Federal Register December 2, 2011 (Volume 76)

Agencies Publishing on December 2, 2011

Agriculture Department (7)
Civil Rights Commission (1)
Commerce Department (6)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (1)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (3)
Defense Department (7)
Education Department (1)
Energy Department (8)
Environmental Protection Agency (5)
Federal Communications Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (4)
Federal Trade Commission (1)
Health and Human Services Department (5)
Homeland Security Department (3)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (7)
Labor Department (7)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1)
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (1)
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National Labor Relations Board (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2)
Personnel Management Office (2)
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Postal Regulatory Commission (2)
Postal Service (2)
Securities and Exchange Commission (11)
Small Business Administration (2)
State Department (3)
Surface Transportation Board (3)
Transportation Department (11)
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	Dec 02, 2011
Agriculture Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Agriculture Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Agriculture Department > ERS Notice of Intent To Request New Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to send comments regarding any aspect of this proposed information collection. This is a new collection for a generic clearance t...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Agriculture Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Agriculture Department > FSA Farm Loan Programs Loan Making Activities The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is amending the Farm Loan Programs (FLP) loan making regulations to implement a new program and to amend existing regulations for direct and guaranteed loans as required by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008...	Rule	Dec 02, 2011
Agriculture Department > ARS Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to DICKEY- john Corporation of Auburn, Illinois, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent No. 6,691,563, ``Universal Dielectric Calibration Met...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Civil Rights Commission

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Civil Rights Commission Notice of a Public Meeting of the Wyoming Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Wyoming Advisory Committee	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Vessel Monitoring Systems; Approved Mobile Transmitting Units and Communications Service Providers for Use in Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries This document provides notice that three mobile transmitting unit (MTU) vessel monitoring systems (VMS) that were previously approved for use in Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) fisheries are no longer approved for use. This document also prov...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Vessel Monitoring Systems The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is finalizing requirements for fishermen to replace currently required Mobile Transmitting Unit (MTU) Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) units with Enhanced Mobile Transmitting Unit (E-MTU) VMS in Atlantic HMS...	Rule	Dec 02, 2011

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

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Spiny Lobster Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Amendment 10 NMFS issues this final rule to implement Amendment 10 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Spiny Lobster Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic (FMP), as prepared and submitted by the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery Management C...	Rule	Dec 02, 2011

Permit Amendment Applilcations:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals Notice is hereby given that Dr. Peter Tyack, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA has applied for an amendment to Permit No. 14241-02 to conduct research on marine mammals.	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Marine Geophysical Survey in the Central Pacific Ocean, November, 2011 Through January, 2012 In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) regulation, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (L-DEO), a part of Columbia University, for an I...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title	Type	Published
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List; Proposed Addition The Committee is proposing to add a service to the Procurement List that will be provided by a nonprofit agency employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. Comments Must Be Received on or Before: 1/2/2012.	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Title	Type	Published
Consumer Product Safety Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Consumer Product Safety Commission Table Saw Blade Contact Injuries; Notice of Extension of Time for Comments The Consumer Product Safety Commission (``CPSC'' or ``Commission'' or ``we'') is considering whether a new performance safety standard is needed to address an unreasonable risk of injury associated with table saws. We are conducting this proceeding u...	Proposed Rule	Dec 02, 2011

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Consumer Product Safety Commission Notice of Teleconference of the Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel on Phthalates and Phthalate Substitutes The Consumer Product Safety Commission (``CPSC'' or ``Commission'') is announcing a teleconference of the Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel (CHAP) on phthalates and phthalate substitutes. The Commission appointed this CHAP on April 14, 2010, to study the...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > COE Restricted Areas and Danger Zones at Eglin Air Force Base, FL The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is amending its restricted area/danger zone regulations to update and revise several existing danger zone and restricted area descriptions and restrictions, remove one existing restricted area and establish fo...	Rule	Dec 02, 2011

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplements:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > DARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Proposal Adequacy Checklist (DFARS Case 2011-D042) DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to incorporate a proposal adequacy checklist for proposals in response to solicitations that require submission of certified cost or pricing data.	Proposed Rule	Dec 02, 2011

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > COE Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Central Everglades Planning Project, Okeechobee, Glades, Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties, FL The Everglades ecosystem encompasses a system of diverse wetland landscapes that are hydrologically and ecologically connected across more than 200 miles from north to south and across 18,000 square miles of southern Florida. In 2000, the U.S. Congre...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Notice of Closed Meetings of the Department of Defense Wage Committee Pursuant to the provisions of section 10 of Public Law 92-463, the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that closed meeting of the Department of Defense Wage Committee will be held.	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Defense Department Notice of Closed Meetings of the Department of Defense Wage Committee Pursuant to the provisions of section 10 of Public Law 92-463, the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that closed meeting of the Department of Defense Wage Committee will be held:	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Defense Department Notice of Closed Meetings of the Department of Defense Wage Committee Pursuant to the provisions of section 10 of Public Law 92-463, the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that closed meeting of the Department of Defense Wage Committee will be held.	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

U.S. Navy Restricted Areas:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > COE United States Navy Restricted Area, SUPSHIP Bath Maine Detachment Mobile at AUSTAL, USA, Mobile, AL; Restricted Area The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is proposing to amend an existing restricted area to reflect changes in responsible parties for the restricted area around the AUSTAL, USA shipbuilding facility located in Mobile, Alabama. The Supervisor of Sh...	Proposed Rule	Dec 02, 2011

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Family Educational Rights and Privacy The Secretary of Education (Secretary) amends the regulations implementing section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA), which is commonly referred to as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). These amendments are needed...	Rule	Dec 02, 2011

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #2 Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Complaints:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Rail Splitter Wind Farm, LLC v. Ameren Services Company Midwest Independent Transmission, System Operator, Inc.; Notice of Complaint Rail Splitter Wind Farm, LLC v. Ameren Services Co., et al.	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Hermance, Frank S.; Notice of Filing Frank S. Hermance	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Preliminary Permit Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Castle Creek Hydroelectric Project; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications Castle Creek Hydroelectric Project	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Energy Department > FERC Porcupine Dam Hydropower Project; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications Porcupine Dam Hydropower Project	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Transfers of Exemptions:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Missisquoi River Technologies; Missisquoi River Hydro LLC; Notice of Transfer of Exemption Missisquoi River Technologies; Missisquoi River Hydro LLC	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Environmental Protection Agency

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Louisiana; Revisions To Control Volatile Organic Compound Emissions for Surface Coatings and Graphic Arts EPA is approving State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions for control of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) adopted by Louisiana on June 20, 2009 and August 20, 2010, and submitted to EPA on August 31, 2010. EPA is also approving, by parallel process...	Rule	Dec 02, 2011
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West Virginia and Ohio; Determinations of Attainment of the 1997 Annual Fine Particle Standard for the Parkersburg-Marietta and Wheeling Nonattainment Areas EPA is making determinations that the Parkersburg-Marietta, West Virginia-Ohio (WV-OH) fine particle (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) nonattainment area and the Wheeling, WV-OH PM<INF>2.5</INF> nonattainment area (hereafter referred to as ``Areas'') have attained...	Rule	Dec 02, 2011

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability Weekly Receipt	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Proposed Consent Decrees:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (``CAA'' or the ``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed consent decree to address a lawsuit filed by El Comit[eacute] para el Bienestar de Earlimart and Asso...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (``CAA'' or the ``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed consent decree to address a lawsuit filed by National Parks Conservation Association, Montana Environ...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Federal Communications Commission

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Next Meeting of the North American Numbering Council In this document, the Commission released a public notice announcing the meeting and agenda of the North American Numbering Council (NANC). The intended effect of this action is to make the public aware of the NANC's next meeting and agenda.	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB Notice is hereby given of the final approval of a proposed information collection by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) under OMB delegated authority, as per 5 CFR 1320.16 (OMB Regulations on Controlling Paperwork Burdens on...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Federal Reserve System Notice of Proposals To Engage in or To Acquire Companies Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities Proposals to Engage in or To Acquire Companies Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Changes in Bank Control:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Federal Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request The FTC intends to conduct an evaluation of Admongo, its advertising literacy program for children ages 8-12. The evaluation will involve a randomized controlled trial of the Admongo program in one or more school districts, involving 6,000-8,000 stud...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Health and Human Services Department

Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Draft Guidance for Industry on Regulatory Classification of Pharmaceutical Co-Crystals; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Regulatory Classification of Pharmaceutical Co-Crystals.'' This draft guidance provides applicants of new drug applications (NDAs) and a...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Center for Scientific Review	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting Center for Scientific Review	Notice	Dec 02, 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	Dec 02, 2011
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Completion of the Broker Self-Assessment Outreach Pilot This document announces the completion of the Broker Self- Assessment (BSA) Outreach Pilot (BSA Pilot), a voluntary partnership with the customs brokerage community, which began in July 2009. CBP has decided to end the BSA pilot without a plan to pro...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Drawbridge Operations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Algiers Alternate Route), Belle Chasse, LA The Coast Guard proposes to change the regulation governing the operation of the SR 23 bridge across the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Algiers Alternate Route), mile 3.8, at Belle Chasse, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Due to increased vehicular traffi...	Proposed Rule	Dec 02, 2011

Safety Zones:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Safety Zone; Container Crane Relocation, Cooper and Wando Rivers, Charleston, SC The Coast Guard is establishing a 100 yard temporary moving safety zone around a barge transporting two container cranes on the Cooper and Wando Rivers during their relocation from berth <greek-i>3 at Columbus Street Terminal to berth <greek-i>1 at W...	Rule	Dec 02, 2011

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Federal Property Suitable as Facilities to Assist the Homeless This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BOR Agency Information Collection; Proposed Revisions to a Currently Approved Information Collection The Bureau of Reclamation intends to submit a request for renewal (with revisions) of an existing approved information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Use Authorization Application (Form 7-2540), OMB Control Number: 1006-0003...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Draft Environmental Impact Statement for General Management Plan/Wilderness Study, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii The National Park Service is expanding the scope of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that is being prepared for updating the General Management Plan (GMP) for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. As part of this conservation planning and environme...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Mount Hope Project, Eureka County, NV In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Mount Hope Project and by this notice is announcing the opening...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Interior Department > NPS Environmental Impact Statement for Restoration of the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, Yosemite National Park, Madera, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties, CA The National Park Service (NPS) is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Restoration of the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias in Yosemite National Park. This EIS addresses implementation of actions called for in the 1980 General Ma...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability of the Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Taos Field Office, New Mexico In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared the Proposed Resource Management Plan/Final Envi...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Meeting, National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission Notice is hereby given that the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission (the Commission) will meet at the National Building Museum, Room 312, 401 F Street NW., Washington, DC, on Wednesday, December 14, 2011, at 10 a.m., to consider matters per...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

National Register of Historic Places:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions Pending Nominations and Related Actions	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Notice of a Change in Status of an Extended Benefit (EB) Period for Pennsylvania This notice announces a change in benefit period eligibility under the EB program for Pennsylvania. The following changes have occurred since the publication of the last notice regarding the State's EB status: <bullet> Based on the data released by t...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Labor Department > ETA Notice for Delay of Payment of Title XII Interest for Three States This notice announces the approval for delay of Title XII interest payment for three states. <bullet> Section 1202(b)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act permits a state to delay payment of interest accrued on Title XII advances made during the last fiv...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Labor Department > ETA 2002 Reopened-Previously Denied Determinations; Notice of Negative Determinations on Reconsideration Under the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Labor Department > ETA 2002 Reopened-Previously Denied Determinations; Notice of Revised Denied Determinations on Reconsideration Under the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance Determinations on Reconsideration of Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

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

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Information Collection Request for Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund Activities Reports: Extension Without Change, Comment Request 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	Dec 02, 2011

Change in Status of Payable Periods:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Notice of a Change in Status of the Payable Periods in the Emergency Unemployment Compensation 2008 (EUC08) Program for Colorado Announcement regarding Notice of a Change in Status of the payable periods in the Emergency Unemployment Compensation 2008 (EUC08) program for Colorado. Public Law 111-312 extended provisions in Public Law 111-92 which amended prior laws to create Th...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Requests for Certifications of Compliance:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Request for Certification of Compliance; Rural Industrialization Loan and Grant Program The Employment and Training Administration is issuing this notice to announce the receipt of a ``Certification of Non-Relocation and Market and Capacity Information Report'' (Form 4279-2) for the following: Applicant/Location: Stion Solar Mississippi...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Advisory Council; Aeronautics Committee; Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Subcommittee Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the UAS Subcommittee of the Aeronautics Committee of the NASA Advisory Council. The meeting...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Title	Type	Published
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities; Renewal of the Advisory Committee: Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Panel The Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities has determined to renew the charter of its Advisory Committee, the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Panel.	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

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National Labor Relations Board

Title	Type	Published
National Labor Relations Board Sunshine Act Meetings: December 2011 Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Appointments to Performance Review Boards for Senior Executive Service This notice announces a change in the membership of the Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Notice of Availability of Combined License Applications 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	Dec 02, 2011

Personnel Management Office

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee; Open Committee Meetings Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Personnel Management Office Hispanic Council on Federal Employment The Hispanic Council on Federal Employment will hold its fifth meeting on Friday, December 16, 2011, at the time and location shown below. The Council is an advisory committee composed of representatives from Hispanic organizations and senior governm...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

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Postal Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Postal Regulatory Commission Post Office Closing This document informs the public that an appeal of the closing of the Prescott, Iowa post office has been filed. It identifies preliminary steps and provides a procedural schedule. Publication of this document will allow the Postal Service, petitione...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Postal Regulatory Commission Post Office Closing This document informs the public that an appeal of the closing of the New Cambria, Kansas 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	Dec 02, 2011

Postal Service

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service Change in Rates and Classes of General Applicability for Competitive Products This notice sets forth changes in rates of general applicability for competitive products.	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Postal Service Express Mail Domestic Postage Refund Policy and Waiver of Signature The Postal Service is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) throughout various sections to modify the policy for filing claims for domestic Express Mail[supreg] postage refunds from 90 days...	Rule	Dec 02, 2011

Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Market-Makers' Continuous Quoting Obligations and Adjusted Option Series C2 Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Fees Schedule Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to Market-Makers' Continuous Electronic Quoting Obligations and Adjusted Option Series Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Amending and Restating the CBSX Operating Agreement and Adopting Rule 2.50 Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Depository Trust Company; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Enhance Risk Management Controls Associated With the Receiver Authorized Delivery Function Depository Trust Co.	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change With Respect to an Amendment to the By-Laws of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Delay Implementation of a Recently Effective Modification to the Operation of the Minimum Quantity Order on the NASDAQ OMX PSX NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change With Respect to an Amendment to the By-Laws of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Establish Fees for a Direct Market Data Product, NASDAQ Options Trade Outline (“NOTO”) NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Proposed Rule Change in Connection With the Proposed Purchase and Sale of the National Stock Exchange, Inc. to CBOE Stock Exchange, Inc. National Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Amending Its Listed Company Manual To Apply Listing and Annual Fees to Foreign Private Issuers of Certain Debt Securities New York Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Small Business Administration

Disaster Declarations:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Disaster Declaration #12738 and #12739; Nebraska Disaster Number NE-00041 This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Nebraska (FEMA-4013-DR), dated 08/12/ 2011. Incident: Flooding. Incident Period: 05/24/2011 through 08/01/2011. Effective Date: 11/18/2011. Physical Loan Applic...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
Small Business Administration North Carolina Disaster #NC-00038 This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of North Carolina dated 11/21/2011. Incident: Storms and tornadoes. Incident Period: 11/16/2011. Effective Date: 11/21/2011. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 01/20/...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

State Department

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

Title	Type	Published
State Department 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-71, Affidavit of Identifying Witness, 1405-0088 The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. W...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011
State Department 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-86, Statement of Non-Receipt of a Passport, 1405-0146 The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. W...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy; Notice of Meeting Cancellation Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy; Cancellation	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Surface Transportation Board

Acquisition and Operation Exemptions:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Port Rail Link, Inc.-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-Rail Lines of Union Pacific Railroad Company and The Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District Port Rail Link, Inc. for Rail Lines of Union Pacific Railroad Co., et al.	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Intra-Corporate Family Merger Exemptions:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Lake State Railway Company-Intra-Corporate Family Merger Exemption-Saginaw Bay Southern Railway Company Lake State Railway Co.; Saginaw Bay Southern Railway Co.	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Lease and Operation Exemptions:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Hilton & Albany Railroad, Inc.-Lease and Operation Exemption-Norfolk Southern Railway Company Hilton and Albany Railroad, Inc. from Norfolk Southern Railway Co.	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Certification of Part 23 Turbofan- and Turbojet-Powered Airplanes and Miscellaneous Amendments This action enhances safety by amending the applicable standards for part 23 turbofan- and turbojet-powered airplanes--which are commonly referred to as ``part 23 jets,'' or ``jets''--as well as turbopropeller-driven and reciprocating-engine airplane...	Rule	Dec 02, 2011
Transportation Department > FAA Fatigue Tolerance Evaluation of Metallic Structures This rule amends the airworthiness standards for fatigue tolerance evaluation (FTE) of transport category rotorcraft metallic structures. This revises the FTE safety requirements to address advances in structural fatigue substantiation technology for...	Rule	Dec 02, 2011

Acquisition and Operation Exemptions:

No documents available.

Airworthiness Directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Quest Aircraft Design, LLC Airplanes We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Quest Aircraft Design, LLC (Quest) Model Kodiak 100 airplanes. This AD requires you to inspect the torque of the inertial particle separator (IPS) bolts; correct the torque, if necessary;...	Rule	Dec 02, 2011

Amendment of Class E Airspace:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Amendment of Class E Airspace; Centerville, IA This action amends Class E airspace for Centerville, IA. Decommissioning of the Centerville non-directional beacon (NDB) and cancellation of the NDB approach, at Centerville Municipal Airport, as well as the addition of a new COPTER area navigation (...	Rule	Dec 02, 2011
Transportation Department > FAA Amendment of Class E Airspace; Emmonak, AK This action modifies Class E airspace at Emmonak, AK. The revision of two standard instrument approach procedures at the Emmonak Airport has made this action necessary to enhance safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations.	Rule	Dec 02, 2011
Transportation Department > FAA Amendment of Class E Airspace; Mercury, NV This action amends Class E airspace at Mercury, Desert Rock Airport, Mercury, NV. Decommissioning of the Mercury Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) at Mercury, Desert Rock Airport has made this action necessary for the safety and management of Instrument F...	Rule	Dec 02, 2011
Transportation Department > FAA Amendment of Class E Airspace; Olathe, KS This action removes Class E airspace designated as an extension to Class D, and amends Class E airspace for Olathe, KS. Decommissioning of the Johnson County VHF Omnidirectional Range/ Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) at Johnson County Executiv...	Rule	Dec 02, 2011

Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > PHMSA, FMCSA Drivers of CMVs: Restricting the Use of Cellular Phones FMCSA and PHMSA are amending the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) and the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to restrict the use of hand-held mobile telephones by drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). This rulemaking will i...	Rule	Dec 02, 2011

Establishment of Class D and E Airspace:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Establishment of Class D and E Airspace; Frederick, MD This action establishes Class D and E airspace at Frederick, MD, to accommodate new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) at Frederick Municipal Airport. This action enhances the safety...	Rule	Dec 02, 2011

Establishment of Class E Airspace:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Establishment of Class E Airspace; Stuart, IA This action establishes Class E airspace for Stuart, IA, to accommodate new COPTER area navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures at the City of Stuart Helistop. The FAA is taking this action to enhance the safety and management of In...	Rule	Dec 02, 2011

Grants of Petitions:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA General Motors LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance General Motors LLC (GM),\1\ has determined that approximately 1,113 Model Year (MY) 2011 Buick Regal passenger cars do not fully comply with paragraph S4.3(d) of 49 CFR 571.110, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 110, Tire selection an...	Notice	Dec 02, 2011

Intra-Corporate Family Merger Exemptions:

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Veterans Affairs Department

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Autopsies at VA Expense The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its regulation that governs the performance of autopsies on veterans. The proposed rule would correct a cross-reference to VA regulations that authorize certain outpatient and ambulatory care....	Proposed Rule	Dec 02, 2011

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection Program:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection Program-Genitourinary Losses The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is issuing this interim final rule that amends the regulations governing the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection (TSGLI) program by adding certain genitourinary (GU) system losses t...	Rule	Dec 02, 2011

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