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Vol.42--No. 130 9-15-77 PACES 46504-43911 'ighis SUNSHINE ACT MEETINGS................... ......... 46634 CRUDE OIL SHORTAGES PEA seeks comments and announces a hearing date on proposals for alleviating projected shortages for the Nortnern Tier, comments by 10-3-77, hearing on YOUTH EMPLOYMENT Labor/Secy publishes final rules implementing programs under the Youth Employment and Demonstration Proj ects Act of 1377; effective 10-17-77.___________ ____ 46727 MEDICAID HEW/SRS regulates State payments for reserving beds during a recipient's temporary absence from an institu tion; effective 9-16-77................................... ................ 4653S INTERGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL ACT CSC allocates funds for FY 1973____ ___ ____________ 46554 FEDERAL TAXES Treasury/fRS amends Statement of Procedural Rules; effective 9-16-77...................... ............... ........ ............... 46513 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY CSC proposes to prohibit discrimination because of a physical or mental handicap; comments by 10-31--77 . 46341 INTERNATIONAL ENERGY PROGRAM State establishes security regulations for information obtained from certain advisory bodies; effective 9-16-77 ............................... ........ _............. ................. 46516 DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE Labor/ETA publishes program regulations; effective 10-16-77 (Part IV of this issue)..................... ............... 46711 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY Labor/OSHA extends comment penod and announces hearing date of November 1st 1977 on the issue of protection for workers transferred or removed from lead exposure under the proposed lead standard's medical surveillance provisions; comments by 10-17-77_________________ -....... ......... .....................46547 OFF-SHORE OIL AND GAS LEASES Interior/SIM announces bidding procedures for Alaska Outer Continental Shelf lease sale on 10-27-77.. --50*4 CCrcnNUCD INSIOC L IA 0 3 fc 3 0 N 3740 PROPOSED RULES 48547 written comments was September 1 5. 1077.

Lead Industries Association, Inc. 292 Madison Avenue New York, N.

Mr.

LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION, Inc. 292 Madiion Avtnui New York, N.

QLIDDEN-DURKEE DIVISION OP 0CM CORPORATION Fo r m 136 PHN7I0 in U.S.A. 4/71 - 1' FROM C.

FDA REGULATION LIMITS PAINT LEAD LEVEL TO .06% The Food and Drug Administration has published a regulation which would reduce the maximum per missible lead content in certain "paint and other similar surface-coating materials" to 0.5% by December 31, 1972 and .06% by December 31, 1973, and ban from interstate commerce all household products with greater amounts after these dates.

LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION, Inc. 292 Madison Avonuo Now York, N.

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APRIL 27, 1970, at 10 o'clock A.M.

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MEMORANDUM-TO: Philip E.

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