Federal Register January 3, 2012 (Volume 77)

Agencies Publishing on January 3, 2012

Agriculture Department (1)
Commerce Department (11)
Defense Department (11)
Energy Department (15)
Environmental Protection Agency (6)
Executive Office of the President (2)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (0)
Federal Reserve System (0)
General Services Administration (0)
Health and Human Services Department (6)
Homeland Security Department (1)
Interior Department (6)
Labor Department (2)
Library of Congress (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (0)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (6)
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Postal Regulatory Commission (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (4)
Social Security Administration (1)
Transportation Department (10)
Treasury Department (2)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > NRCS, CCC Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative and Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announces the availability of financial assistance funds in fiscal year (FY) 2012 for up to $11.74 million in the Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI) and up to $25 million in the We...	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Initiation of Five-Year (“Sunset”) Review In accordance with section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended ("the Act"), the Department of Commerce ("the Department") is automatically initiating a five-year review ("Sunset Review") of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders list...	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Honey From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Rescission of the Administrative Review The Department of Commerce ("Department") is conducting the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on honey from the People's Republic of China ("PRC") for the period of review ("POR") December 1, 2009, to November 30, 2010. As discussed...	Notice	Jan 03, 2012
Commerce Department > ITA Correction to Initiation of 2010-2011 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven Selvedge From Taiwan Narrow Woven Ribbons with Woven Selvedge from Taiwan; Correction	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

Applications for Duty Free Entry of Electron Microscopes:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Oregon State University, et al.; Notice of Consolidated Decision on Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Electron Microscope Oregon State University, et al.	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Kitchen Appliance Shelving and Racks From the People's Republic of China: Extension of Time Limit for the Final Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review Certain Kitchen Appliance Shelving and Racks from the People's Republic of China	Notice	Jan 03, 2012
Commerce Department > ITA Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative Review Opportunity to Request Administrative Review	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Framework Adjustment 23 NMFS proposes to approve and implement regulations through Framework Adjustment 23 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan, which was developed and adopted by the New England Fishery Management Council and submitted to NMFS for approval....	Proposed Rule	Jan 03, 2012

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 Joint Habitat/MPA/Ecosystem Committee and Advisory Panel (AP) in January 2012 to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zon...	Notice	Jan 03, 2012
Commerce Department > NOAA New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Habitat/MPA/Ecosystem Committee in January 2012 to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from...	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; U.S. Marine Corps Training Exercises at Air Station Cherry Point In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) regulations, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) to take marine mammals, by Level B harassment only,...	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

Western Pacific Fisheries:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Western Pacific Fisheries; 2012 Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures NMFS proposes annual catch limits for western Pacific bottomfish, crustacean, precious coral, and coral reef ecosystem fisheries, and accountability measures to correct or mitigate any overages of catch limits. The proposed catch limits and accountab...	Proposed Rule	Jan 03, 2012

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Brand-Name Specifications DoD, GSA, and NASA have adopted as final, with changes, the interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the Office of Management and Budget memoranda on brand-name specifications.	Rule	Jan 03, 2012
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-55; Introduction This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rules agreed to by DoD, GSA, and NASA in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-55. A companion document, the Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The FAC, inc...	Rule	Jan 03, 2012
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-55; Small Entity Compliance Guide This document is issued under the joint authority of DOD, GSA, and NASA. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in accordance with section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. It consists of a summary o...	Rule	Jan 03, 2012
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Preventing Abuse of Interagency Contracts DoD, GSA, and NASA have adopted as final, with changes, an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, to prevent abuse of interag...	Rule	Jan 03, 2012
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Public Access to the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System DoD, GSA, and NASA have adopted as final, with changes, an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010. This section requires that the information in the Federal A...	Rule	Jan 03, 2012
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments This document makes amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in order to make editorial changes.	Rule	Jan 03, 2012
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts for Commercial Items DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommendations to: ensure that time-and- materials and labor-hour contracts are used to acquire commerc...	Rule	Jan 03, 2012
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Transition to the System for Award Management (SAM) DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to update certain definitions and clauses pertaining to three procurement systems included in the Integrated Acquisition Environment--the Central Contractor...	Rule	Jan 03, 2012
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Updated Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting References DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to update references to authoritative accounting standards owing to the Financial Accounting Standards Board's Accounting Standards Codification of Generall...	Rule	Jan 03, 2012
Defense Department > COE Revision to the Notice for the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS) Regarding Public Conference Calls Scheduled for January 10 and February 8, 2012 In a December 21, 2011 notice, Federal Register Notice (76 FR 79167), USACE announced the release of the "Inventory of Available Controls for Aquatic Nuisance Species of Concern--Chicago Area Waterway System" (ANS Control Paper), a public comment per...	Notice	Jan 03, 2012
Defense Department > USAF Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Department of the Air Force proposes to alter a system of records in its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection (FERC-598); Comment Request; Extension In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(a) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the informatio...	Notice	Jan 03, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection (FERC-716); Comment Request; Extension In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the informatio...	Notice	Jan 03, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #2 Combined Filings	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Barren River Lake Hydro LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments Barren River Lake Hydro, LLC	Notice	Jan 03, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Caledonia Energy Partners, LLC; Notice of Application Caledonia Energy Partners, LLC	Notice	Jan 03, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Corbett Water District; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process Corbett Water District	Notice	Jan 03, 2012
Energy Department > FERC JD Products, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the PAD and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests JD Products, LLC	Notice	Jan 03, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Oliver Hydro LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments Oliver Hydro, LLC	Notice	Jan 03, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Rumford Falls Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests Rumford Falls Hydro, LLC	Notice	Jan 03, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Turnbull Hydro LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing for Exemption for a Small Conduit Hydroelectric Facility and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests Turnbull Hydro, LLC	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

Initial Market-Based Rate Filings Including Requests for Blanket Section 204 Authorizations:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC California Ridge Wind Energy LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization California Ridge Wind Energy LLC	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

Petitions for Declaratory Orders:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Skelly-Belvieu Pipeline Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order Skelly-Belvieu Pipeline Co., LLC	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

Preliminary Permit Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Boundary Creek Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications Boundary Creek Hydro, LLC	Notice	Jan 03, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications; Earth By Design, Inc. Earth By Design, Inc.	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

Scoping Comments Solicitation:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Lockhart Power Company, Inc.; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments Lockhart Power Company, Inc.	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Inquiry To Learn Whether Businesses Assert Business Confidentiality Claims Regarding Waste Import and Export The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) receives from time to time Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for documentation received or issued by EPA or data contained in EPA database systems pertaining to the export and import of Resource Cons...	Notice	Jan 03, 2012
Environmental Protection Agency Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Construction and Development Point Source Category The Environmental Protection Agency is issuing a notice to solicit data and information associated with revisions to the Effluent Limitations Guidelines and New Source Performance Standards for the Construction and Development Point Source Category i...	Notice	Jan 03, 2012
Environmental Protection Agency Final Reissuance of General NPDES Permits (GP) for Facilities Related to Oil and Gas Extraction A GP regulating the activities of facilities related to oil and gas extraction on the North Slope of the Brooks Range, Alaska expired on January 2, 2009. On July 2, 2009, EPA proposed to reissue the GP expanding the coverage area to the TransAlaska P...	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of New Jersey; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the revision to the New Jersey State Implementation Plan, submitted by the State of New Jersey. The revision addresses Clean Air Act requirements and EPA's rules for states to prevent and remedy...	Rule	Jan 03, 2012

Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlements:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement; North Hollywood Operable Unit of the San Fernando Valley Area 1 Superfund Site In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended ("CERCLA"), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement for recovery of response costs co...	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

Settlements:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Biological Processors of Alabama; Decatur, Morgan County, AL; Notice of Settlement Under Section 122(h)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the United States Environmental Protection Agency has entered into a settlement for reimbursement of past response costs concerning the Biol...	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

Executive Office of the President

Special Observances:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President National Mentoring Month, 2012 National Mentoring Month (Proc. 8768)	Presidential Document	Jan 03, 2012
Executive Office of the President National Stalking Awareness Month, 2012 National Stalking Awareness Month (Proc. 8769)	Presidential Document	Jan 03, 2012

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

No documents available.

Federal Reserve System

No documents available.

General Services Administration

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Amendments to Regulations on Citizen Petitions, Petitions for Stay of Action, and Submission of Documents to Dockets The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to amend certain regulations relating to citizen petitions, petitions for stay of action, and the submission of documents to the Agency. In particular, the proposed rule would establish new regulati...	Proposed Rule	Jan 03, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Current List of Laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities Which Meet Minimum Standards To Engage in Urine Drug Testing for Federal Agencies The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) notifies Federal agencies of the Laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities (IITF) currently certified to meet the standards of the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testin...	Notice	Jan 03, 2012
Health and Human Services Department Findings of Research Misconduct Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has taken final action in the following case: Mahesh Visvanathan, Ph.D., Kansas University: Based on an inquiry conducted and written admission obtained by Kansas University (KU) and...	Notice	Jan 03, 2012
Health and Human Services Department Findings of Research Misconduct Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has taken final action in the following case: Jennifer Jamieson, State University of New York, Upstate Medical University: Based on the report of an investigation conducted by the Sta...	Notice	Jan 03, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Revisions to Labeling Requirements for Blood and Blood Components, Including Source Plasma The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is revising the labeling requirements for blood and blood components intended for use in transfusion or for further manufacture by combining, simplifying, and updating specific regulations applicable to labeling...	Rule	Jan 03, 2012

Draft Guidance for Industry and Staff; Availability:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Medical Device Classification Product Codes; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled "Medical Device Classification Product Codes." The purpose of the guidance document is to educate regulated industry and FDA Staff on how, when, and...	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCIS Agency Information Collection Activities: Form N-600, Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form N- 600, Application for Certificate of Citizenship.	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Charter Renewal for the National Park System Advisory Board The Secretary of the Interior intends to renew the charter for the National Park System Advisory Board, in accordance with section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. This action is necessary and in the public interest in connection with the...	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List Sierra Nevada Red Fox as Endangered or Threatened We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 90-day finding on a petition to list Sierra Nevada red fox (Vulpes vulpes necator) as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), and to designate c...	Proposed Rule	Jan 03, 2012

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Golden Eagles; Programmatic Take Permit Application; Draft Environmental Assessment; West Butte Wind Project, Crook and Deschutes Counties, OR We have received an application under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA) from West Butte Wind Power, LLC, for a programmatic permit for the take of golden eagles. If issued, the permit would be the first programmatic permit issued under...	Notice	Jan 03, 2012
Interior Department > NPS General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for Lincoln Home National Historic Site The National Park Service announces the availability of the Abbreviated Final General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Illinois.	Notice	Jan 03, 2012
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Intercontinental Potash Corporation (ICP) (USA) Ochoa Mine Project, Lea County, NM In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, (NEPA) and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Carlsbad Field Office, Carlsbad, NM intends to prepare an Env...	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Public Meeting; Western Montana Resource Advisory Council In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Western Montana Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated...	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

Labor Department

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

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OSHA General Working Conditions in Shipyard Employment; Approval of Information Collection Requirements OSHA is announcing that OMB approved the collection of information requirements contained in the General Working Conditions Standard under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The OMB approval number is 1218-0259.	Rule	Jan 03, 2012
Labor Department Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Information Collection Plan for GovBenefits Online The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, "Information Collection Plan for GovBenefits Online," to the Office of...	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

Library of Congress

Title	Type	Published
Library of Congress > LOC Determination of Rates and Terms for Business Establishment Services The Copyright Royalty Judges are announcing the commencement of the proceeding to determine the reasonable rates and terms for the making of an ephemeral recording of a sound recording for a later transmission by entities that transmit performances o...	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

No documents available.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Receipt of Request for Action Requests for Action	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

Applications; Proposed Mergers:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission In the Matter of Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company; Northeast Utilities; NSTAR (Haddam Neck Plant); Order Approving Application Regarding Proposed Merger Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company; Northeast Utilities; NSTAR, Haddam Neck Plant	Notice	Jan 03, 2012
Nuclear Regulatory Commission In the Matter of Yankee Atomic Electric Company; Northeast Utilities; NSTAR (Yankee Nuclear Power Station); Order Approving Application Regarding Proposed Merger Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company; Northeast Utilities; NSTAR, Yankee Nuclear Power Station	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

Exemptions:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station; Exemption Exelon Generation Co., LLC, Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

Facility Operating Licenses:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Union Electric Company; Notice of Receipt and Availability of Application for Renewal of Callaway Plant, Unit 1 Facility Operating License No. NPF-30 for an Additional 20-Year Period Application for Renewal of Union Electric Co., Callaway Plant, Unit 1	Notice	Jan 03, 2012
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving Proposed No Significant Hazards Considerations and Containing Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information License amendment request; opportunity to comment and request a hearing, order.	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

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Postal Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Postal Regulatory Commission New Postal Product The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service request to add Priority Mail Contract 36 to the competitive product list. This notice addresses procedural steps associated with this filing.	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Jan 03, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Jan 03, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Prohibition Against Conflicts of Interest in Certain Securitizations 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...	Proposed Rule	Jan 03, 2012

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Extending for an Additional 12 Months the Pilot Program That Provides an Exception to NYSE Rule 2B by Permitting the Exchange's Equity Ownership Interest in BIDS Holdings L.P. New York Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

Social Security Administration

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > MARAD Information Collection Available for Public Comments and Recommendations In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Maritime Administration's (MARAD's) intention to request extension of approval for three years of a currently approved information collection.	Notice	Jan 03, 2012
Transportation Department > MARAD Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The natur...	Notice	Jan 03, 2012
Transportation Department > FRA Passenger Train Emergency Systems II This notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) is intended to further the safety of passenger train occupants through both enhancements and additions to FRA's existing requirements for emergency systems on passenger trains. In this NPRM, FRA is proposing...	Proposed Rule	Jan 03, 2012

Airworthiness Directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Aviation Airplanes We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Dassault Aviation Model FALCON 7X airplanes equipped with certain ram air turbine (RAT) transformer rectifier units (TRUs). This AD was prompted by a report of incorrect design of the TRU...	Rule	Jan 03, 2012
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems Airplanes We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for all Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems Model 340A (SAAB/SF340A) and SAAB 340B airplanes. That AD currently requires an inspection of the main landing gear (MLG) separation bolt harness for broken...	Rule	Jan 03, 2012

Amendment of Class E Airspace:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Amendment of Class E Airspace; Galbraith Lake, AK This action modifies Class E airspace at Galbraith Lake, AK. The creation of two standard instrument approach procedures at the Galbraith Lake Airport has made this action necessary to enhance safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) op...	Rule	Jan 03, 2012
Transportation Department > FAA Amendment of Class E Airspace; Kipnuk, AK This action modifies Class E airspace at Kipnuk, AK. The revision of two standard instrument approach procedures at the Kipnuk Airport has made this action necessary to enhance safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations.	Rule	Jan 03, 2012
Transportation Department > FAA Amendment of Class E Airspace; Kwigillingok, AK This action modifies Class E airspace at Kwigillingok, AK. The revision of two standard instrument approach procedures at the Kwigillingok Airport has made this action necessary to enhance safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operat...	Rule	Jan 03, 2012

Requested Administrative Waivers of the Coastwise Trade Laws:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel KISKEEDEE; Invitation for Public Comments As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for su...	Notice	Jan 03, 2012
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel SEA QUEST; Invitation for Public Comments As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for su...	Notice	Jan 03, 2012

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Assessment of Fees on Large Bank Holding Companies and Nonbank Financial Companies Supervised by the Federal Reserve Board To Cover the Expenses of the Financial Research Fund The Department of the Treasury is issuing a proposed rule to implement Section 155 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub. L. 111-203 or "Dodd-Frank Act"), which directs the Department to establish by regulation an asse...	Proposed Rule	Jan 03, 2012
Treasury Department > OCC, Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Securities and Exchange Commission Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in, and Relationships With, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds On November 7, 2011, the OCC, Board, FDIC, and SEC (collectively, the "Agencies") published in the Federal Register a joint notice of proposed rulemaking for public comment to implement section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Pr...	Proposed Rule	Jan 03, 2012

Federal Register January 3, 2012

Agencies Publishing on January 3, 2012

Agriculture Department

Commerce Department

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

Applications for Duty Free Entry of Electron Microscopes:

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

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

Meetings:

Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:

Western Pacific Fisheries:

Defense Department

Energy Department

Applications:

Initial Market-Based Rate Filings Including Requests for Blanket Section 204 Authorizations:

Petitions for Declaratory Orders:

Preliminary Permit Applications:

Scoping Comments Solicitation:

Environmental Protection Agency

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans:

Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlements:

Settlements:

Executive Office of the President

Special Observances:

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Federal Reserve System

General Services Administration

Health and Human Services Department

Draft Guidance for Industry and Staff; Availability:

Homeland Security Department

Interior Department

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Labor Department

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

Library of Congress

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications; Proposed Mergers:

Exemptions:

Facility Operating Licenses:

P Postal Regulatory Commission

Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Social Security Administration

Transportation Department

Airworthiness Directives:

Amendment of Class E Airspace:

Requested Administrative Waivers of the Coastwise Trade Laws:

Treasury Department

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Postal Regulatory Commission