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Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Health Care Policy and Research Special Emphasis Panel, 7652 


Agriculture Department
See Farm Service Agency
See Forest Service
NOTICES
Privacy Act:
    Computer matching programs, 7618-7619 


Army Department
NOTICES
Meetings:
    U.S. Military Academy, Board of Visitors, 7633 


Arts and Humanities, National Foundation
See National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 7652-7653 


Children and Families Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 7653-7654 


Civil Rights Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; State advisory committees:
    Mississippi, 7621-7622 


Commerce Department
See International Trade Administration
See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Comptroller of the Currency
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 7690-7692 


Consumer Product Safety Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 7632 


Customs Service
RULES
Customs relations with Canada and Mexico:
    Foreign-based commercial motor vehicles entry into international 
            traffic, 7502-7504 
Financial and accounting procedures:
    Automated clearinghouse credit, 7500-7501 
Organization and functions; field organization, ports of entry, etc.:
    Fort Myers, FL; port of entry, 7501-7502 
NOTICES
IRS interest rates used in calculating interest on overdue accounts and 
          refunds, 7692-7693 


Defense Department
See Army Department
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Contractor liability for loss of and/or damages to household goods, 
            7735-7736 
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Defense Acquisition University Board of Visitors, 7632 
    Wage Committee, 7632 
Privacy Act:
    Systems of records, 7632-7633 


Education Department
RULES
Postsecondary education:
    International Education Programs, 7737-7741 
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 7633-7634 
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 7634-7635 
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Postsecondary education--
        Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program, 7731-
                7733 
    Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program et 
            al., 7742-7743 
Special education and rehabilitative services:
    Blind vending facilities under Randolph-Sheppard Act--
        Arbitration panel decisions, 7635-7636 


Energy Department
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Floodplain and wetlands protection; environmental review 
          determinations; availability, etc.:
    Savannah River Site, SC--
        Pond B dam repair project, 7636-7637 


Environmental Protection Agency
PROPOSED RULES
Superfund program:
    National oil and hazardous substances contingency plan--
        National priorities list update, 7564-7570 
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Drinking water issues--
        Long term 1 enhanced water surface treatment rule and filter 
                backwash recycling rule, 7642 


Executive Office of the President
See Presidential Documents


Farm Service Agency
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 7619-7620 

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Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Agusta, S.p.A., 7494-7498 
    McDonnell Douglas, 7498-7499 
    Schweizer Aircraft Corp., 7493-7494 
    Sikorsky, 7491-7492 
Class E airspace, 7499-7500 
PROPOSED RULES
Class E airspace, 7558-7559 
NOTICES
Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:
    Southwest Georgia Regional Airport, GA, 7684 
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
    Airport revenue use; policy and procedures, 7695-7723 


Federal Communications Commission
RULES
Common carrier services:
    Telecommunications Act of 1996; implementation--
        Unauthorized changes of consumers' long distance carriers 
                (slamming); subscriber carrier selection changes, 7745-
                7762 
PROPOSED RULES
Common carrier services:
    Fixed satellite service and terrestrial system in Ku-band, 7577 
    Telecommunications Act of 1996; implementation--
        Unauthorized changes of consumers' long distance carriers 
                (slamming); subscriber carrier selection changes, 7763-
                7770 
Radio broadcasting:
    Low power FM radio service; creation and operation, 7577-7587 
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 7642-7645    
    Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 7645-7646 
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 7646 


Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 7690-7692 


Federal Emergency Management Agency
RULES
Flood elevation determinations:
    Various States, 7505-7507 
Flood insurance; communities eligible for sale:
    Various States, 7504-7505 
PROPOSED RULES
Flood elevation determinations:
    Various States, 7570-7577 
NOTICES
Disaster and emergency areas:
    Alabama, 7647 
    Arkansas, 7647-7648   
    Tennessee, 7648 
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Project Impact; building disaster resistant communities, 7648-7649 


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Hydroelectric applications, 7640-7642  
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Central Vermont Public Service Corp., 7637 
    El Paso Offshore Gathering & Transmission Co., 7637-7638 
    FPL Energy Wyman LLC, 7638 
    Kern River Gas Transmission Co., 7638 
    Landon, Alf M., 7638-7639 
    Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America, 7639 
    PP&L, Inc., 7639 
    Providence Gas Co., 7639 
    UtiliCorp United Inc., 7640 
    Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co., 7640 


Federal Maritime Commission
NOTICES
Freight forwarder licenses:
    Choiceone Logistics, Inc., et al., 7649 
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 7649 


Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 7690-7692 
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Change in bank control, 7649 
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 7649 


Fish and Wildlife Service
RULES
Migratory bird hunting:
    Mid-continent light geese; harvest increase, 7507-7517 
Migratory bird permits:
    Mid-continent light goose populations reduction; conservation order 
            establishment, 7517-7529 
PROPOSED RULES
Endangered and threatened species:
    Mountain plover, 7587-7601 
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 7660-7662   
Comprehensive conservation plans; availability, etc.:
    Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge, VA, and 
            Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge, NJ and NY, 7662-
            7663 
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Incidental take permits--
        San Mateo County, CA; callippe silverspot butterfly, 7663-7664 


Food and Drug Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Human drugs and biological products:
    In vivo radiopharmaceuticals used for diagnosis and monitoring--
        Evaluation and approval; developing medical imaging drugs and 
                biologics; guidance availability, 7561-7562 


Forest Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Fishlake National Forest, UT, 7620-7621 


General Services Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Contractor liability for loss of and/or damages to household goods, 
            7735-7736 

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NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 7649-7651  


Health and Human Services Department
See Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Children and Families Administration
See Food and Drug Administration
See Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department
See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
NOTICES
Meetings:
    National Bioethics Advisory Commission, 7651-7652 


Health Care Financing Administration
See Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department


Housing and Urban Development Department
PROPOSED RULES
Mortgage and loan insurance programs:
    Single family mortgage insurance--
        Informed consumer choice disclosure, 7725-7730 
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 7658-7659  
Mortgage and loan insurance programs:
    Debenture interest rates, 7659-7660 


Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department
NOTICES
Privacy Act:
    Systems of records, 7654-7657 


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


International Trade Administration
NOTICES
Antidumping:
    Corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products and cut-to-length 
            carbon steel plate from--
        Canada, 7622-7624 
    Manganese metal from--
        China, 7624-7626 
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, 7626-7627 
    University of--
        Maryland, 7627 


Justice Department
PROPOSED RULES
Pam Lychner Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act of 1996; 
          implementation:
    National Sex Offender Registry; operation and notification 
            requirements, 7562-7564 
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Community oriented policing services (COPS)--
        School-Based Partnerships, 7666-7667 


Labor Department
See Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:
    Wyoming, 7664-7665 
Withdrawal and reservation of lands:
    Colorado, 7665-7666 


Legal Services Corporation
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 7676-7677 


National Aeronautics and Space Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Contractor liability for loss of and/or damages to household goods, 
            7735-7736 
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Advisory Council
        Space Science Advisory Committee, 7677-7678     


National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 7678 


National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NOTICES
Motor vehicle safety standards:
    Nonconforming vehicles--
        Importation eligibility; determinations, 7684-7688    


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone--
        Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands pollock, 7557 
    Caribbean, Gulf and South Atlantic fisheries--
        Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic coastal migratory pelagic 
                resources, 7556-7557 
Marine mammals:
    Commercial fishing operations; incidental taking--
        Atlantic large whale take reduction plan, 7529-7556 
PROPOSED RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Northeastern United States fisheries--
        Northeast multispecies and monkfish, 7601-7617 
NOTICES
Marine mammals:
    Incidental taking; authorization letters, etc.--
        California Transportation Department, San Francisco Bay, CA; 
                Richmond-San Rafael Bridge; seismic retrofit 
                construction; Pacific harbor seals, etc., 7627-7629 
Meetings:
    Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 7629-7630 
    Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 7630-7631 
    South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 7631-7632 


National Park Service
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory 
            Commission, 7666 

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National Science Foundation
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Cross Disciplinary Activities Special Emphasis Panel, 7678 
    Geosciences Special Emphasis Panel, 7679 
    Materials Research Special Emphasis Panel, 7679 


Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
NOTICES
Employee benefit plans; prohibited transaction exemptions:
    Keystone Financial, Inc., et al., 7668-7672 
    Standard Bank Employees, 7672-7676 


Presidential Documents
EXECUTIVE ORDERS
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
    Information Technology Advisory Committee, President's; amendments 
            (EO 13113), 7489 


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


Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Advisory Board, 7688 


Securities and Exchange Commission
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 7679 
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 7679-7680 
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    American Stock Exchange, LLC, 7680-7681 
    New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 7681 
    Pacific Exchange, Inc., 7682-7683 


Social Security Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Social security benefits and supplemental security income:
    Federal old age, survivors and disability insurance and aged, 
            blind, and disabled--
        Substantial gainful activity amounts; average monthly earnings 
                guidelines, 7559-7561 


Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 7657-7658 


Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:
    Blacklands Railroad Co., 7688-7689 
    Fredonia Valley Railroad, Inc., 7689 
Railroad services abandonment:
    Doniphan, Kensett & Searcy Railway, 7689 


Transportation Department
See Federal Aviation Administration
See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
See Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
See Surface Transportation Board


Treasury Department
See Comptroller of the Currency
See Customs Service
  
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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 7695-
          7723 


Part III
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 7725-7730 


Part IV
Department of Education, 7731-7733 


Part V
General Services Administration, Department of Defense, National 
          Aeronautics and Space Administration, 7735-7736 


Part VI
Department of Education, 7737-7743  


Part VII
Federal Communications Commission, 7745-7770  
  
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                           3 CFR
Executive Orders:
13035 (amended by 13113)..............................7489
13113.................................................7489

                          14 CFR
39 (4 documents).....................................7491,
                                          7493, 7494, 7498
71....................................................7499
Proposed Rules:
71....................................................7558

                          19 CFR
24....................................................7500
101...................................................7501
122...................................................7501
123...................................................7502
178...................................................7500

                          20 CFR
404...................................................7559
416...................................................7559

                          21 CFR
Proposed Rules:
315...................................................7561
601...................................................7561

                          24 CFR
Proposed Rules:
203...................................................7726

                          28 CFR
Proposed Rules:
25....................................................7562

                          34 CFR
655...................................................7738
656...................................................7738
658...................................................7738
660...................................................7738
669...................................................7738

                          40 CFR
Proposed Rules:
300...................................................7564

                          44 CFR
64....................................................7504
65....................................................7505
Proposed Rules:
67....................................................7570

                          47 CFR
Proposed Rules:
2.....................................................7577
25....................................................7577
73....................................................7577

                          48 CFR
Proposed Rules:
47....................................................7736
52....................................................7736

                          50 CFR
20 (2 documents).....................................7507,
                                                      7517
21....................................................7517
229...................................................7529
622...................................................7556
679...................................................7557
Proposed Rules:
17....................................................7587
648...................................................7601