[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 1, 2000)]
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CFR PARTS AFFECTED DURING AUGUST

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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 AUGUST 1, 2000
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Agricultural Marketing Service
Kiwifruit grown in--
   California; published 6-14-00
Prunes (dried) produced in California; published 5-10-00
Raisins produced from grapes grown in--
   California; published 3-22-00
Walnuts grown in--
   California; published 6-26-00
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Fishery conservation and management:
   Northeastern United States fisheries--
      Scup; published 8-1-00
      Spiny dogfish; published 8-1-00
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Health Care Financing Administration
Medicare:
   Hospital inpatient payments and graduate medical education rates and 
      costs; Balanced Budget Refinement Act provisions; published 8-1-00
   Hospital outpatient services; prospective payment system; published 
      6-30-00
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services 
Department
Medicare:
   Hospital outpatient services; prospective payment system; published 
      6-30-00
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA):
   Copyright restoration of certain Berne Convention and World Trade 
      Organization works--
      Restored copyrights, notices of intent to enforce; corrections 
         procedure; correction; published 8-1-00
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Acquisition regulations:
   Contract bundling; published 8-1-00
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION
Single employer plans:
   Allocation of assets--
      Interest assumptions for valuing benefits; published 7-14-00
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Administrative regulations:
   Air traffic and related services for aircraft that transit U.S.-
      controlled airspace but neither take off from, nor land in, U.S.; 
      fees; published 6-6-00
Airworthiness directives:
   McDonnell Douglas; published 6-27-00
                  COMMENTS DUE NEXT WEEK
ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Historic Preservation, Advisory Council
Protection of historic and cultural properties; comments due by 8-10-00; 
   published 7-11-00
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Agricultural Marketing Service
Meats, prepared meats, and meat products; grading, certification, and 
   standards:
   Livestock and poultry products; equipment used in slaughter, 
      processing, and packaging; certification of sanitary design and 
      fabrication; comments due by 8-7-00; published 6-6-00
Oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, and tangelos grown in--
   Florida; comments due by 8-7-00; published 7-6-00
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Plant-related quarantine, foreign:
   Mexican Hass avocados; comments due by 8-9-00; published 5-11-00
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Food and Nutrition Service
Child nutrition programs:
   National school lunch and school breakfast programs--
      Blended beef, pork, poultry, or seafood products; identification; 
         comments due by 8-7-00; published 6-8-00
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Fishery conservation and management:
   Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone--
      Gulf of Alaska groundfish; comments due by 8-10-00; published 6-
         26-00
   Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic fisheries--
      Gulf of Mexico reef fish; comments due by 8-11-00; published 7-12-
         00
Marine mammals:
   Humpback whales in Alaska; approach prohibition; comments due by 8-
      10-00; published 6-26-00
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
Patent and Trademark Office
Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act; implementation; comments due 
   by 8-7-00; published 7-7-00
Patent cases:
   Treatment of unlocatable application and patent files; comments due 
      by 8-9-00; published 7-10-00
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
Commodity Exchange Act:
   Clearing organizations; regulatory framework; comments due by 8-7-00; 
      published 6-22-00
   Exemption for bilateral transcations; regulatory framework; comments 
      due by 8-7-00; published 6-22-00
   Intermediaries of commodity interest transactions; regulatory 
      framework; comments due by 8-7-00; published 6-22-00
   Multilateral transaction execution facilities, intermediaries and 
      clearing organizations; regulatory framework; comments due by 8-7-
      00; published 6-22-00
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Special education and rehabilitative services:
   Assistance to States for education of children with disabilities; 
      comments due by 8-8-00; published 5-10-00
ENERGY DEPARTMENT
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Natural Gas Policy Act:
   Interstate natural gas pipelines--
      Business practice standards; comments due by 8-7-00; published 7-
         7-00
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
   States:
   Arizona; comments due by 8-10-00; published 7-11-00
   Connecticut; comments due by 8-11-00; published 7-12-00
   Massachusetts; comments due by 8-11-00; published 7-12-00
   Minnesota; comments due by 8-11-00; published 7-12-00
   New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; comments due by 8-9-00; 
      published 7-10-00
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
   states:
   Ohio; comments due by 8-9-00; published 7-10-00
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
   States:
   Rhode Island; comments due by 8-11-00; published 7-12-00
Hazardous waste program authorizations:
   Delaware; comments due by 8-11-00; published 7-12-00
Solid wastes:
   Alternative liner performance, leachate recirculation, and bioreactor 
      landfills; information and data request; comments due by 8-7-00; 
      published 4-6-00
Water supply:
   National primary drinking water regulations--
      Ground water systems; waterborne pathogens

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         from fecal contamination; public health risk education; 
         comments due by 8-9-00; published 6-14-00
      Radon-222; maximum containment level goal; public health 
         protection; comments due by 8-7-00; published 6-23-00
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Coal mine safety and health:
   Respirable coal mine dust; concentration determination; hearings; 
      comments due by 8-7-00; published 7-7-00
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Public and Indian housing:
   Operating fund formula; operating subsidies; comments due by 8-9-00; 
      published 7-10-00
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Land Management Bureau
Minerals management:
   Oil and gas leasing--
      Alaska; National Petroleum Reserve unitization; comments due by 8-
         10-00; published 6-26-00
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered and threatened species:
   Critical habitat designations--
      Arroyo southwestern toad; comments due by 8-7-00; published 6-8-00
   Zayante band-winged grasshopper; comments due by 8-7-00; published 7-
      7-00
Endangered Species Convention:
   Regulations revised
      Correction; comments due by 8-7-00; published 5-8-00
      Correction; comments due by 8-7-00; published 6-29-00
Fish and wildlife restoration; Federal aid to States:
   Sport fish program; participation by District of Columbia and U.S. 
      insular territories and commonwealths; comments due by 8-8-00; 
      published 6-9-00
Hunting and fishing:
   Refuge-specific regulations; comments due by 8-9-00; published 7-10-
      00
Migratory bird hunting:
   Seasons, limits, and shooting hours; establishment, etc.
      Meetings; comments due by 8-10-00; published 7-31-00
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Immigration:
   Aliens--
      Detention of aliens ordered removed; comments due by 8-11-00; 
         published 8-1-00
LABOR DEPARTMENT
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Coal mine safety and health:
   Respirable coal mine dust; concentration determination; hearings; 
      comments due by 8-7-00; published 7-7-00
   Samples used to determine respirable dust level; procedures 
      revocation; comments due by 8-7-00; published 7-7-00
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION
Privacy Act; implementation; comments due by 8-11-00; published 6-12-00
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Aircraft products and parts; certification procedures:
   Changed products; type certification procedures; comments due by 8-7-
      00; published 6-7-00
Airworthiness directives:
   Boeing; comments due by 8-11-00; published 6-27-00
   Learjet; comments due by 8-11-00; published 6-27-00
   MD Helicopters, Inc.; comments due by 8-7-00; published 6-6-00
   Raytheon; comments due by 8-11-00; published 6-14-00
Airworthiness standards:
   Transport category airplanes--
      Powerplant installations; fire protection requirements; comments 
         due by 8-11-00; published 6-12-00
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Bureau
Alcohol; viticultural area designations:
   Walla Walla Valley and Columbia Valley, WA; boundary revision; 
      comments due by 8-7-00; published 6-6-00
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H.R. 3544/P.L. 106-250
Pope John Paul II Congressional Gold Medal Congressional 
Gold Medal Act (July 27, 2000; 114 Stat. 622)
H.R. 3591/P.L. 106-251
To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of the 
Congress to former President Ronald Reagan and his wife 
Nancy Reagan in recognition of their service to the 
Nation. (July 27, 2000; 114 Stat. 624)
H.R. 4391/P.L. 106-252
Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act (July 28, 2000; 114 
Stat. 626)
H.R. 4437/P.L. 106-253
Semipostal Authorization Act (July 28, 2000; 114 Stat. 
634)
Last List July 28, 2000

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TABLE OF EFFECTIVE DATES AND TIME PERIODS--AUGUST 2000
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certain dates, such as effective dates and comment deadlines, which 
appear in agency documents. In computing these dates, the day after 
publication is counted as the first day.
    When a date falls on a weekend or holiday, the next Federal 
business day is used. (See 1 CFR 18.17)
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