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account of signatory and non-signatory

handlers; (4) the 1998–99 crop year

began on July 1, 1998, and the

Agreement and the Act require that the

rate of assessment for each crop year

apply to all assessable peanuts received

or acquired during such crop year; (5)

signatory handlers are aware of this

action which was unanimously

recommended by the Committee at a

public meeting and is similar to other

assessment rate actions issued in past

years; and (6) this interim final rule

provides a 60-day comment period, and

all written comments timely received

will be considered prior to finalization

of this rule.

List of Subjects

7 CFR Part 997

Food grades and standards, Peanuts,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

7 CFR Part 998

Marketing agreements, Peanuts,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

For the reasons set forth in the

preamble, 7 CFR parts 997 and 998 are

amended as follows:

PART 997—PROVISIONS

REGULATING THE QUALITY OF

DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED

PEANUTS HANDLED BY PERSONS

NOT SUBJECT TO THE PEANUT

MARKETING AGREEMENT

1. The authority citation for 7 CFR

parts 997 and 998 continues to read as

follows:

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674.

2. Section 997.101 is revised to read

as follows:

§ 997.101 Assessment rate.

On and after July 1, 1998, an

administrative assessment rate of $0.33

per net ton of assessable farmers stock

peanuts received or acquired by each

non-signatory first handler is

established for peanuts.

PART 998—MARKETING AGREEMENT

REGULATING THE QUALITY OF

DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED

PEANUTS

3. Section 998.409 is revised to read

as follows:

§ 998.409 Assessment rate.

On and after July 1, 1998, an

administrative assessment rate of $0.33

per net ton of farmers stock peanuts

received or acquired other than those

described in § 998.31(c) and (d) is

established for handlers signatory to the

Agreement. Assessments are due on the

15th of the month following the month

in which the farmers stock peanuts are

received or acquired.

Dated: July 28, 1998

Robert C. Keeney,

Deputy Administrator, Fruit and Vegetable

Programs.

[FR Doc. 98–20641 Filed 7–31–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

12 CFR Part 607

RIN 3052–AB83

Assessment and Apportionment of

Administrative Expenses; Technical

Change; Effective Date

AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration.

ACTION: Notice of effective date.

SUMMARY: The Farm Credit

Administration (FCA or Agency),

through the FCA Board (Board), issued

a direct final rule with opportunity for

comment under part 607 on June 24,

1998 (63 FR 34267) that makes technical

amendments to its assessment

regulations in order to conform to the

recently adopted FCA Board policy

statement on its financial institution

rating system. The opportunity for

comment expired on July 24, 1998. The

FCA received no comments and

therefore, the final rule becomes

effective without change. In accordance

with 12 U.S.C. 2252, the effective date

of the final rule is 30 days from the date

of publication in the Federal Register

during which either or both Houses of

Congress are in session. Based on the

records of the sessions of Congress, the

effective date of the regulations is

August 3, 1998.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The regulation

amending 12 CFR part 607 published on

June 24, 1998 (63 FR 34267) is effective

August 3, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Andrew D. Jacob, Senior Financial

Analyst, Office of Policy and

Analysis, Farm Credit Administration,

McLean, Virginia 22102–5090, (703)

883–4498, TDD (703) 883–4444,

or

Wendy R. Laguarda, Senior Attorney,

Office of General Counsel, Farm

Credit Administration, McLean,

Virginia 22102–5090, (703) 883–4020,

TDD (703) 883–4444.

(12 U.S.C. 2252(a)(9) and (10)).

Dated: July 29, 1998.

Floyd Fithian,

Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board.

[FR Doc. 98–20627 Filed 7–31–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6705–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 98–NM–210–AD; Amendment

39–10689; AD 98–16–13]

RIN 2120–AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Boeing

Model 747 Series Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a

new airworthiness directive (AD) that is

applicable to certain Boeing Model 747

series airplanes. This action requires a

one-time inspection for missing

fasteners of the splice fitting of the

forward inner chord of the Body Station

(BS) 2598 bulkhead; and corrective

actions, if necessary. This amendment is

prompted by a report that fasteners were

missing from the splice fitting of the

forward inner chord. The actions

specified in this AD are intended to

prevent accelerated fatigue cracking of

the inner chords of the BS 2598

bulkhead, which could result in

inability of the structure to carry

horizontal stabilizer flight loads, and

consequent reduced controllability of

the airplane.

DATES: Effective August 18, 1998.

The incorporation by reference of

certain publications listed in the

regulations is approved by the Director

of the Federal Register as of August 18,

1998.

Comments for inclusion in the Rules

Docket must be received on or before

October 2, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments in

triplicate to the Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), Transport

Airplane Directorate, ANM–114,

Attention: Rules Docket No. 98–NM–

210–AD, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW.,

Renton, Washington 98055–4056.

The service information referenced in

this AD may be obtained from Boeing

Commercial Airplane Group, P.O. Box

3707, Seattle, Washington 98124–2207.

This information may be examined at

the FAA, Transport Airplane

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW.,

Renton, Washington; or at the Office of