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Agricultural Marketing Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 75043
Meetings:
    Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee, 75043-75044


Agriculture Department
See  Agricultural Marketing Service


Citizenship and Immigration Services Bureau
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 75078


Coast Guard
RULES
Drawbridge operations:
    Iowa and Illinois, 74975-74976
PROPOSED RULES
Anchorage regulations and ports and waterways safety:
    Delaware River, PA; safey zone, 75009-75011
Drawbridge operations:
    Massachusetts, 75013-75015
    New York, 75011-75013


Commerce Department
See  International Trade Administration
See  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Customs and Border Protection Bureau
NOTICES
Trade name recordation applications:
    DYNAMIC Controls & Sensors, Inc., 75078-75079


Defense Department
RULES
Acquisition regulations:
    Competition requirements, 74990-74991
    Construction and architect-engineer services, 75000
    Debarment, suspension, and business ethics; improper business 
            practices and contractor qualifications, 74989-74990
    Firefighting services contracts, 75000-75001
    Pilot Mentor-Protege Program, 74995-75000
    Task and delivery order contracts; contract period, 74992-74994
    U.S.-Chile and U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreements; 
            implementation, 74991-74992


Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
NOTICES
Recommendations:
    Confinement of hazardous materials at defense nuclear facilities, 
            75047-75049


Drug Enforcement Administration
RULES
Records and reports of listed chemicals and certain machines:
    Chemical mixtures; exemption of List II chemicals acetone, etc., 
            74957-74973


Employee Benefits Security Administration
NOTICES
Employee benefit plans; class exemptions:
    Interest free loans, 75088-75090


Energy Department
See  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
RULES
Acquisition regulations:
    Work for others; non-Department of Energy funded work, 75001-75004
PROPOSED RULES
Acquisition regulations:
    Contractor make-or-buy plans, 75017-75020
NOTICES
Electricity export and import authorizations, permits, etc.:
    Wisconsin Public Service Corp., 75049


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Air programs; State authority delegations:
    Louisiana, 74979-74985
PROPOSED RULES
Air programs; State authority delegations:
    Louisiana, 75015-75016
NOTICES
Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:
    Interregional Research Project (No. 4), 75066-75070
Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:
    Disulfoton, 75061-75063
    Shake-Away et al., 75063-75065


Executive Office of the President
See  Presidential Documents


Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Class E airspace, 74953-74956
NOTICES
Aeronautical land-use assurance; waivers:
    Nick Wilson Field, AR, 75102-75103
Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:
    Duluth International Airport, MN, 75103
    Montgomery Regional Airport, AL, 75104


Federal Communications Commission
RULES
Common carrier services:
    Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service--
        Universal service policy, 74985-74988
    Wireless telecommunications services--
        Spectrum-based services to rural areas and opportunities for 
                rural telephone companies to provide these services, 
                75143-75173
Digital television stations; table of assignments:
    Hawaii, 74988-74989
PROPOSED RULES
Common carrier services:
    Wireless telecommunications services--
        Spectrum-based services to rural areas and opportunities for 
                rural telephone companies to provide these services, 
                75173-75185

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Radio stations; table of assignments:
    Idaho, 75016
    Kentucky, 75017
    Washington, 75016-75017
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 75070-75072


Federal Emergency Management Agency
NOTICES
Privacy Act:
    Systems of records, 75079-75081


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Hydroelectric applications, 75057-75059
Meetings:
    California Independent System Operator Corp.; technical conference, 
            75059-75060
Off-the-record communications, 75060
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
    Public utilities--
        Market-based rates, 75060
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    ALLETE, Inc., 75049-75050
    Aquila, Inc., 75050
    Boulder, CO, 75050-75051
    Equitrans, L.P., 75051
    Gas Transmission Northwest Corp., 75051-75052
    Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C, 75052
    International Paper Co., 75052-75053
    Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C, 75053
    Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America, 75053-75054
    Northwest Pipeline Corp., 75054-75055
    Questar Pipeline Co., 75055
    Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc., 75055-75056
    Symbiotics, LLC, et al.; correction, 75056
    Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, 75056
    Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., 75056


Federal Maritime Commission
NOTICES
Agreements filed, etc., 75072
Ocean transportation intermediary licenses:
    DRT International, Inc., et al., 75072
    Eagle Pacific Corp. et al., 75072-75073


Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Banks and bank holding companies:
    Change in bank control, 75073
    Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 75073


Fish and Wildlife Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Sequim-Dungeness Valley Agricultural Water Users Association, WA; 
            conservation plan, 75045-75046


Food and Drug Administration
NOTICES
Medical devices:
    Premarket approval applications, list; safety and effectiveness 
            summaries availability, 75073-75075


Health and Human Services Department
See  Food and Drug Administration
See  Health Resources and Services Administration
See  National Institutes of Health


Health Resources and Services Administration
NOTICES
Meetings:
    Heritable Disorders and Genetic Diseases in Newborns and Children 
            Advisory Committee, 75075


Homeland Security Department
See  Citizenship and Immigration Services Bureau
See  Coast Guard
See  Customs and Border Protection Bureau
See  Federal Emergency Management Agency


Housing and Urban Development Department
RULES
Mortgage and loan insurance programs:
    Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program; insurance for mortgages to 
            refinance existing loans, 75203-75205
PROPOSED RULES
Public and Indian housing:
    Demolition or disposition of public housing projects, 75187-75201
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 75081-75083
Grant and cooperative agreement awards:
    Doctoral Dissertation Research Program, 75083-75084


Interior Department
See  Fish and Wildlife Service
See  Land Management Bureau
See  Reclamation Bureau
NOTICES
Interior Board of Land Appeals; Hearings and Appeals Office:
    Alternative dispute resolution; pilot referral program, 75084-75085


International Trade Administration
NOTICES
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); binational panel reviews:
    Pure magnesium from--
        Canada; correction, 75044


International Trade Commission
NOTICES
Import investigations:
    Pet food treats, 75087


Justice Department
See  Drug Enforcement Administration


Labor Department
See  Employee Benefits Security Administration
NOTICES
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
    Research misconduct; policy statement; correction, 75217-75222


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:
    New Mexico, 75085
Recreation management restrictions, etc.:
    Grand Junction Field Office-administered public lands, CO; firearms 
            or dangerous weapons target shooting; emergency closure, 
            75085-75086

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National Archives and Records Administration
RULES
Records management:
    Unscheduled records; transfer to storage facilities, 74976-74977


National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
PROPOSED RULES
Motor vehicle safety standards:
    Occupant crash protection--
        Door locks and retention components and side impact protection, 
                75020-75042
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 75104-75105
Motor vehicle safety standards:
    Exemption petitions, etc.--
        Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC, 75106
        Unified Marine, Inc., 75106-75107


National Institutes of Health
NOTICES
Meetings:
    National Cancer Institute, 75075
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 75075-75076
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 
            75076
    National Institute of Nursing Research, 75076
    National Library of Medicine, 75076-75077
    Scientific Review Center, 75077-75078


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RULES
Fishery conservation and management:
    Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone--
        Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish, 75005-75006
        Pacific cod, 75004-75005
NOTICES
Coastal zone management programs and estuarine sanctuaries:
    Consistency appeals--
        Vidal, Pedro, 75044-75045
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Sequim-Dungeness Valley Agricultural Water Users Association, WA; 
            conservation plan, 75045-75046
Permits:
    Endangered and threatened species, 75047
    Marine mammals, 75047


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
RULES
Classifed information; access authorization and facility security 
          clearance regulations, 74949-74953
PROPOSED RULES
Classifed information; access authorization and facility security 
          clearance regulations, 75007-75009
NOTICES
Meetings; Sunshine Act, 75090-75091


Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
RULES
Single-employer plans:
    Allocation of assets--
        Interest assumptions for valuing and paying benefits, 74973-
                74975
NOTICES
Multi-employer plans:
    Interest rates and assumptions, 75091


Presidential Documents
PROCLAMATIONS
Special observances:
    Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week (Proc. 
            7854), 74947-74948


Reclamation Bureau
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Central Valley Project, CA; San Joaquin River Water Transfer 
            Program, 75086-75087


Research and Special Programs Administration
RULES
Hazardous materials:
    Transportation--
        Primary lithium batteries and cells; prohibition aboard 
                passenger aircraft, 75207-75216


Securities and Exchange Commission
NOTICES
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., 75092-75093
    International Securities Exchange, Inc., 75093-75100
    National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., 75100-75102
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    Plymouth Rubber Company, Inc., 75091-75092


Small Business Administration
NOTICES
Small business size standards:
    Nonmanufacturer rule; waivers--
        General aviation turboprop aircraft with six or more passenger 
                seats, 75102


Thrift Supervision Office
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 75107-75111


Transportation Department
See  Federal Aviation Administration
See  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
See  Research and Special Programs Administration


Treasury Department
See  Thrift Supervision Office
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 75107


Veterans Affairs Department
RULES
Vocational rehabilitation and education:
    Veterans education--
        Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty Program; rates payable increase, 
                74977-74979
NOTICES
Medical benefits:
    Medical care or services; reasonable charges for inpatient 
            diagnostic related group and skilled nursing facility 
            sevices, 75111-75141

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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Federal Communications Commission, 75143-75185


Part III
Housing and Urban Development Department, 75187-75201


Part IV
Housing and Urban Development Department, 75203-75205


Part V
Transportation Department, Research and Special Programs 
          Administration, 75207-75216


Part VI
Labor Department, 75217-75222

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                           3 CFR
Proclamation:
7854.................................................74947

                          10 CFR
25...................................................74949
95...................................................74949
Proposed Rules:
25...................................................75007
95...................................................75007

                          14 CFR
71 (3 documents).......................74953, 74954, 74955

                          21 CFR
1310.................................................74957

                          24 CFR
206..................................................75204
Proposed Rules:
970..................................................75188

                          29 CFR
4022.................................................74973
4044.................................................74973

                          33 CFR
117..................................................74975
Proposed Rules:
110..................................................75009
117 (2 documents).............................75011, 75013
165..................................................75009

                          36 CFR
1228.................................................74976

                          38 CFR
21...................................................74977

                          40 CFR
63...................................................74979
Proposed Rules:
63...................................................75015

                          47 CFR
1....................................................75144
22...................................................75144
24...................................................75144
27...................................................75144
54...................................................74985
73...................................................74988
90...................................................75144
Proposed Rules:
1....................................................75174
22...................................................75174
24...................................................75174
27...................................................75174
73 (3 documents)..............................75016, 75017
90...................................................75174

                          48 CFR
203..................................................74989
206..................................................74990
209..................................................74989
212..................................................74991
213..................................................74991
217..................................................74992
219..................................................74995
App. I...............................................74995
225..................................................74991
236..................................................75000
237..................................................75000
252 (2 documents).............................74989, 74991
909..................................................75001
970..................................................75001
Proposed Rules:
901..................................................75017
970..................................................75017

                          49 CFR
171..................................................75208
172..................................................75208
173..................................................75208
175..................................................75208
Proposed Rules:
571..................................................75020

                          50 CFR
679 (2 documents).............................75004, 75005