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Executive Order Reviews Completed YTD

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)
Executive Order Submissions
with the Review Completed between
January 1, 1998 and December 31, 1998


List of Agencies

Choose a starting point in this report from the following:

Department of Agriculture

USDA-AgSEC                   RIN: 0503-AA16
Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements to
State and Local Governments & Uniform Administrative
Requirements for Grants & Agreements with Institutions of Higher
Ed. Hospitals
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/07/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/09/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-AgSEC                   RIN: 0503-AA18
Designation of Rural Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/07/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/08/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-AgSEC                   RIN: 0503-AA18
Designation of Rural Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/11/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/24/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-FAS                     RIN: 0551-AA51
Export Sales Reporting Requirements, The Addition of Beef and
Pork to the Reporting Requirements
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/13/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/12/1998 Withdrawn by agency

USDA-FSA                     RIN: 0560-AF09
Procurement of Processed Agricultural Commodities for Donation
under Title II, Public Law 480
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/28/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/19/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-FSA                     RIN: 0560-AF20
National Marketing Quotas for Fire-Cured (Type 21), Fire-Cured
(Types 22-23), Maryland (Type 32), Dark Air-Cured (Types 35-36),
Virginia Sun-Cured (Type 37), Cigar Filler (Type 41), etc.
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  01/20/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 01/28/1998 Consistent w/no change

USDA-FSA                     RIN: 0560-AF21
Lender Buyback of Repurchased Guaranteed Loans
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/10/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/08/1998 Withdrawn by agency

USDA-FSA                     RIN: 0560-AF18
1998 Marketing Quota and Price Support for Burley Tobacco
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/10/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/08/1998 Consistent w/no change

USDA-FSA                     RIN: 0560-AF38
Implementation of Preferred Lender Program and Streamlining of
Guaranteed Regulations
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/24/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/14/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-FSA                     RIN: 0560-AF19
1998 Marketing Quota and Price Support for Flue-Cured Tabocco
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/10/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/08/1998 Consistent w/no change

USDA-FSA                     RIN: 0560-AF32
Upland Cotton User Marketing Certificate Program
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/20/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/18/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-FSA                     RIN: 0560-AF29
American Indian Livestock Feed Program
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  10/02/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/12/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-FSA                     RIN: 0560-AF48
1999-Crop Peanut National Poundage Quota for Quota Peanuts
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/09/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 11/20/1998 Consistent w/no change

USDA-FCIC                    RIN: 0563-AB61
Dairy Options Pilot Program, Advanced Notice of Availability;
Request for Comments
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/31/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/02/1998 Consistent w/no change

USDA-FCIC                    RIN: 0563-AB66
General Administrative Regulations, Nonstandard Classification
System -- Subpart O (Proposed Rule)
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  06/09/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/11/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-FCIC                    RIN: 0563-AB67
Federal Crop Insurance Reform Implementation Regulations for the
1999 and Subsequent Reinsurance Years and the Common Crop
Insurance Regs -- General Administrative Regulations Subpart T
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/21/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 07/23/1998 Consistent w/no change

USDA-FCIC                    RIN: 0563-AB68
Catastrophic Risk Protection Endorsement, Regulations for the
1999 and Subsequent Reinsurance Years -- General Administrative
Regulations Subpart U
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/21/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 07/23/1998 Consistent w/no change

USDA-FCIC                    RIN: 0563-AB62
Common Crop Insurance Regulations: Cotton and ELS Cotton Crop
Insurance Provisions (Proposed Rule)
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/11/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/25/1998 Consistent w/no change

USDA-FCIC                    RIN: 0563-AB69
Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Basic Provisions (Proposed
Rule)
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/11/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/25/1998 Consistent w/no change

USDA-FCIC                    RIN: 0563-AB61
Dairy Options Pilot Program: Notice of Availability
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/16/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/15/1998 Consistent w/no change

USDA-FCIC                    RIN: 0563-AB69
Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Basic Provisions
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/17/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/23/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-FCIC                    RIN: 0563-AB62
Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Cotton and ELS Cotton Crop
Insurance Provisions
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/17/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/23/1998 Consistent w/no change

USDA-RUS                     RIN: 0572-AB33
Environmental Policies and Procedures -- 7 CFR 1794
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/29/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/11/1998 Consistent w/no change

USDA-RUS                     RIN: 0572-AB33
Environmental Policies and Procedures -- 7 CFR 1794
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  10/15/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 12/03/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-RHS                     RIN: 0575-AC11
Manufactured Housing Thermal Requirements
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/01/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/26/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-RHS                     RIN: 0575-AC14
Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/13/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/17/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-RHS                     RIN: 0575-AC19
Farm Labor Housing Program
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/22/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/20/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-NRCS                    RIN: 0578-AA20
Conservation Farm Option -- 7 CFR 1468
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/05/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 03/17/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-NRCS                    RIN: 0578-AA20
Conservation Farm Option
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/31/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/18/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-APHIS                   RIN: 0579-AA83
Karnal Bunt Status of the Mexicali Valley of Mexico -- APHIS
Docket Number 97-060-1
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/03/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/13/1998 Consistent w/no change

USDA-APHIS                   RIN: 0579-AA89
Animal Welfare, Regulation of Pocket Pets -- APHIS Docket Number
97-024-1
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/03/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/12/1998 Consistent w/no change

USDA-APHIS                   RIN: 0579-AA78
Humane Treatment of Dogs and Cats: Wire Flooring -- APHIS Docket
Number 95-100-2
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/02/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/12/1998 Consistent w/no change

USDA-APHIS                   RIN: 0579-AA83
Karnal Bunt, Movement from Regulated Areas -- APHIS Docket
Number 96-016-22
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  12/29/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/16/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-APHIS                   RIN: 0579-AA70
Veterinary Diagnostic Services User Fees -- APHIS Docket Number
94-115-1
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  01/14/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/15/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-APHIS                   RIN: 0579-AA90
Interstate Movement of Sheep and Goats from States that Do Not
Quarantine Scraple Infected and Source Flocks -- APHIS Docket
Number 97-093-1
STAGE: Prerule               ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  01/21/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/21/1998 Consistent w/no change

USDA-APHIS                   RIN: 0579-AA74
Humane Treatment of Dogs and Cats, Temperature Requirements
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/18/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/25/1998 Consistent w/no change

USDA-APHIS                   RIN: 0579-AA83
Karnal Bunt: Compensation for the 1996-1997 Crop Season -- APHIS
Docket Number 96-016-29
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/19/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/24/1998 Consistent w/no change

USDA-APHIS                   RIN: 0579-AA82
Importation of Logs, Lumber, and Other Manufactured Wood
Articles -- APHIS Docket Number: 96-031-1
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/10/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/21/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-APHIS                   RIN: 0579-AA95
Licensing Requirements for Dogs and Cats -- Docket Number
97-018-2
STAGE: Prerule               ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/29/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/19/1998 Consistent w/no change

USDA-APHIS                   RIN: 0579-AA88
Karnal Bunt Status of the Mexicali Valley of Mexico
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/29/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/04/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-APHIS                   RIN: 0579-AA59
Animal Welfare: Marine Mammals, Swim-with-the-Dolphin Programs
-- APHIS Docket Number: 93-076-10
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/10/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/26/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-APHIS                   RIN: 0579-AA83
Karnal Bunt: Movement from Regulated Areas -- APHIS Docket
Number: 96-016-32
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/19/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/16/1998 Consistent w/no change

USDA-APHIS                   RIN: 0579-AA92
Importation of Grapefruit, Lemons, and Oranges from Argentina --
APHIS Docket No. 97-110-1
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/22/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/27/1998 Consistent w/no change

USDA-APHIS                   RIN: 0579-AB01
Solid Wood Packing Material from China -- APHIS Docket No.
98-087-1
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  09/04/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/15/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-APHIS                   RIN: 0579-AA83
Karnal Bunt: Compensation for the 1997-1998 Crop Season -- APHIS
Docket Number 96-016-31
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/30/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 12/11/1998 Consistent w/no change

USDA-GIPSA                   RIN: 0580-AA65
Prohibition on the Non-Reporting of Price as a Condition of the
Purchase or Sale of Livestock
STAGE: Prerule               ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/17/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/28/1998 Consistent w/no change

USDA-FSIS                    RIN: 0583-AC37
Notice of Policy Change, Elimination of Prior Approval for
Proprietary Substances and Nonfood Compounds
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/22/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/26/1998 Consistent w/no change

USDA-FSIS                    RIN: 0583-AC26
Retained Water in Raw Meat and Poultry Products, Poultry
Chilling Performance Standards
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  06/04/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/28/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-FSIS                    RIN: 0583-AC04
Refrigeration and Labeling Requirements for Shell Eggs
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/22/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 08/18/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-FSIS                    RIN: 0583-AC38
Performance Standards for the Production of Certain Meat and
Poultry Products
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/08/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 12/21/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-FNS                     RIN: 0584-AC42
Child and Adult Care Food Program, Improved Targeting of Day
Care Home Reimbursements
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  11/14/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 02/03/1998 Consistent w/no change

USDA-FNS                     RIN: 0584-AC38
National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program:
Additional Menu Planning Alternatives
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  01/14/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/22/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-FNS                     RIN: 0584-AB88
Food Stamp Recipient Claim Establishment and Collection Standards
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  01/30/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/30/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-FNS                     RIN: 0584-AC62
Definition of Federal Means-Tested Public Benefit
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/29/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/10/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-FNS                     RIN: 0584-AC55
WIC: Requirements for and Evaluation of WIC Program Requests for
Bids for Infant Formula Rebate Contracts
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  05/01/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/07/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-FNS                     RIN: 0584-AC64
WIC: Food and Nutrition and Administration (NSA) Funding
Formulas Rule (Proposed Rule)
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/18/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/17/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-FNS                     RIN: 0584-AC02
WIC: Implementation of WIC Mandates of Public Law 103-448
Healthy Meals for Healthy Americans Act of 1994
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/05/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/30/1998 Consistent w/no change

USDA-FS                      RIN: 0596-AB68
Temporary Suspension of Road Construction in Roadless Areas --
36 CFR 212.13
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  01/16/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/21/1998 Consistent with change

USDA-FS                      RIN: 0596-AB67
National Forest Transportation System -- 36 CFR 212
STAGE: Prerule               ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  01/16/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/21/1998 Consistent with change

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Department of Commerce

DOC-ADMIN                    RIN: 0605-AA09
Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with
Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, Other Nonprofit,
and Commercial Organizations
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/27/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/19/1998 Consistent with change

DOC-ITA                      RIN: 0625-AA45
Countervailing Duties
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/17/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/04/1998 Consistent with change

DOC-NOAA                     RIN: 0648-AH52
Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico -- Amendment 9 (Final Rule)
STAGE: Final Rule (N/C)      ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/04/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 03/27/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOC-NOAA                     RIN: 0648-AJ58
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions, National Standard Guidelines
(Final Rule)
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  04/01/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/21/1998 Consistent with change

DOC-NOAA                     RIN: 0648-AI84
The Taking of Marine Mammals Incidential to Commercial Fishing
Operations; Gulf of Maine and Mid-Atlantic Take Reduction Plan
Regulations (Proposed Rule)
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/03/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Judicial
COMPLETED: 08/21/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOC-NOAA                     RIN: 0648-AI84
Governing the Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial
Fishing Operations; Gulf of Maine and Mid-Atlantic Take
Reduction Plan Regulations (Final Rule)
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/20/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Judicial
COMPLETED: 11/23/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOC-NOAA                     RIN: 0648-AJ33
Amendment 7 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/09/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 12/11/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOC-PTO                      RIN: 0651-AA98
Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
STAGE: Prerule               ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/09/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/23/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOC-PTO                      RIN: 0651-AA96
Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 1999
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/24/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/24/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOC-NTIA                     RIN: 0660-AA11
Improvement of Technical Management of Internet Names and
Addresses
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/05/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/12/1998 Consistent with change

DOC-TA                       RIN: 0692-ZA01
Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Technology
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/12/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/17/1998 Consistent with change

DOC-NIST                     RIN: 0693-ZA16
Announcing Request for Comments on Candidate Algorithm
Nominations for the Advanced Encrypton Standard
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/15/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/21/1998 Consistent with change

DOC-NIST                     RIN: 0693-AB48
Amendments to Advanced Technology Program Regulations
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/18/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/06/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOC-NIST                     RIN: 0693-AB48
Amendments to Advanced Technology Program Regulations
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/10/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/10/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOC-BIS                      RIN: 0694-AB65
Exports of High Performance Computers under License Exception CTP
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  01/14/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/27/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOC-BIS                      RIN: 0694-AB69
Exports to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and
Montenegro), Imposition of Foreign Policy Controls
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/27/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/05/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOC-BIS                      RIN: 0694-AB80
Encryption Items
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/11/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/11/1998 Consistent with change

DOC-BIS                      RIN: 0694-AB63
Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations, Exports and
Reexports to Specially Designated Terrorists and Foreign
Terrorist Organizations
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  10/23/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/07/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOC-BIS                      RIN: 0694-AB73
India and Pakistan Sanctions and Other Measures
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  10/23/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/10/1998 Consistent with change

DOC-BIS                      RIN: 0694-AB80
Encryption Items
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/23/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 12/24/1998 Consistent with change

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Department of Defense

DOD-DODOASHA                 RIN: 0720-AA46
TRICARE Prime Balance Billing Protections
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  01/09/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/04/1998 Withdrawn by agency

DOD-DODOASHA                 RIN: 0720-ZA00
TRICARE Senior Demonstration of Military Managed Care
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/16/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/09/1998 Consistent with change

DOD-OS                       RIN: 0790-AG53
Private Organization on DoD Installations -- Department of
Defense Instruction 1000.15
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/15/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/26/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOD-OS                       RIN: 0790-AG58
DoD Freedom of Information Act Program Regulation
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/20/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 05/14/1998 Consistent with change

DOD-OS                       RIN: 0790-AG57
Screening the Ready Reserve -- 32 CFR Part 44
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/15/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/12/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOD-OS                       RIN: 0790-AG59
Public Access to Records of the NSA/CSS Freedom of Information
Act Program
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/16/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/12/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOD-OS                       RIN: 0790-AG42
Military Recruiting and Reserve Officer Training Corps Program,
Access to Institutions of Higher Education
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/19/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/08/1998 Consistent w/no change

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Department of Education

ED-OSERS                     RIN: 1820-ZA10
Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year 1998
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/20/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/08/1998 Consistent w/no change

ED-OSERS                     RIN: 1820-AB45
Projects with Industry (Proposed Rule)
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/20/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/07/1998 Consistent with change

ED-OSERS                     RIN: 1820-ZA11
Systems-Change Projects to Expand Employment Opportunities for
Individuals with Mental or Physical Disabilities or Both Who
Receive Public Support
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/25/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 05/13/1998 Consistent with change

ED-OSERS                     RIN: 1820-AB47
Preschool Grants for Children with Disabilities
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/20/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 05/27/1998 Consistent with change

ED-OSERS                     RIN: 1820-AB14
The State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program, Evaluation
Standards and Performance Indicators
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/03/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/01/1998 Consistent with change

ED-OSERS                     RIN: 1820-AB46
Special Education: Personnel Preparation to Improve Services and
Results for Children with Disabilities, Payback
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/24/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/06/1998 Consistent with change

ED-OERI                      RIN: 1850-AA54
Standards for Conduct and Evaluation of Activities Carried Out
by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/31/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/12/1998 Consistent with change

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Department of Energy

DOE-ENDEP                    RIN: 1901-AA75
Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/02/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/15/1998 Consistent with change

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Department of Health and Human Services

HHS-HRSA                     RIN: 0906-AA42
National Practitioner Data Bank for Adverse Information on
Physicians, Dentists, and Other Health Care Practitioners:
Charge for Self-Queries
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/19/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 03/16/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-HRSA                     RIN: 0906-AA32
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  03/20/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 03/24/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-HRSA                     RIN: 0906-AA44
Designation of Medically Underserved Populations and Health
Professional Shortage Areas (Proposed Rule)
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/08/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/14/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-HRSA                     RIN: 0906-AA46
Health Care Fraud and Abuse Data Collection Program
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/11/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/22/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-HRSA                     RIN: 0906-AA41
National Practitioner Data Bank for Adverse Information on
Physicians, Dentists, and Other Health Care Practitioners;
Medical Malpractice Payments Reporting Requirements
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/28/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 12/17/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-HRSA                     RIN: 0906-ZA00
HRSA Grant Requirement, Participation in the 340B Drug Pricing
Program
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/16/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/13/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-FDA                      RIN: 0910-AA30
Financial Disclosure by Clinical Investigators
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  10/22/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/15/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-FDA                      RIN: 0910-AB51
Revisions to the General Safety Requirements for Biological
Products
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/21/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 03/05/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-FDA                      RIN: 0910-AB51
Revisions to the General Safety Requirements for Biological
Products -- Companion Document to Direct Final Rule
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/21/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 03/05/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-FDA                      RIN: 0910-ZA07
Crabmeat: Amendment of Common or Usual Name Regulation
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/02/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/07/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-FDA                      RIN: 0910-AB05
Establishment Registration and Listing for Manufacturers of
Human Cellular and Tissue Based Products
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  01/30/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/29/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-FDA                      RIN: 0910-AA59
Regulations on Statements Made for Dietary Supplement Concerning
the Effect of the Product on the Structure or Function of the
Body
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/03/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/17/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-FDA                      RIN: 0910-AA43
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP), Procedures
for the Safe and Sanitary Processing and Importing of Juice
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  02/03/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/20/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-FDA                      RIN: 0910-AA43
Food Labeling: Warning and Notice Statements, Labeling of Juice
Products
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  02/03/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/20/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-FDA                      RIN: 0910-AA59
Dietary Supplements: Comments on Report of the Commission on
Dietary Supplement Labels
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/03/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 04/17/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-FDA                      RIN: 0910-ZA10
Medical Devices: Classification/Reclassification of
Immunohistochemistry Reagents and Kits
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/23/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 05/15/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-FDA                      RIN: 0910-ZA11
United States-European Union Mutual Recognition Agreement,
Pharmaceutical Good Manufacturing Practices and Medical Devices
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/17/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/03/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-FDA                      RIN: 0910-AB29
Biological Products Regulated under Section 351 of the Public
Health Services Act; Implementation of Biologics License,
Elimination of Establishment License and Product License
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/18/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/29/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-FDA                      RIN: 0910-AB23
Dissemination of Information on Unapproved/New Uses for Marketed
Drugs, Biologics, and Devices
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/16/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 05/21/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-FDA                      RIN: 0910-AB52
Regulations for In Vivo Radiopharmaceuticals Used for Diagnosis
and Monitoring
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/20/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 05/15/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-FDA                      RIN: 0910-ZA12
Orthopedic Devices: Classification and Reclassification of
Pedicle Screw Spinal Systems
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/24/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/17/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-FDA                      RIN: 0910-AA37
Prescription Drug Product Labeling: Medication Guide Requirements
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/28/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/20/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-FDA                      RIN: 0910-ZA14
Medical Devices: Investigational Device Exemptions
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/17/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/09/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-FDA                      RIN: 0910-AA43
Food Labeling: Warning and Label Statement, Labeling of Juice
Products
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/24/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/06/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-FDA                      RIN: 0910-AA01
Over-the-Counter Drug Products Containing Analgesic/Antipyretic
Active Ingredients for Internal Use, Required Alcohol Warning
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/09/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/07/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-FDA                      RIN: 0910-ZA11
Mutual Recognition of Pharmaceutical Good Manufacturing Practice
Inspection Reports, Medical Device Quality System Audit Reports,
and Certain Medical Device Product Evaluation Reports Between the
STAGE: Final Rule (N/C)      ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/23/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/24/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-FDA                      RIN: 0910-AB24
Import for Export: Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for
Unapproved or Violative Products Imported for Further Processing
or Incorporation and Subsequent Export
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/17/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/12/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-FDA                      RIN: 0910-AB42
Electronic Reporting of Postmarketing Adverse Drug Reactions
STAGE: Prerule               ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  10/07/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/28/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-FDA                      RIN: 0910-ZA14
Medical Devices' Investigational Device Exemptions
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  10/21/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 11/17/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-FDA                      RIN: 0910-AB23
Dissemination of Information on Unapproved/New Uses for Marketed
Drugs, Biologics, and Devices
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/18/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 11/18/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-FDA                      RIN: 0910-AB77
Financial Disclosure by Clinical Investigators
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/24/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 12/21/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-FDA                      RIN: 0910-AB20
Regulation Requiring Manufacturers to Assess the Safety and
Effectiveness of New Drugs/Biological Products in Pediatric
Patients
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  11/24/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/24/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-NIH                      RIN: 0925-AA14
Protection of Human Research Subjects, Additional Protections
for Women and Fetuses
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/22/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 05/11/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AH68
Medicare Program: Update of Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment
Rates Effective for Services on or After October 1, 1997 --
BPD-897-N
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/07/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 02/06/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AG00
Medicare: Payment for Preadmission Services -- BPD-1731-F
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/15/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/04/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AE99
Scope of Medicare Benefits and Application of the Outpatient
Mental Health Treatment Limitation to Clinical Psychologist and
Clinical Social Workers Services
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/15/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/15/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI45
Medicare Program: Request for Public Comments on Implementation
of the Medicare and Choice Program and Notice of Time Frames for
Submission of Application for Contracts
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  01/14/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/14/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI39
Medicaid Program: State Allotments for Payment of Medicare Part
B Premiums for Qualifying Individuals, Federal Fiscal Year --
HCFA 2005-NC
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  01/14/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/20/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI26
Medicare Program: Notice for the Solicitation for Proposals for
a Congestive Heart Failure Case Management Demonstration Project
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  01/15/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/27/1998 Withdrawn by agency

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AG70
Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Salary Equivalency Guidelines
for Physical Therapy, Respiratory Therapy, Speech Language
Pathology, and Occupational Therapy Services
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  01/23/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/23/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AH98
Revision to the Definition of an Unemployed Parent -- MB-106-FC
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  01/30/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/04/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AH82
Simplifying CLIA Regulations Relating to Accreditation,
Exemption of Laboratories under a State Licensure Program,
Proficiency Testing, and Inspection
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/05/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 05/06/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI78
Medicaid Program: State Allotments for Additional Federal
Funding for Emergency Health Services Furnished to Undocumented
Aliens, Federal Fiscal Years 1998 through 2001 -- HCFA-2000-N
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/17/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/17/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI31
Surety Bond Requirements for Home Health Agencies -- HCFA-1152-F
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/27/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 03/02/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI82
Surety Bond Requirements for Home Health Agencies -- HCFA-1038-N
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/27/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 03/02/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI09
Medicare Program: Medicare Integrity Program, Intermediary and
Carrier Functions and Conflict of Interest Requirements --
HCFA-7020-P
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  03/16/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 03/16/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI84
Medicare Program's Schedule of Per-Beneficiary Limitations on
Home Health Agency Costs for Cost Reporting Periods Beginning On
or After October 1, 1997
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  03/26/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 03/26/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI60
Medicare Program: Definition of Provider-Sponsored Organization
and Related Requirements
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/31/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/08/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI58
Health Insurance Reform: Standards for Electronic Transactions
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  04/02/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 04/24/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AH99
Standard Health Care Provider Identifier -- BDMS-045-P
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  04/03/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/24/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AH61
Medicare Program: Revision to Accrual Basis of Accounting Policy
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/08/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/01/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI80
Revision of the Procedures for Requesting Exceptions to Cost
Limits for Skilled Nursing Facilities and Elimination of
Reclassifications
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/09/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/27/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI44
Medicare Program: Payment for Teleconsultations in Rural Health
Professional Shortage Areas
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/16/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/10/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI59
National Standard Employer Identifier -- HCFA-0047-P
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  04/24/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 06/04/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI83
Waiver Requirements and Solvency Standards for
Provider-Sponsored Organizations
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/28/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 05/01/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AH81
Update of Ratesetting Methodology, Payment Rates, Payment
Policies, and the List of Covered Surgical Procedures for
Ambulatory Surgical Centers Effective for Calendar Year 1998
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/01/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 05/08/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI47
Medicare Program: Prospective Payment System and Consolidated
Billing for Skilled Nursing Facililties -- HCFA-1913-IFC
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  05/01/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 05/04/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AH55
Medicare Program: Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective
Payment System and Fiscal Year 1998 Rates
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/04/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 05/04/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI22
Medicare Program: Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective
Payment System and Fiscal Year 1999 Rates
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  05/04/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 05/04/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AG45
Medicare Program: Withdrawal of Proposed Notice and Request for
Assessment on the Salitron System for the Treatment of
Xerostomia (Dry Mouth) Secondary to Sjogren's Syndrome
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/14/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 05/26/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI86
Surety Bond Requirements for Home Health Agencies --
HCFA-1152-1-F
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/18/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 05/26/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI52
Medicare Program: Revisions to Payment Policies under the
Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 1999 -- HCFA-1006-P
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  05/27/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 05/28/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI92
Coverage and Administrative Policies for Clinical Diagnostic
Laboratory Tests; Notice of Intent to Form a Negotiated
Rulemaking Committee -- HCFA-3250-NOI
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/29/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 05/29/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI26
Medicare Program: Notice for the Solicitation of Proposals for a
Case Management Demonstration Project Focused on Congestive
Heart Failure or Diabetes Mellitus
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/01/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/05/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AH86
Medicare Program, Incentive Program
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/03/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 06/03/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI89
Medicare Coverage Of and Payment For Bone Mass Measurements
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  06/11/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 06/19/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI95
Medicare & Medicaid Programs: Hospital Conditions of
Partcipation Identification of Potential Organ Tissue, and Eye
Donors and Transplant Hospitals' Provision of Transplant-Related
Data
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  06/16/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/16/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI29
Medicare Programs: Establishment of the Medicare+Choice Program
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  06/17/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 06/18/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI57
Security and Electronic Signature Standards -- HCFA-0049-P
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  07/17/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/07/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI22
Medicare Program: Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective
Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 1999 Rates
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  07/27/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 07/27/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AJ08
Surety Bond Requirements for Home Health Agencies --
HCFA-1152.2-F
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/29/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/29/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI13
Schedules of Per Visit and Per Beneficiary Limitations on Home
Health Agency Costs for Reporting Periods Beginning On or After
October 1, 1998
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/30/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/31/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI94
Clinical Laboratory Requirements, Extension of Certain Effective
Dates for Clinical Laboratory Requirements under CLIA
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/13/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/06/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AJ05
Inpatient Psychiatric Services Benefit for Individuals under Age
21
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/17/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/01/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI56
Medicare Program: Prospective Payment System for Hospital
Outpatient Services
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  08/20/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/24/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI87
Medicare Program: Hospice Wage Index
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/31/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 09/28/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AJ16
Medicare Programs: Request for Public Comments on Implementation
of Risk Adjusted Payment for the Medicare+Choice Program and
Annoucement of Public Meeting -- HCFA-1045-N
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/02/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/02/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AJ07
Medicare Program: Recognition of NAIC Model Standards for
Regulation of Medigap Policies
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/09/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/24/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AH22
Medicare Program: Civil Money Penalities, Assessments,
Exclusions, and Related Appeals Procedures
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/09/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 12/07/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI66
Medicaid Program: Disproportionate Share Hospital Payment,
Institutions for Mental Disease -- HCFA-2012-N
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/22/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/28/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI17
Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  09/22/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/09/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI70
Medicaid Program: Medicaid Managed Care
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  09/24/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/24/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AJ15
Medicare Program: Criteria and Standards for Evaluating
Intermediary and Carrier Performance, Millennium Compliance
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/24/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 12/07/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AH81
Medicare Program: Update of Ratesetting Methodology, Payment
Rates, Payment Policies, and the List of Covered Procedures for
Ambulatory Surgical Centers Effective Octover 1, 1998
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/24/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/25/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AJ03
Medicare Program: Part A Premium for 1999 for the Uninsured Aged
for Certain Disabled Individuals Who Have Exhausted Other
Entitlement -- HCFA-8000-N
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  10/09/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 10/15/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AJ02
Medicare Program: Inpatient Hospital Deductible and Hospital and
Extended Care Services Coinsurance Amounts for 1999 --
HCFA-8001-N
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  10/09/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 10/15/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI98
Medicare Program: Monthly Actuarial Rates and Monthly
Supplementary Medical Insurance Premium Rate Beginning January
1, 1999
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  10/09/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 10/15/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AJ09
Medicare Program: Sustainable Growth Rate for Fiscal Year 1999
-- HCFA-1021-NC
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  10/14/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 10/22/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AI52
Medicare Program: Revisions to Payment Policies and Adjustment
to the Relative Value Units under the Physician Fee Schedule for
Calendar Year 1999 -- HCFA-1006-FC
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  10/26/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 10/27/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AJ26
Medicare Program: Limited Additional Opportunity to Request
Certain Hospital Wage Data Revisions for FY 1999
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  11/05/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/16/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-CMS                      RIN: 0938-AJ07
Medicare Program: Recognition of NAIC Model Standards for
Regulations of Medicare Supplemental Insurance -- HCFA-2025-N
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/02/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 12/02/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-ACF                      RIN: 0970-AB82
Child Support Enforcement Program, Standards for Program
Operations
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/07/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/06/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-ACF                      RIN: 0970-AB71
Automated Data Processing Funding Limitation for Child Support
Enforcement Systems
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/07/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/20/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-ACF                      RIN: 0970-AB79
Bonus to Reward Decrease in Out-of-Wedlock Birth Ratio
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/26/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/18/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-ACF                      RIN: 0970-AB70
Computerized Support Enforcement Systems
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/17/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 03/20/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-ACF                      RIN: 0970-AB87
Timelines under the Head Start Appeals Process
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/26/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/23/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-ACF                      RIN: 0970-AB78
Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (Tribal
TANF) and Native Employment Works (NEW) Program
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/15/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/09/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-ACF                      RIN: 0970-AB67
Child Support Enforcement Program Quarterly Wage and
Unemployment Compensation Claims Reporting to the National
Directory of New Hires
STAGE: Final Rule (N/C)      ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/01/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/22/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-ACF                      RIN: 0970-AB74
Child Care and Development Fund
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/11/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/15/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-ACF                      RIN: 0970-AB65
Methodology for Determining State Child Poverty Rates
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/11/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/17/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-ACF                      RIN: 0970-AA97
Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Reviews and Child and Family
Services State Plan Reviews, MEPA and ASFA Implementation
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/10/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/14/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-ACF                      RIN: 0970-AB92
Welfare to Work Data Collection
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/31/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/20/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-ACF                      RIN: 0970-AB70
Computerized Support Enforcement Systems
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/31/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 08/12/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-ACF                      RIN: 0970-AB71
Automated Data Processing Funding Limitation for Child Support
Enforcement Systems
STAGE: Final Rule (N/C)      ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/12/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/12/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-ACF                      RIN: 0970-AB83
Refugee Resettlement Program: Requirements for the
Public/Private Partnership Program for Refugee Cash Assistance
and Refugee Medical Assistance
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/25/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 12/23/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-OS                       RIN: 0991-AA97
Block Grant Programs
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/26/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 05/08/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-OS                       RIN: 0991-AA90
Revised OIG Civil Money Penalties Resulting from Public Law
104-191
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/05/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 03/13/1998 Consistent w/no change

HHS-OS                       RIN: 0991-AA94
Issuance of Advisory Opinions by the OIG
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/26/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 07/06/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-OS                       RIN: 0991-AA95
Revised OIG Sanction Authorities Resulting from Public Law 105-33
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/08/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/24/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-OS                       RIN: 0991-AA87
Revised OIG Exclusion Authorities Resulting from Public Law
104-191
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/15/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/24/1998 Consistent with change

HHS-OS                       RIN: 0991-ZA03
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
of 1996 (PRWORA): Interpretation of 'Federal Public Benefit'
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/17/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/29/1998 Consistent with change

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Department of Housing and Urban Development

HUD-HUDSEC                   RIN: 2501-AC39
New Multifamily Project Audit Requirements -- OMB Circular
A-133, Single Audit Act Amendments of 1966, DI-4109
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  10/23/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/22/1998 Withdrawn by agency

HUD-HUDSEC                   RIN: 2501-AC45
Uniform Physical Condition Standards and Physical Inspection
Requirements for Certain HUD Housing -- FR-4280 (Proposed Rule)
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/15/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/08/1998 Consistent with change

HUD-HUDSEC                   RIN: 2501-AC49
Uniform Financial Report of Standards for HUD Housing Programs
-- FR-4321 (Proposed Rule)
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/03/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/05/1998 Consistent with change

HUD-HUDSEC                   RIN: 2501-AC55
Sanctions for Underreporting of Income in the Assisted Housing
Programs -- FR-4334
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/17/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/15/1998 Consistent with change

HUD-HUDSEC                   RIN: 2501-AC49
Uniform Financial Report of Standards for HUD Housing Programs
-- FR-4321 (Final Rule)
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/25/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/27/1998 Consistent with change

HUD-HUDSEC                   RIN: 2501-AC45
Uniform Physical Condition Standards and Physical Inspection
Requirements for Certain HUD Housing -- FR-4280 (Final Rule)
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/25/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/27/1998 Consistent with change

HUD-OH                       RIN: 2502-AH10
Home Equity Conversion Mortgages, Protection Measures Against
Excessive Fees -- FR-4306-P-01
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  01/23/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/13/1998 Consistent w/no change

HUD-OH                       RIN: 2502-AH15
Single-Family Mortgage Insurance, Electronic Underwriting --
FR-4311
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/26/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/06/1998 Consistent with change

HUD-OH                       RIN: 2502-AG96
Disposition of HUD-Acquired, Single-Family Property -- FR-4244
(Proposed Rule)
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  03/13/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 03/17/1998 Consistent with change

HUD-OH                       RIN: 2502-AH13
Portfollio Reengineering, Fiscal Year 1998 Transition Program
Guidelines -- FR-4162-N-03
STAGE: NOTICE OF GUIDELINES  ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/18/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 05/07/1998 Consistent w/no change

HUD-OH                       RIN: 2502-AH08
Builder Warranty for High-Ratio Single-Family Mortgages
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/27/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/11/1998 Consistent w/no change

HUD-OH                       RIN: 2502-AH03
HUD Minimum Property Standard, Adoption of the CABO 1995 Model
Energy Code -- FR-4272-P-01
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/15/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 05/08/1998 Consistent w/no change

HUD-OH                       RIN: 2502-AH20
Secondary Market for Non-Conforming Mortgage Loans to Low-Wealth
Borrowers; Advance Notice of Demonstration Program (FR-4348)
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/10/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/10/1998 Consistent w/no change

HUD-OH                       RIN: 2502-AH09
Multifamily Housing Mortgage and Housing Assistance
Restructuring Program (Mark-to-Market) and Renewal of Expiring
Section 8 Project-Based Assistance Contracts -- FR-4298 (Interim
Rule)
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/29/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/19/1998 Consistent with change

HUD-GNMA                     RIN: 2503-AA12
Ginnie Mae MBS Program: Standards for Financial Statements and
Book-Entry Securities -- FR-4331
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/13/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/18/1998 Consistent with change

HUD-CPD                      RIN: 2506-AB97
Empowerment Zones: Rule for Second Round Designations -- FR-4281
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/17/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 03/27/1998 Consistent with change

HUD-CPD                      RIN: 2506-AB97
Empowerment Zones: Second Round Designations -- FR-4281 (Final
Rule)
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/10/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/12/1998 Consistent w/no change

HUD-PIH                      RIN: 2577-AB74
Indian Housing Block Grant Program, Revised Notice of Transition
Requirements -- FR-4170-N-11
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  10/30/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/21/1998 Consistent w/no change

HUD-PIH                      RIN: 2577-AB74
Implementation of the Native American Housing Assistance and
Self-Determination Act of 1996 -- FR-4170 (Final Rule)
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/03/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 03/04/1998 Consistent with change

HUD-PIH                      RIN: 2577-AB72
Implementing Provisions of the Housing Opportunity Program
Extension Act of 1986 and Revising Section 8 Certificate,
Voucher and Moderate Rehabilitation Admission and Occupancy
Policies
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/06/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/27/1998 Consistent w/no change

HUD-PIH                      RIN: 2577-AB71
Replacement Housing Factor in Modernization Funding --
FR-4125-F-02
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/21/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/20/1998 Consistent w/no change

HUD-PIH                      RIN: 2577-AB78
Loan Guarantees for Indian Housing, Direct Guarantee Processing
-- FR-4241 (Interim Rule)
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/05/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/05/1998 Consistent w/no change

HUD-PIH                      RIN: 2577-AB81
Public Housing Assessment, Recovery and Enforcement System --
FR-4313-P-01
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/04/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/08/1998 Consistent with change

HUD-PIH                      RIN: 2577-AB60
Section 8 Rental Voucher and Certificate Program; Section 8
Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) -- FR-3986
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/21/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/21/1998 Consistent with change

HUD-PIH                      RIN: 2577-AB81
Public Housing Assessment System -- FR-4313 (Final Rule)
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/26/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/27/1998 Consistent with change

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Department of the Interior

DOI-BLM                      RIN: 1004-AC94
Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing and Operations
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/06/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/13/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOI-RB                       RIN: 1006-AA38
Information Requirements for Certain Farm Opertions in Excess of
960 Acres and the Elilgibility of Certain Formerly Excess Land
-- 43 CFR Part 428
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/02/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Judicial
COMPLETED: 11/13/1998 Consistent with change

DOI-MMS                      RIN: 1010-AC13
Royalty Relief for Producing Leases and Certain Existing Leases
in Deep Water
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/10/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/06/1998 Consistent with change

DOI-MMS                      RIN: 1010-AC14
Royalty Relief for New Leases in Deep Water
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/10/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/06/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOI-MMS                      RIN: 1010-AC24
Establishing Oil Value for Royalty Due on Indian Leases
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/09/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/28/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOI-MMS                      RIN: 1010-AC09
Establishing Oil Value for Royalty Due on Federal Leases
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/31/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/28/1998 Consistent with change

DOI-FWS                      RIN: 1018-AD07
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Establishment of
a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf
in Arizona and New Mexico
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/15/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/29/1998 Consistent with change

DOI-FWS                      RIN: 1018-AE24
Habitat Conservation Plan Assurances 'No Surprises Rule'
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/12/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/13/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOI-FWS                      RIN: 1018-AE11
Depredating Order for Double-Crested Cormorants
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/19/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/25/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOI-FWS                      RIN: 1018-AE93
Migratory Bird Hunting Proposed 1998-1999 Migratory Game Bird
Hunting Regulations (Preliminary) with Requests for Indian
Tribal Seasons
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  03/09/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 03/16/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOI-FWS                      RIN: 1018-ZA02
Notice of Policy on the Issuance of Permits for Giant Panda
Imports
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/23/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/20/1998 Consistent with change

DOI-FWS                      RIN: 1018-ZA01
Announcement of Draft Policy on the National Wildlife Refuge
System and Compensatory Mitigation under the Section 10/404
Program
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/25/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/02/1998 Consistent with change

DOI-FWS                      RIN: 1018-AB10
Captive-Bred Wildlife Regulation
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/24/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/20/1998 Consistent with change

DOI-FWS                      RIN: 1018-AE93
Migratory Bird Hunting: Final Frameworks for Early Season
Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  08/18/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/25/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOI-FWS                      RIN: 1018-AE93
Migratory Bird Hunting: Final Frameworks for Late-Season
Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  09/21/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/23/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOI-NPS                      RIN: 1024-AC47
Cape Cod National Seashore Off-Road Vehicle Use
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/23/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/10/1998 Consistent with change

DOI-NPS                      RIN: 1024-AC66
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Hawaii Public Nudity
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/23/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/12/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOI-NPS                      RIN: 1024-AC65
Personal Watercraft Use Within the NPS System
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/22/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/04/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOI-NPS                      RIN: 1024-AC68
Land and Water Conservation Fund Program of Assistance to
States: Post Completion Compliance Responsibilities
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/14/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/24/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOI-NPS                      RIN: 1024-AB96
National Natural Landmark Program
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/24/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 12/01/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOI-BIA                      RIN: 1076-AD20
Tribal Self-Governance
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/07/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/02/1998 Consistent with change

DOI-BIA                      RIN: 1076-AD87
Class III Gaming Procedures
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/09/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/15/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOI-OS                       RIN: 1093-AA08
Wild and Scenic Rivers
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  10/01/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/24/1998 Consistent with change

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Department of Justice

DOJ-LA                       RIN: 1105-AA51
Privacy and Security of Information in the NICS (Proposed Rule)
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/16/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/15/1998 Consistent with change

DOJ-LA                       RIN: 1105-AA39
Implementation of Section 109 of the Communications Assistance
for Law Enforcement Act: Proposed Definition of 'Significant
Upgrade or Major Modification'
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/24/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 03/24/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOJ-LA                       RIN: 1105-AA20
Revision of Department of Justice Freedom of Information Act and
Privacy Act Regulations and Implementation of Electronic Freedom
of Information Act Amendments of 1996 -- Public Law 104-231
STAGE: Final Rule (N/C)      ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/13/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 03/02/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOJ-LA                       RIN: 1105-AA51
NICS User Fee Charge (Proposed Rule)
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/06/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/10/1998 Consistent with change

DOJ-LA                       RIN: 1105-AA49
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: Implementing Amendment to
the Existing Regulations
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  10/06/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/21/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOJ-LA                       RIN: 1105-AA51
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (Final Rule)
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  10/13/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 10/23/1998 Consistent with change

DOJ-LA                       RIN: 1105-AA39
Capacity Requirements for Services Other Than Local Exchange,
Cellular, and Broadband Personnel Communication Services
STAGE: Prerule               ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/18/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 12/07/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOJ-INS                      RIN: 1115-AF03
Fingerprinting Applicants and Petitioners for Immigration
Benefits: Establishing a Fee for Fingerprinting by the Service
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/18/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 01/16/1998 Withdrawn by agency

DOJ-INS                      RIN: 1115-AD97
Screening Requirements for Carriers
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  01/22/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/22/1998 Consistent with change

DOJ-INS                      RIN: 1115-AE38
Petitioning Requirements for the 'H' Nonimmigrant Classification
-- INS 1769
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/06/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/01/1998 Consistent with change

DOJ-INS                      RIN: 1115-AE70
Limiting Liability for Certain Technical and Procedural
Violations of Paperwork Requirements
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/25/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 03/12/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOJ-INS                      RIN: 1115-AF03
Fingerprinting Applicants and Petitioners for Immigration
Benefit Establishing a Fee for Fingerprinting by the Service;
Requiring Completion of Criminal Background Checks Before Final,
etc.
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/04/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 03/05/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOJ-INS                      RIN: 1115-AF04
Adjustment of Status for Certain Nationals of Nicaragua and Cuba
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/24/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/02/1998 Consistent with change

DOJ-INS                      RIN: 1115-AE93
New Rules Regarding Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of
Removal
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/10/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/24/1998 Consistent with change

DOJ-INS                      RIN: 1115-AE88
Procedures for the Detention and Release of Criminal Aliens by
the Immigration and Naturalization Service and for Custody
Redeterminations by the Executive Office for Immigration Review
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/14/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/24/1998 Consistent with change

DOJ-INS                      RIN: 1115-AE73
Certificate of Health Care Workers
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/23/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/12/1998 Consistent with change

DOJ-INS                      RIN: 1115-AF15
Authorizing Suspension of Employment Authorization Requirements
in Emergent Circumstances for Certain F-1 Students
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/07/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/05/1998 Consistent with change

DOJ-INS                      RIN: 1115-AE99
Vertification of Eligibility for Public Benefits
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/16/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 07/14/1998 Consistent with change

DOJ-INS                      RIN: 1115-AE42
Immigration Examinations Fee Account (IEFA)
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  07/08/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 08/06/1998 Consistent with change

DOJ-INS                      RIN: 1115-AE59
Suspension of Privilege to Transport Aliens to the United States
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/08/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 09/30/1998 Consistent with change

DOJ-INS                      RIN: 1115-AF14
Suspension of Deportation and Special Rule Cancellation of
Removal for Certain Nationals of Guatemala, El Salvador, and
Former Soviet Bloc Countries
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/22/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/20/1998 Consistent with change

DOJ-INS                      RIN: 1115-AF29
Delegation of the Adjudication of Certain H-2A Petitions to the
Department of Labor
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/29/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/14/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOJ-INS                      RIN: 1115-AF20
Powers of the Attorney General to Authorize State or Local Law
Enforcement Officers to Enforce Immigration Law During a Mass
Influx of Aliens
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/12/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 12/23/1998 Consistent with change

DOJ-INS                      RIN: 1115-AF31
Petitioning Requirements for the H-1B Nonimmigrant
Classification under Public Law 105-277
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/19/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 11/25/1998 Consistent with change

DOJ-DEA                      RIN: 1117-AA31
Exemption of Chemical Mixtures
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/21/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/04/1998 Consistent with change

DOJ-BOP                      RIN: 1120-AA84
Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI), Standards and Procedures
Which Facilitate FPI's Ability to Accomplish Its Mission
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/23/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 12/08/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOJ-EOIR                     RIN: 1125-AA25
Suspension of Deportation and Cancellation of Removal
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/25/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 09/28/1998 Consistent with change

DOJ-CRT                      RIN: 1190-AA28
Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs and
Activities Receiving or Benefiting from Federal Financial
Assistance
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/01/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 12/09/1998 Consistent w/no change

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Department of Labor

DOL-ETA                      RIN: 1205-AB11
Labor Certification Process for the Permanent Employment of
Aliens, Researchers Employed by Research Institutes and Federal
Research Agencies -- 20 CFR Part 656
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/22/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/03/1998 Consistent with change

DOL-ETA                      RIN: 1205-AB19
Labor Certification Process for the Temporary Employment of
Nonimmigrant Alien in Agriculture in the United States,
Administrative Measusres to Enhance Efficiency--20 CFR 654 & 655
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/29/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/11/1998 Consistent with change

DOL-ETA                      RIN: 1205-AB20
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Advanced Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking)
STAGE: Prerule               ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/07/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 12/16/1998 Withdrawn by agency

DOL-PWBA                     RIN: 1210-AA55
Summary Plan Description Regulation (Interim Final Rule)
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/21/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/28/1998 Consistent with change

DOL-PWBA                     RIN: 1210-AA69
Summary Plan Description Regulation (Proposed Amendments)
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  08/21/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/28/1998 Consistent with change

DOL-PWBA                     RIN: 1210-AA61
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; Rules and
Regulations for Administration and Enforcement, Claims Procedure
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  08/21/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/28/1998 Consistent with change

DOL-PWBA                     RIN: 1210-AA63
Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers under the
Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act (Interim Final Rule)
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/27/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/13/1998 Consistent with change

DOL-PWBA                     RIN: 1210-AA52
Annual Reporting and Disclosure Requirements (Proposed Revision)
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/31/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/02/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOL-ESA                      RIN: 1215-AB07
Claims for Compensation under the Federal Employees'
Compensation Act -- 20 CFR Parts 10 and 25
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/01/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/16/1998 Consistent with change

DOL-ESA                      RIN: 1215-ZA00
Notice of Performance Bonus Criteria for Welfare-to-Work Formula
Grants
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/25/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 11/17/1998 Consistent with change

DOL-ESA                      RIN: 1215-AB09
H-1B Rules Implementing American Competitiveness Workforce and
Improvement Act of 1998; Permanent Employment Rule Implementing
American Competitiveness Workforce and Improvement Act of 1998
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/07/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 12/24/1998 Consistent with change

DOL-OSHA                     RIN: 1218-AA65
Safety Standards for Steel Erection
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  05/07/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/30/1998 Consistent with change

DOL-OSHA                     RIN: 1218-AB33
Powered Industrial Truck Operator Training
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  08/25/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/06/1998 Consistent with change

DOL-MSHA                     RIN: 1219-AA74
Diesel Particulate Matter Exposure of Underground Coal Miners
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/11/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 03/16/1998 Consistent with change

DOL-MSHA                     RIN: 1219-AB11
Diesel Particulate Matter Exposure of Underground Metal and
Nonmetal Miners
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/22/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/14/1998 Consistent with change

DOL-OS                       RIN: 1290-AA16
Protection of Individual Privacy and Access to Records under the
Privacy Act of 1974 -- 29 CFR Parts 70a and 71
STAGE: Final Rule (N/C)      ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/28/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/08/1998 Consistent w/no change

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Department of State

STATE                        RIN: 1400-ZA00
Documentation of Nonimmigrants under the Immigration and
Nationality Act, as Amended; Border Crossing Identification Cards
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/31/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 04/01/1998 Consistent w/no change

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Department of Transportation

DOT-OST                      RIN: 2105-AB78
Passenger Manifest Information
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/05/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/11/1998 Consistent with change

DOT-OST                      RIN: 2105-AC00
Accessibility of Over-the-Road Buses, Americans with
Disabilities Act
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/18/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 03/19/1998 Consistent with change

DOT-OST                      RIN: 2105-AC71
Aviation Data Requirements Review and Modernization Program --
14 CFR 234, 241, 250, 298, and 374a
STAGE: Prerule               ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/22/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/02/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOT-OST                      RIN: 2105-AC00
Transportation for Individuals with Disabilities
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/25/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Judicial
COMPLETED: 09/15/1998 Consistent with change

DOT-OST                      RIN: 2105-AC00
Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for
Transportation Vehicles, Over-the-Road Buses
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/09/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Judicial
COMPLETED: 09/15/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOT-USCG                     RIN: 2115-AD75
Security for Passenger Vessels and Passenger Terminals
STAGE: Final Rule (N/C)      ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/26/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/15/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOT-FAA                      RIN: 2120-AB17
Improved Standards for Determining Rejected Takeoff and Landing
Performance
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/24/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/14/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOT-FAA                      RIN: 2120-AG42
Revised Standards for Cargo or Baggage Compartments in Transport
Category Airplanes
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  01/20/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/11/1998 Consistent with change

DOT-FAA                      RIN: 2120-AG35
Prohibition of the Transportation of Devices Designed as
Chemical Oxygen Generators as Cargo in Aircraft
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  01/26/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/11/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOT-FAA                      RIN: 2120-AD42
Fatigue Evaluation of Structure
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  01/26/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/19/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOT-FAA                      RIN: 2120-AG43
Child Restraint Systems
STAGE: Prerule               ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/11/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/11/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOT-FAA                      RIN: 2120-AG13
Security Programs of Foreign Air Carriers and Foreign Operators
of U.S.-Registered Aircraft Engaged in Common Carriage
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/19/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/05/1998 Consistent with change

DOT-FAA                      RIN: 2120-AG46
Terrain Awareness and Warning System
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  06/22/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/17/1998 Consistent with change

DOT-FAA                      RIN: 2120-AF98
Financial Responsibility Requirements for Licensed Launch
Activities
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/16/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/17/1998 Consistent with change

DOT-FHWA                     RIN: 2125-AD27
Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Lighting
Devices, Reflectors, and Electrical Equipment
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  03/06/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 05/14/1998 Consistent with change

DOT-FHWA                     RIN: 2125-AE22
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, Definition of
Commercial Motor Vehicle
STAGE: Prerule               ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/30/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 05/13/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOT-FHWA                     RIN: 2125-AD49
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, General; Commercial
Motor Vehicle Marking
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/30/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 05/15/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOT-FHWA                     RIN: 2125-AD75
Railroad Grade Crossing Safety
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/30/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 07/02/1998 Consistent with change

DOT-NHTSA                    RIN: 2127-AG72
Light Truck Average Fuel Economy Standard, Model Year 2000
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  03/30/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 03/31/1998 Consistent with change

DOT-NHTSA                    RIN: 2127-AH46
Uniform Criteria for State Observational Surveys of Belt Use
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  08/25/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/26/1998 Consistent with change

DOT-NHTSA                    RIN: 2127-AG70
Occupant Crash Protection, Improved Air Bags
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  08/26/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 09/01/1998 Consistent with change

DOT-NHTSA                    RIN: 2127-AC19
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, School Bus Body Joint
Strength (Final Rule)
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/26/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/30/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOT-NHTSA                    RIN: 2127-AH39
Operation of Motor Vehicles by Intoxicated Persons
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  08/27/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 08/28/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOT-NHTSA                    RIN: 2127-AH38
Incentive Grants for Use of Seat Belts, Allocation Based on
State Seat Belt Use Rates
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  09/30/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 09/30/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOT-FRA                      RIN: 2130-AA96
Passenger Train Emergency Preparedness
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/27/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 04/06/1998 Consistent with change

DOT-FRA                      RIN: 2130-AA75
Track Safety Standards
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/28/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 05/28/1998 Consistent with change

DOT-FRA                      RIN: 2130-AB16
Brake System Safety Standards for Freight and Other
Non-Passenger Trains and Equipment
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/01/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/18/1998 Consistent with change

DOT-MARAD                    RIN: 2133-AB19
Determination of Fair and Reasonable Rates for the Carriage of
Bulk and Packaged Preference Cargoes on U.S. Flag Commercial
Vessels
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  01/08/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/20/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOT-RSPA                     RIN: 2137-AC78
Risk-Based Alternative to Pressure Testing Older Hazardous
Liquid and CO2 Pipeline (Proposed Rule)
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  01/12/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/27/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOT-RSPA                     RIN: 2137-AB38
Qualification of Pipeline Personnel
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/11/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/10/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOT-RSPA                     RIN: 2137-AC78
Risk-Based Alternative to Pressure Testing -- Docket PS-144
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/29/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/19/1998 Consistent w/no change

DOT-RSPA                     RIN: 2137-AA92
Hazardous Materials: Requirements for DOT Specification Cylinders
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/29/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/14/1998 Consistent w/no change

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Department of the Treasury

TREAS-FMS                    RIN: 1510-AA56
Management of Agency Disbursements, Electronic Funds Transfer
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/06/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 09/17/1998 Consistent with change

TREAS-IRS                    RIN: 1545-AV52
Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers under the
Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  08/26/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/09/1998 Consistent with change

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Department of Veterans Affairs

VA                           RIN: 2900-AI68
Reservists Education: Monthly Vertification of Enrollment and
Other Reports
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/17/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/06/1998 Consistent w/no change

VA                           RIN: 2900-AI77
Compensation for Certain Undiagnosed Illnesses
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/30/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/06/1998 Consistent w/no change

VA                           RIN: 2900-AH98
Release of Information from Department of Veterans Affairs
Records
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/12/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 08/14/1998 Consistent with change

VA                           RIN: 2900-AH66
Payment for Non-VA Physician Services Associated with Either
Outpatient or Inpatient Care Provided at Non-VA Facilities
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/12/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/16/1998 Consistent w/no change

VA                           RIN: 2900-AE64
Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of
Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA)
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/13/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/18/1998 Consistent with change

VA                           RIN: 2900-AJ04
Additional Disability or Death Due to Hospital Care, Medical or
Surgical Treatment, Examination, or Training and Rehabilitation
Services
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/14/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/12/1998 Consistent w/no change

VA                           RIN: 2900-AJ18
Enrollment Provisions of Hospital and Outpatient Care to Veterans
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/15/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/06/1998 Consistent with change

VA                           RIN: 2900-AJ09
Eligibility Reporting Requirements
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/18/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/28/1998 Consistent with change

VA                           RIN: 2900-AI00
Claims Based on Exposure to Ionizing Radiation (Prostate Cancer
and Any Other Cancer)
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/19/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/16/1998 Consistent w/no change

VA                           RIN: 2900-AJ28
Medical: Advance Health Care Planning
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/27/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/26/1998 Consistent w/no change

VA                           RIN: 2900-AJ24
Provisions of Drugs and Medicines Prescribed by Non-VA Physicians
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/03/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/30/1998 Consistent with change

VA                           RIN: 2900-AJ30
Medical Care Collection or Recovery
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/23/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/25/1998 Consistent with change

VA                           RIN: 2900-AJ44
Well Grounded Claims/Duty to Assist
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  10/23/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/26/1998 Consistent w/no change

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Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

ATBCB                        RIN: 3014-AA19
Telecommunications Act Accessibility Guidelines
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/13/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 01/26/1998 Consistent with change

ATBCB                        RIN: 3014-AA21
Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines, Play
Areas
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  01/20/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/21/1998 Consistent with change

ATBCB                        RIN: 3014-AA23
Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for
Transit Vehicles, Over-the-Road Buses
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  02/11/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 03/19/1998 Consistent w/no change

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Environmental Protection Agency

EPA-OECA                     RIN: 2020-AA37
Revision of Existing Variance and Exemption Regulations to
Comply with Requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  01/21/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 03/30/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-OECA                     RIN: 2020-AA37
Revision of Existing Variance and Exemption Regulations to
Comply with Requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act -- SAN
4040
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/15/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 08/03/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-WATER                    RIN: 2040-AC99
Consumer Confidence Reports
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/21/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 01/30/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-WATER                    RIN: 2040-AB98
Effluent Guidelines, Pretreatment Standards, and New Source
Performance Standards for the Transportation Equipment Cleaning
Category
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/24/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Judicial
COMPLETED: 05/15/1998 Deadline case

EPA-WATER                    RIN: 2040-AC87
Streamlining the State Sewage Sludge Management Regulations
STAGE: Final Rule (N/C)      ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/27/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/03/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-WATER                    RIN: 2040-AC56
Water Quality Standards Regulation Revision
STAGE: Prerule               ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/10/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 05/08/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-WATER                    RIN: 2040-AA13
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Category Effluent Limitations
Guidelines, Pretreatment Standards, and New Source Performance
Standards (Final Rule)
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/27/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Judicial
COMPLETED: 08/03/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-WATER                    RIN: 2040-AB39
NPDES Wastewater Permit Application Forms and Regulatory
Revisions for Municipal Discharges and Sewage Sludge Use or
Disposal
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/01/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 12/03/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-WATER                    RIN: 2040-AB83
Revisions to the Underground Injection Control Regulations for
Class V Injection Wells
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/04/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Judicial
COMPLETED: 07/15/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-WATER                    RIN: 2040-AB78
Effluent Limitations Guidelines, Pretreatment Standards, and New
Source Performance Standards for the Centralized Waste Treatment
Point Source Category
STAGE: RE-PROPOSAL           ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/08/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Judicial
COMPLETED: 12/21/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-WATER                    RIN: 2040-AC99
Consumer Confidence Report Rule
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/13/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 08/03/1998 Deadline case

EPA-WATER                    RIN: 2040-AB82
Stage 1 Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts Rule
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  08/07/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 11/23/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-WATER                    RIN: 2040-AC91
Enhanced Surface Water Treatment (Interim Rule)
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  08/07/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 11/16/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-SWER                     RIN: 2050-AD77
Financial Assurance Mechanisms for Corporate Owners and
Operators of Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Facilities
STAGE: Final Rule (N/C)      ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/09/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/23/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-SWER                     RIN: 2050-AE01
Hazardous Waste Combustors Revised Standards: RCRA Comparable
Fuel Exclusion; Permit Modifications for Hazardous Waste
Combustion Units; Notification of Intent to Comply, etc. (Final)
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  01/09/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/22/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-SWER                     RIN: 2050-AD79
Listing Determination for Hazardous Waste, Organobromines
Chemical Industry
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  01/28/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Judicial
COMPLETED: 04/10/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-SWER                     RIN: 2050-AE05
Land Disposal Restrictions-Phase IV: Paperwork Reduction,
Mineral Processing and Characteristic Metal Wastes, Related
Mineral Processing Issues
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/19/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Judicial
COMPLETED: 04/30/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-SWER                     RIN: 2050-AE17
Amendments to EPCRA Regulations, Amendments to Hazardous
Chemical Reporting Thresholds Streamlining Requirements --
Sections 302-312
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/27/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/29/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-SWER                     RIN: 2050-AD88
Hazardous Waste Management System Identification and Listing of
Hazardous Waste: Petroleum Refining Process Wastes; Land
Disposal Restrictions for Newly Identified Wastes; CERCLA
Harzardous, etc.
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  04/09/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Judicial
COMPLETED: 06/29/1998 Deadline case

EPA-SWER                     RIN: 2050-AD03
RCRA Subtitle D Solid Waste Facilities, State Permit Program
Determination Adequacy (State Implementation Rule)
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/04/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/10/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-SWER                     RIN: 2050-AD55
Standards Applicable to Owners and Operators of Closed and
Closing Hazardous Waste Management Facilities' Post-Closure
Permit Requirements, Closure Process
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/01/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/10/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-SWER                     RIN: 2050-AE22
Hazardous Remediation Waste Management Requirements (HWIR-Media)
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/01/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/07/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-SWER                     RIN: 2050-ZA00
Emergency Revision of the Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR)
Treatment Standards for Listed Hazardous Wastes from Carbamate
Production
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/19/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/26/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-SWER                     RIN: 2050-ZA01
Land Disposal Resstrictions: Treatment Standards for Spent
Potliners from Primary Aluminum Reduction -- KO88
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/31/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Judicial
COMPLETED: 09/16/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-SWER                     RIN: 2050-AD84
Hazardous Waste Management System: Identification and Listing of
Hazardous Waste, Solvents
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  10/02/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Judicial
COMPLETED: 10/27/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-SWER                     RIN: 2050-AE46
Accidental Release Prevention Requirements; Risk Management
Programs under Clean Air Act Section 112(r)(7) Amendments
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/05/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 12/02/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AF26
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for
Publicly Owned Treatment Works (Proposed Rule)
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/09/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 03/11/1998 Withdrawn by agency

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AH64
Acid Rain Program: Determinations on Section 75.7 (EPA Study of
Bias Test) and Section 75.8 (Relative Accuracy and Availability
Analysis)
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/22/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 03/23/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AG46
Acid Rain Program: Continuous Emission Monitoring Rule Revisions
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/22/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 03/23/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AH65
New CI Marine Engines At or Above 37 Kilowatts (ANPRM)
STAGE: Prerule               ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/12/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/27/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AH10
The Supplemental Notice for the Finding of Significant Contribu-
tion and Rulemaking for Certain States in the Ozone Transport
Assessment Group Region for Purposes of Reducing Transport Ozone
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  02/27/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/27/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-ZA01
Determination of Adequacy of Section 112 Authorities and
Determination of Need for Additional Standards
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/02/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Judicial
COMPLETED: 03/12/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-ZA02
Promulgation of Federal Implementation Plan for Arizona -
Phoenix Moderate Area PM-10; Disapproval of State Implementation
for Arizona - Phoenix Moderate Area PM 10
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/10/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Judicial
COMPLETED: 03/18/1998 Consistent w/no change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AF28
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from
Petroleum Refineries: Catalytic Cracking (Fluid and Other)
Units, Catalytic Reforming Units, and Sulfur Plant Units
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/20/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 06/17/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AH20
Notice of Source Category Listing for Section 112(d)(2)
Rulemaking Pursuant to Section 112(c)(6) Requirements
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/20/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Judicial
COMPLETED: 04/02/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AH60
Acid Raid Program: Revisions to the Permits and Sulfur Dioxide
Allowance System Regulations under Title IV of the Clean Air Act
to Improve the Operation of the Allowance Tracking System, etc.
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/30/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/22/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AH05
Compliance Program for Light-Duty Vehicles and Trucks
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/02/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/23/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AG28
Consolidated Federal Air Rule for the Synthetic Organic Chemical
Manufacturing Industry
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/08/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/07/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AF62
National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for
Consumer Products
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/09/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Judicial
COMPLETED: 08/14/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AH88
Findings of Significant Contribution and Rulemaking on Section
126 Petitions for Purposes of Reducing Interstate Ozone Transport
STAGE: Prerule               ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  04/09/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/23/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AG85
Criteria for the Certification and Recertification of the Waste
Isolation Pilot Plant's Compliance with the 40 CFR Part 191
Disposal Regulations: Certification Decision
STAGE: Final Rule (N/C)      ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/06/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 05/12/1998 Consistent w/no change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AG77
Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modification of the
Covered Areas Provision for Reformulated Gasoline
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/13/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/21/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AE83
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for
Pharmaceuticals Production
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/10/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Judicial
COMPLETED: 07/29/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AF76
Control of Air Pollution from Motor Vehicles and New Motor
Vehicle Engines, Modification of Federal On-Board Diagnostic
Regulations for Light-Duty Vehicles and Light-Duty Trucks
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/26/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/24/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AF26
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for
Publicly Owned Treatment Works (Proposed Rule)
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/26/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 09/08/1998 Consistent w/no change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AG60
Approval of State Programs and Delegation of Federal Authorities
-- 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart E, Section 112(1) of the Clean Air Act
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  07/06/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/09/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AE56
Revised Standards of Performance for Nitrogen Oxide Emissions
from New Fossil-Fuel-Fired Steam Generating Units
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  07/06/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Judicial
COMPLETED: 09/02/1998 Consistent w/no change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-ZA02
Promulgation of Federal Implementation Plan for Arizona-Phoenix
Moderate Area PM-10; Disapproval of State Implementation Plan
for Arizona-Phoenix Moderate Area PM-10
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/09/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Judicial
COMPLETED: 07/17/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AE55
National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for
Architectural Coatings
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  07/15/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Judicial
COMPLETED: 08/14/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AF76
Non-Road Diesel Engines (Final Rule)
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  07/22/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Judicial
COMPLETED: 08/27/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AH21
Integrated Urban Air Toxics Strategy
STAGE: Notice                ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/13/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Judicial
COMPLETED: 08/31/1998 Consistent w/no change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-ZA02
Proposed Amendments to the Federal Implementation Plan for
Arizona, Phoenix PM-10 Moderate Area Fugitive Dust Rule
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/31/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/02/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AH10
Findings of Significant Contribution and Rulemaking for Certain
States in the Ozone Transport Assessment Group Region for
Purposes of Reducing Transport of Ozone
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  09/11/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/23/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AH87
Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce the Regional Transport of
Ozone
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  09/11/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/23/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AH88
Findings of Significant Contribution and Rulemaking on Section
126 Petitions for Purposes of Reducing Interstate Ozone Transport
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  09/11/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/23/1998 Deadline case

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AG12
Update of Acceptability Lists under the New Alternatives Policy
(Proposed Rule)
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/23/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 12/22/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AH92
Air Quality Index Reporting
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  10/30/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 12/01/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AI17
Control of Emmissions of Air Pollution from New CI Marine
Engines At or Above 37 Kilowatts
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  11/10/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Judicial
COMPLETED: 11/24/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AG12
Update of Lists under the Significant New Alternatives Policy
(Final Rule)
STAGE: Final Rule (N/C)      ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/16/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 12/22/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-AR                       RIN: 2060-AG12
Listing of Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances under the
Significant New Alternatives Policy (Advance Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking)
STAGE: Prerule               ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/11/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 12/22/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-OPPTS                    RIN: 2070-AD04
Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/19/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 03/19/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-OPPTS                    RIN: 2070-AC65
Lead: Requirements for Hazard Education Before Renovation of
Target Housing
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/23/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 03/26/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-OPPTS                    RIN: 2070-AC63
Lead: Identification of Dangerous Levels of Lead
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/06/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Judicial
COMPLETED: 05/27/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-OPPTS                    RIN: 2070-AC72
Lead Management and Disposal of Lead-Based Paint Debris
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/22/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/21/1998 Consistent with change

EPA-OPPTS                    RIN: 2070-AD09
Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxic Chemicals: Lowering of
Reporting Thrersholds for Certain Persistent Bioaccumulative
Toxic Chemicals, Amendments to Proposed Addition of a Dioxin and
Dioxin
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  09/16/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 12/24/1998 Consistent with change

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

EEOC                         RIN: 3046-AA66
Federal Sector Equal Employment Opportunity
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/16/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/10/1998 Consistent with change

EEOC                         RIN: 3046-AA58
Waivers of Rights and Claims under the Age Discrimination in
Employment Act of 1967 -- 29 CFR Part 1625
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/24/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 05/27/1998 Consistent with change

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General Services Administration

GSA                          RIN: 3090-AG62
Federal Travel Regulation, Ship Privately Owned Vehicles (POV)
International
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  01/21/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/29/1998 Consistent w/no change

GSA                          RIN: 3090-AG31
Assignment and Utilization of Space
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/05/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/10/1998 Withdrawn by agency

GSA                          RIN: 3090-AG32
Management of Buildings and Grounds
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/05/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/10/1998 Withdrawn by agency

GSA                          RIN: 3090-AG33
Federal Buildings Fund
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/05/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/10/1998 Withdrawn by agency

GSA                          RIN: 3090-AG13
Aviation, Transportation, and Motor Vehicles -- 101-37.11
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/12/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/05/1998 Consistent with change

GSA                          RIN: 3090-AG48
Federal Travel Regulation: Relocation Income Tax Allowance Tax
Tables
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/12/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/23/1998 Consistent w/no change

GSA                          RIN: 3090-AG61
FPMR Amendment, Smoking Policy
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/17/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/24/1998 Consistent w/no change

GSA                          RIN: 3090-AG60
Utilization and Disposal of Real Property -- 101-47
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/26/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 08/05/1998 Consistent w/no change

GSA                          RIN: 3090-AG74
Disposal of Excess and Exchange/Sale Information Technology (IT)
Equipment
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/15/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/20/1998 Consistent w/no change

GSA                          RIN: 3090-AG79
User Fees
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/21/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/24/1998 Consistent w/no change

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National Archives and Records Administration

NARA                         RIN: 3095-AA66
Privacy Act Regulations
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/14/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/12/1998 Consistent with change

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National Science Foundation

NSF                          RIN: 3145-AA34
Conservation of Antarctic Animals and Plants
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/17/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 03/09/1998 Withdrawn by agency

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Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight

OFHEO                        RIN: 2550-AA05
Implementation of the Privacy Act of 1974
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  10/24/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/29/1998 Consistent with change

OFHEO                        RIN: 2550-AA01
Releasing Information
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/30/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 12/17/1998 Consistent with change

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Office of Government Ethics

OGE                          RIN: 3209-AA00
Removal of Obsolete Regulations Concerning the Inoperative
Statutory Honorarium Bar, Revisions to Related Supplemental
Reporting Requirements, and Conforming Technical Amendments
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/22/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/29/1998 Consistent with change

OGE                          RIN: 3209-AA04
Standards of Ethical Conduct for Emplyoees of the Executive
Branch (Proposed Rule Amendments)
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  01/09/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/29/1998 Consistent with change

OGE                          RIN: 3209-AA04
Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive
Branch (Proposed Rule)
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/08/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/29/1998 Consistent with change

OGE                          RIN: 3209-AA22
Office of Government Ethics Freedom of Information Act
Regulation Amendments
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  10/08/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/24/1998 Consistent w/no change

OGE                          RIN: 3209-AA00
Financial Disclosure Rule for Executive Branch Employees,
Technical Amendments
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  10/20/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 12/08/1998 Consistent w/no change

OGE                          RIN: 3209-AA04
Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive
Branch (Final Rule Amendments)
STAGE: Final Rule (N/C)      ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  10/27/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 12/08/1998 Consistent w/no change

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Office of Personnel Management

OPM                          RIN: 3206-AF78
Political Activity: Federal Employees Residing in Designated
Localities
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/09/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/22/1998 Consistent w/no change

OPM                          RIN: 3206-AH72
Agency Relationships With Organizations Representing Federal
Employees and Other Organizations (Final Rule)
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/17/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/07/1998 Consistent w/no change

OPM                          RIN: 3206-AI08
Appointment, Pay, and Removal of Administrative Law Judges
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  12/19/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/11/1998 Consistent with change

OPM                          RIN: 3206-AI12
Retirement and Insurance: Exemption from Continuity of Coverage
Requirements for Certain Decennial Census Employees with Dual
Appointments
STAGE: Final Rule (N/C)      ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/17/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/18/1998 Consistent w/no change

OPM                          RIN: 3206-AH43
Processing Garnishment Orders for Child Support and Alimony,
Commercial Garnishment of Federal Employees Pay
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/18/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 03/17/1998 Consistent w/no change

OPM                          RIN: 3206-AH92
Senior Executive Service: Involuntary Reassignment,
Reinstatement to Senior Level Positions
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/30/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/02/1998 Consistent with change

OPM                          RIN: 3206-AI29
Hazardous Duty Pay
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/13/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/22/1998 Consistent with change

OPM                          RIN: 3206-AI27
Prohibition of 'Gag Clauses' in the Federal Employee Health
Benefit Program
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/19/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 05/19/1998 Consistent w/no change

OPM                          RIN: 3206-AI25
Voluntary Early Retirement Authority
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/28/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/04/1998 Consistent w/no change

OPM                          RIN: 3206-AG77
Reduction in Force: Retreat Rights (Final Rule)
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/28/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/02/1998 Consistent w/no change

OPM                          RIN: 3206-AG96
Federal Employees Retirement System, Open Enrollment Act
Implementation (Interim Rule)
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/02/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 06/15/1998 Consistent with change

OPM                          RIN: 3206-AI31
Retention Allowances
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/03/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/16/1998 Consistent with change

OPM                          RIN: 3206-AI28
Federal Employment Priority Consideration Program for Displaced
Employees of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/06/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/29/1998 Consistent with change

OPM                          RIN: 3206-AI27
Prohibition of 'Gag Clauses' in the Federal Employees Health
Benefits Program
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/06/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/06/1998 Consistent w/no change

OPM                          RIN: 3206-AI33
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Contributions and
Withholdings
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/17/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/24/1998 Consistent with change

OPM                          RIN: 3206-AI37
Effective Dates
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/20/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/26/1998 Consistent with change

OPM                          RIN: 3206-AH61
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Disenrollment
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/10/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/28/1998 Consistent w/no change

OPM                          RIN: 3206-AI36
Prevailing Rate Systems: Environmental Differential Pay for
Working at High Altitudes
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  09/24/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/05/1998 Consistent w/no change

OPM                          RIN: 3206-AI38
Cost of Living Allowances: Nonforeign Areas; Honolulu, HI
(Miscellaneous Component Change)
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  10/01/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/08/1998 Consistent w/no change

OPM                          RIN: 3206-AH92
Employment in the Senior Executive Service; Promotion and
Internal Placement
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  10/27/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/02/1998 Consistent w/no change

OPM                          RIN: 3206-AI50
Firefighter Pay
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/03/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/17/1998 Consistent w/no change

OPM                          RIN: 3206-AI51
Excepted Service: Promotion and Internal Placement
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/12/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/24/1998 Consistent w/no change

OPM                          RIN: 3206-AI53
Authorization of Solicitations During the Combined Federal
Campaign
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/24/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/24/1998 Consistent w/no change

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Office of the United States Trade Representative

TRADEREP                     RIN: 0350-ZA04
Developing and Least-Developed Country Designations under the
Countervailing Duty Law
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/20/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/08/1998 Consistent with change

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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

PBGC                         RIN: 1212-AA87
Recoupment and Reimbursement of Benefit Overpayments and
Underpayments
STAGE: Final Rule (N/C)      ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/07/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/13/1998 Consistent w/no change

PBGC                         RIN: 1212-AA79
Payment of Premiums
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  11/06/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 11/12/1998 Consistent w/no change

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Railroad Retirement Board

RRB                          RIN: 3220-AB18
Determining Disability
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/21/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/14/1998 Consistent w/no change

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Small Business Administration

SBA                          RIN: 3245-AD89
Small Business Size Standards: Engineering Services,
Architectual Services, and Surveying and Mapping Service
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  12/30/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 01/26/1998 Consistent with change

SBA                          RIN: 3245-AD83
Small Business Size Regulations: 8(a)Business Development/Small
Disadvantaged Business Status Determinations, Rules of Procedure
Governing Cases Before the Office of Hearings and Appeals
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  02/18/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 03/10/1998 Consistent w/no change

SBA                          RIN: 3245-AD83
8(a) Business Development, Small Disadvantaged Business Status
Determinations
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/10/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/19/1998 Consistent with change

SBA                          RIN: 3245-AE02
HUBZone Program Proposed Regulation
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/11/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 04/01/1998 Consistent with change

SBA                          RIN: 3245-AD84
Business Loans Financing Nondepository Institutions
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/25/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/29/1998 Consistent with change

SBA                          RIN: 3245-AE11
Revisions to PCLP Regulations
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/29/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 04/29/1998 Consistent w/no change

SBA                          RIN: 3245-AD99
Revisions to 504 Regulations
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  04/29/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 04/29/1998 Consistent w/no change

SBA                          RIN: 3245-AE04
Contract Bundling Procurement Strategy
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/06/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 08/25/1998 Withdrawn by agency

SBA                          RIN: 3245-AE02
HUBZone Empowerment Contracting Program
STAGE: Final Rule (N/C)      ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  05/15/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 06/05/1998 Consistent with change

SBA                          RIN: 3245-AD90
Administrative Offset Regulation (Proposed Rule)
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/18/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 10/05/1998 Withdrawn by agency

SBA                          RIN: 3245-AD98
Disaster Loan Program (Final Rule Adopting Interim Final Rule
Amendments)
STAGE: Final Rule (N/C)      ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  07/27/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/28/1998 Returned (improper)

SBA                          RIN: 3245-AE01
Small Business Size Regulations and Government Contracting
Assistance Regulations; Very Small Business Concerns
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/06/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/24/1998 Consistent w/no change

SBA                          RIN: 3245-AD98
Disaster Loans for Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Businesses
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/25/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/24/1998 Consistent w/no change

SBA                          RIN: 3245-AD88
Eligibility Criteria for Disaster Loans
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/25/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/24/1998 Consistent w/no change

SBA                          RIN: 3245-AE01
Small Business Size Regulations and Government Contracting
Assistance Regulations, Very Small Business Concern
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  08/25/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/24/1998 Returned (improper)

SBA                          RIN: 3245-AE04
Contract Bundling Procurement Strategy
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  10/07/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 12/03/1998 Consistent with change

SBA                          RIN: 3245-AD99
Revision to 504 Program Regulation
STAGE: Final Rule (N/C)      ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  11/05/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 12/02/1998 Consistent w/no change

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Social Security Administration

SSA                          RIN: 0960-AE65
Revised Medical Criteria for Determination of Disability,
Endocrine System and Related Criteria
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  12/29/1997        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 02/25/1998 Consistent w/no change

SSA                          RIN: 0960-AE77
Denial of Supplemental Security Income Benefits for Fugitive
Felons and Probation and Parole Violators
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  03/06/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/04/1998 Consistent with change

SSA                          RIN: 0960-AE71
Effective Date of Application for Supplemental Security Income
(SSI) Benefits
STAGE: Proposed Rule         ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  05/18/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 07/28/1998 Consistent with change

SSA                          RIN: 0960-AE53
Identification and Referral of Cases for Quality Review under
the Appeals Council's Authority to Review Cases on Its Own
Motion, Administrative Review Process
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  05/29/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 06/24/1998 Consistent with change

SSA                          RIN: 0960-AE36
Permit the Department of State and the Immigration and
Naturalization Service (INS) to Collect Information Needed to
Assign Social Security Numbers (SSNs) to Aliens
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/25/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/22/1998 Consistent with change

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Federal Acquisition Regulations

FAR                          RIN: 9000-AH59
Federal Acquisition Reglation: Reform of Affirmative Action in
Federal Procurement -- FAR Case 97-004A and Case 97-004B
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  02/27/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: Statutory
COMPLETED: 06/19/1998 Consistent with change

FAR                          RIN: 9000-AI05
Service Contract Act, Commerical Item Subcontracts -- FAR Case
98-605
STAGE: Final Rule            ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED:  06/03/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 08/24/1998 Withdrawn by agency

FAR                          RIN: 9000-AH59
Reform of Affirmative Action in Federal Procurment -- FAR Case
97-004c
STAGE: Interim Final Rule    ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes
RECEIVED:  09/24/1998        LEGAL DEADLINE: None
COMPLETED: 09/25/1998 Returned (improper)

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