Federal Register March 14, 2012 (Volume 77)

Agencies Publishing on March 14, 2012

Agriculture Department (7)
Civil Rights Commission (2)
Commerce Department (10)
Defense Department (5)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (16)
Environmental Protection Agency (8)
Executive Office of the President (2)
Federal Communications Commission (2)
Federal Maritime Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (2)
Health and Human Services Department (7)
Homeland Security Department (9)
Housing and Urban Development Department (6)
Interior Department (4)
International Trade Commission (1)
Justice Department (3)
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National Science Foundation (3)
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Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2)
Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (11)
Small Business Administration (2)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
Transportation Department (7)
Treasury Department (2)
Veterans Affairs Department (6)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department Delegations of Authority This document revises the delegations of authority from the Secretary of Agriculture and general officers of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reflect changes in the coordination of Departmental remote sensing activities. These responsibilities...	Rule	Mar 14, 2012
Agriculture Department Delegations of Authority This document amends the delegations of authority within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reflect the delegation of authorities related to civil rights from the Secretary of Agriculture directly to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASC...	Rule	Mar 14, 2012
Agriculture Department Privacy Act of 1974; Farm Records File (Automated) System of Records This notice proposes to revise the Privacy Act System of Records titled Farm Records File (Automated) USDA/FSA-2. The records include information about the majority of agricultural producers in the United States. In general, the Farm Service Agency (...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Agriculture Department > APHIS Privacy Act Systems of Records; APHIS Veterinary Services User Fee System The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) proposes to add a system of records to its inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. The system of records being proposed is the APHIS Veterinary Services User...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Agriculture Department Privacy Act of 1974; Revised System of Records In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Agriculture proposes to revise an existing Department of Agriculture system of records notice now titled, USDA/OCIO-2 eAuthentication Service (eAuth). The USDA eAuth provides the public an...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FNS Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Special Nutrition Program Operations Study (SNPOS) In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection. This collection is a revision of a currently approved information collect...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Presidential Memorandum of February 21, 2012:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department Presidential Memorandum of February 21, 2012; Driving Innovation and Creating Jobs in Rural America Through Biobased and Sustainable Product Procurement Driving Innovation and Creating Jobs in Rural America through Biobased and Sustainable Product Procurement	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Civil Rights Commission

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Civil Rights Commission Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Alaska Advisory Committee Alaska Advisory Committee	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Civil Rights Commission Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Montana Advisory Committee Montana Advisory Committee	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Groundfish Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska and Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Observer Program The North Pacific Fishery Management Council submitted Amendment 86 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI) and Amendment 76 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (GO...	Proposed Rule	Mar 14, 2012
Commerce Department Amendment to Privacy Act System of Records In order to update the system of records the Department of Commerce (DOC) publishes this notice to announce the effective date of an amended Privacy Act System of Records titled "COMMERCE/DEPT-12, OIG Investigative Records." The notice of proposed am...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Frozen Fish Fillets From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Results and Partial Rescission of the Seventh Antidumping Duty Administrative Review On September 9, 2011, the Department of Commerce ("Department") published the Preliminary Results of the seventh administrative review and sixth new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen fish fillets ("frozen fish fillets") f...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Commerce Department > ITA Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes From the People's Republic of China: Amended Final Results of the First Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order On September 13, 2011, the Department of Commerce ("Department") published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of small diameter graphite electrodes ("SDGE") from the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), covering the period...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Final 2012 and 2013 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish NMFS announces final 2012 and 2013 harvest specifications, apportionments, and Pacific halibut prohibited species catch limits for the groundfish fishery of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to establish harvest limits for groundfish...	Rule	Mar 14, 2012
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; Correction NMFS is correcting a temporary rule that published on February 29, 2012, reallocating the projected unused amounts of pollock directed fishing allowances from the Aleut Corporation and the Community Development Quota from the Aleutian Islands subarea...	Rule	Mar 14, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory entities will hold public meetings.	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Pile Placement for ORPC Maine's Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Pilot Project In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) implementing regulations, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to Ocean Renewable Power Company Maine, LLC (ORPC), allowing the take...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Webinars:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > MBDA Request for Tribal Consultation on the Minority Business Development Agency's (MBDA) Native American Business Enterprise Center (NABEC) Program; Notice of Public Webinars The Department of Commerce's (Department) Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) seeks to redesign its Native American Business Center (NABEC) program. The NABEC program is a key component of MBDA's business development assistance program and pr...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Workshops:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Dataset Workshop-U.S. Billion Dollar Disasters Dataset (1980-2011): Assessing Dataset Strengths and Weaknesses for a Pathway to an Improved Dataset This notice sets forth the schedule and topics of an upcoming workshop hosted by NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, North Carolina. Invited participants will discuss topics as outlined below. Members of the administrative public, priv...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department DoD Information Assurance Scholarship Program (IASP) This part implements policy, responsibilities and procedures for executing an information assurance scholarship and grant program, known as the DoD Information Assurance Scholarship Program (IASP). The DoD IASP will be used to recruit and retain the...	Rule	Mar 14, 2012
Defense Department Manual for Courts-Martial; Proposed Amendments The Joint Service Committee on Military Justice (JSC) is forwarding final proposed amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States (MCM) to the Department of Defense. The proposed changes constitute the 2012 revision of the Military Rules...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Defense Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Defense Intelligence Agency is deleting a system of records notice in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > COE Public Scoping Meeting and Preparation of Environmental Impact Statement for Baryonyx Corporation, Inc.'s Proposed Wind Farm, Offshore, Willacy and Cameron Counties, TX The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, has received a permit application for a Department of the Army (DA) Permit pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403) and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Defense Department > COE Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Installation of a Terminal Groin Structure at the Western End of South Beach, Bald Head Island, in Close Proximity to the Federal Wilmington Harbor Channel of the Cape Fear River (Brunswick County, NC) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Wilmington District, Wilmington Regulatory Field Office has received a request for Department of the Army authorization, pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbor...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Discrimination on the Basis of Disability in Federally Assisted Programs and Activities The Department of Education (Department or Education) provides notice of its interpretation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Department's implementing regulations, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in fe...	Rule	Mar 14, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Equity and Excellence Commission Meeting This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of an up-coming meeting of the Equity and Excellence Commission (Commission). The notice also describes the functions of the Commission. Notice of this meeting is required by section 10(a)(2) of...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Proposed Agency Information Collection This notice corrects DOE's notice of January 26th, which incorrectly stated the Internet link for the collection instrument. The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance, a proposal for colle...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Energy Department U.S. Energy Information Administration; Proposed Agency Information Collection The EIA invites public comment on the proposed collection of information, EIA-882T, "Generic Clearance for Questionnaire Testing, Evaluation, and Research" that EIA is developing for submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Filings	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings Combined Filings	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Applications to Export Electric Energy:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Application To Export Electric Energy; DTE Energy Trading, Inc. DTE Energy Trading, Inc. (DTE Energy Trading) has applied to renew its authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA).	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Public Service Company of Colorado; Public Service Co. of Colorado	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Sawatt Hydroelectric, LLC; Notice of Application for Amendment of Exemption and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests Sawatt Hydroelectric, LLC	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Compliance Filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Bonneville Power Administration; Notice of Compliance Filing Bonneville Power Administration	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Schriver, Darryl; Notice of Filing Schriver, Darryl	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Liberty Hill Power LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization Liberty Hill Power LLC	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Solano 3 Wind LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization Solano 3 Wind LLC	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Petitions for Declaratory Orders:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC ANR Storage Company; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order ANR Storage Co.	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Solicitations Of Nominations:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Environmental Management Advisory Board In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2, the U.S. Department of Energy is soliciting nominations for candidates to fill vacancies on the Environmental Management Advisory Board (EMAB).	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Staff Attendances:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Notice of FERC Staff Attendance at the Entergy Regional State Committee Working Group and Stakeholders Meeting Entergy Regional State Committee Working Group and Stakeholders Meeting	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Supplement to Facilities Surcharge Settlements:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership; Notice of Filing of Supplement to Facilities Surcharge Settlement Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Temporary Waiver Petitions:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC AES Hawaii, Inc.; Notice of Petition for Temporary Waiver AES Hawaii, Inc.	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Transportation Conformity Rule Restructuring Amendments EPA is amending the transportation conformity rule to finalize provisions that were proposed on August 13, 2010. These amendments restructure several sections of the transportation conformity rule so that they apply to any new or revised National Amb...	Rule	Mar 14, 2012

Approvals and Promulgations of Implementation Plans:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Tennessee; 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards EPA is taking final action to approve the state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Tennessee, through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), to demonstrate that the State meets the requirements of s...	Rule	Mar 14, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Exposure Modeling Public Meeting; Notice of Public Meeting An Exposure Modeling Public Meeting (EMPM) will be held for one day on March 20, 2012. This notice announces the location and time for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Environmental Protection Agency Human Studies Review Board; Notification of a Public Webinar/Teleconference The EPA Office of the Science Advisor announces a public Webinar/teleconference of the HSRB to discuss its draft report from the HSRB meeting held January 26, 2012.	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Pesticide Petitions Filed:

Title	Type	Published
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	Mar 14, 2012

Results from Inert Ingredient Test Orders Issued under EPAs Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Results From Inert Ingredient Test Orders Issued Under EPA's Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program: New Data Compensation Claims; Potential Disapproval of Inert Uses Pending Public Comment In January and February of 2010, EPA issued test orders (Data Call-Ins) to companies that manufacture or import any of the following nine chemicals currently used as inert ingredients in pesticide products: Acetone, isophorone, di-sec-octyl phthalate...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Revocation of Tolerance Exemptions:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Revocation of Tolerance Exemptions for Diethyl Phthalate and Methyl Ethyl Ketone; No Data Being Developed as Required by Test Orders (Data Call-Ins) Under EPA's Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program This document proposes, under section 408(e)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), to revoke the existing exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance (tolerance exemptions) for residues of diethyl phthalate and methyl ethyl keton...	Proposed Rule	Mar 14, 2012

Soliciting Nominations:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board Membership The EPA invites nominations from a diverse range of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment to the Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB). The ELAB is a multi-stakeholder federal advisory committee that provides independent advi...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Executive Office of the President

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran Executive Order 12957 Iran; Continuation of National Emergency with Respect to Executive Order 12957 (Notice of March 13, 2012)	Presidential Document	Mar 14, 2012
Executive Office of the President > CEQ National Ocean Council-National Ocean Policy Draft Implementation Plan On July 19, 2010, President Obama signed Executive Order 13547 establishing a National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, our Coasts, and the Great Lakes (National Ocean Policy). As part of the President's charge for Federal agencies to impleme...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority 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	Mar 14, 2012
Federal Communications Commission Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget 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	Mar 14, 2012

Federal Maritime Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Notice of Agreement Filed Agreements Filed	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) delegated to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) its approval authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.16, to approve of and assign...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Medicare Program:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare Program; Revisions to the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Supplier Safeguards This final rule removes the definition of "direct solicitation" and allows DMEPOS suppliers, including DMEPOS competitive bidding program contract suppliers, to contract with licensed agents to provide DMEPOS supplies, unless prohibited by State law....	Rule	Mar 14, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Center for Scientific Review	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Center for Scientific Review	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Homeland Security Department

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

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > ICE Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension, without Change, of an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review; No form, Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance; OMB Control No. 1653- 0019.	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Homeland Security Department > TSA Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Transportation Security Officer (TSO) Medical Questionnaire This notice announces that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request (ICR), OMB control number 1652-0032, abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval of...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Drawbridge Operations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Anacostia River, Washington, DC The Coast Guard is changing the regulation that governs the operation of the CSX Railroad Vertical Lift Bridge across the Anacostia River, mile 3.4, at Washington, DC. The change will alter the eight hour advance notice requirement for a bridge openi...	Rule	Mar 14, 2012

Safety Zones:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Safety Zones; Sellwood Bridge Project, Willamette River; Portland, OR The Coast Guard proposes the establishment of two safety zones to remain in effect throughout the duration of the construction and renewal of the Sellwood Bridge located on the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. This action is necessary to ensure...	Proposed Rule	Mar 14, 2012
Homeland Security Department > USCG Safety Zones; Sellwood Bridge Project, Willamette River; Portland, OR The Coast Guard is establishing two safety zones to remain in effect throughout the duration of the construction and renewal of the Sellwood Bridge on the Willamette River, in Portland, OR. This action is necessary to ensure the safety of vessels tra...	Rule	Mar 14, 2012

Special Local Regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Special Local Regulation for Marine Event; Temporary Change of Dates for Recurring Marine Events in the Fifth Coast Guard District The Coast Guard is temporarily changing the enforcement periods of special local regulations for recurring marine events in the Fifth Coast Guard District. These regulations apply to three recurring marine events that conduct a rowing regatta and pow...	Rule	Mar 14, 2012
Homeland Security Department > USCG Special Local Regulation; Moss Point Rockin' the Riverfront Festival; O'Leary Lake; Moss Point, MS The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary special local regulation for a portion of O'Leary Lake, Moss Point, MS, on April 28- 29, 2012. This action is necessary for the safeguarding of participants and spectators, including crews, vessels, and per...	Rule	Mar 14, 2012
Homeland Security Department > USCG Special Local Regulations; Red Bull Candola, New River, Fort Lauderdale, FL The Coast Guard is establishing special local regulations on the waters of the New River between the Esplanade Park and slightly east of the South Andrews Avenue Bascule Bridge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for the Red Bull Candola rowing event. The ev...	Rule	Mar 14, 2012
Homeland Security Department > USCG Special Local Regulations; Third Annual Space Coast Super Boat Grand Prix, Atlantic Ocean, Cocoa Beach, FL The Coast Guard proposes to establish special local regulations on the waters of the Atlantic Ocean east of Cocoa Beach, Florida during the Third Annual Space Coast Super Boat Grand Prix, a series of high-speed boat races. The event is scheduled to t...	Proposed Rule	Mar 14, 2012

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Buy American Exceptions Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 In accordance with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-05, approved February 17, 2009) (Recovery Act), and implementing guidance of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), this notice advises that certain exceptions...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Housing and Urban Development Department Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Department of Housing and Urban Development The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), with the concurrence of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), seeks comments on the proposed amendments to HUD's Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct, which are regulations for HUD officers...	Proposed Rule	Mar 14, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; FHA-Insured Mortgage Loan Servicing Involving the Claims and Conveyance Process, Property Inspection/Preservation The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; FHA-Insured Mortgage Loan Servicing for Performing Loans; MIP Processing, Escrow Administration, Customer Service, Servicing Fees and 235 Loans The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Counseling Standardization and Roster The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Mark-to-Market Program; Requirements for Community-Based Non-Profit Organizations and Public Agencies The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Interior Department

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

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BSEE Information Collection Activities: Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf for Minerals Other Than Oil, Gas, and Sulphur; Submitted for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we are notifying the public that we have submitted to OMB an information collection request (ICR) for approval of the paperwork requirements in the regulations under Operations in the Outer Co...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Final Land Protection Plan and Final Environmental Assessment for Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of our Final Land Protection Plan (LPP) and Final Environmental Assessment (EA) for the recently established Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and Conservation...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Implementing Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Revision of Regulations Implementing the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Updates Following the Fifteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES; Correction On March 8, 2012, we, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS or Service), published a proposed rule to revise the regulations that implement the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) by incorporating cert...	Proposed Rule	Mar 14, 2012

Ordinance Legalizing and Regulating Introduction, Possession, Use and Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BIA Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone- Ordinance Pursuant to United States Code, Legalizing and Regulating the Introduction, Possession, Use and Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages This notice publishes the Amendment to the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians Ordinance Pursuant to Section 1161, Title 18 United States Code, Legalizing and Regulating the Introduction, Possession, Use and Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages....	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

International Trade Commission

Investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Foundry Coke 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 foundry coke from Ch...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Justice Department

Lodgings of Consent Decrees:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Second Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act Clean Air Act	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Proposed Final Judgments:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ANTITRUST United States v. Morgan Stanley; Public Comments and Response on Proposed Final Judgment United States v. Morgan Stanley	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

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National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; Generic Survey Clearance for the Directorate of Education and Human Resources (EHR) The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to request renewed clearance of this collection. In accordance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing opportunity for public com...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
National Science Foundation Notice of Buy American Waiver Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 NSF is hereby granting a limited exemption of section 1605 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), Public Law 111-5, 123 Stat. 115, 303 (2009), with respect to the purchase of the deformable mirror system that will be us...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
National Science Foundation National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

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Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Regular Board of Directors Meeting; Sunshine Act Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sunshine Federal Register Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Updated Nuclear Regulatory Commission Fiscal Years 2008-2013 Strategic Plan The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ("NRC" or "Commission") is announcing the availability of NUREG-1614, Volume 5, "U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fiscal Years [FY] 2008-2013 Strategic Plan," dated February 2012. The updated FY 2008-2013 str...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board

Title	Type	Published
Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board (Board) is issuing public notice of its intent to amend a system of records that it maintains subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended; specifically, RATB-11 entitled "RATB Inve...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Ares Capital Corporation et al.; Notice of Application Summary of Application: Applicants request an order ("Order") to permit the Company to (a) continue to own (directly or indirectly) up to 100% of the outstanding equity interests of Ivy Hill and (b) make additional investments in Ivy Hill, in each ca...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Orders Granting Applications under Section 12(h) of Securities Exchange Act:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Order Granting an Application of BF Enterprises, Inc. Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 BF Enterprises, Inc.	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by BATS Exchange, Inc. to Amend BATS Rule 2.12, Entitled “BATS Trading, Inc. as Inbound Router” BATS Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Y-Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by BATS Y-Exchange, Inc. To Amend BYX Rule 2.12, Entitled “BATS Trading, Inc. as Inbound Router” BATS YExchange, Inc.	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Fixed Income Clearing Corporation; Order Approving Amended Proposed Rule Change to Allow the Mortgage-Backed Securities Division To Provide Guaranteed Settlement and Central Counterparty Services Fixed Income Clearing Corp.	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE Clear Europe Limited; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change To Revise Rules Related to Certain Operational Changes Relating to Timing, Effectiveness and Operation of Transfer Orders for Purposes of Compliance With Non-U.S. Legislation ICE Clear Europe Ltd.	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Modify Connectivity Options and Fees NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Modify Fees Applicable to the Trading of NMS Stocks Through NASDAQ OMX PSX NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Modify NASDAQ's Investor Support Program NASDAQ Stock Market LLC	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Supplemental Orders NASDAQ Stock Market LLC	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The National Securities Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Messaging and Settlement Enhancements to the In Force Transactions Product Service of NSCC's Insurance and Retirement Services and the Establishment of Fees Applicable Thereto National Securities Clearing Corp.	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Small Business Administration

Major Disaster Declarations:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Kentucky Disaster #KY-00044; Disaster Declaration for Kentucky This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Commonwealth of Kentucky (FEMA--4057--DR), dated 03/ 06/2012. Incident: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Incident Period: 02/29/2012 through 03/0...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Small Business Administration Disaster Declaration for Washington This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Washington (FEMA- 4056-DR), dated 03/05/2012. Incident: Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides. Incident Period: 01/14/...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Surface Transportation Board

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Released Rates of Motor Common Carriers of Household Goods Notice is hereby given of recent Board decisions concerning interstate household-goods moves. In a decision served January 21, 2011 (January 2011 Decision), the Board implemented a Congressional directive to enhance consumer protection in the case of...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for a new information collection, which is summarized below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We published a Federal Register Notice w...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FMCSA Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information Collection Request: Commercial Driver Individual Differences Study In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The FMCSA requests approval of a...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Transportation Department > FMCSA Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently-Approved Information Collection Request: Designation of Agents, Motor Carriers, Brokers and Freight Forwarders In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The FMCSA requests approval to r...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Transportation Department > FMCSA Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of a Currently-Approved Information Collection: Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier Operating Authority In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its review and approval. The FMCSA seeks approval to...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Notice To Rescind the Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement, Valley County, ID The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that the Notice of Intent published on January 24, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 15) to prepare an EIS for a proposed highway project in Valley County, Idaho is being rescinded.	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Public Meeting: U.S. Registration of Aircraft in the Name of Owner Trustees The FAA will be holding a public meeting on Wednesday, June 6, 2012, on the Notice of Proposed Policy Clarification Regarding the Registration of Aircraft to U.S. Citizen Trustees in Situations Involving Non-U.S. Citizen Trustors and Beneficiaries. D...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Qualifications of Drivers; Exemption Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FMCSA Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision FMCSA announces receipt of applications from seventeen individuals for exemption from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. If granted, the exemptions would enable these individuals to qualify as drivers of commercia...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Updating of Employer Identification Numbers This document contains proposed regulations that provide rules requiring any person assigned an employer identification number (EIN) to provide updated information to the IRS in the manner and frequency prescribed by forms, instructions, or other app...	Proposed Rule	Mar 14, 2012

Passive Activity Losses and Credits Limited:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Passive Activity Losses and Credits Limited; Hearing This document provides notice of public hearing on proposed rulemaking regarding the definition of an "interest in a limited partnership as a limited partner" for purposes of determining whether a taxpayer materially participates in an activity under...	Proposed Rule	Mar 14, 2012

Veterans Affairs Department

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

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Application for Assumption Approval and/or Release From Personal Liability to the Government on a Home Loan In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to t...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Veterans Affairs Department Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request: Applications and Appraisals for Employment for Title 38 Positions and Trainees The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection Activity under OMB Review: Certification of Change or Correction of Name, Government Life Insurance In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to t...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Veterans Affairs Department Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory (DRRI) The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal a...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review: Survey of Veteran Enrollees' Health and Reliance Upon VA In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012
Veterans Affairs Department Proposed Information Collection Activity Comment Request: Yellow Ribbon Agreement The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal...	Notice	Mar 14, 2012

Federal Register March 14, 2012

Agencies Publishing on March 14, 2012

Agriculture Department

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

Presidential Memorandum of February 21, 2012:

Civil Rights Commission

Meetings:

Commerce Department

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

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

Meetings:

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:

Webinars:

Workshops:

Defense Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Education Department

Meetings:

Energy Department

Applications to Export Electric Energy:

Applications:

Compliance Filings:

Filings:

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

Petitions for Declaratory Orders:

Solicitations Of Nominations:

Staff Attendances:

Supplement to Facilities Surcharge Settlements:

Temporary Waiver Petitions:

Environmental Protection Agency

Approvals and Promulgations of Implementation Plans:

Meetings:

Pesticide Petitions Filed:

Results from Inert Ingredient Test Orders Issued under EPAs Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program:

Revocation of Tolerance Exemptions:

Soliciting Nominations:

Executive Office of the President

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Maritime Commission

Federal Reserve System

Health and Human Services Department

Medicare Program:

Meetings:

Homeland Security Department

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

Drawbridge Operations:

Safety Zones:

Special Local Regulations:

Housing and Urban Development Department

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

Interior Department

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

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Implementing Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora:

Ordinance Legalizing and Regulating Introduction, Possession, Use and Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages:

International Trade Commission

Investigations:

Justice Department

Lodgings of Consent Decrees:

Proposed Final Judgments:

N National Science Foundation

N Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board

Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications:

Orders Granting Applications under Section 12(h) of Securities Exchange Act:

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Small Business Administration

Major Disaster Declarations:

Surface Transportation Board

Transportation Department

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

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Qualifications of Drivers; Exemption Applications:

Treasury Department

Passive Activity Losses and Credits Limited:

Veterans Affairs Department

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

N
National Science Foundation

N
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation