March 27, 2012 (Volume 77)

Federal Register March 27, 2012

View all documents issued on March 27, 2012. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

105 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on March 27, 2012

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Mar 27, 2012
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on the following information collections for which the Agency intends to request approval from the Office of...
Notice Mar 27, 2012
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Mar 27, 2012

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Mar 27, 2012
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Mar 27, 2012
The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service is publishing this supplement to the Notice of the U.S. Education Mission to Brazil, 77 FR 13560, Mar. 7, 2012, to announce that the Mis...
Notice Mar 27, 2012
In order to update the system of records the Department of Commerce publishes this notice to announce the effective date of an amended Privacy Act System of Records titled "COMMERCE/CENSUS-3, Individual and Household Statistical Surveys and Special S...
Notice Mar 27, 2012
In order to update the system of records the Department of Commerce publishes this notice to announce the effective date of an amended Privacy Act System of Records titled, "COMMERCE/CENSUS-6, Population Census Records for 1910 and All Subsequent Dec...
Notice Mar 27, 2012
In order to update the system of records the Department of Commerce publishes this notice to announce the effective date of a Privacy Act System of Records notice titled, "COMMERCE/CENSUS-4, Economic Survey Collection." The notice of proposed amendme...
Notice Mar 27, 2012
The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) delineates urban areas after each decennial census for the purpose of tabulating and presenting data for the urban and rural population and housing within the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas.\...
Notice Mar 27, 2012

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

Antidumping Duty Investigations; Results, Extensions, Amendments, etc.:

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Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the People's Republic of China
Notice Mar 27, 2012

Countervailing Duty Investigations:

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Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the People's Republic of China
Notice Mar 27, 2012

Fisheries of the Northeastern U.S.:

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NMFS proposes to approve Framework Adjustment 47 (Framework 47) to the Northeast (NE) Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and to implement its measures through the proposed regulations. Framework 47 was developed and adopted by the New England...
Proposed Rule Mar 27, 2012

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 27, 2012
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 27, 2012
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 27, 2012
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 27, 2012

Education Department logo Education Department

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and commercial and industrial equipment, including battery chargers and external power supplies (EPSs). EPCA also requires the U.S. D...
Proposed Rule Mar 27, 2012

Meetings:

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This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB) Chairs. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal R...
Notice Mar 27, 2012
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge Reservation. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced...
Notice Mar 27, 2012
This notice announces a meeting of the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770, requires that agencies publish notice of an advisory committee meeting in the Fede...
Notice Mar 27, 2012
This notice announces an open meeting of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
Notice Mar 27, 2012

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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

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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a req...
Notice Mar 27, 2012
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a req...
Notice Mar 27, 2012

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Structure and Practices of Video Relay Service Program:

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of September 26, 2011. The document announces the effective date of rules containing information collection requirements approved by the Offi...
Rule Mar 27, 2012

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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The FDIC proposes to amend its regulations to revise some of the definitions used to determine assessment rates for large and highly complex insured depository institutions. The FDIC believes these proposed amendments will result in more consistent r...
Proposed Rule Mar 27, 2012
The FDIC is proposing a rule ("Proposed Rule"), with request for comments, that implements section 210(c)(16) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd-Frank Act" or the "Act"), codified at 12 U.S.C. section 5390(c)(...
Proposed Rule Mar 27, 2012

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

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Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Mar 27, 2012

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Mar 27, 2012
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Mar 27, 2012
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues is requesting public comment on the ethical issues raised by the ready availability of large-scale human genome sequence data, with regard to privacy and data access and the balancing of...
Notice Mar 27, 2012

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

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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 Mar 27, 2012

Meetings:

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As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice that the Advisory Committee on Minority Health (ACMH) will hold a meeting. The meeting is open to the public. Preregistrat...
Notice Mar 27, 2012
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Notice Mar 27, 2012
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Notice Mar 27, 2012
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Notice Mar 27, 2012

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act:

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This final rule will implement the new Affordable Insurance Exchanges ("Exchanges"), consistent with title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, referred to...
Rule Mar 27, 2012

Petitions to Designate for Inclusion in Special Exposure Cohorts:

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NIOSH gives notice as required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees from the Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center in Winchester, Massachusetts, to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort...
Notice Mar 27, 2012

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an ex...
Notice Mar 27, 2012
60-Day notice of information collection under review; Form N- 565, Application for Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Document; OMB Control No. 1615-0091.
Notice Mar 27, 2012
The Coast Guard is advising the public of its intent to finalize regulations previously published as an interim final rule on December 22, 1993. The interim final rule was published to reduce the risk of oil spills, improve vessel oil spill response...
Proposed Rule Mar 27, 2012
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is proposing to revise its regulations regarding U.S. returning residents who are eligible to file a single customs declaration for members of a family traveling together upon arrival in the United States. Spe...
Proposed Rule Mar 27, 2012
This notice advises the public of the quarterly Internal Revenue Service interest rates used to calculate interest on overdue accounts (underpayments) and refunds (overpayments) of customs duties. For the calendar quarter beginning April 1, 2012, the...
Notice Mar 27, 2012

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

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60-Day notice of information collection under review: Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
Notice Mar 27, 2012

Certificates of Alternative Compliance:

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The Coast Guard announces that a Certificate of Alternative Compliance was issued for the research vessel R/V SIKULIAQ as required by 33 U.S.C. 1605(c) and 33 CFR 81.18.
Notice Mar 27, 2012

Drawbridge Operations:

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The Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the US 70 Alfred Cunningham Bridge across the Trent River, mile 0.0, at New Bern, NC. The deviation is necessary to accommodate...
Rule Mar 27, 2012

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
This Notice announces a debenture call of certain Federal Housing Administration (FHA) debentures in accordance with authority provided in the National Housing Act.
Notice Mar 27, 2012
On March 09, 2012, at 77 FR 14411, HUD published a notice announcing HUD's suitable and unsuitable properties. The New York property (41201210003) was published as unsuitable in error. The correct suitability determination was published on February 1...
Notice Mar 27, 2012

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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We are announcing receipt of Montana's response to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement's (OSM) November 22, 2011, letter pertaining to a previously proposed amendment to the Montana regulatory program (hereinafter, the "Montana p...
Proposed Rule Mar 27, 2012

Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region, Cook Inlet Planning Area, Oil and Gas Leasing Program 20122017:

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The Proposed OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017 (Proposed Program) identifies Sale 244 as a potential special interest sale for the Cook Inlet Planning Area in Alaska. While industry interest in the Federal OCS offshore area has been limit...
Notice Mar 27, 2012

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the reopening of the public comment period on the July 27, 2011, proposed designation of critical habitat for Ipomopsis polyantha (Pagosa skyrocket), Penstemon debilis (Parachute beardtongue)...
Proposed Rule Mar 27, 2012
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the reopening of the public comment period on the October 4, 2011, rule proposing endangered status for the Alabama pearlshell (Margaritifera marrianae), round ebonyshell (Fusconaia rotulata), southern...
Proposed Rule Mar 27, 2012

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), in accordance with Federal Regulations that implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), announces the availability of NEPA-related Site- Specific Environmental Assessments (SEA) and Findings o...
Notice Mar 27, 2012

Meetings:

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The National Park Service announces two telephonic government- to-government consultation meetings with Indian tribes that will be held to obtain initial input on issues related to programs of the National Register of Historic Places/National Histori...
Notice Mar 27, 2012

National Register of Historic Places:

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Pending Nominations and Related Actions
Notice Mar 27, 2012

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
Lodgings of Consent Decrees under Resource Conservation and Recovery and Clean Air Acts
Notice Mar 27, 2012

Meetings:

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This is an announcement of a meeting of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative (Global) Federal Advisory Committee (GAC) to discuss the Global Initiative, as described at www.it.ojp.gov/global.
Notice Mar 27, 2012

Labor Department logo Labor Department

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

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The Department of Labor (Department), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation to provide the public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or conti...
Notice Mar 27, 2012

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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NASA has adopted, without change, a final rule amending the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to update the Award Fee for Service Contracts clause (NFS 1852.216-76) to clarify that the amount of award fee held in reserve, if any, shall not exceed $100,000 fo...
Rule Mar 27, 2012

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National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the required notice.
Notice Mar 27, 2012

Meetings:

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Proposal Review Panel for Engineering Education and Centers
Notice Mar 27, 2012

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National Transportation Safety Board

Title Type Published
The NTSB is announcing its plan to submit a collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This information collection is necessary to obtain the contact informatio...
Notice Mar 27, 2012
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 27, 2012

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 27, 2012
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a revision to Regulatory Guide (RG) 4.11, "Terrestrial Environmental Studies for Nuclear Power Stations." This guide provides technical guidance that the NRC staff considers acceptable for terre...
Notice Mar 27, 2012

Acceptability for Unrestricted Use:

Uranium Enrichment Fuel Cycle Facility Inspection Reports; Availability:

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has conducted inspections of the Louisiana Energy Services (LES), LLC, National enrichment Facility in Eunice, New Mexico, and has verified that cascades number 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 2.1, and 2.4 as we...
Notice Mar 27, 2012

Peace Corps logo Peace Corps

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The Peace Corps will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The purpose of this notice is to allow 30 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding...
Notice Mar 27, 2012

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 27, 2012

Applications:

Title Type Published
Notice of an application under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act") for an exemption from section 15(a) of the Act and rule 18f-2 under the Act, as well as from certain disclosure requirements.
Notice Mar 27, 2012

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

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C2 Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Mar 27, 2012
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Mar 27, 2012
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.
Notice Mar 27, 2012
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Mar 27, 2012
The National Securities Clearing Corp.
Notice Mar 27, 2012

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Title Type Published
At the request of the Office of the Federal Register, we are reinstating the finding aid "Index to Chapter III" in Title 20 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The finding aid contains a list of all Acquiescence Rulings published in the Federal...
Notice Mar 27, 2012

State Department logo State Department

Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations:

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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 Mar 27, 2012
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 Mar 27, 2012

Meetings:

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The Department of State hereby gives notice that the United States will host the 2012 series of U.S.-Mexico Binational Bridges and Border Crossings Meetings. The United States has not yet determined the actual dates and locations of the meetings, but...
Notice Mar 27, 2012
Industry Advisory Panel
Notice Mar 27, 2012

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding India:

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The Office of the United States Trade Representative ("USTR") is providing notice that on March 6, 2012, the United States requested consultations with the Government of India under the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ("...
Notice Mar 27, 2012

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

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This document provides a statement of FAA policy concerning the required use of the Aviation Environmental Design Tool version 2a (AEDT 2a) to analyze noise, fuel burn, and emissions for FAA air traffic airspace and procedure actions where the study...
Notice Mar 27, 2012
This action makes a minor editorial change to the time of designation for restricted areas R-5801 and R-5803, Chambersburg, PA, to remove the abbreviation "EST." This amendment does not change the dimensions of, or activities conducted within, the re...
Rule Mar 27, 2012
FMCSA announces planned improvements to the Carrier Safety Measurement System (SMS) which was implemented in December 2010 as part of the Agency's broader Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) initiative. A preview of these improvements will be av...
Notice Mar 27, 2012
FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 16 individuals for exemption from the prohibition against persons with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. If granted, the exemptions...
Notice Mar 27, 2012

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

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics invites the general public, industry and other governmental parties to comment on the continuing need for and usefulness of DOT requiri...
Notice Mar 27, 2012
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below is being forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for reinstatement of...
Notice Mar 27, 2012
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics invites the general public, industry and other governmental parties to comment on the continuing need for and usefulness of BTS collect...
Notice Mar 27, 2012

Airworthiness Directives:

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We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier, Inc., Model DHC-8-400, -401, and -402 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of cracking of certain fuel access panels of the outer wing. This proposed AD wou...
Proposed Rule Mar 27, 2012
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Fokker Services B.V. Model F.28 Mark 0070 and 0100 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a design review which revealed the absence of electrical insulation material between a wing...
Proposed Rule Mar 27, 2012
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Boeing Model 747-100, 747-200B, 747-200C, 747-200F, 747-300, 747-400, 747-400F, and 747SR series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of broken and damaged latch pin retent...
Proposed Rule Mar 27, 2012

Amendments of Class E Airspace:

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This action amends Class E airspace at Lamar Municipal Airport, Lamar, CO. Decommissioning of the Lamar Tactical Air Navigation System (TACAN) has made this action necessary for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at...
Rule Mar 27, 2012

Establishments of Class E Airspace:

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This action establishes Class E airspace at Piseco, NY, to accommodate new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures at Piseco Airport. This action enhances the safety and management of Instrument...
Rule Mar 27, 2012

Special Conditions:

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These special conditions are issued for the Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 7X airplane. This airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature associated with seats with inflatable shoulder straps. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not c...
Rule Mar 27, 2012

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
This document contains corrections to a notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-168745-03), which was published in the Federal Register relating to sections 162, and 263 providing guidance on the deduction and capitalization of expenditures related to tan...
Proposed Rule Mar 27, 2012
This document contains corrections to a notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-168745-03), which was published in the Federal Register relating to sections 162, and 263, providing guidance on the deduction and capitalization of expenditures related to ta...
Proposed Rule Mar 27, 2012
In this document, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau proposes to amend its regulations setting forth the standards of identity for distilled spirits to include Pisco as a type of brandy that must be manufactured in accordance with the laws...
Proposed Rule Mar 27, 2012

Prices for 2012 Products Featuring 1 Dollar Coins:

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On January 6, 2012, the United States Mint announced 2012 prices for nine products featuring $1 coins, including a $1 Coin Five- Coin Set, priced at $12.95. This notice is to announce that a Presidential $1 Four-Coin Set, priced at $9.95, will be off...
Notice Mar 27, 2012

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Title Type Published
The Secretary Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) established the Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses Task Force (GWVI-TF) in August 2009 to conduct a comprehensive review of VA policies and programs addressing 1990-1991 Gulf War Veterans' illnesses. The GW...
Notice Mar 27, 2012

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