27 April 1998 Source: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aaces002.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [April 27, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 80)] [Unified Agenda] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [frwais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:ua27ap98_002-1] [Page 21785-21797] DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) _______________________________________________________________________ [[Page 21785]] _______________________________________________________________________ Part IV Department of Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ Semiannual Regulatory Agenda [[Page 21786]] DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Office of the Secretary 13 CFR Ch. III 15 CFR Subtitle A; Subtitle B, Chs. I, II, III, IV, VII, VIII, IX, and XI 19 CFR Ch. III 37 CFR Chs. I, IV, and V 48 CFR Ch. 13 50 CFR Chs. II, III, IV, and VI April 1998 Semiannual Agenda of Regulations AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Commerce. ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. _______________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY: In compliance with Executive Order 12866 entitled ``Regulatory Planning and Review'' and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, as amended, the Department of Commerce, in April and October of each year, publishes in the Federal Register an agenda of regulations under development or review over the next 12 months. Rulemaking actions are grouped according to prerulemaking, proposed rules, final rules, long- term actions, and rulemaking actions completed since the October 1997 agenda. The purpose of the agenda is to provide information to the public on regulations currently under review, being proposed, or issued by the Department. The agenda is intended to facilitate comments and views by interested members of the public. The Department's April 1998 regulatory agenda includes regulatory activities that are expected to be conducted during the period April 1, 1998, through March 31, 1999. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Specific: For additional information about specific regulatory actions listed in the agenda, contact the individual identified as the contact person. General: Comments or inquiries of a general nature about the agenda should be directed to Michael A. Levitt, Assistant General Counsel for Legislation and Regulation, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-0846. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Order 12866 requires agencies to publish an agenda of those regulations that are under consideration pursuant to this order. By memorandum of January 7, 1998, the Office of Management and Budget issued guidelines and procedures for the preparation and publication of the April 1998 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. The Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., requires agencies to publish, in April and October of each year, a regulatory flexibility agenda which contains a brief description of the subject area of any rule which is likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The agenda can also identify those entries that have been selected for periodic review under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Explanation of Information Contained in the Agenda Within the Department, the Office of the Secretary and various operating units may issue regulations. Operating units, such as the Bureau of Export Administration, the International Trade Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Patent and Trademark Office, issue the greatest share of the Department's regulations. A large number of regulatory actions reported in the agenda deal with fishery management programs of NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). To avoid repetition of programs and definitions, as well as to provide some understanding of the technical and institutional elements of the NMFS programs, a section on ``Explanation of Information Contained in NMFS Regulatory Entries'' is provided below. Explanation of Information Contained in NMFS Regulatory Entries The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) (Act) governs the management of fisheries within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The EEZ refers to those waters from the outer edge of the State boundaries, generally 3 nautical miles, to a distance of 200 nautical miles. Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) are to be prepared for fisheries which require conservation and management measures. Regulations implementing these FMPs regulate domestic fishing and foreign fishing where permitted. Foreign fishing can be conducted in a fishery for which there is no FMP only if a preliminary fishery management plan has been issued to govern that foreign fishing. Under the Act, eight Regional Fishery Management Councils (Councils) prepare FMPs or amendments to FMPs for fisheries within their respective areas. In the development of such plans or amendments and their implementing regulations, the Councils are required by law to conduct public hearings on the draft plans and to consider the use of alternative means of regulating. The Council process for developing FMPs and amendments makes it difficult for NMFS to determine the significance and timing of some regulatory actions under consideration by the Councils at the time the semiannual regulatory agenda is published. The DOC April 1998 regulatory agenda follows. Dated: February 20, 1998. Michael A. Levitt, Acting General Counsel. Office of the Secretary--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 390 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs and Activities Receiving or Benefiting From Federal Financial Assistance....................................... 0690-AA28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 21787]] Office of the Secretary--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 391 Standards of Ethical Conduct--Department of Commerce Supplemental Regulations........ 0690-AA23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office of the Secretary--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 392 Guidelines for Empowerment Contracting............................................... 0690-AA25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of Economic Analysis--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 393 Change in Reporting Requirements for BE-15, Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States....................................................... 0691-AA32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of Economic Analysis--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 394 Direct Investment Surveys: Raising Exemption Level for Two Surveys of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States....................................................... 0691-AA31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of Economic Analysis--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 395 Annual Survey of Royalties, License Fees, and Other Receipts and Payments for Intangible Rights Between U.S. and Unaffiliated Foreign Persons....................... 0691-AA28 396 Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States--1997............. 0691-AA29 397 Annual Survey of Selected Services Transactions With Unaffiliated Foreign Persons.... 0691-AA30 398 Change in Reporting Requirements for BE-605, Transactions of U.S. Affiliate, Except a U.S. Banking Affiliate, With Foreign Parent and BE-605 Bank, Transactions of U.S. Banking Affiliate..................................................................... 0691-AA33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of the Census--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 399 Changes to the Foreign Trade Statistical Regulations (FTSR) to Conform Requirements and Wording to the U.S. Customs Service Requirements for the Automated Export System (AES)................................................................................. 0607-AA19 400 Changes to the Foreign Trade Statistical Regulations (FTSR) To Clarify the Definition of Exporter........................................................................... 0607-AA20 401 Changes to the Foreign Trade Statistical Regulations (FTSR) Requiring a Designator When the Export Shipment Is a Foreign Military Sale................................... 0607-AA22 402 Special Services and Studies by the Bureau of the Census; General.................... 0607-AA24 403 Furnishing Personal Census Data From Census of Population Schedules; General Requirements.......................................................................... 0607-AA25 404 Furnishing Personal Census Data From Census of Population Schedules: General Requirements.......................................................................... 0607-AA26 405 Special Services and Studies by the Bureau of the Census; Fee Structure for Age Search and Citizenship Information.................................................... 0607-AA27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 21788]] Bureau of the Census--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 406 Cutoff Dates for Recognition of Boundary Changes for the 2000 Decennial Census of Population and Housing................................................................ 0607-AA18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Economic Development Administration--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 407 General Requirements for Financial Assistance--Excess Capacity....................... 0610-AA55 408 Simplification and Streamlining of Regulations of the Economic Development Administration........................................................................ 0610-AA58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Economic Development Administration--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 409 Regulations Contingent on the Economic Development Partnership Act of 1998........... 0610-AA56 410 Trade Act--Adjustment Assistance for Communities..................................... 0610-AA57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- General Administration--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 411 Uniform Administrative Requirement for Grants and Agreements With Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Nonprofits and Commercial Organizations........ 0605-AA09 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- General Administration--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 412 Administrative Requirements for Grantees To Reflect Single Audit Act Amendments...... 0605-AA11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Trade Administration--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 413 Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings; Administrative Protective Order Procedures and Procedures for Imposing Sanctions for Violation of a Protective Order.. 0625-AA43 414 Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties............................................ 0625-AA45 415 Procedures for Conducting Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders............................................................ 0625-AA51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Trade Administration--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 416 Export Trade Certificates of Review (15 CFR 325)..................................... 0625-AA52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 21789]] International Trade Administration--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 417 Technical Amendments to Regulations of the Foreign Trade Zones Board................. 0625-AA49 418 Limit on Duty-Free Insular Watches in Calendar Year 1998............................. 0625-AA50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of Export Administration--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 419 Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS)..................................... 0694-AA02 420 Transfer of Certain Remote Sensing Satellites From the U.S. Munitions List to the CCL 0694-AB09 421 Administration of State Log Exports Ban.............................................. 0694-AB25 422 Change the Commerce Control List To Revise Controls on Communication Intercepting Devices (Export Commerce Control Number ECCN 5A980)................................... 0694-AB41 423 Licensing of, and Expansion of National Security and Foreign Policy Controls on, Recoverable Encryption Software....................................................... 0694-AB47 424 Clarification of License Exception GFT (Humanitarian Donations)...................... 0694-AB49 425 Revisions to EAR as a Result of the Addition of Brazil and Ukraine to the Nuclear Suppliers Group....................................................................... 0694-AB50 426 Revisions to Commerce Control List: Addition of Technology and Software Controls for Certain Crime Control Commodities..................................................... 0694-AB53 427 De Minimis Exclusion for Technology and Software..................................... 0694-AB62 428 Revisions to Antiterrorism Controls.................................................. 0694-AB63 429 Revision to ECCN 1C350 (Mixtures): Removal of Solvent Free Basis Calculation Requirement and Trace Quantity Exemption.............................................. 0694-AB66 430 Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention; Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations............................................................ 0694-AB67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of Export Administration--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 431 Revision of Foreign Boycott Provisions of Export Administration Regulations.......... 0694-AA11 432 Transfer of Dual-Use Items From U.S. Munitions List to the Commerce Control List..... 0694-AA52 433 Implementation of Chemical Weapons Convention........................................ 0694-AB06 434 Clarification of Enhanced Proliferation Control Initiative (EPCI) ``Catch-All'' Provision and Validated License Requirements.......................................... 0694-AB10 435 Libya: Expansion of Foreign Policy Controls.......................................... 0694-AB28 436 Exports of Technology and Software; Release of Technology or Source Code to Foreign Nationals in the United States........................................................ 0694-AB59 437 Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations; Additions to the Entity List..... 0694-AB60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of Export Administration--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 438 Implementation of the Wassenaar Arrangement List of Dual-Use Items: Revisions to the Commerce Control List and Reporting Under the Wassenaar Arrangement................... 0694-AB35 439 Revisions and Clarifications to the Export Administration Regulations; Commerce Control List.......................................................................... 0694-AB55 440 Oscilloscopes: ECCNs 3A202 and 3E201................................................. 0694-AB61 441 Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations: Duty To Inquire.................. 0694-AB64 442 Exports of High Performance Computers Under License Exception CTP.................... 0694-AB65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 21790]] National Institute of Standards & Technology--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 443 National Type Evaluation Program..................................................... 0693-AB45 444 NIST Traceable Reference Materials Program........................................... 0693-AB46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Institute of Standards & Technology--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 445 Procedures for Implementation of Fastener Quality Act................................ 0693-AB43 446 Amendments to the Advanced Technology Program Regulations............................ 0693-AB44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Prerule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 447 Amend the Bluefin Statistical Document to Allow for the Attachment of Re-export Certificates.......................................................................... 0648-AL02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 448 Amendment 10 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Atlantic Surf Clam and Ocean Quahog Fisheries...................................................................... 0648-AF41 449 Fishery Management Plan for Tilefish................................................. 0648-AF87 450 Amendment 1 to the Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Billfish..................... 0648-AF88 451 Regulatory Amendment for Managing Pelagic Fisheries by U.S. Vessels Beyond EEZ Throughout Pacific.................................................................... 0648-AG85 452 Amendment 3 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands........................................................... 0648-AG87 453 Amendment 1 to the Fishery Management Plan for Corals and Reef-Associated Plants and Invertebrates for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands............................. 0648-AG88 454 Regulatory Amendment for the Gulf of Alaska Seamount Fisheries....................... 0648-AG94 455 Amendment 1 to the Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Bluefish..................... 0648-AH63 456 Regulatory Amendment Requiring Longline Vessel Operators in the Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries To Carry Observers at No Cost to U.S. Government.................... 0648-AI31 457 Regulatory Amendment To Adjust the Annual Total Allowable Catch for Royal Red Shrimp in the Gulf of Mexico................................................................. 0648-AI39 458 Regulatory Amendment To Require Electronic Submission by Alaska Groundfish Processors of Weekly Production Reports and Check In/Out Reports................................. 0648-AI66 459 Amendment to the Observer Program.................................................... 0648-AI69 460 Fishery Management Plan for the Atlantic Herring Fishery............................. 0648-AI78 461 Regulatory Amendment To Revise the Product Recovery Rate Regulations................. 0648-AI87 462 Proposed Rule To Implement Vessel Identification and Reporting Requirements under the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act of 1995.............................................. 0648-AI99 463 Fishery Data Reporting for Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries......................... 0648-AJ08 464 Regulatory Amendment To Extend California Gillnet Regulations to the EEZ............. 0648-AJ21 465 Amendment 10 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish FMP Regarding Salmon Bycatch in Groundfish Trawl...................................................................... 0648-AJ22 466 Amendment 7 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery...... 0648-AJ33 467 Implementation of Use of Interactive Voice Response (IVR) System To Monitor Commercial Landings of Quota Managed Species on Weekly Basis.......................... 0648-AJ37 468 Implementation of a Fishery Management Plan for Monkfish............................. 0648-AJ44 469 Amendment 3 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Scallop Fishery Off Alaska........ 0648-AJ51 470 Regulatory Amendment To Establish a Program for the Collection and Use of Fees in the Individual Fishing Quota and Community Development Quota Programs..................... 0648-AJ52 471 Implementation of Pacific Insular Area Fishing Agreement Provisions of the Magnuson- Stevens Act........................................................................... 0648-AJ60 472 Atlantic Shark Fisheries; Amendment 2 (Including Rebuilding Schedule)................ 0648-AJ64 473 Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Regulatory Adjustments...................................... 0648-AJ66 [[Page 21791]] 474 Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Fishery Management Plan Implementation...................... 0648-AJ67 475 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Measures to Manage the Drift Gillnet Section of the Atlantic Swordfish Fishery........................................................ 0648-AJ68 476 Proposed Rule To Implement Procedures for Issuance of Permits Under Section 204(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.......................... 0648-AJ70 477 Interim Final Rule to the Fishery Management Plan for the American Lobster Fishery... 0648-AJ74 478 Fisheries Obligation Guarantee Program--Statutory Amendments to Establish ``Central Title and Lien Registry for Limited Access Permits''.................................. 0648-AJ77 479 Regulatory Amendment To Change Membership Requirements for the Regional Fishery Management Councils................................................................... 0648-AJ82 480 Halibut Donation Program............................................................. 0648-AJ87 481 FMP Amendment 53 to BSAI Groundfish to Allocate Shortraker and Rougheye Rockfish between Gear Types.................................................................... 0648-AJ99 482 Proposed Rule on Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Power Plant Operations at Seabrook, New Hampshire............................................................... 0648-AK00 483 Amendments to Fishery Management Plans To Implement Sustainable Fisheries Act Amendments to the Magnuson-Stevens Act................................................ 0648-AK03 484 Amendment 9 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic........................................................................ 0648-AK05 485 Regulatory Amendment To Implement Rolling Closures During the Sablefish Fishery in the Gulf of Alaska.................................................................... 0648-AK10 486 Adjustment of Management Program for Pelagic Species Fisheries in the Western Pacific 0648-AK11 487 FMP Amendments for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska.............................................. 0648-AK12 488 Regulatory Amendment To Specify Minimal Vessel Ownership Requirements for the Hired Skipper Provision in the IFQ Fisheries................................................ 0648-AK20 489 Adjustment of the Management Program for Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish Fisheries in the Western Pacific................................................................ 0648-AK21 490 Adjustment of the Management Program for Precious Corals Fisheries in the Western Pacific............................................................................... 0648-AK23 491 Regulatory Amendment To Implement 1998 Nontrawl Sablefish Harvest Regime............. 0648-AK27 492 Regulatory Amendment To Adjust Management Measures Under the Fishery Management Plan for Reef Fish Species of the Gulf of Mexico (FMP) for the 1998 Fishing Season......... 0648-AK28 493 Additional Measures of Amendment 2 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the South Atlantic--Procedures for Testing and Certification of Bycatch Reduction Devices (BRDS).............................................................. 0648-AK29 494 Amendment 16 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico............................................................................. 0648-AK31 495 Regulatory Amendment for a Bycatch Reduction Device (BRD) Testing and Certification Protocol Under Amendment 9 to the FMP for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico.... 0648-AK32 496 Options for 1997 Rulemaking for Banning the Sale of Undersized Atlantic Swordfish.... 0648-AK39 497 A Regulatory Amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for Golden Crab Fishery of the Southern Atlantic States.............................................................. 0648-AK43 498 Amendment 6 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Stone Crab Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico................................................................................ 0648-AK48 499 List of Gear and Fisheries Under Jurisdiction of Each Fishery Management Council or the Secretary of Commerce for Highly Migratory Species................................ 0648-AK49 500 Regulatory amendment to amend portions of the Individual Fishing Quota Program Regulations........................................................................... 0648-AK50 501 Implementation of Amendment 3 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Precious Corals Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region............................................... 0648-AK60 502 Modification of Harvest Guideline System for Hawaiian Lobster Fishery................ 0648-AK61 503 Seasonal Apportionments of Pollock Total Allowable Catch in the Western and Central Gulf of Alaska........................................................................ 0648-AK71 504 Amendment 52 to the FMP for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands area and Amendment 52 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska..... 0648-AK73 505 Fishing Capacity Reduction Program................................................... 0648-AK76 506 1998 Recreational fishery measures for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass..... 0648-AK78 507 Rule to Implement a Fishery Management Plan for the Spiny Dogfish Fishery............ 0648-AK79 508 Rule to Implement Amendment 7 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries............................................. 0648-AK80 509 Secretarial Amendment to Standardize Fishing Vessel Transfer, Replacement, and Upgrade Regulations in the Northeast Region Fishery Management Plans.................. 0648-AK81 510 Regulatory Amendment to Initiate Control for the Harvest of Bottomfish in the Exclusive Economic Zone Around the Main Hawaiian Islands.............................. 0648-AK82 511 Amendment 13 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Plan........................................ 0648-AK83 512 Revise exempted fishing regulations to specify compensatory fishing under exempted fishing............................................................................... 0648-AK84 513 Establish Rules to Compensate Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishermen for Assistance in Resources Assessments................................................................. 0648-AK86 514 Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Annual Quota Specifications and Effort Controls................ 0648-AK87 515 Atlantic Billfish Size Limits and Tournament Notification Requirements............... 0648-AK88 516 Amendment 9 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic.................................... 0648-AK89 [[Page 21792]] 517 VMS Pilot Program for Atlantic Swordfish............................................. 0648-AK90 518 Research and Monitoring Plan to Support the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Species..................................................................... 0648-AK92 519 Amendment 17 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico............................................................................. 0648-AK96 520 Proposed Rule to Adjust the Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper TAC and Associated Management Measures Under the Framework Procedure of the FMP for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico........................................................................ 0648-AK97 521 Regulatory Amendment - Establish 10 SMZs in Federal waters off SC and to Prohibit Use of Powerheads in the Ft. Pierce, FL offshore SMZ in the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the S. Atlantic Region.................................................................... 0648-AL00 522 Compensation of private vessels for their conduct of resource assessments through exempted fishing...................................................................... 0648-AL04 523 Foreign Nations' Marine Mammal Program Amendments.................................... 0648-AG05 524 Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals: Tuna Purse Seine Vessel Observer Expenses.... 0648-AG35 525 Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals; Taking of Marine Mammals Under the ATA Permit After February 28, 1994............................................................... 0648-AG36 526 Designated Critical Habitat; Pacific Steelhead....................................... 0648-AG49 527 Proposed Rule To Provide Regulations for Permits for Capture, Transport, Import and Export of Protected Species for Public Display, and for Maintaining a Captive Marine Mammal Inventory...................................................................... 0648-AH26 528 Proposed Rule Governing the Issuance of Permits for Marine Mammal Photography........ 0648-AH31 529 Amend Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals............... 0648-AH83 530 Implementation of 1997 MMPA Amendments Affecting Yellowfin Tuna Purse Seine Fishing in the Eastern Tropical Pacific....................................................... 0648-AI85 531 Endangered and Threatened Species; Status of Chinook Salmon in Washington, Idaho, Oregon and California................................................................. 0648-AK02 532 Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Activities at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA... 0648-AK42 533 List of Fisheries for 1999........................................................... 0648-AK95 534 Revision of Federal Consistency Regulations Under the Coastal Zone Management Act.... 0648-AD83 535 Revision of Overflight Regulations................................................... 0648-AI91 536 Notice of Proposed Administrative Changes to the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program............................................................................... 0648-AK62 537 Interagency Consultation for the National Marine Sanctuary Program................... 0648-AL06 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 538 Secretarial Amendment to the FMP for Atlantic Swordfish.............................. 0648-AE09 539 Financial Disclosure of Fishery Management Council Nominees, Members, and Executive Directors............................................................................. 0648-AG16 540 Amendment 8 to the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic (FMP)........................................... 0648-AG25 541 Amendment 8 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic........................................................................ 0648-AG27 542 Amendment 9 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico................................................................................ 0648-AH52 543 Amendment 39 to the FMP for Groundfish Fishery of BSAI, Amendment 41 to the FMP for Groundfish of the GOA and Amendment 5 to the FMP for Commercial King & Tanner Crab Fisheries of the BSAI................................................................. 0648-AH65 544 Plan Amendment to FMP for Sharks of the Atlantic Ocean That Would Limit Entry........ 0648-AH78 545 Consolidation of Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Regulations....................... 0648-AI28 546 Regulatory Amendment To Establish Total Allowable Catch Limits for the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Groups of King and Spanish Mackerel for the 1997-98 Fishing Year....... 0648-AJ12 547 Amendment 11 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico - Resubmitted Measure....................................................... 0648-AJ16 548 Regulatory Amendment to Restrict Frequency of Limited Entry Permit Transfers and Require the Sorting of Catch by Species and the Retention of Fish Tickets............. 0648-AJ20 549 Consolidation of the Rules for Spiny Lobster Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic and Stone Crab Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico................................. 0648-AJ28 550 Guidelines for the Description, Identification, Conservation, and Enhancement of Essential Fish Habitat................................................................ 0648-AJ30 551 Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; National Standards Guidelines....................... 0648-AJ58 552 Proposed Rule To Implement Observer Provisions Required by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act as Amended October 11, 1996................... 0648-AJ76 553 Final Definition of the Zero Mortality Rate Goal..................................... 0648-AJ84 554 Endangered and Threatened Species: Take of Threatened Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU) Coho Salmon.................... 0648-AJ91 555 Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984; Conservation and Management Measures.............................................................................. 0648-AJ94 [[Page 21793]] 556 Appointment of Members to the Regional Fishery Management Councils................... 0648-AJ95 557 Final Rule To Implement Framework Adjustment 24 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Northeast Multispecies Fishery.................................................... 0648-AJ96 558 Regulatory Amendment To Allow Retention of Undersized Halibut in CDQ Fishery......... 0648-AK06 559 Adjustment of Management Program for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Crustacean Fisheries............................................................................. 0648-AK22 560 Northern Anchovy Fishery; Quotas for the 1998-99 Fishing Year (Annual Specifications) 0648-AK24 561 1998-1999 Management Measures for Commercial, Recreational, and Treaty Indian Salmon Fisheries Off the Coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California........................ 0648-AK25 562 Endangered and Threatened Species; Regulations Consolidation......................... 0648-AK34 563 Final Rule To Modify the Regulations Implementing the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan....................................................................... 0648-AK35 564 Regulatory Amendment to Revise the Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for Groundfish Fisheries of the EEZ Off of Alaska for 1998................................ 0648-AK36 565 Proposed Highly Migratory Species Process............................................ 0648-AK40 566 Endangered and Threatened Species: Proposed Threatened Status and Designated Critical Habitat for West Coast Sockeye Salmon................................................. 0648-AK52 567 Endangered and Threatened Species: Proposed Endangered Status and Designated Critical Habitat for Coastwide Chum Salmon..................................................... 0648-AK53 568 Take of Threatened Central California Coast, South Central California Coast, and Snake River Basin ESUs of Steelhead Salmon Under the ESA.............................. 0648-AK54 569 Extension for 6 Years of a Moratorium on Fishing in Seamount Groundfish Fishery of Western Pacific Region to Promote Rebuilding of Stocks................................ 0648-AK59 570 Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (ABT) Fishery.................................................. 0648-AK63 571 Final Rule to Implement Framework Adjustment 25 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Northeast Multispecies Fishery for Fishing Year 1998.............................. 0648-AK77 572 1998 Harvest Guideline for Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Lobster Fishing............. 0648-AK85 573 Interim Final Rule to Adjust the Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper TAC and Associated Management Measures in the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico........................................................................ 0648-AK98 574 Interim Final Rule to Expand the Oculina HAPC by an Additional 2 Miles on All Sides to Include Existing HAPC Restrictions in the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region....................................................................... 0648-AK99 575 IFR to Implement March-April Bag Limit and Commercial Catch Restrictions for Red Porgy, Gag, Black Grouper, and Greater Amberjack for the Snapper-Grouper-Fishery of the S. Atlantic....................................................................... 0648-AL01 576 Interim Final Rule to Adjust the Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Total Allowable Catch and Associated Management Measures........................................................ 0648-AL03 577 Interim Final Rule for the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery.............................. 0648-AK68 578 Civil Procedures..................................................................... 0648-AF96 579 Performance Standards for Tuna Vessel Operators...................................... 0648-AD03 580 Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals; Dolphin Mortality Limits During Purse Seine Sets on Marine Mammals in the Eastern Tropical Pacific................................ 0648-AF07 581 Take of Marine Mammals by the U.S. Navy Incidental to Military Activities in the South Atlantic of the United States................................................... 0648-AG55 582 Designated Critical Habitat; Central California Coast and Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Coho Salmon.......................................................... 0648-AG56 583 Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals: Proposed Rule Prohibiting U.S. Citizens From Encircling Marine Mammals During Tuna Fishing Operations.............................. 0648-AH04 584 Final Rule To Establish Guidelines for Nonlethally Deterring Marine Mammals From Endangering Personal Safety or Damaging Public or Private Property.................... 0648-AH19 585 General Authorization for Scientific Research Involving Level B Harassment........... 0648-AH20 586 North Atlantic Right Whale Protection; Interim Final Rule............................ 0648-AH47 587 Designated Critical Habitat; Green and Hawksbill Sea Turtle.......................... 0648-AH88 588 Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Take Reduction Plan Regulations and Emergency Regulations............................................ 0648-AI84 589 Joint Draft Policy for Safe Harbor and Candidate Species Conservation (CSC) Agreements............................................................................ 0648-AJ54 590 Definition of Harm Under the ESA..................................................... 0648-AK55 591 Sea Turtle Conservation; Shrimp Trawling Requirements................................ 0648-AK66 592 Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary................................................ 0648-AE41 593 Allowance of Small-Scale Non-Intrusive Jade Collecting in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary...................................................................... 0648-AI06 594 Prohibiting Anchoring by Vessels 50 Meters or Greater in Length on Tortugas Bank Within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary..................................... 0648-AK45 595 Licensing of Private Commercial Remote-Sensing Satellite Systems..................... 0648-AC64 [[Page 21794]] 596 Policies and Procedures Regarding Use of the NOAA-Based Data Collection Systems...... 0648-AK04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 597 Regulatory Amendment To Implement Permit, Reporting, and Recordkeeping Requirements for Processing Vessels Over 125 Feet and Their Catcher Vessels: Pacific Coast Groundfish............................................................................ 0648-AE01 598 General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries--Standard Definitions...................... 0648-AG46 599 Regulatory Amendment To Impose Restrictions on Fishing Black Rockfish Off Oregon..... 0648-AG81 600 Amendment 7 to the Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster...................... 0648-AH41 601 Regulatory Amendment To Prevent Overfishing and Rebuild Stocks....................... 0648-AJ46 602 Regulatory Amendment To Implement Bycatch Reduction Measures......................... 0648-AJ47 603 Amendments to the BSAI and GOA Fishery Management Plans To Implement a Data Collection Program for Recreational, Charter, and Commercial Fishing.................. 0648-AJ49 604 Regulatory Amendment To Revise Definitions........................................... 0648-AJ50 605 Withdrawal of the Fishery Management Plan for the American Lobster Fishery........... 0648-AJ73 606 Implementation of Data Collection and Reporting Requirements to the Fishery Management Plan for the American Lobster Fishery...................................... 0648-AJ75 607 Implement a Framework to the FMP for the Northeast Multispecies Fisheries To Protect Winter Flounder....................................................................... 0648-AJ92 608 Rulemaking To Establish the North Pacific Loan Program............................... 0648-AK07 609 Regulatory Amendment To Develop a C. bairdi Vessel Incentive Program................. 0648-AK08 610 Regulatory Amendment To Allocate Pacific Halibut to the Halibut Subsistence Fishery.. 0648-AK16 611 Regulatory Amendment To Allocate Pacific Halibut to the Charter Boat Fleet........... 0648-AK17 612 Regulatory Amendment To Implement Observer Requirements for Processing Vessels Over 125 Feet: Pacific Coast Groundfish.................................................... 0648-AK26 613 Regulatory Amendment to Establish the Application Period for the License Limitation Program............................................................................... 0648-AK69 614 Amendment 54 to the FMP for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area and Amendment 54 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska......... 0648-AK70 615 Amendment 53 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska..................... 0648-AK72 616 Regulatory Amendment to Close an Area in the Gulf of Alaska.......................... 0648-AK74 617 Regulatory Amendment to Redefine an Individual Fishing Quota Definition.............. 0648-AK75 618 Observer Funding Policy.............................................................. 0648-AL08 619 Sea Turtle Monitoring and Conservation Measures for Nonshrimp Fisheries.............. 0648-AE54 620 Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals; ``Dolphin-Safe'' Tuna Labeling............... 0648-AF08 621 Proposed Rule To Require Certain Fish From Mexico To Retain Heads and Tails Intact in Order To Protect the Endangered Totoaba............................................... 0648-AF32 622 Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Fisheries-Related Research.................... 0648-AF50 623 Direct Take of Threatened Salmon by Native Americans................................. 0648-AG15 624 Proposed Rule To Authorize Lethal Takings of Marine Mammals by State Authorities..... 0648-AG79 625 Final Rule To Amend Marine Mammal Regulations To Authorize Incidental Takings of Marine Mammals by Harassment as Authorized by Public Law 103-238...................... 0648-AG80 626 Shrimp Vessel Registration Requirement............................................... 0648-AH87 627 North Atlantic Right Whale Protection................................................ 0648-AK41 628 Endangered and Threatened Species: Proposed Rule governing take of West Coast Steelhead............................................................................. 0648-AK94 629 Operations of Motorized Personal Watercraft in the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary...................................................................... 0648-AK01 630 Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary--Minor Boundary Revision...................... 0648-AL07 631 Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary--Addition of Definition for Seabirds......... 0648-AL09 632 Regional Marine Research Program..................................................... 0648-AF20 633 NOAA Climate and Global Change Program--Proposal Submission Guidelines............... 0648-AG51 634 National Undersea Research Program Funding Regulations............................... 0648-AH90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 21795]] National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 635 Regulatory Amendment To Establish a Certification Program for At-Sea Scales.......... 0648-AG32 636 Regulatory Amendment To Facilitate Monitoring and Enforcement in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery.................................................................... 0648-AH21 637 FMP Amendment 36 for the Groundfish Fishery of the BSAI and FMP Amendment 39 for the Groundfish of the GOA................................................................. 0648-AH67 638 Regulatory Amendment to Limited Access Management of Federal Fisheries In and Off of Alaska................................................................................ 0648-AJ00 639 Amendment 15 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico............................................................................. 0648-AJ14 640 Amendment 49 to the FMP for the Groundfish Fishery of the BSAI....................... 0648-AJ36 641 Amendment 40 to the FMP for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands............................................................................... 0648-AJ45 642 Atlantic Swordfish Fishery; Quotas................................................... 0648-AJ63 643 Amendment 49 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Gulf of Alaska................................................................................ 0648-AJ71 644 Final Rule To Implement Framework Adjustment 18 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Northeast Multispecies Fishery.................................................... 0648-AJ79 645 List of Fisheries for 1998........................................................... 0648-AJ85 646 Interim Final Rule To Increase Minimum Size Limit for Vermillion Snapper in Federal Waters of Gulf of Mexico.............................................................. 0648-AJ89 647 Regulatory Amendment To Change the Scallop Season Opening Date....................... 0648-AJ98 648 Regulatory Amendment To Revise Specified Maximum Retainable Bycatch Percentages...... 0648-AK09 649 FMP Amendment 46 for the Groundfish Fishery of the Gulf of Alaska.................... 0648-AK13 650 Amendment 34 to the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands................ 0648-AK14 651 Rulemaking To Extend the Interim Observer Program Through 1998....................... 0648-AK15 652 Rulemaking To Revise the Halibut Catch Share Plan Amendment for 1998................. 0648-AK18 653 Regulatory Amendment To Revise ``Surviving Spouse'' Language......................... 0648-AK19 654 Rulemaking To Clarify a Provision in the Observer Program CGL Insurance Coverage Requirements.......................................................................... 0648-AK30 655 Regulations Governing the Incidental Taking of Ringed Seals During Seismic Operations During Winter in the U.S. Beaufort Sea................................................ 0648-AK33 656 Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries................................... 0648-AK37 657 Regulatory Amendment to Implement Seabird Avoidance Measures in the Pacific Halibut Fishery Off of Alaska................................................................. 0648-AK38 658 1998 Specifications for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass.................... 0648-AK44 659 Endangered Fish or Wildlife; Special Prohibitions; North Atlantic Right Whale Protection............................................................................ 0648-AK46 660 Final 1998 Initial Specifications for Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries............................................................................. 0648-AK47 661 Control Date for the Coastal Pelagics Fishery; Northern Anchovy...................... 0648-AK51 662 Control Date for Longline Fishery in American Samoa.................................. 0648-AK56 663 Proposed Changes to Catch Sharing Plan for Harvest of Pacific Halibut Off Washington, Oregon, and California and Proposed Sport Fishery Management Measures to Implement Plan.................................................................................. 0648-AK57 664 Pacific Halibut Fisheries: Annual Management Measures and Approval of Catch Sharing Plans................................................................................. 0648-AK58 665 Designated Critical Habitat; Johnson's Seagrass...................................... 0648-AF79 666 General Provisions; Endangered Fish or Wildlife; Threatened Fish and Wildlife; Sea Turtle Conservation Measures (Section 9 Protection)................................... 0648-AG38 667 Designated Critical Habitat; Atlantic Salmon......................................... 0648-AG50 668 Designated Critical Habitat; Umpqua River Cutthroat Trout............................ 0648-AG58 669 Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for Puget Sound Salmon Stocks............... 0648-AH11 670 Amendment 10 to the Summer Flounder Fishery Management Plan.......................... 0648-AJ55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Telecommunications and Information Administration--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 671 Improvement of Technical Management of Internet Names and Addresses.................. 0660-AA11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patent and Trademark Office--Prerule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 672 1998 Changes to Patent Practice and Procedure........................................ 0651-AA94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 21796]] Patent and Trademark Office--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 673 Miscellaneous Changes to TTAB Rules.................................................. 0651-AA87 674 Changes Implementing International Acceptable Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Listings.............................................................................. 0651-AA88 675 Revision of Patent and Trademark Fees for Fiscal Year 1999........................... 0651-AA96 676 Changes to Continued Prosecution Application Practices............................... 0651-AA97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patent and Trademark Office--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 677 Patent Application Electronic Submission Rules....................................... 0651-AA50 678 Changes To Implement 18-Month Publication of Patent Applications..................... 0651-AA75 679 Rules of Practice in Patent Cases; Reexamination Proceedings......................... 0651-AA79 680 Limitations in Patent Claims......................................................... 0651-AA91 681 Requirements for Registration to Practice Before the PTO in Patent Cases............. 0651-AA93 682 Technical Requirements for Registration To Practice Before the PTO in Patent Cases... 0651-AA95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patent and Trademark Office--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 683 Changes To Patent Practice and Procedure............................................. 0651-AA80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technology Administration--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 684 Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements.............................. 0692-AA14 685 Acquisition and Protection of Foreign Rights in Inventions........................... 0692-AA15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technology Administration--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 686 Promotion of Private Sector Industrial Technology Partnerships....................... 0692-AA13 687 Licensing of Government-Owned Inventions............................................. 0692-AA17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 21797]] _______________________________________________________________________