Federal Register December 30, 2011 (Volume 76)

Agencies Publishing on December 30, 2011

Agriculture Department (2)
Commerce Department (12)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (2)
Defense Department (2)
Education Department (1)
Energy Department (7)
Environmental Protection Agency (9)
Federal Communications Commission (3)
Federal Reserve System (1)
Health and Human Services Department (16)
Homeland Security Department (5)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (2)
International Trade Commission (1)
Labor Department (5)
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National Labor Relations Board (2)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (3)
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Postal Regulatory Commission (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (11)
State Department (3)
Surface Transportation Board (4)
Transportation Department (14)
Treasury Department (1)
Veterans Affairs Department (1)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FSIS Food Ingredients and Sources of Radiation Listed or Approved for Use in the Production of Meat and Poultry Products; Technical Amendment This document contains technical amendments to the final labeling regulations that were published in the Federal Register on December 23, 1999. The regulations related to harmonizing and improving the efficiency of the procedures used by the Food Saf...	Rule	Dec 30, 2011
Agriculture Department Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation Existing Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulations specify the conditions that may make a producer ineligible for certain USDA benefits, such as disaster assistance payments from the Farm Service Agency (FSA), in certain cases in which agricultura...	Rule	Dec 30, 2011

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part The Department of Commerce ("the Department") has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with November anniversary dates. In accordance with the Department's regulations,...	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Commerce Department > PTO Electronic Delivery of Search Results From the United States Patent and Trademark Office to the European Patent Office The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has recently begun electronic delivery of search results from U.S. patent applications to the European Patent Office (EPO) to assist U.S. applicants who later file in the EPO to comply with amende...	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Commerce Department > NOAA Nomination of Existing Marine Protected Areas to the National System of Marine Protected Areas In July 2011, NOAA and the Department of the Interior (DOI) invited federal, state, commonwealth, and territorial marine protected area (MPA) programs with potentially eligible existing MPAs to nominate their sites to the National System of MPAs (nat...	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

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

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From the People's Republic of China: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from the People's Republic of China	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Effects of Oil and Gas Activities in the Arctic Ocean NMFS announces the availability of the "Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Effects of Oil and Gas Activities in the Arctic Ocean." Publication of this notice begins the official public comment period for this DEIS. The purpose of the...	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

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

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit Amendment for the South Atlantic NMFS hereby amends a proposed rule published on December 1, 2011, to implement the Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit Amendment (Comprehensive ACL Amendment) to the Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic R...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2011
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 2 for the South Atlantic Region NMFS issues this final rule to implement the Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 2 (CE-BA 2) to implement the following South Atlantic fishery management plan (FMP) amendments: Amendment 1 to the FMP for Pelagic Sargassum Habitat of the South Atl...	Rule	Dec 30, 2011
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Amendments to the Queen Conch and Reef Fish Fishery Management Plans of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands NMFS issues this final rule to implement Amendment 2 to the Fishery Management Plan for Queen Conch Resources of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Amendment 5 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico and the...	Rule	Dec 30, 2011

Fisheries of the Northeastern U.S.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; Interim 2012 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Specifications; 2012 Research Set-Aside Projects NMFS is implementing interim catch levels and management measures, called specifications, for the 2012 summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass fisheries, and is also providing notice of projects likely to request research set-aside related to exemp...	Rule	Dec 30, 2011
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Recreational Accountability Measures This interim final rule implements a possession limit and increases the minimum fish size for haddock caught in the Gulf of Maine by recreational anglers aboard private or charter/party vessels. This action is intended to address an overage of the fi...	Rule	Dec 30, 2011

International Fisheries; Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA International Fisheries; Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; Fishing Restrictions for Bigeye Tuna and Yellowfin Tuna in Purse Seine Fisheries for 2012 This interim rule extends the dates of applicability of existing regulations applicable to U.S. purse seine vessels operating in the western and central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) through December 31, 2012. NMFS issues this rule under authority of the West...	Rule	Dec 30, 2011

Management Plans of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Amendments to the Reef Fish, Spiny Lobster, Queen Conch and Coral and Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates Fishery Management Plans of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands NMFS issues this final rule to implement Amendment 6 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (Reef Fish FMP), Amendment 5 to the FMP for the Spiny Lobster Fishery of Puerto Rico and th...	Rule	Dec 30, 2011

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title	Type	Published
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List; Additions This action adds products and services to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletion The Committee is proposing to add services to the Procurement List that will be provided by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities and deletes a service previously provided by such agency. Comments Must B...	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Department of the Army is deleting a system of records notice from its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Defense Department Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records The National Security Agency (NSA) is proposing to alter a system of records in its inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

Education Department

Applications for New Awards:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Applications for New Awards; Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program-Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Projects Notice.	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #2 Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

Filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Central Power & Lime LLC; Notice of Filing Central Power and Lime LLC	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Amendments to Delegation of Authority Provisions in the Prevention of Significant Deterioration Program The EPA is taking action to propose amendments to the New Source Review (NSR) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) program that would correct certain outdated language that currently limits EPA's ability to delegate the Federal PSD program t...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2011
Environmental Protection Agency Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities This document announces the Agency's receipt of several initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2011
Environmental Protection Agency Pyrethrins/Pyrethroid Cumulative Risk Assessment; Extension of Comment Period EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of November 9, 2011, concerning the availability of EPA's cumulative risk assessment for the naturally occurring pyrethrins and synthetic pyrethroid pesticides (often collectively called "the pyrethroids")...	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; California; Determinations of Failure To Attain the One-Hour Ozone Standard The EPA is taking final action to determine that three areas in California, previously designated nonattainment for the now-revoked one-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS), did not attain that standard by their applicable attainm...	Rule	Dec 30, 2011

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability Weekly Receipt	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

Pesticide Tolerances:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Cyhalofop-butyl; Pesticide Tolerances This regulation amends tolerances for residues of cyhalofop- butyl in or on rice, grain and rice, wild, grain. Dow AgroSciences, LLC requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).	Rule	Dec 30, 2011
Environmental Protection Agency Difenoconazole; Pesticide Tolerances This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of difenoconazole in or on oat and rye commodities, and wheat, hay. Syngenta Crop Protection, Incorporated requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).	Rule	Dec 30, 2011
Environmental Protection Agency Tepraloxydim; Pesticide Tolerances This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of tepraloxydim in or on the imported commodities "Pea and bean, dried shelled, except soybean, subgroup 6C" and "Sunflower subgroup 20B". BASF Corporation requested these tolerances under the Feder...	Rule	Dec 30, 2011

Regional Haze:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Regional Haze: Revisions to Provisions Governing Alternatives to Source-Specific Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) Determinations, Limited SIP Disapprovals, and Federal Implementation Plans The EPA is proposing revisions to rules that pertain to the regional haze program. In this action, the EPA is proposing that the trading program in the recently promulgated Transport Rule, also known as the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, achieves gr...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 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 30, 2011
Federal Communications Commission Implementing the Provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, as Enacted by the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 In this document, the Commission seeks comment on the implementation of certain provisions in sections 716, 717, and 718 of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA), the most significant piece of accessibilit...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2011
Federal Communications Commission Implementing the Provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, as Enacted by the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 In this document, the Commission adopts rules that implement provisions of section 104 of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA), Public Law 111-260, the most significant accessibility legislation since the...	Rule	Dec 30, 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 30, 2011

Health and Human Services Department

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

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Revisions to Labeling Requirements for Blood and Blood Components, Including Source Plasma The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish noti...	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Medical Devices: Humanitarian Use Devices The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

Determinations that Drugs Were Not Withdrawn from Sale for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Determination That HYCODAN (Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Homatropine Methylbromide) Tablets, 5 Milligrams/1.5 Milligrams, and HYCODAN (Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Homatropine Methylbromide) Oral Solution, 5 Milligrams/5 Milliliters and 1.5 Milligrams/5 Milliliters, Were Not Withdrawn From Sale for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that HYCODAN (hydrocodone bitartrate and homatropine methylbromide) tablets, 5 milligrams (mg)/1.5 mg, and HYCODAN (hydrocodone bitartrate and homatropine methylbromide) oral solution, 5 mg/5 mill...	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Draft Guidance for Industry on Responding to Unsolicited Requests for Off-Label Information About Prescription Drugs and Medical Devices; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Responding to Unsolicited Requests for Off-Label Information About Prescription Drugs and Medical Devices." This draft guidance responds...	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Draft Guidance for Industry on Use of Histology in Biomarker Qualification Studies; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Use of Histology in Biomarker Qualification Studies." This guidance is intended to assist sponsors that conduct biomarker qualification s...	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

Guidance for Industry; Availability:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Guidance for Industry: Current Good Tissue Practice and Additional Requirements for Manufacturers of Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a document entitled "Guidance for Industry: Current Good Tissue Practice (CGTP) and Additional Requirements for Manufacturers of Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Ba...	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

Medical Devices:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Medical Devices; Ovarian Adnexal Mass Assessment Score Test System; Labeling; Black Box Restrictions The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the regulation classifying ovarian adnexal mass assessment score test systems to restrict these devices so that a prescribed warning statement that addresses a risk identified in the special controls...	Rule	Dec 30, 2011

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee (CLIAC) Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Data Coordinating Center for Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities Research and Epidemiologic Studies, RFA DD12-001, Initial Review Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Mental Health	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Aging; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute on Aging	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

Report on Good Guidance Practices; Availability:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Food and Drug Administration Transparency Initiative: Food and Drug Administration Report on Good Guidance Practices: Improving Efficiency and Transparency; Availability As part of the Transparency Initiative, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a report entitled "Food and Drug Administration Report on Good Guidance Practices: Improving Efficiency and Transparency." This...	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

Request for Nominations:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Request for Nominations of Candidates To Serve on the Advisory Committee on Breast Cancer in Young Women (ACBCYW) Advisory Committee on Breast Cancer in Young Women	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

Homeland Security Department

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

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Agency Information Collection Activities: Entry/Immediate Delivery Application and Simplified Entry U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Redu...	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Agency Information Collection Activities: Prior Disclosure U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Redu...	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Agency Information Collection Activities: Small Vessel Reporting System U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Redu...	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Homeland Security Department > TSA Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information: Transportation Security Officer (TSO) Medical Questionnaire The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) invites public comment on one currently approved Information Collection Request (ICR), OMB control number 1652-0032, abstracted below, that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) f...	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

Petitions to Reconcile Inconsistent Customs Decisions:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Final Determination Regarding Petition To Reconcile Inconsistent Customs Decisions Concerning the Tariff Classification of CN-9 Solution This document publishes a summary of a decision issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") in response to a petition filed pursuant to section 177.13 of the CBP regulations requesting the reconciliation of inconsistent classification decisi...	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for use to assist the homeless.	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

Interior Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BOR, NPS Extension of Public Scoping Period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Adoption of a Long-term Experimental and Management Plan for the Operation of Glen Canyon Dam The Department of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation and the National Park Service, is extending the public scoping period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Adoption of a Long-term Experimental and Management Plan (L...	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Interior Department > BOEM Gulf of Mexico (GOM), Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Western Planning Area (WPA) and Central Planning Area (CPA), Oil and Gas Lease Sales for 2012-2017 The BOEM has prepared a Draft EIS on oil and gas lease sales tentatively scheduled in 2012-2017 in the WPA and CPA offshore the States of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Under the proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Progr...	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

International Trade Commission

Investigations; Terminations, Modifications and Rulings:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Ethyl Alcohol for Fuel Use: Determination of the Base Quantity of Imports Section 423(c) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2703 note), requires the United States International Trade Commission to determine annually the amount (expressed in gallons) that is equal to 7 percent of the U.S. domestic market f...	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H-2B Program; Delay of Effective Date The Department of Labor (Department) is delaying the effective date of the Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-agricultural Employment H-2B Program (the Wage Rule) to October 1, 2012 in response to recently enacted legislation that prohibits any f...	Rule	Dec 30, 2011
Labor Department > ETA Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H-2B Program; Delay of Effective Date; Impact on Prevailing Wage Determinations The Department of Labor (we or the Department), as a result of Congressional appropriations language, recently delayed the effective date of the Wage Methodology for Temporary Non-agricultural Employment H-2B Program Final Rule (the Wage Rule) to Jan...	Rule	Dec 30, 2011

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

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Mass Layoff Statistics Program The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, "Mass Layoff Statistics Program," to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continu...	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Labor Department Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Notice of Controversion of Right to Compensation The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, Notice of Controversion of Right to Compensation," to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for...	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

Regulations Implementing the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OWCP Regulations Implementing the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: Recreational Vessels This final rule contains regulations implementing amendments to the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), relating to the exclusion of certain recreational-vessel workers...	Rule	Dec 30, 2011

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National Labor Relations Board

Title	Type	Published
National Labor Relations Board Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act On August 30, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) published a final rule requiring employers, including labor organizations in their capacity as employers, subject to the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to post notices informing thei...	Rule	Dec 30, 2011

Special Procedural Rules:

Title	Type	Published
National Labor Relations Board Special Procedural Rules With Respect to Representation Cases Governing Periods When the National Labor Relations Board Lacks a Quorum of Members The National Labor Relations Board (the Board or the NLRB) is revising its rules governing the processing of representation cases during periods when the Board lacks a quorum of Members. This revision is being adopted to facilitate, insofar as it is...	Rule	Dec 30, 2011

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission AP1000 Design Certification Amendment The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) is amending its regulations to certify an amendment to the AP1000 standard plant design. The amendment replaces the combined license (COL) information items and design acceptance criteria (DA...	Rule	Dec 30, 2011
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Design, Inspection, and Testing Criteria for Air Filtration and Adsorption Units The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is issuing for public comment draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-1274, "Design, Inspection, and Testing Criteria for Air Filtration and Adsorption Units of Postaccident Engineered-Safety-Fea...	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Nuclear Regulatory Commission General Site Suitability Criteria for Nuclear Power Stations The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment draft regulatory guide DG-4021, "General Site Suitability Criteria for Nuclear Power Stations." This guide describes a method that the NRC staff considers acceptable to implem...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2011

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Postal Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Postal Regulatory Commission Sunshine Act Meetings Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change to Amend the Fees Schedule Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to Its Automated Improvement Mechanism Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Increase the Trading Activity Fee Rate for Transactions in Covered Equity Securities Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Amex LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Amending NYSE Amex Equities Rules 504 and 509 To Modify the Quoting Requirements Applicable to Designated Market Maker Units Registered in Nasdaq Stock Market Securities Traded on the Exchange Pursuant to a Grant of Unlisted Trading Privileges NYSE Amex LLC	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Amex LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Extending the Operation of Its New Market Model Pilot Until the Earlier of Securities and Exchange Commission Approval To Make Such Pilot Permanent or July 31, 2012 NYSE Amex LLC	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Amex LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Extending the Operation of Its Supplemental Liquidity Providers Pilot Under Rule 107B Until the Earlier of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Approval To Make Such Pilot Permanent or July 31, 2012 NYSE Amex LLC	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Amex LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Amending NYSE Amex Equities Rule 103B, Which Governs the Allocation of Securities to DMMs NYSE Amex LLC	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Amex LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Amending NYSE Amex Equities Rule 500 To Extend the Operation of the Pilot Program That Allows Nasdaq Stock Market Securities To Be Traded on the Exchange Pursuant to a Grant of Unlisted Trading Privileges Until the Earlier of Securities and Exchange Commission Approval To Make Such Pilot Permanent or July 31, 2012 NYSE Amex LLC	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Extending the Operation of Its Supplemental Liquidity Providers Pilot Under Rule 107B Until the Earlier of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Approval To Make Such Pilot Permanent or July 31, 2012 New York Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Extending the Operation of Its New Market Model Pilot, Until the Earlier of Securities and Exchange Commission Approval To Make Such Pilot Permanent or July 31, 2012 New York Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Amending Rule 103B, Which Governs the Allocation of Securities to DMMs New York Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

State Department

Title	Type	Published
State Department Assistance to the Autonomous Government of Southern Sudan and the United States Contribution to the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) for Fiscal Year 2010 This is a notice of a waiver determination under Section 202(d)(4)(A)(ii) of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003, as amended by the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against...	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Alina Szapocznikow: Sculpture Undone, 1955-1972” Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of...	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

Determinations and Waivers under U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Determination and Waiver Under the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003, as Amended, Relating to Assistance to the Autonomous Government of Southern Sudan and the United States Contribution to the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for Fiscal Year 2010 Assistance to Autonomous Government of Southern Sudan and U.S. Contribution to Global Fund	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

Surface Transportation Board

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Notice and Request for Comments As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3519 (PRA), the Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) gives notice that it has submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an extension of approval with...	Notice	Dec 30, 2011
DOT, STB Release of Waybill Data Releases of Waybill Data	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

Abandonment Exemptions:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Norfolk Southern Railway Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Marietta, Lancaster County, PA Norfolk Southern Railway Co. in Marietta, Lancaster County, PA	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

Trackage Rights Exemption:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad Company-Trackage Rights Exemption-Cedar River Railroad Company Chicago, Central Pacific Railroad Co. from Cedar River Railroad Co.	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Amendment of VOR Federal Airways V-320 and V-440; Alaska This action amends two VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal airways in Alaska, V-320 and V-440, due to the relocation of the Anchorage VOR navigation aid. The FAA is taking this action to ensure the continued safe and efficient management of Instr...	Rule	Dec 30, 2011

Abandonment Exemptions:

No documents available.

Airworthiness Directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Cessna Aircraft Company Model 560XL airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of jammed or stiff rudder control due to water freezing on the rudder bias cables and pulleys o...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2011
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company (GE) GE90-110B1 and GE90-115B Turbofan Engines We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above, with certain part number (P/N) high-pressure compressor (HPC) stages 2-5 spools installed. This AD was prompted by an aborted takeoff caused by liberation of small piec...	Rule	Dec 30, 2011
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; International Aero Engines AG Turbofan Engines We propose to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD), for all International Aero Engines AG (IAE) V2500-A1, V2525-D5 and V2528-D5 turbofan engines, and certain serial numbers (S/Ns) of IAE V2522-A5, V2524-A5, V2527-A5, V2527E-A5, V2527M-A...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2011
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Lockheed Martin Corporation/Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Airplanes We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Lockheed Martin Corporation/Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Model L-1011-385-1, L-1011-385-1-14, L-1011-385-1-15, and L-1011-385-3 airplanes. This AD was prompted by results from a da...	Rule	Dec 30, 2011
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 777-200 and -300 series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of cracked retract actuator fuse pins that can fail earlier than the previously de...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2011
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Model 737 airplanes. This proposed AD would incorporate design changes to improve the reliability of the cabin altitude warning system by requiring installation of a redundant switch...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2011
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, -900, and -900ER series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of excessive in- service wear damage of the thumbnail fairing edge seal...	Rule	Dec 30, 2011
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH Reciprocating Engines We are revising an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH models TAE 125-02-99 and TAE 125-01 reciprocating engines. That AD currently requires replacing the existing rail pressure control valve with an improved rail...	Rule	Dec 30, 2011

Amendment of Class E Airspace:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Amendment of Class E Airspace; Show Low, AZ This action modifies Class E airspace at Show Low Regional Airport, Show Low, AZ. Controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate aircraft using Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument approach procedures at Show Lo...	Rule	Dec 30, 2011

Drivers of CMVs:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FMCSA Drivers of CMVs: Restricting the Use of Cellular Phones FMCSA is correcting a Final Rule that appeared in the Federal Register on December 2, 2011 (76 FR 75470), which restricted the use of hand-held mobile telephones by drivers of commercial motor vehicles. That rule was jointly issued by FMCSA and Pipel...	Rule	Dec 30, 2011

Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections: Full Fare Price Advertising Requirements This document confirms the effective date of the direct final rule amending the time period for compliance with the full fare and other advertising requirements in 14 CFR 399.84 from January 24, 2012, to January 26, 2012.	Rule	Dec 30, 2011

Hazardous Materials:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > PHMSA Hazardous Materials: Harmonization With the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods: Model Regulations, International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, and the International Civil Aviation Organization Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air This document responds to administrative appeals, provides clarifications, and corrects typographical and other minor errors adopted in an international harmonization final rule published January 19, 2011 (HM-215K; 76 FR 3308). The final rule amended...	Rule	Dec 30, 2011

Release of Aeronautical Property:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Public Notice for Release of Aeronautical Property at Erie International Airport (ERI), Erie, PA The Federal Aviation Administration is requesting public comment on the Erie Regional Airport Authority's request to release airport property for use by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to construct and maintain additional road...	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

Trackage Rights Exemption:

No documents available.

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > FS Prompt Payment Interest Rate; Contract Disputes Act For the period beginning January 1, 2012, and ending on June 30, 2012, the prompt payment interest rate is 2 per centum per annum.	Notice	Dec 30, 2011

Veterans Affairs Department

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Grants for Transportation of Veterans in Highly Rural Areas The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its regulations in part 17 to establish a new program to provide grants to eligible entities to assist veterans in highly rural areas through innovative transportation services to travel to VA...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 2011

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Release of Aeronautical Property:

Trackage Rights Exemption:

Treasury Department

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