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that office, room 502, 4330 East-West

Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.

Comments, requests, and texts of oral

presentations may also be filed by

telefacsimile to (301) 504–0127 or by email to cpsc-os@cpsc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

information about the hearing or to

request an opportunity to make an oral

presentation, call or write Rockelle

Hammond, Office of the Secretary,

Consumer Product Safety Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20207; telephone

(301) 504–0800, extension 1232; telefax

(301) 504–0127.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

4(j) of the Consumer Product Safety Act

(CPSA) (15 U.S.C. 2053(j)) requires the

Commission to establish an agenda for

action under the laws it administers,

and, to the extent feasible, to select

priorities for action at least 30 days

before the beginning of each fiscal year.

Section 4(j) of the CPSA provides

further that before establishing its

agenda and priorities, the Commission

shall conduct a public hearing and

provide an opportunity for the

submission of comments.

The Office of Management and Budget

requires all Federal agencies to submit

their budget requests 13 months before

the beginning of each fiscal year. The

Commission is formulating its budget

request for fiscal year 2000, which

begins on October 1, 1999.

Accordingly, the Commission will

conduct a public hearing on May 21,

1998 to receive comments from the

public concerning its agenda and

priorities for fiscal year 2000. The

Commissioners desire to obtain the

views of a wide range of interested

persons including consumers;

manufacturers, importers, distributors,

and retailers of consumer products;

members of the academic community;

consumer advocates; and health and

safety officers of state and local

governments.

The Commission is charged by

Congress with protecting the public

from unreasonable risks of injury

associated with consumer products. The

Commission enforces and administers

the Consumer Product Safety Act (15

U.S.C. 2051 et seq.); the Federal

Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C.

1261 et seq.); the Flammable Fabrics Act

(15 U.S.C. 1191 et seq.); the Poison

Prevention Packaging Act (15 U.S.C.

1471 et seq.); and the Refrigerator Safety

Act (15 U.S.C. 1211 et seq.). Standards

and regulations issued under provisions

of those statutes are codified in the Code

of Federal Regulations, title 16, chapter

II.

While the Commission has broad

jurisdiction over products used by

consumers, its staff and budget are

limited. Section 4(j) of the CPSA

expresses Congressional direction to the

Commission to establish an agenda for

action each fiscal year and, if feasible,

to select from that agenda some of those

projects for priority attention.

Persons who desire to make oral

presentations at the hearing on May 21,

1998, should call or write Rockelle

Hammond, Office of the Secretary,

Consumer Product Safety Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20207, telephone

(301) 504–0800, telefax (301) 504–0127,

or e-mail, cpsc-os@cpsc.gov, no later

than May 7, 1998.

Presentations should be limited to

approximately ten minutes. Persons

desiring to make oral presentations must

submit the written text of their

presentations to the Office of the

Secretary not later than May 14, 1998.

The Commission reserves the right to

impose further time limitations on all

presentations and further restrictions to

avoid duplication of presentations. The

hearing will begin at 10 a.m. on May 21,

1998 and will conclude the same day.

Dated: April 14, 1998.

Sadye E. Dunn,

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety

Commission.

[FR Doc. 98–10250 Filed 4–16–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent

License

AGENCY: Headquarters, U.S. Army

Materiel Command (AMC), DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

provisions of 15 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37

CFR Part 404.7(a)(1)(i), AMC hereby

gives notice that it is contemplating the

grant of an exclusive license in the

United States to practice the inventions

embodied in U.S. Patent Application

Serial No. 08/796,772, filed February 6,

1997, entitled ‘‘Detection of Multiple

Antigens and Antibodies,’’ and U.S.

Patent Application (no number

assigned), filed February 18, 1998,

entitled ‘‘Method and Apparatus for

Detection of Multiple Nucleic Acid

Sequences and Multiple Antigens’’ to

Epitope, Inc., having a place of business

in Beaverton, Oregon.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Bill Medsger, Headquarters, U.S. Army

Materiel Command, ATTN: AMCCC–IP,

5001 Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria, VA

22333–0001. Phone: (703) 617–2556;

FAX: (703) 617–2556.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

prospective exclusive license will be

royalty bearing and will comply with

the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C.

209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective

exclusive license may be granted, unless

within sixty days from the date of this

published Notice, AMC receives written

evidence and argument which

establishes that the grant of the license

would not be consistent with the

requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37

CFR 404.7.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–10248 Filed 4–16–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of

Engineers

Notice of Availability for the Record of

Decision for the Santa Margarita River

Flood Control Project and Basilone

Road Bridge Replacement, San Diego

County, CA

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

Los Angeles District, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers, Regulatory Branch, in

coordination with the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service and the U.S. Marine

Corps, has completed the Record of

Decision associated with the

Environmental Impact Statement for the

Santa Margarita River Flood Control

Project and Basilone Road Bridge

Replacement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions regarding the Record of

Decision or requests for the document

may be directed to Dr. Eric Stein, Senior

Project Manager, Regulatory Branch,

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, P.O. Box

532711, Los Angeles, California, 90053–

2325, (213) 452–3415.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.

Robert L. Davis,

Colonel, Corps of Engineers District Engineer.

[FR Doc. 98–10249 Filed 4–16–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Fossil Energy; National Coal

Council Meeting

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy,

Department of Energy (DOE).
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ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. L. No. 92–463, 86 Stat 770), notice

is hereby given of a meeting of the

National Coal Council.

DATE AND TIME: Friday, May 8, 1998, 8:30

AM.

PLACE: Phoenix Park Hotel, 520 North

Capitol Street, NW, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Margie D. Biggerstaff, U.S. Department

of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy (FE–

5), Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–

3867.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Council: To provide

advice, information, recommendations

to the Secretary of Energy on matters

relating to coal and coal industry issues.

Tentative Agenda

—Call to order and opening remarks by

Clifford Miercort, Chairman of the

National Coal Council

—Remarks by the Honorable Federico

Pen ́ a, Secretary of Energy (invited).

—Remarks by the Honorable Frank H.

Murkowski, Chairman of the Senate

Energy Committee (invited).

—Remarks by Congressman Michael G.

Oxley (invited).

—Remarks by the Honorable James

Hoecker, Chairman of the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission

(invited).

—Remarks by Fred L. Smith, Jr.,

President of the Competitive

Enterprise Institute, on ‘‘Climate

Change Policy and its Implications’’

(invited).

—Administrative reports.

—Remarks of outgoing Chairman,

Clifford R. Miercort.

—Report of the Nominating Committee

and election of new officers.

—Remarks of incoming chairman.

—Public comment—10-minute rule.

—Adjournment.

Public Participation: The meeting is

open to the public. The Chairman of the

Council is empowered to conduct the

meeting in a fashion that will facilitate

the orderly conduct of business. Any

member of the public who wishes to file

a written statement with the Council

will be permitted to do so, either before

or after the meeting. Members of the

public who wish to make oral

statements pertaining to agenda items

should contact Margie D. Biggerstaff at

the address or telephone number listed

above. Requests must be received at

least five days prior to the meeting and

reasonable provisions will be made to

include the presentation on the agenda.

Transcripts: Available for public

review and copying at the Public

Reading Room, Room 1E–190, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

S.W., Washington, D.C., between 9:00

AM and 4:00 PM, Monday through

Friday, except Federal holidays.

Issued at Washington, DC on April 14,

1998.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–10236 Filed 4–16–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

National Electric and Magnetic Fields

Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Public Law No. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770),

notice is hereby given of a meeting of

the National Electric and Magnetic

Fields Advisory Committee.

DATES: Thursday, May 7, 1998: 9:00

a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Friday, May 8, 1998:

9:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Westin City Center, 1400 M

Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Imre Gyuk, EMF Program Manager, EE–

14, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–1482.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Committee: The

National Electric and Magnetic Fields

Advisory Committee (NEMFAC) advises

the Department of Energy and the

National Institute of Environmental

Health Sciences on the design and

implementation of a five-year, national

electric and magnetic fields (EMF)

research and public information

dissemination (RAPID) program. The

Secretary of Energy, pursuant to Section

2118 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992,

P.L. No.102–486, has overall

responsibility for establishing the

national program which includes health

effects research, development of

technologies to assess and manage

exposures, and dissemination of

information.

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, May 7, 1998

9:00 a.m.—Welcome and opening remarks

9:15 a.m.—Summary of FY98 non-Federal

contributions

9:30 a.m.—Completion of grant research

10:15 a.m.—Discussion

10:45 a.m.—Break

11:00 a.m.—Report on epidemiology

symposium

12:00 noon—Lunch

1:30 p.m.—Report on in vivo symposium

2:30 p.m.—Break

2:45 p.m.—Report on engineering

symposium

3:30 p.m.—Expectations for the working

group

4:00 p.m.—Discussion

5:00 p.m.—Adjourn

Friday, May 8, 1998

9:00 a.m.—Reports to National Academy of

Sciences

9:30 a.m—Format of final report

10:15 a.m.—Break

10:30 a.m.—Future of EMF research

11:15 a.m.—Future of EMF public

communication

12:00 a.m.—Discussion

12:30 p.m.—Open time for public comments

1:30 p.m.—Adjourn

A final agenda will be available at the

meeting.

Public Participation: The meeting is

open to the public. Written statements

may be filed with the Committee either

before or after the meeting. Members of

the public who wish to make oral

statements pertaining to agenda items

should contact Dr. Gyuk at the address

or telephone number listed above.

Requests must be received 5 days prior

to the meeting and reasonable provision

will be made to include the presentation

on the agenda. Depending on the

number of requests, comments may be

limited to five minutes. The Designated

Federal Officer is empowered to

conduct the meeting in a fashion that

will facilitate the orderly conduct of

business.

Transcript and Minutes: A transcript

and minutes of this meeting will be

available for public review and copying

at the Freedom of Information Public

Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, DC 20585, between

9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Copies of the minutes will also be

available by request.

Issued at Washington, DC, on April 14,

1998.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–10237 Filed 4–16–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE Docket No. 98–19–NG]

Office of Fossil Energy; Husky Gas

Marketing Inc., Order Granting LongTerm Authorization to Import Natural

Gas from Canada

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Order.