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         RULES GOING INTO EFFECT SEPTEMBER 1, 1999
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Agricultural Marketing Service
Oranges and grapefruit grown in--
   Texas; published 8-31-99
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
Export Administration Bureau
Export administration regulations:
   Exports and reexports of commercial charges and devices containing 
      energetic materials; published 9-1-99
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Fishery conservation and management:
   Atlantic highly migratory species--
      Large coastal shark; published 9-1-99
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural 
   commodities:
   Chlorfenapyr; published 9-1-99
   Cymoxanil; published 9-1-99
   Difenoconazole; published 9-1-99
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Television broadcasting:
   Advanced television (ATV) systems--
      Digital television service; channel allotments; impact upon 
         exiting television service; correction; published 9-1-99
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Credit by brokers and dealers (Regulation T):
   Foreign margin stocks list; published 8-26-99
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Acquisition regulations:
   Revision; published 7-9-99
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Food and Drug Administration
Food additives:
   Adjuvants, production aids, and sanitizers--
      Phosphorothioic acid; published 9-1-99
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
   Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research; published 9-1-99
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Fish and Wildlife Service
Migratory bird hunting:
   Federal Indian reservations, off-reservation trust lands, and ceded 
      lands; published 8-30-99
   Seasons, limits, and shooting hours; establishment, etc.; published 
      8-31-99
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION
Single-employer plans:
   Allocation of assets--
      Interest assumptions for valuing benefits; published 8-13-99
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Coast Guard
Boating safety:
   Numbering undocumented vessels in Alaska; fee increase; published 7-
      6-99
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Air travel; nondiscrimination on basis of disability:
   Wheelchairs and other assistive devices; compensation for damage; 
      published 8-2-99
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Airworthiness directives:
   Airbus; published 7-28-99
   Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd.; published 8-17-99
Class D airspace; published 9-1-99
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Consumer information:
   Uniform tire quality grading standards; published 5-24-99
   Utility vehicle label; published 3-9-99
   Utility vehicle label; rollover warning requirement
      Rollover and air bag alert labels; combination in one label; 
         published 8-30-99
Motor vehicle safety standards:
   Child restraint systems--
      Child restraint anchorage systems; published 8-31-99
Motor Vehicle Safety Standards:
   Child restraint systems--
      Standardized child restraint anchorage systems independent of seat 
         belts; published 3-5-99
VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
Medical benefits:
   Veterans' medical care or services; collection or recovery; published 
      4-27-99
                  COMMENTS DUE NEXT WEEK
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Agricultural Marketing Service
Almonds grown in--
   California; comments due by 9-9-99; published 8-10-99
Bartlett pears (fresh) grown in--
   Oregon and Washington; comments due by 9-7-99; published 8-6-99
Oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, and tangelos grown in--
   Florida; comments due by 9-10-99; published 8-26-99
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Interstate transportation of animals and animals products (quarantine):
   Brucellosis in cattle and bison--
      State and area classifications; comments due by 9-7-99; published 
         7-8-99
Plant-related quarantine, foreign:
   Unmanufactured solid wood packing material; importation; comments due 
      by 9-7-99; published 7-7-99
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Commodity Credit Corporation
Loan and purchase programs:
   Dairy recourse loan program for commercial dairy processors; comments 
      due by 9-7-99; published 7-22-99
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Food and Nutrition Service
Food distribution programs:
   Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
      1996; implementation; comments due by 9-7-99; published 7-8-99
Food stamp program:
   Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
      1996; implementation--
      Non-discretionary provisions; comments due by 9-10-99; published 
         7-12-99
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Rural Utilities Service
Electric loans:
   Load forecasts; borrower requirements; comments due by 9-7-99; 
      published 7-7-99
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
Economic Analysis Bureau
International services surveys:
   BE-80; benchmark survey of financial services transactions between 
      U.S. financial services providers and unaffiliated foreign 
      persons; comments due by 9-7-99; published 7-9-99
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Endangered and threatened species:
   Critical habitat designations--
      Snake River spring/summer chinook salmon; comments due by 9-8-99; 
         published 8-17-99
Fishery conservation and management:
   Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone--
      License limitation program; comments due by 9-7-99; published 8-6-
         99
   Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries--
      Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic coastal migratory pelagic 
         resources; comments

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         due by 9-7-99; published 7-6-99
   Magnuson-Stevens Act provisions--
      American lobster; exempted fishing permits; comments due by 9-7-
         99; published 8-20-99
   Northeastern United States fisheries--
      Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; hearings; comments due by 
         9-7-99; published 8-9-99
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
Acquisition regulations:
   General property, plant, and equipment; contractor reporting 
      requirements; comments due by 9-7-99; published 7-22-99
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
   Ocean transportation by U.S.-flag vessels; comments due by 9-10-99; 
      published 7-12-99
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
Navy Department
Attorneys practicing under cognizance and supervision of Judge Advocate 
   General; professional conduct; comments due by 9-10-99; published 7-
   12-99
National Environmental Policy Act; implementation; comments due by 9-7-
   99; published 7-9-99
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Air programs:
   Pesticide products; State registration--
      Hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerators constructed on or 
         before June 20, 1996; Federal plan requirements; comments due 
         by 9-7-99; published 7-6-99
Air programs; approval and promulgation; State plans for designated 
   facilities and pollutants:
   New York; comments due by 9-8-99; published 8-9-99
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
   States:
   California; comments due by 9-7-99; published 8-6-99
   District of Columbia; comments due by 9-7-99; published 8-5-99
   Minnesota; comments due by 9-7-99; published 8-6-99
Clean Air Act:
   Interstate ozone transport reduction--
      Nitrogen oxides budget trading program; Sections 126 and 110 
         rulemakings; unit-specific information for affected sources; 
         comments due by 9-8-99; published 8-9-99
Grants and other Federal assistance:
   State and local assistance--
      Indian Tribes; environmental program grants; comments due by 9-7-
         99; published 7-23-99
      State, interstate, and local government agencies; environmental 
         program grants; comments due by 9-7-99; published 7-23-99
Hazardous waste program authorizations:
   South Dakota; comments due by 9-9-99; published 8-10-99
   Wisconsin; comments due by 9-7-99; published 8-5-99
Hazardous waste:
   State underground storage tank program approvals--
      North Carolina; comments due by 9-9-99; published 8-10-99
      North Carolina; correction; comments due by 9-9-99; published 8-
         24-99
Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural 
   commodities:
   Fosetyl-Al; comments due by 9-7-99; published 7-8-99
   N-acyl sarcosines and sodium N-acyl sarcosinates; comments due by 9-
      7-99; published 7-7-99
   Processing fees; comments due by 9-7-99; published 6-9-99
Superfund program:
   National oil and hazardous substances contingency plan--
      National priorities list update; comments due by 9-7-99; published 
         8-5-99
      National priorities list update; comments due by 9-8-99; published 
         8-9-99
      National priorities list update; comments due by 9-10-99; 
         published 8-11-99
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
Farm credit system:
   Miscellaneous amendments; comments due by 9-8-99; published 8-9-99
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Digital television stations; table of assignments:
   Nevada; comments due by 9-7-99; published 7-19-99
Frequency allocations and radio treaty matters:
   50.2-50.4 and 51.4-71.0 GHz realignment; comments due by 9-7-99; 
      published 8-11-99
Radio broadcasting:
   AM broadcasters using directional antennas; regulatory requirements 
      reduction; comments due by 9-10-99; published 7-27-99
Radio stations; table of assignments:
   Georgia; comments due by 9-7-99; published 7-23-99
   Texas; comments due by 9-7-99; published 7-23-99
   Vermont; comments due by 9-7-99; published 7-23-99
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Flood insurance program:
   Insurance coverage and rates; comments due by 9-7-99; published 8-5-
      99
   Write-your-own program--
      Private sector property insurers assistance; comments due by 9-7-
         99; published 8-5-99
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Acquisition regulations:
   Revision; comments due by 9-7-99; published 7-9-99
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
   Ocean transportation by U.S.-flag vessels; comments due by 9-10-99; 
      published 7-12-99
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Food and Drug Administration
Medical devices:
   Obstetrical and gynecological devices--
      Female condoms classification; comments due by 9-8-99; published 
         6-10-99
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Indian Affairs Bureau
Human services:
   Financial assistance and social services programs; comments due by 9-
      7-99; published 6-25-99
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered and threatened species:
   Alabama sturgeon; comments due by 9-10-99; published 7-12-99
Hunting and fishing:
   Refuge-specific regulations; comments due by 9-10-99; published 8-11-
      99
Migratory bird hunting:
   Seasons, limits, and shooting hours; establishment, etc.; comments 
      due by 9-7-99; published 8-27-99
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Immigration:
   Aliens--
      Criminal aliens in State custody convicted of nonviolent offenses; 
         early release for removal; comments due by 9-10-99; published 
         7-12-99
      Criminal aliens in State custody convicted of nonviolent offenses; 
         early release for removal; correction; comments due by 9-10-99; 
         published 7-22-99
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
Foreign Agents Registration Act:
   Lobbying Disclosure Act and Lobbying Disclosure Technical Amendments 
      Act; technical amendments, etc.; comments due by 9-7-99; published 
      7-9-99
LABOR DEPARTMENT
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Coal mine and metal and nonmetal mine safety and health:
   Underground mines--
      Self-rescue devices; comments due by 9-7-99; published 7-27-99
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
   Ocean transportation by U.S.-flag vessels; comments due by 9-10-99; 
      published 7-12-99
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT OFFICE
Acquisition regulations:

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   Health benefits, Federal employees--
      Defense Department demonstration project; comments due by 9-7-99; 
         published 7-6-99
Health benefits, Federal employees:
   Defense Department demonstration project; comments due by 9-7-99; 
      published 7-6-99
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Business loans:
   Microloan program; changes; comments due by 9-10-99; published 8-11-
      99
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Air traffic operating and flight rules, etc.:
   Grand Canyon National Park, AZ; special flight rules in vicinity--
      Commercial air tour limitation; comments due by 9-7-99; published 
         7-9-99
      Special flight rules area and flight free zones; modification of 
         dimensions; comments due by 9-7-99; published 7-9-99
   Reduced vertical separation minimum; comments due by 9-7-99; 
      published 7-8-99
Airworthiness directives:
   Airbus; comments due by 9-8-99; published 8-9-99
   American Champion Aircraft Corp.; comments due by 9-10-99; published 
      8-4-99
   Boeing; comments due by 9-7-99; published 7-21-99
   Bombardier; comments due by 9-7-99; published 8-6-99
   Eurocopter France; comments due by 9-7-99; published 7-7-99
   McDonnell Douglas; comments due by 9-7-99; published 7-21-99
   New Piper Aircraft, Inc.; comments due by 9-8-99; published 7-12-99
   Raytheon; comments due by 9-9-99; published 8-2-99
Airworthiness standards:
   Special conditions--
      Boeing Model 767-400ER airplane; comments due by 9-7-99; published 
         7-21-99
Class E airspace; comments due by 9-7-99; published 7-21-99
VOR Federal airways; comments due by 9-8-99; published 8-9-99
VOR Federal airways; correction; comments due by 9-8-99; published 8-31-
   99
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Maritime Administration
Coastwise trade laws; administrative waivers; comments due by 9-7-99; 
   published 7-8-99
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Motor vehicle safety standards:
   Child restraint systems--
      Child booster seats for older children; use in older cars; 
         comments due by 9-7-99; published 7-7-99
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Research and Special Programs Administration
Hazardous materials:
   Liquefied compressed gases; transportation and unloading; comments 
      due by 9-7-99; published 7-8-99
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H.R. 211/P.L. 106-48
To designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 920 West Riverside Avenue in 
Spokane, Washington, as the ``Thomas S. Foley United 
States Courthouse'', and the plaza at the south entrance 
of such building and courthouse as the ``Walter F. Horan 
Plaza''. (Aug. 17, 1999; 113 Stat. 230)
H.R. 1219/P.L. 106-49
Construction Industry Payment Protection Act of 1999 (Aug. 
17, 1999; 113 Stat. 231)
H.R. 1568/P.L. 106-50
Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development 
Act of 1999 (Aug. 17, 1999; 113 Stat. 233)
H.R. 1664/P.L. 106-51
Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee and Emergency Oil and Gas 
Guaranteed Loan Act of 1999 (Aug. 17, 1999; 113 Stat. 252)
H.R. 2465/P.L. 106-52
Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2000 (Aug. 17, 
1999; 113 Stat. 259)
S. 507/P.L. 106-53
Water Resources Development Act of 1999. (Aug. 17, 1999; 
113 Stat. 269)
S. 606/P.L. 106-54
For the relief of Global Exploration and Development 
Corporation, Kerr-McGee Corporation, and Kerr-McGee 
Chemical, LLC (successor to Kerr-McGee Chemical 
Corporation), and for other purposes. (Aug. 17, 1999; 113 
Stat. 398)
S. 1546/P.L. 106-55
To amend the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 
to provide additional administrative authorities to the 
United States Commission on International Religious 
Freedom, and to make technical corrections to that Act, 
and for other purposes. (Aug. 17, 1999; 113 Stat. 401)
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