Federal Register August 23, 2011 (Volume 76)

Agencies Publishing on August 23, 2011

Agriculture Department (11)
Commerce Department (8)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (1)
Defense Department (5)
Education Department (1)
Energy Department (14)
Environmental Protection Agency (6)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Federal Communications Commission (3)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1)
Federal Trade Commission (1)
Health and Human Services Department (12)
Homeland Security Department (11)
Housing and Urban Development Department (8)
Interior Department (7)
Justice Department (2)
Labor Department (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (2)
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (7)
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Office of National Drug Control Policy (1)
Personnel Management Office (3)
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Postal Regulatory Commission (2)
Postal Service (1)
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Science and Technology Policy Office (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (7)
Small Business Administration (1)
State Department (2)
Transportation Department (6)
Treasury Department (5)
Veterans Affairs Department (2)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Agriculture Department > APHIS Asian Longhorned Beetle; Quarantined Areas and Regulated Articles We are amending the Asian longhorned beetle regulations by quarantining portions of Suffolk and Norfolk Counties, MA, and expanding the quarantined area in Worcester County, MA. As a result of this action, the interstate movement of regulated article...	Rule	Aug 23, 2011
Agriculture Department > FNS Automated Data Processing and Information Retrieval System Requirements This rule proposes to amend Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)--formerly the Food Stamp Program) regulations to implement the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the Farm Bill), which requires adequate system testing before and...	Proposed Rule	Aug 23, 2011
Agriculture Department > APHIS European Larch Canker; Expansion of Regulated Areas We are amending the domestic quarantine regulations to expand the regulated area for European larch canker to include additional areas in Maine. We are also correcting some misidentifications of previously listed regulated areas. This action is neces...	Rule	Aug 23, 2011
Agriculture Department > APHIS Importation of Horses From Contagious Equine Metritis-Affected Countries We are reopening the comment period for an interim rule that amended the regulations regarding the testing requirements for importation of horses from countries affected with contagious equine metritis. We are also delaying the enforcement of all pro...	Rule	Aug 23, 2011
Agriculture Department > APHIS Importation of Peppers From Panama We are amending the regulations to allow, under certain conditions, the importation of commercial shipments of peppers from Panama into the United States without treatment. Conditions of entry to which the peppers will be subject include trapping, pr...	Rule	Aug 23, 2011
Agriculture Department > NRCS Notice of Proposed Change to Section IV of the Virginia State Technical Guide It has been determined by the NRCS State Conservationist for Virginia that changes must be made in the NRCS State Technical Guide specifically in the following practice standards: <greek-i>328, Conservation Crop Rotation, <greek-i>329, Residue and Ti...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Agriculture Department > NRCS Notice of Proposed Changes to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices for the Natural Resources Conservation Service Notice is hereby given of the intention of NRCS to issue a series of revised conservation practice standards in the National Handbook of Conservation Practices. These standards include: Dam or Pond Removal (Code 403), Dry Hydrant (Code 432), Feed Man...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

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

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Notice of Request for Reinstatement of an Information Collection; National Animal Health Monitoring System; Swine 2012 Study In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a reinstatement of an information collection to support the National Animal Health Monitoring System's...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Pennington County Resource Advisory Committee The Pennington County Recource Advisory Committee will meet in Rapid City, SD. The committee is meeting as authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 110-343) and in compliance with the Federal Advisory Co...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

National Veterinary Accreditation Program:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS National Veterinary Accreditation Program; Currently Accredited Veterinarians Performing Accredited Duties and Electing To Participate We are announcing to the public that veterinarians who are currently accredited in the National Veterinary Accreditation Program (NVAP) may continue to perform accredited duties and may elect to continue to participate in the NVAP until October 1, 20...	Rule	Aug 23, 2011

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

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

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Shipboard Observation Form for Floating Marine Debris 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	Aug 23, 2011
Commerce Department > NOAA Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Southeast Region Vessel Identification Requirements 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	Aug 23, 2011

Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews; Partial Rescissions:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From the Republic of Korea: Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Republic of Korea	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Review Workshop for Gulf of Mexico Menhaden and Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Yellowtail Snapper The technical stock assessments of the Gulf of Mexico stock of menhaden and the southeast U.S. stocks of yellowtail snapper will be reviewed during the Review Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Scallop Oversight Committee on September 13, 2011 to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations fro...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Commerce Department > NOAA New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Scallop Advisory Panel on September 12, 2011 to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from thi...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Commerce Department > NOAA Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) ad hoc groundfish Essential Fish Habitat Review Committee (EFHRC) will hold a conference call to continue the periodic review of groundfish Essential Fish Habitat (EFH).	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Determination Under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (“CAFTA-DR Agreement”) The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements ("CITA") has determined that an acceptable substitute for certain compacted, plied, ring spun cotton yarns, as specified below, is available in the CAFTA-DR countries in commercial quantities...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USAF Notice Is Given of the Names of Members of a Performance Review Board for the Department of the Air Force Notice is given of the names of members of a Performance Review Board for the Department of the Air Force.	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Open Meeting Notice; Advisory Council on Dependents' Education Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.150, the Department of Defense announces that the following...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Defense Department Notice of Advisory Committee Closed Meeting; U.S. Strategic Command Strategic Advisory Group Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. App 2, Section 1), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102-3.150, the Department of Defense announces the following closed meeting notice pertaining t...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Defense Department Department of Defense Wage Committee; Notice of Closed Meetings Pursuant to the provisions of section 10 of Public Law 92-463, the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that a closed meeting of the Department of Defense Wage Committee will be held.	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Defense Department Department of Defense Wage Committee; Notice of Closed Meetings Pursuant to the provisions of section 10 of Public Law 92-463, the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that a closed meeting of the Department of Defense Wage Committee will be held.	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Education Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students With Disabilities The notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of the meeting of the Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities. The notice also describes the functions of the Commission. Notice...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Commision Information Collection Activities [FERC-588]; Comment Request; Submitted for OMB Review In compliance with the requirements of section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Manage...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Energy Department > FERC Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-583); Comment Request; Submitted for OMB Review In compliance with the requirements of section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Manage...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings Combined Filings	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Energy Department Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Filings	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Energy Department > DOE Faucets, Showerheads, Water Closets and Urinals On December 15, 2010, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) published a final rule waiving Federal preemption for energy conservation standards under 42 U.S.C. 6297(c) with respect to any State regulation concerning the water use or w...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Golden Triangle Storage, Inc.; Notice of Application Golden Triangle Storage, Inc.	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Energy Department > FERC Konohiki Hydro Power, Inc.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, Protests, Recommendations, and Terms and Conditions Konohiki Hydro Power, Inc.	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Energy Department > FERC National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Application National Fuel Gas Supply Corp.	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Millennium Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Minisink Compressor Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Meeting Minisink Compressor Project, Millennium Pipeline Co., LLC	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Energy Department > FERC National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Northern Access and Station 230C Projects National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. Northern Access Project; Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. Station 230c Project	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Kilarc-Cow Creek Hydroelectric Project Pacific Gas and Electric Co. KilarcCow Creek Hydroelectric Project	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Preliminary Permit Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Lock+Hydro Friends Fund VII; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications Lock+Hydro Friends Fund VII	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Energy Department > FERC Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Termination of Exemptions by Implied Surrender:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Herschel L. Webster; Revonda Amthor; Notice of Termination of Exemption by Implied Surrender and Soliciting Comments, Protests, and Motions To Intervene Herschel L. Webster; Revonda Amthor	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency State Program Requirements; Approval of Application for Program Revision to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program; Alaska On August 11, 2011, the Regional Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10 (EPA), approved the application by the State of Alaska to revise Alaska's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program pursuant to se...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Kansas Regional Haze State Implementation Plan EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Kansas on November 9, 2009, that addresses Regional Haze for the first implementation period. In so doing, EPA is proposing to determine that the plan su...	Proposed Rule	Aug 23, 2011

Green Gas Reporting Program:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Access by EPA Contractors to Confidential Business Information (CBI) Related to the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program EPA's Office of Atmospheric Programs plans to authorize the contractors named in this notice to access information that will be submitted to EPA under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program that may be designated or claimed as confidential business inf...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Good Neighbor Environmental Board Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92463, EPA gives notice of a meeting of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board (Board). The Board usually meets three times each calendar year, twice at different locations along the U.S. border wit...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Oil and Natural Gas Sector:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Oil and Natural Gas Sector: New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Reviews This action announces how the EPA proposes to address the reviews of the new source performance standards for volatile organic compound and sulfur dioxide emissions from natural gas processing plants. We are proposing to add to the source category li...	Proposed Rule	Aug 23, 2011

Revisions to California State Implementation Plans:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (SJVUAPCD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern volatile organic compound (VOC), oxides of nitrogen (...	Proposed Rule	Aug 23, 2011

Executive Office of the President

Government Agencies and Employees:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Establishing a Coordinated Government-Wide Initiative to Promote Diversity and Inclusion in the Federal Workforce Diversity and Inclusion in the Federal Workforce Intiative; Establishment (EO 13583)	Presidential Document	Aug 23, 2011

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission 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 t...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Empowering Consumers to Prevent and Detect Billing for Unauthorized Charges:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Empowering Consumers To Prevent and Detect Billing for Unauthorized Charges (“Cramming”); Consumer Information and Disclosure; Truth-in-Billing and Billing Format The purpose of this document is to seek comment on proposed amendments to the Commission's Truth-in-Billing rules that would require wireline telephone companies (i.e. wireline telecommunications common carriers) to notify subscribers clearly and con...	Proposed Rule	Aug 23, 2011

Television Broadcasting Services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Television Broadcasting Services; Panama City, FL The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC ("Gray"), the licensee of station WJHG-TV, channel 7, Panama City, Florida, requesting the substitution of channel 18 for channel 7 at Panama City. WJHG's v...	Proposed Rule	Aug 23, 2011

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Determination of Insufficient Assets To Satisfy Claims Against Financial Institution in Receivership The FDIC has determined that insufficient assets exist in the receivership of Sun American Bank, Boca Raton, Florida, to make any distribution on general unsecured claims, and therefore such claims will recover nothing and have no value.	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Federal Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Request for Comment Concerning Interpretations of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act; Rule Governing Disclosure of Written Consumer Product Warranty Terms and Conditions; Rule Governing Pre-Sale Availability of Written Warranty Terms; Rule Governing Informal Dispute Settlement Procedures; and Guides for the Advertising of Warranties and Guarantees As part of its systematic review of all Federal Trade Commission ("AFTC" or "Commission") rules and guides, the FTC seeks public comment on a set of warranty-related Interpretations, Rules and Guides: its Interpretations of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty...	Proposed Rule	Aug 23, 2011

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Notice of Intent To Award Affordable Care Act Funding, DP-09-001 This notice provides public announcement of CDC's intent to fund Approved cooperative agreement applications previously received and competed in response to CDC Funding Opportunity, RFA-DP-09-001, "Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Cen...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Request for Information: Announcement of Carcinogen and Recommended Exposure Limit (REL) Policy Assessment The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) intends to review its approach to classifying carcinogens and establishing recommended exposure limits (RELs) for occupational e...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Report on the Performance of Drug and Biologics Firms in Conducting Postmarketing Requirements and Commitments; Availability; Correction The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a notice of availability that appeared in the Federal Register of August 4, 2011 (76 FR 47211). The Agency is required to report annually in the Federal Register on the status of postmarketing requ...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

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

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Comparing Nutrition Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior Among English-Dominant Hispanics, Spanish-Dominant Hispanics, and Other Consumers The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

International Conference on Harmonisation:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA International Conference on Harmonisation; Guidance on E2F Development Safety Update Report; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance entitled "E2F Development Safety Update Report." The guidance was prepared under the auspices of the International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requiremen...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH 2011 Technology Transfer Summit North America Conference The NIH Office of Technology Transfer extends invitations to attend the 2011 Technology Transfer Summit North America Conference.	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Clinical Center; Notice of Meeting Clinical Center	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development; Notice of Closed Meeting Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee; Amendment of Notice Notice.	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Homeland Security Department

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

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, Level 1 Assessment and Level 3 Evaluations for the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The sub...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Anchorage Regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Anchorage Regulations; Wells, ME The Coast Guard proposes to establish three special anchorage areas in Wells Harbor, Wells, Maine. This proposed action is necessary to facilitate safe navigation in that area and provide safe and secure anchorages for vessels not more than 20 meters...	Proposed Rule	Aug 23, 2011

Drawbridge Operations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Anacostia River, Washington, DC The Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the CSX Railroad Vertical Lift Bridge across the Anacostia River, mile 3.4, at Washington, DC. This deviation will test a chang...	Rule	Aug 23, 2011
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Anacostia River, Washington, DC The Coast Guard proposes to change the regulations governing the operation of the CSX Railroad Vertical Lift Bridge across the Anacostia River, mile 3.4 at Washington, DC. The proposed change will alter the eight hour advance notice requirement for a...	Proposed Rule	Aug 23, 2011
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Bonfouca Bayou, Slidell, LA The Coast Guard is changing the regulation governing the operation of the State Route (SR) 433 Swing Span Bridge across Bonfouca Bayou, mile 7.0, at Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (L...	Rule	Aug 23, 2011
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Illinois Waterway, Joliet, IL The Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Elgin Joliet and Eastern Railroad Drawbridge, across the Illinois Waterway, mile 290.1, at Joliet, Illinois. The deviation...	Rule	Aug 23, 2011

Major Disaster Declarations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Indiana; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Indiana (FEMA-1997-DR), dated June 23, 2011, and related determinations.	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Texas; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Texas (FEMA-1999-DR), dated July 1, 2011, and related determinations.	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee The President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) will meet on Thursday, September 8, 2011, via a conference call. The meeting will be open to the public.	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Regulated Navigation Areas:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Regulated Navigation Area; Arthur Kill, NY and NJ The Coast Guard is establishing a Regulated Navigation Area (RNA) on the navigable waters of the Arthur Kill in New York and New Jersey. This temporary interim rule is necessary to enhance navigation, vessel safety, marine environmental protection, a...	Rule	Aug 23, 2011

Special Local Regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Special Local Regulations; Sabine River, Orange, TX The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary Special Local Regulation on the Sabine River within the Port Arthur, TX Captain of the Port Zone. This Special Local Regulation is intended to restrict vessels from portions of the Sabine River during the a...	Rule	Aug 23, 2011

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Buy American Exceptions Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 In accordance with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-05, approved February 17, 2009) (Recovery Act), and implementing guidance of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), this notice advises that certain exceptions to...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

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

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Application for Energy Innovation Fund-Multifamily Pilot Program The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB Continuum of Care Check-Up Assessment Tool The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject propos...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; Emergency Comment Request; FY 2011 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Neighborhood Stabilization Program Technical Assistance and Capacity Building; Request for Qualifications (NSPTA) The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comment...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrative Fee Study The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject propos...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Multifamily Financial Management Template The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Procedures for Appealing Section 8 Rent Adjustments The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Request for Qualifications:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Request for Qualification (RFQ) for the Fellowship Placement Pilot Program This notice announces HUD's proposal to conduct a Fellowship Placement Pilot (fellowship program). The fellowship program is designed to assist local governments rebuild their capacity by training and placing highly motivated early to midcareer profe...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Interior Department

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Interior Department > BLM Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Leases NDM 94247, NDM 94249, and NDM 94263 Per 30 U.S.C. 188(d), Pride Energy Company timely filed a petition for reinstatement of competitive oil and gas leases NDM 94247, NDM 94249, and NDM 94263, Billings County, ND. The lessee paid the required rental accruing from the date of termination...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

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

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Interior Department > BIA Renewal of Agency Information Collection for the Bureau of Indian Education Adult Education Program; Comment Request As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Bureau of Education (BIE) is requesting comments on renewal of OMB approval to collect information for the BIE Adult Education Program. The information collection is currently authorized by OMB Control...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Interior Department > USGS Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request for the Nonferrous Metals Surveys (30 Forms) We (the U.S. Geological Survey) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection request (IC) described below. This collection consists of 30 forms. The revision includes adding the following forms: USGS Form 9...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment and Associated Environmental Assessment for the Castle Rocks and Cedar Fields Areas, Burley Field Office, ID In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Burley Field Office, Burley, Idaho intends to prepare a Resource Man...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Final Environmental Impact Statement on Nabesna Off-Road Vehicle Management Plan, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C) the National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) on Off-Road Vehicle Management in the Nabesna District...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Sheep Mountain Uranium Project, Fremont County, WY Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA) and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, as amended (FLPMA), and in response to a proposal filed by Titan Uranium USA, Inc. (Titan), the Bureau of Land Management (BL...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Meetings:

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Interior Department > NPS Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Advisory Council As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the National Park Service (NPS) is hereby giving notice that the Advisory Committee on the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail will hold a meeting. Designated through an amendment t...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Toxic Substances Control Act Lodging of Consent Decrees Under the Toxic Substances Control Act	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act Lodgings of Consent Decrees under Clean Air Act	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > WHD Proposed Extension of the Approval of Information Collection Requirements 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 con...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Notice of Intent To Grant Partially Exclusive License This notice is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant a partially exclusive license in the United States to practice the inventions described and claimed in USPN 6,133,036...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Environmental Policy Act: Launch of NASA Routine Payloads on Expendable Launch Vehicles Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and NASA NEPA p...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Meetings of Humanities Panel Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended), notice is hereby given that the following meetings of Humanities Panels will be held at the Old Post Office, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The NRC invites public comment about our intention to request the OMB's approval for renewal of an existing information collection that is summarized below. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register under the provisions of the Pa...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sunshine Federal Register Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Notice of Meeting Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems; Notice of Meeting Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Subcommittee on Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures; Notice of Meeting Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Regulatory Policies and Practices; Notice of Meeting Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Subcommittee on Regulatory Policies and Practices	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

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Office of National Drug Control Policy

Title	Type	Published
Office of National Drug Control Policy Paperwork Reduction Act; Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) intends to submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act.	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Personnel Management Office

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Pay for Sunday Work The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing final regulations to implement the ruling in the case of Fathauer v. United States, 566 F.3d 1352 (Fed. Cir. 2009). In this decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled...	Rule	Aug 23, 2011
Personnel Management Office Personnel Records The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is amending the regulations governing disposition of Official Personnel Folders of Federal employees to clarify the roles and responsibilities of OPM and Federal agencies.	Rule	Aug 23, 2011

Federal Employees Retirement System:

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Federal Employees' Retirement System; Present Value Conversion Factors for Spouses of Deceased Separated Employees The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing an interim rule to revise the table of reduction factors for early commencing dates of survivor annuities for spouses of separated employees who die before the date on which they would be eligible f...	Rule	Aug 23, 2011

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Postal Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Postal Regulatory Commission Complaint About Postal Services San Francisco, in its municipal capacity, has filed a formal complaint alleging that there deficiencies in the Postal Service's delivery of mail to residents of certain multi-unit buildings, and that the Postal Service is therefore not acting in conf...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Postal Regulatory Commission Post Office Closing This document informs the public that an appeal of the closing of the Francitas, Texas post office has been filed. It identifies preliminary steps and provides a procedural schedule. Publication of this document will allow the Postal Service, petitio...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Postal Service

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service Procedures To Adjudicate Claims for Personal Injury or Property Damage Arising Out of the Operation of the U.S. Postal Service This rule amends the Postal Service's regulations concerning tort claims to update the mailing address of the National Tort Center.	Rule	Aug 23, 2011

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Science and Technology Policy Office

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Science and Technology Policy Office President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology; Notice of Meeting: Partially Closed Meeting of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for a partially closed meeting of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), and describes the functions of the Council. Notice of this meeting is required under the F...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Extend the Pilot Period of the Trading Pause for NMS Stocks	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Securities and Exchange Commission Suspension of the Duty To File Reports for Classes of Asset-Backed Securities Under Section 15(D) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Section 942(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act eliminated the automatic suspension of the duty to file under Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for asset-backed securities issuers and granted the Com...	Rule	Aug 23, 2011

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Certain Registration and Qualification Requirements Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board; Notice of Filing of Amendments to Rule A-3, on Membership on the Board Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC; Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Alpha Index Options NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Regarding Clerical Changes to Its Rules NASDAQ Stock Market LLC	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Small Business Administration

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under OMB Review Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), agencies are required to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying th...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

State Department

Title	Type	Published
State Department Determination on Bilateral Assistance Relating to the Government of the Russian Federation Determinations on Bilateral Assistance Relating to the Government of the Russian Federation	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Notice of Public Meeting of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Scientific Advisory Board In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the PEPFAR Scientific Advisory Board (hereinafter referred to as "the Board") will meet on September 14-15, 2011 at the House of Sweden Event Center, 2900 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 200...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation Notice of Intent To Publish Current and Future Launch, Site, and Reentry Licenses and Permits and Their Orders Online The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is changing the way the Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) makes its permits, licenses, and all accompanying orders (authorizations) available to the public. The FAA intends to post all current a...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Transportation Department > FAA Underwater Locating Devices (Acoustic) (Self-Powered) This notice announces the planned revocation of all Technical Standard Order authorizations (TSOA) issued for the production of Underwater Locating Devices (Acoustic) (Self-Powered) manufactured to the TSO-C121 and TSO-C121a specifications. These act...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

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

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department On-Line Complaint Form for Service-Related Issues in Air Transportation In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended) this notice announces the Department of Transportation's intention to request an OMB control number for the collection of information from the public using an o...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Airworthiness Directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter Canada Ltd. Model BO 105 LS A-3 Helicopters This document proposes superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Eurocopter Canada Ltd. Model BO 105 LS A-3 helicopters. That AD currently requires establishing a life limit for certain tension-torsion (TT) straps. This action would re...	Proposed Rule	Aug 23, 2011

Establishments of Class C Airspace:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Establishment of Class C Airspace for Long Beach, CA; Public Meetings This notice announces two fact-finding informal airspace meetings to solicit information from airspace users and others, concerning a proposal to establish Class C airspace at Long Beach, CA. The purpose of these meetings is to provide interested par...	Proposed Rule	Aug 23, 2011

Requests to Change Use of Aeronautical Property:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Change in Use of Aeronautical Property at Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport, Bowling Green, KY The Federal Aviation Administration is requesting public comment on request by the Bowling Green--Warren County Airport Board to change a portion of airport property from aeronautical to non-aeronautical use at the Bowling Green--Warren County Region...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > OCC Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request The OCC, 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 a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduct...	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Treasury Department > IRS Election To Expense Certain Refineries This document provides final regulations relating to the election to expense qualified refinery property under section 179C of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). These final regulations adopt the temporary regulations with certain modifications to ref...	Rule	Aug 23, 2011
Treasury Department > IRS Members of Senior Executive Service Performance Review Boards The purpose of this notice is to publish the names of those IRS employees who will serve as members on IRS' Fiscal Year 2011 Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance Review Boards.	Notice	Aug 23, 2011
Treasury Department > IRS Timely Mailing Treated as Timely Filing This document contains regulations amending a Treasury Regulation to provide guidance as to the only ways to establish prima facie evidence of delivery of documents that have a filing deadline prescribed by the internal revenue laws, absent direct pr...	Rule	Aug 23, 2011

Veterans Affairs Department

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Health Care for Homeless Veterans Program This final rule establishes regulations for contracting with community-based treatment facilities in the Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The HCHV program assists certain homeless veterans i...	Rule	Aug 23, 2011
Veterans Affairs Department Rules Governing Hearings Before the Agency of Original Jurisdiction and the Board of Veterans' Appeals; Clarification The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its hearing regulations to clarify that the provisions regarding hearings before the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) do not apply to hearings before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board).	Rule	Aug 23, 2011

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Agencies Publishing on August 23, 2011

Agriculture Department

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

Meetings:

National Veterinary Accreditation Program:

Commerce Department

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

Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews; Partial Rescissions:

Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review:

Meetings:

C Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Defense Department

Meetings:

Education Department

Meetings:

Energy Department

Applications:

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Preliminary Permit Applications:

Termination of Exemptions by Implied Surrender:

Environmental Protection Agency

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans:

Green Gas Reporting Program:

Meetings:

Oil and Natural Gas Sector:

Revisions to California State Implementation Plans:

Executive Office of the President

Government Agencies and Employees:

Federal Communications Commission

Empowering Consumers to Prevent and Detect Billing for Unauthorized Charges:

Television Broadcasting Services:

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Federal Trade Commission

Health and Human Services Department

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

International Conference on Harmonisation:

Meetings:

Homeland Security Department

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

Anchorage Regulations:

Drawbridge Operations:

Major Disaster Declarations:

Meetings:

Regulated Navigation Areas:

Special Local Regulations:

Housing and Urban Development Department

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

Request for Qualifications:

Interior Department

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

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Justice Department

Labor Department

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Meetings:

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Meetings:

O Office of National Drug Control Policy

Personnel Management Office

Federal Employees Retirement System:

P Postal Regulatory Commission

Postal Service

S Science and Technology Policy Office

Meetings:

Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Small Business Administration

State Department

Meetings:

Transportation Department

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

Airworthiness Directives:

Establishments of Class C Airspace:

Requests to Change Use of Aeronautical Property:

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

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Office of National Drug Control Policy

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Postal Regulatory Commission

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Science and Technology Policy Office