December 10, 2010 (Volume 75)

Federal Register December 10, 2010

View all documents issued on December 10, 2010. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

116 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on December 10, 2010

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 10, 2010
The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is modifying the regulations for the Tobacco Transition Payment Program (TTPP) to clarify, consistent with current practice and as required by the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 (FETRA), that the...
Rule Dec 10, 2010

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 10, 2010
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 10, 2010
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Applications for Reorganization under Alternative Site Framework:

Title Type Published
Foregin-Trade Zone 86, Tacoma, WA
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Applications:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that Scott D. Kraus, PhD, New England Aquarium Edgerton Research Laboratory, Central Wharf, Boston, MA 02110, has applied in due form for a permit to conduct research on North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis).
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Endangered and Threatened Species:

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We, NMFS, have completed a comprehensive status review of the ringed seal (Phoca hispida) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and announce a 12-month finding on a petition to list the ringed seal as a threatened or endangered species. Based on con...
Proposed Rule Dec 10, 2010
We, NMFS, have completed a comprehensive status review of the bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and announce a 12-month finding on a petition to list the bearded seal as a threatened or endangered species. The...
Proposed Rule Dec 10, 2010

Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review:

Extension of Time Limit for the Final Results of Second Antidumping Duty Administrative Review:

Fisheries of Northeastern United States:

Title Type Published
NMFS announces that the State of North Carolina is transferring a portion of its 2010 commercial summer flounder quota to the Commonwealth of Virginia. By this action, NMFS adjusts the quotas and announces the revised commercial quota for each state...
Rule Dec 10, 2010

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

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NMFS publishes individual fishing quota (IFQ) standard prices for the IFQ cost recovery program in the halibut and sablefish fisheries of the North Pacific. This action is intended to provide holders of halibut and sablefish IFQ permits with the 2010...
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Grant of Authority for Subzone Status:

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Lam Research Corp., Fremont, Newark, and Livermore, CA
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Reorganizations Under Alternative Site Framework:

Title Type Published
Foregin-Trade Zone 26, Atlanta, GA
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review:

Title Type Published
On September 29, 2010, the U.S. Department of Commerce (the Department) published a notice of initiation of an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from the People's Republic of China (PRC). Th...
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Rescission, in Part, of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce (the Department) is rescinding, in part, the administrative review of the countervailing duty order on certain new pneumatic off-the-road tires (OTR Tires) from the People's Republic of China (PRC) for the period January 1,...
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Site Renumbering:

Title Type Published
Foregin-Trade Zone 207, Richmond, VA
Notice Dec 10, 2010
Foregin-Trade Zone 214, Lenoir County, NC
Notice Dec 10, 2010
Foregin-Trade Zone 238, Dublin, VA
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled logo Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title Type Published
This action adds product and service to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Notice Dec 10, 2010
The Committee is proposing to add products to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities and to delete services previously provided by such agencies. Comments Mu...
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
Section 342(b) of Public Law (Pub .L.) 103-337, as amended by section 1114 of Public Law 106-398, authorizes the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) to conduct personnel management demonstration projects at Department of Defense (DoD) laboratories designat...
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Energy Department logo Energy Department

2015 Resource Pool:

Title Type Published
The Western Area Power Administration (Western), a Federal power marketing administration of DOE, announces the Final 2015 Resource Pool allocations pursuant to its 2004 Power Marketing Plan (Marketing Plan) for the Sierra Nevada Customer Service Reg...
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Amendments:

Title Type Published
East Cheyenne Gas Storage, LLC
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Applications to Export Electric Energy:

Title Type Published
MAG Energy Solutions, Inc. (MAG E.S.) has applied to renew its authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA).
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Interim Waivers from the Residential Refrigerator and Refrigerator-Freezer Test Procedure:

Title Type Published
This notice announces receipt of and publishes the Electrolux Home Products, Inc. (Electrolux) petition for waiver (hereafter, "petition") from specified portions of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) test procedure for determining the energy consum...
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Waivers from the Residential Clothes Washer Test Procedure:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of the decision and order (Case No. CW-013) that grants to the General Electric Company (GE) a waiver from the DOE clothes washer test procedure for determining the energy consumption of clothes washer...
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
EPA announced the final NPDES general permit for discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels, also referred to as the Vessel General Permit (VGP), in the Federal Register on December 29, 2008 (73 FR 79473). The permit was finalized on De...
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a req...
Notice Dec 10, 2010
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request t...
Notice Dec 10, 2010
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request t...
Notice Dec 10, 2010
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request t...
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Weekly Receipt
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Federal Requirements Under the Underground Injection Control Program:

Title Type Published
This action finalizes minimum Federal requirements under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) for underground injection of carbon dioxide (CO<INF>2</INF>) for the purpose of geologic sequestration (GS). GS is one of a portfolio of options that could be...
Rule Dec 10, 2010

Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS):

Title Type Published
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of literature searches for four IRIS assessments, acetaldehyde (CAS No. 75-07-0), hexachlorobutadiene (CAS No. 87-68-3), hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) (CAS...
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Special Observances:

Title Type Published
National Influenza Vaccination Week (Proc. 8615)
Presidential Document Dec 10, 2010

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 10, 2010
Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Extramural Research (OER), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and...
Notice Dec 10, 2010
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 10, 2010
The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB), an advisory committee to the Federal Government, is hosting a public consultation to obtain input from the scientific community and general public regarding strategies for enhancing personn...
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the regulatory review period for COARTEM and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of an application to the D...
Notice Dec 10, 2010
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the regulatory review period for MULTAQ and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of applications to the Dire...
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Guidance for Public, FDA Advisory Committee Members, and FDA Staff; Availability:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance entitled "Guidance for the Public, FDA Advisory Committee Members, and FDA Staff: The Open Public Hearing at FDA Advisory Committee Meetings." We are issuing the guid...
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Information Requests:

Title Type Published
This document is a request for comments regarding the recently released PCAST report and its implications for the nation's health information technology (HIT) agenda and ONC's implementation of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clini...
Notice Dec 10, 2010

National Toxicology Program Workshop:

Title Type Published
The NTP announces a workshop on January 11-13, 2011, to evaluate the science associating exposure to certain chemicals or chemical classes with the development of diabetes and obesity in humans. The NTP invites the submission of public comments and r...
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
Pursuant to section 641 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, (19 U.S.C. 1641) and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection regulations (19 CFR 111.51), the following Customs broker licenses and all associated permits are cancelled without prejudice.
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Title Type Published
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Redu...
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Regulated Navigation Areas:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard proposes to establish a Regulated Navigation Area (RNA) on the navigable waters of the Hudson River in New York, south of the Troy Locks. This action is necessary to promote navigational safety, provide for the safety of life and prop...
Proposed Rule Dec 10, 2010

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Funding Availabilities:

Title Type Published
HUD announces the availability on its website of the applicant information, submission deadlines, funding criteria, and other requirements for HUD's Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Grants NOFA....
Notice Dec 10, 2010
HUD announces the availability on its website of the applicant information, submission deadlines, funding criteria, and other requirements for HUD's Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Emergency Capital Repair Grants for Multifamily Housing Projects Designated for...
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), the Federal lead agency, and the Cachuma Operation and Maintenance Board (COMB), the State lead age...
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
Lodging of Proposed Consent Decrees Pursuant to CERCLA
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or cont...
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor (the Department), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA 95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing collection...
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Expansions and Modifications of the Scope of NRTL Recognitions:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's final decision expanding the recognition of Underwriters Laboratories Inc., (UL) as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) under 29 CFR 1910.7. This notice also modi...
Notice Dec 10, 2010

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title Type Published
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing inf...
Notice Dec 10, 2010
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing inf...
Notice Dec 10, 2010
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing inf...
Notice Dec 10, 2010
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing inf...
Notice Dec 10, 2010
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing inf...
Notice Dec 10, 2010
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing inf...
Notice Dec 10, 2010
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing inf...
Notice Dec 10, 2010

National Credit Union Administration logo National Credit Union Administration

No documents available.

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National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), and as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, the National Science Foundation (NSF) is inviting the general public or other Feder...
Notice Dec 10, 2010
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 10, 2010

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Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities:

Title Type Published
This document corrects a final rule that was published in the Federal Register on October 5, 2010 (75 FR 61321). The final rule amends the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) regulations to incorporate by reference the latest revisions of two...
Rule Dec 10, 2010

Exemptions:

Title Type Published
NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC, Seabrook Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") is proposing rules that would implement new exemptions from the registration requirements of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 for advisers to certain privately offered investment funds that...
Proposed Rule Dec 10, 2010
The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing new rules and rule amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to implement provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. These rules and rule amendments are...
Proposed Rule Dec 10, 2010
In accordance with Section 763(i) of Title VII ("Title VII") of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 ("Dodd-Frank Act"), the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") is proposing new rules under the Securitie...
Proposed Rule Dec 10, 2010

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
C2 Options Exchange Inc.
Notice Dec 10, 2010
International Securities Exchange, LLC
Notice Dec 10, 2010
NASDAQ OMX BX Inc.
Notice Dec 10, 2010
NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.
Notice Dec 10, 2010
NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC
Notice Dec 10, 2010
NASDAQ OMX PHLX, LLC
Notice Dec 10, 2010
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Dec 10, 2010
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Dec 10, 2010
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Dec 10, 2010
(i) Revoke the assignment of all of the affected issuer's bonds from the BLP; (ii) revoke the assignment of an additional unaffected issuer from a BLP; or (iii) disqualify a member organization from its status as a BLP.
Notice Dec 10, 2010

State Department logo State Department

Title Type Published
The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collections described below. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB....
Notice Dec 10, 2010
As part of the President's export control reform initiative, the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) seeks public comment on revisions to the United States Munitions List (USML) that would make it a "positive list" of controlled defense arti...
Proposed Rule Dec 10, 2010

Amendments to International Traffic in Arms Regulations:

Title Type Published
As part of the President's Export Control Reform effort, the Department of State proposes to amend the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to revise Category VII of the U.S. Munitions List. The proposed rule would revise Category VII (ta...
Proposed Rule Dec 10, 2010

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
Through this Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR), the Board is instituting a proceeding regarding demurrage, i.e., charges for holding rail cars. The agency's intent is to adopt a rule or policy statement addressing when parties should be re...
Proposed Rule Dec 10, 2010

Operation Exemptions:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
Temple and Central Texas Railway, Inc.; City of Temple, TX
Notice Dec 10, 2010

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Determination of Trade Surplus:

Title Type Published
In accordance with relevant provisions of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is providing notice of its determination of the trade surplus in certain sugar and syrup...
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

No documents available.

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct a...
Proposed Rule Dec 10, 2010

Modifications of Class D and E Airspace, and Revocations of Class E Airspace:

Title Type Published
This action will modify Class D and E airspace at Flagstaff, AZ, to accommodate aircraft departing and arriving under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) at Flagstaff Pulliam Airport. This action also removes Class E airspace designated as an extension to...
Rule Dec 10, 2010

Operation Exemptions:

No documents available.

Safety Management System for Certificated Airports:

Title Type Published
This action extends the comment period for an NPRM that was published on October 7, 2010. In that document, the FAA proposed to require each certificate holder to establish a safety management system (SMS) for its entire airfield environment (includi...
Proposed Rule Dec 10, 2010

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Dec 10, 2010
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Dec 10, 2010
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Dec 10, 2010
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") is publishing the names of four individuals whose property and interests in property have been blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13413 of October 27, 2006, "Blocking Property of Ce...
Notice Dec 10, 2010
The Agencies are issuing final Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines (Guidelines) to provide further clarification of the Agencies' appraisal regulations and supervisory guidance to institutions and examiners about prudent appraisal and eva...
Notice Dec 10, 2010
The Department of the Treasury is withdrawing the proposed system of records notice published on behalf of the Financial Management Service.
Notice Dec 10, 2010
This document contains proposed amendments to the regulations relating to the imposition of user fees for enrolled agents and enrolled retirement plan agents. The proposed regulations separate the enrolled retirement plan agent user fees from the enr...
Proposed Rule Dec 10, 2010

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Title Type Published
The proposed information collection request (ICR) described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507. OTS is soliciting public co...
Notice Dec 10, 2010
The proposed information collection request (ICR) described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507. OTS is soliciting public co...
Notice Dec 10, 2010
The proposed information collection request (ICR) described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3705. OTS is soliciting public co...
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Charter Renewals:

Title Type Published
The Acting Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision has determined that the renewal of the Charter of the OTS Mutual Savings Association Advisory Committee is necessary and in the public interest in order to study the needs of and challenges faci...
Notice Dec 10, 2010

Specified Tax Return Preparers Required to File Individual Income Tax Returns Using Magnetic Media:

Title Type Published
This document contains a correction to a notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-100194-10) that was published in the Federal Register on Friday, December 3, 2010 (75 FR 75439). The proposed regulations provide further guidance relating to the requirement...
Proposed Rule Dec 10, 2010

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