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Actuaries, Joint Board for Enrollment
See Joint Board for Enrollment of Actuaries


Agricultural Marketing Service
PROPOSED RULES
Fruits; import regulations:
    Table grapes, 71403-71405 


Agriculture Department
See Agricultural Marketing Service
See Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
See Forest Service


Air Force Department
RULES
Acquisition regulations:
    Extraordinary contractual actions; CFR part removed, 71390 


Blind or Severely Disabled, Committee for Purchase From People Who Are
See Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
          Disabled


Children and Families Administration
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Community Services Office; combined programs, 71479-71492 


Coast Guard
PROPOSED RULES
Load lines:
    Unmanned dry cargo river barges on Lake Michigan routes; exemption 
            from Great Lakes load line requirements, 71411-71412 
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee, 71536-71537 


Commerce Department
See Foreign-Trade Zones Board
See International Trade Administration
See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 71446-71447 


Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
NOTICES
Procurement list; additions and deletions, 71445-71446 
Procurement list; additions and deletions; correction, 71446 


Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
NOTICES
Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:
    Thailand, 71452 


Customs Service
RULES
Financial and accounting procedures:
    Israeli products; customs user fees; exemption, 71371-71372 


Defense Department
See Air Force Department
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Defense Environmental Response Task Force, 71452 
    National Security Senior Advisory Board, 71452-71453 


Employment Standards Administration
See Wage and Hour Division
NOTICES
Minimum wages for Federal and federally-assisted construction; general 
          wage determination decisions, 71506-71507 


Energy Department
See Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Atomic energy agreements; subsequent arrangements, 71453 
Meetings:
    Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board--
        Kirtland Area Office (Sandia), NM, 71453 
    Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee, 71454 


Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    State energy programs special projects, 71454-71455 


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:
    Pulp and paper production, 71385-71389 
    Wood furniture manufacturing operations, 71376-71385 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 71375-71376 
PROPOSED RULES
Acquisition regulations:
    Contracting by negotiation, 71415-71424 
Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:
    Pulp and paper production, 71408-71411 
Hazardous waste:
    Project XL program; site-specific projects--
        New York State public utilities, 71411 
NOTICES
Benchmark dose software; availability; comment request, 71465 
Meetings:
    Clean Air Act Advisory Committee, 71464-71465 
    Endocrine disruptor screening program, 71568-71570 
Pesticide programs:
    Endocrine disruptor screening program; policy statement, 71541-
            71568 

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Toxic and hazardous substances control:
    Lead-based paint activities in target housing and child-occupied 
            facilities; State and Indian Tribe authorization 
            applications--
        District of Columbia, 71465-71467 


Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Airworthiness standards:
    Special conditions--
        Raytheon Aircraft Co.; model 390 airplane, 71369-71371 


Federal Communications Commission
RULES
Radio stations; table of assignments:
    Texas, 71389-71390 
PROPOSED RULES
Radio stations; table of assignments:
    Massachusetts, 71413 
    Montana, 71413-71414 
    North Dakota, 71414-71415 
    Texas, 71412-71413 
    Wisconsin, 71412 
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 71467-71468 
Meetings:
    Network Reliability and Interoperability Council, 71468 
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
    Early closing (December 24, 1998), 71468 


Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
NOTICES
Crop revenue coverage:
    Corn and soybeans, 71426-71441 


Federal Emergency Management Agency
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 71469-71470 


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
    Industrial Gas & Electric Co. et al., 71456-71460 
    Sithe New England Holdings, LLC, et al., 71460-71463 
    Wisconsin Power & Light Co. et al., 71463-71464 
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Merrill Lynch Capital Services, Inc., 71455 
    National Fuel Gas Supply Corp., 71455-71456 
    PP&L EnergyPlus Co., 71456 


Federal Maritime Commission
NOTICES
Freight forwarder licenses:
    Next Generation Logistics, Inc., 71470 


Federal Register, Administrative Committee
See Federal Register Office


Federal Register Office
NOTICES
American Institute in Taiwan and Taipei Economic and Cultural 
          Representative Office in United States; agreements list 
          availability, 71507-71510 


Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 71470-71473 
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Change in bank control, 71473 
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 71473-71474 


Federal Trade Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 71474 
Premerger notification waiting periods; early terminations, 71474-71478 

Prohibited trade practices:
    General Signal Power Systems, Inc., 71478-71479 


Fish and Wildlife Service
PROPOSED RULES
Endangered and threatened species:
    Pecos pupfish, 71424-71425 
NOTICES
Endangered and threatened species permit applications, 71496-71497 
Marine mammals:
    Incidental taking; authorization letters, etc.--
        Oil and gas industry activities; polar bears and Pacific 
                walruses, 71497-71498 


Food and Drug Administration
NOTICES
Food additive petitions:
    GEO Specialty Chemicals, 71492 
    Zeneca Biocides, 71493 
Human drugs:
    Patent extension; regulatory review period determinations--
        Meridia, 71493-71494 


Foreign-Trade Zones Board
NOTICES
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Indiana, 71447 


Forest Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Caribbean National Forest, PR; correction, 71441-71442 
    Kootenai National Forest, MT, 71442-71444 
Meetings:
    Oregon Coast Provincial Advisory Committee, 71444-71445 


Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
NOTICES
Eligible institutions of higher education; nominations, 71539 


Health and Human Services Department
See Children and Families Administration
See Food and Drug Administration
See National Institutes of Health


Housing and Urban Development Department
RULES
Low income housing:
    Housing assistance payments (Section 8)--
        Multifamily housing mortgage and housing assistance 
                restructuring program (mark-to-market program), etc.; 
                correction, 71372-71374 

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PROPOSED RULES
Community development block grants:
    Fair housing performance standards for acceptance of consolidated 
            plan certifications and compliance with performance review 
            criteria, 71405 
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 71494-71496 
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Small cities community development block grant programs, etc.--
        New York; correction, 71496 


Interior Department
See Fish and Wildlife Service
See Land Management Bureau
See Minerals Management Service
See National Park Service
See Reclamation Bureau


Internal Revenue Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 71538-71539 


International Trade Administration
NOTICES
Antidumping:
    Tapered roller bearings and parts, finished and unfinished, from--
        China, 71447-71449 
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
    U.S. Automotive Parts Advisory Committee, 71449-71450 
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); binational panel reviews:
    Solder joint pressure pipe fittings, etc., from--
        United States, 71450 


Joint Board for Enrollment of Actuaries
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Actuarial Examinations Advisory Committee, 71426 


Labor Department
See Employment Standards Administration
See Wage and Hour Division
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 71505-71506 
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
    Assistant Secretary for Pension and Welfare Benefits, 71506 


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Closure of public lands:
    Oregon, 71498-71499 
Coal leases, exploration licenses, etc.:
    Colorado, 71498 
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Imperial County, CA; Newmont Gold Co. mesquite mine, 71499 
Meetings:
    Resource advisory councils--
        Lower Snake River District, 71499 
        Northeastern Great Basin, 71499-71500 
Public land orders:
    Colorado; correction, 71500 
Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:
    Oregon, 71500-71503 


Minerals Management Service
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Minerals Management Advisory Board, 71503 


National Archives and Records Administration
See Federal Register Office


National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
RULES
Motor vehicle safety standards:
    Occupant crash protection--
        Air bag depowering; performance standard changed; correction, 
                71390-71396 


National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Meetings:
    National Eye Institute, 71494 
    National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, 
            71494 


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Pacific Fishery Management Council, 71450-71451 
    Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 71451 
Permits:
    Marine mammals, 71451 


National Park Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Joshua Tree National Park, CA
        Backcountry and wilderness management plan, 71503 
    Natchez Trace Parkway, MS; Southern Terminus, 71503-71504 
Meetings:
    Manzanar National Historic Site Advisory Commission, 71504 


National Science Foundation
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Advanced Networking Infrastructure Research Special Emphasis Panel, 
            71510 
    Astronomical Sciences Special Emphasis Panel, 71510-71511 
    Biological Infrastructure Advisory Panel, 71511 
    Civil and Mechanical Systems Special Emphasis Panel, 71511 
    Computer-Communications Research Special Emphasis Panel, 71511 
    Design, Manufacture, and Industrial Innovation Special Emphasis 
            Panel, 71511-71512 , 71512 
    Electrical and Communications Systems Special Emphasis Panel, 
            71512-71513 
    Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education Special Emphasis 
            Panel, 71513 
    Graduate Education Special Emphasis Panel, 71513 
    Information and Intelligent Systems Special Emphasis Panel, 71513-
            71514 
    Materials Research Special Emphasis Panel, 71514 
    Physics Special Emphasis Panel, 71514 
    Research, Evaluation, and Communication Special Emphasis Panel, 
            71514-71515 

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Medical use licensees; inspection and enforcement, 71516-71517 
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Indiana Michigan Power Co., 71515-71516 


Postal Service
RULES
Domestic Mail Manual:
    Location-based post office box fees; expansion, 71374-71375 


Public Health Service
See Food and Drug Administration
See National Institutes of Health


Railroad Retirement Board
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 71517 


Reclamation Bureau
NOTICES
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Central Valley Project, CA, 71505 


Securities and Exchange Commission
NOTICES
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    American Stock Exchange LLC, 71524-71530 
    Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., 71530-71531 
    Emerging Markets Clearing Corp., 71532-71534 
    National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., 71534-71535 
    Options Clearing Corp., 71535-71536 
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Calvert Social Investment Fund et al., 71517-71518 
    IEI Capital Corp., 71519-71520 
    Mitchell Hutchins Institutional Series et al., 71520-71522 
    Principal Management Corp. et al., 71522-71524 
    Public utility holding company filings, 71524 


Small Business Administration
NOTICES
Interest rates; quarterly determinations, 71536 


Surface Transportation Board
RULES
Rate procedures:
    Service inadequacies; expedited relief, 71396-71402 
NOTICES
Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:
    Adrian & Blissfield Rail Road Co., 71537 
Railroad services abandonment:
    Kansas Southwestern Railway, L.L.C., 71537-71538 


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


Transportation Department
See Coast Guard
See Federal Aviation Administration
See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
See Surface Transportation Board


Treasury Department
See Customs Service
See Internal Revenue Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 71538 


Truman, Harry S., Scholarship Foundation
See Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation


United States Information Agency
NOTICES
Art objects; importation for exhibition:
    Matisse and Picasso: A Gentle Rivalry, 71539 


Wage and Hour Division
PROPOSED RULES
Civil monetary penalties; inflation adjustment, 71405-71408 
  
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Part II
Environmental Protection Agency, 71541-71570 
  
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                           7 CFR
Proposed Rules:
944..................................................71403

                          14 CFR
23...................................................71369

                          19 CFR
24...................................................71371

                          24 CFR
401..................................................71372
402..................................................71372
Proposed Rules:
91...................................................71405
570..................................................71405

                          29 CFR
Proposed Rules:
578..................................................71405
579..................................................71405

                          39 CFR
111..................................................71374

                          40 CFR
9....................................................71375
63 (2 documents)....................................71376,
                                                     71385
142..................................................71375
Proposed Rules:
63...................................................71408
262..................................................71411
264..................................................71411
265..................................................71411
270..................................................71411

                          46 CFR
Proposed Rules:
45...................................................71411

                          47 CFR
73...................................................71389
Proposed Rules:
73 (7 documents)....................................71412,
                                       71413, 71414, 71415

                          48 CFR
5350.................................................71390
Proposed Rules:
1503.................................................71415
1515.................................................71415
1552.................................................71415

                          49 CFR
571..................................................71390
1146.................................................71396
1147.................................................71396

                          50 CFR
Proposed Rules:
17...................................................71424