Federal Register December 16, 2011
View all documents issued on December 16, 2011. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.
134 documents were published on this date.
Agencies Publishing on December 16, 2011
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Agriculture Department
(15)
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Commerce Department
(10)
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Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
(1)
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CCommittee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (1)
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
(3)
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Education Department
(2)
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Energy Department
(3)
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Environmental Protection Agency
(6)
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Executive Office of the President
(1)
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Federal Communications Commission
(1)
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Federal Election Commission
(1)
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Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
(2)
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Federal Trade Commission
(2)
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Health and Human Services Department
(21)
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Homeland Security Department
(13)
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Housing and Urban Development Department
(6)
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Interior Department
(4)
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International Trade Commission
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Justice Department
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Labor Department
(1)
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National Archives and Records Administration
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National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
(1)
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Personnel Management Office
(1)
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PPostal Regulatory Commission (3)
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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State Department
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Surface Transportation Board
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Transportation Department
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Treasury Department
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Agriculture Department
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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, the United States Department of Agriculture announces the appointments made by the Secretary of Agriculture to the 8 vacancies on the National Agricultural Research, Extension, E...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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Notice of Decision To Authorize the Importation of Fresh Cape Gooseberry Fruit With Husks From Chile
We are advising the public of our decision to authorize the importation into the continental United States of fresh Cape gooseberry fruit (Physalis peruviana L.) with husks from Chile. Based on the findings of a pest risk analysis, which we made avai...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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We are proposing to amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation of Chinese sand pears (Pyrus pyrifolia) from China into the United States. As a condition of entry, sand pears from areas in China in which the Oriental fruit fl...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with regulations to prevent the sprea...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with the Emergency Management Respons...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to revise an information collection associated with health certificates for the export of live crustaceans, finfi...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with regulations for the importation...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with regulations for the importation...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with regulations for the importation...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with the requirements for requests to...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed collection. This is a new collection for the contract WIC Local Agency Breastfeeding Policy and Pract...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Applying for Free and Reduced Price Meals in National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, etc.:
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The Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service published a final rule in the Federal Register on October 28, 2011 (76 FR 66849), concerning changes to eligibility determinations for free and reduced price school meals to implement nondiscr...
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Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
Dairyland Power Cooperative:
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Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to meet its responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 7 CFR 1794 related to providing financial assi...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Determination of Nonregulated Status:
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We are advising the public of our determination that a soybean line developed by the Monsanto Co., designated as event MON 87705, which has been genetically engineered to have a modified fatty acid profile and for tolerance to the herbicide glyphosat...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:
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The Forest Service proposes to authorize Peabody Powder River Mining, LLC to vacate and relocate portions of Campbell County Road 69, Mackey Road, onto National Forest System (NFS) land on Thunder Basin National Grassland. The proposal comprises new...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Commerce Department
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This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding two persons to the Entity List. The persons who are added to the Entity List have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national security or foreign...
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Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received a scientific research permit application request relating to Pacific salmon and the southern distinct population segment of Pacific eulachon. The proposed research is intended to increase knowledge of spe...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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We, NMFS, announce our intent to conduct public scoping necessary to gather information to prepare General Conservation Plans (GCPs) for the Penobscot Bay, Merrymeeting Bay, and Downeast Coastal Salmon Habitat Recovery Units (SHRUs) and Environmental...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) implemented a pilot program (Extended Missing Parts Pilot Program) in which an applicant, under certain conditions, can request a twelve- month time period to pay the search fee, the examination f...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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Notification of Annual Quantitative Limit on Certain Apparel under HOPE.
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews; Results, Extensions, Amendments, etc.:
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In response to a timely request by one manufacturer/exporter, Aquapharm Chemicals Pvt., Ltd. (Aquapharm), the Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 1-hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-dip...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Applications:
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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.
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders:
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On May 2, 2011, the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated the third sunset review of the antidumping duty order on gray portland cement and clinker from Japan, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Se...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic:
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NMFS, under the authority granted to the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) under section 304(f) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), has designated the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Sout...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
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This action adds a service to the Procurement List that will be provided by a nonprofit agency employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes products and services from the Procurement List previously furnished by such...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement:
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The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements ("CITA") has determined that certain cotton/nylon/spandex raschel knit, open work crepe, piece dyed fabric, as specified below, is not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Disclosure Requirements for Depository Institutions Lacking Federal Deposit Insurance (Regulation I)
Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) transferred rulemaking authority for a number of consumer financial protection laws from seven Federal agencies to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (...
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Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
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Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) transferred rulemaking authority for a number of consumer financial protection laws from seven Federal agencies to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (...
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Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
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Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) transferred rulemaking authority for a number of consumer financial protection laws from seven Federal agencies to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (...
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Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
Education Department
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The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13)...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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The Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education announces a competitive preference priority for the following discretionary grant programs (Safe and Healthy Students (SHS) Discretionary Grant Programs) administered by the Office of Ele...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Energy Department
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The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information collection request to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a three-year extension of its "Technology Partner...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Charter Renewals:
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Pursuant to Section 14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, App. 2, and Section 102-3.65(a), Title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, and following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration, noti...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Energy Conservation Program:
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is initiating a rulemaking and data collection process to develop a potential test procedure and energy conservation standard for set-top boxes (STB) and network equipment. To facilitate this process, DOE has gathe...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
Environmental Protection Agency
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans:
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EPA is proposing to rescind the federally promulgated provisions regarding visibility in the Kentucky State Implementation Plan (SIP). EPA approved Kentucky's visibility rules addressing new source review for sources in nonattainment areas on July 11...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
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EPA is taking direct final action to rescind the federally promulgated provisions regarding visibility in the Kentucky State Implementation Plan (SIP). EPA approved Kentucky's visibility rules addressing new source review (NSR) for sources in nonatta...
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Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
Approvals and Promulgations of Air Quality Implementation Plans:
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EPA is proposing a limited approval and a limited disapproval of two revisions to the Kentucky State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the Commonwealth of Kentucky through the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Division of Air Quality (KYD...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:
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Weekly Receipt
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Final Affirmative Determination:
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Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to Clean Water Act, Section 312(f)(3) (33 U.S.C. 1322(f)(3)), the State of New York has determined that the protection and enhancement of the quality of the New York State portions of Lake Ontario requires greate...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Request for Nominations of Experts:
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The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office requests public nominations for technical experts to form an SAB panel to review the agency's approaches for a deriving maximum contaminant level goal (MCLG) for perchlorate.
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Executive Office of the President
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Courts-Martial Manual, United States; Amendments (EO 13593)
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Presidential Document | Dec 16, 2011 |
Federal Communications Commission
Connect America Fund; A National Broadband Plan for Our Future:
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In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on several issues related to Eligible Telecommunications Carriers obligations, the funding mechanisms for rate-of-return, price cap and mobile carriers, and a Remote A...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
Federal Election Commission
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
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The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (Agency) is issuing an interim final rule to amend its regulations governing back pay awards and retirement benefits court orders. This rule clarifies that the regulations governing a participant's optio...
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Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
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This notice announces the appointment of the members of the Senior Executive Service Performance Review Boards for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board. The purpose of the Performance Review Boards is to view and make recommendations concer...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Federal Trade Commission
Consent Agreements:
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The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices or unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices or unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Health and Human Services Department
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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This notice of proposed rulemaking sets forth the Secretary's proposal to include vascularized composite allografts, described below, within the definition of organs covered by the rules governing the operation of the Organ Procurement and Transplant...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
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On October 3, 2011, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register (76 FR 61206) requesting public comment on the approp...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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Child Care Quarterly Case Record Report
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Medicare Program:
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This notice announces the first semi-annual meeting of the Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment (HOP), formerly known as the Advisory Panel on Ambulatory Payment Classification Groups (the APC Panel) for 2012. The purpose of the Panel is to...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Medicare and Medicaid Programs:
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This quarterly notice lists CMS manual instructions, substantive and interpretive regulations, and other Federal Register notices that were published from July through September 2011, relating to the Medicare and Medicaid programs and other programs...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Meetings:
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Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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Notice.
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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Center for Scientific Review
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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Center for Scientific Review
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel; Initial Review
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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National Institute on Aging
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Ophthalmic and Topical Dosage Form New Animal Drugs:
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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 Virbac AH, Inc. The NADA provides for the veterinary prescription use of a hydrocortisone ac...
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Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
Oral Dosage Form New Animal Drugs:
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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 Intervet, Inc. The NADA provides for the veterinary prescription use of estriol tablets for...
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Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
Homeland Security Department
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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR), abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), r...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR), abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), r...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding Information Collection Requests (ICRs), abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), req...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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This proposed rule would clarify the role and purpose of the Letter of Recommendation (LOR) issued by the Coast Guard Captain of the Port regarding the suitability of a waterway for liquefied natural gas (LNG) or liquefied hazardous gas (LHG) marine...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
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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...
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Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
Anchorage Regulations:
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The Coast Guard proposes to expand the boundaries of the special anchorage areas in Newport Bay Harbor, California, to encompass and replace temporary anchorage grounds C-1 and C-2, and anchorage ground C-3. This proposal would realign anchorage boun...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
Cooperative Research and Development Agreements:
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The Coast Guard announces its intent to enter into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Cummins, Inc., to identify and investigate the advantages, disadvantages, required technology enhancements, performance, costs, and other...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Drawbridge Operations:
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The Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Fruitvale Avenue Drawbridge across Oakland Inner Harbor, mile 5.6, between the cities of Alameda and Oakland, Alameda Co...
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Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
Safety Zones:
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The Coast Guard will enforce a segment of the Safety Zone; Brandon Road Lock and Dam to Lake Michigan including Des Plaines River, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Chicago River, Calumet-Saganashkee Channel on all waters of the Chicago Sanitary and S...
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Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
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The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on the Chicago River South Branch near Chicago, Illinois. This zone is intended to restrict vessels from a portion of the Chicago River South Branch due to the rehabilitation of the Eisenhower E...
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Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
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The Coast Guard is establishing three temporary safety zones during New Year's Eve fireworks displays on certain navigable waterways in Miami Beach and West Palm Beach, Florida. These safety zones are necessary to protect the public from the hazards...
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Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
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The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on the Chicago River South Branch near Chicago, Illinois. This zone is intended to restrict vessels from a portion of the Chicago River South Branch due to the installation of submarine cables i...
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Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
Special Local Regulations:
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The Coast Guard is establishing special local regulations on the waters of the Intracoastal Waterway in Boca Raton, Florida during the Boca Raton Holiday Boat Parade on Saturday, December 17, 2011. The marine parade will consist of approximately 60 v...
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Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
Housing and Urban Development Department
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This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for use to assist the homeless.
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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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...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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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 of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended). The Department is solici...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Funding Awards:
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In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545), this announcement notifies the public of funding decisions made by the Department in a competition for funding under the F...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Home Investment Partnerships Program:
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HUD's HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME program or HOME) provides formula grants to states and units of local government to fund a wide range of activities directed to producing or maintaining affordable housing, both homes and rental housin...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
Requests for Nominations:
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development invites the public to nominate individuals for appointment, with the approval of the Secretary, to the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC), a Federal advisory committee established by the Na...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Interior Department
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We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, are notifying the public that we intend to grant funds to eligible applicants for purposes authorized under the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Program. Additionally we are notifying...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) prohibits activities with listed species...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:
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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), intend to conduct a wilderness review (WR) to evaluate lands and waters within the Hawaiian and Pacific Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex (Refuge Complex), to identify Wilderness Study Areas (W...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
National Register of Historic Places:
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Pending Nominations and Related Actions
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
International Trade Commission
Investigations:
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Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From India, Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells and Modules From China
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Justice Department
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Lodging of Consent Decrees Under CERCLA
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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Lodging of Proposed Consent Decrees
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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The U.S. Parole Commission is asking for comments on its preliminary plan for the retrospective review of its regulations to determine whether any of the regulations should be repealed, modified or expanded. The Commission is undertaking the review t...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
Labor Department
Procedures for Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is correcting an interim final rule on the procedures for the handling of retaliation complaints under Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, As Amended, published in the Federal Register of N...
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Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
National Archives and Records Administration
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The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice at least once monthly of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). Once approved by NARA, records schedules provide mandatory instru...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
Meetings:
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Arts Advisory Panel
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is amending its regulations to certify an amendment to the U.S. Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (U.S. ABWR) standard plant design to comply with the NRC's aircraft impact assessment (AIA)...
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Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
Options for Developing Regulatory Basis for Streamlining Non-Power Reactor License Renewal, etc.:
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The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) will conduct a public meeting with affected stakeholders to discuss the proposed options for developing the regulatory basis for streamlining non-power reactor license renewal and non-po...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
Personnel Management Office
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This gives notice of OPM decisions granting authority to make appointments under Schedules A, B, and C in the excepted service as required by 5 CFR 213.103.
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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Postal Regulatory Commission
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This document informs the public that an appeal of the closing of the Phippsburg, Colorado post office has been filed. It identifies preliminary steps and provides a procedural schedule. Publication of this document will allow the Postal Service, pet...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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This document informs the public that an appeal of the closing of the South Greenfield, Missouri post office has been filed. It identifies preliminary steps and provides a procedural schedule. Publication of this document will allow the Postal Servic...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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This document informs the public that an appeal of the closing of the Harris, Iowa post office has been filed. It identifies preliminary steps and provides a procedural schedule. Publication of this document will allow the Postal Service, petitioners...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Securities and Exchange Commission
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is extending the comment period for a release proposing a new rule to implement Section 621 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the "Dodd-Frank Act") on material conflicts o...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:
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NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
State Department
Meetings:
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Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Surface Transportation Board
Lease Amendment Exemptions:
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North Carolina and Virginia Railroad Co., LLC and Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Transportation Department
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As a result of recent legislation, the FAA has begun the process of amending the circumstances in which aircraft owners or operators can limit the dissemination of their aircraft data via the FAA's ASDI program. This Notice describes the immediate ch...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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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...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The ICR des...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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The FHWA, on behalf of Caltrans, is issuing this notice to announce actions taken by Caltrans that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l) (1). The actions relate to a proposed highway project, Interstate 15 at Base Line Road (post mile [PM]...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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This notice amends the notice of final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for the project in the following location: King County, WA. The purpose of this amended notice is to correct a prior notice of limitation o...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publicati...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publicati...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Airworthiness Directives:
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We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Model 777-200, -300, and -300ER series airplanes. That AD currently requires installing Teflon sleeving under the clamps of certain wire bundles routed along the fuel tank bounda...
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Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
Amendment of Class E Airspace:
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This action revises Class E airspace at Anaktuvuk Pass Airport, Anaktuvuk Pass, AK. The creation of two standard instrument approach procedures at the airport has made this action necessary to enhance safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules...
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Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections:
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This direct final rule delays the effective date regarding the time period for compliance with a portion of the full fare and other advertising requirements from January 24, 2012, to January 26, 2012. The intended effect of this delay is to provide r...
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Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:
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The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an environmental impact statement will be prepared for a proposed highway project from NC 107 to US 23-74 east of Sylva, Jackson County, North Carolina. (TIP Project R-4745).
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Lease Amendment Exemptions:
No documents available.
Meetings:
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Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2), notice is hereby given of a teleconference of the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC). The teleconference will take place o...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Modification of Class E Airspace:
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This action proposes to modify Class E airspace at Bisbee Douglas International Airport, Douglas, AZ. Decommissioning of the Cochise Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Radio Range Tactical Air Navigational Aid (VORTAC) has made this action necessar...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
Noise Exposure Maps:
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its determination that the Noise Exposure Maps submitted by the Martin County Board of County Commissioners for Martin County Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et. Seq (Aviation Safety...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
Pilot, Flight Instructor, and Pilot School Certification:
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The FAA is correcting a final rule published on August 21, 2009 (74 FR 42500). In that rule, the FAA amended its regulations to revise the training, qualification, certification, and operating requirements for pilots, flight instructors, ground instr...
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Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
Treasury Department
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The Internal Revenue Service, 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 continuing information collections, as...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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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...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") is publishing the names of two entities that have been identified as entities in which the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation, a person whose property and interests in property...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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This document contains a correction to a cancellation of notice of public hearing on proposed rulemaking (REG-128224-06) providing guidance on which costs incurred by estates or trusts other than grantor trusts (non-grantor trusts) are subject to the...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
Application of Segregation Rules to Small Shareholders:
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This document contains a correction to notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-149625-10) that was published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 (76 FR 72362) providing guidance regarding the application of the segregation rules to pub...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
Basis Reporting by Securities Brokers and Basis Determination for Debt Instruments and Options:
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This document contains a correction to a notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of public hearing (REG-102988-11) that was published in the Federal Register on Friday, November 25, 2011 (76 FR 72652) relating to reporting by brokers for transaction...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 16, 2011 |
Meetings:
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An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Face-to-Face Service Methods Project Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue S...
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Notice | Dec 16, 2011 |
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