Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 220 / Wednesday, November 13, 1996 / Rules and Regulations 58143

Dated: June 6, 1996.

Mary Jo Bane,

Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.

Dated: June 14, 1996.

Bruce C. Vladeck,

Administrator, Health Care Financing

Administration.

Approved: July 26, 1996.

Donna E. Shalala,

Secretary, Health and Human Services.

For the reasons explained in the

preamble, part 431 of Chapter IV, Title

42, Code of Federal Regulations, is

amended as set forth below:

PART 431—STATE ORGANIZATION

AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

1. The authority citation for Part 431

continues to read as follows:

Authority: Sec. 1102 of the Social Security

Act (42 U.S.C. 1302).

2. Section 431.307 is amended by

revising paragraph (a)(2) and (b) and by

adding a new paragraph (d) to read as

follows:

§ 431.307 Distribution of information

materials.

(a) * * *

(2) Have no political implications

except to the extent required to

implement the National Voter

Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) Pub. L.

103–31; for States that are exempt from

the requirements of NVRA, voter

registration may be a voluntary activity

so long as the provisions of section

7(a)(5) of NVRA are observed;

* * * * *

(b) The agency must not distribute

materials such as ‘‘holiday’’ greetings,

general public announcements, partisan

voting information and alien registration

notices.

* * * * *

(d) Under NVRA, the agency must

distribute voter information and

registration materials as specified in

NVRA.

For the reasons explained in the

preamble, Part 205 of Chapter II, Title

45, Code of Federal Regulations, is

amended as set forth below:

PART 205—GENERAL

ADMINISTRATION—PUBLIC

ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

1. The authority citation for Part 205

is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 602, 603, 606, 607,

1302, 1306(a), and 1320b–7: 42 U.S.C.

1973gg–5.

2. Section 205.50 is amended by

revising paragraphs (a)(4), introductory

text, and (a)(4)(i), adding a new

paragraph (a)(4)(iv), and adding

paragraph (b) to read as follows:

§ 205.50 Safeguarding information for the

financial assistance programs.

(a) * * *

(4) All materials sent or distributed to

applicants, recipients, or medical

vendors, including material enclosed in

envelopes containing checks, will be

limited to those which are directly

related to the administration of the

program and will not have political

implications except to the extent

required to implement the National

Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA),

Pub. L. 103–31. Under this requirement:

(i) Specifically excluded from mailing

or distribution are materials such as

‘‘holiday’’ greetings, general public

announcements, alien registration

notices, and partisan voting

information.

* * * * *

(iv) Under NVRA, the agency must

distribute voter information and

registration materials as specified in

NVRA.

(b) Voluntary voter registration

activities. For States that are exempt

from the requirements of NVRA, voter

registration may be a voluntary activity

so long as the provisions of section

7(a)(5) of NVRA are observed.

* * * * *

[FR Doc. 96–28939 Filed 11–12–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

46 CFR Part 150

Compatibility of Cargoes

CFR Correction

In title 46 of the Code of Federal

Regulations, parts 140 to 155, revised as

of October 1, 1995, on page 46, in the

second column, in part 150, appendix I

(a), the entry for ‘‘Ethyl alcohol (20)’’

was inadvertently omitted in the

‘‘Compatible with’’ column for the entry

‘‘Caustic soda, 50% or less (5)’’ in the

‘‘Member of reactive group’’ column,

preceding the entry for ‘‘Ethyl alcohol

(40%, whiskey) (20).

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