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67147-67468............................................. 1
67469-67692............................................. 2
67693-67996............................................. 3
67997-68274............................................. 6
68275-68614............................................. 7
68615-68930............................................. 8
68931-69164............................................. 9
69165-69370.............................................10
69371-69628.............................................13
69629-69882.............................................14
69883-70172.............................................15
70173-70562.............................................16
70563-70984.............................................17
  


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CFR PARTS AFFECTED DURING DECEMBER

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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
Proclamations:
7256.................................................67691
7257.................................................68269
7258.................................................69161
7259.................................................69163
7260.................................................70563
Executive Orders:
June 24, 1914 (Revoked in part by PLO 7416)..........67295
April 28, 1917 (Revoked in part by PLO 7416).........67295
February 11, 1918 (Revoked in part by PLO 7416)......67295
July 10, 1919 (Revoked in part by PLO 7416)..........67295
May 25, 1921 (Revoked in part by PLO 7416)...........67295
April 17, 1926 (Revoked in part by PLO 7416).........67295
February 7, 1930 (Revoked in part by PLO 7416).......67295
13143................................................68273
Administrative Orders:
Memorandums:
November 29, 1999....................................68275

                           5 CFR
410..................................................69165
530..................................................69165
531..................................................69165
532..................................................69183
534..................................................68931
536..................................................69165
550...........................................69165, 69936
551..................................................69165
575..................................................69165
591..................................................69165
610..................................................69165
1630.................................................67693
6801.................................................68615

                           7 CFR
29...................................................67469
246...........................................67997, 70173
319...........................................68001, 69629
761..................................................69322
905..................................................69371
906..................................................69375
915..................................................69380
1000.................................................70868
1001.................................................70868
1002.................................................70868
1004.................................................70868
1005.................................................70868
1006.................................................70868
1007.................................................70868
1012.................................................70868
1013.................................................70868
1030.................................................70868
1032.................................................70868
1033.................................................70868
1036.................................................70868
1040.................................................70868
1044.................................................70868
1046.................................................70868
1049.................................................70868
1050.................................................70868
1064.................................................70868
1065.................................................70868
1068.................................................70868
1076.................................................70868
1079.................................................70868
1106.................................................70868
1124.................................................70868
1126.................................................70868
1131.................................................70868
1134.................................................70868
1135.................................................70868
1137.................................................70868
1138.................................................70868
1139.................................................70868
1407.................................................67470
1703.................................................69937
Proposed Rules:
272..................................................70920
273..................................................70920
955..................................................69419
985..................................................69421
989..................................................69204
1032.................................................67201
1703.................................................69937
1744.................................................69946
1980.................................................70124
3555.................................................70124
4280.................................................69937

                           8 CFR
103..................................................69983
235..................................................68616
Proposed Rules:
100..................................................68638

                           9 CFR
78...................................................67695
94...................................................67695
130...........................................67697, 67699
Proposed Rules:
54...................................................70608
79...................................................70608
301..................................................70200
318..................................................70200
320..................................................70200

                          10 CFR
51...................................................68005
72...................................................67700
709..................................................70962

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710..................................................70962
711..................................................70962
850..................................................68854
Proposed Rules:
26...................................................67202
431..................................................69598
960..................................................69963
963..................................................69963

                          11 CFR
Proposed Rules:
100..................................................68951

                          12 CFR
327..................................................70178
503..................................................69183
505..................................................69183
557..................................................69183
559..................................................69183
563..................................................69183
572..................................................69183
Proposed Rules:
202..................................................69963
205..................................................69963
213..................................................69963
226..................................................69963
230..................................................69963

                          13 CFR
300..................................................69868
301..................................................69868
302..................................................69868
303..................................................69868
304..................................................69868
305..................................................69868
306..................................................69868
307..................................................69868
308..................................................69868
314..................................................69868
316..................................................69868
317..................................................69868
318..................................................69868
Proposed Rules:
120...........................................67205, 69964

                          14 CFR
25..............................67147, 67701, 67705, 69383
39........67471, 67706, 67708, 67710, 68277, 68618, 68620, 
         68623, 68625, 68628, 69185, 69386, 69389, 69390, 
                  69392, 69394, 69629, 69964, 69967, 70181
65...................................................68916
71........67712, 67713, 67714, 67715, 67716, 68007, 68008, 
         68009, 68010, 68931, 68932, 69631, 69632, 70565, 
                                70566, 70567, 70568, 70570
91...................................................70571
254..................................................70573
97............................................67473, 67476
Proposed Rules:
11...................................................69856
25............................................67804, 69425
39........67206, 67806, 67807, 68056, 68058, 68060, 68062, 
         68296, 68297, 68300, 68302, 68639, 68640, 68642, 
         68644, 68646, 68956, 68959, 68960, 68963, 69206, 
                  69208, 69428, 69674, 69964, 69967, 70201
71.........67525, 67810, 69430, 69431, 70610, 70611, 70612
450..................................................69628

                          15 CFR
303..................................................67148
806..................................................67716
902....................................68228, 68932, 69888
2015.................................................67152
Proposed Rules:
280..................................................69969

                          16 CFR
4....................................................69397

                          17 CFR
3....................................................68011
32...................................................68011
211...........................................67154, 68936
270..................................................68019
Proposed Rules:
Ch. II...............................................69074
4....................................................68304
240...........................................69975, 70613

                          19 CFR
12...................................................67479
132..................................................67481
163..................................................67481

                          20 CFR
404..................................................67719
Proposed Rules:
222..................................................68647
325..................................................67811
330..................................................67811
335..................................................67811
336..................................................67811
604...........................................67811, 67972

                          21 CFR
10...................................................69188
12...................................................69188
176...........................................68629, 69898
178..................................................67483
179..................................................69190
203..................................................67720
205..................................................67720
510...........................................69188, 69191
520..................................................68289
558..................................................70576
1401.................................................69901
Proposed Rules:
10...................................................69209
12...................................................69209
16............................................70202, 70203
314..................................................67207
510..................................................69209
601..................................................67207
1309.................................................67216

                          24 CFR
985..................................................67982

                          26 CFR
1.............................................67763, 69903
20............................................67763, 67767
25...................................................67767
301..................................................67767
601..................................................69398
602...........................................67767, 69903

                          28 CFR
0....................................................68307
551..................................................68264

                          29 CFR
4011.................................................67163
4022.................................................67163
4044..........................................67165, 69922
Proposed Rules:
2520.................................................67436
2700.................................................68649

                          30 CFR
250..................................................69923
740..................................................70766
745..................................................70766
761...........................................70766, 70838
762..................................................70766
772..................................................70766
773..................................................70766
778..................................................70766
780..................................................70766
784..................................................70766
913..................................................68024
914..................................................70578
918..................................................68289
936..................................................70584
946..................................................69399
Proposed Rules:
280..................................................68649
938..................................................70644

                          31 CFR
Proposed Rules:
28...................................................69432

                          32 CFR
287..................................................67166
Proposed Rules:
199...........................................67220, 69981

                          33 CFR
26...................................................69633
100.............................67168, 67169, 69192, 70184
117....................................67169, 67773, 68291
127..................................................67170
154..................................................67170
155..................................................67170
159..................................................67170
161..................................................69633
164..................................................67170
165..................................................70587
183..................................................67170
207..................................................69402
Proposed Rules:
100..................................................70650
140..................................................68416
141..................................................68416
142..................................................68416
143..................................................68416
144..................................................68416
145..................................................68416
146..................................................68416
147..................................................68416
165..................................................70650

                          34 CFR
304..................................................69138
606..................................................70146
607..................................................70146

                          36 CFR
1220.................................................67662
1222.................................................67662
1228...................................67662, 67634, 68945
Proposed Rules:
217...........................................69446, 70204
219...........................................69446, 70204
251..................................................70204

                          37 CFR
1.............................................67486, 67774
2.............................................67486, 67774
253..................................................67187

                          38 CFR
Proposed Rules:
3....................................................67528

                          39 CFR
3001.................................................67487
Proposed Rules:
111..................................................68965

                          40 CFR
9......................................68546, 68722, 69636
52........67188, 67491, 67495, 67781, 67784, 67787, 68031, 
           68034, 68292, 68293, 69404, 70589, 70592, 70593
62...................................................70595
63.....................................67789, 67793, 69637
82...................................................68039
122..................................................68722
123..................................................68722
124..................................................68722
141..................................................67450
143..................................................67450
144...........................................68546, 70316
145..................................................68546
146..................................................68546
180........68044, 68046, 68631, 69407, 69409, 70184, 70599
243..................................................70602
300..................................................68052
Proposed Rules:
50...................................................68659
52........67222, 67534, 67535, 68065, 68066, 69211, 69448, 
          70205, 70207, 70318, 70319, 70332 70347, 70364, 
         70380, 70397, 70412, 70428, 70443, 70459, 70478, 
           70496, 70514, 70531, 70548, 70652, 70659, 70660
62...................................................70665
70...................................................68066
80...................................................70121
81............................................68659, 70660
85............................................68310, 70121
86.....................................68310, 70121, 70665
194..................................................68661
243..................................................70666
260..................................................68968
372..................................................68311
761..................................................69358

                          41 CFR
Ch. 301..............................................67670
300-3................................................67670
301-10...............................................67670

                          42 CFR
Proposed Rules:
68c..................................................69213
433..................................................67223
438..................................................67223
1001.................................................69217

                          44 CFR
61...................................................70191
65..............................69644, 69646, 69647, 69649
67.....................................69652, 69655, 69657
Proposed Rules:
67...................................................69676

                          45 CFR
1302.................................................69924

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1641.................................................67501
Proposed Rules:
160..................................................69981
161..................................................69981
162..................................................69981
163..................................................69981
164..................................................69981
270..................................................68202
2522.................................................67235
2525.................................................67235

                          46 CFR
28...................................................67170
30...................................................67170
32...................................................67170
34...................................................67170
35...................................................67170
38...................................................67170
39...................................................67170
54...................................................67170
56...................................................67170
58...................................................67170
61...................................................67170
63...................................................67170
76...................................................67170
77...................................................67170
78...................................................67170
92...................................................67170
95...................................................67170
96...................................................67170
97...................................................67170
105..................................................67170
108..................................................67170
109..................................................67170
110..................................................67170
111..................................................67170
114..................................................67170
119..................................................67170
125..................................................67170
151..................................................67170
153..................................................67170
154..................................................67170
160..................................................67170
161..................................................67170
162..................................................67170
163..................................................67170
164..................................................67170
170..................................................67170
174..................................................67170
175..................................................67170
182..................................................67170
190..................................................67170
193..................................................67170
195..................................................67170
199..................................................67170

                          47 CFR
Ch. 1................................................68053
1.............................................68946, 69926
2....................................................69926
36..................................................67372,
                                                     67416
51...................................................68637
54..................................................67372,
                                                     67416
69...................................................67372
73...................................................70606
76..................................................67193,
                                                     67198
90...................................................67199
95...................................................69926
Proposed Rules:
73........67236, 67535, 68662, 68663, 68664, 68665, 70670, 
                                              70671, 70672

                          48 CFR
808..................................................69934
812..................................................69934
813..................................................69934
852..................................................69934
853..................................................69934
1815.................................................69415
Proposed Rules:
1....................................................67986
2....................................................70158
12...................................................67992
13...................................................67992
16...................................................70158
22..................................................67986,
                                                     67992
25...................................................67446
30...................................................67814
37...................................................70158
52.....................................67446, 67986, 67992
919..................................................68072
952..................................................68072
1815.................................................70208
1819.................................................70208
1852.................................................70208

                          49 CFR
192..................................................69660
195..................................................69660
211..................................................70193
219..................................................69193
225..................................................69193
235..................................................70193
238..................................................70193
240..................................................70193
571..................................................69665
Proposed Rules:
40...................................................69076
571..................................................70672

                          50 CFR
17............................................68508, 69195
222...........................................69416, 70196
223...........................................69416, 70196
300..................................................69672
600..................................................67511
622..................................................68932
635..................................................70198
649..................................................68228
660..................................................69888
679......................68054, 68228, 68949, 69673, 70199
Proposed Rules:
17.....................................67814, 69324, 70209
18...................................................68973
216..................................................70678
226...........................................67536, 69448
622..................................................70678
635..................................................69982
648..................................................67551
660..................................................70679
679....................................67555, 69219, 69458

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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 DECEMBER 17, 1999
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Farm Service Agency
Program regulations:
   Real estate and chattel appraisals; regulatory streamlining; 
      published 11-17-99
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Program regulations:
   Real estate and chattel appraisals; regulatory streamlining; 
      published 11-17-99
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Rural Housing Service
Program regulations:
   Real estate and chattel appraisals; regulatory streamlining; 
      published 11-17-99
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Rural Utilities Service
Program regulations:
   Real estate and chattel apraisals; regulatory streamlining; published 
      11-17-99
ENERGY DEPARTMENT
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Practice and procedure:
   Corporate officials or other persons to receive service; designation; 
      published 11-17-99
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural 
   commodities:
   Bifenrin; published 12-17-99
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Food and Drug Administration
Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:
   New drug applications--
      Neomycin sulfate; published 12-17-99
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions:
   Oklahoma; published 12-17-99
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Coast Guard
Regattas and marine parades:
   Ambassador Construction Fireworks Display, Hudson River; published 
      12-17-99
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Airworthiness directives:
   Aerospatiale; published 11-12-99
   Airbus; published 11-12-99
   Boeing; published 11-12-99
   Bombardier; published 11-12-99
   Dornier; published 11-12-99
   Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH; published 12-2-99
   McDonnell Douglas; published 11-12-99
   Raytheon; published 11-12-99
                  COMMENTS DUE NEXT WEEK
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Agricultural Marketing Service
Eggs and egg products:
   Shell eggs; refrigeration requirements; comments due by 12-21-99; 
      published 10-22-99
Sheep and lamb promotion, research, and information order; comments due 
   by 12-23-99; published 11-23-99
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Interstate transportation of animals and animal products (quarantine):
   Tuberculosis in cattle and bison--
      State and area classifications; comments due by 12-20-99; 
         published 10-20-99
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Endangered and threatened species:
   Beluga whale; Cook Inlet, AK, stock designation as depleted; comments 
      due by 12-20-99; published 10-19-99
Fishery conservation and management:
   Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries--
      Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic coastal migratory pelagic 
         resources; comments due by 12-20-99; published 11-4-99
   Magnuson-Stevens Act provisions--
      Essential fish habitat; comments due by 12-23-99; published 11-8-
         99
Marine mammals:
   Incidental taking--
      BP Exploration (Alaska); Beaufort Sea; offshore oil and gas 
         platforms construction and operation; comments due by 12-21-99; 
         published 10-22-99
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
Acquisition regulations:
   Information disclosure; comments due by 12-20-99; published 10-21-99
Civilian health and medical program of uniformed services (CHAMPUS):
   TRICARE program--
      Double coverage; third party recoveries; comments due by 12-20-99; 
         published 10-19-99
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:
   Generic maximum achievable control technology
      Surge control and bottoms receiver vessels; comments due by 12-22-
         99; published 11-22-99
Air pollution control; new motor vehicles and engines:
   Light-duty vehicles and trucks--
      Pre-production certification procedures; compliance assurance 
         programs; reconsideration petition; comments due by 12-20-99; 
         published 11-5-99
Air programs:
   Outer Continental Shelf regulations--
      California; consistency update; comments due by 12-20-99; 
         published 11-19-99
Air programs; approval and promulgation; State plans for designated 
   facilities and pollutants:
   Indiana; comments due by 12-20-99; published 11-18-99
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
   States:
   California; comments due by 12-20-99; published 11-19-99
   Colorado et al.; comments due by 12-20-99; published 11-19-99
   Indiana; comments due by 12-20-99; published 11-18-99
   Source-specific plans--
      Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, AZ; comments due by 12-
         23-99; published 11-23-99
      Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, AZ; comments due by 12-
         23-99; published 11-23-99
Pesticide programs:
   Pesticide container and containment standards; comments due by 12-20-
      99; published 10-21-99
Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural 
   commodities:
   Metolachlor; comments due by 12-20-99; published 10-21-99
   Pyriproxyfen; comments due by 12-20-99; published 10-21-99
   Pyrithiobac sodium salt; comments due by 12-20-99; published 10-20-99
   Sethoxydim; comments due by 12-20-99; published 10-21-99
   Tebufenozide, etc.; comments due by 12-20-99; published 10-21-99
Superfund program:
   National oil and hazardous substances contingency plan--
      National priorities list update; comments due by 12-21-99; 
         published 10-22-99
Toxic substances:
   Inventory update rule; amendments; comments due by 12-24-99; 
      published 10-22-99
   Significant new uses--
      Ethane, 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoro-, etc.;

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         comments due by 12-20-99; published 11-19-99
Water programs:
   Water quality planning and management; comments due by 12-22-99; 
      published 10-1-99
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Digital television stations; table of assignments:
   Florida; comments due by 12-23-99; published 11-4-99
   Georgia; comments due by 12-23-99; published 11-4-99
   Texas; comments due by 12-20-99; published 11-2-99
Radio and television broadcasting:
   Class A low power television service; establishment; comments due by 
      12-21-99; published 10-22-99
Radio stations; table of assignments:
   Louisiana; comments due by 12-20-99; published 11-4-99
   Ohio; comments due by 12-20-99; published 11-4-99
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Asset purchase restrictions; comments due by 12-20-99; published 9-21-99
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Trade regulation rules:
   Franchising; disclosure requirements and prohibitions; comments due 
      by 12-21-99; published 10-22-99
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Food and Drug Administration
Biological products:
   Blood safety initiative; comment period extended and public meeting; 
      comments due by 12-22-99; published 11-9-99
Food additives:
   Adjuvants, production aids, and sanitizers--
      3,9-bis[2,4-bis(1-methyl-1-phenylethyl)phenoxy]-2,4,8,10-tetraoxa-
         3,9-diphosphaspiro [5.5]undecane; comments due by 12-23-99; 
         published 11-23-99
Human drugs and biological products:
   Evidence to demonstrate efficacy of new drugs against lethal or 
      permanently disabling toxic substances when efficacy studies 
      ethically cannot be conducted; comments due by 12-20-99; published 
      10-5-99
Protection of human subjects:
   Investigational human drugs and biologics; determination that 
      informed consent is not feasible or is contrary to best interests 
      of recipients, etc.; comments due by 12-20-99; published 10-5-99
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Public and Indian housing:
   Public housing resident management corporations; direct funding; 
      comments due by 12-20-99; published 10-21-99
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
National Park Service
Concession contracts; solicitation, award, and administration
   Economic analysis; comments due by 12-22-99; published 11-22-99
LABOR DEPARTMENT
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Coal mine safety and health:
   Samples used to determine respirable dust level when quartz is 
      present; program policy letter; comments due by 12-23-99; 
      published 11-23-99
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Radiation protection standards:
   Solid materials release at licensed facilities; regulatory framework; 
      comments due by 12-22-99; published 10-19-99
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Coast Guard
Merchant marine officers and seamen:
   Manning requirements--
      Federal pilotage for foreign-trade vessels in Maryland; comments 
         due by 12-20-99; published 10-21-99
Ports and waterways safety:
   New York Harbor, NY; safety zone; comments due by 12-20-99; published 
      11-19-99
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Air carrier certification and operations:
   Digital flight data recorder regulations for Boeing 737 airplanes and 
      for Part 125 operations; revisions; comments due by 12-20-99; 
      published 11-18-99
Airworthiness directives:
   Bob Fields Aerocessories; comments due by 12-23-99; published 10-29-
      99
   Boeing; comments due by 12-20-99; published 11-5-99
   Bombardier; comments due by 12-22-99; published 11-22-99
   Cessna; comments due by 12-20-99; published 11-4-99
   Fokker; comments due by 12-20-99; published 11-19-99
   Lockheed; comments due by 12-23-99; published 11-8-99
   McDonnell Douglas; comments due by 12-20-99; published 11-4-99
   Pilatus Aircraft Ltd.; comments due by 12-23-99; published 11-23-99
Class C airspace; comments due by 12-23-99; published 11-5-99
Class E airspace; comments due by 12-23-99; published 11-23-99
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Research and Special Programs Administration
Pipeline safety:
   Gas transmission and hazardous liquid pipelines in high consequence 
      areas; enhanced safety and environmental protection; comments due 
      by 12-20-99; published 10-21-99
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Customs Service
Financial and accounting procedures:
   Customs duties, taxes, fees and interest; underpayments and 
      overpayments interest; comments due by 12-20-99; published 10-20-
      99
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Internal Revenue Service
Income taxes:
   Qualified lessee construction allowances; short-term leases; comments 
      due by 12-20-99; published 9-20-99
   Tax-exempt bonds issued by State and local governments; arbitrage and 
      related restrictions; definition of investment-type property; 
      comments due by 12-23-99; published 8-25-99

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