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Agriculture Department
See Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
See Forest Service
See National Agricultural Statistics Service


Air Force Department
NOTICES
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Tyndall Air Force Base, FL; F-22 aircraft conversion, 7861-7862 


Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Bureau
RULES
Alcohol; viticultural area designations:
    Chiles Valley, CA, 7785-7788 


Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
PROPOSED RULES
Exportation and importation of animals and animal products:
    Rinderpest and foot-and-mouth disease, etc.; disease status 
            change--
        South Africa, 7816-7822 


Army Department
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Newport Chemical Depot, IN; neutralization/supercritical water 
            oxidation of VX agent; pilot testing, 7862 


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Injury prevention and control; research agenda needs, 7893-7895 


Children and Families Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 7895-7896 
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Family Violence Prevention and Services Discretionary Program, 
            7957-7961 


Coast Guard
RULES
Drawbridge operations:
    Maryland, 7788 
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee, 7938-7939 


Commerce Department
See Foreign-Trade Zones Board
See International Trade Administration
See National Institute of Standards and Technology
See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Defense Department
See Air Force Department
See Army Department


Education Department
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 7863 
    Submission for OMB review; comment request; correction, 7862-7863 
Vocational and adult education:
    Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act et al.; 
            implementation, 7985-7987 
    Workforce Investment Act; implementation, 7983-7985 


Employment and Training Administration
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Job Training Partnership Act allotments and Wagner-Peyser Act 
            preliminary planning estimates for States, 7909-7911 
Unemployment compensation for ex-servicemembers:
    Remuneration schedules, 7911-7912 


Energy Department
See Energy Information Administration
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Electricity export and import authorizations, permits, etc.:
    American Electric Power Service Corp., 7863-7864 
    Merrill Lynch Capital Services, Inc., 7864-7865 
    Public Service Electric & Gas Go., 7865 
Meetings:
    Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board--
        Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM, 7865-7866 


Energy Information Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 7866 


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Air programs; State authority delegations:
    Washington; correction, 7793-7794 
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
          States:
    Illinois, 7788-7790 
    Michigan; correction, 7790-7793 
Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural 
          commodities:
    Cinnamaldehyde, 7801-7804 
    Fenbuconazole, 7794-7801 
PROPOSED RULES
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
          States:
    Illinois, 7840-7841 
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 7882-7883 
Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:
    Rohm & Haas Co., 7883-7890 

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Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Agusta S.p.A., 7773-7774 
    Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., 7771-7773 
    Boeing, 7774-7777 
Restricted areas, 7777-7778 
Standard instrument approach procedures, 7778-7783   
PROPOSED RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Boeing, 7822-7830   
    British Aerospace, 7830-7833 
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Hulett Airport, WY, 7939 


Federal Communications Commission
RULES
Radio stations; table of assignments:
    Washington et al., 7813 
PROPOSED RULES
Radio stations; table of assignments:
    Colorado, 7842-7846     
    Georgia, 7843 
    Idaho, 7845 
    Kansas, 7844 
    Louisiana, 7843 
    New Hampshire, 7841 
    New York, 7841-7842 
    North Dakota, 7846-7848    
    Oregon, 7842 , 7847 
    Wisconsin, 7843-7844 
Television stations; table of assignments:
    Arkansas, 7848-7849 


Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 7890 


Federal Emergency Management Agency
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Technical Mapping Advisory Council, 7890 


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
    Empresa Guaracachi S.A. et al., 7870-7873 
    Western Area Power Administration et al., 7873-7876 
Hydroelectric applications, 7876-7882        
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    East Tennessee Natural Gas Co., 7866-7867 
    Great Lakes Gas Transmission L.P., 7867 
    Midcoast Interstate Transmission, Inc., 7867 
    Northern Natural Gas Co., 7867-7868 
    Overthrust Pipeline Co., 7868 
    Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., 7868-7869  
    United Gas Services, 7869 
    Viking Gas Transmission Co., 7869 
    Virginia Electric & Power Co., 7870 


Federal Highway Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Motor carrier safety standards:
    Inspection, repair, and maintenance--
        Intermodal container chassis and trailers, 7849-7852 
NOTICES
Safety advisories:
    Unauthorized cargo tanks used to transport hazardous materials, 
            7939-7940 


Federal Maritime Commission
RULES
Practice and procedures:
    Miscellaneous amendments, 7804-7813 


Federal Railroad Administration
NOTICES
Exemption petitions, etc.:
    Alaska Railroad Corp., 7940-7943 
    Michigan State Trust for Railway Preservation, Inc., 7944 


Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 7890-7892 
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 7892 
    Permissible nonbanking activities, 7892-7893 


Federal Trade Commission
RULES
Appliances, consumer; energy consumption and water use information in 
          labeling and advertising:
    Residential energy sources; average unit energy costs, 7783-7785 


Fish and Wildlife Service
NOTICES
Endangered and threatened species permit applications, 7904 


Food and Drug Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Food for human consumption:
    Irradiation in production, processing, and handling of food--
        Foods treated with ionizing radiation; labeling requirements, 
                7834-7837 
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Human research subject protection; current issues, 7896 
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
    Clinical development programs for drugs, devices, and biological 
            products for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, 7898-7899 
    Human plasma-derived biological products, etc.; chemistry, 
            manufacturing and controls and establishment description 
            information submission, 7896-7897 
    In vivo bioavailability and bioequivalence studies waiver for 
            immediate release solid oral dosage forms containing active 
            moieties/active ingredients based on biopharmaceutics 
            classification system, 7897-7898 


Foreign-Trade Zones Board
NOTICES
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Arkansas, 7853-7854 
    California, 7854 
    Louisiana
        North American Shipbuilding, Inc.; shipyard, 7854 

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Forest Service
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Northwest Sacramento Provincial Advisory Committee, 7853 


General Accounting Office
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board, 7893 


Health and Human Services Department
See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See Children and Families Administration
See Food and Drug Administration
See Health Care Financing Administration
See National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Meetings:
    HIV/AIDS Presidential Advisory Council, 7893 


Health Care Financing Administration
RULES
Medicare:
    Medicare+Choice program--
        Establishment; changes, 7967-7982 
NOTICES
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
    Medicare Education Citizens Advisory Panel, 7899-7900 


Indian Affairs Bureau
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Southpoint Power Plant, Fort Mojave Indian Reservation, AZ, 7904 


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


Internal Revenue Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 7950-7956         
Meetings:
    Citizen Advocacy Panel, 7956 


International Trade Administration
NOTICES
Antidumping:
    Aramid fiber formed of poly para-phenylene terephthalamide from--
        Netherlands, 7854-7855 
    Oil country tubular goods from--
        Korea, 7855 
    Polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip from--
        Korea, 7855-7856 
Countervailing duties:
    Hot-rolled lead and bismuth carbon steel products from--
        United Kingdom, 7856 
Meetings:
    U.S. Automotive Parts Advisory Committee, 7856-7857 


Justice Department
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 7908-7909 


Labor Department
See Employment and Training Administration
See Labor Statistics Bureau


Labor Statistics Bureau
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 7912-7913 


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Closure of public lands:
    Oregon, 7904-7905 
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, UT, 7905 
    Locatable mineral operations; surface management regulations, 7905-
            7906 
    Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite, WY, 7906-7907 


Minerals Management Service
PROPOSED RULES
Outer Continental Shelf; oil, gas, and sulphur operations:
    Coastal zone consistency review of exploration plans and 
            development and production plans, 7837-7840 


National Agricultural Statistics Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 7853 


National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NOTICES
Motor vehicle safety standards; exemption petitions, etc.:
    General Motors Corp., 7944-7945 
Motor vehicle theft prevention standard:
    Passenger motor vehicle theft data (1997 CY), 7945-7949 
Motor vehicle theft prevention standards; exemption petitions, etc.:
    Ford Motor Co., 7949-7950 


National Institute of Standards and Technology
NOTICES
National Fire Codes:
    Fire safety standards, 7857-7858 
    Technical committee reports, 7858-7859 
National voluntary laboratory accreditation program:
    Information technology security testing laboratories accreditation, 
            7859-7861 


National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Inventions, Government-owned; availability for licensing, 7900-7901 
Meetings:
    National Cancer Institute, 7901 
    National Human Genome Research Institute, 7901 
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 7901-7903  
    National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, 7901-7903  
    National Institute of Mental Health, 7902 
    National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 7902 

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    National Institute on Aging, 7903 
    Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee, 7963-7964 
    Scientific Review Center, 7904 
Recombinant DNA molecules research:
    Actions under guidelines
        Proposed, 7964-7966 


National Labor Relations Board
NOTICES
Senior Executive Service:
    Performance Review Boards; membership, 7913 


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone--
        Pollock, 7815 
        Pollock; Steller sea lion protection measures; correction, 
                7814-7815 
NOTICES
Permits:
    Marine mammals, 7861 


National Park Service
NOTICES
National Register of Historic Places:
    Pending nominations, 7907-7908 


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 7913 , 7914 
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 7914-7915 
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Atlas Corp., 7914 


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


Securities and Exchange Commission
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 7915-7917  
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 7930-7931  
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    Depository Trust Co., 7931-7932 
    Government Securities Clearing Corp., 7932-7934 
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    American Skandia Life Assurance Corp. et al., 7917-7923 
    Infinity Mutual Funds, Inc., et al., 7923-7928 
    Zweig/Glaser Advisers et al., 7928-7930 


State Department
NOTICES
Arms Export Control Act:
    Export licenses; Congressional notifications, 7934-7937 
Meetings:
    Historical Diplomatic Documentation Advisory Committee, 7938 


Statistical Reporting Service
See National Agricultural Statistics Service


Transportation Department
See Coast Guard
See Federal Aviation Administration
See Federal Highway Administration
See Federal Railroad Administration
See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
RULES
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
    Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard; Federal Railroad Administrator; and 
            Federal Highway Administrator, 7813-7814 
PROPOSED RULES
Air travel; nondiscrimination on basis of disability:
    Wheelchairs and other assistive devices; compensation for damage, 
            7833-7834 
NOTICES
Aviation proceedings:
    Agreements filed; weekly receipts, 7938 
    Certificates of public convenience and necessity and foreign air 
            carrier permits; weekly applications, 7938 


Treasury Department
See Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Bureau
See Internal Revenue Service
  
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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Department of Health and Human Services, Children and Families 
          Administration, 7957-7961 


Part III
Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, 
          7964-7966 


Part IV
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Care Financing 
          Administration, 7967-7982 


Part V
Department of Education, 7983-7987  
  
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                           9 CFR
Proposed Rules:
94....................................................7816

                          14 CFR
39 (3 documents).....................................7771,
                                                7773, 7774
73....................................................7777
97 (3 documents).....................................7778,
                                                7779, 7781
Proposed Rules:
39 (4 documents).....................................7822,
                                          7827, 7829, 7830
382...................................................7833

                          16 CFR
305...................................................7783

                          21 CFR
Proposed Rules:
179...................................................7834

                          27 CFR
9.....................................................7785

                          30 CFR
Proposed Rules:
250...................................................7837

                          33 CFR
117...................................................7788

                          40 CFR
52 (2 documents).....................................7788,
                                                      7790
61....................................................7793
63....................................................7793
180 (2 documents)....................................7794,
                                                      7801
Proposed Rules:
52....................................................7840

                          42 CFR
422...................................................7968

                          46 CFR
502...................................................7804
545...................................................7804
571...................................................7804

                          47 CFR
73....................................................7813
Proposed Rules:
73 (19 documents)....................................7841,
                  7842, 7843, 7844, 7845, 7846, 7847, 7848

                          49 CFR
1.....................................................7813
Proposed Rules:
390...................................................7849
396...................................................7849

                          50 CFR
679 (2 documents)....................................7814,
                                                      7815