August 2, 2011 (Volume 76)

Federal Register August 2, 2011

View all documents issued on August 2, 2011. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

102 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on August 2, 2011

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Aug 02, 2011
We are proposing to amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation of tomatoes from the member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) into the continental United States. As a condition of entry, tomatoe...
Proposed Rule Aug 02, 2011
The Office of the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture is providing notice of an increase in the fiscal year (FY) 2011 specialty sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ) of 9,072 metric tons raw value (MTRV). The Secretary also announces the establishment...
Notice Aug 02, 2011
This rule establishes a Softwood Lumber Research, Promotion, Consumer Education and Industry Information Order (Order). Softwood lumber is used in products like flooring, siding and framing. The program will be financed by an assessment on softwood l...
Rule Aug 02, 2011

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee will meet in Incline Village, NV. This Committee, established by the Secretary of Agriculture on December 15, 1998 (64 FR 2876), is chartered to provide advice to the Secretary on implementing the terms of th...
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Pest Risk Analyses:

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We are advising the public that we have prepared pest risk analyses that evaluate the risks associated with the importation into the continental United States of fresh pitaya and pomegranates from Mexico. Based on these analyses, we believe that the...
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Aug 02, 2011
Notice and opportunity for public comment.
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Antidumping Duty New Shipper Reviews; Preliminary Results:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce (the Department) is currently conducting two new shipper reviews (NSRs) of the antidumping duty order on certain preserved mushrooms from the People's Republic of China (PRC).\1\ We preliminarily determine that the sales ma...
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Antidumping Duty Orders; Final Results of Request for Comments on Scope:

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On August 13, 2010, the Department of Commerce ("Department") published in the Federal Register the Preliminary Results \1\ regarding its request for comments on the scope of antidumping duty order on petroleum wax candles from the People's Republic...
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Applications:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that Daniel P. Costa, PhD, University of California at Santa Cruz, Long Marine Laboratory, 100 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA, has applied for an amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 87-1851-03.
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

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NMFS is prohibiting retention of "other rockfish" in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary because the 2011 total allowable catch (TAC) of "other rockfish" in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA has been...
Rule Aug 02, 2011
NMFS is opening directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch by trawl catcher vessels participating in the rockfish entry level fishery in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) for 48 hours. This action is necessary to fully use the 201...
Rule Aug 02, 2011

Grants of Authority for Subzone Status:

Title Type Published
GEA Bloomington Production Operations, LLC (Refrigerators); Bloomington, IN
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Smart Grid Advisory Committee (SGAC or Committee) will hold a meeting via teleconference on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern Time (E.T.). The primary purpose of this meeting is to review sections of the Committee's draft re...
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Education Department logo Education Department

Title Type Published
The Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L....
Notice Aug 02, 2011
The Department of Education (the Department), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing collectio...
Notice Aug 02, 2011
The Secretary announces the deadline date for the receipt of information from institutions for programs that prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation that are eligible to participate in the Federal student assistance program...
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Applications for Amendments of Licenses and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protests:

Baseline Filings:

Title Type Published
Peoples Natural Gas Co. LLC
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Initial Market-Based Rate Filings Including Requests for Blanket Section 204 Authorization:

Petitions for Declaratory Orders and Soliciting Comments, Protests, and Motions to Intervene:

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Adequacy Determination for Colorado Springs, Canon City, Greeley, Pagosa Springs, and Telluride:

Title Type Published
In this notice, EPA is notifying the public that the Agency has found the following State Implementation Plan (SIP) submittals adequate for transportation conformity purposes: "Revised Carbon Monoxide Attainment/Maintenance Plan Colorado Springs Atta...
Notice Aug 02, 2011

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

Title Type Published
EPA is soliciting stakeholder input regarding the efficacy and scope of the MSW Characterization Report called "Municipal Solid Waste in the United States" as part of a broader discussion about sustainable materials management. This information will...
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection, as required...
Notice Aug 02, 2011
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection, as required...
Notice Aug 02, 2011
In the Adelphia Order, the Commission adopted conditions addressing concerns regarding regional sports network (RSN) access and carriage issues and committed to examine these matters before the expiration of the conditions on July 13, 2012. This docu...
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Radio Broadcasting Services:

Title Type Published
The following applicants filed AM or FM proposals to change the community of license: ALEX MEDIA, INC., Station NEW, Facility ID 189554, BNPH-20110602AAW, From BLANCA, CO, To AVONDALE, CO; BLACK CROW RADIO, LLC, DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION, Station WKRO-FM,...
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Changes in Bank Control:

Title Type Published
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies; Correction
Notice Aug 02, 2011

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

Federal Travel Regulations:

Title Type Published
The General Services Administration (GSA) published a notice in the Federal Register on July 20, 2011 (76 FR 43236), announcing a public meeting to industry and the general public in an effort to streamline travel policies, incorporated travel effici...
Proposed Rule Aug 02, 2011

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces the eligibility criteria, including their Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) scores, for entities that are seeking to recruit National Health Service Corps (NHSC) scholarship rec...
Notice Aug 02, 2011
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) notifies Federal agencies of the Laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities (IITF) currently certified to meet the standards of the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testin...
Notice Aug 02, 2011
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the availability of the following draft document for public comment entitled "NIOSH List of Antineoplastic and Other H...
Notice Aug 02, 2011

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

Title Type Published
Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish p...
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a publication containing modifications the Agency is making to the list of standards FDA recognizes for use in premarket reviews (FDA recognized consensus standards). This publication, entitled "Mo...
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Funding Opportunities; Fiscal Year 2011:

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This notice is to inform the public that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) intends to award approximately $1.102 million (total costs) per year for up to three years to the National Association of State Alcohol an...
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a document entitled "Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff: Investigational New Drug Applications (INDs) for Minimally Manipulated, Unrelated Allogeneic Placental/Umbilical Cord B...
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Implementation of Amendments to International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is announcing a series of public meetings to receive comments on a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) entitled "Implementation of the Amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification a...
Proposed Rule Aug 02, 2011

Issuances of Final Determinations:

Title Type Published
This document provides notice that U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") has issued a final determination concerning the country of origin of satellite telephones. We were asked to consider six scenarios. Based upon the facts presented, CBP has...
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection (COAC) will meet on August 18, 2011, in Long Beach, CA. The meeting will be open to the public. As an alternative to on- site attendance, U.S. Customs and Border Protect...
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Reclamation has forwarded the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Recreation Visitor Use Surveys. The ICR describes the nature of the information collectio...
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 12-month finding on a petition to list the Redrock stonefly (Anacroneuria wipukupa) as endangered or threatened and to designate critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, a...
Proposed Rule Aug 02, 2011
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 90-day finding on a petition to list the straight snowfly (Capnia lineata) and Idaho snowfly (Capnia zukeli) as endangered and to designate critical habitat for these species under the Enda...
Proposed Rule Aug 02, 2011
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the reopening of the comment period on our February 22, 2011, proposal to revise the designation of critical habitat for the Rhadine exilis (ground beetle, no common name); Rhadine infernalis...
Proposed Rule Aug 02, 2011
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to list the Chupadera springsnail (Pyrgulopsis chupaderae) as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). If we finalize this rule as proposed, it would extend the A...
Proposed Rule Aug 02, 2011
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to list 23 species on the island of Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We also propose to designate critical habitat for the...
Proposed Rule Aug 02, 2011

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of a draft comprehensive conservation plan (CCP), including a land protection plan (LPP), and environmental assessment (EA) for Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) for p...
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended [42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)], the National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of the Record of Decision for the General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS...
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Filings of Plats of Surveys:

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will file the plat of survey of the lands described below in the BLM Montana State Office, Billings, Montana, on September 1, 2011.
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) John Day-Snake Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below:
Notice Aug 02, 2011
Pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.
Notice Aug 02, 2011

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled In Re Certain Light- Emitting Diodes and Products Containing Same, DN 2837; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues rais...
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Antidumping Duty Investigations; Determinations:

Title Type Published
Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip from Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and Taiwan
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
Lodgings of Stipulated Orders under Clean Water Act
Notice Aug 02, 2011

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 Aug 02, 2011
NASA has adopted, without change, an interim final rule amending the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to implement the FAR Award Fee revision issued in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-46.
Rule Aug 02, 2011

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Aug 02, 2011
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) has issued for public comment a document entitled, NUREG-1934 (EPRI 1023259), "Nuclear Power Plant Fire Modeling Application Guide (NPP FIRE MAG), Second Draft Report for Comment."
Notice Aug 02, 2011

P
Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
This document informs the public that an appeal of the closing of the Bigelow, Arkansas post office has been filed. It identifies preliminary steps and provides a procedural schedule. Publication of this document will allow the Postal Service, petiti...
Notice Aug 02, 2011
This document informs the public that an appeal of the closing of the Chillicothe, Iowa post office has been filed. It identifies preliminary steps and provides a procedural schedule. Publication of this document will allow the Postal Service, petiti...
Notice Aug 02, 2011
This document informs the public that an appeal of the closing of the Minneapolis, North Carolina post office has been filed. It identifies preliminary steps and provides a procedural schedule. Publication of this document will allow the Postal Servi...
Notice Aug 02, 2011
This document informs the public that an appeal of the closing of the East Camden Branch, Arkansas post office has been filed. It identifies preliminary steps and provides a procedural schedule. Publication of this document will allow the Postal Serv...
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Aug 02, 2011
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Aug 02, 2011
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Aug 02, 2011
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Disaster Declarations:

Title Type Published
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of South Dakota (FEMA-1984-DR), dated 05/13/2011. Incident: Flooding. Incident Period: 03/11/2011 through 07/22/2011. Effective Date: 07...
Notice Aug 02, 2011
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Vermont (FEMA-4001-DR), dated 07/08/2011. Incident: Severe storms and flooding. Incident Period: 05/26/2011 through 05/27/2011. Effec...
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Major Disaster Declarations:

Title Type Published
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the Commonwealth of Kentucky (FEMA-4008-DR), dated 07/25/2011. Incident: Severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding. Incident Period: 06/19/2011 through 0...
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Meetings:

Title Type Published
On November 5, 2010, we announced that we were initiating a self-evaluation of our policies and practices supporting Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Section 504 requires Federal agencies to provide meaningful access to their programs,...
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
This notice provides information regarding the FHWA's finding that a Buy America waiver is appropriate for the use of non-domestic RuggCom RS900G, RS900L, and RS930L network controllers for replacement of outdated network controllers on Recovery Act...
Notice Aug 02, 2011
The FHWA, on behalf of Caltrans, is issuing this notice to announce actions taken by Caltrans, and other Federal agencies, that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to proposed roadway improvements in mid-Solano Cou...
Notice Aug 02, 2011
The FHWA, on behalf of Caltrans, is issuing this notice to announce actions taken by Caltrans, that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to a proposed project to replace the Mt. Vernon Avenue Bridge (State Bridge No...
Notice Aug 02, 2011
This notice announces actions taken by the FHWA that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(I)(1). The actions relate to a proposed highway project, Idaho 16, I-84 to Idaho 44 in Ada and Canyon Counties in the State of Idaho [FHWA-ID-EIS-09-01...
Notice Aug 02, 2011
This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for the following projects: (1) Ardmore Transit Center, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), Ardmore, Lower Merion Township, Mo...
Notice Aug 02, 2011

IFR Altitudes:

Title Type Published
This amendment adopts miscellaneous amendments to the required IFR (instrument flight rules) altitudes and changeover points for certain Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes for which a minimum or maximum en route authorized IFR altitude is...
Rule Aug 02, 2011

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the Nineteenth Public Meeting of members of the Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network. CIREN is a collaborative effort to conduct research on crashes and injuries at six Level I Trauma Centers across the United States li...
Notice Aug 02, 2011
In preparation for the twenty-third meeting of the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP) to be held October 11-21, 2011, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the FAA's Office of Hazardous Materials Safety and the Pipe...
Notice Aug 02, 2011

Modifications of Class E Airspace:

Title Type Published
This action proposes to modify Class E airspace at Blythe, CA. Controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate aircraft using Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument approach procedures at Blythe Airport. The FAA is...
Proposed Rule Aug 02, 2011

National Standards for Traffic Control Devices:

Title Type Published
The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) is incorporated in our regulations, approved by the Federal Highway Administration, and recognized as the national standard for traffic control devices used on all streets, highways, bikeways, and...
Proposed Rule Aug 02, 2011

Noise Compatibility Programs; Approvals:

Title Type Published
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its findings on the noise compatibility program submitted by San Diego Regional Airport Authority under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et seq. (formerly the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Ac...
Notice Aug 02, 2011

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