November 25, 2011 (Volume 76)

Federal Register November 25, 2011

View all documents issued on November 25, 2011. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

108 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on November 25, 2011

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Nov 25, 2011
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS) administers rural utilities programs, including the Telecommunications Program. RUS announces the depreciation rates for telecommunications plant for the period ending D...
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Application for Reorganization; Expansion:

Title Type Published
Foreign-Trade Zone 33 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Approval for Expansion of Manufacturing Authority:

Approval:

Title Type Published
Foreign-Trade Zone 277; TemporaryInterim Manufacturing Authority
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species:

Title Type Published
NMFS announces its intent to issue Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs), Scientific Research Permits (SRPs), Display Permits, Letters of Acknowledgment (LOAs), and Chartering Permits for the collection of Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) in 2012. I...
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review:

Title Type Published
On August 8, 2011, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (PET film) from Brazil for the period Nov...
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Foreign Government Subsidies on Articles of Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty:

Grant of Authority for Subzone Status:

North American Free-Trade Agreement Panel Reviews:

Title Type Published
On November 4, 2011, Quimic, S.A. de C.V., filed a First Request for Panel Review with the Mexican Section of the NAFTA Secretariat pursuant to Article 1904 of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Panel review was requested of the final determina...
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Permits:

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Notice is hereby given that NMFS National Marine Mammal Laboratory, (Responsible Party: Dr. John Bengtson, Director), Seattle, WA, has applied for an amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 15126-01 for studies of marine mammals in Alaska.
Notice Nov 25, 2011
Notice is hereby given that a permit has been issued to ABR, Inc. Environmental Research and Services, Fairbanks, AK, to conduct research on marine mammals in Alaska.
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Voluntary Termination of Foreign-Trade Subzone 90A:

Title Type Published
Smith Corona Corp., Cortland County, NY
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries:

Title Type Published
NMFS closes the shallow-set pelagic longline fishery north of the Equator for all vessels registered under the Hawaii longline limited access program. The shallow-set fishery has reached the 2011 limit on physical interactions with sea turtles, so th...
Rule Nov 25, 2011

Corporation for National and Community Service logo Corporation for National and Community Service

Title Type Published
The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the "Corporation"), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and federal ag...
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated July 21, 1996.
Notice Nov 25, 2011
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated July 21, 1996.
Notice Nov 25, 2011
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated July 21, 1996.
Notice Nov 25, 2011
The Office of the Secretary of Defense proposes to alter a system of records in its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Notice Nov 25, 2011
The Defense Logistics Agency is proposing to amend a system of records notice in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Notice Nov 25, 2011
The Defense Logistics Agency is proposing to alter a system of records notice in its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to Section 10(a), Public Law 92-463, as amended, notice is hereby given of a forthcoming meeting of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS). The purpose of the meeting is for the Committee to review and approve the...
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
Combined Filings
Notice Nov 25, 2011
Combined Filings
Notice Nov 25, 2011
Electronic Tariff Filings
Notice Nov 25, 2011

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

Initiation of Proceeding and Refund Effective Date:

License Application Amendments:

Title Type Published
Central Vermont Public Service Corp.
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Petitions:

Title Type Published
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.
Notice Nov 25, 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 Nov 25, 2011

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans:

Title Type Published
EPA is approving State Implementation Plan (SIP) submittals from the State of Maryland pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA). Whenever new or revised national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) are promulgated, the CAA requires states to submit a pl...
Rule Nov 25, 2011

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware:

Title Type Published
EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Delaware. The SIP revision amends the control of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from offset lithographic printing and letterpress printing. EPA is approv...
Rule Nov 25, 2011

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC or Council), established under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The Council will consider various issues associated with drinking water protection and public water...
Notice Nov 25, 2011

National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants:

Title Type Published
The EPA is proposing amendments to the national emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants for Mineral Wool Production and Wool Fiberglass Manufacturing to address the results of the residual risk and technology review that the EPA is required...
Proposed Rule Nov 25, 2011

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). An agency may not conduct...
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This document announces the date of the Emergency Access Advisory Committee's (Committee or EAAC) next meeting. The November meeting will consider final draft language for recommendations to the Commission as required in the Twenty-First Century Comm...
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Radio Broadcasting Services:

Title Type Published
The following applicants filed AM or FM proposals to change the community of license: DOUGLAS BROADCASTING, INC., Station KLNQ, Facility ID161152, BMP-20111107ALX, From CASPER, WY, To EVANSVILLE, WY; HISPANIC TARGET MEDIA INC., Station NEW, Facility...
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title Type Published
This notice of proposed rulemaking is published jointly by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC") and the Departmental Offices of the Department of the Treasury (the "Treasury") (collectively, the "Agencies") and proposes rules to imp...
Proposed Rule Nov 25, 2011

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Nov 25, 2011
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Change in Bank Control Notices:

Title Type Published
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

Title Type Published
The FTC intends to ask the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") to extend through January 31, 2015, the current Paperwork Reduction Act ("PRA") clearance for information the FTC would seek from a combined ten or more of the largest cigarette manuf...
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Adverse Experience Reporting for Licensed Biological Products; and General Records" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under t...
Notice Nov 25, 2011
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of an original new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Merial Ltd. The NADA provides for the veterinary prescription use of eprinomectin by injecti...
Rule Nov 25, 2011
Delegation of Authority
Notice Nov 25, 2011
The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. F...
Notice Nov 25, 2011
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Merial Ltd. The supplemental NADA provides for addition of a warning statement against th...
Rule Nov 25, 2011

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

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish noti...
Notice Nov 25, 2011
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 (PRA). The proposed coll...
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Medicare Programs; Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the name change of the Advisory Panel on Ambulatory Payment Classification Groups to the Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment (HOP) (the Panel). In addition, it announces the renewal and amendments to the charter includ...
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Nov 25, 2011
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Notice Nov 25, 2011
This notice announces public meetings of the Technical Advisory Panel on Medicare Trustee Reports (Panel). Notice of these meetings is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a)(1) and (a)(2)). The Panel will discu...
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Permanent Certification Program for Health Information Technology:

Title Type Published
Under the authority granted to the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology by section 3001(c)(5) of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) as added by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, this...
Rule Nov 25, 2011

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either to adopt or to s...
Rule Nov 25, 2011
Comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this proposed rule is to seek general information and comment regardin...
Proposed Rule Nov 25, 2011

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

Title Type Published
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, CBP invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the Cargo Manifest/Declaration, Stow Plan, Container...
Notice Nov 25, 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 Nov 25, 2011

Inter-American Foundation logo Inter-American Foundation

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 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 Resource Management Plan (RMP) a...
Notice Nov 25, 2011
This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) as the lead Federal agency, with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Moapa Ba...
Notice Nov 25, 2011

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews; Results, Amendments, Extensions, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping investigation Nos. 731-TA-1186-1187 (Final) under section 735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)) (the Act) to determine whether an industry in the U...
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Investigations:

Title Type Published
The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of countervailing duty investigation No. 701-TA-479 (Final) under section 705(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b)) (the Act) and the final phase of antidumping inves...
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Determinations:

Title Type Published
Helical Spring Lock Washers from China and Taiwan
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Investigations:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on October 21, 2011, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Compound Photonics Ltd. of the United Kingdom an...
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
This document finalizes the Bureau's Literacy Program regulations, published as an interim rule on September 26, 1997 (62 FR 50791). The Bureau amended its regulations on the literacy program for the sake of clarification or simplification.
Rule Nov 25, 2011

The National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993:

N
National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act at...
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Biological Sciences Advisory Committee
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is giving notice once each week for four consecutive weeks of combined license (COL) applications from Progress Energy Florida, Inc., Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc., and Florid...
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Draft License Renewal Interim Staff Guidance LRISG201105:

Title Type Published
On August 24, 2011, in the Federal Register (76 FR 52995), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requested public comments on Draft License Renewal Interim Staff Guidance (LR-ISG), LR-ISG-2011-05, "Ongoing Review of Operating Experience." This...
Notice Nov 25, 2011

P
Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Nov 25, 2011
This document informs the public that an appeal of the closing of the Swaledale, Iowa post office has been filed. It identifies preliminary steps and provides a procedural schedule. Publication of this document will allow the Postal Service, petition...
Notice Nov 25, 2011
This document informs the public that an appeal of the closing of the Lafayette, Kentucky post office has been filed. It identifies preliminary steps and provides a procedural schedule. Publication of this document will allow the Postal Service, peti...
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications:

Title Type Published
Summary of the Application: Applicants request an order that would permit certain registered open-end management investment companies to participate in a joint lending and borrowing facility.
Notice Nov 25, 2011
Summary of Application: Applicants request an order to permit open-end management investment companies relying on rule 12d1-2 under the Act to invest in certain financial instruments.
Notice Nov 25, 2011

State Department logo State Department

Title Type Published
Notice.
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Construction and Operation Exemptions:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
The Board is granting an exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502 from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10901 for Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) to construct and operate an approximately 35-mile rail line connecting the Port MacKenzie District...
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Solicitation of Nominations:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
The Surface Transportation Board (Board), hereby gives notice of a vacancy on the Board's Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee for a representative of a state- or municipally-owned electric utility. The Board is soliciting suggestions for ca...
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
This notice solicits public comments on continuation of the requirements for the collection of information on safety standards. Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from the Office of Manag...
Notice Nov 25, 2011
This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for projects in the following locations: City of Aurora and Arapahoe County, CO; Chicago, IL; Birmingham, AL; Sacramento, CA; New York, NY; and King C...
Notice Nov 25, 2011
Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federa...
Notice Nov 25, 2011
This rule establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of t...
Rule Nov 25, 2011
This rule establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of t...
Rule Nov 25, 2011

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) issued by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an un...
Proposed Rule Nov 25, 2011

Construction and Operation Exemptions:

No documents available.

Meetings:

Title Type Published
NHTSA announces a meeting of the Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS) to be held in the Washington, DC area. This notice announces the date, time and location of the meeting, which will be open to the public. Pre-regis...
Notice Nov 25, 2011

Pipeline Safety:

Title Type Published
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has made a safety recommendation to PHMSA that excess flow valves be installed in all new and renewed gas service lines, regardless of a customer's classification, when the operating conditions are comp...
Proposed Rule Nov 25, 2011

Solicitation of Nominations:

No documents available.

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Nov 25, 2011
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Nov 25, 2011
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Nov 25, 2011
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Nov 25, 2011
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Nov 25, 2011
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 Nov 25, 2011
FinCEN is inviting the public to nominate financial institutions and trade groups for membership on the Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group. New members will be selected for three-year membership terms.
Notice Nov 25, 2011
This document contains proposed regulations relating to reporting by brokers for transactions related to debt instruments and options. The proposed regulations reflect changes in the law made by the Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 (the A...
Proposed Rule Nov 25, 2011
Pursuant to the authority contained in 31 U.S.C. 5318A, the Secretary of the Treasury, through his delegate, the Director of FinCEN, finds that reasonable grounds exist for concluding that the Islamic Republic of Iran is a jurisdiction of primary mon...
Notice Nov 25, 2011
This document contains amendments to the user fee regulations. The final regulations redesignate rules pertaining to fees for obtaining a preparer tax identification number. These final regulations also establish a user fee for individuals to take th...
Rule Nov 25, 2011

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