FEDERAL REGISTER INDEX, January--December, 1996 ***** General Accounting Office RULES Bid protest process; timeliness requirement, 39039 Practice and procedure: Personnel Appeals Board -- Reductions in force, 9089, 36809 PROPOSED RULES Americans with Disabilities Act; implementation: Personnel relations and services, 44187 Correction, 47240 Prohibited personnel practices, 44187 Correction, 47240 Bid protest process; timeliness requirement, 6579, 19205 NOTICES Meetings: Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board, 1030, 1761, 5000, 10350, 15954, 25873, 29102, 31121, 37068, 49326, 54667, 57875 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990; compliance report transmittal to President and Congress, 6246 ***** General Services Administration RULES Acquisition regulations: Board of Contract Appeals; procedure rules -- Standard and expedited proceedings, 52347 Travel and relocation expenses cases; procedure rules, 39098 Travel and relocation expenses reimbursement, 67241 Transportation rate cases; procedure rules, 39096 Commercial items and open season solicitations, 6164 Correction, 14032 Competition requirements; FAC 90-39 implementation and miscellaneous changes, 39088 Correction, 42190, 42462 Deviations from FAR and GSAR, 51373 Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994; implementation -- Commerical items and open season solicitations, 6164 Contracting financing, 1150 Protests, disputes, and appeals, 1150 Publicizing contract actions, 1150 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses, 1150 Leasehold interests in real property -- Design-build two-phase selection procedures, 24720 Conflict of interests, 56399 Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): Accounting guide availability, 2640 Agency procurement protests, 39219 Allowable cost and payment clause; cost-type contracts, 67418 Alternative dispute resolution and claim certification procedures, 31658 Armed Services Pricing Manual; replacement, 31620 Automatic data processing equipment, definition; and leasing costs cost principle deleted, 69287 Caribbean Basin countries, 31649 Child care services, 31660 Circular 90-37; introduction and summary, 2626 Circular 90-39; introduction and summary, 31612 Circular 90-40; introduction, 39186 Circular 90-44; introduction and summary, 69286 Claims assignment, 18920 Commercial items contracts and subcontract; cost accounting standards exemption, 67418 Community right-to-know; toxic chemical release reporting, 41473 Computer network and micro-purchase procedures, 39189 Contingent fee representation, 39188 Contract award; sealed bidding; construction, 31663 Contract cost principles and procedures -- Agency supplements, 31655 Foreign differential pay, 69294 Contract modifications, 69297 Contractor gratuities to government personnel, 39199 Contractor overhead -- Certification, 67422 Contractor qualifications; ``manufacturer'' or ``regular dealer'' requirement, 67409 Contractor responsibility determinations; use of commercial sources of supplier information, 39201 Contractors' purchasing systems reviews and subcontractor consent, 2641 Contract qualifications; unfair trade practices; Made in America labels, 2631 Convict labor use, 31643 Cost accounting standards; interest rate clause revisions, 18921 Cost Accounting Standards Board regulations applicable to educational institutions, 18916 Cost-effective value engineering procedures and processes, 39220 Data Universal Numbering System; use as primary contractor identification, 67412 Debarment and suspension certificate; tax evasion, 2632 Defense Production Act amendments, 31659 Deviations, individual and class; submission requirement elimination, 67411 Disaster Relief Act activities, 39200 Double-sided copying on recycled paper, 31616 Drug-free workplace; certification requirements, 69291 Existing contracts modification, 18915 Federal procurement data system; information collection, 67426 Field pricing support request, 2634 Final indirect cost rates, 69295 Flowdown to subcontractors contract clauses; reduction, 67425 Fluctuating exchange rates, 31650 Foreign purchases; restrictions, 41475 Immigration and Nationality Act employment provisions; contractor compliance, 41472 Indian-owned economic enterprises; subcontracting costs recovery, 39210 Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996; implementation, 41467 Inherently governmental functions, 2627 Inspection clauses; fixed price, 31665 Insurance; liability to third persons, 2639 Irrevocable letters of credit and alternatives to Miller Act bonds, 31651 Javits-Wagner-O'Day program, 2630 Justification and approval thresholds, 31618 Late bid offers consideration, 69292 Legal proceedings costs, 41476 Legislative lobbying costs, 31656 Local government lobbying costs, 67424 Long-lived assets gains and losses; impairment, 67423 Major system; dollar thresholds, 69288 Master subcontracting plans, 31642 Mentor-protege program, 2637, 67419 Minority small business and capital ownership development program, 67420 Miscellaneous amendments, 67408 Introduction, 41466 Streamlining, 18914 Multiyear contracting, 39203 National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual, 31617 Nonallowability of excise taxes on nondeductible contributions to deferred compensation plans, 2641 Nonprofit institutions clause prescription, 2633 North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act; implementation, 31646 Overhead should-cost reviews, 2635 Ozone depleting substances; items containing, using or manufactured with, 31645 Patent use without authorization; General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), 39211 Payment by electronic funds transfer, 45770 Performance and payment bonds, 39212 Personal services compensation costs, 39217 Postponement of bid openings or closing dates, 31619 Preaward debriefings, 69288 Predetermined indirect cost rates, 31621 Prompt payment overseas, 31658 Quality assurance actions; electronic screening, 31661 Quality assurance nonconformances, 31662 Quick-closeout procedures, 31660 Records retention, 31655 Small Business Administration; authority to issue certificate of competency determinations, 2636 Small business competitiveness demonstration program; extension, 31643, 67422 Small business innovation research program rights in data, 31664 Small business set-asides; simplified acquisition threshold, 39207 Small business size standards, 31622 Small entity compliance guide, 39224, 41477, 45775, 67430, 69298 Solicitation provisions; contract clauses, 31663 Subcontracting plans, 2638 Subcontract proposal audits, 2634 Task and delivery order contracts, 39201 Technical amendments, 67430 Termination for convenience, 31665 Termination inventory schedules, 39221 Travel costs, 31657 U.S. and European Economic Community; memorandum of understanding; government procurement and sanctions imposed on European Community, 31618 Uruguay Round Agreement Act (URAA), General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT); implementation, 2454, 31646 Federal claims collection: Civil monetary penalties; inflation adjustment, 67234 Federal Information Resources Management Regulation: CFR Chapter removed, 39359 Currency and relevancy ensurance, 10 Excess and exchange/sale equipment; interagency screening and transfer, 39081 Correction, 40708 Federal information processing multiple award schedule contracts; provisions removed, 35685 Information processing technology equipment and services acquisition requirements -- Procurement authorization delegation threshold increase, 2723 Federal property management: Information and records management and use -- Records management program; FIRMR provisions reestablishment, 41000 Public buildings and space -- Space utilization and assignment, 9110 Tobacco-products in vending machines and free samples distribution prohibition in Government-owned and leased space, 2121 Supply and procurement -- Electronic typewriters and office machines; use and replacement standards deleted, 14978 Telecommunications resources management and use -- Government telephone systems, etc.; FIRMR provisions reestablishment, 41003 Utilization and disposal -- Excess and exchange/sale information technology (IT) equipment disposal; FIRMR provisions reestablishment, 41352 Federal regulatory review: Commercial items Correction, 10846 Federal travel: Approved accommodations data collection and reporting requirement; elimination, 64997 Long-distance telephone call certification requirement; removed, 67951 Per diem allowance for partial day of travel; and househunting trips, use of locality-based per diem rate, 68158 Per diem localities; maximum lodging and meal allowances, 10252, 40524, 59185 Correction, 16620, 65635 Privately owned vehicles mileage reimbursement, 25802 Real estate sale and purchase expenses; maximum reimbursement limitations increase, 55578 Reimbursement claims review streamlining and receipt requirements elimination, regardless of amount, for certain travel expense items, 55577 Relocation income tax (RIT) allowance tax tables, 3838 Foreign gifts and decorations; utilization, donation, and disposal: Minimal value reporting requirements, 60034 PROPOSED RULES Acquisition regulations: Board of Contract Appeals; procedure rules -- Automatic data processing equipment and services procurements; Board's jurisdiction eliminated, 32410 Commercial items and open season solicitations, 46607 Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): ADP/telecommunications Federal Supply Schedules Advantage! program, etc., 52844 Bid and proposal costs definition; withdrawn, 50114 Business meals; withdrawn, 52998 Certified cost or pricing data requirement; exception, 41214 Commercial items; special simplified procedures application, 47384 Commercial items contracts and subcontracts; cost accounting standards exemption, 32312 Competitive range determinations, 40116, 52999, 58622 Contingent fees; withdrawn, 52998 Contract administration and audit cognizance, 65306 Contracting by negotiation -- Competitive range determinations; withdrawn, 14944 Phase I rewrite, 48380, 52998, 57622 Contractor acquisition of ADPE; withdrawn, 14944 Contractor overhead -- Certification, 14216 Rates; final settlement process, 39517 Contractors and offerors -- Certification requirements removed, 48354, 49402, 52232 Contractor selection process; past performance information use requirements; withdrawn, 14944 Contracts, fixed-priced; performance incentives, 31798 Costs related to legal/other proceedings, 31790 Defense Authorization Act; implementation, 6760 Design-build two-phase construction procedures, 41212 Drug-free workplace; certification requirements, 31814 Employee stock ownership plans -- Comment period extension, 234 Evaluation factors; withdrawn, 14944 Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994; implementation -- Commercially available off-the-shelf item acquisition, 22010 Final indirect cost rates, 26766 Foreign purchases; restrictions, 6910 Foreign selling costs, 31800 Historically black colleges and universities/minority institutions; collection of award data, 31792 Independent research and development/bid and proposal in cooperative arrangements, 31796 Costs ceiling; requirement removed (FY 1996 and beyond), 58452 Late bid offers consideration, 18480 Management oversight of service contracting, 14946 Nonstatutory certifications elimination, 26496 Public meeting, 24263 Novation and change-of name agreements, 43294 Performance-based payments, 47798 Preaward debriefings, 32580 Procurement integrity, 47390 Semi-annual agenda, 23900, 63386 Service contracting, 40284 Simplified acquisition procedures, 48532 Federal property management: Public buildings and space -- Buildings and grounds management, reimbursable space alterations; small purchase authority, 30028 Semi-annual agenda, 23750, 63252 NOTICES Acquisition regulations: Abstract of offers (SF 1409); form stocking change, 39661, 58564 Abstract of offers-continuation (SF 1410); form stocking change, 40646 Continuation sheet for SF 24, 25, and 25A (SF 25B); form stocking change, 56684 Individual surety affidavit (SF 28); form stocking change, 40234 Performance bond to update the burden statement (SF 25), 44065 Performance evaluation; contracts (SF 1420); form stocking change, 56239 Proposal cover sheet (SF 1448); form stocking creation, 56239 Public buildings and space; ``Can't Beat GSA Leasing'' leasing program, 53924 Real property asset management principles; issuance to heads of Federal landholding agencies, 53925 Subcontracting report for individual contracts (SF 294) and summary subcontract report (SF 295) -- Reproduction authorization, 24310 Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 37049, 60094 Submission for OMB review; comment request, 4769, 63831 Bill of lading accountability record; optional form (OF 1121); stocking change, 25680 Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.: National World War II Memorial Design Competition Federal Advisory Committee, 40234 Delegation of lease acquisition authority; bulletin, 66668 Environmental statements; availability, etc.: Atlanta, GA; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Clifton Road Campus Annex development, 42424, 64907 Blaine, WA; port of entry, 726 Expansion, 29102 Phoenix, AZ; Federal Building - U.S. Courthouse, 42252 San Diego, CA; Veterans Affairs Department leasing action, 42425 San Francisco, CA; Federal Building, 16639 Savannah, GA; U.S. Courthouse Annex, 3714, 16924, 41630 Tucson, AZ; Federal Building - U.S. Courthouse, 1191 Washington, DC; building to house National Museum of Health and Medicine, 28589 Whatcom County, WA; Pacific Highway Port of Entry expansion, 49327 Environmental statements; notice of intent: Las Vegas, NV; Federal Building - U.S. Courthouse, 557 Miami, FL; Immigration and Naturalization Service lease construction and consolidation, 50026 Portland, OR; Consolidated Law Federal Office Building, 21184 Union Township, OH; Voice of America Bethany Relay Station; disposal, etc., 36379 Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): Agency information collection activities -- Proposed collection; comment request, 3375, 3676-3678, 14745, 14746, 50003, 60685 Submission for OMB review; comment request, 1897, 1898, 2496, 3374, 3679, 3680, 3911, 4419, 5753, 9983, 15053-15056, 15470, 15471, 16241, 16242, 26892, 31090, 32775-32777, 40288, 44041, 47893, 51083 Federal Information Resources Management Regulation (FIRMR); abolishment, 38450 38450 Federal property management: Excess educationally useful equipment transfer by Federal agencies; elementary and secondary schools preference, 50490 Excess real property report (SF 118), etc., form stocking change and revision, 56684 Public buildings and space -- Federal facilities; location on historic properties in central cities, 35736 Federal telecommunications standards: Telecommunications -- High frequency radio automatic link establishment, 45429 High frequency radio modems, 45428 Project 25 land mobile radio standards, 28210 Terms glossary, 45427 Federal travel: Hotel occupancy tax, Texas State, imposition on Federal Government and Federal employees on official travel; rescission, 55988 Special actual subsistence expense reimbursement ceiling -- Atlanta, GA; Summer 1996 Olympic Games, 28211, 36731, 64747 Augusta (Richmond County), GA; temporary, during Masters Golf Tournament, 26906 Burlington, VT; peak fall foliage season, 64749 Frontier Days, Cheyenne and Laramie, WY and Fort Collins, CO, 37481 Greensboro and Wilmington, NC; Hurricane Fran disaster, 64748 Oshkosh, WI; Experimental Aircraft Association Convention and Show, 34436, 40481 Fixed price service contracts; criteria, 5777 Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: Persons of Japanese ancestry -- Internment of U.S. citizens and permanent resident aliens, remembrance; research and educational program, 29382 Interagency Committee for Medical Records: Medical record-anatomical figure (SF 531); form stocking change and revision, 2255 Surgical procedures and other episodes of care; videotape documentation guidelines, 64908 Telemedicine videotape documentation; guidelines, 64908 Meetings: National World War II Memorial Design Competition Federal Advisory Committee, 40234 Memorandums of agreement: Washington, DC; Pennsylvania Avenue development and redevelopment, 41789 Mobile services commercial antennas; placement on Federal property, 14100 Organization, functions, and authority delegations: Social Security Administration, Commissioner, 55152 Privacy Act: Systems of records, 38750, 49462, 60103 Property transfers: Cheney Dam and Reservoir, KS, 66047 Senior Executive Service: Performance Review Boards; membership, 3425, 60104 Small business competitiveness demonstration program: Solicitation procedures change, 10350, 28212, 54443 ***** Geological Survey NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 7801, 10782, 11860, 49339, 58210, 58588 Submission for OMB review; comment request, 4676, 29757, 40847, 68771 Federal Geographic Data Committee: Soil geographic data standard; public review opportunity, 66308 Spatial data transfer standard, point profile; public review opportunity, 66309 Vegetation classification and information standards; public review opportunity, 34858 Wetlands classification system public review; responses to comments, 39465 Grant and cooperative agreement awards: 3M Corp., 3729 Advanced Resource International, 10590 Institute of Gas Technology; radon use in natural gas to detect water-front movement in gas reservoirs; research, 7272 Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: Federal Geographic Data Committee national geospatial data infrastructure framework demonstration projects program, 24325, 59240, 60113 National earthquake hazards reduction program, 6382 Species at Risk program, 57889 Meetings: Earth Observing System Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center Science Advisory Panel, 55014 Federal Geographic Data Committee -- Facilities working group, 3052, 7801, 13514, 18408, 38784, 53237, 58211, 68287 Standards working group, 33135, 50504 National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program Advisory Committee, 15959 ***** Government Ethics Office RULES Certificates of divestiture, public financial disclosure and conflicts of interest for executive branch officials, 32633 Correction, 35589, 40145 Conflict of interests, 50689, 66830 Federal Government executive branch employees, 42965 Correction, 48733 Grace period extension, 40950 PROPOSED RULES Semi-annual agenda, 23794, 63292 NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 357, 8941 Submission for OMB review; comment request, 24796, 41162 Post-government employment ``senior employee'' restrictions; waiver revocation, 14326, 28908 Senior Executive Service: Performance Review Board; membership, 30927 ***** Government Printing Office NOTICES Meetings: Depository Library Council, 11640, 51117 Online access to Federal Register and other Federal databases; demonstration, 3937, 15486, 31943, 36380, 36380, 43249 ***** Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration RULES Agricultural commodities and products: Rice inspection services, 34714 Agricultural commodities standards: Federal regulatory reform -- Beans, whole dry peas, split peas, and lentils; grade standards removed from CFR, 7687 Inspection services fees; commodities other than rice, 66533 Clear title; farms products purchasers protection: Effective financing statements; statewide central filing systems, 54727 Fees: Official inspection, weighing, and appeal inspection services, 43301 Grain standards: Barley, 18486, 24669 Packers and Stockyards Act: Federal regulatory reform, 36277, 36279 PROPOSED RULES Fees: Federal rice inspection services, 1013 Inspection services; commodities other than rice, 35687 NOTICES Agency designation actions: Georgia et al., 33706 Illinois et al., 19253, 33706, 40191, 46432, 63818 Indiana et al., 3372 Iowa et al., 8025, 14289, 40192, 46433 Kentucky et al., 27045 Maine, 8026 Missouri, 40192 Nebraska et al., 19254, 51259, 54760 South Dakota et al., 27045, 54761 Texas, 10313, 21155, 42582 Central filing systems; State certifications: Oklahoma, 8026 Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.: Federal Grain Inspection Service Advisory Committee, 41767 Livestock care and handling guidelines; comment request, 24916, 37881 Meetings: Advisory Committee, 7234, 55267 Stockyards; posting and deposting: Asheville Horse Sale, NC, et al., 15921 Cattlemen's Livestock Auction, Inc., AR, et al., 21443 Centre Livestock Market, AL, Inc., et al., 58675 Crockett Livestock Sales Co., Inc., TN, 2482 Empire Livestock Marketing, Inc., NY, et al., 39435 Graben Livestock Auction Sales, AL, et al., 28837, 33898 Gray Bell Auction Co., GA, et al., 58675 Harrison Stockyard Auction, Inc., AR, et al., 9674 Natural Bridge Stockyard, AL, et al., 49727 Producers Livestock Association, OH, 21443 Roden's Auction Service, AR, et al., 8026, 48125 Walking Acres Auction, NC, 9976 Timely service and open season pilot programs, 51674 FEDERAL REGISTER INDEX, January--December, 1996 ***** Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 38753 Submission for OMB review; comment request, 53929 Meetings; Sunshine Act, 25225 Scholarship programs: Nominations; closing dates, 64908 Supplemental nominations; closing date, 9465 ***** 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 Community Services Office 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 Public Health Service See Refugee Resettlement Office See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration RULES Block grants: Substance abuse prevention and treatment; sale and distribution of tobacco products to individuals under 18 years; legislation and enforcement by States, 1492 Correction, 2335 Conflict of interests, 39756 Grants administration: Uniform administrative requirements and definitions; higher education institutions, hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations (OMB A-110), 11743 Correction, 15564 Inventions and patents: Inventions resulting from research grants, contracts and fellowship awards; rescission, 54743 Protection of human subjects: Emergency research; informed consent requirements; waiver, 51531 PROPOSED RULES Semi-annual agenda, 22956, 62486 NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 8065, 10767, 14575, 15074, 27078, 37901, 43548, 66047 Submission for OMB review; comment request, 3040, 6014, 6015, 26182, 29102, 44065, 47946, 51285, 54444, 58882, 65061 Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.: Blood Safety and Availability Advisory Committee, 55074 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Coordinating Committee, 51754 Dietary Supplement Labels Commission, 3714 Vital and Health Statistics National Committee, 4444 Federal claims; interest rates on overdue debts, 3040, 18146, 39977, 55305 Grant and cooperative agreement awards: National Minority AIDS Council, 66669 Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: Family planning services projects, 48715, 57002 National center for primary care (FY 1996), 48790, 49531 President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports; national awards and recognitions programs, 58564 Group health plans: Certain State and local government employees -- COBRA continuation coverage, 56239 Meetings: Dietary Supplement Labels Commission, 3714, 7005, 14102, 15076, 24798, 33510, 45975, 51117, 63849 HIV/AIDS Presidential Advisory Council, 55152 National Bioethics Advisory Commission, 57875, 68757 Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, 15954 President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, 660 Vital and Health Statistics National Committee, 44065, 56962, 69101 Welfare Indicators Advisory Board, 37750, 48958 Objectivity in research and investigator financial disclosure policy; responses to questions, 34839 Organization, functions, and authority delegations: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 15955 Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget, 47520, 55988 Budget Office, 37068 Division of Personnel; name change, 13503 Grants and Acquisition Management Office, 43363, 49008 Health Resources and Services Administration, 24939, 27087, 65062 Health Resources Development Bureau, 19942 Information Resources Management Office, 37902 Inspector General Office, 22059 Intergovernmental Affairs Office et al., 24311 National Institutes of Health, 29566 Program Support Center, 1761, 6015, 52033, 53226 Program Systems Office et al., 24499 Public Health and Science Office, Assistant Secretary for Health, 54209 Public Health Service, Office of the Secretary, 21470 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; mental health services delivery in DC, 30617, 39146, 58883 Poverty income guidelines; annual revision, 8286 Prescription drug information for patients; action plan collaberation request, 43769 Reports: availability, etc.: Integrity and misconduct in research, 8942 Scientific misconduct findings; administrative actions: Abbs, James H., Ph.D., 15806 Abdulahi, Yahya, Ph.D., 39461 Altman, Robert J., M.D., 32826 Daubert, Gail L., R.N., 10584 Farooqui, Jamal Z., 16803 Fossel, Eric T., Ph.D., 29103 Friedman, Andrew, M.D., 19295 Gans, Joan, R.N., 17705 Harrington, Melissa A., Ph.D., 56962 Kumar, Vipin, Ph.D., 33744 Lee, Cathy Q., 11010 Li, Yi, 63849 Paruchuri, Durga K., Ph.D., 1765 Thomas, P.P., 55152 Vardi, Danya J., 16804 Washabaugh, Michael W., Ph.D., 24798 Whitters, Eric, Ph.D., 58883 Yuan, Gang, 57436 Senior Executive Service: Performance Review Board; membership, 52800, 54444 State assistance expenditures; Federal financial participation, 8288 ***** Health Care Financing Administration See Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department RULES Medicaid: Blood and blood products, potentially HIV infectious; hospital standard, 47423 Family planning services and supplies for individuals of child-bearing age, 59198 Health maintenance organizations, competitive medical plans, and health care prepayment plans -- Prepaid health care organizations; physician incentive plans requirements, 13430, 46384, 69034 Medicaid eligibility quality control program requirements, etc.; Federal regulatory reform, 38395 Organ procurement organizations; conditions of coverage, etc., 19722 Providers and suppliers appeals; technical amendments, 32347 Correction, 35307, 42385, 51021 Medical assistance programs: National Voter Registration Act of 1993; regulatory conflicting restrictions removed, 58140 Medicare: Blood and blood products, potentially HIV infectious; hospital standard, 47423 Disabled individuals under age 65 -- Special enrollment periods and waiting period, 40343 End stage renal disease -- Routine extended care services provided in swing-bed hospital; new payment methodology, 51611, 58631 Essential access community hospitals; designation criteria for rural hospitals, 21969 Federally qualified health center services; coverage and payment requirements, 14640 Health maintenance organization (HMO) employer-offered plans; employer's contribution, 27282 Health maintenance organizations, competitive medical plans, and health care prepayment plans -- Outstanding loans and loan guarantees administration; CFR correction, 38395 Prepaid health care organizations; physician incentive plan requirements, 46384 Hospital inpatient prospective payment systems and FY 1997 rates, 2725, 46166 Correction, 2725, 66919 Effective date change, 51217 Medicare Part B services; advance payments to suppliers; requirements and procedures, 49271 Medicare payments suspension and allowable interest expenses determination, 63740 Organ procurement organizations; conditions of coverage, etc., 19722 Physician fee schedule (CY 1996); payment policies and relative value unit adjustments Correction, 42385 Physician fee schedule (CY 1997); payment policies and relative value unit adjustments, 59490 Prepaid health care organizations; physician incentive plans requirements, 13430, 69034 Providers and suppliers appeals; technical amendments, 32347 Correction, 35307, 42385, 51021 Waiver of recovery of overpayments; Federal old-age, survivors and disability insurance program, 49269 Correction, 69034 Zero coupon bonds interest expense and income; reporrting by providers, 37011 PROPOSED RULES Medicaid: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act -- Portability, access, and renewability provisions; comment request, 68697 Personal care services coverage, 9405 Medicare: End-stage renal disease -- Routine extended care services provided in swing-bed hospital; new payment methodology, 17677 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act -- Portability, access, and renewability provisions; comment request, 68697 Hospice wage index update methodology, 46579 Hospital inpatient prospective payment systems and FY 1997 rates, 27444 Correction, 29449, 33928 Physician fee schedule (CY 1997); payment policies; revisions, 34614 NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 1940, 2255, 4786, 5402-5404, 6015, 6645, 7522, 9186, 10000, 11214, 11646, 11647, 14799, 15486, 16804, 16925, 17710, 19077, 19628, 24310, 25229, 25883, 29406, 30072, 31141, 34437, 37278, 37486, 40422, 40847, 43373, 43774, 47131, 48157, 50492, 53228, 54209, 55155, 56689, 56963, 58199, 64913, 66284 Submission for OMB review; comment request, 3715, 4278, 4787, 6016, 6645, 7012, 10586, 11214, 13205, 13508, 14798, 14799, 20833, 21474, 24501, 24804, 25873, 26914, 27086, 28882, 29407, 29408, 31142, 33532, 33752, 34855, 35231, 37278, 37487, 38454, 41417, 42257, 43062, 43373, 43374, 46655, 46814, 46815, 47131, 48157, 49781, 50493, 51295, 52951, 55155, 56964, 57688, 58200, 58567, 59451, 60290, 67566, 68048, 68270, 68758 Clinical laboratories improvement: Laboratories exemption; Oregon, 30072 Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.: Participating Physicians Advisory Council; nominations request, 66676 Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: End-stage renal disease managed care demonstration, 2516 Medicaid: Demonstration project proposals, new and pending -- November (1995), 1769 December (1995), 7266 January, 7798 February, 24318 March, 24318 April, 29409 May, 33531 June, 42637 July, 47946 August, 50493 October, 64914 September, 58885 Disproportionate share hospitals; FY 1996 aggregate payments limitations, 21195, 29418, 49781 Organ procurement organizations (OPOs) in designated areas; hospitals requesting waivers; list, 1389, 24941, 57876 Program issuances and coverage decisions; quarterly listing, 15491, 33119, 40236, 66676 State plan amendments, reconsideration; hearings -- Pennsylvania, 8629 Medicare: Ambulatory surgical centers; covered surgical procedures -- Payment rates update, 51295 Ambulatory surgical center standards deeming authority -- Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, 38207, 67041 Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, 38207, 67041 Durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies regional carriers' performance; evaluation criteria and standards, 2516 Home health agency costs per visit; schedule of limits, 34344 Inpatient hospital deductible and hospital and extended care services coinsurance amounts (CY 1997), 56690 Lung volume reduction surgery; effectiveness study; collaborative effort with NIH, 33129 Monthly actuarial rates and supplementary medical insurance (Part B) premium rates (CY 1997), 55002 Monthly hospital insurance premium (Part A premium); CY 1997, for uninsured aged, etc., 56691 Organ procurement organizations (OPOs) in designated areas; hospitals requesting waivers; list, 1389, 24941, 57876 Physician fee schedule (CY 1997) and physician volume performance standard rates of increase (FY 1997), 59717 Physician fee schedule; work relative value units -- Five-year review, 19992 Program issuances and coverage decisions; quarterly listing, 15491, 33119, 40236 Skilled nursing facilities -- Inpatient routine service costs; payment rates (FY 1997), 46466 Meetings: Practicing Physicians Advisory Council, 15266, 33532, 47950, 58885 Organization, functions, and authority delegations: Denver Regional Office; reorganization, 10771 Medicaid Bureau; subordinate structure, 68758 Program Operations Bureau; reorganization, 4443 Privacy Act: Systems of records, 6645, 20528 ***** Health Resources and Services Administration RULES Grants: Health professions personnel teaching facilities construction; obsolete regulations removed, 65477 NOTICES Advisory committees; annual reports; availability, 1589, 41166, 67838 Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 1772, 3045, 5788, 7522, 15809, 19078, 20260, 21198, 31143, 43062, 43775, 46815, 52951, 58071, 63851, 64137, 66284, 66687 Submission for OMB review; comment request, 10000, 16640, 17309, 18153, 21199, 28213, 28883, 36387, 43776, 46655, 51458, 56964, 57689, 60714, 64756, 67838 Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.: Advisory Committee to Administrator, 44314 Membership nominations, 54802 Childhood Vaccines Advisory Commission; nominations request, 22065 Graduate Medical Education Council; membership nominations, 34855 Grant and cooperative agreement awards: George Mason University Center for Health Policy, 43374 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) -- HIV care grant program, 56694 HIV emergency relief grant program, 56693 University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine et al., 45434 Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: Basic/Core Area Health Education Centers program (FY 1996), 1589 Community and migrant health centers, 16505, 37906 Community scholarship programs, 30075 Disadvantaged health professions faculty loan repayment program, 3716 Disadvantaged students scholarships program; health professions, 11420 Emergency medical services for children (FY 1997), 8292, 69102 Family medicine training programs, 2519 Health careers opportunity program (FY 1997), 54210, 66688 Technical assistance workshops, 54802 Health care for homeless and homeless children programs; expiring project periods notification, 30622 Health education and training center program (FY 1996), 1595 Health professions and nursing programs -- Low income levels, 11423 Health professions education partnerships (FY 1996), 18750, 43375 Homeless individuals and children -- Health care services, 37917 Pimary care and substance abuse services, 37917 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) -- Adolescent-focused HIV service delivery and care demonstration models, 46656 Early intervention services; pre-application technical assistance workshops, 8068 HIV evaluation technical assistance center; design and development, 7527, 9186, 11055 HIV integrated service delivery, 7525, 9186, 11055 Native American communities innovative HIV service delivery models, 58072 Outpatient early intervention services, 11424, 16925 Youth demonstration projects, 11055 Youth with HIV infection; pediatric and adolescent populations, 11055 Interdisciplinary health care training for rural areas -- Dentistry, chiropractic, geriatric, etc. (FY 1997), 56550 Maternal and child health services -- Federal set-aside program, etc., 10586, 12076, 18613, 27087, 31536, 31537, 36069, 36734 Migrant health centers -- Technical and non-financial assistance, 57689, 60291 Minority faculty fellowship program (FY 1997), 54210, 66688 Technical assistance workshops, 54802 Minority health professions education centers of excellence, etc., 1595 Model state-supported area health education center program (FY 1996), 1595 National Health Service Corps loan repayment and State loan repayment programs (FY 1996), 13861, 16925 Non-acute health care facilities; renovation or construction projects Rural, women's, and oral health care, 30077, 32831, 39662 Nurse anesthetists program, 54802 Nurse practitioner and midwifery program, 54802 Nursing education loan repayment program for service in health facilities, 29408 Nursing education opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, 54802 Nursing informatics for faculty in medically underserved communities: continuing education, 37072, 51459 Primary care research center; medically underserved and vulnerable populations, 37074 Primary care training programs (FY 1997), 52034, 52842 Professional trade association representing health maintenance organizations; minority management training expansion, 46656 Public health education and services; innovative projects, 29410, 42910 Rural health outreach and rural network development programs (FY 1997), 65581 Rural health resource centers program, 8630 Ryan White Title IV human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) program -- Children, youth, women, and families; coordinated services and access to research, 8962 Telemedicine project, OR, 38455 Medical professional shortage areas: Dental health care -- Designations and withdrawals list, 69136 Mental health care -- Designations and withdrawals list, 69136 Primary medical care -- Designations and withdrawals list, 69136 Meetings: Health Professions and Nurse Education Special Emphasis Panel, 58886 Nurse Education and Practice National Advisory Council, 58074 Rural Health National Advisory Committee, 67047 Meetings; advisory committees: February, 3430 March, 7530 April, 14800 May, 14800 June, 20531, 24319 July, 30243 September, 41639, 42429 October, 52040 November, 54668 December, 57691 January (1997), 65229 February (1997), 69106 National practitioner data bank: Public use data file; availability, 27904 User fee, 4788 National vaccine injury compensation program: Petitions received, 39136, 52040, 58886 Nursing's Third Minority Congress Division; emerging majority care; team proposals request, 46659 Organization, functions, and authority delegations: Field Coordination Office et al., 1595 Organ transplantation, liver, kidney, and kidney/pancreas; liver allocation and patient listing criteria; public forum, 46658 Primary and preventive health care delivery ``Models That Work'' campaign; cosponsorship opportunities, 14801 Privacy Act: Systems of records, 6854 Telemedicine; licensure barriers identification and easing issues; comment request, 41640 Veterans Health Care Act: Limitation on prices of drugs purchased by covered entities -- Contract pharmacy services, 43549 Manufacturer audit guidelines and informal dispute resolution process, 65406 Patient and entity eligibility, 55156 ***** Hearings and Appeals Office, Energy Department NOTICES Acquisition regulations: Miscellaneous amendments, 19468 Cases filed, 11401, 11402, 22052-22056, 29370, 31934-31936, 34807, 34808, 38198, 42018, 42019, 43356-43359, 44045-44048, 48943, 50014, 54641-54643, 54789, 57864, 57865, 58879, 58880, 60697, 65205, 67795, 67796, 68033 Decisions and orders, 7249, 7250, 7252-7257, 46640, 47920, 47922-47925, 47927, 48145, 48147, 48148, 48149, 48150, 48483, 48485, 48487, 48488, 48674, 48676, 48677, 48679, 48944-48946, 48948, 49128- 49132, 49320, 49322, 49323, 49449-49453, 49765, 49767, 49768, 50015, 50017, 51280, 51281, 51442-51444, 53915, 54189-54191, 54193, 55289, 55291, 57866, 57867, 58880, 60697, 60698, 65206, 65207, 67797, 67798 Petroleum violation escrow funds; excess determinations, 58545 Special refund procedures; implementation, 652, 1919, 5395, 11827, 13170, 25662, 26514, 29371, 50018, 56533, 57868, 60700 ***** Hearings and Appeals Office, Interior Department RULES Hearings and appeals procedures: Administrative Law Judges; authority to hold hearings, 47434 Solicitor Office addresses update, 40347 Organization, functions, and authority delegations: Obsolete language removed, etc., 49976 ***** Historic Preservation, Advisory Council PROPOSED RULES Historic and cultural properties protection: Federal regulatory review, 48580 Semi-annual agenda, 23598, 63108 NOTICES Historic properties protection during emegency response under National Contingency Plan; nationwide programmatic agreement, 60257 Meetings, 11377, 47858 ***** Housing and Urban Development Department See Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight Office RULES Annual income definition; exclusions, 16172, 54492 Board of Contract Appeals: Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act -- Monetary amount increase, 13280 Community development block grant program: Community revitalization strategy requirements, etc.; technical amendments, 54914 Federal regulatory review, 11474 Correction, 18672 Community development block grants: Community development work study program, 36456 Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages, 7410, 40084 Small cities and insular areas; streamlining and clarification, 32268 Community facilities: Base closure community redevelopment and homeless assistance; effective date extended, 45321, 45322 Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996; implementation -- Loan guarantee recovery fund, 47404, 68272 Emergency shelter grants program; Federal regulatory reform, 51546 Housing opportunities for persons with AIDS program; Federal regulatory review, 7962 Shelter Plus Care program; Federal regulatory reform, 51168 Supportive housing demonstration program; services for homeless; correction, 17245 Supportive housing program; Federal regulatory reform, 51174 Youthbuild program; administrative costs, 25124, 52186 Community planning and development programs consolidated submissions, Community revitalization strategy requirements, etc.; technical amendments, 54914 Conflict of interests, 15350, 36246 Correction, 19187 Environmental criteria and standards: Federal regulatory reform, 13332 Environmental quality protection and enhancement; Federal regulatory reform, 50914 Environmental review procedures for entities assuming HUD environmental responsibilities, 19120 Equal employment opportunity; policies and procedures; conformance with EEOC regulations and Federal regulatory review, 14226 Fair housing: Complaint processing; subpoena provision removed, 41480 Fair Housing Act implementation; Federal regulatory reform, 14378 Correction, 18248 Federal Home Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac): Securities in book-entry system; issuance, recordation, and transfer, 63944 Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae); Securities in book-entry system; issuance, recordation, and transfer, 63944 Federal regulatory reform: Affordable housing programs; streamlining, 7060 Civil rights; nondiscrimination and equal opportunity matters; hearing procedures consolidation, 52216 Cross cutting requirements, 5198 Elderly or handicapped housing; pet ownership requirements consolidation, 9536 Elimination of unnecessary codifications, 7942 Fair housing; State and local enforcement agencies certification and funding, 7674, 41282 Funding decisions, advance prohibition disclosure; and HUD assistance provision; consolidation, 14448 Hearing procedures; streamlining, 50208 Interstate land sales, real estate settlement, and manufactured housing construction and safety standards -- Consumer regulatory programs investigations; streamlining, 10440 Low income housing -- HOME investment partnerships program, 9036 Mortgagee Review Board; hearing procedures streamlined, 684 Public and Indian housing -- Family self-sufficiency programs; public housing and housing assistance (Section 8) regulations consolidation, 8814 Grants: Nehemiah housing opportunity grants program; streamlining, 42952 Housing assistance: Drug elimination programs; Federal regulatory reform; consolidation, 13986 Housing assistance applications and allocation of funds: Federal regulatory reform, 10848 HUD and HUD-assisted programs; displacement, relocation assistance, and real property acquisition; regulations consolidation, 51756 HUD-owned properties: Disposition of HUD-acquired single family property; Federal regulatory reform, 55710 Sale of HUD-held multifamily mortgages, 32264 Sale of HUD-held single family mortgages, 4580, 43966 Human subjects protection; Federal regulatory reform, 36462 Interstate land sales registration program; Federal regulatory review, 13596 Lead-based paint poisoning prevention in residential structures; information disclosure requirements, 9064 Lobbying of personnel; requirements; CFR part removed, 4875 Low income housing: Assisted housing admission preferences; Federal regulatory reform, 9040 HOME investment partnerships program, 1824, 48736 HOPE for homeownership of single family homes program (HOPE 3), 48796 Housing assistance payments (Section 8) -- Consolidation and Federal regulatory review, 13586 Contract rent annual adjustment factors (FY 1997), 66132 Fair market rent schedules for rental certificate, loan management, property disposition, moderate rehabilitation, and rental voucher programs, 6690, 7157, 49576 Single room occupancy program for homeless individuals, 5850, 48052 Tax-exempt obligation refunds, 14456, 16045 Section 8 housing; tenancy termination for criminal activity, 47380 Supportive housing programs -- Elderly and persons with disabilities; Federal regulatory review, 11948 Manufactured home procedural and enforcement regulations: Federal regulatory review, 10858 Correction, 18249 Mortgage and loan insurance programs: Condominium units in non-FHA approved projects, 26982 Congregate housing services program -- Streamlining and Federal regulatory reform, 42942 FHA multifamily processing, 14410 Correction, 18944 Home equity conversion mortgage insurance demonstration; mortgage balance definition, etc., 49030 Correction, 55188, 67930 Lending institutions and mortgagees, approval; Federal regulatory review, 8458 Mortgagee requirements; streamlining, 2650, 36452 Multifamily and single family nonjudicial foreclosure procedures; CFR parts consolidation, 48546 Multifamily housing projects tenant participation -- Regulations consolidation; Federal regulatory reform, 57960 Multifamily projects -- Conversion from coinsurance to full insurance, 49036, 51319 HUD-owned and subject to HUD-held multifamily mortgages; management and disposition, 11684, 19188 Risk-sharing program for insured affordable multifamily project loans; Federal regulatory reform, 7946 Single family and multifamily housing, and health care facility mortgage programs -- Certain single-family components removal; Federal regulatory reform, 60158 Federal regulatory reform, 14396, 54267 Single family mortgage insurance -- Annual premium adjustment, 37798 Correction, 42786 Loss mitigation procedures, 35014 Technical amendments, clarifications, and corrections, 36260 Title 1 property improvement and manufactured home loan insurance programs, 19788 Noncitizens; financial restrictions on assistance: Consolidation and streamlining; Federal regulatory reform, 13614 Documentation establishing immigration status; verification, 60535 Correction, 64617 Organization, functions, and authority delegations: Board of Contract Appeals; mailing address, telephone and facsimile numbers, 13280 Practice and procedure: Social security and employer identification numbers disclosure and verification and obtaining income information; streamlining, 11112 Public and Indian housing: Certificate and voucher programs (Section 8) -- Conforming rule, 27162, 42130 Comprehensive improvement assistance program and comprehensive grant program; streamlining, 8712 Drug elimination programs; Federal regulatory reform; consolidation, 13986 Eviction; lease and grievance procedures, 13272 HOME investment partnerships program Indian HOME program streamlining, 32292 Indian loan guarantee program; housing financing on restricted lands, 9052 Optional earned income special treatment (FYs 1997 and 1998), 46344 Performance funding system -- Federal regulatory review, 17538 Incentives; operating subsidy payment, 51178 Public and assisted housing; occupancy restrictions -- Federal regulatory reform, 5662 Public housing; streamlining maintenance and operation rules, 7966 Public housing development program -- Federal regulatory review, 38014 Public housing management assessment program, 68894 Heating degree day factor; adjustment removed, 35633 Public housing units; public/private partnerships for mixed-finance development, 19708, 35958 Vacancy units included in eligibility computations under Performance Funding System, 7586 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: Computer loan origination systems; payments, 29255 Controlled business arrangements; ``sham'' determination, 29258 Employer-employee exemption, withdrawn; computer loan origination services, and controlled business disclosure format, 29238, 58472 Correction, 41944 Effective date delay, 51782 Time schedule for establishing effective date, 56624 Enforcement standards statement; title insurance practices in Florida, 49398 Office space rental, lock-outs and retaliation, 29264 Unnecessary or illustrative regulations; streamlining; Federal regulatory reform, 13232 Correction, 18674, 46510 Uniform relocation assistance and real property acquisition policies; technical conforming amendments: Correction, 5850 PROPOSED RULES Community development block grants: Dispute resolution and enforcement actions, loan guarantee application requirements, etc., 50654 Hispanic-serving institutions work study program, 51556 Environmental quality protection and enhancement: Federal regulatory review, 15340 Federal regulatory review: Hearing procedures; streamlining, 18026 Home investment partnerships program; streamlining and market interest rate formula establishment for rehabilitation loans, 65298 HUD and HUD-assisted programs; displacement, relocation assistance, and real property acquisition; streamlining, 53341 Lead-based paint hazards in federally owned residential property and housing receiving Federal assistance; notification, evaluation, and reduction, 29170 Low income housing: HOPE for homeownership of single family homes program (HOPE 3), 53276 Housing assistance payments (Section 8) -- Fair market rent schedules for rental certificate, loan management and property disposition, moderate rehabilitation and rental voucher programs (FY 1997), 20982 Manufactured home construction and safety standards: Transportation of manufactured homes; overloading of tires by up to 18 percent, 18014 Mortgage and loan insurance programs: Home equity conversion mortgage insurance demonstration; mortgage balance definition, etc., 21918 Hospitals, mortgage insurance -- Construction, rehabilitation or improvement financing; risk-sharing, 64414 Single family mortgage insurance; annual premium adjustment, 2644 Public and Indian Housing: Certificate and voucher programs (Section 8) -- Management assessment program, 63930 Fathers' role in public housing families, strengthening; regulatory development, 39812 Correction, 42939 Public housing management assessment program, 20358 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: Disclosure to consumers; improvement, 69055 Escrow accounting procedures, 46511 Mortgage Brokers Fees Disclosure Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee -- Meetings, 6334, 14617, 21394 Rulemaking policies and procedures; CFR part removal, 42722 Semi-annual agenda, 23044, 62572 NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 1942, 3046, 3724, 5010, 5011, 6379, 6858, 7530, 8965-8967, 11855, 11856, 15081, 15106, 15107, 16928, 17314-17316, 19307, 19945, 19946, 21200, 21201, 22068, 26524, 27087, 27091, 27092, 27926, 27927, 28884, 30633, 31946, 32854, 34439, 35777, 38463-38466, 38757, 38758, 41946, 42027, 43252-43254, 43257, 43258, 43261, 43263, 45435, 45436, 45439-45442, 47953, 49329, 50034, 50035, 50043, 50044, 50830, 52953, 54210, 54669, 54670, 58201, 58204-58206, 60294, 64141, 64142, 65413, 66290, 67052, 67056, 67336, 67572 Submission for OMB review; comment request, 5012, 6379, 7531, 8967, 8968, 11858, 14331, 16929-16931, 17906, 21202, 24946, 26524-26526, 27928, 28227, 28591, 28885, 28886, 30634, 30635, 31947, 35307, 36071-36074, 36561, 41940, 43258-43260, 43262, 43263, 43557, 44071-44073, 45978, 49330-49335, 52803-52805, 54671-54674, 58200, 58207, 58208, 60295-60298, 64142, 65071-65073, 65414-65416, 65587, 66291, 66292, 67056, 67057 Community facilities: Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996; implementation, loan guarantee recovery fund -- OMB approval number; announcement, 68272 Fair housing: Substantially equivalent agencies certification; list, 53380 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac): Secretary's regulatory authorities; reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 3046 Utility allowances, 19466 Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae): Loan-level mortgage proprietary data; final order, 54322 Secretary's regulatory authorities; reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 3046 Utility allowances, 19466 Foreclosure commissioners notice of application; reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 55647 Grant and cooperative agreement awards: Community development block grant program -- Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages, 7532, 16104 Indian tribes and Alaska native villages (FY 1993), 17716 Community development work study program (FY 1996), 58889 Community outreach partnership centers demonstration programs, 58890 Community planning and development programs (FY 1994), 29568 Congregate housing services program, 26919, 26920 Fair housing initiatives program, 5013, 29108 Flexible subsidy program -- Capital improvement loan program, 33754-33756 Homeless rental assistance, 3438 HOPE homeownership program -- Multifamily units program (HOPE 2), 26921 Single family homes program (HOPE 3), 22069 Housing assistance payments (Section 8) -- Family self-sufficiency program coordinators, 68763 Homeless individuals; single room occupancy program, supportive housing and shelter plus programs, 3430 Loan management set-aside program, 33758 Rental certificate and rental voucher programs, 3445, 4455 Service coordinators in assisted housing projects, 27093 Housing counseling agency approval program (FY 1997), 5790, 55811 Housing opportunities for persons with AIDS program, 55009 Revised allocations, 1775 John Heinz neighborhood development program, 64359 Lead-based paint risk assessments, 10361 Low income housing -- Drug elimination program, 32450, 44315 Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation, 53232 Public and Indian Housing: Comprehensive improvement assistance program, 66292 Public and Indian housing -- Community Renaissance Fellows Program, 33939 Comprehensive improvement assistance program, 10362, 14108 Drug elimination program, 4447 Drug elimination technical assistance program, 13509 Emergency shelter set-aside for Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages, 6859, 17715 HOME program; Indian applicants, 48960 HOPE for elderly independence program; elderly service coordinators, 1778 Public housing authorities and public housing police departments; technical assistance, 49474 Public housing development, 11217 Rental certificate and rental voucher programs (FYs 1993 and 1994), 29109 Tenant opportunities program, 5015, 26193 Traditional Indian housing development program, 7799, 55010 Youth leadership development project, 31540 Youth sports program, 18402 Public housing demolition, site revitalization, and replacement housing (HOPE VI); FY 1996, 56560 Self-help homeownership opportunity program, 55012 Supportive housing programs -- Elderly, 35777 Homeless assistance, 3440 Persons with disabilities, 35777 Youth sports program, 5020, 10352 Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: Communities of opportunity -- Early childhood development program, 13950, 15815 Community development block grant program -- Hispanic-serving institutions work study program (SY 1996-1997), 51566 Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages, 6380, 21338, 60298 Small cities development grants and guaranteed loans; New York canal system, 64196, 66692 Small cities program, 7533, 9714 Community development work study program (FY 1996), 11942 Community outreach partnership centers demonstration programs, 24868, 32448 Continuum of care systems -- Homeless individuals; supportive housing, shelter plus care, and single room occupancy dwellings rehabilitation, 10866, 25684, 27932, 33533, 67058 Economic development initiative, 37132 Program guidelines, 47523 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 50840 Emergency shelter grants programs -- Set-aside allocation for Indian tribes and Alaska native villages, 8824, 10589 Facilities to assist homeless -- Excess and surplus Federal property, 1391, 2521, 3939, 5068, 6248, 7013, 8110, 9466, 10777, 11859, 14114, 15267, 16256, 17316, 18616, 19947, 21475, 24947, 26197, 27363, 29112, 30245, 31948, 33761, 35234, 36752, 37754, 39151, 41640, 42641, 43576, 45981, 47133, 48497, 49475, 50840, 52049, 53382, 54452, 55311, 56561, 57878, 58576, 59455, 60715, 64756, 65588, 67337, 68273 Fair housing initiatives program, 26362 Bonus points eligibility standards; expansion, 32449 Historically black colleges and universities program, 560, 9258 Housing assistance payments (Section 8) -- Family self-sufficiency program coordinators in assisted housing projects (FY 1996), 39262, 52805 Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996; implementation, 41641 Rental certificate and rental voucher programs, 37756, 39515 Rental certificates and vouchers for persons with disabilities, 56090 Housing counseling agency approval program (FY 1996), 35906 Housing opportunities for persons with AIDS program, 7664, 14805 John Heinz neighborhood development program, 41936 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 44074 Lead-based paint hazard control; State and local governments -- Eligible housing including units on Superfund sites, 24408 Lead-based paint hazards, residential; evaluation and control, 60500 Low income housing -- Drug elimination program, 15164, 68276 Market-to-market/portfolio reengineering demonstration program, 34664 Public and Indian housing -- Community Renaissance Fellows Program, 559, 1391 Comprehensive improvement assistance program (FY 1996), 17218 Drug elimination program, 15674, 36472 Drug elimination technical assistance program, 32902 East Texas; fair housing services center, 50376, 55167 Economic development and supportive services program, 42356, 50501, 54813 Family unification program (FY 1996)#, 19762 HOME program; Indian applicants, 13574 Judicial eviction procedures; list, 13276 Moving to work demonstration program (Section 8), 66856 Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996; implementation, 41641 Public housing demolition, site revitalization, and replacement housing, 38024 Tenant opportunities program, 35022, 41646, 56244 Traditional Indian housing development program (FY 1996); correction, 14218, 17316 Youth sports program, 29884 Self-help homeownership opportunity program, 36254 Supportive housing programs -- Elderly, 35866, 41647, 44323 Elderly; application due date extension due to Hurricane Fran, 49475 Persons with disabilities, 35878, 41647 Persons with disabilities; application due date extension due to Hurricane Fran, 49475 Youthbuild programs, 8442, 17906 Indian housing program; interdepartmental agreement with Indian Affairs Bureau and Indian Health Service, 47788 Lobbying information and registrations; reports, 5854, 24588 Low income housing: Qualified census tracts and difficult development areas; statutorily mandated designation for tax credit, 55536 Mortgage and loan insurance programs: Debenture interest rates, 6651, 37076 Debenture recall, 51299 HUD-held multifamily mortgage loans; sale notice, 18652, 38467, 58585 HUD-held single family mortgage loans sale; bid packages availability, 66524 HUD-owned properties -- HUD-held single family mortgage loans; bid packages availability, 42435 Risk-sharing program for insured affordable multifamily project loans; additional units availability, 25752 Mortgagee Review Board; administrative actions, 19631, 42436, 60715 Organization, functions, and authority delegations: Acting General Counsel; order of succession, 6381 Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development et al., 3536, 25685, 42050 Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity; order of succession, 65591 Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner, 3941 Community Planning and Development, Assistant Secretary; loan guarantee recovery fund, 54211 Community Planning and Development, General Deputy Assistant Secretary, et al.; loan guarantee recovery fund, 54211 Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Investigations et al., 26199 Deputy Secretary, 353 Director, Empowerment Zone/Enterprise Community Task Force; redelegation of authority, 3536 Directors, Housing Divisions; authority revocation and redelegation, 33130 Lead Hazard Control Office; designation, 48158 Native American Programs Field Office Administrators, 31143 Office of Housing, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations, 15818 Privacy Act -- General Counsel Office et al.; law enforcement activities, 53382 Secretary's Field Office Representatives et al.; waiver authority, 35800-35803 Southeast/Caribbean State and Area Coordinators; directives waiver authority, 59236, 59237 Ounce of Prevention program: Youth crime and violence prevention programs coordination and integration; reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 3047 Privacy Act: Systems of records, 18401, 65416 Public and Indian housing: Campus of learners designated public housing sites (FY 1996), 53232, 58418 Judicial eviction procedures; due process procedures list, 47953 Reasonable revitalization potential assessment of public housing required by law, 50632 Timeframe amendment, 68048 Rental assistance programs; social security and supplemental security income verification procedures, 37804 Voter registration, 9190 Regulatory waiver requests; quarterly listing, 7394, 29886, 41928, 58110 Senior Executive Service: Performance Review Board; membership, 51714 Supportive housing programs: Elderly; impact of rescissions, 3047 Persons with disabilities; impact of rescissions, 3047 FEDERAL REGISTER INDEX, January--December, 1996 ***** Immigration and Naturalization Service RULES Immigration: Aliens, employment control -- Employer sanctions; warning notices; blank employment eligibility verification forms (Forms I-9), electronic generation, 52235, 55840 Aliens in U.S.; deportability determination proceedings -- Aliens convicted of agggravated felonies who are not lawful permanent residents, 69019 Aliens -- Alien registration receipt card (Form I-151); removal from list of forms recognized as evidence of registration for lawful permanent resident aliens; removal, 37673 Employment authorization document (Form I-766) introduction, 46534 Lawfully present in United States; term definition, 47039 Law students and graduates; representation and appearances, 53609 Benefits applicants fingerprint taking; designated fingerprinting services, 28003 Implementation date extension, 57583 Defaulted payments; fees assessment, 35597 Favorable treatment; written consent requirement, 48405 Fees for motions to reopen or reconsider and underlying applications for relief, 46373 Correction, 47550 Immigrant petitions -- Children of widows or widowers, 7206 Employment-based petitions; priority dates, 33304 Lawful permanent residence status -- Battered or abused spouses and children; self- petitioning, 13061 Nonimmigrants; documentary requirements -- Lawful domicile, establishment; section 212(c) relief eligibility, 59824 Nonimmigrants bearing Iraqi and Kuwaiti travel documents; registration and fingerprinting requirements removed, etc., 47668 Nonimmigrant visa or passport requirements waiver due to unforeseen circumstances, 11717 Paroled Cuban or Haitian nationals; resettlement assistance eligibility, 36610 Port Passenger Accelerated Service System (PORTPASS) Program; border inspection fee projects, 53830 Status adjustment for persons admitted for permanent residence; interview waiver, 59825 Visa waiver pilot program -- Argentina, 35598 Australia, 41684 Immigration and nationality forms; listing update, 47799 Nationality: Naturalization revocation; administrative processes, 55550 Nationals and citizens of U.S. at birth: Equal treatment of women in conferring citizenship on children born abroad, 35111 Correction, 43948 Nonimmigrant classes: Ports of entry accepting applications for direct transit without visa; list additions -- Oakland, CA and Sanford, FL, 35934 Organization, functions, and authority delegations: Institutional hearing program director; show cause orders and warrants of arrest issuance authority, 8858 International airport status for customs services and ports of entry for aliens arriving by aircraft -- Eagle Pass Municipal Airport, TX; status revocation, 25777 Maverick County Airport, TX; designation, 25777 Temporary protected status program designations: Salvador; obsolete language removed, 47667 Visa waiver pilot program: Australia, 39271 PROPOSED RULES Aliens employment control: Employment eligibility varification form (Form I-9); electronic production and/or storage demonstration project, 4378 Carrier responsibilities at foreign parts of embarkation; administrative fines reduction, refund or waiver: Carrier screening requirements for eligibility, 29323 Immigration: Aliens -- Mexican and Canadian nonresident alien border crossing cards, 4374 Children born outside United States; citizenship certificate applications, 47690 Educational requirements for naturalization -- Exceptions due to physical or developmental disability or mental impairment, 44227, 51250 Nonimmigrant status conditions; information disclosure, 30188 Permanent residence; status adjustment of persons admitted; conditional residents and fiancees, 43028 Port Passenger Accelerated Service System (PORTPASS) Program -- Dedicated commuter lane (DCL) system costs fee, 53303 Spouses and unmarried children of refugees/asylees; procedures for filing derivative petitions, 35984 NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 11651, 13216, 16647, 17728, 19958, 26547, 26932, 26933, 29770, 34871, 36082, 36397, 40849, 41653, 41654, 42270, 43561, 47527, 49351, 53766, 54456, 58425, 59109 Submission for OMB review; comment request, 28234, 29770, 36083, 41655, 42269, 46666, 49482-49485, 55819, 56972, 64760, 64921, 65081, 65082, 68056, 68057, 68296 Asylum and asylum-related applications; special filing instructions for ABC class members: Salvadorans under deferred enforced departure; work authorization extension, 3053 Commercial transportation lines contracts; policy, 5410 Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.: Citizens' Advisory Panel, 11432 P-1 Nonimmigrant Advisory Committee, 9498 Environmental statements; availability, etc.: Buffalo, NY; Federal Detention Center, 6658 Environmental statements; notice of intent: San Joaquin County, CA; Federal Service Processing Center, 52060 Immigration: Direct mail program; expansion, 2266, 56060 Meetings: Citizens Advisory Panel, 3734, 7021 Immigration and Naturalization Service User Fee Advisory Committee, 15306, 59110 Nicaraguan nationals subject to final deportation orders; discontinuation of review process Work authorization criteria extension, 28598 Nonimmigrants bearing Iranian and Libyan travel documents; registration and fingerprinting requirements, 46829 Temporary protected status program designations: Bosnia-Hercegovina, 39471 Liberia, 8076 Rwanda, 29428, 34927 Extension, 58425 Somalia, 39472 Organization, functions, and authority delegations: Executive Office for Immigration Review; Immigration Appeals Board, 59305 ***** Indian Affairs Bureau RULES Contracts and grants: Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act amendments; implementation, 32482 Delaware Indians of Western Oklahoma, Delaware Indians, and Indians of San Pasqual Band; membership rolls; CFR parts removed, 27780 Detention and rehabilitation programs within Indian country, 34371 Correction, 65473 Energy and minerals: Tribal and alloted lands leasing for mineral development, 35634 Fish and wildlife: Indian fishing; Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation; CFR part removed, 59331 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act program: Contracts, grants, school construction contracts, etc., elimination; CFR parts removed; Federal regulatory reform, 49059 Land and water: Indian tribes' off-reservation land acquisitions; trust status Final administrative decisions; waiting period establishment, 18082 Law and order on Indian reservations: Courts of Indian Offenses; listing update, 10673 Tribal government: Indian child protection and family violence prevention Character and suitability standards for employment, etc., 32272 PROPOSED RULES American Indian Trust Fund Reform Act: Restricted tribal funds withdrawal and management, 24731 Contracts and grants: Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act amendments; implementation, 2038 Education: Special education, CFR part removal; Federal regulatory review, 34399 Energy and minerals: Osage Reservation lands, OK, leasing; mining, except oil and gas, 41365 Quapaw Indian lands; lead and zinc mining operation and leases, 44019 Ute Indian Tribe's undivided tribal assets; joint management, 27831 Federal regulatory review: Regulations rewriting in ``plain English'', list; obsolete regulations removal, 17857 Financial activities: Alaska resupply operation; U.S.M.S. North Star decommissioning; Federal regulatory review, 31470 Fish and wildlife: Indian fishing; Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation; CFR part removed, 19600 Housing improvement program: Resource allocation methodology; simplification, 36829 Human services: Social welfare arrangements with States or other agencies; clarification, 33876 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: Class III (casino) gaming on Indian lands; authorization procedures when States raise Eleventh amendment defense, 21394 Correction, 25604 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act program: Contracts, grants, school construction contracts, etc. elimination; Federal regulatory review, 27833 Indian Self-Determination Negotiated Rulemaking Committee: Meetings, 18100 Land and water: General agriculture and range regulations, 27824 Irrigation projects and systems, 35167 Land acquisitions -- Navajo partitioned land grazing regulations, 29327 Land records and title documents, 27822 Leasing and permitting and grazing permit regulations incorporation, 30560 Osage Roll; certificate of competency; Federal regulatory review, 30559 Patents in fee, competency certificates, restrictions removal, and Indian lands sale issuance -- Federal regulatory review, 34400 Rights-of-way over Indian lands, 37417 Law and order on Indian reservations: Courts of Indian Offenses and law and order code, 35158 Indian country law enforcement, 35163 Practice and procedure: Administrative action appeals; Federal regulatory review, 31875 Indian employment preference, 36671 Procedure and practice: BIA rules applicability, 27821 Tribal electric power utilities, 29040 Tribal government: Indian tribal justice support distribution of appropriations; funding formula, 39606 Tribal revenue allocation plans, 29044 Correction, 37022 NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request, 33940 Environmental statements; availability, etc.: Pueblo of San Ildefonso trust land, NM; El Rancho electric substation construction, 9483, 19955, 59456 Swinomish Marina, LaConner, WA, 55311 Environmental statements; notice of intent: Flathead Indian Reservation, MT; forest management plan; meetings, 3048 Federal wildland fire management policy and program review, 5737 Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: Contract support funds (FY 1996); distribution and use method; guidance availability, 16106 Off-reservation Indian child and family service programs, 35809 Indian child custody proceedings; jurisdiction reassumption petitions: Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, WI, 1778 Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California et al., 1779 Indian entities recognized and eligible to receive services from BIA; list, 58211 Indian housing program; interdepartmental agreement with HUD and Indian Health Service, 47788 Indian tribes, acknowledgement of existence determinations, etc.: Apalachee Indians of Louisiana, 19313 Apalachee Indian Tribe, 19313 Apalachicola Band of Creek Indians, 19314 Biloxi, Chitmacha Confederation of Muskogees, Inc., 19314 Chickahominy Indian Tribe, 32456 Duwamish Tribal Organization, 33762 Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe, 50501 Meherrin Indian Tribe, 19314 Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community, 32456 Monacan Indian Tribe, Inc., 19314 Montauk Indian Nation, 19315 Oakbrook Chumash People, 10782 Ramapough Mountain Indians, Inc., 4476 Samish Tribal Organization, 15825, 26922 Tinoqui-Chalola Council of Kitanemuk and Yowlumne Tejon Indians, 19315 Irrigation projects; operation and maintenance charges: Wapato Irrigation Project, WA, 8969 Land acquisitions into trust: Mashantucket Pequot Indian Tribe, CT, 33764 Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma, 29757 Liquor and tobacco sale or distribution ordinance: Cahuilla Band of Indians, CA, 50045 Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, 33941 Cow Creek Bank of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, 49152 Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma, 47763 Sac and Fox Nation, OK, 35244 Santa Ana Pueblo Indian Reservation, NM, 41172 Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma, 47766 Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma, 15298 Meetings: Individual Indian Money (IIM) accounting and customer service -- Tribal consultation on financial trust services improvement, 24505 National tribal consultation meetings; tribal trust fund accounts holders and allottees, 68772 Tribal consultation on Indian education topics, 18619 National Environmental Policy Act; implementation, 67845 Operation and maintenance assessment rate adjustments: Walker River Irrigation Project, NV, 40244 Reservation establishment, additions, etc.: Forest County Potawatomie Community of Wisconsin Potawatomie Indians, 32456 Kalispel Tribe, Spokane County, WA, 55992 Pinoleville Indian Community of California, 59107 Redwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California, 58700 Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, 32457 Road maintenance funds to tribal bases distribution methodology, 67058 Tribal government: Delaware Tribe of Eastern Oklahoma government-to- government relations through Cherokee Nation -- Retraction of 1979 decision of Deputy Commissioner of Indian Affairs to deal with Delaware Tribe of Eastern Oklahoma only for claims purposes, 33534, 50862 Tribal priority allocations; permanent funds transfer from contract support, housing improvement program, and social services welfare assistance, 46660 Tribal-State Compacts approval; Class III (casino) gambling: Blackfeet Indian Tribe of Blackfeet Reservation, MT, 55312 Confederated Tribes and Bands of Yakama Indian Nation, WA, 40429 Confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde Community, OR, 43067 Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Tribe, OR, 4477, 46662 Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation, OR, 47525 Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation, OR, 4478, 46662 Coquille Indian Tribe, OR, 4477, 46662 Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, OR, 4477, 46662 Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, NC, 36078 Klamath Tribes, OR, 30635 Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, OK, 4478 Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, MS, 36892 Puyallup Tribe of Indians, WA, 38213 Quinault Indian Nation, WA, 53751 Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, NV, 4478 Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, CO, 11217 Walker River Paiute Tribe, NV, 40429 ***** Indian Arts and Crafts Board RULES Indian art and craftsmanship; product protection, 54551 Correction, 57002 ***** Indian Health Service RULES Contracts and grants: Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act amendments; implementation, 32482 PROPOSED RULES Contracts and grants: Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act amendments; implementation, 2038 NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 17903 Submission for OMB review; comment request, 48710, 50324 Grant and cooperative agreement awards: Indian health scholarship program; recipients list, 28214 Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: American Indians/Alaska natives -- Tribal management program, 4446 Health professions educational loan repayment program, 5789, 64138 Health professions preparatory, pregraduate, and Indian health scholarship (professions) program (FY 1996), 5789 Health professions recruitment program for Indians, 8297 Indian housing program; interdepartmental agreement with HUD and Indian Affairs Bureau, 47788 Medical care: Contract health services; reimbursement rates; evaluation and establishment; Portland Pilot Project; termination date extended, 51298 Organization, functions, and authority delegations: Contract Health Service Delivery Area (CHSDA) -- Chehalis Reservation, WA; geographic boundaries redesignation, 10351 Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, WA; geographic boundaries redesignation, 55309 Headquarters reorganization, 67048 ***** Information Security Oversight Office RULES Classified national security information: Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel bylaws, 10854 NOTICES Meetings: National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee, 20287, 46490 ***** Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department RULES Medicaid programs: Fraud and abuse -- State utilization and quality control peer review organizations; program sanctions imposition and adjudication; correction, 1841 Health maintenance organizations, competitive medical plans, and health care prepayment plans -- Prepaid health care organizations; physician incentive plans requirements, 13430 Medicare programs: Fraud and abuse -- Civil money penalties, assessments, and exclusions; inflation adjustments, 52299 Health care plan protection; safe harbors, 2122 State utilization and quality control peer review organizations; program sanctions imposition and adjudication; correction, 1841 Health maintenance organizations, competitive medical plans, and health care prepayment plans -- Prepaid health care organizations; physician incentive plans requirements, 13430 PROPOSED RULES Medicare; program integrity: Safe harbors, new, solicitation; and existing safe harbors modification, 69060 State health care programs; program integrity: Safe harbors, new, solicitation; and existing safe harbors modification, 69060 NOTICES Program exclusions; list, 6017, 11055, 17711, 24502, 30243, 38455, 42258, 48710, 53231, 59102, 66285 Special fraud alerts; publication: Medicare; HMO beneficiary obligations and rights, 58568 Nursing facilities; services not rendered, falsified claims, etc.; fraud and abuse, 30623 ***** Inter-American Foundation NOTICES Meetings; Sunshine Act, 3766, 7583, 54674 ***** Intergovernmental Relations Advisory Commission NOTICES Meetings, 36388 Reports; availability, etc.: Role of Federal mandates in intergovernmental relations, 1194, 8636 ACIR preliminary report; public hearing, 7271, 11059 ***** Interior Department See Fish and Wildlife Service See Geological Survey See Hearings and Appeals Office, Interior Department See Indian Affairs Bureau See Land Management Bureau See Minerals Management Service See Mines Bureau See National Biological Service See National Indian Gaming Commission See National Park Service See Reclamation Bureau See Special Trustee for American Indians Office See Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office RULES Acquisition regulations: Foreign construction materials, etc.; Federal regulatory reform, 15389 Forms; CFR part removed, 31053 Internal procedures, 5519 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses; streamlining, 31053 Assistance programs; administrative and audit requirements and cost principles, 68666 Buy American requirements, 39083 Audits of institutions of higher education and other non- profit institutions (OMB A-133), 40525 Natural resource damage assessments, 20560 Range management: Grazing administration; correction, 4227 Tribal government: Self-governance program; awarding negotiation/advance planning grants; procedure establishment, 17830 Watches and watch movements; allocation of duty exemptions: Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands, 55883 PROPOSED RULES Natural resource damage assessments: Type B procedures, 37031 Semi-annual agenda, 23078, 62602 Transportation and utility systems in and across, and access into, conservation system units in Alaska: Economically feasible and prudent alternative route; definition, 48873 Tribal government: Self-governance program (FY or CY 1997) -- Application submission deadline, 3623 Watches and watch movements: Allocation of duty exemptions -- Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands, 37845, 60154 NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 10376 Alternative dispute resolution use, 40424 Central Utah Water Conservancy District: Bonneville Unit, Central Utah Project; irrigation water contract negotiation, 3730, 9482, 24321 Central Utah Project, UT; contract negotiation, 47954 Environmental statements; availability, etc.: Wasatch County Water Efficiency Project/Daniel replacement project, 60300 Salt Lake County artificial ground water recharge/conjunctive management system implementation; agreement negotiation, 28887 Unitah Unit, Central Utah project; irrigation water contract negotiation, 14158 Upalco Unit, Central Utah project; irrigation water contract negotiation, 14158 Wasatch County Water Efficiency Project/Daniel Replacement Project; implementation; negotiation, 24321, 41796 Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.: California Desert District Advisory Council, 68049 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council Public Advisory Group, 48961 Green River Basin Advisory Committee, 6252 Minerals Management Advisory Board, 53383 Water Information Advisory Committee, 51461 Environmental statements; availability, etc.: Central Utah Water Conservancy District -- Wasatch County water efficiency project and Daniel replacement project; efficiency improvements, 30090 Environmental statements; notice of intent: Palau Compact road project; Palau, 9191 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council; restoration of resources and services injured by oil spill; projects (FY 1997) proposals request, 7013 Fish and Wildlife Service; National Environmental Policy Act; implementation, 19308 Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: Tribal self-governance program -- Negotiation and advance planning, 17908 Meetings: Alaska Land Managers' Forum, 2258, 52052 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Group, 7013, 20272, 37921 Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission, 2838, 18616, 44323, 57889 National Environmental Policy Act; implementation Single-purpose facilities title transfer to non-Federal entities; categorical exclusion, 34439 National Wild and Scenic Rivers System: Wallowa River, OR, 42050 Self-governance annual funding agreements (FY 1997) negotiated by non-BIA bureaus; eligible programs, 25235 Senior Executive Service: Performance Review Board; membership, 33132 Watches and watch movements; allocation of duty-exemptions: Virgin Islands, 10318 Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 1994; implementation; statement of findings, 33536 ***** Internal Revenue Service RULES Employment taxes and collection of income taxes at source: Federal tax deposits by electronic funds transfer, 11548 Indian gaming profits to tribal members; withholding on distributions; correction, 9639 Nonpayroll withheld tax liabilities; reporting, 27007 Termination of employer's operations; time for furnishing wage statements to employees and Social Security Administration; correction, 7214 Estate taxes: Actuarial tables exceptions Correction, 7991 Generation-skipping transfer tax -- Correction, 12135, 29653, 43656 Qualified domestic trusts; requirements to ensure estate tax collection, 60551 Excise taxes: Deposit procedures, 58004 Diesel fuel registration requirements -- Alaska, 66215 Gasoline and diesel fuel registration requirements, 10450 Correction, 28053 Federal financial assistance received by financially troubled bank or thrift institution, or in connection with acquisition of same; correction, 12135 Federal regulatory reform; CFR parts removed, 515 Gift taxes: Generation-skipping transfer tax -- Correction, 12135, 29653, 43656 Income taxes: Accuracy-related penalty imposition, 4876 Correction, 14248 Bad debts modifications and dealer assignments of notional principal contracts, 32653 Brokers; statements required for substitute payments, 46719 Cash received as bail; reporting by court clerks, 6 Charitable contributions, quid pro quo, etc.; deductibility, substantiation, and disclosure, 65946 Common trust funds diversification at time of combination or division, 19546 Correction, 39072 Consolidated groups -- Intercompany transactions and related rules, 10447, 13762 Consolidated return regulations -- Consolidated groups; losses and deductions of members use limitations, 33321, 47821 Consolidated groups; net operating loss carryforwards and built-in losses and credits following ownership change; limitations, 33335 Short taxable years and controlled groups, 33313 Controlled foreign corporations, foreign base company, and foreign personal holding company income; definitions; correction, 14248 Controlling corporation's basis adjustment in its controlled corporation's stock following triangular reorganization; correction, 11547 Corporations or partnerships; stock or partnership interests offered through underwriters, 19188 Debt instruments modifications, 32926 Correction, 47822 Debt instruments with original issue discount; anti-abuse rule, 30133 Effectively connected income; branch profits tax and branch-level interest tax, 9336 Correction, 12135, 14247 Employee remuneration in excess of one million dollars; disallowance of deductions; correction, 4349 Employer social security taxes paid on employee tips; credit removal, 67212 Enterprise zone facility bonds issued by State and local governments, 27258 Federal tax deposits by electronic funds transfer, 11548 Foreign corporations -- Determination of interest expense deduction, 9326, 15891 Transfers of domestic stock or securities by U.S. persons; correction, 11550, 68633 Hedging transactions -- Consolidated group participation, 517, 11547 Indebtedness discharges; information reporting, 262 Individual returns; automatic filing extension, 260 Information returns; magnetic media filing requirements, 53058 Intercompany transfer pricing and cost sharing regulations, 7157 Correction, 21955, 33656 Inventory and natural resources produced in one jurisdiction and sold in another jurisdiction; source of income from sales, 60540 Correction, 65323 Investment companies; transfers of assets, 19544 Correction, 39072 Marketable securities; partnerships distribution, 67936 Meals and entertainment, club dues, and spousal travel; expenses paid by employer, 27005 Mortgage credit certificates reissuance, 66212 Nonbank trustee net worth requirements, 11307 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act; elections, 65321 Passive activity losses and credits; limitations; correction, 14247 Passive foreign investment companies shareholders; treatment of shareholders, 68149 Pension, profit-sharing, and stock bonus plans; alternative benefits limitations; correction, 14247 Profit split method; combined taxable income computation, 21366 Correction, 39071 Property (contributed or other) distribution; recognition of gain or loss by contributing partner Correction, 7213 Returns, statements, or other documents; signing methods, 65319 S corporation; definition; correction, 2869 S corporations and their shareholders -- Definitions under Subchapter S, 67454 Treatment of gain from disposition of interest in certain natural resource recapture property, 53062 Section 355 distributions by U.S. corporations to foreign persons; treatment, 42165 Securities dealers; mark-to-market accounting; equity interests in related parties and dealer-customer relationship, 67715 Tax exempt use property; lease term, 18675 Tax withholding on dispositions of U.S. real property interests by foreign persons; correction, 7157 Time to file automatic extension -- Individual, partnership, trust, and U.S. real estate mortgage investment conduit income tax returns, 69027 Income taxes, etc.: Backup withholding, statement mailing requirements, and due diligence; correction, 11307, 12135 Bank deposit interest paid to individual who is nonresident alien of U.S. and resident of Canada; information reporting and backup withholding, 17572 Correction, 40993 Procedure and administration: Domestic unincorporated business organizations classification as partnerships or associations, 66584 Environmental settlement funds; classification, 19189 Extensions of time to make elections, 33365 Internal revenue tax and stamp payments by check or money order; financial institution unpaid tax liability; correction, 13762 Limited liability companies classified as partnerships; tax matters partner selection, 67458 Partnership items; tax treatment Correction, 37683 Performance of acts where last day falls on Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday; time, 42178 Retail food stores and wholesale food concerns; employer identification number sharing Correction, 1035 Return information disclosure; property or services for tax administration purposes; Justice Department, 66217 Return information disclosure; U.S. Customs Service, 66218 Seized property, sale; setting of minimum price, 66216 Taxpayer identifying numbers (TIN), 26788 Correction, 33657 Termination of employer's operations; time for furnishing wage statements to employees and Social Security Administration; correction, 7214 PROPOSED RULES Employment taxes and collection of income taxes at source: Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA); taxation of amounts under employee benefit plans, 2194 Hearing, 20767 Federal tax deposits by electronic funds transfer, 11595 Hearing cancellation, 36320 Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA); taxation of amounts under employee benefit plans, 2214 Hearing, 20767 Temporary employment; information reporting and backup withholding; hearing, 20767 Correction, 28823 Estate taxes: Generation-skipping transfer tax; cross reference, 29714 Interests and powers disclaimer, 43197 Excise taxes: Gasoline; sale or removal and tax bond requirements; withdrawn, 10492 Gasoline and diesel fuel dye injection systems, 10490 Gasoline and diesel fuel registration requirements -- Alaska, 66246 Gift taxes: Generation-skipping transfer tax; cross reference, 29714 Interests and powers disclaimer, 43197 Residence trust reformation, personal or qualified personal; sale of residence, 16623 Income taxes: Accuracy-related penalties; reasonable basis definition, 58020 Amortizable bond premium -- Public hearing, 33396, 53688 Bad debts modifications and dealer assignments of notional principal contracts; cross reference, 32728 Correction, 53688 Building demolition; definition of structure, 31473, 43695 Hearing cancelled, 51256 Computer programs transfer transactions; classification, 58152 Consolidated return regulations -- Consolidated groups; losses and deductions of members use limitations; cross reference, 33393, 47838, 52902 Consolidated groups; net operating loss carryforwards and built-in losses and credits following ownership change; limitations; cross reference, 33395 Short taxable years and controlled groups; cross reference, 33391 Controlled foreign corporations, foreign base company, and foreign personal holding company income; definitions -- Hearing cancelled, 338 Corporations or partnerships; stock or partnership interests offered through underwriters Hearing cancellation, 1545 Depreciation allocations; recapture among partners in a partnership, 65371 Eligible rollover acceptance distributions; retirement plans qualification, 49279 Employee's accrued benefits calculation; qualified benefit pension plan contributions; correction, 10489 Employer social security taxes paid on employee tips; credit; withdrawn, 67260 Empowerment zone employment credit; qualified zone employees, 66000 Extraordinary dividends; distributions to corporate shareholders, 30845, 49715 Federal tax deposits by electronic funds transfer, 11595 Hearing cancellation, 36320 Financial Asset Securitization Investment Trusts, 56647 Foreign corporations -- Determination of interest expense deduction and branch profits tax, 9377, 27833, 28118 Transfers of domestic stock or securities by U.S. persons; cross reference, 15743 Foreign investment -- Passive foreign investment company preferred shares; special income exclusion; hearing, 67752 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act -- Portability, access, and renewability provisions; comment request, 68697 Individual returns; automatic filing extension; cross reference Hearing cancellation, 20503 Public hearing, 338 Information returns; magnetic media filing requirements; cross reference, 53161 Inventory and natural resources produced in one jurisdiction and sold in another jurisdiction; source of income from sales Correction, 44023 Loans to plan participants or beneficiaries Hearing, 20766 Low income housing credit; available unit rule, 27036, 48656 Marketable securities; partnerships distribution, 28 Correction, 11083 Hearing cancellation, 14517 Mortgage credit certificate reissuance -- Hearing cancellation, 21988 Public hearing, 15204 Nonexempt employees' trusts; grantor trust rules application, 50778 Nuclear decommissioning reserve funds; revised schedules of ruling amounts, 67510 Obligation-shifting transactions, multiple-party; realized income from leases, etc. and deductions claimed from another party; reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 68175 Partnership termination, 21985 Qualified small business stock; 50 percent exclusion for gain, 28821 Correction, 39104 Reorganizations; receipt of rights to acquire corporation securities, 67508 Retirement bonds; withdrawn, 552 Section 355 distributions by U.S. corporations to foreign persons, treatment; cross reference, 42217 Hearing cancellation, 58798 Section 467 rental agreements, 27834 Securities dealers; mark-to-market accounting; equity interests in related parties and dealer-customer relationship, 31474 Shareholder interest continuity requirement for corporate reorganizations, 67512 Stock disposition loss allocation, 35696 Correction, 44024 Tax-exempt bonds; arbitrage restrictions, 33405 Tax-exempt section 501(c)(5) labor, agricultural and horticultural organizations; requirements; public hearing, 15204 Tax-qualified retirement plans; eligible rollover distributions; cross reference; hearing, 9659 Temporary employment; information reporting and backup withholding; hearing, 20767 Correction, 28823 Income taxes, etc.: Tax withholding on certain U.S. source income paid to foreign persons and related collection, refunds, and credits, etc., 17614 Correction, 42401 Organization, functions and authority delegations: Taxpayer assistance orders -- Modification or rescission, 17265 Practice and administration: Tax-qualified retirement plans; eligible rollover distributions; cross reference; correction, 9660 Procedure and administration: Domestic unincorporated business organizations classification as partnerships or associations; hearing, 21989 Extensions of time to make elections; cross reference, 33408 Return information disclosure; property or services for tax administration purposes; Justice Department; correction, 9660 Sale of seized property; setting of minimum price, 30012 NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 368, 1997, 1998, 1999, 3763, 4811, 5061, 6060-6062, 6293, 6294, 7154, 9528-9530, 10617, 10618, 10844, 13919, 14206, 14207, 14373, 15162, 18193, 18464, 18647, 18648, 18775, 19113, 19332, 20552-20554, 21227, 24529, 24530, 25741, 25937, 27384, 29167, 29448, 30284, 30668, 32475-32478, 33172, 33173, 33797, 36417, 37541, 38516, 39181, 39182, 39690, 40078, 40079, 40706, 40707, 41205-41207, 42087, 42314, 42315, 42937, 43812, 44392, 44393, 46679, 47234, 47235, 48206, 48731, 48732, 49815, 49816, 51139, 51746, 53779, 53780, 54702, 54847, 54848, 55184, 56086, 58097, 58098, 58278, 58279, 59136, 60144-60146, 60752, 60753, 63926, 64792, 67594-67596, 67873, 67874, 68336 Art Advisory Panel; closed meetings; report availability, 10845 Bulletin index-digest system, elimination; comment request, 34926 Capital construction fund, nonqualified withdrawals; interest rates, 60321 Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.: Actuarial Examinations Advisory Committee, 54848 Art Advisory Panel, 7852 Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee, 24351 Inflation adjustment factor and reference prices: Fuel credit, nonconventional sources, 13919, 16031 Renewable electricity production credit, 14208 Meetings: Actuarial Examinations Advisory Committee, 46681 Art Advisory Panel, 9744, 43813 Commissioner's Advisory Group, 26556 Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee, 18464, 56266 On-line filing program: Federal/State returns transmission and software development participation, 40280 Organization, functions, and authority delegations: Assistant Commissioner (Employee Plans and Exempt Organizations), 11469 Case Managers et al., 14852 Chiefs, Appeals Offices, et al., 30937 Examination case managers, 14852 Regional and District Counsels et al., 47235 Taxpayer assistance orders -- Taxpayer Ombudsman; issuance, 763 Taxpayer Ombudsman, etc.; modification or rescission, 764 Privacy Act: Computer matching programs, 1817, 2869, 28928 Systems of records, 47547 Senior Executive Service: Performance Review Board; membership, 46681, 53993 Taxable substances, imported: Butyl benzyl phthalate, 13919 Diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A (epoxy), 64793 Tax counseling program for elderly; application packages; availability, 39183 ***** International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico PROPOSED RULES Freedom of Information Act; implementation: Fee schedule, 31470 NOTICES Meetings, 15145, 31963, 52068, 68801 U.S./Mexico border environmental infrastructure projects; revised project certification criteria; availability, 65245 ***** International Development Cooperation Agency See Agency for International Development See Overseas Private Investment Corporation NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request, 36545 Implementation of USAID programs in non-presence countries by non-governmental organizations et al.; comment request, 54407 ***** International Trade Administration RULES Watches and watch movements: Allocation of duty exemptions -- Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands, 55883 PROPOSED RULES Antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings: Administrative protection orders; procedure changes, 4826 Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA); conformance: Antidumping and countervailing duties; Federal regulatory review, 7308, 18122, 28821 Watches and watch movements: Allocation of duty exemptions -- Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands, 37845, 60154 NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 25845, 38437 Submission for OMB review; comment request, 43733 Antidumping: Anhydrous sodium metasilicate from -- France, 9425, 30852, 30853, 44038 Antifriction bearings (other than tapered roller bearings) and parts from -- France et al., 3672, 31506, 35713, 39629, 66472 Germany, 4763 Romania, 60679 Singapore, 68228 Thailand, 33711 Aramid fiber formed of poly para-phenylene terephthalamide from -- Netherlands, 15766, 26876, 51406 Ball bearings (other than tapered roller bearings) and parts -- Germany, 1323, 15769 Beryllium metal and high beryllium alloys from -- Kazakhstan, 15770, 44293 Bicycles from -