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Agency: Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Title: General Regulations
CFR: 7 CFR Part 800
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Agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA);
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Title: Airworthiness Directives; Bob Fields Aerocessories Inflatable
Door Seals
CFR: 14 CFR Part 39
Summary: This document publishes in the Federal Register an amendment
adopting Airworthiness Directive (AD) 98-21-21, which was sent
previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of aircraft equipped
with Bob Fields Aerocessories inflatable door seals installed in
accordance with the applicable supplemental type certificate (STC).
These inflatable door seals could also be installed on aircraft through
field approval.This AD requires either de-activating the electric door
seal inflation system; fabricating and installing a placard specifying
that the system is inoperative; and inserting a copy of the AD into the
Limitations Section of the airplane flight manual (AFM); or removing
all provisions of the Bob Fields Aerocessories inflatable door seals
installation, and installing original equipment manufacturer door seals
or an FAA-approved equivalent that is of different design than the
referenced Bob Fields Aerocessories inflatable door seals. The AD
resulted from occurrences of overheated components associated with the
electric door seal inflation system on aircraft equipped with the
affected inflatable door seals. The actions specified by this AD are
intended to prevent smoke and a possible fire in the cockpit caused by
overheating of the electric door seal inflation systems, which could
result in passenger injury.
Action: Final rule; request for comments.
Date-Time: Effective October 30, 1998, to all persons except those to whom
it was made immediately effective by priority letter AD 98-21-21,
issued October 2, 1998, which contained the requirements of this
amendment.
FR-Doc: 98-27605 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. 98-CE-88-AD; Amendment 39-10844; AD 98-21-21]
RIN: 2120-AA64
AgencyTitle: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT
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Agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA);
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Title: Airworthiness Directives; Mooney Aircraft Corporation Models
M20J, M20K, M20M, and M20R Airplanes
CFR: 14 CFR Part 39
Summary: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that
applies to certain Mooney Aircraft Corporation (Mooney) Models M20J,
M20K, M20M, and M20R airplanes. This AD requires grinding the surface
of the main landing gear (MLG) leg bracket, inspecting this area for
cracks, and replacing any cracked MLG leg bracket. This AD is the
result of the manufacturing of several of the MLG leg brackets using
laser pattern cutting. The brackets, when manufactured using this
process, develop minor cracks at the bends, which could propagate over
time. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent failure
of the MLG side brace bolt caused by cracking of the MLG leg bracket,
which could result in MLG collapse with consequent loss of control of
the airplane during taxi, takeoff, or landing operations.
Action: Final rule.
Date-Time: Effective November 26, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27330 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. 98-CE-47-AD; Amendment 39-10834; AD 98-21-26]
RIN: 2120-AA64
AgencyTitle: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT
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Agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA);
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Title: Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Jetstream Models 3101
and 3201 Airplanes
CFR: 14 CFR Part 39
Summary: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that
applies to certain British Aerospace Jetstream Models 3101 and 3201
airplanes that are equipped with the ground inhibit function
(Modification JM7813A (SB 27-JM7813A) or JM7813B). This AD requires
removing the ground inhibit time delay and the ground test relay from
the stall warning and protection system and rewiring part of the stall
warning and protection system to assure that system reliance is
maintained after relay removal. This AD is the result of mandatory
continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the airworthiness
authority for the United Kingdom. The actions specified by this AD are
intended to prevent failure of the ground inhibit relay while it is in
the energized position caused by the current design, which could result
in failure of the stall warning system and possible loss of control of
the airplane in certain situations if the crew was not aware that the
system had failed.
Action: Final rule.
Date-Time: Effective November 26, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27327 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. 98-CE-28-AD; Amendment 39-10833; AD 98-21-25]
RIN: 2120-AA64
AgencyTitle: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT
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Agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA);
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Title: Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Models 1900,
1900C, and 1900D Airplanes
CFR: 14 CFR Part 39
Summary: This amendment supersedes Airworthiness Directive (AD) 97-04-
02, which currently requires installing new exterior placards with
operating instructions for the airstair door, cargo door, and emergency
exits, as applicable, on certain Raytheon Aircraft Company (Raytheon)
Models 1900, 1900C, and 1900D airplanes. This AD requires either
modifying the existing exterior placards with door operating
instructions installed in accordance with AD 97-04-02; or installing
new exterior placards with operating instructions for the airstair
door, cargo door, and emergency exits, as applicable. This AD results
from reports of the placards (required by AD 97-04-02) covering the
atmospheric vents for the cabin door differential pressure lock. The
actions specified by this AD are intended to continue to assure that
clear and complete operating instructions are visible for opening the
airstair door, cargo door, or emergency exits, and to prevent improper
operation of the cabin door differential pressure lock caused by the
placards blocking the atmospheric vents.
Action: Final rule.
Date-Time: Effective November 20, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27121 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. 98-CE-22-AD; Amendment 39-10829; AD 98-21-20]
RIN: 2120-AA64
AgencyTitle: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT
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Agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA);
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Title: Modification of Class E Airspace; Menomonie, WI
CFR: 14 CFR Part 71
Summary: This action modifies Class E airspace at Menomonie, WI. A
Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure
(SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 27 has been developed for Menomonie Municipal-
Score Field Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to
1200 feet above ground level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft
executing the approach. This action increases the radius of the
existing controlled airspace for Menomonie Municipal-Score Field
Airport.
Action: Final rule.
Effective-Date: 0901 UTC, January 28, 1999.
FR-Doc: 98-27727 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-45]
AgencyTitle: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT
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Agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA);
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Title: Establishment of Class E Airspace; Park Falls, WI
CFR: 14 CFR Part 71
Summary: This action establishes Class E airspace at Park Falls, WI. A
Nondirectional Beacon (NDB) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure
(SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 36 has been developed for Park Falls Municipal
Airport. Controlled Airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet
above ground level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft executing the
approach. This action creates controlled airspace with a southern
extension for Park Falls Municipal Airport.
Action: Final rule.
Effective-Date: 0901 UTC, January 28, 1999.
FR-Doc: 98-27726 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-44]
AgencyTitle: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT
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Agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA);
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Title: Modification of Class E Airspace; Orr, MN
CFR: 14 CFR Part 71
Summary: This action modifies class E airspace at Orr, MN. A Global
Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP)
to Runway (Rwy) 13 has been developed for Orr Regional Airport.
Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet above ground
level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft executing the approach. This
action increases the radius of the existing controlled airspace for Orr
Regional Airport.
Effective-Date: 0901 UTC, January 28, 1999.
FR-Doc: 98-27725 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-47]
AgencyTitle: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT
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Agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA);
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Title: Establishment of Class E Airspace; Granite Falls, MN
CFR: 14 CFR Part 71
Summary: This action establishes Class E airspace at Granite Falls, MN.
A VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME)
Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 34 has
been developed for Granite Falls Municipal Airport. Controlled airspace
extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet above ground level (AGL) is
needed to contain aircraft executing the approach. This action creates
controlled airspace with a 6.4-mile radius for Granite Falls Municipal
Airport.
Action: Final rule.
Effective-Date: 0901 UTC, January 28, 1999.
FR-Doc: 98-27723 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-46]
AgencyTitle: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT
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Agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA);
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Title: Modification of Class E Airspace; Two Harbors, MN
CFR: 14 CFR Part 71
Summary: This action modifies class E airspace at Two Harbors, MN. A
Global
Action: Final rule.
Effective-Date: 0901 UTC, January 28, 1999.
FR-Doc: 98-27722 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-43]
AgencyTitle: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT
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Agency: U.S. Customs Service; Department of the Treasury
Title: Exporters Not Liable For Harbor Maintenance Fee; Correction
CFR: 19 CFR Part 24
Summary: Customs published in the Federal Register on July 31, 1998, a
document amending the Customs Regulations to remove the requirement
that an exporter of cargo is liable for the payment of the Harbor
Maintenance Fee when cargo is loaded for export at a port subject to
the Harbor Maintenance Fee. This document contains a correction to that
document regarding the authority citation for the subject regulation.
Action: Final rule; correction.
Effective-Date: October 15, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27646 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [T.D. 98-64]
RIN: 1515-AC31
AgencyTitle: U.S. Customs Service, Department of the Treasury
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Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Title: Multifamily Housing Mortgage and Housing Assistance Restructuring
Program (Mark-to-Market) and Renewal of Expiring Section 8 Project-
Based Assistance Contracts; Correction
CFR: 24 CFR Parts 401 and 402
Summary: On September 11, 1998, at 63 FR 48926, we published an interim
rule implementing the new Mark-to-Market Program. The internet address
for submitting public comments by e-mail given in that rule was
incorrect. This document corrects the internet address.
Action: Interim rule; correction.
FR-Doc: 98-27686 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. FR-4298-C-04]
RIN: 2502-AH09
AgencyTitle: Office of the Secretary, HUD
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Agency: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Department of the Treasury
Title: Conversion to the Euro; Correction
CFR: 26 CFR Part 1
Summary: This document contains a correction to Treasury Decision 8776,
which was published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, July 29, 1998
(63 FR 40366) relating to U.S. taxpayers operating, investing or
otherwise conducting business in the currencies of certain European
countries that are replacing their national currencies with a single,
multinational currency called the euro.
Action: Correction to temporary regulations.
Date-Time: This correction is effective July 29, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27708 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [TD 8776]
RIN: 1545-AW34
AgencyTitle: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury
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Agency: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
Title: Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest
Assumptions for Valuing Benefits
CFR: 29 CFR Part 4044
Summary: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulation on
Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans prescribes interest
assumptions for valuing benefits under terminating single-employer
plans. This final rule amends the regulation to adopt interest
assumptions for plans with valuation dates in November 1998.
Action: Final rule.
Effective-Date: November 1, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27660 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-14]
AgencyTitle: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
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Agency: Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Title: Access Charge Reform
CFR: 47 CFR Part 69
Summary: The ceilings for the presubscribed interexchange carrier
charge (PICC) are scheduled to increase for all classes of customers on
January 1, 1999. For the reasons set forth in this Order, we delay this
increase until July 1, 1999.
Action: Final rule; petition for rulemaking.
Effective-Date: November 16, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27676 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [CC Docket No. 96-262, FCC 98-257]
AgencyTitle: Federal Communications Commission
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Agency: Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Title: Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Improving Carrier
Performance; Conforming Changes
CFR: 48 CFR Parts 1609, 1632 and 1652
Summary: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final
regulation that implements OPM's initiative to ensure high quality
customer service to its enrollees in the Federal Employees Health
Benefits (FEHB) Program by establishing a performance evaluation
program that will hold community-rated carriers accountable for their
performance. The regulation would enable OPM to better manage carriers'
performance in key contract areas, including customer service measures,
information and reporting requirements, and significant events that
might affect service to enrollees.
Action: Final rule.
Effective-Date: November 16, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27343 Filed10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-16]
RIN: 3206-AI16
AgencyTitle: Office of Personnel Management
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Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA);
Department of Commerce (DOC)
Title: Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category
CFR: 50 CFR Part 285
Summary: NMFS has determined that the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (BFT)
General category New York Bight set-aside has not been reached.
Therefore, NMFS reopens the BFT General category New York Bight
fishery. This action is being taken to provide for General category
fishing opportunities in the New York Bight area only and to ensure
additional collection of biological assessment and monitoring data.
Action: Reopening of New York Bight fishery.
Date-Time: Effective October 9, 1998, 1 a.m. local time until December 31,
1998, or until the date that the set-aside quota is determined to have
been taken, which will be published in the Federal Register.
FR-Doc: 98-27577 Filed 10-8-98; 3:53 pm
DocRef: [I.D. 100798C]
AgencyTitle: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce
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Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA);
Department of Commerce (DOC)
Title: Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod
in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
CFR: 50 CFR Part 679
Summary: NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by
vessels catching Pacific cod for processing by the offshore component
in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action
is necessary to prevent exceeding the 1998 total allowable catch (TAC)
of Pacific cod allocated to vessels catching Pacific cod for processing
by the offshore component in this area.
Action: Closure.
Date-Time: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), October 9, 1998,
until 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27669 Filed 10-9-98; 2:34 pm
DocRef: [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 100898B]
AgencyTitle: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce
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Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA);
Department of Commerce (DOC)
Title: Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod
in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
CFR: 50 CFR Part 679
Summary: NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by
vessels catching Pacific cod for processing by the inshore component in
the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is
necessary to prevent exceeding the 1998 total allowable catch (TAC) of
Pacific cod allocated to vessels catching Pacific cod for processing by
the inshore component in this area.
Action: Closure.
Date-Time: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), October 9, 1998,
until 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27668 Filed 10-9-98; 2:34 pm
DocRef: [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 100898C]
AgencyTitle: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce
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Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA);
Department of Commerce (DOC)
Title: Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod
in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
CFR: 50 CFR Part 679
Summary: NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by
vessels catching Pacific cod for processing by the inshore component in
the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is
necessary to prevent exceeding the 1998 total allowable catch (TAC) of
Pacific cod allocated to vessels catching Pacific cod for processing by
the inshore component in this area.
Action: Closure.
Date-Time: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), October 11,
1998, until 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27736 Filed 10-9-98; 4:44 pm
DocRef: [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 100998B]
AgencyTitle: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce
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Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA);
Department of Commerce (DOC)
Title: Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Trawl Gear
in the Gulf of Alaska
CFR: 50 CFR Part 679
Summary: NMFS is closing directed fishing for groundfish by vessels
using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), except for directed
fishing for pollock by vessels using pelagic trawl gear in those
portions of the GOA open to directed fishing for pollock. This action
is necessary because the 1998 Pacific halibut prohibited species catch
(PSC) limit for trawl gear in the GOA has been caught.
Action: Closure.
Date-Time: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), October 9, 1998,
until 1200 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27735 Filed 10-9-98; 4:44 pm
DocRef: [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02, I.D. 100998A]
AgencyTitle: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce
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Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA);
Department of Commerce (DOC)
Title: Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in
Statistical Area 620 of the Gulf of Alaska
CFR: 50 CFR Part 679
Summary: NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in
Statistical Area 620 of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is
necessary to prevent exceeding the 1998 total allowable catch (TAC) of
pollock in this area.
Action: Closure.
Date-Time: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), October 12,
1998, until 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27734 Filed 10-9-98; 4:44 pm
DocRef: [Docket No. 971208297-8054-02; I.D. 100998C]
AgencyTitle: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce
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Agency: Postal Service
Title: New Specifications for Automated Flats
CFR: 39 CFR Part 111
Summary: This final rule sets forth the DMM standards adopted by the
Postal Service to implement the discount rate for automation flat-size
mailpieces processed on the Flat Sorting Machine (FSM) 1000. The FSM
1000 is capable of processing mailpieces that cannot be processed on
the FSM 881. FSM 1000 machines are being retrofitted with barcode
readers. Mailpieces that currently do not qualify for automation flat
rates will be eligible if pieces meet the size and other criteria for
processing on the FSM 1000, are prepared with correct ZIP+4 or delivery
point barcodes, and meet other preparation requirements.
Action: Final rule.
Effective-Date: This final rule became effective at 12:01 a.m. on
October 4, 1998.
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-23]
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Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC);
Federal Reserve System (FRS);
Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS);
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency;
Department of the Treasury
Title: Interagency Guidelines Establishing Year 2000 Standards for
Safety and Soundness
CFR: 12 CFR Part 570
Summary: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of Thrift Supervision
(OTS) (collectively, the Agencies) are issuing interim guidelines (the
Guidelines) establishing Year 2000 safety and soundness standards for
insured depository institutions pursuant to section 39 of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act (FDI Act). Under the auspices of the Federal
Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), the Agencies have
previously issued eight guidance papers on important aspects of Year
2000 readiness. The Guidelines complement these eight guidance papers
by establishing minimum safety and soundness standards for achieving
Year 2000 readiness.
Action: Joint interim guidelines with request for comment.
Date-Time: The Guidelines are effective October 15, 1998. Comments must be
received by December 14, 1998.
DocRef: [Docket No. 98-97]
RIN: 1550-AB27
AgencyTitle: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury; Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation; and Office of Thrift Supervision, Treasury
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Agency: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; Department of the Treasury
Title: FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
CFR: 12 CFR Part 30
Summary: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of Thrift Supervision
(OTS) (collectively, the Agencies) are adopting this interim rule to
update their rules of procedure pertaining to safety and soundness
standards issued under section 39 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act
(FDI Act). This interim rule is intended only to incorporate
appropriate references to the Interagency Guidelines Establishing Year
2000 Standards for Safety and Soundness published elsewhere in this
issue of the Federal Register.
Action: Interim rule with request for comment.
Date-Time: This interim rule is effective October 15, 1998. Comments must
be received by December 14, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27671 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. 98-13]
RIN: 1557-AB67
AgencyTitle: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury; Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation; and Office of Thrift Supervision, Treasury
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Agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA);
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Title: Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-600, -700, and -800
Series Airplanes
CFR: 14 CFR Part 39
Summary: This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness
directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Boeing Model 737-600, -
700, and -800 series airplanes. This proposal would require repetitive
inspections to detect damage of the aft strut insulation blanket. This
proposal also would require eventual replacement of the insulation
blankets with new, improved blankets, which would constitute
terminating action for the requirements of this AD. This proposal is
prompted by reports of damaged aft strut insulation blankets. The
actions specified by the proposed AD are intended to prevent such
damage, which could result in exposure of the lower surface of the
strut to extreme high temperatures, consequent creation of a source of
fuel ignition, and increased risk of a fuel tank explosion and fire.
Action: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
Date-Time: Comments must be received by November 30, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27603 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. 98-NM-258-AD]
RIN: 2120-AA64
AgencyTitle: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT
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Agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA);
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Title: Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0100 Series
Airplanes
CFR: 14 CFR Part 39
Summary: This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness
directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Fokker Model F.28 Mark
0100 series airplanes. This proposal would require modification of the
aft cabin sidewall area to improve decompression venting. For certain
airplanes, this proposal also would require modification of the aft
wardrobe/stowage area door and installation of decompression panels to
improve decompression venting. This proposal is prompted by issuance of
mandatory continuing airworthiness information by a foreign civil
airworthiness authority. The actions specified by the proposed AD are
intended to prevent damage to the cabin floor in the event of sudden
decompression in the cargo compartment, which could result in injury to
passengers, reduced structural integrity of the airplane, and the loss
of airplane systems.
Action: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
Date-Time: Comments must be received by November 16, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27602 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. 98-NM-250-AD]
RIN: 2120-AA64
AgencyTitle: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT
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Agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA);
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Title: Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000 Series Airplanes
CFR: 14 CFR Part 39
Summary: This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness
directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Saab Model SAAB 2000
series airplanes. This proposal would require replacement of the end-
pieces of the expansion chamber attenuator (ECA) for the standby pump
of the Number 2 hydraulic system with new, improved end-pieces. This
proposal is prompted by issuance of mandatory continuing airworthiness
information by a foreign civil airworthiness authority. The actions
specified by the proposed AD are intended to prevent leakage of
hydraulic fluid from the Number 2
Action: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
Date-Time: Comments must be received by November 16, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27601 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. 98-NM-239-AD]
RIN: 2120-AA64
AgencyTitle: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT
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Agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA);
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Title: Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Model Mystere-Falcon 20 Series
Airplanes, Fan Jet Falcon Series Airplanes, and Fan Jet Falcon Series
D, E, and F Series Airplanes
CFR: 14 CFR Part 39
Summary: This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness
directive (AD) that is applicable to all Dassault Model Mystere-Falcon
20 series airplanes, Fan Jet Falcon series airplanes, and Fan Jet
Falcon Series D, E, and F series airplanes. This proposal would require
revising the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to provide the flight crew
with certain emergency procedures associated with an engine fire, or a
rear compartment fire or overheat conditions. This proposal is prompted
by issuance of mandatory continuing airworthiness information by a
foreign civil airworthiness authority. The actions specified by the
proposed AD are intended to prevent fire from spreading throughout the
airplane due to an engine fire, or with a rear compartment fire or
overheat conditions.
Action: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
Date-Time: Comments must be received by November 16, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27598 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. 98-NM-221-AD]
RIN: 2120-AA64
AgencyTitle: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT
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Agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA);
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Title: Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace BAe Model ATP
Airplanes
CFR: 14 CFR Part 39
Summary: This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness
directive (AD) that is applicable to certain British Aerospace BAe
Model ATP airplanes. This proposal would require repetitive inspections
to detect wear damage on the nosewheel steering control cables located
in the nosewheel bay of the nose landing gear (NLG); repetitive testing
of the cable pulleys to detect seizing; and corrective action, if
necessary. This proposal also would require repetitive replacement of
the nosewheel steering control cables with new components. This
proposal is prompted by issuance of mandatory continuing airworthiness
information by a foreign civil airworthiness authority. The actions
specified by the proposed AD are intended to prevent failure of the
nosewheel steering control cables, which could result in loss of the
nosewheel steering or collapse of the NLG, and possible injury to the
flightcrew and passengers.
Action: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
Date-Time: Comments must be received by November 16, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27597 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. 98-NM-216-AD]
RIN: 2120-AA64
AgencyTitle: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT
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Agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA);
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Title: Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 Series Airplanes
CFR: 14 CFR Part 39
Summary: This document proposes the supersedure of an existing
airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A320
series airplanes, that currently requires modification of the trimmable
horizontal stabilizer (THS). This action would add requirements for a
one-time inspection of the flexible hoses of the elevator return lines
on the THS to detect installation of incorrect clamps, or missing
clamps or bonding leads; and for replacement of the clamps or bonding
leads with new parts, if necessary. This proposal is prompted by
issuance of mandatory continuing airworthiness information by a foreign
civil airworthiness authority. The actions specified by the proposed AD
are intended to prevent leakage from hydraulic pipe fittings in the
THS, which could result in failure of the THS and consequent reduced
controllability of the airplane.
Action: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
Date-Time: Comments must be received by November 16, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27596 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. 98-NM-215-AD]
RIN: 2120-AA64
AgencyTitle: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT
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Agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA);
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Title: Proposed Establishment of Class E2 Airspace; Atlanta Dekalb-
Peachtree Airport, GA
CFR: 14 CFR Part 71
Summary: This notice proposes to establish Class E2 airspace at
Atlanta, GA, for the Dekalb-Peachtree Airport. An automated weather
observing system transmits the required weather observations
continuously to The William B. Hartsfield, Atlanta International
Airport Traffic Control Tower, the controlling facility for the
airport, when the Dekalb-Peachtree Airport Traffic Control Tower is
closed. Therefore, the airport now meets the criteria for Class E2
surface area airspace. The Class E2 airspace would consist of that
airspace extending upward from the surface to but not including 700
feet within a 4-mile radius of Dekalb-Peachtree Airport.
Action: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
Date-Time: Comments must be received on or before November 16, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27720 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Airspace Docket No. 98-ASO-17]
AgencyTitle: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT
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Agency: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Department of the Treasury
Title: EIC Eligibility Requirements; Hearing Cancellation
CFR: 26 CFR Part 1
Summary: This document provides notice of cancellation of a public
hearing on proposed regulations pertaining to the eligibility
requirements for certain taxpayers denied the earned income credit
(EIC) as a result of the deficiency procedures.
Action: Cancellation of notice of public hearing on proposed
regulations.
Date-Time: The public hearing originally scheduled for Wednesday, October
21, 1998, beginning at 10 a.m. is cancelled.
FR-Doc: 98-27711 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [REG-116608-97]
RIN-1545-AV61
AgencyTitle: Internal Revenue Service, Treasury
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Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA);
Department of Commerce (DOC)
Title: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and New England Fishery
Management Council; Public Hearings
CFR: 50 CFR Part 648
Summary: The Mid-Atlantic and the New England Fishery Management
Councils (Councils) will hold public hearings to allow for input on
development of the Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP).
Action: Public hearings, request for comments.
Date-Time: Written comments on the FMP will be accepted until November 23,
1998. The public hearings are scheduled to be held from October 26 to
November 4, 1998. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and
times.
FR-Doc: 98-27582 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [I.D. 100598D]
AgencyTitle: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce
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Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA);
Department of Commerce (DOC)
Title: New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
CFR: 50 CFR Part 648
Summary: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold a 2-day public meeting to consider actions affecting New England
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone. The full Council meeting will
begin at 1:30 p.m., following a meeting of the Council's Herring
Committee on October 28.
Action: Public meeting.
Date-Time: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 28, 1998, at 9:30
a.m. and on Thursday, October 29, 1998, at 8:30 a.m.
FR-Doc: 98-27581 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [I.D. 100698B]
AgencyTitle: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce
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Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA);
Department of Commerce (DOC)
Title: Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; American Lobster
Fishery; Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Amendments to Achieve Regulatory
Consistency on Permit Related Provisions for Vessels Issued Limited
Access Federal Fishery Permits
CFR: 50 CFR Parts 648 and 649
Summary: NMFS announces that the Mid-Atlantic and New England Fishery
Management Councils have submitted an omnibus amendment that includes
Amendment 11 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass FMP;
Amendment 7 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish FMP;
Amendment 11 to the Atlantic Surf Clam and Ocean Quahog FMP; Amendment
8 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop FMP; Amendment 10 to the Northeast
Multispecies FMP; and Amendment 7 to the American Lobster FMP. These
amendments implement regulations to achieve regulatory consistency on
vessel permitting for FMPs that have limited access permits issued by
NMFS Northeast Region. The proposed regulations are intended to
facilitate transactions such as buying, selling, or upgrading
commercial fishing vessels issued limited access permits. Consistency
on these regulations is especially important for vessels that have
limited access permits in more than one fishery in the Northeast
Region.
Action: Notice of availability of an omnibus amendment to FMPs; request
for comments.
Date-Time: Public comments must be received on or before December 14, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27637 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [I.D. 100798B]
RIN: 0648-AL36
AgencyTitle: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
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Agency: Forest Service; Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Title: Northwest Sacramento Provincial Advisory Committee (PAC)
Summary: The Northwest Sacramento Provincial Advisory Committee (PAC)
will meet on October 9, 1998, at the BLM Conference Room, 355 Hemstead,
Redding, California. The meeting will begin at 9:00 am and adjourn at
5:00 pm. Agenda items include: (1) PAC Recombination Proposal; (2) Pit
River Hydroelectric (FERC) Relicensing Project; (3) Clear Creek
Watershed--update on grant proposals (CalFed and EPA); and (4) Public
Communication Team Proposal. All PAC meetings are open to the public.
Interested citizens are encouraged to attend.
Action: Notice of meeting.
FR-Doc: 98-27642 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-37]
AgencyTitle: Forest Service, USDA
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Agency: Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Title: Notice of Proposed Change to Section IV of the Field Office
Technical Guide (FOTG) of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in
Connecticut and Rhode Island
Summary: It is the intention of the NRCS in Connecticut and Rhode
Island to issue revised conservation practice standards: Riparian
Forest Buffer (Code 391A), Riparian Herbaceous Buffer (Code 759),
Restoration and Management of Natural Ecosystems (Code 766).
Action: Notice of availability of proposed changes in Section IV of the
FOTG of the NRCS in Connecticut and Rhode Island for review and
comment.
Date-Time: Comments will be received until November 16, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27589 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-38]
AgencyTitle: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Connecticut
and Rhode Island, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Agency: Commission on Civil Rights (CCR)
Title: Hearing on the Americans With Disabilities Act
Summary: Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of the Civil
Rights Commission Amendments Act of 1994, Section 3, Public Law 103-
419, 108 Stat. 4338, as amended, and 45 CFR 702.3., that a public
hearing before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will commence on
Thursday, November 12 through Friday, November 13, 1998, beginning
daily at 8:00 a.m., in the Washington Room, at the Washington Plaza
Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005. The purpose of
the hearing is to collect information within the jurisdiction of the
Commission, under 45 CFR 702.2, related particularly to discrimination
against qualified individuals with a disability in regard to either
employment or the delivery of services, programs or activities of state
and local government under Title I and Title II, Subtitle A of the
Americans With Disabilities Act.
The Commission is authorized to hold hearings and to issue
subpoenas for the production of documents and the attendance of
witnesses pursuant to 45 CFR 701.2(c). The Commission is an independent
bipartisan, fact finding agency authorized to study, collect, and
disseminate information, and to appraise the laws and policies of the
Federal Government, and to study and collect information with respect
to discrimination or denials of equal protection of the laws under the
Constitution because of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or
...
Action: Notice of hearing.
FR-Doc: 98-27675 Filed 10-9-98; 2:34 pm
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-39]
AgencyTitle: Commission on Civil Rights
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Agency: Bureau of the Census; Department of Commerce (DOC)
Title: Census Advisory Committees on the African American Population,
the American Indian and Alaska Native Populations, the Asian and
Pacific Islander Populations, and the Hispanic Population
Summary: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (P.L. 92-463 as
amended by Public Law 94-409, Public Law 96-523, and Public Law 97-
375), we are giving notice of a joint meeting, followed by separate and
concurrently held meetings of the Census Advisory Committees (CACs) on
the African American Population, the American Indian and Alaska Native
Populations, the Asian and Pacific Islander Populations, and the
Hispanic Population.
The CACs on the African American, American Indian and Alaska
Native, and Hispanic Populations are comprised of 9 members each, and
the Asian and Pacific Islander is comprised of 13 members. The
Secretary of Commerce appoints the members. The Committees provide a
channel of communication between the representative communities and the
Bureau of the Census on its efforts to reduce the differential in the
count for Census 2000 and on ways that census data can be disseminated
to maximum usefulness to their communities and other users.
The Committees will draw on past experience with the 1990 census
process and procedures, results of evaluations and research studies,
and the expertise and insight of their members to provide advice and
recommendations for the implementation and evaluation phases of Census
2000.
Action: Notice of public meeting.
Date-Time: The joint meeting will convene on November 5-6, 1998. The
November 5 meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 5 p.m; the
November 6 meeting will begin at 8:45 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. Last-
minute changes to the schedule are possible, which could prevent us
from giving advance notice.
FR-Doc: 98-27595 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-40]
AgencyTitle: Bureau of the Census, Commerce
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Agency: Bureau of the Census; Department of Commerce (DOC)
Title: Census Advisory Committee on the American Indian and Alaska
Native Populations
Summary: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463
as amended by Public Law 94-409, Public Law 96-523, and Public Law 97-
375), we are giving notice of a meeting of the Census Advisory
Committee on the American Indian and Alaska Native Populations.
The Committee is composed of nine members appointed by the
Secretary of Commerce. The Committee provides a channel of
communication between the representative communities and the Bureau of
the Census on its efforts to
Action: Notice of public meeting.
Date-Time: The meeting will convene on November 4, 1998. The meeting will
begin at 12 noon and end at 5:15 p.m. Last-minute changes to the
schedule are possible, which could prevent us from giving advance
notice.
FR-Doc: 98-27594 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-41]
AgencyTitle: Bureau of the Census, Commerce
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Agency: U.S. Export Administration; Department of Commerce (DOC)
Title: Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of
Partially Closed Meeting
FR-Doc: 98-27730 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-42]
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Agency: International Trade Administration (ITA);
Department of Commerce (DOC)
Title: Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of
Antidumping Duties
Summary: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has observed that
there is confusion among parties importing merchandise into the United
States subject to an antidumping duty order about the application of
the Department's regulation on automatic liquidation where a reseller
has been involved in the chain of commerce for merchandise. This notice
clarifies the Department's interpretation of its automatic-liquidation
regulation and requests public comment before it adopts a final
interpretation.
Action: Notice and request for comment on policy concerning assessment
of antidumping duties and request for comment.
FR-Doc: 98-27729 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-43]
AgencyTitle: International Trade Administration/Import Administration,
Department of Commerce
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Agency: International Trade Administration (ITA);
Department of Commerce (DOC)
Title: Change in Policy Regarding Timing of Issuance of Critical
Circumstances Determinations
Summary: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') has revised
its policy regarding the timing of issuance of critical circumstances
determinations. We are now announcing this change in policy.
Date-Time: This policy is effective October 7, 1998 with respect to all
ongoing and future investigations.
FR-Doc: 98-27667 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-44]
AgencyTitle: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce
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Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA);
Department of Commerce (DOC)
Title: Report of Right Whale Sighting; Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Summary: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
Date-Time: Written comments must be submitted on or before December 14,
1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27592 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-45]
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Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA);
Department of Commerce (DOC)
Title: Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
and Notice of Scoping Meetings for the Proposed Tortugas Ecological
Reserve in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Summary: SRD has initiated the process to establish an Ecological
Reserve within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS or
Sanctuary) west of the Dry Tortugas National Park. The Sanctuary
intends to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS)
and hold scoping meetings to receive public input.
Action: Notice of intent; Notice of scoping meetings.
Date-Time: Interested parties are invited to submit written
comments by December 17, 1998, to assure full consideration during the
scoping process. Written comments may be sent to Billy D. Causey,
Superintendent,
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-46]
AgencyTitle: Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Ocean
and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), Sanctuaries and Reserves
Division (SRD)
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Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA);
Department of Commerce (DOC)
Title: Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Public
Scoping Meeting; Avoiding Interactions Between Steller Sea Lions and
Pollock Fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands
Region
Summary: Under the Endangered Species Act, section 7 consultations are
being conducted on the pollock fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska and
Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands region and their potential effect(s) on the
endangered western population of Steller sea lions and on their
critical habitat. If the consultations result in a determination that
the pollock fisheries jeopardize the survival and recovery of the
western population or adversely modify their critical habitat, then
reasonable and prudent alternatives will be required to avoid these
effects. NMFS announces two public scoping meetings to discuss the
fisheries' potential impact on Steller sea lions and on their critical
habitat and possible mechanisms for implementing any necessary
reasonable and prudent alternatives.
Action: Notice of scoping meetings.
Date-Time: The meetings are scheduled as follows:
FR-Doc: 98-27587 Filed 10-8-98; 4:59 pm
DocRef: [I.D. 100698C]
AgencyTitle: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC)
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Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA);
Department of Commerce (DOC)
Title: Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section of the International
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) Fall Meeting
Summary: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section of ICCAT will hold
its annual fall meeting on November 1 through 3, 1998.
Action: Notice of public meeting.
Date-Time: The open sessions will be held on November 1, 1998, from 1 p.m.
- 6 p.m. and November 2, 1998, from 8 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Closed sessions
will be held on November 2 from 2:15 p.m. - 6 p.m. and on November 3
from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Written comments should be received no later than
October 30, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27681 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [I.D. 100598A]
AgencyTitle: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce
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Agency: Patent and Trademark Office (PTO); Department of Commerce (DOC)
Title: Supplemental Declaration for Reissue Patent Application (37 CFR
1.175) (Proposed Addition to 0651-0033, Post Allowance)
Summary: The Department of Commerce (DOC), as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to comment on the continuing and
proposed information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
Action: Proposed collection; comment request.
Date-Time: Written comments must be submitted on or before December 14,
1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27593 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-49]
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Agency: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Title: Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Wool and Man-Made Fiber
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Bulgaria
Action: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting
limits.
Effective-Date: October 15, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27713 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-50]
AgencyTitle: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA)
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Agency: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Title: Amendment of Export Visa Requirements for Certain Cotton, Wool,
Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of
China
Action: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs providing
for the use of a new textile export license/commercial invoice printed
on jade green guilloche patterned background paper.
Effective-Date: January 1, 1999.
FR-Doc: 98-27714 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-51]
AgencyTitle: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA)
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Agency: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Title: Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made
Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced
or Manufactured in Korea
Action: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting
limits.
Effective-Date: October 15, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27715 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-52]
AgencyTitle: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA)
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Agency: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Title: Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Nepal
Action: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting
limits.
Effective-Date: October 15, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27716 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-53]
AgencyTitle: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA)
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Agency: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Title: Denial of Participation in the Special Access Program
Action: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs suspending
participation in the Special Access Program.
Effective-Date: October 12, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27712 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-54]
AgencyTitle: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA)
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Agency: Office of the Secretary; Department of Defense (DOD)
Title: List of Institutes of Higher Education Ineligible for Federal
Funds
Summary: This document is published to identify institutions of higher
education that are ineligible for contracts and grants by reason of a
determination by the Secretary of Defense that the institution prevents
military recruiter access to the campus or students or maintains a
policy against ROTC. It also implements the requirements set forth in
the Omnibus Consolidated Applications Act of 1997 and 32 CFR part 216.
Action: Notice.
FR-Doc: 98-27648 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-55]
AgencyTitle: Department of Defense
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Agency: Department of the Air Force (USAF); Department of Defense (DOD)
Title: HQ USAF Scientific Advisory Board Meeting
FR-Doc: 98-27632 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-56]
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Agency: Department of the Air Force (USAF); Department of Defense (DOD)
Title: HQ USAF Scientific Advisory Board Meeting
FR-Doc: 98-27633 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-57]
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Agency: Department of the Army (USA); Department of Defense (DOD)
Title: Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Summary: The Department of the Army is amending a system of records
notice in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the
Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
DATES: This proposed action will be effective without further notice on
November 16, 1998, unless comments are received which result in a
contrary determination.
ADDRESSES: Privacy Act Officer, Records Management Program Division,
U.S. Total Army Personnel Command, ATTN: TAPC-PDR-P, Stop C55, Ft.
Belvoir, VA 22060-5576.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Janice Thornton at (703) 806-4390
or DSN 656-4390.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Army systems of
records notices subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as
amended, have been published in the Federal Register and are available
from the address above.
The specific changes to the record system being amended are set
forth below followed by the notice, as amended, published in its
entirety. The proposed amendments are not within the purview of
subsection (r) of the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended,
which requires the submission of a new or altered system report.
Dated: October 9, 1998.
Action: Notice to amend system of records.
FR-Doc: 98-27651 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
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Archive-Name: gov/us/fed/nara/fed-register/1998/oct/15/summary/part2

Posting-number: Volume 63, Issue 199, Page summary, Part 1

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Agency: Defense Logistics Agency (DLA); Department of Defense (DOD)

Title: Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

Summary: The Defense Logistics Agency proposes to alter a system of
records notice in its inventory of record systems subject to the
Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. The alteration adds a
new category of individuals who are prohibited from receiving or
possessing firearms under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act
(Pub.L. 103-159). Specifically, these are individuals who have been
convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.
DATES: The alteration will be effective without further notice on
November 16, 1998, unless comments are received that would result in a
contrary determination.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Privacy Act Officer, Defense Logistics
Agency, ATTN: CAAR, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 2533, Fort
Belvoir, VA 22060-6221.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Susan Salus at (703) 767-6183.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Defense Logistics Agency notices for
systems of records subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a),

as amended, have been published in the Federal Register and are
available from the address above.

The alteration adds a new category of individuals who are
prohibited from receiving or possessing firearms under the Brady
Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Pub.L. 103-159). Specifically, these
...
Action: Altering a system of records.
FR-Doc: 98-27652 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
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Agency: Department of the Navy (USN); Department of Defense (DOD)
Title: Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Commander, Navy
Recruiting Command
Summary: The Navy Recruiting Command announces a proposed public
information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions
thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions
of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology.
Action: Notice of proposed information collection.
Date-Time: Consideration will be given to all comments received by December
14, 1998.

FR-Doc: 98-27631 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am

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AgencyTitle: Department of the Navy, DOD
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Agency: Department of Education
Title: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Summary: The Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief
Financial and Chief Information Officer invites comments on the
submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
Date-Time: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
November 16, 1998.

FR-Doc: 98-27630 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am

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Agency: Department of Education
Title: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Summary: The Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief
Financial and Chief Information Officer invites comments on the
submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
Date-Time: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
November 16, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27685 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
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Agency: Office of Energy Research
Title: High Energy Physics Advisory Panel
Summary: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is given of a meeting of the
High Energy Physics Advisory Panel.
Action: Notice of open meeting.
Date-Time: Thursday, December 3, 1998; 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; and Friday,
December 4, 1998; 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

FR-Doc: 98-27718 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am

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AgencyTitle: Department of Energy
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Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC);
Department of Energy (DOE)
Title: Caprock Pipeline Company; Notice of Tariff Filing
FR-Doc: 98-27616 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. RP99-71-000]
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Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC);
Department of Energy (DOE)
Title: Kentucky West Virginia Gas Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Proposed
Changes in FERC Gas Tariff
FR-Doc: 98-27622 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. RP99-77-000]
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Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC);
Department of Energy (DOE)
Title: K N Interstate Gas Transmission Co.; Notice of Tariff Filing
FR-Doc: 98-27619 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. RP99-74-000]
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Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC);
Department of Energy (DOE)
Title: K N Wattenberg Transmission, L.L.C.; Notice of Tariff Filing
FR-Doc: 98-27618 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. RP99-73-000]
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Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC);
Department of Energy (DOE)
Title: Michigan Gas Storage Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC
Gas Tariff
FR-Doc: 98-27615 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. RP99-70-000]
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Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC);
Department of Energy (DOE)
Title: MIGC, Inc.; Notice of Tariff Filing
FR-Doc: 98-27620 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. RP99-75-000]
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Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC);
Department of Energy (DOE)
Title: Mississippi River Transmission Corporation; Notice of Tariff
Filing
FR-Doc: 98-27614 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. RP98-423-001]
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Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC);
Department of Energy (DOE)
Title: Nora Transmission Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas
Tariff
FR-Doc: 98-27623 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. RP99-78-000]
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Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC);
Department of Energy (DOE)
Title: NorAm Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization
FR-Doc: 98-27611 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. CP99-2-000]
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Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC);
Department of Energy (DOE)
Title: Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization
FR-Doc: 98-27607 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. CP98-780-000]
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Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC);
Department of Energy (DOE)
Title: Select Energy, Inc.; Notice of Filing
FR-Doc: 98-27606 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. ER99-14-000]
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Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC);
Department of Energy (DOE)
Title: T C P Gathering Co.; Notice of Tariff Filing
FR-Doc: 98-27617 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. RP99-72-000]
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Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC);
Department of Energy (DOE)
Title: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Amendment
FR-Doc: 98-27609 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. CP98-803-001]
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Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC);
Department of Energy (DOE)
Title: Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under
Blanket Authorization
FR-Doc: 98-27610 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. CP99-1-000]
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Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC);
Department of Energy (DOE)
Title: Viking Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Tariff Filing
FR-Doc: 98-27621 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. RP99-76-000]
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Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC);
Department of Energy (DOE)
Title: Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company; Notice of Tariff
Filing
FR-Doc: 98-27613 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. RP98-76-003]
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Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC);
Department of Energy (DOE)
Title: Consolidated Water Power Company, et al.
Date-Time: October 21, 1998, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
November 5, 1998, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
October 20, 1998, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
October 21, 1998, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
October 21, 1998, in accordance with Standard
Paragraph E at the end of this notice.
FR-Doc: 98-27666 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. ER98-4512-000, et al.;]
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Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC);
Department of Energy (DOE)
Title: Summit Hydropower, Incorporated; Notice of Availability of Draft
Environmental Assessment
FR-Doc: 98-27612 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Project No. 11282-001-RI]
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Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC);
Department of Energy (DOE)
Title: Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Fort Lewis/Chehalis
Enhancement Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues
FR-Doc: 98-27608 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. CP98-794-000]
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Agency: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Title: State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) Water
Quality and Pesticide Disposal Working Committee; Open Meeting
Summary: The State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG)
Water Quality and Pesticide Disposal Working Committee will hold a 2-
day meeting, October 26 and 27, 1998. This notice announces the
location and times for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda
topics. The meetings are open to the public.
Action: Notice.
Date-Time: The SFIREG Working Committee on Water Quality and Pesticide
Disposal will meet on Monday, October 26, 1998, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. and Tuesday, October 27, 1998, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

FR-Doc: 98-27673 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am

DocRef: [OPP-00556; FRL-6039-9]
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Agency: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Title: Pesticides; Notice to Solicit Public Comment on EPA's Proposal to
Publish the Registration Division's Fiscal Year 1999 Workplan
Summary: EPA is soliciting comments on its proposal to publish the
fiscal year 1999 (FY99) workplan for the Registration Division (RD) in
keeping with efforts to improve the transparency and flexibility in the
pesticide registration process. The Agency is inviting views on the
possible benefits and disadvantages of making RD's FY99 workplan
publicly available.
Action: Notice.
Date-Time: Written comments must be received on or before November 16,
1998.
ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments to: Public Information and
Records Integrity Branch, Information Resources and Services Division
(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In person, deliver comments to:
Rm. 119, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
FR-Doc: 98-27706 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [OPP-00549; FRL-6025-7]
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Agency: Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Title: En Bancs Regarding Telecom Mergers
Summary: The Commission has released a Public Notice which announces
two En Bancs to discuss recent consolidation activities in the
telecommunications industry, focusing on the proposed mergers between
SBC Communications, Inc. and Ameritech Corporation (CC Docket No. 98-
141), AT&T Corp. and Tele-Communications, Inc. (CSB Docket No. 98-178),
and Bell Atlantic Corporation and GTE Corporation (CC Docket No. 98-
184). The purpose of these En Bancs is to assist the Commission in
determining whether these mergers are consistent with the goals of the
1996 Telecommunications Act, which include promoting competition in
telecommunications markets and protecting the public interest. At the
first En Banc, the merger applicants will discuss the details of their
merger plans. At the second En Banc, other interested parties will
discuss the proposed mergers' impact on telecommunications markets.
Action: Notice.
Date-Time: The first En Banc will take place on Thursday, October 22, 1998,
from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The second En Banc will be scheduled at a
later date.
FR-Doc: 98-27788 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DA 98-2045]

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Agency: Federal Election Commission (FEC)
Title: Sunshine Act Meeting
FR-Doc: 98-27811 Filed 10-13-98; 11:57 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-86]
AgencyTitle: Federal Election Commission
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Agency: Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)
Title: Ocean Freight Forwarder License Applicants
FR-Doc: 98-27591 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-87]
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Agency: Federal Reserve System (FRS)
Title: Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding
Companies

FR-Doc: 98-27634 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am

DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-88]
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Agency: Federal Reserve System (FRS)
Title: Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking
Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible
Nonbanking Activities

FR-Doc: 98-27635 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am

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Agency: Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Title: Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period
Under the Premerger Notification Rules
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Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Title: Government-Owned Trademark; Availability for Licensing
Summary: In the last 25 years, the National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH) has developed the world's largest and most
comprehensive bibliographic database of occupational safety and health
literature (NIOSHTIC<SUP></SUP> Database). The database is a mature
product that is well respected in the field of occupational health and
safety and has proven commercial viability. NIOSH is now seeking offers
from organizations interested in assuming control and responsibility
for the future development, maintenance and marketing of the
NIOSHTIC<SUP></SUP> Database through a trademark licensing agreement.
Action: Notice: The NIOSHTIC<SUP></SUP> Trademark named in this notice
is owned by the United States Government and is available for licensing
in the United States (U.S.) in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve
expeditious commercialization of results of federally funded research
and development.

FR-Doc: 98-27641 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am

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AgencyTitle: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of
Technology Transfer, Department of Health and Human Services
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Agency: Food and Drug Administration (FDA);
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Title: Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent
Extension; Aldara<SUP>TM</SUP> (4,689,338)
Summary: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the
regulatory review period for Aldara<SUP>TM</SUP> (4,689,338) and is
publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA
has made the determination because of the submission of an application
to the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Department of Commerce,
for the extension of a patent which claims that human drug product.
Action: Notice.
FR-Doc: 98-27584 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. 97E-0270]
AgencyTitle: Food and Drug Administration, HHS
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Agency: Food and Drug Administration (FDA);
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Title: Draft Guidance for Industry on Non-Contraceptive Estrogen Class
Labeling; Availability
Summary: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the
availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Labeling
Guidance for Non-Contraceptive Estrogen Drug Products--Physician and
Patient Labeling.'' The draft guidance is intended to serve as a
template for sponsors of estrogen class drug products to ensure that
such products contain uniform physician and patient labeling
information. Once finalized, this draft guidance will replace the
``Labeling Guidance for Estrogen Drug Products, Physician Labeling''
and ``Labeling Guidance for Estrogen Drug Products, Patient Package
Insert,'' both of which were revised and published in August 1992.
Action: Notice.
Date-Time: Written comments on the draft guidance document may be submitted
by December 14, 1998. General comments on the agency guidance documents
are welcome at any time.
FR-Doc: 98-27583 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. 98D-0834]
AgencyTitle: Food and Drug Administration, HHS
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Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH);
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Title: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed
Meetings
Date-Time: November 3-4, 1998.
November 3, 1998, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
November 4, 1998, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm.
November 6, 1998.
9:30 am to 11:00 am.
November 16-17, 1998.
November 16, 1998, 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
November 17, 1998, 8:00 am to 9:00 am.

FR-Doc: 98-27627 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am

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Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH);
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Title: Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
Date-Time: October 14-16, 1998.
8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
October 14-15, 1998.
8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
October 15-17, 1998.
8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
October 15-16, 1998.
8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
October 15-16, 1998.
8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
October 15-16, 1998.
9:00 am to 6:00 pm.
October 15, 1998.
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
October 19-20, 1998.
8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
October 19-20, 1998.
8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
October 20-21, 1998.
8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
FR-Doc: 98-27629 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
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Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH);
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Title: Research on Women's Health Advisory Committee; Meeting
Date-Time: November 16, 1998.
8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
November 17, 1998.
9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
FR-Doc: 98-27628 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
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Agency: Department of the Interior
Title: Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC); Public Comment on the
Proposal To Develop the ``Biological Nomenclature and Taxonomy Data
Standard'' as a Federal Geographic Data Committee Standard
Action: Notice; Request for comments.

FR-Doc: 98-27644 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am

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Agency: Geological Survey (USGS); Department of the Interior
Title: Technology Transfer Act of 1986
Summary: Notice is hereby given that the United States Geological
Survey (USGS) is planning to enter into a Cooperative Research and
Development Agreement (CRADA) with Texaco Group Inc. to develop X-ray
diffraction methods for the quantitative analysis of clay minerals in
shales. Any others wishing to pursue the possibility of a CRADA for
similar activities should contact U.S. Geological Survey no later than
30 days from the publication of this notice.
Action: Notice.
FR-Doc: 98-27698 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
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Agency: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Department of the Interior
Title: Notice for Publication; Alaska Native Claims Selections
FR-Doc: 98-27638 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [AK-962-1410-00-P, AA-8447-A, AA-8447-B, AA-8447-D, AA-8447-A2, AA-
8447-B2]
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Agency: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Department of the Interior
Title: Notice of Office Reorganization and Name Change for the BLM
Montana/Dakotas Organization
Summary: This notice provides information about the BLM Montana/Dakotas
reorganization approved by the BLM Director on April 2, 1998, and the
subsequent Montana/Dakotas State Director implementation and decision
memorandum of May 20, 1998, that changes the 3-tier structure (State
Office-District Office-Resource Area Office)to a 2-tier structure
(State Office-Field Office). This change is operationally in effect now
and will become ``officially'' in effect on October 11, 1998. None of
the offices will be closed. However, office name and jurisdiction for
some offices will change.
Action: Notice.
FR-Doc: 98-27699 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [MT-930-1820-00]
AgencyTitle: Bureau of Land Management, Interior
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Agency: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Department of the Interior
Title: Notice of Realty Action--IDI-32281; Direct Sale of Public Lands
in Owyhee County, ID
Summary: The following described public land in Owyhee County, Idaho
has been examined and through the pubic-supported land use planning
process has been determined to be suitable for disposal utilizing
direct sale procedures pursuant to Section 203 of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 at no less than the appraised fair
market value of $9,000.00. The land will not be offered for sale until
at least 60 days after the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register.
Date-Time: On October 15, 1998, the land described above will be segregated
from appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining
laws, except the sale provisions of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act. The segregative effect will end upon issuance of patent
or 270 days from the date of publication, whichever occurs first.
FR-Doc: 98-27697 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [ID-010-02-5700-10; IDI-32281]
AgencyTitle: Bureau of Land Management--Interior
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Agency: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Department of the Interior
Title: Intent To Prepare A Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA) and
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Public Land in Otero and
Sierra Counties, NM
Summary: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
regulations (40 CFR 1500-1508), and the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976, the BLM, Las Cruces Field Office will
direct preparation of a Fluid Minerals Leasing RMPA/EIS by Dames and
Moore, Inc., a qualified consultant. The RMPA/EIS will address fluid
minerals (oil, gas, and geothermal) leasing and subsequent activities
(e.g., exploration, development, and/or production) on public land in
Otero and Sierra Counties, New Mexico. Planning efforts for the RMPA
will determine which public land and fluid minerals should be made
available for leasing and subsequent activities, and what requirements
(stipulations) may be needed to protect other resource values. The EIS
will identify the potential impacts that fluid minerals leasing and
subsequent activities could have on the environment and identify
appropriate measures to mitigate those impacts.
The BLM will conduct three public scoping meetings. All of the
public meetings will be informal to foster public attendance and input.
The dates, times, and locations for these meetings are as follows:
Action: Notice of intent to prepare an RMPA/EIS and invitation to
participate in identification of issues and planning criteria.
Date-Time: Written comments will be accepted through November 16, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27640 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [NM-030-1310-00]
AgencyTitle: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior
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Agency: Minerals Management Service (MMS); Department of the Interior
Title: Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
Summary: This notice announces our decision to rescind NTL 98-11N,
Guidelines for Suspension of Production Due to Uneconomic Market
Conditions.
Action: Notice to rescind notice to lessees and operators (NTL) 98-11N.
Date-Time: NTL 98-11N is rescinded effective on January 13, 1998.

FR-Doc: 98-27586 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am

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Agency: National Park Service (NPS); Department of the Interior
Title: Draft Environmental Impact Statement/General Management Plan
Redwood National and State Parks, California; Notice of Extension of
Public Comment Period
Summary: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (Pub. L. 91-190 as amended), the National Park
Service, Department of the Interior, has prepared a Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (DEIS) assessing four alternatives for, and potential
impacts of, a proposed General Management Plan for Redwood National
Park, California. In deference to public interest expressed to date
from local governmental agencies, organizations, and other interested
parties, the public comment period has been extended an additional
month through November 8, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27647 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
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Agency: Bureau of Reclamation; Department of the Interior
Title: Long-Term Contract Renewal, Central Valley Project, California
Summary: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation)
proposes to prepare environmental documents for the purpose of renewing
existing long-term and interim contracts for the Central Valley
Project, California. Specific quantities of water to be in the renewal
contracts will be subject to a needs assessment.
At present, it is not clear whether the scope of the action and
anticipated project impacts will require preparation of an
environmental impact statement (EIS) instead of an environmental
assessment (EA). However, to ensure a timely and appropriate level of
NEPA compliance and limit potential future delays to the project
schedule, Reclamation is proceeding, at this time, as if the project
impacts would require preparation of an EIS. Reclamation will
reevaluate the need for an EIS after obtaining written and oral
comments on project alternatives and impacts during the scoping
process. Reclamation will publish a notice of cancellation if, as a
result of scoping, a decision is made to prepare an EA rather than an
EIS.
Action: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement
and notice of meetings.
Date-Time: See Supplementary Information Section for meeting dates.
FR-Doc: 98-27639 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-105]
AgencyTitle: Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior
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Agency: International Trade Commission (USITC)
Title: Certain Coated Optical Waveguide Fibers and Products Containing
Same; Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Terminating
the Investigation on the Basis of a Consent Order; Issuance of Consent
Order
Summary: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade
Commission has determined not to review the presiding administrative
law judge's (``ALJ's'') initial determination (``ID'') granting the
private parties' joint motion to terminate the above-captioned
investigation on the basis of a consent order.
Action: Notice.
FR-Doc: 98-27683 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Investigation No. 337-TA-410]
AgencyTitle: U.S. International Trade Commission
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Agency: International Trade Commission (USITC)
Title: Elastic Rubber Tape From India
FR-Doc: 98-27682 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Investigation No. 701-TA-383 (Preliminary) and Investigation No. 731-
TA-805 (Preliminary)]
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Agency: International Trade Commission (USITC)
Title: Import Investigations; Five Year Reviews Termination
Summary: On July 6, 1998, the Department of Commerce and the Commission
began the subject five-year reviews to determine whether revocation of
the existing antidumping duty orders would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to a domestic
industry (63 FR 36389). On October 5, 1998, the Department of Commerce
notified the Commission that it was revoking the orders in the subject
reviews because no domestic interested party responded to its notice of
initiation by the applicable deadline (63 FR 54441, October 9, 1998).
Accordingly, pursuant to section 207.69 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR Sec. 207.69), the subject reviews are
terminated.
Action: Termination of five-year reviews.
Effective-Date: October 5, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27684 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-108]
AgencyTitle: United States International Trade Commission
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Agency: Department of Justice
Title: Notice of Lodging of Consent Decrees Under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act; Akzo Coatings,
Inc., et al.
FR-Doc: 98-27692 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-109]
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Agency: Department of Justice
Title: Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air
Act; Calaveras Cement Co.
FR-Doc: 98-27690 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-110]
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Agency: Department of Justice
Title: Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water
Act; ConAgra, Inc.
FR-Doc: 98-27695 Filed 10-13-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-111]
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Agency: Department of Justice
Title: Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act; Lake Geneva Associates, et al.
FR-Doc: 98-27689 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-112]
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Agency: Department of Justice
Title: Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act; Jerome
Lightman, et al.
FR-Doc: 98-27694 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-113]
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Agency: Department of Justice
Title: Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Solid Waste
Disposal Act; Navajo Refining Co.
FR-Doc: 98-27691 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-114]
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Agency: Department of Justice
Title: Notice of Lodging of Consent Decrees Pursuant to the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act;
North American Galvanizing Co., et al.
FR-Doc: 98-27693 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-115]
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Agency: Department of Justice
Title: Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree in Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act Cost Recovery
Action; Occidental Chemical Corp. et al.
FR-Doc: 98-27696 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-116]
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Agency: Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS); Department of Justice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
Action: Request OMB Emergency Approval; Telephone Verification System
(TVS) Phase II Pilot Non-Citizen Employees Employment Status Report.
FR-Doc: 98-27588 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-117]
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Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Title: Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel; International Uranium
(USA) Corporation (Receipt of Material From Tonawanda, NY); Material
License Amendment; Memorandum and Order (Notice of Opportunity for a
Hearing)
FR-Doc: 98-27659 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. 40-8681-MLA-4; ASLBP No. 98-748-03-MLA]
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Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Title: Shaun P. O'Hern; Designation of Presiding Officer
FR-Doc: 98-27658 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. 55-32442-SP; ASLBP No. 99-753-01-SP]
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Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Title: Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting Notice
FR-Doc: 98-27655 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-120]
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Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Title: Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, Joint Meeting of the
ACRS Subcommittees on Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment and
on Regulatory Policies and Practices; Notice of Meeting
Date-Time: October 7, 1998.
Sam Duraiswamy,
Chief Nuclear Reactors Branch.
[FR Doc. 98-27657 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Title: State of Arkansas Relinquishment of Sealed Source and Device
Evaluation and Approval Authority and Reassumption by the Commission
Summary: Notice is hereby given that effective October 1, 1998, the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission reassumed regulatory authority for sealed
source and device evaluations and approvals in the Agreement State of
Arkansas in response to a request from the Governor of the State of
Arkansas to relinquish this authority.
Action: Notice of reassumption of sealed source and device evaluation
and approval authority from the State of Arkansas.
Effective-Date: October 1, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27656 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-122]
AgencyTitle: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Agency: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Title: Interest Assumption for Determining Variable-Rate Premium;
Interest on Late Premium Payments; Interest on Underpayments and
Overpayments of Single-Employer Plan Termination Liability and
Multiemployer Withdrawal Liability; Interest Assumptions for
Multiemployer Plan Valuations Following Mass Withdrawal
Summary: This notice informs the public of the interest rates and
assumptions to be used under certain Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation regulations. These rates and assumptions are published
elsewhere (or are derivable from rates published elsewhere), but are
collected and published in this notice for the convenience of the
public. Interest rates are also published on the PBGC's web site
(http://www.pbgc.gov).
Action: Notice of interest rates and assumptions.
Date-Time: The interest rate for determining the variable-rate premium
under part 4006 applies to premium payment years beginning in October
1998. The interest assumptions for performing multiemployer plan
valuations following mass withdrawal under part 4281 apply to valuation
dates occurring in November 1998. The interest rates for late premium
payments under part 4007 and for underpayments and overpayments of
single-employer plan termination liability under part 4062 and
...
FR-Doc: 98-27661 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-123]

AgencyTitle: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

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Agency: Postal Service
Title: Privacy Act of 1974, System of Records
Summary: This document publishes notice of a proposed Privacy Act
system of records, USPS 300.010, Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Investigative File System, which partially duplicates an existing
Postal Inspection Service file.
Action: Notice of system of records.
Date-Time: Any interested party may submit written comments on the proposed
system of records. This proposal will become effective without further
notice on November 23, 1998, unless comments received on or before that
date result in a contrary determination.
FR-Doc: 98-27717 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-124]
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Agency: Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
Title: Public Meeting; Sunshine Act
FR-Doc: 98-27790 Filed 10-13-98; 11:42 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-125]
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Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Title: Scudder Global Fund, Inc., et al.; Notice of Application
Action: Notice of application for an order under section 17(d) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'') and rule 17d-1 under the
Act.
Date-Time: The application was filed on October 23, 1997. Applicants
have agreed to file an amendment during the notice period, the
substance of which is included in this notice.
FR-Doc: 98-27624 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Investment Company Act Release No. 23482; 812-10828]
AgencyTitle: Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'')
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Agency: State Justice Institute
Title: Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice of Public Meeting
Date-Time: Sunday, October 25, 1998, 1:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday,
October 26, 1998, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m..
FR-Doc: 98-27817 Filed 10-13-98; 1:08 pm
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-127]
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Agency: Office of the Secretary; Department of Transportation (DOT)
Title: Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
Summary: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information
Collection Requests (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICRs
describe the nature of the information collections and their expected
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the current information collection--Motor
Carrier Assessment of Compliance Reviews--was published on July 29,
1998 [63 FR 40581] and on the proposed information collection--
Designation of Agent, Motor Carriers, Brokers and Freight Forwarders--
was published on June 4, 1998 [63 FR 30557].
Action: Notice.
Date-Time: Comments must be submitted on or before November 16, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27665 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-128]
AgencyTitle: Office of the Secretary, DOT
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Agency: United States Coast Guard (USCG); Department of Transportation (DOT)
Title: Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee, Subcommittee on
Proper Cargo Names
Summary: The Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee's (CTAC)
Subcommittee on Proper Cargo Names (PCN) will meet to discuss various
issues relating to use of proper cargo names for the marine
transportation of hazardous materials in bulk. The meeting will be open
to the public.
Action: Notice of meeting.
Date-Time: The PCN Subcommittee will meet on Tuesday, November 10, 1998,
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The meeting may close early if all business is
finished. Written material and requests to make oral presentations
should reach the U.S. Coast Guard on or before November 3, 1998.
Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to each member of
the CTAC Subcommittee should reach the U.S. Coast Guard on or before
November 3, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27636 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [USCG 1998-4555]
AgencyTitle: Coast Guard, DOT
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Agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA);
Department of Transportation (DOT)

Title: Advisory Circular (AC) Briefing Material, Air Crewmember
Qualifications
Summary: This notice announces the availability of briefing materials
regarding a draft advisory circular (AC) addressing alternative methods
of compliance for proposed air crewmember qualification regulations.
The AC briefing material was presented at a meeting conducted by the
FAA, at the Regional Airline Association on June 22, 1998. In addition,
this notice opens Docket No. FAA-1998-4465, and that docket serves as a
repository for all recorded material (e.g., minutes, briefing material,
and list of attendees) regarding the aforementioned meeting.
Action: Notice of availability for public comment.
FR-Doc: 98-27724 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket No. FAA-1998-4465]

AgencyTitle: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT
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Agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA);
Department of Transportation (DOT)

Title: RTCA, Inc.; Certification Task Force
FR-Doc: 98-27721 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-131]
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Agency: Maritime Administration (MA); Department of Transportation (DOT)
Title: Chrysler Corporation; Notice Application for Approvals of
Restructured Beneficial Ownership of Vessels Operating Under
Construction-Differential Subsidy, Operating-Differential Subsidy, and
the Maritime Security Program, as a Result of the Business Combination
Between Chrysler Corporation and Daimler-Benz, A.G.
FR-Doc: 98-27731 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket MSP-009/Docket S-948]
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Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA);
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Title: Safety Performance Standards Program Meeting
Summary: This notice announces a public meeting at which NHTSA will
answer questions from the public and the automobile industry regarding
the agency's vehicle regulatory program.
Action: Notice of NHTSA industry meeting.
Date-Time: The Agency's regular, quarterly public meeting relating to its
vehicle regulatory program will be held on Thursday, December 17, 1998,
beginning at 9:45 a.m. and ending at approximately 12:30 p.m., at the
Clarion Hotel, Romulus, MI. Questions relating to the vehicle
regulatory program must be submitted in writing with a diskette
(Wordperfect) by Tuesday, November 17, 1998, to the address shown below
or by e-mail. If sufficient time is available, questions received after
...
FR-Doc: 98-27719 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-133]
AgencyTitle: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Agency: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA);
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Title: Notice of Request for Extension of an Existing Information
Collection
Summary: This notice requests public participation in the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval process regarding the renewal of a
collection of information. RSPA
Action: Notice and request for comments.
Date-Time: Comments to this notice must be received on or before December
14, 1998 to be assured consideration.

FR-Doc: 98-27662 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am

DocRef: [Docket Number: RSPA-98-4452; Notice 1]
AgencyTitle: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT
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Agency: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA);
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Title: Notice of Request for Extension of an Existing Information
Collection
Summary: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Research and Special Programs Administration's
(RSPA) intention to request a renewal of a currently approved
information collection in support of the Office of Pipeline Safety
(OPS) Recrordkeeping for Gas Pipeline Operators.
Action: Notice and request for comments.
Date-Time: Comments on this notice must be received on or before December
14, 1998.

FR-Doc: 98-27663 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am

DocRef: [Docket No. RSPA-98-4452 Notice 2]
AgencyTitle: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT
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Agency: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA);
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Title: Notice of Request for Extension of an Existing Information
Collection
Summary: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Research and Special Programs Administration's
(RSPA) intention to request renewal of an information collection in
support of the Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) for Recordkeeping for
Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) Facilities.
Action: Notice and request for comments.
Date-Time: Comments on this notice must be received on or before December
14, 1998, to be assured of consideration.
FR-Doc: 98-27664 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [Docket RSPA-98-4452 Notice 3]
AgencyTitle: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT
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Agency: U.S. Customs Service; Department of the Treasury

Title: Expansion of National Customs Automation Program Test of Account-
Based Declaration to Additional Ports of Entry
Summary: This notice announces Customs plan to expand the National
Customs Automation Program Prototype (NCAP/P) to include five
additional ports of entry. The addition of these ports of entry will
address the mutual interests of Customs and the trade community in
increasing the volume of prototype entries.
Action: General notice.
Date-Time: Entries will not be able to be filed by participants at the
additional ports of entry before November 1, 1998; participants should
contact Mike Jackson concerning the exact dates when entries may be
filed at the additional ports of entry. Applications to participate in
the NCAP/P that are submitted after October 15, 1998, must include the
additional information specified in this notice.

FR-Doc: 98-27645 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am

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AgencyTitle: Customs Service, Department of the Treasury
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Agency: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Department of the Treasury

Title: Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project
Summary: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning an
existing notice of proposed rulemaking, Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Excise
Tax; Dye Injection Systems and Markers; Measurement (Sec. 48.4082-
1(d)).
Action: Notice and request for comments.
Date-Time: Written comments should be received on or before December 14,
1998 to be assured of consideration.
FR-Doc: 98-27710 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [PS-6-95]

AgencyTitle: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury
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Agency: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Department of the Treasury

Title: Request for Information on Impact to Discontinue the Form 1040PC
Program for Tax Years 1999 and Beyond
Summary: This announcement is requesting that software developers, tax
practitioners, or taxpayers send to the Internal Revenue Service their
comments on the impact of discontinuing the Form 1040PC program for Tax
Year 1999.
Action: Notice.
FR-Doc: 98-27709 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
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AgencyTitle: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury

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Agency: United States Information Agency (USIA)
Title: Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition
Determinations: ``Treasures of Russia'' From Peterhof--Summer Palaces
of the Czars
Summary: Notice is hereby given of the following determinations:
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965
(79 Stat. 985, 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978
(43 F.R. 133359, March 29, 1978), and Delegation Order No. 85-5 of June
27, 1985 (50 F.R. 27393, July 2, 1985). I hereby determine that the
objects to be included in the exhibit, ``Treasures of Russia'' from
Peterhof--Summer Palaces of the Czars, imported from abroad for the
temporary exhibition without profit within the United States, are of
cultural significance. These objects are imported pursuant to a loan
agreement with the foreign lender. I also determine that the exhibition
or display of the listed exhibit objects at Rio Hotel & Casino, Las
Vegas, Nevada, from on or about November 5, 1998, through on or about
April 15, 1999, is in the national interest. Public Notice of these
determinations is ordered to be published in the Federal Register.
Action: Notice.

FR-Doc: 98-27678 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am

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AgencyTitle: United States Information Agency
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Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review
Summary: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
(44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Veterans
Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has
submitted the collection of information abstracted below to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA
submission describes the nature of the information collection and its
expected cost and burden; it includes the actual data collection
instrument.
Action: Notice.
Date-Time: Comments must be submitted on or before November 16, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27625 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [OMB Control No. 2900-0118]
AgencyTitle: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs
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Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review
Summary: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
(44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Veterans
Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has
submitted the collection of information abstracted below to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA
submission describes the nature of the information collection and its
expected cost and burden; it includes the actual data collection
instrument.
Action: Notice.
Date-Time: Comments must be submitted on or before November 16, 1998.
FR-Doc: 98-27626 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [OMB Control No. 2900-0325]
AgencyTitle: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs
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Agency: State Justice Institute
Title: Grant Guideline
Summary: This Guideline sets forth the administrative, programmatic,
and financial requirements attendant to Fiscal Year 1999 State Justice
Institute grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts.
Action: Final Grant Guideline.
Effective-Date: October 15, 1998.
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-143]
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Agency: Department of Education
Title: Freely-Associated States Educational Grant Program
Action: Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year
(FY) 1999.
FR-Doc: 98-27687 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [CFDA NO. 84.256]
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Agency: Department of Education
Title: National Awards Program for Model Professional Development;
Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1999
FR-Doc: 98-27688 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am
DocRef: [DOCID:fr15oc98-145]
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