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FEDERAL REGISTER PAGES AND DATES, MARCH

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9905-10100.............................................. 1
10101-10204............................................. 2
10205-10386............................................. 3
10387-10554............................................. 4
10555-10918............................................. 5
10919-11372............................................. 8
11373-11754............................................. 9
11755-12078.............................................10
12079-12238.............................................11
12239-12742.............................................12
12743-12880.............................................15
12881-13062.............................................16
13063-13310.............................................17
13311-13496.............................................18
13497-13662.............................................19
13663-13880.............................................22
13881-14096.............................................23
14097-14354.............................................24
14355-14574.............................................25
14575-14808.............................................26
14809-15122.............................................29
15123-15284.............................................30
  


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CFR PARTS AFFECTED DURING MARCH

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At the end of each month, the Office of the Federal Register 
publishes separately a List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA), 
which lists parts and sections affected by documents published 
since the revision date of each title.

                           3 CFR
100..................................................12881
Proclamations:
7168.................................................10101
7169.................................................10379
7170.................................................10383
7171.................................................10385
7172.................................................11373
7173.................................................12879
7174.................................................14353
7175.................................................14807
7176.................................................15123
Executive Orders:
12170 (See Notice of March 10, 1999).................12239
12852 (Amended by EO 13114)..........................10099
12957 (See Notice of March 10, 1999).................12239
12959 (See Notice of March 10, 1999).................12239
13059 (See Notice of March 10, 1999).................12239
13114................................................10099
13115................................................15283
Administrative Orders:
Notice of March 10, 1999.............................12239
Memorandum:
March 23, 1999.......................................14809
Presidential Determinations:
No. 99-15 of February 26, 1999.......................11319
No. 99-16 of March 4, 1999...........................13495

                           4 CFR
27...................................................15125
28...................................................15125

                           5 CFR
532.............................................9905, 9906
2635.................................................13063
Proposed Rules:
300..................................................14842
1620.................................................13924
1650.................................................13725

                           7 CFR
3....................................................11755
51...................................................14575
246..................................................13311
360..................................................12881
361..................................................12881
782..................................................12884
932..................................................14811
989..................................................10919
1381.................................................11755
1434.................................................10923
1439.................................................13497
1469.................................................10929
1703.................................................14355
1728.................................................14813
Proposed Rules:
301..................................................11392
915..................................................13123
916..................................................11346
917..................................................11346
944..................................................14642
1065.................................................13125
1301.................................................12769
1703.................................................14401
1823.................................................10235
1956.................................................10235
3400.................................................14348

                           8 CFR
3.............................................13663, 13881
103..................................................13881
208..................................................13881
235..................................................13881
238..................................................13881
240..................................................13881
241..................................................13881
253..................................................13881
274a.................................................11533
507..................................................13881

                           9 CFR
52...................................................13064
Proposed Rules:
1....................................................10400
3....................................................10400
71...................................................13726
80...................................................13726
112..................................................13365
113...........................................10400, 14156
391..................................................10402

                          10 CFR
50...................................................14814
73...................................................14814
708..................................................12862
Proposed Rules:
21...................................................12117
50...................................................12117
54...................................................12117
63...................................................10405
70...................................................13368
707..................................................11819

                          11 CFR
Proposed Rules:
2....................................................10405
4....................................................10405
5....................................................10405

                          12 CFR
3....................................................10194
208..................................................10194
225..................................................10201
229..................................................14577
325..................................................10194
404..................................................14373

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405..................................................14373
567..................................................10194
960..................................................12079
Proposed Rules:
21...................................................15137
326..................................................14845
563..................................................14845
602..................................................10954

                          13 CFR
123..................................................13667

                          14 CFR
21...................................................13501
25............................................10740, 14818
39......9906, 9908, 9910, 9911, 9912, 10205, 10208, 10209, 
         10211, 10213, 10216, 10555, 10557, 10560, 10935, 
         11375, 11533, 11757, 11759, 11761, 11764, 12241, 
         12242, 12244, 12247, 12249, 12252, 12743, 13325, 
         13326, 13328, 13330, 13502, 13504, 13667, 13669, 
         13882, 13884, 13886, 13889, 13890, 13892, 14097, 
         14578, 14580, 14583, 14585, 14588, 14820, 14822, 
                                              14824, 15126
71........10387, 10562, 10563, 10740, 10937, 10938, 10939, 
         10940, 12084, 12254, 12255, 13333, 13504, 13671, 
         13672, 14306, 14589, 14590, 14591, 14592, 14593, 
         14594, 14595, 14596, 14597, 14598, 14599, 14600, 
                                              14601, 14602
73.......................12743, 13334, 13506, 14603, 14604
91...................................................15120
93...................................................14972
97..................9912, 9914, 13334, 13336, 14826, 14828
204..................................................12084
255..................................................15127
257..................................................12838
258..................................................12854
399..................................................12838
Proposed Rules:
23...................................................14401
25...................................................14408
39.........9939, 10237, 10578, 10959, 11401, 12770, 12772, 
                  13530, 13732, 13932, 13934, 13936, 15137
71.........9940, 10238, 10239, 10241, 10242, 10243, 10410, 
         10411, 10962, 11533, 11819, 11820, 12126, 12404, 
                         13938, 14410, 15139, 15140, 15142
129..................................................13880

                          15 CFR
734..................................................13338
740..................................................13338
742..................................................13338
744..................................................14605
752..................................................13338
772..................................................13338
774....................................10852, 12744, 13338
806..................................................10387
902..................................................14052

                          16 CFR
4....................................................14829
Proposed Rules:
Ch. I................................................14156
241..................................................13368
256..................................................13369
1213..........................................10245, 14158
1500..........................................10245, 14158
1513..........................................10245, 14158
1615..........................................10963, 13126
1616..........................................10963, 13126
1630.................................................13132
1631.................................................13132
1632.................................................13137

                          17 CFR
202..................................................13065
228..................................................11103
229..................................................11103
230....................................11090, 11095, 11103
239...........................................11103, 11118
240...........................................10564, 13065
242..................................................13065
249..................................................13065
Proposed Rules:
1....................................................14159
30...................................................14159
200..................................................15143
202..................................................15143
210...........................................10579, 15143
228...........................................10579, 15143
229..................................................15143
230....................................12908, 14648, 15143
232...........................................12908, 15143
239....................................11118, 12908, 15143
240.........9948, 10579, 11124, 12127, 12908, 14648, 15143
249..................................................15143
270...........................................12908, 14648
274..................................................12908

                          19 CFR
Ch. I................................................13673
133..................................................11376
Proposed Rules:
4....................................................13370
24...................................................13141
146..................................................13142

                          20 CFR
10...................................................12684
404....................................10103, 13677, 14606
416..................................................13677

                          21 CFR
5....................................................14098
26...................................................11376
50...................................................10942
101...........................................12886, 12887
173..................................................14608
177..................................................10943
178..................................................13506
201...........................................13066, 13254
216..................................................10944
330..................................................13254
331..................................................13254
341..................................................13254
346..................................................13254
355..................................................13254
358..................................................13254
369..................................................13254
520........10103, 10389, 13068, 13340, 13341, 13508, 13678
522...........................................13508, 13509
556.............................10103, 13068, 13341, 13679
558......................13068, 13069, 13341, 13342, 13679
701..................................................13254
806..................................................14098
812..................................................10942
874...........................................10947, 14830
Proposed Rules:
101..................................................14178
864..................................................12774
866..................................................12774
868..................................................12774
870..................................................12774
872..................................................12774
874..................................................12774
876..................................................12774
878..................................................12774
884..................................................12774
886..................................................12774
888..................................................12774
1010.................................................14180
1040.................................................14180

                          22 CFR
41...................................................13510
121..................................................13679
124..................................................13679
171..................................................10949

                          24 CFR
5....................................................13056
35...................................................14381
203...........................................14568, 14572
234..................................................14572
882..................................................14831
887..................................................13056
941..................................................13510
982..................................................13056
984..................................................13056
3500.................................................10080
Proposed Rules:
Ch. IX........................................13531, 13533
990..................................................12920

                          25 CFR
31...................................................13894
39...................................................13894
111..................................................13894
112..................................................13894
115..................................................13894
140..................................................13894
151..................................................13894
152..................................................13894
160..................................................13894
162..................................................13894
226..................................................13894
256..................................................13894
273..................................................13894
275..................................................13894
276..................................................13894

                          26 CFR
1.............................................10218, 11378
54...................................................14382
602..................................................10218
Proposed Rules:
1.................10262, 13939, 13940, 14306, 14412, 14846
20............................................10964, 13940
25...................................................13940
31...................................................13940
40...................................................13940

                          27 CFR
9....................................................13511
13...................................................10949
24...................................................13682

                          28 CFR
79...................................................13686
Proposed Rules:
25...................................................10262
302..................................................11821
549..................................................10095

                          29 CFR
96...................................................14538
99...................................................14538
1910..........................................13700, 13897
4044.................................................12745
Proposed Rules:
215..................................................15276
2510.................................................15143

                          30 CFR
256..................................................13343
914..................................................12890
934..................................................12896
938..................................................14610
Proposed Rules:
56...................................................15144
57............................................14200, 15144
77...................................................15144
120..................................................15144
204..................................................13734
206..................................................12267
250..................................................13535
914..................................................14412
938..................................................12269

                          32 CFR
199...........................................11765, 13912
556..................................................14619

                          33 CFR
62...................................................10104
100.............................13913, 13914, 14382, 14384
117...........................................10104, 13514
165.............................11771, 12746, 13915, 14306
320..................................................11708
326..................................................11708
331..................................................11708
Proposed Rules:
110..................................................14414
117...........................................12795, 12797
155..................................................13734
162..................................................14414
165..................................................14414
167..................................................12139

                          34 CFR
300..................................................12406
303..................................................12406
648..................................................13486
694..................................................10184
Proposed Rules:
303..................................................12674

                          36 CFR
61...................................................11736
Proposed Rules:
1091.................................................13752
1190.................................................13752

                          37 CFR
1....................................................12900
201..................................................12902
202..................................................12902

                          39 CFR
20.............................................9915, 10219
111....................................10950, 12072, 14385
Proposed Rules:
111..................................................11402

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                          40 CFR
52.........9916, 11773, 11775, 12002, 12005, 12015, 12019, 
         12085, 12087, 12256, 12257, 12749, 12751, 12759, 
         13070, 13343, 13346, 13348, 13351, 13514, 13916, 
                         14391, 14620, 14624, 14832, 15129
58...................................................10389
60.....................................10105, 11536, 14393
62............................................13075, 13517
63............................................11536, 12762
80...................................................10366
81.......................11775, 12002, 12005, 12257, 13146
82...................................................10374
90...................................................15208
93...................................................13476
136...........................................10391, 13053
147..................................................14800
180.......10227, 10233, 10567, 11782, 11789, 11792, 11799, 
         13078, 13086, 13088, 13094, 13097, 13103, 13106, 
           14098, 14099, 14101, 14104, 14106, 14626, 14632
271..................................................10111
300..................................................11801
302..................................................13113
355..................................................13113
439...........................................10391, 13053
Proposed Rules:
Ch. 1................................................10066
52...9951, 9952, 10118, 10265, 10342, 11822, 12025, 12141, 
         12798, 12799, 13143, 13146, 13372, 13375, 13378, 
         13379, 13382, 13538, 13753, 14416, 14659, 14665, 
                                                     15148
60............................................10119, 11555
62...................................................13539
63............................................11555, 11560
81..............................11822, 12025, 13383, 13384
82...................................................14417
94...................................................10596
97...................................................10118
136..................................................10596
194..................................................14418
271...........................................10121, 14201
372............................................9957, 10597
435..................................................10266

                          41 CFR
101-49...............................................13700

                          42 CFR
Proposed Rules:
36...................................................14560
405..................................................14666
409..................................................12277
410..................................................12277
411..................................................12277
412..................................................12277
413..................................................12277
416..................................................12278
419..................................................12277
447..................................................10412
457..................................................10412
488...........................................12278, 13354
489..................................................12277
498..................................................12277
1003.................................................12277

                          43 CFR
4....................................................13362
Proposed Rules:
428..................................................12141
3100.................................................14666
3110.................................................14666
3120.................................................14666
3130.................................................14666
3140.................................................14666
3150.................................................14666
3160.................................................14666
3170.................................................14666
3180.................................................14666
3400.................................................12142
3420.................................................12142
3800..................................................9960

                          44 CFR
61...................................................13115
64....................................................9919
65..............................11378, 11380, 11382, 11384
67............................................11386, 11388
Proposed Rules:
67............................................11403, 11409
77...................................................10181
80...................................................10181
81...................................................10181
82...................................................10181
83...................................................10181
152..................................................10181
207..................................................10181
220..................................................10181
221..................................................10181
222..................................................10181
301..................................................10181
303..................................................10181
306..................................................10181
308..................................................10181
320..................................................10181
324..................................................10181
325..................................................10181
328..................................................10181
333..................................................10181
336..................................................10181

                          45 CFR
60....................................................9921
302..................................................11802
303....................................11802, 11810, 15132
304..................................................11802
1207.................................................14113
1208.................................................14123
1209.................................................14133
2551.................................................14113
2552.................................................14123
2553.................................................14133
Proposed Rules:
5....................................................14668
92...................................................10412
95...................................................10412
1224.................................................10872
1302.................................................14202
2508.................................................10872

                          46 CFR
502...................................................9922
510..................................................11156
514..................................................11186
515..................................................11156
520..................................................11218
530..................................................11186
535..................................................11236
545...................................................9922
565..................................................10395
571...................................................9922
572..................................................11236
583..................................................11156
Proposed Rules:
381..................................................14676

                          47 CFR
0....................................................14834
25...................................................14394
41...................................................13916
51...................................................14141
61...................................................14394
64............................................13701, 14141
73.........9923, 12767, 12902, 12903, 13719, 13720, 13721, 
                                       13722, 13729, 14397
90...................................................10395
95...................................................14639
Proposed Rules:
1.....................................................9960
2....................................................10266
51...................................................14203
73........12922, 12923, 12924, 13756, 13757, 14419, 14420, 
                                       14421, 14422, 14423
95...................................................10266

                          48 CFR
Ch. 1.........................................10530, 10552
1.............................................10531, 10548
4....................................................10531
5....................................................10535
8....................................................10535
11...................................................10538
12............................................10531, 10535
13...................................................10538
14...................................................10531
15...................................................10544
16...................................................10538
19...................................................10535
22...................................................10545
25...................................................10548
26...................................................10531
27...................................................10531
31...................................................10547
32............................................10531, 10548
41...................................................10531
52.......................10531, 10535, 10538, 10545, 10548
53.....................................10548, 10913, 12862
203..................................................14397
211..................................................14398
217..................................................14399
252...........................................14397, 14398
913..................................................12862
915..................................................12220
922..................................................12862
970...........................................12220, 12862
1804.................................................14640
1806.................................................10571
1807.................................................14640
1815.................................................10573
1819.................................................10571
1822.................................................14148
1835.................................................14640
1842.................................................10573
1852..........................................10571, 10573
1872.................................................14640
Proposed Rules:
204..................................................14424
252..................................................14424
970..................................................14206

                          49 CFR
171............................................9923, 10742
172..................................................10742
173..................................................10742
174..................................................10742
175..................................................10742
176..................................................10742
177..................................................10742
178..................................................10742
180..................................................10742
531..................................................12090
571...........................................10786, 11724
575..................................................11724
596..................................................10786
1000-1199............................................10234
1420.................................................13916
Proposed Rules:
17...................................................14676
171...........................................13856, 13943
173..................................................13856
177..................................................13856
178..................................................13856
180..................................................13856
192..................................................12147
350..................................................11414
571..............................9961, 10604, 13947, 14207
572..................................................10965
585..................................................13947
587..................................................13947
591..................................................13757
595..................................................13947
1420.................................................13948

                          50 CFR
17...................................................13116
25...................................................14149
36............................................14149, 14151
216...................................................9925
217..................................................14052
220..................................................14052
221..................................................14052
222..................................................14052
223......................14052, 14308, 14508, 14517, 14528
224...........................................14052, 14308
225..................................................14052
226..................................................14052
227..................................................14052
285..................................................10576
300..................................................13519
600...................................................9932
622....................................13120, 13363, 13528
630..................................................12903
648...........................................14052, 14835
660............................................9932, 12092
678..................................................14154
679........9937, 10397, 10398, 10952, 11390, 12093, 12094, 
         12103, 12265, 12767, 12768, 13121, 13122, 13723, 
                                       14052, 14155, 14840
697..................................................14052
Proposed Rules:
17..............................12924, 14209, 14424, 14676
216...................................................9965
223..................................................14329
224..................................................14329
285..................................................10438
600...........................................10438, 12925
622...........................................10612, 10613
630..................................................10438
635..................................................10438
644..................................................10438
648.............................11431, 13392, 13952, 14846
660....................................10439, 12279, 14211
678..................................................10438

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                         REMINDERS
The items in this list were editorially compiled as an aid 
to Federal Register users. Inclusion or exclusion from 
this list has no legal significance.

          RULES GOING INTO EFFECT MARCH 30, 1999
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Agricultural Marketing Service
Olives grown in--
   California; published 3-29-99
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
   States:
   Georgia; published 1-29-99
Hazardous waste program authorizations:
   Nevada; published 1-29-99
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Procedural rules:
   Personnel Appeals Board; published 3-30-99
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Coast Guard
Tank vessels:
   Tank barges; emergency control measures; published 12-30-98
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Motor vehicle safety standards:
   Occupant crash protection--
      Child restraint systems; air bag warning label on rear-facing 
         child seats; modification; correction; published 10-1-98
                  COMMENTS DUE NEXT WEEK
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Plant-related quarantine, domestic:
   Karnal bunt disease--
      Regulated areas reclassification; comments due by 4-8-99; 
         published 3-9-99
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Crop insurance regulations:
   Onions; comments due by 4-5-99; published 2-18-99
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Meat and poultry inspection:
   Inspection services; fee increase; comments due by 4-5-99; published 
      3-4-99
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
Economic Development Administration
Economic Development Reform Act of 1998; implementation; comments due by 
   4-5-99; published 2-3-99
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
Export Administration Bureau
Export licensing:
   Commerce control list--
      Missile technology controls changes; comments due by 4-9-99; 
         published 2-8-99
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
International Trade Administration
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); binational panel reviews:
   Circular welded non-alloy steel pipe and tube from--
      Mexico; comments due by 4-5-99; published 1-6-99
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Fishery conservation and management:
   West Coast States and Western Pacific fisheries--
      West Coast salmon; comments due by 4-5-99; published 3-4-99
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
Reporting requirements:
   Large trader reports; reporting levels changes; comments due by 4-5-
      99; published 2-3-99
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Privacy Act; implementation; comments due by 4-5-99; published 3-5-99
ENERGY DEPARTMENT
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Electric utilities (Federal Power Act):
   Open access same-time information systems (OASIS) and standards of 
      conduct; implementation
      Uniform business practices; comments due by 4-5-99; published 2-3-
         99
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:
   Polymer and resin production facilities (Groups I and IV) and 
      volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from polymer 
      manufacturing industry; comments due by 4-8-99; published 3-9-99
   Polymer and resin 2production facilities (Groups I 
      and IV) and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from polymer 
      manufacturing industry; comments due by 4-8-99; published 3-9-99
Air pollution control; new motor vehicles and engines:
   New nonroad spark-ignition engines at or below 19 kilowatts; phase 2 
      emission standards; comments due by 4-5-99; published 2-3-99
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
   States:
   Connecticut; comments due by 4-9-99; published 3-10-99
Air quality implementation plans; Aapproval and 
   promulgation; various States; air quality planning purposes; 
   designation of areas:
   Colorado; comments due by 4-9-99; published 3-10-99
   Connecticut; comments due by 4-9-99; published 3-10-99
Hazardous waste:
   Identification and listing--
      Exclusions; comments due by 4-5-99; published 2-19-99
Superfund program:
   Toxic chemical release reporting; community-right-to-know--
      Persistent bioaccumulative toxic (PBT) chemicals; reporting 
         thresholds lowered, etc.; comments due by 4-7-99; published 3-
         1-99
Water programs:
   Pollutants analysis test procedures; guidelines--
      Mercury; measurement method; comments due by 4-5-99; published 3-
         5-99
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
Freedom of Information Act; implementation; comments due by 4-7-99; 
   published 3-8-99
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Radio services, special:
   Personal radio services--
      Medical implant communications service in 402-405 MHz band; 
         establishment; comments due by 4-9-99; published 3-3-99
Radio stations; table of assignments:
   California; comments due by 4-5-99; published 2-23-99
   Colorado; comments due by 4-5-99; published 2-23-99
   Illinois; comments due by 4-5-99; published 2-23-99
   Iowa; comments due by 4-5-99; published 2-23-99
   Kansas; comments due by 4-5-99; published 2-23-99
   Kentucky; comments due by 4-5-99; published 2-23-99
   Montana; comments due by 4-5-99; published 2-23-99
   Pennsylvania; comments due by 4-5-99; published 2-23-99
   Texas; comments due by 4-5-99; published 2-23-99
   West Virginia; comments due by 4-5-99; published 2-23-99
   Wyoming; comments due by 4-5-99; published 2-23-99
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
Freedom of Information Act; implementation; comments due by 4-5-99; 
   published 3-4-99
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Children and Families Administration
Head Start Program:
   Authorization of use of grant funds to finance construction and major 
      renovation of facilities; comments due by 4-9-99; published 2-8-99
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Food and Drug Administration
Food for human consumption:
   Food labeling--

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      Dietary supplements; use of health claims based on authoritative 
         statements; comments due by 4-6-99; published 1-21-99
Medical devices:
   External penile rigidity devices; proposed classification; comments 
      due by 4-5-99; published 1-4-99
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Land Management Bureau
Minerals management:
   Oil and gas leasing--
      Federal oil and gas resources; protection against drainage by 
         operations on nearby lands resulting in lower royalties from 
         Federal leases; correction; comments due by 4-5-99; published 
         1-13-99
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions:
   Indiana; comments due by 4-9-99; published 2-8-99
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Audit services:
   Debarment, suspension, and removal of recipient auditors; comments 
      due by 4-6-99; published 2-5-99
POSTAL SERVICE
Domestic Mail Manual:
   Flat-size periodicals and standard mail; packaging material 
      standards; comments due by 4-8-99; published 3-9-99
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Securities:
   Publication or submission of quotations without specified 
      information; comments due by 4-7-99; published 3-8-99
   Securities offerings, regulatory structure; modernization and 
      clarification; comments due by 4-5-99; published 12-4-98
   Takeovers and security holder communications; regulation 
      modernization; comments due by 4-5-99; published 12-4-98
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Disadvantaged business enterprise participation in DOT financial 
   assistance programs; comments due by 4-5-99; published 2-2-99
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Airworthiness directives:
   Allison Engine Co., Inc.; comments due by 4-5-99; published 2-4-99
   Boeing; comments due by 4-5-99; published 2-4-99
   McDonnell Douglas; comments due by 4-8-99; published 2-22-99
   Raytheon; comments due by 4-8-99; published 2-5-99
   Textron Lycoming; comments due by 4-5-99; published 2-3-99
Class E airspace; comments due by 4-9-99; published 3-10-99
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
American Automobile Labeling Act; implementation:
   Motor vehicle content labeling; domestic and foreign parts content 
      information; comments due by 4-9-99; published 2-8-99
Motor vehicle safety standards:
   Air brake systems--
      Air brake standard rulemaking petition; partial grant/partial 
         denial; comments due by 4-5-99; published 2-3-99
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Fiscal Service
Financial management services:
   Federal payments by electronic funds transfer; access to accounts at 
      financial institutions through payment service providers; comments 
      due by 4-8-99; published 1-8-99
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Internal Revenue Service
Income taxes:
   Education tax credits; Hope scholarship credit and lifetime learning 
      credit; guidance; comments due by 4-6-99; published 1-6-99
   Fast-pay stock; recharacterizing financing arrangements; comments due 
      by 4-6-99; published 1-6-99
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Thrift Supervision Office
Regulated activities:
   Exempt savings and loan holding companies and grandfathered 
      activities; comments due by 4-9-99; published 2-8-99
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