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FEDERAL REGISTER PAGES AND DATE, MARCH

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10931-11196............................................. 1
11197-11454............................................. 2
11455-11734............................................. 3
11735-11858............................................. 6
11859-12060............................................. 7
12061-12426............................................. 8
12427-12904............................................. 9
12905-13234.............................................10
13235-13658.............................................13
13659-13864.............................................14
13865-14206.............................................15
14207-14430.............................................16
14431-14780.............................................17
14781-15052.............................................20
15053-15202.............................................21
15203-15520.............................................22
15521-15822.............................................23
15823-16116.............................................24
16117-16296.............................................27
16297-16508.............................................28
16509-16782.............................................29
16783-17126.............................................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
Proclamations:
7276.................................................11197
7277.................................................11199
7278.................................................11455
7279.................................................11733
7280.................................................12903
7281.................................................15201
7282.................................................16507
7283.................................................16509
Executive Orders:
12170 (See Notice of March 13, 2000).................13863
12957 (Continued by Notice of March 13, 2000)........13863
12959 (See Notice of March 13, 2000).................13863
13059 (See Notice of March 13, 2000).................13863
13146................................................11201
13147................................................13233
Administrative Orders:
Memorandum of January 5, 2000........................15823
Presidential Determinations:
No. 2000-15 of February 24, 2000.....................10931
No. 2000-16 of February 29, 2000.....................15797
No. 2000-17 of March 2, 2000.........................15821
No. 2000-18 of March 16, 2000........................16297
Notices:
March 13, 2000.......................................13863

                           4 CFR
27...................................................15203
28...................................................15203

                           5 CFR
Ch. LXXIII...........................................15825
213..................................................14431
315..................................................14431
335..................................................14431
531..................................................15875
532..................................................15521
792..................................................13659
2640.................................................16511
Proposed Rules:
3....................................................14477
213..................................................14477
315..................................................14477

                           7 CFR
2....................................................12427
75...................................................15830
205..................................................13512
210..................................................12429
215..................................................12429
220..................................................12429
225..................................................12429
226..................................................12429
301..................................................11203
457..................................................11457
600..................................................14781
601..................................................14781
729..................................................16117
761..................................................14432
762..................................................14432
800..................................................16783
868..................................................16787
915..................................................15203
916..................................................15205
917..................................................15205
993..................................................12061
955..................................................12442
985..................................................15832
989..................................................15214
1301.................................................16118
1304.................................................16118
1305.................................................16118
1306.................................................16118
1307.................................................16118
1308.................................................16118
1421.................................................13865
1427.................................................13865
1464.................................................10933
1710..........................................14207, 14785
1721.................................................10933
3019.................................................14406
Proposed Rules:
6....................................................14478
20...................................................11483
27...................................................10979
28............................................10979, 12140
29...................................................13915
57...................................................14652
97...................................................13917
201..................................................12952
205..................................................15579
360..................................................14926
930..................................................15580
1140.................................................10981
1160.................................................14484
1205.................................................12146
1210.................................................14485
1306.................................................12141
1307.................................................12141
1309.................................................12141
1710.................................................12952
1717.................................................12952
1718.................................................12952

                           8 CFR
3.............................................15835, 15846
212....................................14774, 15835, 15846
214..................................................14774
240...........................................15835, 15846
245...........................................15835, 15846
248..................................................14774
274a..........................................15835, 15846
278A.................................................14774
299...........................................15835, 15846

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                           9 CFR
74...................................................15216
78...................................................12064
93...................................................15216
94...................................................15521
130..................................................16122
Proposed Rules:
71...................................................11485
77.....................................11485, 11912, 15877
78...................................................11485
93...................................................12486
98...................................................12486
113..................................................12151
130..................................................12486
317..................................................14486
318...........................................14486, 14489
319..........................................144867, 14489
327..................................................14489
381..................................................14486
590..................................................11486

                          10 CFR
72..............................11458, 12444, 14790, 16299
170..................................................11204
600..................................................14406
810..................................................16124
820..................................................15218
905..................................................16789
Proposed Rules:
Ch. XVIII............................................13700
21...................................................11488
50...................................................11488
52...................................................11488
54...................................................11488
100..................................................11488
170..................................................16250
171..................................................16250
430..................................................14128
431..................................................10984
960..................................................11755
963..................................................11755

                          11 CFR
108..................................................15221
Proposed Rules:
104..................................................16534
111..................................................16534
9038.................................................15273

                          12 CFR
Ch. IX...............................................13663
5....................................................12905
201..................................................16802
204..................................................12916
208...........................................14810, 15050
225......................14433, 14440, 15053, 16302, 16460
303..................................................15526
340..................................................14816
362..................................................15526
563..................................................16302
563c.................................................16302
563g.................................................16302
701..................................................15224
724..................................................10933
745..................................................10933
925..................................................13866
950..................................................13866
1500.................................................16460
1501..........................................12064, 14819
1510.................................................15050
Proposed Rules:
3....................................................12320
8....................................................15111
208..................................................12320
225..................................................12320
325..................................................12320
563..................................................16350
563c.................................................16350
563g.................................................16350
567..................................................12320
614..................................................14491
620..................................................14494
709..................................................11250
716..................................................10988
741..................................................10988
742..................................................15275
1750.................................................13251

                          13 CFR
Proposed Rules:
124..................................................12955

                          14 CFR
25.....................................13666, 16128, 16305
39..................................................10934,
  10937, 10938, 11204, 11459, 11859, 11861, 12071, 12072, 
  12073, 12075, 12077, 12080, 12081, 12082, 12084, 12085, 
  12460, 12462, 12463, 13668, 13871, 13875, 13877, 14207, 
  14209, 14822, 14826, 14827, 14831, 14834, 14838, 14844, 
  14846, 14847, 14849, 14852, 15226, 15230, 15232, 15531, 
  15534, 15536, 15537, 15857, 15858, 16129, 16309, 16311, 
                                              16802, 16804
71........11369, 11461, 11866, 12630, 12917, 12918, 14344, 
         14855, 14856, 14857, 15859, 15860, 15861, 16130, 
                                              16131, 16808
91.....................................16112, 16114, 16736
95...................................................14442
97................13669, 13671, 13673, 15540, 15541, 15544
121..................................................16736
135..................................................16736
255..................................................16808
1260.................................................14406
Proposed Rules:
25...................................................13703
35...................................................16542
39........11006, 11505, 11940, 11942, 12489, 12957, 13251, 
         13919, 13921, 13923, 14216, 14218, 15278, 15280, 
         15584, 15878, 15880, 15882, 16151, 16153, 16154, 
                                16157, 16158, 16352, 16845
71........12153, 12957, 13704, 13705, 13707, 14497, 15282, 
                                                     15586
108..................................................15113
109..................................................15113
111..................................................15113
129..................................................15113
191..................................................15113
255..................................................11009

                          15 CFR
14...................................................14406
734..................................................12919
736..................................................14858
738...........................................12919, 14857
740...........................................12919, 14857
742...........................................12919, 14857
743..................................................12919
744...........................................12919, 14444
748..................................................12919
756...........................................14857, 14861
762..................................................14858
766..................................................14862
770..................................................14857
774....................................12919, 13879, 14862
902..................................................16766

                          16 CFR
305..................................................16132
1615.................................................12924
1616.................................................12924
1630.................................................12929
1631.................................................12929
1632.................................................12935
Proposed Rules:
307..................................................11944
312..................................................11947
313..................................................11174

                          17 CFR
1....................................................12466
4.............................................10939, 12938
15...................................................14452
16...................................................14452
17...................................................14452
200..................................................12469
211..................................................16811
240..................................................13235
242..................................................13235
Proposed Rules:
4.............................................11253, 12318
228...........................................11507, 15043
229..................................................11507
230....................................11507, 15500, 16160
232..................................................11507
239...........................................11507, 15500
240...........................................11507, 16160
243..................................................16160
248..................................................12354
249...........................................11507, 16160
250..................................................11507
259..................................................11507
260..................................................11507
269..................................................11507
270...........................................11507, 15500
274...........................................11507, 15500

                          18 CFR
35...................................................12088
157....................................11461, 12115, 15234
380..................................................15234
1301.................................................16513

                          19 CFR
4....................................................16513
12...................................................12470
18...................................................16513
24...................................................13880
111..................................................13880
122..................................................16513
123..................................................16513
144..................................................16513
146..................................................16513
178..................................................13880
Proposed Rules:
101..................................................16354

                          20 CFR
220..................................................14458
322..................................................14459
401..................................................16811
402..................................................16811
404...........................................11866, 16811
410..................................................16811
416...........................................11866, 16811
422..................................................16811

                          21 CFR
20...................................................11881
101..................................................11205
173..................................................16312
176...........................................13675, 16518
177....................................15057, 16313, 16816
178....................................15545, 16314, 16315
524...........................................13904, 16817
558..................................................11888
640..................................................13678
862..................................................16520
868..................................................11464
870..................................................11465
1301.................................................13235
1308.................................................13235
Proposed Rules:
16...................................................16847
101..................................................14219
314..................................................12154
900..................................................16847

                          22 CFR
22...................................................14211
23...................................................14211
41...................................................14768
51...................................................14211
139..................................................14764
145..................................................14406
226..................................................14406
Proposed Rules:
22...................................................13253

                          23 CFR
1340.................................................13679

                          24 CFR
5.............................................16294, 16692
200..................................................15043
266..................................................16294
401..................................................15452
402..................................................15452
880..................................................16692
881..................................................16692
884..................................................16692
886..................................................16692
891..................................................16692
905..................................................14422
960..................................................16692
966..................................................16692
982....................................16817, 16818, 16819
983...........................................16818, 16819
984..................................................16692
985...........................................16692, 16823
Proposed Rules:
81...................................................12632
201..................................................17120
202..................................................17120
990..................................................11525
3280.................................................17110

                          25 CFR
290..................................................14461

                          26 CFR
1.........11205, 11467, 12471, 15547, 15548, 15862, 16143, 
                                16316, 16317, 16318, 16319
301...........................................11211, 11215
601..................................................15862
602....................................11205, 11211, 11215
Proposed Rules:
                   1..................11012, 11269, 15587,

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                                       16545, 16546, 16554
301...........................................11271, 11272

                          27 CFR
4....................................................11889
5....................................................11889
7....................................................11889
16...................................................11889
75...................................................15058
Proposed Rules:
00...................................................15115
4....................................................12490
70...................................................15115
75...................................................15115
90...................................................15115

                          28 CFR
70...................................................14406

                          29 CFR
95...................................................14406
4022..........................................14752, 14753
4044..........................................13905, 14752
4050.................................................14752
Proposed Rules:
1614.................................................11019
1910..........................................11948, 13254

                          30 CFR
202..................................................11467
206...........................................11467, 14022
250...........................................14469, 15862
938..................................................15553
Proposed Rules:
914...........................................11950, 12492

                          31 CFR
103..................................................13683

                          32 CFR
22...................................................14406
32...................................................14406
668..................................................13906
776..................................................15059
2001.................................................16320

                          33 CFR
26...................................................14863
95...................................................14223
100..................................................15558
110..................................................11892
117.............................11893, 12943, 15238, 16521
127..................................................10943
147..................................................16823
140..................................................14226
141..................................................14226
142..................................................14226
143..................................................14226
144..................................................14226
145..................................................14226
146..................................................14226
147..................................................14226
154..................................................10943
155...........................................10943, 14470
159..................................................10943
161..................................................14863
164..................................................10943
165....................................14864, 16522, 16826
167..................................................12944
177..................................................14223
183..................................................10943
320..................................................16486
326..................................................16486
331..................................................16486
Proposed Rules:
100...............11274, 13926, 14498, 17355, 16358, 16554
110...............13926, 14498, 16355, 16358, 16361, 16554
165.......13926, 14498, 14501, 14502, 15283, 15285, 16355, 
                                              16358, 16361
175..................................................11410
177..................................................11410
179..................................................11410
181..................................................11410
183..................................................11410

                          34 CFR
74...................................................14406
1100.................................................11894
Proposed Rules:
606..................................................15115
607..................................................15115
608..................................................15115

                          36 CFR
Ch. XV...............................................14760
1....................................................15077
3....................................................15077
13...................................................15077
701...........................................11735, 11736
1210.................................................14406
Proposed Rules:
212..................................................11680
261..................................................11680
295..................................................11680
1190.................................................12493
1191.................................................12493
1280.................................................15592

                          37 CFR
1....................................................14864
Proposed Rules:
201...........................................14227, 14505

                          38 CFR
3.............................................12116, 16827
19...................................................14471
20...................................................14471
21............................................12117, 13693
Proposed Rules:
3....................................................13254

                          39 CFR
111..................................................12946
Proposed Rules:
20...................................................11023
111...........................................13258, 16859
913..................................................14229
952..................................................13707

                          40 CFR
9....................................................15090
30...................................................14406
51...................................................11222
52........10944, 11468, 12118, 12472, 12474, 12476, 12481, 
         12948, 13239, 13694, 14212, 14873, 15240, 15244, 
                                              15864, 16320
55...................................................15867
60...................................................13242
62............................................16320, 16323
63............................................11231, 15690
68...................................................13243
70...................................................16523
86...................................................11898
136..................................................14344
141..................................................11372
148..................................................14472
180.......10946, 11234, 11243, 11736, 12122, 12129, 15248, 
                                                     16143
258..................................................16523
261..................................................14472
262..................................................12378
268..................................................14472
271...........................................14472, 16528
300...........................................13697, 14475
302..................................................14472
431..................................................15091
445..................................................14344
Proposed Rules:
51............................................11024, 16364
52........11027, 11275, 11524, 12494, 12495, 12499, 12958, 
         13260, 13709, 14506, 14510, 14930, 15286, 15287, 
                                15883, 16364, 16365, 16864
62...................................................16365
63...................................................11278
81...................................................14510
141..................................................11372
152..................................................15883
156..................................................15884
271..................................................16557
438..................................................11755
503..................................................11278
755..................................................16094

                          41 CFR
302-51...............................................16828
302-52...............................................16828
302-54...............................................16828
302-70...............................................16828
302-71...............................................16828
302-76...............................................16828

                          42 CFR
121..................................................15252
405..................................................13911
410..................................................13911
Proposed Rules:
410..................................................13082
493..................................................14510

                          43 CFR
12...................................................14406
3500.................................................11475

                          45 CFR
74...................................................14406
400..................................................15410
401..................................................15410
612..................................................11740
613..................................................11740

                          46 CFR
28...................................................10943
30...................................................10943
32...................................................10943
34...................................................10943
35...................................................10943
38...................................................10943
39...................................................10943
54...................................................10943
56...................................................10943
58...................................................10943
61...................................................10943
63...................................................10943
76...................................................10943
77...................................................10943
78...................................................10943
91...................................................11904
92...................................................10943
95...................................................10943
96...................................................10943
97...................................................10943
105..................................................10943
108..................................................10943
109..................................................10943
110..................................................10943
111..................................................10943
114..................................................10943
115..................................................11904
119..................................................10943
125..................................................10943
132..................................................11904
133..................................................11904
134..................................................11904
151..................................................10943
153..................................................10943
154..................................................10943
160..................................................10943
161..................................................10943
162..................................................10943
163..................................................10943
164..................................................10943
170..................................................10943
174..................................................10943
175..................................................10943
182..................................................10943
189..................................................11904
190..................................................10943
193..................................................10943
195..................................................10943
199...........................................10943, 11904
515..................................................15252
Proposed Rules:
2....................................................11410
10...................................................11410
15...................................................11410
24...................................................11410
25...................................................11410
26...................................................11410
28...................................................11410
30...................................................11410
70...................................................11410
90...................................................11410
114..................................................11410
169..................................................11410
175..................................................11410
188..................................................11410
199..................................................11410

                          47 CFR
1....................................................14476
20...................................................15559
22...................................................15559
24............................................14213, 15559
25...................................................16327
27...................................................12483
32...................................................16328
54...................................................12135
64...................................................16328
73.........11476, 11477, 11750, 13250, 16149, 16335, 16336
76............................................12135, 15559
80...................................................15559
90...................................................15559
99...................................................15559
Proposed Rules:
Ch. I................................................15599
1....................................................13933
2....................................................14230
26...................................................14230
27...................................................14230
54...................................................13933
61...................................................13933
69...................................................13933

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73........11537, 11538, 11539, 11540, 11541, 11955, 12155, 
         13260, 13261, 15600, 15885, 15886, 16160, 16366, 
                                              16558, 16559

                          48 CFR
Ch. 1.........................................16285, 16286
Ch. 2................................................14380
Ch. 5................................................11246
1....................................................16285
6....................................................16285
9....................................................16285
15...................................................16285
19...................................................16275
32...................................................16276
52............................................16276, 16285
202..................................................14397
204..................................................14397
207..................................................14397
208...........................................14397, 14400
212..................................................14400
222...........................................14397, 14402
244..................................................14400
247..................................................14400
252....................................14397, 14400, 14402
1806.................................................12484
1808.................................................12484
1811.................................................12484
1813.................................................12484
1815.................................................12484
1825.................................................12484
1835.................................................12484
1837.................................................12484
1842.................................................12484
1848.................................................12484
1851.................................................12484
2409.................................................12950
Proposed Rules:
Ch. 9................................................13416
2....................................................16758
3....................................................16758
4....................................................16758
9....................................................16758
15...................................................16758
52...................................................16758

                          49 CFR
19...................................................14406
193..................................................10950
350..................................................15092
355..................................................15092
385..................................................11904
571..................................................11751
572...........................................10961, 15254
Proposed Rules:
Ch I.................................................11541
40............................................13261, 15118
171..................................................11028
172..................................................11028
173..................................................11028
174...........................................11028, 16161
175..................................................11028
176..................................................11028
177...........................................11028, 16161
178..................................................11028
179..................................................11028
180..................................................11028
190..................................................15290
191..................................................15290
192..................................................15290
195..................................................15290
222...........................................15298, 16559
229...........................................15298, 16559

                          50 CFR
17..............................14876, 14886, 14896, 16052
18...................................................16828
300..................................................14907
622...........................................12136, 16336
635..................................................15873
648.......11478, 11909, 15110, 15576, 16341, 16345, 16532, 
                                                     16844
660...........................................11480, 16346
679.......10978, 11247, 11481, 11909, 12137, 12138, 13698, 
           14918, 14924, 15271, 15272, 15577, 16150, 16532
Proposed Rules:
16...................................................11756
17........12155, 12181, 13262, 13935, 14513, 14931, 14935, 
                                              15887, 16869
216..................................................11542
223..................................................12959
224...........................................12959, 13935
300..................................................13284
600..................................................11956
622...........................................11028, 14518
648....................................11029, 11956, 14519
679....................................11756, 11973, 12500

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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, 2000
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Food and Nutrition Service
Food stamp program:
   Coupons issuance and use; electronic benefits transfer systems; audit 
      requirements; published 2-29-00
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Air pollution control:
   Operating permits programs; interim approval expiration dates; 
      extension; published 2-14-00
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
   States:
   California; published 2-29-00
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Food and Drug Administration
Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:
   Triamcinolone acetonide cream; published 3-30-00
Food additives:
   Polymers--
      2-propenoic acid, polymer with 2-ethyl-2-(((1-oxo-2-
         propenl)oxy)methyl)-1,3-propanediyl di-2-propenoate and sodium 
         2-propenoate; published 3-30-00
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Fish and Wildlife Service
Marine mammals:
   Incidental take during specified activities--
      Beaufort Sea, AK; year-round oil and gas insdustry operations; 
         polar bears and Pacific walrus; published 3-30-00
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Nonimmigrant classes:
   Nonimmigrant workers (H-1B category); petition; fee schedule and 
      filing requirements; published 2-29-00
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Miscellaneous corrections; published 3-30-00
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Coast Guard
Anchorage regulations:
   California; published 2-29-00
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Airworthiness directives:
   Airbus; published 2-24-00
   British Aerospace; published 2-24-00
   Fokker; published 2-24-00
   Sikorsky; published 3-15-00
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Customs Service
Merchandise, special classes:
   Import sanctions--
      Toxic Substances Control Act; chemicals importation; 
         certifications; published 2-29-00
VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
Adjudication; pensions, compensation, dependency, etc.:
   Eligibility reporting requirements; published 3-30-00
                  COMMENTS DUE NEXT WEEK
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Agricultural Marketing Service
Cotton classing, testing, and standards:
   Classification services to growers; 2000 user fees; comments due by 
      4-7-00; published 3-8-00
Cotton research and promotion order:
   Imported content and cotton content of imported products; 
      supplemental assessment calculation; comments due by 4-7-00; 
      published 3-8-00
Meats, prepared meats, and meat products; grading, certification, and 
   standards:
   Imported beef, lamb, veal, and calf carcasses; official grading; 
      comments due by 4-3-00; published 2-1-00
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Plant-related quarantine, domestic:
   Asian longhorned beetle; comments due by 4-3-00; published 2-2-00
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Food and Nutrition Service
Child nutrition programs:
   National school lunch and school breakfast programs; alternatives to 
      standard application and meal counting procedures; comments due by 
      4-7-00; published 2-7-00
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
International fisheries regulations:
   Antarctic marine living resources; harvesting and dealer permits, and 
      catch documentation; comments due by 4-7-00; published 3-13-00
Marine mammals:
   Incidental taking--
      Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean; tuna purse seine vessels; 
         compliance with International Dolphin Conservation Program; 
         comments due by 4-3-00; published 1-3-00
      Naval activities; USS Winston S. Churchill shock testing; comments 
         due by 4-3-00; published 3-3-00
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
Vocational rehabilitation and education:
   Veterans education--
      Educational assistance; new criteria for approving courses; 
         comments due by 4-3-00; published 2-2-00
ENERGY DEPARTMENT
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Natural gas companies (Natural Gas Act):
   Section 7 new service applications; optional certificate and 
      abandonment procedures; comments due by 4-3-00; published 2-16-00
Practice and procedure:
   Public utilities; annual charges; comments due by 4-3-00; published 
      2-3-00
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Air programs; State authority delegations:
   Arizona; comments due by 4-3-00; published 3-2-00
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
   States:
   California; comments due by 4-3-00; published 3-2-00
   Illinois; comments due by 4-3-00; published 3-3-00
Hazardous wastes:
   Land disposal restrictions--
      Polychlorinated biphenyls; underlying hazardous constituent in 
         soil; Phase IV standards deferral; comments due by 4-3-00; 
         published 2-16-00
Superfund program:
   National oil and hazardous substances contingency plan--
      National priorities list update; comments due by 4-4-00; published 
         2-4-00
Water supply:
   National primary drinking water regulations--
      Public water systems; unregulated contaminant monitoring 
         regulation; comments due by 4-3-00; published 3-2-00
      Public water systems; unregulated contaminant monitoring 
         regulation; comments due by 4-3-00; published 3-2-00
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Radio stations; table of assignments:
   Montana; comments due by 4-3-00; published 2-25-00
   Texas; comments due by 4-3-00; published 2-23-00
   Wisconsin; comments due by 4-3-00; published 2-25-00
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act; implementation
   Safe harbor guidelines; comments due by 4-6-00; published 3-7-00
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Medical care and examinations:
   Indian health--
      Indian Self-Determination Act; contracts; comments due by 4-3-00; 
         published 2-1-00
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered and threatened species:

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   Critical habitat determinations--
      Coastal California gnatcatcher; comments due by 4-7-00; published 
         2-7-00
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions:
   Indiana; comments due by 4-6-00; published 3-7-00
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
Drug Enforcement Administration
Records, reports, and exports of listed chemicals:
   Red phosphorus; comments due by 4-3-00; published 2-2-00
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
Privacy Act; implementation; comments due by 4-3-00; published 2-23-00
MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET OFFICE
Federal Procurement Policy Office
Acquisition regulations:
   Cost Accounting Standards Board--
      Cost accounting standards coverage; applicability, thresholds, and 
         waivers; comments due by 4-7-00; published 2-7-00
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Practice and procedure:
   Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act and 
      Veterans Employment Opportunities Act; implementation--
      Appeals; comments due by 4-4-00; published 2-4-00
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
Records management:
   Computer tapes, rewind requirement; elimination; comments due by 4-3-
      00; published 2-3-00
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION
Credit unions:
   Involuntary liquidation; adjudication of creditor claims; comments 
      due by 4-3-00; published 3-2-00
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Rulemaking petitions:
   Barbour, Donald A.; comments due by 4-5-00; published 1-21-00
Spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste; independent 
   storage; licensing requirements:
   Approved spent fuel storage casks; list additions; comments due by 4-
      5-00; published 1-21-00
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Securities:
   Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval System (EDGAR)--
      Modernization; filing requirements; changes; comments due by 4-3-
         00; published 3-3-00
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Coast Guard
Boating safety:
   Personal flotation devices; Federal requirements for wearing; 
      comments due by 4-3-00; published 10-5-99
   Uninspected passenger vessels; comments due by 4-3-00; published 3-2-
      00
Outer Continental Shelf activities regulations; revision; comments due 
   by 4-5-00; published 12-7-99
Practice and procedure:
   Adjudicative procedures consolidation; comments due by 4-3-00; 
      published 10-5-99
Vocational rehabilitation and education:
   Veterans education--
      New criteria for approving courses; comments due by 4-3-00; 
         published 2-2-00
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Workplace drug and alcohol testing programs:
   Procedures; revision; comments due by 4-7-00; published 12-9-99
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Air carrier certification and operations:
   Aviation security screening; comments due by 4-4-00; published 1-5-00
Airworthiness directives:
   Boeing; comments due by 4-3-00; published 2-3-00
   CFM International, S.A.; comments due by 4-3-00; published 3-3-00
   Dornier; comments due by 4-6-00; published 3-7-00
   Eurocopter Deutschland GMBH; comments due by 4-4-00; published 2-4-00
   Lockheed; comments due by 4-3-00; published 2-16-00
   McDonnell Douglas; comments due by 4-3-00; published 2-16-00
Class D and Class E airspace; comments due by 4-3-00; published 2-18-00
Class E airspace; comments due by 4-3-00; published 2-17-00
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Bureau
Alcohol; viticultural area designations:
   Lodi, CA; comments due by 4-7-00; published 2-7-00
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Comptroller of the Currency
Electronic banking; facilitation of national banks' use of new 
   technologies; advance notice; comments due by 4-3-00; published 2-2-
   00
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Customs Service
Tariff-rate quotas:
   Sugar-containing products; export certificates; comments due by 4-4-
      00; published 2-4-00
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Internal Revenue Service
Excise taxes:
   Deposits and tax returns; comments due by 4-6-00; published 1-7-00
Income taxes:
   Credit for increasing research activities; comments due by 4-5-00; 
      published 1-4-00
Procedure and administration:
   Agriculture Department; return information disclosures for 
      statistical purposes and related activities; cross reference; 
      comments due by 4-3-00; published 1-4-00
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Resolution Funding Corporation operations; comments due by 4-7-00; 
   published 3-8-00
VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
Vocational rehabilitation and education:
   Veterans educations--
      New criteria for approving courses; comments due by 4-3-00; 
         published 2-2-00
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