipeline Co., 64950 
    Petal Gas Storage Co., 64951 
    Questar Pipeline Co., 64951 
    Texas Eastern Transmission Corp., 64951-64952 
    Texas Gas Transmission Corp., 64952 
    Transok, LLC, 64952 
    Williams Gas Pipelines Central, Inc., 64953 
    Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co., 64953-64954 


Federal Highway Administration
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Transit fare collection, electronic payment system; operational 
            test, 64993-64997 


Federal Maritime Commission
RULES
Ocean freight forwarders, marine terminal operations, and passenger 
          vessels:
    Anti-rebate certification filing requirements; waiver, 64876 
NOTICES
Freight forwarder licenses:
    Oceanair Freight Int'l, Inc., et al.; correction, 64964 
Investigations, hearings, petitions, etc.:
    Refrigerated Container Carriers Pty. Ltd., 64964-64965 
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 64965 


Federal Reserve System
RULES
Depository institutions; reserve requirements (Regulation D):
    De novo depository institution; definition removed, 64841 
NOTICES
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 64965-64966 
    Permissible nonbanking activities, 64966 
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 64966 


Federal Trade Commission
PROPOSED RULES
Appliances, consumer; energy consumption and water use information in 
          labeling and advertising:
    EnergyGuide labels; prohibition against inclusion of non-required 
            information; conditional exemption, 64921-64930 


Federal Transit Administration
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Transit fare collection, electronic payment system; operational 
            test, 64993-64997 


Food and Drug Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Unapproved or violative products imported for further processing or 
          incorporation and subsequent export; reporting and 
          recordkeeping requirements, 64930-64937 
NOTICES
FDA Modernization Act of 1997; implementation:
    Statutory compliance; FDA plan, 64999-65040 


Health and Human Services Department
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Children and Families Administration
See Food and Drug Administration
NOTICES
Scientific misconduct findings; administrative actions:
    Glennon, Eileen, 64966-64967 


Hearings and Appeals Office, Energy Department
NOTICES
Cases filed, 64956-64959 
Decisions and orders, 64959-64962 


Immigration and Naturalization Service
PROPOSED RULES
Immigration:
    Deportation and special rule cancellation of removal for certain 
            nationals of Guatemala, El Salvador, and former Soviet bloc 
            countries, 64907-64913 


Indian Affairs Bureau
NOTICES
Land acquisitions into trust:
    Little River Band of Ottawa Indians of Michigan, 64968 
Tribal-State Compacts approval; Class III (casino) gambling:
    Burns-Paiute Tribe, OR, 64968 


Interior Department
See Indian Affairs Bureau
See Land Management Bureau
See National Park Service


Internal Revenue Service
RULES
Income taxes:
    Computer programs transfer transactions; classification
        Correction, 64868 


Justice Department
See Immigration and Naturalization Service


Labor Department
See Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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NOTICES
Meetings:
    Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities, 
            64971-64972 


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Closure of public lands:
    Oregon, 64969 
Motor vehicle use restrictions:
    California, 64969 
Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:
    Wyoming, 64969-64970 


Libraries and Information Science, National Commission
See National Commission on Libraries and Information Science


National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 64973 


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone--
        License limitation program, 64878-64879 
NOTICES
Meetings:
    North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 64942-64943 
Permits:
    Marine mammals, 64943 


National Park Service
NOTICES
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects:
    Tulsa District, U.S. Engineers Corps, OK; inventory, 64970-64971 


National Transportation Safety Board
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 64973 


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 64977 
Petitions; Director's decisions:
    Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co., 64977-64980 
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., 64973-64976 
    Shieldalloy Metallurgical Corp., 64976-64977 


Occupational Safety and Health Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 64972-64973 


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


Personnel Management Office
PROPOSED RULES
Pay administration:
    Compensation; miscellaneous changes, 64880-64895 


Presidential Documents
PROCLAMATIONS
Special observances:
    Smokeout Day, National Great American (Proc. 7149), 64839-64840 


Public Health Service
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Food and Drug Administration


Research and Special Programs Administration
NOTICES
Hazardous materials:
    Applications; exemptions, renewals, etc., 64988-64990 
Pipeline safety; waiver petitions:
    Exxon Corp., 64990 


Securities and Exchange Commission
NOTICES
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    Options Clearing Corp., 64980-64981 


Social Security Administration
NOTICES
Privacy Act:
    Computer matching programs, 64981-64982 


Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:
    Dubois County Railroad Corp., 64990 
    Union Pacific Railroad Co., 64990-64991 


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


Thrift Supervision Office
NOTICES
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Security Savings Association of Hazleton, 64991 


Trade Representative, Office of United States
NOTICES
Intellectual property rights protection, countries denying; policies 
          and practices:
    Paraguay, 64982 


Transportation Department
See Coast Guard
See Federal Aviation Administration
See Federal Highway Administration
See Federal Transit Administration
See Research and Special Programs Administration
See Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Aviation proceedings:
    Agreements filed; weekly receipts, 64982-64983 
    Certificates of public convenience and necessity and foreign air 
            carrier permits; weekly applications, 64983 
Secretarial determinations:
    Puget Sound area waters; marine transportation safety assessment, 
            64983-64985 


Treasury Department
See Internal Revenue Service
See Thrift Supervision Office
  
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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, and 
          Federal Transit Administration, 64993-64997 


Part III
Department of Health and Human Servces, Food and Drug Administration, 
          64999-65040 


Part IV
Department of Education, 65041-65042 
  
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                           3 CFR
Proclamations:
7149.................................................64839

                           5 CFR
Proposed Rules:
530..................................................64880
531..................................................64880
536..................................................64880
550..................................................64880
551..................................................64880
575..................................................64880
591..................................................64880
610..................................................64880

                           8 CFR
Proposed Rules:
103..................................................64895
208..................................................64895
240..................................................64895
274a.................................................64895
299..................................................64895

                          12 CFR
204..................................................64841
611..................................................64846

                          14 CFR
39 (7 documents)....................................64844,
                  64846, 64848, 64849, 64854, 64856, 64857
71 (10 documents)...................................64860,
           64861, 64862, 64863, 64864, 64865, 64866, 64867
107..................................................64867
108..................................................64867
Proposed Rules:
39 (3 documents)....................................64913,
                                              64915, 64918

                          16 CFR
Proposed Rules:
305..................................................64921

                          21 CFR
Proposed Rules:
1....................................................64930

                          26 CFR
1....................................................64868

                          33 CFR
117..................................................64868
Proposed Rules:
Ch. I................................................64937

                          40 CFR
60...................................................64869
64--71...............................................64869
721..................................................64874

                          46 CFR
510..................................................64876
514..................................................64876
582..................................................64876

                          47 CFR
73 (4 documents)....................................64876,
                                                     64877
Proposed Rules:
73...................................................64941

                          50 CFR
679..................................................64878