FEDERAL REGISTER INDEX, January--December, 1998 ***** General Accounting Office NOTICES Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, 40288 Congressional Review Act: Final and interim rules issued by Federal Agencies; quarterly list, 71672 Cost Accounting Standards Board Review Panel; web page establishment and comment request, 19728 Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board; proposed statement of recommended standards; exposure draft; comment request, 64717 Financial management systems: Core financial system and human resources and payroll systems requirements; comment request, 64260 Requirements checklists; availability, 31995 Government auditing standards: Auditor communication, 42636 Computer-related controls; additional documentation requirements when assessing control risk at maximum, 42636 Meetings: Cost Accounting Standards Board Review Panel, 27973 Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board, 15421, 18202, 30229, 39091, 46793, 52702, 60350, 64089, 66546 Government Auditing Standards Advisory Council, 48509 Meetings; Sunshine Act, 9235, 29013 ***** General Services Administration RULES Acquisition regulations: Electronic reporting of sales under Federal Supply Service Schedule program; sales reporting requirement; quarterly payment of industrial funding fee, 19193 Federal supply service contracts; 10-day payment clause, 12966, 38330 Correction, 39934 Leasehold interests in real property; negotiation procedures, 18843 Small entity compliance guide, 12969 Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): Affirmative action in Federal procurement; reform, 52426 Correction, 71722 Alternative dispute resolution (1996), 58594 Audits of States, local governments, and non-profit organizations (OMB Circular A-133), 9054 Caribbean Basin country end products, 9059 Certificates of competency, 9053 Civil defense costs, 58599 Contract administration and audit cognizance changes, 9061 Contractor overhead rates; final settlement; correction, 1533 Contractor personnel compensation; allowability limitation, 9066, 70287 Contractor purchasing system review exclusions, 70288 Contract quality requirements, 70289 Cost accounting standards: Applicability; administrative changes, 9060 Coverage applicability, 9053 Cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-plus-award-fee contracts; fee limits, 34073 Costs related to legal/other proceedings, 58599 Electronic commerce in Federal procurement, 58590 Electronic data interchange transactions; evidence of shipment, 70291 Federal compliance with right-to-know laws and pollution prevention requirements, 9051 Federal Contract Compliance Programs Office national pre- award registry, 70282 Federal procurement; affirmative action reform, 36120 Correction, 56738 General Accounting Office bid protests; conformation; correction, 1532 Historically underutilized business zone (HUBZone) empowerment contracting program, 70265 Indefinite-quantity contracts; limits, 70282 Individuals with disabilities; employment and advancement, 34073 Introduction, 9048, 34058, 58586, 70264 Liquidated damages, 34064 Mandatory government source inspection, 70290 Modular contracting, 9068 No-cost value engineering change proposals, 34078, 70290 Novation and related agreements; correction, 1533 Pay-as-you-go pension costs, 58595 Payment due dates, 58601 Preaward survey of prospective contractor; quality assurance; correction, 648 Primary contractor identification; data universal numbering system use, 9049 Procurement integrity clauses review, 9052 Service contracts, 58600 Simplified acquisition procedures reorganization; electronic commerce use; correction, 1532 Small/disadvantaged business concerns; affirmative action reform, 35719 Small business competitiveness demonstration program, 9056 Small entity compliance guide, 9069, 34080, 35726, 36128, 52428, 58608, 70306 Software copyrights, 34077 Special disabled and Vietnam Era veterans, 9057 Specifications availability, 34062 Standard industrial classification code and size standard appeals, 9055 Subcontract consent, 34059 Sudan; purchases restrictions, 34076 Taxpayer identification numbers, 58587 Technical amendments, 9069, 34079, 58602, 70292 Trade agreements thresholds, 34075 Transfer of assets following business consolidation, 9067 Travel reimbursement, 34078 Workers with disabilities; employment and advancement, 58598 Federal property management: Aviation, transportation and motor vehicles -- Aircraft accident and incident reporting and investigation, 43638 Public buildings and space -- Tobacco smoking policy, 35846 Telecommunications resources management and use -- Government telephone systems, etc.; FIRMR provisions relocation, 27682 Utilization and disposal -- Donations to service educational activities, 56089 Excess and exchange/sale information technology (IT) equipment disposal; provisions removed, 41432 Excess personal property reporting requirements, 40058, 65710 Personal property replacement pursuant to exchange/sale authority, 5892 Surplus personal property; donation to nonprofit providers of assistance to impoverished families and individuals, 8351 Federal travel: Federal travel regulation; general guidance and temporary duty travel allowances, 15950 Correction, 35537 Fly America Act; use of U.S. flag air carriers, 63417 Per diem localities; maximum lodging and meal allowances, 26488, 66674 Correction, 8352 Privately owned vehicles -- Mileage reimbursement, 47438 Return transportation from outside United States; approval or authorization, 5742 Relocation income tax allowance tax tables, 14637 Freedom of Information Act; implementation, 56839 PROPOSED RULES Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): Brand name items; use of purchase descriptions, 63778 Business class airfare, 43239 Civil defense costs, 13771 Competition under multiple award task and delivery order contracts, 48416 Conditionally accepted items, 57878 Contractor purchasing system review exclusions, 649 Cost-reimbursement architect-engineer contracts, 71710 Electronic data interchange transactions; shipment evidence, 4074 Electronic funds transfer, 36522 Foreign acquisition; Part 25 rewrite, Increased payment protection, 71711 Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act participating nonprofit agencies; name change or successor in interest procedures, 57568 Mandatory Government source inspection, 13770 Offeror or contractor representation requirements; reduction or removal, 25382 Part 45 rewrite; meeting, 5714 Professional services; proposal evaluations, 45112 Progress payments, 11074 Recruitment costs principle, 43238 Semi-annual agenda, 22902, 62634 Taxes associated with divested segments; withdrawn, 43127 Value engineering change proposals, 43236 Voluntary consensus standards use (OMB Circular A-119), 68344 Federal property management: Telecommunications resources management and use -- Network registration services; user fees, 66102 Utilization and disposal -- Donations to service educational activities, 42310 Excess personal property reporting requirements, 71686 Federal surplus firearms; donation to State or local law enforcement activities, 68136 Public benefit conveyance of excess Federal government real property for housing, law enforcement, and emergency management purposes, 42792 Federal travel: Fly America Act; use of U.S. flag air carriers, 16936 Payment of expenses in connection with death of employees or immediate family members, 45781 Freedom of Information Act; implementation, 33023 Semi-annual agenda, 22762, 62496 NOTICES Acquisition regulations: Defense Authorization Act; executive compensation benchmark amount determination, 8981 Payments accepted from non-Federal source; semiannual report, etc. (SFs 326 and 326A); forms establishment, 31480 Settlement proposal (inventory basis) (SF 1435); revision, 45064 Solicitation, offer and award (SF 33); revision and stocking change, 19920 U.S. Government national credit card (SF 149) and U.S. Goverment fleet credit card (SF 149a); cancellation, 40716 Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 1833, 3748, 5384, 8455, 19264, 27087, 67484, 71623, 71624, 71915, 71929 Submission for OMB review; comment request, 3131, 3132, 12814, 19264, 19920, 19921, 20614, 23468, 29412, 29413, 31480, 33064, 33667, 34424, 34425, 37117, 42401, 42402, 43715, 45064, 45816, 45817, 47025, 49577, 53672, 56653, 63735, 64717, 69294, 71649 Distribution system practices for acquiring freight transportation services, 45817 Electronic posting of business opportunities and solicitations; system implementation, 48733 Environmental statements; availability, etc.: Dade County, FL; Immigration and Naturalization Service; lease construction and consolidation, 24547 Eugene, OR; Federal Courthouse, 64718 Fresno, CA; U.S. Courthouse, 8981 Governors Island, Upper New York Bay, NY; disposition, 34426, 64261 Riverside, CA; Federal Courthouse, 13858 Environmental statements; notice of intent: Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant, Chattanooga, TN; disposal, 58051 Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): Agency information collection activities -- Proposed collection; comment request, 473, 1093, 1094, 2218, 6728, 8442, 9212, 11424, 13640, 15834, 29187, 29976, 29977, 29978, 31448, 31449, 31450, 31451, 31758, 31759, 31964, 32192, 33055, 46003, 59950, 65756, 65757, 65758, 65759, 67673, 71097, 71098, 71099, 71100, 71101, 71102 Submission for OMB review; comment request, 472, 3722, 3884, 5547, 6161, 12453, 12454, 12455, 13842, 14680, 19476, 24532, 27061, 31452, 44239, 44240, 44241, 44242, 44243, 44244, 44245, 44246, 44849, 57670, 57671, 59549, 63712 Federal property management: Public buildings and space -- Antennas placement fees, 10631 POW/MIA flag display, 14715 SF 123A, Transfer Order Surplus Personal Property; revision, 68771 Federal travel: Centralized household goods traffic management program (CHAMP); broker and direct move management services provider participation; provisions removed, 30496 Move management services continuation, 38653, 50915 Freight shipment test pilot project; third party logistics services solicitation, 42402, 43398, 70410 Information processing standards, Federal: Commercial-off-the-shelf products, waiver to acquire and use, 31779 Interagency Committee for Medical Records: Chronological record of medical care (SF 600); automation, 44460 Medical record-tissue examination (SF 515); form stocking change and revision, 9555 Pediatric nursing notes (SF 536), automation, 31480 Tissue examination (SF 515), automation, 31481 Meetings: Aircraft Management Policy Advisory Board, 6761, 19265 President's Commission on Celebration of Women in American History, 36235, 49577, 53673, 58052, 59627 National Environmental Policy Act; implementation, 34895 Red Cross headquarters expansion project; review of historic preservation memorandum of agreement, 45064 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 57301 Senior Executive Service: Performance Review Board; membership, 53673, 65793 ***** Geological Survey NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 9856, 11691, 17886, 40728 Submission for OMB review; comment request, 250, 885, 4465, 4664, 6200, 33944, 34917, 37130, 37902, 69644 Digital map showing potential sources of crushed stone; contribution acceptance from National Stone Association, 24567 Federal Geographic Data Committee: Biological nomenclature and taxonomy data standard, 51586, 55402 Coastal and inland waterways hydrographic data content standard, 17439 Digital cartographic data sets; revised prices, 51366 Digital geospatial metadata; biological data profile of content standard, 41584 Governmental unit boundary data content standard; comment request, 886 NSDI framework road data model standard, 36933 Spatial data transfer standard -- Computer aided design and drafting profile; comment request, 34471 Part 5; raster profile and extensions, 30510, 32891 Grant and cooperative agreement awards: Chicago Map Corp., 69079 Environmental Systems Research Institute, 27994 Esso Explorations Inc., 14728 Laser-Scan, Inc., 19507 Mobil Technology Co., 52284 RD Instruments, Inc., 18208 Sedona GeoServices, Inc., 8470 Texaco Group Inc., 55402 U.S. Army Topographic Engineering Center, VA, et al., 25229 University of Florida-Gainesville, 13424 Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: Species at risk program, 52284 U.S. industries and academic institutions consortium, 9011 Meetings: National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program Advisory Committee, 16568 National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive Advisory Committee, 57308 Water Information Advisory Committee, 4466, 39591 Privacy Act: Systems of records, 60370, 60371, 60372, 60373, 60374, 60375, 60376, 60377, 60378, 60379 World Energy Project; contribution acceptance from Exxon Exploration Co., 6766 ***** Government Ethics Office RULES Equal Access to Justice Act; implementation: Technical amendments, 13115 Executive Branch financial disclosure, qualified trusts, and certificates of divestiture: Employee confidential financial disclosure reporting; complaints about positions designation; rewiew finality, 15273 Technical amendments, 69991 Government ethics: Model qualified trust certificates of independence and compliance; paperwork revisions, 58619 Statutory honorarium bar provisions and supplemental reporting requirements removed and other conforming technical amendments, 43067 Standards of ethical conduct for executive branch employees, 69992 PROPOSED RULES Ethical conduct standards for executive branch employees, 45415 Freedom of Information Act; implementation, 66769 Semi-annual agenda, 22804, 62538 Standards of ethical conduct for executive branch employees, 41476 NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 20411, 33668, 56189 Submission for OMB review; comment request, 45817, 49697 ***** Government Printing Office NOTICES Meetings: Depository Library Council, 14119, 50915 ***** Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration RULES Agricultural commodities standards: Inspection services; use of contractors, 29530 Clear title; farm product purchasers protection: Effective financing statements; statewide central filing systems; establishment and management, 66720 Fees: Official inspection and weighing services, 32713, 70990 CFR correction, 43289 General regulations: Official agency definition; CFR correction, 55321 Grain inspection: Equipment performance requirements; corn oil, protein, and starch; near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) analyzers, 35502 Official moisture meters; tolerances, 34554 Grain standards: Rye, 20054 Official/unofficial weighing services, 45676 PROPOSED RULES Agricultural commodities standards: Inspection services; use of contractors, 2353 Clear title; farm product purchasers protection: Effective financing statements; statewide central filing systems; establishment and management, 31130 Fees: Official inspection and weighing services, 14840, 52987 Grain inspection: Rice; fees increase, 65134 Grain standards: Sorghum, 43641 Official/unofficial weighing services, 15104 Packers and Stockyards Act: Non-reporting of price as condition of purchase or sale of livestock; prohibition, 48450 Rulemaking petitions: Western Organization of Resource Councils; packer livestock procurement practices, 16913 NOTICES Agency designation actions: Arkansas, 5352 Illinois, 52678, 66118 Illinois et al., 15827, 24527, 41224, 46409, 52678 Indiana, 5352, 70386 Iowa, 16959 Kansas et al., 31198 Michigan et al., 15827 Nebraska et al., 10187, 41225 New York, 6511 Ohio, 38367, 45995, 52680 Ohio et al., 50 Texas et al., 29695, 52681 Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 19471 Barge inspection services; pilot program, 2360 Central filing systems; State certifications: Oklahoma, 35187 Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.: Grain Inspection Advisory Committee, 47225 Grain inspection: Corn, soybeans, and sunflower seeds; official moisture meter, 34629 Official moisture meter; implementation, 17356 Wheat protein content results certification on moisture basis; comment request, 52681 Meetings: Grain Inspection Advisory Committee, 16758, 55087 Pilot programs allowing multiple agencies to provide official services within single geographic area, 52682, 66119 Stockyards; posting and deposting: B&B Sales, GA, et al., 10819 Bloomington Livestock Auction, IL, et al., 46996 Coosa Valley Livestock Market, Inc., GA, et al., 35565 Crawford County Livestock Auction, AR, et al., 60292 Holland's Livestock Sales, GA, 11652 M&H Horse Sales, AL, 20167 North Iowa Livestock Exchange, Ltd., IA, et al., 19472 Ranburne Stockyard, AL, et al., 58007 Southwest Livestock Auction, NM, 46997 Southwest Livestock Auction, NM, et al., 58007 Spring Valley Sales Co., Inc., MN, 10819 St. James Horse Sales Co., MO, et al., 18362 Varner Horse Co. MS, et al., 36209 FEDERAL REGISTER INDEX, January--December, 1998 ***** Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation NOTICES Eligible institutions of higher education; nominations, 71539 Meetings; Sunshine Act, 71077 ***** Health and Human Services Department See Agency for Health Care Policy and Research See Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry See Aging Administration See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention See Children and Families Administration See Food and Drug Administration See Health Care Financing Administration See Health Resources and Services Administration See Indian Health Service See Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department See National Institutes of Health See Program Support Center See Public Health Service See Refugee Resettlement Office See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration RULES Fellowships, internships, training: Service fellowships, 9949 Grants: Departmental appeal procedures simplification, 66062 Health resources development: Organ procurement and transplantation network; operation and performance goals, 16296, 35847 PROPOSED RULES Administrative requirements: Security and electronic signature standards, 43242 Grants: Departmental appeal procedures simplification, 9499 Health care programs; fraud and abuse: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act -- Data collection program; final adverse actions reporting, 58341, 71819 Health insurance reform: National standard employer identifier, 32784 Medically underserved populations and health professional shortage areas; designation process consolidation, 46538, 58679 Protection of human subjects: Pregnant women, human fetuses, and newborns as research subjects and pertaining to human in vitro fertilization, 27794 Semi-annual agenda, 21932, 61680 NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 15846, 25049, 27974, 36409, 45067, 64261, 66187, 70135 Submission for OMB review; comment request, 3901, 15203, 23289, 31482, 38404, 45067, 48509, 48510, 51073, 56653 Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.: Blood Safety and Availability Advisory Committee, 39289 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Coordinating Committee, 70136 Genetic Testing Advisory Committee, 43398 Federal claims; interest rates on overdue debts, 3902, 20197, 39290, 56931 Grant and cooperative agreement awards: Albert Einstein Medical Center, 15421 Congress of National Black Churches, Inc., 4642 Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools, 70775 Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco, 70775 Minority Faculty Development Program/Harvard Medical School, 10229 National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse, Inc., 10230 National Latino Children's Institute, 38404 Quality Education for Minorities Network, 18202 Summit Health Institute for Research and Education, Inc., 49578 Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: Bilingual/bicultural service demonstration program, 10226, 13256 Children's health and well-being indicator initiatives; grants to States, 33668 Family planning information, education and clinical services linkage innovations research project, 24551 Family planning services projects, 10726 HIV/AIDS; technical assistance for crisis response teams, 71290 Teen pregnancy prevention program, 25049 Temporary assistance to needy families program; research into status of recipients who leave program, etc., 27974, 30496 Healthy People 2010 objectives; comment request, 47501 Meetings: Blood Safety and Availability Advisory Committee, 15421, 34187, 42403, 57695, 71290 Consumer Protection and Quality in Health Care Industry Advisory Commission, 2394, 8649 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, 46115 Food Safety Research Joint Institute, 63536 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2010, Secretary's Council, 6940 HIV/AIDS Presidential Advisory Council, 4643, 25054, 49916 National Bioethics Advisory Commission, 3132, 8983, 19500, 34900, 45819, 52703, 58740, 72315 Vital and Health Statistics National Committee, 80, 3902, 4268, 7419, 8649, 13858, 26807, 29738, 29997, 36410, 37583, 38405, 45819, 46052, 54480, 58741, 64719, 70776 Organization, functions, and authority delegations: Consumer Affairs Office; abolishment, 3577 Facilities Services Office, 9555 Food and Drugs Commissioner, 9555 Health Care Financing Administration, 34190 Health Policy Office, Health Delivery Systems Division, 12097 Health Resources and Services Administration, 4268, 13858 HHS Management and Budget Office, 38836 Information and Resources Management Office, 31779 Inspector General Office, Investigations Office, 53059 National Institutes of Health, 64731 Program Support Center, 20412, 44461, 71143 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 1112 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996; implementation: Federal public benefit; interpretation, 41658 Poverty income guidelines; annual revision, 9235 Scientific misconduct findings; administrative actions: Berezniak, Katrina, M.A., 53059 Glennon, Eileen, 64966 King, Cynthia, 19921 Lowe, Patrina, 19921 Park, George A.S., M.S., 49578 Pender, Benjamin S., 43183 Reisine, Terry D., Ph.D., 35933 Restrepo, Rocio del Carmen, 69630 State assistance expenditures; Federal financial participation, 25054 ***** Health Care Financing Administration See Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department RULES Clinical Laboratories Improvement Act: Accreditation, laboratories exemptions under State licensure program, proficiency testing, and inspection, 26722 Correction, 32699 Clinical laboratory requirements; effective dates extension, 55031 Group health plans and individual health insurance market; access, portability, and renewability requirements: Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act, 57546 Medicaid: Civil money penalties, assessments, exclusions, and related appeals procedures, 68687 Clinical laboratory requirements; effective dates extension, 55031 Home health agencies -- Surety bond and capitalization requirements, 292 Surety bond requirements, 10730, 29648, 41170 Hospital participation conditions; potential organ, tissue, and eye donors identification and transplant hospitals' transplant-related data provision, 33856 Inpatient psychiatric services for individuals (under age 21), 64195 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996; implementation -- Unemployed parent; definition revision, 42270 Physical therapy, respiratory therapy, speech language pathology, occupational therapy services; salary equivalency guidelines, 5106 Correction, 15315 Medicare: Bone mass measurements, coverage and payment, 34320 Civil money penalties, assessments, exclusions, and related appeals procedures, 68687 Clinical laboratory requirements; effective dates extension, 55031 Clinical psychologist and clinical social worker services; scope of benefits and application of outpatient mental health treatment limitation, 20110 End-stage renal disease -- Depreciable asset recognized as allowance for depreciation and interest on capital indebtedness after ownership change valuation limit, 1379 Home health agencies -- Costs for cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 1997, schedule of per-beneficiary limitations, 15718 Surety bond and capitalization requirements, 292 Surety bond requirements, 10730, 29648, 41170 Hospital inpatient prospective payment systems and 1999 FY rates, 11147, 26318, 40954 Correction, 52614 Hospital participation conditions; potential organ, tissue, and eye donors identification and transplant hospitals' transplant-related data provision, 33856 Hospital wage data; limited additional opportunity to request revisions, 64191 Incentive programs; fraud and abuse, 31123 Inpatient hospital operating costs; preadmission services payment, 6864 Medicare+Choice program -- Establishment, 34968, 36488, 52610, 54526 Provider-sponsored organization and related requirements; definitions, 18124 Medicare Part B services (other than physician services); application of inherent reasonableness, 687 Physical therapy, respiratory therapy, speech language pathology, occupational therapy services; salary equivalency guidelines, 5106 Correction, 15315 Physician fee schedule (1998 CY); payment policies and relative value unit adjustments and clinical psychologist fee schedule; establishment; correction, 4595 Physician fee schedule (1999 CY); payment policies and relative value unit adjustments, 58814 Physicians' referrals; advisory opinions, 1646 Provider-sponsored organizations; waiver requirements and solvency standards, 25360 Skilled nursing facilities; prospective payment system and consolidated billing, 26252, 37498, 65561 Correction, 53301 PROPOSED RULES Medicaid: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 -- Electronic transactions standards; administrative requirements, 25272 National standard health care provider identifier; administrative requirements, 25320 Home health agencies; surety bond requirements, 10732 Hospital participation conditions; provider agreements and supplier approval, 7743 Managed care programs, 52022 Physicians' referrals to health care entities with which they have financial relationships, 1659, 11649 Medicare: Accounting policy; accrual basis, 27251 Ambulatory surgical centers; ratesetting methodology, payment rates and policies, and covered surgical procedures list, 32290, 43655, 52663, 63430 Clinical diagnostic laboratory testing; coverage and administrative policies; negotiated rulemaking committee -- Establishment and meetings, 30166 Meetings, 42796 Durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies; supplier standards, 2926 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 -- Electronic transactions standards; administrative requirements, 25272 National standard health care provider identifier; administrative requirements, 25320 Home health agencies; surety bond requirements, 10732 Hospital inpatient prospective payment systems and 1999 FY rates, 25576 Correction, 26565 Hospital outpatient services; prospective payment system, 47552, 63429 Hospital participation conditions; provider agreements and supplier approval, 7743 Medicare+Choice program; timeframes for submission of contract applications, 2920 Medicare integrity program establishment, fiscal intermediary and carrier functions, and conflict of interest requirements, 13590 Medicare overpayment liability; ``without fault'' and waiver of recovery from individual, 14506 Physician fee schedule (1999 CY); payment policies and relative value unit adjustments, 30818 Correction, 50545 Physicians' referrals to health care entities with which they have financial relationships, 1659, 11649 Provider-Sponsored Organization Solvency Standards Negotiated Rulemaking Committee -- Meetings, 7359 Rural health professional shortage areas; teleconsultations payment plan, 33882 Skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies; cost limits, 42797 NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 1114, 1115, 3329, 4459, 4645, 5958, 9843, 9844, 12474, 14719, 17877, 17878, 19502, 20204, 20639, 20652, 25214, 25215, 26810, 27990, 28394, 32888, 34903, 34904, 38838, 39583, 39880, 40723, 42409, 44629, 48734, 49698, 49699, 57301, 57697, 60356, 63478, 64724, 65213, 69079, 69635, 72317, 72318 Submission for OMB review; comment request, 1114, 1115, 2405, 4459, 7175, 7421, 7811, 9844, 9845, 10400, 10920, 11263, 12474, 12475, 12476, 14720, 16563, 18924, 19503, 19504, 20205, 20639, 20640, 26810, 27303, 28394, 28395, 29415, 32234, 33376, 33377, 34442, 35239, 36249, 36250, 37129, 38413, 38839, 39101, 39585, 39881, 42054, 42638, 43403, 45249, 45828, 45829, 49699, 49700, 49701, 53923, 55631, 56655, 56656, 57301, 58058, 58059, 59795, 60357, 63936, 65601, 66551, 66552, 68290, 69635, 69637, 71654 Clinical laboratories improvement: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, American Association of Blood Banks, and American Osteopathic Association; approval, 17429 Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.: Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee, 68780 Practicing Physicians Advisory Council, 63068 Grant and cooperative agreement awards: AIDS Healthcare Foundation of Los Angeles, 42055 Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: Congestive heart failure or diabetes mellitus; case management demonstration project, 32015 Informatics, telemedicine, and education use in treatment of diabetes mellitus in rural and inner-city Medicare populations, 13260 Medicaid: Ambulatory surgical centers national accreditation program -- American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, Inc., 23790 Demonstration project proposals, new and pending -- July (1997) et al., 5809 December (1997) et al., 11686 February (1998), 32889 March (1998), 32889 Disproportionate share hospital payments; aggregate payments limitations; mental disease institutions, 54142 Emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens; State allotments (1998-2001 FYs), 10400 Hospices; national accreditation programs; application, etc. -- Commission for Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, 71296 Community Health Accreditation Program, Inc. and Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations for Hospices, 48735 Organ procurement organizations (OPOs) in designated areas; hospitals requesting waivers; list, 11687, 50919 Program issuances and coverage decisions; quarterly listing, 30499, 42857, 49598, 67899 Quality improvement system for managed care; meeting and comment request, 26811 State allotments for payment of Medicare Part B premiums for qualifying individuals (1998 FY), 3752 State plan amendments, reconsideration; hearings -- New York, 36924 Medicare: Ambulatory surgical center payment rates update, 8462 Ambulatory surgical centers national accreditation program -- American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, Inc., 23790, 66554 Demonstration project proposals, new and pending -- July (1997) et al., 5809 Fiscal intermediaries and carriers -- Criteria and standards for evaluating performance; millennium compliance, 68464 Home health agencies -- Costs for cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, l998, schedules of per-visit and per-beneficiary limitations, 42912, 57698 Costs per visit; schedule of limits, 89 Hospices; national accreditation programs; application, etc. -- Commission for Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, 71296 Community Health Accreditation Program, Inc. and Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations for Hospices, 48735 Hospice wage index, 53446, 63326 Inpatient hospital deductible and hospital and extended care services coinsurance amounts (1999 CY), 56199 Medicare+Choice program -- Market research for providers and other partners, 10921 Risk adjusted payment implementation; meeting, 47506 Medicare supplemental insurance; recognition of NAIC model regulation standards, 67078 Monthly actuarial rates and supplementary medical insurance (Part B) premium rates (1999 CY), 56201 Monthly hospital insurance premium (Part A premium); for uninsured aged, etc. (1999 CY), 56212 Organ procurement organizations (OPOs) in designated areas; hospitals requesting waivers; list, 11687, 50919 Peer review organization contracts; statements of interest from in-State organizations, 40534 Physicians' services; sustainable growth rate for 1999 FY, 59188 Program issuances and coverage decisions; quarterly listing, 30499, 42857, 49598, 67899 Quality improvement system for managed care; meeting and comment request, 26811 Salivary gland electrostimulation for xerostomia (dry mouth) treatment and electrostimulation devices; noncoverage; withdrawn; assessment request, 29743 Meetings: Competitive Pricing Advisory Committee, 19926, 32019, 47513, 54721, 69638 Medicare program; administrative coverage decisions process, 48517 Practicing Physicians Advisory Council, 10641, 31513, 48736, 65213 Organization, functions, and authority delegations:, 28513 Actuary Office, 11448 Patient anti-dumping statute; special advisory bulletin, 67486 Privacy Act: Systems of records, 28396, 38414, 39101, 40297, 43187 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 25216, 44265, 67908 Senior Executive Service: Performance Review Board; membership, 566 ***** Health Resources and Services Administration RULES Vaccine injury compensation program: Hepatitis B, Hib, and varicella vaccines; effective date provisions of coverage to vaccine injury table, 25777 PROPOSED RULES National practitioner data bank: Self-queries; charge, 14059 National practitioner data bank for adverse information on physicians and other health care practitioners: Medical malpractice payments reporting requirements, 71255 NOTICES Advisory committees; annual reports; availability, 46229 Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 12103, 13050, 19926, 19927, 23469, 30766, 32674, 33379, 33935, 34904, 37891, 43404, 53680, 54721, 58398 Submission for OMB review; comment request, 10028, 13413, 34905, 41860, 45075, 46229, 50576, 50577, 53682, 58399, 63326, 67695 Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.: AIDS Advisory Committee, 48517 Childhood Vaccines Advisory Commission, 38415 Competitive comprehensive grants preview (1998 FY); availability, 7812, 10029, 12104, 14121, 19268, 19268, 23470 Grant and cooperative agreement awards: National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Inc., 47032 National Rural Health Association, 41265 Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: Competitive grants preview publication; 1998 summer edition, 33073 Dentistry programs; residency training and advanced education, 6572 Health professions and nursing programs -- Low income levels, 6573 Healthy Start Initiative; Milwaukee, 7421 Human immunodefiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) -- Specialized technical assistance activities; development and performance; limited competition, 49131 Iowa; health care and other facilities, 38416 Mississippi Delta; Healthy Start Initiative-Phase II, 29234 National organ and tissue donation initiative; partnership opportunities, 49702 Rural health State office program, 8982 Ryan White Title IV human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) program -- Children, youth, women, and families; coordinated services and access to research; pre-application technical assistance workshops, 2989 Special projects of national significance program, 47301 Health education assistance loan (HEAL) program: Defaulted borrowers; list, 3188 Meetings: AIDS Advisory Committee, 12104, 49131, 59326 Childhood Vaccines Advisory Commission, 26195, 45830, 63937 Graduate Medical Education Council, 19736, 43952, 64725 Health careers opportunity programs; technical assistance workshops, 49606 Health Professions and Nurse Education Special Emphasis Panel, 46230 Infant Mortality Advisory Committee, 1976, 27584, 51943 Maternal and Child Health Research Grants Review Committee, 19268, 51943 Migrant Health National Advisory Council, 19928, 56036 National Health Service Corps National Advisory Council, 3577, 13414, 30766, 45076 Nurse Education and Practice National Advisory Council, 12104, 57129 Rural Health National Advisory Committee, 45076 National Practitioner Data Bank: User fee, etc., 4460, 5811, 7421, 7812 National vaccine injury compensation program: Health insurance policy; average cost revision, 16264 Petitions received, 10402, 34906, 59796 Organization, functions, and authority delegations: Field Coordination Office, 33379 Field Operations Office, 44865 Information Technology Office, 7422 Managed Care Center, 47033 National Health Service Corps Division, Primary Health Care Bureau, 35938 Telehealth Advancement Office, 38189 Privacy Act: Systems of records, 14121, 14123, 27734, 71145 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 45831 Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Care Act Title IV program; research protocols, 19269 Veterans Health Care Act: Limitation on prices of drugs purchased by covered entities -- 340B drug pricing program; participation, 56656 Rebate option, 35239 ***** Hearings and Appeals Office, Energy Department NOTICES Cases filed, 479, 480, 481, 482, 3736, 3890, 6563, 8976, 8977, 29731, 29732, 29983, 29984, 29985, 37561, 39854, 41817, 64956, 64957, 67682, 67683, 67684, 72306 Decisions and orders, 5945, 5946, 5947, 6170, 6171, 6563, 6564, 6565, 6566, 7781, 7783, 7784, 8977, 8978, 29733, 29985, 29986, 30219, 30737, 30738, 30739, 31988, 31989, 31991, 32202, 32203, 32875, 32876, 32877, 37562, 39854, 39855, 40270, 40271, 40272, 63466, 63467, 63468, 63469, 64959, 64960, 64961, 72307, 72308, 72309 ***** Historic Preservation, Advisory Council RULES Employee responsibilities and conduct, 54354 PROPOSED RULES Semi-annual agenda, 22584, 62332 NOTICES Meetings, 10358, 32808, 56904 ***** Housing and Urban Development Department See Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight Office RULES Community development block grants: Hispanic-serving institutions work study program, 9682, 48437 Community facilities: Community development work study program; repayment requirements, 31868 Empowerment zones and enterprise communities; round oue designations, 10714 Urban empowerment zones; round two designations, 19151, 53262 Conduct standards, 15268 Disaster recovery initiative; use of grant funds; clarification, 35135 Environmental review procedures for entities assuming HUD environmental responsibilities; technical amendments, 15270 Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae): Mortgage-backed securities; book entry securities, 51250 Housing programs: Uniform financial reporting standards, 46582 Uniform physical condition standards and physical inspection requirements, 46566 HUD building products standards and certification program; use of materials bulletins, 5422 Land registration: Interstate land sales registration fees; mailing address change and electronic payment authority, 54332 Low income housing: Housing assistance payments (Section 8) -- Contract rent annual adjustment factors, 11956, 51223, 51224 Fair market rent schedules for rental certificate, loan management, property disposition, moderate rehabilitation, rental voucher programs, etc., 52858 Multifamily housing mortgage and housing assistance restructuring program (mark-to-market program), etc., 48926, 50527, 55333, 71372 Manufactured home construction and safety standards: Manufactured homes transportation; overloading of tires by up to 18 percent, 8330 Metal roofing requirements in high wind areas Interpretative bulletin, 26386 Mortgage and loan insurance programs: Home equity conversion mortgage insurance; condominium associations; right of first refusal, 17654 Lending institutions and mortgagees approval; Federal regulatory reform Correction, 9742 Multifamily housing mortgage insurance premiums; electronic payment, 1302 Single family mortgagee's origination approval agreement; termination, 44360 Single family mortgage insurance; electronic underwriting, 29506 Supportive housing for elderly and persons with disabilities; rent control preemption, 64802 Public and Indian housing: Certificate and voucher programs (Section 8) -- Conforming rule, 23826, 31624 Indian housing loan guarantees; direct guarantee processing, 48988 Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996; implementation, 12334 Correction, 13105 Public housing assessment system, 46596 Rental voucher and certificate programs (Section 8) -- Leasing to relatives; restrictions, 27434 Management assessment program; establishment, 48548 Replacement housing factor in modernization funding, 46104 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: Escrow accounting procedures, 3214 PROPOSED RULES Community development block grants: Fair housing performance standards for acceptance of consolidated plan certifications and compliance with performance review criteria, 57882, 71405 Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac): Non-mortgage investments; regulatory requirements; correction, 1997 Floodplain management and wetlands protection; implementation, 30046 Housing and Community Development Act of 1974; implementation: Nondiscrimination in programs and activities receiving assistance under Title I; discrimination complaint filing procedures, 26022 Housing assistance programs: Uniform financial reporting standards, 35662, 41754 Uniform physical condition standards and physical inspection requirements, 35650, 41754 Housing programs: Uniform financial reporting standards Intent to issue technical amendment, 58675 HUD building products standards and certification program; use of materials bulletins, 6798 HUD-owned properties: HUD-acquired single family property disposition, 29496 Lead-based paint hazards in federally owned residential property and housing receiving Federal assistance; notification, evaluation, and reduction, 54422 Low income housing: Housing assistance payments (Section 8) -- Fair market rent schedules for rental certificate, loan managment, property disposition, moderate rehabilitation, rental voucher programs, etc., 24846 Manufactured home construction and safety standards: Incorporation by reference standards, 58570 Metal roofing requirements in high wind areas, 26392 Manufactured home procedural and enforcement regulations: Revision, 54528 Mortgage and loan insurance programs: Home equity conversion mortgage program; consumer protection from excessive fees, 12930 Multifamily mortgagees; electronic reporting requirements, 26702 Single family mortgage insurance -- Indian reservations; suspension of authority to insure mortgages, 5660 Reduced FHA premium for properties located in central cities, 24736 National Housing Act: Minimum property standard; 1995 model energy code adoption, 32958 Public and Indian housing: Public housing assessment system, 35672, 40682 Semi-annual agenda, 22044, 61788 NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 239, 3579, 3580, 4645, 4654, 5396, 9004, 9572, 10405, 13868, 14726, 15853, 23791, 23792, 26195, 29240, 29416, 29417, 29418, 30244, 30245, 31517, 32675, 33088, 33089, 34442, 34470, 34911, 34912, 35250, 35259, 36253, 36254, 38190, 38418, 40130, 42867, 46465, 48237, 49921, 49922, 53686, 53687, 55136, 56037, 58410, 63741, 64539, 64732, 67913, 68785, 70153, 71494 Submission for OMB review; comment request, 246, 2257, 3148, 3330, 4654, 6194, 6195, 6196, 6197, 6950, 7427, 7428, 9005, 10929, 10930, 12480, 12481, 13266, 13267, 13268, 13868, 13869, 14470, 16567, 17204, 17878, 17879, 18436, 19739, 20417, 20418, 23470, 24562, 27099, 27100, 27742, 29245, 29745, 30246, 31796, 33687, 33688, 36930, 39105, 40131, 40540, 41583, 43190, 44269, 44632, 45831, 45832, 47033, 47034, 49364, 49922, 52283, 56037, 63484, 63742, 64733, 67489 Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.: National Manufactured Home Advisory Council, 30508 Empowerment zones; designation, 18437 Environmental statements; availability, etc.: Porterville, CA; section 108 loan guarantee funded infrastructure project, 12816 Fair housing enforcement; occupancy standards; policy statement, 70256 Republication, 70982 Federal manufactured home construction and safety standards: Private consensus standards development organizations; selection -- National Fire Protection Association, 30509 Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac); utility allowance, 36931 Grant and cooperative agreement awards: Community development work study program, 56038 Community outreach partnership centers program, 56040 Community partnerships for resident uplift and economic development program, 9006 Emergency shelter program -- Indian Tribes and Alaskan Native villages; set-aside allocation, 4655 Fair housing initiatives program, 8465 Hispanic-serving institutions work study program, 57304 Historically black colleges and universities program, 63743 Homeless assistance continuum of care systems, 53063 Housing counseling program, 37584, 45832 Housing opportunities for persons with AIDS program, 50920 HUD Colonias Initiative, 63744 Lead-based paint hazard control -- Children's Hospital Research Foundation, 23471 Community Resources, Inc., 5962 Privately owned housing, 45087 QuanTech, Inc., 41934 Low income housing -- Drug elimination program, 4656 Mark-to-market (M2M) program -- Intermediaries to administer preservation technical assistance grants, 65604 Outreach and training grants to conduct outreach and training development for HUD tenants, 65605 Native American rural housing and economic development initiative, 70154 Public and Indian housing -- Drug elimination program, 31796 Economic development and supportive services program, 5396 HOME program; Indian applicants, 25061 Tenant opportunities program, 17204 Residential lead-based paint hazards; evaluation and control improvement research, 71147 Urban revitalization demonstration program (HOPE VI), 57305 Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: Capacity building for community development and affordable housing, 5220, 29418, 48984 Community development block grant and other program funds for obligation and expenditure; deadlines limiting availability, 53080 Community development block grant program -- Disaster recovery initiative, 56764, 56777 Indian Tribes and Alaska Native villages, 29834, 41936 Community development work study program, etc., 16340 Community outreach partnership centers program, 16348 Community planning and development, public and Indian housing, housing, and lead hazard control programs (SuperNOFA), 29824 Economic development and empowerment programs (SuperNOFA), 23876 Economic development initiative program, 40166 Facilities to assist homeless -- Excess and surplus Federal property, 106, 1489, 2684, 3580, 4663, 6197, 7428, 8784, 10030, 11264, 12481, 13680, 14946, 16634, 17880, 19270, 20419, 24187, 25500, 27101, 28398, 29420, 30767, 32235, 33689, 34912, 36255, 37406, 38665, 39883, 40913, 42492, 43716, 44866, 46059, 47314, 48742, 49922, 51366, 53081, 54484, 55635, 56933, 58411, 60011, 63485, 64514, 65606, 67127, 68467, 70155, 71298, 72319 Fair housing initiatives and housing counseling programs, 29490 Housing and community development programs (SuperNOFA), 15490, 24843 National lead hazard awareness campaign; technical correction, 53688 Housing assistance payments (Section 8) -- Family self-sufficiency program coordinators, 29860 Family unification program, 29866 HUD Colonias Initiative, 38252, 42550 Indian housing block grant program, 18804 Cost limits for former 1937 Act development projects, 53084 National competition programs (National SuperNOFA), 23958, 37024, 38454 Persons with disabilities -- Section 8 rental vouchers and certificates; tenant- based assistance, 24050 Portfolio reengineering transition program guidelines, 36130 Public and Indian housing -- Demolition of obsolete and/or severely distressed public housing projects (HOPE IV demolition), 29852 Service coordinator program, 29874 Title VI loan guarantee capacity-building program, 39686 Title VI loan guarantee demonstration program, 39682 Residential lead-based paint hazards; evaluation and control research, 29882 Self-help homeownership opportunity program, 29828 Severely distressed public housing revitalization program (HOPE VI); application clarification, 41384 Small cities community development block grant programs, etc. -- New York, 6762, 65456, 65486, 67490, 71496 Targeted housing and homeless assistance programs (SuperNOFA), 23988 Urban empowerment zones; round two designations, 19162 Low income housing: Difficult development areas; statutorily mandated designation for tax credit, 9006 Difficult development areas and qualified census tracts; statutorily mandated designation for tax credit, 68116 Housing assistance payments (Section 8) -- Cost adjustment factors for low-income housing preservation and resident homeownership projects, 9573, 57306 Qualified census tract designations; tax credits, 34748 Mortgage and loan insurance programs: Debenture interest rates, 3331, 53689 Debenture recall, 53690 Mortgage loan sales information disclosure -- Notice to bidders, 36255 Policy statement, 10031 Multifamily housing mortgage and housing assistance restructuring program; qualifications request (mark-to-market program), 44102, 44684 Non-conforming mortgage loans to low-wealth borrowers; secondary market; demonstration program, 41702 Mortgagee Review Board; administrative actions, 26197 Organization, functions, and authority delegations: Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, 3761 Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, 54336 Chief Procurement Officer, 54722 Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native American Programs et al., 53085, 54336 Deputy Secretary, 66193 Director, Procurement and Contracts Office, et al., 54723 Enforcement Center, Director, et al., 57133 General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity et al., 11904, 11905, 11906 Privacy Act: Computer matching programs, 247, 60367, 66193, 68130 Systems of records, 6764, 8468 Public and Indian housing: Housing assistance payments (Section 8) -- Rental voucher, rental certificate, and moderate rehabilitation programs; administrative fees; annual factors, 4090 Native American housing block grant program; transition requirements, 4076 Public housing assessment system -- Real Estate Assessment Center; advisory scores issuances, 72319 Regulatory waiver requests; quarterly listing, 7530, 16658, 29510, 63110, 63538 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 1120, 15854, 18437, 26204, 27101, 27743, 29245, 35277, 36256, 39106, 44270, 51088, 53690, 53691, 57134, 57135, 67491 Senior Executive Service: Peformance Review Board; membership, 57308 Single family property disposition program: Officer next door sales program, 1886 Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act; implementation; comment request, 28214 FEDERAL REGISTER INDEX, January--December, 1998 ***** Immigration and Naturalization Service RULES Immigration: Affidavits of support on behalf of immigrants; clarification, 27193 Aliens -- Alien registration receipt card; name changed to Permanent resident card (Form I-551), 70313 Arriving alien; regulatory definition, 19382 Deportation suspension, removal cancellation, and status adjustment cases, 52134 Detention and release of criminal aliens and custody redeterminations, 27441, 32288 Temporary protected status, registration deadlines exception; persons in valid immigrant/nonimmigrant status during initial registration period, 63593, 67724 Benefits applicants and petitioners fingerprinting fees and requirements for conducting criminal background checks before final naturalization adjudication, 12979 Correction, 17489 Carriers; passenger screening requirements, 23643 Health care workers; interim procedures, 55007 Immigration examinations fee account; adjustment, 43604 Inadmissibility waivers for applicants seeking admission for permanent residence; documentary requirements, 39217 Nicaraguan and Cuban nationals; status adjustment, 27823 Correction, 35309, 39121 Paroled Cuban or Haitian nationals; resettlement assistance eligibility, 31895 Refugees and asylees; status adjustment applications processing under direct mail program, 30105 Spouses and unmarried minor children of refugees/asylees; procedures for filing derivative petitions, 3792 User fee requirements; technical changes for submission, 51271 Correction, 54526 Visa waiver pilot program -- Andora et al., 71726 Nonimmigrant classes: Aliens -- Control of employment (NATO-1 through NATO-7), 32113 Employment authorization requirements; suspension of applicability for F-1 students in emergency circumstances; specific countries, 31872 Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, and Philippines, 31874 Nonimmigrant workers (H-1B category); petition, Correction, 71342 Fee schedule and filing requirements, 65657 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): Temporary entry of business persons; facilitation, 1331 PROPOSED RULES Executive Office for Immigration Review: Representation and appearances; professional conduct for practitioners, 2901 Immigration: Aliens -- Commerical airlines' transport to United States; privilege suspension, 56869 Public benefits; eligibility verification, 41662, 46511 Surrender of aliens ordered removed from U.S., 47205 Asylum and removal withholding procedures -- Applicants who establish persecution or who may be able to avoid persecution in his or her home country by relocating to another area of that country, 31945, 41478 Deportation and special rule cancellation of removal for certain nationals of Guatemala, El Salvador, and former Soviet bloc countries, 64895 Employment eligibility verification process; number of acceptable documents reduced and other changes, 5287 Immigration examinations fee account; adjustment, 1775 Paperwork requirements; technical and procedural violations; liability limitation, 16909 Processing, detention and release of juveniles, 39759 Nonimmigrant classes: Aliens coming temporarily to U.S. to perform agricultural labor or services; H-2A classification petitions; adjudication delegated to Labor Department, 67431 Habitual residence in United States territories and possessions, 30415 Nonimmigrant workers (H-1B category); petitioning requirements; simplification and accommodation for U.S. employers, 30419 NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 25523, 29024, 33950, 33951, 33952, 37141, 37142, 37143, 37144, 37411, 40136, 40316, 40317, 40318, 40544, 40545, 42875, 42876, 42877, 43415, 43416, 43417, 43418, 43419, 43420, 43421, 45261, 45262, 45263, 45264, 45516, 45517, 45862, 45863, 53698, 53699, 53700, 53701, 55141, 71956, 71957, 71958 Submission for OMB review; comment request, 9016, 16276, 16277, 37142, 39595, 39596, 39903, 39904, 45264, 53928, 53929, 53930, 55142, 55143, 55144, 55145, 55411, 55642, 55643, 64102, 66829, 66830, 66831, 66832, 66833, 66834, 66835, 72333, 72334 Employment authorization: Haitian nationals previously granted deferred enforced departure status; work authorization extension, 68799 Environmental statements; notice of intent: INS and Joint Task Force Six activities along United States and Mexico border and Texas Gulf Coast, 46070 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996; implementation: Asylum applicants facing one-year deadline; modification of fingerprint process, 13875 Female genital mutilation; legal consequences concerning practice, 13433 Immigration: Direct mail program; expansion, 891, 892, 2304, 8688, 8689, 13434, 13878, 16828, 50584 H-1B nonimmigrants; numerical limitation reached for 1998 FY, 25870 Nonimmigrants bearing Iranian, Libyan, Iraqi or Sudanese travel documents; registration and fingerprinting requirements; consolidation, 39109 Overseas refugee processing; derivative refugees, 43957 Ports-of-entry immigration compliance measurement system; pilot test, 35609 Treaty trader and treaty investor (E), and alien entrepreneur (EB-5) classification; location of filing petitions and applications, 67135, 71342 Immigration and Nationality Act; imposition of fines, 64284 Meetings: Immigration and Naturalization Service User Fee Advisory Committee, 5819, 43195 Immigration Matters District Advisory Council, 1125, 2695, 24193, 46071 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 56048 Standardized citizenship testing program; termination, 25080 Temporary protected status program designations: Bosnia-Hercegovina, 45092 Burundi, 59334 Kosovo Province, 31527 Liberia, 15437, 51958 Montserrat, 45864 Sierra Leone, 59336 Somalia, 51602 Sudan, 59337 ***** Indian Affairs Bureau RULES Housing improvement program: Resource allocation methodology; simplification, 10124 PROPOSED RULES Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: Class III (casino) gaming on Indian lands; authorization procedures when States raise Eleventh Amendment defense, 3289, 19693 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: Tribal self-governance program, 7202 Law and order on Indian reservations: Courts of Indian Offenses and law and order code; correction, 32631 Transportation Equity Act for 21st Century; implementation: Indian Reservation Roads Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; intent to establish, 69580 Tribal government: Indian rolls preparation, 36866 NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 3333, 9240, 9241, 9245, 30771, 30772, 32678, 32892, 36934 Submission for OMB review; comment request, 29022, 51947, 51948, 59327, 70414 Environmental statements; availability, etc.: Cabazon Resource Recovery Park, Cabazon Indian Reservation, CA, 32238 Nambe Indian Reservation, NM; High Mesa waste management facility, 10236, 16569 Southpoint Power Plant Project, Fort Mojave Indian Reservation, AZ, 32239 Environmental statements; notice of intent: Muckleshoot Indian Reservation, WA; White River Amphitheatre, 35939 Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: Contract support funds; distribution and use method, 5398 Welfare assistance funds; distribution method, 70414 Indian child custody proceedings; jurisdiction reassumption petitions: Native Village of Barrow, 59574 Indian entities recognized and eligible to receive services from BIA; list, 71941 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act; implementation: Ramah Navajo Chapter et al.; proposed partial settlement and hearing as contractor, grantee, or compactor, 57700 Indian tribes, acknowledgment of existence determinations, etc.: Beaver Creek Band of Pee Dee Indians, 24187 Chi-cau-gon Band of Lake Superior Chippewa of Iron County, 27315 Eno-Occaneechi Indian Tribe, 24188 Gabrielino/Tongva Indians of California Tribal Council, 3154 Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians, 38191 Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan, 56936 Nehantic Tribe and Nation, Inc., 14130 Ramapough Mountain Indians, Inc., 888 Saponi Nation of Ohio, 12817 Tap Pilam -- The Coahuiltecan Nation, 12818 Irrigation projects; operation and maintenance charges: Chemehuevi Indian Reservation, CA, 33945, 51367 San Carlos Irrigation Project, AZ, 9857, 12818 Judgment funds; plans for use and distribution: Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan, 67127 Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, MN, 63941 Land acquisitions into trust: Little River Band of Ottawa Indians of Michigan, 64968 Mashantucket Pequot Tribe of Connecticut, 33945 Liquor and tobacco sale or distribution ordinance: Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, 19741 Pechanga Band of Mission Indians, CA, 45089 Prairie Band of Potawatomi Reservation, KS, 1492 Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, 25516 Stockbridge-Munsee Community Band of Mohican Indians, WI, 26621 Meetings: Indian education topics; tribal consultation, 17013 Transportation Equity Act for 21st Century, Section 1115; regulatory negotiating process, 58413 Tribal trust fund accounts; tribal consultation, 4466 Replacement education facilities, construction; instructions and application ranking criteria, 63942 Reservation establishment, additions, etc.: Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, OR, 2408, 3342, 27995 Pueblo of Acoma Reservation, NM, 8470 Redwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California, 30248 Tribal-State Compacts approval; Class III (casino) gambling: Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Reservation, MT, 55887 Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, WI, 44920 Barona Band of Mission Indians, CA, 56659 Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indians, CA, 56659 Burns-Paiute Tribe, OR, 55887, 64968 Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of Trinidad Rancheria, CA, 56659 Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, OR, 10035, 27585 Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation, OR, 10035 Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, 10035, 27585 Coquille Indian Tribe, OR, 10035, 27585 Crow Indian Tribe, MT, 32240 Jackson Rancheria Band of Miwuk Indians, CA, 56660 Kalispel Tribe and State of Washington, 68787 Klamath Tribes, OR, 10036, 29746 Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, WI, 19508 Mooretown Rancheria of Concow/Maidu Indians, CA, 56660 Nisqually Indian Tribe, WA, 15211 Northern Cheyenne Tribe, MT, 25518 Oneida Tribe of Indians, WI, 44920 Pala Band of Mission Indians, CA, 24823 Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, NV, 573 Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, WI, 70792 Redding Rancheria, CA, 55887 Rumsey Indian Rancheria, CA, 56660 Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, AZ, 49923 Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe, SD, 25519 Sokaogon Chippewa Community, WI, 19508 St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin, 44921 Stockbridge-Munsee Community, WI, 53093 Sycuan Band of Mission Indians, CA, 56660 Table Mountain Rancheria, CA, 70792 Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians, CA, 60016 Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, IA, 55888 ***** Indian Health Service NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 11688, 24185, 71297 Submission for OMB review; comment request, 10233, 10234, 35604 Grant and cooperative agreement awards: Center for Native American Health, College of Medicine/Arizona Prevention Center, University of Arizona, 53061 Indian health scholarship program; recipients list, 47303, 70781 National Council of Urban Indian Health, 64725 Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: Health professions educational loans repayment program, 54483 Health professions preparatory, pregraduate and Indian health professions scholarship programs, 11903, 69300 Indians into medicine program, 17186 Nursing recruitment program for Indians, 16265 Organization, functions, and authority delegations: California Area Indian Health Service, 1486 Tucson Area Indian Health Service, 16267 ***** Information Security Oversight Office NOTICES Meetings: National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee, 44475 ***** Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department RULES Health care programs; fraud and abuse: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act -- Medicare and State health care programs; exclusions; legal authorities, 46676, 57918 Medicare and State health care programs: Fraud and abuse; advisory opinions, 38311 Correction, 43449 PROPOSED RULES Health care programs; fraud and abuse: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act -- Civil monetary penalties; inflation adjustment, 14393 Data collection program; final adverse actions reporting, 58341, 71819 Medicare and State health care programs; anti-fraud and abuse authority increase through exclusion and civil money penalty provisions, 46736 Shared Risk Exception Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; meetings, 187 Medicare: Hospital outpatient services; prospective payment system, 47552 Medicare and State health care programs: Safe harbor provisions and special fraud alerts development, 68223 NOTICES Clinical laboratories; compliance program guidance; availability, 45076 Durable medical equipment industry; compliance program guidance, 42409 Federal health care programs: Provider self-disclosure protocol; guidance availability, 58399 Home health agencies; compliance program guidance, 42410 Hospitals; compliance program guidance, 8987 Medicare+Choice organizations; compliance program guidance, 50577, 52799 Nursing home industry; compliance program guidance; comment request, 70137 Patient anti-dumping statute; special advisory bulletin, 67486 Program exclusions; list, 2989, 8998, 12477, 17431, 26812, 32019, 37891, 43404, 49703, 55133, 60357, 69638 Special fraud alert; publication: Nursing home arrangements with hospices; fraud and abuse, 20415 Third-party medical billing companies; compliance program guidance, 70138 ***** Inter-American Foundation NOTICES Meetings; Sunshine Act, 4276, 27743, 64272 ***** Interior Department See Fish and Wildlife Service See Geological Survey See Indian Affairs Bureau See Land Management Bureau See Minerals Management Service See National Indian Gaming Commission See National Park Service See Reclamation Bureau See Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office RULES Supplemental standards of ethical conduct for Department employees, 18501, 20447, 34258 Watches and watch movements: Allocation of duty exemptions -- Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands, 5887, 49666 PROPOSED RULES Semi-annual agenda, 22080, 61820 Watches and watch movements: Allocations of duty exemptions -- Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands, 40230 Wild and scenic rivers, 67834 NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 60016 Central Utah Water Conservancy District: Bonneville Unit; municipal and industrial water; prepayment contract, 53691 Sanpete County Water Conservancy District et al.; Sevier River Canals Improvement Projects; agreement negotiation, 34470 Strawberry Water Users Association; contract negotiation, 4463 Uintah Unit Replacement Project, UT; negotiations, 19932, 19933 Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.: Alaska Land Managers Forum, 51945, 71298 American Samoa Economic Advisory Commission, 50921 California Desert District Advisory Council, 69301 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Group, 35605, 64517 Minerals Management Advisory Board, 51585 National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive Advisory Committee, 17208 Science Advisory Board, 19271 Water Information Advisory Committee, 59327 Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board, 3583 Environmental statements; availability, etc.: Babeldaob Island, Republic of Palau; Palau Compact Road development, 8469, 39883 Central Utah Project -- Provo River Restoration Project, 28406 Central Utah Water Conservancy District -- Spanish Fork Canyon-Nephi Irrigation System, 16568 Environmental statements; notice of intent: Central Utah Project -- Diamond Fork System, Bonneville Unit, 55137 Central Utah Water Conservancy District -- Spanish Fork Canyon-Nephi Irrigation System, 55137 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council; restoration of resources and services injured by oil spill; request for proposals (1999 FY), 10930 Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: Tribal self-governance program -- Negotiation and advance planning (1998 FY), 3150 Participation applications deadline (1999 FY or CY), 3149 Participation applications deadline (2000 FY or CY), 66195 Jurisdictional review by Secretary: United Mining Corp., 58411 Meetings: Alaska Land Managers Forum, 3151, 29245, 47314, 63939 Correction, 47314, 49161 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Group, 27584, 35605 National Recreation Lakes Study Presidential Commission, 30510, 36427, 43410, 56935, 71148 Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council, 27585 Western Water Policy Review Commission, 5962 Organization, functions, and authority delegations: Homer, Elizabeth Lohah; appointment to Commission, 63486 Privacy Act: Systems of records, 24563 Probate of estates in which property escheated to Indian Tribe; Secretary's assumption of jurisdiction, 53924 Senior Executive Service: Performance Review Board; membership, 1120 Watches and watch movements; allocation of duty-exemptions: Virgin Islands, 13033 ***** Internal Revenue Service RULES Employment taxes and collection of income taxes at source: Federal employment tax deposits; de minimis rule, 32735 Retirement plans; increase in cash-out limit, 70335 Estate and gift taxes: Charitable remainder trusts and special valuation rules for transfers of interests in trusts; guidance, 68188 Marital deduction, 44391 Excise taxes: Deposit procedures; technical amendment, 15292 Gasoline and diesel fuel; special rules for Alaska, 24 Correction, 15292 Group health plans; access, portability, and renewability requirements -- Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act, 57546 Kerosene and aviation fuel taxes and tax on heavy vehicles, 35799 Correction, 45910 Income taxes: Amortization of start-up expenditures for active trade or business; election procedures, 69554 Asset transfers to tax-exempt entities, 71591 Bad debts modifications and dealer assignments of notional principal contracts, 4394 Correction, 5834 Beneficiary taxability under trust; CFR correction, 43303 Business expenses; mileage allowances use to substantiate automobile expenses, 52600 Correction, 58811, 64187 Cafeteria plans; tax treatment; correction, 3186, 8528 Charitable remainder trusts and special valuation rules for transfers of interests in trusts; guidance, 68188 Computer programs transfer transactions; classification, 52971 Correction, 64868 Conduit arrangement regulations; correction, 67577 Consolidated return regulations -- Consolidated groups; losses and credits, limitations on use; overall foreign loss accounts, 1740, 12641 Consolidated groups; overall foreign loss accounts; recapture limitation, 71589 Corporate reorganizations; continuity of interest requirement; clarification, 50757 Debt instruments with original issue discount; annuity contracts, 1054 Determining earned income credit eligibility; paid preparer due diligence requirements, 70339 Dollar approximate separate transactions method of accounting and profit and loss method of accounting; qualified business unit use; requirements, 10772 Correction, 15760 Earned income credit (EIC) eligibility requirements, 34594 Employee Retirement Income Security Act -- Defined benefit and individual account plans; notice of significant reduction in the rate of future benefit accrual, 68678 Euro currency conversion; tax issues guidance for U.S. taxpayers conducting business with European countries replacing their currencies, 40366 Correction, 55333 Foreign investment; passive foreign investment company preferred shares; qualified electing fund elections; special exclusions, 6 Foreign sales corporation transfer pricing; source rules, 10305, 50143 Foreign tax credit claims of U.S. taxpayers; filing requirements, 3812 Information returns; magnetic media filing requirements, 35517 Information returns of brokers; technical amendment, 12410 Installment obligations received from liquidating corporations, 4168 Investment income; passive activity income and loss rules for publicly traded partnerships, 69551 Long-term contracts in de minimis cases; nonapplication of look-back method, 1917, 36180 New lines of business prohibited; Puerto Rico and possession tax credit termination, 44387 Nuclear decommissioning reserve funds; revised schedules of ruling amounts, 2892 Permitted elimination of preretirement optional benefit forms, 30621 Qualified long-term care insurance contracts; consumer protection, 68184 Qualified nonrecourse financing, 41420 Qualified retirement plans, etc. -- Distributions valuation, 16895 Qualified zone academy bonds, 671 Correction, 8528 Reasonable basis; definition, 66433 Reorganizations -- Nonqualified preferred stock, 411 Receipt of rights to acquire corporation securities, 409 Retirement plans; increase in cash-out limit, 70335 Shareholder interest continuity requirement for corporate reorganization, and business enterprise continuity, 4174, 4183, 4183 Source of income from sales of inventory partly from sources within possession of United States, etc., 55020 State and political subdivision obligations, 3256 Tax-exempt bonds; arbitrage restrictions, 71748 Taxpayer Relief Act -- Qualified retirement plan benefits; section 411(d)(6) protected benefits, 47172, 58811 Tax return preparers' signatures; retention, 72182 Transfers of stock or securities by U.S. persons to foreign corporations and related reporting requirements, 33550 Income taxes, etc.: Basis reduction due to discharge of indebtedness, 56559 Partnerships and branches; guidance under Subpart F, 14613 Withholding of tax on certain U.S. source income paid to foreign persons and related collection, refunds, and credits; etc., 2723, 72183 Practice and administration: Tax-qualified retirement plans; eligible rollover distributions; notice, consent, and election requirements, 70009 Procedure and administration: Abatement of interest; unreasonable errors or delays by IRS officer or employee, 70012 Adoption taxpayer identification numbers (ATIN); use by individuals in process of adopting children; correction, 13124 Internal revenue law violations; rewards for information, 44777 Payment of internal revenue taxes by credit card and debit card, 68995 PROPOSED RULES Employment taxes and collection of income taxes at source: Electronic tip reports, 3680 Federal employment tax deposits; de minimis rule; cross reference, 32774 Railroad employers; exception from supplemental annuity tax, 50819 Retirement plans; distributions notice and consent requirements; new technologies, 70071 Estate and gift taxes: Marital deduction; valuation of interest in property passing to surviving spouse; public hearing, 69248 Prior gifts valuation; adequate disclosure, 70701 Excise taxes: Charitable organizations qualification requirements; excess benefit transactions, 41486 Correction, 53862 Group health plans -- Access, portability, and renewability requirements; Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act; cross reference, Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act; cross reference, 57565 Continuation coverage requirements, 708 Kerosene and aviation fuel taxes and tax on heavy vehicles, 35893 Prepaid telephone cards; communications excise tax, 69585 Income taxes: Allocation and sourcing of income and deductions among taxpayers engaged in global dealing operation, 11177 Correction, 19694 Amortization of start-up expenditures; election procedures, 1933 Hearing cancellation, 29961 Business expenses; mileage allowances use to substantiate automobile expenses, 52660 Cafeteria plans; tax treatment -- Cross-reference; correction, 8528 Hearing, 13383 Consolidated return regulations -- Consolidated groups; losses and credits, limitations on use; overall foreign loss accounts; cross-reference, 1803, 12717 Consolidated groups; overall foreign losses and separate limitation losses; cross-reference, 71609 S corporation acquisition by consolidated group member, 69581 Credit for increasing research activities, 66503 Determining earned income credit eligibility; paid preparer due diligence requirements, 70357 Earned income credit (EIC) eligibility requirements; cross reference, 34615 Hearing cancelled, 55355 Euro currency conversion; tax issues guidance for U.S. taxpayers conducting business with European countries replacing their currencies; cross reference, 40383 Hearing cancelled, 55564 Foreign investment; passive foreign investment company preferred shares; qualified electing fund elections; special income exclusion; cross reference, 39, 17973 Foreign liquidations and reorganizations, 33595 Foreign partnerships and corporations; property transfers by U.S. persons; information reporting requirements, 48148 Foreign partnerships -- Information reporting requirements, 48144, 58811 U.S. persons owning interests in; return requirements, 48154 Foreign sales corporation transfer pricing; source and grouping rules; cross-reference, 10351 Inactive proposed regulations; withdrawn, 71047 Intercompany obiligations; transfer or extinguishment of rights, 70354 Loans to plan participants from qualified employer plans, 42 Correction, 8154, 8528 Long-term contracts in de minimis cases; nonapplication of look-back method; cross-reference, 1932 New lines of business prohibited; Puerto Rico and possession tax credit termination; cross reference, 44416 Hearing cancellation, 65566 Partnership income return, 3677 Hearing cancellation, 27534 Partnership interests; adjustments following sales, 4408 Correction, 11954 Hearing postponement, etc., 25796 Hearing time and location change, etc., 41754 Partnership returns required on magnetic media, 56878 Qualified covered calls; special rules and definitions, 34616 Hearing cancellation, 57636 Qualified long-term care insurance contracts; consumer protection, 35 Qualified plans and individual retirement plans; required distributions; correction, 14391 Qualified retirement plans, etc. -- Relief from disqualification for plans accepting rollovers, 69584 Qualified State tuition programs, 45019 Correction, 55918 Qualified zone academy bonds; cross-reference, 707 Hearing cancellation, 28958 Reorganizations; nonqualified preferred stock; cross reference, 453 Hearing cancellation, 24765 Retirement plans -- Distributions notice and consent requirements; new technologies, 70071 Increase in cash-out limit, 70356 Sales of obligations between interest payment dates; withholding on interest; hearing cancellation, 3057 S corporations -- Corporate subsidiaries treatment, 19864, 43353, 52660 Corporate subsidiaries treatment; hearing postponement, 47455 Pass through of items to shareholders, 44181 Pass through of items to shareholders; public hearing cancellation, 67634 Shareholder interest continuity requirement for corporate reorganization; cross-reference, 4204 Source of income from sales of inventory partly from sources within possession of United States, etc., 4205 State and political subdivision obligations; cross- reference, 3296 Taxable transactions; treatment of disposition by one corporation of stock of another corporation, 50816 Tax exempt organizations; travel and tour activities, 20156 Hearing, 63016 Taxpayer Relief Act -- Qualified retirement plan benefits; section 411(d)(6) protected benefits, 47214 Roth IRAs, 46937 Tax return preparers' signatures; retention, 72218 Trading safe harbors, 32164 Correction, 38139 Widely held fixed investment trusts; reporting requirements, 43354 Income taxes, etc.: Elective entity classification; treatment of changes; hearing cancelled, 8890 Partnerships and branches; guidance under Subpart F; cross-reference, 14669 Hearing cancelled, 37296 Procedure and administration: Agreements for tax liability payment in installments; correction, 3186 Interest abatement, 1086 Correction, 10798 Payment of internal revenue taxes by credit card and debit card; cross-reference; and payment by check or money order, 69031 Tax refund offset program; revisions, 46205 Unauthorized collection actions; civil cause of action; correction, 3186 NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 286, 287, 288, 1530, 2298, 2299, 2300, 2720, 2721, 3184, 3185, 3946, 6264, 6265, 7851, 7852, 7853, 7854, 8522, 8523, 9301, 9302, 9303, 9304, 9305, 9306, 9307, 9308, 9905, 9906, 9907, 9908, 10675, 10967, 11952, 12578, 12579, 12580, 13099, 13100, 13101, 13102, 13103, 13302, 13303, 13304, 13455, 13456, 15000, 15001, 15002, 15003, 15485, 15486, 15487, 15912, 15913, 15914, 15915, 15916, 17256, 17257, 18256, 18492, 18493, 18494, 18495, 18496, 18497, 18498, 18499, 18969, 19576, 19577, 19578, 20001, 20002, 23496, 23497, 23498, 24591, 25268, 25269, 25566, 25567, 26678, 26679, 26680, 26681, 27785, 27786, 27787, 27788, 27789, 27790, 29778, 29779, 29780, 29781, 30566, 31832, 31833, 31834, 31835, 32286, 32912, 32913, 33979, 33980, 33981, 33982, 33983, 33984, 33985, 33986, 33987, 33988, 34487, 34681, 34682, 34683, 34684, 34963, 36287, 36288, 36737, 36738, 36990, 36991, 37446, 37943, 38226, 38229, 38694, 38695, 38696, 39637, 39638, 39639, 39640, 39641, 39642, 39643, 39644, 39645, 39646, 39647, 39648, 39649, 39650, 40153, 41622, 42904, 42905, 43231, 43232, 43985, 43986, 43987, 45290, 45291, 45292, 45293, 45294, 46827, 49380, 52317, 53744, 53745, 55426, 60446, 63357, 63964, 65278, 65279, 67171, 71538 Art Advisory Panel; closed meetings; report availability, 11952 Bisynchronous communications use for e-filing; discontinuance; comment request, 19579 Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.: Art Advisory Panel, 7854 Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee, 12581 Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee, 23498 Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council, 37447 IRS Citizen Advocacy Panels, 43232 Cumulative Bulletins; proposed discontinuance, 53127 Excise taxes: Motor fuel; approved distribution terminals, 6265 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of l996; implementation: Individuals losing United States citizenship; quarterly list, 6609, 42906, 56696 Income taxes: Form 1040PC program discontinuance for tax years 1999 and beyond; comment request, 55427 Low-income housing credit forms; electronic filing pilot program, 2722 Inflation adjustment factor and reference prices: Nonconventional source fuel credit, 15916 Renewable electricity production credit, 15917 Meetings: Art Advisory Panel, 11953, 51637 Citizen Advocacy Panel, 43987, 48545, 54189 Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee, 63965 Income tax software developers; electronic filing of Form 1065 (U.S. partnership return of income), 26681 Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee, 15917, 53746 IRS Advisory Council, 50621 Tax software developers, 7855 Organization, functions, and authority delegations: Commissioner, authority to sign name, 4345 Taxpayer advocate, 25567 Privacy Act: Computer matching programs, 39118, 42908 Systems of records, 64141 Tax counseling program for elderly; application packages; availability, 43233 ***** International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico NOTICES Environmental statements; notice of intent: El Paso-Las Cruces regional sustainable water project, Sierra and Dona Ana Counties, NM, and El Paso County, TX, 47042 Lower Rio Grande Flood Control Project, TX, 45518 Meetings, 10048, 29020 ***** International Development Cooperation Agency See Agency for International Development See Overseas Private Investment Corporation ***** International Trade Administration RULES Antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings: Administrative protective order procedures -- Alleged violations investigation; sanctions imposition, 24391 Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA): Antidumping and countervailing duties; five-year ``sunset'' review procedures, 13516 Countervailing duties; methodology, 65348 Watches and watch movements: Allocation of duty exemptions -- Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands, 5887, 49666 PROPOSED RULES Watches and watch movements: Allocation of duty exemptions -- Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands, 40230 NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 2200, 3702, 6721, 8432, 8433, 10001, 11407, 11653, 16962, 17983, 17984, 29698, 30184, 31409, 31410, 31411, 31962, 33037 Submission for OMB review; comment request, 11208 Antidumping: Acetylsalicylic acid from -- Turkey, 23720, 34146 Anhydrous sodium metasilicate from -- France, 31719 Antifriction bearings (other than tapered roller bearings) and parts from -- France et al., 6512, 8908, 18877, 33320 Germany et al., 38369 Italy, 70100 Italy et al., 40878 Japan, 26777 Aramid fiber formed of poly para-phenylene terephthalamide from -- Netherlands, 11408, 37516 Brake rotors from -- China, 25821, 28355, 51895, 63025, 63026 Brass sheet and strip from -- Canada, 779, 6519, 23269, 33037, 51563 Germany, 16963, 42823, 67453 Netherlands, 25821, 49544 Calcium aluminate flux from -- France, 6524, 10589, 16966 Canned pineapple fruit from -- Thailand, 7392, 17357, 26778, 43661 Carbon steel wire rope from -- Mexico, 16967, 42824, 46753, 67454 Cased pencils from -- China, 779, 48697 Chrome-plated lug nuts from -- China, 31719, 53872, 66119 Taiwan, 27707, 42000, 53875 Circular welded non-alloy steel pipe and tube from -- Mexico, 33041, 38370 Circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from -- Korea, 2200, 14679, 19709, 20572, 31723, 39071 Mexico, 12440, 18364 Cold-rolled and corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products from -- Korea, 1821, 13170, 16971, 20572, 48173 Cold-rolled carbon steel flat products from -- Korea, 781 Netherlands, 13204, 16470, 20574, 47227 Color television receivers from -- Korea, 46759, 59509 Taiwan, 805 Corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products and cut-to- length carbon steel plate from -- Canada, 808, 12725, 13390, 27258, 37320, 49078, 60294, 71268 Japan, 6525, 26144, 47465, 58364 Cut-to-length carbon steel plate from -- Belgium, 2959, 10589, 13621, 40698 Brazil, 12744, 20570, 23271, 42000 Canada, 29179, 37320 China, 1821 Finland, 2952, 5501 Germany, 4429 Mexico, 13216, 48181 Romania, 19709, 47232 Sweden, 10190, 27260 United Kingdom, 70388 Dynamic random access memory semiconductors of one megabit or above from -- Korea, 1824, 11411, 37328, 50867, 56906 Taiwan, 64040 Elastic rubber tape from -- India, 49546 Elemental sulphur from -- Canada, 40391, 44420, 67647 Emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber from -- Brazil, 59509 Brazil, Korea, and Mexico, 20575, 41544 Korea, 59514 Mexico, 59519 Extruded rubber thread from -- Indonesia, 23267, 43674, 59279 Malaysia, 12752, 32191, 60295 Ferrosilicon from -- Brazil, 2362, 2661, 28355, 40097, 67650 Ferrovanadium and nitrided vanadium from -- Russian Federation, 13031 Forged stainless steel flanges from -- India, 5501, 25824 Fresh and chilled Atlantic Salmon from -- Norway, 18878, 50880, 72244 Fresh Atlantic salmon from -- Chile, 2664, 31411, 40699 Fresh cut flowers from -- Colombia, 5354, 19709, 25447, 31724, 34634, 49686, 67454 Ecuador, 66528 Mexico, 1428, 26778 Fresh garlic from -- China, 37520 Fresh tomatoes from -- Mexico, 43674 Freshwater crawfish tail meat from -- China, 25449, 45044, 59762 Frozen concentrated orange juice from -- Brazil, 2202, 26145 Furfuryl alcohol from -- South Africa, 11209, 30473 Glycerine from -- China, 56606 Granular polytetrafluoroethylene resin from -- Italy, 25826, 49080, 67455 Gray portland cement and clinker from -- Mexico, 12764, 24528, 48471, 60299 Gray portland cement from -- Mexico, 6525 Heavy forged hand tools, finished or unfinished, with or without handles, from -- China, 13216, 16758, 51563, 55577 Helical spring lock washers from -- China, 60299 China, Peoples Republic of, 37328 Honey from -- China, 20578 Hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel products from -- Brazil et al., 56607 Japan and Russian Federation, 65750 Hot-rolled lead and bismuth carbon steel products from -- Germany, 64235 United Kingdom, 18879, 64235 Industrial belts and components, cured or uncured, from -- Japan, 43139 Industrial nitrocellulose from -- France, 25828, 49085 Germany, 17364, 43372 Korea, 16471, 37329, 60302 United Kingdom, 7756, 29700, 42366, 60303 Industrial phosphoric acid from -- Belgium, 25830, 49548, 55087 Iron construction castings from -- Canada, 36876, 45797, 49687, 50881 Large newspaper printing presses and components, whether assembled or unassembled, from -- Germany, 70389 Large power transformers from -- Italy et al., 54441 Live cattle from -- Canada and Mexico, 71886 Magnesium, pure, from -- Canada, 26147, 49548, 64042 China, 3085 Ukraine, 67854 Manganese metal from -- China, 12440, 60303 Mechanical transfer presses from -- Japan, 11211, 37331 Melamine, in crystal form, from -- Japan, 67654 Melamine institution dinnerware from -- Indonesia, 35910 Mushrooms, preserved, from -- Chile, 41786, 56613 Chile et al., 5360, 16971, 27264 China, 41794 India, 41789 Indonesia, 41783, 46776 Natural bristle paintbrushes and brush heads from -- China, 12449, 42825 New steel rail, except light rail, from -- Canada, 43137 Oil country tubular goods from -- Argentina, 23271, 49089 Korea, 4624, 47469, 70389 Mexico, 14422, 25449, 48699 Pasta from -- Italy, 4218, 10590, 14899, 18364, 31735, 38371, 42368, 53641, 54672, 68735 Turkey, 4218, 31735, 42373, 68429 Polychloroprene rubber from -- Japan, 67656 Polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip from -- Korea, 3703, 11214, 37334, 38371, 52241, 67455, 67456 Polyvinyl alcohol from -- Japan, 23722, 32809, 40099 Taiwan, 6526, 32810, 38372 Porcelain-on-steel cookware from -- China, 1434, 4430, 17366, 27261, 27262 Mexico, 1430, 27264, 38373, 42001, 43594, 53643 Potassium permanganate from -- China, 50882 Preserved mushrooms from -- Chile, 66529 China, 72255 India, 72246 Indonesia, 72268 Pressure sensitive plastic tape from -- Italy, 33350, 50882 Professional electric cutting tools from -- Japan, 2965, 6891, 8433, 30706, 54441 Roller chain, other than bicycle, from -- Japan, 25450, 55090, 63026, 63671, 69262 Sebacic acid from -- China, 17367, 43373 Silicon metal from -- Brazil, 6899, 14899, 42001, 60304 China, 11654, 37850 Small business telephone systems and subassemblies from -- Taiwan, 18883 Small diameter circular seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line and pressure pipe from -- Brazil, 28357, 37338 Germany, 13217, 20579 Italy, 31735 Solid urea from -- Former German Democratic Republic, 7121, 7122, 16471 Stainless steel bar from -- India, 3536, 13622, 16972, 19712, 58367, 63288 Japan, 58366 Stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings from -- Taiwan, 13031, 30710, 54108, 67855 Stainless steel pipe from -- Korea, 6153, 19897 Stainless steel plate from -- Sweden, 1824, 8434, 10590, 36877, 63706, 67658 Stainless steel plate in coils from -- Belgium, 59532 Belgium et al., 20580, 44840 Canada, 59527 Canada et al., 70101 Italy, 59530 Korea, 59535 South Africa, 59540 Taiwan, 59524, 66785 Stainless steel plates from -- Sweden, 72283 Stainless steel round wire from -- Canada et al., 26150, 46999, 64042 Stainless steel sheet and strip from -- Italy et al., 56909 Stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from -- France et al., 37521 Stainless steel wire rod from -- France, 1827, 3704, 30185, 45998 Germany, 10847, 13032, 40433 India, 5930, 48184 Italy, 10831, 40422, 49327 Japan, 10854, 14066, 40434, 49328 Korea, 10825, 40404, 49331 Spain, 10849, 40391, 49330 Sweden, 10841, 40449, 49329 Taiwan, 10836, 16972, 40461, 49332 Static random access memory semiconductors from -- Korea, 8934 Taiwan, 8909, 18883, 19898, 67456 Steel concrete reinforcing bar from -- Turkey, 29372, 56910 Steel wire rod from -- Canada, 9182, 15829 Germany, 8953 Trinidad and Tobago, 9177 Venezuela, 8946, 8948 Steel wire rope from -- Korea, 17986, 20380, 67662 Mexico, 206 Sulfanilic acid from -- China, 20585, 37528, 63834 Synthetic methionine from -- Japan, 67665 Tapered roller bearings and parts, finished and unfinished, from -- China, 37339, 41801, 63842, 71447 Japan, 2558, 13391, 17815, 20585, 37344, 63860 Romania, 11217 Tapered roller bearings and parts, four inches or less in outside diameter and components from -- Japan, 17815, 37344 Tapered roller bearings and parts from -- China, 6531 Romania, 36390 Titanium sponge from -- Kazakhstan, 47478 Kazakhstan et al., 46215 Russian Federation, 47474, 67857 Russian Federation et al., 6721, 18885 Uranium from -- Kazakhstan, 67858 Kazakhstan et al., 16973, 53644 Russian Federation, 24772, 40879 Viscose rayon staple fiber from -- Finland, 14680, 32820, 42008 Welded carbon steel pipe and tube from -- India, 6531, 32825, 39269, 66120 Thailand, 16974, 43139, 55578, 65172, 65573 Turkey, 6155, 31962, 35190 Welded non-alloy steel pipe from -- Korea, 32833 Welded stainless steel pipe from -- Korea, 16979 Taiwan, 1437, 13032, 15831, 16982, 34147, 38382 Antidumping and countervailing duties: Administrative review requests, 1820, 3702, 5929, 10002, 11868, 13837, 17985, 19286, 20378, 26143, 29370, 31717, 35188, 35909, 40258, 42821, 45796, 49543, 51893, 54440, 58009, 60448, 63287, 65748, 67646, 71091 Automatic liquidation regulation for resellers; comment request, 55361, 57657 Rebuttal period, 63288 Butter cookies in tins from -- Denmark, 10822 Federal Register notices; format modification, 44837 Five-year (sunset) reviews -- Conduct policies, 18871, 26777, 41227, 46410, 52683 Final results and revocations, 56605, 56606, 64677 Initiation of reviews, 36389, 58709, 66527 Hot-rolled lead and bismuth carbon steel products from -- Germany et al., 24156 Cheese quota; foreign government subsidies: Quarterly update, 16248, 35911, 52242 Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.: Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee, 43905, 55846 U.S. Automotive Parts Advisory Committee, 51899, 71449 U.S.-Haiti Business Development Council, 24162, 29975 U.S.-Korea Committee on Business Cooperation, 18367 U.S.-South African Business Development Committee, 23420, 33052 U.S.-Turkey Business Development Council, 40473 Countervailing duties: Agricultural tillage tools from -- Brazil, 37532, 52684 Cold-rolled carbon steel flat-rolled products and corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat-rolled products from -- Korea, 69045 Cut-to-length carbon steel from -- Belgium, 17990 Cut-to-length carbon steel plate from -- Belgium, 48188, 69612 Elastic rubber tape from -- India, 49549, 58011, 67457 Extruded rubber thread from -- Indonesia, 23267, 31737, 48191 Malaysia, 41544 Fresh Atlantic salmon from -- Chile, 31437 Hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel products from -- Brazil, 56623, 67459 Hot-rolled lead and bismuth carbon steel products from -- France, 3539 Germany, 64235 United Kingdom, 18367, 67459 Industrial phosphoric acid from -- Israel, 1441, 13626, 20612, 24529, 48193 Iron-metal castings from -- India, 37534, 64050, 67858 Live cattle from -- Canada, 71889 Live swine from -- Canada, 2204, 23723, 47235 Magnesium, pure and alloy, from -- Canada, 23728 New steel rail, except light rail, from -- Canada, 43137 Pasta from -- Italy, 17372, 43905, 46411, 66121 Pure and alloy magnesium from -- Canada, 45045 Refrigeration compressors from -- Singapore, 17379, 32849, 42825, 69045 Stainless steel plate in coils from -- Belgium, 47239 Belgium et al., 23272, 31201 Italy, 47246 Korea, 47253 South Africa, 47263 Stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from -- France, 43140, 63876 France et al., 37539 Italy, 43140, 63900 Korea, 43140, 63884 Stainless steel wire rod from -- Italy, 809, 40474, 49334 Steel products from -- France, 1827 Steel wire rope from -- Thailand, 14423 Textile mill products from -- Argentina, 7125, 23730 Viscose rayon staple fiber from -- Sweden, 6534, 33053 Welded carbon steel pipe and tube and welded carbon steel line pipe from -- Turkey, 18885 Welded carbon steel pipes and tubes and welded carbon steel line pipe from -- Turkey, 67460 Critical circumstances determinations; policy change regarding timing of issuance, 55364 Export trade certificates of review, 2212, 4220, 5780, 6913, 8609, 10003, 12784, 17380, 23421, 25201, 25833, 30474, 31738, 33911, 35567, 42613, 42614, 43379, 43676, 44420, 44422, 46216, 46999, 48197, 49090, 52243, 53013, 60304, 63909, 64061, 65174, 65752, 69264, 69266, 71092 Export Trading Company Affairs Office; Export Yellow Pages; collaboration opportunity, 8610 Foreign air carriers; exemption from customs duties and taxes; reciprocity findings: Indonesia, 32856 Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: American business centers in Russia, 1441, 2965 American business centers in Russia and New Independent States, 39270 International buyer program; domestic trade shows support (2000 FY), 34362 Market development cooperator program, 11416 Special American business internship training program, 3540, 15383, 59938 HEU natural uranium component in United States; delivery procedures, 36391, 54108 Meetings: Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee, 19715, 36880, 49091 Exporters' Textile Advisory Committee, 10190 President's Export Council, 25460, 29700, 56145 U.S. Automotive Parts Advisory Committee, 53645 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); binational panel reviews: Brass sheet and strip from -- Canada, 40880 Cold-reduced flat-rolled steel products of carbon steel from -- Germany et al., 52686 Cold-rolled and hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from -- Canada, 54109 Concrete panels reinforced with fiberglass mesh from -- United States, 55591 Corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products from -- Canada, 20380, 33351 Gray portland cement and clinker from -- Mexico, 24163, 71269 High fructose corn syrup from -- United States, 13033 Hydrogen peroxide from -- United States, 19715 Porcelain-on-steel cookware from -- Mexico, 46217 Prepared baby foods from -- United States, 37092 Solder joint pressure pipe fittings, etc., from -- United States, 71450 Overseas air/defense shows; U.S. exhibitors; program support; comment request, 50734 Overseas trade missions: 1998 trade missions (June, September, and October); application opportunity, 16472 Business development mission to Eastern Caribbean, 14423 Power-GEN Reverse Trade Mission, Atlanta, GA, et al.; application opportunity, 58710 Secretarial business and commercial development missions to -- Africa, 32856 China, 10860 Northern Ireland and Ireland, 13393 Telecommunications and environmental technologies trade missions to Spain and Portugal, 13636 Textile trade mission to Turkey, 52243, 53645 Under Secretary's high-technology trade mission to Southeast Asia, 33631 Scope rulings; list, 6722, 29700, 41545, 59544 Senior Executive Service: Performance Review Board; membership, 47000 Showcase exhibit of exported U.S. products and services at ITA headquarters, 11421, 38154, 71094 Transition orders; schedule and grouping of five-year reviews, 26779, 29372 U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service; joint projects with commercial centers in Brazil, Indonesia, and China, 14424 Watches and watch movements; allocation of duty-exemptions: Virgin Islands, 13033 Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.: Ames Laboratories, Energy Department, Iowa State University, 65751 Case Western Reserve University et al., 16984 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 8163 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention et al., 19899 City College of New York, 4219 City University of New York, 808 Cornell University, 808, 40100, 40473, 50211 Emory University et al., 35911 Environmental Protection Agency et al., 39072, 53012 Finch University of Health Sciences, 41227, 48187 Finch University of Health Sciences et al., 44608, 53013 Georgia Institute of Technology, 69263 Georgia Institute of Technology et al., 5503 Louisiana State University, 59282 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 48188 Montana State University-Bozeman, 37349 Montana State University-Bozeman et al., 12451 National Institute of Standards and Technology et al., 31736