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VerDate 11-MAY-2000 21:44 Oct 17, 2000 Jkt 194001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4710 Sfmt 4710 E:\FR\FM\18OCWS.LOC pfrm08 PsN: 18OCWS 2 III Contents Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 202 Wednesday, October 18, 2000 Administration on Aging Customs Service See Aging Administration NOTICES Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA): Aging Administration Foreign entities violating textile transshipment and country of origin rules; list, 62409±62412 NOTICES Grant and cooperative agreement awards: National Indian Council on Aging et al., 62358±62359 Defense Department See Air Force Department See Engineers Corps Agriculture Department NOTICES See Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Civilian health and medical program of uniformed services NOTICES (CHAMPUS): Federal land and resource management: TRICARE programÐ Watershed management; unified Federal policy, 62565± Mental health rate updates (2001 FY), 62335±62336 62572 Federal land and resource management: Watershed management; unified Federal policy, 62565± Air Force Department 62572 NOTICES Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.: Agency information collection activities: DOD Dependents Schools; minor dependents in overseas Proposed collection; comment request, 62337 areas; education eligibility requirements; directive changes, 62336±62337 Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Manual (Revision 1), 62531±62533 Board RULES Education Department Americans with Disabilities Act; implementation: Accessibility guidelinesÐ NOTICES Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: Buildings and facilities; play areas, 62497±62529 Special education and rehabilitative servicesÐ State Program Improvement Program, 62535±62564 Army Department See Engineers Corps Employment and Training Administration NOTICES Arts and Humanities, National Foundation Adjustment assistance: See National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Boeing Co., 62369 Congoleum Corp., 62369 Farah/Savane Intl., 62369 Coast Guard Fruit of the Loom et al., 62370±62371 RULES Henry I. 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Smith/Sunken Four Seasons of Georgetown, 62374 Meadow State Park, NY; safety zone, 62289±62290 Sun Apparel of Texas, Ltd., 62374 San Pedro Bay, CA; regulated navigation area, 62292± Wallowa Forest Products, 62374 62295 NOTICES Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.: Energy Department Cook Inlet Regional Citizen's Advisory Council, 62407± See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission RULES 62408 Acquisition regulations: Meetings: Whistleblower actions; associated costs, 62299±62302 Oil pollution; prevention, preparedness, and response; NOTICES comment request, 62408±62409 Federal land and resource management: Watershed management; unified Federal policy, 62565± Commerce Department 62572 See International Trade Administration Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Nuclear Energy Research Initiative, 62337±62338 VerDate 11<MAY>2000 21:45 Oct 17, 2000 Jkt 194001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4748 Sfmt 4748 E:\FR\FM\18OCCN.SGM pfrm08 PsN: 18OCCN IV Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 202 / Wednesday, October 18, 2000 / Contents Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Multi-Agency Radiation
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