December 1, 2011 (Volume 76)

Federal Register December 1, 2011

View all documents issued on December 1, 2011. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

97 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on December 1, 2011

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
The Office of Procurement and Property Management (OPPM) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) is amending the Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (the "AGAR") to add a new clause at subpart 422.70 entitled "Labor Law Violations." The rule is issued...
Rule Dec 01, 2011
The Office of Procurement and Property Management (OPPM) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposes to amend the Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (the "AGAR") to add a new clause at subpart 422.70 entitled "Labor Law Violations." In the final...
Proposed Rule Dec 01, 2011

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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In accordance with section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended ("the Act"), the Department of Commerce ("the Department") is automatically initiating a five-year review ("Sunset Review") of the antidumping duty orders listed below. The Inter...
Notice Dec 01, 2011
On May 26, 2000, President Clinton signed Executive Order (EO) 13158, directing federal agencies (led by NOAA and DOI) to establish a comprehensive national system of MPAs serving multiple conservation and management goals. To this end, the EO direct...
Notice Dec 01, 2011
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is revising the patent term adjustment provisions of the rules of practice in patent cases. The patent term adjustment provisions of the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 (AIPA) provide f...
Rule Dec 01, 2011

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

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On November 16, 2011, the U.S. Trade Representative ("USTR") instructed the Department of Commerce ("the Department") to implement its determination under section 129 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act ("URAA") regarding the investigation of stainle...
Notice Dec 01, 2011

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation:

Fisheries of Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic:

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NMFS proposes regulations to implement the Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit Amendment (Comprehensive ACL Amendment) to the Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Snapper-Grouper), the Golden Crab...
Proposed Rule Dec 01, 2011

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

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NMFS publishes regulations to implement Amendment 83 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). Amendment 83 allocates Western and Central GOA Pacific cod total allowable catch (TAC) limits among various gear and opera...
Rule Dec 01, 2011

Fisheries of the Northeastern U.S.:

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NMFS announces approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of collection-of-information requirements in regulations implementing Amendment 11 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This final ru...
Rule Dec 01, 2011

Fisheries off West Coast States:

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This action implements revisions to the Pacific coast groundfish trawl rationalization program (program), a catch share program, and includes regulations that affect all commercial sectors (limited entry trawl, limited entry fixed gear, and open acce...
Rule Dec 01, 2011

Meetings:

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This notice sets forth the schedule and topics of an upcoming forum hosted by the NOAA National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, North Carolina on January 11-13, 2012. Invited participants will discuss topics as outlined below. Members of the publi...
Notice Dec 01, 2011

Permits:

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Notice is hereby given that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 21 South Putt Corners Rd., New Paltz, NY 12561 [Responsible Party: Kathryn Hattala], has been issued a permit to take shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum)...
Notice Dec 01, 2011

Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species:

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NMFS withdraws the temporary rule that would have closed the U.S. pelagic longline fishery for bigeye tuna in the western and central Pacific Ocean as a result of the fishery reaching the 2011 catch limit. NMFS no longer expects that the fishery will...
Rule Dec 01, 2011

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 01, 2011

Education Department logo Education Department

Title Type Published
The Secretary is publishing the following list pursuant to section 607(f) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Under section 607(f) of the IDEA, the Secretary is required, on a quarterly basis, to publish in the Federal Register...
Notice Dec 01, 2011

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
EPA and NHTSA, on behalf of the Department of Transportation, are issuing this joint proposal to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel economy for light-duty vehicles for model years 2017-2025. This proposal extends the National Pr...
Proposed Rule Dec 01, 2011
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is granting a petition submitted by ExxonMobil Refining and Supply Company--Beaumont Refinery (Beaumont Refinery) to exclude from hazardous waste control (or delist) a certain solid waste. This final rule res...
Rule Dec 01, 2011
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories; CFR Correction
Rule Dec 01, 2011

Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program:

Title Type Published
This document announces that the EPA Administrator has denied a petition from the Sierra Club asking EPA to object to a Title V operating permit for Carmeuse Stone and Lime (Carmeuse) issued by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR). Se...
Proposed Rule Dec 01, 2011

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Government Agencies and Employees:

Title Type Published
Government Records Management (Memorandum of November 28, 2011)
Presidential Document Dec 01, 2011

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Petitions for Reconsideration:

Title Type Published
In this document, Petitions for Reconsideration (Petitions) have been filed in the Commission's Rulemaking proceeding continuing efforts to increase flexibility in the use of microwave services licensed under our rules.
Rule Dec 01, 2011
In this document, a Petition for Reconsideration (Petition) has been filed in the Commission's Rulemaking proceeding concerning a rule establishing protections for broadband service to preserve and reinforce Internet freedom and openness.
Rule Dec 01, 2011
In this document, a Petition for Reconsideration (Petition) has been filed in the Commission's Rulemaking proceeding concerning a rule that requires facilities-based providers of commercial mobile data services to offer data roaming arrangements to o...
Rule Dec 01, 2011

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 01, 2011

Federal Housing Finance Agency logo Federal Housing Finance Agency

No documents available.

Federal Housing Finance Board logo Federal Housing Finance Board

No documents available.

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Title Type Published
The Federal Maritime Commission is correcting information contained in a table in a rule published in the Federal Register of Friday, July 31, 2009 (74 FR 38114). The rule adjusts for inflation the maximum amount of each statutory civil penalty subje...
Rule Dec 01, 2011

Complaints:

Title Type Published
Minto Explorations Ltd. v. Pacific and Arctic Railway and Navigation Co.
Notice Dec 01, 2011

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
The Board is adopting amendments to Regulation Y to require large bank holding companies to submit capital plans to the Federal Reserve on an annual basis and to require such bank holding companies to obtain approval from the Federal Reserve under ce...
Rule Dec 01, 2011

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
This notice announces the intention of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the proposed information collection project: "Use of Deliberative Methods to Enhance Public...
Notice Dec 01, 2011
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing notice of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural and Marketing Service, Farm Service Agency, and Food Nutrition Service. The purpose of the...
Notice Dec 01, 2011
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking scientific information submissions from manufacturers of pressure ulcer treatment medical devices, such as (but not limited to): Ultrasonic wound care systems, negative pressure therapy...
Notice Dec 01, 2011

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

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on FDA Service Delivery" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under...
Notice Dec 01, 2011
As part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, OD has submitted a Generic Information Collection Request (Generic ICR): "Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative...
Notice Dec 01, 2011

Laboratory Animal Welfare:

Title Type Published
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has analyzed public comments received regarding adoption and implementation of the 8th Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (Guide) and has determined to adopt the 8th Edition of the...
Notice Dec 01, 2011

Patient Safety Organizations; Delistings:

Title Type Published
AHRQ has accepted a notification of voluntary relinquishment from HealthWatch, Inc. of its status as a Patient Safety Organization (PSO). The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (Patient Safety Act), Public Law 109-41, 42 U.S.C. 299b-2...
Notice Dec 01, 2011

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
This final rule amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to reflect an extension of import restrictions on certain archaeological and ethnological material from Bolivia. The restrictions, which were originally imposed by Treasu...
Rule Dec 01, 2011
This final rule amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to reflect the imposition of import restrictions on certain archaeological and ethnological material from the Hellenic Republic (Greece). These restrictions are being imp...
Rule Dec 01, 2011
This rule identifies communities where the sale of flood insurance has been authorized under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) that are scheduled for suspension on the effective dates listed within this rule because of noncompliance with th...
Rule Dec 01, 2011

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is repealing two obsolete and outdated Federal Housing Finance Board (Finance Board) regulations, which relate to meetings of the Board of Directors of the Finance Board and the manner of calculating the Reso...
Rule Dec 01, 2011

Federal Housing Administration First Look Sales Method under Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Technical Assistance:

Title Type Published
On July 15, 2010, HUD published a Federal Register notice establishing the process by which eligible purchasers under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) are provided a preference to acquire real estate-owned (REO) properties of FHA under th...
Notice Dec 01, 2011

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation, we, our, or us) is decreasing the amount of the administrative costs assessment set forth in the Acreage Limitation Rules and Regulations (Regulations), 43 CFR part 426. Based on our latest required review, the...
Notice Dec 01, 2011

Application for an Incidental Take Permit:

Title Type Published
On November 9, 2011, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), published a notice of availability of a draft environmental assessment (EA) and an application from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) for an incidental...
Notice Dec 01, 2011

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
We, the Department of the Interior, are reopening the comment period on the content for the Klamath Facilities Removal Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIS/ EIR). We will accept comments until December 30, 2011.
Notice Dec 01, 2011

Realty Actions:

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) examined approximately 0.31 acres of public land in Alaska and found it suitable for classification for lease or conveyance to the City of Tenakee Springs under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes...
Notice Dec 01, 2011

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Five-year Reviews:

Title Type Published
The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted a review pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on foundry coke from China would be lik...
Notice Dec 01, 2011
The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted reviews pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on stainless steel bar from Brazil, In...
Notice Dec 01, 2011

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
This rule amends the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations to adjust for inflation certain civil monetary penalties assessed under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The adjusted penalties are calculated according to a statutory f...
Rule Dec 01, 2011
In October 2008, the President signed the Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2008 (MPPA), which clarifies the information entry and signature requirements for electronic logbook systems permitted for the retail sale of scheduled listed chem...
Rule Dec 01, 2011

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

Library of Congress logo Library of Congress

Title Type Published
The Copyright Royalty Judges announce a cost of living adjustment ("COLA") of 3.5% in the royalty rates that colleges, universities, and other educational institutions that are not affiliated with National Public Radio pay for the use of published no...
Rule Dec 01, 2011
The Copyright Royalty Judges announce a cost of living adjustment ("COLA") of 3.5% in the royalty rates paid by satellite carriers under the satellite carrier compulsory license of the Copyright Act. The COLA is based on the change in the Consumer Pr...
Rule Dec 01, 2011

Millennium Challenge Corporation logo Millennium Challenge Corporation

Title Type Published
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is reporting for the quarter July 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011, on assistance provided under section 605 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), as amended (the Act), and on t...
Notice Dec 01, 2011

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National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to request clearance of this collection. In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), we are providing opportunity for p...
Notice Dec 01, 2011

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Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 01, 2011

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
On November 8, 2011 (76 FR 69292) the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published in the Federal Register a request for public comment on Draft License Renewal Interim Staff Guidance (LR-ISG), LR- ISG-2011-01, "Aging Management of Stainless St...
Notice Dec 01, 2011
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing License Renewal Interim Staff Guidance (LR-ISG), LR-ISG-2011-02, "Aging Management Program for Steam Generators." This LR-ISG provides the NRC staff's evaluation of the suitability of using Revi...
Notice Dec 01, 2011

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Regulatory Guides:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a new regulatory guide (RG) 1.219, "Guidance on Making Changes to Emergency Plans for Nuclear Power Reactors." This guide describes a method that the NRC staff considers acceptable to implement...
Rule Dec 01, 2011

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Overseas Private Investment Corporation

Title Type Published
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), agencies are required to publish a Notice in the Federal Register notifying the public that the agency has prepared an information collection for OMB review and approval and...
Notice Dec 01, 2011
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 01, 2011

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation logo Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans:

Title Type Published
This rule amends Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulation on Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans by substituting a new table for determining expected retirement ages for participants in pension plans undergoing distress or involunt...
Rule Dec 01, 2011

Postal Service logo Postal Service

Title Type Published
The Postal Service is proposing an editorial revision of the rules governing the inventory control processes of Postage Evidencing Systems (PES) provided to customers by manufacturers or distributors. The proposed changes are intended to clarify the...
Proposed Rule Dec 01, 2011
The Postal Service will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) 201.3.14, to provide new standards for folded self-mailers (FSM) and unenveloped mailpieces that are mailed at automation or mach...
Rule Dec 01, 2011

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 01, 2011

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Title Type Published
SBA is reopening the comment period for the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on October 5, 2011 at 76 FR 61626. In that rule SBA proposed to amend its regulations to implement provisions of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (Jobs Act...
Proposed Rule Dec 01, 2011

Disaster Declarations:

Title Type Published
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Puerto Rico (FEMA-4017-DR), dated 08/ 27/2011. Incident: Hurricane Irene. Incident Period: 08/21/2011 through 08/24/2011. Effective Date: 11/18/2011. Physical L...
Notice Dec 01, 2011
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Virginia (FEMA-4042-DR), dated 11/10/2011. Incident: Earthquake. Incident Period: 08/23/2011 through 10/25/2011. Effective Date: 11/1...
Notice Dec 01, 2011

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 01, 2011

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Generalized System of Preferences:

Title Type Published
This notice is to inform the public of the availability of import statistics for the first nine months of 2011 relating to competitive need limitations (CNLs) under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program. These import statistics identify...
Notice Dec 01, 2011

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
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 Dec 01, 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 Dec 01, 2011
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day commen...
Notice Dec 01, 2011
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes to amend the airworthiness standards for airplane propellers. This action would define what a propeller critical part is, require the identification of propeller critical parts by the manufacturer, a...
Proposed Rule Dec 01, 2011
This rule revises airworthiness standards for type certification requirements of normal and transport category rotorcraft. The amendment requires evaluation of fatigue and residual static strength of composite rotorcraft structures using a damage tol...
Rule Dec 01, 2011
This rule amends the regulations governing various airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes. This action harmonizes the requirements for takeoff speeds, static lateral-directional stability, speed increase and recovery characteristics...
Rule Dec 01, 2011
The FAA has determined that the minimum random drug and alcohol testing percentage rates for the period January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2012, will remain at 25 percent of safety- sensitive employees for random drug testing and 10 percent of saf...
Notice Dec 01, 2011

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day commen...
Notice Dec 01, 2011
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day commen...
Notice Dec 01, 2011
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day commen...
Notice Dec 01, 2011

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Model 737-300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. That AD currently requires repetitive external non-destructive inspections to detect cracks in the fuselage skin along the chem-mi...
Rule Dec 01, 2011
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Bombardier, Inc. Model DHC-8-201 and -202 airplanes with FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) ST00753NY (Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) STC SA97-106) installed. This AD results from ma...
Rule Dec 01, 2011

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Program Management Committee
Notice Dec 01, 2011

New Car Assessment Program:

Title Type Published
This document contains corrections to a final rule (49 CFR 575.302), which was published in the Federal Register of Friday, July 29, 2011 (76 FR 45453). The final rule amended NHTSA's regulation on vehicle labeling of safety rating information to ref...
Rule Dec 01, 2011

Release of Airport Property:

Title Type Published
The FAA hereby proposes to rule and invites public comment on its intent to release certain obligated properties, namely approximately 200 acres at the Martin County Airport, Stuart, FL, from the conditions, reservations, and restrictions as containe...
Notice Dec 01, 2011

Waivers of Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance:

Title Type Published
The FAA is considering a proposal to change a portion of the airport from aeronautical use to non-aeronautical use and to authorize the sale and/or conversion of airport property. The proposal consists of converting 4.1 acres of an 8.5 acre parcel to...
Notice Dec 01, 2011

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of the Treasury, is publishing its inventory of Privacy Act systems of records.
Notice Dec 01, 2011

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Funding Availabilities:

Title Type Published
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is announcing the availability of funds for supportive services grants under the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program. This Notice contains information concerning the SSVF Program, initial an...
Notice Dec 01, 2011

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