Airworthiness Directives, Beech Model B19, airplanes

m ittee ______________________ 1519 Army Scientific Advisory P an el. 1519 ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION Notices Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; meetings: Subcommittee on R e a c t o r Fuels ____________ 1548 Subcommittee on Hope Creek Generating Station __________ 1549 New M exico; proposed agreement for assumption o f certain AEC regulatory authority ______ ;____ 1550 Power reactor guides; issuance and availability ________________ 1547 University o f Nevada; order au thorizing dismantling of fa cility ________________ 1548 CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD Notices American Airlines Inc. et al.; Chicago-Los Angeles capacity reduction agreement__________ 1529 Warsaw convention; liability lim its expressed in U S. dollars ____ 1526 COMMERCE DEPARTMENT See Domestic and International Business Adm inistration; M ari time Adm inistration; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad ministration. COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE OF PROD UCTS AND SERVICES OF THE BLIND AND OTHER SEVERELY HANDICAPPED Notices Procurement list, 1974; additions, corrections, and proposed dele tions (4 documents) _ _________ L. 1531 COST OF LIVING COUNCIL Rules and Regulations Tires and rubber products; price increases __ ___ ________ _ __ ___ 1514 Proposed Rules Rubber tire price increase; public hearings ________ _______ ____ 1518 Notices Food industry questions and an swers _ ______________j_________ 1532 Stabilization o f interest rates and finance charges; determina tion _________ _ ____ _________ 1535 COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Notices Environmental i m p a c t state ments; public availability ______ 1535 DEFENSE DEPARTMENT See Arm y Department. DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION Notices Fuel oil pipeline, Marcus Hook to M artins Creek, Pa. ; availability o f draft environmental state ment ___________ ______________ 1538 DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Notices Decisions on applications fo r duty free entry o f scientific ar ticles : - National Institute o f Environ- mental Health Sciences. 1521 University o f Alabama Medical School — ......................... ..... 1521 EDUCATION OFFICE Notices Advisory Committee on the Edu cation o f Bilingual Children; m e e tin g ___________________ 1522 Cooperative education programs; closing date fo r receipt of appli cations; correction_____________ 1523 Financial assistance fo r construc tion o f higher education fa cili ties; postponement o f hearing. _ 1523 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Proposed Rules Broadcast renewal applicants; form ulation erf policies; exten sion o f comment period ________ _ 1516 Notices Common carrier services in for m ation; domestic public radio services applications accepted fo r filin g ______ _______ ________ 1538 FEDERAL ENERGY OFFICE Notices Consumers Advisory Committee; m e e tin g _______________________ R etail Dealers Group; establish ment _________________ . _____ _ FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION Rules and Regulations Adm inistration o f Federal aid for highways; directives _____ 1512 FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK BOARD Rules and Regulations Satellite offices o f Federal savings and loan associations __________ 1513 {Continued on next page) 1539 1540 1507 FEDERAL REGISTER, VOL. 39, N O . 7— THURSDAY, JAN U AR Y 10, 1974 1508 CONTENTS FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION Notices National Gas Survey Technical Advisory and Coordinating Committee; order renewing task fo r c e s ------ ---------------- -------- 1540 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Notices Concordia Banc-Management Inc.; form ation of bank holding company ----------- 1544 First Abilene Bankshares, Inc.; order approving acquisition of bank »------------ ---------------- 1544 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Rules and Regulations City Investing Co., et al.; correc tion _____________ _ _____ —------- 15H FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION Rules and Regulations Diquat; correction— — _— ------ 1511 Lincom ycin injection, veterin ary;, evalu ation ------------ — --------- 1511 Notices Dental Drug Products Advisory Committee; cancelled m eeting- 1522 FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE Notices School breakfast and lunch pro grams; national average pay ments, Jan.-June, 1974 (2 docu ments). __________ ________ 1519, 1520 FOREST SERVICE Notices Chugach National Forest; pro posed land use plan; availability of environmental statement----- 1520 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULATIONS BOARD Notices Special permits; list of new issu ances _________________________ 1523 HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE DEPARTMENT See also Education Office; Food and Drug Adm inistration; Health Resources Administra tion. Notices Hospital insurance fo r the aged and disabled; premium rate for the uninsured ___ _ — ----- -------- 1523 National Advisory Council on Equality o f Educational Oppor tunity; meetings--------1---------- 1523 HEALTH RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION Notices National Advisory Council on Re gional Medical Programs; can celled meeting _________________ 1522 HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION Rules and Regulations Low rent public housing; proto type cost lim its ------------- -—— 1512 INTERIM COMPLIANCE PANEL (COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY) Notices Stevenson Coal Co. et al.; initial permit applications; opportu nity fo r public hearing- -------- - 1544 INTERIOR DEPARTMENT See Land Management Bureau. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION Proposed Rules Greyhound Lines and lim itation of free baggage; extension of comment period ----- -------------- 1515 Property accounting fo r inland and coastal waterways carriers; minimum rule___— ---------------- 1515 Notices Assignment of hearings— — ------ 1565 Delaware Express Co.; extension- 1563- Fourth section applications for r e lie f _____________ _____ _______ 1565 Freight rates and charges; in creases fo r 1973 and 1974______ 1563 M otor carrier, broker, water car rier and freight forwarder ap plications ________ _— ------------ 1555 Motor Carrier Board transfer pro ceedings --- ------------------------- 1565 LAND MANAGEMENT BUREAU Notices Meetings : Salem D istrict Advisory Board, O r e g ------------ 1519 Susânville District Grazing Ad visory Board, C alif _______ £— 1519 Oregon; classification of.public lands for multiple-use manage ment __ ------------ — ------- 1519 MARITIME ADMINISTRATION Notices Tanker construction -"program; award of contracts ___ — ------- 1522 NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE Notices Committee meeting; additional session ---------- ------------------ 1545 NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION Rules and Regulations Occupant crash protection; label ing requirements _______ _ ______ 1513 Proposed Rules New pneumatic tires for passen ger cars: Use o f laboratory test wheels— 1516 Revised tire endurance test----- 1516 Power-operated windows; pro posed system— ----- -— ------ ---- 1517 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION Notices Coastal and Great Lakes State Fish and Game Directors; meet in g --------- ----- ------- ----------- - 1522 RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION Notices Cooperative Power Association and United Power Association; proposed loan guarantee --------- 1521 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Rules and Regulations Disclosure of impact of possible fuel shortages on operations of issuers; interpretive release----- 1*511 Notices Broker-dealer Model Compliance Program Advisory Committee; extension o f charter— ---------- 1545 Consolidated Natural Gas Co.; proposal by holding company to act as surety ----------- 1545 Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co.; application and opportunity for hearing _ __________________ — 1545 SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE Notices Wisconsin; Highway 112 critical erosion control project measure. 1521 TARIFF COMMISSION Notices Acrylonitrile - butadiene - styrene plastic resin in pellet and pow der form from Japan; determi nation o f no injury ----- -— - — 1546 Cheddar cheese, cheese and sub stitutes fo r cheese containing or processed from Cheddar cheese; investigation and date o f hearing ---- ------ — ------------ 1547 Piezoelectric ceramic 10.7 MHz electric wave filters; extension o f tim e --- -------------- 1547 TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT See also Federal Highway Admin istration; Hazardous Materials Regulations Board; National Highway Traffic Safety Admin istration. Notices Emergency daylight saving time, exemptions and realignm ent: A rizon a ----------- 1^24 Idaho and Oregon ______________ 1525 K en tu cky ________ _________ _— 1524 FEDERAL REGISTER, V O L 39, N O . 7— -THURSDAY, JAN U AR Y 10, 1974 CONTENTS 1509 List of CFR Parts Affected _____ The following numerical guide is a list of the parts of each title of the Code of Federal Regulations affected by documents published in today's issue. A cumulative list of parts affected, covering the current month to date, appears following the Notices section of each issue beginning with the second issue of the month. In the last issue of the month the cumulative list will appear at the end of the issue. A cumulative guide is published separately at the end of each month. The guide lists the parts and sections affected by documents published since January 1, 1974, and specifies how they are affected. 6 CFR 150---------- _____ _______ _________ 1514 P roposed R o l e s : 150------ --------- -— ____ _ 1518 12 CFR 545--------- -— ----- ---- _____ ........ . 1513 16 CFR 13 --- 1511 17 CFR 231----------------------- 1511 241------------------------------- 1511 251______________________ 1511 21 CFR 121----- ---------------- ---------- 1_____ 1511 135b--------- _________________ ------ 1511 23 CFR 1 _ _ „ ---------------------------------- __ 1512 24 CFR 275___ ______ _ _______________ _ 1512 47 CFR P r o po se d R u l e s : 73------ ---------- ;__________________ 1516 49 CFR 571------ :____ _____________________ 1513 P r o po se d R u l e s : 571 (3 documents)__________ 1516, 1517 1064_________________ _ ___ _!_______ 1515 1209___________ __________________ • 1515 FEDERAL REGISTER, VOL. 39, N O . 7— THURSDAY, JAN U AR Y 10, 1974 1511 Rules and Regulations This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents having general applicability and legal effect most of which are keyed to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510. The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents. Prices of new books are listed in the first FEDERAL REGISTER issue of each month. Title 16— Commercial Practices CHAPTER I— FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION SUBCHAPTER A— PROCEDURES AN D RU LES O F PRACTICE {Docket No. C-2478] PART 13— PROHIBITED TRADE PRACTICES City Investing Co., et al. Correction In P R Doc. 73-27022, appearing on page 35301 in the issue fo r Thursday, December 27, 1973, make the follow ing changes: 1. In the first paragraph, the reference to “ 13.051-10 Accurate” should read “ 13.1051-10 Accurate” . 2. In paragraph l< b ), in the 11th line, the word “ than” should read “ are” . Title 17— Commodity and Security Exchanges CHAPTER II— SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release Nos. 33-5447,34-10569,35-18225] PART 231— INTERPRETIVE RELEASES RE LATING TO THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND GENERAL RULES AND REG ULATIONS THEREUNDER PART 241— INTERPRETIVE RELEASES RE LATING TO THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER PART 251— INTERPRETIVE RELEASES RE LATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLD ING COMPANY ACT OF 1935 AND GEN ERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER Disclosure of the Impact of Possible Fuel Shortages on the Operations of Issuers In view o f the actual or potential im pact that possible fuel shortages resulting from the current energy crisis may have on the operation o f issuers subject to the registration and reporting provisions o f the federal securities laws, the Securities and Exchange 'Commission today reit erated the importance o f publicly held companies making prompt and accurate disclosure o f inform ation, both favorable and unfavorable, to security holders and the investing public. The Commission recognizes that the extent o f possible shortages of fuel or types o f energy and their impact on particular industries or issuers may not be determinable at this tune, and, accordingly, it is not presently in a position to publish guidelines ap plicable to registration statements and reports required to be filed with the Com mission. However, the Commission emphasizes that, under the securities laws, the responsibility fo r making fu ll and fa ir disclosure in filings with the Commission rests w ith the issuers re quired to make those filings. Accordingly, issuers should carefully consider whether disclosure o f the impact on their opera tions o f possible fuel shortages is required now and upon the occasion o f further developments in this situation. Consider ation should be given to such matters as possible m aterial increases in costs o f operation or possible curtailm ent o f op erations. In addition, notwithstanding the fact that an issuer complies with the regis tration and reporting requirements un der the securities laws, it should make fu ll and prompt announcements o f ma terial facts concerning the issuer’s opera tions. The responsibility fo r making such announcement rests, and properly so, with the management o f the issuer. They are intim ately aware o f the factors a f fectin g the operations o f the business. Also, not only must m aterial facts affect ing an issuer’s operations be reported; they must be reported prom ptly. As in dicated in Securities A ct o f 1933 Release No. 5092 (October 5, 1970), “ Tim ely Dis closure o f M aterial Corporate Develop ments,” <35 P R 16733), the policy o f prompt corporate disclosure o f m aterial business events is embodied in the rules and directives o f the m ajor exchanges and the National Association o f Securi ties Dealers, Inc. In addition, it should be noted that unless adequate and ac curate inform ation is available, a com pany may not be able to purchase its own securities or make acquisitions .using its securities, and its insiders may not be able to trade its securities without run ning a serious risk o f violating section 10(b) o f the Securities Exchange Act o f 1934 and Rule 10b-5 (17 CFR 240.10b-5) thereunder. The Commission w ill monitor develop ments relating to the energy crisis with a view to determining whether additional steps may be necessary. By the Commission. G eorge A. F itzsim m ons, Secretary. D ecember 20,1973. [P R Doc.74-743 Filed l-9-74;8:45 am ] Title 21-—-Food and Drugs CHAPTER I— FOOD AND DRUG ADMINIS TRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE SU BCH APTER B— FOOD AN D FOOD PRODUCTS PART 121— FOOD ADDITIVES Subpart D— Food Additives Permitted in Food for Human Consumption DIQUAT Correction In P R Doc. 72-19596 appearing on page 24174 fo r the issue o f Wednesday, November 15, 1972, the word reading “ dimromide” in the fifth line o f § 121.1242 should read “ dibromide.” SU B CH A PTER C— DRUGS PART 135b— NEW ANIMAL DRUGS FOR IMPLANTATION OR INJECTION Lincomycin Injection, Veterinary The Commissioner o f Pood and Drugs has evaluated a supplemental new ani mal drug application (34-025V ) filed by The Upjohn Co., Kalamazoo, M I 49001, proposing the safe and effective use of lincom ycin injection containing 50 m illi grams o f lincom ycin per m illiliter, in ad dition to the use o f lincomycin injection containing 100 m illigram s o f lincomycin per m illiliter which is provided fo r in the present regulations. The supplemental application is approved. In addition, the section heading is being editorially revised. Therefore, pursuant to provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (sec. 512(i), 82 Stat. 347; 21 U.S.C. 360b(i) ) and under authority delegated to the Commissioner (21 CFR 2.120), Part 135b (21 CFR Part 135b) is amended in § 135b.ll by revising paragraph (a ) to read as follow s: § 135b. 11 Lincomycin injection, veteri nary. (a ) Specifications. Meets the specifica tions in § 148x.3(a) (1) o f this chapter, except that each . immediate container may contain 20 or 50 m illiliters o f solu tion containing 100 m illigram s o f linco mycin per m illiliter or that each immedi ate container may contain 50 m illiliters o f solution containing 50 m illigrams o f lincomycin per m illiliter. * * * * * Effective date, This order shall be effective on January 10,1974. FEDERAL REGISTER, V O L 39, NO . 7— THURSDAY, JAN U AR Y 10, 1974 1512 RULES AND REGULATIONS (Sec. 512(1), 82 Stat. 347; 21 U.S.C. 3 6 0 b(i)) Dated: January 3,1974. F red J. K in g m a , Acting Director, Bureau of Veterinary Medicine. [F R D oc.74-748 Filed l-0-74;8:45 am ] Title 23— Highways CHAPTER I— FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMIN ISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANS PORTATION PART 1—-ADMINISTRATION OF FEDERAL AID FOR HIGHWAYS Issuance of Directives Section 1.32 o f T itle 23 o f the Code o f Federal Regulations and the section heading is revised to read as set forth below. This revision Is issued under the au thority o f 23 U.S.C. 315, 49 U.S.C. 1655, and the delegation of 49 CFR 1.48. The revision is effective upon issuance. Issued on: January 2, 1974. N o r ber t T . T i e m a n n , Federal Highvmy Administrator. § 1.32 Issuance o f directives. (a ) The Adm inistrator shall promul gate and require the observance o f poli cies and procedures, and may take other action as he deems appropriate or neces sary fo r carrying out the provisions and purposes o f Federal laws, the policies o f the Federal Highway Administration, and the regulations o f this part. (b ) The Adm inistrator or his dele gated representative, as appropriate, is authorized to issue the follow ing type o f directives: (1 ) Federal Highway Administration Regulations are issued by the Adminis trator or his delegate, as necessary, to implement and carry out the provisions o f title 23, United States Code, relating to the administration o f Federal aid fo r highways, direct Federal programs and State and community safety programs; and title 49, United States Code, relating to m otor carrier safety; and other ap plicable laws and programs under his jurisdiction. (2 ) Notices are temporary issuances transm itting one-tim e or short-term in structions or inform ation which is ex pected to remain in effect fo r less than 90 days or fo r a predetermined period o f tim e norm ally not to exceed one year. (3 ) Orders are directives lim ited in volume and contain permanent or long- lasting policy, instructions, and proce dures. FH W A Orders are to be used pri m arily as internal FH W A directives. (4) Joint Interagency Orders and Notices are used by FH W A and the Na tional Highway Traffic Safety Adminis tration (N H TS A ) to issue join t policies, procedures, and inform ation pertaining to the join t administration o f the State and Community Highway Safety Pro gram. W here necessary, other join t directives may be issued with other modal administrations within the De partm ent o f Transportation. (5 ) Manuals are generally designed fo r use in issuing permanent or long- lasting detailed policy and procedure. Some o f the m ajor manuals recognized by the FH W A Directives System follow ; (i) The Federal-Aid Highway Pro gram Manual has been established to assemble and organize program m aterial o f the -type previously contained in the Policy and Procedure and Instructional Memoranda, which w ill continue in effect until specifically revoked or published in the new manual. Regulatory m aterial is printed in italics in the manual and also appears in this Code. Nonregulatory m aterial is printed in delegate type. (ii) The Adm inistrative Manual cov ers all internal FH W A adm inistrative support functions. (iii) The Highway Planning Program Manual covers the methods and proce dures necessary to conduct the highway planning functions. (iv ) The Research and Development Manual series entitled, “ The Federally Coordinated Program o f Research and Development in Highway Transporta tion” describes the FH W A research and development program. (v ) The External Audit Manual pro vides guidance to FH W A auditors in their review o f State programs and processes. (v i) The Civil Rights and Equal Op portunity Manual provides guidance to FH W A and State C ivil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity Officers. (v ii) The BMCS Operations Manual provides program guidance fo r all field employees assigned to the motor carrier safety program. (v iii) The Highway Safety Program Manual, issued jointly by FH W A and NHTSA, contains volumes relating to the join t administration o f the program. (6) Handbooks are internal operating instructions published in book form where, because o f the program area cov ered, it is desirable to provide greater detail o f administrative and technical instructions. (7 ) Transm ittals identify and explain the original issuance or page change, pro vide background inform ation, and pro vide filin g instructions fo r insertion o f new pages and removal of changed pages, or both. (F R Doc.74-746 Filed l-0-74;8:45 am ] Title 24— Housing and Urban Development CHAPTER II— OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SEC RETARY FOR HOUSING PRODUCTION AND MORTGAGE CREDIT— FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER [FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION] [Docket No. Rr-74-230] PART 275— LOW RENT PUBLIC HOUSING Prototype Cost Limits for Public Housing In the F ed er al R eglster issued fo r Fri day, June 8, 1973 (38 F R 15051), proto type per unit cost schedules were pub lished pursuant to section 15(5) o f the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1937. Consideration o f subsequent factual project cost data received from the Los Angeles Area Office indicates that cer tain prototype per unit cost schedules should be revised fo r the State of Arizona. Inasmuch as the new prototype cost schedules cannot be utilized until the costs themselves become effective by pub lication in the F e d e r a l R e g is t e r , con tinuity o f contract approvals requires the immediate publication o f this mate rial. Accordingly, it is impracticable to provide' notice and public procedure with respect to those cost lim its in accord ance with the Departm ents adopted Publications Policy (24 CFR Part 10), and good cause exists fo r making them effective on the date o f publication in the F ed er al R e g is t e r . For the foregoing reasons the follow ing changes are made to the schedules as originally published at 38 F R 15051, June 8, 1973: 1. On 38 F R 15069, delete the Tucson, Arizona, schedule under Region IX and substitute in lieu thereof the revised pro totype per unit costs shown on the table set forth hereinafter, entitled Prototype Per U nit Cost Schedule. (Sec. 7 (d ) of Dept, o f H U D Act, 42 U.S.C. 3535(d).) Effective date. This amendment shall be effective January 4, 1974. S h e l d o n B. L o b a r , Assistant Secretary-Commissioner. Phototype P ee Unit Cost Schedule—R egion IX Number of bedrooms 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tucson, Ariz.: 10,600 12,750 15,800 18,750 22,600 25,200 24,000. 20,550 26,400 25,050 21,550 Row dwellings____________. . . . ----- ------ ; Walk-up_______ ____ —----- ----------------- 10,050 8,650 12,150 10,800 15,000 13,650 17,850 16,150 21,500 18,650 Elevator-structure_______ . . . . . . . ---------- ; Nogales, Ariz.: Detached and semidetached...... ------ —- Row dwellings------------------ ----- --------- - Walk-up___________ .___________ ---------- 14,800 11,100 10,500 9,050 17,200 13,350 12,700 11,250 21,750. 16,500 15,700 14,250 19,600 18,700 16,900 23,650 22.500 19.500 26,350 25,050 21,500.. 27*60° 26,150 Elevator-structure---------------------------- 15,450 18,000 — ------ [F R Doc.74-694 Filed l-9-74;8:45 am ] FEDERAL REGISTER, VOL. 39, N O . 7— THURSDAY, JAN UAR Y 10, 1974 RULES AND REGULATIONS Title 49^—Transportation CHAPTER V— NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAF FIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION* DEPART MENT OF TRANSPORTATION [Docket No. 73-24; Notice 2] PART 571— MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS Labeling Requirements This notice amends Standard No. 208, Occupant crash protection, 49 CFR 571.- 208, to perm it determination o f the maintenance schedule for crash deployed occupant protection systems by refer ence to vehicle mileage and year and date o f vehicle manufacture. The amendment responds to a rulemaking petition sub m itted by General Motors on May 21, 1973. The present procedure for determin ing maintenance necessitates a change in labels each month. The two new methods, published in a notice o f proposed rule- making on October 24, 1973 (38 PR 29341), avoid the label change and are phrased in typical warranty terms fam iliar to consumers. A ll comments re ceived were in favor o f the proposal and the standard is being amended accord ingly. In consideration of the foregoing, S4.5.1 o f M otor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, Occupant crash protection, 49 CFR 571.208, is amended to read as follows: § 571.208 Standard No. 208; occupant crash protection. * * * * * S4.5.1 Labeling and driver’s manual information. Each vehicle shall have a label setting forth the manufacturer’s recommended schedule fo r the mainte nance or replacement, necessary to re tain the performance required by this standard, o f any crash deployed occupant protection system. The schedule shall be specified by month and year, or in terms of vehicle mileage, or by intervals meas ured from the date appearing on the vehicle certification label provided pur suant to 49 CFR Part 567. The label shall be permanently affixed to the vehicle within the passenger compartment and lettered in English in block capitals and numerals not less than three thirty- seconds of an inch high. Instructions concerning maintenance or replacement o f the system and a description o f the functional operation o f the system shall be provided with each vehicle, with an appropriate reference on the label. I f a vehicle owner’s manual is provided, this inform ation shall be included in the manual. ♦ * * * * Effective date: January 10, 1974. Be cause the amendment relaxes a require ment and creates no additional burden, it is found fo r good cause shown that an effective date earlier than one hundred eighty days after issuance is in the public interest. (Secs. 103, 119, Pub. L. 89-563, 80 Stat. 718, 16 U.S.C. 1892, 1407; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.51.) Issued on January 3, 1974. Ja m e s B. G r e g o r y , Administrator. [F R Doc.74-771 Filed l-9-74;8:45 am ] Title 12— Banks and Banking CHAPTER V— FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK BOARD SU BCH APTER C— FEDERAL SAVINGS AN D LOAN SYSTEM [No. 78-2033] PART 545— OPERATIONS Amendments Relating to Satellite Offices of Federal Savings and Loan Associations D e c e m b e r 21,1973. The Federal Home Loan Bank Board considers it advisable to amend § 545.14-5 o f the rules and regulations fo r the Fed eral Savings and Loan System (12 CFR 545.14-5), relating to satellite offices, for the principal purposes o f removing the requirements that (a ) a satellite office (other than a fu lly automated satellite office) bé located w ithin-a retail sales establishment such as a department store or supermarket and (b ) a fu lly auto mated satellite office be located either within such a retail sales establishment or in a shopping center, office building or transportation terminal. In addition, the Board considers it advisable to make cer tain minor or conform ing regulatory changes relating to satellite offices. Accordingly, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board hereby amends said § 545.- 14-5 by revising paragraph (a ), subpara graphs (1) and (8) of paragraph (c), subparagraphs (4) and (5) o f paragraph ( g ) , and the last sentence o f paragraph ( g ) , to read as set forth below, effective January 4,1974. Since the above amendments relieve restrictions, the Board hereby finds that notice and public procedure with respect to said amendments are unnecessary un der the provisions of 12 CFR 508.11 and 5 U.S.C. 553(b) ; and since publication o f said amendments fo r the 30-day period specified in 12 CFR 508.14 and 5 U.S.C. -553(d) prior to the effective date o f said amendments would in the opinion o f the BoarcL likewise be unnecessary for the same reason, the Board hereby provides that said amendments shall become e f fective as hereinbefore set forth. The amendments set forth below effect the follow ing regulatory changes: 1. Paragraph (a ) o f § 545.14-5, entitled “ Nature o f a satellite office” , is revised by adding the follow ing description o f a fu lly automated satellite office: “ A fu lly automated satellite office is one which is to be operated wholly by machines and without tellers or other personnel to handle transactions with the public.” It is noted that this description is the same as the description o f a fu lly automated satellite office previously in subdivision (c ) (1) (v ) o f § 545.14-5, which subdivi sion has been deleted. 2. Paragraph (c )(1 ) o f § 545.14-5, entitled “ Specific provisions” , previously required a satellite office (other than a fu lly automated satellite office) to be lo cated in a retail sales establishment and required a fu lly automated satellite o f fice to be located either in a retail sales establishment or in a shopping center, office building, or transportation term i nal. This subparagraph is revised to 151.) “ perm it” (rather than “require” ) the lo cation o f any satellite office in premises occupied by a retail sales establishment or any other business organization if there is compliance with the following requirements o f § 545.14-5(c) (6) : No satellite office may be located either (i) more than 5 miles from, or (ii) outside the primary service area of, the Federal- associa tion’s home or branch office o f which it is a satellite. No sateUite office may be located outside o f the State in which the Federal association’s home office. is located, unless such office is to be a satellite of a branch office located outside of such State. 3. Subdivisions (i) through (iv ) of § 545.14-5(c ) (1) previously prescribed the follow ing physical requirements for manned satellite offices (fu lly automated satellite offices not located in retail sales establishments were subject only to num ber (5 ) ) : (1 ) a satellite office shall be wholly in the interior of the premises o f the retail sales establishment; (2) a satellite office shall not be ac cessible by a separate outside entrance; (3 ) a satellite office shall not occupy more than 500 square feet o f floor space; (4) a satellite office shall not occupy more than y3 o f the total floor space of the premises in which it is located; (5) provisions shall not be made for more than 4 teller stations (or the mechanical equivalent thereof in the case o f a fu lly automated satellite office) ; and (6 ) any outside sign or other display on behalf o f the satellite office shall be subordinate to other signs or displays. Revised § 545.14-5(c) (1 ) provides that the only physical requirements fo r a manned satellite office, wherever lo cated, are that (1) it shall not occupy more than 500 square feet o f floor space and (2) provision shall not be made for more than 4 teller stations. Fully auto mated satellite offices have only one physical requirement: viz., provision shall not be made fo r the mechanical- equivalent o f more than 4 teller stations. 4. A conform ing change expands the coverage o f subparagraph (8 ) o f § 545.- 14-5 (c ) which previously provided as follows: (8 ) A Federal association may not enter into an agreement of any kind for the ex clusive right to operate satellite offices in a specified area at all or a majority of all loca tions of a retail chain of any kind, or under which other financial Institutions would be excluded from operating satellite offices or other facilities at locations o f a retail chain Where such Federal association does not have a satellite office. Since the location o f manned satellite offices no longer is lim ited to retail sales establishments, the term “ retail chain” as used above is changed to “ business organization” . 5. M inor conform ing revisions are made in subparagraphs (4 ) and (5) and in the last sentence o f paragraph (g ) of § 545.14-5. The text o f the appropriate portions o f § 545.14-5, as hereby amended, is as follows: No. 7---- 2 FEDERAL REGISTER, VOL. 39, NO. 7— THURSDAY, JAN UAR Y 10, 1974 1514 RULES AN D REGULATIONS § 545.14—5 Satellite office. (a ) Nature of a satellite office. An office o f a Federal association which is not its home office or a branch office approved pursuant to § 545.14 shall be deemed to be a satellite office if it meets the require ments o f a satellite office as described in this section and if it is a satellite o f the association's home office or a branch office in that it is located in the primary service area, as determined by the Board or Supervisory Agent, o f such home office or branch office. A fu lly automated satel lite office is one which is to be operated wholly by machines and without tellers or other personnel to handle transactions with the public. Any business o f a Fed eral association, as authorized by the as sociation’s board o f directors, may be transacted at a satellite office. * *■ * * * (c ) Specific provisions. Each applica tion fo r permission to establish a satellite office w ill be considered or processed pursuant to the provisions o f this sec tion. Approval o f such an application pursuant to this section w ill be subject to the follow ing provisions and any other conditions, requirements, and lim i tations the Board may specify in a par ticular case: (1) A satellite office may be, but is not required to be, located within premises principally occupied by a retail sales es tablishment or any other business orga nization. A satellite office shall be op erated in conform ity with the following physical requirements: (i) The satellite office, other than a fully automated satellite office, shall not occupy more than 500 square feet of floor space; and (ii) Provision shall not be made for more than 4 teller stations or, in the case o f a fu lly or partly automated satellite office, the equivalent o f 4 teller stations, as determined by the Board or Super visory Agent at tim e o f approval. * * ♦ * * (8 ) A Federal association may not enter into an agreement o f any kind fo r the exclusive right to operate satellite offices in a specified area at all or a ma jo rity o f all locations o f a business organization o f any kind, or under which other financial institutions would be ex cluded from operating satellite offices or other facilities at locations o f such a business organization where such Fed eral association does not have a satellite office. * * * . * * (g ) Approval by Supervisory Agent. The Supervisory Agent is authorized to approve, on behalf o f the Board, an ap plication for permission to establish a satellite office if the follow ing conditions have been m et: * * * * * (4) In the opinion o f the Supervisory Agent, the business o f a retail sales es tablishment or other business organiza tion referred to in paragraph (c )(1 ) o f this section is not inappropriate to the operation o f a savings and loan activity in the same location; (5 ) Operation o f the satellite office w ill not cause the lim itation In paragraph (c ) (5 ) o f this section on the number o f such offices to be exceeded; and * * * * * Th e Supervisory Agent shall disap prove any application which does not meet the requirements o f paragraph (g ) (5 ) o f this section, but shall forward to the Board fo r its consideration, to gether with his recommendation, any ap plication which does not meet the other requirements o f this paragraph. In ad dition, the Supervisory Agent shall fo r ward to the Board an application, which, in his opinion, should be approved fo r a shorter period than the five-year lim it specified in paragraph (c ) o f this section, together with his recommendation as to the shorter period fo r which the applica tion should be approved. The Supervisory Agent is not required, in approving an application under this section, to obtain assurance that the applicable require ments o f paragraph (c ) (1) (i) and (ii) o f this section w ill be met, since such requirements are continuing require ments to be observed by the Federal association. * * * * * (Sec. 5, 48 Stat. 132, as amended; 12 U.S.C. 1464. Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1947, 12 P R 4981, 3 CFR, 1948-48 Comp. p. 1071) By the Federal Home Loan Bank Board. [ s e a l ! E u g e n e M . H e r r in , Assistant Secretary. [P R Doc.74-932 Filed l-9-74;8:45 am ] Title 6— Economic Stabilization CHAPTER I— COST OF LIVING COUNCIL [Arndt., Special Rule No. 2] PART 150— PHASE IV PRICE REGULATIONS Tires and Rubber Products; Price Increases Special Rule Number 2, issued on Octo ber 2, 1973, deferred in part the price increases previously prenotified by tire I firms for tire and tube rubber products in Standard Industrial Code 3011. Effective October 8, 1973 the affected firm s were perm itted to pass through one-half o f the allowable prenotified price increase. E f fective January 1, 1974 those firms could resubmit proposed price increases for these rubber products. The purpose o f this amendment is to grant those firms authority to implement, effective January 15, 1974, the balance of the price increases prenotified prior to October 2,1973 and deferred pursuant to Special Rule Number 2. As noted in the announcement o f Spe cial Rule Number 2, these price increases were generally cost justified. However, Special Rule Number 2 was issued be cause the implementation o f the fu ll price increases fo r rubber tire and tube prod ucts at that tim e would have been o f such magnitude and impact as to be unreason ably inconsistent w ith the goals o f the Economic Stabilization Program. The deferral action on these products has been in effect fo r more than three months. The Council has concluded that, consistent with the treatm ent provided fo r flat rolled steel products under Spe cial Rule No. 1, implementation of these increases is now appropriate. The Coun cil w ill issue individual orders to the af fected companies specifying implementa tion o f the increases fo r these rubber products in accordance with the provi sions o f these amendments. In a related action, the Council has announced public hearings to be held January 22, 1974 on price increases for tire and tube rubber products prenotified effective on or after January 1, 1974. These prenotifications include the in creases previously deferred as well as additional proposed price increases based on subsequent cost increases. The hear ings w ill focus on these additional pro posed price increases. Under paragraph 2c o f Special Rule Number 2, firms were precluded from fil ing further notices o f proposed price in creases until January 1,1974. As a matter o f administrative convenience, the Coun cil has accepted filings received prior to January 1, 1974. However, pursuant to paragraph 2c of Special Rule Number 2 and § 150.153, the 30-day prenotification period fo r filings received on or before January 1, 1974, begins on January 2, 1974. Because the purpose o f these amend ments is to provide immediate guidance and inform ation with respect to the de cisions o f the Council, the Council finds that publication in accordance with nor mal rule making procedure is impracti cable and that good cause exists for mak ing these amendments effective in less than 30 days. Interested persons may submit written comments regarding these regulations. Communications should be addressed to the Office of the General Counsel, Cost of Living Council, 2000 M Street NW ., Washington, D.C. 20508. (Economic Stabilization Act of 1970, as amended, Pub. L. 92-210, 85 Stat. 743; Pub. L. 93-28, 87 Stat. 27; E.O. 11695, 38 FR 1473; E . 0 . 11730, 38 P R 19345, Cost of Living Coun cil Order No. 14, 38 P R 1489) m consideration of the foregoing 6 CFR Part 150 is amended as set forth herein, effective January 9,1974. Issued in Washington, D.C., on Jan uary 9,1974. J a m e s W . M cL a n e , Deputy Director, Cost o f Living Council. Special Rule Number 2 of the Appen dix to Subpart J is amended in paragraph 2 to add a subparagraph d and to revise paragraph 3 to read as f(¿low s: Appendix— Special R ule Number 2 * * * * * 2. Rubber products. * * • d. Effective January 15, 1974, firms may increase prices above base prices for líbese rubber products which do not exceed, on £b© average, a dollar-fpr-dollar pass-through of the fu ll amount of the allowable price in crease prenotifled prior, to October 2, 1973. 3. Decisions and orders. The Council will issue to each firm prior to January 15, 1974, a decision and order specifying implementa tion o f proposed price increases for these rub ber products filed prior to. October 2, 1973. * * * * * [P R Doc.74-962 Filed 1-9-74; 10:43 am ] FEDERAL REGISTER, VOL. 39, N O . 7— THURSDAY, JAN U AR Y 10, 1974 1515 Proposed Rules _______ __ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rulemaking prior to the adoption of the final rules. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION [ 49 CFR Part 1064 ] [No. M C -C —6829, No. MC-C-6829 (S u b- No. 1 )] LIMITATION OF FREE BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE Greyhound Line and Reasonableness of $50 Limitation; Extension of Time January 7,1974. A t the request o f John S. Fessenden, representative of National Bus Traffic Association, Inc., the time fo r filin g rep resentations in these proceedings (38 FR 28843, October 17, 1973) have been ex tended from January 7, 1974, to Janu ary 21, 1974. By the Commission. « [ s e a l ] R o b e r t L. O s w a l d , Secretary. [F R Doc.74-787 Filed 1-9-74;8:45 am ] [ 49 CFR Part 1209 ] [No. 32464 (Sub-N o. 1 )] INLAND AND COASTAL WATERWAYS CARRIERS Minimum Rule of Property Accounting A t a session of the Interstate Com merce Commission, Division 2, held at its office in Washington, D C., on the 18th day of December 1973. This proceeding is being instituted on our own motion to consider revisions to the minimum rule for property account ing in the Uniform System o f Accounts for Inland and Coastal Waterways Car riers. Under the present regulations (49 CFR Part 1209) in effect since 1946, an amount o f $500 is currently prescribed as a minimum to debit or credit depre ciable property accounts fo r (1) retire ment and replacement o f depreciable property units and minor items and (2) acquisition o f office and other term inal equipment. The intent o f the proposed modifica tions set forth below is to increase the minimum amount to $1,000 and to make it more broadly applicable to accounting for acquisitions, additions, and better ments, as well as replacements o f all categories o f depreciable properties. In view of inflationary factors, it is believed that a minimum amount o f $1,000 is more suitable to avoid unnecessary re finement in property accounting, and that applicability o f the revised regula tions w ill be comparable to those now in effect fo r railroads, motor carriers, and other modes. It is intended that the proposed revi sions to the accounting rules would be reflected in the annual reports fo r the year ending December 31, 1974. Upon consideration o f the above-de scribed matters, and good cause appear ing therefor: I t is ordered, That a proceeding be, and it is hereby, instituted under the authority o f section 313 o f the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. 913) and pur suant to section 553 of the Adm inistra tive Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553) with a view toward adopting the proposed re vised regulations set forth in the ap pendix to this notice, and for the pur pose of taking such other and further action as the facts and circumstances may ju stify and require. I t is further ordered, That all carriers by water operating on inland and coastal waterways, and every lessor thereof sub ject to the Interstate Commerce Act be, and they are hereby, made respondents in this proceeding. I t is further ordered, That no oral hearing be scheduled for the receiving o f testimony in this proceeding unless a need therefor should later appear, but that respondents or any other interested parties may participate in this proceed ing by submitting fo r consideration written statements of fact, views, and arguments on the subjects mentioned above, or any other subjects pertaining to this proceeding. I t is further ordered, That any inter ested person wishing to submit state ments o f facts, views, or arguments shall file an original and six copies o f such representations with the Secretary, In terstate Commerce Commission, Wash ington, D.C., 20423, on or before Febru ary 16, 1974. I t is further ordered, That written m aterial or suggestions submitted w ill be available fo r public inspection at the o f fices of the Interstate Commerce Com mission, 12th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C. during regular business hours. And it is further ordered, That statu tory notice of the institution o f this pro ceeding be given to all respondents and to the general public by m ailing a copy of this order to the Governor of every State and to the Public U tilities Com missions or Boards o f each State having jurisdiction over transportation, by post ing a copy o f this order in the Office o f the Secretary, Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington, D.C. fo r pub lic inspection, and by delivering a copy thereof to the Director, Office o f the Fed eral Register, fo r publication in the F e d e r a l R e g ist e r as notice to all interested persons. By the Commission, Division 2. [ s e a l ] R o b e r t L . O s w a l d , Secretary. D e t a il e d S t a t e m e n t o f P r o po se d R u l e 1. In the table o f contents for Part 1209 add the following item : 43 M inim um rule. GEN ERAL IN S T R U C T IO N S 11 [Am ended] 2. Instruction 11 Depreciation account ing, paragraph (h), List o f accounting units o f property, is amended as follows : A. Paragraph (h ) (1 ) is revised and (h ) (2 ) revoked and reserved as follows: (1 ) The follow ing is a list o f deprecia ble transportation property units desig nated fo r inclusion in Account Nos. 141 to 146 in c o lle c tio n with accounting for property acquisitions and retirements provided the cost o f each unit is as much or more than the amount established as the minimum rule in Instruction 43. (2) [Reserved]. B. In the list o f property units follow ing paragraph (h ) (3), the sentence fo l lowing line item “ 145 Office and other term inal equipment:” is revised to read as follows: Any article of furniture, office appliance, engineering instrument or other complete unit of equipment. P R O P E R T Y IN S T R U C T IO N S Im m ediately after the text o f property instruction 42 Basis of Charges, the fo l lowing new instruction number, title and text is added: 43 Minimum rule. Acquisitions of transportation property (other than land), including additions, betterments, and replacements, costing less than $1,000 shall be charged to oper ating expense. An amount less than $1,000 may be adopted fo r purpose o f this rule provided the carrier first notifies the Commission o f the amount to be adopted, and thereafter makes no change in the amount unless authorized by the Com mission. The minimum amount fo r capi talization shall be applied to individual property units designated in Instruction 11, or expenditures made under a com plete project o f additions, betterments, and replacement. 47 [Am ended] Instruction 47 Retirement and replace ments, paragraph (a ) (4 ) is revised and (b )(1 ) revoked and reserved as follows: FEDERAL REGISTER, VOL. 39, N O . 7— THURSDAY, JAN U AR Y 10, 1974 1 5 1 6 \ PROPOSED RULES (a ) * * * (4 ) M inor items o f depreciable prop erty retired and replaced with items o f a different type or design or constructed o f a different grade o f m aterial effect ing a substantial improvement and ren dering the part applied more durable or o f greater capacity than that retired, provided the replacement would be chargeable to the property accounts under the minimum rule in Instruction 43. , N ote: I f the retirement and replacement of minor items is in kind or does not effect a substantial improvement, the cost o f the replacement including cost o f removal shall be charged to the maintenance account ap propriate for repairs, and no adjustment shall be made o f the property accounts. (b ) • * * (1 ) [Reserved! ■ * * * * * [P R Doc.74-790 Filed 1-9-74:8:45 am ] FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [ 47 CFR Part 73 J [Docket No. 19154] BROADCAST RENEWAL APPLICANT POLICIES Order Extending Time for Filing Reply Comments In the m atter o f form ulation o f poli cies relating to the broadcast renewal applicant, stemming from the compara tive hearing process. 1. On November 29,1973, the Commis sion adopted a Third Further Notice of Inquiry in the above-entitled proceeding. Publication was given in the F ed eral R e g is t e r on December 14, 1973, 38 F R 34522. Comment and reply comment dates were established as December 19, 1973 and January 7, 1974, respectively. By Order adopted December 19, 1973 these dates were extended to Decem ber 21, 1973 and January 11, 1974, respectively. 2. The Commission has before it a re quest fo r a further extension o f tim e in which to file reply comments. The re quest is based upon the point that the period o f tim e between comments and reply comments included two holiday periods both o f which affected the abil ity o f parties o f interest to adequately review and examine comments and to prepare replies. 3. W e are o f the view that the public interest would be served by extending the tim e in this proceeding. Accordingly, it is ordered, That the date fo r filin g reply comments is extended to and including January 18, 1974. 4. This action is taken pursuant to au thority found in sections 4 (i), 5 (d )(1 ), and 303 (r ) o f the Communications Act o f 1934, as amended, and § 0.281 o f the Commission’s rules. Adopted: January 3,1974. Released: January 4,1974. . F ed er al C o m m u n ic a t io n s C o m m is s io n , [ s e a l ] V i n c e n t J. M u l l i n s , Secretary. [P R Doc.74-763 Filed 1-9-74;8:45 am ] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [ 49 CFR Part 571 ] [Docket No. 74-3; Notice 1] NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR PASSENGER CARS Laboratory Test Wheels This notice proposes to amend M otor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 109 (49 CFR 571.109) to make it clear that the NH TSA w ill use up to 6-position laboratory test wheels in its standards’ enforcement program. The NH TSA has taken the position that the test procedures fo r both the high speed performance and endurance tests o f Standard No. 109 (S5.4.2; S5.5), in calling fo r the use o f a “ flat-faced steel test wheel 67.23 inches in diameter,” include configurations o f these devices which are capable o f testing up to 6 tires simultaneously. The question has been raised in NH TSA enforcem ent proceed ings, and in order to elim inate further confusion in this regard the NH TSA has decided to clarify the m atter through an amendment to the Standard. The agency’s position is that the use of up to 6-position test wheels in NH TSA compliance testing is presently permitted under the standard, and it w ill continue to take this position in enforcement pro ceedings. Because an amendment to the standard is contemplated, however, the agency believes it appropriate to first afford interested persons an opportunity to comment. In light o f the above, it is proposed that 49 CFR 571.109 o f (M otor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 109), be amended by the addition of a new paragraph (e ) in S4.2.1, as follows: § 571.109 Standard No. 109; new pneu matic tires. S4.2 Performance requirements. S4.2.1 General. * * * * * * * * (e ) It shall meet the requirements o f S4.2.2.5 and S4.2.2.6 when tested on a test wheel described in S5.4.2.1 either alone or simultaneously with up to 5 other tires. * * * * * Interested persons are invited to sub m it comments on the proposal. Com ments should refer to the docket num ber and be submitted to: Docket Section, National Highway Traffic Safety Admin istration, Room 5221, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, D.C. 20590. It is re quested but not required that 10 copies be submitted. A ll comments received before the close o f business on the comment closing date indicated below w ill be considered, and w ill be available for examination in the docket at the above address both before and after that date. To the extent pos sible, comments filed after the closing date w ill also be considered. However, the rulemaking action may proceed at any tim e after that date, and comments re ceived after the closing date and too late fo r consideration in regard to the action w ill be treated as suggestions fo r future rulemaking. The NH TSA w ill continue to file relevant m aterial as it becomes avail able in the docket after the closing date, and it is recommended that interested persons continue to examine the docket fo r new m aterial. Comment closing date: March 11,1974. Proposed effective date: 30 days from publication of the final rule. (Secs. 103, 108, 119, 201 and 202, Pub. L. 89-563; 80 Stat. 718; 15 U 3 .C . 1392, 1397, 1407, 1421, 1422; delegations o f authority at 49 CFR 1.51 and 49 CFR 501.8) Issued on January 4,1974. R o b e r t L . C arter, Associate Administrator, M otor Vehicle Programs. [F R Doc.74-794 Filed l-9-74;8:45] [4 9 CFR Part 571] [Docket No. 74-2; Notice 1] NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR PASSENGER CARS Proposed Revision of Tire Endurance Test This notice proposes a new laboratory test fo r tire endurance in M otor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 199 (49 CFR 571.109). The testing o f tires is a sophisticated, (highly complex procedure. The best methodology utilizes in-service road tests to evaluate the structural integrity of tires. However, because o f the expense and tim e necessary to run in-service per form ance tests, laboratory test wheels have been developed fo r the measure ment o f tire high speed performance and endurance. Laboratory tests, however, produce different failure modes from those produced during in-service tire testing, and the accurate correlation of the results o f the two test modes has been difficult. In November 1972 the NH TSA con tracted w ith Automotive Research As sociates, Inc. o f San Antonio, Texas, for evaluation of a new laboratory endur ance test procedure that had been developed by the Society o f Automotive Engineers (S A E ). The test utilizes the existing laboratory test wheel, but modi fies the tim e and load parameters o f the existing test. It is intended to produce a higher degree o f correlation with in- FEDERAL REGISTER, V O t. 39, N O . 7— THURSDAY, JAN UAR Y 10, 1974 PROPOSED RULES 1517 service conditions than the existing laboratory endurance test. Based upon this program, the NH TSA has tentatively decided to substitute the new SAE test for the endurance test presently specified in the standard. The evaluation by Automotive Research As sociates consisted essentially o f compar ing the results obtained using the SAE method to results obtained in road tests. The road tests utilized a test trailer, loaded and tested to the specifications of the SAE test, except that the test trailer was run at 70 mi/h while the laboratory test wheel was run at 50 mi/h. In this test program, the failure modes which the SAE test produced resembled to a greater extent in-service failure modes than has the existing laboratory test in ♦ * * 2. Table n i would be revised to read: T able III—T est I nflation P ressures M axim um perm issible inflation pressure 32 3 6 .4 0 (in pounds per square inch) Pressure (in lb/in2) to be used in tests for physical dimensions, bead unseating and tire strength ____________ - _____ _______________ 24 28 32 Pressure (in lb/in2) to be »Med in test for high-speed performance_____________C_______ 30- 34 38 Pressure (in lb/in2) to be-u sed in test for endurance. ...... ............. .......... .......... ........ 32 36 40 Interested persons are invited to sub m it comments on the proposal. Com ments should refer to the docket number and be submitted to: Docket Section, National Highway Traffic Safety Admin istration, Room 5221, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, D.C. 20590. It is re quested but not required that 10 copies be submitted. A ll comments received before the close of business on the comment closing date indicated below w ill be considered, and w ill be available fo r examination in the docket at the above address both before and after that date. To the ex tent possible, comments filed after the closing date w ill also be considered. How ever, the rulemaking action may proceed at any tim e after that date, and com ments received after the closing date and too late fo r consideration in regard to the action w ill be treated as sugges tions fo r future rulemaking. The NH TSA w ill continue to file relevant m aterial as it becomes available in the docket after the closing date, and it is recom mended that interested persons continue to examine the docket fo r new m aterial. Comment closing date: A pril 10, 1974. Proposed effective date: 180 days from publication date o f the final rule. the past. Moreover, in addition to being conducted on the standard test wheel, which makes it readily adaptable to ex isting test equipment, the SAE test has the additional advantage o f being of shorter duration than the present test. In ligh t o f the above, it is proposed that 49 CFR 571.109 be amended as follows: 1. Paragraph S5.4.2.3 would be amended to read: § 571.109 Standard No. 109; new pneu matic tires. * * * * * S5.4.2.3 Conduct the test at 250 rpm in accordance with the follow ing schedule without pressure adjustment or other interruptions: * * * / (Secs. 103, 119, 201, 202, Pub. L. 89-563, 80 Stat. 718; 15 U.S.C. 1392, 1407, 1421, and 1422; delegations of authority at 49 CFR 151 and 49 CFR 501.8) Issued on January 4,1974. R o b e r t L . C a r t e r , Associate Administrator, M otor Vehicle Programs. [FR Doc.74-795 Filed 1-9-74;8:45 am ] [ 49 CFR Part 571 ] [Docket No. 74—1; Notice 1] POWER-OPERATED WINDOW SYSTEMS - Proposed Safety Standard This notice proposes an amendment o f 49 CFR 571.118, M otor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 118, Power-Operated W in dow Systems, that would perm it opera tion o f power windows under certain cir cumstances even though the ignition is not in the “ on” position. Standard No. 118 provides that when the ignition key is in an off position or removed from the lock no power-oper ated window or partition shall be mov able except by muscular force un assisted by a power source within the vehicle, or upon activation o f a key locking system on the exterior o f the vehicle. General Motors has developed a power window control that permits activation o f a power window, independ ently o f key placement or-position, when the door is open. The system consists of a switch mounted at the rear of the door trim panel that operates the power window, and a door-jamb switch that renders the window switch inoperative when the door is closed. GM has peti tioned fo r an amendment that would allow use o f this feature on any door not utilizing an upper frame, as used on hardtop-styled vehicles. It claims no safety benefit fo r the feature but states that it is a convenience item that will allow easier entrance or exit when an obstruction inhibits free door opening, or perm it window operation if the ignition key is removed. Such an amendment ap pears to present no safety detriment in the lim ited group o f vehicles fo r which it is suggested and the NH TSA has de cided that the petition merits initiation of rulemaking. In consideration of the foregoing, it is proposed that in 49 CFR 571.118, S3 be revised to read as follows: § 571.118 Motor Vehicle Safety Stand ard No. 118; power-operated window systems. * * * * * §3. Requirements. When the key that controls activation of the vehicle’s engine is in an off position or is removed from the lock, no power-operated window or partition shall be movable except— (a ) By muscular force, unassisted by a power source within the vehicle; (b ) Upon activation by a key-locking system on the exterior o f the vehicle; or .(c) I f a .door does not have a fram e that meets the upper edge o f the window in its closed position, by activation o f a switch that is separate from the normal power window switch and energized only when the door locking mechanism is completely disengaged from the door lock striker. * * * * * Interested persons are invited to sub m it comments on the proposal. Com ments should refer to the docket num ber and be submitted to: Docket Section, National Highway Traffic Safety Admin istration, Room 5221, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, D.C. 20590. It is re quested but not required that 10 copies be submitted. A ll comments received before the close of business on the comment closing date indicated below w ill be considered, and w ill be available for examination in the docket at the above address both before and after that date. To the extent possi ble. comments filed after the closing date w ill also be considered. However, the rulemaking action may proceed at any time after that date, and comments re ceived after the closing date and too late fo r consideration in regard to the action w ill be treated as suggestions fo r future rulemaking. The NH TSA w ill continue to file relevant material, as it becomes available in the docket after the closing date, and it is recommended that inter ested persons continue to examine the docket fo r new m aterial. Comment closing date: February 8, 1974. Proposed effective date: T h irty days after publication o f final rule in the F e d e r a l R e g i s t e r . (Sec. 103, 119, Pub. L. 89-563, 80 Stat. 718, 15 TJJBA). 1392, 1407; delegations o f author ity at 49 CFR 1.51 and 49 CFR 501.8) Issued on January 4,1974. R o b e r t L. C a r t e r , Associate Administrator M otor Vehicle Programs. [F R DOC.74-770 Filed 1-9-74;8:45 am ] M a x im u m L o a d for— perm issible — :--------------------------------:------------------------------------------- ----------- inflation pres sure (pounds per square Inch) 4 hours 4 hours 4 hours 4 hours 4 hours 32 ....................... 24 (lb/in2) colum n . 116 percent o f 24 130 percent of 24 145 percent of 24 160 percent o f 24 (lb/in2) colum n. (lb/in2) colum n. (lb/in2) colum n. (lb/in2) column. 36 ....................... 36 (lb/in2) colum n. 115 percent of 36 130 percent of 36- 145 percent of 36 160 percent of 36 (lb/in2) colum n. (lb/in2) cohim n. (lb/in2) colum n. (lb/in2) colum n. 40....................... 40 (lb/in2) colum n . 115 percent of 40 130 percent of 40 145 percent of 40 160 percent of 40 (lb/in2) colum n. (lb/in2) colum n. (lb/in2) colum n. (lb/in2) colum n. FEDERAL REGISTER, VOL. 39, NO . 7— THURSDAY, JAN U AR Y 10, 1974 1518 PROPOSED RULES COST OF LIVING COUNCIL [ 6CFR Part 150] RUBBER TIRE PRICE INCREASES Public Hearings Notice is hereby given that the Cost of Living Council w ill hold public hearings to receive comments from interested per sons on the second round o f rubber tire price increase prenotifications filed with the Cost o f Living Council pursuant to Special Rule No. 2, issued October 2,1973 (See 38 FR 27528 (October 4,1973)). The hearings w ill be held in the Cost o f Living Council Auditorium, Room 2105, 2000 M Street NW., Washington, D.C. beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 22, 1974. The hearings w ill explore facts re lating to cost justification, the relation ship to prices, profits, and capital invest ment, and the effect o f productivity and volume improvement on costs and profits. Attention w ill also be given to what addi tional supply increases m ight result di rectly from these price increases. The Council has received prenotifica tion documents from 8 rubber companies, accounting fo r 84 percent o f industry tire sales. The average proposed price increase above levels authorized by Special Rule No. 2 is 6.9 percent on tires and tubes. The proposed price increases include the price increases which were deferred by Special Rule No. 2 plus those which can be justified on the basis of additional costs incurred since the first series of Phase IV prenotifications. The average price increase above that proposed prior to October 2, 1973 is 3.6 percent. On September 7,1973 the Council sus pended the 30 day prenotification period on all prenotifications from firms in the rubber industry fo r tubes and tires (SIC Code 3011) and announced public hear ings on those prenotifications. As a result o f the hearings held September 17, 1973, the Council issued Special Rule No. 2 on October 2,1973. This special rule applied to all firms which prior to October 2,1973 had prenotified price increases for tire and tube rubber products in Industry Code 3011 of the Standard Industrial Classification Manual. Firms subject to the rule were perm itted to pass through one-half o f the prenotifled price increase effective October 8, 1973 and they were precluded from resubmitting proposed price increases until January 1, 1974. Special Rule No. 2 has now been amended to permit firms effective January 15, 1974, to pass through the balance o f the price increases prenotified prior to Octo ber 2, 1973. The hearings w ill consider the remaining portions o f the prenotifi cations submitted pursuant to Special Rule No. 2, which were filed effective on h r after January 1, 1974. A summary o f the specific prenotifications involved has been released by the Cost o f Living Council. These public hearings w ill be con ducted under the authority o f section 207(c) o f the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970, as amended, which specifies that to the maximum extent possible, form al hearings be conducted fo r the purpose of acquiring inform ation bearing on a change or a proposed change in prices which have or may have a significantly large impact upon the national economy. The Cost of Living Council is inviting public participation in the form o f w rit ten submissions as well as oral presen tations. The Council requests all inter ested persons to submit for Council consideration written suggestions and comments on Rubber Tires not later than January 25,1974. A ll written submissions should be sent to Executive Secretariat, Cost of Living Council, 2000 M Street NW., Washing ton, D.C. 20508. A ll written submissions received before 5 pm ., e.d.s.t., on Janu ary 25, 1974 and w ill be made part of the official record o f the hearings. Any inform ation or data considered by the person furnishing it to be confidential must be submitted in writing, one copy only, before the person’s scheduled ap pearance, or by the applicable closing date fo r written comments. The Cost of Living Council reserves the right to de termine the confidential status o f the inform ation or data and to treat it accordingly. Any person who has an interest in the subject o f the hearings, or who is a rep resentative o f a group or class o f persons which has an interest in the subject of the hearings, may request the oppor tunity to make an oral presentation by telephoning the Executive Secretariat o f the Cost of Living Council at 202-254- 8637 before 5 p.m., e.d.s.t., Thursday, January 17,1974. The person making the request should be prepared to describe the interest concerned; if appropriate to state why he is a proper representative o f a group or class o f persons which has such an interest; and to give a concise summary o f the proposed oral presenta tion and a phone number where he may be contacted through January 22, 1974. Oral presentations may be supplemented by written submissions filed with the Council not later than 5 p.m., e.d.s.t., January 24,1974. Th e Council reserves the right to select the persons to be heard at the hearings, to schedule their respective presenta tions, and to establish the procedures governing the conduct o f the hearings. Each presentation may be lim ited, based on the number o f persons requesting to be heard. Each person selected to be heard w ill be so notified by the Council before 5 p.m., e.d.s.t., January 18, 1974. Each scheduled witness must send 50 copies of his statement to the Executive Secretar iat by 5 pm ., e.d.s.t., on January 21,1974. A Cost o f Living Council official w ill be designated to preside at the hearings. They w ill not be judicial— or evidenti ary-type hearings. Questions may be asked only by those conducting the hear ings, and there w ill be no cross-examina tion o f persons presenting statements. Any decision made by the Council with respect to the subject m atter o f the hear ings w ill be based on all inform ation available to the Council, from whatever source received. A t the conclusion o f all in itial oral statements, each person who has made an oral statement w ill be given the opportunity if he so desires, to make a rebuttal statement. The rebuttal state ments w ill be given in the order in which the initial statements were made and may not exceed 10 minutes each. Any interested person may submit questions, to be asked of any person mak ing a statement at the hearings, before 5 p.m., e.d.s.t., January 21. Any person who makes an oral statement and who wishes to ask a question at the hearings may submit the question, in writing, to the presiding officer. The Council, or the presiding officer if the question is sub m itted at the hearings, w ill determine whether the question is relevant, and whether tim e lim itations perm it it to be presented fo r answer. Due to wide public interest in the hear ings, available space may hot accommo date all those who wish to attend; thus members o f the general public w ill be admitted on a first come, first served basis. Any further procedural rules needed fo r the proper conduct o f the hearings w ill be announced by the presiding officer. A transcript o f the hearings w ill be made and the entire record o f the hear ings, including the transcript, w ill be re tained by the Council and made available fo r inspection at the Public Reference Facility o f the Council, Room 2313, 2000 M Street NW ., Washington, D.C., between the hours o f 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Issued at Washington, D.C., on Janu ary 9,1974. J a m e s W . M cL a n e , Deputy Director, Cost of Living Council. [F R Doc.74-963 Filed 1-9-74; 10:42 am ] FEDERAL REGISTER, VO L. 39, N O . 7— THURSDAY, JAN U AR Y 10, 1974 1519 Notices This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army ARMY SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL Notice of Meeting In accordance w ith section 10(a) (2 ) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (P.L. 92-463), announcement is made of the follow ing Committee meeting: Name of Committee: Arm y Scientific A d visory Panel. Date: 28-29 January 1974. Place: Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Time 0830-1645 hours, 28 January 1974 and 0830-1730 hours, 29 January 1974. Agenda: Attached. This m eeting is closed to the public due to the security classification of the m aterial to be discussed. Any additional inform ation concerning the meeting may be obtained from Dr. M arvin E. Lasser, Chief Scientist, De partment o f the Army, Executive D i rector, Arm y Scientific Advisory Panel, Washington, D.C., (202) 695-7487. M a r v in E . L a sser , Chief Scientist, DA, Executive Director, ASAP. Agenda 0830-0835 0835-0915 0915-0955 0955-1015 1015-1055 1055-1230 1245-1345 1400-1440 1440-1550 1550-1610 1610-1630 1630-1645 January 28-1E 801 #7 Chairman. Under Secretary of the Army, Chief o f Staff/Vice Chief of Staff. Deputy Under Secretary of the Army (O R ) Assistant Vice Chief o f Staff Army. Break. Assistant Chief of Staff for Force Development, Assistant Chief o f Staff for Communications- Electronics. Assistant Secretary of the Army (R & D ), Chief of Research and Development, Assistant Secre tary of Defense for Telecom munications, Director o f De fense Research & Engineering. Lunch— Secretary of the Army’s Mess— Pan il Members. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence. Assistant Secretary of Defense (I& L ), Assistant Secretary of the Army ( I & L ) , Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics. Break. Chief of Legislative Liaison. Conclusions. January 29-1E 801 #7 0830-0835 Chairman. 0835-0950 Assistant Secretary of Defense (C ), Assistant Secretary of the Army ( P M ) , Comptroller of the Army. 0950-1015 Break. 1015-1100 Secretary of the Army Remarks. 1100-1200 Secretary o f Defense Remarks. 1200-1205 Chairman. 1220-1320 Lunch— Secretary o f the Army’s Mess— Invited Guests, Re marks by the Assistant Secre tary of the Army (R & D ). 1325-1500 Business Meeting. 1515-1730 Executive Committee Meeting. [P R Doc.74-734 Filed 1-0-74; 8:45 am ] U.S. ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Annual Meeting J a n u a r y 2,1974. In accordance with section 10, Pub. Law 92-463, notice is given o f the annual m eeting o f the U.S. Arm y Command and General Staff College Advisory Com m ittee at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, January 23-25, 1974. The meetings w ill be held in the Command Conference Boom, Bell H all, Fort Leavenworth and are open to the public. M ajor agenda items concern relations with higher edu cation, appointment o f civilian faculty members, future curriculum plans as ap plied to course development. I v a n J. B ir r e r , Director, Evaluation and Review. [P R Doc.74-783 Filed 1-9-74;8:45 am ] DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [O R 1898] OREGON Notice of Classification of Public Lands for Multiple-Use Management; Correction D e c e m b e r 27, 1973. In FR Doc. 68-4182 appearing at page 5548 o f the issue fo r Tuesday, April 9, 1968, the following deletion should be made: Under T. 22 S., R. 27 E., delete: Sec. 16, Sy2. M a x w e l l T. L ie u r a n c e , Acting State Director. [P R Doc.74-776 Piled 1-9-74;8:45 am ] SALEM DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD Notice of Meeting Notice is hereby given that the Salem District Advisory Board w ill hold a busi ness meeting on January 30, 1974, com mencing at 9:30 a.m., in the Pringle Park Community Building, W inter and Oak Streets, Salem, Oregon. The agenda fo r the meeting w ill Include discussions on proposed timber sale plans fo r Fiscal Y ear 1975 and the small business set- aside tim ber sale program. The meeting w ill be open to the public. It is to be held in a room accommodating 60 people. In addition to discussion of agenda topics by board members, there w ill be tim e fo r brief statements by non members. Persons wishing to make oral statements should so advise the chair man or co-chairman prior to the m eet ing, to aid in scheduling the tim e availa ble. Any interested person may file a w ritten statement fo r consideration by the board by sending it to the chairman, in care o f the co-chairman: Salem Dis trict Manager, P.O. Box 3227, Salem, Oregon 97302. P a u l M . S a n g e r , Acting Salem District Manager. D e c e m b e r 27,1973. [P R Doc.74-775 Piled l-9-74;8:45 am ] SUSANVILLE DISTRICT GRAZING ADVISORY BOARD, CALIFORNIA Notice of Meeting Notice is hereby given that the Susan- ville, California, District Advisory Board w ill hold a meeting beginning at 10 a.m., P.d.t. on January 31, 1974 and continu ing through February 1, 1974 at the Susanville D istrict Office o f the Bureau o f Land Management, 705 H all St., Susanville, California. The purpose o f the meeting w ill be to hear protests o f adverse recommenda tions pertaining to the 1974 grazing ap plications and ear tagging requirements in the Cal-Neva Common Allotm ent, to consider applications fo r and protests of transfers o f grazing privileges, to review proposed range improvement projects and range management plans, and to re view the management fram ework plan fo r the P it R iver Resource Area. This meeting w ill be open to the pub lic. Those who wish to file a w ritten state ment should address their statement to the Susanville District Advisory Board, % D istrict Manager, P.O. Box 1090, Susanville, California, 96130. D . D e a n B i b l e s , District Manager, Susanville. [P R Doc.74-751 Piled l-9-74;8:45 am ] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food and Nutrition Service NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM National Average Payments, January 1- June 30,1974 Pursuant to §§ 210.4 and 210.11 Of the regulations governing the National FEDERAL REGISTER, VOL. 39, NO . 7— THURSDAY, JAN UAR Y 10, 1974 1520 NOTICES School Lunch Program (7 CFR 210), no tice is hereby given o f adjustments in the national average factors fo r payment fo r lunches and the maximum rates o f reimbursement. The national average factors fo r payment fo r lunches served during the six-month period January 1- June 30, 1974, to children participating in the National School Lunch Program are as follow s; (a ) 10.50 cents from gen eral cash-for-food assistance funds fo r each lunch: Provided, however. T h at the aggregate amount o f the general cash- for-food assistance payments to any State agency shall not be less than the amount o f the payments made by such State agency to participating schools within the State fo r the fiscal year end in g June 30, 1972; (b ) An additional 37.25 cents from special cash assistance funds fo r each reduced price lunch; and (c ) An additional 47.25 cents from spe cial cash assistance funds fo r each free lunch: Provided, however, Th at fo r those States which paid an average rate o f reimbursement in excess o f 47.25 cents, from special cash assistance funds fo r a ll free lunches served to eligible children during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, the special cash assistance factor fo r free lunches served to eligible chil dren during the six-month period Jan uary 1—June 30, 1974, shall be equal to such average rate o f reimbursement; and fo r those States which paid an average rate o f reimbursement in excess o f 37.25 cents from special cash assistance funds fo r all reduced price lunches served to eligible children dining the fiscal year ending June 30,1973, the special cash as sistance factor fo r reduced price lunches served to eligible children during the six- month period January 1-June 30, 1974, shall be equal to such average rate o f reimbursement. The total amount o f general cash-for- food assistance payments and special cash assistance payments to be made to each State agency from the sums appro priated therefor, shall be based upon such national average factors. The above factors represent a 5.126 percent increase in the factors pre scribed fo r the period July-December, 1973. This represents the percent o f in crease during the three-m onth period September-November, 1973 (from 142.4 in August, 1973 to 149.7 in November, 1973) in the series fo r food away from home o f the Consumer Price Index, pub lished by the Bureau o f Labor Statistics o f the Department o f Labor. For the six-month period January 1- June 30, 1974, (a ) the maximum rate of reimbursement from general cash-for- food assistance funds shall be 16.50 cents per lunch served; (b ) the maximum per lunch reimbursement (from a combina tion o f general cash-for-food assistance and special cash assistance funds) shall be 72.75 cents fo r a free lunch and 62.75 cents fo r a reduced price lunch. Definitions. The terms used in this no tice shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the regulations governing the National School Lunch Program (7 CFR Part 210) and the regulations fo r De term ining E ligibility fo r Free and R e duced Price Meals (7 CFR Part 245). (Catalog o f Federal Domestic Assistance Pro gram No. 10.555, National Archives Reference Services). Effective date. This notice shall become effective January J, 1974. Dated: January 7,1974. C l a y t o n Y e u t t e r , Assistant Secretary. [F R Doc.74-807 Filed 1-9-74; 8:45 am ] SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM National Average Payments, January 1 - June 30,1974 Pursuant to §§ 220.4 and 220.9 o f the regulations governing the School Break fast Program (7 CFR 220), notice is hereby given that the national average breakfast factors fo r breakfasts served during the six-month period January 1- June 30, 1974, to children participating in the School Breakfast Program shall be: (a ) 8.50 cents fo r all breakfasts; (b ) an additional 15.75 cents fo r each re duced price breakfast; and (c ) an ad ditional 21.0 cents fo r each free break fast. The total amount o f breakfast as sistance payments to be made to each State agency from the sum appropriated therefor, shall be based upon such na tional average factors: Provided, how ever, Th at the aggregate amount o f the breakfast assistance payments to any State agency shall not be less than the amount o f such payments made by such State agency to participating schools within the State fo r the fiscal year end ing June 30, 1973: And provided further, That additional payments shall be made in such amounts as are needed to finance reimbursement rates assigned in accord ance w ith the provisions o f § 220.9(b-l) o f the regulations. For nonespecially needy schools, the maximum rates o f reimbursement fo r paid breakfasts, fo r reduced price break fasts, and fo r free breakfasts shall be equal to the respective factors set out above. For especially needy schools, the m axi mum rates o f reimbursement fo r all breakfasts shall be equal to the national average factor fo r all breakfasts; the maximum rate o f reimbursement fo r re duced price and free breakfasts shall be 40 cents and 45 cents, respectively. Definitions. The terms used in this no tice shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the regulations governing the School Breakfast Program (7 CFR Part 220) and the regulations fo r Determining E ligibility fo r Free and Reduced Price Means (7 CFR Part 245). (Catalog o f Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 10.553, National Archives Ref erence Services.) Effective date. This notice shall be ef fective January 1, 1974. Dated January 7,1974. C l a y t o n Y e u t t e r , Assistant Secretary. [F R Doc.74-808 Filed l-9-74;8:46 am ] Forest Service CHUGACH NATIONAL FOREST; PROPOSED LAND USE PLAN Availability of Draft Environmental Statement Pursuant to section 102(2) (C ) o f the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Forest Service^ Department of Agriculture, has prepared a draft en vironm ental statement fo r the proposed Land Use Plan fo r the Chugach National Forest, Report Number USDA-FS-DES (Adm ) R10-74-01. This environmental statement con cerns a proposed land use plan fo r the 4.7 m illion acre Chugach National For est in Alaska. This d raft environmental statement was transmitted to CEQ on January 3, 1974. Copies are available fo r inspection dur ing regular working hours at the fo l lowing locations: USDA, Forest Service South Agriculture Bldg., Room 3231 12th St. & Independence Ave., SW . Washington, D.C. 20250 U.S. Department o f Agriculture Forest Service— Alaska Region Federal Building Juneau, Alaska 99801 Chugach National Forest 121 W . Fireweed Lane, Suite 205 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Area Manager, Chatham Area Tongass National Forest Federal Building Sitka, Alaska 99835 Area Manager, Stikine Area Tongass National Forest Federal Building Petersburg, Alaska 99833 Area Manager, Ketchikan Area Tongass National Forest Federal BuUding, Room 313 Ketchikan, Alaska 99901 A lim ited number o f single copies are available upon request to Richard E. Woodrow, Acting Area Manager, Chu gach National Forest, 121 W . Fireweed Lane, Anchorage, Alaska 99503. Copies are also available from the Na tional Technical Inform ation Service, U.S. Department o f Commerce, Spring- field, Virginia 22151. Please refer to the name and number o f the environmental statement above when ordering. Comments are invited from the public and from State and local agencies which are authorized to develop and enforce environmental standards, and from Fed eral agencies having jurisdiction by law or special expertise w ith respect to any environmental impact involved fo r which comments have not been requested spe cifically. Comments concerning the proposed action and requests fo r additional in form ation should be addressed to Rich ard E. Woodrow, Acting Area Manager, Chugach National Forest, 121 W. Fire weed Lane, Anchorage, Alaska 99503. Comments must be received by March 3, 1974 in order to be considered in the FEDERAL REGISTER, V O L 39, N O . 7— THURSDAY, JAN U AR Y 10, 1974 NOTICES 1521 preparation o f the final environmental statement. C . A. Y a t e s , Regional Forester, Alaska Region. Ja n u a r y 3,1974. [P R Doc.74-774 Filed l-9-74;8:45 am ] Rural Electrification Administration COOPERATIVE POWER ASSOCIATION AND UNITED POWER ASSOCIATION Proposed Loan Guarantee Under the authority o f Pub. Law 93-32 (87 Stat. 65) notice is hereby given that the Adm inistrator o f REA w ill consider (a) providing a guarantee supported by the fu ll faith and credit o f the United States o f Am erica for loans in the ap proximate amount o f $454,000,000 to Co operative Power Association (C PA of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and United Power Association (U P A ) o f Elk River, Minnesota, and (b ) supplementing such loans w ith insured REA loans at 5 per cent interest in the amount o f approxi mately $83,000,000 to these cooperatives. These loans would finance a project con sisting o f two 450 M W steam generating units near Underwood, North Dakota, as sociated transmission facilities o f ap proximately 409 miles o f ± 450 kV Direct Current line with related term inal fa cili ties, and approximately 96 miles o f 345 kV and 230 kV lines with related substa tion facilities. CPA w ill have a 56 percent undivided ownership interest and UPA a 44 percent undivided ownership in the project. Legally organized loading agencies ca pable o f making, holding and servicing the loans proposed to be guaranteed may obtain inform ation on the proposed pro ject, including the engineering and eco nomic feasibility studies and the pro posed schedule for the advances to the borrowers o f the guaranteed loan funds, from Mr. Roy G. Zook, Manager, Coop erative Power Association, 6700 Prance Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55435. In order to be considered, proposals must be submitted on or before February 25,1974, to Mr. Zook. The right Is reserved to give such consideration and make such evaluations or other disposi tion o f all proposals received as CPA, UPA and REA may deem appropriate. The Rural Electrification Administra tion has published a revision o f proposed REA Bulletin 20-22 entitled “Guarantee of Loans fo r Bulk Power Supply Facili ties,” which sets forth agency proposed policies and requirements concerning loan guarantees. The text o f this* pro posed revised Bulletin was published fo r comment in the F ed er al R e g is t e r dated January 3, 1974, page 814. Copies o f the proposed revised REA Bulletin 20-22 are available from Direc tor, Inform ation Services Division, Rural Electrification Administration, U.S. De partment o f Agriculture, Washington. D.C. 20250. Dated: January 4,1974. . * D a v id A . H a m i l , Administrator. [F R Doc.74-750 Filed I-9-74;8:45 am ] Soli Conservation Service HIGHWAY 112 CRITICAL EROSION CON TROL PROJECT MEASURE, WISCONSIN Availability of Final Environmental Statement Pursuant to section 102(2) (C> o f the National Environmental Policy A ct o f 1969, the Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Department o f Agriculture, has pre pared a final environmental statement fo r the Highway 112 C ritical Erosion Control Project Measure, (P R I-R U -T A project) Ashland County, Wisconsin, USDA-SCS—RC&D, E S (A D M )-73-21 (F ). The environmental statement con cerns a plan to control erosion in a gully located near the W hite River. The planned works o f improvement include 1,200 feet o f sod waterway, 4,640 feet o f vegetated waterway, 855 feet o f diversion, 15 acres o f critical area planting, plus necessary grading and mulching. This . final environmental statement was filed with CEQ on December 26, 1973. Copies are available fo r inspection during regular working hours at the fo l lowing locations: USDA, Soil Conservation Service, 4601 H am - mersley Road, Madison, Wisconsin. USDA, Soil Conservation Service, South A gri culture Building, Room 5105A, 12th Street and Independence Avenue SW ., W ashing ton, D.C. Copies are also available from the Na tional Technical Inform ation Service, U.S. Department o f Commerce, Spring- field, Va. 22151 fo r $3 each. Please refer to the number o f the statement above when ordering. Copies o f the environmental state m ent have been sent to various federal, state, and local agencies as outlined in the Council on Environmental Quality Guidelines. Dated: January 3,1974. L e n n i s B . L o s h , Acting Deputy Administrator fo r Field Services, Soil Con servation Service. [F R Doc.74-759 Filed 1-9-74; 8:45 am ] DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Domestic and International Business Administration NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRON MENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Article The follow ing is a decision on an appli cation fo r duty-free entry o f a scientific article pursuant to Section 6 (c) o f the Educational, Scientific, and Cultural M a terials Im portation Act of 1966 (Pub. Law 89-651, 89 Stat. 897) and the regulations issued thereunder as amended (37 FR 3892 etseq .). A copy of the record pertaining to this decision is available fo r public review during ordinary business hours o f the Department o f Commerce, at the Office o f Im port Programs, Department o f Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230. Docket Number: 74-00109-00-37100. Applicant: DHEW, PHS, NTH, National Institute o f Environmental Health Sci ences, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, N.C. 27709. A rticle: M ultiple Mem brane Filter, No. 92.51. M anufacturer: Yeda Research and Development Co., Ltd., Israel. Intended use o f article: The foreign article w ill be used to filter tri chloroacetic acid, precipitated DNA, RNA, and protein in environmental health research studies. Comments: No comments have been received with respect to this application. Decision: Application approved. No instrument or apparatus o f equivalent scientific value to the foreign article, fo r such purposes as this article is intended to be used, is being manufactured fix the United States. Reasons: The foreign article provides the capability fo r simultaneous filterin g o f ten samples. Th e capability described above is pertinent to the applicant’s use in filterin g DNA, RNA, and protein pre cipitated with trichloroacetic acid. The Department o f Health, Education, and W elfare advised in its memorandum dated December 6, 1973 that it knows of no domestic instrument o f equivalent scientific value to the foreign article for th e applicant’s intended purposes. Th e Department o f Commerce knows o f no other instrument or apparatus o f equivalent scientific value to the foreign article, fo r such purposes as this article is intended to be used, which Is being manufactured in the United States. (Catalog o f Federal Domestic Assistance Pro gram No. 11.105, Importation o f Duty-Free Educational and Scientific M aterials). A . H . S t u a r t , Director, Special Im port Programs Division. [E R Doc.74-756 Filed 1-9-74 ;8:4S a m ] UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA MEDICAL SCHOOL Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Article The follow ing is a decision on an appli cation fo r duty-free entry o f a scientific article pursuant .to Section 6 (c) o f the Educational, Scientific, and Cultural M a terials Im portation A ct o f 1966 (Pub. Law 89-651, 80 Stat. 897) and the regulations issued thereunder as amended (37 F R 3892 et seq.). A copy o f the record pertaining to this decision is available fo r public review during ordinary business hours o f the Department o f Commerce, at the Office o f Im port Programs, Department o f Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230. Docket Number: 73-00532-33-46070. Applicant: University o f Alabama M edi cal School, University Station, Birm ing ham, Ala. 35294. A rticle: Scanning elec tron microscope, model JSM-U3. Manu facturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan. Intended use o f article: The article is intended to be used for studies o f cardiovascular tissues; prim arily aorta, bicuspid valve, and con nective tissue proteins from these sources during experiments designed with the purpose o f correlating morphology w ith chemical analysis. Prim ary emphasis w ill be to determine the distribution o f Ca, P, and S as well as C, N, and O if techniques No. 7------ 3 FEDERAL REGISTER, VOL. 39, NO . 7— THURSDAY, JANUARY. 10, 1974 1522 NOTICES can be adequately developed to achieve the latter three analyses. Comments: No comments have been received with respect to this application. Decision: Application approved. No in strument or apparatus o f equivalent scientific value to the foreign article, fo r such purposes as this article is intended to be used, is being manufactured in the United States. Reasons: The applicant’s research study o f molecular pathogenesis in car diovascular tissue that leads to arterio sclerosis requires localization o f calcium, phosphorus and sulfur; physical differ entiation as crystalline or amor