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Agricultural Marketing Service
PROPOSED RULES
Periodic review of regulations; plan, 8014-8015 


Agriculture Department
See Agricultural Marketing Service
See Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
See Food and Nutrition Service
See Food Safety and Inspection Service
See Forest Service
See Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Antitrust Division
NOTICES
National cooperative research notifications:
    Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium, 8123 
    Aerospace Vehicle Systems Institute Cooperative, 8123-8124 
    Auto Body Consortium, Inc., 8124 
    Consortium for Non-Contact Gauging, 8124 
    H Power Corp. et al., 8124 
    KLA-Tencor Corp., 8124-8125 
    Microelectronics & Computer Technology Corp., 8125 
    National Semiconductor Corp., 8125 
    SEMI/SEMATECH Chapter, Inc., 8125-8126 


Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Director's Advisory Committee, 8058-8059 


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    African American populations; Human Immunodeficiency Virus 
            prevention activities, 8106-8109 


Coast Guard
RULES
Drawbridge operations:
    Oregon and Washington, 8000-8001 
Ports and waterways safety:
    Cleveland Harbor, OH; regulated navigation area, 8002-8007 
    Santa Barbara Channel, CA; safety zone, 8001-8002 
Regattas and marine parades:
    Greenwood Lake Powerboat Classic, 7999-8000 
PROPOSED RULES
Drawbridge operations:
    New Jersey, 8033-8034 


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


Commodity Futures Trading Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 8068 


Comptroller of the Currency
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 8162-8163 


Defense Department
See Navy Department


Employment and Training Administration
NOTICES
Adjustment assistance:
    Baker Atlas et al., 8126-8127 
    Bethlehem Steel Corp., 8127 
    Electronic Components & Systems, Inc., 8128 
    GL&V/Black Clawson-Kennedy, 8128 
    Kopfman & McGinnis, Inc., et al., 8128-8129 
    Papillon Ribbon & Bow Co., 8129 
    Pluma, Inc., 8129-8130 
    Rockwell Semiconductor Systems-Colorado Springs, Inc., 8130 
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 8130-8131 
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Postsecondary education--
        School-to-work opportunities partnerships; State and local 
                systems, 8131-8139 
NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance:
    Electronic Components & Systems, Inc., 8140 


Energy Department
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, CO; plutonium residues 
            and scrub alloy storage management, 8068-8076 


Environmental Protection Agency
PROPOSED RULES
Air programs:
    Stratospheric ozone protection--
        Ozone-depleting substances; substitutes list, 8038-8048  
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
          States:
    Maryland, 8034-8038 
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Drinking water issues--
        Microbial pathogens and disinfection byproducts; information 
                collection rule data organization and analysis, etc., 
                8086 
    Science Advisory Board, 8086-8087 
Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:
    FMC Corp., 8087-8090 
    Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd., et al., 8090-8102 
    Novartis Crop Protection, 8102-8105 


Executive Office of the President
See Management and Budget Office

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Farm Credit Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Farm credit system:
    Funding and fiscal affairs loan policies and operations, and 
            funding operations--
        Financial assistance to associations, 8018-8020 


Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A.; correction, 7993-7994 
Class E airspace, 7994-7995  
PROPOSED RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Boeing, 8024-8026 
    British Aerospace, 8026-8029  
    Fairchild, 8022-8024 
    Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche, 8020-8022 
    Saab, 8029-8031 
Class E airspace, 8031-8033 
Class E airspace; correction, 8167 
NOTICES
Noise abatement:
    San Francisco International Airport, CA; Stage 2 aircraft 
            operations; restricted hours extended; withdrawn, 8160 


Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
PROPOSED RULES
Crop insurance regulations:
    Onions, 8015-8018 


Federal Election Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 8105-8106 


Federal Emergency Management Agency
PROPOSED RULES
Regulatory streamlining and updating; 20 CFR parts, proposed removal, 
          8048-8050 


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
RULES
Electric utilities (Federal Power Act):
    Open access same-time information system (OASIS) and standards of 
            conduct
        Unmasking of source and sink information and interim on-line 
                discount policy; rehearing denied, 7995-7998 
NOTICES
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
    Illinois Power Co. et al., 8080-8082 
Hydroelectric applications, 8083-8086    
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Boston Edison Co., 8076 
    CNG Transmission Corp., 8076 
    Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., 8076-8077  
    Columbia Gulf Transmission Co., 8077 
    Equitrans, L.P., 8077-8078 
    Ketchikan Public Utilities, 8078 
    Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 8078 
    Texas Eastern Transmission Corp., 8078-8079 
    Total Peaking Services, L.L.C., 8079 
    Williams Gas Pipelines Central, Inc., 8080 


Federal Highway Administration
NOTICES
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Pulaski County, AR, 8161 


Federal Maritime Commission
RULES
Maritime carriers in foreign commerce:
    Restrictive foreign shipping practices and controlled carriers, 
            8007-8013 


Federal Procurement Policy Office
NOTICES
Cost Accounting Standards Board:
    Post-retirement benefit plans; costs treatment; request for 
            comments on letter, 8141-8143 


Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 8106 
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 8106 


Federal Transit Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Buy America requirements; certification procedures:
    Corrections to inadvertent errors in certifications after bid 
            opening, 8051-8052 


Food and Drug Administration
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Medical Devices Advisory Committee, 8223-8224 


Food and Nutrition Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 8054 


Food Safety and Inspection Service
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Microbiological Criteria for Foods National Advisory Committee, 
            8055 


Forest Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, OR, 8055-8058  


Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
NOTICES
Agency designation areas:
    Illinois, 8058 


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


Housing and Urban Development Department
RULES
Public and Indian housing:
    Public housing agency plans, 8169-8185 
PROPOSED RULES
Public and Indian housing:
    Public and Indian Housing Drug Elimination Program; formula 
            allocation, 8209-8212 

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NOTICES
Public and Indian housing:
    Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act; initial guidance, 
            8191-8208 
    Section 8 tenant-based assistance contracts renewal, 8187-8189 


Immigration and Naturalization Service
RULES
Nationality:
    Educational requirements for naturalization--
        Exceptions due to physical or developmental disability or 
                mental impairment, 7990-7993 
Nonimmigrant classes:
    Visa exemption for British Virgin Islands nationals entering U.S. 
            through St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, 7989-7990 


Indian Affairs Bureau
NOTICES
Tribal-State Compacts approval; Class III (casino) gambling:
    Little River Band of Ottawa Indians et al., MI, 8111 


Interior Department
See Indian Affairs Bureau
See Land Management Bureau
See Minerals Management Service
See Reclamation Bureau
NOTICES
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
    National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center Advisory Board, 
            8110 
National Historic Landmark Districts:
    Place de France, New Orleans, LA; relocation of Jeanne d'Arc statue 
            to French Quarter, 8110-8111 


Internal Revenue Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 8163-8166    


International Trade Administration
NOTICES
Antidumping:
    Fresh cut flowers from--
        Colombia, 8059-8065 
Countervailing duties:
    Refrigeration compressors from--
        Singapore, 8065 


International Trade Commission
NOTICES
Import investigations:
    Carbon steel wire rod from--
        Argentina, 8120 


Justice Department
See Antitrust Division
See Immigration and Naturalization Service
NOTICES
Pollution control; consent judgments:
    Independent Steel Castings Co., 8120 
    J.S. Alberici Construction Co., Inc., 8120-8121 
    Lake Underground Storage Corp. et al., 8121 
    Montauk Oil Transportation Corp., 8121 
    Tsacaba Shipping Co. et al., 8121-8122 
    USX Corp. et al., 8122 
    Western Publishing Co., Inc., et al., 8123 


Labor Department
See Employment and Training Administration
See Mine Safety and Health Administration


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Recreation management restrictions, etc.:
    Miles City and Billings, MT field office areas; camping stay 
            limits, 8111 


Legal Services Corporation
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Aliens; presence in U.S. required to be eligible for legal 
            assistance from Corporation-funded programs; hearings and 
            comment request, 8140-8141 


Management and Budget Office
See Federal Procurement Policy Office
NOTICES
Budget rescissions and deferrals
    Cumulative reports, 8147-8150 
Cost-effectiveness analysis of Federal programs; discount rates 
          (Circular A-94), 8151 
Rules and regulations permitting Federal agencies to provide 
          specialized or technical services to State and local 
          government units (Circular A-97), 8151-8153 


Maritime Administration
NOTICES
Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement; extension, 8213-8222 


Minerals Management Service
NOTICES
Privacy Act:
    Systems of records, 8111-8119       


Mine Safety and Health Administration
NOTICES
Safety standard petitions:
    Alex Energy Co. et al., 8140 


National Council on Disability
NOTICES
Meetings:
    International Watch, 8143-8144 


National Labor Relations Board
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 8144 


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone--
        Steller sea lion critical habitat; trawling, 8013 
PROPOSED RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries--
        South Atlantic Region; Sustainable Fisheries Act provisions; 
                compliance, 8052-8053 
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 8065-8066 
    Pacific Fishery Management Council, 8066-8067 
    Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 8067 
Recreational fishing; angling ethics code, 8067-8068 

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National Science Foundation
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 8144-8145 
Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978; permit applications, etc., 8145 


Navy Department
NOTICES
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
    Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, Board of Directors, 8068 


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Entergy Operations, Inc., 8145-8146  
    Florida Power Corp. et al., 8146-8147 


Office of Management and Budget
See Management and Budget Office


Postal Service
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 8153 


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


Reclamation Bureau
NOTICES
Privacy Act:
    Systems of records, 8119-8120 


Securities and Exchange Commission
NOTICES
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., 8156-8160 
    Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.; correction, 8167 
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc., et al., 8153-8156 


State Department
RULES
Visas; nonimmigrant documentation:
    Waiver by Secretary of State and Attorney General of passport and/
            or visa requirements--
        British Virgin Islands nationals entering U.S. through St. 
                Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, 7998-7999 
NOTICES
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
    Overseas Presence Advisory Panel, 8160 


Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Grant programs technical assistance workshops, 8109-8110 


Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Railroad services abandonment:
    Florida Midland Railroad Co., Inc., 8161-8162 


Transportation Department
See Coast Guard
See Federal Aviation Administration
See Federal Highway Administration
See Federal Transit Administration
See Maritime Administration
See Surface Transportation Board


Treasury Department
See Comptroller of the Currency
See Internal Revenue Service
  
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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Housing and Urban Development Department, 8169-8185 


Part III
Housing and Urban Development Department, 8187-8189 


Part IV
Housing and Urban Development Department, 8191-8208 


Part V
Housing and Urban Development Department, 8209-8212 


Part VI
Maritime Administration, 8213-8222 


Part VII
Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration, 
          8223-8224 
  
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                           7 CFR
Proposed Rules:
Ch. I.................................................8014
457...................................................8015
Ch. IX................................................8014
Ch. X.................................................8014
Ch. XI................................................8014

                           8 CFR
212...................................................7989
312...................................................7990
499...................................................7990

                          12 CFR
Proposed Rules:
615...................................................8018

                          14 CFR
39....................................................7993
71 (2 documents).....................................7994,
                                                      7995
Proposed Rules:
39 (6 documents).....................................8020,
                              8022, 8024, 8026, 8027, 8029
71 (2 documents).....................................8031,
                                                      8167

                          18 CFR
37....................................................7995

                          22 CFR
41....................................................7998

                          24 CFR
903...................................................8170
Proposed Rules:
761...................................................8210

                          33 CFR
100...................................................7999
117...................................................8000
165 (2 documents)....................................8001,
                                                      8002
Proposed Rules:
117...................................................8033

                          40 CFR
Proposed Rules:
52....................................................8034
82 (2 documents).....................................8038,
                                                      8043

                          44 CFR
Proposed Rules:
77....................................................8048
80....................................................8048
81....................................................8048
82....................................................8048
83....................................................8048
152...................................................8048
207...................................................8048
220...................................................8048
221...................................................8048
222...................................................8048
301...................................................8048
303...................................................8048
306...................................................8048
308...................................................8048
320...................................................8048
324...................................................8048
325...................................................8048
328...................................................8048
333...................................................8048
336...................................................8048

                          46 CFR
550...................................................8007
551...................................................8007
555...................................................8007
560...................................................8007
565...................................................8007
585...................................................8007
586...................................................8007
587...................................................8007
588...................................................8007

                          49 CFR
Proposed Rules:
661...................................................8051

                          50 CFR
679...................................................8013
Proposed Rules:
622...................................................8052