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


Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Scientific Counselors Board, 12171 


Agriculture Department
See Forest Service
See Risk Management Agency


Air Force Department
NOTICES
Patent licenses; non-exclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive:
    Rice University, 12154 


Children and Families Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 12171-12172 


Coast Guard
PROPOSED RULES
Ports and waterways safety:
    Los Angeles and Long Beach; port access route study, 12139-12141 
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Marine Transportation System; conference proceedings, 12208 


Commerce Department
See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Consumer Product Safety Commission
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 12153-12154 


Defense Department
See Air Force Department


Education Department
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Elementary and secondary education--
        Advanced Placement Incentive Program, 12154-12156 
Meetings:
    National Assessment Governing Board, 12156-12160 


Energy Department
See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
RULES
Acquisition regulations:
    Management and operating contracts and other designated contracts, 
            12219-12237 
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Beijing energy-efficiency and renewable energy demonstration 
            building project, 12161 
Radioactive waste management; order and manual; availability, 12161-
          12162 


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
          States:
    Delaware, 12085-12087 
    Iowa, 12087-12090 
PROPOSED RULES
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
          States:
    Delaware, 12141 
    Iowa, 12141 
NOTICES
Air programs:
    Ambient air monitoring reference and equivalent methods--
        PM 2.5 new reference method, 12167-12168 
Superfund; response and remedial actions, proposed settlements, etc.:
    Reclaim Barrel Site, UT, 12168-12169 
Superfund program:
    Prospective purchaser agreements--
        Deaconess Hospital Site, WA, 12168 


Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Sunshine Act, 12169 


Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Class E airspace, 12084  
PROPOSED RULES
Class E airspace, 12126-12127 
NOTICES
Meetings:
    RTCA, Inc., 12208-12209 


Federal Bureau of Investigation
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 12180-12181  


Federal Communications Commission
NOTICES
Common carrier services:
    Wireless telecommunications services--
        Paging applications; dismissal of all those mutually exclusive, 
                12169 


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    ANR Pipeline Co., 12164-12165 
Hydroelectric applications, 12165-12167  
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Algonquin Gas Transmission Co., 12162 
    Florida Gas Transmission Co., 12162-12163 
    Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc., 12163 

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    Northern Natural Gas Co., 12163 
    PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., 12163-12164 
    Southern California Edison Co., 12164 


Federal Highway Administration
NOTICES
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Washington County, UT, 12209 


Federal Housing Finance Board
RULES
Affordable housing program operation:
    Staff interpretation, 12079-12084 


Federal Maritime Commission
NOTICES
Agreements filed, 12169 
Freight forwarder licenses:
    Admiral Line, Inc. et al., 12169 


Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 12170 
    Permissible nonbanking activities, 12170 
Meetings:
    Sunshine Act, 12170 


Fish and Wildlife Service
NOTICES
Endangered and threatened species permit applications, 12175-12176 


Forest Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Payette National Forest, ID, 12150-12152  


Geological Survey
NOTICES
Meetings:
    National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive Advisory 
            Committee, 12176 


Health and Human Services Department
See Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
See Children and Families Administration
See Health Care Financing Administration
See National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Vital and Health Statistics National Committee, 12170-12171 


Health Care Financing Administration
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Competitive Pricing Demonstration Area Advisory Committee--
        Kansas City, MO, 12172-12173 
        Maricopa County, AZ, 12173 


Immigration and Naturalization Service
NOTICES
Temporary protected status program determinations:
    Guinea-Bissau, 12181-12182 


Indian Affairs Bureau
NOTICES
Tribal-State Compacts approval; Class III (casino) gambling:
    Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, WI, 12176 


Interior Department
See Fish and Wildlife Service
See Geological Survey
See Indian Affairs Bureau
See Land Management Bureau
See National Park Service
See Reclamation Bureau
NOTICES
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council; restoration of resources and 
          services injured by oil spill; request for proposals (2000 
          FY), 12175 


International Trade Commission
NOTICES
Import investigations:
    Sugar and syrups from--
        European Union et al., 12178-12179 
Meetings:
    Sunshine Act, 12179 
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 12179 


Joint Board for Enrollment of Actuaries
NOTICES
Enrolled actuary examinations; restructuring and proposed transition 
          credits, 12149-12150 


Justice Department
See Federal Bureau of Investigation
See Immigration and Naturalization Service
See National Institute of Justice
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Global Criminal Justice Information Network Advisory Committee, 
            12179-12180 


Labor Department
See Mine Safety and Health Administration


Land Management Bureau
PROPOSED RULES
Coal management:
    Regional coal leasing; public participation and regional coal team 
            meetings; Federal Advisory Committee Act exemption, 12142-
            12147 
NOTICES
Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:
    Utah, 12176 
Recreation management restrictions, etc.:
    Bakersfield, CA; special recreation use permit for events involving 
            more than 50 persons, 12176-12177 


Maritime Administration
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Marine Transportation System; conference proceedings, 12208 


Mine Safety and Health Administration
NOTICES
Safety standard petitions:
    Mountian Coal Co., et al., 12183-12184 

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
RULES
Fuel economy standards:
    Passenger autombiles; low volume manufacturer exemptions, 12090-
            12092 


National Institute of Justice
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    National Institute of Justice Corrections and Law Enforcement 
            Family Support Solicitation for Research, Evaluation, 
            Development, and Demonstration Projects, 12182-12183 


National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Meetings:
    National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin 
            Diseases, 12174-12175 
    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 12173-
            12175  
    National Institute of Mental Health, 12174 


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone--
        Atka mackerel, 12093 
        Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish, 12103-12116 
        Gulf of Alaska groundfish, 12094-12103 
        Pollock, 12093-12094 
    West Coast States and Western Pacific fisheries--
        Western Pacific crustacean, 12092-12093 


National Park Service
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Point Reyes National 
            Seashore Advisory Commission; cancellation, 12177 


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
PROPOSED RULES
Production and utilization facilties; domestic licensing:
    Nuclear power plants--
        Alternative source terms use, 12117-12126 
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 12184 
Certificates of compliance:
    United States Enrichment Corp.--
        Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, OH, 12184-12185 
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Northeast Nuclear Energy Co., et al., 12186-12187 
Regulatory agreements:
    Ohio, 12187-12192 


Personnel Management Office
NOTICES
Personnel management demonstration projects:
    Army Department--
        U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center et al., 
                12215-12217 


Public Health Service
See Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
See National Institutes of Health


Railroad Retirement Board
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Proposed collection; comment request, 12192 


Reclamation Bureau
PROPOSED RULES
Farm operation in excess 960 acres, information requirements; and 
          formerly excess land eligibility to receive non-full cost 
          irrigation water, 12141-12142 
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project, WA; record of 
            decison, 12177-12178 


Research and Special Programs Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Pipeline safety:
    Gas gathering lines, definition; electronic discussion forum, 
            12147-12148 
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Detection of mechanical damage in pipelines contract; quarterly 
            performance review, 12209-12210 
Pipeline safety:
    Advisory bulletins--
        Century polyethylene gas pipe owners and operators of natural 
                gas distribution systems; potential damage, 12211-12212 

        Natural gas distribution systems; potential failures due to 
                brittle-like cracking of older plastic pipe, 12212-
                12213 


Risk Management Agency
NOTICES
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
    Risk Management Advisory Committee, 12152-12153 


Securities and Exchange Commission
PROPOSED RULES
Securities:
    Registered broker dealers and transfer agents and Year 2000 
            compliance; operational capability requirements, 12127-
            12139 
NOTICES
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    American Stock Exchange LLC, 12194-12196 
    Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., 12197-12198 
    National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., 12198-12202 
    New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 12202-12203 
    Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc., 12203-12204 
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Sirrom Funding Corp., 12192-12193 
    Sirrrom Investments, Inc., 12193-12194 


Small Business Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 12204 
Disaster loan areas:
    Alabama et al., 12204-12205 
    Massachusetts et al., 12205 
    Texas, 12205 

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Social Security Administration
NOTICES
Social security acquiescence rulings:
    Kerns v. Apfel; highly marketable skills for individuals close to 
            retirement age, definition, 12205-12207 


Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Railroad services abandonment:
    Kansas Southwestern Railway, L.L.C., 12213 


Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Agency
See Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry


Transportation Department
See Coast Guard
See Federal Aviation Administration
See Federal Highway Administration
See Maritime Administration
See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
See Research and Special Programs Administration
See Surface Transportation Board
RULES
Air carrier authority applications; procedures and evidence
    Correction, 12084-12085 


Treasury Department
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities:
    Submission for OMB review; comment request, 12213-12214 
  
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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Office of Personnel Management, 12215-12217 


Part III
Department of Energy, 12219-12237 
  
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online resources, finding aids, reminders, and notice of recently enacted 
public laws.


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                          10 CFR
Proposed Rules:
21...................................................12117
50...................................................12117
54...................................................12117

                          12 CFR
960..................................................12079

                          14 CFR
71 (2 documents).....................................12084
204..................................................12084
Proposed Rules:
71...................................................12126

                          17 CFR
Proposed Rules:
240..................................................12127

                          33 CFR
Proposed Rules:
167..................................................12139

                          40 CFR
52 (2 documents)....................................12085,
                                                     12087
Proposed Rules:
52 (2 documents).....................................12141

                          43 CFR
Proposed Rules:
428..................................................12141
3400.................................................12142
3420.................................................12142

                          48 CFR
915..................................................12220
970..................................................12220

                          49 CFR
531..................................................12090
Proposed Rules:
192..................................................12147

                          50 CFR
660..................................................12092
679 (4 documents)...................................12093,
                                              12094, 12103