12/16/1997 Issue

National Organic Program

Committee on Scientists; Appointment of Committee Members

Change in Disease Status of The Netherlands Because of BSE

Current Population Survey (CPS) Fertility and Birth Expectation Supplement; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Head Start Program

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in India

Mechanical and Digital Phonorecord Delivery Rate Adjustment Proceeding

Noncommercial Educational Broadcasting Compulsory License

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Uniform Procurement Instrument Identification

Emergency Immigrant Education Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1998

National Assessment Governing Board; Meeting

Office of Research and Development; Met One Instruments, Inc.: Application for Equivalent Method; Determination

Privacy Act of 1974; Publication of Proposed New Routine Uses

Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to UNITA

Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Persons Who Are Senior Officials of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (``UNITA'') and Adult Members of Their Immediate Families

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH (ECD) (Eurocopter Deutschland) Model MBB-BK 117 A-1, A-3, A-4, B-1, B-2, and C-1 Helicopters

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH (ECD) Model BO-105A, BO-105C, BO-105S, BO-105LS A-1, and BO-105LS A-3 Helicopters and Eurocopter Canada Ltd. Model BO-105LS A-3 Helicopters

Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA-Groupe AEROSPATIALE Models TB10 and TB200 Airplanes

Airport Privatization Pilot Program

Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received; Dispositions of Petitions Issued

Radio Broadcasting Services; Anamosa and Asbury, IA

Radio Broadcasting Services; Blue Lake, CA

Radio Broadcasting Services; Calico Rock and Leslie, AR

Radio Broadcasting Services; Dassel and Hutchinson, MN

Radio Broadcasting Services; Eckley, CO

Radio Broadcasting Services; Hutchinson, KS

Radio Broadcasting Services; Saint Paul, AR

MDS and ITFS Two-Way Transmissions

Radio Broadcasting Services; Hawthorne, WI

Radio Broadcasting Services; Pecos and Wink, TX

Radio Broadcasting Services; Point Arena, CA

Open Commission Meeting Thursday, December 18, 1997

Pea Crop Insurance Regulations; and Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Dry Pea Crop Insurance Provisions

Iowa; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration

Nebraska; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration

Energy 2000 Incorporated, Notice of Issuance of Order

Enron Energy Services Power, Inc.; Notice of Issuance of Order

High Island Marketing, Inc.; Notice of Issuance of Order

Midcoast Interstate Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

Montana Power Company; Notice of Intent To Hold Technical Modeling Workshop at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee to Discuss the Modeling of Thermal Impacts Associated With the Madison Development Part of the Missouri-Madison Hydroelectric Project Proposed for Relicensing

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Application to Amend Certificate

NorAm Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

Notice of Non-Project Use of Project Lands and Waters

Ogden Energy China, (Beta) Ltd., et al. Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

SEMCO Energy Services, Inc.; Notice of Issuance of Order

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Filing

Motor Carrier Regulatory Relief and Safety Demonstration Project

Notice of Request for Reinstatement of an Expired Information Collection; Transportation of Hazardous Materials, Highway Routing

Automatic Train Control and Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System; Northeast Corridor Railroads; Correction

Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies; Correction

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for Catesbaea Melanocarpa

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Rule to List the Flatwoods Salamander as Threatened

Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact, and Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for a Proposed Residential Development Called Heron's Cove, Charlotte County, Florida

Ophthalmic and Topical Dosage Form New Animal Drugs; Doramectin

Gastroenterology-Urology Devices: Reclassification of the Penile Rigidity Implant

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of OMB Approval

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority

Notice of Funding Availability for: The HUD-Administered Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) ProgramFiscal Year 1997 and Fiscal Year 1998; and the Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program for Small Communities in New York State

Draft Department of the Interior and Department of Health and Human Services Internal Agency Procedures Manual for Contracting Under Title I of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act

Notice

Professional Electric Cutting Tools From Japan; Extension of Time Limits for Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

Submission of OMB Emergency Review; Comment Request

Notice of Realty Action: Change of Use for Recreation and Public Purposes Lease/Conveyance N-41279

Health Standards for Occupational Noise Exposure in Coal, Metal and Nonmetal Mines

Amendments to Transportation Allowance Regulations for Federal and Indian Leases to Specify Allowable Costs and Related Amendments To Gas Valuation Regulations

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments

Notice of Meetings

Notice of Previously Held Emergency Meeting

Annual Fees Payable By Indian Gaming Operations

Announcement of Meeting of National Conference on Weights and Measures

Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information; Dissemination (EMFRAPID) Program; Environmental Toxicology Program, Office of Special Programs; National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health

National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Meeting: AIDS Research Advisory Committee, NIAID

Agenda for the January 14, 1998 Public Meeting of the Advisory Commission for the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Visitor Services Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon

Wild and Scenic River Study and Environmental Impact Statement for the Lower Sheenjek River in Alaska

Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, Subcommittee Meeting on Human Factors; Notice of Meeting

Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Plant License Renewal; Notice of Meeting

Notice of Amendment and Denial of Amendment Application to Certificate of Compliance GDP-1 for the U.S. Enrichment Corporation, Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Paducah, Kentucky

Notice of Amendment to Certificate of Compliance GDP-1 for the U.S. Enrichment Corporation Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Paducah, KY

Standard Review Plan for Transportation Packages for Radioactive Material; Notice of Issuance and Availability

Sunshine Act Meeting

Emerald Funds, et al.; Notice of Application

Filings Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as Amended (``Act'')

Financial Institutions Series Trust, et al.; Notice of Application

Heartland Technology, Inc. (Formerly Milwaukee Land Company); Notice of Application

Mentor Funds, et al.; Notice of Application

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto by the American Stock Exchange, Inc. Providing for the Waiver of Shareholder Approval as a Prerequisite to Certain Issuances of Securities and the Removal of the Term ``Backdoor Listing'' From the Exchange's Company Guide

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 Thereto by the Pacific Exchange, Inc. Relating to Market Maker Outside Trading Accounts

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., Relating to Options Position Limits

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Participating Trust Company; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Conform PTC's Rules to the Revised Articles 8 and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York

Toronto Dominion Holdings, Inc.; Notice of Application

State of Mississippi (and Contiguous Parishes in Louisiana)

State of Washington

Trimax Holdings, Inc.Corporate Family Transaction Exemption Allegheny Valley Railroad Company and Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad Company

WTO Dispute Settlement ProceedingU.S. Anti-Dumping Duties on Color Televisions From Korea

Notice of Application for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart Q During the Week Ending December 5, 1997

Trimax Holdings, Inc.Corporate Family Transaction Exemption Allegheny Valley Railroad Company and Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad Company