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Agriculture Department
See Foreign Agricultural Service
See Forest Service


Air Force Department
NOTICES
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Pope Air Force Base, NC; runway extension, 5777 


Antitrust Division
NOTICES
Competitive impact statements and proposed consent judgments:
    Federation of Certified Surgeons and Specialists, Inc., et al., 
            5831-5839 


Army Department
See Engineers Corps


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


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 5812 
Meetings:
    Health Statistics National Conference, 5812 


Coast Guard
RULES
Drawbridge operations:
    Missouri, 5717-5718 
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 5851-5852 


Commerce Department
See Foreign-Trade Zones Board
See International Trade Administration
See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
NOTICES
Procurement list; additions and deletions, 5764 
Procurement list; additions and deletions; correction, 5764 


Commodity Futures Trading Commission
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 5776-5777 
Contract market proposals:
    Chicago Board of Trade--
        Soybean oil, 5777 


Defense Department
See Air Force Department
See Engineers Corps


Education Department
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Elementary and secondary education--
        School violence prevention and early childhood development 
                activities, 5839-5840 


Employment and Training Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Nonimmigrants on H-1B visas employed in specialty occupations and as 
          fashion models; labor condition applications and employer 
          requirements
    Wage recordkeeping requirements, 5725 


Employment Standards Administration
NOTICES
Minimum wages for Federal and federally-assisted construction; general 
          wage determination decisions, 5840-5841 


Energy Department
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Environmental meteorology program; correction, 5779 


Engineers Corps
NOTICES
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Appalachian coalfields, WV; mountaintop mining and valley fills, 
            5778-5779 


Environmental Protection Agency
PROPOSED RULES
Air pollution; standards of performance for new stationary sources:
    Synthetic organic chemical manufacturing industry wastewater; 
            volatile organic compound emissions, 5728 
NOTICES
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
    Environmental Policy and Technology National Advisory Council, 
            5788-5789 
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Agency statements--
        Weekly receipts, 5789-5790 
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Appalachian coalfields, WV; mountaintop mining and valley fills, 
            5800-5801 
Meetings:
    Science Advisory Board, 5793-5795  
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
    Community and nontransient noncommunity public water systems 
            operators; certification and recertification guidelines, 
            5915-5921 
    Food Quality Protection Act; science policy issues--
        Pesticide chemicals and other substances having common 
                mechanism of toxicity; identification for use in 
                assessing cumulative toxic effects of pesticides, 5796-
                5799 
        Proposed threshold of regulation policy when food use does not 
                require tolerance, etc., 5795-5796 

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Superfund; response and remedial actions, proposed settlements, etc.:
    MacGillis & Gibbs/Bell Lumber & Pole Site, MN, 5799 
Water pollution control:
    Clean Water Act--
        Class II administrative penalty assessments, 5799-5800  
    Ocean dumping; emergency permits--
        National Science Foundation; McMurdo Station, Antarctica; ice 
                pier disposal, 5790-5793 


Executive Office of the President
See Presidential Documents
See Science and Technology Policy Office


Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Raytheon, 5710-5711 
Class D and Class E airspace, 5712-5713 
NOTICES
Meetings:
    RTCA, Inc., 5852 
Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:
    North Bend Municipal Airport, OR, 5852-5853 


Federal Communications Commission
RULES
Radio stations; table of assignments:
    Kentucky, 5718 
    Massachusetts, 5719-5720  
    Texas, 5720 
    Washington, 5719 
    West Virginia, 5718 
PROPOSED RULES
Radio stations; table of assignments:
    Florida, 5738 
    Montana, 5736-5740      
    Texas, 5737-5739  
    Wisconsin, 5740 
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 5802-5803  
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 5803-5804  
Public safety radio communications plans:
    Florida, 5804-5805 
Rulemaking proceedings; petitions filed, granted, denied, etc., 5805 


Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 5805 


Federal Emergency Management Agency
NOTICES
Disaster and emergency areas:
    Arkansas, 5805 
    Illinois, 5806 
    Indiana, 5806 
    Northern Mariana Islands, 5806 
    Tennessee, 5806-5807  


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
    Elwood Energy LLC et al., 5782-5785 
Hydroelectric applications, 5785-5788   
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Minnesota Power Inc., 5779 
    Mississippi River Transmission Corp., 5779 
    National Fuel Gas Supply Corp., 5779-5780  
    Northern Natural Gas Co., 5780-5781 
    Northwest Pipeline Corp., 5781 
    Overthrust Pipeline Co., 5781 
    Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., 5781-5782 


Federal Highway Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 5853-5854 


Federal Maritime Commission
NOTICES
Agreements filed, etc., 5807 
Freight forwarder licenses:
    Giorgio Gori USA Inc., 5807 


Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Change in bank control, 5807 
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 5807-5808 


Federal Trade Commission
NOTICES
Premerger notification:
    Reporting and waiting periods; limited liability companies, 5808-
            5811 


Fish and Wildlife Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Incidental take permits--
        Whatcom and Skagit Counties, WA; northern spotted owl, etc., 
                5775-5776 


Foreign Agricultural Service
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Emerging markets program, 5756-5758 


Foreign-Trade Zones Board
NOTICES
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    California, 5764-5765 
        Grundfos Manufacturing Corp.; industrial and commercial pumps 
                manufacturing plants, 5765 
    Missouri
        Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp., U.S.A.; internal-
                combustion engines manufacturing facilities, 5765 
    Puerto Rico, 5765 
    Texas, 5765-5766 


Forest Service
NOTICES
National Forest System lands:
    Utah; northern goshawk habitat management, 5758-5764 


General Accounting Office
NOTICES
Financial management systems:
    Joint financial management improvement program; travel system 
            requirements; exposure draft, 5811-5812 

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Government Ethics Office
RULES
Government ethics:
    Post-employment conflict of interest restrictions; departmental 
            component designations revision, 5709-5710 


Health and Human Services Department
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Housing and Urban Development Department
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Facilities to assist homeless--
        Excess and surplus Federal property, 5815-5829 


Interior Department
See Fish and Wildlife Service
See Land Management Bureau
See Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office


Internal Revenue Service
RULES
Income taxes:
    Foreign partnerships and corporations; property transfers by U.S. 
            persons; information reporting requirements, 5713-5717 
PROPOSED RULES
Excise taxes:
    Charitable organizations; qualification requirements; excess 
            benefit transactions; hearing, 5727-5728 
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 5862 


International Trade Administration
NOTICES
Antidumping:
    Brass sheet and strip from--
        Netherlands, 5766 
    Chrome-plated lug nuts from--
        China, 5766-5767 
    Frozen concentrated orange juice from--
        Brazil, 5767-5770 
    Heavy forged hand tools, finished or unfinished, with or without 
            handles, from--
        China, 5770-5775 


Justice Department
See Antitrust Division
See Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Office
NOTICES
Pollution control; consent judgments:
    Western Publishing Co., Inc., et al., 5831 


Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Office
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Elementary and secondary education--
        School violence prevention and early childhood development 
                activities, 5839-5840 


Labor Department
See Employment and Training Administration
See Employment Standards Administration
See Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:
    Nevada, 5829-5830 


Legal Services Corporation
PROPOSED RULES
Audit services:
    Debarment, suspension, and removal of recipient auditors, 5728-5736 



National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
RULES
Motor vehicle safety standards:
    Bumper standard; temporary exemption
        Correction, 5866 
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Buckle Up America Campaign, 5854-5859 


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone--
        Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish, 5720 
PROPOSED RULES
Endangered and threatened species:
    Critical habitat designation--
        West coast steelhead, 5740-5754 
Fishery conservation and management:
    Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone--
        Recordkeeping and reporting requirements; revisions, 5867-5914 
    Northeastern United States fisheries--
        Atlantic salmon, 5754-5755 
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Incidental take permits--
        Whatcom and Skagit Counties, WA; northern spotted owl, etc., 
                5775-5776 


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
PROPOSED RULES
Byproduct material; medical use:
    Revision
        Training and experience requirements; workshop, 5721 
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    BP Chemicals, Inc., 5841-5843 
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Boston Edison Co., 5841 
    TU Electric; correction, 5865 


Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans Advisory Council, 5841 


Presidential Documents
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS
Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962; availability of funds 
          (Presidential Determination No. 99-10 of January 25, 1999), 
          5923-5925 


Public Health Service
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

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Science and Technology Policy Office
NOTICES
Meetings:
    President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology, 5801-
            5802 


Securities and Exchange Commission
RULES
Securities:
    Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval System (EDGAR)--
        Institutional investment managers; Form 13F electronic filing 
                requirements; correction, 5865-5866 
PROPOSED RULES
Investment advisers:
    Ohio investment advisers; transition rule, 5722-5725 
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 5843-5844 
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., 5844-5846 
    MSB Clearing Corp., 5846 
    National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., 5846-5848 
    Pacific Exchange, Inc., 5848-5849 


Small Business Administration
NOTICES
Disaster loan areas:
    Tennessee, 5849 
    Washington et al., 5849 
License surrenders:
    SBC Equity Partners, Inc., 5849-5850 
Meetings:
    Regional Fairness Boards--
        Chairs, 5850 
Meetings; district and regional advisory councils:
    Texas, 5850 


Social Security Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection and submission for OMB review; comment request, 
            5850-5851 


State Department
PROPOSED RULES
Nationality and passports:
    Passports denial, revocation, or cancellation and consular reports 
            of birth cancellation; procedures, 5725-5727 


Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
NOTICES
Federal agency urine drug testing; certified laboratories meeting 
          minimum standards, list, 5813-5814 
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Elementary and secondary education--
        School violence prevention and early childhood development 
                activities, 5814-5815, 5839-5840  


Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
NOTICES
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Appalachian coalfields, WV; mountaintop mining and valley fills, 
            5830-5831 


Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Motor carriers:
    Finance applications--
        Greyhound Lines, Inc., et al., 5859-5860 
Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:
    Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co., 5860-5861 
    Dallas, Garland & Northeastern Railroad, Inc., 5861 


Transportation Department
See Coast Guard
See Federal Aviation Administration
See Federal Highway Administration
See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
See Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Aviation proceedings:
    Agreements filed; weekly receipts, 5851 


Treasury Department
See Internal Revenue Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 5861-5862 


Veterans Affairs Department
NOTICES
Privacy Act:
    Systems of records, 5862-5864 
  
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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
          Administration, 5867-5914 


Part III
Environmental Protection Agency, 5915-5921 


Part IV
The President, 5923-5925 
  
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                           3 CFR
Administrative Orders:
Presidential Determination:
No. 99-10 of January 25, 1999.........................5923

                           5 CFR
2641..................................................5709

                          10 CFR
Proposed Rules:
35....................................................5721

                          14 CFR
39....................................................5710
71....................................................5712

                          17 CFR
232...................................................5865
240...................................................5865
249...................................................5865
Proposed Rules:
275...................................................5722
279...................................................5722

                          20 CFR
Proposed Rules:
655...................................................5725
656...................................................5725

                          22 CFR
Proposed Rules:
50....................................................5725
51....................................................5725

                          26 CFR
1.....................................................5713
602...................................................5713
Proposed Rules:
53....................................................5727

                          33 CFR
117...................................................5717

                          40 CFR
Proposed Rules:
60....................................................5728

                          45 CFR
Proposed Rules:
1641..................................................5728

                          47 CFR
73 (6 documents).....................................5718,
                                                5719, 5720
Proposed Rules:
73 (10 documents)....................................5726,
                                    5737, 5738, 5739, 5740

                          49 CFR
555...................................................5866
581...................................................5866

                          50 CFR
679...................................................5720
Proposed Rules:
226...................................................5740
648...................................................5754
679...................................................5868