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Agriculture Department
See  Forest Service
See  Rural Housing Service


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 69084-69085


Commerce Department
See  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RULES
Civil monetary penalties; inflation adjustment, 69001-69003
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 69072


Defense Department
RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Architect-engineer contractors selection; new consolidated form, 
            69226-69246
    Competitive acquisition; debriefing, 69256-69258
    Debarement and suspension; order placement and option exercise, 
            69249-69251
    Depreciation cost principle, 69245-69248
    Federal Prison Industries--
        Waiver threshold; increased, 69248-69250
    Federal Procurement Data System, 69247-69249
    Insurance and pension costs, 69250-69257
    Introduction, 69225-69227
    Small Entity Compliance Guide, 69258-69260
    Technical amendments, 69257-69259
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Procurement list; when Javits-Wagner O'Day Program becomes 
            mandatory source of supplies and services; clarification, 
            69261-69262
    Reimbursement of relocation costs on lump-sum basis, 69263-69265


Education Department
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 69072-69074


Energy Department
See  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:
    Miscellaneous coating manufacturing, 69163-69201
Air programs; State authority delegations:
    New Mexico, 69036-69046
    Various States, 69029-69036
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
          States:
    Indiana, 69025-69029
PROPOSED RULES
Air programs; State authority delegations:
    New Mexico, 69069-69070
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
          States:
    Indiana, 69069
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 69080-69082


Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
NOTICES
Senior Executive Service:
    Performance Review Board; membership, 69082


Executive Office of the President
See  Presidential Documents
See  Trade Representative, Office of United States


Federal Aviation Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Airworthiness directives:
    Boeing, 69053-69055
    Bombardier, 69057-69059
    Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER), 69055-69057
    McDonnell Douglas, 69051-69053
NOTICES
Exemption petitions; summary and disposition, 69116
Meetings:
    RTCA Government/Industry Free Flight Steering Committee, 69116-
            69117


Federal Communications Commission
NOTICES
Rulemaking proceedings; petitions filed, granted, denied, etc., 69082-
          69083


Federal Election Commission
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 69083


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
RULES
Practice and procedure:
    Natural gas pipelines and transmitting public utilities 
            (transmission providers); standards of conduct, 69133-69162
NOTICES
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:
    SCS Energy, LLC, et al., 69080
Meetings:
    North Hartland, LLC, et al., 69080
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    ANR Pipeline Co., 69074-69075
    BP America Inc., et al., 69075-69076
    Dominion Transmission, Inc., 69076
    East Tennessee Group, 69076-69077
    East Tennessee Natural Gas Co., 69077
    Equitrans, L.P., 69077
    Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America, 69077-69078
    OkTex Pipeline Co., et al., 69078
    PanEnergy Louisiana Intrastate, LLC, 69078
    Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc., et al., 69078-69079
    Young Gas Storage Co., Ltd., 69079-69080

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Federal Maritime Commission
NOTICES
Ocean transportation intermediary licenses:
    C & F Worldwide Agency Corp. et al., 69083
    Coltrans (USA), Inc., et al., 69083-69084
    Expert Cargo Int'l Co. et al., 69084


Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
NOTICES
Motor carrier safety standards:
    Exemption applications--
        Werner Enterprises, Inc., 69117-69119


Federal Railroad Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 69119-69122
Exemption petitions, etc.
    Canadian Pacific Railway, 69122-69123
    Union Pacific Railroad Co., 69123-69125


Food and Drug Administration
RULES
Biological products:
    Labeling; electronic format submission requirements, 69009-69020


Forest Service
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Resource Advisory Committees--
        Fresno County, 69072


General Services Administration
RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Architect-engineer contractors selection; new consolidated form, 
            69226-69246
    Competitive acquisition; debriefing, 69256-69258
    Debarement and suspension; order placement and option exercise, 
            69249-69251
    Depreciation cost principle, 69245-69248
    Federal Prisons Industries--
        Waiver threshold; increased, 69248-69250
    Federal Procurement Data System, 69247-69249
    Insurance and pension costs, 69250-69257
    Introduction, 69225-69227
    Small Entity Compliance Guide, 69258-69260
    Technical amendments, 69257-69259
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Procurement list; when Javits-Wagner O'Day Program becomes 
            mandatory source of supplies and services; clarification, 
            69261-69262
    Reimbursement of relocation costs on lump-sum basis, 69263-69265


Health and Human Services Department
See  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See  Food and Drug Administration
See  National Institutes of Health


Interior Department
See  National Park Service
See  Reclamation Bureau


Internal Revenue Service
RULES
Income taxes:
    Consolidated return regulations--
        Section 108 application to consolidated group members; 
                indebtedness income discharge, 69024-69025
    Tax-exempt bonds issued by State and local governments; arbitrage 
            and related restrictions; definition of investment-type 
            property, 69020-69024
PROPOSED RULES
Income taxes:
    Consolidated return regulations--
        Section 108 application to consolidated group members; 
                indebtedness income discharge; cross-reference, 69062
    Special depreciation allowance; cross-reference
        Hearing cancelled, 69061-69062
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals; correction, 69131


International Trade Commission
NOTICES
Import investigations:
    Kosher chicken from--
        Canada, 69088-69089


Justice Department
NOTICES
Pollution control; consent judgments:
    Philip Services Corp., 69089


Marine Mammal Commission
NOTICES
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
    Acoustic Impacts on Marine Mammals Advisory Committee, 69089-69090


National Aeronautics and Space Administration
RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Architect-engineer contractors selection; new consolidated form, 
            69226-69246
    Competitive acquisition; debriefing, 69256-69258
    Debarement and suspension; order placement and option exercise, 
            69249-69251
    Depreciation cost principle, 69245-69248
    Federal Prison Industries--
        Waiver threshold; increased, 69248-69250
    Federal Procurement Data System, 69247-69249
    Insurance and pension costs, 69250-69257
    Introduction, 69225-69227
    Small Entity Compliance Guide, 69258-69260
    Technical amendments, 69257-69259
PROPOSED RULES
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
    Procurement list; when Javits-Wagner O'Day Program becomes 
            mandatory source of supplies and services; clarification, 
            69261-69262
    Reimbursement of relocation costs on lump-sum basis, 69263-69265


National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
RULES
Motor vehicle safety standards; exemption petitions, etc.:
    Evenflo Co., Inc., 69046-69047

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NOTICES
Insurer reporting requirements:
    Annual report on motor vehicle theft (1997), 69125
Motor vehicle safety standards:
    Nonconforming vehicles--
        Importation eligibility; determinations, 69125-69127
Motor vehicle theft standards; exemption petitions, etc.:
    BMW of North America, Inc., 69127-69129


National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Meetings:
    National Center for Research Resources, 69085-69086
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 69086
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 69086-69087
    National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, 69086
    National Institute on Drug Abuse, 69086
    Scientific Review Center, 69087-69088


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone--
        Pacific cod, 69047-69050
PROPOSED RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Magnuson-Stevens Act provisions--
        Essential fish habitat, 69070-69071


National Park Service
RULES
Special regulations:
    Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and John D. Rockefeller, 
            Jr. Memorial Parkway, WY; winter visitation and 
            recreational use management, 69267-69289


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Duke Energy Corp. et al, 69090-69091


Office of United States Trade Representative
See  Trade Representative, Office of United States


Postal Service
PROPOSED RULES
Domestic Mail Manual:
    Low-weight standard mail flats; 5-digit and 5-digit scheme 
            packages; required number of pieces increased, 69066-69069


Presidential Documents
PROCLAMATIONS
Special observances:
    National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month (Proc. 7743), 
            69291-69293


Railroad Retirement Board
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 69091


Reclamation Bureau
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group, 69088


Research and Special Programs Administration
RULES
Pipeline safety:
    Drug and alcohol testing for pipeline facility employees; random 
            testing rate, 69046
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 69129


Rural Housing Service
RULES
Program regulations:
    Fire, rescue, and other community facilities projects
        Correction, 69001


Securities and Exchange Commission
RULES
Securities:
    Security holders and boards of directors; nominating committee 
            functions and communications; disclosure requirements
        Correction, 69203-69223
NOTICES
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 filings, 69091-69092
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    American Stock Exchange LLC, 69092-69096
    Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., 69096-69097
    Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., 69097-69098
    National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., 69098-69105


Small Business Administration
NOTICES
Disaster loan areas:
    California, 69105


Social Security Administration
RULES
Social security benefits:
    Federal old age, survivors, and disability insurance and 
            supplemental security income--
        Administrative law judges; video teleconference hearings, 
                69003-69009


State Department
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Afghanistan; women's political, educational, and economic 
            development, 69105-69109
    Armenia; high school social science curriculum development and 
            teacher education project, 69109-69113
Union for Total Independence of Angola; immigrants and nonimmigrants; 
          entry restrictions; Presidential proclamation terminated, 
          69113


Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Rail carriers:
    Cost of capital--
        Railroad industry's 2003 decision, 69129-69130

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Trade Representative, Office of United States
NOTICES
African Growth and Opportunity Act; implementation:
    Mali; benefits eligibility determination, 69113
Harmonized Tariff Schedule; technical corrections, 69113-69116


Transportation Department
See  Federal Aviation Administration
See  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
See  Federal Railroad Administration
See  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
See  Research and Special Programs Administration
See  Surface Transportation Board


Treasury Department
See  Internal Revenue Service
PROPOSED RULES
Government Securities Act regulations:
    Protection of customer securities and balances, 69059-69061


Veterans Affairs Department
PROPOSED RULES
Board of Veterans Appeals:
    Appeals regulations and rules of practice--
        Obtaining evidence and curing procedural defects, 69062-69066

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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Energy Department, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 69133-69162


Part III
Environmental Protection Agency, 69163-69201


Part IV
Securities and Exchange Commission, 69203-69223


Part V
Defense Department; General Services Administration; National 
          Aeronautics and Space Administration, 69225-69260


Part VI
Defense Department; General Services Administration; National 
          Aeronautics and Space Administration, 69261-69262


Part VII
Defense Department; General Services Administration; National 
          Aeronautics and Space Administration, 69263-69265


Part VIII
Interior Department, National Park Service, 69267-69289


Part IX
Executive Office of the President, Presidential Documents, 69291-69293

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                           3 CFR
Proclamations:
7743.................................................69293

                           7 CFR
1942.................................................69001

                          14 CFR
Proposed Rules:
39 (4 documents)................69051, 69053, 69055, 69057

                          15 CFR
6....................................................69001

                          17 CFR
228..................................................69204
229..................................................69204
240..................................................69204
249..................................................69204
270..................................................69204
274..................................................69204
Proposed Rules:
403..................................................69059

                          18 CFR
37...................................................69134
161..................................................69134
250..................................................69134
284..................................................69134
358..................................................69134

                          20 CFR
404..................................................69003
416..................................................69003

                          21 CFR
314..................................................69009
601..................................................69009

                          26 CFR
1 (2 documents)...............................69020, 69024
Proposed Rules:
1 (2 documents)...............................69061, 69062

                          36 CFR
7....................................................69268

                          38 CFR
Proposed Rules:
19...................................................69062
20...................................................69062

                          39 CFR
Proposed Rules:
111..................................................69066

                          40 CFR
52...................................................69025
60 (2 documents)..............................69029, 69036
61 (2 documents)..............................69029, 69036
63 (3 documents).......................69029, 69036, 69164
Proposed Rules:
52...................................................69069
61...................................................69069
63...................................................69069

                          48 CFR
Ch. 1 (2 documents)...........................69226, 69259
1 (2 documents)...............................69227, 69258
2....................................................69246
4....................................................69248
6....................................................69258
8....................................................69249
9....................................................69250
13...................................................69258
25...................................................69258
31 (2 documents)..............................69246, 69251
36...................................................69227
52 (3 documents).......................69251, 69257, 69258
53 (2 documents)..............................69227, 69248
Proposed Rules:
8....................................................69262
31...................................................69264

                          49 CFR
199..................................................69046
571..................................................69046

                          50 CFR
679 (4 documents)......................69047, 69048, 69049
Proposed Rules:
600..................................................69070