April 8, 2011 (Volume 76)

Federal Register April 8, 2011

View all documents issued on April 8, 2011. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

103 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on April 8, 2011

Agency for International Development logo Agency for International Development

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U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is making efforts to reduce the paperwork burden. USAID invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following proposed and/or continuing informatio...
Notice Apr 08, 2011
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is making efforts to reduce the paperwork burden. USAID invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following proposed and/or continuing informatio...
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued regulatory guidance to agencies to establish requirements for Federal financial assistance applicants, recipients, and sub-recipients that are necessary for the implementation of the Federal Funding Ac...
Rule Apr 08, 2011
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing the dollar limitations on the amount of meat and meat food products, poultry and poultry products that a retail store can sell to hotels, restaurants, and similar institutions without disqua...
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Environmental Assessment; Availability:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the availability of a draft environmental assessment (EA) for the proposed establishment and production of giant miscanthus (Miscanthus X giganteus) as a dedicated energy crop to be grown in the Aloterra Energy and MFA Oil Bioma...
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, the Forest Service (FS), with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and National Park Service (NPS) as coo...
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is sponsoring a public meeting on June 16, 2011. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and d...
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Tobacco Transition Payment Program:

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This document contains a correction to the Request for Comments titled "Tobacco Transition Payment Program; Cigar and Cigarette Per Unit Assessments," which was published March 22, 2011. The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is correcting an inaccur...
Proposed Rule Apr 08, 2011

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 133; Quad-Cities, Illinois/Iowa
Notice Apr 08, 2011

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce, 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 collections, a...
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Approval for Subzone Expansion and Expansion of Manufacturing Authority:

Approvals for Extension of Subzone Status and Manufacturing Authority:

Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions:

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The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Northeast Region, NMFS (Assistant Regional Administrator), has made a preliminary determination that an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) application contains all of the required information...
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders:

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On December 1, 2010, the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated the third sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on solid urea from the Russian Federation (Russia) and Ukraine, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, a...
Notice Apr 08, 2011

General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries:

Title Type Published
The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Northeast Region, NMFS (Assistant Regional Administrator), has made a preliminary determination that two requests for extensions to exempted fishing permits (EFPs) contain all of the req...
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Grant of Authority for Subzone Status:

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a meeting of the Reef Fish Advisory Panel.
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Pacific Halibut Fisheries:

Title Type Published
This interpretation clarifies regulations that apply to vessels operating in the guided sport (charter) fishery for halibut in International Pacific Halibut Commission Management Area 2C (Southeast Alaska) and Area 3A (Central Gulf of Alaska). Under...
Rule Apr 08, 2011

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
The Committee is proposing to add a product and services to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes products and services previously furnished by...
Notice Apr 08, 2011
This action adds a service to the Procurement List that will be provided by a nonprofit agency employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Consumer Product Safety Commission logo Consumer Product Safety Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Apr 08, 2011
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Apr 08, 2011
Meetings; Sunshine Act; Cancellation
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
This document is published to identify institutions of higher education that are ineligible for contracts and grants by reason of a determination by the Secretary of Defense that the institution prohibits or in effect prevents military recruiter acce...
Notice Apr 08, 2011
Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix), 41 CFR 102-3.55(a)(1), and the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), effective June 11, 2011 the Department of Defense gives notice that it is...
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) gives notice that a joint Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is being prepared for the proposed action to co...
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Education Department logo Education Department

Title Type Published
The Secretary proposes to amend the regulations implementing section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act, which is also known as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (FERPA). These proposed amendments are necessar...
Proposed Rule Apr 08, 2011
The Secretary of Education invites institutions of higher education that may wish to participate in the Quality Assurance Program, under section 487A(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), to submit a letter of application to parti...
Notice Apr 08, 2011
Under the Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) program, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) awards grants on a formula basis to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) to address the unique needs of rural school districts. In this noti...
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment; Waivers:

Title Type Published
This notice announces receipt of and publishes a petition for waiver from Carrier Corporation (Carrier). The petition for waiver (hereafter "petition") requests a waiver from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) test procedure applicable to commercial...
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Technical Conferences:

Title Type Published
California Independent System Operator Corp.
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Technical Workshops:

Title Type Published
Contract Reporting Requirements of Intrastate Natural Gas Companies
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
This document announces the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) responses to Agency Clearance requests, in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. Seq.). An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to...
Notice Apr 08, 2011
EPA is streamlining the process by which manufacturers of clean alternative fuel conversion systems may demonstrate compliance with vehicle and engine emissions requirements. Specifically, EPA is revising the regulatory criteria for gaining an exempt...
Rule Apr 08, 2011

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 EPA is planning to submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget...
Notice Apr 08, 2011
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 Apr 08, 2011
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 Apr 08, 2011
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 Apr 08, 2011

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans:

Title Type Published
On November 18, 2010 (75 FR 70654), EPA published a proposed rule to disapprove severable portions of two revisions to the Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of Texas on May 1, 2001, and August 16, 2007, that create and amen...
Proposed Rule Apr 08, 2011

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Weekly Receipt
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Pesticide Tolerances:

Title Type Published
This regulation replaces the established tolerance for residues of glyphosate in or on sweet corn, grain with corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husk removed and reduces the established tolerance for residues of glyphosate and N-acetyl-glyphosate in o...
Rule Apr 08, 2011

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Title Type Published
Amending Executive Orders 12824, 12835, 12859, and 13532; President's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Reestablishment Pursuant to Executive Order 13498; and Revoking Executive Order 13507 (EO 13569)
Presidential Document Apr 08, 2011
Somalia; Continuation of National Emergency (Notice of April 7, 2011)
Presidential Document Apr 08, 2011

Defense and National Security:

Title Type Published
Unified Command Plan 2011 (Memorandum of April 6, 2011)
Presidential Document Apr 08, 2011

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council logo Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Apr 08, 2011
The Federal Maritime Commission is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on March 2, 2011, exempting licensed non-vessel-operating common carriers that enter into negotiated rate arrangements from the tariff rate publication r...
Rule Apr 08, 2011

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Changes in Bank Control:

Title Type Published
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

Title Type Published
The Commission issues final amendments to its Rule for Automotive Fuel Ratings, Certification and Posting ("Fuel Rating Rule" or "Rule") by allowing an alternative octane rating method and making other miscellaneous revisions. The Commission declines...
Rule Apr 08, 2011

Government Accountability Office logo Government Accountability Office

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Advisory Council on Government Auditing Standards
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Apr 08, 2011
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Apr 08, 2011
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Apr 08, 2011
Charter Renewal
Notice Apr 08, 2011

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

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Application for Participation in the Medical Device Fellowship Program" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork...
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Apr 08, 2011
National Human Genome Research Institute
Notice Apr 08, 2011
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Notice Apr 08, 2011
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Notice Apr 08, 2011

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program:

Title Type Published
In accordance with section 2114(c)(2)(B) of the Public Health Service Act, notice is hereby given of the reasons for not conducting a rule-making proceeding for adding Guillain-Barr[eacute] Syndrome (GBS) to the Vaccine Injury Table at this time.
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority:

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Safety Zones:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on the Saugus River, Lynn, Massachusetts, within the Captain of the Port (COTP) Boston Zone to allow for repair of high voltage transmission lines to Logan Airport. This safety zone is required...
Rule Apr 08, 2011

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 Apr 08, 2011

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Environmental Assessment; Availability

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of our final comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for the environmental assessment (EA) for Protection Island and San Juan Islan...
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Celatom Mine Expansion Project and by this notice is a...
Notice Apr 08, 2011
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (...
Notice Apr 08, 2011
This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), as lead agency, in cooperation with the Pueblo of Jemez, intends to file a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the...
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Filing of Plats of Survey:

Title Type Published
The purpose of this notice is to inform the public and interested State and local government officials of the filing of Plats of Survey in Nevada.
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to Public Law 106-148, the NCGMP and NGGDPP Advisory Committee will meet on June 22nd and June 23rd, 2011, in room 3A417 of the U.S. Geological Survey Headquarters building, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 20192. The Advisory Co...
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Migratory Bird Hunting

Title Type Published
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinafter the Service or we) proposes to establish annual hunting regulations for certain migratory game birds for the 2011-12 hunting season. We annually prescribe outside limits (frameworks) within which States...
Proposed Rule Apr 08, 2011

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Investigations:

Title Type Published
Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from Brazil, China, Japan, Taiwan, and Thailand
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Justice Department logo Justice Department

National Cooperative Research And Production Act Of 1993:

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, "Employee Retirement Income Security Act Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 96-62, Process for...
Notice Apr 08, 2011
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, "Employee Retirement Income Security Act Class Exemption 81-8 for Investment of Plan Assets in Cer...
Notice Apr 08, 2011
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, "Employee Retirement Income Security Act Class Exemption 77-4 for Certain Transactions between Inv...
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Legal Services Corporation logo Legal Services Corporation

Grant Awards for the Provision of Civil Legal Services:

Title Type Published
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) hereby announces its intention to award grants and contracts to provide economical and effective delivery of high quality civil legal services to eligible clients in Louisiana (service area LA-1) beginning June 20...
Notice Apr 08, 2011

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the Technology and Innovation Committee of the NASA Advisory Council. The meeting will be h...
Notice Apr 08, 2011

N
National Science Foundation

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Advisory Committee for Polar Programs
Notice Apr 08, 2011
Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Notice of issuance and availability of Regulatory Guide (RG) 5.79, "Protection of Safeguards Information."
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Exemptions:

Title Type Published
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Withdrawals of Applications for Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses:

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc
Notice Apr 08, 2011
NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.
Notice Apr 08, 2011
NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC
Notice Apr 08, 2011
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Title Type Published
We are revising the criteria in the Listing of Impairments (the listings) that we use to evaluate claims under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act (Act) involving endocrine disorders in adults and children. The revisions reflect our adjudica...
Rule Apr 08, 2011

State Department logo State Department

Applications for Presidential Permits:

Title Type Published
The Department of State hereby gives notice that, on March 11, 2011, it received an application for a Presidential Permit to authorize the reconfiguration and expansion of the Calexico West Land Port of Entry (LPOE) on the U.S.-Mexico border at Calex...
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Advisory Committee on Private International Law Online Dispute Resolution Study Group
Notice Apr 08, 2011
Industry Advisory Panel
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

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

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3519 (PRA), the Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) has submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an reinstatement of approval for the collection of...
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Tennessee Valley Authority logo Tennessee Valley Authority

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

Title Type Published
As part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has submitted a Generic Information Collection Request (Generic ICR): "Generic Clearance...
Notice Apr 08, 2011

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

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

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 Apr 08, 2011
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 Apr 08, 2011
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 Apr 08, 2011
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above that would supersede an existing AD. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of anoth...
Proposed Rule Apr 08, 2011
The FAA proposes to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all Model 757 airplanes. The existing AD currently requires revising the Airworthiness Limitations (AWLs) section of the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness b...
Proposed Rule Apr 08, 2011
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 Apr 08, 2011

Classified Information:

Title Type Published
This final rule delegates various authorities vested in the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) by Executive Order 13526 to originally classify information as SECRET or CONFIDENTIAL to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, and...
Rule Apr 08, 2011

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