Federal Register December 20, 2011 (Volume 76)

Agencies Publishing on December 20, 2011

Agriculture Department (1)
Commerce Department (15)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (5)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (1)
Defense Department (3)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (8)
Environmental Protection Agency (7)
Executive Office of the President (2)
Federal Communications Commission (4)
Federal Reserve System (1)
Health and Human Services Department (12)
Homeland Security Department (6)
Interior Department (5)
International Trade Commission (2)
Justice Department (2)
Labor Department (1)
Library of Congress (1)
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National Science Foundation (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (4)
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Postal Regulatory Commission (3)
Securities and Exchange Commission (1)
Small Business Administration (3)
State Department (1)
Surface Transportation Board (2)
Transportation Department (11)
Treasury Department (1)
Veterans Affairs Department (3)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NIST Alternative Personnel Management System (APMS) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology This notice informs the public that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is extending for six (6) months beginning on January 5, 2012, its APMS direct-hire authority pilot. NIST will continue piloting direct-hire authority under...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Mexico: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order We preliminarily determine that carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) with an actual diameter between 4.75 mm and 5.00 mm produced in Mexico and exported to the United States by Deacero S.A. de C.V. (Deacero) is circumventing the antidum...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

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

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks From Mexico: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks from Mexico	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered Species; File No. 15566 Notice is hereby given that South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Marine Resources Division, Charleston, SC 29422-2559 [Responsible Party: Mike Arendt], has requested a modification to scientific research Permit No. 15566.	Notice	Dec 20, 2011
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals; File No. 15240 Notice is hereby given that the NMFS Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), 2570 Dole Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 (Responsible Party: Frank A. Parrish, Ph.D.), has applied in due form for a permit to conduct research on cetaceans.	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Solid Urea From the Russian Federation and Ukraine: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders As a result of the determinations by the Department of Commerce (the Department) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on solid urea from the Russian Federation (Russia) and Ukraine would likely l...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

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

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe and Tube From Turkey: Intent To Rescind Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, in Part Certain Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe and Tube from Turkey	Notice	Dec 20, 2011
Commerce Department > ITA Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe From the People's Republic of China: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from the People's Republic of China	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Listing Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on Petitions To List the Thorny Skate (Amblyraja radiata) Under the Endangered Species Act We, NMFS, announce 90-day finding for petitions to list the thorny skate (Amblyraja radiata) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). We find that the petitions do not present substantial scientific information indicating the petitioned actions may be...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; 90-Day Finding on Petition To List the Barndoor Skate, Winter Skate and Smooth Skate Under the Endangered Species Act We, NMFS, announce a 90-day finding for a petition to list the barndoor skate (Dipturus laevis), winter skate (Leucoraja ocellata) and smooth skate (Malacoraja senta) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). We find that the petition does not present...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Final Results of Expedited Sunset Reviews:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review: Ferrovanadium and Nitrided Vanadium From Russia On September 1, 2011, the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated the third sunset review of the antidumping duty order on ferrovanadium and nitrided vanadium from the Russian Federation (Russia), pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Ac...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

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

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States; Snapper-Grouper Management Measures NMFS publishes this proposed rule to implement a regulatory amendment (Regulatory Amendment 11) to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (FMP), as prepared by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Co...	Proposed Rule	Dec 20, 2011

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Monkfish Oversight Committee, in January, 2012, to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011
Commerce Department > NOAA Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings and Hearings The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) has begun its annual preseason management process for the 2012 ocean salmon fisheries. This document announces the availability of Pacific Council documents as well as the dates and locations o...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NIST National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program; Operating Procedures The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), United States Department of Commerce, is issuing a final rule amending the regulations pertaining to the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP). Regulatio...	Rule	Dec 20, 2011

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Title	Type	Published
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sunshine Act Meetings Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 20, 2011
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sunshine Act Meetings Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 20, 2011
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sunshine Act Meetings Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 20, 2011
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sunshine Act Meetings	Notice	Dec 20, 2011
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sunshine Act Meetings	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Title	Type	Published
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X) 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 (...	Rule	Dec 20, 2011

Defense Department

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > DARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Title 41 Positive Law Codification-Further Implementation (DFARS Case 2012-D003) DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to conform statutory titles to the new Positive Law Codification of Title 41, United States Code, "Public Contracts."	Proposed Rule	Dec 20, 2011

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplements:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > DARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Utilization of Domestic Photovoltaic Devices (DFARS Case 2011-D046) DoD is issuing an interim rule to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011. The section provides that photovoltaic devices to be utilized in performance of any covered contract shall comply with the Buy Ameri...	Rule	Dec 20, 2011

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USAF U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board Notice of Meeting Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.150, the Department of Defense announces that the United Sta...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests The Department of Education (the Department), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing collectio...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011
Education Department Notice of Submission for OMB Review The Acting 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....	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > WAPA Rice Solar Energy Project Record of Decision (DOE/EIS-0439) Western Area Power Administration (Western) received a request from Rice Solar Energy, LLC (RSE) to interconnect its proposed Rice Solar Energy Project (Project) to Western's Parker-Blythe No. 2 Transmission Line. The Project would be located in east...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Applications for Blanket Certificates:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Inergy Pipeline East, LLC; Notice of Application for a Section 284.224 Blanket Certificate Inergy Pipeline East, LLC	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Charter Renewals:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee Pursuant to Section 14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), and in accordance with Title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 102-3.65(a), and following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General S...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Washington 10 Storage Corporation; Notice of Filing Washington 10 Storage Corp.	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Portsmouth This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Portsmouth. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Fede...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Northern New Mexico This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Northern New Mexico. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge Reservation This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge Reservation. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Waivers of Commercial Package Air Conditioner and Heat Pump Test Procedures:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > DOE Decision and Order Granting a Waiver to LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. From the Department of Energy Commercial Package Air Conditioner and Heat Pump Test Procedures This notice publishes the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Decision and Order in Case No. CAC-036, which grants LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. (LG) a waiver from the existing DOE test procedures applicable to commercial package air-source central air c...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Wool Fiberglass Manufacturing The EPA published in the Federal Register on November 25, 2011, the proposed rules, "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Mineral Wool Production and Wool Fiberglass Manufacturing." The EPA was asked to hold a public hearing only...	Proposed Rule	Dec 20, 2011

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collections; Comment Request; Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment Area New Source Review (Renewal) The EPA announces the withdrawal of the notice titled, "Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collections; Comment Request; Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment Area New Source Review (Renewal)" published on December...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Approvals and Promulgations of Implementation Plans and Designations of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designations of areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Missouri and Illinois; St. Louis Nonattainment Area; Determination of Attainment by Applicable Attainment Date for the 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Standards EPA is proposing to determine, pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA), that the bi-state St. Louis, Missouri-Illinois, fine particulate (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) nonattainment area (hereafter referred to as "the St. Louis area" or "the area") has attained the...	Proposed Rule	Dec 20, 2011

EPA Responses to State and Tribal 2008 Ozone Designation Recommendations:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency EPA Responses to State and Tribal 2008 Ozone Designation Recommendations: Notice of Availability and Public Comment Period Notice is hereby given that the EPA has posted its responses to state and tribal designation recommendations for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) on the Agency's Internet Web site. The EPA invites public comments on its r...	Proposed Rule	Dec 20, 2011

Protection of Stratospheric Ozone:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes for Ozone-Depleting Substances-Hydrocarbon Refrigerants Pursuant to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program, this action lists isobutane (R-600a) and R-441A as acceptable, subject to use conditions, as substitutes for chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)-12...	Rule	Dec 20, 2011

Revisions to California State Implementation Plans:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, South Coast Air Quality Management District EPA is taking direct final action to approve a revision to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns oxides of nitrogen (NO<INF>X</INF>) and oxides of su...	Rule	Dec 20, 2011
Environmental Protection Agency Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, South Coast Air Quality Management District EPA is proposing to approve a revision to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns oxides of nitrogen (NO<INF>X</INF>) and oxides of sulfur (SO<INF>X</I...	Proposed Rule	Dec 20, 2011

Executive Office of the President

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Determinations Under Section 1106(a) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988Russian Federation Russia; Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 Determinations (Memorandum of December 15, 2011)	Presidential Document	Dec 20, 2011

Special Observances:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Wright Brothers Day, 2011 Wright Brothers Day (Proc. 8767)	Presidential Document	Dec 20, 2011

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection, as required...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011
Federal Communications Commission Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this o...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011
Federal Communications Commission Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection, as required...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011
Federal Communications Commission Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection, as required...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
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 20, 2011

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 20, 2011
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 20, 2011
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Establishing Timeframes for Implementation of Product Safety Labeling Changes; Request for Comments The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking comments on specific issues related to its authority under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) to require or order safety labeling changes for approved prescription drug products b...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

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

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Parents and Children Together Evaluation	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Filings of Food Additive Petitions:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Nexira; Filing of Food Additive Petition The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that Nexira has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the expanded safe use of acacia gum (gum arabic) in food.	Proposed Rule	Dec 20, 2011

Guidance for Industry and Staff; Availability:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Enforcement Policy for Premarket Notification Requirements for Certain In Vitro Diagnostic and Radiology Devices; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the guidance entitled "Enforcement Policy for Premarket Notification Requirements for Certain In Vitro Diagnostic and Radiology Devices." This document describes FDA's intent wi...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Medicare and Medicaid Programs:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Announcement of Application From Hospital Requesting Waiver for Organ Procurement Service Area This notice with comment period announces a waiver request from Pioneer Community Hospital to participate in an Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) outside of its designated OPO. The request was made in accordance with section 1138(a)(2) of the Soci...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Advisory Committees; Tentative Schedule of Meetings for 2012 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a tentative schedule of forthcoming meetings of its public advisory committees for 2012. During 1991, at the request of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (the Commissioner), the Institute of Medic...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review Notice of Closed Meetings Center for Scientific Review	Notice	Dec 20, 2011
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Food and Drug Administration Rare Disease Patient Advocacy Day; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Oral Dosage Form New Animal Drugs:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Oral Dosage Form New Animal Drugs; Cyclosporine The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Novartis Animal Health US, Inc. The NADA provides for the veterinary prescription use of cyclosporine...	Rule	Dec 20, 2011

Public Workshops:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Food and Drug Administration Clinical Trial Requirements, Regulations, Compliance, and Good Clinical Practice; Public Workshop Notice of public workshop.	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department Published Privacy Impact Assessments on the Web The Privacy Office of DHS is making available seven PIAs on various programs and systems in DHS. These assessments were approved and published on the Privacy Office's web site between September 1, 2011 and November 30, 2011.	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

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

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Inspection of Insured Structures by Communities The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on a proposed extension, without change, of...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Major Disaster Declarations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA New Jersey; Major Disaster and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of New Jersey (FEMA-4048-DR), dated November 30, 2011, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 20, 2011
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Virginia; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the Commonwealth of Virginia (FEMA-4042-DR), dated November 4, 2011, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Major Disaster and Related Determinations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA New Hampshire; Major Disaster and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of New Hampshire (FEMA-4049-DR), dated December 5, 2011, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Safety Zones:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Safety Zone; City of Beaufort's Tricentennial New Year's Eve Fireworks Display, Beaufort River, Beaufort, SC The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on the Beaufort River, in Beaufort, South Carolina, during the City of Beaufort's Tricentennial New Year's Eve Fireworks Display. The safety zone is necessary to protect the public from the haza...	Rule	Dec 20, 2011

Interior Department

Carpinteria Offshore Field Redevelopment Project:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BOEM Carpinteria Offshore Field Redevelopment Project-Developmental Drilling Into the Carpinteria Offshore Field Oil and Gas Reserves, California State Waters, From Federal Platform Hogan The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the California State Lands Commission (CSLC) intend to jointly review a proposal to develop offshore oil and gas resources, located in California state waters, from an existing oil and gas platform loc...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge, Honolulu County, HI; Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Finding of No Significant Impact for Environmental Assessment We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of our final comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and a finding of no significant impact for the environmental assessment for the James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge (re...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011
Interior Department > FWS Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge, Blaine, Cassia, Minidoka, and Power Counties, ID; Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, intend to prepare a comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) for Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge. We will also prepare an environmental assessment (EA) to evaluate the potential effects of various CCP alternativ...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Proposed Vernal Pool Habitat Conservation Plan for the City of San Diego, CA We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), intend to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, for the proposed Vernal Pool Habitat Conservation Plan (VPHCP) under develo...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Meetings:

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Interior Department > USGS Announcement of National Geospatial Advisory Committee Meeting The National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC) will meet on January 12, 2012, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST. The meeting will be held via Web conference and teleconference. The NGAC, which is composed of representatives from governmental, private sect...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

International Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Summary of Commission Practice Relating to Administrative Protective Orders Since February 1991, the U.S. International Trade Commission ("Commission") has issued an annual report on the status of its practice with respect to violations of its administrative protective orders ("APOs") in investigations under title VII of the...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Scheduling of Expedited Five-Year Reviews:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Furfuryl Alcohol From China; Scheduling of an Expedited Five-Year Review The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of an expedited review pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(3)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on furfuryl alcohol fro...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) Lodging Of Consent Decrees Under CERCLA	Notice	Dec 20, 2011
Justice Department > FBI FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division; Revised User Fee Schedule Pursuant to Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 20.31(e)(3), this notice establishes revised rates for the user fee schedule for authorized users requesting fingerprint-based Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) checks for noncriminal...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Labor Department

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

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Evaluation of the Young Parents Demonstration Project The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) proposal titled, "Evaluation of the Young Parents Demonstration Project," to the Office of Management and Budg...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Library of Congress

Title	Type	Published
Library of Congress > COLC Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies The United States Copyright Office ("Office") seeks comments on proposals to exempt certain classes of works from the prohibition on circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works. The Office has initiated a rulemaki...	Proposed Rule	Dec 20, 2011

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National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sunshine Federal Register; Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 20, 2011
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sunshine Federal Register Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures; Notice of Meeting ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Regulatory Changes to Implement United StatesAustralian Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regulatory Changes To Implement the United States/Australian Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation; Corrections On November 8, 2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) published in the Federal Register a final rule (76 FR 69120) that amended the NRC's regulations to implement the 2010 "Agreement between the Government of Australia a...	Rule	Dec 20, 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 Mount Union, Iowa post office has been filed. It identifies preliminary steps and provides a procedural schedule. Publication of this document will allow the Postal Service, petiti...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011
Postal Regulatory Commission Post Office Closing This document informs the public that an appeal of the closing of the Milan, Kansas post office has been filed. It identifies preliminary steps and provides a procedural schedule. Publication of this document will allow the Postal Service, petitioner...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011
Postal Regulatory Commission Review of Nonpostal Services The Commission is establishing a docket to consider procedures on remand in a case involving licensing of Postal Service intellectual property for use on Mailing and Shipping products for sale by licensees at non-postal retail outlets. This notice pr...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Small Business Administration

Disaster Declarations:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Nebraska Disaster Number NE-00043 This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only 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: 12/12/...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011
Small Business Administration New Jersey Disaster Number NJ-00030 This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of New Jersey (FEMA-4048-DR), dated 11/30/2011. Incident: Severe Storm. Incident Period: 10/29/2011. Effective Date: 12/12/2011. Physica...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011
Small Business Administration Virginia Disaster Number VA-00040 This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the Commonwealth of Virginia (FEMA--4042--DR), dated 11/10/2011. Incident: Earthquake. Incident Period: 08/23/2011 through 10/25/2011. Effective D...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

State Department

Title	Type	Published
State Department Bureau of Political Military Affairs: Directorate of Defense Trade Controls; Notifications to the Congress of Proposed Commercial Export Licenses Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has forwarded the attached Notifications of Proposed Export Licenses to the Congress on the dates indicated on the attachments pursuant to sections 36(c) and 36(d) and in compliance with section 36(...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Surface Transportation Board

Abandonment Exemptions:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Wisconsin Central Ltd.-Abandonment Exemption-in Fond Du Lac County, WI Wisconsin Central Ltd., Fond Du Lac County, WI	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Acquisition, Lease and Operation Exemptions:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Pennsylvania & Southern Railway, LLC-Acquisition, Lease and Operation Exemption-CSX Transportation, Inc. Pennsylvania and Southern Railway, LLC from CSX Transportation, Inc.	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Request To Release Airport Property The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the release of land at the Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport & Airport Industrial Park, Liberal, Kansas, under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47107(h)(2).	Notice	Dec 20, 2011
Transportation Department > FAA Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments This rule establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of t...	Rule	Dec 20, 2011
Transportation Department > FAA Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments This rule establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of t...	Rule	Dec 20, 2011

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Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Corporation Turboshaft Engines We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Rolls-Royce Corporation (RRC) 250-C20, -C20B, and -C20R/2 turboshaft engines. This proposed AD was prompted by seven cases reported of released turbine blades and shrouds, which led t...	Proposed Rule	Dec 20, 2011
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211-Trent 800 Series Turbofan Engines We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211-Trent 800 Series Turbofan Engines. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country...	Rule	Dec 20, 2011
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) and Rolls-Royce Motors Ltd. (R-RM) Series Reciprocating Engines We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for certain TCM and R-RM series reciprocating engines. That AD currently requires replacement of certain magnetos if they fall within the specified serial number (S/N) range, inspection of t...	Rule	Dec 20, 2011

Amendment of Class E Airspace:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Lamar, CO This action proposes to amend Class E airspace at Lamar Municipal Airport, Lamar, CO. Decommissioning of the Lamar Tactical Air Navigation System (TACAN) has made this action necessary for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) op...	Proposed Rule	Dec 20, 2011

Approvals of Noise Compatibility Programs:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Federal Aviation Administration The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its findings on the noise compatibility program submitted by the Hawaii State Department of Transportation, Airports Division (DOT-A) under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et seq. (formerly the Av...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA, FAA Environmental Impact Statement: Cook and DuPage Counties, IL The FHWA and FAA are issuing this notice to advise the public that a Tier Two Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared for the Elgin O'Hare--West Bypass in Cook and DuPage Counties, Illinois.	Notice	Dec 20, 2011
Transportation Department > FHWA Second Tier Environmental Impact Statement: Jackson County, MO The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that a Second Tier Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for proposed improvements to I-70 from west of the Paseo Boulevard interchange to east of the Blue Ridge Cutoff interchange...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Solicitation for Proposals:

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Transportation Department > FTA National Technical Assistance Center for Senior Transportation: Solicitation for Proposals This solicitation seeks proposals from national not-for-profit organizations for a cooperative agreement to maintain and continue to implement the National Technical Assistance Center for Senior Transportation (National Senior Center or Center). The...	Notice	Dec 20, 2011

Treasury Department

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Treasury Department > IRS Tax Return Preparer Penalties Under Section 6695 This document contains final regulations that modify existing regulations related to the tax return preparer penalties under section 6695 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). The final regulations are necessary to monitor and to improve compliance wi...	Rule	Dec 20, 2011

Veterans Affairs Department

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Copayments for Medications in 2012 The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amends its medical regulations concerning the copayment required for certain medications. Under current regulations, beginning on January 1, 2012, the copayment amount must be increased based on the prescriptio...	Rule	Dec 20, 2011
Veterans Affairs Department Loan Guaranty Revised Loan Modification Procedures This document amends a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Loan Guaranty regulation related to modification of guaranteed housing loans in default. Specifically, changes are made to requirements related to maximum interest rates on modified loans and...	Rule	Dec 20, 2011

Schedule for Rating Disabilities:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Schedule for Rating Disabilities; Evaluation of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its Schedule for Rating Disabilities by revising the disability evaluation criterion provided for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to provide an evaluation of 100 percent for any veteran with ser...	Rule	Dec 20, 2011

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