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FDC Date State City Airport FDC No. SIAP

05/10/95 OK Oklahoma City ............................ Will Rogers World ....................... 5/2088 ILS RWY 35R AMDT 8...

05/10/95 OR Portland ....................................... Portland Intl ................................. 5/2072 ILS RWY 10R AMDT 29A...

05/10/95 TX Dallas-Fort Worth ........................ Dallas-Fort Worth Intl .................. 5/2081 ILS RWY 17L AMDT 5A...

05/10/95 TX Dallas-Fort Worth ........................ Dallas-Fort Worth Intl .................. 5/2082 CONVERGING ILS RWY 18R

AMDT 2...

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05/10/95 WA Seattle ......................................... Seattle-Tacoma Intl ..................... 5/2075 ILS RWY 16R AMDT 11A...

05/10/95 WA Spokane ...................................... Seattle-Intl ................................... 5/2074 ILS RWY 21 AMDT 18A...

05/11/95 PA Meadville ..................................... Port Meadville ............................. 5/2106 LOC RWY 25 AMDT 3...

05/12/95 AK Fairbanks .................................... Fairbanks Intl .............................. 5/2132 ILS RWY 1L, AMDT 6, CAT I, II,

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05/16/95 NC Raleigh/Durham .......................... Raleigh-Durham Intl .................... 5/2187 ILS RWY 5L AMDT 3A...

05/17/95 DC Washington ................................. Washington Dulles Intl ................ 5/2199 ILS RWY 1R AMDT 21A...

[FR Doc. 95–13399 Filed 5–31–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

20 CFR Part 320

RIN 3220–AB06

Initial Determinations Under the

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act

and Reviews of and Appeals From

Such Determinations

AGENCY: Railroad Retirement Board.

ACTION: Interim final rule.

SUMMARY: The Railroad Retirement

Board (Board) hereby amends its

regulations under the Railroad

Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA) to

enlarge the authority of Board district

offices to make initial determinations on

claims for benefits under the RUIA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to:

Secretary to the Board, Railroad

Retirement Board, 844 Rush Street,

Chicago, Illinois 60611.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas W. Sadler, Assistant General

Counsel, Railroad Retirement Board,

844 Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611,

(312) 751–4513, TDD (312) 751–4701.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

320.6 of the Board’s regulations defines

the term ‘‘adjudicating office’’ and

prescribes the extent of the authority of

each such office to make determinations

on claims for benefits under the RUIA.

Currently, § 320.6(b) authorizes Board

district offices to make initial

determinations only with respect to

certain issues of eligibility for

unemployment benefits under the

RUIA. Those determination are made on

applications and claims for

unemployment benefit received in

connection with an employee’s

registration for unemployment benefits

under part 325 of this chapter.

Board district offices have not

heretofore been authorized to make

determinations on claims for sickness

benefits under the RUIA. However,

since sickness benefit claimants now

file their claims with district offices as

part of an agency effort to improve the

timeliness of claims processing, the

Board is authorizing district offices to

make determinations on two issues that

often affect eligibility for sickness

benefits. The first issue is whether the

claimant has filed his or her claim for

sickness benefits within the time limit

prescribed in § 335.4(c) of part 335 of

this chapter; the second issue is whether

the claimant has received any form of

remuneration, as defined in part 322 of

this chapter, with respect to any day

claimed as a day of sickness within the

14-day calendar period covered by the

claim. Previously, these determinations

were made only in the Division of

Program Operations of the Bureau of

Unemployment and Sickness Insurance.

Authorizing Board district offices to

make these two types of determinations

will expedite the processing and

payment of sickness benefits to those

persons found properly entitled to

payment.

The Board is publishing these

amendments as a final rule because the

amendments represent organizational

changes only and do not affect the

substantive rights of any person

claiming sickness benefits under the

RUIA. However, any person wishing to

comment on the amendments may do so

within 30 days of the date of this

publication in the Federal Register.

The Board has determined, with the

concurrence of the Office of

Management and Budget, that this is not

a significant regulatory action for

purposes of Executive Order 12866.

There are no information collections

associated with this rule.

List of Subjects in 20 CFR Part 320

Railroad employees, Railroad

unemployment benefits.

For the reasons set out in the

preamble, title 20, chapter II, part 320 of

the Code of Federal Regulations is

amended as follows:

PART 320—INITIAL DETERMINATIONS

UNDER THE RAILROAD

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT

AND REVIEWS OF AND APPEALS

FROM SUCH DETERMINATIONS

1. The authority citation for part 320

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 45 U.S.C. 355 and 362(1).

2. Section 320.6 is amended by

revising paragraphs (b) and (d) to read

as follows:

§ 320.6 Adjudicating office.

* * * * *

(b) District offices. Board district

offices are authorized to make initial

determinations on the following issues

relating to eligibility for unemployment

or sickness benefits, as the case may be:

(1) Availability for work;

(2) Voluntary leaving of work, with or

without good cause;

(3) Failure to accept work or apply for

work or failure to report to an

employment office;

(4) Timely registration for

unemployment benefits under § 325.2 of

this chapter and timely filing of claims

for sickness benefits under § 335.4(c) of

this chapter;

(5) Receipt of remuneration for

claimed days of unemployment or

sickness, as the case may be;

(6) Mileage or work restrictions and

stand-by or lay-over rules;

(7) Whether the claimant’s

unemployment is due to a strike.

* * * * *

(d) Division of Program Operations.

The Division of Program Operations,
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Bureau of Unemployment and Sickness

Insurance, is authorized to make initial

determinations on all issues of

eligibility for unemployment and

sickness benefits as set forth in

paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section,

and on any other issue not reserved to

the Director by paragraph (e) of this

section.

* * * * *

Dated: May 23, 1995.

By Authority of the Board.

Beatrice Ezerski,

Secretary to the Board.

[FR Doc. 95–13297 Filed 5–31–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7905–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

31 CFR Part 0

Employee Rules of Conduct

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Interim rule.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury is issuing the Employee Rules

of Conduct which will prescribe

uniform rules of conduct and procedure

for all employees and officials in the

Department.

DATES: This interim rule is effective

June 1, 1995. Comments must be

received or postmarked on or before July

3, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

submitted to the Office of the Assistant

General Counsel (General Law and

Ethics), Department of the Treasury,

Room 1410, Washington, DC 20220,

Attention: Mr. R. Peter Rittling or by

e-mail at the following address

Peter.Rittling@treas.sprint.com.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stephen J. McHale, Henry H. Booth, or

R. Peter Rittling, Office of the Assistant

General Counsel (General Law and

Ethics), Department of the Treasury,

telephone (202) 622–0450, FAX (202)

622–1176, e-mail

Peter.Rittling@treas.sprint.com.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

On August 7, 1992, the Office of

Government Ethics (OGE) published the

Standards of Ethical Conduct for

Employees of the Executive Branch (5

CFR Part 2635). The Executive Branchwide Standards became effective on

February 3, 1993, superseding many,

but not all, of the Department-wide

conduct rules published at 31 CFR Part

0 (see also the grace period extension at

59 FR 4779–4780, February 2, 1994).

This rule making repeals part 0 in its

entirety and issues a new part 0. The

new part 0 includes conduct rules

previously published in part 0 that were

not superseded and continue to be

important to the efficient functioning of

the Department. Many of the regulations

included in the Rules of Conduct have

been revised pursuant to changes in the

law or Department policy.

Simultaneously, in a separate rule

making, the Department is issuing as a

final rule the Supplemental Standards

of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the

Department of the Treasury. The

Supplemental Standards, to be codified

at 5 CFR chapter XXI, prescribe

Department-specific ethics regulations

supplemental to the Executive Branchwide Standards.

II. Analysis of the Regulations

Subpart A—General Provisions

The provisions contained in subpart

A state the policy and purpose of the

Rules of Conduct and the

responsibilities of the Department’s

employees and officials in

implementing and complying with the

included regulations. Subpart A also

includes a definitional section. The

United States Savings Bonds Division is

omitted from the definition of Bureau in

§ 0.103 because it was assumed into the

Bureau of the Public Debt and no longer

exists as a separate component of the

Department.

Subpart B—Rules of Conduct

Subpart B sets out the conduct

regulations that all Department

employees and officials are required to

follow. Generally, the rules regulate

employee conduct including, for

example, the use of Government

vehicles or the use of controlled

substances and intoxicants while an

employee is on duty or on Government

property. Regulations concerning

conflicts of interest and ethics are

contained in the Executive Branch-wide

Standards and the Treasury

Supplemental Standards.

Subpart C—Special Government

Employees

Section 0.301 of subpart C explains

that, with little variation, special

Government employees employed with

the Department are required to comply

with the Rules of Conduct to the same

degree as regular employees. Further,

§ 0.303 requires a special Government

employee, serving concurrently with

another Federal agency, to inform the

Department of that fact so that the

Department may take the appropriate

administrative actions and avoid any

conflict in duties or remuneration.

Subpart D—Advisers to the Department

Subpart D includes a definition of

adviser to the Department and instructs

individuals uncertain about their

relationship with the Department to

seek advice from the appropriate ethics

official. Further, § 0.401(b) explains that

it is the Department’s policy that

advisers should refer to the Rules of

Conduct for guidance when working

with the Department even though they

are not required to follow the Rules.

III. Matters of Regulatory Procedure

Administrative Procedure Act

The Department finds that good cause

exists for waiving the notice and

comment requirements contained in 5

U.S.C. 553(b) and (d). The Department

of the Treasury Employee Rules of

Conduct contain statements of policy,

interpretive rules, and conduct

regulations relating solely to agency

management and personnel. Moreover,

this rule making essentially reissues in

revised form many of the conduct rules

previously published in 31 CFR Part 0.

However, because this rule may be

improved, comments may be submitted

on or before July 3, 1995. All comments

will be analyzed and any appropriate

changes to the rule will be incorporated

in the subsequent publication of the

final rule.

Executive Order 12866, Regulatory

Planning and Review

This rule is limited to agency

organization, management and

personnel matters; therefore, it is not

subject to Executive Order 12866.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

It is hereby certified that this rule will

not have a significant economic impact

on a substantial number of small

entities. This rule affects only Federal

employees.

List of Subjects in 31 CFR Part 0

Government employees.

Dated: January 29, 1995.

Edward S. Knight,

General Counsel, Department of the Treasury.

For the reasons set forth in the

preamble, 31 CFR part 0 is revised to

read as follows:

PART 0—DEPARTMENT OF THE

TREASURY EMPLOYEE RULES OF

CONDUCT

Subpart A—General Provisions

Sec.

0.101 Purpose.

0.102 Policy.

0.103 Definitions.